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HURLBUT'S
_BIBLE LESSONS_
_FOR_
BOYS AND GIRLS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ON
The Old Testament and the New Testament
COMPRISING
A COMPLETE COURSE OF STUDY
Designed to carry one through the Old Testament in one year, and through
the New Testament in one year
BY
REV. JESSE LYMAN HURLBUT, D.D.
COPYRIGHTED 1907
BY
THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO.
* * * * *
PRINTED IN U.S.A.
PREFACE.
This lesson-book was prepared in order to meet a need realized in my own
work as a pastor; a need which is felt by many pastors and workers among
the young.
In the Home, Sunday-School and Church are children of all ages, from six
to sixteen. It is found impracticable to give to all this varied company
the same teaching. The lessons that are admirably adapted for boys and
girls between ten and fifteen are utterly unsuited to the children
between six and ten. Moreover after looking carefully, I have not been
able to find satisfactory lessons which can be taught to the young
children except by one especially trained for the work; and such
instructions are hard to find.
After various experiments I adopted in my own teaching the following
plan. We divided the children into two sections; the First Section
including all over nine years old, the Second Section all those under
nine.
I selected for twelve lessons, twelve Bible stories following in
succession, beginning with the story of Adam and Eve. On each of these
stories I prepared a catechism of very simple questions and answers, and
printed them by a duplicating process. After the opening of "The
Children's Hour," I told the story to all present in simple language,
explaining that while the story was told to all it was for the special
benefit of the smaller children; but =I noticed even the oldest boys and
girls listened to it with interest equal to the youngest=.
After the Bible story and the singing of a hymn, the Second Section
withdrew to another room. There the children were divided into classes,
and taught the questions and answers. A copy of the leaflet containing
the questions and answers of the story for the day was given to each
child, to be taken home and reviewed by parents or the older members of
the family.
By separating the children into two grades, the older young people can
receive instruction suited to their age, and the little ones are also
provided for.
So many pastors and others have requested copies of the leaflets
containing the questions and answers, that it has seemed desirable to
publish them; and they are now completed upon the entire Bible story,
and brought together in book form for the use of teachers of children.
These lessons may be used in classes of the Sunday School, by teachers
who desire a more consecutive treatment of the Bible story than is given
in the International Sunday School lessons, and by parents.
There are many families where "The Story of the Bible" has been read to
the interest and profit of the children. Parents will find that these
lessons will help to fix the important facts of the Bible story in the
minds of the little ones.
It will be seen that the questions and answers do not embrace all the
stories in the book. A selection has been made of what seem to be the
most important subjects, affording weekly lessons for one year, with
allowance for vacations, in the Old Testament, and another year in the
New Testament.
In the hope that these lessons may aid the children of to-day, who are
to be the men and women of to-morrow, to gain a definite knowledge of
the Word of God these lessons are sent forth.
JESSE LYMAN HURLBUT.
SUGGESTIONS FOR TEACHING.
1. Let the teacher in advance read over the questions and answers of the
lesson, note their relation to the story as told in "The Story of the
Bible," and to some extent fit the story to the lesson which is to be
taught.
2. Tell the story (or stories) of the day's lesson to the children,
following the plan given in the book. Use very simple words and avoid
all that are in any sense technical, or above the mind of a child.
3. After telling the story for the day, the children may be divided into
classes, and assistants may teach the questions and answers. But before
the close of the session it would be well to ask all the questions, and
have the answers given by the children.
4. In order to complete each course, in the Old Testament and in the
New, within a year, it may be necessary to omit some of the lessons,
where classes take a vacation in the summer. To complete the course of
each year in such classes the Reviews at the end of each series of
lessons might be omitted, although they will be valuable as summaries of
the important facts of the lesson. Some teachers might prefer to omit
from the Old Testament lessons, some of the following in order to
complete the course in a year. Lesson XXVIII David and Absalom; XXX The
Temple; XXXVI Elisha and Jonah; XXXVIII, XXXIX The Kings of Judah; XLIV
Queen Esther. These are suggested for omission not because they are
unimportant or uninteresting, but in case some lessons must be omitted.
In order to complete the course in one year in the New Testament
lessons, the following might be omitted, if some must be. XVI The
Mothers Prayer; XX The Good Shepherd; XXIII Jesus and the Children;
XXVI, XXVII The Last Teachings.
OLD TESTAMENT LESSONS.
PART FIRST.--FROM ADAM TO MOSES.
Lesson I. The Beautiful Garden.
(Tell Story 1 in "Hurlbut's Story of the Bible.")
=To the Teacher:=
Under the title of each lesson throughout these pages will be seen
instructions to tell certain lessons, with numbers. These numbered
lessons and parts correspond with the numbered lessons and parts in
"Hurlbut's Story of the Bible."
Let the teacher begin by asking, "Who can tell us what is the first
verse of the Bible?" When hands are raised, call on three or four
children to repeat the verse in turn; then let all the class repeat it
in concert. Explain what the verse means, that God made the world, and
all the things in it. Tell the story of the creation of the world; of
the first man and the first woman; the Garden of [=E]´d[)e]n, and how
[)A]d´[)a]m and [=E]ve lost their home, and were driven out. Then teach
the class the answers to the following questions. At the close of the
lesson, see that every young pupil is shown just where the questions and
answers on the lesson are found. The answers should be reviewed by
parents, or older brothers and sisters, until the child can repeat them
thoroughly, and can tell in his own language, the story of the lesson.
Questions and Answers.
=1.= What is the first verse in the Bible? ="In the beginning God
created the heavens and the earth."=
=2.= What does this mean? =That God made all things.=
=3.= In how many days does the Bible tell us that God made the world?
=In six days.=
=4.= On what day did God rest from his work? =On the seventh day.=
=5.= Whom did God make as the first man? =[)A]d´[)a]m.=
=6.= Who was the first woman? =[=E]ve.=
=7.= What place did God give to [)A]d´[)a]m and [=E]ve as their home?
=The garden of [=E]´d[)e]n.=
=8.= How long did [)A]d´[)a]m and [=E]ve live in the beautiful garden?
=As long as they did what God told them to do.=
=9.= What became of them when they did not obey God's word? =They were
driven out of the garden.=
Lesson II. The Earliest People.
(Tell Stories 2 and 3.)
=To the Teacher:=
1. In the story of C[=a]in and [=A]´b[)e]l, explain carefully what is
meant by "an altar"; and how in early times people came to God in
prayer. With little children, use the word "praying," rather than
"worship," and "gift to God" or "offering," rather than "sacrifice."
2. In the story of "The Great Ship," explain what "an ark" was, properly
a chest or box; in this story, a great ship, built not to sail fast, but
to float on the water, and to hold a great amount. Perhaps it was made
so large, not only to carry many animals and their food, but also very
many people, if the people had been willing to be saved by it.
