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BIBLE HISTORY 

OF THE 

OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS. 

FOR THE USE OF CATHOLIC SCI-IOOLS, 

~y I. SCHUSTER, D. D. 

IIONtIifRfiD W7TII ~1 K,R1/7'RR BY ORDER OF fiL5 NOLINBS.S I'OPE 1'IUS IX. 

REVISED BY MRS. J. SADLIKK. 

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A LETTER BY ORDER OF HIS HOLINESS POPE PIUS IX. 

ILLU~TRIOUS 

AND IIONOUREI~ SIR, 

His Holiness llns learned wirl~ exceedingly great pleasure that the klistory 

of the Old and New Testaments, wriuen in the German lang~tap by 

Dr. Schuster, has been translated into Italian. Thc excellence of this Work 

is attested as well by the approbation of so many illustrious Bishopa, as by 

its translation into all polite languages. Although His IIolines*, owing to 

the pressure of business, has not been able to read the entic book, yet 

he concurs with the Bishops in their approbation of it. He considers the 

plates with which the book is interspersed, of great use and advantage, 

because they make n more fasting impression on thc minds of children than 

the mere recital of the facts. The chronological and gcograpliical table, 

by which the order of the and place is so perfectly arranged, has elicited 

the praise of His IIoliness. He, therefore, commands me to congratulate 

you, and to reassure you of his patcrnal regard, by imparting to you the 

Apostolic Benediction. 

Having now discharged the duty imposed on me by His IIoliness, permit 

me to congratulate you, and to offer you the sentiments of my unfeigned 

respect. I pray God to hold you in His keeping. 

Your most humble servant 

FRANCIS MERCURELI.1, Stc~tf~rv to Hii ffoiindss. 

vtry h~n~~~ctbl~ RI

Ikar Sir, 

I beg leavt to acknowledge the receipt of your truly ex:etlent "XIlustrated 

Bible History" and to thank you very much for sencling it to me. 

I shall not fail, as you desire, to express my approval of it and to strongly 

recommend it to the principals of schools and others in this diocese. 

Faithfully youra 

$ Jh~rs BROWNL, a1 Fevns. 

W~mo~n (Ireland), Fehry rg. r8pa. 

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Dear Sir, 

When I received the copy of Dr. Schuster's Illustrated Bible History 

you so kindly sent me, I was just about leaving on a pastoral tour. I toak 

the book with me to have full leisure to read and appreciate it. 

I sincerely thank you for favouring me with an opportunity to add my 

testimony to so many competent men who bestow so high praises on it as 

the brst of the Kind up to the present time. 

I shall not fail to have it introduced in the schools of my diocese. 

I have the honour to be, moat respected Sir, 

Your most devoted servant 

SURADA (India), pnc 33. ~890. 'f J. M. Trsso~, 

CaU. BriAql of Vi%agapafaanr. 

AabiInALk, Jvly 28. r890. 

My dear Sir, 

I am much obliged to you for sending me a copy of Dr. Schuster's 

Bible History. 

I havc Iooked over it carefully and I think the work most admirably 

adapted for use in schools and for general distribution, especially in this 

country where the C~tholic population is so scattered and the members 

of the Church havc but little opportunity of hearing the Word of God. 

1 shall cordnly recommend the book both to the Convents, Colleges, 

Schools, and Congregations of my diocese, 

Wishing you every blessing and success I remain, my dear Sir, 

Truly youn in Christ 

t ELZZAR TORRXDGIANI, 0. S. C. F. 

The "lllnstrated Bible History" seems to me to meet r want that has 

long been felt in our Catholic schools. Scripture is frequently too much 

overlooked, but with a tcxt.book like Dr. Schuster's there ought to be

no longer any excuse for neglect in furnishing our Catl~otic children with 

r sufficient knowledge of the books of Huly Scripturt and of their contents. 

Wishing you every succcss in a venture that deserves the support of 

the English-speaking countries of the world I reinaio 

Yours faithfully in Jesus Christ 

t JOHN Euwu~u LUCK^ 0. S. Bi$/rap ofducklarrd (N. Zealand. 

S. AMBRO~IO, Piazza Mattei, ROME, Ju(Y 19. 1891. 

MANGALORE, j%@ 17. I&?*, 

Dear Sir, 

I have read Dr. Schuster'a Illustrated 'Bible Historp with great pleasure, 

and I am of opit~ion that it will give equal delight to any priest into 

whose hands it may fall, since be will find it an excellent handbook for 

his school chililren and a work of no mean value fof ihe elder members 

of his flock. Trustiug it may mett with the circulation its trlerits deserve 

I am, Sir, 

Yourr frithfully 

t N, PAGANI, S. J., Bishop af Mangulorc. 

P~~r~aonouGw (Canada), March rg. 1890. 

Dr. Schuster's Bible History, which relates, in a brief and attractive 

style, ihe chief events recorded in the Old Testament as well as the History 

of our tort1 and the Acts of the Apostles, is well adapted to the intelligence 

of youth. It is so admirably arranged as to make it a pleasure for childrelt 

to study it, and thereby easily impress on th& minds a fair knowledge 

of Uible History. I have great pleasure in recolnmentling it for use, ss 

it deserves to be usecl as a tcxt book in every school. 

MADRAS, ranwy a; 1896. 

Dear Sir, 

I beg to thank you for the copy of Dr. Schustdr Bible History, 

which I received by the last mail. I can strongly recommend it as giving 

in a concise forln the powerful facts of the Old and New Testaments, 

and is enriched by engravings, which in tl~emselves dll bc found instructive 

and atkactive by teachers and pupils in our schools. 

Yours faithfully 

t J. COLGAN, Arckbirkuy 01 Mm3rt.u.

YORTSMOVTJ~, March 15. 1890. 

Dear Sir, 

The successive occupation of my time has prevented my earlier acknowledgmenr 

of the copy of Dr. Schuster's Illustrated Hible History which 

you kindly sent me in January. It seems to me a11 excellent and useful 

work, and I shall gladly see it made use of in my diocese. 

With my thanks and best wishes I retnain 

Yours truly in Christ 

JOHN, Bishop of Porsnuutk. 

SOUT~~WARK, February r5. 1898. 

Dear Sir, 

I am much obliged b you for sending me a copy of Schuster's Bible 

I-Iistory. It is a work chat I esteem very much and which I always re. 

commend when I have an opportunity to do so. 

Wishing you every blessing, believe me 

Your devoted servant in Christ 

FarNcrs, Bid@ Soufiwark. 

BALLINASLOE, Jirnc rg. 1898. 

Dear Sir, 

I have to thank you for the copy of the Illustrateti Bibie History which 

you so kindly sent me. I regnrd it in every respect as a very useful and 

beautiful book, full of 111ost interesting matter, conveyed in the dlnplcst 

language. 

I shall not fail to rccommcnd it cordinlly 10 my clergy. 

I remain 

Yours faithfully 

f JOHN HEALY, D.D., Birbbp of CIonfN1'. 

KILKENNY, March 4. 1901. 

Dcar Sir, 

Your Bible History by Schuster has been a very old friend of mine 

and has bcen in use in 220 SC~IOO~S in this diocese for the past three 

yenrs, and I am glad to say with the very best results. It shall continue 

to be patronized by this diocese, until anotl~er ernineally superior to it will 

have made its appearance. 

Faithfully yours 

f A. B~ow~arcc, Bishop oj Ossory.

PREFACE. 

The publisher desires to call the attention of reviewers to 

the precise nature and character of the school edition of 

Dr. Schuster's Illnstratcd Bible Its sole aim and 

object, both in the text and in the questions at the end of 

each chapter, is to give children an accurate knowledge of 

the main contents or facts recorded in the Bible. The treat- 

ment of historical or scientific questions raised by modem 

criticism lies altogether outside its scope. A text-book 

combining the presentment of facts with explanations in the 

light of modern knowledge is undoubtedly a desideratum; 

but this is not the purpose of the present Bible History which 

leaves the work of explanation and interpretation entirely 

to the teacher who has to equip himself for the task from 

other sources. Catholic works of the kind, in Engiish, are 

unfortunately rare. 

Moreover, there is one point that should not be over- 

looked. Until there is a positive ariswer to Biblical difficulties 

generally accepted by Catholic theologians, it is bard to 

see how children's minds can be prepared for them except 

in a general and rather negative way.

X . PREFACE. 

Nor should it be forgotten that, for obvious reasons, 

Biblical difficulties are not for Catholics the matter of life 

and death that they are to Non-Catholics. 

The teacher in search of explanations on the practical and 

religious side will find them in abundance in Bishop Kaecht's 

BacticaC Cowzwentary otr HoZy Sc~iptare. 

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of the diocese of Birmingham. Swnd BliglisA Edifon Rmkcd. With 

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CONTENTS. 

HISTORY OF TI-IE 01,D TESTAMENT. 

FIRST EEPOCEI. 

From Adarn to Abraham. ( dmo to 2000 B. C.) . 

CUAI'TER PAGE 

1.-The Orantion of the Worlr1 . ... . .. . . . .. , .. . . . . . ... . . .,. . . ... . . ... . , . 1 

11.-Crastton and 1';~ll of tha Angola.. . .. . . . .... . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. , . . . . . . . . . S 

111.-Cranlion of tlm First Nnn.-Paradise.-Tlre il'irst Commnndmeut. 

-Crcution of Evc. .. . . . . . . . ... .. . .. . . . ... . ... .. . ... .. . . .. . . . .... . . ... 4 

1I'.-Tl1c hill of our First Pnmnts.. ..... . .... ...... ...... ... 6 

V.- Cltin i ~~ld Aljcl. . , . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

YT.-Thc Doluga. . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l1 

TIT.-h'oc's Offering.-- Ilia Children.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . :. . . . . . . l4 

VII1.- The Ton-er of Unbel.. . . ... . . . .. . . . . . .., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . 10 

Election and Greatness of the Israelites.- From Abraham to Moses. 

(zm to r p R. C.) 

rV:.- 1-11.1 (11' . I ~ P t l ! ~ l l n. l . .. . ,. . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... . 

'.. - .'LII~.'IIIII~II' l .~TI. II~ lJi~l.*-. . . . . 

-11 . 1 'I1 ~'IIII:, .!li

The Age of Moscs . ( rgm to qp B . C.) 

I- v:r' 

111 

I I 

i'l 

..... I. ; 

. G2 

. 54 

.... 45 

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XXEC..!L'ho mirth of Mosea GD 

XXX- [rho Blight of BIoses Q2 

XZS1.- Tho Burnfng Bus11 ................................................ (M 

XSX1I.-Thc Plagacs Wruug1:ht in ................................... R6 

XSX1II.- Tho Pasohtd Lamb.- Dcytbrturc from Egypt ..................... 60 

XYXrV.-Pnsenga of tiro Bad Sca ........................................... 72 

XXSv.-Tho Miracles Wrought in thc Dcsart ..... ..., .................... 71 

XXXV1.-God Gives tl~o Ten Commrrudmorts on Mount Sinai ............. 77 

X.WII .-Tho Gulden Calf .................................................... 73 

X3XVIII.- Tho Making of tbo Tabcrnndc .................................... 82 

a- law^ Regulatlng Divino Worship ................................. 85 

XL.- The Spies ........................................................... 88 

XLI.-TII~ Xcvolt of Core and EIis Adherents ........................... W 

S,W[I.- Tha Doubt of Moses.- Thu Drrze~r Serpent ...S..........t....... 92 

SLI1I.-Tho P~ophecy of Balnnm .......................................... V4 

XL1V.-Parting Advlco of BIoscs.-Xis Dcntll ....................... ---- D0 

XLV.- l .: litrauce of tho laraelitoa into the Promiscd Lriod ............. 91 

XLV1.- Tlm Judges.-Beaeon, Snmson .................................... 100 

XW1I.-Ruth's Affection for Ifcr Mother-in .IAa-iv ......................... 105 

XLVII1.-Samuel.-Impiety of tho Sons of IIeli ............................ 108 

%LT.- Saul Elected King . ( 1095 B . C.) ................................... 112 

L.- Darid, the Yoang Shepherd ........................................ l15 

L1.-Dnvid Yighta with and Slnys Colinth ............................ 117 

]XI.-r'rlandship of Jouathau nnd Davld ............................... l20 

ILll.- David's Nob10 Uonduct towards Sad ............................. 1% 

The Greatness of the Pcople of Ismcl. From the Beginning of the Reign of 

David to the Reign of Roboam . (1055 to 975 B . C.) 

L1V..Dnvidb Pielg.. Ills Zcal Tor God% Glory ......................... 125 

LY.-Tho I'rophccics of Dnvid ........................................... 12'1 

J.1'1.-~lcvolt and Pi~niahmcut of Abanlom ............ . ............... IW 

IdVII.- nnvld's Last Words.- 111s Benth .................................. 1;13 

~~111.-~olornon's Pl*'lycr.-Kis Wiedom .................................. IN 

LLX-Thc l311:hldrng and Conctccration of the Tcmple .................. 131 

LX-801omon'e M~gniliccnoe.-Hie Sad 1Snd 140 

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CONTEXTS . 

Decline of the PcopSc of Israel . From the Timc uI Roboam to 

Jcsus Christ . (962 B . C.) 

GRAFTER 1'AC:B 

LX1.- Division of the liiugdom ........................................... 143 

Decline or the Kingdom of Israel . 

r,x~~.-God B~~iscs up rrophcts.-Nission of tllc J'ropbot &]!RA . (907 

a C.). .......................................................... 145 

LS11I.-The Sacrilicc of Elins ............................................. 14R 

1.SIV.- Wi~keclnens of Achab aud Jcznbc1.-Thcir I'u~~ishm@nr ......... 161 

f,SV.-Elixs Ta1te11 to I1cnvcu.- TIIC l'rorughct lliscus Chosen Lu Sucoocd 

Irim .......................................................... 153 

I.r;VI.-The l'rcbr~het Jonal 158 

................................................. 

Pinal Overthrow of the Kingdom of Israel . (pi8 B . C.) 

LILVII.--Tobias Tltlring lllc Captivity of Ddrylon ......................... lC: 

ZSVII1.-Tobi:is' l'artiug Advice to lfis Son.-lwpnrlurc of the Yuur~g 

.......................................................... 

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ToWrs , . 101 

J.Xlli.- Tobins Ralnras liomo 16s 

Decline of the Kingdom of Juda . 

T.SX.-TII~ rrt~pliets Jool altA Afichcns . (790 to 730 C . C.). ............ 

I.XXT.- King OZian. wisllinl: lu Usurp tllo PricsLIy Functions, in Slrickcn 

rs-ill) Leprosy. (803 B . G.) ............................ . .... 

LSXI1.- The Prol)llocies ot Isnias . ( 700 11 . C.). .......................... 

LSSIl1.- T~IU Pious Ping Ezechias . (523 to G94 B . 0.). ................... 

LxSIV.- Juditli.. ............................................................. 

1,XXV.- The Bnhylonian Captivity . - Pdl of tllo IClngdam of JIIA~ 

. 

( r, H n . c.1 ...................................................... 

T,SXVI.-D~II~~I Sare~ Susnntla .............................................. 

LxS\'II.-The Prophet Daniel.-The Three Young BIcn iu the lpicry Furnace 

........................... .................................. 

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LIS1S.-Dzniel In Ihc Lion's 1)cn ......................................... 

LXXV111.-King I%nltassnr nnll lhc Cod Bcl 

. . ............... 

I.SSX.-Rclum ul Lhc Js\vs from Cabylon (536 E C.). 

LsSSI.-~Y~~I~~ ............................................................ 

LXSXI1.-Tr;mslation of thc Old Tcslalnont into Urcck . (2% E . C.).- 

Wise Sayings of Josns. tlla Son of Sir.\ch ..................... 

LSXXI11.-The n1:irtyrdorn of Elcnrnr . (104 73 . C.). 

LSSSII'.-'rhc i\lxrtyrclom of tllo Sc\-cn ilI:~r.li;~trccs. ...................... 

........................ 

I.SSS\'.-mliniit Rsploits ot Judas 3lnol1nbcaa (100 11 .C.) .............. 

Tllncs Ceforo Christ 

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LXXXV1.-The 1.~~1

HISTORY OF THE NEW TESTAMEKT . 

FIRST SECTION . 

WTSTORY 01P JESUS CHRIST . 

His Birth and Infancy . 

CHAPTER PAGE 

I.- Annunclation of the Birth of .John thc Eaplial .................... 221 

11.- lnnnnuii~tion ot thc Birth oi Chrifit ........................... 223 

111.- Thc Visitntioa ......... . ........................................... 

1V.-Tho Blvtli of John the ~n~~tist'. ..................................... 221 

V.-The Btrth of Jesus Chrirt ..................... . ............... 229 

v~.-The Shepherds at the hIanyer ...................................... 280 

YI1.-The Presentation in tl~c Tcmple .......................... . ... 239 

VIE.-Tlre Adc~lntion of tile 1l.igi ......................................... 511 

1X.-The Flight into Egypt ................................................ 236 

X.- Jesus nl; the Age of Twclvo Ycnrs goes to tho Temple .......... !B8 

XI.-John tlln RrpUst, the Prcoorsor of Christ .......................... 240 

X1I.-Jos'ue l8 Iinpbinea by John 11nd Temptcd by Ll~e Dcril ........... 212 

X1II.- The Firnt nivolples of Jcsas Cl~rist .............................. 214 

XIV.-Thc Pirvt BIirnclc ol Jc6us.- Ile Changca \Tator into Winc ..... ?.S 

XV.- Jesus clritcs tbc Sellers oilt of the Tc~nl~lc . - Discoiirsc ailb 

Sicodcmus .................................................... 448 

XV1.- Jcsna rrt thc Wcll of Jncoh ......................................... ?SO 

XVI1.- Jesus Prolrches at WnznrnUl ......................................... 253 

XVII1.-The Mlrooles of Jcsl~s ILL C.rpliarnunm ............................. 254 

XIX.-Tlie I[iraculoos nmogllt of Fiehcs ..................... . ......... 256 

XX.-Jews Ileslv the Man Sick of Paisp ................................ 258 

XX1.-The Scrlnon on the AIuunt .......................................... ?:a 

xX1I.-Tho Clire of tlla Lcpcr trnd of the Centuriorr's Servant ........... ?W 

~~111.-Jesnb Rnisce frum the ncli11 thc Son of tllo lTritlow oP Nnim ... ?C5 

XXIV.--JOII~ the nnptist scnds hIcascngers to Clhrist ...................... 3% 

XXV.- Tha Ponitun t Nngdillci~ .............................................. 267 

xxV1.-Tho Cure of tIrc31nn who 111td bcen Infirm for Tl~irtpcight 'I.cnrs . 270 

xxV1I.-Thc Sin ttgillust t.hc Holy Ghost . - Xary ncdorctl Ble~scd ....... 2i2 

xxV111.-Jcsus l'rcnctling on thc Lake of Gcnesarcrh . -Tlie Pumblc uP 

thc Ilrsbuntlman So~iug his Seed ............................... %d 

xx1X.-Christ Stills the Tempest.. ....................... . ............. 276 

XXX.-Jcsus Henlrr the Woman AtUicLcd with ILU Is6ue of Hlood, nod 

I l l 

, , , , ....... ,,. 

l l t l ! l !Ill!. l l l ' 1 1 1 1 . .

COSTENTS* xv 

CRhPTgR PAGE . 

XXX1.-Jesus Sends Bis Apoatlea ................................... ?L30 

XXXJ1.-John the Baptist is Put to Death ................................. 282 

XXXII1.-The Bliracle of the Loavee and Fishes .......................... PS4 

XXX1V.- Jesus Promises to gire the Bread of Life ....................... 287 

SXXV.-The Woman of Chanaan ..................... . ................ 2RB 

SXXV1.-Jesus Yromisoe Peter the Eeya oP the Kingdom of Heaven .... 190 

XXXYI1.- The Transfiguration. ............................................... 491 

XXXVII1.-The Tributc for the Temple ....................................... 299 

XXX1X.- Joeus nlcssea U'tlo Children ..................................... !B4 

XL.-Fraternnl CoiTooLion.-Forpiven~ss of Inj11ries.-The Unforgiv- 

ing Serrant ....................................................... 995 

XL1.-Jesna Scncls forth Seventy-two of Hls Uisciples ................. PBi 

XLII.-Parable of tho Good Samaritan. .................................. 298 

XLI1I.- Mary and IItrrtha ................................................ 300 

XT.IV.-Jeaua the Good Shepherd .......................................... 301 

XLV.-Parable of thc Prodigal Son ...................................... 3m 

XLV1.-The Parable of Dives nnd Lxznnls . 305 

.................... ..... 

XLVI1.- Jesun Gives Sight to tlio Nan Born Blind ....................... 307 

XLVXI1.- The Lord's Prayer ....................... . ...................... 309 

XL1X.-The Pnrnble of the Rich Man ..................................... 3M 

L.- The B11rren W1g.trec ................................................ 311 

LT.-The Ten Lepers ................................................... 317, 

L1L-The Pharisee and the Publican ................................... 313 

LII1.- Jesue nt the Beast of the Dedication ............................ 314 

LIV.- The Itlch Young Nan .............................................. 815 

LV.-The Laborers in the Vlueynrd .................................... 216 

.......................... 

nnd Death ......................... 320 

...................................... 

....................... 

~vI.-The llaising of Lazarus from the Dead 

LVII.- Jesus Forctclla HIE Pa~sioa 

S17 

LVII1.- Jesus is Anointed by Nary 32% 

LIX.- Triamphd Entry of Jcsus into Jerusalem 23 

1.X.- The I)Inrriago Feast ............................................... 525 

LX1.-The Widom'n Mite.-DeaLruolion of Jeruanlem nud the End of 

the Wnrld ......................................................... 328 

............ 

The Last Jurlgment ................................................ 332 

LXII.-The l'arable of the Ton Virains, aud of thc Talents 33 

~~111.- 

LXIV.- The La~t Sullpcr. and 11ic R'nshing of tho Disciplee' Feet ..... 834 

LXV.- Jo~us Jnstitutos the Nost IIoly Snornment, and Foretells tile 

Trcslson of Judas ................................................ 336 

~xV1.-Jesn~ tells Yclnr that he shall Deny Elm, nnd bide Farcn-ell 

to 111s Dlaaiplss .................................................. 88 ~xv~I.--The Agony of Jeans in the Garden ............................... 3a9 

LXVI1T.- Jesus is Seized. ................... . ............................... 341 

bX1X.- Jesue before Annns and Cnipbae .................................. 313 

LXS.- Poter Uonies Jcaus 341 

LSX1.-Jcsus before Pllnte and Herod .................................... 346 

LXXI1.-Jesus is Scourged, Grorrncd mith Thorns. and Conflomned 10 

................................................. 

Deatlr ............ . .............................................. 348 

..... 

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LXXIII.Jesua Uarrics Hia Cross io Nount Oa1vary.-11% is Crncitled 

1.XXIY.- Jesus Spcuks Seven I\rurds on tha Cross. and Dies 

12 

854 

LXXV.-.Tesus is Laid in the Scpulcher 85i 

LXxy1.- Jesur Rieea from the Doad ........................................ S59 

LXXVI1.- Jesus Appoars to Mary Mngdalen nnd Potcr 381 

....................

XVl COSTENTS. 

CtIAPTPtt. P.4OlF. 

1.XXVIII.-Jcsus Appcnrs to Two of IIis Disciplan on the rny to Em- 

,I I. 

mlt~~... .......................................................... 

LXXIS.- Jcsaa Apponra to tl~c Assembled Apastles, and lustitntus the 

Sacr:rmeet of Pcnanee.. ......................................... 363 

1.XXX.- Jcsns XIcstorrs on Petcr the Supreme Pastorship.. ........... 365 

LXXX1.-Thc Ascension af Jcsns Cl~rist. ................................. Bsi 

SECONn SECTION. 

The Acts of the Apostles. 

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F1 RS'13 PART. 

HISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. 

FIRST EPOCH. 

From Adam to Abraham. 

r~ouo-zooo PEARS nnsclar: cartIsT.1 

CHAPTER I. 

Thu heavens show forth the glory of God, and the firmament de- 

clareth the work of His hnnd8.-Pa. 18, l. 

?J the beginning God creatctf hcnven and earth. The earth 

I rsna void md empty, Jnrknoss was on the face of the 

dccp, ancl the h'pirit of God movecl over thc waters. God 

said : Be light mc~de,'' and light wag made. This ws~ tho 

first day. 

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2 HISTORY OF TEE OLD TESTAXGNT. 

and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and 

years." And it mm so done. God made the sun, moon a11d 

countless stars, and set them in the firrnamwlt.of l~cavcn, to 

shine upon t.he earth, and to rule the day and the night. 

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CREATION AND FALL OF TIIE ANGELS. 3 

QUESTIONS. 

1. What did God create in the beginning? In what condition ~v\'ns 

the earth at first? What moved over the nraters? What was tkcn 

made? 2. What was mado on the sccond day? 3. What did God 

any on the third day? \.Frliat did God call the dry lnnd? Thc 

waters? What elsc did God then create? 4. What did God say on 

the fourth day? 5. What did Gad any on tbo fifth day? F. 011 the 

sixth day? What did God give to man? What did God do on the 

aoventh day ? - 

CHAPTER 11. 

Cveatio?~ and Fall of the Atzgels. 

O ye angels of the Lord, bless the Lord; praise and exalt Him abovo 

all forever.-Dun. d,68. 

3ESIDES the visibIc world, God also created an invisible 

~vorld, nnrnoly, innurnamble spirit8 called Angols. 

They were all good, hap- 

C*-- py, and endomed wi~h ex- 

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l 4; - -- ccllent gifts of nature ancl 

.. + of grace ; but they did not 

- . all continue in that state, 

for, being posacfised of a 

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- free will, a great many of 

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them nbused it, lost the 

grace of God, and became 

- . ,- wicked. 

. _ - 2. They rebelled against 

God-Lucifer,their leader, 

saying: " We shall be lilro 

unto the Most High ; NG 

< will place our throne above 

S the stars." 

3. Then there was agreat 

strife in heaven. Michacl 

and the other angels who 

TIIE PALL OF BATAN. had remained faithful to 

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4 HISTORY OF 9'IIB OLD TESTAMEWi"i' 

God7 fought against the bat1 and rebellions spirits, whosc chief 

is now called Satan, or thc Devil Tllc had :uqels wcro con- 

qucrcxl and cast from hcavan do~rrrx to hcll The angcls who 

rcmninarl faitl~ful mere renrnrded with everlnsting happiness. 

They forever see the face of God in heaven. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Besides the visibie world, what dicl God create? Tn what atakc 

were the angcl~ first? Did they all continrie in that happy state? 

2. What did they do? What did Lucifcr, their Ie~tler, say? 3. 

What Tvas there then in hca~cn ? Against whom did BIichsel and 

the ntl~cr good angels fight P Who wore conq~~erod, and how mere 

the bad angels punished ? IIow were the good angels rewnrdcd? 

CHAPTER 111. 

Cmtion of the First Man.-Pavadise,-- The First Corn- 

m a ? z . - e t of Eve. 

He that liveth forever, created all thinge togather. God only shall 

be juntiiied, and Ile remaineth an ilivinciblo king 

forercr.--Ecclux., 18,1. 

11 THEN God created man, He anid : '< Let us make man 

to our 4mnge and liken~~s, and give ]]in1 dominion 

ovcr :tll allinlnls ancl over the whole earth." Hc toheel fornlecl 

n. lmmnn hody of the slime of the earth, 1)reathecl into his face 

the brcnth of life, ancl man t,ecuac n livi~lg soul. At the same 

lnomcnt God added to thr: l~att~rc of m:m many far~ors, and, 

especially, s:mctifyitlg grace. Thus was made thc first man, 

who was na111ed Aclt~m, that is to snv, man tnlccn fsoril the 

cnrt.11. By his nature nian tyns the image of God; by grace 

he was the lilianess of God. 

2. By a spccial c!ffect of His goodness the Lord God cre- 

sted, expressly for INna, agarclen of ple;twre, c:lllecl Pnmdise. 

These were in it all sorts of bcnutriftd trees, c:overecl with 

deliciolls fruit..; and in tlin n~iilillc of tlio gartlrn stood the 

tree of life, rtud the tree ol lmowlcclge of good md evil. A

GRRA'I'IOS OP EVE. 5 

rivcr, divided into four bmnches, watcrecl tl~c whole garden. 

3. It was in this garden of delights tl~ut Cocl placctl nlm, 

that hc nlight cultiv:lte it for his orvn pleasu~c w1~1 occupation. 

Gocl thcn co~~~nlanrlcd nlttn, saying : '' Of every tree of 

Paradise thou shalt eat, but or thc tree of Irno~vledgc of goocl 

ancl evil thou shalt ilot cat ; for what, day soever tllou ~ hdt 

eat of it, thou shalt tlic the death." 

4, Atlam was still alone on thc earth. Hence God said: 

'[ It is not good br man to be alone ; let 11s make hi111 n help 

like 111zto lzi~usclf." T!;eii Gocl caused all the animals to 

come bcfbro Adarn, that he might give to each its name. But 

for A(l.zm there was not fourlrl a help likc unto himsclf; there- 

fore, casting :L tlccp sleep upon Ail:~m, God to(?k one of his 

ribs and furnzcd of it a, woman. TTThcn Adam awoke, Gocl 

brought to hi111 his wife ; and Adam rejoiced to see nnotller 

being like himself. Hc called her Eve, that is, Mother of 

the Living. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. What did God say when He crentccl man? How did IIe creak 

Inan? What \us the first rnnn callctl ? Bow is man the image of 

God, ant1 how the likeness of God ? 2. What clid Gocl, in IIia fipecial 

goodness, create express1 y for Inan ? What was in tkc garden, and 

what stood in the middle of it? 3. What commantlment did God 

give to man? 4. What did God fisy, seeing Adm~ still alone on the 

earth? Why did God causc all the ntlimals to como before Adatn P 

Row did God create s hclyu~ate for Ada~n? Whsb did Adam call 

her P 

CHAPTER IV. 

The Fall of ozlr Fi~st Parents. 

He is rc liar, nnd the fither thereof.--John, 8,4. 

F a11 thc animals that God ]>ad placed npon the earth, 

0 none was more cru~uing than the serpent. Hence the 

devil, who was envious of the happiness of our first parents, 

made use of him in order to seduce them.

6 XISTORY OH' THE OLD TESTAMENT. 

2. Eve, prompted bj* c~~riosity, approaching the forbidden 

tree, saw a serpent near it. IIe begail to speak, aid mid to 

her: " Why has God cornlnmded you, that you sliould not 

cat of ciTery trce of Paradise? ') Evc nnsmered: Of the 

fruit of the trccs of Pa,r,mdise we do sal; but of thc f~uit of the 

tree which is in the midst of Paradise, God has comma~~dec 

us that we should not eat, and that we sllould llot touch it, 

lest, perhaps, wc die.') 

TEE FALL OF OUR lIRST PAREh'TS. 

3. The serpent said to the woman : "No, surely you ~11all 

not die if you eat of the f~uit of that tree ; but, rather, your 

eyes hall be opened, ancl you shall Le as gods, knowing 

good and evil." 

4. EIearing this, Eve gave way t.0 prit-lc, and she saw that 

the fruit was good to eat and pleasant to behold. She took 

and ate of the fruit, ancl gave to her husband, and healso ate. 

Thus was the first sin committed.

TIII FALL OF OUR FIRST PARENTS. 7 

5. At the salnc tirrle tllcy lost sanctifying grace, which vwns 

the life of their uaul ; thcy lo~t the immortnlity of U~eir body ; 

their eycs were opencd, and they saw wit11 shame that thcp 

.were naked. In their shame and confusion they hcgan to 

sew fig-leaves together, in order to cover their nakedness. 

6. But soon they heard tl~c voice of Gocl calling them, ancl 

they hid themselves among the trees. And God said: 

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S HISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. 

Redeemcr to oiir sinfill parc?nts. 12o1r hatefnl must sin he to 

God, sincc Hc pronounces so terriblc n curse 011 those fzvoretl 

creat~rres ~vl~om Rc llad so rcccntly blcsscd. JVl~(?ii Gocl hntl 

prol~aanced ihe ~elltence of banishmcat and dcnth on Adnm 

and Eve ; when He hi~d conlm~ncled the elements to opprcfis 

thern in divers ways, IIo clrove tliela out of Paradise, ancl 

placed before tl~c gate Clze~nbinz, with flnmil~g s~vord, turililig 

wery ~t~u-y, to guard the wag leading to the tree of life. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Of what animitl did thcr devil make rwe, in order tn seduce 0111first 

parents? 2. What did tllc serpent say to Eve wl~en she sun 

him at the tree*! Whnt did Erc reply? 8. Wbat did the aerpent 

then say ? 4. What did Eve clo ? What did ddam do 9 Whnt wns 

thus committed? 5. IVbat cbnllgc then took place in Aclnm ant1 

Eve? What did they do to cover their ~iakedllese P 0. Whnt dicl 

they do when God called them? What did Bdmn K:L~ ? Wl~at did 

God say? What clid Adam reply? Whnt did the Lord say to the 

womnn 7 What did she reply? 7. What did God say to the scrpent 

7 In w-hat words did God promise n RedeemeT P 8. What r1itl 

God say to the woman? 9, W11:rt did H(? nay to Adain 7 10. T7Tlrci1 

God banishcd Adnm s11d Evc fi9om Paradise, apl~om did He place at 

the e~~trnuce to guard the way to the tree of life? 

CHAPTER V. 

By the envy of the devil, death came into the nrorltl.-Wis. 9, $4. 

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and Eve had nlnily cllilrlren; the first two \~cl.c 

Crtin and Abcl. Cztiil was a huslrri~ldi~~l~, or tiller of 

the earth; Abcl was a, shepherd. Abel ~vlts just, but tho 

works of Caiil were cvil. Xom, it llapyened one day that 

they offered a sacriiicc to God in gratitude for the benefits Ho 

had bcsto~ved upon them. 

2. Able offered the firstlings of his flock, a.11~1 Cdn, fruits

CAIN AXD ABRL. 9 

of the earth. The Lord regarded libel and his gifts with 

favor, hnt for Cdn and his offerings He hat1 no regard. See. 

i~lg this, Csin was exceedingly nngry, ancl his countenance 

fell. 

3. Ant1 the Lord said to Cain : Why art thou angry, and 

why is thy countcllance fallen? If thou clo well, shalt thou 

not receive ? but if ill, shnll not sin forthwith be present at 

the door ?" Keep nway from sin. But Csin clid not heed 

thc Lord. 

4. One day he said to his brother: ."Let us go forth 

abroad." Abel, ~lnspecting no evil, went out with him ; and 

when they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel, his 

brother, and slew him. The Lord said to Cain : " Where is 

.thy brother Abel P " Cairi replied in an insolent manner : 

" I know not ; am I my brother's keeper?

10 HISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAMISXT. 

5. And thc hrd said to hiin : What ha~t thou done ? 

The voice of thy brother% blood crieth to me from the eart.h, 

Now, therefore, cursed shalt thou be upon thc earth, which 

hath opened her mouth ancl rcccived the blood of thy brotller 

at thy hand. When thou sl~alt till it, it shall not yield to 

thee its fruit. A fugitive and a vaga,bond shalt tliou be upoil 

the earth." 

6. And Cain, in despair, said to the Lord : " My iniquity is 

greater than that I nmy dcscrve pardon. Behold! Thou 

dost cast mc out this day from the face of thc earth. Every 

one, therefore, who finrl~th Irle will lrill me." Tha Lord said 

to him : " No, it shall not l~e so ; but whosoever shall kill 

Gain shall be punished scvcnfold." Ant1 He set a inark upon 

Cain, that wl~osoever found him should not kill him. And 

Cain went out fivom the face of the Lorcl, and dtvelt as a fugitive 

on the earth. 

7. The innocent Abel &in by his envious brother is a 

figure of Christ, who was put to clcath through tho malice of 

tho Jcw~. In the conrluct 01 Cain we see the awful consequences 

of envy. Had hc promptly suppressed in his heart 

the first emotion of envy, he never n~onld have stained his 

hands and his soul with his brother's blood, which cried to 

heaven for veagcance. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Who were the Grst two children of Adam and Eve? What was 

Cain 7 Whet was Abel? 2. What oflerinps clidCain and Abel make 

to God? Why did they offer a fiacrifice ? Were the sacrifices of tho 

two brothers eqr~ully well received? What happened thcn? 3. 

What did tho Lord say to Gain 7 Md Cain hcod the vvord~ of God 7 

4. Wbnt did Cairl any to Abel? What hnppened when they walked 

out together t What did the Lord say to Cain? Wl~t did Cain 

reply? 5. What did the Lord thcn say? 6. What did Cain, in 

despair, say to the Lord? Wliat did tho Lord reply 7 7. Of whom 

is Abel a figuro P What do WC see in tile conduct of Cain?

THE DELUGE. 

CHAPTER VI. 

T~LE 

Ucltige. 

The wicked shall be destroyed from the earth, anrl they that do 

unjustly shall be taker1 away frorri it.-Pvuv. $,B. 

DAM lived nine hundretl and thirty ycars. Re had 

A many sons and dnuglltcrs, to whom hc nnnounced the 

TIaw of God and the comingof the Redeemer. His i~n~netliate 

clcscendmts also lived to a very grcat %c. Mi~athusala, the 

oldest of them, lived nine hundred and sixty-nine years. The 

people becnrne very numerous. Some were I~crdsmcn and 

livecl in tents ; otllcrs built cities and bocame mechmics and 

musicians. Tlie clescendnnts 'of the pious Setll, wvhorn God 

had given to Adnm instead of Abel, were good, feared God, 

and hence were cnllcd the cl~ildren af God. IIcnoc11, onc of 

the children of God, was noted for his faith cmd piety, and 

wits taken up alivc into heavcn. The descendants of Cain, 

howcrer, turned away from God, were wiclrcd, iind were 

c!nIled Clie children of men. 

2. Unhappily, the children of God began to associate nrith 

the children of men, and soon they thelxselves becmne wicked. 

Then God said thnt men nlust not Iire so long, seeing 

thnt they have become corrupt in their aayt;. l' His days 

sl~all be ono hundred ancl twenty ycnrs." 

3. Thc wiclred~~css of ~ncn went on iiicreasing, and thcir 

thoughts were continual1 y bent upon evil. Sceir~g this, God 

said : " I will destroy man, whom I have created, from the 

ijcc of the cart1l.l." Rut amongst these wicked men there 

wns one just and virtuous man, wl~o was called Noe.' Noe 

found hvor mill1 the Lord, and tc him the Lord said : " Mulcc 

thee an ark of timber pla~nlrs ; tLou shalt make little rooms in 

the ark, and thou shalt pitch it within and without, wit11 

bitumen. The length of the ark shall Ire three h~u~dred cubits, 

a113 the bread;h of it fifty cubits, and the hcight of it 

thirty cubits. 

,lNolc (pr. h'o'nli).

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4. Thou shalt malce a winrlorr in thc nrk, and door in 

its sidc ;' and thou sh:tlt dividc thc ark into lowcl*, ~l~ititllc and 

i d s o Deliolcl, I will bring the nrntcrs of n grcnt floocl 

upon t.hc cnrth, to destroy :ill flebh wherein is t.hc Lrcntli of' 

Jife. But I will establish my covenant1 with thee. Thou 

fihnlt enter into the ark, thou and tl~y sons, ancl thy wile, ant1 

the wives of thy sons with thee. 

TIIE DELUGE. 

5. "And of eYOTY living creature, of all flesh, thou shalt 

bring two ol n sort into thc ark, that they Inuy live 111itll thee. 

7'hou ~hult take 1111to thcc of all hod ~vllich 1i18Jr be eaten, 

.ancl thou sl~nlt Iny it 11p with thcc." Koe clicl all illat the 

Jlord Ilad cornmantled him to do. He spe~lt a liurlrlred yenrs 

in builciirlg the arl:, during which time he preached penance 

to the people. 

' COB'X-NAST. a bargain, an agreement.

THE DELUGE. 13 

6. J31i.t men heeded not the warning. They ate, drank, nncl 

were mnrricd just as befbre, without a thougllk of the terrible 

punishment that was to comc upon them. Then the Lord 

said t.o Nne : " Go 411, thou and all thy housc, into the ark; 

and after ficvcn dnys I will causo rain to fall upon the earth 

for forty dnys and forty uights, and I will tlastt.oy every sub- 

stance that T have macle, from the face of thc earth.') 

