Mosiah 12:1-5
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Verse 1
- Why does Abinadi come in disguise, but then announce his name to everyone?
- The LORD says that the people haven't repented. In what ways had the people of Noah been given previous opportunities to repent?
- What does it mean to be visited by the LORD in his "fierce anger"? How does this challenge our notions of a kind, patient, and loving Heavenly Father?
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Verse 2
- Is this a quotation of any recognizable Old Testament or apocryphal passages, or conglomeration of such passages?
- Why does Abinadi have to "stretch forth" his hand?
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Verse 3
- What does it mean to "value" a life "as a garment in a hot furnace"? What can this possibly have to do with Noah knowing the LORD?
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Verse 4
- How does the LORD smite people? Does he actually do something proactive here, or is he just going to withdraw his protection from their enemies and the elements?
- Is this image of people howling used just for effect, or is there something more significant about the people howling?
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Verse 5
- What is a dumb ass? Domestic donkeys (Equus asinus) are not known to have occurred anywhere in the Americas before European colonization. Is the LORD referring to another beast of burden here, is our archaeological picture of domestic animals in the Americas incomplete, or is there something else going on here?
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Lexical notes
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Verse 2
- "Wild beasts." "Wild beasts" are mentioned in 21 other passages of LDS scripture. Perhaps most relevant to this context are the following: Lev 26:22 where wild beasts are included among the covenantal curses following disobedience; Isa 13:21-22 (also quoted in 2 Ne 23:21-22) where the destruction of Babylon is described; Isa 34:14 where the day of the LORD's vengeance is described--notice vultures are also mentioned in close proximity (v. 15).
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