=1.= Who was the first child of [)A]d´[)a]m and [=E]ve after they were
sent out of the garden of [=E]´d[)e]n? =C[=a]in.=
=2.= What was the name of C[=a]in's younger brother? =[=A]´b[)e]l.=
=3.= What wicked thing did C[=a]in do when the two boys grew up to be
men? =He killed his brother [=A]´b[)e]l.=
=4.= What does the Bible tell of the earliest people who were on the
earth? =They lived to be hundreds of years old.=
=5.= Who lived the longest of any of those people? =M[+e]-th[u:]´se-lah,
who lived more than nine hundred years.=
=6.= Were those who lived at that time good people? =Nearly all of them
were very wicked.=
=7.= What good man lived in those times? =[=E]´n[)o]ch, who walked with
God.=
=8.= What was the end of [=E]´n[)o]ch's life? =He did not die, but God
took him to himself.=
=9.= What came upon the earth on account of the wickedness of its
people? =A great flood.=
=10.= What good man with his family was saved from the flood? =N[=o]´ah
who built the Ark.=
=11.= On what mountain did N[=o]´ah and his family leave the ark after
the flood? =On Mount Âr´a-r[)a]t.=
Lesson III. Abram.
(Tell Stories 4 and 5. It might be well to end the story, for the
present, at the foot of page 52, and leave the story of Lot for the next
lesson.)
=1.= What was the name of the first large city built after the great
flood? =B[=a]´bel, afterward called B[)a]b´[)y]-lon.=
=2.= What happened to the people who were building a great tower in this
city? =They could not understand each other's speech.=
=3.= What did these people of different languages do? =They went away to
different lands.=
=4.= Who was [=A]´br[)a]m? =A good man, who prayed to God.=
=5.= To what did all the other people of [=A]´br[)a]m's time pray? =To
gods of wood and stone.=
=6.= What did God tell [=A]´br[)a]m to do? =To go to a land far away.=
=7.= What was God's promise to [=A]´br[)a]m? ="I will be with thee and
bless thee."=
=8.= To what land did [=A]´br[)a]m go, obeying God's word? =To the land
of C[=a]´n[)a]an.=
=9.= How did [=A]´br[)a]m and his family live in the land of
C[=a]´n[)a]an? =In tents, moving from place to place.=
=10.= What did [=A]´br[)a]m build whenever he set up his tent? =An altar
for prayer to God.=
Lesson IV. Abram and Lot.
(Begin at page 53 in Story 5; tell stories 6 and 8, omitting all of
Story 7, except to tell that Abram's name was changed to Abraham.)
=1.= Who was L[)o]t? =He was [=A]´br[)a]m's nephew, who at first lived
with [=A]´br[)a]m.=
=2.= Where did L[)o]t live, after he left his uncle [=A]´br[)a]m? =Near
the wicked city of S[)o]d´om.=
=3.= What happened to L[)o]t and his family at S[)o]d´om? =They were
carried away by enemies in war.=
=4.= How was L[)o]t saved from those enemies and brought back to his
home? =By [=A]´br[)a]m, who drove the enemies away.=
=5.= What new name did God give to [=A]´br[)a]m? =The name of
[=A]´br[)a]-h[)a]m.=
=6.= Who came to visit [=A]´br[)a]-h[)a]m in his tent? =Angels from
God.=
=7.= What good news did they bring to [=A]´br[)a]-h[)a]m? =That he
should have a son.=
=8.= What prayer did [=A]´br[)a]-h[)a]m make to God? =That God would not
destroy the wicked city of S[)o]d´om.=
=9.= What did God promise to [=A]´br[)a]-h[)a]m? =To spare the city, if
he should find ten good men in it.=
=10.= How many good men did the angels of God find in S[)o]d´om? =Only
one, L[)o]t.=
=11.= What came upon S[)o]d´om, and the cities near it after the angels
had sent L[)o]t away? =A rain of fire.=
Lesson V. Isaac and his Sons.
(Tell Stories 10, 11 and 12.)
=1.= What was the name of [=A]´br[)a]-h[)a]m's son? =[=I]´[s+]aac.=
=2.= What was done with [=I]´[s+]aac when he was a boy? =He was laid on
an altar.=
=3.= For what purpose was [=I]´[s+]aac laid on the altar? =To be given
to God.=
=4.= When [=I]´[s+]aac grew up, who became his wife? =R[+e]-b[)e]k´ah.=
=5.= What kind of a man was [=I]´[s+]aac? =He was a good man, who loved
peace.=
=6.= Who were the two sons of [=I]´[s+]aac and R[+e]-b[)e]k´ah?
=[=E]´s[a:]u and J[=a]´cob.=
=7.= To whom did [=E]´s[a:]u sell his right as the older son? =To his
brother J[=a]´cob.=
=8.= For what price did [=E]´s[a:]u sell his birthright? =For a bowl of
food.=
=9.= What else did J[=a]´cob get that was meant for [=E]´s[a:]u? =His
father's blessing.=
Lesson VI. Jacob.
(Tell Stories 13 and 14.)
=1.= Who was J[=a]´cob? =The younger son of [=I]´[s+]aac.=
=2.= What did J[=a]´cob see in a dream at night, when he was going far
from his home? =A ladder from earth to heaven with angels on it.=
=3.= Whom did J[=a]´cob see standing at the top of the ladder? =The Lord
God.=
=4.= What did God say to J[=a]´cob at that time? ="I am with thee and
will keep thee."=
=5.= What promise did J[=a]´cob make after he saw the heavenly ladder
and heard the voice of God? ="The Lord shall be my God."=
=6.= What other name was given to J[=a]´cob many years afterward? =The
name of [)I][s+]´ra-el.=
=7.= What does the name [)I][s+]´ra-el mean? =The prince of God.=
=8.= How many sons did J[=a]´cob or [)I][s+]´ra-el have? =Twelve.=
=9.= What people came from J[=a]´cob or [)I][s+]´ra-el? =The children of
[)I][s+]´ra-el or [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes.=
=10.= What are the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes called in the Bible? =The
people of God.=
=11.= Why are they called "the people of God"? =Because they prayed to
God, when other people were praying to idols.=
Lesson VII. Joseph in Egypt.
(Tell Stories 15 and 16.)
=1.= Who was J[=o]´[s+]eph? =One of the younger sous of J[=a]´cob.=
=2.= How did J[=a]´cob feel toward J[=o]´[s+]eph? =He loved
J[=o]´[s+]eph more than his older sons.=
=3.= How did J[=o]´[s+]eph's older brothers feel toward him? =They hated
him.=
=4.= How did J[=o]´[s+]eph's brothers treat J[=o]´[s+]eph? =They sold
him for a slave.=
=5.= To what land was J[=o]´[s+]eph taken and sold? =To the land of
[=E]´[.g][)y]pt.=
=6.= How was J[=o]´[s+]eph treated as a slave in [=E]´[.g][)y]pt? =He
was put in prison.=
=7.= What is told of J[=o]´[s+]eph in the prison? ="The Lord was with
J[=o]´[s+]eph."=
=8.= Who sent for J[=o]´[s+]eph in the prison? =Ph[=a]´ra[=o]h, the King
of [=E]´[.g][)y]pt.=
=9.= What did J[=o]´[s+]eph do for Ph[=a]´ra[=o]h? =He told him the
meaning of his dreams.=
=10.= What did J[=o]´[s+]eph tell Ph[=a]´ra[=o]h were coming upon the
land? =Seven years of great plenty.=
=11.= What would come after the seven years of plenty? =Seven years of
great need.=
=12.= What did King Ph[=a]´ra[=o]h do, when he heard these things? =He
made J[=o]´[s+]eph ruler over all the land.=
Lesson VIII. Joseph and his Brothers.
