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Summary[edit]This section should be very brief. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → Relationship to Book of Mormon. The relationship of Ether to the Book of Mormon as a whole is discussed at Book of Mormon: Unities. Story. The book of Ether relates the history of the Jaredites, who lived in America prior to the Nephites. Moroni's abridgement of Ether's record contains a short prologue followed by three major sections:
Message. Themes, symbols, and doctrinal points emphasized in Ether include:
Historical setting[edit]This heading should be brief and explain facts about the historical setting that will help a reader to understand the book. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → The book of Ether recounts the history of the Jaredites, descendants of people who came to the American continent from the Old World at the time of the Tower of Babel (Eth 1:33; Gen 11:1-9) roughly two thousand years before the arrival of Lehi's colony, and were destroyed as a people sometime before the reign of King Mosiah (Eth 1:2; Mos 8:7-9). Discussion[edit]This section is for detailed discussion such as the meaning of a symbol, how a doctrinal point is developed throughout a passage, or insights that can be further developed in the future. Contributions may range from polished paragraphs down to a single bullet point. The focus, however, should always be on understanding the scriptural text consistent with LDS doctrine. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → Inclusion of the Jaredite record in the Book of Mormon[edit]Another possibility might be read in terms of Ether 13. The message of Ether to the Jaredites there seems to be that, as Gentiles, they were about to have the opportunity to be drawn into Israel (Lehi's family was apparently just coming to the land when Ether was prophesying). If they would repent, then Lehi would be in their midst, and they could brought into the Abrahamic covenant, and all of the promises of Israel might be given them, among which the least is certainly not the promise of having seed to last until the day of the coming of Christ. When the Jaredites do not repent, they are killed to the last man, and the last lives only to see the coming of the others (the Mulekites, at least). It may well be that the Jaredite story is included in the Book of Mormon precisely for the Lamanites, to show them the promises made unto their fathers: the Jaredites may well be a foil for Israel. In other words, the Lamanites might learn from the Jaredites how the promises are obtained, how they can become extended to the Gentiles, how the Gentiles will not receive them if they do not repent, how the Israelites are, though wicked, sustained until they do receive the promises, etc., etc., etc. It may be that all of the scholarly pickings apart of the title page are misguided by misunderstanding Moroni's reason for including the Jaredite record. Editorial comment[edit]Moroni several times directly addresses the reader and makes express doctrinal points, twice according to commandment. These are points that Moroni makes sure cannot be overlooked, and these points should therefore have a significant influence on the interpretation of the entire book of Ether.
Secret combinations[edit]The Jaredites suffer major destruction four times in the book of Ether (9:12, 9:26-35, 11:7-8, 15:13-14, 29-33). All four destructions follow the introduction of secret combinations, and the Jaredites never suffer destruction in their absence. In the Promised Land speech (2:8-12) we are given general principles regarding inheritance and destruction on the American continent. In the secret combinations speech (8:20-26) we are warned that if secret combinations take hold, society will be destroyed. Society will either hate or embrace secret combinations, and the result is a foregone conclusion based upon that decision. The secret combinations speech ends with a statement that secret combinations are to be done away so that the time may come that Satan has no more power over the hearts of men. This leads naturally into the New Jerusalem prophecy in 13:1-12. Group temporal salvation and individual spiritual salvation[edit]The narrative portions of Ether generally address what a society must do to save itself, rather than what an individual must do to save him/herself. The church, ordinances, and specific commandments are never mentioned, nor does the narrative ever concern itself with the spiritual salvation of any particular individual. When the Lord chastises the Brother of Jared, it is as a representative of the entire group, the threatened punishment does not apply only to him, and that threatened destruction is death rather than damnation. Likewise, the suspense at the end of the book is not whether Coriantumr will repent in time to save himself spiritually, but whether he will do so in time to save society temporally. Individual salvation is addressed in the "faith" divisions of Ether, chapters 3-5, 12. Ether presumes that a person already knows what they must do to repent. Ether is a "third temple speech" book. That is, it does not function on the level of Jacob's speech in Jacob 2-3 (or 1-2 Nephi) where people are exhorted to behave as they know they should. Nor does Ether function on