“The People Did Revile Against the Prophets and Did Mock Them”

Brant Gardner

When a prophet comes in – figuratively from the wilderness, if not literally – the people tend to revile. In the Bible, most of the prophets from the outside came to warn the people of their wickedness. People do not tend to enjoy being told that they are wicked, or that the lifestyle that they are enjoying is not the one that they should have. The reaction of the people descended from Jared is the same as the reaction of the people descended from Israel. They revile the prophets. In this case, Shule shows that he is a good man in that he prevents excess in the treatment of the prophets.

Multidimensional Commentary on the Book of Mormon

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