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Moses 8:24 Believe and repent of your sins and be baptized 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 manifest; and if ye do not this, the floods will come in upon you; nevertheless they hearkened not.

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1980/09/understanding-the-old-testament-keys-to-resolving-difficult-questions?lang=eng

“The “anger” of the Lord, then, is the truth of God’s justice manifested against the disobedient. When individuals are not in harmony with the eternal principles of justice and accountability, they may perceive the revelation of that truth (through God or his prophets) as anger or harshness. “The guilty taketh the truth to be hard,” Nephi said, “for it cutteth them to the very center” (1 Ne. 16:2). This was often the response of the rebellious Israelites to the consequences of their breach of eternal laws—laws which God is bound by and which he administers in long-suffering, mercy, and love.”

This is a lot but it is good. The scripture from Moses says that if you repent and follow Gods commandments he will have mercy upon you. God will always provide a means to come unto him and to be protected against the floods of life. The other quote I have directly talks about the Old Testament and how God’s anger is more of a sharp response to iniquity.

-Trace

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Understanding the Old Testament: Keys to Resolving Difficult Questions

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Purpose of the Old Testament Many readers have not focused on the key fact that the Old Testament is primarily a witness of the Messiah-Jesus Christ-who was known to the ancients as Jehovah. As President Spencer W. Kimball has said, "The Old Testament prophets from Adam to Malachi are testifying of the divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ and our Heavenly Father.

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Genesis 9:11
And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
God promised to never send another flood. He loves his children and prepared a way for the righteous to live and provided the atonement for the wicked. God knew it would be best for the righteous if the wicked were separated from them.
I know that God loves us all and wants what is best for us. We have been given the atonement so we can repent and return to the lord.
James

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I read the wrong scriptures but after reading through it I found the reference Abraham 1: 18. It speaks of God taking our hand leading and guiding us. Whenever I am asked who god really is I always first think of the story “footprints in the sand”. I like this story because it shares gods love and his desire to help us in our times of need. If you are struggling to know who God really is, my best advice is to reach out to him. Pray to him and ask him to help you find the answer and peace in mind.

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Moses 8:22-24
These verses help me to understand why God sent the flood. He was aware of the wickedness and his concern was for his people when he sent the flood. He also gave them a chance to look to him and repent and told them what would happen if they didn’t. God wants the best for us and he knows what we need in our darkest times and sometimes that means doing something that’s hard to better ourselves.

Ether 12:27
27 ​And if men come unto me I will show unto them their ​​​weakness​. I ​​​give​ unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my ​​​grace​ is sufficient for all men that ​​​humble​ themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make ​​​weak​ things become strong unto them.

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I think that bc God has so much love for us He knows the best thing for us, and bc there is so much unknown about Him, we have to trust in his “consuming love”. He wants the best for us always!! -emma :)

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God tried many times through Noah to get the people to repent but they continued in their ways ignoring him. He gave them every opportunity to save themselves and they chose to perish. This can be seen in Moses 8, 20-21

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Helaman 3:27
If we put everything we have into following him we will be blessed. If we put the lord first everything will fall into place as it should. Lately I’ve been to focused on the world and when I finally took some time out of my day to focus on god I was a lot more calm and a lot of peace. Life seemed a lot easier when I did.

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Genesis 9:9 “And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;” God purified the earth so that the righteous could thrive. It wasn’t fair for spirits to be born into a world so wicked. He provided greater opportunities for his children and put an end to their wickedness.

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Before God sent the floods, he had his prophet, Noah, warn the people that their wickedness would have major consequences. When none of the people listened to Noah’s warnings, the flood followed. God will always give us second chances, but we have to do our part, by listening to his counsel through personal revelation and direction through prophets.
-Dylan and Isaac

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13 And Noah and his sons hearkened unto the Lord, and gave heed, and they were called the sons of God.

If we listen to the lord and serve him and keep him in our minds, we will be glorified by God. I think the flood may have been an act of mercy. If the people were so wicked that God felt it had come to that, it meant that no one was happy. If God was so angry that he felt the need to wipe out The population, it meant that the people were irredeemable and had lost sight of what mattered.

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God gave the people of that time many opportunities to repent (120 years) (Moses 8:17). I don't see it as God giving up on his children, but rather preparing a way for them to be saved from destruction by saving those who chose to be saved. It's a good reminder to me that God has the power and ability to save me even if I turn away and he will give me a ton of opportunities to repent and come to Him.

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1:
10 And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.
11 And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.

I think this is helpful because it is god saying how he didn’t destroy the entire earth and how he wants it to prosper after the flood so he COVENANTS with Moses that he won’t flood the earth again

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John 3:16 the classic
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
I mean the people that died from the flood didn’t go without having the atonement, God still loved them enough to give them another shot go to heaven

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Genesis 9:11 And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
These verses show me that although God destroyed the earth he still loves us. He loves us and made a covenant to not destroy the earth by a flood again. He also loves us so much he sent Christ to die for us and to take our sins upon him. - Zane

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It’s like when you’re building legos or trying to untangle a rope. Sometimes you just get so frustrated while doing it when pieces aren’t right or you can’t figure it out, you just have to break it or throw it away or restart. For God nobody was living right so he gave us a fresh start so the people of earth had a chance learn to choose the right. Genesis 9:11 says 11 And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.god is good

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In Moses 8, Noah and his sons are called the sons of God. Because we are his children we must “Hearken, and give heed unto my words” like Noah is commanded in Moses 8:23. God loves us too much to let us stay the same so He will always push us to reach our full potential. Using these scriptures we can learn that God is our loving father and He only wants what’s best for us.
-gracie

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I know that god cares about all of us. An example of this was the amount of trust that he put upon Noah. By giving him the responsibility to save all the living creatures of the earth by obeying the commandments. I think this shows both gods love for us and Noah’s obedience to god. -Carter

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A personal experience that I have experienced is when I have done something wrong and fell disappointed in myself but also feel like I disappointed my father in heaven or made him angry. God is very forgiving and set up the atonement where he died for us with this we can always be forgiven.

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