(BASED ON THE INTERNATIONAL SCRIPTURE LESSONS.) QUESTIONS.13. What was the great sin of which Zedekiah, king of Judah, was guilty and for which he was punished? 14. In what way was Zedekiah punished? 15. What prophecy was thereby fulfilled? 16. In what way does the writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews contrast the revelation of God to mankind under the old dispensation with that of the new? 17. Quote a text which shows the relationship of the angels to the human race. 18. What is the special characteristic of the Gospel of St. John? 19. Quote text in which St. John asserts the truth of the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ. 20. What reference to St. John the Baptist was made by the last of the Old Testament prophets? 21. It is said of our Lord, "He came unto His own, and His own received Him not." Quote passage from the Old Testament which shows that this passage refers to the Jewish people. 22. From what circumstance should we gather that Nathanael was a diligent student of the Old Testament? 23. In what words did our Lord show forth His divinity in speaking to Nathanael? 24. In what way did St. John the Baptist point out to his disciples that Jesus was the Messiah? ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON PAGE 96.1. Manasseh defiled the Temple at Jerusalem by setting up an idol therein (2 Chron. xxxiii. 7). 2. 2 Chron. xxxiii. 14. 3. Manasseh, having been reinstated in his kingdom by the Assyrians, gave up his idolatry and did all he could to restore the worship of God in the land (2 Chron. xxxiii. 14-17). 4. Prov. iv. 14, 17. 5. Prov. iv. 18. 6. In the reign of Josiah the king sent to Huldah the prophetess to inquire as to God's will concerning the people (2 Kings xxii. 14-20). 7. The copy of the Law which Moses had written was found (2 Kings xxii. 8; 2 Chron. xxxiv. 14). 8. In the reign of Amon, king of Judah, we are told the people worshipped the "sun, moon, and stars, and all the host of heaven" (2 Kings xxiii. 5). 9. In the reign of Josiah, who burnt men's bones on the altar at Bethel (2 Kings xxiii. 15, 16; 1 Kings xiii. 2). 10. Jehoiakim threw on the fire the roll on which Jeremiah had written at God's command a warning to the king and his people (Jer. xxxvi. 23). 11. Jer. xxii. 13, 14; 2 Kings xxiv. 4. 12. Jehoiakim was bound in fetters to carry him to Babylon, but was slain at Jerusalem and his dead body cast outside the city (2 Chron. xxxvi. 6; Jer. xxii. 19). Transcriber's note:Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note. Irregularities and inconsistencies in the text have been retained as printed. Missing page numbers are page numbers that were not shown in the original text. The illustrations have been moved so that they do not break up paragraphs. Mismatched quotes are not fixed if it's not sufficiently clear where the missing quote should be placed. The cover for the eBook version of this book was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain. |