Chapter I: Part 1

[Transcriber's Notes: See table at end of text for explanation of pronunciation symbols used.]

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.

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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.=

=7.= What law did H[=a]´man cause king [+A]-h[)a][s+]-[=u]-[=e]´r[)u]s to make? =That all the Jew[s+] should be killed.=

=8.= What did Queen [)E]s´th[~e]r do when she heard that this law had been made? =She went to the king in his palace.=

=9.= What did she ask the king to do? =To spare the lives of her people.=

=10.= What became of H[=a]´man, the Jew[s+]' enemy? =He was put to death.=

Lesson XLIV. The end of the Old Testament.

(Tell Stories 16, 17 and 18 in Part Fifth.)

=1.= What good man came to J[+e]-r[u:]´s[+a]-l[)e]m soon after the time of Queen [)E]s´th[~e]r? =[)E]z´r[.a] the scribe.=

=2.= What was a scribe among the Jew[s+]? =One who wrote copies of God's laws.=

=3.= What great work did [)E]z´r[.a] do? =He brought together the books of the Old Testament.=

=4.= What did [)E]z´r[.a] do at J[+e]-r[u:]´s[+a]-l[)e]m? =He taught the people to obey God's law.=

=5.= What other good man came while [)E]z´r[.a] was at J[+e]-r[u:]´s[+a]-l[)e]m? =N[=e]-he-m[=i]´ah.=

=6.= What did N[=e]-he-m[=i]´ah do? =He helped the people to build a wall around the city.=

=7.= Why did they need a wall around the city? =To make it strong against enemies.=

=8.= What was done at a great meeting of the people when the wall was finished? =The law was read to the people.=

=9.= Who was the last prophet of the Old Testament? =M[)a]l´a-ch[=i].=

Lesson XLV. Review of Jewish People.

=1.= How many kings reigned over J[=u]´dah? =Nineteen kings and one queen.=

=2.= Who was the first king of J[=u]´dah? =R[=e]-ho-b[=o]´am.=

=3.= Who was the greatest king? =J[+e]-h[)o]sh´a-ph[)a]t.=

=4.= Who was the youngest when he became king? =J[=o]´[)a]sh.=

=5.= Who was the best of the kings? =H[)e]z-e-k[=i]´ah.=

=6.= What prophet saw the Lord in the temple? =[=I]-[s+][=a]´iah.=

=7.= What young king chose the Lord and followed him? =J[+o]-s[=i]´ah.=

=8.= Who was the last king of J[=u]´dah? =Z[)e]d-e-k[=i]´ah.=

=9.= To what land were the people of J[=u]´dah carried as captives? =To B[)a]b-[)y]-l[=o]´n[)i]-a.=

=10.= What prophet saw the vision of the valley of dry bones? =[+E]-z[=e]´k[)i]-el.=

=11.= What prophet lived in the palace of the king of B[)a]b´[)y]-lon? =D[)a]n´iel.=

=12.= Who was the great king of B[)a]b´[)y]-lon? =N[)e]b-u-chad-n[)e]z´zar.=

=13.= What king of B[)a]b´[)y]-lon saw the hand writing on the wall? =B[)e]l-sh[)a]z´zar.=

=14.= Who was kept alive when thrown into a den of lions? =D[)a]n´iel.=

=15.= How long were the Jew[s+] captives in B[)a]b´[)y]-lon? =Seventy years.=

=16.= Who allowed the Jew[s+] to go back to their own land? =Ç[=y]´rus.=

=17.= What queen saved the lives of her people? =[)E]s´th[~e]r.=

=18.= Who read the law of God to the people in J[+e]-r[u:]´s[+a]-l[)e]m? =[)E]z´r[.a].=

=19.= Who helped the Jew[s+] to build a wall around the city? =N[=e]-he-m[=i]´ah.=

=20.= Who was the last prophet of the Old Testament? =M[)a]l´a-ch[=i].=

NEW TESTAMENT LESSONS.

PART FIRST.--THE STORY OF JESUS.

Lesson I. The Angel by the Altar and in Nazareth.

(Tell Story 1 of Part VI, in "Hurlbut's Story of the Bible.")

=To the Teacher:=

In beginning the lesson the teacher should state the subject of the lesson for the day, and ask one or two questions about it, to get the children interested at the outset. Then, the teacher should tell the story from "Hurlbut's Story of the Bible," explaining how God sent his Angel G[=a]´br[)i]-el to Z[)a]ch-a-r[=i]´as, the old priest in the temple, to tell him that his wife [+E]-l[)i][s+]´a-b[)e]th should have a son, and that the name of the son should be J[)o]hn. Explain that J[)o]hn was to be sent into the world to prepare people for the coming of Chr[=i]st. Then tell how the same Angel G[=a]´br[)i]-el was sent to the City of N[)a]z´a-r[)e]th to a young woman named M[=a]´r[)y] to tell her that she was to have a son who was to be called J[=e]´[s+]us. Then teach the class the answers to the following questions on the subject of this lesson, and explain to the little pupils just where to find the answers to the questions of the first lesson, and have them answer the questions in class either singly or in chorus. The children should understand that the questions are to be asked them by parents or older brothers and sisters until they have fixed in their minds the story of the lesson, and are able to tell it in their own language.

=1.= What angel was sent by God to J[+e]-r[u:]´s[+a]-l[)e]m? =The angel G[=a]´br[)i]-el.=

=2.= To whom was the angel G[=a]´br[)i]-el sent? =To a priest named Z[)a]ch-a-r[=i]´as.=

=3.= What did the angel tell Z[)a]ch-a-r[=i]´as? =That his wife should have a son.=

=4.= What was the name of the wife of Z[)a]ch-a-r[=i]´as? =[+E]-l[)i][s+]´a-b[)e]th.=

=5.= What name was to be given to this son promised to Z[)a]ch-a-r[=i]´as and [+E]-l[)i][s+]´a-b[)e]th? =The name of J[)o]hn.=

=6.= For what did the angel say that J[)o]hn, when he grew up, should make the people ready? =For the coming of the Lord.=

=7.= To what city was the angel G[=a]´br[)i]-el sent after this? =To the city of N[)a]z´a-r[)e]th.=

=8.= To whom did the angel speak in N[)a]z´a-r[)e]th? =To a young woman named M[=a]´r[)y].=

=9.= What did the angel tell M[=a]´r[)y]? =That she should have a son.=

=10.= What name was to be given to her son? =The name J[=e]´[s+]us.=

=11.= Where did J[)o]hn, the son of Z[)a]ch-a-r[=i]´as and [+E]-l[)i][s+]´a-b[)e]th, live while he was a boy? =In the desert.=

Lesson II. The Stable and Shepherds.

(Tell Story 2 in Part Sixth.)

Let the teacher ask, "Who can tell the name of the husband of M[=a]´r[)y], the young woman in N[)a]z´a-r[)e]th to whom God sent his angel?" And after receiving an answer ask What place J[=o]´[s+]eph and M[=a]´r[)y] went to and where M[=a]´r[)y]'s child was born? After the answers have been given, tell the story of the lesson and teach the children the answers to the questions on the lesson. The subject should be reviewed in class until each child is able to answer the questions intelligently, and to be able to tell a connected story of the lesson. Reference may also be made to the preceding story in each class, so that the children learn to connect each lesson correctly with the others.