7. Noe cntcred into the ark, with all his fhmily, taking 

with him all that tlie Lord had commanded him; and the 

Lord shut hi111 in on the outside. And, when the seven days 

were passed, the fountuins of the great deep IVCYC broken up, 

xncl the flood-gates of heaven mcrc opened, and the rain fell 

upon the cart11 for forty days and forty nights. The waters 

continued to increase till they rosc fifteen cubits above the 

highest mountains. Thus every living being was destroyecl, 

that movecl upon the earth, both of fowl, of cattle, of bcnsts 

ancl all mon. Noe only rcmdned, and they that mere with 

hi111 in thc nrlr. 

8. The nrk is a figure of the Church ; for, ns no one escaped 

.the watcrs of the deluge,' except those who wcrc in the ark, 

so no one shnll escape Ule deluge of fire on thc last day, srivc 

those who arc in the Catholic Church, the truc ark of salvn- 

tion. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. How long did Adam live? Mathnsala? What were the desccndanls 

of Seth callcd? Whnt bccnmc of Henuch? 2. Did the 

c~lrildren of God al\vaya rcmsi~l good P TVl~at did Gorl then Ray ? 

JVere the \ric.Be(l men converted? Seeing that thcy mere not converted, 

\~-l~at did God say 7 5. Wns thcrc no just lr~riti on the cnrtii? 

\\-hat clid the Lord tell Ene to do? 4. Il'hat dicl the Lortl establish 

wit11 Soe? IVl~ho~n ancl ~vhat clid Tle tell him to tali~ into the nrlt? 

5. Hon- long IVRS IVoc builrling the ark? Did Noo warn the people of 

the tlrreatenc1tl danger? 0, nit1 they heed tbc ~~~nniing? TT'hnt did 

Cod then sny to Soe? 7. What happcnccl after Noc and his family 

entered inlo the arli? S. Of what i~ the ark a figure? 

~DEL'UGP, a great flood, or ovcrflowing of the eerth by water.

HlgTORY OF THE OLD TIEBTAPENT. 

CHAPTER VII. 

Bless ye the God of heaven; give glory to Him in tlie ~ight of all 

that live, because He hath showed His mercy to you.-Tab. 12, 6. 

OW God remembcrcri Noe, ant1 sent a wind upon the 

N earth. This moved the watare, and after a hundred 

and fifty days they began to abate. At le~lgtll the ark rested 

upon a rnountain in Armenia,' called Mount Ararat, and the 

tops of the hills began to appear. Noe perceived this with 

geat joy, for he had been now three hundred and filty days 

shut up in the ark. 

2. In order to see whether the watcrs had subside# on the 

earth, he opened the minclow and scnt forth a raven, which 

did not return. He next sent fort11 a dove; but she, not 

finding a spot n*hereon to rest her foot, returncd to the urlr. 

After scvcn days Ile (again sent forth the dovc. She cwne 

back to hini, in the evening, carrying in her mouth n bough 

of an olive trec, with grccn leaves. Noe, thlcrcforo, undcrstood 

that the waters hacl abated from off the face of thc 

earth. 

3. Hc stnyetl in the ark yet other seven days, and he sent 

forth the dove :~g:hin, which cldid not rcturn to him. God then 

said to Noe: " Go out of tlle ark." So Noe went out of the 

arlr with his ~iflc, his sons ancl thcir vives, together with all 

the living crentures which he had placed in it. Filled with 

gratitude tow~~rcl'ds the Lord, who had so wnntlerfully preserved 

him, he Luilt an altar to the Lord and offered on it a 

sacrifice of clean animals. 

4. The sacrifice of Noo was pleasing to the Lord. Hc 

blss~ed Noe and his sons, a~rllrl said to them : L( Increasc nild 

multiply, and fill the earth." God made a covenant with 

Noe that He \r.oulcl never apin destroy the earth with watcr. 

~AR-ME'-#IA, a province in Turkoy in Asia. 

'~u~-sI'-DED, fnllcn, to become lower.

The rainbow which we sec in the clouds is the sign of this 

covenarlt botmeen God and the earth. The sons of Noe were 

Sem, Cham and Japllet. Now Xoe began to cultivate the 

earth. He planted a vineyard, ancl drinking of the wine, he 

fell nuleep, mid was uncovcrod in his t,ent. 

5. Cham, seeing his fathcr in tliis condition, spoke of it in 

a jesting ~ v to ~ his y brothers. %'hey, howevel; filled with a 

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chaste and holy fcar, put a cloak upon their shoulders, nnd, 

going backwards so as not to look upon him wherc he lay, 

covcred their father's nakedness. And Noe, awaking nnd 

hcnring vhxt had hnppencd, said: " Gurfied be Chanaan; 3, 

servant of servants sl~all he be unto his brethren." But he 

blesscd Sem ancl J:tphct. Children should learn from this 

example not to mock or ridicule thoir parents.

16 RISTOltY Oh' 1'IIE OLD TESTAYJCNT. 

QUEST1 ONS. 

1. Ilow long was it before the water6 began to abate? Where did 

the ark reet? 2. What did Km send from tho ark, lo see if the 

watcrs had eubsided? Did the ravel1 returli? What (lid Noe then 

send forth ? Whnt did the (love Ijri~ig back in lrer mouth? 3. Did 

the dove roturn to the ark the third tiinc B What did Roe do on 

lertviiig Lhe ark? 4. Was Kods. sacrifice pleasing to the T,orrl? IThnt 

covenant did thc Lord make 11-ith Koe? What sign did God giw? 

What were the Rons of NOG called? \lThut did Woe plant? Whnt 

happened rvhenh'oc hail dmnk of the. wine of his vineyard P 6. What 

did Cham do P Whnt did his brothers do? \\'ben Noe awoke and 

heard what Challl had done, what clicl he then say? 

CHAPTER VIII, 

The Towar of BnbeZ. 

Excopt the Lord built1 the honse, they labor in vr~ill that build it. 

-PS, IM, I. 

VIHE descenclants of Koe so011 multiplied, and again le- 

- I - came as wicked as men hacl been beforc the deluge. 

Now, they wcro unable to live any longer together, and they 

said : " Come Ict us make n city nnrl n tomor, thc top mhercof 

may reach to heaven ; aid let us n~nkc our name fan~ous bcfore 

we be scattered ubroatl in a11 the lancls." But Gocl frustrated' 

their foolish clesign. Hc said : " Let us confound their 

tongue, that they may not understmcl one another's speech." 

2. Till then therc hacl been but one language spoken 

amongst incn. So the Lord scntteretl thcm from that plncc 

into n.11 thc la~lds, nncl they ceased to build the city. Thcrcforc, 

the city vrns cnllcd Babel, which signifies conft~sion, bocansc 

thcrc thc Inngunge of the whole earth was confounded. 

3. The childrcn of Sem rem:~inetl in Asin, and frorri them 

descencled the Israelites, the chosen pcople ol God. Most of 

the desceildantv of Cham settlecl in Africa, while tllose of 

Japhct' took np their aboclc in Europe. Thus mcrc different 

nntioils fom~dccl. The lliorc men rn~lt~ipliccl on the earth, the 

lY~vs-~n~'-~~n, thwarted, prevented. 2Jnrrrm (pr. Jaf7-et).

more wiclred they became. Instead of adoring t1.1e true God, 

tlicy bcgan to adore n multitntle of f:&e gods. 

4. Somc jvorshipcd the sun, moon and stnrs ; othcrs wrar- 

shiped men and bcnsts, and even the worlrs of their own 

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SECOND EPOCH. 

The Age of the Patriarchs.-Election and Greatness of 

the Israelites.-Fmin Abraharn to Moses. 

(zoo0 to 1500 B. C.) 

CHAPTER IX. 

As God hat11 called every one, so let him walk.-I. Car., 7,17. 

MONGST tbe multitude of the wicked there was one 

A just and upright ltman. Hc was called Abram. The 

Lord chose him, that, through him and his postcrity,'thc 

true faith and hope in the promised Redcerner rnight be prcserved 

and propagatedx on the earth. He said to him : '' Go 

forth out of thy country and from thy kindred, and out of thy 

father's house, and come into the land which I will how 

thcc, and I will m%ke of thee n great nation. I will bless 

thee and magnify thy namc, and thou shalt be blcsscd; and 

in thee shall all the kinclrcd of the earth be blessed." 

2. The father of Abram hacl gone to settlc in ChnIdea,s aild 

had taken up his abode at IIaran, 1vit.11 his reldives; but, 

as idolntyy4 had at last ~nndc its way even into tlrot family, 

the Lord called Abrnm forth from amongst his kindretl. 

Abma~n believed the. word of God, and instantly net out for 

Chnllaan, taking with him Sarrti, his wife, uild Lot, his 

~~ephcw, and his servtz11t.s nncl his 11erds of cnttlc, After a 

long journey he arrived in Ule limd of Cl~nnrta~~: ancl came to 

Sichern, He was then sr?vt?nty-five years olcl. 

POS-TUB'-ITY, descendants, those who come aflei.. Y PROPA-G,\'-TED 

extet~detl, carried from place to place. 3 C ~ (pr. ~ ICal-dee'-a), ~ - a ~ 

country of ancient Asia. I-no~'-a-~nl-, the \\-orship of false gods. 

6Cn~'-h'~~~ (pr. Ka'-nan); ncountry of Asia, now called Palestine, or 

IIoly Land. (18)

3. Clinnmn, on account of its bcnuty ant1 fertility, was 

called s Imd flowing with milk ancl honey. There the Lord 

again appeared to Abram, and said to him: " To thy seed 

will I give this land,)' Abmm, wishing to show his grati- 

tude, rnised in that place an altar to the Lord. Henceforth 

Chmnan was also called the Promised J,n.nd. Gratitude to 

God for past favore is the most certain means of obtaining 

new oncs. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. What just man was found amongst the multitude of tho wicked? 

Why did the Lord choose Abram? What did He say to him? 2. 

Where did the father of Abrm go to settle P Why did Wle Lord call 

Abram forth from amongst his kindred? Whom nnd what did 

Ahram take with him? 8. Whnt waschanaxn caILcd? Why wnsit 

so called? What did bhe Lord say when He again appeared to 

Abram? 1Vhat did Abram do to ahow hitl gratitudel Whnt was 

Chanaan aleo called? 

CHAPTER X. 

Abm~rz's Love of P~nce, 

Blessed are the pcacernakers, for they shall be called the children 

of God.-dintl. 6, 0. 

II OD blesscd Abram, :n.i~ci illereused his ]lords and those of 

Lot in aucll a manner thlrt tho pasture in that country 

was not sufficient for them. On this account n strife arose 

between the herdsmen of Abram find tIlose of Lot. And 

Abrnn~ said 60 Lot : " Let there be no qullrrel, I beseech thee, 

bctwecn me and thcc, and betnlcoll my herdsmen and thy 

hcrtlsmen ; for IVC arc brt!tlircn. Behold, the whole laiicl is 

belore thr3c : dcpnrt from me, I pmy thee. If tllo~z wilt go to 

the lcft hmd, I will tdcc the right; if thou choosc the right 

hand, I will pass to the left.') 

2. Lot chose the fertilc coi~nt~xy about the Jordan,' and 

'JOR'DAN, n river of Judee. 

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dwclt in Sotlorn. Abram dwelt in Ilebron, and built there an 

