Unit 36

God

17 occurrences in 11 verses

Mosiah 7:12, 19, 20, 26, 27, 28,

Mosiah 8:13, 14, 16, 18, 19

Mosiah 7:12

And now, when Ammon saw that he was permitted to speak,

he went forth and bowed himself before the king;

and rising again he said:

O king, I am very thankful before God this day

that I am yet alive, and am permitted to speak;

and I will endeavor to speak with boldness;

Mosiah 7:19

Therefore, lift up your heads, and rejoice, and put your trust in God,

in that God who was the God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob;

and also, that God who brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt,

and caused that they should walk through the Red Sea on dry ground,

and fed them with manna that they might not perish in the wilderness;

and many more things did he do for them.

Mosiah 7:20

And again, that same God has brought our fathers out of the land of Jerusalem,

and has kept and preserved his people even until now;

and behold, it is because of our iniquities and abominations

that he has brought us into bondage.

Mosiah 7:26

And a prophet of the Lord have they slain;

yea, a chosen man of God, who told them of their wickedness and abominations,

and prophesied of many things which are to come,

yea, even the coming of Christ.

Mosiah 7:27

And because he said unto them that Christ was the God, the Father of all things,

and said that he should take upon him the image of man,

and it should be the image after which man was created in the beginning;

or in other words, he said that man was created after the image of God,

and that God should come down among the children of men,

and take upon him flesh and blood,

and go forth upon the face of the earth—

Mosiah 7:28

And now, because he said this, they did put him to death;

and many more things did they do

which brought down the wrath of God upon them.

Therefore, who wondereth that they are in bondage,

and that they are smitten with sore afflictions?

Mosiah 8:13

Now Ammon said unto him:

I can assuredly tell thee, O king, of a man that can translate the records;

for he has wherewith that he can look,

and translate all records that are of ancient date;

and it is a gift from God.

And the things are called interpreters,

and no man can look in them except he be commanded,

lest he should look for that he ought not and he should perish.

And whosoever is commanded to look in them, the same is called seer.

Mosiah 8:14

And behold, the king of the people who are in the land of Zarahemla

is the man that is commanded to do these things,

and who has this high gift from God.

Mosiah 8:16

And Ammon said that a seer is a revelator and a prophet also;

and a gift which is greater can no man have,

except he should possess the power of God, which no man can;

yet a man may have great power given him from God.

Mosiah 8:18

Thus God has provided a means

that man, through faith, might work mighty miracles;

therefore he becometh a great benefit to his fellow beings.

Mosiah 8:19

And now, when Ammon had made an end of speaking these words

the king rejoiced exceedingly, and gave thanks to God, saying:

Doubtless a great mystery is contained within these plates,

and these interpreters were doubtless prepared

for the purpose of unfolding all such mysteries to the children of men.