Moses 1, Abraham 3 - Prelude to the Old Testament

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Jan 12, 2026

Dive into the transformative encounters of Moses and Abraham, where they confront profound truths about human identity and divine purpose. Discover how Moses learns to balance his insignificance with his importance to God, and the concepts of pre-mortal existence and divine selection reveal our eternal roles. Through reflections on encounters with God, temptation, and the eternal Plan of Salvation, listeners explore the empowering truth of being children of God, fully equipped to face life's challenges.

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INSIGHT

God’s Work Is Soulmaking

God’s purpose is relational: to bring souls to immortality and eternal life.
Moses 1:39 reframes divine action as a work of parenting, not mere power projection.

INSIGHT

The Infinite And The Intimate

God embodies a necessary contrary: infinite transcendence and personal intimacy.
Balancing awe and approachability is essential to correct theology and devotion.

ADVICE

Anchor Yourself In Divine Identity

Remember and repeat God’s declarations about your identity when tempted.
Use past spiritual experiences as evidence to judge deceptive voices and resist the adversary.

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When Moses stood on a "high mountain" and saw God face-to-face, his first realization was shocking: "Man is nothing." But God didn't leave him there. He revealed a truth that changes everything about how you see yourself and your purpose in this life.

Summary: In this episode, we explore the profound "prefaces" to the Bible found in Moses 1 and Abraham 3. We dive into the deep doctrine of our divine identity and the Plan of Salvation.

Moses 1: Identity and Discernment. We analyze Moses' encounter with God and his subsequent battle with Satan. We learn how knowing we are sons and daughters of God gives us the power to discern and dismiss the "son of the morning." Moses discovers that even though he is nothing compared to God, he is everything to God—because God's entire "work and glory" is to bring to pass our immortality and eternal life.

Abraham 3: The View from Above. We look with Abraham to see the "intelligences" organized before the world was. We explore the concept of "One above another" and the "Great and Noble Ones" who were chosen to lead.

The Pre-mortal Council: We recount the moment we all shouted for joy: the decision to follow Jesus Christ and come to earth to be "proved" to see if we would do all things the Lord commanded us.

Call-to-Action: Do you ever feel like "nothing" in the vastness of the universe? How does knowing you are a child of God change your perspective today? Share your thoughts in the comments! If this message helped you feel your divine worth, please like, subscribe, and share this video to help others stay "Unshaken."

Chapter Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction

4:55 Learning to Love the Old Testament

17:46 Finding Christ in the Old Testament

24:16 Mosaic Authorship and the Joseph Smith Translation

35:06 God's Work and Glory

45:19 God's Contraries: The Infinite and the Intimate

1:01:48 Human Contraries: Dust and Divinity

1:11:07 Identity Crisis

1:19:19 Overcoming the Adversary

1:46:45 The Why, How, and Who of Creation

2:06:11 Stars, Spirits, and the Premortal Council

2:32:18 Book of Abraham Controversy