Ether 9 chapter 9 the kingdom passes from one to another by descent, intrigue, and murderemer saw the son of righteousnessmany prophets cry repentancea famine and poisonous serpents plague the people. Tanner the book of ether is moroni 2s abbreviated account of the history of the jaredites, who came to the western hemisphere at the time of the great tower of babel and lived in the area later known as the nephite land northward, much earlier than lehis colony. Thus the sealed record, the twenty four plates of jared would be in that pure writen and undefiled language of adam, the adamic language. The book of ether is one of the books that make up the book of mormon. The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation. Items in the bmc archive are made publicly available for noncommercial, private use. Ether 1 lds seminary home study manual for unit 29 lesson 143. Someday when we have the fulness of such episodes, we may see clearly how ethers excellence arose out of adversity. Learn book of mormon ether 2 with free interactive flashcards. A man named coriantumr was king at the time of ether. The book of ether serves as a reminder to all to keep their covenants or face destruction. Ether is a major narrator of the book of ether located in the book of mormon. Book of ether mormonism, the mormon church, beliefs. This is a presentation of the story of the book of ether in the book of mormon.
If the book of mormon was compiled in chronological order, the plates of ether would be placed first. Book of mormon stories by the church of jesus christ of. As seen by science, the book of mormon is stronger today than it was in 1830, 1844, 1950, or even 2000, so i expect it will continue to become stronger in the future. The book of mormon mentions elephants being useful to the jaredites ether 9. The record of the jaredites, taken from the twentyfour plates found by the people of limhi in the days of king mosiah. Ether spent the majority of his days calling to repentance and warning the people and specifically coriantumr about the impending destructions. Imho, the book of ether is the strangest book in the bom.
Discussions on the book of mormon ether 1 6 youtube. The prophet ether jaredite era the book of mormon online. It is choppy, abrupt, it jumps around, and its light on theology. An outline of the textual structure of the book of mormon by j. King mosiah was the seer who used the urim and thummim to translate the record of the jaredites as contained on 24 plates of gold mosiah 28. If the books of the book of mormon were placed in chronological order, the first book would be the book of ether, the story of the brother of jared at the tower of. But then all the sudden it just happens prehistoric people start building submarines. Moroni abridged this book from 24 gold plates called the plates of ether.
The book of ether tells of an ancient people the jaredites, descendants of jared and his companions who were led by god to the americas shortly after the destruction of the tower of babel. As we saw earlier, mormon intended to add the jaredite story. Lesson manual lds seminary teachers manual for lesson 143. I had a teacher tell me that the scripture is referring to the weakness of man. The absurdity that is the jaradites and the book of ether. An outline of the textual structure of the book of mormon.
Choose from 428 different sets of book of mormon ether 2 flashcards on quizlet. As we saw earlier, mormon intended to add the jaredite story himself. This included praying to god to keep their language intact presumably adamic. The book of ether contains all of the main story elements of the book of mormon condensed into a few chapters. The overall trend in the date over the past 175 years fits the expectations for the book of mormon as history rather than hoax. I would show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen. Lds scholars have pointed out that the book of ether has many. Chapter 1 from the tower of babel to the greatest nation on earth jared comes down from the tower of babeljared asks his brother to ask god what will become of themgod promises to lead jared and his people to a land that is better than any other place on earth america. Posts about book of mormon ether chooses to be prophet instead of king by grego written by grego book of mormon notes how deep can you dig. At the time of the tower of babel, when the tongues of all nations were confounded, the lord acceded to the desires of jared. Sources behind the book of ether book of mormon central. Whether or not you believe the book of mormon to be a book of scripture, or one of the greatest frauds ever perpetrated on the american people, you cannot deny that this book is an excellent resource for teaching the stories of the book of mormon. It is a record of gods dealings with ancient inhabitants of the americas and contains the fulness of the everlasting gospel. Lds scholars have pointed out that the book of ether has many similarities with epic poetry found in ancient oral.
