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Book of Mormon Commentary
Mosiah Chapter 1
Mos 1:105 And he shall rise the third day from the dead; and behold, he standeth to judge the world.
1:105 The specific information that Jesus would rise on the third day is new in Benjamin’s speech.
The fact that he would rise was know previously.
Mos 1:107 For behold, and also his blood atoneth for the sins of those who have fallen by the
transgression of Adam, who have died, not knowing the will of God concerning them, or who have
ignorantly sinned.
1:107 This is another aspect of the angel's message which reveals an important doctrine of the
gospel. Christ paid with his life to redeem us from "the fall" of Adam. Personal sins are forgiven
through his grace, but only on the terms of personal repentance, and an expression of faith in the
Christ (108,109).
Mos 1:113 And yet they hardened their hearts, and understood not that the law of Moses availeth
nothing, except it were through the atonement of his blood;
1:113 Paul wrote, "Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster until Christ" (Gal. 3:24).
"Schoolmaster" as here used is "the Roman pedagogue, who did not teach, but was the slave
whose duty it was to take the child to the school" (Alexander Cruden, Complete Concordance,
page 569).
This illustration conveyed the transitory character of the law of Moses (Luke 16:16-18). But
because of the hardness of their hearts, the Jews rejected the Christ and followed "the types and
shadows" of the law (111).
Mos 1:117 For behold, he judgeth, and his judgment is just, and the infant perisheth not, that dieth in his
infancy;
1:117 The Book of Mormon is very clear on the innocence of children. Many mothers have
suffered as a result of a belief that because their infants "were not baptized" they must go to
eternal damnation in hell. This is not Christian doctrine. Moroni makes this plain. “He that saith
that little children need baptism, denieth the mercies of Christ, and setteth at naught the
atonement" (M. 8:20-26).
Mos 1:121 And moreover, I say unto you, that the time shall come, when the knowledge of a Savior
shall spread throughout every nation, kindred, tongue, and people.
1:121 Surely King Benjamin was given a panoramic vision of the coming, the ministry, and the
eternal nature of Christ's mission on the earth. Paul also saw a time "that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bow" (Phil. 2:10). Even those "that knew no law [the heathen nations] shall
have part in the first resurrection" (D. and C. 45:10 a).
Mos 1:124 And now, I have spoken the words which the Lord God hath commanded me.