Alma 36:16-20
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Verse 16
- What symbolism can we see in Alma being stricken for 3 days and 3 nights? How does this relate to other prophets' experiences?
- What are "the pains of a damned soul"?
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Verse 17
- What does it mean to be "racked with torment"?
- How can the memory of sins harrow up a soul?
- Why is Jesus Christ referred to as "a" Son of God rather than "the" Son of God?
- What does Alma mean by "atone for the sins of the world"?
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Verse 18
- Why does Alma pray to Jesus, rather than to God Almighty?
- What is the "gall of bitterness"?
- What does it mean to be "encircled about by the everlasting chains of death"?
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Verse 19
- Why does Alma’s cry in v. 18 bring the results in v. 19? How is this connected to King Benjamin’s teaching in Mosiah 4? Is it significant that Benjamin delivered that address to a people who were diligent in keeping the commandments but that it also seems to apply to someone like Alma who has openly rebelled against those commandments?
- Since Alma is here telling us about the pains he experienced, what can he mean when he says “I could remember my pains no more"?
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Verse 20
- What really happened here? How can merely calling on Jesus make one forget their sins and be filled with joy? What state of mind did Alma have to be in before he could have this redemptive experience?
- What does Alma mean by joy?
- What is this "marvelous light" that Alma "did behold"? What does it mean to "behold" light?
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Exegesis
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In verse 18 Alma makes his plea to Jesus Christ to be delivered from his suffering. We must make a similar plea for ourselves to Christ.
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