Talk:3 Ne 10:1-5

From Feast upon the Word (http://feastupontheword.org). Copyright, Feast upon the Word.

I'm thinking a little bit about the point of this pause for several hours between what the Lord says to the people in chapter 9 and what he says to the people in chapter 10. I'm guessing the purpose of the pause was to give them some time to think about what he says. It is interesting that before the Lord speaks in chapter 9 the people are mourning. Then they are so amazed that they are quiet. After the Lord speaks a second time the people begin mourning again. Just comparing the two, the first speach is more angry (it certainly starts that way). The second is more mourning. The first speech ends with a promise: if they will repent they will be saved (3 Ne 9:13-21). The second speech has the same promise near the end too (if they will repent they will be saved) but ultimately ends with a warning: they will be wiped out if they don't repent (3 Ne 10:7). --Matthew Faulconer 14:53, 14 April 2007 (CEST)