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 Sol´o-mon died? The kingdom was divided.
2. What was the larger part called? The kingdom of Is?´ra-el.
3. How many of the tribes were in the kingdom of Is?´ra-el? Ten of the twelve tribes.
4. Who was the first king of the Ten Tribes of Is?´ra-el? Jer-o-bo´am.
5. What was the smaller part called? The kingdom of Ju´dah.
6. What tribes were in the kingdom of Ju´dah? Ju´dah and Ben´ja-min.
7. Who was the first king of Ju´dah? Re-ho-bo´am the son of Sol´o-mon.
8. What wicked thing did Jer-o-bo´am the king of Is?´ra-el do? He led his people away from God.
9. What did Jer-o-bo´am lead his people to do? To pray to idols.
10. What is Jer-o-bo´am called in the Bible? "Jer-o-bo´am who made Is?´ra-el to sin."
11. What did the prophet of God tell Jer-o-bo´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 Is?´ra-el? A´hab.
2. What was the name of A´hab's wife, who led him to wickedness? Jez´e-bel.
3. At what city did the kings of Is?´ra-el live? At Sa?-ma´ri-a?.
4. What great prophet came at the time while A´hab was king? E?-li´jah.
5. What did E?-li´jah tell King A´hab? That no rain should come upon the land.
6. Where did E?-li´jah hide from King A´hab? By the brook Che´rith.
7. Who brought him food while he was by the brook? Wild birds called ravens.
8. Where did God send E?-li´jah afterward? To the city of Zar´e-phath.
9. Who cared for E?-li´jah in that city? A poor widow.
10. What did E?-li´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 Is?´ra-el? For more than three years.
2. At what place did E?-li´jah call for all the people to meet him after three years? On Mount CÄr´mel.
3. What did E?-li´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 Ba´al.
5. What came upon God's altar when E?-li´jah prayed? Fire from heaven.
6. What also came in answer to E?-li´jah's prayer? A great rain.
7. Who tried to kill E?-li´jah after this? Queen Jez´e-bel.
8. Where did E?-li´jah go to escape from Jez´e-bel? To Mount Ho´reb in the wilderness.
9. Who spoke to E?-li´jah there? The Lord God.
10. What did the Lord give to E?-li´jah? A great work to do.
11. Whom did E?-li´jah call to go with him and help him? E?-li´sha?.
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?-li´jah taken to heaven? In a chariot of fire.
2. Who took E?-li´jah's place as prophet? E?-li´sha?.
3. How did E?-li´sha? make the bitter water of a spring sweet? By pouring in salt.
4. How did E?-li´sha? help a poor woman to pay a debt? By a vessel of oil.
5. What lady built a room in her house for E?-li´sha?? The woman of Shu?´nem.
6. What did E?-li´sha? do for this woman? He raised her son to life.
7. What Sy?r´i-an general came to E?-li´sha?? Na´a-man.
8. What disease did Na´a-man have? He was a leper.
9. What did E?-li´sha? 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 Is?´ra-el often at war in the time of the Kings? With Sy?r´i-a?.
2. Who greatly helped the king of Is?´ra-el by his power as a prophet? E?-li´sha?.
3. At what place did the Sy?r´i-ans? send an army to make E?-li´sha? their prisoner? At Do´than.
4. What did the servant of E?-li´sha? see around E?-li´sha? to keep him safe from the Sy?r´i-ans?? Chariots and horses of fire.
5. Who came to visit E?-li´sha? when he was dying? Jo´ash the King of Is?´ra-el.
6. What did the dying E?-li´sha? promise to the king? Victory over the Sy?r´i-ans?.
7. What prophet was sent to preach to a great city? Jo´nah.
8. To what city was Jo´nah sent? To Nin´e-veh.
9. What wonderful thing happened to Jo´nah? He was for three days inside a great fish.
10. What did Jo´nah do afterward? He preached to the people of Nin´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 Is?´ra-el? Ten.
2. Who was the first king of the Ten Tribes? Jer-o-bo´am.
3. How many kings ruled over Is?´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 Is?´ra-el? A´hab.
6. Who was A´hab's wife? Queen Jez´e-bel.
7. What was the chief city in the kingdom of Is?´ra-el? Sa?-ma´ri-a?.
8. What great prophet lived in the times of A´hab and Jez´e-bel? E?-li´jah.
9. How was E?-li´jah fed while hiding by a brook? By ravens.
10. Where did he restore to life a widow's son? At Zar´e-phath.
11. Where did he call down fire from heaven upon an altar? On Mount CÄr´mel.
12. Where did God talk with E?-li´jah? At Mount Ho´reb.
13. How was E?-li´jah taken to heaven? In a chariot of fire.
14. Who was the prophet after E?-li´jah? E?-li´sha?.
15. How did E?-li´sha? make a bitter spring fresh? By pouring in salt.
16. What woman's son did E?-li´sha? raise to life? The woman of Shu?´nem.
17. What Sy?r´i-an general did E?-li´sha? cure of leprosy? Na´a-man.
18. Where were chariots and horses of fire seen around E?-li´sha?? At Do´than.
19. Who lived three days inside a great fish? Jo´nah.
20. To what land were the Ten Tribes carried away as prisoners? To As-sy?r´i-a?.
