Chapter I. _The First Return Under Zerubbabel:__A Bird's-Eye View of the Bible Second Edition

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A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE BIBLE

[SECOND EDITION]

FRANK NELSON PALMER

Instructor of English Bible, Winona Schools, 1903-1911

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY

REV. J. WILBUR CHAPMAN, D.D.

(To First Edition)

CINCINNATI

MONFORT & COMPANY

1914

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE

INTRODUCTION 7

PREFACE TO THE SERIES 8

PREFACE TO THE BOOK 10

CHART OF THE SIXTY-SIX BOOKS OF THE BIBLE 13

THE KINGDOM FORESHADOWED 17

THE KINGDOM FORMING 29

THE KINGDOM CONQUERING 39

THE KINGDOM UNDIVIDED AND THE KINGDOM DIVIDED--

The Historical Books 47

The Poetical Books 55

The Prophetical Books 65

THE KINGDOM IN CAPTIVITY 73

THE KINGDOM RESTORED 79

THE KINGDOM'S TRUE KING 89

THE KINGDOM CONQUERING THE WORLD 97

The Acts 98

The Pauline Epistles 103

The General Epistles 111

THE KINGDOM TRIUMPHANT 117

INTRODUCTION

TO FIRST EDITION

The Bible is a Lamp to our feet and a light to our pathway. To know it

thoroughly is to be kept from stumbling, and to walk in the light is

fellowship with Him who is the heart of the Book.

The Bible is a Rock; to be familiar with its pages is to be established

in character, in hope and in faith, and while we may sometimes tremble,

the rock is immovable. The Bible is the true water of life. Mr. Moody

used to say that it comes down from on high and rises again in mighty

power to the throne on the principle that water seeks its own level. To

know the Bible is, therefore, to live a heavenly life and to be filled

with all the fullness of the spirit of Christ.

The author of this text book knows his Bible thoroughly and he has the

God-given ability of making it plain to others. What is here presented

he has worked out in the class room and in his own rich Christian

experience. I count it a privilege to write this line of introduction.

The members of the Young People's Societies in the churches, Christian

Associations, Bible study classes and Christian workers generally will

find it most helpful. A busy business man by means of it could think his

way through much of God's Word. It is a timely presentation of a great

subject. I am sure that God will bless it richly to all who attempt to

study it.

J. WILBUR CHAPMAN.

PREFACE TO THE SERIES

* * * * *

SEARCH Series of Bible Study Text Books

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_"Be Ye Explorers of the Writings."_--JOHN 5:39

* * * * *

Teachers of the Scriptures are issuing many valuable aids to Bible

study. This series of text books is based upon the "Search" idea. We

believe this idea is fundamental. It is commended to the student public

for the following reasons:

_It is the Divine Method._

"_Seek_ ye out of the book of Jehovah" is the God-given command in

Isaiah 34:16 "Search ye the Scriptures" is the command of the God-man in

John 5:39. The God who wrote the Book and the God who knows man will

prescribe the best method by which man shall become acquainted with the

Book.

_It is the Pedagogic Method._

"What seest thou?" One basic pedagogic principle is to train the pupil's

physical and mental eyes to see things for himself. The first and

largest gate to knowledge is the _eye_ gate.

_It is the Scientific Method._

The scientist searches for facts. He hunts for facts in the stars, in

the rocks, in the plants, in the animals. From these facts he deduces

principles. "What saith the Scriptures?"

_It is the Interesting Method._

The search of the hunter, the explorer, the experimenter, the excavator,

the student, is a joyous labor. Every sense is alert There is no

drudgery, no fatigue. The "eureka" stirs a song of gladness. There is

much joy in bearing this testimony: "I have found Micah 6:8, or Isaiah

12, or Jeremiah 45:5, or Philippians 4:19," etc.

Now this is a Workable Method. The teacher can apply it. Give every

pupil a certain definite Search task. The teacher can adapt it to every

age, and to every degree of Biblical knowledge. This series of text

books will suggest plans of applying this basic method of Bible study in

becoming acquainted with the rich contents of the verses, the chapters,

the books of this most practical Word of God.

PREFACE TO THE BOOK

1. THE PURPOSE

This book is designed to be used in Bible Study Classes in churches, in

communities, in academies, in colleges. The author has endeavored to

furnish a text book of outlines and questions that shall unfold the

general contents of the Word of God. Its primary aim is to impart a

swift and comprehensive acquaintanceship with the material of the books

of the Bible.

2. THE CHARACTER OF THE WORK

It is not an exhaustive study. From its aim it could not be such. Some

of the sixty-six books are passed over in brief space, and some (chiefly

in the prophecies and epistles) are omitted altogether. It is a surface

study. The title so suggests. It does not enter into the deeper things.

It simply aims to lay bare the surface facts. It is expressly designed

to serve as a foundation for later detailed searching of the Word. It is

flexible. The teacher can add or subtract as time or local conditions

demand, and is earnestly exhorted so to do. One book may be omitted and

another added at the teacher's discretion. A part of the questions may

be omitted, or additional ones inserted. The outlines may be enlarged or

diminished or changed to suit the needs of the class according to the

teacher's personal judgment.

3. REQUISITES FOR STUDY

Let each scholar be provided with a cheap tablet, a well-bound blank

book of two hundred pages, a small Bible Dictionary of recognized

merit, and a copy of the American Revised Version of the Bible.

(Standard Edition of Nelson & Sons, 1901, bourgeois 8vo, is good.) The

teacher should provide for reference, to which the pupils should have

constant access, a copy of the Rand-McNally Bible Atlas, by J.L.

Hurlbut, D.D., a copy of Young's Complete Analytical Concordance, and a

copy of a large and complete Bible Dictionary.

4. SUGGESTIONS TO TEACHERS

To secure the best results the following plan, tested by experience, is

suggested: Let the assigned lesson be wrought out and recorded by the

pupil in the cheap tablet. At the next recitation let this recorded

lesson be read and corrected. At the following recitation this lesson

first assigned and corrected is to be recited from memory. So at each

recitation the following will be the general order: (1) The assigning of

the advance lesson. (2) The reading and correction of the lesson

assigned at the previous recitation. (3) The reciting from memory of the

lesson corrected at the previous recitation.

The work as soon as corrected is to be recorded by the scholar in the

blank book according to a simple set of rules. The following rules have

been used with good results:

DIRECTIONS FOR BIBLE BOOKS

1. Record each lesson the evening after its correction. (Commit the

work, as you record, for recital.)

2. Begin each large division at the top of the page.

3. Capitalize and underline all headings.

4. Leave a vacant line between small divisions.

5. Where questions are used, record both questions and answers.

6. The books will be graded substantially as follows:

Correctness of record, 35. (Includes spelling and grammar.)

Fullness of record, 35.

Neatness and care, 10.

Mechanical accuracy, 10.

Originality, 10.

It would be well to place a printed copy of these rules in the hands of

each student, to be pasted in the front of the blank book. These blank

books should be examined and graded every four or six weeks and should

constitute at least a third of the student's grade. The recording of the

work in the blank books may be omitted in the community or church

classes, at the option of the teacher. But the record of the work by

pencil in a cheap tablet _should be insisted upon as absolutely

necessary for the best results_. In the academy and college classes the

painstaking record in ink has been found by experience to be a most

valuable portion of the study.

