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=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.=