Mosiah 14:10 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief; when though shalt make his soul an offering for sin he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
I don't love the phrase that it pleased the Lord to bruise him, mostly because I am sure that I do not understand it. I don't believe that God was pleased to see His Only Begotten Son in the Flesh 'bruised'. I understand this to mean that it was part of the greater Plan of Salvation and that it had to be. In the sense that God's plan would be brought about for all of His children, He was pleased with this.
Alma 7:11 And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith he will take upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people.
Our Lord suffered it all so He could succor us, and more importantly so He could redeem us (by any means).
Alma 34:8 And now, behold, I will testify unto you of myself that these things are true. Behold, I say unto you, that I do know that Christ shall come among the children of men, to take upon him the transgressions of his people, and that he shall atone for the sins of the world; for the Lord God hath spoken it.
It cannot be written any clearer than that.
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