Let the teacher review constantly. Drill the students, singly and

collectively, in the recitation material. Emphasize the avoidance of

mechanical study. Secure as much consecutive reading of the Word as

possible. Feed upon rich truths. Make practical and personal

applications of the Word. "All Scripture is profitable."

CHART OF THE SIXTY-SIX BOOKS OF THE BIBLE

INTRODUCTORY LESSON. CHART OF THE SIXTY-SIX BOOKS

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| | I | II | III | IV | V |

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|Beginning and | 4004-1689 | 1571-1451 | 1451-1095 | 1095-975 | 975-606 B.C. |

|Ending Dates | B.C. | B.C. | B.C. | B.C. | |

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| | ---- |Numbers |Judges |I Chronicles |II Chronicles |

| |Job | ---- | ---- | ---- +--------------+

| | | 8, 90, | | |Amos |

| | | 105-107) | | |Hosea |

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| | | | | | 975-606 |

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|BOOKS | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 12 |

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| | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X |

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|Beginning and | 606-536 | 536-420 | 4 B.C.-29 | 29 A.D. | |

|Ending Dates | B.C. | B.C. | A.D. | | |

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| |Esther |Nehemiah |Mark | ---- | |

| | ---- | ---- |Luke |I Thessalonians | |

| | 137) | | |Ephesians | |

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|BOOKS | 6 | 5| 4 | 22 | 1|

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NOTES ON THE CHART

1. The sixty-six books are divided into ten groups, according to their

relation to the Kingdom. In this connection the word Kingdom is not used

in any restricted or technical sense. It is used to designate the

Kingdom of God instituted to redeem the race from sin, under whatever

form manifested.

2. Several of the books are not located in their exact places. Esther is

located in Division Six because it is Captivity narrative. The Kings and

Chronicles technically overlap two divisions. Lamentations and Jeremiah

chronologically belong to the preceding division, but are placed among

the books of the Captivity because their wails betoken that event.

3. The books in each division are arranged in chronological order. In

Division Nine the fourteen epistles of Paul are placed first, in the

order of their composition, then the seven general epistles in the order

of their writing.

4. Where the books of a division are separated into two groups by a

dash, those above the dash are historical, those beneath the dash are

biographical, or poetical, or legal, or prophetical, or epistolary.

5. The teacher may exercise his own judgment in requiring the committal

of this chart at the start, or part by part as the study proceeds.

THE KINGDOM FORESHADOWED

Genesis Page

Job Page

NOTES

1. Use full page in blank book, copying as above.

2. Place number of page on which above studies begin in blank book. This

serves as index.

OUTLINE FOR STUDY OF HISTORICAL BOOKS

1. Pictorial Device.

2. Kind of Literature.

3. Meaning of Name.

4. Author.

5. Beginning and Ending Dates.

6. Outline of Contents.

7. Key Verse.

8. Leading Thought.

9. Leading Phrases and Verses.

10. Leading Chapters with Names.

11. Leading Characters.

12. Leading Lessons.

13. What of Christ:

(a) Symbol.

(b) Type.

(d) Prophecy.

14. Questions.

15. Items of Special Interest.

16. Individual Finds.

NOTES ON HISTORICAL OUTLINE AND ITS USE

Most of the books in the first four divisions will be studied with this

outline as a basis. In the pursuance of these lessons the numbers left

vacant in the outline are to be wrought out by the pupils. In recording

the work in the blank book the first page is to be given to the

pictorial device. One of these will be printed in its appropriate place.

Let students prepare the others. Urge the pupils to use originality of

thought and pen in producing them. The aim of the device is to impress

by a simple picture the contents of the book as a whole. Under No. 2 the

kind of literature may be described, as history, law, discourse,

biography, etc. Secure answers to Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5 in Bible Dictionary.

As a rule, Nos. 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 will be given. Under No. 10 part of the

chapters will be named, and part are to be read and named by the pupils.

After the pupils present the names of these chapters in class, one must

be agreed upon, so that the names will be uniform. When the names of

chapters are given in the outline, require the pupils to glance over the

chapters and verify them. Under No. 13 the foreshadowed facts of Christ

are given, so as to manifest Him as the living center of the Book. Only

the leading ones are selected. The teacher or pupil may add others. For

convenience sake they are classified as follows: (a) Symbol; (b) Type;

technically distinct, we have agreed to use the word _symbol_ to

designate an _object_ or _animal_ that prefigures Christ, as "star" or

"lamb," and the word _type_ to designate a _person_ that prefigures

Christ, as Melchizedek or Moses. We have also agreed to limit the

symbols and types to those directly or indirectly mentioned in the New

Testament. By analogy we mean a person who, though widely differing from

Christ in many particulars, bears some one resemblance to Him in quality

or deed. These analogies are not mentioned in the New Testament. The

word _prophecy_ in the outline is confined, then, to _facts_ foretold

regarding Christ. Under No. 15 let the teacher call for five or ten

(suit the number to conditions) items of peculiar interest, touching the

literary form, events, facts, teachings, etc. This topic is in accord

with the first article of the Creed recorded on the opening page of the

book. Under No. 16 let the teacher assign at least one chapter rich in

contents for individual search upon the part of the pupils. Let the

pupils record and number their individual finds. This in accord with the

fifth article of the Creed. The purpose is to cultivate the "seeing eye"

and to develop originality in Bible research.

GENESIS

I. _Pictorial Device._

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NOTE.--In order to make the work and the method of recording it as clear

as possible, the outline study of Genesis is printed in full, except the

answers to the questions.

II. _Kind of Literature:_ History.

III. _Meaning of Name:_ Beginning.

IV. _Author:_ Moses.

V. _Beginning and Ending Dates:_ 4004 B.C. to 1689 B.C., making 2315

years.

VI. _Outline of Contents:_

1. 1 to 11. God's Dealings with the Human Race.

2. 12 to 50. God's Dealings with the Chosen Race.

VII. _Key Verse:_ 1:1 in part: "In the beginning God--"

VIII. _Leading Thought:_ God before all and in all and over all.

IX. _Leading Phrases and Verses:_

4:9--"Am I my brother's keeper?"

15:1--"Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great

reward."

18:4--"Is anything too hard for Jehovah?"

X. _Leading Chapters with Names:_

1. The Six Days of Creation.

3. The Temptation, the Fall and the Promise.

4. Cain and Abel.

6 to 8. The Flood.

11. Babel.

12. Abraham.

22. The Sacrifice of Isaac.

23. The Wrestling of Jacob.

37. Joseph.

49. The Blessings of Jacob.

XI. _Leading Characters._ See Device.

XII. _Leading Lessons:_

1. God's Intimate Acquaintanceship with Man.

2. The Wide Influence of One Person. (Let teacher and scholar illustrate

these.)

XIII. _What of Christ:_

(a) Symbol: (The blood of Abel. Heb. 12:24.)

(b) Type: Adam. Rom. 5:14.

Melchizedek. Heb. 6:20.

(d) Prophecy: 3:15: "I will put enmity between thee and the woman and

between thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, and thou shall

bruise his heel."

12:3: "In thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed." See

Matt. 1:1.

49:10: "The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff

from between his feet, until Shiloh come: and unto him shall the

obedience of the peoples be."