(Tell Stories 17, 18 and 9.)
=1.= What did J[=o]´[s+]eph do after he became ruler of [=E]´[.g][)y]pt,
during the seven years of plenty? =He saved up all the food.=
=2.= What was done with the food that was saved up by J[=o]´[s+]eph?
=The people of [=E]´[.g][)y]pt were fed in the years of need.=
=3.= Where were J[=a]´cob and his other sons, the brothers of
J[=o]´[s+]eph, living at this time? =In the land of C[=a]´n[)a]an.=
=4.= What did J[=o]´[s+]eph's brothers do to get food in the time of
need? =They went down to [=E]´[.g][)y]pt.=
=5.= How did J[=o]´[s+]eph treat his brothers when they came to him? =He
gave them food but did not tell them who he was.=
=6.= When they came the second time what did J[=o]´[s+]eph do? =He told
them who he was, and forgave them.=
=7.= What else did J[=o]´[s+]eph do for his father and his brothers? =He
sent for them all to come down to [=E]´[.g][)y]pt.=
=8.= How many were the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes or people of
[)I][s+]´ra-el, when they came down to [=E]´[.g][)y]pt? =Seventy
people.=
=9.= In what part of [=E]´[.g][)y]pt did they live? =In the land of
G[=o]´shen.=
Lesson IX. The Youth of Moses.
(Tell Story 20.)
=1.= How long did the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes stay in [=E]´[.g][)y]pt?
=More than four hundred years.=
=2.= How did the [=E]´[.g][)y]pt-ian[s+] treat the
[)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes while J[=o]´[s+]eph lived, and for a time
afterward? =They were kind to the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes.=
=3.= What became of the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes in [=E]´[.g][)y]pt? =They
grew into a great people.=
=4.= How did the King of [=E]´[.g][)y]pt who ruled many years after
J[=o]´[s+]eph's time treat the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes? =He was very
cruel to them.=
=5.= How did the King treat the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes cruelly? =He made
them work very hard.=
=6.= What order did the King give, to keep the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes
from growing in number? =That all their boy babies should be killed.=
=7.= What did one [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]te mother do with her little
baby-boy? =She left him in a little boat on the river.=
=8.= Who found the baby floating in the river? =The daughter of
Ph[=a]´ra[=o]h the King.=
=9.= What did the daughter of Ph[=a]´ra[=o]h do with the baby? =She made
him her own son.=
=10.= What was the name of this boy? =M[=o]´[s+]e[s+].=
=11.= To what land did M[=o]´[s+]e[s+] go after he grew up? =To the land
ot M[)i]d´[)i]-an.=
Lesson X. The Israelites Leaving Egypt.
(Tell Stories 21, 22 and 23.)
=1.= How long was M[=o]´[s+]e[s+] in the land of M[)i]d´[)i]-an? =Forty
years.=
=2.= What was M[=o]´[s+]e[s+] at that time? =A shepherd.=
=3.= On what mountain did M[=o]´[s+]e[s+] see a wonderful sight? =On
Mount H[=o]´reb, called also Mount S[=i]´n[=a]i.=
=4.= What did M[=o]´[s+]e[s+] see on this mountain? =A bush on fire, yet
not burned up.=
=5.= What spoke to M[=o]´[s+]e[s+] from the burning bush? =The Lord God
of [)I][s+]´ra-el.=
=6.= What did God tell M[=o]´[s+]e[s+] to do? =To bring his people out
of [=E]´[.g][)y]pt.=
=7.= Who helped M[=o]´[s+]e[s+] in this work? =His brother Aâr´on.=
=8.= Who would not allow the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes to go out of
[)E]´[.g][)y]pt? =Ph[=a]´ra[=o]h the King.=
=9.= What came upon Ph[=a]´ra[=o]h and the [=E]-[.g][)y]p´tian[s+] until
they were willing to let the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes go? =Many plagues.=
=10.= How were the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes at last led out of
[=E]´[.g][)y]pt? =By a pillar of cloud and of fire.=
Lesson XI. The Israelites in the Wilderness.
(Tell Stories 24, 25, 26 and 27, but make the account of the Tabernacle
very brief.)
=1.= Through what sea did God lead the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes when they
came out of [=E]´[.g][)y]pt? =Through the Red Sea.=
=2.= Into what land did they go from [=E]´[.g][)y]pt? =Into the
wilderness on the south of C[=a]´n[)a]an.=
=3.= What kind of a land was this wilderness? =A land without food or
water.=
=4.= What did God give to the people for food while they were in the
wilderness? =Bread from heaven.=
=5.= How did God give water to the people? =From a rock.=
=6.= Where did God speak to the people? =From Mount S[=i]´n[=a]i.=
PART SECOND.--FROM JOSHUA TO SAMUEL.
Lesson XV. How Jericho was Taken.
(Tell Stories 1 and 2 in Part Second.)
=1.= Who became the ruler of the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes after
M[=o]´[s+]e[s+] died? =J[)o]sh´u-[.a].=
=2.= What did God say to J[)o]sh´u-[.a] when he took charge of the
[)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes? ="Be strong and of a good courage."=
=3.= Where was the camp of the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes at that time?
=Beside the river Jôr´dan.=
=4.= What land was in front of them across the river? =The land of
C[=a]´n[)a]an.=
=5.= What city of C[=a]´n[)a]an was near to the river? =The city of
J[)e]r´[)i]-ch[=o].=
=6.= Whom did J[)o]sh´u-[.a] send to look at the city of
J[)e]r´[)i]-ch[=o]? =Two spies.=
=7.= What woman hid the two spies and saved their lives? =R[=a]´h[)a]b.=
=8.= How did God help the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes to cross the river
Jôr´dan? =The river became dry.=
=9.= How did God help them to take the city of J[)e]r´[)i]-ch[=o]? =Its
walls fell down.=
=10.= What became of R[=a]´h[)a]b, who had helped the spies? =Her life
was saved.=
Lesson XVI. How the Land of Canaan was Won.
(Tell Stories 3, 4, 5 and 7 in Part Second. Omit Story 6.)
