Alma 12:28

~82 BC

1830 Edition

And after God had appointed that these things should come unto man, behold, then he saw that it was expedient that man should know concerning the things whereof he had appointed unto them;

Influences

John 18:14 (KJV)
Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.
1 Corinthians 7:1 (KJV)
Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

Simple English

After God decided these things would happen to people, he saw they needed to know about his plan.

Paraphrase

'After God set all this in motion, he saw that people needed to understand what he’d planned for them.