XIV. _Questions:_

1. Name the first two great institutions established by Jehovah.

2. Name the beginnings recorded in Chapters 3 and 4.

3. Name five facts mentioned about the Garden of Eden.

4. Name God's first recorded words, Satan's, Adam's.

5. Name the curses pronounced upon the serpent, upon the woman, upon the

ground for man's sake.

6. Name the first blacksmith, the first musician, the first piece of

poetry, the first city, the first and second tithers.

7. Give ages of Adam, Methuselah, Noah, Abraham, Joseph.

8. Name the cause of the flood and the number of people saved.

9. Name the three sons of Noah and the prophecies regarding the

descendants of each.

10. Why did the people build the Tower of Babel?

11. Name the seven promises made to Abraham in Chapter 15.

12. By what quality was Abraham saved? 15:6. See Gal. 3:8.

13. Who was Melchizedek? Hagar? Ishmael?

14. Name the wife and sons of Isaac.

15. In what two ways did Jacob mistreat Esau?

16. How long did Jacob serve for his wives and cattle?

17. Fill out the following diagram of Jacob's wives, concubines and

children. See 35:23.

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18. Give origin, meaning and location of Mizpah.

19. Give the two chief reasons for the elevation of Joseph.

20. Name the dreams interpreted by Joseph.

21. Locate and give the substance of Judah's plea.

22. How many of the house of Jacob went down into Egypt?

NOTES ON THE QUESTIONS

These questions must needs be few in number. If the time permits, let

the teacher add others. They are designed to be mere surface questions,

to secure acquaintanceship with a few of the great facts. In assigning

the questions on each book of the Bible let the teacher go over them

with the class, seeking their knowledge (or imparting it) as to the

chapters in which the answers may be found. If the class has the time

and desires a more thorough acquaintance with each book, let each member

prepare two "large" questions on each chapter, or upon as many chapters

as they desire. The following questions on Chapter 1 will serve as

examples: (1) Name the seven purposes of the lights. (2) State the

number of times the word God occurs.

XV. _Items of Special Interest:_

1. The symmetry of the paragraphs in the record of the six creative days

in Chapter 1.

2. God's notice of the human countenance. 4:6.

3. The first piece of recorded poetry is degenerating, bloody. 4:23, 24.

4. The word for "rooms," 6:14, in the margin is "nests"--a primitive

description.

5. The richness of the historical prophecy in 9:27.

XVI. _Individual Finds:_

Chapters 10, or 23, or 37, or all. Or each of these three chapters could

be assigned to a third of the class.

JOB

SECTION I. INTRODUCTION

From personal knowledge and reading, from perusal of articles in Bible

helps and dictionaries, write out in your own language a

two-hundred-word description of the book as a whole, its purpose, its

nature, etc.

SECTION II. NARRATIVES

(To be memorized and told, with care in regard to all details.)

1. Description of Job and His Household. Chapter 1.

2. First Interview between Jehovah and Satan. 1.

3. First Test and Result. 1.

4. Second Interview between Jehovah and Satan. 2.

5. Second Test and Result. 2.

6. The Three Friends. 2.

SECTION III. GEOGRAPHY

Locate by chapter and verse, naming the thought, or fact, or person

connected therewith, the following geographical terms: Uz, Sabeans,

Chaldeans, Temanite, Shuhite, Naamathite, Buzite, Tema, Sheba, Ophir,

Rahab, Ethiopia. (Locate chapter and verse by reference to concordance.)

(Make record in blank book on same page as map.)

Draw full-page map, locating each place as far as known.

SECTION IV. NATURE OF JOB'S DISEASE

Write out the descriptions as narrated in the following verses: 7:5;

13:28; 19:20; 30:17, 18, 30. Describe in your own words the

characteristics of the disease as noted in these verses. Give name of

disease, as agreed upon by interpreters.

SECTION V. SPEAKERS AND SPEECHES

In order to secure a skeleton idea of the book write out the names of

the speakers in consecutive order and the chapters containing the

speeches. Space in each line could be reserved to fill in at a later

study the general thought of each speech. At the close make any

observations regarding the number and order of speeches. The following

is a sample of the first four speeches:

_Historical Introduction. Chapters I and 2_

1. Job. Chapter 3.

2. Eliphaz. Chapters 4 and 5.

3. Job. Chapters 6 and 7.

4. Bildad. Chapter 8.

SECTION VI. THE ARGUMENT

Analyze the argument of Chapters 3 and 4. The following is a sample:

_Job's First Speech. Chapter 3_

1. A curse upon the day of his birth. Verses 1-10.

2. He questions why he should not have died at birth. Verses 11-19.

SECTION VII. THE CONCLUSION

Give narrative, with details, as recorded in Chapter 42:7-17.

SECTION VIII. QUESTIONS

1. Name three general lessons taught in the book about suffering.

2. What two things did Job do at the close of the speeches?

3. How did Job's condition after the test compare with that previous to

the test?

4. Name eight facts regarding Satan gleaned from Chapters 1 and 2.

5. Locate and commit Job's two sublime statements of faith. (See

Chapters 13 and 19.)

6. Name five kinds of people that Job helped. 29:12-16.

7. Name six classes of people who spurned him in his trouble. 19:13-19.

8. What two general statements about man does Job make? 14:1.

9. Select any six phrases that serve to indicate the life and customs of

Job's time.

10. What writers of the Bible refer to Job and what is their estimate?

11. Read Chapter 38 and write out your impressions of it in concise

statements, using fifty words.

12. Give three general reasons why the narrative of Job is to be

received as an historical fact.

THE KINGDOM FORMING

Exodus Page

Leviticus Page

Deuteronomy Page

EXODUS

I. _Pictorial Device._

Originate one, or omit.

II.

III.

IV.

V. 1706 B.C. to 1490 B.C., making 216 years.

VI. 1. 1 to 18. Israel Delivered.

2. 19 to 34. Israel Taught at Mount Sinai.

3. 35 to 40. Israel Prepared for Worship.

VII. Chapter 20.2.

VIII. God Delivering a Nation.

IX. 12:13: "And when I see the blood I will pass over you."

15:11.

X. 1. Bondage.

3. Burning Bush.

7-11.

12.

14. Red Sea.

15.

16. Manna.

20.

25 and 35. The Tabernacle.

32.

XI. Select five.

XII. 1. God gives deliverance to the oppressed.

2. God assumes authority over the actions of men.

3. God desires to dwell in the midst of His people.

XIII. (a) Symbol: 1. Passover Lamb. 1 Cor. 5:7. Note three or four

likenesses between the lamb and Christ.

2. Manna. John 6:35.

3. Rock. I Cor. 10:4.

4. Tabernacle. Hebrews 9:11. John 1:14, marginal reading.

(b) Type. None.

(d) Prophecy. None.

NOTES AND SUGGESTIONS

Under No. 5 fail not to compare length of time covered by different

books. Under No. 7 ask pupils to show the appropriateness. Under No. 9

teacher may require committal of location or not, as is deemed

advisable. Under No. 12 show the truth of these universal lessons

through the march of history. Under No. 13 copy the references, be able

to explain their meaning, and to show the likeness between the symbol,

the type, and Christ. In copying this outline work the pupil may or may

not omit the names of the fourteen topics, according to the teacher's

judgment. For the inspection of friends it would be preferable to have

the words of these topics repeated with each outline, as in Genesis. As

an aid to concert recitation let the teacher place the topics of the

outline upon the blackboard and repeat names and answers together.

