Alma 17:31-35
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Verse 31
- Why are Ammon's words described as flattery?
- Why does Ammon tell the servants to "be of good cheer"?
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Verse 32
- Why did the servants follow Ammon?
- Why are we told that they "rushed forth with much swiftness"?
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Verse 33
- What can we learn about leadership from Ammon's example?
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Verse 34
- What does it mean that these looters "stood" by the waters of Sebus and that Ammon "stood to contend" with them? What is going on here? What is the nature of this confrontation?
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Verse 35
- Did the Lord's promise to Mosiah embolden Ammon to stand against the looters?
- We are told that the looters "delighted in the destruction of their brethren"? So was the purpose here just to steal the flocks, or to get the flock tenders killed? What is going on here?
- What does their not knowing "anything concerning the Lord" have to do with this confrontation?
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Lexical notes
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Exegesis
- Servants. Apparently, Lamanite kings had servants, while Nephite leaders did not. In sociological terms, this may indicate that the Nephites had a more egalitarian tribal society, while the Lamanites had a more stratified society.
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