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 Jū´dah? West of the Dead Sea.

2. What was its chief city? Je̍̄-rṳ´sa̍̄-lĕm.

3. How many kings reigned over the kingdom of Jū´dah? Nineteen kings and one queen.

4. To what family did all these kings belong? To the family of Dā´vid.

5. Who was the first king of Jū´dah? Rē-ho-bō´am.

6. Who was the greatest and strongest of the kings of Jū´dah? Je̍̄-hŏsh´a-phăt.

7. What wicked woman made herself queen and ruled the land? Ăth-a-lī´ah.

8. What little boy was crowned king after Ăth-a-lī´ah? Jō´ăsh.

9. What king became a leper? Ŭz-zī´ah.

10. What great prophet lived in Jū´dah at that time and saw the Lord in the temple? Ī-s̝ā´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 Jū´dah? Hĕz-e-kī´ah.

2. From what enemies did the Lord save the city of Je̍̄-rṳ´sa̍̄-lĕm in the time of Hĕz-e-kī´ah? From the Ăs-sy̆r´ĭ-ans̝.

3. What bad king became good after being put into prison? Ma̍̄-năs´seh.

4. What king while he was young chose the Lord and followed him? Jo̍̄-sī´ah.

5. What lost book was found in the temple in the time of Jo̍̄-sī´ah? The book of the law.

6. Who was the last king of Jū´dah? Zĕd-e-kī´ah.

7. What prophet warned the people by Jū´dah of evils that were coming? Jĕr-e-mī´ah.

8. What great king over many lands came against Je̍̄-rṳ´sa̍̄-lĕm? Nĕb-u-chad-nĕz´zar.

9. What did Nĕb-u-chad-nĕz´zar do? He burned the city and the temple.

10. To what land did he carry away all the people of Jū´dah? To the land of Băb-y̆-lō´nĭ-a.

Lesson XL. The Jews in Babylon.

(Tell Stories 7, 8 and 9 in Part Fifth.)

1. By what name were the people of Jū´dah called, after they were taken to Băb´y̆-lon? By the name Jews̝.

2. What prophet among them saw a vision? E̍̄-zē´kĭ-el.

3. What prophet lived in the palace of King Nĕb-u-chad-nĕz´zar? Dăn´iel.

4. What did Dăn´iel and his Jew´ĭsh friends in the palace refuse to eat? The meat and wine of the king.

5. What did God help Dăn´iel to do for King Nĕb-u-chad-nĕz´zar? To tell him the meaning of his dreams.

6. What did three friends of Dăn´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 Nĕb-u-chad-nĕz´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 Nĕb-u-chad-nĕz´zar? He lost his mind for seven years.

2. What became of the Băb-y̆-lō´nĭ-an kingdom when Nĕb-u-chad-nĕz´zar died? It lost its power.

3. Who was the last king in Băb´y̆-lon? Bĕl-shăz´zar.

4. What did Bĕl-shăz´zar see one night in his palace? A hand writing on the wall.

5. Who read the writing to the king? Dăn´iel.

6. What did the writing mean? That his kingdom was ended.

7. How was the kingdom ended? The city was taken and Bĕl-shăz´zar was killed.

8. What kingdom took the place of the Băb-y̆-lō´nĭ-an kingdom? The kingdom of Pẽr´s̝iȧ.

9. What was done to Dăn´iel after this? He was thrown into a den of lions.

10. How was Dăn´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 Băb-y̆-lō´nĭ-an kingdom and formed the kingdom of Pẽr´s̝iȧ? Çȳ´rus.

2. How did Çȳ´rus, the new king, treat the Jews̝ who were in Băb´y̆-lon? He was kind to them.

3. What did Çȳ´rus allow the Jews̝ to do? To go back to their own land.

4. How long had the Jews̝ been in the land of Băb´y̆-lon? Seventy years.

5. What happy journey did the Jews̝ take? To the land of Jū-dē´ȧ.

6. What city did they begin to build again? The city of Je̍̄-rṳ´sa̍̄-lĕm.

7. What house did they build? The temple of God.

8. Who led the Jews̝ in their journey and their building? Ze̍̄-rŭb´ba-bĕl the ruler.

9. What prophet encouraged the people to build? Hăg´ga-ī and Zĕch-a-rī´ah.

Lesson XLIII. Queen Esther.

(Tell Story 15 in Part Fifth.)

1. In what city did the king of Pẽr´s̝iȧ live? In the city of Shṳ´shan.

2. What beautiful Jew´ĭsh girl lived in Shṳ´shan? Ĕs´thẽr.

3. Who cared for Ĕs´thẽr and brought her up? Her cousin Môr´de-cāi.

4. Who was the king of Pẽr´s̝iȧ at that time? A̍̄-hăs̝-ū-ē´rŭs.

5. What did king A̍̄-hăs̝-ū-ē´rŭs do when he saw Ĕs´thẽr? He made her queen.

6. Who stood next to the king in power? A man named Hā´man.

7. What law did Hā´man cause king A̍̄-hăs̝-ū-ē´rŭs to make? That all the Jews̝ should be killed.

8. What did Queen Ĕs´thẽr 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 Hā´man, the Jews̝' 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 Je̍̄-rṳ´sa̍̄-lĕm soon after the time of Queen Ĕs´thẽr? Ĕz´rȧ the scribe.

2. What was a scribe among the Jews̝? One who wrote copies of God's laws.

3. What great work did Ĕz´rȧ do? He brought together the books of the Old Testament.

4. What did Ĕz´rȧ do at Je̍̄-rṳ´sa̍̄-lĕm? He taught the people to obey God's law.

5. What other good man came while Ĕz´rȧ was at Je̍̄-rṳ´sa̍̄-lĕm? Nē-he-mī´ah.

6. What did Nē-he-mī´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? Măl´a-chī.

Lesson XLV. Review of Jewish People.

1. How many kings reigned over Jū´dah? Nineteen kings and one queen.

2. Who was the first king of Jū´dah? Rē-ho-bō´am.

3. Who was the greatest king? Je̍̄-hŏsh´a-phăt.

4. Who was the youngest when he became king? Jō´ăsh.

5. Who was the best of the kings? Hĕz-e-kī´ah.

6. What prophet saw the Lord in the temple? Ī-s̝ā´iah.

7. What young king chose the Lord and followed him? Jo̍̄-sī´ah.

8. Who was the last king of Jū´dah? Zĕd-e-kī´ah.

9. To what land were the people of Jū´dah carried as captives? To Băb-y̆-lō´nĭ-a.

10. What prophet saw the vision of the valley of dry bones? E̍̄-zē´kĭ-el.

11. What prophet lived in the palace of the king of Băb´y̆-lon? Dăn´iel.

12. Who was the great king of Băb´y̆-lon? Nĕb-u-chad-nĕz´zar.

13. What king of Băb´y̆-lon saw the hand writing on the wall? Bĕl-shăz´zar.

14. Who was kept alive when thrown into a den of lions? Dăn´iel.

15. How long were the Jews̝ captives in Băb´y̆-lon? Seventy years.

16. Who allowed the Jews̝ to go back to their own land? Çȳ´rus.

17. What queen saved the lives of her people? Ĕs´thẽr.

18. Who read the law of God to the people in Je̍̄-rṳ´sa̍̄-lĕm? Ĕz´rȧ.

19. Who helped the Jews̝ to build a wall around the city? Nē-he-mī´ah.

20. Who was the last prophet of the Old Testament? Măl´a-chī.