Jtar to the Lord. Some time after this, strange kings having 

comc into thc land, began to rob ancl plunder the cities of 

Sodoln md Gornorrhn,' took Lot captive, and seized all his 

~~~bstancc. As Boon as Abrnm beard that Jlot had been taken 

captive, he, nit11 three hundred and eightecn mcll-armed 

men, his servants, pursued the kings, overtook thcm, res- 

cued Lot from their hands, and brought Em back with all his 

possessions. 

3. As Abrnm returned victorious, Melchis~dech,~ ltiilg of 

Salemj3 a.nd the Icing of Sodom, went out to meet 11in1. Melcl~iscdccl~, 

being a pricst of the Most High, offeret2 to the 

Lord n sacrifice of brcscl nl~d wino, n.s R ~acrifico of prnisc 

'SOD'OBI and GOMOH'H~IA (p-. Go-12101'-ra), at that time cities of 

Asin. 2 ~~EI.-C~IS'-E-DECII (pr. McI-bist-e-deli). B SA'LEM, means City 

of Pcace, and was aftor~vards called Jerusalem.

AB~AIIAJI'S FAITH AND ZIOSPITALITY. 21 

and t.hanksgit-ing for Abrnn~ nnrl his servants. IXe blessed 

Ilim and said- "Blessecl Le ALram by the Mosl High God, 

~vho crcatcd hcnvcn and earth ; ancl blesscd be the Most IIigli 

God, by whose protection the enemies are in thy hands." 

Abra~n gave 11im the tithest of the Imoty, The king of Sodom 

then said to Abram : " Give mc thc persons, ant1 the rest tnlie 

to thyself. ' Hut Abram .rr.onld accept of no rrtrval-d. Helchisedech 

was a figure of the eternal High Yricst, Jesus 

Christ. His sacrifice was a figure of the sacrifice of the Mass. 

QUESTIONS. 

X. Why did a strife nrise between the herdsmen of Abram nnd Lot ? 

What did Abram say to Lot? 2. Whcrc did Lot go todwell? Where 

did Abram dwell? Who came Into tlie land and began to rob and 

plunder? What did ll~ey do to Lot? What did Abram do when he 

heard what had befallen Lot? 3. Who met Abrarn when Ireretnr~ied 

victorioue? Who w:re Melchiaedech? What ditl ho offer to the 

Lord ? Of whom was Melchiaedech a figure ? Of what docs his sac?jfice 

remind you y 

CHAPTER XI. 

A6mAnm's Faith and Hosjitidity.- Cdrcunzcisiu?~. 

A i a i i , 

The just tuan 1ivet.h by faith.-Rom. 1, 17. 

BTER these things the word of the Lord came to Abram 

i n : l?, not, I am thy protector, 

und thy reward exceeding g~eat. " On a ccrtrtin night, Abram 

was cnlled by rr, voice from heaven, which said : Look up to 

heaven and number the stars, if thou canst. So shnll tliy 

seed be." Abram believed, and liis faith? togcthcr with his 

good works, j~zstific!d him before God. 

2. The Lord again appeared to him, when he was ninetynine 

years of age, and sdd to him : '{ I arn the Alnligllly 

God. Walk before me and bo pcrfect." Neither shall thy 

name be called any more Abrm, n high father, but Abraham, 

'TITIIES, the tenth part.

22 HISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAMERT. 

father of the multit.ude, becauee I have made thee n fnther of 

many riations. I will establish My covenant betwccn MC and 

thee : All the male kind of you shall be circnrnciscd. Sarai, 

thy wife, shall be called Burn, uild she aka11 bear thee a son, 

whose name thou shalt call Isnac.' 

3. AY Abrahslm was ono day, about noon, sitting at thc door 

of his tent, he saw three Irleir approaching. He ran to meet 

them, bowed down bcforc them, and invited them to rest in 

his tent and partake of some rcfreshment. Calling Sara, 

his wife, he told her to make fiome cakes of tho finest flour. 

He caused the best calf of his herds to be killed for the 

e~ltertainment of the unknown visikwu. Butter, inilk and 

honey wcrc also plnccd bcforc them, Abraha~n llimsclf wait- 

ing upon his guests. 

4. After the meal, when they mere about to depart, one of 

the etrangers said to Abrahnm that after a ycnr IN npoulti re- 

turn, rtnd that Sa.ra, his wife, \vould have s son. Then itbra- 

ham understood that the Lord God IIimself, accoulpanieil by 

angels, wss his guest. I

QESTRUCTION OB BODOX AND GOIORRHA. 23 

CHAPTER XII, 

Destvivcthn of Sodom aptd Gomowha. 

EZe shall raiu snares upon inners : fire and brimstone and st,orms 

shall be the portion of thcir cup.-Ps. 10, 7. 

RRAKdM went part of thc way with the strangers, who 

A were going to f3oclom. As they journeyed along together, 

the Lord said to Abrahsm : " The cry of Sodorn and 

Gomorrha is multiplied, md their sin is become exceedingly 

grievous." He told him thnt He would destroy thc 

two cities. Abraham was stru~.ck with fear; for, although the 

rncn amongst whom he livcd were wicked, hc loved them as 

neigbbors. 

2. At last. drawing near to the Lord, he said: 61TVilt Thou 

destroy the just with the wicked? If there bc fifty just men 

i11 the city, shall they perish witI~al? and wilt Thou not spare 

tlmt plnce for the prnlre of the fifty just, if they be therein?" 

The Lord rcplied : " If I find in Soclorn fifty just rnciz witlzin 

the cily, I will spare the whole place for thcir sake." And 

Abrahnm said : '' Seeing I bavc once begun, I will speak again 

to my Lord, whereas I am but dust and ashes. If there bo five 

less than fifty just persons in thc city, wilt Thoudcstroy it? " 

3. And the Lord said to Abraharn : 'L I will not dcstroy it 

if I fillcl five and forty." Abralmm continued to plead in tllig 

ma,nner, till at lust the Lord said to him : " I will not dcstroy 

it for tho sake of ten." Then thc Lord disappeared, and 

Abrnhnm returned to his tcnt. 

4. Thc ten just men were not found in Sodom, and the two 

angels were senl; to destroy it. They reaclied Sodom in the 

evening, and found Lut sitting at the gate of tho city. Lot 

invitcd them it110 his house, and the angels said to him: 

Arise, got YOU out of this place, for the Lord mill dcatroy 

it.'' Lot went that night to two young mcn who were to 

marry his daughtere, and told them to arise and go forth, 

for the Lord would destroy the city.

24 IIISTORY OF TITX OLD TEST~~IPSST. 

5. Hut .they thought that he spoko in jest. At thc first 

dalvll of dn.3~ thc ni~gela prcsseil Lot to dcpnrt, saying : Takc 

thy vife and thy tnTu daugl~tcrs, lest you also perish with 

thc wicked city." And, as Lot pltill lingered, they took him 

by tl~c hand, and, nx it were ngainst Ilia will, led him and his 

family out of the city, warning them all not to loolr back under 

pin of death. - 

6. Lot's vifc, however, looked back, md was instantly 

changed into ;L pillar of sdt. The sun had just risen when 

Lot entered tho neighboring city of Segor. Thcn the Lord 

rained do~vn from heaven Grc and brimstone, and utterly destroyed 

those two wicked cities, with all their inhabitants, 

7. On the site where these cities once stood is now the 

Dead Sea, a: sulphnrous lnkc which infects the air around, 

and is carcfully shunned by man and beast. A tcrrible ex-

BIRTH OF ISAAC AXD ABRAIIA~~'~ SACRTl.'l(?l

26 HISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. 

3. Then he tool< the ~7ood for the holoca~~st and laid it 

upon the shoulclers of Isnac. Hc himself carried in his 

hands fire and a word. As they went along Isaac said: 

My father." And Abrallam ansrrrered : " What wilt thau, 

son ? " '' Behold," snicl the sor~, " firc ancl rvood : wIiera is 

the victim for the holocaust '? " Abrnhnm replied : " God 

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AUR AHIY 'S SACRIFICE. 

will provide Himself a, vidirn for a holocaust, my son.,' So 

they went on together. 

4. When they reached the top of the mountain, Abrahsm 

ercctcd' an altar, placed the rvood upon it, bound his soil and 

laid him on the aItnr. Thcn hc put forth his band allcl took 

the srvonl to sacrifice his Eon. But behold! an angel from 

henvcn cried out to him, mying : Ahraham, Abrahnm." 

And he answered: 'L I-Ierc! I am." And the nngcl said: 

" Lay not thy hand upon thc boy, ncithcr do thou anything 

to him. Now I know that thou fcnrcst God, and hast not 

~pnred thy only-begotten son for My sake."

ABRARAM% SACRIFICE. 21 

6. Abrnham lifted up his eyes and saw behind him a ram 

stiolcing fast by his horns in the bushes; him he took and 

oflcred, instcad of his son. The angel of the Lord spoke 

ngnin to llbrahnm, saying: " By My own self haye I sworn, 

saitll the Lord, becal~slsc thou hnst done this thing, ar~d hast 

not spared thy only-begotten son for My sakc, 1 will bless 

thcc, and I will multiply thy seeti as the stars of hcaven and 

as the sand tllnt is by thc sea-shore. And in thy seed ahnll 

all the nations of thc earth be Llesscd, because thou hast 

obcyed My voice." Then Akraharn returned home with his 

6011. 

G. The seed, or person in whom a11 nations shall be blcst, 

is the eamc that ~vns promised in Paradise; it is tlie Savior 

who was descentlcd from Abrharn, nud who recleerned mankincl 

from sin and hell. Isaac, anrrying the wood on which 

he hinlself was to be sacrificetl, is a true figure of Christ 

currying IIis cross. Abraliam is a gmnd rnodcl, which 

parents ought to imitate. Thcy sl~ould love thcir childrcn 

muell, but not so much as to tr~lsgress,~ for thcir sake, the 

labvs of God. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. What was Abrnharn's son named7 What did the Lord do in 

order to see whether Abrahntn loved his son more than God? 2. 

Did Abrrtham obey 1 What did he do? %'hat did he say to his ser- 

vants? 3. What did lie lay on the shoulders of Isaac P What took 

place as they went along? 4. What did Abrahnm do when they 

reached the top of the mountain? What did the angel say from 

hcaven to Abrahnm P 5. What did Abraharn sacrifice instoad of his 

son 7 What did the angcl again say ? 8. Who is the seed in whom 

all nations shall be blcst? Of whom is Ienac a true figure? Why? 

For whom is Abrahmn a grand model ? 

I Tna~s-a~~ss, to break, to violate.

28 HISTORY OB THE OLD TESTAMENT. 

CHAPTER XIV 

Isaac Mawies Rebecca. 

He that trustetb in the Lord shall be set on high.--PTOV. I, $6. 

OW Abrahw was advanced in years, and the Lord had 

N blessed him in all things. IIe, honwcr, wishcd, before 

his death, to see his son ~veclcled to n virtuous wifc. 

But, as the daughters of the land were wicked, he aaid to his 

old servant Eliezerl: '( Go to nly own country and kindred, 

and take a wife thence for my sun Isaac ; but takc earc not to 

take one of the daughters of the Ghannauite~,~ among whom 1 

dwell." The servant promised to observe faithfully all that 

Abrahltm had commanded him. 

2. Hc then took ten camels of bis master's herd, loaded 

them with rich presents, and set out for Harnn, where hT* 

chor,' the brother of Abraham, dwclt. Arriving there, hc lct 

his camels rest ncar a wcll outside the city. It was in the 

evening, thc time when the young women were wont to come 

out to draw water from thc wcll. Thcn he prayed fervently 

within himself that heaven might prosper his undertaking: 

3. '( 0 Lord, I beseech Bee, show Irindncss to my master 

Abraham. Behold, I stand nigh the spring, and the dax~ghters 

of tl~c inhabitants of the city will come out to draw water. 

Now, therefore, the maid to whom I shall say : ' Let down 

thy pitcher that I may drink,' and shc shall answer : ' Drink, 

and I will give thy camels drink also,' let it be the same 

whom Thou hast provided for Thy servant Isaac; and by 

this I shall understand that Thon hast shown ltiadness to my 

master." He Imd not yet ended his prayer when Rebecca, a 

beautiful and modcst maiden, came out, carrying a pitcher. 

4. She went, down to the spring, filled the pitcher, and wm 

returning, when Eliezcr ran to mcot her, and said: " Give 

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ISAAC MARRIES REBECCA. 29 

me n little watc?r to drinli out of thy pitcher." She answcred 

him kindly : [' ])rink, xny lord." And quiclrIy shc lct down 

the pitcl~er'npon her arm, and gave him drink. And when 

hc l~acl clmiik, she said : " I mill drw watcr for thy camcls, 

also, till they all drink.)' Thcn, .pouring water into the 

troughs, she let the camcls drink. 

fi. After thoy had dnlxilc, thc servant presented hcr with 

golden ear-rings and brwelcts, saying to her : '' Whose 

da.ughter art thou? Tell me, is there any plnce in thy father's 

house to lodge ? " She ans~vered : " I am the daughter 

of BsLhuel, thc son of Nnchor. WC have a good store of both 

straw end hay, ancl a large placc to lodge in." 

6. Then Eliezcr bowed down :tntl adored tilelord, saying: 

"Blessed be thc Lord of my nlastcr Abraham, who hath not 

takcn way His mercy and truth from my master, and hath 

brought me thc straight way into tlic bouse of my mnstcr's 

brothcr." He was then invited to the house, and brcad was 

sct before him, but he refused to eat until hc had delivered 

his message. Whcn he Bncl gtated the olojcct of his conzing, 

Lnban, thc brother of Rebecca, and Hnthuel, her fathcr, anowercd 

: " The word hath procecdcd from the Lord : we csnnot 

speak any othcr thing bnl; His pleasure. Behold! Rebecca 

is beforc thee : take her and go thy way, and let her be 

the wife oftl~y master's son, as thc Lord hath spoken." 

7. Then the servant bomcd dolvn to the ground, adored the 

Lord, and, bringing forth vesfiels of silver and gold, with gmmelits 

of the fincst texture, presented thcin to Rebecca. Hc 

also presented rich gifts to hcr brother and mothcr. Then, 

full of joy, he pnrtoolr of the refxesliments offcrcd him. Next 

mor~~ing, aftcr Rebecce had receivc?tl the blessing of hc!r parents 

ancl brother, she ~i?t out with her maidens for hcr destined 

home, :lncf, on arriving there, bet:amc thc wife of Isaac. 

Abrnllam lived several years a,ftcr Isaac's ~narriagc. He 

diccl, aged onc huncirecl and seventy-five years, nncl was 

buried by his 8011 at IIcbron, where Sua, his wife, hail been 

buried before.

80 HISTORY OF TEE OLD TESTAMEN'P. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. What did Abraham desire to see before Hi8 death ? What did 

he ssy to his ~ervlzn t P 2. W hat did Eliezer then c10 P 3. What waB 

his prayor at evening by the well? Who came out just then fr71n 

the city? 4. What did Eliezer eay wllen he nlet I~er? What did 

Kebcaca reply? What did she do? 5. \17ith whqt did Eliezer then 

present her? What did be ask her? What was Rebccca's answer? 

6. What did Eliczer then Bay? What did he rerrise to do? When 

be had stilted to the father and brother of Kcbccca thc objjcct of his 

coming, what did tliey anmer? 7. What did the servant then do? 

What happened nest monling? Whoee wife did Rebeccs become? 

How long did Abraham live ? Where was he buried ? 

CHAPTER XV. 

Esau a d Jacob. 

The father'a blessing establisheth the house of the children.-- 

Ecclus. 3,.11. 

SAAC and Rcbcccrt remained twenty ycars without chil- 

I dren. At length God heard their prayer, and gave them 

two sons. Tllc first-born, Esau, IVBS red and l~airy, 

ancl of a 

rough, harsh temper. Jacob, thc sccond, waEc smooth in ap- 

pearance ant1 gentle in his bearing. Esau hecunle :t slrillful 

hunter and a husbandman. Jacob was n plain man, and 

dwclt in tents. 

2. Isaac lovcd Esau, and ate with pleasure thc game that 

hc had killed. Rebecca, on the other hand, loved the lr~ild 

and gentle Jacob. She loved him the more because an ai~gcl 

had revealed to her in a vision that hc, instcad of Esau, had 

found faror wit11 God. One clay JacoB was cookillg a mess of 

pottnge, when Esau, coming homc fi'om the fit!ld faint with 

hunger, said to his brother : " Givc me of this pottage, for I 

am hungry.' ' 

3, Jacob said to him: "Sell me thy first birW~right.'? 

Esnu replied: lLLo l I clie of hunger: what )trill Ihe first 

birthright avail me ? " Jrtcob ms~vercd : c' Swear, therefore,

BBAU AND YACOB. 31 

to rne." Esauz slvorc, mil sold hie birthright. And, taking 

brerid allcl the raess of potlagc, lie ate and drank and went 

awry, rnalring little ac:oount of having solcl hix bjrthrigllt. 

4. Now, Isunc was old and hat1 lost his eyesight. Ou(? day 

he called Esfiu, his son, and said to him: "My son, thou 

seest I axn old, I know not tllc day of my death. The 

thy arms, thy quiver and bow, 4 go abroad; and when 

thou hast tnlccil something by bnntirig, make rnc savoyy meat 

thereof, as thou lmonrest I likc, and bring it that I lnay eat, 

and lny sou1 MAY bless thee before I dic." Essu promptly 

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~ner~t for thy father, such m he gladly eateth ; so that, after 

lmving eaten it, he ma.y Llcss tllcc before he die." 

6. Jacob Iiastened to the floclr rind brought two kids. Rebccca 

preparcd thcnl as tl~ough they were gir.me, and then 

clothed Jacob in Essu's best gcirmcnts, and covercd his neck 

and hands ~trith the skin of thc kids, and sent, him to his 

fnther with tllc meats she? had prepamd. 

7. Isaac! aslred : " W110 art t,ho~l, my son ? " Jacob ana~l~crecl: 

" I am Esan, thy first-boni ; I have done as thou 

hnst commanded; arise, it, ancl eat of Iny venison, that thy 

soul may LY~CSB me." I~nnc sdd again : " Come hither, that 

I may feel thee, ray son, and may PP'OVO whether thou be my

32 IIISTOltY Olp TJIE OLD TESTAMENT. 

son Esau, or no.', Jacob then drew near to his father, ancl 

Isaac, touching him, sa,icl: (i Thc voice, indeed, is the voice 

of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esilu." And he 

gavc him hia ble~sing. 

8. Scarcely had Jacob gone out when Esau cme with the 

game hc had talren and cooked for his father. '(Arise, my 

fttther, and eat," said he. Isaac, in surprise, nslrcii him : 

'L Who art thou? " and he answered : " I am thy first-born 

son, Esm." Ancl Isaac saw tlht Jacob had deceived him. 

Then Esnu roared out with a grcnt cry, saying: ('He hat11 

already taken from me my birthright, and now he haul 

robbed me of my father's blessing ! " 

9. Then he said to his fi~ther : " Hast thou kept no blessing 

for me ? " And, as hc continuecl to cry out a~nd lament, 

Isaac, moved will1 compassion, s:id to him : "In the fat of 

the earth, and in the dew of heaven from above, shall thy 

hles~ing be. Thou 8hdt live by the srvord, and shalt scrvc 

thy brother ; but thc time hall come when thou halt shake 

off md loose his yoke from thy neck.'' From this time E~au 

hated his brother. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Who were tho two sons of Isanc and Rebeccs? Whnt wns the 

difference between the two brothers 'l What did E~an beeomc? 

What did Jacob prefer? 2. Which of his cons did Tsaac love? 

Which did Rebecca love? Why did Robecca love .Tacob? What 

happened ono day when Jncob was cooking a moss of pottage7 3. 

What did Jecob Ray to Esnn? Whnt did Esan reply? Did Esau 

make miich accplint of having sold hie birthright? 4. What did 

Isaac, bcing old slid blind, say one day to Fsan 7 6. WJlnt clid gobecca 

say to Jacob when E~nll wa~ gone? Why did gfie tell Jacob 

to deceive his fatkcr? F. Ditl Jacob obey bia mother? TVhat did 

be do? 7. What did 11is father a~k hitu when he brought in the 

kids? Whnt did Jacnb reply? What ditl Isnnc say again 7 Wbnt 

did he my after touching Jacob? What did be then give him 7 8. 

UTho catno in then ? What ditl ESRU R:LY to his father? Whnt dicl 

Rsau cry out? 9. What did Isaac thcn say to him, bei11g nloved 

with colllpassion ? 

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CHAPTER XVI. 

JzcoB's r;15rkt and His Sojoo:rr)z with I~6n7z. 

Have confidenctl in the Lord; in dl thy ~ r~ay~ thinlc on Him, and 

IIc wi!l direct thy steps.-Prow. 9,s twit 8. 

SAU was very angry becnt~sc he hn,d lost thc blessing, 

]E E u resolved C kill Jt~c-ob. Rebeoca know the evil illte~~t.ions 

or Eanu, a-ntl saw thttt the life of JacA IV:~ in cl:i11- 

%cr. Slla, tl~crcfore, eallccl Jrtcob and said to him : " My 

son, Ace to L:~ban, my brothcr, and dwcll with him till tho 

wr;~tll of tliy brothcr 11nth llnsscd away." Jaoob at oncc sct 

out. 

2. As hc -nrent on, it happcncd that night ovcrtook him on 

ail open plniri. Being tired from the journey, he lay down 

on tl~c groulid ttnd slcpt, having a stonc for a pillow. It1 lris 

slet+p hc saw a 1:rddcr rrli~lding upon the cn~th, the top touching 

hcnven; and by it the atlgcls of God ascel~dcd and descended. 

3. The Lord was leaning upon the ladder, and said to hiru : 

Rr:llrrarcr.. 1)iblo ItirL

" I am the Lord God of Abraham, thy father, rind the God of 

Isaac. The lnl~d wherein thou slecpcst, I will give to thcc 

and to thy seed. Ancl thy geed shall bo as tile (lust of the 

earth; and in thee and thy sccd all tl~ct tribes of the earth 

shall be blessed." Ancl when Jncob nwokc from sleep 11c 

said. Indccd, the Lord is in this place, and I knew it not,. 

How terrible is this plaat: ! This is no other but tl~c houso 

of God and tlie gntc of hcnvcn." 

4. As soon ss the morning clawncd he took thc! tone upon 

which hiu head had lain during UIC vision, aiid set it :cs rr 

monument ; he also poi~recl oil upon it, in honor of God, ai~{lltZ 

cllmgcd thc name of the place from 3,llzf~ to'l-hthal, that is to 

say, the honsc of God. IIe also made a vow, saying : If 

God sbdl be with me, and I shall return prospcronslp to my father78 house, the Lortl shall be my God; and of all thing 

that Thou shall givc mc, I will offer Gitlles to Thee." 

5. This being done, he continued his journey, and, having 

come to a well near which three floclcs of sllccp wcre lying, 

11c atlciressed thc shepl~erds who were tending their flocks, 

saying: Bretllxcn, ~vhanc:c are you? " They answercc1 : 

" Of Haran.'' He then aslrccl them if they knew Laban, the 

son of Nachor. They replied : WC know him : and behold ! 

Rachel his danghter co1netl.1 with his flock." 

6. When Rachcl drew near, Jacob nlet her in a f7iendly 

manner, and rollcd thc stono from the rnouth of the well, so 

that her flock might drinlr. I'Ie informed Ilaichel that lie was 

the son of Relsecca, her father's ~istor. She joyfully ran 

honlo and aiinouriced the glad tidings to her fnther, who, 

coming out, embraced Jacob and then conducted him to his 

house. 

7. Jaeob remained twenty years with Laban, tending his 

flocks with great care 2nd fidelity. But L:~bm tried, by vxrious 

ur-~just means, to witllllold from Jacob R part ol the hire 

to which hc was jnstly entitled. Nevcrthclcss, God blessed 

Jncob, and he became rich in flocks, and herds, and seruniiL8.

S ACOn IIETURKS IIOMB, ETC. 35 

8. The mysterious Iadclcr -\~hich reacl~od from cnrth to 

hcavcn is a. figure of Christian ohurches, in which tl~c migels 

bcnr up our prayers to heaven, and return to us lsdc~l wit.h 

graces.- ~l~e~rrc!cl in w1101n all ~lntions of tllc earth sllaIl be 

blossecl is tl~o Snvior of the n~odcl, ~110 JV~S first prorniscd 

in Paradise, then to ALrahm~, ngiin to Isllrtc, an4 uow to 

Jrtcob. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Why did Esau hate Jxoob ? Whnt did he resolve to do? What 

did Xebecca atlviscJacob to do ? 2. What happencd to Jacob on the 

way ? Whnt did 11e see in slce1>? 3. Who lealietl upon thc ladder? 

What did the Idorcl say 'l What did Jacob guy whcn he awoke7 

4. Wtiut did hc rret up as CL monument? What did hc call that 

place? b. Whom did Jar:oX) meet at B \yell? 1~'hnt did Jacob do on 

mccting Racllel? G. Of what did Jacob inform Rnchel ? Who then 

came out to meet Jacob? Whither did Laban conduct him ? 7. 

Wow long did Jucob retnair~ with Lnbrcli? 8. Of what is the mysterions 

ladder a figure P What is said of our churches? Who is 

the secd promised to Jacob 7 

CHAPTER XVII. 

jacob Retarns Honz~, n?rd is Recowcileed with His Brwtlzer. 

Loving one snothor with the charity of brotherhood.-Bum. .I$, 10. 

\\;,TILEN Lnban saw that Jncob had become very rich, he 

bcgan to envy him, and cca~ed to regard hirn mith 

fairor. T1lcn God said to Jacob : " Return into the ltmd of 

thy fathers. I .rvill be will1 thcc." Jacob rose up without 

delay; and set out mith all he possesscd. IIe had rcached 

the bnnlcs of t?le rirer Jordan, when he began to fear on at:count 

of his brothcr. IIo sent messengers bcfore him to say 

to Esau : '' Lct me find ftlvor in thy sight.'? 

2. The messengers returnccl, saying to Jacols : Esau 

cometl.1 with speed to meet thee, with four liundred mcn." 

Then Jncob was m e afraid, and hc thus prnyecl: 'L God of 

my f:tthers, 0 Lord, who naidst to mc, ' Return to thy lmld,' 

1) 4

36 ~IISTOI~Y 011' THE OLD TESTAMERT. 

I am not worthy of the lcnst of nll Thy morcics, and of Thy 

truth mliicll Thou h:~st filltillcd to Thy servant. With my 

staff I ~ R R S C over ~ this Jorda.11, and lloiv I rcturn ~vith two 

cornpnnics. Dclivcr me fi.onl thc hallcl of nly brotI~cr.~' 

3. During thr: iiight ~ZII ugcl appc~~'c(l tu Jacob, wit11 whom 

11c rvrelstlcct till morning. Ailcl Jacob snicl to the angel ; I 

will not Ict tllcc go, exccpt thou bless me." The allgcl said 

to him: " IIcnceforth thy namc shall not be cnllcrl Jac?ol~ 

but Isracl," that iu to say, one who has ~r~stlccl ~vjtll God. 

EIc tllcn divided his chilrlrr:11, his servants, al~d his flocbs 

into coinpnrlics, nnd, putting llinlscli' at thc head of ollc of' 

thcm, hc ndvttnccrl to meet; his bruther, bowing seven ti~nes 

to the ground beforc him. 

4. But ICsa11, rcjoiccd to sce his brother Jacob, ran to meet 

him, and cnlhrltcccl him with nmny tears. Thcn, perceiving 

the children, Ile asbcd : ".TThosc arc those ? " Jacob ]*c- 

~>licci : '< They are tLc children which God 11stll givcn m~." 

And, mnliiilg x sign to tllc!m, they all nclvar~ccd and ho~cd 

clown before Esau. Jscob then prcsclzted Esau with scvcral 

flock~l. 

5. But Esa11 reft~sed them, saying: "I have plenty, my 

brothor ; kccp what is tllinc for tllyself." Jncob insislcd, 

aid t;ilicl: '' T 13c~ccch Clice, take tlie blessing which Gucl 

l-lath given mc. " Tlicn Es:ku yicldotl to his praycr, ancl Jacob, 

full of gratitude for the protection of God, continnt:d his 

journey, a:~d arrived in tl~c 1:~nd of Cha~iaa~~, whcre his ~ged 

father dwelt. lsnac was 11nplly tlint bis son had rctulncd, 

and lived after this nbonL t~vcnty ycars. l'inally, cnfccbled 

by age, IN died oilc hundred and eighty ycnrs old. Esau md 

Jacob buried hi111 at IUebrol~. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Wl~st did Lnban do, seeirtg that Sacob had hm~nc rich? What 

did God ,sag to Jscol,? Why w.ns Jncob ucized vitll fear whe~i hn 

hod rcnclied tho banlis of thc Jc~rdan? What mcscnge did hc fiend 

to Esnul 2. What wns Jecob's prayer when i~c heard that his 

brotlrcr was coming to meet him P 3. Who appcamd to Jwob du~illg

JOSEPR SOLD UY IIIS BRETlIRER. 37 

the ni~ht and wrestled 114th him? 4. That did Esau do when he 

saw his brother coming? 5. Where did Jscob arrive soon aftcry 

Whom did he find there? 

J 

CHAPTER XVllI. 

By the envy of the devil, death came into the world ; and they 

follow him that are of his side.--Was. 2,24 and $6. 

ACOB had twelve sons, and he loved Joseph nbove all the 

others, becnusc hc was youi~g nnc2 very goorl. And Jscob 

made hirn a coat of divers colors. One d:ry, when the brothcrs 

were a11 tending their flocks, some QC thcin cornmittcd a 

most wiclred c~ime. Joseph, bcing shoclcetl and angry, told 

his father, on his return home, wh%t he had seen. 

2. From that titne forward his brothers hated Joseph, and 

could not speak to him IrindIy. Joseph had om:c a rernnrk- 

:cI,Ie drcnm, which he thus related to his brothers : ''lIcnr 

my drcnm : I thought nrc were binding sheaves in the ficld, 

nnd my sheaf arose, ns it were, ant1 stood, and your shenvcs, 

standing about, borvcd dorvn before my shcnf." 

3. His brothers rcplied : " Shalt thou bc our king? or shall 

we be snl~jcct to thy clominion?" Anil they hated 11i1n 

more that1 hcforo. Joseph drcnmcd, also, that the sun, the 

moon and cIe+en stars nrorshippeci him. His fathr rebuked 

him, saying : '( Wl~t mcnncth this dream? Sh:lll I, and thy 

mother, ancl thy brrthrcn, worship thce up011 the cnrth? " 

4. But Jacob thought within himsclf that perhaps God knd 

destined Joscph for great things. One day, when the sons of 

&,cob hntl gone, with their floclrs, to Sicllem,' .Jncob said to 

Joscph : Go and see if all things be well wit11 thy brethren 

mcZ the catllc." IIe ohcyctl, and wcnt in auzrch of tllcin. 

5. When they saw him nfnr off, they ~nid : Behold, the 

dreamer cometh. Let us kill lli11i and cast him into some old 

1 SI'CIIEBC (pr. Si'kem).

JOSEPH BOLD BY HIS DRETHREN. a9 

hands be not defiled, for he is our brother.'' The others 

agreecl, and, thc merchants having come up, they drew Joseph 

out of the pit nncl soli1 him for twenty pieces of silver. 

Joseph wept and besought then1 to have pity upon him, but 

in vain. The merchants took him away with them into 

Egypt. 

8. Rcnben, being absent at the moment, knew nothing of 

this wicked bargain. On going to the pit into which Joscph 

had been cast, and not finding him there, he rent his gayments 

in despair, saying: " Tho boy doth not appcar, and 

whither shall I go?" The other brothers remained quite 

unconcerned. 

9. EIaving killed a, kid, they dipped doseph's coat in the 

blood and sent it to their father, snying: "Tllis me have 

found ; sec if it be thy son's coat or no." The father, Lnoving 

thc cost, mici : " It is my son's .coat ; n wild beast hat11 

devoured Joseph." Then hc rent his garments, and, putting 

on snclrcloth, mourned his son n. long time. 

10. Hia children gathcrcd around and strove to soothe his 

grief, but he ~vould not be comforted, saying: "I mill go 

down to my son into the grave mourning." Jacob thus 

expressed his 'uclief in tile i~nmortality of tl~c soul. Joseph 

was here, as in some other circurnstnnces of his life, a figme of 

Christ. Joscph was sold by his brct.hren ; our Lord by one 

of His apostles. Joseph forgave his brethren ; Jesus prayed 

for His enemies. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. How many sons had Jrrcob? Which of them did he love more 

than the others? What aort of coat did Jacob have made for Jo- 

seph ? 2. Why did the othcr brother8 Imte Josep11 ? TVbat remark- 

abledream had Joseph 7 3. What else did he drcam? 4. What did 

Jacob think n.iM~in himself? 6. Whcn Jacob clent Joseph to some 

distallce from home, to sec if all were well with his brethren, what 

did they say when t hy saw him coming P 6. M'hicl~ of the brothcro 

songht to deliver Joseph from the ha11t1e of the others? Wbat did 

Reubcn sey to them? What did they do to Joneph? Whom did 

the lrrrnthcrs sea passing by? 7. Wbat did Jnda then say? To

40 HISTORY OF TIIE OLD TESTAMEXT. 

~hom m-au Joseph then sold ? For ham much 7 8. Did Reuben 

know of thie ~vickcd bargain? What did he sny xrhen he went to 

tbc pit and did not find Joscph there? 9. lIThat did the other 

brothers then do 7 What diddscob sag when hc 6~~x5- Jo~epL'8 coat? 

10. What clid he sag when he would not be comforted? Of whom ie 

Joseph s figure? Why? 

CHAPTER XIX. 

Jo~eph i ~ the z House of Pat$ha~. 

Fear God nnd dcpnrt hou~ evil.-Pvozr. 3, 7. 

arriving in Egypt, the merchants gold Joseph to 

0" Yutiphar,"l~e captain of tlic royttl gna~rl. And tEio 

Lord was with Joscph, blcssing him in all hc did; wherefore 

he found favor in the sight of liis rnastc~, who gave him 

cllarge of all 1lis honsehold, And the Lolarl blessed tlle house 

of the EgyptianYor rJoscph'~ salre, arid multiplic~l his richcs. 

But after gome time Joseph was ssvercly tried in his ncw 

lioinc. 

2. The vife of Putiphar ~rnrged him to commit a most grievous 

sin. But Josepll ~i~oul{l not consent, and sdcl : Belluld, 

my xrraster hat11 delivered all tl~ings to mc. IIo~v, tl~en, can 

I do this wicked thing, and in against my Gocl? " Bnt cvcn 

this decided refusal clid not p~e-\rent the ~viclied wornan from 

rcne~ving her attacks on Joseph's virtllc, and every day sbo 

import~zned him anew. Hut Josepl~ ~voulcl not listcn.to hcr. 

3. NOT, it so Ilnppcncd that Joscph was onc clay done in 

the house, nttcncling to some Business, 1r1ic:n tllc woman took 

ll~ld of tlzc skirt of his clo:~lr mcl rcnen ed l~cr slia~~zcful propoml. 

But Joeeph fled, lceving his cloalr in her hands. Tlie 

lyo~nan, seeing herself thus alighted, begnn to hate Joseph, 

and accnsotl llim to her hnsbnncl of attempting the very 

cdxnc ~~lhich slle 1i:td tried in train to induce lliru to commit.

4. Ptztiphm, believing his wife too easily, caused thc innocent 

young man to be cast into prison. The cl~aste Joseph 

is, in his firm resistance to temptatioa, a modcl for all young 

people. This history teachcs us, also, Q~nt in this ~vorld tlle 

good have solnetilncs to suffer unj~istly, Xmt tl~at if they remain 

patient ;md pray for tlzeir encmies, ss Joseph, thcn their 

suffering will soon be turned into joy. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. To whom did the merchants all Joseph? Did ha And favor in 

his maeter's siglit? What did the Lord blerju for Joseph'ssnke 7 2. 

Who urgcdJo~eph to commit a grievouu sin? '\\'hat did Jnseph sny 

when hu refi~scd? 3. What 11appc?lied ono day when Joseph was 

alone in thc honse? What did Joseph do4 \\'\'hat did tlm \wman 

begin to (10, seeing herself tha~ slightcrl? Of what did she accuse 

Joeeph to her husband? 4. What did Putil)lrar do ? For whom is 

tlie chaste Joseph a model? How must we behavc towards our 

e~~emies 

P 

CHAPTER XX. 

Tlie T,ord your Got1 trictl~ ;vou, tliat it may appear whether ?on 

love I-1im.-DetrL. IS, 3. 

OSEPH was now pining in prison, amongst crituinds. 

Bul even here God clicl ]lot abandon him, and m~lisccl 

llim to find fixvor in thc sight of the keeper of the primn, 

who gave him cha.xgc of all the prisoners. Arrlong~t thcsc 

mcre tl~? chief Lutlcr nrld thc chief baker of Pl~z~tto,' accused 

of treason against thcir king. Aftcr sornc tirnu they both, 

or1 the Hame nigl~t, had n. drc:am, which pcrpleseci' thcnl 'and 

nlacle tlia~n sad. 

2. Joscph, ycraciving their sadncss, nskcd tllcm, ~nying : 

" Why is your countcnanco ~atldcr to-rlny th:~n usni~l'.~ " 

They answeret1 : " We llnvc drc?amcd s dream, and there is 

I ~IIA'RAO (11r. Fa1-TO). ~'EXPZEXED, puzzled.

42 HTSTORY OF TEE OLD TESTAMENT. 

nobody to intcrprct it to us." Jo~leph said to thcrn : Doth 

not interpretation1 belong to God? Tell me what you have 

dreamed." 

3. The chief butler first told his dream : " I saw before me 

a vine, on which were three branches, nrhich, by little and 

little, sent out buds; and afterwards tho blofisorns brought 

forth ripe grapes. And thc cup of Pharao wae in rny hand, 

and I took the grapes and presscd them into the cup which 1 

held, and I gave the cup to Fharao." 

4. Jo~leph answered: "Thi~i is the interpretation of the 

dream : The three branches are yet thrcc days, after ~vhich 

Pharao will restore thee to thy former place, and thou shalt 

prcscnt him the cup as before. Only rclncrnber me, when it 

shall be well with thee, and do mc this kindnees, to put 

Pl~arao in mind to take mc out ofthis prison." 

6. Then t11c chicf baker, seeing that Joveph had so wiscly 

interpreted the dream, said : " I also dreamed a drcrtm, that 

I had three baskets of meal upon my hencl ; and that in ono 

basket, which was upperr~lost, I carried all kinds of pastry, 

and that the birds ate out of it." 

6. Joseph said to him : " This is the interpretation of the 

dream: The thrcc baskcts arc yct three days, after which 

Pl~nrno will take thy hcad from thee and hang thcc on a cross, 

and the birds shall tcar thy flesh." The third day after this 

was the birthday of Pharao. 

7. At the banquet he remembered thechief butler arid chief 

baker. Tbc former he restored to his place; the latter he 

caused to bc hanged upon ugibbet. The chief butler rejoiced 

in his good fortune, but hc t11011ght 110 more of Josepll. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. In whose sight did Joscph find favor when in prison? Who 

were amongst the prisonera? 2. What did .Toseph ask them? 3. 

IVhnt did the chief butler dream? 4. What interpretation did Jo- 

sepb give of that dream7 6. What was the chief bsltcr'a dream? 

1 INTERPXBTATION, 

tbe nct of explaining what is unintelligible or 

no1 rrndorstoud.

JOSEPE'B EXALTATION. 43 

G. What did Joscph say WRS the meaning ofthe chiefbltker'sdrenm? 

7. Wlrrt 11appened at the ba~~rlr~et tlrree daya nfter, on Pharrto'~ 

birthday? Did the chief butler remember Josepb when rejoicing in 

Lin goad fortune? 

CHAPTER XXI. 

Rehold, thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord.- 

Pa. U7, I. 

4 TER two years, Phnrao 11hd x dream. We thought ho 

A' etood by the river Nilc, out of which came seven cows, 

very beautiful and very fat; and they fed in marshy places. 

After them came, also, sewn others that were lean and illfavored, 

and they devoured the fat ones. Then the Icing 

a~volre. He slept again, a11d dreamed anothcr dream, in 

which he saw seven enrs of corn growing upon oue stalk ; a d 

the enrs were full and fair. 

2. After thcsc came up sevcn other ems, thin and blightcd, 

dcvourillg all the beauty of the former. Pharao awoke a 

second time, and, morning bnving corne, he sent for all the 

soothsayers and ~visc rnen of Egypt, and rclatcd to them his 

dreams. But no onc was found who could interpret them. 

3. Then the chief butler rcmcmbcrcd Joseph, and was 

sorry tllnt hc had so long folgotten him. He told the king 

that tl~crc was in the prison a Hebrew youth who had inter- 

prelcd dreams for him and for the chief baker, and that all 

had come to pass just as he said. 

4. The king's curiosity being cxcitcd, he ordered the youth 

to be brought before him. Thca 110 addressed him, saying: 

"I have dreamcd drcams, and there is no one that can ex- 

pound them. Now, I have heard that thou art vciy wise at 

interpreting them." Joseph ansnpcrcd : " God alone can give 

Phwao s prosperous ansmcr." Phrtrao thcn rclated what he 

had sccn.

44 

IITSTORI* OF THE OLD TESTAIIEXT. 

5. Having heard the dreams, Joseph said: " Gocl hat11 

shown to Pharao what Elo is about to do. The seven beautiful 

liino, and thc seven frill enrs, are seven years of plenty; 

the sever1 lean md thin kine, and thc seven blasted enrs, are 

eesen years of famine. There shnil comc scrcn years of great 

plenty in the whole land of 12gj711t, aftcr which ~hrlll fo1101~ 

other seven years of so great s scarcity that all the abundance 

I-_.. 

' > ..a 

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- . - . . - .-l .% 

JOSBI'II IN TTIIC CIIAILIOT. 

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before shdl be forgotten ; for the fan~inc sliiill consnmc all 

the Inncl, and tl~c g~cntnet;~ of the scarcity shall destroy thlo 

greatness of Uzc plcnty. 

6. " BowJ thcrcfore, lct thc king provide n ~viac and inclustrious 

nlnn, who slinll gnf,hc:r illto hnrns tl-rc fiflll part of the 

f~wit of the scvclz ycars af plcnty, 60 tl~nl it Le ready against 

the sevcn ycms of f'nminc." This counsel was plcasing to 

Phxmo, and ha said to his courtiers : '' Can nrc find such an-

otI~er man, that is fill1 of the spirit of Cio~l? " Tllon thc king 

s:iid to Joseph: "C::L~ I iiud oi~o wiser ;uid on(! lilic ~iilto 

tllco '? Thou shnlt bo over lily I~ouht:, ;id :it ill(: (:on~~na~ldlilc~lt 

of thy month nll llic l~col~lo bliilll U~I:Y. Only in the 

kingly thronc ~vill L bc alovc! tl-IPO." 

7. Then the Iiing, Ilnvilig 111:1tl(! .loseph I-ulcr ovcr all the 

land of JSgypt, took tl~u ring from his own hand i ~ placed ~ d 

it on tht of Joseyli. IIe ]>nt on Ililll, also, n rohc of hill

HISTORY OF TIIE OLD TESTAMENT. 

CHAPTER XXII. 

The So?ts of jacob go iltto Egyft. 

Revenge is Mine, and I will repay them in due time.-Deut. 98,55. 

T H E seven gears of plcnty came, as Joseph had foretold. 

- There was grcat abundance everymhcrc. And Joseph 

gathered the surplus of thc grain every year, ni~d stored it 

up in the gr:~naries. But nficr the years of plenty the seven 

years of scnrc!ity set in, and tho fanline ~lrevailcd in all thc 

countries. The people of Egypt cried to the king for brcad, 

but ho answcred them : " Go to Joseph, and do all that 110 

shall say to 

2. Joseph opened all the granaries, and sold to the Egyptians. 

Lilrewisc tllc people from othcr countries came to 

Egypt to buy corn. At last the famine rcachcd Chmaan, and 

Jacob, having henrcl that there was wheat in Egypt for pale, 

sent tcn of hicl clons with money to buy food. Hut Benjamin, 

the youngest, he kept at home, fearing lest some evil might 

befall him on the way. 

8. The tcn sons of Jacob arrived fiafely in Egypt, and seeing 

Jaseph, they bowed down before him, not knowing that 

he wits their brother. But he at once recognized them, and 

remembered the dreams hc had dreamed. He wished to 

know whether they were now sorry for their sin ; so he spoke 

to thern as if they were strangers to him, and said: "You 

are spies." 

4. They answered: It is not so, my lord, but we have 

come to buy food. We, thy ~c?rvante, are twelve brethren, 

the sons of one man in the land of Chmaan. The 

;youngest is with our father ; the other is not living. " Josepll 

then cast them into prison threc days. On the third clay he 

brought thern out, and sdd: " If you be pcncenljle men, let 

one of your brethrcn be bound in prison, and go ye your 

ways, and carry thc corn that you have bought into your 

houses ; and bring your youngest brother to me, that I may 

Ancl your words to be truc, and you may not die."

TJIE SONS OH' JACOIl G0 INTO ECiYPT. 47 

6. Tben they said one to another : We devervo to suffer 

thcsc things, because wc have r;i~lncd against our brotl~er, 

socing the a~lguish of his soul ml~en hc besought us aid 1\10 

would not hear; tl~ereforc is this nfniction come upon us.'' 

TIkey thought that Joseph did not underslst~d thcm, for he 

spoke to them through an interpreter. But he understood 

all that they said, and his heart was lnoved to pity, so that, 

tunling aside from tbem, 11e mcpt. 

B. .But, in ordcr to see if tllcir repentancc was sincere, he 

returned to tl~cm and ordorcd Silrleon tcr be bountl before 

tlicir eyes. Thcn he commandecl l~is servants to fill their 

~nclts with ~vl~eat, a11d ~11t cach ~ilun's money secretly in his 

sack, and give Illem, bcsides, provisions for thc jouri~c?y. 

Tliiv being clone, they loaded their asses with thc corn and 

returned home. 

7. Thcy related to their father all that h:id happened, and, 

011 opening their sacks, every n1a11 found his money tied in 

tllc mouth 01 his sack. Secing this, they wcre troubletl and 

afraid. Aiid Jacob said to thorn : " Ye hnvo made lr~e childless. 

Joseph is not living, Sinleoli ie kept in bonds, md Benjamin 

ye will take away. My 6011 shall not go down with 

you, for if any evil herall him you will bring my hdrn in sorrow 

to the grave." 

QUESTIONS. 

X. What did Josepll do when the @even years of plenty came? 

When the famine years camo, and the people of Egypt cried to the 

king for bread, whnt did he say to thcm? 2. What did Joseph do 

then? Who sent hi^ sons from Ghanaan to Egypt to buy corn 'r' 

Which of his sonu did Jacob keep at home? 9. What dirl the ten 

sons of Jacob do when they were presented to Joseph 'l What did 

Josoph then mmembar? What did he nslt hisbrothers, and of whal; 

did he accuse them? 4. Whnt did thay say in reply? What did 

Joseph say? 6. What did the brothercl say ono to atiollier ? Did 

Joeeph undoratand theln? 6. What did he do in order to see if 

their rcperltance was nirlcero? Whnt dill he com~naltd hi^ ~ervants 

to do7 7. What did Jncob Bay to his guns when they hld him what 

had Lappeucd ? 

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Stretch out thy hand to the poor, thnt thy espi:rlio~~ and thy blessing 

may bc 1~crllrtet1.-Ecclus. 7, 36. 

,> UT afler somc rno~~ths tllc corn rvllic11 tllc sons of Jncob 

L 11:rcl brought from ]Egypt was consi~llic!d, :uld Llle fkmine 

still c:oritirmcd. Tbcrcf'orc? Jncob said to his sons : 'g Go 

again into Egypt allcl bring us n little food." Juil~ told his 

fathcr thnt tlit: govcrxlur h:~d forbiclclcn thcm to come back 

to Egypt 11ll1~ss they bru11g11L Ben.j;tnlin wjth them. And 

Judn nrlrlctl : Send t h boy ~ with me, t11:~t mc mny set for- 

~varcl, lcst both Itre :~ntl orlr cliildrcn perisll. 1 take tlie boy 

upon mc; rcquirc hirn t~t lily l1;1111l." 

2. So Jncob conscntt!tl to lct Benjar~~iri go, And hc told 

his sons to take sonw of tlio bcst 11-uits 01 t11e country as prcsents 

to Ihc governor of 15g?pt, and also to r~:till.ii tlie moncy 

~v11ic11 tlley l~scl fuiind in thrir sacks, lc~t, perhaps, it was 

donc by rriistnlre. Thcn ho pl-nyed that God might prosper 

thcir jo~~nlcy and ~nnlcc thc governor of ICgypt favorable to 

tl~cm, :mrl scrlcl back with tllcln Simcon nnci 13ci1j amin. 

3. Thcrl tl~ey went clown to ICgypt and stood beforc Joseph. 

Whcn Josepli saw thcm, and llcrljatnin in thcir midst, he 

commn~'lrlcd his steward to conduct tl~cn~ to his house ant1 

prepue n bni~quet. The sle~rurcl obeyed. But the brothers, 

on finding thclnselvcs i11 tile governor's house, were scixccl 

with i'enr, itnd mid one to :inntller : '' Bec:u~st! oi the moiloy 

which WC? c:~rried back thr! fir;& timc in our sntnks, we arc 

brought in, th:~t he runjT bring upon us a false accusation, and 

by violc~lcc mdce slavcs of us." 

4. Tlicrcforc they \t1ent to tllc steward at the door, and said : 

\Ire cannot tcll ~vlio put ll~xt money it1 our bags." Rut IN 

said tu them : " Poaco bc to you ; fear not." Ancl hc brought 

Sirneon out to them. Jo~cph now having e~llerud the house, 

they bowcd down before 11i1n and offered their gifts. IIe

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kindly xalutccl them in rctrrrn, and aslred if their aged father 

was yet living. 

6. Thcy told him thnt their fuller lived and nras in good 

l~ealtl~. Then Joseph, seeing 13enjnmin, inquired if thnt rvas 

their yourigest brother. They ansnterecl : (' IIe is our young. 

est brother." Then Joseph sa.icl : " God be gracious to thee, 

lily $011 ;" and, going out, hc wept,, for his l~csrt was deeply 

toucllcd at the sight of his young trot he^. Having dried his 

tears nncl wasllecl his face, he returned to his brethren md 

ordcrcd food to bc placed before thcm. Then they werc ordered 

to sit bcfore him, and hc placcd tberr~ t~ccording to their 

aye, tlic first-born first, and the yo~~rigest last. A11 received 

gifts, but Berlja~nin five ti~ncs more than the rest. 

And they wondorcd very ~riuch. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. What did Jacob say to his son^ when the corn brought from 

Egypt was consi~~ned and the farnine co~~tinued? What clid Juda 

tell hiw fibther? 2. What ditl Jacob tcll 11i~ fion~ to lake with them 

to Egypt'? 3. What did Joscph tell tlre stelvnrd when ho H~\V Benjamin 

with the others7 Wbst did the brothers, being wked with 

fear, say to one rnlotlrer? 4. I-Ionp did Joseph rer:eive them? What 

did he ask them? 5. What did Joeeph do on seeing Benjamin? 

How did Ire place them at tt~ble? 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

Josrjli's Sivrr Cup. 

It is good for me tbnt Thou hast humbled me, that I may learn Thy 

justifications.-Pa. 38, 71. 

Josr 

LP~-2 sl~omcci this yreferenr:t? for Bcnjninin in ordcr to 

see if his I>rotllers 11nd ovcrcomc thcir former ellvious 

feelings. Hc ~uishcd to knorv, also, whcthcr they redly 

luvetl tl~cir youngest IsruLlior, or 1v11cther they would sacrifice 

him, nlso, to UIO spirit of j~i~l~ll~y. 

2. Hcnce he cornrt~arnded the st.etvard to fill tllcir sacks with 

corn, and to put each onc's moriey i11 the top of his swk; 

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50 HISTOlW OP THE OLD TESTAMENT. 

hut to place in the mouth of Bel~jamin's sack Joseph'e own 

silver cup. This was done, md Uie brothers set out 011 tl~eir 

journey. 

3. But they had scarcely gone forwartl fi littlo nrsy nhcn 

Joseph selit his steward rtfter them, who, overtaking thonl, 

aa:nsed thr?m of stcnling his ~nnst.c!r's cnp. Hc said : " \\%S 

hnvc ye rctnrncd cvil for good? j7 Stru~li with tcrror, rmd 

angry at bciag suspcctccl of tllcft, tho brothcrs rcpliccl : 

" Mrith ~~homsoescr the cup shall be fow~cl, let him die, and 

we will be the bondsmen of my lord.'' Tl~e ~jtelvard replied : 

'' BB it according to your worcl~. )' 

4. They i~nmedialel~ tvvk clo~vli their sacks and opt:ned 

thcm, and when the ste~vnrtl hntl searcliccl t11c1n all, brginning 

wit11 that of the eldest, hc found tl~c cup in 13cnjaminYs 

saclr. Thc brothcrs, rontlh>g thcir garments, loaded thcir 

asses again and rcturned to the city. And, falling down be- 

£me Jompb, they sdcl : " Beholcl, we arc 111 burltllr~en to lily 

lortl." But Joseph answered: " Godforhicl ! lIe that stole 

the cup, 110 shall be my lonclrr~an, ancl go you away free to 

your fatller." 

6. The11 Juda told Joseph how much it had cost their fi~thcr 

to part wit11 Benjarnixl. I'l~ey wuuld rntlicr die, all of them, 

he snid, than to return to their aged fi~tller without his 

youngcst son. Jltdtl, moreover, offered to xem:lin and be the 

gover~~or's slave till death, if he .rr.oald r~llom Bcnjn~nin to go 

back safe. to his father. This proposnl sl~owecl lloa sitlccrc 

was the rel~entanco of the sons of Jacob fur their i$r~uer crime. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. What WRR Joaeph's object in ellowing a mnrlrcd prcferencc for 

Benjamin? 2. What did hc, thcrcforo, commarld his wlt:ward to do? 

3. l\lllo~ didJosep1~ send arter tilebrothers? Of what did the steward 

accuse them? What did thc brolllers rcplpP 4. In ~~hoso snck 

was the cup fonnri? What did the brothers then do? What (lid 

Jowph snfiwcrf 5. What did Judn thcn toll JosephP What did 

Juda offer to do? What clicl tl~ix prul~ossl show?

Uc ye kind, one to uliothcr: merciful, fol-giring o11c et~other.- 

rpn 4, ,?g. 

coulrl no Ioagcr rcstl-nin himself, ancl, therefore, 

lie commnncic!tl his officers allcl servants to rc?til.c. Then, 

with tears and R(II)s, he sdrl: "I ;~m Joseph. Is my ihther 

yct living ? " .Uis brothers conlrl not anstjrrar I~im, being 

st~,uck with exceocling gr:l.e:lt fear. Hut Joseph said rl~ildly to 

thcni: '' Conle ncm-rr to ~nc. I ,2111 Joseph, your brotlier, 

tvl~o~n ye old into Egypt. Fc3.r nothing, for Gorl scnt me 

bcforo you into Egypt, for y011r ~~rcscrrntion." 

2. Then he said : '' Make ka6-tc aud go ye up to my Iatlier, 

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HISTORY OF TfIE OLD TESTAMENT. 

and say to him : ' Thus saith thy son Josepll : Corne down to 

me ; linger not ; rtnd thou shalt. d~vell in the 1;uld of Gessea ; 

and thou shalt 1)a near me, tl-iou and tJhp sons.' '' Then, falling 

upon t,he neck of .75onjnmin, l1c ~vcpt., and Rc~~jsmin wept 

dso in likc mnnncr. Thcn hc enzhrncccl all his brct.llren, a.11~1 

wept orer each of them, after which they were cmboldei~ed lo 

speak .to him. 

5. The ~ ~cws welit abroad in the Itixlg's court : The brethren 

of d-oscph are come. And I'hnraa, ~vith J1 his Eanlily, was 

glad. I-Tc toltl Joseph to invite 11is f':~.t.l~cr and his kretl~rell to 

comc to 1Fgypt. Joseph gz1v(? his b~.othcrs chariots, and provisions 

for t,hc my. .l-l'o o~~rlcrccl two robes to be give11 lo 

each of tl~em, but t-o ::Hc~?jnrnilz hc gave five rul~eu of 1Le bcsl, 

with three htlndrcd picccs of silver. Besides, 11e gave t1~en.l 

rich ])resents for their fcdher, aricl \yarned them not to be 

angry in t,he way. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. What did Jo~eph, unaljle to restrain hirnfielf n11g longer, command 

lri~ ofLcers and sorra~~ts to do? \\'hnt did ho say, wit11 k:srs 

allcl sobs? 1Vi~:rt. rlicI Ite afterivards say, tellirig his 11rothers t,o drew 

near? 2. Whet did lle tell them to do? 3. IVhen the news went 

abron(1 that Joscj~h'~ Zlrcthrcn had cwnc, what clid Pharxo tIo? 

What did Joseph give to I I ~ H brother^ P What did he give to Denjarnin 

P What warning did hc give thcm? 

CHAPTER ,XXVI. 

Jncob Goes hto IZgjYt. 

Horior thy father and t,hy inother, illat t,hou 11.1ny~t be long-lived 

