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Tag: Moses

  • Moses part 4

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    Moses must have been excited at the prospect of Heavenly Father showing Himself to the children of Israel and disappointed after the children of Israel rejected the opportunity at the last moment. He was probably excited and disappointed again when they first speed out then feared to enter the promised land. I just realized that…

  • Moses part 3

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    At 80 years old Moses begins coming before Pharaoh to petition for the people of Israel to be freed. Thus begins nearly half a century of bearing the burdens of a nation.

  • Moses part 2

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    The bible account suggests that Moses just happened to see the burning bush and just happened to be curious about it. I feel confident that while the burning bush wasn’t something Moses was looking for I think he had already been seeking to know God and His will before he saw that curious sight. What…

  • Moses part 1

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    Although Moses was raised with privilege he was more interested in what was good and right than in preserving that privilege. That is the key for all who would follow God: they should seek what is right and true regardless of whether it preserves whatever they have rather than seeking to maintain whatever it is…

  • Melchizedek aka Shem

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    Shem was born roughly 100 years before the flood. After the flood, while most men were building the Tower of Babel, Shem was building a city of peace and righteousness where his father, Noah, chose to live as well. Over time he became known as Melchizedek, the king of Salem. Even 300 years after the flood…

  • Noah

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    Noah was born only 4 years after Enoch and his city were taken from the earth. He lived in a time when very few men were righteous. We are told that his grandfather, Methuselah, ordained him to the priesthood at ten years old. I have been unable to settle on whether Methuselah was right in…

  • Manliness of Enoch

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    Despite his insecurities, feeling young and slow of speech, Enoch spoke out to the world to share the gospel. He did in defence of his people when the armies who fight against Zion came to war and he did so with such power that they fared his city even though it was filled with the…

  • Enoch’s Vision

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    Enoch saw the course of mankind much as Nephi and John and others. I hasn’t realized that the Lord actually dwelt among the people in the city of Enoch.

  • Enoch’s Ministry

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    Adam lived another 308 years after which was born meaning that Enoch was 243 years into his ministry before Adam died. For almost his entire life the first man on earth was still available for anyone who knew where to look for him. In fact, all of his ancestors were alive for virtually his entire…

  • Creation of Mankind

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    God Created Man Genesis 1:26 – 31 Men are created in the image of God – both make and female – and given stewardship over the earth and all living things. Genesis 2:7 – 8, 15 – 25 Good places Adam in the garden and invites him to name the animals. In the process Adam…