Although this parallel account in Moses is studied in detail in the Pearl of Great Price course (Rel. Moses 5–8 contains valuable insights and additions not found in Genesis.
Use Notes and Commentary below to help you as you read and study Genesis 4–11. It will be noticed that, according to Paul, the Gospel was preached to Abraham.” (Smith, Teachings, pp. 59–60.)
But we will here look at this point: For our own part we cannot believe that the ancients in all ages were so ignorant of the system of heaven as many suppose, since all that were ever saved, were saved through the power of this great plan of redemption, as much before the coming of Christ as since if not, God has had different plans in operation (if we may so express it), to bring men back to dwell with Himself and this we cannot believe, since there has been no change in the constitution of man since he fell and the ordinance or institution of offering blood in sacrifice, was only designed to be performed till Christ was offered up and shed His blood-as said before-that man might look forward in faith to that time. “Perhaps our friends will say that the Gospel and its ordinances were not known till the days of John, the son of Zacharias, in the days of Herod, the king of Judea.
