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 Is?´ra-el-ites after Mo´s?es? died? Josh´u-a?.
2. What did God say to Josh´u-a? when he took charge of the Is?´ra-el-ites? "Be strong and of a good courage."
3. Where was the camp of the Is?´ra-el-ites at that time? Beside the river JÔr´dan.
4. What land was in front of them across the river? The land of Ca´naan.
5. What city of Ca´naan was near to the river? The city of Jer´i-cho.
6. Whom did Josh´u-a? send to look at the city of Jer´i-cho? Two spies.
7. What woman hid the two spies and saved their lives? Ra´hab.
8. How did God help the Is?´ra-el-ites to cross the river JÔr´dan? The river became dry.
9. How did God help them to take the city of Jer´i-cho? Its walls fell down.
10. What became of Ra´hab, 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 Josh´u-a? lead the Is?´ra-el-ites after Jer´i-cho had been taken? To She´chem, in the middle of the land.
2. What did Josh´u-a? do near She´chem? He read God's law to the people.
3. Where was the great battle fought between Josh´u-a? and the Ca´naan-ites? At Beth=ho´ron.
4. What is told about this battle? The sun and moon stood still.
5. What did Josh´u-a? and the Is?´ra-el-ites do in this war? They took the land from the Ca´naan-ites.
6. What was the land of Ca´naan called after this war? The land of Is?´ra-el.
7. Into how many parts did Josh´u-a? divide the land? Into twelve parts for the twelve tribes.
8. After whom were these tribes named? After the sons of Ja´cob.
9. Where, near the middle of the lands, did Josh´u-a? set up the Tabernacle for the worship of God? At Shi´loh.
10. What did Josh´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 Josh´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 Is?´ra-el-ites 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 Is?´ra-el-ites? Fifteen.
5. Who was the first of the judges? Oth´ni-el.
6. What one of the judges was a woman? Deb´o-rah, the fourth judge.
7. What did Deb´o-rah do for the Is?´ra-el-ites? She led them to a great victory over the Ca´naan-ites.
8. Who was the greatest of all the judges? Gid´e-on, the fifth judge.
9. What did Gid´e-on do for the people? He won victories over the Mid´i-an-ites.
10. Who helped Gid´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 Is?´ra-el-ites the greatest trouble in the time of the judges? The Phi-lis´tines?.
2. Who began to set Is?´ra-el free from the Phi-lis´tines?? Sam´son.
3. For what was Sam´son famed? For his great strength.
4. What did Sam´son once carry away from a city? The gates of Ga´za.
5. What did the Phi-lis´tines? do to Sam´son when they made him prisoner? They put out his eyes.
6. What did Sam´son do to the Phi-lis´tines? afterward? He pulled down a temple upon them.
7. What good woman came to live among the Is?´ra-el-ites in the time of the Judges? Ru?th.
8. In what city did Ru?th live? Beth´=le-hem.
9. What rich man married Ru?th? Bo´az.
10. What king was the great grandson of Bo´az and Ru?th? Da´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 Is?´ra-el? E´li, who was also priest.
2. What woman brought her little child to E´li in the house of God? Han´nah.
3. What was her little boy's name? Sam´u-el.
4. Where did Sam´u-el grow up? In the house of the Lord.
5. What came to Sam´u-el while he was a child? The voice of the Lord.
6. What did Sam´u-el answer when the Lord spoke to him? "Speak, for thy servant heareth."
7. What was Sam´u-el when he became a man? The last of the judges in Is?´ra-el.
8. What did Sam´u-el do as Judge? He brought the people back to God.
9. What did the prayers of Sam´u-el give to the people? Victory over their enemies.
10. What is said of Sam´u-el as a ruler? He was wise and good.
11. At what place did Sam´u-el live while he was judge? At Ra'mah.
Lesson XX. The First King of Israel.
(Tell Story 18 in Part Second.)
1. When Sam´u-el grew old, what did the people ask him to do? To give them a king.
2. Why did the Is?´ra-el-ites wish for a king? To be like the others around them.
3. Why was Sam´u-el not pleased at this? Because he wished God to be the king of Is?´ra-el.
4. What did God tell Sam´u-el to do? To let the people have a king.
5. Whom did God choose as the first king of Is?´ra-el? A young man named Sa?ul.
6. How did Sa?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 Sam´u-el do for the king and the people? He wrote the laws of the land in a book.
9. Where did Sa?ul live as king? At Gib´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 Is?´ra-el-ites after Mo´s?es? died? Josh´u-a?.
2. What woman hid the spies and was saved by the Is?´ra-el-ites when her city was taken? Ra´hab.
3. Who ruled the Is?´ra-el-ites in turn after Josh´u-a?? Fifteen judges.
4. Who was the first judge? Oth´ni-el.
5. Who was the woman judge? Deb´o-rah.
6. Who was the greatest of the judges? Gid´e-on.
7. What judge offered up his daughter? Jeph´thah.
8. What judge was a very strong man? Sam´son.
9. What old man was at the same time judge and priest? E´li.
10. Who was the last of the judges? Sam´u-el.
11. Who was the mother of Sam´u-el? Han´nah.
12. Who was the first king of Is?´ra-el? Sa?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 Josh´u-a? and the Is?´ra-el-ites in war? The land of Ca´naan.
2. What river stopped flowing while the Is?´ra-el-ites walked across its bed? The JÔr´dan river.
3. What city was taken by the Is?´ra-el-ites when its walls fell down? Jer´i-cho.
4. Near what place did Josh´u-a? read the law of God to the Is?´ra-el-ites? Near the city of She'chem.
5. At what battle do we read that the sun and moon stood still? The battle of Beth=ho´ron.
6. What name was given to the land of Ca´naan after it was taken by the Is?´ra-el-ites? The land of Is?´ra-el.
7. Where were the Tabernacle and the ark of God placed after the land was won? At Shi´loh.
8. Where did Sam´u-el live while he was judge? At Ra´mah.
9. Where did Sa?ul live while he was king? At Gib´e-ah.