=1.= To what place did J[)o]sh´u-[.a] lead the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes
after J[)e]r´[)i]-ch[=o] had been taken? =To Sh[=e]´chem, in the middle
of the land.=
=2.= What did J[)o]sh´u-[.a] do near Sh[=e]´chem? =He read God's law to
the people.=
=3.= Where was the great battle fought between J[)o]sh´u-[.a] and the
C[=a]´n[)a]an-[=i]tes? =At B[)e]th=h[=o]´r[)o]n.=
=4.= What is told about this battle? =The sun and moon stood still.=
=5.= What did J[)o]sh´u-[.a] and the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes do in this
war? =They took the land from the C[=a]´n[)a]an-[=i]tes.=
=6.= What was the land of C[=a]´n[)a]an called after this war? =The land
of [)I][s+]´ra-el.=
=7.= Into how many parts did J[)o]sh´u-[.a] divide the land? =Into
twelve parts for the twelve tribes.=
=8.= After whom were these tribes named? =After the sons of J[=a]´cob.=
=9.= Where, near the middle of the lands, did J[)o]sh´u-[.a] set up the
Tabernacle for the worship of God? =At Sh[=i]´l[=o]h.=
=10.= What did J[)o]sh´u-[.a], before he died, tell the people they must
do? =Fear the Lord and serve him.=
=11.= What promise did the people make to J[)o]sh´u-[.a]? ="We will
serve the Lord, and the Lord only."=
Lesson XVII. The Earlier Judges.
(Tell Stories 8, 9 and 10 in Part Second.)
=1.= Did the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes keep the promise which they had made
to serve the Lord only? =No, they forgot God, and served idols.=
=2.= What came upon them because of their sins? =They fell under the
power of their enemies.=
=3.= Who many times brought the people back to God, and set them free
from their enemies? =Rulers who were called Judges.=
=4.= How many of these "judges" in turn ruled over the
[)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes? =Fifteen.=
=5.= Who was the first of the judges? =[)O]th´n[)i]-el.=
=6.= What one of the judges was a woman? =D[)e]b´o-rah, the fourth
judge.=
=7.= What did D[)e]b´o-rah do for the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes? =She led
them to a great victory over the C[=a]´n[)a]an-[=i]tes.=
=8.= Who was the greatest of all the judges? =[=G][)i]d´e-on, the fifth
judge.=
=9.= What did [=G][)i]d´e-on do for the people? =He won victories over
the M[)i]d´[)i]-an-[=i]tes.=
=10.= Who helped [=G][)i]d´e-on to win his first great victory? =A band
of three hundred brave men.=
Lesson XVIII. The Later judges.
(Omit Stories 11 and 13. Tell Stories 12 and 14 in Part Second.)
=1.= What enemies gave to the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes the greatest
trouble in the time of the judges? =The Ph[)i]-l[)i]s´t[)i]ne[s+].=
=2.= Who began to set [)I][s+]´ra-el free from the
Ph[)i]-l[)i]s´t[)i]ne[s+]? =S[)a]m´son.=
=3.= For what was S[)a]m´son famed? =For his great strength.=
=4.= What did S[)a]m´son once carry away from a city? =The gates of
G[=a]´za.=
=5.= What did the Ph[)i]-l[)i]s´t[)i]ne[s+] do to S[)a]m´son when they
made him prisoner? =They put out his eyes.=
=6.= What did S[)a]m´son do to the Ph[)i]-l[)i]s´t[)i]ne[s+] afterward?
=He pulled down a temple upon them.=
=7.= What good woman came to live among the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes in
the time of the Judges? =R[u:]th.=
=8.= In what city did R[u:]th live? =B[)e]th´=l[)e]-h[)e]m.=
=9.= What rich man married R[u:]th? =B[=o]´[)a]z.=
=10.= What king was the great grandson of B[=o]´[)a]z and R[u:]th?
=D[=a]´vid.=
Lesson XIX. The Last of the Judges.
(Omit Stories 13 and 14 in Part Second. Tell Stories 15, 16, 17.)
=1.= Who was the fourteenth of the fifteen judges in [)I][s+]´ra-el?
=[=E]´l[=i], who was also priest.=
=2.= What woman brought her little child to [=E]´l[=i] in the house of
God? =H[)a]n´nah.=
=3.= What was her little boy's name? =S[)a]m´u-el.=
=4.= Where did S[)a]m´u-el grow up? =In the house of the Lord.=
=5.= What came to S[)a]m´u-el while he was a child? =The voice of the
Lord.=
=6.= What did S[)a]m´u-el answer when the Lord spoke to him? ="Speak,
for thy servant heareth."=
=7.= What was S[)a]m´u-el when he became a man? =The last of the judges
in [)I][s+]´ra-el.=
=8.= What did S[)a]m´u-el do as Judge? =He brought the people back to
God.=
=9.= What did the prayers of S[)a]m´u-el give to the people? =Victory
over their enemies.=
=10.= What is said of S[)a]m´u-el as a ruler? =He was wise and good.=
=11.= At what place did S[)a]m´u-el live while he was judge? =At
R[=a]'mah.=
Lesson XX. The First King of Israel.
(Tell Story 18 in Part Second.)
=1.= When S[)a]m´u-el grew old, what did the people ask him to do? =To
give them a king.=
=2.= Why did the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes wish for a king? =To be like the
others around them.=
=3.= Why was S[)a]m´u-el not pleased at this? =Because he wished God to
be the king of [)I][s+]´ra-el.=
=4.= What did God tell S[)a]m´u-el to do? =To let the people have a
king.=
=5.= Whom did God choose as the first king of [)I][s+]´ra-el? =A young
man named S[a:]ul.=
=6.= How did S[a:]ul look when he was made king? =He was the tallest man
of all the people.=
=7.= What did the people say when they saw their new king? ="Long live
the King."=
=8.= What did S[)a]m´u-el do for the king and the people? =He wrote the
laws of the land in a book.=
=9.= Where did S[a:]ul live as king? =At [=G][)i]b´e-ah.=
Lesson XXI. Review of Bible People, from Joshua to Saul.
(With each name, tell enough of the story to recall it to the minds of
the pupils.)
=1.= Who was the ruler of the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes after
M[=o]´[s+]e[s+] died? =J[)o]sh´u-[.a].=
=2.= What woman hid the spies and was saved by the
[)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes when her city was taken? =R[=a]´h[)a]b.=
=3.= Who ruled the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes in turn after J[)o]sh´u-[.a]?
=Fifteen judges.=
=4.= Who was the first judge? =[)O]th´n[)i]-el.=
=5.= Who was the woman judge? =D[)e]b´o-rah.=
=6.= Who was the greatest of the judges? =[=G][)i]d´e-on.=
=7.= What judge offered up his daughter? =J[)e]ph´thah.=
=8.= What judge was a very strong man? =S[)a]m´son.=
=9.= What old man was at the same time judge and priest? =[=E]´l[=i].=
=10.= Who was the last of the judges? =S[)a]m´u-el.=
=11.= Who was the mother of S[)a]m´u-el? =H[)a]n´nah.=
=12.= Who was the first king of [)I][s+]´ra-el? =S[a:]ul.=
Lesson XXII. Review of Bible Places in Part Second.
(Tell enough of the story with each place to recall the name to the
pupils.)