XIV. _Questions._

1. In what ways had Moses acted as a deliverer in Chapter 2?

2. How is Moses described in Acts 7 and Hebrews 11?

3. Name the three excuses Moses gave in hesitating to become the

deliverer, and God's reply to each.

4. Fill out the diagram on page 33 regarding the ten plagues.

5. Name four expressed purposes of the plagues. 7:5; 9:14; 9:29; 10:2.

6. State Pharaoh's last three words to Moses.

7. Describe in full the host that went out of Egypt. Note 12:37 and

13:18.

8. Name the things the people of Israel took with them, out of Egypt.

9. Describe manna in full and name three purposes for its giving.

10. Describe in full the tables of stone on which the commandments were

written.

11. Name God's expressed purpose for having the Tabernacle built. See

25:8.

12. Name the various articles that the people were to offer for the

construction of the Tabernacle.

13. Name the men set apart for the oversight of its construction and

their qualifications.

14. Why are the details of construction recorded twice?

15. Record three leading lessons from the sin of worshiping the Golden

Calf.

16. After this heinous sin, who came over to the Lord's side in response

to Moses' call, and what was the reward?

17. Draw full-page map and locate and number the stations of the Exodus

journey from Rameses to Sinai.

XV. _Items of Special Interest._

Select ten.

XVI. _Individual Finds._

Chapters 2, 7, 20, 23, 35.

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LEVITICUS

I. _Pictorial Device._

A full-page outline plan of the Tabernacle and Tabernacle court. Locate

the articles of the court and Tabernacle. Record the dimensions in

cubits in the appropriate places. The description of the Tabernacle is

in Exodus 25 to 30, but its services form the contents of this book.

II.

III.

IV.

V. _Date:_ One month of 1490.

VI. _Contents:_ Offerings, Feasts, and Ceremonial Laws.

VII. 20:26: "Ye shall be holy unto me, for I, Jehovah, am holy."

VIII. God Requires Holiness. (The word holy occurs eighty-seven times in

the book.)

IX. 17:11: "For the life of the flesh is in the blood."

19:18: "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself."

23:10: "Proclaim liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants

thereof."

(Where in American history are these words recorded?)

X. 8 and 9. Consecration of Priests.

10. Punishment of Nadab and Abihu.

11. Clean and Unclean Animals.

12. Purification and Circumcision.

13 and 14. Laws regarding Leprosy.

16.

23. The Three Annual Feasts.

25.

XI. _Select four._

XII. 1. Absolute Necessity of Atonement for Sin.

2. God's Great Desire for Cleanness of Body and Soul.

XIII. (a) Symbol. The offering. Heb. 9:14.

(b) Type. Aaron, the High Priest. Heb. 9:11.

(d) Prophecy. None.

XIV. _Questions:_

1. Glancing over the pages of the book, select what seem to you the six

most frequently-used words that emphasize the thought of the book.

Consult concordance, finding number of times that each word occurs.

2. Describe the offering in 1:1 to 1:4.

3. Name the five kinds of offerings mentioned in the first five

chapters.

4. Give names of the three annual feasts.

5. Questions on Chapter 16:

(a) What two things must Aaron do before entering the Holy Place?

(b) For whom and what did he make atonement?

(d) What three things did he do with the scapegoat?

(e) What two commands rested upon the people for that day?

6. Describe the Year of Jubilee.

7. Name any six interesting laws recorded in Chapter 19.

8. What book of the New Testament should be studied in connection with

this book and why?

XV. _Items of Special Interest._

Select five.

XVI. _Individual Finds._

Chapters 1, 11, 23.

DEUTERONOMY

I. _Pictorial Device:_ Map.

Draw outline map of Palestine. This includes the Mediterranean shore

line, Jordan River, the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea. Locate Jericho

and Mount Nebo. Draw in miniature, opposite Jericho, the Tabernacle and

twelve small squares representing the camps of the twelve tribes, three

on each side. (See Numbers 2.) Place on map as key thoughts the words

"Remember" and "Seven Speeches." Make any original addition suggested in

the study.

II. Public Discourse.

III.

IV.

V. Ten days of the eleventh month of the fortieth year of the wandering.

VI. The Last Seven Speeches of Moses:

1. A Review of the Wanderings. Chapters 1 to 4.

2. Repetition of the Law. 5 to 20.

3. Blessing and Cursing. 27 and 28.

4. Covenant. 29 and 30.

5. Exhortation. 31.

6. Song. 32.

7. Blessing. 33.

NOTE.--Verify these, as well as names of all leading chapters, by

glancing over them and noting the correctness of the naming. This

prevents mechanical committal, and fastens the location more firmly.

VII. 5:33.

VIII. The keeping of the law means life and prosperity.

XI. 8:18: "It is He that giveth thee power to get wealth."

32:47: "It is no vain thing for you: because it is your life."

33:25: "As thy days, so shall thy strength be."

X. 5.

34.

XI. One.

XII. 1. God's Guidance in Human History.

2. God's Anxiety for Obedience.

XIII. (a) Symbol. None.

(b) Type. Moses, prophet, 18:15. Name five regards in which Christ was

like Moses.

(d) Prophecy. None.

XIV. _Questions:_

1. Name ten things commanded to be done with the law. 6:6; 6:7; 6:7;

6:8; 6:9; 17:18, 19; 27:2, 3; 27:4-8; 31:9-13; 31:26.

NOTE.--Describe the Jewish phylacteries.

2. Select from Chapter 28 five striking prophecies regarding the Jews.

3. Note from Christ's temptation, Matt. 4, how many times Christ quoted

Scripture and from what books.

4. Be prepared to answer questions on Chapters 9 and 10

5. Prepare five questions on Chapter 34.

XV. _Items of Special Interest._

Select five.

XVI. _Individual Finds._

Chapters 5, 27, 32.

III

THE KINGDOM CONQUERING

Joshua Page

Judges Page

Ruth Page

JOSHUA

I. _Pictorial Device:_ Map.

Draw map of Palestine, locating the tribes. See Map 3 in Bible. Make an

opening in the Jordan River, where the crossing occurred. Locate Jericho

and Ai, scenes of first victory and first defeat. Locate Mounts Ebal and

Gerizim. Place over the map an appropriate phrase from Chapter 1. Draw

two dotted lines in a general easterly and westerly direction through

the country to indicate the Northern, Central and Southern campaigns.

II.

III.

IV.

V. 1451 B.C. to 1427 B.C., making twenty-four years.

VI. 1. Preparations to enter Canaan. 1 to 5.

2. The Three Campaigns of Conquest. 6 to 12.

3. The Division of the Land. 13 to 22.

4. Joshua's Farewell Speeches. 23, 24.

VII. 1:6 in part: "Thou shalt cause this people to inherit the land."

VIII. Our Possessions Equal Our Conquests. (See Hurlbut's Bible Atlas,

page 53.)

IX. 1:8.

24:15 in part: "Choose you this day whom ye will serve."

X. 1. The Two Commissions.

3 and 4. Israel at Jordan.

7 and 8.

12. The Thirty-one Kings Smitten.

XI. Joshua, Rahab, Caleb, Achan, Eleazar.

XII. 1. The Wide Influence of One Sin.

2. The Lord Fights the Believer's Battles.

NOTE.--Let the teacher question as to the basis of these leading

lessons, also explain the thought, and render the same practical in

every-day life.