the level of King Benjamin's speech (or Mosiah-Alma generally) where people are led to feel the Holy Ghost and have a change of heart. Rather, the faith speeches in Ether 3 and 12 (and in Moroni 7, 10) function on the level of the Lord's teachings in 3 Nephi 11-27 and assume that people already know all that and can move beyond faith as a principle of action and obedience to learning about faith as a principle of power to work miracles and enter into the presence of the Lord. Ether 3 and 13 relate visions to Jaredites, the contents of which are not to be freely distributed. Ether 2 and 12 contain Moroni's own comments and bear no such restrictions. The climax of the first half of the opening narrative is the first promised land speech (2:8-12), a statement of what it takes to save a nation temporally. The high point of the entire opening narrative is the experience where the brother of Jared is brought into the presence of the Lord and experiences individual spiritual salvation (3-5). Moroni apparently sees a close connection between these two ideas and suggests that societies are saved temporally when some critical mass of its members are qualifying for individual temporal salvation. Throughout Ether, political conditions, especially as regards secret societies, are presented as reflections of underlying societal conditions. The solution to bad situations is always a very generic "repent." Only in Moroni's sidebar speech in 8:20-26, the doctrinal climax of Ether, and in the narrative climax under the reigns of Riplakish and Morianton, do we see any exercise of volition in a specific course of action to change the prevailing political conditions. Political leaders[edit]This emphasis on society as a whole rather than particular individuals may result from the fact that this record was kept by the society's political leaders rather than its religious leaders. Unlike religious institutions, political institutions are not concerned with the content of the marketplace of ideas; they are concerned only with seeing that the marketplace functions and is available. Similarly, God will not intervene to destroy, and has commanded us to support (AF 11), political institutions as long as that marketplace functions, thus allowing free agency (AF 12). Hence, Moroni's account of Jaredite history does not dwell at length on the content of Christ's Gospel as does Mormon's account of Nephite history. As long as society ensures the existence of free agency, society may save itself from destruction at God's hand, regardless of whether any particular individual, or any member of society at all, chooses to take advantage of it and save him/herself. Throughout Ether, political conditions, especially as regards secret societies, are presented as reflections of underlying societal conditions. The solution to bad situations is always a generic "repent." Only in Moroni's sidebar speech in 8:20-26, the doctrinal climax of Ether, and in the narrative climax under the reigns of Riplakish and Morianton, do we see any exercise of volition in a specific course of action to change the prevailing political conditions. The Brother of Jared warns about the evils of monarchy, power from the top down and a lure or prize to the ambitious, while Moroni warns of the evils of secret societies, power from the ground up. Wickedness[edit]Free agency requires that a person have both a correct understanding of what his/her choices are and the liberty to act on those choices. The Book of Ether never mentions false or competing ideologies. The Jaredites know the truth and either accept or reject it knowingly. Nor does Ether focus on divisions in society based on wealth, religious inclination, genealogy, etc. We know they exist from the mention of Morianton raising an army of outcasts, but that is not Moroni's point. As the picture is painted for us, the Jaredites never have to make hard choices when deciding whether to obey God as did the faithful Nephites on the eve of Christ's birth. When we are told that the Jaredites killed the prophets, the emphasis is on the hardness of their hearts rather than the difficult lot of a righteous prophet in a wicked society. Jaredite society thus exists in an environment of complete moral freedom with its knowledge of the gospel and the lack of any obstacles to its practice other than individual desire. Wickedness, then, is not the result of external conditions, such as the false traditions of the Lamanites. Rather, it is knowing and open rebellion motivated by worldly enticements. The issue in the book of Ether is not what it takes to obey God's Plan, but simply whether the Jaredites want to do so. In the Nephite history secret societies are depicted as an external threat to the ability of the righteous to live as they should in a fractured society. In Ether, because society is depicted as monolithic, secret societies are an internal sickness, a result of what the people are like rather than an environmental condition. In Ether secret societies seem to disappear rather easily any time the people repent. It is true that Com II fought against them without success, but that just means the king was out of touch with his more wicked subjects. Jaredite society was never convulsed in an attempt to eradicate them as was the case with the Gadianton robbers, only as the result of having embraced them. In summary, the two big questions throughout the Book of Ether are whether society as a whole will be saved temporally and whether individuals will be saved spiritually. Relationship between opening and closing narratives[edit]
