The reaction of the Zoramites to Alma’s and Amulek’s message was collectively negative. The reason for their reaction was worldly aspirations (v. 3). The destruction of “their craft” ( priestcraft) which was built up to get the gain of the world (see 2 Nephi 26:29). As discussed in the previous chapter (see commentary under Alma 31:1–3), we have a similar incident in the Bible where the Apostle Paul destroyed the craft of selling “silver shrines for Diana” throughout Asia (Acts 19:24–28).