upon tt~e larld, ~v\.l~ich the Lord thy God will girc tl1co.-B:vod. 20, 12. 

W""" 

JOSCPII'S h~cthre~~ ~et~irne~l to tlicir fa.thcr, they 

told 1ii11i : ~oscpl~ t,hy soli is living, nncl 110 is ruler 

in ,211 the lalld of Egypt." Nut J-scoh dicl not bclievc then], 

until they eho~~~crl lliiri tile chariots mid all the presents that 

Josepll had salt. Thcil he awoke, us il were, from a cleep

JACOB G0R3 INTO EGYPT. 53 

deep; his spirit revived, ant1 he saitl : L' It is enough for me 

if Joseph my son hc yet living. I will go :~nd scc hi111 1)cfore 

I die.?' 

2. And he sct out for JSgypt, with his whole fsrnily ancl all 

his possessions. Nhr.11 he li:icl rcncked the co~~fincs of Channan 

he off(:r.cci a ~:~(:rifice t~ (;atl, who spolie to hi111 in a 

visioi~ of the night., s:rying : " Fear not; go down into Egypt, 

fur I mill make a gront nntioiz of thee there, ai~d will bring 

ilzcc back again from hence. " 

3. Consoled by thc vision, Jacoh continuetl 11iu ,jonrney, 

nnrl arrivccl in Eg~'11t. Jncln went on in edvancc, to apprise 

Joseph of his father's approncl~. Josel)ll immecliutely made 

yearly his chx~~iot, slit1 nrcnC up to meet his fi~tllc?~.. AB so011 

as hc saw liim coming he dosc!euclecl horn his chn~iot arid (.mbrncecl 

lihn, weeping. 

4. Anti Jacob snitl to Joscph : " Mow I sl~nll die ~ itll joy, 

becnuso T have seen thy facc atlrl Ic:tve t11(~ alive." Joueph 

~)r(+sct~ted his father to Pharuo, who arket1 11ini : L' HOW i~i:~~iy 

arc the years-of thy lifc ? " .l ncob allsmcred : " 'I'lle clays of 

my pilgrimage are a hundrc*tl and thirt.~. y cars, f'clv ant1 cvil, 

nncl t21t?y are not come up to the d;tys of the pilgrilntlgr! of my 

filhers.'' Tlwn Jncob, haring )Jlcssccl the king, ~ctired 

Ancl Joseyll gave his fiithcr and his brotl~c~s possessions in 

tlte land of Gossen, thc nlost bcnutiful mzd fertile part of 

Egypt . 

QUEST1 ONS. 

1. What did Joseph'~ brstl~t*en tell lheir father on their return? 

Did Jacob believe them? 1jrhat clid 11e say lien he auoke ns from 

rt sleep? 2. TVhd did bc do tllen? \\'but did Jscolr do wbc:11 lie 

rc!uched tho conlines of(:liansanP 5. iirl~nt did Joseph do wl~en told 

bp Juda that his father wns al)proaching? W11:tt did ha 110 when hc 

Raw his fnthw? 4. JYllnt did Jncah RIIY to Jome1)1~? Tt'hub clid 

Phnmo anli Jacob? Wlknt did ,lucob tell thc Itiug '? Wkcre did Joseph 

give his father and brolhers poesoasious ?

HTSTOIL1' [?I$ T11B O1.I) TESTABIENT. 

CHAPTER XXVII. 

Children, twar tl~e judgment of yonr fntllcr, and so do Lbnt ynil mlry 

be snvat1.-Bcclrrs, 3. 2. 

ACOll lived scvcnlecn yc:lru in Qcssen. When the (lay of 

J his death nlq~roaclicrl, .Jrrst:l)h, wit11 his two sons, Rp11raiin 

nnrl hInnasst?s, went to risit 11i1n. Jncnb lcisacrl tho 

Boys, b1esst:d thorn, nalrl p~nyctl tl1:tt thc n.ngcl ~vho bad dclivr3red 

hiin from rwil (luring lifc might protect thc Fjnlls of 

Joscph. To Josrph hc snirl : " I

my ~I~fitli, nnd vill ~nnka you go np out of this land, to the 

lantl which Elr: slvorc to Abr:lh:~rn, JSZICG 011cl Jncob. C:trry 

my hol~es ~\litli yon out of' this plncc." He then (liecl, nnd 

they e~~b:\l~nc!rl llirn i~ntl lnid him in .z coflin. 

6. The mo~.ds of Jncob to his son Jnda refer to the SaVior, 

who ~vns cxpcctctl by tllc ;~:~tions, nnrl who was rlescer~decl 

from .Tnilrc. The patrinroh Joscph is a figrue of St. Jbsnph, 

the foster fntller of Christ. T11e onc was ruler in Egypt; the 

otller is tlic? protector of tl~c Calllolic Churc!h. 

QUESTIONS. 

I. How long clid Jncob lirc in Gcs~nn? 1Vl1o went to visit him 

vllen the clny of hia tfenth alqn-oached? Whom did ho pray to protect 

.foseph's nona? Tlrl1at did hc any to Joseph? 2. To whom did 

Jxoob give s ~jpecial biassing? IVlist did he prophesy far him P 3. 

What did Jacob tltttlt tell his sous to do for him? \+'h:rt did Joaeph 

do 9 TVl~atclid heordor to bedone? 4. What tljdYharaocommand? 

71Thnt did Josoph do ~vllen the time of' mourning wae past? 6. How 

long did .To~epli live? \f'hon Ilia end drew nigh, did he say to 

his brethren 7 G. TJ'hat (lid Jacob promiee to Juda? Of whom was 

Joseph a figure P 

CHAPTER XXVIII. 

Job's Patie?tce. 

Whom the T,ord loveth He chnstiscth.-Hel. 19,6. 

?J the timml of tlic pnkinrclis there lived in Arr~bin n man 

I rvhon~ God wished to give to dl ini~nkind, nnrl for all 

time, as n perreet nloclel of pnfianac. This man's name was 

Job. He lind seven fioiirr :uld B ~ee daughters. He owncd 

seven t11ous:tncl S~IL'CJI, tl~~*i?{? thousnnd cnmcls, five hundred 

yolre of oxen, five lluildrerl die-asscs, and had agreatnumber 

of ~t!r~-an ts. 

2. On this xccor~nt, and still more becautuse of ki~ singular 

piety, hc mm held in high esteem among the pc?aple of the 

east. One clay the Lord said to Satan : " Hast thou considered 

my servant Job, that there is none like him in the

56 HISTORY OF TRE OLD TESTAMEET. 

earth? '' Satan, answering, said : " Dot11 Job fear God in 

vain ? Thou hnst blessed the work of his hands, and his 

posscssioi~ hath increased on tlie earth. But etrctcll fort11 

Thy hand ailcl talie away his possessioi~s, tliea Thou shalt sce 

tliat he will niunilur against. Thy providcncc." 

3. Then the JAortl said to Satan : "All tllal he 11nth is in 

thy 11n11d ; only put not forth thy band up011 his pc~'son." Bo 

it came to pass that 011 one occauion, when the Bonv nncl clnughters 

of Job were feasting in the house of thcir clclest brother, 

s messenger ca.me to Job, exclaiming: c' The oxen were 

plougliing, arld the :isses feeding bcsidc thcm, and tbe Szltrc?axis 

rushed in and took all i~.j~~.zy, and slcm the servants wit11 

the word, :~nd I :&lone have esco,pod to toll tliee," 

4. While he was yet spealiing, nl~otllcr mcsseilger came to 

tell Job that firc h11 from hcnven, which fitruclr the sheep and 

the sbcphcrds, nncl that ho done hncl escaped. Wbilst hc 

was yet speaying there came x t1lir.d ~uessengei., who ntinounced 

to Job PiiLt the Chaldeans Eiad taken anray his caiuels 

and s1:~in the servzrits, r~ll but himself. 

5. Then came a fourth messenger, who, entering in, said to 

Job: Whilst thy sons ant1 daughters were eating :u~d drii~king 

in thc house of their cldcr brother, a, violent wincl eame 

011 a snddcn from thc sidc of thc dcuert, ancl shook the four 

corners of the honsc, ancl it fell ancl crushed thy ahiltlrcn, and 

they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell the(?.'' 

6. Then Job rose up ancl rent his gannctnts, rind, having 

shaved his head, fell down npon the ground and ~vorshi pccl, 

saying : The Lord gave and the [,orcl hat,h talren away. As 

it hn.th plonsed the Lord, so it is dnnc. Wcssed be the name 

of thc Lortl." In all tbcsc: things Joh sinncd 1101 by liis lips, 

nor spoke hc nay foolish thing against God. Ancl the Lord 

sdd to Satan : '' Hnst thou consi(lcrcc1 111y servalit Job, that 

there is nolie like lli~n in tlie earth ? " Satan rcplicd : "A11 

tl1a.t n, man ]lath lie \rill give for his life ; but put forth Thy 

hnncl, touch his bono nncl his flesh, and thcn Thou shalt sec if 

be will not curse Thee.''

SOB'S PATIENCE. 57 

7. The Lord aakl: '[ Reholrl, ho is in thy hand, but yet 

save his life." So Salan struck Job with a most gricvons 

ulcer from thc solo of tlie foot even to the top of his head. 

And Job sat on n clnag-hill nncl ~crapecl the ulcerate8 matter 

wilh a potsherd1. Then his ~vifc cnmc, not tc~ comfort, but 

rather to tempt him, for she nloclcingly said : " Bless God 

ant1 dic." 

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foolish women. If rrre l~avo received good things nt the 11and 

of God, why dloulc1 we not receive evil ? '' Again, in all 

illeve things Job did not sin ~villl his lips or his 11cnl.t. Nor\?, 

when his tllrcc friends heard of tllc evils illat had bci'allen 

him, they came to visit him. 

9. When they saw him nf'w afF thcy Irncm liirn not, and, 

crying out, they wept, ancl rcncling thcir gsrrncnts, they 

~prillkled ashes on their l-leads. They sat wit11 Irim on the 

ground seven days ant1 sr.rTrn i~igl*hi.s, and no m:rli spoke to 

'~T'-suE~D, a piece or fragureut of a broken pot,

88 RISTORY OB THE OLD TESTAMENT, 

liim 3 word; fir they sn.m that his g~ief mns very gred,. 

10. Bat whon Job a t length begit11 to co~uplaiil af the cxccijs 

of his ~nisel-y, they repl.o.zched him, s~yiilg t1in.t ~ecretlg 

hc must h:tvr: been n grcn,t sinnw, or t.he jnst Goil wonlcl 

not havc nfflicteci him in so griovous n ril:l.nncr. Bnt Job 

loudly nncl firmly asserted liis innoccncc, and oonsoIecl him- 

~:lf witll the hope of the resnrroction of the bocly, ~aying: 

I know that my Rccleemcr livcth; ai~l in t.he Inst dy I: 

shall risa nut of the earth; and I shall be clothed :]gain with 

my slcin, and in my lleell I sllnll see rrly G-otl, mliom I mysolf 

shall scc, and not anotl~e~.. 'I'llis lrly hope is laid up in 111y 

bosom.'' 

11. WThen they hn.tl Rnishcd tllcir rel>rond~r?s, the Lord re.vcalecl 

Hirnsclf' in n, ~vl~irlmincl to Job, :uld i~lildly 

~C~TOVC 

11 i m, becnnse i 11 dcfcnding his innocence Ilr, lincl spokcn soi~lc 

jtnprutlent wo~.ds. Clod's mr:~tll, lla~vever, was 1;indletl ngdnst 

the three f'rientls, ancl He commanded them to oRer n. 11010caust 

for themselves, wllilet Job slloulcl pray for tllcnl. AII~ 

Uie Lortl loolrccl gmcioasly on Job's hmnility, and grantetl 

his praycrs in behalf of his friends. The Lord re\vartlcd 

.Tob7s faith rind pnlic~kce by 11ca.ling his body :tntl restoring to 

him dolible wl~nt he had lost. And new sons ancl ilnughters 

wrc born nnto Iiim. 

12. Job, prncticing virtue whilc l~apl~y an(1 wealthy, was 

nrltnired by the :~.ngc?is, but he was not get fcarecl by the 

clcvih; but when h[! rclnnined frcc f'l-oln sill even in tlie 

depths of misory and affliction, tllen the dc~~ils bcgan to 

tremble I,cfol-c bin?. Fro111 this 1r.c lenr~l that tvrong patiently 

ellilnre(1 for God's sdce is the highest virt.uc. The friends of 

Job knew not tllnl; fit times Qorl sends nmictio~ls cvc11 to IIis 

saints, to maim tllelrl moro lloIy ~.t7d to give tl~elzl greatcr 

glory in heavc~l. Joh also said that he wonld not live to sco 

the Savior prainiscd to Adam, to ~bral~ak, to Isasc and to 

Jibcob, Lnt iha.t he mould scc Him on thc day 01 the general 

resurrection. From Job me ]nay also learn how pleasing ta 

God and how powerful is the intercession of the saints.

QUESTIONS. 

1. Who lil~cil in Arc~bia in tahc ti~nc of the ]>atrinrcl~~? What ass 

this mnn's nnmc P 2. Why was Job hcltl in lligl~ cstrta~n by all \\l10 

kllaw him? IYlbat ditl the 1~01.11 say ooli~ day to Sat.ai~? What did 

Snt,an xna~rcr? 3. \\'llat did the LorcT thcn H:L~? What liappcncd 

whilst thc cl~iltlren of Job \vere feasting at tllc l ~n~~xe of their alder 

brother? 4. Wllnf ditl :~not,hcr messenger colr~e to tell Job? What 

(lid a third mcfiscnger tell 21i11~ P 5. A foltrttl? G. Whatdid Job then 

do? What tliil Satan ngain say to the J,ordP 7. What did Satan 

do, haring the desire11 permisxion? \Vllilt clid Job's wife do and 

say? 8. What reply dirl Job tlinlrc P 9. IVhnt did tl~e fi'icncls of Job 

do? 10. What did t11ey do when Job corn~~l:~.inetl? 11. XIom was 

Jolj's fait.h rc~vartled? 12. l!'hcn W:LS Job aclmirecl by tl~o angels, 

xnd when lia:rreci by tl~e devils? is the higl~est virtue? \That 

tri~ll~s did tllc Eriencls af Job not li~~o\%,? WIlnt ditl Job arty about 

the Rcdeemcr? \+'hat does thi~ llixtory ten cl^, with regard to the 

intcrcefision of the s:rin is :' 

'TI-IE AGE 01; i\llOSES. 

From the Yetlr 15uu-1450 U, C. 

CI-TAPTEH XXIX. 

The Birth oj J40se.r. 

I'le that dwellet11 in tile aid of the hI.~o~t Iligll, did1 abido nndcr tho 

])rol;eat,ion of tho God of Jncob.--1'8. 90, l. 

OD liatl madc two promises tr) the l~alrinrchs, Abrallrnn, 

g\x Isnnc iu~d Jncab : first, that tlr~y shor~ld be the fntlrnrr 

of ngrent nation ; second, f.llnt tho Stlvial. moulc2 bc n, descm~dant 

ol tlicirs. Tha first promise 1vn.s now fiilfillcd. In t.1~ 

spa(:(: of two linnclrccl years the d[?sccnclaut.s of JacoL in Egypt 

hnd heco~nc a grcnt pcoplc. In the ~nt::~ntime a new Icing 

had arisen, who snitl to the Egyptiarls : 13eholr1, the childl.cn 

of 1sr:~ul a1.c stronger than we. Come, let 11s oppl-rss 

thelu, lest thcy join .rrvith our er~e~nics ancl depart out of the 

1a11~1.~~ 

2. Now, the Egyptians I~nted the children of Israel, and

60 HISTORY OF TTXE OLD r ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ h ~ 

moclrcd the~n nncl lnsde their life bittcr with hard works in 

brick ancl clay. And the king placctl overseers over them, to 

oppyess tllcl~i wit11 labor. 131xt the more they were opllrcsscd 

the more ~iurnerous they t)cca~ne. The king, scoing this, 

issucd a clccree tlint all thc male cllililre~i l>orn of flckre~v 

pnrcnts xhonltl bc cast illto the river; hoping, by tllis means, 

eithcr to clcstroy the IIebrtw pcoplc, or a1 lertsf to prcve~lt 

them from increasing in numbors. 

3. Norr., it came to pass that a I-Icbrem rnnthcr bore a, son, 

anll sccing that hc was vcry Bcnntif'~l1~ she hirl him for tltrec. 

~no~~ths. At the. ellcl of tllnt time, not heing nble to keep hiin 

any loi~gcr, she 1n.irl the biil~c in a hn.skct of rceils nnrl placed 

il in the scdgcs by 111~ river's hank. Tllc rister of llre child 

sl,oocl a lit.tlc n;:~y off, t60 scc rvllat ~voulrl happen. Anrl bchold, 

at tll:~t time the dn.ughlcr of I'llnrao ~vcnt do~vli to batho 

in the h'ile.

TEIll BIRTR OF TblOSES. 61 

4. Seeing tlie basltct nmongst tile bnlruslics on the river 

hnnlr, the priucess sent one of hcr. maids to bring it to her. 

On openilig it they saw within it n lor~lp infiu~t., cryir~g pileously 

Slle 11nd cotnl~nssion on it, nnrl sdil : " This is one of 

tllc babes of the Hebrc~vs.~' The child's &er Uleri titking 

courage, drciv near ailcl xskcd : '' Shall I go rillcl call t.o t.l~c?c 

:L Hebrew malnitii .lo nu~sc tllc bnbc ? ,' She ane~wred, 

Tllc lnaid went and cnIlcd lies mothcr. 

5. 1Tl1cn thc motllcr came, the princcss said to 1 . 1 : ~ " ~ Take 

illiu cliilcl and nurse lliin for me, and I will gire thcc thy 

wages. " The? wom:ul toolr tlit: c:hilil ancl nurscd him. Aud, 

~r~huil he h:~d grorrrn up, he was l)~.uuglit to Pl~arao's d:trigllter, 

who ntloptcd him ns hcr own, and called him Moscs, 

wliioll means ~*cscucd from thc w:~tcrs. AIoses, snvrtl jn his 

inf'fiac!~ fro111 the cruelty of Phnrno, is a typtr of Jcsns, rcscued, 

also, in His infancy from tlic power of Ilerod. 

QUESTIONS. 

l' Go." 

1. What two promises hnd God mndc to the pstrinrrt~s, Abmharn, 

3s:tac and .Jec*olr? Ho1v wa~x lhe firs1 ~)rr>~riisc fi~llillod ? TYRot did a 

ncw lring of Egypt tell the Rgyptinns? 2. What did the king do to 

thc Israelites, or Hebrelr~ P Seeing that this did not prevent tl~e 

IIob~e~i~s from increauirlg ill ~~arnlurs, what clr>cree did the kiag 

issne ? 3. IIThnt did n Hel)l*eiv mother do ? \V110 tctood n little \ray 

olr, to see wliat wonlrl Imc-onke of tlitt r+lriltl ? IYIio \vent do\i-11 just 

then to the river to batlte? 4. IThnt, did the princess do on sccing 

thc I-raslict'r' \\'batdid sho say on secilig the bnbaP IVlirtt (lit? il~e child's sister do then? I\'hat did the princes8 tell her ? 6. IYhnt 

did the princess sap to tho laclthrr -\\ 11~11 fihs cnlrlo 9 To \vhorn dirl 

the mother gi~e him bacl; ? IYBnt (?it1 the prinresa call him? Of 

wl~om is Moscs, rcscucd froul tkc crucLty of Pharno, a figure?

HISTORY O F THE OLD TESTAMEST. 

CHAPTEK XXX. 

, 

We beseech yen, brethren, rebuke the unquiet, olITrort the weak. 

-Theas. 5,14. 

,OS, S waj re:tred at the colurt of Pha~no, nncl instructed 

in :ill the le;il*ning of l{gypt. Hut mhcn Ile was 

grow11 up "1~1 s:tw the 111iscry of liis brethrct~, the 31ebre1rs, 

lie rcsolvcd to hclp thcm. For lic woul(2 rather be amicled 

aud dcspiscd with thc pcoplc of Gocl, than live in the p, .L l :ice 

of s wickccl king. Hc Icft thc eplcndor of the court, and 

openly dcclared llil~iself the fi-ie~~d of the Ismclites. 

2. The king, bearing this, sougllt to kill liirii; but Moses 

fled to thc lailcl of &I/mdi;ull. On his way he sat down by a 

well, and behold, the rjeveii daughters of Jetl~ro camc to clraw 

water for their flocks. Bnt, when thc shccp stood near the 

troughs, aome ~hepl~crcls ruslicd in and rnclcly clrove away 

the flock. Tbercupon Moses arose, defended the maiclens, 

and .rv&tercd their al~eep. 

3. Thcn the seven rjisters .rvent home, itnd their father 

nslred : " Wliy have ye returned soo~~cr than usual ,17 " They 

ni~smcrcd : "A mnn of Egypt dl-ovc away tllc eliepherd~, :~nd 

gave opr sliccp to ddnlr.') Jothro asked agi~in : '( Where is 

hc? C:tll him, that hc Inay eat brc:crl." So hlose~ entered 

thc l~ousc a11d swore t.o clmell wiLh Jetllro, ;uld re~~nil~eri for 

forty ycars, and married Sephora, one of the daugliters of 

Jethro, 

4. Moses, despising the splendor of $$qypt in ortlcr to comfort 

tllo Jcws, is n Agurc of thc Son nf Got1 ~110 camc clolvll 

from hcnvea, lvns born in n stal>lc, and laid in a mitngel, to 

redeem us from thc ilarnes of hell. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. In wIint was Mascs instructed P IVhnt did lic rosolvt! to tlo when 

h* was grown up 7 As vlrose frie11~1 clid lie openly (~Bc~:LI.(: I~imselTP 

bordering on

TRE BURNING BUSH. 63 

2. Who sought to kill him l Whither did bc fly ? Who cnmc to n 

well to water their fathcr'ti flock? Who drove their sheep away? 

Who dofendcd the rriairlelle? 3. \\'h111 did Jetlu'o nsli his daughters 

alrg~l llrey l~ad returned home 'l Wlist did tbcy 'cply ? ll'l~at did 

Jethro tell thorn to do? IIow long did Blofies lay there, and whom 

did he marry i' 4. Of whom is Moses a figure? 

CHAPTER XXXI. 

The Llur~zi~zg BzsR. 

1 car1 do all thiligs in Hiw who strenptheucth me.-Phil. 4, 13. 

OMT, ~FUSCS fed the eheep of Jcthro, liis father-ill-law. 

N One dny he druve his Rock into We desert, and c;tnxe 

as fhr as Mount Horeb. Tllerc tllc Lord qq,enrcd to lliirl in 

a fl:~mc of fire, ~vhidl issued from tlie midst of a bush. 

Moscs saw that the Lush was on fire and was not burnt. Hc 

mid: '' I ~vill go II~:~F to s(:e ~11y the bush is not bunit." As 

Mosc~ clrew near tlit! 1,nrtl criccl oul lo hiin from tl~e Lurning 

bush : Mosos, i\.loscs ;" and l10 ans\seretl: " Here I am." 

And God said: '' Come not nigh llill~er. Put off thc shoes 

from thy fcct; for the place wllereoa thon slltlldest is holy 

gronucl. I am the Gocl of thy f:~thc:r, thc Gocl of Abral~~zlyl, 

thc God of Isaac, ancl the God of Jncob," 

2. Moses', ia a117ful rcverellco, hit1 his face, ancl dared not 

look i ~t Gocl. Ancl tlie Irortl mid t.41 liilli: " 1 have soell the 

amictio~~ of My people ill Egypt, ancl I :Girl r:omc to delivcr 

tlierrl out 01 the hailds of the Egyptians, sild to bring tl~cn~ 

nut of that land into a land that floweth 1vit21 luillc and honey." 

The LorcI further told Moscs that 11c should go to 

Pllnrno to dellinrld the 1iLeratiol.l of the chilrlrcl~ of Ismel. 

3. Moses nns~~rered: " IT'llo nin I that T sl~onlcl go to Phs 

rao, and sl~onltl bring forth the t:llildrca of 1srar:l out of 

Egypt ? Thc! Lord sdcl : " I will bc .rvilh tliee." Moses 

declnrcti that llie lmq~le ~i~oolrl not beliuve him ; but wuulcj 

ask who had sent him. Then God sid to Moses, '' I Alh


WI-I0 AM. Thus shalt thou say to thc childrcn of Israel: 

L fI.IC ?VHO IS ]?nth sent mo to yo~z.' " hIoscs al~s~verecl and 

said : '( The? mill not believe me, nor hear my voice ; but 

they will say, ' The Lord hsth not appeared to thee.' " Then 

God asked >loses : " Tillat is that tliou holdest in thy hand ?') 

Moses answerctl, 'c A rod." The Lord then told JIoses to 

cast his rod upon tl-lc grotlnrl. Ha thrcw it up011 thc grot~rld,ancl 

the rod t~~rned into a serpent, so that Moscs flqd 

from il in terror. 

4. Bnt the Lord called lii~rl bncli, snyi~~g: '( T:l.ke it by tha 

tail." Moscs did so, ant1 the serpent became n.gdn a, rod. 

The Lord told Moses to rtlorlr this, nlld soiue oUler signs, before 

the Isrelitcs, and tliey would hclieve. But Moses still 

objected, aa~iug Wlnt he was not eloclucnt, but that his speech 

wae slow and hesitating.

5. Then the 1,orcI said to him, "Who mntlc mnnfs ~nonth? 

or who maiIc the dumb and the deaf, the seeing and the blincl? 

Did not I ? " Go, therefore, ancl 1 u7ill tcach thge what thou 

shnlt sl>cnk." Moses answered: "I beseech Thee, I,orcl, 

scncl whom Thou wilt send." The Lord, being angry at Mo- 

scs, said : " Anron,' thy brother, is clocluent; ipeak to him, 

ant1 put 31y words into his mouth; be shall speak in thy 

teac cl to the people." So Moscs returned to Egypt; and 

Aaron, his brother, inspired by the Lord, came forth to meet 

him. 

B. Moscs repeated to his brother 8\11 the words of the Lorcl. 

Thcn they went together to nssemblo thc chilclren of Israel; 

ancl Aaron spolre to them that the T,ord bad looked upon their 

nmiction. Ancl Moses wrought tho gig11 of the rod, and other 

xniracles. Whereupon thc pcoplo believed; and, falling 

down, they adored the Lord. 

7. AY the pcoplc of Israel would not have believed Mlat 

God had ~cnt Moscs to free them fr01~1 slavery, but for thc 

&rac hc wrought; so we should not receive any one as 

sent by God, in a special manner, except ho prove his mission 

by signs and rrfirncles. 

QUESTIONS 

1. What was the occnpstion of Alnaes? Whither did he clrire his 

~heep one day 7 How did the Eord nf pcnr to hi111 there? What did 

the Lord call to Moses from the burni~~g I)uRII? What did the Lord 

nay? 2. What did Blosesdn? What did the Lord say tohim? S. What 

did Mosea atlewer? 4. Whn: dict (iod lcll hloaes to do wi t11 the aerpent.? 

5. What did God' sag to l\Ioses rvhcn he told Him that hi8 

speech masslow? Whomet Moses on his return to Egypt? 6. Vhat 

did Moee~ repeat to Aaron? IV11om did they nsscmble? 7. What 

do we learn from the mission and the mirnclcs of Moses? 

SC~U~TER, Bible Hiat. 

'An'noh-, (pr. Al~'-ro~i.)

CHAPTER XXXII. 

Accolrli~~g to thy hardness nnil impenitent heart, Mlon transnrcst 

"11 to tltyselC wrath, eg:~ilrst the clay of 11r1*.rat11 nnd revelation 

of the just judgment of Got1.-Born. 2,5. 

06PiS ancl hron wont to Pharao and clcmnndcd in the 

M name of o~a, t11.t hc slluahl ullurr llla people of 1srncl 

to go ont into tl~c rlcsert to ofir ~acrilice to the Lord. 

Pharito prottdly n~lsmcuctl : " l\?lio is the Idorcl tllal I should 

henibhisvoice, ancilct Isruclgo? l lrnomnot tlle Lord, ncither 

will I let Israel go." And from that day forth lie ordered 

the overseers :tncl tt~skmautcrs to opprcss the Israelites Illore 

and more by patting tllcrn 10 still harclcr work. 

2. l'hc Lord told hloses ; ~~lrl Aarctn to appear ngnia before 

Pllarao. Thcy did as tlie Lord commnndcd, nncl Anroll cast 

his rocl before Phamo, ant1 i t wits luriiccl into s scrpent. Yhnrao 

called the ~llngicinns and they, l~g ellcllantrrlellts siicl certain 

secrets, dso turncd tllair rods into scrpe~lts ; but Asron's 

rod devo~lrecl their rods. Hut tl-rc l~cart of Phrlrno remai~lecl 

harclened, a11d he would not let Uic pcople go. The11 tlie 

Lord sent ten pl:~gues upon tlie Egyptians. 

3. Ncxt 11-torning Aaron ~~fcl~t, Ly tl.le co~nrnanil of God, to 

the banlc of thc Nile anti strnclr the river 114th Ilia rod, :~nd 

instantly it was bul-~lcd into hlood. 'l'hcrcnpon the fish died, 

thc ~vntcr was corruptecl, ancl the water of all thc streams uld 

poncls in 1Sgypt rvns charlgod iiito blood. Ancl ilie Egyptians 

dug acw mclls nronnd about the river ; for iller could not 

drink the at at er of the river. Even tllcn the heart of Pbarao 

did liol relent. 

4. After sever1 clays, A:~rnn stretcliecl fort11 his hallcl uver 

the rivers, n11i1 streams, ancl pools of Egypt., m(1 immediately 

a multitude of frogs csmc forth froin tlle waters, and covcrcd 

the wllolo land of Egypt. Thcy entered the ho~~ues ancl thc 

ovens, aiid co~erecl the tables and the beds, nitd spared ncither 

the hut of the peasant nor the palace of the king. Then

T11E TIEN PLAGUES OF EGYPT. 67 

Phzrao, being frightened, called for Noses ancl Anron, and 

said to the~u: "Pray ye thc Lord to take away the frogs 

from mc, nncl fro1.n my ~~eoplc, mcl T mill lol tllc people go to 

sncrilicc to tllc Loril." MOSCS did as the lring desiretl, and 

the frogs clisnl>pcarcrl. 

5. Hut hen P1i:irso saw tlmt tho frogs were gone, Ilc 11mc.clcncd 

llis 11c;lst again. TII~II Aaron was colnmnncle~l I)y God 

lo striltt. with his roil tllr: (lust oT thc cartlr ; ziltl instantly 

myriaiis of gnats arose nntl tornicrltctl but11 mcn and bcasts 

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7. Then God sent a plague on the cattle, which destroyed 

tlie best part of tho flocks and herds of the Egyptiu~s, but 

ep"red those of thc Israelites. Etill Pharao rvould not subnit. 

Then lfoses was ordered by God to take handfuls of 

ashes fronl tl~c cliiiinley :nid nprirlkle it jn the air h the prescnce 

of Pliarao. Forthwitlz the P!gyptiuns were covered wit11 

boils and swelling blains. But even &is did not soften Phar;~o's 

heart. 

8, Then again i+Ioses stretched forth his rod towards hcavcn, 

nnd thc Lord sent down tbnndcr nntl Ilnil, nnd Iiglit~~ing 

running along tl~a ground; and tllc l~nil, mixcd with firc, 

drovc on and s~note evcry herb of the field and eveyy tree of 

the eonntry, and lrilled cvcry man and beast that were jn 

the open fieldu. None of it fcll, however, in the land of Gessen, 

~vliere tht! chilcli4cn of Israel cl welt. Mlarw called hloses 

zmd At~ron, nncl saicl : 'L I 11nve sinned illis tinie dso. Pray 

ye thc llord that thc tlluacler rnay ceasc, and that I ntny lot 

you go." But when, at the prayer of lloses, the hail had 

ceased, the Icing broke his promise, and his heart became 

exceedingly hard. 

9. Then the Lord sent o, burning wind, ~vhiclz blew dl that 

clay and 11iglit ; and in the morning thc locusts came, ancl they 

c!overt?d the tvhnle fncc of the cnrth and wasted all things, 

1.1evoming tlia gmss of the earth and w\.hntever fruits the hail 

lracl lelL; sncl tliere remained not anything that was green, 

either on the trees or in the herbs, in all Egypl. Therefore, 

Pharao in haste callcd Moses and Aaron, saying : '' Forgivc 

me lny sin this time also, and pray to the Tlord your God, 

that Hc takc nwny from me thi~ dea.th." Moscs prayed to 

tlie Lorcl, and the Lord sent a very strong wind from the 

west, which took tlie locusts and throw them into the Red 

Sea. This time, again, Phnrno hardened his llenrt. 

10. Then Moses stretchet1 forth his hnnd tulr7:~rds hcnven, 

nnd tliorc cniue LL horrible dwkncss in a11 the 1a11d of Rgypt for 

tllrec cln~s. No man SRII~ his brother, nor movad himself out 

of the place where hc was. But where the children of Israel

dwelt, there mns light. Then P1i:~rim called Moses and 

Aa.ron, saying: " Go, sacrifice to the Lord-let your sheep 

only .ancl ywr herds rcmain." Moses nnemcrci: "All t11; 

flocba shall go wit11 us." Tliercrrpon the king bsrdened his 

lieart again, ancl would not let the people go. Moreover, he 

said to Moses: "Get thee fiorn mc. 111 what day soever 

thou sh:rlt comc ill nly sight, thou shalt die." Moses replied. 

" I Will not see t,hy face any more." 

QUESTIONS. 

1. What did nIoseu and Bar011 cJemnad of Pllarno? What did 

Plrarno proudly antnsnrer? What dicl he ortler thcoverseers and tasklnaebrs 

to do? 2. 11'11nt did the T.ord tell Moses to do P l\That did 

the Lord then toll Moses nnd Aaron to do? 3. '1'1'11at hnppened 

when Aaroll struclc the water with his rod? Did Phnrao then relent? 

4. Inat happened when, aftcr seven days, An1.011 strctclled 

oi~t his hand over tho waters? IVhnt ditl Phsrao, bcil~g frightened, 

aglr nloses and Anrorl to do? W11iit did hc promise to do? 5. What 

clid God then commnnd Baron to do? Was Pharao'~ heart changed 

by this prodigy 7 8. I\'liat wns the next pIague 7 Pl~arao's heart 

ln?gi~lning to fail hiin, what did he resolrc h do? F7rhen (;od,zt the 

pmycr of Moses, had banished the flies, what happcncti? 7. IJ'hnt 

l~lngiie clid God the11 send? Whnt was Moses odered to do when 

Pllarao rewailled obdnrate? ~ici tl~is soitell Pharno'~ heart? R. 

When Moses raisecl his rod towarrls I~en\~en, whet did the Lord send 

down? IVllero did none of tho hail fall 7 9. IIorv did the focusts 

come arid clisappear? :0. What did Phz~mo say after tbe darkness 

was tnkcn away? '1Vlint did Pharso say to 3XosesP 

CHAPTER XXXIII. 

The PascRnl Lnnzb.--Depaytzwe f~$?tz Egjrpt. 

The house of the lviclicd shall be destrayad, but 1.he t.nbernacIes of 

the jnst shall flouris1i.-.Pro??. 14, 11. 

T"" 

4 Lord spolro ngd1.r to Moscs : " Yet nnc plngue Inore 

mill I bring upon Pharno nnrl Egypt, after that lle 

will let you go xnc1 tllrust you out." Kom, 31oses urau a very 

great mail in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharao's servants 

and of all the people.

70 IIISTOI~Y OB TIT12 0T.n TRSTAIIXNT. 

2. Moses, t.l~srrfore, spoke to 911 thc liroplc : " Thus saith 

t?le Lord: 'At mi(lnig1:ht I will clitcr into Egypt; and every 

first-born in tlw 1:lntl of 1i:gpt sltnll die, from &lie first-bon~ 

of Pharao, who sitt.cth on his throne, eve11 to tlie first-born of 

thc handmaid thnt is at the mill, and all t .1~ first-born of the 

bcnsts ; allcl there sh:~Il be n great cry in :ill tllo land of Egypt, 

such as neither lintli been hefore, nor shall l)(: hercnftor. But 

mill1 all fhe chiltlren of Ismd fhcrc al~nll 11e no deat.11 nor 

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~nournil~g, that yen lnnj7 Irnom how wondorh~l n cliffcrcllac 

the Lord m:~kctl~ botnleen thc Egyptia~ls and Isrncl. And 011 

these tliy t;c?rvnnt,s fillall comc down ti, IHC, and slln'I1 worship 

me, saying: ' GO f~wth, tllolt x1d all the l)ool~le thzt is uildcr 

tllcc.' Aft,cr that wc will go out." 

3. Aft,cr this, h.loses and Aaron ~pnkc to the cliildr~n of 

Israel, telling tl~eln of the TJord's conimz~~.llcl to kill, in cvcry 

firmily, u 1:~tnb tvitho~~t blernisL, on the fourteenth day of 

the month, nncl to sprinkle the door-posts with t11o blood of

thc lamb. The Lord also coinmnnded tl~at on the same night 

thcy should oat the flcsll of tlie 1:ui1b ~vitll unleavened bread 

ancl wilt1 lettucc. They should, moyeovcr, have thoir loills 

girt, nncl shoes on tlieir fcet, ant1 staves in their hand; for 

that it was tlie passage of thc Lord, ancl that on that niglit 

His angel would slay cvcry first-bonl of the Egy:y2)tiaiis. 

4. The Israelites did as they were commandetl, ant1 nt midnight, 

thc fomteenth clay of tho montk, the destroying angel 

visitcc1 ewry hollse in Egypt and slcw every firstbor11, from 

the Bing'~ own to the first-born of tlic c:tptive ~vonlan in 

prison. But thc houses or the ,Ta\vs he did not enter; for 

the rlonrs thcreof were sl~rinlrlerl with tl-]c? blood of thc Inmb. 

And n fcni.hl cry :iroso fi-om nll tllc lnilcl of' Egypt, bccn~~sc 

thcrc ~vtlas clct~tli in cvcry house. 

5. Ant1 Phnl.no nrosc in the niglit, nntl, struck wit11 terror, 

11e 11cso11ght ~COACS mcl Actroil to go with the Isrnclitcs, nnd 

tnkc with tllcm their l~crtls niltl all thcy po~sessec?. " Go," 

he said, 'l mcl, departing, hless mc." The Egyptians themselves 

prossot1 the pcoplc to go for111 speeclily, sying: " We 

shnll all dic." Tllcil tlle pco1,lo of Gocl rose lip in l~nste, 

tvkile it \v:w yet night, and Lrg:,n their jounley, tmlriilg tl~ c 

un1e:~vcned bmncl with tllcm, hloscs also carried the bollcs 

of doscph with him. 

G. The closocndnnts of Jacob hacl lived in Egypt four Iinnclrccl 

nnrl thirty ycws. Lcnvirlg Egypt, they nnmbert!d six 

huntlrc?rl t.housanrt men, besicles momcn ancl chilrlrcn. MOses 

cc~mma~iclcd the people, s:tyi?ig : " Rcmcmber this day, 

in which, 117itll a strong hand, the Lorcl brought you fort11 

o11t of this place, t11aC you cat none but ualeavenecl brcud." 

Hc also told them to sanctify unto tlie Lord evmby firstborn, 

becnuso the Lord ]lad sparccl tlreir first-bor~ chilclrcn 

on the night 011 which Hc slew every first-born of the Egyptians. 

7. The paschal lamb was a figure of Jesus, who diecl on the 

cross for the sins of men. As the destroying angel darcd not 

to enter the houscs of the Jews thxt wcre sprinkled with tho

72 IIISTORP OF TIIE OLD TLSTAA~EKT. 

blood of the lnrnb, so the devil lins no power over those 

Christiai~s that rct:circ ~vorthilg thc hotly and blnod of our 

Lorcl in 1101y communion In Phnrao nc bchold thc sntl picturc 

of' s mail ggr~vrvn oIcl in sin. When oppressed by calnrnily 

be see~~icd to repent, but as ~oou as the danger nras past 

hc fell back illto his pride and I1:trdness of heart. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. After Pllarao had seen H~ese n\vfiil eigrrs what did he do? Tlrhrt 

d~d hIoses tell him? What clid Pbnrno order Moses to do? TT7hat 

did Moses reply ? 2. What uieeuage (lid be give from God? 3. What 

did the Lord tell Moses and Aaron to cornmat~d the people of Tsrael 

to do? 4 1\'11at tool: place at midnight? 6. What did Yhnmo, 

strut!lr wit11 tsrro~, beeeech &Ioees mid Anron to 007 0. ITon long did 

the descendants of Jncob iivc in Egypt? How many did the childmu 

of lsrxel 11rllrrlrer on Ieavi!~g Egypt? TYlhat clid Jlosre tell tIlo 

people? Of whnt is the pnschal Inhb n figt~~~e? 7. IIolv niny the 

blood of thc 11nscknl lamb be c*ompurcd to holy communion? Of 

whom ie Phnrcro s gat1 picture? 

CHAPTER XXXIV. 

I'nssagr of the Red Scn. 

Our God is our refnge and strength: a helper in troubles.-P8. &, 2. 

OUT, God Himself condncted Ule Irjmelites in their 

N ,:,ra, going before Ule111 by day im n pillar of cloud, 

bp night in n pi1l:tr of flitme. Tlrey nt Icngth~scachccl thc 

shorcs of tha Retl Sea, whore they pitcbcd thcir tcnts. Suddenly 

Pharno repcntcd of 3lavi11g nllolved the Israelites to go, 

nncl be pursued them ~vitll chariots and horsemen, and wit11 

his whole ar~ny ; and hc ovcrtook them at niglltfrtll near the 

Recl Sea. 

2. When the Israelites saw the EgypLians behind them, 

thcy were seized wit11 fear, nud criecl to the Lord for help. 

lvIosas, horr~ovcr, cnlnied anil enconrnged thcm,'snying: '' The 

Lord will fight for you." At thc samc timc the pillar of 

cloud wbich bad gone bcforc thcm, went back and stood between 

thcir camp and fhc army of the Egyptians. More-

PASSAGIC OF THE 11IEJ) SIEA. 73 

over, the cloucl gave light to the Israelites, hut it mnclo the 

night darlier for the Eggl~tinns, so that they could not scc nor 

~tir for the rcst of tl~o night. Tl-~cn Moses, cornmxntlotl by 

God, strctchcd his rod over thc sca, and i~nmetliatcly the 

xvatcrs divided and stood like a mall on either side, leaving a 

clry road bct\vcc11 for the cbildrcn of Israel to pass ovcr. And 

the cliildren of Israel wont in through the rr~idst of tlie Sen. 

3. At tlle dawn of day the Egyptians pursued thcm into the 

midst of the sea. But suddenly great tempest aroso and 

overllirerv thoir-chariots and horsemen. And the Lord said 

to Moses : "Stretch thy halld ovcr the Eea ; " and beh~ld! 

thc divided waters came together again, swnllo~ving up Phs- 

rao tint1 his whole army, so that not cven ono of t.hc Egyp- 

tims cscaped. 

4. Thus did the Lord, by.a splendid miracle, deliver the 

Hebrcms that day from the Egyptians. And the people

74 RfSTORY OF THE OLD TESTAXENT. 

fcnred the Lord ancl bclicved in I-Iim, and in Moscg, His scrsrant. 

Tl~e pnssnge of the I'lerl Scn is a fignvc of the Saern- 

mcrlt of Baptis~n. Tllerc nras 110 othr way lcft tllc Israelites 

to cscapc from Phmao :uid clltcr t l land ~ of promise, sarc 

thl.ougI1 thc wntcrs of thc? Red Scn; so is there 110 may to 

escape from tlio power of the devil and to enter hcnven, excppt 

tllro~lgh the waters of bzptism. In the dent11 of Phalano 

and his nnny we Imvc :m exanplc of the divine justicc. 

Phnruo mid his RCPV~II~S linil m:de n ln~v to drown tbe I-Iebrem 

babes in thc Nilo. In p11nis1imr:nt for this cruelty he an cl his 

srrny rvere s~vnllonrecl up by the .naves ol' the sca. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. TJllder mhst forms did God guide the l~rnalitr~ through the clcncrtt 

Whcre did Uley nt I~ngth arrive, iuld pitch tllcir tent^? lirhnt 

did Pltnrao do 'l 2. What dirl l110 lsrnelites do, seeing tbnEgyptinrls 

bcbind them? IVIlat did Moses ussrirc! thcm? T\'lb,zt did AIosc8 

then do, cotn~nnndctl by Gocl? 3. \\'hat I~nppened to the Egypt,ians 

whcn they pnrsned Ihc Isrnclites into thc midst of thcr 8cs7 4. Of 

what is thc passage of file 1lr.d Sca n figure? Ilow doe8 the justico 

of God shi~lo forth from the tleirtil of l'hnmo and his army? 

CHAPTER A$xv. 'I 

The Jh'vncZts FJriozrgllt in the Desert 

Thou didst feed Thy people with f 110 food oE angels, nnd gnrest t-hem 

brcnd from he:tven preparatl without lnl~or, having in it all that 

is delicious, and the s~veetnoss of ovcry tnstc.- Wit. IG, M. 

4 TER the people of God hacl orosseil the Rc!cl Sea, Hoses 

A' orilc~nd thcm to go on t.o~~*ards t.11~ n.ilrlcr~~rss. They 

~narched thrcc days througl:l1 the mildcrncss, n~irl fom~d no 

rnatc~~. Finding Eomc at last, tllej? could not drink it beca~~ 

it was bittar. Tllc people rnurmurctl against Moses, saying : 

" What ~311nll mc drink P " hloses prayed, nncl the Lord 

shonrcd him s tree, which, when cast into the water, rendered 

it s~vcet. And, when ll~ey had gone fnr into thc ~vilderness

TfIR IIIIRACLES II'BOUCITT IN TITR DESERT. 75 

the people began to mmmnr still more, secling that t.liere ~vns 

no food, : LXI~ they wished tlint tlicy hacl re~nniiled and diod in 

Egypt, asking hloscs why he hncl brougl~t tIleill out into thc 

wilderness to clic. Inst.cnd of punidling them for thcir mr2nt 

or conficlcncc, Gocl, full of rnercy and goodness, pro~niscd to 

give thctn food in nhund:~nce. 

2. He sent tllem, nccorclingly, in the evening, quails in vast 

numbcrs, sl~ffloidnt for all thc chilclrcn or 1sr:t.d to en.t ; irnd 

in the morning n delicious ~vllite fc)orl fcll from hen.\-cn . \I'hcn 

tllc Tsrnolitos saw the bread, wllicll lookod likc honr-hosl;, 

thcy cxclnimed, " lianhu," ~~,hirh signifies, " JVhnt is this? " 

Moses inforlncd t.Iicin tli:~t it ~~-\.n.s thr! hrcnd ~~bich the Lord 

gave thcnl. IIc illell tolcl every ooc to gnt,her of it; iis mud1 

as llc 1lccdor1. 

3. They did so, nnrl founil it ylcnsa~~t to eat, tasting likc 

flaw mixctl with honcy. 011 tlio d:~y bcfore the Snbbnth they 

gntl~crccl n, cloublc clnantily, :M nonc fcll on Mle Snbbath. 

This nlnnnn was llicir food fin- fnrty years, until thi*y rc?at:llstl 

the co~lfines of Chnnrrnn. Samc tin~c after these events tlloy 

encainpc?d in znotli cr part of tlie clcst!rt, ~\rherc again t,h crc mna 

no mn.tcr. 

4. tbrc, also, tbey rnurn~urr:tl n.gninst BIoses, sncl bli~med 

hi111 for having brnugl.lt. them ant of Egypt. Then Moses 

reprovgcl tIl(~n for thrir want of ronfidcncc in God; :uld adtlr 

cssif~g thc -r,nl.d in prayer, Ile rtsl;c?d 1~11:it Be shoulcl clo. 

Thc Lord comnlnncleti him to strili~ R rock on thc side of 

Mount Roreb ivilh his rod. Mosos (lid so, nnd n etrcnm of 

yure watt?r burst frwth from thc rock, so that a11 the people 

and tl~c cattlc could cluench their tI~hst :tt will. At this tirne 

the Amalclritcsl ~~:lrcllc$ ngainsl tlie cllosc~l people. Moserr 

sent J(~suc! wit11 n number of pir:kc!tl ~nt?n against thcm. Ilnring 

thc hattla Rlascs prayed on tho top of thc hill. AS long 

as his linnds werc uplift.t:d, the 1sr:u:litc:s rcmninccl victorions ; 

but when, through f'a.tigic, hc Ict t.11cm sink, they lost. IIer~e 

Aaron ancI EIur n pllelcl his hands until the enemy was put to 

flight. I AMALEKITES (pr. Am'-a-lck-itos).

76 IIISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAIIIENP, 

5. The tree which sweetened the water of thc rlcsert was a 

figure of the cross, which meetens the snfferings of this life. 

The manna w11ich daily fell from heaven, and snstn.incr1 tllc 

Israelites for forty years in the desert, was a figure of Clirist 

in thc Holy Eucharist, who, CVCTY day during the Holy Mass, 

desccncls from heaven to nourish our souls for life everln.st- 

M08E6 STRIRING TIIE ROCK. 

ing. Thc waters which flowed from the rack, lvllen struclc 

by &roses, signify the graces rvl~ich flow so abundantly for us 

from thc Sacraments of the Church. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. After the Israelites had crossed the Red Sea, whither did Moses 

order them to go? Wrhat did the people begin to do in the wilderness, 

seeing that there waB no water rind no food 'l ll'hat did God 

promise to do for them? 2. What did IIe sonrl the111 t What did 

they say when they saw tho bread ? What did &loses tell them to

GOD GIVI.:Y '1'11E TJSN COIIMANDhIENTB. 77 

do? 3. IVhnt did tbc manna taste like? How long wcrc the Israelites 

fed 011 tl~ie i~lnniln? What Ilnppened to the Iaraelitesin anotller 

place nllcre thcy wore enchmycd? 4. \\'hat did Jloses do wl~cn 

tlwgbegan again to ~~l~~rrntir? I\'lrat dicl the 1,ol.d colnrunlltl him to 

do? 6. IVl~nt docs tl~c trcetvhich rcndcrccl thc water sweet signify 7 

Of \vllat was the lllalliIa a figwe? What does the water that flowed 

from the rock signify? 

CHAPTER XXXVX. 

God Gives the Tt?i Carrzr?inad?tzents oa ' Mom~t Sinai. 

lieep M y Commnndmenta, and do them : T am the Lord.-Lezi.22, $1, 

N the third month nftcr thiil departure from Egypt, the 

I Israe1ites cams to Mount Sinai, rrhere they rested nnd 

pitched their tents. Moses ascended the mountrdn, nnd God 

nppearcd to Iiim thcrc. I-Ie commnndccl him to go down to 

the people an'cl xcmincl them of thc wonders He 11nd wrougl~t 

in their behalf. He told him, moreover, to announce to thcm 

thnt, if they would keep His law, they should continue to be 

His chosen people. 

2. Moses went donln from the mountain and relntcd to tlic 

pcoplc what the Lord had saicl. They rdl cried nut with onc 

voicc : "All that tlllu Lord llilth spolrcn ~vc! 117ill do." Thcn 

Moses went up agin to the monntain, nncl tlic TJord tcllcl him 

thr~tall the childrcn of Ismcl should sanctify and purify themst!lves 

from all dcfilcnlcnt thnt might rcndcr thcm unfit to 

appear ia His presence, nn

78 IIISTORY 09 TIIlC OLD TYS'l'hhlENT. 

4. I. I am the Lord thy God. Thou shdt not hava 

strange gods before Me. Thou shalt not mnkc to 

thyself a gravel1 tl~ing, nor the lilicncss of anytl~ing 

; thou shalt not ncloro thcrn, ilor scrvc tlic~n. 

11. Thou sl~dt not take thc nmno of the Lord thy God 

in vsjn. 

111. Rcillc~nbcr that thou keep holy the SabLa~th day. 

l\'. Hanor thy father and thy ~iiotlier, tli:il Iliuu ~iinysl 

bc loilglivcd upon tllc lullcl which tbc Lord thy 

Cod will give thcc. 

V. Tliou s11,zIt not kill. 

VI. Thou 811dt not co~ntllit adultcry. 

VII. Thott shalt not steal. 

VIII. Thou sh~lt not bear f&c wit~less against tll y ncighbor. 

. 

IX. Thou shalt not covet thy neidlbor's ~vifc. 

X. Thou shalt not covet thy neigl~bor's goods. 

5. Tho pcoplc, trembling and afraid at the foot of tlio 

mnuatslin, cried ant to Moses: "Spcczlc thou to us, and wo 

will hcxr ; let not the Lord apcalr to us, lest WC clic." &Ioscs 

told them U~nt the Lorti hntl comc down to instill fear into 

their ]warts, that thcy lnigllt not sin, lllltl tlic pcol)le stood 

nfi1r off, but Moscu went inlo the dark cloud, nncl the Lord 

give him further Inivs, ~vllich Ilc lrrrote dolvn and csplnj~~ec 

to the l~coplc. They ans~vcrt?cl willl onc voicc : " We will 

tlo all thr! .rvorcls of tllc LOT(], ~vl~icl~ Iln bath ~ poli~~~." l\loscs 

rniscd an altar nt tllc foot of tl~c n~ountni~i, sntl offcrcd n 

l~olocaust to the Lord. And, takiug the bloocl of tbc victim, 

he spriillilccl tllc pcoplc wit11 it., sityitlg : '' This is Ihe bloocl 

of tllo covei~ant n~llich thc Lord hat11 made wit11 you concerning 

all tlieso words." 

G, As the Olcl Covcaant, or Testament, was co~lsecrated by 

tile sprinkling of the blood of animnls, so the New Testauicnt 

nras ralificd and sealed by the blood of the Son of God, \v110 

said: "This is BIy blooil, of the New Testament."

TIIIC GOLDICN CALF. $3 

QUESTIONS. 

1. TVIlither did tha Israelites come in tllc third luonth aftcr their 

dq~trrt~lre from UgypL? Who np~~(?iireil to 3loseu n'liea hc a~cencled 

the mountnin? What dicl God mmultlr~d aloscs to do?. 2. Wtlat 

iiitl the people cry orit wit11 olin volcc? What did tllc Lorcl tell 

%roses to do when BC wctll again np lu tlie mountain? 3. What 

took place when the third morning bnd c:rJme? TTLose voice was 

lmard spcaliing from thu ruoru~trrin'! 4. Rcp~nt tlie ten commandrucnls 

t11at God tlins gavc ii.oui thc ruou~~ltlin. 5. What did thc 

people, trembling allcl nfrsicl at thc 1i)ot of the mountain, cry out? 

\Vliere did Moses then gu 7 What clid tl~e people say '? What did 

BToscs du it1 order to coi~lirm tl~aru i~i this goootl rusolution ? IViLh 

that did Ile sl)l.inl;lc! thc pcr~plc? B, Iluw wits thc Old Tesla~nellt 

con6ecruted, and holrr was the New To~trttncnt ratified nlld gealed? 

CHAPTER XXXVII. , 

The GoJd~fi Calf. 

O Lord, rebuke mc riot in Thy indigi~ution, nor c1;astisc nre in Thy 

1rmth.-Ps. G, 2. 

again asceulled thc nlontltan, and remaillcd 

MOSES there forty clays and forty nights, coavcreiiig with 

a ocl. Alid rvlzen Gocl had iinishc!d spcnking wit11 JLoscs I-Tc 

gave liirli iwo tables of stone, on which werc mritlen the ten 

con~n~andmcnts. Now the pcoldc, ~ceing that Moses did 11ot 

CDIII~ down from the ~lionnttlin as soon nu they cxpcctecl, rose 

up against Aaron, ancl beso~tght hirn, snying : Mnl~e us gods 

tlli~,t inny go bcforc us. For, as to this Rloses, tlie 11z:tn thnt 

brought us out of the Inncl of Egypt, 1r7e know not mhzt has 

befallen him." 

2. Hoping to clissuiunde them from tl~cir irnpious project, 

Anroll repliccl : " Tnkc the go1 clcn et~r-rings from the ears of 

your wircs, a~id your so113 anrl clnughtcrs, and bring thcm to 

me. " Contrary to a11 expectation, they b~~ought their rings 

to Anron, who, fenring to oKcr rcsist

so IIISTORY OF TEE OLD TESTAMENT. 

thcc out of tl~o land of Egypt." Next morning they offered 

l~olocau,usta ancl peace-victims, and bcgnu to eat and drink and 

to dance, after the manner of the Egyptial~s. 

3. Meanwhile, Moses came down from the mountain sit,Il 

tllo tnvo tables of stone, whereon God Himself had written 

His commandments. When he heard the sEiouts of the 

people, and snwthem dance before the golden calf, he dashed 

31OSES RECEITRW TUE TABLES OF TRE LAW. 

the tabiea to the ground, and broke them at tbc foot of the 

mount. Thcn, laying hold of the calf, he burnt it and beat it 

to pomrler. 

4. He scvercly rebnlred Anron for yielding to thc wickcd 

dcsires of the ~)eople. Then, standing in tl~c gate of 

t11o camp, he ~;~icl: "If any Inan be on the lord'^ ~ide, let 

him join with mc." Anrl all tho ~ons of Lrvi glhcrcd 

aro~u~d him. Thcn Moses orclerecl them to take their ~words, 

go through thc camp, ancl sl:~y every inall whom they found

THE COTJIKN CALF. S1 

prncticing iilola.try. Tliey did as lllc:y rwrc commanded, ;ind 

:~houl L\vc~ll,y-threc thonsnnd l~leri Irvcrc pnl lo cl(::~tll t,l~ln,t clay. 

Kcxt day hloscs ngai11 ascended tlic n~ount:riir, ancl ccni~cxtlp 

cntreatcrl thc I~trtl for his ungrntcfnl ~~eoplt!. l3ut the Lord 

mid : " Let ]H(? a.I01ic, C}I:L~ X 111n.y dcstroy thcm," Still i\iosi!s 

insisted, s:~.ying : 'l I bc?scceh Thoc, this people 11:uth ~innc?tl: 

cither forgive tl1en-1 t,his trespnss, or, if Tliou do not, st~'ikc 

rr~e out of Lhc boo]: Illet Thou ]last a.rilte~~.'~ 

6. The Lord heard his pra.yer, and nrilcred him to cut, f.rro 

other tablos of stone. Moses obeyc?d, and on tl~osc 6aI1Iasthc 

Lord agdn rvrotc t.hc ten co~nrnnnr11ncnt.a. But when Rloscs 

ciune don711 fiom the mount:~in with tllc tablos in his hnncls, 

his fnce Wits so radiai~t with glory t1i:rt thc 11-sraelites were 

n.frnid to comc near; hctnec he vciloil his fhcc ~r~hencvcr Iio 

fipol~e to the people. lqrom this torriblc pmlish~rient infl ictcd 

upon the Isreelitcs we m:ry learn rvhnt a fenrf~il thing it is to 

ofl'cnd God. l\.loaes, Ihct mccliator of the Old Cove~lai~t, is R 

ligirre of Jcsus Chrint, thc meclintor of the New Test:unont. 

The prayer of Moses for his peoplo tertcl~es ns in x striking 

manner tllt~t thc intercession of' sainlv Iias great portfer tu 

nvert the chttstisements of God. . 

QUESTIONS. 

1. How lotig did Jloscs rc~nairi on tlrc mountain, cor~ver~ing ~vit.fi 

Gocl? \ITlint did the Lortl givc I1i1117 Seeill:: thsl i+Ioses did not rcturn 

from Ille r~lonntain, wlial; tiid the people nslc Aaron to cltr? 2. 

What did Anroll tell Lhen~ to do, 11npillg t.o tlisw~acle t1lel11 from tbcir 

impions ])rojoc!t? Whcn the earrings ~vcrs b~ougllt, wbnt did Anron 

(10 P Wll:~t did the paol~lu 110 ? 3. \IThnl (lid Moses bring down from 

the rnoantaill ? When hc hcard the shouts of the people, and snw 

then1 dancing round tlia golden cnlf, ~vl~sl. did he do? 1. ]!'hat tlitl 

Ire do to Anrrni? Whnt ditl he order tlbc SOIIS of I,wi to do? ITnw 

11lnily illell wcrc put 1~1 (I~zt.11 that day? IVl~at clid Moses do nest 

day? Tlrhal tlirl tile Lorrl nny tc.3 liim? How (fir1 JIosns irieist? 5. 

The Lord having Ilearrl his prayer, w11nt clill EIe nrtlc>r hiin to do? 

l\!liat did the JAorcl 11-rit.c on tl~e Live t.til>lcs of ~tonc? How- {lid 

3Ioscs rtppo:tr 011 coining dotrri From t.11~ iriountai~~ 'l Ihrv i~ Iloses 

rt iigure of Jcslls Christ? What does the pmyer of .\loses tench 

us in a striliil~g rrlanrier P 

Bcnva~c~. Uilplo I.Iist. I :

82 IiISTOBY OY THE OLD TESTAPF:NT. 

CHAPTER XXXVIII. 

I have loved, O Lord, the bcauty of Thy house, ant1 the placc ahcrc 

Thy glory dwel'1eLh.-Ps. Z6,8. 

7 - 1 ITHERTO the Isrnclitcs Iiad no fixed pIsce of ~ ~orsh 

-- I -- I' nor, properly speaking, nng priestl~ood. Their yntriarchs 

llad offered ~n(:rifice to God; now in onc place, no~v iin 

nnother. In later ti~ncs the l~eaclg of fainilies had excrcisccl 

the priestly fu~lctions ; but this state of things was no longer 

to exist, Moscs, wllile conversing with the Lord on the 

mountain, had reccivctl fiqom IIiin the clearest and most tlefinit0 

djrcctiunv regmding divine worship, wit11 all the ccrernonies 

that were to accompany it, 

2. Moses, therefore, built a shrinc, or tal~ernacle, that coulcl 

bc taken aparf, ailcl carricd from place to place. It ~r.ns n 

portable tabcrna

overlaid with gold were passed, mhcrcljy to clwry thc ark. 

4. I11 the nrlr he put the t:il~lcs of tlrc ln~v, As these tnblcs, 

on 11-hic11 tlic tcil con~n~nndmcnts acrc writtcn, co~~L~inccl tlso 

chicf hcads of the Old Covenant, the arkitsclf was called tlie 

Ark of tl~o Covenant. Latcr on, there was plnccil in the ark, 

nIso, n vase filled rvilh manna, nnil the rod of Aaron. 110 

then plnccil. over the urlr n cover, or lid, of tl~c pnrcst gold, 

c:~llecl thc propitinto~*y', nt tllc cnds of which stoocl two clle1~1bi~n 

of bwtc11 gold, looking at each otl~cr, ant1 spreading 

their wings so ns to ovc?rshndn~r ihc propitiatory. 

5. 111 tl~o Snnctunry mns a tnblc, ovcrla.ic1 with gold, on 

~YEOPITIAT~RY 

(pr. pro-piah'-ce-s.torp), the lid or cover of the Ark . 

of the Covcnunt. 

G *

84 IlfSTORP OP TIfE OLD TESTAnIRNT. 

which were every day placed the loaves of l~roposition, mule 

of the finest flour, and n~~leavenetl, togetlhc?r with a gold(:n 

cup fillcd wit11 mine. On this tnl>lc, also, stoocl tlw sevonbranclled 

c~rtndleslick, on which W ere bunling, day it~lil night, 

scvcn flames fed hy the pi~rest oil. Before it stood an alh~r 

of inccnsc, ~vhcrcon thc ~'iclicst spiccs f~imctI unccnsingly. 

Moses mnclc n court in front of, nrlcl a~-amitl, the tabernacle, 

for the gntl~e~.ing of the 1)eol)le ; : III~~ there 11e erected tl~c altm 

of I~oIocausts, of brass, arlil :iluo n large britben Invcr for Clle 

pricsts. 

G. When a11 was eomplctccl according to Cod's command, 

Mosesgonred a sacred oil 011 the tnbcrnaclc, and on all it contained, 

~11~1 then :$ cloud covcred the ark of the covc!n:lnt, nncl 

tl~c glory of the Lord iilled the iaben~acle, and rested bctmccn 