XIII. (a) Symbol. None.

(b) Type. Joshua. See derivation of word Jesus, also Matt. 1:21.

Note two likenesses between Jesus and Joshua.

(d) Prophecy. None.

XIV. _Questions:_

1. In Joshua's commission, name the three promises of God. 1:1 to 1:5.

2. In what verses of the Bible does the word "success" occur? See

concordance.

3. Name the three conditions of "_good_" success in 1:8. State

difference between "good" success and "great" success.

4. Name the two occurrences in 8:32 to 8:35 and state the reason

therefor.

5. How, and by whom, and where was the land divided among the tribes?

See 14:1 and 2 and 19:51.

6. What was the lot of Levi? 13:33. (Psa. 16:5.)

7. What four things would the heathen nations become if not driven out?

23:13.

8. What strong statement does Joshua make in 23:14?

NOTE.--If the time permits, let the teacher add several questions,

especially about the battles.

XV. _Items of Special Interest._

Select ten.

XVI. _Individual Finds._

Chapters 2, 10, 22.

JUDGES

_Pictorial Device._

Originate one, or omit.

II.

III.

IV.

V. 1427 B.C. to 1095 B.C., making 332 years.

VI. The Rule of Thirteen Judges, containing Six Bondages of Israel, and

Their Six Deliverances.

VII. 2:16.

VIII. An unconquered enemy brings bondage.

IX. 7:20: "The sword of Jehovah and of Gideon."

X. 5.

6 to 8.

11.

13 to 16.

Give to each of these (save Chapter 5) the name of the person described

therein.

XI. Othniel, Ehud, Deborah, Gideon, Jephthah, Samson: the Six

Deliverers.

XII. 1. Environment counts.

2. The Lord delivers when His people cry unto Him.

XIII. No Symbol. No Type. No Prophecy. The work of each judge is

analogous to the work of Christ.

XIV. _Questions:_

1. Name the three signs by which Gideon was assured of his call.

2. What was Jephthah's vow?

3. Locate the word "_Shibboleth_", and narrate the historical event

connected therewith.

4. What was Samson to be and for how long? 13:7. Read the Numbers

chapter connected therewith.

5. Name and locate Samson's riddle.

6. State two reasons that account for the moral degradation of the

times. 1:27 to 1:30; 21:35.

7. Name three things in Chapter 17 that indicate how low the state of

religion had fallen.

8. How many times in the book does the following phrase occur and what

is the significance of the statement, "In those days there was no king

in Israel"

9. Name the judges mentioned in the catalogue of the faithful in Hebrews

11.

10. Name a piece of literature based on any one of the characters, and

the author thereof.

QUOTATION.--"This period has been called the Heroic age of Hebrew

history. It abounds in wild adventure and desperate feats of individual

valor. Personal activity, daring and craft were the qualifications which

raised the judges to their title and eminence. They appear as gallant

insurgents, or guerrilla leaders, rather than as grave administrators of

justice or the regular authorities of a great kingdom." Copy in blank

book.

XV. _Items of Special Interest._

Select ten.

XVI. _Individual Finds._

Chapters 5, 11, 16, 21.

RUTH

I. Read the book through thoroughly, thoughtfully, and record the length

of time required.

II. Name the eight leading characters.

III. Name seven interesting facts gleaned from the book.

IV. Prepare three questions upon the material of each chapter.

V. Give a phrase name to each of the four chapters.

VI. Record what you regard as the best verse.

VII. _Questions:_

1. Why, according to your opinion, is this story of Ruth recorded in the

Bible?

2. What two large modern problems would be solved by living as indicated

in this book?

3. Write a paragraph of one hundred words about gleaning, based upon

this book and other portions of Scripture.

4. In what part of what gospel is the name of Ruth mentioned?

IV and V

THE KINGDOM UNDIVIDED AND THE KINGDOM DIVIDED

THE HISTORICAL BOOKS:

I and II Samuel.

I and II Kings.

I and II Chronicles.

NOTE.--As these three pairs of books are so closely related in their

historical contents, it is deemed best to study them together, though

they overlap the two divisions of IV and V.

I. CHARTS

_Chart A. General Contents_

+--------------------------+

| I AND II SAMUEL |

+-------------+-----+------+

|Samuel |Saul |David |

+-------------+-----+------+----------------------------------+

| | | +---------+-----------+------------+

| | | +--------+------------+------------+

| | | | | |

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

| I AND II CHRONICLES |

+---------+-------------+-----+------+--------+------------+------------+

+---------+-------------+-----+------+--------+------------+------------+

NOTE.--Biblical scholars differ as to the number of kings in the divided

kingdoms. Twenty is assigned to each, based upon authority of Philip

Schaff.

NOTE.--Verify contents of above chart.

CHART B.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN KINGS AND CHRONICLES

+------------------------------------+-------------------------------+

| KINGS |CHRONICLES |

+------------------------------------+-------------------------------+

| 1. Record of both Israel and Judah | 1. Record of Judah only |

| 2. Tends toward the secular | 2. Tends toward the religious |

| 3. Emphasizes the Acts of the King | 3. Emphasizes the Worship of |

| | the Sanctuary |

+------------------------------------+-------------------------------+

CHART C. SUMMARY OF THE KINGDOMS

UNDIVIDED KINGDOM | TRIBES | DIVIDED KINGDOM

+-------+----+----+--------+----------------+

|40 YRS | 40 | 40 | 1 |JUDAH. 20 KINGS |

| S | D | S | 2 | |

| A | A | O +--------+----------------+

| U | V | L | 3 | |

| L | I | O | 4 | |

| | D | M | 5 | |

| | | O | 6 | |

| | | N | 7 |ISRAEL. 20 KINGS|

+-------+----+----| 8 | |

| 9 | |

| 10 | |

| 11 | |

| 12 | |

+--------+----------------+

CHART D. CHRONOLOGY OF THE KINGDOMS

+----------------------------------------+

|UNDIVIDED KINGDOM: 1095 B.C. to 975 B.C.|

+----------------------------------------+

|KINGDOM ISRAEL: 975 B.C. to 721 B.C. |

+----------------------------------------+

|KINGDOM OF JUDAH: 975 B.C. to 606 B.C. |

+----------------------------------------+

CHART E. KINGS OF DIVIDED KINGDOMS

NOTE.--Let the teacher assign as many kings as is deemed best, to be

wrought out on the chart from the books of I and II Kings. Work out the

kings of Israel on a like chart.

_Kings of Judah._

+-----------+---------+--------------+---------+----------------+--------+

+-----------+---------+--------------+---------+----------------+--------+

| | | | | | |

| | | | | | |

| | | | | | |

+-----------+---------+--------------+---------+----------------+--------+

II. _Historical Setting:_

Narratives to be recited in class and to be recorded briefly.

1. The Beginning of the Undivided Kingdom. I Samuel 8.

2. The Selection of First King of Undivided Kingdom. I Samuel 10:17-24.

3. The Glory of Solomon's Kingdom. I Kings 4:20-34 and 10:14-29.

4. The Division of the Kingdom. I Kings 11:26-43 and 12:1-15.

5. The Beginning of Israel. I Kings 12:16-33.

6. The Beginning of Judah. I Kings 14:21-31.

7. The Captivity of Israel. II Kings 17.

8. The Captivity of Judah. II Kings 24 and 25.

9. Map of Divided Kingdoms.

Draw map, showing the two kingdoms and their capitals, also the regions

of Assyria and Babylon. Let the map include the Tigris, Euphrates and

Chebar Rivers. See Map 4, also Bible Atlas. Draw dotted lines from the

capitals of the two kingdoms to the countries into which they were taken

captives.