In the opening narrative of chapters 1b-2, 6 there are two main characters: Jared & his Brother. There are also two main characters in the closing narrative of chapters 13b-15: Coriantumr & Ether. In each case one is a political leader and the other is a religious leader who communicates with God. Only in these opening and closing narratives do we have an individual prophet with actual words. In both cases the prophet is closely related to the political leader: Jared & his Brother are brothers, and Ether the prophet is descended from the royal line. In the opening narrative political decisions are made after seeking out and deferring to the counsel of the heavenly king and the religious leader, and as a result the people are saved from destruction and established in the promised land. In the closing narrative the political leader rejects the unsolicited (and therefore probably very important) counsel of the religious leader, and as a result the people are destroyed. These two narratives illustrate in the principles explained in the promised land speeches of 2:8-12 and 8:20-26. To gain God's assistance, society must seek out and follow God's counsel. And to ignore God's counsel when he offers it unsolicited is to qualify for destruction. Moroni provides numerous parallels between the opening and closing narratives to highlight their relatedness and invite the reader to compare them to see how they teach the same things. These parallels include the following:
The point is that both stories are in fact the same story, and that neither can be fully understood without the other. It is true that one may learn the facts of one story without learning the other. But one must see why God acts both to establish and to destroy before the purpose of the story is understood. Complete outline and page map[edit]This heading contains an outline for the entire book. Items in blue or purple text indicate hyperlinked pages that address specific portions of the book. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →
● Prologue, origins, and genealogy (Chapter 1a) (1:1-32) I. Jared & Brother: Jaredites established in the land (Chapters 1b-6)
II. Centuries of kings, prophets, secret combinations, and destructions (Chapters 7-11)
I. Coriantumr & Ether: Jaredite final destruction from off the land (12-15)
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Related passages that interpret or shed light on Ether.
References cited on this page. Other resources.
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Home > The Book of Mormon > Ether > Chapter 1a / Verses 1:1-32
Summary[edit]This section should be very brief. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → Relationship to Ether. The relationship of Chapter 1a to the rest of Ether is discussed at Ether. Story. Chapter 1a gives the genealogy of Ether. Message. Themes, symbols, and doctrinal points emphasized in Chapter 1a include: Discussion[edit]This section is for detailed discussion such as the meaning of a symbol, how a doctrinal point is developed throughout a passage, or insights that can be further developed in the future. Contributions may range from polished paragraphs down to a single bullet point. The focus, however, should always be on understanding the scriptural text consistent with LDS doctrine. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →
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Home > The Book of Mormon > Ether > Chapters 1b-6 > Chapter 1b-2 / Verses 1:33-2:25
Summary[edit]This section should be very brief. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → Relationship to Chapters 1b-6. The relationship of Chapter 1b-2 to the rest of Chapters 1b-6 is discussed at Chapters 1b-6. Story. Chapter 1b-2, the opening portion of the Jardites' journey to America, consists of seven major sections:
Message. Themes, symbols, and doctrinal points emphasized in Chapters 1b-2 include: Discussion[edit]This section is for detailed discussion such as the meaning of a symbol, how a doctrinal point is developed throughout a passage, or insights that can be further developed in the future. Contributions may range from polished paragraphs down to a single bullet point. The focus, however, should always be on understanding the scriptural text consistent with LDS doctrine. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →
Ether 1:33-2:7[edit]
Ether 2:8-12[edit]
Ether 2b / Verses 2:13-25[edit]
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Home > The Book of Mormon > Ether > Chapters 1b-6 > Chapter 1b-2 / Verses 1:33-2:25
Summary[edit]This section should be very brief. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → Relationship to Chapters 1b-6. The relationship of Chapter 1b-2 to the rest of Chapters 1b-6 is discussed at Chapters 1b-6. Story. Chapter 1b-2, the opening portion of the Jardites' journey to America, consists of seven major sections:
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Ether 1:33-2:7[edit]
Ether 2:8-12[edit]
Ether 2b / Verses 2:13-25[edit]