thc two cheruLim. As often ns hloscs had occasio~l to 

consult thc Lord, ho reccivcd nn ailslvcr of the Lord horn t11c 

prol)iti+toxy in tlle Holy of Holics. As the ta1)ernaclc was 

dividccfi,into twu parte, BO our cllurcl~es llavc two parts : one for 

the priebts, callcd thc snaotunry , an(1 anotllcr for thc fiiitllful, 

called t1ic body of the church. IXctlcc the tabcrnaclc was a 

puttern for our Christian churches. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. How had the patriarchs hitherto offcrcd sacrifice? What had 

happened irl Inter times? Was this rjlale of tllinga to cantinuc? 

Wltat did Mascs reccivc from God, whilc IIC co~~vcrsed with Iiim r1r1 

the mountsin? 2. What did AIoses, tlierefure, build? Ilow r:ws~ the 

tabernacle clividcd? 8. Hotv did itloscs adorn the. tabcr~~ncle ilisitle 

ant1 outsiijdc? What JV~B ]lung at the elitrallau of tlw tabernsclc, 

and before the Holy of Holics? Itrl~at did Bfoscs place in the EIoly 

of TlolieliP Il7'('hat wa6 placed outside the ark or] its f0ur corners? 

4. What did Moses place in the ark? lV113' rvns the ark callcd the 

Arl; of the Co~~cnant P F\rhal slmd nt oitlier ontl of the cavor of tl~o 

ark? \Frbnt did the ~vings of the r11ernl)iru rjlr:rtle? 5. Vhat was 

ill tllc sanctuary 'l \\'l~at w:~s ~l-cry

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CHAPTER XXXIX. 

Rlessccl nro they that tl~vell is Thy hor~ne, 0 Lord: thay 811all praise 

Thco fo19cver and ever.-PS. 88, B. 

Y Gorl's co~mnrtncl Moses norv prescribed ~ ~rl~nt sg~rificcs 

B were to bc oflcred, togdhor with the mnnner of oflering 

thaln, mcl the times when they were to Inc offered. Some 

of theso sacrifiecs vere bloody, 0th- 

4: r.-; ers nnhloocly. TIlc former consisted 

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of sheep, gonts and oxen; the latter 

r-:- t . of flour, ii-nits, oil and mine. When 

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the thing ofired ans rvholly masumed 

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or \vl~olo-burnt offering, nl~d repro- 

, : scntt:tl thc highest act of adoration. 

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sins committed. &loses also institutcc1 

the feasts of the Imrd ; for the Lord 

had told hixn to cstablisl~, first, tho 

feast of the Pascl], or Pnssovcr, in 

lr~ulr Plass~ 11r.y rnelnory of tl~e pascl-~al lamb eaten hy 

VICS'PJI PKTS, 

the chilrlrcn of Israel on thc night 

i\rlicn tllo first-born of the Egyptia~ls were dnin, and also in 

mcrno1.y of thcir delivcrai~ce frorn Egyptian bondage. For 

scveu di~ys they were to eat unnleavencd bread while celebraL 

ing tl~nt feast. 

3. Secondly, they were to keep holy, seven weeks after, 

the fenfit nf Pentecost, in remembrance of the 1i11v given thcm 

on Mouut Silmi, On that clay they werc to -bring the first- 

fruits of their I~arvcst ns a.11 offcring to the Lwtl. Thirdly, 

mhcn the l~nrvost was all gnthercrl in, t11cy tvcre to solemnize

8F HISTORY 011' TIIE OLJ) TlCSTA81ERT. 

the feast of tl~c Tnbcrnnclcs, during 1~11ich they wcrc to tnlrt! 

brant:bcs of trot:s rmd build tellts, nntl clrvcll in thcln, so that 

tllcir c?csccnd;~.nts might 1onl.n how t11e Lord lknd nl:zdc their 

fathcra dwell in tcnls in thc dcscrt. 

4. On tllosc thrcc Scstistils all thc lncn of Israel mere to 

appcnr bcforc thc Lorrl in tht? tabenlncle, ancl later on in the 

temple. There was also to be n tltty of expitttion, lrept ns n, 

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most solelnn fast. On that day the high priest \\..as to sacrifice 

n calf in atonement for his owl1 sin^, and a hc-goat for th~ sins of the pcoplc. 

5. After the sacrifice, he tvas 60 rnisc the veil and enter into 

tho Holy of Holies, taking with Ili~n the blood of the victim 

and the goldel~ censer ; hc IWS then to i~~ccnsc th c propi tiatory, 

or cover of the ark, and to sprinklc it ancl the front of 

thc 3rk \~.ith the blood.

LAII'S RRGUT.ATINC. DIVISE WORSHIP. 87 

6. Finnlly, Moses consccratcd Aaron ns lligl~ priest, big sons 

as pricsts, ni~tl the oilier lnen of tl~o tribr! of Levi as nlinistcrs 

of tlic ~:lnctnary. WC purificd Anron iviC11 wntcr, ni~tl clotl~ed 

lkn ~vitll divers sncrcd \~cstn~cnts, c:llicf of which was the 

ol)hocl, a rnrcrvelous wo~lc of gold nnd l~urpl(? and iinc lincn, 

the edges of which wcrc omamented with rich enibroidery of 

goltl. 

7. Hc finepencleil horn his neck the rtionnl, on which were 

twelve stonc~, oach bearing the name of onc of the tnrclvc 

tribos ; he placcd lipon his head the mitre, in the rnidclle of 

which, in front, wns tl gold plnte with the inscription : " Tlie 

IIoly of thc Lord." Finally, hc pomc?tl oil upon his hand 

ancl convecratcd him. After his xons and the 1,cvitcs Il:d 

also bccn conuecratcd, Arlron advanced to tl~c nlttlr, nncl hnving 

offercd a victim, strctchcd his hand over thc pcople, and 

blt:sut?d thcm. 

8. And behold ! n fire came forth from the pillar of clnnil 

and consulrled the holocaust. Sccing nhic:l~, the yeol~lc fell 

prostrah on the grotmil, praising tllc Jlord. All the public 

worship of the Israelites nras figurative. Thc bloocly sscrificcs 

significd the bloocly sacrifice of the cross, which alone 

tndy nppeawdtthc divine wrath. 

9. The u nbloody sacrifices preiigurcd the unbloocly sacri fico 

of t?le mass, by which thc fruit of the sacrifice of the cross is 

constantly npplied to us, and which is, at once, a sacrifice of 

ndomtion, of thanlcsgiving, of pryer, and of expiation. Thc 

hig11 priest was a figure of Jesus Christ, who, on the cross, 

offercd EIimself to His Etcrnnl F:lther in a bloody mniincr ; 

and who daily, at Ntlss, oETells Hilnself in an ul~bloocly mnnner 

at tho hands of the priest. 

QUESTIONS 

I. What did Mosea pre~cribo by God's cornmand? Of what kind8 

were the sacrifices P Of what did thc former contliab? Of what did 

the latter consist? Wlierr was thc sacrifice called a holocaust? 2. 

When an8 it s eni:haristic eacrifice? What did Moses also institnte? 

What were theaefe~ta 4 t What were they, 8econdly, to celebrate?

88 HISTORY OF 1'1.11.: OLD TESTA~IEKT. 

Tl'hat mere they to brirq on that day as an offering to the Lord? 

When woro they to celebrate tlte feast of Tabernacles? 4. IVhnt 

mere tile lnon of Israel to do on these three feasts? Whatana there 

alao to be? What 11-ax the lliglk priest to sacrifice on that day? b. 

What was he to do after the' sacrifice? B. Whom did bfoses conaecrate 

ss higl~ priest? I'l'l~oln as priests? IYhom as nlinisfersof tlle 

sal~ctuary? TTith mhatdid ho clothe Aaron ? 7. \\'l~:~t did be pom 

up011 Iris Bend? What did Anron do aftcr his sons nnd thc Leviletj 

were consocrnted ? 8. What was all the pnblic worship of the Israclites 

? l\'l~:~t clid thc bloody sacrifice signify? 9. Whet the unbloody 

sacrifice? Of ~vhom rrns the high priest a figure? 

CHAPTER XL. 

The Spies. 

Thou lintcst all the ~vorkaru or iniquity ; Thou wilt tlestrop all that 

speak R lie.-PS. 5, 7. 

I Imeliten ea oilt fn,m Yomt Sinai, and pursued their 

N Ulc? sccond year after their dcp~rturc from Egypt, the 

m:irch to tllc clcsort of Pharlm. Thence hfoses sent twelve 

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men,ono of every tribe, 

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thcrn figs, grnpes ancl otlier rich f'rtlit'~, :LS specimens of what 

the 1;tnnll prodnr:cd. 

2. Tllcy told JIoscs ailcl nlI tllr! pcople that thc In11c1 of 

Chm~nns w:~s goocl, flowing mill1 11-lilli n11c1 honey, ns 111ig11t Le 

sccn by thcse fruits; but tli:~t, it ~vonltl be very c?iIIicult to 

conquer that country, as the men lrrc'rc large anrl strong, ant1 

the cities ~nrrounclecI by ~mlls. They sdcled : " Tlicrc 11.0 

saw certain nlunsters of the sons of Ennc, of the giant kind, 

in comlmrison of wbon~ wr: sccmed 1il:c locnsts." Tl~eri thc 

people, losi~lg courage ancl cnnfid~~ncc in God, began to mnrm1ur 

against Moses and Anron, wishing that they hat1 died in 

Bgypt, or ia tllc desert. Tllry exclaimed : " Let ns 4,point 

n coplain ancl rctlir11 to ICgypt." 

3. In vain did CaLcb and Jowc, \1711o were of the number of 

thc E~I'cY, or cxplumrs, eilclcavor to appeix.ssc., tl~e anger of the 

multitude, saying that tl~c land of Cllan:tnn was very good, 

ancl that il thc lien of that r:otlntlUy mcre strong, the Lord 

nrould fight for the cllilc7ren of Israel. Bnl thc pcople woulcl 

not listen to rcason. They tl~reutenod to put Josue and Calt!b 

to death. 

1. Tl~cn the glory of the Lord appcnred over the ark, ancl 

God snid to Mosea : Horv long ~vill this peoplo detract Me ? 

HOW ldug will tlicy nut believe Bfc for nl1 the signs tliilt I 

ham wrought befurc thcm ? I ~vill strike them, thercforc, 

with pestilence, and rvill consutnc tllem." Moses interceded 

for the pcople, saying: " Forgive, I LescccIl Thee, the sin of 

this poopIe, rlccording to the greatness of Thy mercy ." 

5. The Lord a~~srrcrcci : '' t hnvct f0rgivt.n sccortlil~g to thy 

word. 13ut yet all the irlen tl~nt hnvo sec11 the signs t11;tt I 

have donc in Egypt and in the wilclerness, rind haye Cernl?t,ctl 

Me now ten timcs, shall not see tlle land. Yon d~dl wancler 

forty ycnrs in the descrt, and faint nrvny and die in the desert; 

but your children shall possrss the land." 

6. Afler pronouncing this aentct~co on the rebellious Iwrnelitcs, 

the Lord ~t~ruck dead the tcn ~pics who hacl excited thin 

to seclition. But Josuc md Caleb wcre sparcd and blessed.

90 IIlSTORY Olp TIIE OLD TESTAMENT. 

Prom God'y dealings with tile Israelites on this, ns on rlznny 

other occ;rsions, .rye ]nay lcwn that even after tlie guilt of in 

has been scrnitCed, tliere dill rclnaiils a teinpo~nl puilishment 

to be undergone in onc wily or another, unless G'otl, Ly a new 

act of Ilis mcrcy, talres it nviiy. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Whom did Nosea send to oxplols the land of Cllnnnnn? Wh~ 

did the pies bring with them when they returned ? 2. What did 

tlirg tell Mose~ and the peoplc? What did theIsracliteg tllen begin 

to do? 3. What did Jofiuc nnd CaIeb say to tho people, trying to appease 

tbcir anger P What did the people threaten to do 7 4. What 

did God then say to IVloscs 7 What did kIascs say, i~llorccding for 

the peoplc? 5. What did Iho Lora answer fifoses? ll'l~et did He 

promise? 6. What clid the 1.ord do after prononncing this fearrul 

sentence? 1Vhat mspwe learn from God's dealings wilh the Israelites 

on thiis and many othcr occaeiotis? 

CHAPTER XLI. 

The Revolt of Covt am? His AdAemts. 

Ee that re~isteth the ponrer, rs~ist~eth the ordinancc of Gocl; and 

they that re~ist, purchaeo to themselves damnation.-Rom. 18, B. 

a) , ml-iilet the cllilclrc~l of Israel wcrc in the nril- 

c - )NE derness, ' thcy founcl s 111:111 gathering wood on the Snbbirth 

day, and they brought him to Moses allcl Aaron, nrlio p11i 

him in prison, to see how he shonld be punished. But the 

Lovd said to Woscs : (' 1,ct that 11zai1 die ; lot a11 tllc multitude 

~tunc him withoul the crimp." So it ~res done. Bonze tin10 

xftcr, two hundred and fifty mcn, belongi~l~~)srtI y to the trikc 

of Heuben and partly to the tribe of Lcvi, ancl Iv~vii~g for 

leaders Core, a Levite, and Dathan and Abimn, both of the 

tribe of Reubcn-all tthelio rosc up against Moses and Aaron. 

Thry mcre envious of the high positio~z of 3Ioses and Aaron, 

anrl ncct~ficd them of t.yrrt1111y and allbition. They said : 

"All bhc people are holy ; why do ye rnise gourselvcs above 

the people of God 7 " Noses, hearing this, and knowing tllat

THE REVO1,T OF CORE AXD 1119 ADHEREKTS. 91 

it wns R rcvolt against Ctod IIim~cblf, IY~S much sfflic:ted, and 

fell flat on his face. 

2. IIe aftermnrtls spoke to tllc ro1)ellious T,evites, ancl told 

thon~ . " Is it because Gocl 11;~s ahoscn yon to scrvc near the 

tnbcnlacle, tllnt you ~voulti wish to usurp tllc digi~ity of the 

priesWlood also ? To-morrow the Loicl will make lcnolrn who 

thoy arc that belong to Him. Preparc, then, ancl stand each 

wit11 his censer 0x1 one side, and Aaron will stand on tl~o 

otl~er." 

3. On the following day, when the two hundred and fifty 

mcn wcrc to appear before the Lord with their censers, Ivloscs 

orclcred the leaders of the rc?rolt to come forth from thcir 

tcntu. But they impudently rcpliod . "We will not come." 

Thcn Moscs ~vcnt l~imsclt' to their tents, accompanied by 

Anron, and told the people to sepnrzle themselves frum thosc 

wiclsetl men, lest they shoulcl perish wit11 tlllem. Moses aaitl : 

If these men die the eomrnon death of men, t11c Lord did 

not send me ; but if the earth, opening her mouth, swallow 

them down, and they go down alive into hell, you shall know 

that thcy hnvc blasphemed thc Lord." 

4. Hardly had Moses endcd thefie words, when 101 the 

cart11 oyenecl under the feet of these hardened sinners, and 

fiwdlowed them up, with their telits ancl all that belonged to 

them, a11c1 theyment down alive into 11~11. At the sarne time 

fire hno down frorn heaven ancl dcstroycd the two hundred 

ancl fifty men who had taken siclcs with Core, Dathan and 

Abiron. 

5. After this, the Lord spoke to Moses, saying : " Spealc to 

thc children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rocl, 

by their kindreds, of all the princes of the tribes, twelvc rods, 

und write the name of evcry man upon II~H rod ; and lny theln 

up in the tabernacle of thc covenant. Wllomsoevcr of 8ese 

1 shall choose, his rod shall blossom." Moscs did as tl~c 

Lord hncl conlmanded. 

G. Ncxt day, when &loses entci.oc1 into the taben~aclc, he 

f01111d that the rod of Aaron Ilad budded and blossomed, ,He

then brought out ~tll the rods to Ihc chilclre~~ of Ismt?l, and 

each ono received back his own md. 

7. After all thct poople had eecrl that Anroll n7ns t:llosen bjv 

thc Lol*rl, hIoscs was ortlt:rc?tl to take Anroll's rocl nnil 1>1:~(:~ it 

in the t:tbcrnnclc, that it might ~cvvc? 11s :L rric~ilorial anri tolscn 

of tha rcbelfion of the clliItlre~l of Israel. Tlio nlvh~l punishment 

or Core, Dnt1r:rn and Abiron ot~gl~t to show us the lolly 

nnd mickednc!ss of murmuring against tllc pricsts whom Gocl 

has plaactl over us. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Who rose up againnt Rlonen ant1 ~lnron'l 2. What did Moses, 

much afflicted, tell tilc rebels? 3. Whorn ditl IlI{rees order, next day, 

to be brought fort11 11'0iu their tc:nts? What did Corc, Datllan ancl 

Alriron itnpudentlp reply? What ditl Rlouos Lliell tell the pcoplc to 

do? 4. Thin being done, wlirtt hnppcnctl? Wllnt happenet1 to tlie 

two hundred and fifty men w11o 11ad tnlcen ides rvilh Core, Jlnthna 

and Abirnn'r' 5. Aftcr this, what did the Lord say to Mr~~ax? 6. 

Next day, \i.l~en RIosen entemcl into the tsbernac:le, whatditl hc find? 

7. Aftcr nll the pcol>lo had sec11 tlint Anron was chosen by l,licr Lord, 

what wnH Moses ortlered to do? What oriyht the awful punklrmcnt 

of Core, Dstl~an and Abiron to show us ? 

CHAPTER XLII. 

There is no confusion to thcm tliat trust in Thee.-Dun. .?,.& 

N tho hcginning of thc fortieth year ol 'their wanderings, 

I Bc Ismclitcs-thc rhildrcn of those that lid died in Ule 

clcserl-suffered fi-o~n th o V\?R.II~ of witer, aid Legan again to 

InurInur against Ihc Lord. Tlicn t-ho lloril nppcnred in glory, 

nlid said .to Moses : " Speak to tl~c rock, and it shall yield 

wit~rs.~' The11 Moses, taking thc rod from the tabcmncle, 

nssemhlod the people beforc tho roclr, which 11o was nlnout to 

strike. l'hcn ho raised thc rod and struck ; but, douLti;lg a 

little, hc strnclr n sccond ti111e. 

2. Tllat mo~l~entnry diffidence, which was only a venial 611,

THE DOUBT OF h1OSES.-TIUC fiItAZEN SEIWRNT. 93 

ant1 1~1lhicl1 lrkadc Aloses strilrc tl~c rock :L second tirnc, was 

displeasing to thc Lord, anif Hetold Moses nnd Aaron : " Be- 

cause you-havc not balic~ccl Me, you hall not bring thcsc 

people into the land wl1icI:ll I mill givc thcni." Thence thc 

Israelites removed their cnmp ailcl cnmc to Mount Hor, where 

Amon died, and Eleasar,' his son, bccnmc high priest. Some 

tilnc later, the Ismclitcs, tirecl of their iniessa~~t wa~~dcringa 

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in tllc desert began again to rnurrmlr ngnii~crt the Lord and 

Moses. TVherefore fiery serpentrt wcrc sent amongst them, by 

whose de:tdly bite n great number vcre killed 

3. The11 the people, fmowing that tl~o scrpenta had been 

scn t in p~mishn~ent of their ins, cnmc to Mows and said : 

\VC have sinned, bcczusc 1\?c have spolren npinst tllc T,ord 

,and thee : pray that He m,zy take anay tllcse serpents from


us." And Moses prayed for the people. MTIlereupon the 

J,orcl said to him : Malre n brazen serpent, a ~ set ~ d it up 

for :L sign: 1vhosoel7cr Being struck sl~all lonk on it, sllall 

live.?? Moses thcrcfore ~nacle a br.nsen serpent, aid set it 

up for n sign, which healet1 all thosc thnt 1ool;ccl upon it, 

4. The brazon serpent nrns a figure of the Redccmer raiscrl 

on tho cross. Hc it i~ who heals Clle momds of all wlio, 

having I~cen bitben by the iuferllal scl-pent, turn to IIim will1 

true compunotiotl for sin, and hope in His divine rncrcy, 

The waters mhi(h flowccl from the i.oclr in the wilderness to 

refresh the Ismclites nrld alnke their tllirst, wcrc ernble~natic 

of thc divine graccs which flow to mnnlrilld through the 8acraments 

of the church. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Prom what did the larnelites bogin to auflar townrdv the end of 

their walldorings? What ditl the Lord then order &loses to do? 

What did &Ioses do? 3. What was disphxtsi~lg to thc Lord? \\'hat 

did Hc tell Moses? Of rrhat were the Ieraclites tirecl ? What ~v\.nc 

sei~t amongst tlrcul when they began again to murmur? 3. IV11:it 

did tllo people beeeeclr I\Ioscs to clo ? What did Gcwl, hearicg tbc 

prayer of Moscs, command liitu to do ? \Jrhl'llat did 1Te promise? 4. 

Of what ss the brazen serpent afigure '/ Of what were the wakra 

that flowed from the rock eu~blematic 1 

A CM, 

CHAPTER XLZII. 

The Praphecy of B~nlnaf~t. 

They will curse and Thou wilt b1eea:-Ps. 108, $8. 

8 the Israelites tvcrc ncariiig tlie promiscd laad, tllcy 

t, the mfiws of AI(xL~). Bda~, the king of 

that oountry, bciilg in very grcnt fear, sent the elders :tnd the 

iloLlcs of his kingdom, with 1-icll prcsent.~, to Balsfi.m, thnt 119 

llligllL come and cuTse his enemics. This Bnlanm believr?rl in 

tllc trac God ; but, at the aarne time, be practised s~~thsayin 

aid divination.

8. MThen the meesengertr had arrived wit11 their presents, 

Balaam said: Tnrry llcre tIiiv night, nnd I will answer 

~vhatsoever Che Lord ~hnll shy to n~c." Allcl Gocl tolcl liim : 

Tholl ~lialt riot go, nor shall thou curse ilie p~oplc.'~ So 

the princcs rct~~nled to tlke lii~ig. 13ut Balac seiiC a greater 

nnmbcr of nobles, and richcr prcscnts, tlini~ tlic fiTst timc. 

Balnarn told the messengers again to stay for 0110 niglil. In 

that night Gorl camu to Balrir~rli rind &l : "Ari~e t~rld go; yet 

so, that thou do wh.~t 1 hall co~nmnncl tl~oc." 

3. Then Balaam arosc cl~ld wcnt to thc lancl of Moab. The 

king took hirn to three difrerent mountains, whence he could 

behold thc lsraclitcs in the r:~llay, r~ncl orrlcrctl llinl to curse 

them. But Balaam bciilg cnch tima prcvcntcd By Gocl from 

cursing, hleseed theill, saying : " I-Iow beautiful are lhy tabcr. 

nacles, 0 Jacob, and thy te~its, 0 Ierual l He that blesset11 

t11cc slldl also hinlsclf bc blcsscd, and he that curseth thee 

shall be reclconed nccursccl." 

4. Then Ralnc grew angry, md cxclnin~ecl : " I hail intended 

to llonor thcc, but tlic Lord hat11 CIC~)I'~PC(X thco of the 

honor ; for I called thce to curse my exlcmics, and thou, on 

the contrary, hast blessed the111 thee times." So he ordered 

him to return to his country. Thcrcnpon thc eycs of Balnain 

mcrc opened and he saw a vision, and his lips Tvcrc opened 

mci he prophcsicdl: "I shall sac Ilim, but livt now; I shall 

behold Him, but not near. A slnr allall ri~e out of Jncob, ant1 

a sccpter shall spring up from Tsracl, ailcl ~jhall strike the 

chiefs of Morl.b, and ~ hdl fimito tho children of Setll.'? The 

prophecy of Balaam refers to the &srior, and the star mentiolled 

is the star which al~pcarcd to tllc t;hrco wise lnen at 

the birth of Christ. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. When the Israelite# carno to thc conlinos of fiInnb, what did 

Balac, Icing of the Monbilcs, do, l~ci~ig tirraitl of tIle~n? 'it-hat did 

Balaaln practice, although bcliering in tbc true God? 2. What did 

the Lord tell Balaam in a visio~l l Wliat did tho king do s second

time? Ij'hnt &id the king do \vheti Jinlaarn sellt to liirlr ? 3. Wlrxt 

did Unlanil~, rcf~~rjing to ctlrse the Ifiraelitos, sap? 4. What did IXalac, 

thc Iiing, thcn do n ~ ~nyP ~ d lf'hst did he trrcler tile prophet to 

do? \Vhnt did Bninam proplre~y? To whom does tlris prophecy 

refer P 

CHAPTER XLIV. 

Blessed are the dead wlio (lie in the Lord.-Apoc. G, IS. 

THE 

4 hour had colnc at last when hToscs was to be taken 

away from his pcoplc. Dcforc IN died, Clod comn~antlcd 

him to 1:ty his hmds on Josuc, in the lJreuaicc of all the 

peoplc, so that thcy inight obey him as their ruler. For God 

had said to Moses : " Thou shalt not pass ovc!~ this Jordan; 

Lnt Josue shall bring thc people into the land which I swore 

I aonl(1 give to their frctliers." 

2. Thcn Moses mxde his f:~rcwell disconrse to thc peopIe 

in x most toucl~ingl~~nnncr : " Hear, 0 ye l~cnircns, thc things 

I spei~lr; let the carill give car to the morde of my moutll. 

Hear, 0 Israel, the Lord our God is ono Lord. Thou shalt 

love the? Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy 

whole ~onl, nntl rvith thy ~vhola strength. Ilct notle be found 

atnong you tllnt col~snlt sootl~saycrs, or obscwtt ilreanis and 

onlens. Tlleve tllings tllc Gentiles do; bnt thou art otherwise 

i~istrncted. The 1,ortl thy Gocl will raise up to thee a 

propltet of thy nation, al~d of thy brethren, like unto me. Him 

thou fillnlt hear ." 

3. He reminclcd t11eln of all the wonders which God I~nd 

wrougl~t iu their bellnlf. I-Te prornised the111 ll~at if tl-ley 

were fi~ithf~ll in obser~liug tlic cornmllnd~ncr~ts of God, they 

~hould I)o blessed in their I~ouscs, ~less~!d it1 their fields, 

blcsscd in the fruits of t,Ilo Ia~~rl, 1)lesserl in their cattlc, blessed 

mhcn tlxy cnmc in nnrl ~vl~c!n thcy R-cnt out. 

4. Tlie~l he warned tllcm that if they clid not 11t:ar the voice 

of the Lord, and keep His commandments, t l ~ t curve 8houId

EXTRANCE INTO THE PROBIlSED I.hWD. 

come ~lpon them ant1 all that they posscssetl. Thcn, having 

blessed the poople, hc went up frorn the plains of Monb to 

Mount Nebo. Pro111 t1iat p1ac:o the Lord fiho~ved him, afar 

off, thc litntl of Chnnsali, .rvIlich 1Ie liad promised to his 

filthers, Abrnham, lsaac nucl Jacob. 

5. Thert? h.Ioscs clied, at the age of' one hnndrcd ancl twenty 

ycars; ar~ti all Isme1 rnourncri him for thirty days. Moses 

was a fignrc of Jesus Christ. Lilic Christ, IN! proclaiuiec2 the 

I:iw of God, ancl colllirmed his preaching with n~ir:wlex, 

p~)phet:ics, ancl a holy life. The propliet of ~~boni Moses 

spcalrs is 1110 S:lrior, \v110 was lu give a new lam, Inore perfect 

than that of Moscs. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Before &Iv1ose6died, whut did Got1 command him to c107 2 What 

did Afoacs thcn tell the people? lfrliat did he wilrn them nover to 

forget? Wllxt did be tell them to do? 3. Ofwlint #lid ho rcnii~itl 

t?~em? lvliat clid he 1)rolnise them? 4. 11-hat (lit1 11e toll tlrelu 

\~.vullld happcn if tIlay clid ~ol. hear tl~c \-oice oE God and keep Hie 

comrnandrnc~lts? I'l'hitl~er did Mosos go up fi.r)~li the plni~~s of 

Moah, after havinq ble~scd the people'? Wbnt clid the Lord how 

him from Moulit Kcbo? 6. Of whom was BIo~es a fignre? I\'lly 

wars he a figure of Christ? Who i~ the prophet mentioned by 

No~es ? 

CEIAPTER XLV. 

Elttrnace of -the fimedides i#zto the l3ro)~liseo? Ln?tct. 

I3y fai t,ll the wallx of Jericho fell clo.ri.11.-Tl sb. 1 l, 30. 

A My sc1*~ant 

FTl6R t h drat11 ~ of Moses, L11o Lord ~1)olic to Josue: 

Yc*ie* is r1c:lcl; arise and lmrr ovrr this 

Jorkm, thuu mcl thc pc:ople with tl~oe. I will tlelivc+r tu you 

cvcry place tllat. thc sole of your foot sh:~lJ trt!:tcl upon. No 

rrl:Ln shall bc able to rcsir;t t11oo t~ll tllc days of thy lifii." 

Enconragcd by t-hcse ~)romiscs, the pcol)le ndwncetl torr*a~ds 

the Jordan. JfThcll thy rcaclled its banks, Jusuc orderctl the 

yrievts to take the Ark of the Lord, and go before thc people. 

YCHUITER. Illhle Eret. 7

PISTORS 011' TEE OLD TI.:STA&fEST. 

2. As soon as the priests, carrying thc ark, stepped irtto 

the Jordnrl and their feet; touchctl tlie water ab the bdi, 

the ~vsvcs tllitt (c:unle down from above stood Iicy,c:d bogcther, 

nl~d, swellillg up like a mountain, wcrc sec11 off; 5ut 

tile footlt; \y\.hicl~ wcrc bencsfli, rfi.11 dclofftl illto the sea, rl111il 

they 11~11olly filed. Thcn id1 the? people! p:isscd over throug1:h 

thc cl~unncl that wal; dried up. They pilclicd their tents Isc- 

fore Jericho. On the following day tllcy celehra,tcd the 

pnsch, nnd having eatcn of tl~e fruits of thc earth, thc manna 

ceased to fi1.11. 

3. Jericho was a strongly fortiticrl city, capablu of ofl%ring 

a long resistance:. Thc ol~ildren of Israel wisllt!cl to takc it, 

but U~cy lost conragc mllell thcy saw the heigl~t a11d etrcngtl~ 

of tlra rr~lnpa.rt.9. But the Lord, sct!ing thcir mnnt of COIIHdencc, 

ordercd Josuc to bring togcther all Ulc figlitirlg lncn of

ENTRANCE INTO TIIE PROMISED LAND. 99 

Israel, ancl to march, in deep silence, around the city once a 

day for six days. 

4. 13nt on the seventh dny they should go around the city 

sc?trcn timcs ; ancl at tllc last time, all the peoplc; on hearing 

the priests that were bcfore the ark sounding the trtunpettr, 

~hoilld s11011t togethcr milll a great shout. So it was done. 

When tlm seventh dn.y came, they marched silcntly ~lix times 

around the city; but at the seventh turn, ti?l~cn the pricsts 

soundccl the trl~mpcts, all. the peoplc shoutcd, n~ld instantly 

U L walls ~ fell rlonn. Every mm ncnt up by thc place that 

was against Ilirn ; md they took the city. 

fr. Aftcr many 11:ird-fought battles, Josue at length mndc 

himself mnstcr of a11 the land of Cl~anilan. Il~tring this timc 

he freqnently expedcncccl the especial assistance of God. 

On one occasion 11e wagccl war against the fire kingsof the 

hinorrhitcs. The Isr~clitcs conq~~ered and pursued their 

enoinics. But night coining on ~ollld soon have 111lt an end 

to the victory, Then Josrie spolce to the T~orcl, in the sight of 

a11 thc people : " &love not, 0 sun, toward Gabnon ; nor thou, 

0 moon, toward tho valley of Ajalon." So the sun stood 

still in the rnidst of heaven. There was not, before nor &r, 

so lo11g s 11:~y. 

6. Chanx~n Ivns divided nlnong thc twelve tribes of Ismel. 

Thc tribe of Lovi alonc rcccived no portion, ns they livcd on 

thc litll~s ~md sacrifices ; but they rcceived forty-eight citics 

in cliffarent pi~rts of the co~~ntry. The descendants of the two 

sons of Josc!ph, Eyllraim' md Manasses, reccivcd each n portion 

of tl~o land. Thtu tlio country was dividcd amory: the 

twelve tribcs : Reuhn, Simeon, Juda, Zabnlon, Issacl~ar,r,P 

Dan, Gad, Aser, Nephtnli,J 13c11jamin, Ephrai~n and I4Ianasscs. 

Thns were thc prorrlisos fhllillod which God llad madc 

to thc patriarchs. Wllen JOSIIC was old, lie asve~nblc?d t11o 

peoplc and tldmonislled tlicm to observe tl~c law, and to avoid 

Er~~alu (pr. 15f'-mm). f ISSACIIAK (pr. 1s'-8%-kar). 

SNvrn~n~~ (pr. Nsft-ta-Iy). 

7 *

intercourse rind rnariiage with the henthcns. Josut: died a 

tl~c age of onc hundred mid tell years. 

7. The pro~nised land was s fig~tre of hcaven, As the 

1sl.aelites clid not obtain possession oI Chm~xan till they har 

erltcr heaven, thc triie 1a11~1 of promisc, urlless they coilte~ 

bravely against the el~emics of their sslvalion. 

QUEST1 ONS. 

1. After tho death of bIooe~, what did thc TAord command Josue to 

do ? Whet did He promisc P When the peoplc reached the banks 

of the Jordan, what did Jos~~o order the priests to do? 2. What 

happened when the pricsts, carrying the :rrlr, touchet1 tho waters of 

thc river ? What did the ~~enplc celebrate on tlle follol\-ing day 'l 3. 

IVllat mns Jericllo'l \T:llat did the fjccillg their 11~a11t of confidence, 

orhr Josue to c10 ? 4. What was t;o bc done on tllo soventh 

day? This being done, whirt Ilnppened 4 5. lI7tlet dicl Josue do when. 

after IIIBIIY hnrd-fot~gh t bntf.lc.8, IIC at length lnil~le hi~~tsslC~naste uf 

thc !and of Cbnnnnn ? IV11rt tlicl Jo611o esl~?ricnce cll~rilig this 

especial tiluc? n'hixt 1iappc1rc:d tvl~ile 11e 1vage:ell agnil~st the live 

lrings? G. Alnol~g w1101n wn8 Chanasn divjded? What did the 

tribe of Iavi rcccive? What were thus fuliillcd? 7. Of what was 

the promised land a figure 8 Why? 

CHAPTER XLVI. 

Thr Jndgts.-Ge~lraw.-S~z?7isorz. 

~b'e weak things of tbe ~vorld 118th God cl~oscn, that IIc Inay confound 

the strong.-I. COY., 1,fl. 

S eaten of the manna in tlle desert, elld who ili~d 

0 long ns that *generation of the Isreclites livctl who hail 

sccn 

the wonders of tl~o Trorcl wro~ight for thcn~, both in the milclex~~csa 

and i11 the tatking of Cl~nnnnu, they did riot dcpiirt 

from the wny oI the Lord ; but their children Ila~ing iutermarried 

with the pngan nntio~ls around them, contr;uy to the 

express coinn1:lnd of God, Bcgan to ailore the idols which 

their wives worshipecl. Then the Lord delivered tbcm illto 

the hands of their enemies.

2. They aftcrwnrds repented, and turned again to the Lord, 

tllcir Cocl. In this manacr, falling into idolatry, and rcturning 

again to the worship of tl~c trnc Gocl, they went on fir 

several gcncnctiolw. Wl~eacvcr t1ic:y Iinmbled tl~cmselves 

before Cocl, iilld fillowed nigns ol true repentance, tho Lord 

hastencd to thcir relief. Prom time to tirnc IIe raised up 

ainongst tllcm brave ancl pious Inell, who smote thc eIierny 

with a stxoi~g hand. 

3. These mcn nerc cnllcd Juclgcs. Amongst them werc! B* 

rac, Jepllte,' S~mson-r~~ho was fhmous for his great st~cngtll 

--and the pious Samuel. Bnt the ~nost relzo~vl~cd of all the 

juclges was Gcdeon, the son of n comlnolz Ismelitc, who lived 

at the time wlion God had drlivcrc~l thc children of Israel 

into thc bancls of thc &Iadianitcsa on accom~t of thcir sins. 

4. The Lord scnt m nagcl to Gedeon, as he was threshing 

and winnowing wheat :it his father's house. The angel finid 

to him : 'L Tflc Lord is ~vith thee, 0 most valiant of nlen. Go 

in this thy strc~gth, and thou sliaIt deliver Isracl out of Ule 

hantls of the Maclinnitcs." Gedcoll aslced how coul(i IIC deliver 

Israel, ~leeing that his family was the lo~vest in thc tribe 

of Manasses, ant1 that he l~in~sclf was the lcast in his father's 

ho~xse. The angel nssrned him that Got1 would be wit11 him, 

and that the Mndirrilites sl-mnld be cut off to il man. 

5. Soori aftcr this the lkladinnites crossecl the Jordan with 

a large army, nnrl encampcd in tllc t.aIley of Jczrael. lIut 

the spirit of the Lord canlc up011 Gctlcon, nnrl hc sour~dctl the 

trumpet, ancl calling together the Israelites, formed an nriny 

of thirty-two tllousaad men, ant1 put illem in battlc array. 

Before commenciag tl~c ,zt,taclc, Gcclcon fitlid to God : " If TEiou 

wilt save Isracl by my hand, I wilI put this fleece of wool on 

the floor; if thcrc bc dew in tlic fleece only, ancl it bc dry on 

all the grouilcl beside, I shall know that by my hancl, as Thou 

hast said, Thou wilt deliver 1sr;cel.'' And it was so. Tlle 

next day he asked God that the fleccc might be dry anrl Ule 

ground met with dew. Aizd God did fig Gedeon rccluested. 

~JEPRTX (pr. Jef-te). 2MAD~~~x~rs (pr. Me'-dian-itcs),

6. But the Lord spoke to Qcdeon, n11d told him illat his 

nnny wnu too grcst, aind that tl~c Muciia~iitcs ~l~ould 11oS thus 

bc, rlelivcrcd illto his Bmrls, lest the chilclrcn ol Israel should 

glory uild any t1.1cy conqncrcd by thcir own atrcnglh. 

7, And thc T,orcI contmnndctl Gcdcon to epealc to the pcople 

nnd proclaim in tlic hcnring of all, that ~vl~osoevcr wus fcnrflu1 

or timorous t;lionld rctnrtl home. And tl~e arnly, hearing 

this, twenty-two thousa~~d men rctirecl from the ficlcl, leaving 

only tcrz thousand to lnect the encmp. Thc Lord sl~ol;~. again 

to Gdeoti, blling llini that ttllcrc were still too many soldiers. 

" Brjng tlioln to thc walers," ho said, " and there 1: 

will try tl~en~." 

8. RC then told Gcdcon to observe liow the mcn ~vould 

drirllr wllcn thy c:une to the watcr. " Thoy that shall lap 

thc water with their t-ong~cs, tt.8 dogs are wont io lap, thou 

sl~t-tlt fret apart by tllcmsel\*es ; but thoy that ssh:~.ll drink bowing 

dolvn thcir Lnecs, ~11:ill bc on t11e otl~er sidc." Thc nmn- 

Ber of tliaac wlio had 1al)ped the water from t.1~ hollow of 

their hancl, in orcler to anve timc?, was three hundrcd mcn; 

all thc rest of the multitude had knelt down to drink d thcir 

ease. 

9. Gedeon lrept with h'im onlythe throc hundrcd who dranlr 

the water from tl~o hollow of thcir 21a11tl; tllo rcst he sent to 

their homes, He then dividccl tho tllrcc hundrcd men into 

three comy~anios, ntzd ~ L ~ them T ~ C trumpcts in their II~II~S, ant1 

empty pitchers, and 1:lmps within tltc! 1)ikhers. And he sdd 

to them: "What you dial1 sco Ins do, do pu the samc; I 

will go into one part of the camp, atid do you as I filial1 do.?' 

10. Qcdeon nnd thc thrc?c hundred mcn that tvcrt! with him 

approached t.1~ cncmy 'S camp at the midnight ~~t.nt(:Ii, and 

entcring in, began tct BOZIIIC~ thcir trumpcts u~ld to strike tho 

pitcllors one ugiinst the other, clazsling the bcmildcrcd enerxiy 

wit11 the suddcn light of the concealed Inmps. At thc same 

time thc Israelites cricd out with a loud voico : " The sword 

of the Lord and of Gcdcon." 

11. Thc sudden dar~n, and the fierce atbclc of O,cdco~a

I 

men, threw the M~~dinnites into such confusion that they 

turnccl their slvorda ngttiust each other, and fled it1 all direc- 

tions. Thcn nll t-llc tl-illes of Iwrael, seeing that victory was 

on thcir ~jdc, rosc np and pursuecl the l,[adianites, cuttilzg off 

their ret~ent on every sidc, so that of tl-10 ~vholc amy of one 

hundrcd n-ncl thirty-fi~e tllottsand men, only fifteen thousai~d 

rctnrrled dive to tllcir own country. Is1.neI had peace for 

forly years. 

12. Thc Israelites fell nghin into idolatry, and were pcrse- 

GKDEOM ATTACIilXU THE IIhDIANITIE CAMP. 

cuted by the M~ilistineu. But an angel appeared to the wife 

of Blanue, of thc tribe of Dm, and said: " Tliou shalt bear 

a son ; no razor sht~ll toucll Iiis hcnd, for ho shall be a Nuarite 

of God from liis infancy, ancl he shall bcgin to deliver 

Israel from tho l~alltls of ilie Philistines." When the cliild 

was born, 110 was callccl Sxnson. 

13. Going to tl~c city of the Philistincs, he mct n young 

lion; but tho spirit of the Lord came upon Samson, and he 

tore the lion to pieces. Bcing delivered into the hmds of the 

Pllilistincs, he tore the cords with which he was bound, and 

finding the jm-bone of an ass, ho dew with it a thousand

104 HISTOBY OF THE OLD TKSTA~IENT. 

mcn. Relnniningover night in Gazs, the Philistine8 boltcd 

tl~c gates of the city to prc~cnt his escapc. But Sa~iison 

:lrose at ~nidnigI:llt, toolr the gates, with thcir posts and bolts, 

and carried Ulcin to the toy of a hill. 

14, Daliln, a Philistine ttrom&n, aftw many pleadings cx- 

trncted from llirn the secret of his stl.cngt-11. '' The razor hath 

ncvcr coinc upon my hcnd, for I am rr, Kszn~ite : that is to say, 

co~lsccratecl to God. If my hcad be ~havcn, tny strength 

fillall depart and I shall be liltc other men. 'l During liis rjlccp 

D:ilillz, cnt off 11ie hair, called the Pl~ilistines, who captnred 

him, pul out his eyes ant1 cast him into prison. Solno time 

after, a great fcnst was cclcl~r.)mted in honor of the iclol Dagon, 

when more than three tllo~~sand Philistincs mcre asserribled 

in the honse. Blind Sanlson, whose hiiir bad grown ugirtin, 

was brought out, that hc nliglit aznusc thcrn by feats of his 

strength. Ho told the boy who led him to bring him to the 

pillars upon which the who10 house rested. Thcn be pruysd : 

0 Lorcl Cod, remcmber me and reetore to me my forrrier 

strength." 'J'hen, grasping the pillars, he sl~oolr tl~em so 

strongly thnt the wllolc house rocked and fell upon I~ilnsclf 

u~id all tllc people. In this manner he killcd many more 

enemies of God at his death than he had killed during life. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. How long did the Israelite8 remain fajthfnl to the Lord? What 

happened tvllen their childrc~~ began to intcrmarry with llie pagan 

nations around thcm? Whnt dicl the Lord tIiail do? 2. What did 

the Israelites afterwards do? IVhnt did the JAord rlo whenovcr they 

humbled therntielvcs and repented ? M'horu did He mise, frolu time 

to time, amongst them? 3. What ~*cro these men called? f ho 

were amongst thcm ? \lTho was themost renoamcd of all the jr~dges? 

4. Whom did the Lord send to Gedoon? What did the angcl say? 

What did Gedcon ask? What djcl the angel assure him? 5. What 

clid thc Mailianites do soon afler this? What did Gedeon do when 

the spirit of the Lord celne upon him? What did the I.ord tell 

Gcdeon 7 Before going in to the battle, what did Gedeon gsv to God ? 

Wllat happened the next day?6.P7hat did tl~o Lord say b Gedeon ? 

7. What did the Lord comlnand Cedeon to tell the peoplc? How 

many men went away i' How many remained? What did the Lord

tell Qedoon to do, as there were still too many tncn ? 8. IVhat did 

Hc tcll Gcdeon to observe? Row many were therc who lapped the 

water from their hand 1 9. Rl~at. did Cicdcon do wit11 the thrcc bundrcd 

me111 'CVl~ot did he say to them? 10. Whntdid Gedeon and his 

men do at the midnight watrh? What did they cry out when attacking 

the enemy ? 11. ltvhat happened to the Jrndinnitcs? WIlat 

did the tribes of lsracl do? How long hnd Israel peace 7 12. Did 

the Israelitcrr fa11 r~gain into idolatry'? What did thc Lord say to 

Mnauc ? What was the child called? 13. What di(Z Samson ~ncot 

on going to the city of the Philistine~? Vhat did he do when he 

was cnptured by them? 14. What was tBo secret of hia strcngllr ? 

\J711at did Dalila do when he was zsle~p? Some time after, what 

zvas cclcbrated ? Who was brought to:rtnuse thc Philistines? What 

did lka tell the boy to do? M7hat did be do, nftcr praying to the 

Lord? 

CHAPTER XLVII. 

R~~th's Afcctio?~ for Her Mother-irr-Law. 

A faithful friend is n, strong defence, and ho that hath found him 

hath found a treasure.--Zcclus. G, 1.4. 

I *mine in the land. And a certain man of Bethleliem, 

N thc days when the Judges rulcd in Israel, there ~vas n. 

with his wife ::m(i two sons, went to sojourn in the land of 

Bfonb. IIc was namecl Elimelecli, and his wife Noemi. After 

having livcd many years in Monb, Elimclecli dicd, ancl 

his two sons, who had t~l;en wives fro111 amongst the cla~~gllters 

of Moab, also died, ten years nftcr their f&ther3s dcdli. 

2. Noemi, boing now Icft nlonc and full of sorrow for the 

loss of her husha~~il nncl 11cr sons, arosc to rctmn to her own 

country. Her two daughters-in-law, Orphs allcl Ruth, went 

forth with her. As they journeyed on tonrnrcls the In~-ld of 

Juds, Noemi fipolce to Orpha, and 1Zuth: '' Go ye home to 

your mothcrs. Thc Lord deal mercifully with you, as you 

havc dcnlt with the dead and me.'' And she kissed thcm, 

Rut they lifted up their voice and wcpt, and said : " WC will 

go on with thee to thy pcaple." 

3. Noemi answered : " Do not so, my daughters; for I am

106 RISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, 

grieved the more for your distress ; atld thc hand of the Lo~d 

is gone oat against mu." Tllen Orphn kissoti hcr mothcr-inlaw 

and returned. Rnth, Iiomeve~., won!d not depart. Noe~ni 

epoke again : " Behold, thy kinswonia~~ is retunled t,o her 

people ; go thou with her.'' ' 

4. Thcrcupon Ruth replied : '' Be not against me, for whi tliersoavcr 

thou shdik go, I will go: and where thou shalt d~\~c!l 

I also will dwell. Thy people shall be IYI~ people, and t.11y 

God iny G.od. The land tllnt sIlall receive thce dying, ln tl1~ 

szme will J die, 'and there will I be bnrictl." Then Koeini, 

seeing tlvat Ruth was steadfast, would not urgc her any morr! 

. -- . ., - . . 

.,-. 

- 

-io rctunl to lier frie~~ds. Sn 

.* . 

. ' l . .. -' the.jr jo~zrneycd on togvthcr, 

- . . , : 

'I.. . , . . ., sad camo to Bctlilellem, 

. . . I . . .- , - -. 

..l,.lk,l 1 , . . where tlio report was quickly 

. ', I . 

-:. . \' L a - 

< - . , , , : ? spread, and the women said. 

. 1,' . 

.-. ., . . , -. " This is that Pioemi. " 

5. It was tile beginning of 

-. ..-- 

the bxley bnrves-i, and Knth 

.. - 

asked h'oemi : ' l If tllun wilt, 

... #: r v. I will go into the ficld n.nd 

, 1 ,..- 

glean t11o ears of corn tht 

escape the lzxilds of the rt?:y>- 

ers.') And Koerni said - "Go, 

my daughter. " h'o~iq, it so happened th:tt the field in \vl-~ich 

Ruth went to glean belonged to a kins;r~nn of Elimt:locll, 

named Booz, who was very rich. And behold, Booz came out, 

to see tllc ronpers, and snitl : Tho Lord bo mith you. " They 

a~ls~vcred : " The Lord blcs~ th~c." 

6. And, having obsen~ccl Rnth gleaning in the barley ficltl, 

he asked the overseer : " 'Wllose maid is this ? " The ovcrseer 

replied ; "This is Rutll, who came mith Noemi from the 

land of Moab; and she desires leave to glem the ears of corn 

that remnin, following the fitep~ of the reapers, She hat11 

bcen in thc ficld from morning till now, and ha& not gono 

home for s moment."

7. Thcn BOOX addressed Ruth very kindly, and shid : " HCM 

m, clmgl~tcr : Kccy with my nillids, pncl fi)llow \vlicro they 

reap. I have chnrgccl nyf young nlcn not to lllolcst thcc. 

Arld if thou art thirsly, go to the vessels :uld clrii~k of the 

waters whereof thc scrvan ts think, nn (l dip tll y IYIOL'P~?~ in tl~e 

vincgnr." Pull of gmtitudc fbr tllcsc 1:iiicl ~~ortls, Rut11 bc!iit 

down bcforc Hooz nl~d askcd how it canic that dlc, n woman 

of another country, should find Savor in his sight. 

8. 1300~ told her thnt all she had done for her mother-in- 

Ix\\. since t11e death of her I~usbuld, had been related to him. 

Ilc pmyod: " 1GI:lyest tllou receive a full reward of the Lorcl, 

undc!r ~vllosc! ~vings tl~ou art flad." IIe tllen privately told 

tile reapers: " 1,rt fill1 somc? of your huidfuls of yu~.yosc, 

tl.tat sshc lnny gnthor thcin tvitl~ont t;l~:ul~e." She glcnncrl, 

thcrefbre, in the iiclcl till cvcning, and then beat out wit11 n 

rod what she had gleancd, which vlas rLn ephi : that is, three 

Z)ud~els. Grateful for the liindncss shown hcr, die returnc!d 

to her mofl~er-in-lair., carrying 1vit.11 bcr thc h~rley she had 

threshed, and the lcarings of tIlc n~o:ll thnt hat1 been given 

her. Noerr~i asfitotiisbcd, and nslced : " lVllc?re ]last tilou 

glcanc?d to-day, and whcrc hnst thou mrouglit ? Iilcssed Le 

11c that hns had pily on theo." Rut11 told tile man's niulle, 

Ulnt hc was call(?d Boox. 

9. Next day shc rcturnod to thc ficltl of Boos, and continncd 

to dean after the rcnpers, till all thc Barley was laid up in 

the barns. Some tiinc aftcr, Hooz snitl to Rut11 : " &Jy daug11tcr, 

a11 the people lliat dwell within tho gales of my city 

Itnow tllilt thou art a virtuous woman.?' So he mnrriccl ]]cr. 

Tlicn thc nnaitmts carno and said to Hooz : '' May this wornnn 

bc nn cxainple of virtue ki Ephrhtn, and may sl~c 11avc n 

f~n~ous name in Rothluhenl." Tllc Lord blossctl their union, 

ntxl gmro them n son, m11o1r1 Bey callc(1 Ohrd. Tl~cn PJoemi, 

full of joy, tn1:ing tlic child, laid it in her bosom, ancl she 

carried it, and was n nurse to it. Now, Obctl IVRS the father 

of Isai, whose son was Dnvid, of whose race Christ was 

born.

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QUESTIONS 

l. Wllnt mall of Hethleho~ri went to sojourn in Moab with I& wife 

and two eor~s ? 2. What clid Noemi, being left alone, resolve to ilo 

aftcr the r1e:rth of her liufiba~~d ancl sons? Whet did her dl~1igli1ernin-law, 

Orpha and Rtith, agree to do 7 What did Noemi, on the way 

to the land crf Jnila, advisc hcr claaghters-in-law to do? What did 

thcp declare ? 3. What did Noemi go on urpi~~g them to do7 Trlling 

them what? Who was pcrsuatled to retun1 home? What di8 

Ruth insi~t on doing? 4. What did Ruth axclnirn P 8. IIxving nrrived 

in Rethlchcm, what dicl Rnth ask Noerni's permission to do ? 

To whom did the field, in which Ruth went to glean, belong? B. 

BOWL having inquired who Rntll was, what did tlie orerseer reply? 

7. What did Booz tell Ruth to do:' What did Ruth nsk Boos? S. 

What did Booz rjay to Rnth 7 What. dirl he privntcly tell tlie ~*eeapcrs? 

Q. W11:rt did Booz, mrlu time aftcr, fiay to B~itli ? Whnt ditl 

lie then c10 7 What did the ancients say? What didBooz and Rut11 

c Jl thc soli tvl~om Cod gave tliern ? Who nursed the child ? Wllose 

father was Obed? Who was the son of Isai P 

CHAPTER XLVIII. 

He that spareth thc rod hateth his son.-l'rov. 13,24. 

IN the days when Heli, the high-priest, was judp in Isrncl, 

there lived at Mount Eplhrairn a, virtuous man callet1 

Elcana, ant1 the name of his wife was Annn.. Now Annn, hnrl 

no chiltlrcn. She, thcrcfore, rnultipliccl hcr prayers beforc 

the Lord tlmt he tvould ileigrl to give her childre11. So ono 

day she want to Silo to pray in the tnben~ttcle of thc Lorcl. 

There, before the door of t.he temple, she shed many tears 

and prnyccl, and tnndc a vow, snying : " 0 Lard of Hosts, if 

Thou milt bc rni~ldful of me, and wilt give me a man-dlild, 1 

will givc him to the Tlord :~11 the days of his lifc," 

2. Tile Lord hard her prayer, and gmTe hcr a Bon, whom 

shc called Srtmuel, whicll rneans God-givcn. Now, when 

three years mere passed, and thc child was yet very young, 

hna took three calves, three bushels of flour ancl s buttlc of

SA3lURL.-IMI'IETY OF THE 80x8 OF HELI. 109 

wine, and carrying the boy with her, shc wcnt to the house of 

the Lord. There sho offcrcd her son to Heli, the high-priest, 

saying : Tllc J ~ o s has ~ grn~~tcrl my petition, therefore I also 

havc lcnt my child to the Lord nll thc days of his life." But 

thc child n~inistcrcd in tllc sight of the Lord belore the face 

of Hcli. Now, the t,~r.o sons of Ileli, Ophni' :md Phinees,2 

wero wickctl, and hall no fear of God ; for, when the people 

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came to offcr sacrifices, Ophni and Phinees carried the flesh 

of the victims away by force. So thcir sin wns very great, 

becsuse they withdrew men from tl~c sacrifice of the T,ord. 

3. IIeli Ir~icw all this ; lie knew what wicked t5ings his 

fiorlv did in the fi:~nctuaa.y, and hc ~r~ilclly rcbukccl them, MYi~lg 

: '< It is no good r~port t1i:lnt I hear, that you rr~ako the 

y+~l~lt: of tlie Lord to transgress." But, bcing very old, he 

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took no severe measures to punish them or prcvcnt their evil 

dcccls. So it came to pass that one night, t~rforc t,hc ln~np of 

tElo Lorci hnd gone out, IIcIi slept 0x1 a couch ncnr. the taber- 

nacle, ancl Samuel hard by. Thc Tlnrd callcd Xnmucl. HQ 

escliii~ned : " Here nm I," 2~11.llcl wcut to Elcli, ancl asked : 

Why Einst thou calIed mc 1 " But Reli replied : I did not 

call thee, my son; rektrrl and slecp." 

4, So he returned ancl slept again. But the Idorcl callcd 

him a second time, 2nd Saxnucl acted as beiore. EIcli finid : "I 

did not call thee, my son; return and decp." Thcn the 

Lord called San~uel n Bird time. And Sainucl, rising up, 

went again to Hcli, saying : L' Hcrc nm I, for thou didst call 

mc," Hali now understood that the Lord hact called the 

boy. 

5. AncI hc said to Samncl : c' Go and slccp, mcl if Hc shall 

call thcc any morc, thou shalt say : Spcak, Lorcl, for Thy 

~errnnt hemeth.' '' So Salnucl mcnt ancl slept in his place. 

Then tIie Lord cnmc and stood, ancl called : "Samuel, Satnucl." 

EIe a~~sworcd : " Speullc, Lord, for thy 8erv:mt hearelh." 

The Lord spolie : " Bellold, I irrill do a thing in 

Israel, ancl who~iocvt.r &all hear it, both his ezrfi ~hnIl tingle, 

Jn tl~nt day 1 will rreist? np ngn.inst IIcli all thc tl~iags thnt I 

hnvc q3okcn. I will begin, ni~tl I mill make an .n?nd, becausc 

ho Imcrv that his sons did ~viclrcdly, md hc mould not chastise 

tllcm." 

6. Ncxt morning IIeli afilced the boy to tell hiin what thc 

Lord had said. Rut Sainr~el was afraid. ZIeli, howcvcr, in- 

~istccl, and Sm~ucl at lcngth told thc vision. Thcrcupo~l 

Hcli humbly replied : " It is thc Lord; Ict Him do what is 

good in His sight." 

7. Now, in those clay8 it came to pass thnt thc Philistincs 

nrngetl war ngn.inst Tumt:l, and -\!.hen they joined 

battle, the Israelites werc defeated, ancl lost about four 

thousand men. Aftcr thc pcoplc had returned to the camp, 

the ancients of Israel said : '' Let US fetch the a& of the covcnant 

from Silo, that it may ,yam es from the hands of our enemics." 

Thcy sent, therefore, to Silo, and the two Bone of

Heli, Ophni and Pl~inees, nccomp:mied the arlr to the camp. 

The people, on beholding the ark in their midst, sct up a 

great shout, anrl the earl11 rang with their slioating. 

8. The Philist,iaes, however, inncle a nerv t~ttac:lr, ailcl the 

Israelites mert? again defeated, 114th great slnughter-thirty 

tllousand wcrc slain, and the rest put to flight. And a messenger 

camc to Heli, ~i~ying: "Thy trvo sons, Opll~li and 

Phinetts, arc clcud, ttnd thc ark of the Lord is taken." Now, 

EIeli, who was fiir advanccd in years, on hearing that the ark 

was tnlcen, fell from his chair baclr\vards by tlie door, and 

brolrc his neck aid dicd. The Philistincs took the ark of the 

Lord and placed it in tho temple of Ilngon, their false god. 

9. Kext morning, when they went into the temple, they 

fount1 the idol lying prostra.tc on the gmuncl before tl~c arlr. 

Bosidas, the Lord aBictetl t.l~c?n nliLli inany cvils on accouilt 

of tllc ark. 31:1~ily persons cliccl, arid from tile fields there 

ea.mc forth a'n~ultitude of mice, ntid thcre \Isas great confusion 

in the country. 

10. I'craciving tIiis, the Philistines resolvod that the n,rk of 

God should no longer remain atnongst thcm. Then they took 

the nrlr and laid it upon :L cart, and taking two kine, or young 

cows, they yolrctl them to the c:trt. The cows took the way 

that led to Betl.ls:rmcs, nnd thus the ark mue brought again 

into the cowltry of the Israelites. 

11. Meitll~vhiIe, after tlic death of Hcli, Saxnucl had bcco~ne 

judge in 1sr:tel. Hc assemnbled the pcople, reproacl~cd them 

for tl~cir cvil doings, anrl tile11 said : 'L If you turn to the 

Lord with a11 your he:irt, ;ud put n7vn.y the strange gods from 

anlong you, and prepare your hearts nnt'o tlle Lord, anrl serve 

I-Iinl only, He will deliver you out of the hancls of the l'llilistines." 

12. So they humblecl themselves before ~o(1 in prayer :md 

f&st.ing. Arid tlla Lord took pily upun the~n, and gave them 

sucll n victory over the Philistincs t11:tf for mnny years after 

they clid not dare to approach the frontiers of Isrwl.

HISTOILY OF THE OLD TESTAMEXT. 

QUESTIONS. 

3. Who lived at Nount Epllraim in tho days when Holi was jrlclge 

in lsrncl? What was the ac~uso of great grief to Anna? For wl~nt 

did sl~e prihy continually to the T.orrl? What did die promise to do if 

Gorl gale her a son ? 2. Whnt did she call thc son ~vhom Ciotl gave 

her ? What did Anna do \vlien Iier Ron was three years old? Who 

were tlie Rona of TIeli? What clicl Ophni and Phinces do bp their 

sitis 1 3. Heli, knowing all thi~, did he punish his gone us Ire ought 

to hare done? What happened one night when IIeIi slept near thc 