III. _Interesting Stories with Practical Lessons._

NOTE.--To be recited, but not recorded save the titles and references.

1. Jonathan and Friendship. I Samuel 18:1-4 and 19:1-7.

2. Mephibosheth and Mercy. II Samuel 9.

3. Absalom and Pride. II Samuel 15:1-6.

4. Solomon and Choice. I Kings 3:1-15.

IV. _Leading Chapters:_

1. Childhood of Samuel. I Samuel 1, 2 and 3.

2. Anointing of David. I Samuel 16.

3. David and Goliath. I Samuel 17.

4. Nathan's Parable of the Ewe Lamb. II Samuel 12.

5. Visit of the Queen of Sheba. I Kings 10.

6. Elijah and the Prophets of Baal. I Kings 18.

7. Elijah's Ascent into Heaven. II Kings 2.

8. Naaman the Leper. II Kings 5.

9. The Destruction of Jerusalem. II Kings 25.

10. Solomon's Prayer at Dedication of the Temple. II Chronicles 6.

V. _Leading Lessons:_

NOTE.--Name in a sentence, opposite the names given, a fact illustrating

the lesson.

1. The Value of Right Beginning.

(a) Samuel.

(b) Kingdom of Israel.

2. The Wide Influence of One Person.

(a) David.

(b) Jeroboam.

3. Righteousness Pays.

(a) David.

(b) Hezekiah.

4. Sin Destroys.

(a) Ahab.

(b) Kingdom of Israel.

VI. _Questions:_

1. Name some of the powers of the king. I Samuel 11:7; I Samuel

22:18,19; II Samuel 15:2; I Kings 5:13,15; I Kings 8; II Kings 23:35.

2. What kings did Samuel anoint?

3. How long was David hunted by Saul and at what age?

4. Where and how did David spare Saul?

5. What two sins did David commit? II Samuel 11.

6. After these sins what parable was spoken to him, and by whom?

7. What two psalms did David write after these sins?

8. Why was he called a man after God's own heart? I Samuel 13:14.

9. How many wives and concubines did Solomon have and what was the

effect?

10. Name the worst king in Judah and the worst king in Israel.

11. Name five bad things Manasseh did. II Kings 21.

12. Name five good things Josiah did. II Kings 22 and 23.

13. Name the first and last king of Israel, also of Judah.

VII. _What of Christ?_

(a) Symbol. The temple. John 2:19.

(b) Types. David. Matt. 9:27. Name two likenesses. Solomon. Matt. 12:42.

Name two likenesses.

THE KINGDOM UNDIVIDED

THE POETICAL BOOKS:

Psalms Page

Song of Solomon Page

Proverbs Page

THE PSALMS

I. _The Collection and Divisions:_

In all probability the book of one hundred and fifty psalms, as it now

stands, was compiled by Ezra about 450 B.C.

They are divided into five books, each closing with a benediction,

evidently added to mark the end of the book. Note the number of psalms

in Books 1 and 2.

II. _The Purposes:_

1. They were originally used as songs in the Jewish Temple Worship.

2. For centuries after Christ they formed the only Christian Hymnal.

3. They have comforted and supported the troubled hearts of all

believers in all ages.

III. _General Characteristics:_

1. They are _personal_.--Number the first personal pronouns in Psalm 23.

Note the frequent occurrence in others.

2. They are the expression of _heart_ experiences.--Note the frequent

use of the words heart and soul. These Hebrew poems are largely the

diaries of the inner life.

3. They express the _intimate relation_ between God and man.--Note in

Psalms 23, 103, 139 how many the phrases which contain pronouns and

words referring to both God and man.

IV. _Specific Characteristics:_

NOTE.--Select a sentence from any psalm, illustrating each

characteristic, and record the same in its appropriate place, giving the

chapter and verse.

1. Teaching.

2. Testimony.

3. Prayer.

4. Confession.

5. Praise.

6. Exhortation.

7. History.

V. _Leading Authors:_

Heman, author of the 88th; Ethan, 89; Moses, 90; Solomon, 72 and 127.

The sons of Korah (who were they?) wrote eleven. Examples 42 to 49.

Asaph (who was he?) wrote twelve. Examples 73 to 83. David wrote

seventy-three.

VI. _Names of Leading Psalms_

NOTE.--Select a phrase from the psalm, or state the reason, upon which

the name is based.

1. The Two Ways.

3. A Morning Hymn.

4. An Evening Hymn.

8. The Glory of the Creator in the Creature.

15. A Citizen of Zion.

16. The Blessings of the Believer.

22. A Psalm of the Cross.

23.

27. The Tonic Psalm.

32.

42. From Depths to Heights.

45. A Marriage Song.

46. A Battle Hymn.

51. A Sinner's Open Confession.

65. The Farmer's Psalm.

84.

90. The Funeral Hymn.

91. The Safety Psalm.

100. The Doxology.

103. God in Grace.

104. God in Nature.

105. God in History.

119. The Glory of the Word.

Name three peculiarities of this psalm.

121. The Traveler's Psalm.

137. The Patriot's Hymn.

139. The Psalm of Marvels.

146 to 150. The Hallelujah Psalms.

The word Hallelujah is the Hebrew for "Praise ye the Lord."

VII. _The Messianic Psalms:_

Study meaning and description in Bible Dictionary. Why would David be

fitted to write such psalms? Note three features of these psalms: 1.

Kingship. 2. Unlimited rule. 3. Unending dominion. Note also the basis

for the following names:

2. The Victorious King.

45. The Glorious King.

72. The Helping King.

110. The Conquering King.

VIII. _A Question Study on Psalm 8:_

1. Explain phrase: "In all the earth."

2. From what word might it be inferred that the author was a king?

3. What three phrases indicate the shepherd life of the author?

4. What historical event may be referred to in verse 2?

5. How many heavens are mentioned?

6. What two expressions indicate the exalted position of man?

IX. _An Analytic Study of Psalm 139:_

1. Name carefully the marvels in the following passages:

(a) Verses 1 to 6.

(b) Verses 7 to 10.

(d) Verses 17 and 18.

2. The Pronouns of the First Person.

(a) Underline and count.

(b) In what verses not found?

3. The Pronouns of the Second Person. (Or word referring to God.)

(a) Underline and count.

(b) In what verses not found?

4. Select an example of as many of the seven specific characteristics as

are found in this psalm.

5. Meaning of the following words or phrases: Verse 8, "Sheol." Verse 9,

"wings of the morning." Verse 16, "thy book."

THE SONG OF SOLOMON

I. _Author._

II. _Names:_

(1) Song of Solomon.

(2) Song of Songs.

(3) Canticles.

Give the meaning of each.

III. _General Description:_

It is probably an allegorical drama. It pictures the love of Solomon to

a princess, typifying, as many believe, the love of Christ to the

Church. Read Ephesians 5 and be prepared to answer questions thereon.

Richard Moulton describes it as containing seven idyllic poems.

