A lawyer named Zeezrom tries to discredit Amulek by asking him a series of questions. His purpose is to identify inconsistencies in Amulek’s testimony. Amulek thwarts him, providing simple answers, challenging Zeezrom when he draws inaccurate conclusions, and finally silencing him with an extended testimony of the resurrection.
Chapter Outline
- Nephite currency explained (v. 1-20)
- Zeezrom asks Amulek a series of questions (v. 21-38)
- Amulek testifies of the resurrection (v. 39-46)
My Takeaways
- Our testimony of God should not be for sale at any price.
- Jesus can save us from our sins, not merely in our sins.
- Because of Jesus Christ, we will all be resurrected—our spirits will be reunited with an immortal, incorruptible version of our current bodies
Featured Blog Posts
❖ Zeezrom questions Amulek – Alma 11:21-38
Zeezrom
When Amulek stepped forward to affirm the words of Alma in the city of Ammonihah, a number of people criticized him. One of them, a lawyer named Zeezrom, questioned him extensively. But Amulek’s testimony made Zeezrom tremble and Alma’s subsequent words convinced him “more and more of the power of God” (Alma 11:46, Alma 12:7).…
From Their Sins
What does it mean to be saved by Jesus Christ? Is it like receiving a presidential pardon, with the consequences of our actions eliminated by a legal authority? Or like amnesty, where we get a clean slate and a chance to start over? Both of these descriptions tell part of the story. But Jesus doesn’t…
He Is the Very Eternal Father – Alma 11:39
39 And Amulek said unto him: Yea, he is the very Eternal Father of heaven and of earth, and all things which in them are; he is the beginning and the end, the first and the last; (Alma 11:39) I love reading about this dramatic confrontation between Zeezrom, a skilled lawyer, and Amulek, a new…
❖ The resurrection – Alma 11:39-46
Redeemed, Reunited, Restored, Resurrected – Alma 11:40-45
Amulek’s testimony in the city of Ammonihah used for words beginning with “re-” to describe what the Savior has done for us. The overall message is that Christ can fix things that aren’t right, including physical, emotional, and spiritual conditions.
What Does the Book of Mormon Add to Our Understanding of the Resurrection?
References to the resurrection appear only a couple of times in the Old Testament: Job testifies to his friends, “Though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God” (Job 19:26). Ezekiel describes a vision in which dry bones (representing the house of Israel) are miraculously covered with sinews,…
The Loosing of the Bands of Death – Alma 11:40-41
40 And he shall come into the world to redeem his people; and he shall take upon him the transgressions of those who believe on his name; and these are they that shall have eternal life, and salvation cometh to none else. 41 Therefore the wicked remain as though there had been no redemption made,…
Arraigned
There were many lawyers in Ammonihah, so it’s not surprising that Amulek used legal terminology to describe our future state. When we can visualize ourselves as a defendant in court, we are motivated to seek and receive all the help we need.
Old Testament Foundations
In My Flesh
“If a man die, shall he live again?” asked Job. There is more than a hint of doubt in the question, especially in light of the gloomy content which precedes it, but he immediately follows up with a statement of hope: “All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come”…
Gehazi and Gifts
In the book Predictably Irrational, Dan Ariely discusses the problems that come from mixing social norms with market norms. As humans, he said, we make some decisions in purely financial terms—How much is this activity worth? Does the benefit justify the cost?—but we make other decisions in terms of relationships. Applying a market lens to…
New Testament Parallels
Flesh and Bones
Resurrected bodies are tangible, just like our mortal bodies. But they are also different in some ways. After His resurrection, Jesus was not constrained by walls, was not always recognizable, and was able to ascend to heaven.
…More Than These?
Jesus asked if Peter loved Him “more than these?” He might have meant everything around them: the boat, the sea, the nets. Peter was in his comfort zone. Did he love the Savior enough to sacrifice those things he loved so much in order to follow Him?
“All These Things Will I Give Thee”
Some things can’t be measured in monetary terms, because they will outlast money itself. Jesus refused to worship Satan in exchange for all the kingdoms of the earth. On a smaller scale, Amulek refused to deny God in exchange for six onties of silver.
All Posts Referencing Alma 11
- The Savior’s Instructions to Missionaries, Ancient and Modern (8/1/2025)
- Easter: Peace, Becoming, and Belonging (4/17/2025)
- Soul: Spirit and Body (4/16/2025)
- Book of Mormon Elements in Doctrine and Covenants 20 (3/14/2025)
- Moroni’s Collaborative Conclusion (12/18/2024)
- “Repentance…Bringeth Unto the Power of the Redeemer” (8/27/2024)
- Anti-Christ, Anti-Repentance (7/16/2024)
- Arraigned (6/22/2024)
- Obeying, Honoring, and Sustaining the Law (6/5/2024)
- Christmas, Easter, and the Book of Mormon (3/27/2024)
- Flesh and Bones (7/2/2023)
- …More Than These? (6/30/2023)
- “All These Things Will I Give Thee” (2/3/2023)
- From Their Sins (1/6/2023)
- In My Flesh (8/7/2022)
- Gehazi and Gifts (7/7/2022)
- The Living Christ and the Book of Mormon (12/26/2021)
- “The Least Degree of Allowance” – Alma 45:16 (1/1/2021)
- Son of God (12/27/2020)
- Zeezrom (6/16/2020)
- “He Hath Lied Unto Us” – Alma 10:28, Alma 12:3 (6/12/2020)
- Redeemed, Reunited, Restored, Resurrected – Alma 11:40-45 (4/12/2020)
- What Does the Book of Mormon Affirm? (12/28/2019)
- Will We Be Judged by the Apostles? (10/9/2019)
- What Does the Book of Mormon Add to Our Understanding of the Resurrection? (10/4/2019)
- What Should I Do When I Feel Guilty? (6/24/2019)
- What Does the Book of Mormon Teach About the Resurrection? (4/21/2019)
- The Loosing of the Bands of Death – Alma 11:40-41 (7/11/2018)
- I Shall Say Nothing Which Is Contrary to the Spirit of the Lord – Alma 11:21-22 (9/8/2016)
- Restored to Its Perfect Frame – Alma 11:42-43 (2/26/2016)
- The Spirit and the Body Shall Be Reunited – Alma 11:42-45 (6/15/2015)
- He Is the Very Eternal Father – Alma 11:39 (6/14/2015)
- Alma 11:34 Shall He Save His People in Their Sins? (11/2/2014)