Ether 16 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Like most of the book of mormon, ether is an edited and abridged book. Book of mormon ether chooses to be prophet instead of. With a furious wind that did never cease to blow towards the promised land ether 6. I have to be honest, im starting to like this book of ether. The latter might be an appropriate description of the book of mormon prophet ether. Why does the book of ether begin with such a long genealogy. He also added the book of ether into the plates, which is primarily an abridgment of jaredite writings, but also contains extensive commentary by moroni, especially in ether 4, ether 5, ether 8, and ether 12. The book of ether the record of the jaredites, taken from the twentyfour plates found by the people of limhi in the days of king mosiah. It describes the jaredites, descendants of jared and his companions, who were led by god to the. First, remember how the book of ether fits into the structure of the book of mormon as a whole. When i read it or even think about it now, i marvel at how anyone including, embarrassingly enough at one time could possibly read through that book and still even begin to take the book of mormon seriously. Missing indices indicate people in the index who are not in the book of mormon. The jaredites book of ether came to the new world at the time of the tower of babel.
And it came to pass that after he had smitten off the head of shiz, that shiz raised upon his hands and fell. Although the musical satirizes organized religion and the literal credibility of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, the mormons in the book of mormon are portrayed as. Book of mormon ether critique the jaredites are the descendants of jared, his brother, their immediate family, and their friends. In this instance, it is edited and abridged by moroni, not mormon. Ether 16, book of mormon teacher resource manual 2004, 253 60. In the book, ether details the history of his people, the jaredites, from their departure after the tower of babel to their ultimate destruction, which he witnessed first hand. Abundance could also be an acceptable etymology reynolds, commentary on the book of mormon, vi, p. It describes the jaredites, descendants of jared and his companions, who were led by god to the americas shortly after the confusion of tongues and the destruction of the tower of babel. Lets look at the details as described by the book of ether. The book of mormon speaks of the mountain waves and the furious wind that the jaredites encountered during their ocean voyage to the new world, stressing that the wind did never cease to blow towards the promised land while they were upon the waters see ether 6. Ether 1 skeptics annotated bible quran book of morman. That weakness is knowing the true fallen nature of man. Downloads male voice mp3 female voice mp3 entire book pdf footnotes.
Your question cant be answered by much else than speculation. Moroni retold their account, recorded on twentyfour plates of gold found by the people of limhi and. P and as i suppose that the first part of this record, which speaks concerning the creation of the world, and also of adam, and an account from that time even to the great tower, and whatsoever things transpired among the children of men until that time, is had among the jews p therefore i do not. The book of mormon contains the purported stories of three different groups which sailed to the americas.
Unlike other books in the book of mormon, the book of ether does not relate the. The title refers to ether, a jaredite prophet who lived at the end of the time period covered by the book. Five compelling archeological evidences for the book of mormon. What we wish to point out here is that there are various versions of the flood story.
Items do not represent the official views of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints or of book of mormon central. The plates of ether and the covenant of the book of mormon. Weaknesses that this scripture is not referring to are things like tardiness, not praying as much as you should, etc. Ether teaches the people that belief in god leads to hope for a better world. Unlike other books in the book of mormon, the book of ether does not relate the history of the descendants of lehi. Moroni was the last prophet to write in the book of mormon. When mormon abridged the account of the discovery and translation of the book of ether, he wrote, this account shall be written hereafter. Ether 1 book of mormon central skip to main content. The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. According to the book of mormon, ether is a jaredite prophet, one of the last surviving jaredites, and primary author of the book of ether. The jaradites are refugees from the destruction of a literal tower of babel. I kind of subscribe to the idea that ether was the first draftoutline of the book of mormon. The book of ether is one of the books of the book of mormon.
Frankly, it starts out a little slow, although some of the names are a bit funny. The book of mormon contains many religious themes, most notably those of faith and doubt. Now whether this be the same as written by ether and that of the language of the jaredites unspoiled, we must presume. Ether v 12 book of mormon study text mormons in transition. Despite the greatness of ethers teachings, he is rejected and exiled, and spen. Ether was born of a kingly line, but at one point his family was in captivity. How i learned to love the book of ether book of mormon. Donaldson proposes that ether is placed at the end of the book of mormon because it lays out a clear covenant pattern to follow for disciples of christ. Book of ether has parallels to ugaritic flood text elements not found in the bible. Inclusion within the bmc archive does not imply endorsement. Book of mormon jaredite ocean journey is precisely the right length by currents certain things that might at first have appeared outrageous, on closer inspection have turned out to be right on target. What we now know as the book of ether originated from early jaredite records and ethers writings, which. The biggest thing that strikes me about ether already, looking at it this way, is that the first several and the last few chapters all cover just a generation or two, while ether chapters 9 and 10 together cover nearly a thousand years, or the same span of time covered by.
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