IV. _Words of Explanation:_

1. Its Oriental tinge must be remembered. In the Occident uncovered

breasts would be an impropriety, but not in the Orient.

2. The revised version removes some questionable utterances. Compare in

the two versions 1:13 and 5:14.

3. Were we less sensual we could better appreciate its beauty. The

beautiful in art is greatly lost by the impurity of our fleshly nature.

So the beautiful in this poem.

4. It is a poem, hence the author uses the poetic license.

5. The poem needs a division into its parts, and a naming of parts,

places and speakers, for a clearer understanding. Students of the poem

have made this division. The following is a sample:

1. Antechamber of Palace.--Bride and Ladies.--Welcome to Home.--1:2 to

1:8.

2. Audience Room of Palace.--Bride: Groom: Attendants.--First

Interview.--1:9 to 2:6.

3. Palace Window.--Bride: Groom.--Serenade and Invitation.--2:7 to 2:17.

4. Private Chamber.--Bride.--Search: A dream.--3:1-4.

V. _Phrases Worthy of Remembrance:_

1. Three descriptions applied to Christ. 2:1. Find two others in Chapter

2. Our Lord's banner. 2:4.

3. The double possession. 2:10.

NOTE.--Write these phrases in full, with locations.

PROVERBS

I. _Author_.

II. _Derivation and Meaning of Word._

III. _Literary Form and Arrangement:_

1. They are arranged in masses rather than logical groups. They are

poetical in form.

2. They are chiefly couplets of two kinds:

(a) Contrasted thoughts, joined usually by the connective "but."

Example, 28:1.

(b) Parallel thoughts, joined usually by the connective "and." Example,

27:26.

NOTE.--Select and record one proverb of each of the above kinds.

IV. _Leading Kinds:_

The proverbs may be largely classified under one of the following

topics: (1) Tongue. (2) Chastity. (3) Society (4) Business. (5) Wisdom.

(6) Home. (7) Character. (8) Law.

V. Select and record one proverb under each of the above topics, giving

location.

VI. _Outline of Contents:_

1. 1 to 24. The Proverbs of Solomon.

2. 25 to 29. The Proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah copied

out.

3. 30. The Proverbs of Agur.

4. 31. The Proverbs of King Lemuel.

VII. _Number of Solomon's Proverbs:_

1. How many proverbs did King Solomon write? See I Kings 4.

2. Find the number of his proverbs in the book. Add the number in each

chapter, omitting introduction and titles.

VIII. _Leading Contents:_

1 to 6. Introduction.

7. The Way of the Strange Woman.

8. The Call and the Testimony of Wisdom.

23:29 to 35. The Effects of Strong Drink.

30:7 to 9. The Prayer of Agur.

31:10 to 31. The Description of a Model Woman, Wife, Mother.

IX. _The Two Underlying Principles of the Book:_

1. "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." 1:7.

2. "A wise man will hear and increase learning." 1:5. Both are A.V. Let

teacher and pupil amplify.

X. _Four Chief Reasons for the Profitableness of the Proverbs:_

1. They are brief, concise, epigrammatic.

2. They were born of observation and experience.

3. They were penned by the wisest man.

4. They were written by inspiration of God.

XI. _Miscellaneous Questions:_

1. Who were Agur, Lemuel, the men of Hezekiah?

2. Locate the proverbs that forbid one from becoming surety for another.

3. What modern evil may be spoken against in 11:26?

4. Give meaning of word wisdom, and why would this topic occupy large

space in the book?

5. Select from Chapter 16 one proverb on divine guidance, one on the

worth of self-control, and one on business honesty.

6. Select the three most helpful proverbs on friendship.

7. Name eight animals used in illustration, giving references, and give

reasons for the author taking so many illustrations from the animal

kingdom.

8. Where might the author have received the thought of 24:19 and 24:20?

9. Name the lesson for business men in 27:23.

10. In Chapter 11 mark with the letter "B" the verses whose truth may

affect one's business success.

THE KINGDOM DIVIDED

THE PROPHETICAL BOOKS:

Jonah Page

Amos Page

Isaiah Page

OUTLINE FOR STUDY OF PROPHETICAL BOOKS

1. Class.

2. Commission of Prophet.

3. Biographical Description of Prophet.

4. Title of Prophet.

5. Historical Place.

(a) Name of Kingdom.

(b) Names of Kings.

6. Outline of Contents.

7. Prophecies of Earthly Kings or Kingdoms.

8. Prophecies of Christ.

9. Prophecies of Christ's Kingdom.

10. Leading Phrases.

11. Leading Chapters.

12. Leading Teachings.

13. Questions.

14. Items of Special Interest.

15. Individual Finds.

EXPLANATION.--Under No. 1 name whether major or minor. Under No. 2

secure the points of the commission in references given. No. 3 is to be

gathered from the contents of the prophecy itself. Under No. 4 work out

from the prophet's life, character or message an appropriate title by

which he may be remembered. Under letter (a) of No. 5 state whether the

message is to Israel or Judah. Under letter (b) name the kings during

whose reigns the message was delivered. Topics 14 and 15 are the same as

in the Historical Outline.

NOTES.--The first prophecy to be taken up, that of Jonah, will be

studied by a series of questions. In the succeeding prophecies the

outline will be followed, though not so rigidly as in the case of the

Historical Outline.

JONAH

NOTE.--The study of this book is by questions.

1. Draw full-page map, locating Joppa, Nineveh, Tarshish and his native

place, Gath-hepher. See II Kings 14:25.

2. Name the three commands given to Jonah.

3. What two things did the sailors do when the storm was severe?

4. The waking of Jonah recalls what incident in the New Testament?

5. According to the sailors, what caused the tempest?

6. What plan was used to find the offender?

7. What words of Psalm 139 are recalled by Jonah's attempt to flee from

God?

8. What four things do we know about the boat?

9. Who suggested the plan for calming the sea?

10. Name three results of the calm upon the sailors.

11. Give a name to the second chapter.

12. In what direction did he pray and why?

13. What phrase in Psalm 42 did he use in his prayer?

14. Mention three things named in the book regarding the size of

Nineveh.

15. Name Jonah's message.

16. What four things did the king decree?

17. What quality did Jonah manifest at the repentance of Nineveh?

18. Name the petition of Jonah's prayer in Chapter 4.

19. How did the Lord answer this petition?

20. Explain the object lesson of the gourd.

21. What six things did Jehovah do, as narrated in the book?

22. In what two ways was Jonah a type of Christ? See Matt. 12:38-41.

23. Why _must_ we accept the story as true?

24. State four leading lessons of the book.

AMOS

I. _Class._

II. _Commission:_ 3:1-9; 7:15. Analyze, narrate, record.

III. _Biographical Description:_ 1:1; 7:14; 7:10-17.

IV. _Title._

V. _Historical Place:_ See Bible Dictionary. Also 1:1, 2.

VI. Omit.

VII. _Prophecies of Earthly Kingdoms:_ Chapters 1 and 2.

1. Draw full-page map, numbering in order and locating the eight cities

and countries against which prophecies are uttered.

2. Name the prophecy common to all.

3. Prophecies against Israel.

(a) Name three sins. 2:6-8.

(b) Name the class of people to whom the prophetic word is especially

directed. 3:11 and 15 and 5:11.

2:11; 4:6-11.

(d) Name the punishment prophesied. 5:27.

