The Flood -- Purpose and Principles, Lesson 6

Purpose

To help class members desire to live worthily and avoid the evils of the world.

Principles:
We need to listen to and obey the Lord. (in the small things as well as the large -- plaque)
We can become heirs of rightnessness.
We need to follow and focus on Jesus Christ.
   This included being willing to work.


Listening, Obedience, becoming heirs of righteousness, focusing on Jesus Christ,
Moses 8:24 ^aBelieve and repent of your sins and be ^bbaptized in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, even as our fathers, and ye shall receive the Holy Ghost, that ye may have all things made ^cmanifest;

Satan is real and seeks to make us miserable 

Brother Ladd: According to the Book of Mormon, the devil “seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself” (2 Ne. 2:27).
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Hebrews 11:7
 7 By faith ^aNoah, being ^bwarned of God of things not seen as yet, ^cmoved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the ^drighteousness which is by faith. 

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Gen. 6: 22.

  22 Thus ^adid ^bNoah; according to all that God ^ccommanded him, so did he. 

Commentary:  We have been warned of things not seen as yet.  Are we preparing?  Are we becoming heirs of righteousness? 

I wonder about "moved with fear." According  to a footnote in the Bible, the Greek word meant "being cautious, reverent."

As we become heirs, we open the way for our children to become heirs
What does it mean to be an heir of righteousness?
Psalm 36

  6 Thy ^arighteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O Lord, thou preservest man and beast.

  7 How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their ^atrust under the shadow of thy wings.

Proverbs 10
  2 ^aTreasures of wickedness profit nothing: but ^brighteousness delivereth from death.

Proverbs 12
  28 In the way of ^arighteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

Proverbs 21
  21 He that followeth after ^arighteousness and mercy findeth ^blife, righteousness, and honour.

Isaiah 45
create ^bevil: I the Lord do all these things.

  8 Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down ^arighteousness: let the earth open, and let ^bthem bring forth ^csalvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the Lord have created it.
  (Contrast with the flood and its destruction when the skies poured down and the earth opened up.)

Jeremiah 23

  6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell ^asafely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR ^bRIGHTEOUSNESS. 

Jeremiah 33

  15 ¶ In those days, and at that time, will I cause the ^aBranch of righteousness to grow up unto ^bDavid; and he shall ^cexecute judgment and righteousness in the ^dland.

 Matthew 6 -- See Nephi 13:33
  33 ^aBut ^bseek ye first the ^ckingdom of God, and his ^drighteousness; and all these ^ethings shall be ^fadded unto you.

How do we show thanks to the Lord?  

The Flood and Babel 

	The Flood	The Tower of Babel
Satan is real and seeks to make us miserable	2 Ne. 2:27	2 Ne. 2:27
We need to listen to and obey the Lord.	Gen. 6: 22.
We and our children can become heirs of righteousness.	Hebrews 11:7 Jeremiah 23:6  Lord of Righteousness   Jeremiah 33:15 branch of righteousness Enoch receives the promise of the Lord that Noah will come through his lineage -- his children will become heirs. . .
We need to follow and focus on Jesus Christ.
We should show gratitude to the Lord.