=1.= What land was won by J[)o]sh´u-[.a] and the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes
in war? =The land of C[=a]´n[)a]an.=
=2.= What river stopped flowing while the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes walked
across its bed? =The Jôr´dan river.=
=3.= What city was taken by the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes when its walls
fell down? =J[)e]r´[)i]-ch[=o].=
=4.= Near what place did J[)o]sh´u-[.a] read the law of God to the
[)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes? =Near the city of Sh[=e]'chem.=
=5.= At what battle do we read that the sun and moon stood still? =The
battle of B[)e]th=h[=o]´r[)o]n.=
=6.= What name was given to the land of C[=a]´n[)a]an after it was taken
by the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes? =The land of [)I][s+]´ra-el.=
=7.= Where were the Tabernacle and the ark of God placed after the land
was won? =At Sh[=i]´l[=o]h.=
=8.= Where did S[)a]m´u-el live while he was judge? =At R[=a]´mah.=
=9.= Where did S[a:]ul live while he was king? =At [=G][)i]b´e-ah.=
PART THIRD.--FROM SAUL TO SOLOMON.
Lesson XXIII. Saul as King.
(Tell Stories 1, 2 and 3 in Part Third.)
=1.= How did S[a:]ul begin his rule as king of [)I][s+]´ra-el? =He began
by doing brave deeds.=
=2.= What good things did S[a:]ul do soon after he became king? =He
drove away the enemies of [)I][s+]´ra-el.=
=3.= Who helped S[a:]ul in his wars? =His brave son J[)o]n´a-than.=
=4.= Over what enemies did J[)o]n´a-than win a great victory? =Over the
Ph[)i]-l[)i]s´t[)i]ne[s+].=
=5.= Who spoke to S[a:]ul the word of the Lord? =S[)a]m´u-el, the
prophet.=
=6.= What is a prophet? =A man who speaks God's word.=
=7.= What did S[a:]ul do that was wrong? =He disobeyed God's words.=
=8.= What did S[)a]m´u-el say to S[a:]ul? ="Obeying God is better than
offerings."=
=9.= What did S[)a]m´u-el say that the Lord would do to S[a:]ul? =That
he would take the kingdom from him.=
=10.= How did S[)a]m´u-el feel when he saw that S[a:]ul would not obey
the Lord? =He wept for S[a:]ul.=
Lesson XXIV. The Boy David.
(Tell Stories 4 and 5 in Part Third.)
=1.= To what place did God send S[)a]m´u-el to find a king in the place
of S[a:]ul? =To B[)e]th´=l[)e]-h[)e]m.=
=2.= Whom did God show to S[)a]m´u-el at B[)e]th´=l[)e]-h[)e]m, as the
one whom he had chosen? =A boy named D[=a]´vid.=
=3.= Whose son was D[=a]´vid? =The son of an old man named J[)e]s´se.=
=4.= What was D[=a]´vid at this time? =He was a shepherd.=
=5.= What did S[)a]m´u-el do, to show that D[=a]´vid was to be king? =He
poured oil on his head.=
=6.= What did D[=a]´vid do while caring for his sheep? =He made music on
his harp.=
=7.= Who sent for D[=a]´vid to play before him? =King S[a:]ul.=
=8.= With what people were the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes at war most of the
time while S[a:]ul was king? =The Ph[)i]-l[)i]s-t[)i]ne[s+].=
=9.= What Ph[)i]-l[)i]s-t[)i]ne dared the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes to
choose a man to fight with him? =A giant named G[+o]-l[=i]´ath.=
=10.= Who fought the giant and killed him? =The boy D[=a]´vid.=
=11.= With what did D[=a]´vid fight the giant? =With a sling and stone.=
Lesson XXV. David and Saul.
(Tell Stories 6, 7 and 8 in Part Third.)
=1.= What did S[a:]ul do with D[=a]´vid after D[=a]´vid had killed the
Ph[)i]-l[)i]s´t[)i]ne giant? =He made D[=a]´vid an officer in his army.=
=2.= Whom did D[=a]´vid marry after this? =A daughter of King S[a:]ul.=
=3.= How did King S[a:]ul feel toward D[=a]´vid? =He was very jealous.=
=4.= How did S[a:]ul show that he was jealous? =He tried to kill
D[=a]´vid.=
=5.= Who loved D[=a]´vid greatly? =S[a:]ul's son J[)o]n´a-than.=
=6.= What promise did D[=a]´vid make to J[)o]n´a-than? =To be true to
him and kind to his children.=
=7.= What did D[=a]´vid do on account of S[a:]ul's hate? =He hid in the
wilderness.=
=8.= How did D[=a]´vid treat S[a:]ul, when he found him asleep in a
cave? =He spared his life.=
Lesson XXVI. The End of Saul's Reign.
(Tell Stories 9 and 10 in Part Third.)
=1.= What is said of S[a:]ul, in the latter part of his reign? =The Lord
had left S[a:]ul.=
=2.= Why did the Lord leave S[a:]ul? =Because S[a:]ul would not obey the
Lord.=
=3.= What showed that the Lord had left S[a:]ul? =There was no one to
help him in his need.=
=4.= What people were at war with the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes nearly all
the time that S[a:]ul was king? =The Ph[)i]-l[)i]s-t[)i]ne[s+].=
=5.= Where was fought the last battle of S[a:]ul's reign? =On Mount
[=G][)i]l-b[=o]´[.a].=
=6.= Which side was beaten in the battle of Mount [=G][)i]l-b[=o]´[.a]?
=S[a:]ul and the [)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes.=
=7.= What brave man was killed in the battle? =S[a:]ul's son
J[)o]n´a-than.=
=8.= What did S[a:]ul do after this battle? =He killed himself.=
=9.= How long had S[a:]ul ruled as king? =Forty years.=
=10.= What did D[=a]´vid do when he heard of S[a:]ul's death? =He
mourned for S[a:]ul and J[)o]n´a-than.=
=11.= After S[a:]ul's death what tribe chose D[=a]´vid as its king? =The
tribe of J[=u]´dah.=
Lesson XXVII. David, King of Israel.
(Tell Stories 11 and 12 in Part Third.)
=1.= How long did D[=a]´vid reign as king over the tribe of J[=u]´dah
only? =Seven years.=
=2.= What did the people of the land do seven years after S[a:]ul was
killed? =They made D[=a]´vid king over all [)I][s+]´ra-el.=
=3.= How did D[=a]´vid find the land when he became king? =It was weak
and in the power of enemies.=
=4.= What great city did D[=a]´vid take from his enemies? =The city of
J[+e]-r[u:]´s[+a]-l[)e]m.=
=5.= On what mountain was the city of J[+e]-r[u:]´s[+a]-l[)e]m? =On
Mount Z[=i]´[)o]n.=
=6.= What did D[=a]´vid do with J[+e]-r[u:]´s[+a]-l[)e]m after he had
taken it? =He made it strong and lived in it.=
=7.= What enemies did D[=a]´vid drive out of the land? =The
Ph[)i]-l[)i]s´t[)i]ne[s+].=
=8.= What did D[=a]´vid bring to J[+e]-r[u:]´s[+a]-l[)e]m? =The ark of
God.=
=9.= What did D[=a]´vid win by war? =Rule over all the lands around
[)I][s+]´ra-el.=
=10.= Whose son did D[=a]´vid treat kindly after he became king? =The
son of J[)o]n´a-than.=
Lesson XXVIII. David and Absalom.
(Tell Stories 13, 14 and 15 in Part Third.)
