After Abinadi shows up the priests, they try to kill him but he uses the authority given by God to stay their hand so he can deliver God's message (v1-4). The people saw the power in him as he spoke and he continued teaching them knowing they know the truth of his words (v5-8). Abinadi warns them about what will happen after he finishes his messages as a foreshadowing of their future (v9-10).
His message starts with the reciting of the Ten Commandments everyone should have already known (v11-24). He reminds them of these commandments to see if they have been taught and observed, but he knew they had not because he wouldn't be needed if they had been faithful (v25-26). It is true that salvation comes from the law of Moses but it will not always be that way because of the atonement of Christ that will save all (v27-28).
The reason the law of Moses was given to help guide the people of Israel and remember The Lord in all His goodness (v29-30). We know of this as things to come but the law is understood not because of their stubborn ways (v31-32). Moses had prophesied to the people about Christ before law just like all the other prophets (v33). All the prophets tell of The Lord who will come among men and bring to pass the resurrection of the dead (v34-35).
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