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Home > The Book of Mormon > Ether > Chapters 1b-6 > Chapter 3-5
Summary[edit]This section should be very brief. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → Relationship to Chapters 1b-6. The relationship of Chapters 3-5 to the rest of Chapters 1b-6 is discussed at Chapters 1b-6. Story. Chapters 3-5, the story of the Brother of Jared seeing the finger of the Lord, consists of several major sections:
Message. Themes, symbols, and doctrinal points emphasized in Chapters 3-5 include: Discussion[edit]This section is for detailed discussion such as the meaning of a symbol, how a doctrinal point is developed throughout a passage, or insights that can be further developed in the future. Contributions may range from polished paragraphs down to a single bullet point. The focus, however, should always be on understanding the scriptural text consistent with LDS doctrine. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → Ether 3:1-20[edit]
Ether 3:21-5:6[edit]
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Home > The Book of Mormon > Ether > Chapters 1b-6 > Chapter 3-5
Summary[edit]This section should be very brief. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → Relationship to Chapters 1b-6. The relationship of Chapters 3-5 to the rest of Chapters 1b-6 is discussed at Chapters 1b-6. Story. Chapters 3-5, the story of the Brother of Jared seeing the finger of the Lord, consists of several major sections:
Message. Themes, symbols, and doctrinal points emphasized in Chapters 3-5 include: Discussion[edit]This section is for detailed discussion such as the meaning of a symbol, how a doctrinal point is developed throughout a passage, or insights that can be further developed in the future. Contributions may range from polished paragraphs down to a single bullet point. The focus, however, should always be on understanding the scriptural text consistent with LDS doctrine. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → Ether 3:1-20[edit]
Ether 3:21-5:6[edit]
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Home > The Book of Mormon > Ether > Chapters 1b-6 > Chapter 3-5
Summary[edit]This section should be very brief. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → Relationship to Chapters 1b-6. The relationship of Chapters 3-5 to the rest of Chapters 1b-6 is discussed at Chapters 1b-6. Story. Chapters 3-5, the story of the Brother of Jared seeing the finger of the Lord, consists of several major sections:
Message. Themes, symbols, and doctrinal points emphasized in Chapters 3-5 include: Discussion[edit]This section is for detailed discussion such as the meaning of a symbol, how a doctrinal point is developed throughout a passage, or insights that can be further developed in the future. Contributions may range from polished paragraphs down to a single bullet point. The focus, however, should always be on understanding the scriptural text consistent with LDS doctrine. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → Ether 3:1-20[edit]
Ether 3:21-5:6[edit]
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Home > The Book of Mormon > Ether > Chapters 1b-6 > Chapter 6 / Verses 6:1-7:3
Summary[edit]This section should be very brief. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → Relationship to Chapters 1b-6. The relationship of Chapter 6 to the rest of Chapters 1b-6 is discussed at Chapters 1b-6. Story. The Jaredite travels that began in Chapter 1b-2 are concluded in Chapter 6. This concluding half consists of two major sections:
Message. Themes, symbols, and doctrinal points emphasized in Chapter 6 include: Discussion[edit]This section is for detailed discussion such as the meaning of a symbol, how a doctrinal point is developed throughout a passage, or insights that can be further developed in the future. Contributions may range from polished paragraphs down to a single bullet point. The focus, however, should always be on understanding the scriptural text consistent with LDS doctrine. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → Ether 6a / Verses 6:1-12: The ocean journey[edit]
Ether 6b / Verses 6:13-7:3: Settling in the promised land[edit]
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Home > The Book of Mormon > Ether > Chapters 1b-6 > Chapter 6 / Verses 6:1-7:3
Summary[edit]This section should be very brief. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → Relationship to Chapters 1b-6. The relationship of Chapter 6 to the rest of Chapters 1b-6 is discussed at Chapters 1b-6. Story. The Jaredite travels that began in Chapter 1b-2 are concluded in Chapter 6. This concluding half consists of two major sections:
Message. Themes, symbols, and doctrinal points emphasized in Chapter 6 include: Discussion[edit]This section is for detailed discussion such as the meaning of a symbol, how a doctrinal point is developed throughout a passage, or insights that can be further developed in the future. Contributions may range from polished paragraphs down to a single bullet point. The focus, however, should always be on understanding the scriptural text consistent with LDS doctrine. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → Ether 6a / Verses 6:1-12: The ocean journey[edit]
Ether 6b / Verses 6:13-7:3: Settling in the promised land[edit]
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