=1.= What wicked thing did King D[=a]´vid do? =He caused one of his
brave soldiers to be killed.=
=2.= For what purpose was this done? =So that D[=a]´vid might marry the
soldier's wife.=
=3.= Who came to D[=a]´vid and told him that he had done wickedly? =The
prophet N[=a]´than.=
=4.= In what story did N[=a]´than show the king how wickedly he had
acted? =In the story of a little lamb.=
=5.= What did D[=a]´vid say when N[=a]´than spoke to him? ="I have
sinned against the Lord."=
=6.= What did N[=a]´than say should come to D[=a]´vid because of his
sin? =He should be made to suffer.=
=7.= What son of D[=a]´vid tried to take his kingdom from him?
=[)A]b´sa-l[)o]m.=
=8.= How far did [)A]b´sa-l[)o]m succeed? =He drove D[=a]´vid away from
J[+e]-r[u:]´s[+a]-l[)e]m.=
=9.= Where was the battle fought between the men of [)A]b´sa-l[)o]m and
the men of D[=a]´vid? =In the wood of [=E]´phr[)a]-[)i]m.=
=10.= What happened to [)A]b´sa-l[)o]m in the battle? =He was killed.=
=11.= What came to D[=a]´vid? =He reigned again as king.=
Lesson XXIX. Solomon.
(Omit Story 16. Tell Stories 17 and 18 in Part Third.)
=1.= What did D[=a]´vid wish to do while he was king? =To build a temple
to the Lord.=
=2.= Why would not God allow D[=a]´vid to build the temple? =Because he
had been a man of war.=
=3.= What did God promise to D[=a]´vid? =That his son should build the
temple.=
=4.= How long did D[=a]´vid reign? =Forty years, seven over J[=u]´dah
and thirty-three over [)I][s+]´ra-el.=
=5.= What does the Bible say of D[=a]´vid as king? =He was the greatest
and best of all the kings of [)I][s+]´ra-el.=
=6.= Whom did D[=a]´vid make king before he died? =His son
S[)o]l´o-mon.=
=7.= What did S[)o]l´o-mon have through all his reign? =Peace in all the
land.=
=8.= What did the Lord say to S[)o]l´o-mon at night? ="Ask what I shall
give you."=
=9.= For what did S[)o]l´o-mon ask the Lord? =For wisdom to rule the
people.=
=10.= What did God promise to give to S[)o]l´o-mon besides wisdom?
=Riches, and honor, and long life.=
Lesson XXX. The Temple.
(Tell Stories 19 and 20, in Part Third.)
=1.= What was the greatest work in the reign of S[)o]l´o-mon? =The
building of the temple.=
=2.= For what purpose was the temple built? =For the house of God.=
=3.= Where was the temple built? =On Mount M[+o]-r[=i]´ah.=
=4.= Of what older building was it a copy in its plan? =The Tabernacle.=
=5.= What stood in front of the temple? =An open court.=
=6.= What were the two rooms of the building? =The holy place, and the
holy of holies.=
=7.= What was kept in the holy of holies? =The ark of the covenant.=
=8.= What was in the ark of the covenant? =The ten commandments.=
=9.= For what was S[)o]l´o-mon known throughout the world? =For his
wisdom.=
=10.= What queen came from a far country to see S[)o]l´o-mon? =The Queen
of Sh[=e]´b[.a].=
Lesson XXXI. Review of Part Third.
(Tell enough of the stories to help the pupils in answering the
questions.)
=1.= Who was the first king of [)I][s+]´ra-el? =S[a:]ul.=
=2.= Where did S[a:]ul live as king? =At [=G][)i]b´e-ah.=
=3.= What was the name of S[a:]ul's brave son? =J[)o]n´a-than.=
=4.= Who spoke to S[a:]ul the word of the Lord? =S[)a]m´u-el.=
=5.= Why was the kingdom taken from S[a:]ul? =Because he disobeyed God.=
=6.= Whom did God choose for king in place of S[a:]ul? =D[=a]´vid.=
=7.= Where did D[=a]´vid live as a boy? =At B[)e]th´=l[)e]-h[)e]m.=
=8.= What was the name of the giant whom D[=a]´vid killed?
=G[+o]-l[=i]´ath.=
=9.= Where did D[=a]´vid hide from S[a:]ul? =In the wilderness.=
=10.= What people were at war with S[a:]ul and the
[)I][s+]´ra-el-[=i]tes? =The Ph[)i]-l[)i]s´t[)i]ne[s+].=
=11.= Where was S[a:]ul killed? =On Mount [=G][)i]l-b[=o]´[.a].=
=12.= Who became king after S[a:]ul? =D[=a]´vid.=
=13.= What city did D[=a]´vid take from enemies and make his home?
=J[+e]-r[u:]´s[+a]-l[)e]m.=
=14.= Who tried to make himself king in place of D[=a]´vid?
=[)A]b´sa-l[)o]m.=
=15.= Who was king after D[=a]´vid? =S[)o]l´o-mon.=
=16.= What did S[)o]l´o-mon build? =The temple.=
PART FOURTH.--THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL.
Lesson XXXII. The Two Kingdoms.
(Tell Stories 1 and 2 of Part Fourth.)
=1.= What took place after King S[)o]l´o-mon died? =The kingdom was
divided.=
=2.= What was the larger part called? =The kingdom of [)I][s+]´ra-el.=
=3.= How many of the tribes were in the kingdom of [)I][s+]´ra-el? =Ten
of the twelve tribes.=
=4.= Who was the first king of the Ten Tribes of [)I][s+]´ra-el?
=J[)e]r-o-b[=o]´am.=
=5.= What was the smaller part called? =The kingdom of J[=u]´dah.=
=6.= What tribes were in the kingdom of J[=u]´dah? =J[=u]´dah and
B[)e]n´ja-m[)i]n.=
=7.= Who was the first king of J[=u]´dah? =R[=e]-ho-b[=o]´am the son of
S[)o]l´o-mon.=
=8.= What wicked thing did J[)e]r-o-b[=o]´am the king of [)I][s+]´ra-el
do? =He led his people away from God.=
=9.= What did J[)e]r-o-b[=o]´am lead his people to do? =To pray to
idols.=
=10.= What is J[)e]r-o-b[=o]´am called in the Bible? ="J[)e]r-o-b[=o]´am
who made [)I][s+]´ra-el to sin."=
=11.= What did the prophet of God tell J[)e]r-o-b[=o]´am? =That the
kingdom should be taken from his family.=
Lesson XXXIII. Elijah.
(Read Story 3 in Part Fourth.)
=1.= Who was the most wicked of all the kings of [)I][s+]´ra-el?
=[=A]´h[)a]b.=
=2.= What was the name of [=A]´h[)a]b's wife, who led him to wickedness?
=J[)e]z´e-b[)e]l.=
=3.= At what city did the kings of [)I][s+]´ra-el live? =At
S[+a]-m[=a]´r[)i]-[.a].=
=4.= What great prophet came at the time while [=A]´h[)a]b was king?
