Sep 11, 2026 | Old Testament
Question Gramps, Please would you explain whether the creatures described in Ezekiel chapter one and elsewhere in the Bible (seen in visions as lacking imagery like that of God or humans) are symbolic or literal? Did the prophet Joseph Smith ever clarify these...
Aug 28, 2026 | Old Testament
Question Gramps, Why do we study the Old Testament? Karen Answer Karen, If you’ve ever started reading the Old Testament, you’ve probably had the same thought many people have: Why am I reading this? Between long genealogies, ancient...
Aug 21, 2026 | Old Testament
Question Gramps, What happened to the fish and sea creatures during the flood? Noah doesn’t mention them. Do we just assume they survived because they were in the water? Peggy Answer Peggy, Latter-day Saint doctrine doesn’t provide...
Jul 24, 2026 | Old Testament
Question Gramps, Do we know why Saul asked for 100 Philistine foreskins instead of some other body part? MG Answer MG, One of the more unusual requests in the Old Testament is found in 1 Samuel 18. After David defeated Goliath and became popular...
May 27, 2026 | Old Testament
Question Dear Gramps, Thanks for being so great with your gospel responses. I’ve always loved the imagery of a Flaming Sword. Why do you think the Savior created a Flaming Sword & Cherubim to guard the tree of life? Why were both required when the...
Feb 2, 2026 | God, Old Testament
Question Gramps, In Exodus 19:5, why did God pick out one particular people to be especially favored above all other people? Brad Answer Brad, If you’ve ever asked these questions, you’re not alone. Generations have struggled to understand the...
Oct 27, 2025 | Book of Mormon, Old Testament
Question Gramps, Why couldn’t Adam and Eve have children in the garden, as it states in 2 Nephi 2? Joseph Answer Joseph, Imagine a paradise—lush, peaceful, untouched by pain or death. In this setting, Adam and Eve walked with God, yet they...
Sep 28, 2025 | Old Testament
Question Gramps, Was that really Samuel that the Witch of Endor summoned? Was it a lie? Was it a demon? Karl Answer Karl, While I could not find any official doctrine or statement clarifying this passage, the Old Testament Student Manual Genesis-2...
Jul 16, 2025 | Old Testament
Question Gramps, Why does God often, especially in the Old Testament, refer to himself as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob? Why not the God of Adam, or the God of Moses? Eric Answer Eric, “Yhovah” is a transliteration of the Hebrew...
Aug 4, 2016 | Old Testament
Question Gramps, In reading the Old Testament for seminary this year I stumbled upon Numbers 31:1-18, in which Israel destroys a city and takes the spoils to Moses. When their prophet Moses finds out, however, that they have saved the married women and...
