Show Notes: talkingscripture.org To enroll in an institute class: www.churchofjesuschrist.org/si/institute?lang=eng Timestamps: 00:26 - Different approaches to reading the flood account. 03:50 - The flood can symbolize a second creation of the earth. 05:59 - A strange passage in Genesis 6.1-4. This text introduces concepts like Watchers, Giants, and a conflict between Enoch and the forces of darkness. It can be read as a polemic against Babylonian religious and political views. 18:32 - Mount Sinai and Mount Hermon as the headquarters of the opposing forces of good and evil. 25:09 - Jesus addresses his disciples in Caesarea Philippi, at the foot of Mount Hermon in Matthew 16.13-19. 32:08 - The harsh reality of the portrayal of destruction throughout the scriptures. The Book of Mormon provides a pattern for how to live in peace. 39:14 - The people of Noah’s day were swept off because the earth was corrupt and filled with violence. 43:42 - The Lord sent Noah to warn his people and they had 120 years to change before they were destroyed. 48:34 - Noah’s Ark can be a symbol of the temple. 57:31 - A pattern for how to follow a prophet. It took patience and faith to follow Noah before the storm came. 1:02:01 - The bow in the cloud is a token of the covenant in Genesis 9.12-13. When we look up at the rainbow we are remembering the promise of God to bring Enoch and Zion back to earth. 1:06:47 - Ways to read the curse Noah gives Canaan in Genesis 9.20-27. 1:12:43 - The Table of Nations in Genesis 10. The dividing of the land and the languages. The Tower of Babel as a polemic against the beliefs of the Babylonians. 1:17:19 - Our connection to Abraham and his covenant. God has promised to preserve us just as he preserved Noah. Listen on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-scripture/id1481923946 Listen on Google Podcasts: podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5sZHNzY3JpcHR1cmV0ZWFjaGluZ3Mub3JnL2ZlZWQvcG9kY2FzdC8 Listen on Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/talking-scripture?refid=stpr Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/29SzZOUi9PHoa3f6Sy4zur?si=NECQi0kLSOuSTN-DOcwhUw Listen on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TalkingScripturePodcast/