=[+E]-l[=i]´jah.=
=5.= What did [+E]-l[=i]´jah tell King [=A]´h[)a]b? =That no rain should
come upon the land.=
=6.= Where did [+E]-l[=i]´jah hide from King [=A]´h[)a]b? =By the brook
Ch[=e]´r[)i]th.=
=7.= Who brought him food while he was by the brook? =Wild birds called
ravens.=
=8.= Where did God send [+E]-l[=i]´jah afterward? =To the city of
Z[)a]r´e-ph[)a]th.=
=9.= Who cared for [+E]-l[=i]´jah in that city? =A poor widow.=
=10.= What did [+E]-l[=i]´jah do for this widow? =He brought her dead
son to life.=
Lesson XXXIV. Elijah on Carmel and Horeb.
(Tell Stories 4 and 5 in Part Fourth.)
=1.= For how long did no rain fall on the land of [)I][s+]´ra-el? =For
more than three years.=
=2.= At what place did [+E]-l[=i]´jah call for all the people to meet
him after three years? =On Mount Cär´mel.=
=3.= What did [+E]-l[=i]´jah tell them to build on Mount Cär´mel?
=Two altars.=
=4.= For whom were these altars? =One for God, and the other for the
idol called B[=a]´al.=
=5.= What came upon God's altar when [+E]-l[=i]´jah prayed? =Fire from
heaven.=
=6.= What also came in answer to [+E]-l[=i]´jah's prayer? =A great
rain.=
=7.= Who tried to kill [+E]-l[=i]´jah after this? =Queen
J[)e]z´e-b[)e]l.=
=8.= Where did [+E]-l[=i]´jah go to escape from J[)e]z´e-b[)e]l? =To
Mount H[=o]´reb in the wilderness.=
=9.= Who spoke to [+E]-l[=i]´jah there? =The Lord God.=
=10.= What did the Lord give to [+E]-l[=i]´jah? =A great work to do.=
=11.= Whom did [+E]-l[=i]´jah call to go with him and help him?
=[+E]-l[=i]´sh[.a].=
Lesson XXXV. The Prophet Elisha.
(Omit Stories 6, 7, 8. Tell Stories 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 in Part Fourth. In
Story 10, tell only about "The Spring Sweetened by Salt.")
=1.= How was the prophet [+E]-l[=i]´jah taken to heaven? =In a chariot
of fire.=
=2.= Who took [+E]-l[=i]´jah's place as prophet? =[+E]-l[=i]´sh[.a].=
=3.= How did [+E]-l[=i]´sh[.a] make the bitter water of a spring sweet?
=By pouring in salt.=
=4.= How did [+E]-l[=i]´sh[.a] help a poor woman to pay a debt? =By a
vessel of oil.=
=5.= What lady built a room in her house for [+E]-l[=i]´sh[.a]? =The
woman of Sh[u:]´nem.=
=6.= What did [+E]-l[=i]´sh[.a] do for this woman? =He raised her son to
life.=
=7.= What S[)y]r´[)i]-an general came to [+E]-l[=i]´sh[.a]?
=N[=a]´a-man.=
=8.= What disease did N[=a]´a-man have? =He was a leper.=
=9.= What did [+E]-l[=i]´sh[.a] tell him to do? =To wash seven times in
the river Jôr´dan.=
=10.= What took place when he had washed? =He was made well.=
Lesson XXXVI. Elisha and Jonah.
(Tell Stories 14 and 17 in Part Fourth. Omit Stories 15 and 16.)
=1.= With what land was [)I][s+]´ra-el often at war in the time of the
Kings? =With S[)y]r´[)i]-[.a].=
=2.= Who greatly helped the king of [)I][s+]´ra-el by his power as a
prophet? =[+E]-l[=i]´sh[.a].=
=3.= At what place did the S[)y]r´[)i]-an[s+] send an army to make
[+E]-l[=i]´sh[.a] their prisoner? =At D[=o]´than.=
=4.= What did the servant of [+E]-l[=i]´sh[.a] see around
[+E]-l[=i]´sh[.a] to keep him safe from the S[)y]r´[)i]-an[s+]?
=Chariots and horses of fire.=
=5.= Who came to visit [+E]-l[=i]´sh[.a] when he was dying?
=J[=o]´[)a]sh the King of [)I][s+]´ra-el.=
=6.= What did the dying [+E]-l[=i]´sh[.a] promise to the king? =Victory
over the S[)y]r´[)i]-an[s+].=
=7.= What prophet was sent to preach to a great city? =J[=o]´nah.=
=8.= To what city was J[=o]´nah sent? =To N[)i]n´e-veh.=
=9.= What wonderful thing happened to J[=o]´nah? =He was for three days
inside a great fish.=
=10.= What did J[=o]´nah do afterward? =He preached to the people of
N[)i]n´e-veh.=
Lesson XXXVII. The Ten Tribes Lost; with Review of Part Fourth.
(Read Story 18 in Part Fourth, and recall of the other stories as much
as may be needed for the Review.)
=1.= How many tribes were in the kingdom of [)I][s+]´ra-el? =Ten.=
=2.= Who was the first king of the Ten Tribes? =J[)e]r-o-b[=o]´am.=
=3.= How many kings ruled over [)I][s+]´ra-el or the Ten Tribes?
=Nineteen.=
=4.= What is said of these kings? =Nearly all of them were wicked.=
=5.= Who was the most wicked of all the kings of [)I][s+]´ra-el?
=[=A]´h[)a]b.=
=6.= Who was [=A]´h[)a]b's wife? =Queen J[)e]z´e-b[)e]l.=
=7.= What was the chief city in the kingdom of [)I][s+]´ra-el?
=S[+a]-m[=a]´r[)i]-[.a].=
=8.= What great prophet lived in the times of [=A]´h[)a]b and
J[)e]z´e-b[)e]l? =[+E]-l[=i]´jah.=
=9.= How was [+E]-l[=i]´jah fed while hiding by a brook? =By ravens.=
=10.= Where did he restore to life a widow's son? =At
Z[)a]r´e-ph[)a]th.=
=11.= Where did he call down fire from heaven upon an altar? =On Mount
Cär´mel.=
=12.= Where did God talk with [+E]-l[=i]´jah? =At Mount H[=o]´reb.=
=13.= How was [+E]-l[=i]´jah taken to heaven? =In a chariot of fire.=
=14.= Who was the prophet after [+E]-l[=i]´jah? =[+E]-l[=i]´sh[.a].=
=15.= How did [+E]-l[=i]´sh[.a] make a bitter spring fresh? =By pouring
in salt.=
=16.= What woman's son did [+E]-l[=i]´sh[.a] raise to life? =The woman
of Sh[u:]´nem.=
=17.= What S[)y]r´[)i]-an general did [+E]-l[=i]´sh[.a] cure of leprosy?
=N[=a]´a-man.=
=18.= Where were chariots and horses of fire seen around
[+E]-l[=i]´sh[.a]? =At D[=o]´than.=
=19.= Who lived three days inside a great fish? =J[=o]´nah.=
=20.= To what land were the Ten Tribes carried away as prisoners? =To
[)A]s-s[)y]r´[)i]-[.a].=
PART FIFTH.--THE KINGDOM AND PEOPLE OF JUDAH
Lesson XXXVIII. The Early Kings of Judah.