VIII. _None._

IX. _Prophecies of Christ's Kingdom._ 9:11-15. Name four leading

predictions therein. The teacher should mention the three possible

interpretations of this prophecy.

X. _Striking Phrases:_

Find one in each of the third, fourth and sixth chapters.

XI and XII. _Omit._

XIII. _Questions:_

1. Name five things mentioned in Chapter 4 that God said He had done and

yet they had not returned.

2. What is meant by the expression "cleanness of teeth" in 4:6?

3. What three parts of their worship did the Lord say He despised in

5:21-23? Why did He despise them?

4. What is meant by the expression "flood of Egypt" in 8:8?

5. What kind of famine is prophesied to come upon them in 8:11 and 12?

6. How many times does Amos refer to David?

7. By what four names does Amos describe the Northern Kingdom?

XIV. _Items of Special Interest:_

Select five.

XV. _Individual Finds:_

Chapters 1, 2, 6.

ISAIAH

I. _Class._

II. _Commission:_ Chapter 6. Analyze carefully.

III. _Biography:_ 1:1; 8:1 and 3; 7:3; 20:2-4; II Chron. 26:22 and

32:32.

IV. _Title._

V. _Historical Place:_ 1:1. Add the lengths of the reigns.

VI. _Outline:_

1. Dark Prophecies regarding Earthly Kingdoms. 1 to 35.

2. History of an Earthly Kingdom. 36 to 39.

3. Bright Prophecies regarding Christ's Kingdom. 40 to 66.

VII. _Prophecies of Earthly Kingdoms:_ Babylon, Moab, Damascus, Egypt,

Tyre.

Name the vivid descriptions, the predictions, fulfillment.

VIII. _Prophecies of Christ:_ Name the predictions found in the

following references. If time permits, classify them under these heads:

(a) Genealogy. (b) Name. (c) Event. (d) Characteristic. (e) Work.

7:14; 9:2, 6, 7; 11:1-5 and 10; 28:16; 32:1; 40:11; 42:1-4; 49:2; 50:4,

5, 6; 52:14, 15. Three facts in the closing days of Christ's life in

Chapter 53.

IX. _Prophecies of Christ's Kingdom:_

Note three leading characteristics predicted:

1. Chapter 35.

2. Chapter 60:1-14.

3. Chapter 60:15-22.

X. _"Exceeding Great and Precious Promises":_

1. Complete Cleansing. 1:18.

2. Perfect Peace. 26:2.

3. Refuge. 32:2.

4. Abiding Strength. 40:29-31.

5. Fruitage of the Word. 55:10, 11.

XI. _Leading Chapters:_

23. Destruction of Tyre.

35. Transformation.

40. The Greatness of God and the Littleness of Man.

53. The Cross and Atonement.

55. The Gracious Invitation.

60. The Coming of the Nations to Christ.

XII. _Leading Teachings:_

1. The Incarnation of Christ. 7:14 and 9:6.

2. The Atonement by blood. 53:6, 5.

(Called by Luther "the little gospel." Note the four parts, by reading

verse 6 first, then verse 5.)

3. The Transforming Power of Christianity. Chapter 35.

XIII. _Items of Special Interest:_

Select fifteen.

XIV. _Individual Finds:_

Chapters 1, 5, 12, 35, 36, 61.

THE KINGDOM IN CAPTIVITY

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JEREMIAH

I. _Class._

II. _Commission:_ 1:4-10 and 18; 17:19 and 20. Time; manner; to whom;

what to do; quality required; pledges given.

III. _Biographical Description:_ 1:1; 16:2; 20:2; 32:2 and 3; 37:11-16;

43:6 and 7.

IV. _Title._ See 9:1.

V. _Historical Place:_ State length of prophetical office.

VI. _Omit._

VII. _Prophecies of Earthly Kingdoms:_ Chapters 46 to 51. Name seven.

VIII. _Prophecies Regarding Christ:_ 23:5 and 6 Name three contained

therein. Why so few prophecies of Christ?

IX. _Omit._

X. _Leading Phrases:_

13:23. The question.

45:5: "Seekest thou great things for thyself? Seek them not."

XI. _Leading Chapters:_

29. Letter to the Captives.

35. The Rechabites and Strong Drink.

XII. _Omit._

XIII. _Questions:_

1. Name and explain the two object lessons in 18:1-6 and in 24.

2. Name five things the prophet in his letter commanded the captives in

Babylon to do.

3. Name the strangely-worded statement regarding Jehovah in 25:4.

4. Give the prophecy of the return in 29:10.

XIV. _Items of Special Interest:_

Select fifteen.

XV. _Individual Finds:_

Chapters 1, 13, 22, 36, 38.

LAMENTATIONS

I. _Author._

II. _Name._ "A Funeral Dirge."

III. _Literary Form._ See Dictionary.

IV. _General Contents._ See Dictionary.

V. _Outline of Contents:_

1. The Wail of a Widow. Chapter 1.

2. The Picture of Jerusalem's Calamity. Chapters 2 to 4.

3. A Prayer. Chapter 5.

VI. _Questions:_

1. Give two figures of speech in Chapter 1 that describe Jerusalem's

distress.

2. Select six consecutive words in 1:9 that declare the greatness of her

fall.

3. Select six expressions in Chapters 1 and 2 that indicate the decline

in religion.

4. Select six expressions in Chapters 4 and 5 that indicate the severity

of the famine.

5. Select six expressions in Chapter 5 that indicate the terrors of the

siege and the severity of the ruin.

6. Name the two requests in the Prayer chapter.

7. Explain the truth contained in 3:27.

DANIEL

I. _Outline:_

1. 1 to 6. History.

2. 7 to 12. Prophecy.

II. Name three things known of Daniel when brought a captive. 1:3 and 4.

III. _Leading Narratives._

Recite, but record only titles and references.

1. Chapter 1. Daniel and Drink.

2. Chapter 2. Daniel and the Dream.

3. Chapter 5. Daniel and the Handwriting.

4. Chapter 6. Daniel and the Lion's Den

IV. _Chart of Two Chief Visions of Earthly Kingdoms:_ Chapters 2 and 7.

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| PART OF IMAGE | NAME OF BEAST | NAME OF COUNTRY |

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| | | |

|1 | | |

| | | |

|2 | | |

| | | |

|3 | | |

| | | |

|4 | | |

| | | |

+----------------------+----------------------+------------------------+

V. Draw full-page map, outlining with dotted lines the four countries of

above chart at time of their worldwide dominion. Locate the capitals,

record the conqueror in each under the capital, together with date.

VI. _Difficult Prophecy of the Messiah:_ 9:24-27.

VII. _Daniel's Prayer:_ 9:1-19.

1. With what acts is his prayer accompanied?

2. With what Old Testament books is he evidently acquainted?

3. What is the burden of his prayer?

4. Name the three leading requests.

5. Name the basis of his plea.

VIII. _Three Leading Lessons:_

1. Purpose is stronger than environment.

2. Prayer avails.

3. Sterling piety brings elevation.

Illustrate each of these by events in Daniel's life.

VII

THE KINGDOM RESTORED

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EZRA

The study of this book is by chapters. Commit the names of the chapters.

Chapter I. _The First Return Under Zerubbabel:_

1. Who issued the decree?

2. Name three commands in the decree.

3. Give the date.

4. Name number of gold and silver vessels returned.