  1. What action of Manasseh, king of Judah, shows how terribly the people had sunk into idolatry? 2. In what way did Manasseh seek to protect his country from invasion? 3. What is remarkable in the latter part of Manasseh's life? 4. Quote a proverb which warns us of the danger of evil companions. 5. In what way does the wise man express the beauty of a holy life? 6. In whose reign do we find the king sending to a woman for advice? 7. What great discovery was made while the Temple was being repaired in the reign of Josiah? 8. What proof have we that at one time the Jews were fire-worshippers? 9. In whose reign did God carry out the judgment which He pronounced against the altar at Bethel which Jeroboam had made? 10. Of what gross act of contempt against God was Jehoiakim, king of Judah, guilty? 11. What acts of cruelty are recorded against King Jehoiakim? 12. In what way did God punish Jehoiakim for his iniquity? ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON PAGE 1147.133. A tax of half a shekel of silver for every male of twenty years old and upward (Exod. xxx. 12-14). 134. Joash, king of Judah, in order to obtain money for the restoration of the Temple (2 Chron. xxiv. 6-9). 135. 2 Chron. xxiv. 8. 136. Isaiah is generally considered to have been the grandson of King Joash, and thus has sometimes been called the royal prophet (Isa. i. 1). 137. The altar seen by Isaiah in his vision was the altar of burnt offering, on which the fire which came down from heaven was perpetually burning (Isa. vi. 6; Lev. vi. 13; 2 Chron. vii. 1). 138. The effect of the teaching of the Gospel is to bring peace on earth (Isa. xi. 6-10). 139. Isa. xi. 9. 140. In the reign of Hezekiah (2 Chron. xxx. 2; Numbers ix. 10, 11). 141. Because the Temple was not cleansed until the sixteenth day of the first month (2 Chron. xxix. 3, 16-18). 142. It was the first Passover after the separation of Israel and Judah at which any of the children of Israel were present (2 Chron. xxx. 1). 143. By Sennacherib, whose army was destroyed by God in one night (2 Kings xviii. 17 and xix. 34, 35). 144. In the reign of Hezekiah (2 Kings xviii. 4). 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. Index page iii "Negro Camp-Meetings in the States By Elizabeth L. Banks 867"—The number 867 is unclear. |
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