(Tell Stories 1, 2 and 3 in Part Fifth.)
=1.= Where was the kingdom of J[=u]´dah? =West of the Dead Sea.=
=2.= What was its chief city? =J[+e]-r[u:]´s[+a]-l[)e]m.=
=3.= How many kings reigned over the kingdom of J[=u]´dah? =Nineteen
kings and one queen.=
=4.= To what family did all these kings belong? =To the family of
D[=a]´vid.=
=5.= Who was the first king of J[=u]´dah? =R[=e]-ho-b[=o]´am.=
=6.= Who was the greatest and strongest of the kings of J[=u]´dah?
=J[+e]-h[)o]sh´a-ph[)a]t=.
=7.= What wicked woman made herself queen and ruled the land?
=[)A]th-a-l[=i]´ah.=
=8.= What little boy was crowned king after [)A]th-a-l[=i]´ah?
=J[=o]´[)a]sh.=
=9.= What king became a leper? =[)U]z-z[=i]´ah.=
=10.= What great prophet lived in J[=u]´dah at that time and saw the
Lord in the temple? =[=I]-[s+][=a]´iah.=
Lesson XXXIX. The Later Kings of Judah.
(Tell Stories 4, 5 and 6 in Part Fifth.)
=1.= Who was the best of all the kings of J[=u]´dah?
=H[)e]z-e-k[=i]´ah.=
=2.= From what enemies did the Lord save the city of
J[+e]-r[u:]´s[+a]-l[)e]m in the time of H[)e]z-e-k[=i]´ah? =From the
[)A]s-s[)y]r´[)i]-an[s+].=
=3.= What bad king became good after being put into prison?
=M[+a]-n[)a]s´seh.=
=4.= What king while he was young chose the Lord and followed him?
=J[+o]-s[=i]´ah.=
=5.= What lost book was found in the temple in the time of
J[+o]-s[=i]´ah? =The book of the law.=
=6.= Who was the last king of J[=u]´dah? =Z[)e]d-e-k[=i]´ah.=
=7.= What prophet warned the people by J[=u]´dah of evils that were
coming? =J[)e]r-e-m[=i]´ah.=
=8.= What great king over many lands came against
J[+e]-r[u:]´s[+a]-l[)e]m? =N[)e]b-u-chad-n[)e]z´zar.=
=9.= What did N[)e]b-u-chad-n[)e]z´zar do? =He burned the city and the
temple.=
=10.= To what land did he carry away all the people of J[=u]´dah? =To
the land of B[)a]b-[)y]-l[=o]´n[)i]-a.=
Lesson XL. The Jews in Babylon.
(Tell Stories 7, 8 and 9 in Part Fifth.)
=1.= By what name were the people of J[=u]´dah called, after they were
taken to B[)a]b´[)y]-lon? =By the name Jew[s+].=
=2.= What prophet among them saw a vision? =[+E]-z[=e]´k[)i]-el.=
=3.= What prophet lived in the palace of King N[)e]b-u-chad-n[)e]z´zar?
=D[)a]n´iel.=
=4.= What did D[)a]n´iel and his Jew´[)i]sh friends in the palace refuse
to eat? =The meat and wine of the king.=
=5.= What did God help D[)a]n´iel to do for King
N[)e]b-u-chad-n[)e]z´zar? =To tell him the meaning of his dreams.=
=6.= What did three friends of D[)a]n´iel refuse to do? =To bow down
before a golden image.=
=7.= What was done to these men? =They were thrown into a furnace of
fire.=
=8.= Whom did King N[)e]b-u-chad-n[)e]z´zar see with those men in the
fire? =The Lord God.=
=9.= What did God do for these men in the fire? =He kept them alive.=
Lesson XLI. Daniel.
(Tell Stories 10, 11, and 12 in Part Fifth.)
=1.= What came upon King N[)e]b-u-chad-n[)e]z´zar? =He lost his mind for
seven years.=
=2.= What became of the B[)a]b-[)y]-l[=o]´n[)i]-an kingdom when
N[)e]b-u-chad-n[)e]z´zar died? =It lost its power.=
=3.= Who was the last king in B[)a]b´[)y]-lon? =B[)e]l-sh[)a]z´zar.=
=4.= What did B[)e]l-sh[)a]z´zar see one night in his palace? =A hand
writing on the wall.=
=5.= Who read the writing to the king? =D[)a]n´iel.=
=6.= What did the writing mean? =That his kingdom was ended.=
=7.= How was the kingdom ended? =The city was taken and
B[)e]l-sh[)a]z´zar was killed.=
=8.= What kingdom took the place of the B[)a]b-[)y]-l[=o]´n[)i]-an
kingdom? =The kingdom of P[~e]r´[s+]i[.a].=
=9.= What was done to D[)a]n´iel after this? =He was thrown into a den
of lions.=
=10.= How was D[)a]n´iel saved from the lions? =The Lord shut the lions'
mouths.=
Lesson XLII. The Return from Babylon.
(Tell Stories 13 and 14 in Part Fifth.)
=1.= Who broke up the B[)a]b-[)y]-l[=o]´n[)i]-an kingdom and formed the
kingdom of P[~e]r´[s+]i[.a]? =Ç[=y]´rus.=
=2.= How did Ç[=y]´rus, the new king, treat the Jew[s+] who were in
B[)a]b´[)y]-lon? =He was kind to them.=
=3.= What did Ç[=y]´rus allow the Jew[s+] to do? =To go back to their
own land.=
=4.= How long had the Jew[s+] been in the land of B[)a]b´[)y]-lon?
=Seventy years.=
=5.= What happy journey did the Jew[s+] take? =To the land of
J[=u]-d[=e]´[.a].=
=6.= What city did they begin to build again? =The city of
J[+e]-r[u:]´s[+a]-l[)e]m.=
=7.= What house did they build? =The temple of God.=
=8.= Who led the Jew[s+] in their journey and their building?
=Z[+e]-r[)u]b´ba-b[)e]l the ruler.=
=9.= What prophet encouraged the people to build? =H[)a]g´ga-[=i] and
Z[)e]ch-a-r[=i]´ah.=
Lesson XLIII. Queen Esther.
(Tell Story 15 in Part Fifth.)
=1.= In what city did the king of P[~e]r´[s+]i[.a] live? =In the city of
Sh[u:]´shan.=
=2.= What beautiful Jew´[)i]sh girl lived in Sh[u:]´shan?
=[)E]s´th[~e]r.=
=3.= Who cared for [)E]s´th[~e]r and brought her up? =Her cousin
Môr´de-c[=a]i.=
=4.= Who was the king of P[~e]r´[s+]i[.a] at that time?
=[+A]-h[)a][s+]-[=u]-[=e]´r[)u]s.=
=5.= What did king [+A]-h[)a][s+]-[=u]-[=e]´r[)u]s do when he saw
[)E]s´th[~e]r? =He made her queen.=
=6.= Who stood next to the king in power? =A man named H[=a]´man.=