8 And now behold, the people knew nothing concerning the multitude who had gathered together at the garden of Nephi; therefore they said among themselves: These men are they who have murdered the judge, and God has smitten them that they could not flee from us.these men invoke the name of God to explain what happened to the five men passed out on the floor. I find it odd because these people had totally forsaken God and surely knew nothing of His will or His ways. And yet they still spoke as though they knew His purposes.
I find a similar thread of behavior nowadays in our society with everybody, whether believers or not, using God's name in vain in their exclamations and profanities.
It is interesting how different people interpreted the events depicted in this chapter:
39 And there were some of the Nephites who believed on the words of Nephi; and there were some also, who believed because of the testimony of the five, for they had been converted while they were in prison.Some people seem to always invent something to explain away the truth.
40 And now there were some among the people, who said that Nephi was a prophet.
41 And there were others who said: Behold, he is a god, for except he was a god he could not know of all things. For behold, he has told us the thoughts of our hearts, and also has told us things; and even he has brought unto our knowledge the true murderer of our chief judge.
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