Ether 6
Here Moroni
shared more about the Jaredites.
Those
sixteen stones worked and gave all the barges light.
After they
had gathered their flocks and herds and food
They left
and never stopped expressing gratitude.
God produced
a wind that would blow them on their way.
Their
journey took them 344 days.
When they
finally made it to the promised land
They gave
thanks for the tender mercies God gave them.
Then they
all went forth and began to till the earth
And their
families grew larger as each wife gave birth.
They were
taught to humbly walk and began to spread.
Knowing he
would soon die, the brother of Jared
Asked his
brother to gather their women and men.
They asked
all the people what was desired of them.
Their people
requested that one son be named king.
Both
brothers were grieved that they’d request such a thing.
Though they
felt that it would lead to captivity
They let
their people choose Orihah as their king.
While he
reigned both Jared and his brother would die.
Their king
walked humbly and God blessed the Jaredites.
Ether 7
Though
Orihah and his son Kib reigned righteously,
Kib’s
rebellious son gathered himself an army.
He took his
dad captive. For many years he’d rule
But while
in prison, Kib begat a son named Shule.
Shule was
angry with his brother, King Corihor.
He gathered
an army and armed his men with swords.
He won back
the kingdom and later became king
And, like
his grandfather he governed righteously.
But his
nephew, Noah, a son of Corihor,
Drew many
away, such as his brother, Cohor.
He gave
battle to Shule and would take him captive
But Shule’s
sons crept into the house to come save him.
They slew
Noah and placed their father on his throne.
Meanwhile
Noah’s son built a kingdom of his own.
The country
was divided between Shule and Cohor.
This would
not last long, Cohor was soon killed in war.
Cohor’s
son, Nimrod, gave the kingdom back to Shule.
He received
great favors under his monarch’s rule.
It was at
this point in time that prophets were sent
Saying,
“You’ll be destroyed if you do not repent.”
Thanks to
Shule’s support the people listened to them
They
repented and began to prosper again.
Ether 8
Shule’s
grandson undoubtedly made his father sad—
He rebelled
and took half the kingdom from his dad.
He kept his
father, Omer, in captivity
But Omer’s
other sons would set their father free.
They were
mad at their brother, Jared, and fought him.
When he
nearly died Jared gave back the kingdom.
Seeing how
her father sorrowed for what was lost,
His
daughter would win it back, no matter the cost.
She went
before Akish and when he saw her dance
He asked
for her hand in marriage; this was her plan.
Jared told
Akish, “You can marry my daughter
“Only if
you’ll bring me the head of my father.”
Akish formed
a band—a secret combination—
Just the
kind that led to the Nephites’ destruction.
Every
secret combination plays the same role:
Overthrowing
freedom in all lands. That’s the goal.
Any nation
that will uphold such corruption
Will, like
the Nephites, be subject to destruction.
Ether 9
Akish
succeeded—his band made Jared the king—
But Omer
escaped. God had warned him in a dream.
Being the
king’s son-in-law must not have been enough
Akish
wanted more; he had become so corrupt.
So he had
his friends murder his father-in-law
And then
he, himself, became king over them all.
Omer and
his family settled by the seashore
But, in
time, they’d come back after a lengthy war.
Though the
king, Akish grew so jealous of his son
That he had
him starved to death, stuck in a prison.
Akish had
more sons, one of whom fled to Omer.
All the
rest began a war against their father.
After many
years only 30 souls remained
That’s when
Omer came back and once again would reign.
When Emer
became king he filled his father’s steps,
He ruled
righteously and the Jaredites were blessed.
His son,
Coriantum, reigned next in righteousness.
He was
followed by Com, who was followed by Heth.
Wickedness
was widespread. People forgot the Lord.
Heth
dethroned his dad and killed him with his own sword.
Prophets
warned the people, calling them to repent.
They would
not listen. God sent famine and
serpents.
Many people
perished and it was only then
That they
repented and God ended the famine.
Ether 10
Only one
survivor from Heth’s family remained.
He rebuilt
the kingdom and virtuously reigned.
While he
ruled King Shez walked in the ways of the Lord
But two of
his sons made mistakes we can’t ignore.
Shez, his
eldest son, rebelled against his father
But then he
was killed by the hand of a robber.
Riplakish
reigned next after Shez had passed away
His ego and
cruelty earned his people’s hate.
After forty
two years of his taxes and sins,
They
rebelled and would eventually kill him.
Riplakish
had a descendant, Morianton,
Who came
back later and fought till the throne was won.
He would
ease their burdens and earned the people’s trust
But the
choices he made for himself were not just.
Morianton’s
downfall was immorality.
His
successor, Kim, would rule in iniquity.
Kim’s
brother imprisoned him. That’s where Kim
would stay
With his
sons and daughters for the rest of his days.
His son
Levi fought and he won the kingdom back.
He was
righteous and got the kingdom back on track.
Corom, Kish
and Lib were the kings who would come next.
Each of
them were good and all their people were blessed.
But Lib’s
son Hearthom was placed in captivity
And for
four generations that’s where they would be.
Finally,
his great-great-great grandson would fight back
And for years
Com refused to give up the attack.
When he
beat King Amgid and regained the kingdom,
Robbers
were the source of problems for everyone.
Ether 11
Prophets
warned the people, if they did not repent,
They would
be destroyed because of their wickedness.
Though they
were rejected, King Com protected them
And his
days were blessed as he listened to those men.
Shiblom
would reign next. His brother started a
war
And killed
all the prophets. Destruction was in
store.
All the
contentions, pestilences and famines
Would
eventually get the people to repent.
When
Shiblom was killed his son Seth was imprisoned,
But the
kingdom was won back by his wicked son.
Aha’s life
was short, he was followed by Ethem.
He was
wicked too, so prophets came to warn him.
Nobody
would listen, and Ethem’s son, Moron,
Was also
wicked and witnessed two rebellions.
Though he
won the first fight he would, ultimately,
Spend all the
rest of his days in captivity.
His son,
Coriantor, spent his days in prison
At which
time prophets again warned of destruction.
One such
prophet, Ether, was Coriantor’s son.
Their words
were, again, rejected by everyone.
© 2020 by
N. Noelle Maes