~~~~crnnclo ailrl Samucl hard by? 4. How often did tho Lord cn!l 

Samuel in his deep7 5. What ditl Heli, ~inderstanrling that it was 

the Lorcl who had called Sninucl, tcll him to answer tho third time? 

What did the Lord tell Gamuel? G. What did Hcli hnlnbly reply 

nlien Samnel told him wIirt he 11ad heard ? 7. What hnppcned when 

thc lsraclitcs .rilcnt to wnr with the Philistince? \\'hat did the 

ullc.ictlltu of Israel then Bay? S. EInw many of tile I~rxelitos wcrc 

~lnin when the Philietine6 ngdn attacked them? What did the 

rucescagcr say to Hcli P Wow clid Hcli die P 9. What happened 

when Che Philistir~es bro~igh t tile ark to the temple of Drtgon ? With 

11~1rat were the Philistines afflicted on nccomlt of tllc ark? 10. Seeing 

this, lvhrtt did the Yhilistincs do? 11. Mcan~vr.hi!e, wlio Ilacl become 

judge in Israel l I\'ltst did he promiae the IerneliCs, nftcr 

having reproached them for their evil doinge? 12. What did the Ieraelites 

then do? 

CI-IAPTLR XLIX. 

Obedience ia bettcr than sacrifices.-I. Eing*~, 1.5,22. 

clays, it came to pass that when Samncl yas 

appointed his tnro sons as judgcs ovcr Israel. 

Tlicy, however, were 1101 lilrt? their father, but thcy took bribes 

ancl perverted juclgment. 80 the ancients cnmc to Sarr~ncl rind 

said: "Thy soils walk not in thy .rir:tys; thcrcfore, give us a 

king to judge us, as all nntions have." This wortl was disl,leauing 

to samuel, fur IIC kncw illat the Lord xvzs tl~cir Icinga11r1 

nuric other. Still, thc Lorcl told him to hcnl.kcn to the 

voice of the peoplc, ancl to give thein a king for their ~tnnishment. 

Moreover, ho acldecl, the king would rule ovcr them

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with s heavy liald, and that they woulcl cry 011t a11c1 lament, 

but tlle Lord wo~~lcl not hear them, bccauso they had desircd 

for themselves a king. 

2. ROW, t.herc ~vas a man of the tribe of Hcnjamin who lost 

his asscs, ancl he said tu Saul, his soil: I' Take one of the scrvants 

with thee and arise, go and scck thc ssses." So thy 

both started out, :lid can~c to tl~c lmld of Suph, and cntercd 

tlie city where Samuel dwelt. Now, tbc day before Saul's 

arrival thc Lord had spolren to Snmucl : L' To-rrlorrc~m, about 

this same hour, I will send to thee a man, whom thon sllalt 

anoint ltirig owr My people Isrscl." It so happcned tli:~t 

Saruuel met Snul in thc nlidst 01 thr: city. And Sanlr~el said: 

'( Go up hcforc me, that you nlny cat with lllc to-day, and that 

I may let you go in Wle morning. As for the assos, be not 

sulicitous, for they are found." Kert morning, nrhc11 the day 

Legan to dawn, Sarnuel toolr ZL little vial of oil nncl poured it 

upon the heed of S:ml, and kisseci him ant1 said : " Behold, 

thc Lord has u~iointcd thce to be yrincc ovcr his inhcritnnce." 

3. There~xpon Sailucl ~lssernblc(l the people, x.nd Snul stoorl 

in their midst; and he was a choice riian, Leing t:lller t11a.n 

:Lrlyone else from the slioulilcrs ancl upmsl-cls. Thcn Samuel 

said : " Behold him wl~om the Lord hath chosen." And tl~c 

peoplo cried out : ' l God ssve tho king." 

4. Now, thc people of i\malcc rverevery had, ancl tliemeas- 

ure of their iniquity was full. God, in His wrath, eelit Snmucl 

to Snul, saying: 'LGo and fi~nitc Amnloc and all that ho 

hnth. Sparc him not, nor covet anything that is his, but slay 

both nlan and woman and child, ox a~id sheep and camel." 

5. Sad, therefore, waged war against Amnlec, and defeated 

them along the line from Hevila, till Snr. The co~n~nori peoplc 

hc slew with the edge of the s~uord; but, contrary to tl~+ 

colnrnand of God, he spared Agag, the Icing. The flocbs nnd 

herds of littlc value he also tlcstroyed, but sparcd thc best 

floclrs ancl the best herds. BIorcovcr, fillcc1 with pride, and 

forgetting that ,tr;ucccss colncs fro10 God, IIC erected a11 arc11 of 

triumpll in memory of his victory. 

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RISTOILY OF TlTE OLD TESTAMENT. 

6. Whcn Snmucl had come to the camp of Israel, SnuT said 

to him: "I have fillfilled the word of the Lord." Samuel 

answered : (' What meanelh, then the bleating of tho floclcs, 

and the lowing of tl~e herctx which I hear'?" Sal tricd to 

excuse himself, aging that the people had sl~ared the best 

Aot:lw and hcrds, to sacrificc tlicm to thc Lord. Samuel, 

hcing angry, spokc to him in the name of the Lord : " Doth 

the Lord desire holocausts stld victims, a~id not r~tller that 

the voice of the Lorrl cjhould be obeyed? For obedience i~ 

bettcr than sacrifices; and to Ilearkcri, better than to offer 

thc fat of rms. 

7. (' Pornsinneh, therefore, as thou bast rcjccted the word 

of the Lord, the Lorcl bxth also rejcctcd thcc from bcing king 

over Israel. The Lord haih rent tl~e kingdom from thoc this 

day, and hi~s giv(:11 it to oilu who ia bctter." Then Sa11uc1 

tlcpnrted, anntl beholtl Saul no more {,ill tllu d;ty of his death. 

The rejection of San1 tcachos us that .ttlisobedience to the voice 

of God is visited wit11 scvcrc chastisements. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Whom did Samuel appoint aEt judges when he aas grown old? 

1l:llut ditl the anciente arjk Sau~nrl to give thcm 7 Was their request 

pleasing to Samuel? What did the T,urtl Cell Samael to do 'r 2. Why 

did Saul come to the place mhcrc Samuel dwelt? What had God 

told Sarnl~el the day before? \\Tlic~t did Samuel tcll Saul, on meeting 

him in the midst of the city? \Irhat did Sainuel clo next moruilia? 

3. 1Vhirt heppe~ietl when Barnucl nsscmblcd the people? 4. 

W hut was Ssul told to do to the people of Amnlec ? 5. How did Snul 

deal with colulnon people, and with the flocks of little valnu? How 

with the king and the best flocks atid herds? Whnt did Snul erect 

in memory of his victory? 6. What did Saul sag when Barnucl came 

to the camp? What did Samuel answer? TIorv

DAVID, THE YOUNG GHEI'ITERD, 116 

CHAPTER L. 

There is no pcace to the wicked, with tho Lord.-18. &l. $3. 

