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 Ju´dah? West of the Dead Sea.
2. What was its chief city? Je?-ru?´sa?-lem.
3. How many kings reigned over the kingdom of Ju´dah? Nineteen kings and one queen.
4. To what family did all these kings belong? To the family of Da´vid.
5. Who was the first king of Ju´dah? Re-ho-bo´am.
6. Who was the greatest and strongest of the kings of Ju´dah? Je?-hosh´a-phat.
7. What wicked woman made herself queen and ruled the land? Ath-a-li´ah.
8. What little boy was crowned king after Ath-a-li´ah? Jo´ash.
9. What king became a leper? Uz-zi´ah.
10. What great prophet lived in Ju´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 Ju´dah? Hez-e-ki´ah.
2. From what enemies did the Lord save the city of Je?-ru?´sa?-lem in the time of Hez-e-ki´ah? From the As-sy?r´i-ans?.
3. What bad king became good after being put into prison? Ma?-nas´seh.
4. What king while he was young chose the Lord and followed him? Jo?-si´ah.
5. What lost book was found in the temple in the time of Jo?-si´ah? The book of the law.
6. Who was the last king of Ju´dah? Zed-e-ki´ah.
7. What prophet warned the people by Ju´dah of evils that were coming? Jer-e-mi´ah.
8. What great king over many lands came against Je?-ru?´sa?-lem? Neb-u-chad-nez´zar.
9. What did Neb-u-chad-nez´zar do? He burned the city and the temple.
10. To what land did he carry away all the people of Ju´dah? To the land of Bab-y?-lo´ni-a.
Lesson XL. The Jews in Babylon.
(Tell Stories 7, 8 and 9 in Part Fifth.)
1. By what name were the people of Ju´dah called, after they were taken to Bab´y?-lon? By the name Jews?.
2. What prophet among them saw a vision? E?-ze´ki-el.
3. What prophet lived in the palace of King Neb-u-chad-nez´zar? Dan´iel.
4. What did Dan´iel and his Jew´ish friends in the palace refuse to eat? The meat and wine of the king.
5. What did God help Dan´iel to do for King Neb-u-chad-nez´zar? To tell him the meaning of his dreams.
6. What did three friends of Dan´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 Neb-u-chad-nez´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 Neb-u-chad-nez´zar? He lost his mind for seven years.
2. What became of the Bab-y?-lo´ni-an kingdom when Neb-u-chad-nez´zar died? It lost its power.
3. Who was the last king in Bab´y?-lon? Bel-shaz´zar.
4. What did Bel-shaz´zar see one night in his palace? A hand writing on the wall.
5. Who read the writing to the king? Dan´iel.
6. What did the writing mean? That his kingdom was ended.
7. How was the kingdom ended? The city was taken and Bel-shaz´zar was killed.
8. What kingdom took the place of the Bab-y?-lo´ni-an kingdom? The kingdom of P?r´s?ia?.
9. What was done to Dan´iel after this? He was thrown into a den of lions.
10. How was Dan´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 Bab-y?-lo´ni-an kingdom and formed the kingdom of P?r´s?ia?? Çy´rus.
2. How did Çy´rus, the new king, treat the Jews? who were in Bab´y?-lon? He was kind to them.
3. What did Çy´rus allow the Jews? to do? To go back to their own land.
4. How long had the Jews? been in the land of Bab´y?-lon? Seventy years.
5. What happy journey did the Jews? take? To the land of Ju-de´a?.
6. What city did they begin to build again? The city of Je?-ru?´sa?-lem.
7. What house did they build? The temple of God.
8. Who led the Jews? in their journey and their building? Ze?-rub´ba-bel the ruler.
9. What prophet encouraged the people to build? Hag´ga-i and Zech-a-ri´ah.
Lesson XLIII. Queen Esther.
(Tell Story 15 in Part Fifth.)
1. In what city did the king of P?r´s?ia? live? In the city of Shu?´shan.
2. What beautiful Jew´ish girl lived in Shu?´shan? Es´th?r.
3. Who cared for Es´th?r and brought her up? Her cousin MÔr´de-cai.
4. Who was the king of P?r´s?ia? at that time? A?-has?-u-e´rus.
5. What did king A?-has?-u-e´rus do when he saw Es´th?r? He made her queen.
6. Who stood next to the king in power? A man named Ha´man.
7. What law did Ha´man cause king A?-has?-u-e´rus to make? That all the Jews? should be killed.
8. What did Queen Es´th?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 Ha´man, the Jews?' 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 Je?-ru?´sa?-lem soon after the time of Queen Es´th?r? Ez´ra? the scribe.
2. What was a scribe among the Jews?? One who wrote copies of God's laws.
3. What great work did Ez´ra? do? He brought together the books of the Old Testament.
4. What did Ez´ra? do at Je?-ru?´sa?-lem? He taught the people to obey God's law.
5. What other good man came while Ez´ra? was at Je?-ru?´sa?-lem? Ne-he-mi´ah.
6. What did Ne-he-mi´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? Mal´a-chi.
Lesson XLV. Review of Jewish People.
1. How many kings reigned over Ju´dah? Nineteen kings and one queen.
2. Who was the first king of Ju´dah? Re-ho-bo´am.
3. Who was the greatest king? Je?-hosh´a-phat.
4. Who was the youngest when he became king? Jo´ash.
5. Who was the best of the kings? Hez-e-ki´ah.
6. What prophet saw the Lord in the temple? I-s?a´iah.
7. What young king chose the Lord and followed him? Jo?-si´ah.
8. Who was the last king of Ju´dah? Zed-e-ki´ah.
9. To what land were the people of Ju´dah carried as captives? To Bab-y?-lo´ni-a.
10. What prophet saw the vision of the valley of dry bones? E?-ze´ki-el.
11. What prophet lived in the palace of the king of Bab´y?-lon? Dan´iel.
12. Who was the great king of Bab´y?-lon? Neb-u-chad-nez´zar.
13. What king of Bab´y?-lon saw the hand writing on the wall? Bel-shaz´zar.
14. Who was kept alive when thrown into a den of lions? Dan´iel.
15. How long were the Jews? captives in Bab´y?-lon? Seventy years.
16. Who allowed the Jews? to go back to their own land? Çy´rus.
17. What queen saved the lives of her people? Es´th?r.
18. Who read the law of God to the people in Je?-ru?´sa?-lem? Ez´ra?.
19. Who helped the Jews? to build a wall around the city? Ne-he-mi´ah.
20. Who was the last prophet of the Old Testament? Mal´a-chi.
