Gospel
Doctrine Old Testament
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“This is My Work and My Glory” (Moses 1)
“Remember
how merciful the Lord hath been unto the children of men, from the creation of
Adam even down until the time that ye shall receive these things, and ponder it
in your hearts.” Moroni 10:3
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Bro. McConkie (1st couns gen sun sch
pres) said: “We’re an Old Testament church.
This is illustrated by the fact that the powers and keys we profess to
have today were turned to the Prophet Joseph Smith by….Elijah, Elias, and
Abraham.” (Church News
Jan 4 by R Scott Lloyd)
Start
with a review of the preview
Video: “Importance of the OT”
*Gen Sunday Sch Presidency encourages us to study/read OT. (Church News Jan 4 by R Scott Lloyd)
Bro. McConkie (1st couns) said: “When
the Church did that (study aids: footnotes, cross references, Topical Guide and
JST), it was one of the most important things to have happened, certainly in
our lifetimes, and probably in this dispensation. The study aids tie the
Standard Works together as a unit to augment one another in teaching and
clarifying gospel precepts.”
Bro. Osguthorpe (pres) said, “Church members have
what a friend of his characterized as ‘an embarrassment of riches’ in the array
of scriptures that are available to them. “What that means is, if you’re having
trouble understanding, say, Isaiah, there’s help on the way. And the help is
right there in those footnotes. That’s why we have these additional books of
scripture, to help understand these principles of the gospel.”
Bro. Richardson (2nd couns) said, “There
is great power when we use scripture to help us understand scripture.”
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Class activity
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Select two class members and hand them a bag that contains a few everyday items. Tell them they are going to play a game, but do not give instructions or explain the object of the game. Ask participants to open the bag and begin playing. (Bags contain no instructions and participants wonder what to do).
To understand a game, we must understand its object or purpose. Similarly, to understand our lives on earth we must understand the object or purpose of our lives.
- ??What is significant about the book of Moses? Out of all the scriptures, these books of Moses were completed lost, deleted. No record whatsoever. Joseph Smith translated Book of Mormon from written record. Book of Abraham is also a translation. JST comes from the bible. But the book of Moses was revelation. ??What makes this book and this chapter specifically so important? We’ll find out!
Video? : “Plain and Precious Truths”
1N13:29 - “-because
of the many plain and precious things which have been taken out of the book,
which were plain unto the understanding of the children of men, according to
the plainness which is in the Lamb of God-because of these things which are
taken away out of the gospel of the Lamb, an exceedingly great many do stumble, yea, insomuch that Satan hath great
power over them.”
Moses
1 answers a few important questions:
1-Who
we are, who God is, who Satan is
2-Why
we are here, How to overcome the influence of the adversary
3-What
we are supposed to do and how
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is a vision given to Moses. It is believed to have happened between Moses’
experience with the burning bush and the exodus.
Video – “I Am a Child of God”
??What truths do we learn in v1-6?
-Face
to face talk
**Who
God is! v3 “Behold, I am the
Lord God Almighty, and Endless is my name; for I am without beginning of days
or end of years;” v6”mine
Only Begotten is and shall be the Savior, for he is full of grace and truth;
but there is no God beside me,” All things are present, He knows all.
**Who
we are! v4 “Thou art my son;”
v6 “Thou art in the
similitude of mine Only Begotten;”
-Our
place- v4 “I will show thee
the workmanship of mine hands;”
-God’s
works are numerous, without end and never cease
-v6 “I have a work for thee”
??What difference does it make for us
to know who we are? It gives us confidence and an
understanding of our worth. Example? If
we know who we are-then we know who we are not!!! Example?
It
helps you know where you belong. Media fast then when you turn TV or movies
back on, its like an assault on your spirit. Or when you watch something with
your kids. You would watch it but you wouldn’t want your kids to watch it.
Elder Dalln H. Oaks: “Consider the power of the idea
taught in our beloved song “I Am a Child of God.” … Here is the answer to one
of life’s great questions, ‘Who am I?’ I
am a child of God with a spirit lineage to heavenly parents. That parentage
defines our eternal potential. That powerful idea is a potent antidepressant.
It can strengthen each of us to make righteous choices and to seek the best
that is within us. Establish in the mind of a …person the powerful idea that he
or she is a child of God, and you have given self-respect and motivation to
move against the problems of life.” (Gen Conf Oct 1995).
The
principle is, not only am I a child of God, so is every one else. ??How
does this influence how you treat relationships in your famiy, with your
children, spouse, siblings, neighbors, friendships?
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God
builds him up, then, v7- he
shows him the world so he can place himself in it, gain perspective. Remember
he was raised in the royal courts, then fended for himself in the desert for a
while. Now he understands he is a child of God. v10”Now for this cause I know that man is nothing, which
thing I never had supposed.” How is this concept true?
Natural
vs spiritual/ Deep Concept! v11
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Then
Satan comes. Moses has already learned who God is and who he is. Now we learn
who Satan is.
v12 “Moses, son of man, worship me.”
Knowing who we are also helps us know who we are not.
v13 “Who are thou? For behold, I am a
son of God, in the similitude of his Only Begotten; and where is thy glory,
that I should worship thee?”
**
If we could answer challenges with that response, what a difference it would
make. Depression, anger, fear, social media, chastity, word of wisdom.
**Moses’
rejection probably hurt Satan deeply, hitting him where it hurts the most. For
3 verses Moses goes on, twisting the knife. v16 “Get thee hence, Satan;”
**What
is Moses doing here? He is learning to discern. ??How do we learn to discern? Scripture
study, repentence, trust the Spirit, put the Lord first in our lives, take
sacrament, be obedient
??What does Moses do in his battle with
Satan?
-knows
who he is -knows who God is -keeps commandments(v17) -will not cease
to call upon God (v18)
-fears
then calls on God (v20) -received strength (v20) - rejects
again (v20)
??What does Satan do?
-cried
w/ a loud voice, ranted, demanded worship (v19) -tremble(v21) -cried w/ a
loud voice, weeping, wailing gnashing of teeth(v22)
??What do we learn about fighting Satan
from Moses’ experience?
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Rejection v16, 18, 20, 21
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what is the pattern? v20
Moses began to fear, THEN he called on God, THEN he received strength.
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After the battle, Moses gets the comfort and confirming of God’s love and
mercy. v26 “And lo, I am with
thee, even unto the end of thy days;”
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v8 he saw the world AND v27-29 he saw the world
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Its like a retake on an exam. This time Moses asks, “Tell me, I pray
thee, why these things are so, and by what thou madest them?” (v30)
The
answer, “For mine
own purpose have I made these things” (v31)
He mentions worlds without number, and creating Adam, and the involvement of
His Only Begotten.
Moses
asks, “tell me
concerning this earth, and the inhabitants thereof,” (v36) Essentially, tell me about me.
The
answer, “The
heavens, they are many, and they cannot be numbered unto man; but they are
numbered unto me, for they are mine.” (v37) “For behold, this is my work and my glory—to
bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.” (v39).
-Don’t
let v37 get lost.
What’s
the difference between the two? On the 1st take – Moses learns that
he is nothing compared to what he had seen. On the retake – he learns that his
immortality and eternal life, (his happiness and return to Heavenly Father) is
God’s work and glory. Essentially God tells Moses, man is not nothing, man is
everything!
“Remember
how merciful the Lord hath been unto the children of men, from the creation of
Adam even down until the time that ye shall receive these things, and ponder it
in your hearts.” Moroni 10:3
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