3 AMTJEL lovcd Saul, ancl mourned for him because thc 

3 Lord had rejected him. One day the Lord aaid.to 

Samuel : "How long wilt thou mourn for Sml. whom I hnve 

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116 RXSTOILY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. 

3. Isd then callcd in his other sons, one by one, ~ ix in 

numbcr. When Samuel had wen them all Ile said : " Thc 

Lord lins not chosen any onc of these. Are hero nll thy 

sons ? " Isai replied: " Thcro rcnlaineth yet a young one, 

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lrecpeth thc sheep.'' Samuel hastened to nnsnrer : "Send 

ant1 fetch him; for wc vill not it down till he come hitller." 

4. Now, when David came in he was beautiful to bellold, 

anrl of n comely face; and thc 1,ord said : "Arise, and anoint 

him, far this is he." Tllcn Samucl, taking the horn of oil, 

anointed him in the midst of his brcthrrn. Immediately the 

spirit of thc Jlnrti came up011 David, and remained trritl~ him. 

6. But tllc spirit of the Lord departed from Sml, and ZII 

cvii ~pirit troublcd him. TVl1erefoi.e the scrvants of Snul said 

to him : " Lct our lord give orders, and we will seek out a 

rrlnll skillful in playing 01.1 the llarp, that, wllel~ the cvil spirit 

is upon thee, lie may play with his hand, and tIlou maye~t 

bear it more e:isily." 

8. When the servant6 saw that t.his counsel was pleasing in 

thc oyes of Saul, one of them added : " Hehold, I have seen 

the Ron of Isai-h slrillf~~l player, and n man fit f;or war, and 

prudent in his words, arid Q co~nely pcrfion." 'I'hcrcupon 

David was seril for. And wllcriever the esil spirit vvv,s upon 

Sm1, Darid took his harp and played with liiv 11alLncI; ancl 

San1 was rcfi.eshed and better, fur the evil spirit departed 

from him. 

QUESTIONS. 

I. I\'l~at did the Lord say to Snmuel, \!+\.ha mourned for Sanl?. 

What did Samuol do when h3 wel~t to netlllehem? 2. \821ich of 

lani'a sons came forward first? What did the Lord say to Saluusl 

with reg~rd to Eliab? 3. \\.'bat did Isai then do 9 What did Samuel 

tell hni? llThat did he aslc IiimP What ilid Tsni reply? 4. What 

did Snrnilel hasten to a~isrncrl What happc!ncd when Dnrlid came? 

What came 1ipu L)avid ? 5. From whom did the spirit oT tllc Lord 

dopart? IYl~nt took possefieion of Saul? What did his servants tell 

llini? 6. JVhat did one of them add? 7l'l~e11avcr the evil spirit 

troubletI Snul, vlmt did David do? What was the resnlt?

DABID FIGHTS \IrITR AND 5LAYS GOLIIITR. 

CHAPTER LI. 

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TTumilintion follo~veth the proud, and glory nhall uphold the humblc 

of spirit.-Prov. 2.9, 23. 

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1 I'hilistincs again took tl~c field against thc Israelitcs, 

and poetcd thernsclvev an one mountain, nnd thc Ismelites 

mero on another. And bchold, thcre was in the camp of 

the Philistines a giaxlt named Golittth. He was not only much 

taller thm any other man, but his strength was in proportion 

to his ~ize. He hat1 a brt~zcn helmet on bis head, and was 

clothed in scaly armor of enormous weight. 

2. He Lad greaves of brass on his legs, and a brazen shield 

on 21is shoulder, and the fitnff of his spenr was like s weaver's 

beam. This giant, clad in armor from hcad to foot, canw 

claily oat, morning and cvcning, from the I'hilistine camp, 

811d challenged ally unc of the Israelitcs to mcct him in tringlo 

colnbat, naying: " Givc me n man, and let him light with me 

ha11~1 to hand. If hu be able to kill me, wc will bc servalzls 

to you; but if I prevail, and kill him, you sliall serve us." 

3, This went on for forty days, md there was no one foullil 

in 1~11 Israel to nccel~t the ch,zllengc of Golialh. Hcncc S:~,ul 

aud thc Israelitcs wcro in great terror and confusion bccausc 

of Goliath and his prond I~oasting that hc coultl fillcl no r~im 

of Isracl to fight him. Now Dnvicl, nftcr his thrcc eldcst 

brothcrs had gone out with Saul to battle, had returned to his 

frtthcr7s house. 

4. One dny his father told him to take bread and go to the 

camp, and sce how it fared with his brothcrs. lJThilst David 

wnu convcrsing with the pcople, Colinth carno out, ns usn:~l, 

frorn the Pl~ilistine canlp, and rcpeatcd his insulting and con- 

corltemptnons challenge. Full of surprise, Dnvicl askcd. 

'' What sllall bc gircn to tllc man tlmt dayct11 this PhiIistine, 

who defieth tIie army of the living God? '' Nmv, wlle11 

Eliub, his cldevt brother, heard that Dwid wns asking such 

questions of the soldiers, lie grow angry, =id. said : " Why

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earnest thou hitherb? TVhy didst thou lem~c those fen. sheep 

in the desert? 1 3mow thy pride, and that thou carnestdown 

to sce the battle." 

5. However, these morcIs wcrc reported to S:LIII, who sent 

for David and said to him : Tllou art not able to -\vitllslurid 

this Pl~ilistine ; for thou arl but a boy, a11d he ie a warrior." 

Rut Davicl nnswerod : " Lot no lnan bc~dismaycd. I, thy servm~t, 

will go and fight agfiitist the 1'1ii1isGne. 

6. " For thy servant kcpt his father's shecp, and tl~crc 

came n lion ancl n bear and took a ram out of tlle uzidst of the 

flock. And I prxrsucd after tljctn imc? ~truclr thom ; a1d they 

rose up against mo, and I caught tl~ern by tl~c throat, ant1 I 

~trangled ancl lrillccl them. I will go now and take. away tlie 

reproacll of the pcoplc, l'hc Lord, ~vho delivered rnc ant of 

thc paws of the lion ancl tl~c bcnr, will deliver me out of the 

hand of this Pllilistine." 

7. At last Sad consentetl, mcl said : " Go, and the Lord be 

~vith thcc." Snnl then clvtIled Dasid with his own ar~nor, 

and put n 11clmet of X~rass 0x1 lliv liencl, ancl artncd liirn ~vit11 

a coat of mail. But D:~vid, unused io wcar armor, couId 

not rnovc freely under its rvejglit, arncl, tllercforc, hc laid it 

aside. 

8. Tl~en lie tool< his staff, which 11e lisd always in his 

hands, and chose five smooth stoncs from the broolr, ancl put 

Illern in tlie shel>l~crd's scrip wl~ich ho had wit11 ]kiln ; and taking 

s filing in Ilia linizd, 110 went forth to meet the Philistine. 

9, TVhcn Goliath drcw nanr ancl bebcld l)avi(l coming on, 

hc deq~ised him, and ssitl: ('Am I n dog, that tthou cu~riest 

to me with il staff? " 'I'iicn, cursing Dnvid by his gods, he 

addcd: "Come to mc, ant1 I mill give thy flc~ll to the birds 

of' the air, ancl to thc bcosts of the enrL11." Duvid anstvercd : 

'' Thou conlest to nle with n sword, and nit11 s spear, a11cl with 

a s'hicld; but I conw to thee in tl~c name of the Lord of 

Hosts 1vho111 tllou hast dcflcd. I will slzy tlicc ailcl tnlrc 

ntvay thy heid Irom thee, that all mily how that tllerc is a 

God in Israel."

DAVID rrGHTs WITH AND SLAYS GOLIATII. 119 

10. Meannrhile, the Philistine arose, advanced md made 

ready for the fight; David, on Iris part, making haste, rnn up 

to mcet the ginat, Whilc r~lnning, 110 quickly took a stone 

from his scrip, laid it in his sli~~g, and fetcliir~g it a Iew times 

about, he aitimcd and struck Go1iat.h so violentfly in the forellescl 

that IIC reeled and fell 011 his face up011 the earth. 

The11 Davicl, rushing up, and ta.king Golinth's sword from 

its scnbbnrcl, cut off his 11e:id. 

11. Thc Fhilistines, seeing that thcir cl~auipion was dead, 

were seized ~vith fear and fled. But tlic I~mditcs, following 

after, slew. n great xrlunlbcr of them, and. took possession of 

thcir camp. 

QTJESTIONS. 

1. Who again took the field ngai~lrrl the Isrnclites? What remarknblc 

pcrson Tvna ill tlic! camp of the Pllilistir~es? Honl was Golitlth 

nrmed ? 2. WhaL dill Qoliath tlo evcry morning and evening P What 

clid he propow ? 3. l-low long did tlri~ go on? Was any one found 

in Iurael to accept the chnllt!nge. How did San1 and the TersleIites 

feel? Who was sent by his hther to the cnmp to see his brothers?

120 HISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAMEYT. 

4. What happened while David nFaa conversing with the people 7 

\That did David enk, in surpri~e7 What did Eliab Ray to David? 

5. What did Snul do, heari~ip the word^ of -David ? Wlrnt did Satil 

say to Dnrjd? R. Aftcl. Dayid hnd heard all this, what did he say 7 

7. What. did ~ R I I then ~ fin?. to Uavid'l \I7itb \vIlat clitl Ynul thcn 

clot]lc David? M'11at did Ds~id lay asirlc f 6. \\'hat clid he do 

then? 9. What dill Golintb do rrrhen Davirl drerv near? What dici 

he ~fiy to him'? allat {lid Unvid anmrer? 10. When Goliath was 

ad~nncing t,o\vurds David, ~rtlut did the young Inan do? 11. \Trhat 

clid t.he l'hilistinen do, seeing that their chamldon n'aa dcad? What 

did the lsraelitcs do? 

CHAPTER LII. 

Kotl~ing can I I compsreii ~ to n fnit.hf111 fvicnd, and rio weight of 

gold and silver js able to c:ountervnil the goodness of 

hi6 lidc1ity.-Bcclus. C, 15. 

W"" 

4 F4 Dnvid returncd from Ihc slaying of the Philie- 

tint, Sat11 cnlled for him wld nskcd : " Young man, 

of -ryhili, family nrb thou ? " Thcn Dnvid related all :bout his 

falllily :lnd about himself. h'c)~, Jon:~.thsn, the (?Itlost son of 

Saul, IV:LS stanriing by, aud listencd to thc ~~nrtls of Dnvitl; 

311d ~ ~11~11 Dayid llnd matle all ellcl of spcnlring, Jonatllsn hrgall 

to love him ris his o.tv11 soul. Kow, them was a CIIE~OIII 

for friciids to exchnnge garments ; so +lonathan took his coat 

fl,lld gave jt to David. He tool: his sword, ancl his bow, and 

his girdle, nnd gilve them 10 Dayid. 

2. Now, when Di~vid rcturlied home mjth Snlll, nftcr hwing 

slain Gcllintli, the nronicn came ot~t fro~n all the cities of 

Iarncl, ~ ~ jflulafi t h and cymbal S, and tll cy sang : " Saul ~lcw 

his tlioussnds, ~ilil DSV~T~ his ten tl~ousnnds." Bearing this, 

8ml was angry, arid ever after repriled David as a riv;~I. 

xext day was again troublcd by thc evil spirit, and, 

whilst Ihvid p1:ryecl tl~c hnrp brforc liiin, he threw a spear 

at Dzivid, hoping to nail bin1 to the wall.

FliTF:'Tll?R1I7 OF JONATRAN AND DAVID. 121 

3. David, however, stepped asidc and moidod the b1o.r~. 

Somo time after, David was appointed by Salt1 captain over n 

thorrsnnd men. He rvns, moreover, promised Michol, thc 

liil~g's clalighter, in n~nrri:lgc, if he killcd a. hundred Pl~ilistincs, 

By this proposal Sat11 bopcd to get rjrl of David, 

thinking that he ~voulcl nevcr be ahlc to fulfil1 the conditions, 

but that hc would be s1:tin by the Philistines. 

4. Snnl, howevcr, -nr:ts disappointed, for Dnvid slew two hunclred 

of the enemy, a~id tl~ereby gained thc aff~ct~ion of the 

wholo pcople. This uncxpectcd success of Duvid enragc?tl 

Saul Inore than ever. Blinded by passion, he ordered Sonutl1ni-1, 

his son, to kill Daviil. 

5. J3nt Jonathan, knowing David's innocence and virtue, 

nnd loving him excceclingIy , gave warning to him, and ssicl : 

" My E:ither seelrath to kill thee ; mhcre~orc look to thyself) 

rind abide j1.l R secret place, nild thou sl~slt be hicl." David 

listened t.o this nd~icc, and remaineci l~itldcn in thc frel(1s. 

G. One d;iy, howevcr, alicn Haul was in a bclter hornor 

Uinn usual, J onalhan saicl to him : " Sin not, O king, against 

thy servant Davitl, bec~zuse he llstll not sirlnad against thee, 

ancl his works a1.c very good towards thee. Why, therefore, 

wilt thou sin n~iinst innoccnl bloorl? " 

7. 8nul was qpeasrd by thesc words of Jonntll:ul, snrl 

F;worc that 1)nvid ~houlcl not be xlnin. Ancl Jonatl~an brought 

Dsvicl again into 11is fa.ther9s prcscncc, and San1 was gmcious 

to him as hc 11nd Lt:cn belorc. At this timc, l~owevcr, nrnr 

Irns renelvcd against the I'hilistincs, and 13avid wctit out 

agniasl them, ancl defcntecl thcm with great fila~~gl~ler. 

8. Thcn tlxe evil spirit canlc b~!li upon Snul, IVIIO tried to 

pierce 1)avid with his F;penr ns he played upon the I~arp ; but 

Davicl warclecl ofI' the blorv, auc1 flcd. Jonnthan, I.lu~rrc-\rer, 

took occasio~~ once aotin to ~peslt to his fath cr in behalf of 

Ditvitl. But Ban1 was angry, and ble~ned his so11 for his 

aflectioil for the soil of Isai, who lvas supplnnting him with 

tllc people. 

9. He tolcl Junatl~ttn that so long ns David lived he could


have no hopo of ascending the tbronc. " 'l'hercfore, now 

presently send nild fetch hirn to me, for he is thc son of 

death." Jonathan nskerl : '' W11y shall he dic ? What hnth 

he clone ? " And Saul, bciiq enraged at Jonatl~nn, took his 

spcsr to strike him. Bnt JolzatIliin escaped, ai~d fled to 

David's hitling-place, in ordcr to TV:L~I~ Iihn against retunli~~ 

to thc conlSt. The two friends thcn embrncod each other, 

wept together, nlitl, before parting, rcnelved their ilow of 

friendship, in the llanlc of Gocl. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. What did Salil n~lr David after Ite hacl ~Iaitl the l'hilistin~f 

14'hat is said of Jonntl~n~~, n11o ~lood bp liste~ijng to Daricl? Wliat 

did Jonathan give to Unvid P 4. IYlie~i Uavid was rct~~~ming home 

will1 Saul, what did the \roman clo? \iTRJ did they cry otll? I-lolv 

did Saul ever alter rcgnrd Davitl P WLnt did San1 do nest day, when 

the cril spirit carno rlpon him? 3. To what ofliro was I)nvicl, soulc 

tirrre after, appointed by Saul? What lvns he, rnorcovor, l)ro~nisojl? 

On what condition? \Vhnt clicl Sal11 Iiope to do by this proposnl? 

4. Was 8aul diaappcli~l ted 7 \\'list ditl ~%1;;1111, bli~itled by pasfiion, order 

lri~ fion Jo~lntbai~ tAo do? 5. \\.'hat hnd Jonatllan to Bay bDavitl? 

What did Dsviti thcn do? B. What did Jonrrthntl one day say to 

hi6 father? 7. \$'as 6aul appcssed by tlierje ~vortls P i\'llat did 11c 

swear'? Against whom wau war rcncwcd? l\rl~o went out agairwt 

them and defibrttod them wit11 great slaughtcrf 8. IIrhcn thc cvil 

spirit came again til)cr!l Snul, wbnt did lie try to tlo? Wlio look ocva- 

sio11 to speak again to Ss111 in behalf of Da~id? For w11:rt did Snnl, 

being angry, Blnmc bie son? 9. \\'Iial did he toll Jonathnn 7 Whnt 

did Jonathnn a& 7 \Vha1 did Saul do, being ellraged P Whither 

did Jonathan fly P What did the two kiends do? 

CHAPTER LIII. 

Dnvid's Nub16 Condzact tuzunrds .'nzrd. 

b)ACID, seeing Lliat 11c could no lo~iges live in K L B neixr ~ ~ 

Snul, fli:d to tl~e mountairks of ducla. 1Cvc11 tliare 

destll threatcncd him on every eicle, but his conrage never 

forsook him. He co~isolcd himself with the thouglit that he

nrho plnccs llirnself ~~ndcr the protection of God is in snfcty 

everywhere, and has nothing to fear. His trust in God was 

rc~vardcd. 

2. Now, the mcn of Ziph camo to Sat11 and said : '( Behold, 

Ila~id is hid in thr: hill which is ovcr against the wilde~.ncsa." 

Immediately Sat11 arose, httvii~g wit11 him t.llree thousand 

chosen men, and encamped in the way of thc wilderness. A8 

soon as Dsvid heard that San1 liad comc after him into the 

rlesert, lie seat out spies to scc where the liirlg had pitched 

his tents. Da,vid, on lenrl~ing wherc San1 wt~s, arose and 

camc sccrctly to the cnnip of liix enemy. 

3. And Dnvid said to his followers : "Who will go down 

- - with me into the camp 

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-' . - ,: wit11 tl~cc." So Dn11id 

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I. ' ' 

- . - md Abisai carno npou 

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;:, " ' . - 

the tents by night, md 

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fomld Sal11 slccping un 

his cot~ch,md his spear 

,l "" ' \ 

. .I . . t, !-. = m fixcd in tllc g r ou n cl 

, -. , .. gm.. . - ./, ,-- . 

l - - new his head. Morc- 

wT+- ,- - -- /. ---- =+ ovcr, all the soldiers 

nAViD AND ADISAI IN SIUL'S TENT. 

W c r 0 nleeping ronl-rtl 

about. And Al~isai .ipolie Lo'David : Now, then, I will run 

thy enemy through with my spear, and there hall he no 

11ccd of s second tirric?." But David nns~vercd: (' Kill him 

not ; for ml~o sha,ll put forth his hand a.gainst thc Lord's hnointeci, 

imd rcmain guiltless ? I3nt now take the spear whicb 

is at bis I~oad, and thc cup of wat,er, and lct UN go." 

4. So tl~cy took the fipear and tlic cup of water, and went 

n4nrany And no man saw it, or ICIICW it., or awa1:ecl; for :I clccp 

~lcep froiri the Lord was fallen upon thcm. Thcy both went 

on till they came to the otl~cr eide, and siood on a hill afar 

off. Thcrc David called aloud to Abncr, the captain of Saul'a 

army, and said: "Wilt thou not answer, AbnerP Art not

124 HISTORY OF THE OLD TESTANEKT. 

tltou n, man? Why, then, Ilnst thou not kept thc lord thy 

king ? And now, vhere is the lring'~ spear, and thc clip of 

wator which was at his head 1 " 

6. At these words Snul awoke from his sleep, and cricd out : 

" IH this thy voice, my sol1 David ? " And David anznswcrerl : 

" Il is my voice, my lord the Icing. TVhcrcfilre 40th my lord 

pcr~ecute his servant ? Whnt have I donc ? " Srtul, fccling 

his o~\w injustice, exclairnctl : " I Elave sinnccl. Return, my son Dnvid, for I mill no xnorc do thee harm, because my life 

11aa Bcan precious in thy eyes this clay. Blcssed art thou, 

my rjan Da~rid.'' Thcn they partcd in pence. 

B. A s110rt titne after this there was a battle fought bct~~reen 

the Tsrnelites and the PhiIistines on 3Iomlt Gelboc. A great 

llumbcr of the Jsrzlelites wore slain, and a~nongst thcrn the 

three sons of Smil. At last the 1~11ols weight of tlic fight 

tuniccl npcnt Saul; the archers ovcrtook hi111 and ~voundeil 

hiru gricransly. 

7. Sccing himself m~rrourided by the enemy, who ~vidled 

to tnlre him alive, he drew his s\vol.d and full upon it. Davicl 

was tbua deliocred from his mortal ccnemy ; yet, 80 far frorn 

~*cjoicir~g at his death, when he heard the s:~d ncwn hc wopt, 

and forgetting all tlie iiijurics he had rcceivecl, bc rcmcmbercd 

only the good q~xalities of thc king. 

8. Ycx, filled with sorrow, hc rcnt his garments and wept,, 

ai~ri cursed the mountain of Gelhoe, where011 iho liin~ arid 

his tl~ree sons had met tlwir death. Then he lamsntcd ancl 

matlc ii dirgc over Snul ancl Jonathan : '' How are the valiant 

fallcn 1 Tcll it not in Get11 ; p~ll~lish it not in the streets of 

Ascnloa. Tbcy were smiftcr than eagles, strongcr thui lions. 

I gricvc for thee, my krotllcr Jonttthm, exceeding nrniable. 

As tlic mother lovcth her only son, so I clid lovc thoc. )' To 

forgivc our enemies is n daly ; and those tl~st do not fo~give 

cmrlut bc saved. Yet WC rnrwt admire the virtue of David, 

who not o~dy forgave, but loved 1Gs cnemy te~derly.

DAVID'S 1'IICTY.-HIS ZEAL IFOR GOD'S GLORY. 125 

QUESTIONS. 

1. What did Dnvid €10, seeing that he conld 110 longer live in sefcty 

ncsr Sal117 llrith wllat thought clid he consolc hiu~tielf amid the 

dangers which crou there threatened him 7 2. Wlaat did tlie men c~f 

Zip11 say to Bsnl? That did Baul tlierl do? 3. What did David 

do, having heard of his coming? IVl~nt did David do mhcn hckiiew 

whore Saul was t Mrhnt did Uavjd say to his follor~~ers P What did 

Abisd say to David? 111 wl~at condition did thcy lind Saul and his 

pcople ? \That did Abisai propose to do? T'l'l~nt did Dsvid answer? 

4. 'ITov did David act ? What did he comma~ld Abisai to do? Whet 

did Da~ricI call out, having renchod an oppositcmountait~l 5. Whnt 

did San1 cry out on x\vsking from his sleep? What did David anwwer? 

What clid Snnl tkeu any? G. IVllat hnppcnod n, short time 

nftcr this? Who fcll amongst the great nnurnbcr of Israelites that 

were slain? Whxt happcnod to Sanl? 7. JVas David glad to bc 

thus dclirrered from his rr~ortnl enemy? 8. How did he show his 

sorrow? What did he say of Sat11 nnd Jonathan? How did he 

grieve for Jonathnn ? IVhnt virtue must we adiuiro in David 7 

The Greatncss of the PcoyIe of Israel il-om the Begin. 

nii~g of the Reign of IJavid to that of Koboam. 

Fl-om the Year x u ~ to g 975 D. C. 

CFTAPTER LIV. 

Dnzrid'.~ I'it?y.-Ibis Zeal far God's GZO~J. 

I will praise the namo or God with s canticle ; nncl I will mag. 

nify I-lim with praise.-Ps. CS, 31. 

FTER the death of Snul, David was cllonen king. IIc 

A estfiblished his coort in Jerusalem, ~ vl~ere ho hccune 

reilownad for bin great ~~nlor. 11s defcatccl the F llilisti~les am1 

many atl~er nations. His reigri was glorious, becnusc he gnverne8 

hi^ people with justice n~id clemeric!y. As he feared 

God, he never imposed 011 his people any but just and right- 

eous laws. 

2. Tlla cn~ztlsellors xvl1ot12 he cllose to aid him in the gov-

126 EISTORY OF TIIIC OLD TESTAMENT. 

crnmcnt of his kingdom wcrc not flatterers, but mcn of wis- 

clom and virtue, whosc sdviac. was always foutltlcd on reason 

and justice. The prornotio11 of God's glory 7vas the primary 

abjcct of all their plans and vicws. Ncar Jcrnsalem wns 

Mount Sion, on which David erected n splendid tabernaclc 

for the ark of the covenant. 

3. When thc tabernacle was completed, he caused the ark 

DlVID PLAYIIU BICFORlt TEE ARK. 

to be carried in triumph to Mount Sion. The procession was 

vcry pnd, coluprising all the princes of Israel in purple 

robes, thc priests in their rich garments, and thirty tllousand 

arrned men. T11e SOL IT^^ of a,ll manner of mnsicnl instruments 

made tl~c procession still more irnl~osing. Davit1 himself 

went before the arlr pl~ing on the harp, ancl singing: 

" Lord, who fihnll rlaell in Thy tttbeinacle, or who hall rcst 

in Thy holy hill ? "

TIIZ PROPIIECIES OF DAVID. 127 

d. At every few paces taken by the Levitcs who carried 

the ark, an ox and a ram Itrere sscrificcd to the Lord. And 

when the zrlr had bccn placed in its destincd position, a great 

number of victims mere offered. David then dividcd the 

priests illto scveral classes, who mere in turn to omcintc in 

the divinc worship. Be established n like ordcr amongst the 

Levitcs, four thous:~~id of whom were clloscn to sing the 

praisos of the Most High. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. After tho death of Saul, who was chosen king? Where did 

Dnvid establi~h his court? Wborn did he defent 7 Why was Dnvid's 

reign glorio~is? 2. What manner of men wero lris counwllors 

7 . What wsa the primary object of all their plarl~ 7 Where did 

Uavid erect n splendid tillser~tacle for tlie ark of the covenant? & 

What did he cause to be done when thc tsbernacle\vas com~~leterl? 

What clid the proceseion corr~prise? What made it still morc imposing? 

Who went before the nrlr plnping on thc harp ? IVIlrtt did 

he ning? 4. At every few pncee t~kcn by the Levites who carried 

the ark, what \v\.acl sacriliced? What was done when the ark had 

been placed in its dusti~ledpositiur~ ? What did Dnrid then do? IIow 

~mny Levitea were chosen to eing tho praises of the Most High 7 

CHAPTER LV. 

Behold, the days comc, saith the Lnrd ; nnd I will rake up to D* 

vid a jn~l; branch and a king ~h&Il reign ; anti shall 

bc wise; and shall execula judgment and 

justicc in the earth.-Jer. %?,5. 

AVID, ns he hncl done when only a sin~ple ehephcrd 

D boy, cmpoxd psalms and cantielea in lionor of fie 

Most I-Iigli, nncl contlncted himself, j11 all things, uocording to 

thc holy will of God. Wherefore the Lord blessctl him, and 

not only fauored a11 hie undcrtskings, but prorniscd hirn tll& 

one of liis descendants ~ho~zld rulo the wllole world, and sit 

upon a tllronc morc lasting than tho heavcns.

128 HISTORY OF TEli: OLD TESTAMENT. 

2. IIc furthennore endowed hirn with the gift of prophecy. 

BC expresses in lofty and s11L1itnc langua.ge tho etcrnal rclntion 

cxistitlg bet~vecn the 'tr'nther nlld the Son : (' Thou art 

my son, this day have I Xlegottca thee." IIe fo~*c?~hows the 

bouricllcss dolninion which was to bc tile i~zlieritnilce of the 

Reiiccmcr, and the pcacef~ll charticier of his reign. I will 

give Tlicc tho Gc~ltilcs fin Thy inheritance, ant1 tl~o utmost 

parts of the earth for Thy possession. In His days shdl 

justict? spring up, and tlthc abu~ldance of pt:ace,"' 

3. Ile secs, in his proyhctic visions, thc Etbiopims falling 

clown before the great Ruler, the Prince of Pence, ant1 beholtls 

His eilcinies prostrate at His feet. He secs the kings of 

Thersi~ anti of the Islsnds oflering I-Iim prescntn ; tllc 1ci1.1gs 

of the Ai-abians and of S:tl,n bringing Him gifts. 1Ie Iorctells 

tIla f~~turo crucifixion, with all the sorrowful scei~cs :md circuistxlzces 

: "They have picrced my hands :tnd my feet, 

thcy have numbcred all my bones ." 

4. T11e gall and vinegar that were prescntecl to the Dirine 

vicli~n suffering and (lying on the cross; tlre lnnce that 

picrccd His most encrotl Iiunrt; tllc nails lhnt held IIi111 fastened 

to the cross ; all thcscl ul+c ine~ltioned by Dnvjd in 11is 

psdrn~. Death overcumc, thc gravo robber1 of its prey, the 

earthquake thnt rent .the ~*oc:lis of Cillvary, ~ tthe l glory of 

tlie resurrection, rnc1.e all xntl each familiar to the mind of 

tl~e ropzl prophet. 

5. Hc sees in the distant future the brightness of t l ascell- ~ 

sion. He calls upon thc eternal gates to be liftcd up, that the 

trimnphsnt Conqueror of sin and death may ttnks possession 

of 1Iis everlasting Bronc in henven. Dnvid, the progenitor, 

or f'orcf;~ilicr of Jesus Christ,, ~vho is hinlself cal.llctl t11o Son 

of Dnviil, was a figure of the Rcdeemcr by the place of his 

birth, Hethlehcm, by the obscul.itj~ 

:t11cl lowliacss of his eady 

years, by the victories ho obtained over the cllelllics of the 

people of God, a11d also I)y his twofold character of king and 

prophct.

REVOLT AND pdNISHnrleXT OF ABBALOaf. 

QUESTIONS. 

129 

1. Whnt did Dsvjd do in hor~or of tho Mont IIigh? How did he 

collduct himself 7 What did tlia Lord, therefore, do P lI'11:~t did 110 

promise David? 2. f ith what did IIe, furthcrm~re, endow him? 

What cioes David esprcss in lofty and soblixne Isngunge? 7Vhnt 

does hc foreel~ow? 3. What does he me in his prophelic 1.isions7 

What id 1il;ewi~e forewen by David? 4. What are all mcrltioncci 

by David in hia psalms? What arc all and each fkmiliar to tl~o 

nlind of the royni propllet? 6. Wlmt does hc see in tho distnilt 

hitore? Of 1~1io~n ans Uarid the progenitor? Who is called the 

Son of Dnvid P C)f whom was Ilarrid a figulnc'l Why wne 110 a figuro 

of Christ? 

CHAPTER LVI. 

I-lnve mercy on me, 0 God, according b Thy great tuarcy, and xi:cording 

Lo the multitado of 'I'hy tentler lnernic~ blot 

o~it my ini111iity.-l's. 50, l, 8. 

VEN David was not snEciently on his guard against 

E temptations. IIc unhappily fell into lao grievous 

sins. Ha tool< to liimsclf Bethsnbeo, tlic! wife of Urias, 0110 

nf his captains, and in oxder to co~~eeel llis crime he caused 

Uriss himself to be slain by cxposing him for that lpurposo 

iu the front of the battle. The Lord mnt the prophet Natlmn 

to reprosch Dsvid with his do~11)lc crirne. Dnvid, 

filled with contrition, confessed his fault and aslrcd pardon 

of the Lord. IIc then composed tllc seven peaitcutial ~)snlm,r, 

which cver sincc have bccn thc conaolation of all truly penititlit 

sinners. 

2. The Lord seeing kho sorrow of David, ordered h'athan 

to tell liitn that his sill was forgivc~~, but that, ncvertlleless, 

he ~uust uildergo lrlarly temporal punishments, n11d tht tho 

child that was about to be born to him slioulrl ciic. IIa~id, 

hunlbli~lg himself before God, willingly scccptcd this and 

Rcnrrsrrn, Bihle Eist. 9

I 20 HISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAMEET, 

many other punishmrnta jnflictccl npon him, and addcrl, on 

his own part, the ir~ost eevcre pcmi~nce in expiation of his sins. 

3. The illost terrilrlc chnstiscincnt inllicted on Daricl II~M 

thc ingrstit.11dc of his son Absalom. Kou? Ahbsnloin was enciowcd 

with rare beauty of person, so that from the top of 

his lwad to tlic sole of his foot illere wag 110 blemish in him. 

His hair ur\rau long find vc!l5y I.)anutif~~l, A~ld DavicI gave Absalom 

a princely rcti1111c of chariots and horsemen, and n 

guard of yo~ulg mcn to nccompnny him cvcry;vhere. 

4. Absalom was wont to rise ci~l-ly ill thc morning and 

rjtnnrI at the gate of the p:il:~cc, niid when any man presented 

himsc1f to ask just.icc of thc king, hc kindly inquired whxt 

conlplaint hc hacl to mnltc, rind on hcnring it always replied : 

" Thy words seem goocl aucl just to 111~ ; but thcre is no one 

appointed by tlir: Icing to 11oar tliy cause." In this mnnncr 

he inade friends for I~i~nsclf :lrnoilg the people, by ~vrongfully 

blaming his f~tller. 

5. Somctimes Ile would cscluim in thc hcaring of thrse 

people : 0 that t11r:y ~~olilll ~liiiliu inc judgc ovcr the lancl, 

that all who have busincss mig11E collie to me, that I mig1:ht 

do them justice." Morcovcr wlzcn nny man came to snlnte 

him, he put forth liis hnncl, ailcl toolr him niid kissed him. 

Thus he enticed the liearts of tllc 111cu of Israel. 

G. When he tl~ought lia Lad gained ovcr all the men of 

Israel to his side, hc askctl liis B~tlicr to let him go to Hcbron 

in filfillment of a vow. Ihvitl, suspecting no evil, a1lo~irc:d 

his so11 to dcpart. And wlrcn Afisolorn had reachccl Helnron 

he sent messcngt:rs to all t11c tribes of Ismel, tclling them 

that when they hcmrl tlle sound of a tr~unpet, they shouId 

say : "Absalom reigncth ill IIebron." Anrl it came to pass 

that nnlnlly of the people, not knoiving his trcache=y, followed , 

Absalom. 

7. When David heard of Absdom's revolt he determined 

to leave tl~c city, lest tho aitizcna dlould suflcr on liis account. 

And hz~~ing lcft the city with his :~ttendants, hc canle to tl~o 

brook Cedron, lliv feet bare and hie head veilcd. And cross-

REVOLT AND PUh7SIIhIlCKT OF ABSALON. 131 

ii~g the broolr, hs came to Mount Olivct, where he wept for 

the guilt of his ulmat~~ral son, aiirl for his own sins. And 01.1 

the sitlc of Mount Olivet hr! was met by a man 1la111ecl Somci, 

of the fanlily of Sa111~ who threw 6tont:s and earth at Ilavicl, 

ancl cursed him: " Como out, come out, thou Inan of 

blood." 

8. Abisai, full of wrath, cried out : " Why shouId this dcnd 

dog curse my lorcl, the Icing ? I will go and cut off his hcd." 

But Daritl ni~smered : Behold, nly onVn son seeketh my life; 

how much rnore one of the honsc of Snnl. Perhaps the Lord 

m:y loolc upon my amiction rind rer~der mc good for t11c 

cursing of this day.?' He saw the 11aail of God in this nt!w 

trial. 

9. Ab~lalorn having resolved to destroy navid ,and hi^ army, 

went in G~rsuit of them. Dnrid, ho~vcvcr, reviewed his men 

ant1 plncccl brnvc c:~ptains in comrnni.rt1, and allid that he 

nonlcl himself mr~rch at their 11o:ul. Uut this his n~cn would 

not pennit, snying thnt if tern tho~lsnncl of them fcll in battle 

they 1~oulr1 not despair; but thnt if he perishcd, all was lost. 

10. Tllc Icing relnniaed, thcrefora, in the city of Mal~:~nnim, 

but he cornmrtntleci Joab and his other officers, saying : 

[' Spare ~rie the boy Absdom." Tllo batlle was fought in tile 

rnidst of n grcnt wood, 2nd ~fbsaloni's :trmy lvns cut to 11iecc:s. 

He himself fieil, but he co~~lil not eucalle fro111 diviiie justice, 

wl~ich pursues the wiclrcd wherever tl~cy go. Having mountetl 

a mule, he erltlenvorcd to escape through the fol+cst, but 

his long hair having bceon~e cntanglcd in a tree, he remained 

Isaaging frorn the branch, while his mule passed 01.1. 

11. Ancl word was brought to Joab, general of the king's 

army. Jo:~l), taking three javeli~~s, mcnt to thc pInce whcrd 

AbsnIom was hanging from thq tree, :ult'l with liis jnveliils 

picrccd tho ungrateful, unnatural heart of the king's son. 

Absalom still breathed and stn~~led for life, who11 some of 

Joab's soldiers, rr~nning np, dc~v him with their swords. 

They then took Absalom7s body, and casting it into a deep 

pit in the forest, piled over it a largo heap of stones. 

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139 IIISTORY OF THE OLD TEEITAMENT. 

12, A herald was sent to David with news of Absalom7s 

defeat. David, with the anxiety of n loving father, axkcd : 

" Is Absalom s:lfe ? " \Vhcn told that Absalom was dcnd tlla 

king rerused all comfort, and going up into n high ccl.~atnber, 

mourned his ungrateful son for many days. 4LAbsalom, niy 

son 1 " he cried, '' my son Absslom, who rvould grant me 

that I might die for thee, Absalom my son, my son Absalom !" 

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13. The people of Jerusalem, hcaring of David'~ victory, 

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him, md carried 

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his cyossing tho 

brook Ccdroti in 

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, tion, in his ascent of 

Mour~t Olivet, in his 

paticnt forbearance 

when outraged and 

FUE ~~IC.~,I'II OP ADSALOM. insulted by Semei, 

and his triumpl~ant entry into Jerusdcm, presents a vcry 

strilcing figure of Ch~ist. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Into what did David unhappily fall? What mere theso sins? 

Whom did the Lorcl eend to reproach him for his sins 7 What did 

David do? 2. Whnt did the Lord, seeing Dnvid's sorrow for hie sins, 

order Nathan to tell him? What did U~vili do, humbling fiilnsclf 

bcforc God? What did ha then compose 7 3. What \\.as tlro most 

terrible cbnstiscrucnt indictcd on Darid? With what wns Abealom 

endowed? \Vlint did David give dhaaloui? 4. What was Abealoln 

1vo11t to do? 6. What would hc somctimcs exclaim in the hearing of 

these people? 6. IYhen Abaalorn Ihought he had gained all the 

men of Isrnel, what did he ss~: his father to let him do? What did 

Absnlorn do when he reached Hel-rron? 7. When Uavid heard of 

Absalom'a revolt, what did 110 determine to do ? Whnt broolr did 

lie cross? Whcrc did he come to 7 By whom wae he met there? 

8. What did Abi~ai ask permission to do? What did Dnvid tell 

Abisui 'i 0. What clid Abealom do, having reaolved to destroy Ilavid

and his army '? ltThat (lid Da~rid say he tivould do? What clid hie 

Illan say ? 18. Wllst did Il~e king command Joab and his oflicers to 

do ? What happened to Absa1olom's army? What happened to him- 

#elf? 11. TV'I1at did Toztb do whcii vord JV\'~B brought to hitn? 

\Vl~at was ilollo wjth AbesIom's body 7 12. IYl~nt did David ask 

when he heard of Absalom's defeat? What did 11e do when told 

that Ab~alom nrns dead? l$. What clid the ~jeoplc of Jerurralem do 

wlten they hcnrtl of David's victory 3 In what ci~.cumstnncee uf 

his life does Uavid present a very et~ilring figure uf Chriat? 

CHAPTER LVII. 

Precious in the sight; of the Lord is tlre dcatli of I-lie sainte. 

-PS. 115, 15. 

AVID was thirty years 015 ~vhelz he ast:cncledthc throne 

D of Israel, and ilo rcigncd forty )-cars in honur and 

glory. l\%en thc tiinc of his dcat.tIi tlrcw nonr, hc gathcrcci 

togc+i,l~cr ille priilces of Isrtcl, aircl told tllc111 th:lt IJC had 

itltc~~cldcd io tnild a house to the Tmd, and Iiacl prepascd all 

tllc l~latcrials for a new tc~nple ; IIU~ tlint 111~3 Lord had not 

nllorvocl lliiil to carry out Hi8 pln11, because 11c had shed much 

blood in liis many battles. 

