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CHAPTER 11Wars, dissensions, and wickedness dominate Jaredite life—Their prophets predict the utter destruction of the Jaredites unless they repent—The people reject the words of the prophets. |
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1 AND there came also in the days of Com
many aprophets, and prophesied of the destruction of that
great people except they should repent, and turn unto the Lord, and forsake
their murders and wickedness.
2 And it came to pass that the prophets were arejected by the people, and they fled unto Com for protection, for the people sought to destroy them. 3 And they prophesied unto Com many things; and he was blessed in all the remainder of his days. 4 And he lived to a good old age, and begat Shibloma; and Shiblom reigned in his stead. And the brother of Shiblom rebelled against him, and there began to be an exceedingly great war in all the land.
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4a Shiblom Now this Shiblom appears to be the same person referenced by the name Shiblon in chapter 1 of Ether. And thus one might suppose an error in the Book of Mormon. What what type of error and whose error? Was it a printing error, a transcription error, and error of engraving either upon the part of Moroni or Ether. Or perhaps it was not an error but such a pronounciation and character rendering change over time and thus correct in both instances. There is even the possiblity that it is not an error at all. For the carefull reader will note that Shiblom is never stated to be the father of Seth (see verse 9) as was Shiblon in chapter one. Could Shiblom and Shiblon be two different people, even brothers with such similar names. Often the presumption of the error hunters is quick to find fault. We are cautioned by Moroni that if there are errors in the Book of Mormon record, they are the errors of men and not of God. And critics ought not judge and discount the work and words of God due to such errors of men. |
1a
Ether 7:23;
Ether 9:28 2a TG Prophets, Rejection of
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5 And it came to pass that the brother of Shiblom caused that all the
prophets who prophesied of the destruction of the people should be put to
adeath;
6 And there was great calamity in all the land, for they had testified that a great curse should come upon the land, and also upon the people, and that there should be a great destruction among them, such an one as never had been upon the face of the earth, and their bones should become as aheaps of earth upon the face of the land except they should repent of their wickedness. 7 And they hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord, because of their wicked combinations; wherefore, there began to be wars and acontentions in all the land, and also many famines and pestilences, insomuch that there was a great destruction, such an one as never had been known upon the face of the earth; and all this came to pass in the days of Shiblom. 8 And the people began to repent of their iniquity; and inasmuch as they did the Lord did have amercy on them.
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5a
TG
Persecution 6a Omni 1:22; Ether 14:21 7a TG Contention 8a TG Mercy
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9 And it came to pass that Shiblom was slain, and Seth was brought
into acaptivity, and did dwell in captivity all his days.
10 And it came to pass that Ahah, his son, did obtain the kingdom; and he did reign over the people all his days. And he did do all manner of iniquity in his days, by which he did cause the shedding of much blood; and few were his days. 11 And Ethem, being a descendant of Ahah, did obtain the kingdom; and he also did do that which was wicked in his days.
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9a
Ether 10:30;
Ether 11:18-19
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12 And it came to pass that in the days of Ethem there came many
prophets, and prophesied again unto the people; yea, they did prophesy that
the Lord would utterly adestroy them from off the face of
the earth except they repented of their iniquities.
13 And it came to pass that the people hardened their hearts, and would not ahearken unto their words; and the prophets bmourned and withdrew from among the people. 14 And it came to pass that Ethem did execute judgment in wickedness all his days; and he begat Moron. And it came to pass that Moron did reign in his stead; and Moron did that which was wicked before the Lord.
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12a
Ether 12:3 13a Jer. 44:16; Mosiah 16:2 b TG Mourning
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15 And it came to pass that there arose a
arebellion among the people, because of that secret
bcombination which was built up to get power and gain; and
there arose a mighty man among them in iniquity, and gave battle unto Moron,
in which he did overthrow the half of the kingdom; and he did maintain the
half of the kingdom for many years.
16 And it came to pass that Moron did overthrow him, and did obtain the kingdom again. 17 And it came to pass that there arose another mighty man; and he was a descendant of the brother of Jared.
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15a
TG
Rebellion b TG Secret Combinations
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18 And it came to pass that he did overthrow Moron and obtain the
kingdom; wherefore, Moron dwelt in acaptivity all the
remainder of his days; and he begat Coriantor.
19 And it came to pass that Coriantor dwelt in captivity all his days. 20 And in the days of Coriantor there also came many prophets, and prophesied of great and marvelous things, and cried repentance unto the people, and except they should repent the Lord God would execute ajudgment against them to their utter destruction;
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18a
Ether 11:9 20a TG Judgment
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21 And that the Lord God would send or bring forth
aanother people to possess the bland, by his
powera, after the manner by which
he brought their fathers.
22 And they did areject all the words of the prophets, because of their bsecret society and wicked abominations. 23 And it came to pass that Coriantor begat aEther, and he died, having dwelt in captivity all his days.
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21a the Lord God would send or bring forth another people to possess the land, by his power The Jaredites had been taught and knew and understood that if they would rippen in their wickedness that another people would be raised up and brought into the land. And this was Lehi and his group and also Mulek and his group. And these two groups did constitute the Lord bring forth unto this land the a remnant of the seed of Joseph upon the land, yea, both Lehi and his group and Mulek and his group were of the house of Joseph (See Messiah ben David ~ Messiah ben Joseph). |
21a
Omni 1:21;
Ether 13:21 (20-21) b Deut. 29:28 22a TG Prophets, Rejection of b TG Secret Combinations 23a Ether 1:6; Ether 12:2; Ether 15:34 (33-34)
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