LESSON III.

(Scripture Reading Exercise.)

THE PURPOSE OF GOD IN RELATION TO MAN.

ANALYSIS.REFERENCES.
I. The Purpose of God in the Earth-existence of Man.Job xxxviii:4-7. Pearl of Great Price, Book of Moses, ch. i:27-40. II Nephi ii—the whole chapter, especially verses 22-26. Doc. and Cov. Sec. cxiii:30-35. Notes 1, 2, 3.
II. The Pre-Creation Council in Heaven. 1. Character of Lucifer—his Proposition. 2. Character of Messiah—His Proposition.Pearl of Great Price, Book of Moses, ch. iv:1-4. Ibid, Book of Abraham, ch. iii:22-28. Rev. xii:7-17. II Nephi ii:17, 18. Ibid, ch. ix 8, 9. Doc. and Cov. Sec. xxix:36-39. Ibid, lxxvi:25-29, Jude 6. II Peter ii:4, and note 4.