Come, Follow Me · Week 7 · February 9–15

Genesis 6–11; Moses 8

This Week's Reading

This week's reading from Genesis and Moses presents a profound narrative of human wickedness contrasted with divine mercy, centering on Noah as a righteous figure who walked with God. The scriptures teach that even in times of great corruption and impending judgment, the Lord provides a way of salvation through His covenant and the ark. These accounts highlight the importance of obedience to God's commandments and the tragic consequences of violence and pride among mankind. Ultimately, the stories point to Jesus Christ as the Redeemer who preserves His children from destruction and fulfills the covenants made with our fathers.

Key Passages

Genesis 6:9–10 teaches that Noah was a just man who walked with God, demonstrating that righteousness is possible even when the world is filled with violence.
Genesis 6:13–22 records God's command to build an ark and His promise to establish a covenant with Noah to save his family and the animals from the coming flood.
Moses 8:17–19 reveals that the Lord ordained Noah after His own order and commanded him to declare the Gospel, showing that repentance is always available before judgment.
Moses 8:25–26 shows Noah's deep grief over the destruction of creation, illustrating how true love for God leads to sorrow when sin brings pain to the Savior's work.

Questions to Ponder

How does Noah's example of walking with God inspire you to seek a closer relationship with the Lord in your daily life?
What lessons can we learn from Methuselah's prophecy about the kingdoms of the earth springing from Noah's lineage?
Why is it significant that the Lord commanded Noah to declare His Gospel even while preparing for judgment?
How does Noah's grief over the destruction of creation reflect our own feelings when we see sin affecting the world around us?

A Thought to Take Home

Noah's story reminds us that God does not abandon His children but rather prepares a way of deliverance for those who trust in Him. The Lord's covenant with Noah assures us that He will never leave us or forsake us, even when we face difficult times. By studying these ancient records, we find comfort in knowing that the same power that saved Noah and his family is available to us through Jesus Christ today.

Further study Genesis 6:9–10, Genesis 6:13–22, Moses 8:1–4, Moses 8:17–19, Moses 8:25–26

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Key passages

Genesis 6:9–10

⁹These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. ¹⁰And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 6:13–22

¹³And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. ¹⁴Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. ¹⁵And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. ¹⁶A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it. ¹⁷And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. ¹⁸But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee. ¹⁹And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female. ²⁰Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive. ²¹And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them. ²²Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

Moses 8:1–4

¹And all the days of Enoch were four hundred and thirty years. ²And it came to pass that Methuselah, the son of Enoch, was not taken, that the covenants of the Lord might be fulfilled, which he made to Enoch; for he truly covenanted with Enoch that Noah should be of the fruit of his loins. ³And it came to pass that Methuselah prophesied that from his loins should spring all the kingdoms of the earth (through Noah), and he took glory unto himself. ⁴And there came forth a great famine into the land, and the Lord cursed the earth with a sore curse, and many of the inhabitants thereof died.

Moses 8:17–19

¹⁷And the Lord said unto Noah: My Spirit shall not always strive with man, for he shall know that all flesh shall die; yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years; and if men do not repent, I will send in the floods upon them. ¹⁸And in those days there were giants on the earth, and they sought Noah to take away his life; but the Lord was with Noah, and the power of the Lord was upon him. ¹⁹And the Lord ordained Noah after his own order, and commanded him that he should go forth and declare his Gospel unto the children of men, even as it was given unto Enoch.

Moses 8:25–26

²⁵And it repented Noah, and his heart was pained that the Lord had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at the heart. ²⁶And the Lord said: I will destroy man whom I have created, from the face of the earth, both man and beast, and the creeping things, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth Noah that I have created them, and that I have made them; and he hath called upon me; for they have sought his life.