2. The I~uilding of tlla tcmple was rcserverl for Solomon, 

his son, ~vhosc Iring~loi~l sllo~~lrl bc grcnt nnil powerful if !!c 

moul (l be faithf~~l to tl~e co1nm~und1nc?11ts of God. I)nvid, 

tl-~c?rcfore, exl~orled his ~011 to scrw Coci wit11 a gond will, 

beamso the Lord sonnds the depths of hearts and pr?netratcs 

thc tl~oughts of men, IT thou secIc Him," said Dayid, 

" thou sllt~It find Him ; kut if tIiou fors:tl~c I-Tim, He will 

cast illcc off firrcver." 

3, David then gnye to his fion gold m1d silver for the resst!ls 

of the tsa~~ctuary, together with the p1:m of the tcn~ple 

ni~d its ~)~ccincts, and said 10 Iiim : "All tl~cso il~jngs came to 

nle written by 8 0 hnotl of tlw Lned. Act lilirt n man, take 

courage and fcar not ; for the Lord tny God will be with thee,

134 HISTORY OF TRE OLD TEST;i>llr:XT. 

nor forsake thee till thou Last finishcd tlic honso of tI~c 

Lorcl." Tbcn nddrcssing the nsuem't~lrti princes, Dnvid said : 

'' Tlie work is grcnt ; for n l~ousc is prcparctl not for m:ul, but 

for God. Nnm, if any man is willing to offcr, let bin1 f l1 his 

hand to-clay, and offer what 11c plensctli tn the Lorcl." And 

the prince8 aid tbc people joyfully brought thcir gifts for the 

temple of the Lord. 

4. And Dnvid, rejoicing, cxclaimcci : Blossctl art Thou, 

0 Lord, the God of Israel, our Fatl~er from eternity to eternity. 

All things rtreThine, and mc have given Thcc what 

\VC rcccivc(1 of Thy Iiand. O Lord, 1;ccp forever this mill of 

lhcir hcnrt, and Ict this rni~ld remain al~vays for the worsl~ip 

of Thee ; ancl give to Solomon, luy son, ;t perfect hcart, 

thnt hc ntny l~c.c?p Thy commnnrlrncats." Having thus 

spoken, Uavid slept in peace. He was buried in Sion. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Huw old wafj Tlavid rrlicn lie nsccr~dcd the throne of Israel? 

How long diti ko rcigii ? ITIlat did lie do wllc~l liis dcnth drew nenr? 

JVIlnt ditl Ilc tell tlie ~~rincos 

i~ig of tlto lclnplc ~cscrved? 1Vl1;tt did Ilavid clhort his 6011 to do? 

I\'lry so? 3. \Vllut clitl Uavicl then give to 11is sr111 ? \\:hat did hc 

8ay to lriill P IIOW clid Ilarid it~ltlrc~~ 111(: ns6cn1bly? 4. l\'llai, did 

Ihvid, rc%joici~ig, say ? Having thns sliokcn, what follorved ? 

of Israel ? 2. For \17110111 H.:IS the br~iltl- 

CHAPTER LVIII. 

Soloarods P~aj1eu.--jyis WiscJowt, 

To fkar God ia tlrc f1111iass ol wisdom, nnd fult~ess is from the 

fruits thereof.--Ecclus. 1, BC. 

FTER tlla death of Dsvicl, Solonloi~ nsceilclcd the 

of Dmicl, his fxt.hcr. Tllc Lord n-pl>c!nrecl to 1:im in n dreztn 

by night., r ~~tcl t(1li1 him {.o %+:l: any fi~.vor lie wishcd, nntl that 

it mo~~ld bc grs~lted. Solorlion ulswercd: "0 Lorc1 God,

Thou hast made Thy servant king instead of David, my f3f,her, 

and I aln but a child. Give, thcrcfore, to Thy servant an 

undcrslaniling heart to judge Thy peoplc, and discern between 

good n~ld evil." 

2. The Lord r~~ns pleasccl with his petition, and IIe said to 

him: Bccause thou hnst aslretl this thing, and hast not 

askod for thyself long lifc, nor riches, nor the lives of thy 

enemics, but bast asked for thyself wisdom to discern ji~clgment, 

behold ! I have done for thee accordi~lg to thy words, 

and have given thcc a wise and understanding heart, insomuch 

that thcre hnth been no one like thee beforo thee, nor 

shall arisc ofter thee. 

3. Yen, nrld the things, also, whit:l~ tllou didst not ask, I 

ha~e givca the : I-ichcs and glory, so that no o11c 1latl1 bbeen 

like thee among tl~c kings in all days beretoforc. And if

136 XIISTORY OF THE OLD TEBTAMENT. 

thon wilt walk ia My and keep My precepts anci My 

commmdmcnts, as thy fiathcr n.alHed, I will lengthen thy 

daye." And Solomon became renowned for wisdom and for 

power and glory. 

4. On one occasion two nromcn came to Solomon, asking 

1li111 to decide tllcir dis])ulc. The first woman ~airl: " We 

vere liring alone in a liouue, only ~ve two. Now, I h:td s 

child ant1 slio hacl n cl~il(l. Arid in the night, whca sl~a was 

nslccp, she overlaid llcr child nnd it diecl. 

5. *'And, rising in the dead tirrie of the night, eho took my 

child, ~vlliIo I, thy handmaid, ~vns asleep, and Ihd hcr clcad 

child in my bosom. Wlicxl I nroso in thc morning, bel.101~1, 

my child was dcnd ; but, considering hinr rllofc diligently 

when it was clcnr day, 'l found tllnt it JYZS riot wino." But 

the scconcl woman nnul\rerod : " It is not so M thou sayesti, 

but thy child is dcnd and nlirla is alive." 

G. But thc first nrolnnn insi~ted that the living child was 

hcrs, and so they disputcd before the liing. Tlieli Sololnon 

orderccl a sword to 1)c Irrouglit to him, anti ~vhcn it \\.as 

brought hc said : " Dividr! thct living child in two, nnd give 

bnlf to the onc and l~nlf to thc other." liea~ii~g this, the 

woman ~vhosc chil tl IP:~H :tli\'c, being illovcd to pity, cried out 

in terror : " I bescecl~ Olcc, 11-1~ lorcl, give licr the child alive, 

:incl do not IiiIl it." nut the otlicr said : 'l Let it bc neither 

lni~le nor thine, Lut divida itat' 

7. The11 the king commnnilt!cl f11e cliilti to bc given to her 

\v110 would rnthcr give il up to another than have it killed, 

Bno~vbe; th:~t sho must Le il~ mothcl.. Thc report of this 

j~zclgmcnt having gonc abroad, the pcoplc all feared tlic king, 

ancl lrnerr that thc wisdom of Clod ~v:tu in him. Row neccssnry 

it is that kings ~ I ~ Lritlcrfi Z should cxmlinc all cases 

brol~ght before tl~em $1 a epirit of justice and of wisdom 1 

QUESTIONS. 

I. rlftcr the tlcxth of l)ni*id, who nsrcntled thc throne? IVho sppared 

60 him in :I drea~n? IYl~at did l110 Lord tell him in that 

dream? Wfiatdicl Bololuon azls~ver? 2. Was the Lord plemed witb

his petitioll? \That did thc Lord say? 3. For what did Solomon 

becolno renolvned? 4. Who came 011 one occasion to Solomon, asliin:: 

liim to decide n ilispufo? Khnt did tho first wornall my? 5. 

IV11st other circumstance did the first womtLn relstc'l What did 

the ~econd woman answer? 0. 7T7hnt (lid the first ~voman still insist? 

What clid Solomon order? IVl~at did thc wornnn, \vhoso 

chilrl ~vis alive, cry out in toxror? l\rl~at did the othcr say? 7. 

Wl~atdidtl~elringtl~c~~cammnndP tVhcntlisreportof this judg 

ment went nbroad, whatwas the result 'l 

CHAPTER L'XX. 

The Bzlildif~g 072d Cojz.icc~~atio~~ of the Te?izpZe. 

IT~JI* lovely are T11y tirbenlaclcs, 0 Lord of I-losts.--PS. Q, .?. 

N thc fonrth year of his reign Solomon bcgan to build thc 

I temple of the Lord on Haunt Moria, in Jen~sdem. Ile 

lied ten tl~onsand lnen employcd cutting ccdnrs on Mount 

Lcbnnon. Seventy lllousand wcro engaged in cnnying the 

materials to illc ~ite of the temple. Eig11t.y tllo~zaa~lct ~vcrc 

11cwi~g stones, whila tllree thousalid threc hundrccl were employctl 

ns overseers of tlic work. 

2. The vast il~~nibcr of pcrsonu cniploycil corrcsl~c~ntlccl with 

the gr:rndenr nncl nlngujficcnnc of tl~o houfje uf God, tlle gcncr~l 

1)1:u1 or 1vlticI1 r~ss that of tl~c t~1)cnlarlc. In othcr ret;pccts, 

howcvcr, tllc tnl~en~:iclc co~11iI not l)c ccrmpnre(1 ~vith 

i!~c tcinplc, wliich was sixty cubits long, tmcnty cubits wide, 

ancl t11irt.y cul)its high. Thc house ~r~as built of stoncs, 

lle~vcd and made rcady, so that rvhen it was in builtling, 

neither llnrnincr nor ally iron tnnl was hcard. Then tl~cre 

lvcrc, besiclcs, pnrcllcs and gallcrics run~iing all arouni! it, 

:~nd trvo largo courts for tlio priests 2nd tlic ycoplc. 

3. The porch bcforo tl~c ternplc rvas twenty cubits in le~zgtl~ 

and tcn ellbits in brcntltl~, The inner ~valls werc lined ~v-vilh 

plal~lrs of cctl:lr, on which rvorc c:~rvcd chcrubinl ar~d p:htrces 

allcl tlivcrs bloomill!: flolrcrs, a11 stancling out, :is it 

wcrc, from tllo ~vnll, g0 sl;iIlft111~* wore tl~ry carvctl. All tl~c 

furnilurc, includii~g tun table8 nlld ton cnndlosticks, wcre of

the purest gold. The walls and floor of the IIoly of XIolios 

were covered with plates of fine gold, fnste~led by nails of 

gold. 

4. When, after seven years, Solomon hnd fini~hed the temple, 

he asseml)led all the ancients of Israel, with the priilccs 

of the tribes, to carry tl~c Ark of the Covenatlt in triumph to 

the temple. And all the pcoplernarched before the ark in an 

ecstasy of joy md religious fcrvor, making peuce-offerings to 

thc Lord at every step they took. The Levitcs played on 

the harp and cymbal and many ot,her instruments of music, 

while s hundred and twenty priests aounclcd the trumpet. 

5. And the mnltit~tde gang in one gr:~nnd chorus : " Pmise 

the Lord, for Hc is good, l~tld Iris IUCICY enclureth forcvcr." 

Tlic~l the ark llnvillg arri\?cd ;I& tlw @&CS of the templc, oilly 

the priests who carricil it el~hrud in, imd they brought it to

RUTLDIX'O AED CONSECRATION OF TIIE TEMPLE. 139 

the Holy of Holies, nncl the cherubim shntlcd it with their 

wings. And the mnjcsty of God, in thc form of a. clo~d, 

filled the te~uplc, so tlirzt the priest could not stand to ministcr, 

becnuso of the dmrling glory thereof. 

B. Then Solomot~, arrayed in his richest robes, fell on his 

lrnces before the alkir of holocn~ists, and strctcl~ing out his 

hands, he said: Lord God of Israel, tl~cro is no God Iikc 

TIicc in heavcn or on earth. If heaven and the heaven of 

hcavens cnlinot contain Thee, how n~uch less this house, 

which I havc built l 0 Lord zny Cod, hear the hymn and 

the prayer wliich Thy fiervant prnycth 11cfore Thee this day, 

that Thy eyes may be open upon this house night arid day, 

that Thou mayest hcarkcn to the prayer n*l~icll Thy scr~rent 

yriyeth in this place to Thee. Rlnpcst Tl~ou llearkcll to Thy 

people whcn they pray in this place. Mayest Thou bear 

them and ehom them rncrcy.)' 

7. Solomon's prapcr Bcing endctl, fire fell from heaven and 

consumcd the holocn~lst. Seeing this, thc Israelites fell prostrate 

on the ground and adored the great God of I~eavcn, wllo 

wronglit s~lch wondcrs bcfore tlicni, ailcl tl~cy ~rrent away 

praising IIis awful name. The Lord appcarcd a eccond time 

to Solomon, ancl said : " 1 11sve 11~qrd thy pmyer, nnrl I have 

cjnncti ficd this honsc which tllou hast built ; and Rly cyos and 

My lieart sh:~ll bc nltvays tlicre." 

8. With 1111 il~ grtti~daur and ~i~:~gtlificellcc, Solon~on's tc:mplc 

mns but n hint image of our tcinplea in which Jcsus 

Christ, true God a11d true nian, dwolls under tlle appc!ornncc 

of bread, pouring out upon us his most abuadmt gaccs. 

QUESTIONS. 

l. What did 8olornon begin to do in the fonrth year of hia reign? 

Where did he build the telnple? How Inany thousand Inell hnrl he 

e~tlployed cuttingon Mount Lebanon? Horv rnany were engaged in 

carrying the materials to the site of the temple? How many men 

wow hewing to no^? IIolr marly OVCYECCr8 were there? 2. What 

waB the genernl plan of tlie tcmpls? IIow lor~g waa the tolaple? 

How wide'? How high ? What were there beeidea? 3. With what

were the inrlcr wnlls lir~ed? 1Vliat wore carrcd on tl~rrm'? With 

what were the walls and ihor of tlie Holy or Holie~ cuvercd'l 4. 

What did Solomon do ~vlicn, after Aevcn years, 11e had finished tllu 

temple 7 What did tllo people (107 WJirrt did tha Lcvite~ do? and 

the pricets? 6, J\'h.zt did tllc whnlc multitude sing in chorue? 

What was dono when tllc ni,lr t~rrirod at the gates of the temple? 

Where did they I~lncc tl~c ark? ISlmt then filled tliu temple? 8, 

What did Solomon then tlo P What did he Ray 7 7. Whnt happened 

when Solnmon's prnycr w;i~ cndert? Seeing this, what did the 

Iemclifes do? Wl~at did tllaT,ortl 6aj7 toSo101nr~1l w11sn He appeared 

to him n second LimcP 8. Of wlrnt Was Solomon's temple, with all 

its grandeur and rnsgoificcnco, but a fttin t ilnagt! P 

CHAPTER LX. 

Hc that thi~~l~ctll hin~selr to stand, Ict llirn talic Lecd lesL ha fall.- 

I. Cor., 10, 12. 

~~lCSII>IM tliu Lcmplc which llc ercctwl to tlie Lord, Solo- 

- Inon built fix l~imsclf 

ccnce. IJis throno was of ivo~y, o~rerlaid wit11 tlle iincst 

gold. It ltscl six stcps, and at thc two ends of c:~dl step 

tlicrc stootl a lioii : six to tllc right ancl ~ ix to tllo left-in all, 

ttvclve lionu. 13uC tho top uf tlic throne was n)uad, and had 

a lnrgc lion, well mndc, on citlrcr side. And Solo~nun made 

t\vo l~undrcd sllields of the purest gold, and hung thern in 

his pitlace. 

2, All the vcsscls out of wllidl the Icing drank were of gold, 

ancl all tllo furniture of hix I~uuso ans lilrewise of gold. 111 

:I p:ilace of ~rrondcrful nlagi~iii- 

tlre days of Solo~ilon ihc1.c IVLLS no eilvcr; IIO account was 

made of it, bccnuse the royal floct brought from foreign coua- 

trics riches of all l~i111l8, nn(1 prceious melals in abundance. 

Solomon built scvoral now citics ; 11c ba:tulificd and strengt,hencd 

Jcrus:~Tuln, so tllnt, wi tll few CXC(-~~~OI~Y, it surp'~~;~ss 

all thc citics of that time in Loauty and splendor.

3. And Solornon rcignetl from the Euphmtes' to the confines 

of Egypt, nnd he nss nt pence r~itl~ his ~lcighbors 011 

every ~ida, :LII~ eaclz man rrckd withotrt f ~ under m his own 

vine and fig-tree. Kings from far and ncar ~showccl Solomoll 

respect, and scnt him presents. Thc queen of S:ha came 

herself from her fi~r-clist.'i~lt land %to beholrl hia rnnbmificenr:~ 

and to bear the words of hi3 tvisdorn. When she had Bccn 

nncl heard, her spi1-i t fnilcd, nnd she said to thc king : " The 

rcport is true svhit:l~ I heard in my own country, bnt I woultl 

not bclieve. Bleasecl arc thy ficrvnnts v110 ~tanil before thee 

ant1 hear thy misdo~n." Tlins did King Solonion excced it11 

the kings of the edrtl~ in riches a11d in .rvistlorn. 

4. But glorious as was. the Incginning of Solomon'n rcign, 

its elzd was deplorable. SoIornon nras far nclvartnct?d in life 

wl~cn his heart was corrupted by str~,ngc! women; and that 

great Iring, llitl~crto so wise, bccnlne so blind and depravccl 

that, in order to please tl~cse rvornen, he ofrered itlccnse to 

f:tlse gotls, and built temples to thcm. 

5. Tlic Lord, Lcing angry, said to Solo~nnn : 'l Bccauso 

thou ]last done tl~is, and hast not ltcpt My covcnni~t nnd My 

precepls, which I. havc commanded thee, I mill divide ant1 

rend thy kingdom. Nevcrthele~s, in thy day^ I mill not do 

it fbr David, thy fitthcr's, xake ; ncitller will I talrc awn.y tlie 

whole kingdom, but 1 will give ono tribe to thy son, for the 

sillze of David, hly servant, and for thc vrlkc of Jerusalem, 

which I have chosen.?' 

G. T11cn secrct revolt md sodition arose nmong the pcoplc, 

I~ecsusc Solmnon, tblindecl as he was, had overtaxcc1 mid oppressed 

the peol~lc, to build pslaccs for tho heathen worncl1 

who had turned Iiim army from God. Things mere in this 

unhappy state when Solomon dic!d, having reipicd forty 

years ; and hc who had been a great a ~ powerful d kil~g wllilile 

he walked in the ways of Daviii his fatller, dicd without 

honor, and, perhaps, without rcpcntnncc. The sad entl of 

Solomon teaches us that &as long au me live we are U11.1le to 

'Ev~rri:a~cs (pr. U-fran-tc~!, it groat rivcr of Asia.

142 ITISTOBY OF TIII;: OLD TESTJIX~EHT. 

fall into sin, and that hcncc mc sl~ould never lose sight of tho 

fcar of God, nor ncglcct to pray for perseycmnce. Solomon 

in his prosperity is n faint figure of Christ reigning glorio~isly 

in heaven. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. beside^ the temple which hc erected to the Lord, what did Solomon 

build? Of what wncl his thronc? EIow many lions stood on 

each gtep of tt~o throi~c 1 \ITT'hnt did SoIomon makc of the gnrest 

goltl? Of what were all the vcsscls and all tho furniture of his 

housc? 2. EIom wns ~iloer considered in the days of Solorriorl? 

Why so? What did Solomon build? TVhat did kc do to Jcrnsnlem? 

3. Wllat v7ns the extent of Solomon's lringdom? W:te hu at pearo 

with his ncigl~b?rs l \\'hat clid he receive from lrings? Who cnmo 

from her clistsnt country to behold Solomon's magnificence, nxid to 

licsr his words oFir.isdorn? What did the Queen of Haba sny to Solomon? 

4. \Iras the end of Soloinon's reign as gloriou~ ns tllc beginning? 

IIow was Bolomon'e heart corrupted? \+'hat did 11c do to 

please these strnnge 1vu11ie117 5. Whnt did the Lord tell SoIonlon 

that IIe would do7 What did He promise to (10 for Dnrid's ~ a l7 i 

6. What then nrose Ettnollg llic pcoplc? I\'lly? 110~ did Wolon~on 

dic? What does the sad end of Solomon teach us ? Of whour is 

Gokomon in his prosperity a figure?

1)ecline nf the I'coplc of 1sr:lcl. 1;rorn the Time of 

1Coboam to Jestrs Cllrist. 

(962 U. C.) 

CHAPTER LX1. 

IIc tiint wall;ctIi 1vit.h the wise, gl~all be wisr!; n friend of Eools 

filial1 bccxnne liku to l;hcn~.--P,rov. 1J,2;'0. 

FTIZR t

4. Then the pcol~le, seeing thnt they l~ncl. nothing to expect 

from tl~cir new lcing, hcgm to say among tliemsclvcx tliat Iloborn 

was nothing to them. Ancl ten of the tribef;, throu-ing 

off his authority, chose for thcir king 'Jcrobonm, IV~O had 

been a servant of Solomon. Only tlio two tribes of Juds 

and Bcnjnmin remained with Roboain. Pronz that day f'ortl~ 

the peoplc of Israel were divided into two I:ingdoms, that of 

Juda and that of Israel. 

5. Jerusalem contin~~cd to be the capital of Juda, and Ss 

mnria bocnrne afterwarrls the c:tpital of Isrscl. But thc 

effects of the separation went still fartlier ; for Jcroboan~, king 

of Israel, thought within I-limself that if thol>eoplc contiiluotl 

to go up to 3erusalem to offw sacrifice to thc 1,orcl in his tcmple, 

their hcarts woulcl turn ngain to Robonrn, and the kingdom 

of 1sr:~ol mnnld surely return to the honso of DaGd. 

G. To avoid this danger he madc two golden calves, which 

he placed at the two cxtren~ities of his Iiingtlom-one at Dm, 

the other at Bethel-and told the peoplo that they should 

not go up to Jert~salem to worship, for that tthcse wero 

the gods that bad brought the111 out of Egypt. In this tvy 

he led the people into idohtry, for they rcpaired to thc 

places pointed out to them by their king ancl morshiped the 

golden calves. 

7. On the other hand, Raboam, king of Juda, who bad seen 

with grief thc defection of the ten tribcs, was all his lifc 

mi~king war on Jeroboam. This fitate of' continued warfare 

was lccpt up by their ~uc&ssors on both sicies, and more tliw 

oncc thc nid of forcip nations was called in by one or tllc 

other. In this way did those widred kings cause mucl1 sin 

nlld misery among thcir ~>cople. 

S. Even the kings of Suds soon fell into idolatry, and fhe 

people, ii)llo~ving their cxample, forgot the worship of the 

trnc Gotl, nild gave tl~cn~salves up to dl 1n:Lnncr of ~vickndncss. 

All this sin, misery, and ruin wcrc 1):irtly tllc cikcb of 

1Jmonora~ (pr. Jcr-o-bo'u).

DECLINE Oh' THE IINGI)OfiI OF ISRAlCT,. 146 

Solomon's clepartmc from the nva.ys of justice: terrible example 

of the ruin that sin brings on those who comm&it, md 

even on their childrci~ after them. 

QUESTIONS. 

X. After the death of Bolomon what did the people of Israel beseech 

Roboam, hi8 son, to do? Wi&t did Rolmam tell tliem? With 

n7houi did he then take coonsel? 2. Nrliat did thc etlcients xclriau 

the Iriag to do? Was lioboam e:ltisfied with thi~ advice? To whom 

did 11e betslte himsell'? h TVhat did tI)e young men. say?4,\i7hat 

did the people, scoing that they had ~~othing to expect from their 

new king, begin to say among the~nselves? What dill ten of tha 

tribes do? What two tribe8 rcmai~lcd with Robonm? Into what 

two ki~~gdorns were tho people of Isracl from tlt:rt day ilividcd? 

5. What city contjn~ied to be tho capital of Jndil? Whet aity was afterwarde 

that of laruel ? 71111nt otlncr sad effect citme of the scparation 

7 6. To avoid this danger, what did Jcrobonrn do ? TThcrc! 

did he place the two goldcn calves 7 What did hc tcll the people? 

7. On the other hand, what did Robonm, king of Jndn, gricvod nl 

the defection of Ihc? ten tribes, do all his life? I\'hat was kept up 

by tlleir fiilccassors on both sides P ITIiose aid did they more t1~a11 

once call in78. Who fell into idolatry 7 What did tlieir people do? 

To what did they give themselves up ? What was partly the cautle 

of all this sin and rnissry P Of what is it s terrible example? 

DECLINE OP 'THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL 

CHAPTER LXII. 

God Raises zrp Prophets.--Mirsioa of the P~ujhet Elks. 

(907 B. C.) 

The Lord is become a refuge for the poor: a helper in doe tirnc in 

tribu1ation.-Pa. 0, 10. 

N order to bring back the kings and the peoplo to better 

I sentiments, Gad rniscd up, at different times, lroly por- 

sons, who are hewn as prophets. These prnpl~ets yresclled 

penarice in a, vcry impressive manncr, and they proved thc 

truth of their divine mission by working great miracles. 

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146 HISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAhIFZT. 

2. God revenletl to them many future events. They prcdicted 

the principal circumstrli~cev of llic birth, lifc, passion, 

death and glory of the Messiah. Onc of the i~iost celebrated 

of the prophets was Elias. EIe lived in tlie reign of Aclmb, 

king of Israel. This king nras very wiclred. None of his 

predecessors llnd committctl 80 nxmy crimes as he, 

3. Hc had married :I Gentile woman ~nanlecl Jezabcl; nnd 

he had built ,z temple to 'Ranl, :uld lisd consccrated to tlio 

~crvicc of that fnlse god four huntlrctl alitl fifty priesta, mllilst 

Be had caused the priests of the Lord to bc put to death. In 

nword, his intention seelnecl to be to destroy the true religion 

entirely among the ton t.rihes. 

4. Eli:~s, clad in a rol~gh sheep-slrin, and with a staff in hia 

hand, prcscntcd hinjself hefore Adlab and said : " As the 

Lord livelll, the God of Isrscl, in ~~hclst! 6igI:ht I stnntl, tl1er.e 

shnll not be rlcrv nor 1xin these thrce pcnrs hul accortling t#o 

the words of my mouth." Acliab wmna scry augry to hear 

thcse words of lhe prophet, and socretly resolvcd to put Elias 

to death. 

5, Thcn the Lord knowing the cvil intention of the king, 

commanded Elias to go and concenl liin*~~clf near Iho brook 

Carith, in the vicinity of the Jordan. The prophet obeyed, 

and behold, the ravens bromgl~t hiin bread or flcsll every 

morning and every evening for lrlsny days ; and he drank of 

thc torrent. 

'6. Some timc after, the broolr ran dry, and the Lord commanded 

Eliss to go to Sarepta a city of the Sidoilians. X1i:ls 

went accordingly, and wllsn he drew near the gate of Uie 

city he saw a .rvornan gathering sticlrs, and he called hcr and 

said: " Give n3e n little nra.ter in 12 vessel thnt 1: Inay drink." 

7. As the woman ~ wgoing s to fetch it: he csllcd after her: 

" Bring me also a nlorscl of brcnd." File :mstverccl : " As 

the Lord thy God livetll, I have no bread, but only a, h:mdfirl 

of meal in a pot, and a little oil in a cruse ; I am gatheritig 

two sticks that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, 

thnt we may cat and dic."

DECLINE 01 TEIIB ICISCDOM or ISRARI.. 147 

8. The propllet aasurnd her s:tying : " Fcnr not ; but go and 

tXo nu thou 1i;~st said; but first m:aka far me of the same ~neal 

little hearth-cake. For thus saicl the Lord : ' Thc pot of meal 

s11:iIl not wnst,e, nor tlle crase of oil be diminished unt.il the 

day wherein the Lord mill give rain upon 6he earth.' '' 

9. The woman did as Elim had told hcr and from that day 

forth she hacl mcnlin lier 

pot ancl oil in her crusc, 

anci knew no w\.:~nt, ncither 

Elias, nor she, nor her 

son. Now, it happened 

some time after, that the 

gon of this poor wiclow of 

. Snreptsfell sick and died. 

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She snid to the propl~et : 

"What h:lvc I done to 

thee, tliou man of God? , ,I 

3Iast thou come to rric +I . -- .,D 

that my iniquilies fihould 

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be rememberetl?" There- 

upon Elim took the chilcl, and went int.0 the upper chamber 

nncl laid it upon Eiis omn bcd. Tlian he criod to tlie L,ord: 

" 0 Lord, lii~stl'ho~~ al-1~0 nmict,ed the rridotv ~r.it,h wwI-1x1 L 

nm nfter nsort maint,a,ined?" Theti hc strctchcd himself nnd 

measured Iiixnsclf three times upon the child; and the soul 

of the boy rct~tnled and he revivcd. 

10. Elias took thc child nncl broagl~t him down to his 

mother, and snid: Bcholcl, thy son liveth.'' Bull of joy 

sr~tl gratitadc the Jvomnn exclaimed : " Now by this I k ~ow 

that tllou art a man of God, and the word of the j;c.rd in 

t11y rnoulh is true." Elins, the grown man, stretching Iiim- 

BB!~ and metlsnring hilllself npou the sll~nll body of the tlcnd 

child is a figrlre of the Ilicnmation, in whicll the Son of God 

so adapted hilnself to our human nature as to become tusu 

without ceasing to be God.

QUEsTIONS. 

1. Whom dici God ~unise up at times, in nrtlar to bdng back tlie 

kings and the people to Letter ser~titrierlts'? IY11nt rlitl lhese prophet* 

~ireach P How ditl they prove the truth of thcirdi~ine znissior~? 

2. 7That did they protlict? W110 was one of the most celebrated of 

tile prophets? In n4rnt reign did Elins live P 3. What great crimes 

had the king committed? 4. Vrhst clid Miss say to dcfrnb ~r-hen 118 

preae~ited himself before him ? What did Ar11ab secretly resolve? 

6. J+'linf ditl t,l~e Lord then cornrna~~d Elias to c10 ? How ana nlias 

fed in tllc ~vildcrnesa? 6. Rortlo timc after, when tlle brook ran clry, 

whither dicl the Lord commnnd Rliss to gn7 \\'horn clid he scc ns 

he drew near the gate of the cily P What clid 11e ask the woman to 

do 7 7. I\'hst dicl tlto prophet cnll after her \vr.llcn film was going to 

fetch the ~v:~tor 7 Whnt did the woman answcr ? 8. What did the 

prophat tell Itor? IVIlnt did lie tlien aouitna~~tl her to clo? Tclljag 

her whnt ? 0. Did the wotnan obcp? What followed ? So11le tilr~e 

alter this, who fell sirlr and diecl ? \Y\.int. (lit1 tlio \voruan sap to 

Rlins ? 1VIi:~t did 1Cliti~ &I Y \Chat did he prny? Did tlie ldord 

hear hi^ prayfir 7 10. l\'llnt did the woinnn, fill1 of jog r~ntl grat,it,udo 

say to Elina ? TIow in tlte rn:rritier in which 1Clina raised the child 

to life a figure of the Tncarnntion? 

CHAPTER LXIII. 

The Snc~ifce of Elias. 

Tfro11 ul~alt fenr the Lord thy God, and shalt nerve Him 

on1 y .-Deut. G, 13. 

FTER the earl11 had remained thrce yems wtl six 

A months ~vitls,ut min or dew, the Lord spoke to Elins : 

"Go anrl show thyself lo Achab, that I rriuy give rail1 11po11 

the face of the eartll.'' The prophet ubt?yed. When Acliab 

saw him he said : " Art tllon he that tronblcst Jsl.,zel? '' The 

prophet answered: " I hnvc not troublcd Isracl, bnt thou 

and thy fntl~er's house, who 11a1~e forsaken the commi~ldmcnb 

of the Lorcl itnd h;rve followed Bnalin~.'~ 

2. " Nc17cvthcles~, scn(I nonr ant1 gatllcr unto me all Israel 

unto Mo~ult CarmeI, and the prophets of Bnal, four hmldred 

and fifty, and tlie prophcts of the groves, four hundred."

THE BAGRIFJCE OF ELIAB. 149 

Achab obeyed, being afraid to do other~visc, on account of 

the firnine that was cveryr~rhere, nnd he went himself to the 

mountain. Then Elias spoke to the people of Tsmol, saying: 

"Horn long clo you Ilnlt bct~vcen t\vo sides 7 If the Lord be 

God, follow Him; but if Rnal, then follo~v hirn.)' 

3. The peoplc feeling the justice of his reproach, made no 

answer. They Weso ashamed and afraid. EIias then added : 

I only remain a prophet of the Lord, bnt the prophets of 

Bnal are four hundrccl and fifty mcn. Tlct two bullocks be 

given us ; ancl let tl~om choose ono bulloclr. for themsclves, 

and cut it in pieces, but put no fire uncler ; and I will dress 

the other bullock, arid lay it on wood, ancl put no fire 

mldcr it. 

4. Call ye on the nanles of your gods, and I will call on 

the ]lame of 111~ Lord, and thc God thd sllnll ansrvcr by fire, 

lct Hirn be the God." A11 tl~cr, pcople n.i~sacreci: "A very 

gooil proposal." Thcn thct priests of Dnn.1, clad in their 

richest garments and cromncd with la;urel, t.001~ a11 ox, and 

crlelv him. 

5. Then they e~*cctccl an altar, plnced tllc dencl ox upon it, 

:uld danced arounci it crying out: '' Dnnl, hear us." This 

tllcjr did from lrinrning until noon, I)ut no fire cainc to consulne 

t11cir sacrifice. Thcn Elias, 1110cking tllcm, cdlcd out: 

Cry with n Iot~der voice; for he is n god, nnd perhaps he is 

talliing with somc one, or on a journey, or is asleep and 

must ba nwalced." 

G. Then thcy began to cry loudcr than ever, hacking their 

bodies with knives, as they were nccustomed to do, uutil 

they were covcred with blood. Tliis they liept up till evening, 

but 3.11 in vain. Then Elias told tl~n l>eoplo to come to 

I~im. And hc erected an altar to thc Lord; took twelve 

stones, and laid the woo~l in ordcr IIPOII thcrn, then placed 

the ox, which had been cut in piecos, upon the mood: 

7. Re then ~wu~ecl water upon the victim till it ran dolyn. 

on evcry nnd filled the trcncll nround the altnr. Thie 

being done, he craid: " 0 Lord God, sI~orv this day that Thou

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IIISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.' 

art tl~c God of Israel, and I, Thy servant, and t11ht according 

to Thy cnmmandment, I 11nve done all these tllings. Hear 

me, 0 Lord, hear mc ; that this people lnay learn that Thou 

art the Lord God, ancl that Thou hnst turned their hearts 

agriin." 

8. Tlmt ingiant fire came down from heaven and consumed 

the holocn-ust, the woad, the stones, m1d thc nlctter in 

ELIAS OFFERING SACRIFICE. 

the trench. The people having-witncsscd this prodigy, feIl 

on their faces, exclniming : '' Tbe I~rcl He is God ! The 

Lord He is God ! 7' And thc prophet, retiring fro111 the multi- 

tuclc, went up alone to the top of thct mountain, where ho 

pro~trated himseXf before the Lord in praise ancl thanks- 

giving. 

9. Then he besought tlio Lord 60 rofrrsh the earth with 

water. And bellr~ld, a little cloud arosc from the sea, 110 big-

W' 1CIiEl)hTESS OF ACHAR AND JEZABEL, ETC. 151 

gcr than t.hc foot of n mall, ancl iL hpread itself gradually over 

the I~~n\~ens, :~11(3. rain fell in abu~itlnnce, Thc land of I~rstel, 

euff(?ring froin the long drought, was a figure of the great 

spiritual droug1:llt from ~11ir:h the whole world ~uffered before 

Ule co~ning of Christ. 13lins bidding the henvcns to rain, waa 

a figure of Christ opening the fuuntdns of grace to a perishing 

world. 

10. Thc rain itself, t\fl~ich gave n new Tifc to t.he earth, is a 

Qype of the grace of God which rcnews the ~oul of thc converted 

sinncr. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. What did the Lord 8nj7 to Xlins nfter the earth had remained 

three gears nild six monlhn ~vi thout rain ? What did Acl.ab :,sap 

w11e1~ he saw IIlizis? \That did the prophet answer? 2. Whnt did 

Achnb rlo ? Whnt tlid Elir~a say to tl~o people of Isrrtcl? What did 

Rliris arid ? 3 and 4. Were the people satisliotl with his proposnl? 

5. W hit ditl the priests of Blud then do 7 J\'hnt dicl they 

cry out? Did lirc come 10 coztsume thcir szcrilir:e '/ \Vliat did Elias, 

11~ocl;ing tlwtn, call out? ti. What did the priests of Haal then do? 

\\'lint did Klins then do? 7. This bcing done, what did thc yropllet 

~:LJ', raising his llancls n~id eye8 to heaven? 8. Whnt came down 

iilstnntly from l~cave~l? What clid tile people exclaim, falling on 

their faces? Wkithcr (lid the p~opllct retire? N711at clid he do 

illcm S 9. \irllr~t did ~ Ibeseccli C fha Lord to do? What hapl~ened 

tllcn? Of w11nt was tilt! lrtnd of Jfirncl, snEi:ri~~g fro111 tlio long 

drongllt a figure? Of a'l~om ~vss Eli~n :L figure! 10. Of what wag 

the rain that gave new life to the earlh R tpl-re ? 

CHAPTER LXIV. 

The I,nrd Thy God hatet11 all irrj11stice.-Iht. 25, l(;. 

xHAB had a palace at Jczml~el, 

and near it was a vine- 

y:~rcl owned by n mnn 11a11icd Nabotll. Achab, cow 

eting the vincpzrd, saicl one daj7 to Naboth : Give me thy 

vineyard, thczt I nrlty rnake me garden, and I will give thee

152 HISTORY OF TEE OLD TESTAMEAT. 

a better vineyard, or I mill give thee the worth of it in money." 

Nabot11 nnswered him: " The Lord be merciful to me, 

nncl not Icl me give thee the inhc~.itnncc of my fathers.!' For 

tlio 1;tw of hloscs forl~acic the soil to sell 1E1e property wllich 

he l~ntl ilihcritecl frfrorn his f(oref:itliurs. 

2. The king was no tronblcd bccmse he coulcl not 11nvc the 

vinoyard tlmt hc could neither eat nor slccp. Sezabel, his 

queen, perceiving this, inquirod the cause of liis sadness nnd 

his fretting. Tlle Iring hn~~ing cx1)laintnd the cmsc, Jezabel 

mockingly said : " Thou arl of grcat nat.hority, indccd, rind 

govcniest well the 1ti11gdom of Israel I Arise, rind cat brcnd, 

:uid be oPgood clleer: I will give thee the vineyard of K* 

both the Jcxrnhclite." 

3. She the11 wrote lctters in the king't3 name to tile cIlief 

illell of ill(? city, men ~ ho~ii she knew to be wickeri lilrc herself, 

rcqucsting the111 to fiurl somo men who \voulcl ~vron~f~ 

accuse n'ixbotl-1. These mcn were e:isily found, ancl they bore 

falsc mitncss ng:~inst Nnballi, saying that he Iiacl I1:tspIzcmcd 

Gocl and the king. And on thcir testinlolly Nabuth rvas coniIei~~ne,cI, 

t:tlreli out of thc city, ancl stoncxl to dcrtth. 

4. Jcrnlscl, being informed of h'nbath's death, went urld 

told lier husband tllnt he might now tlre tl~e viiirpnrd, as 

h-aboth was dend. Ancl Achab took the vineyard. 'l'hcn the 

Lord coinma~~clcd Eliarj to go to Achah, to rcproach him 111illi 

his crime, :u~d to tell 11in-1 that thc dogs mo~lld lick up llitz 

own blood on the very spot on which Kabotll was slain, and 

that the queeu wonld be dcvourcd by dogs in .the snnlc field. 

This prediction Ivns literally f~~lfilled. 

6. 'l'hrcc years after, Achab W;W 1110rtally wouri(Xed in a 

l~attlu -\rit]l the Syrians; nncl mhcn thc chnlaiot in which hc 

rrreived tllc f:~ta,l wound was being wnshod, nfter his dcatll, 

thc dogs canie allcl liclrcd up the blood. 

G. Sollie time nfter, ~vllell Jebn was Iring, hc went to Sczra- 

11~1. Allcl wher~ Jeznbcl heard oi his coming she drc~secl hcrkclf 

in her yicl~cqt np~):~rel. SIN pnintecl her face ancl adortled 

head, and stood ut n, window of her aalsce. Jehu, gee-

THE PltOPHET ELISEUS CHOSEN TO BUCClED ELIAS. 153 

irlg hcr at tIlc trinclo~v, ordercd her servants to cnst her donrn. 

They did so, arid the walls werc rjl~rir~klcd wit11 hcr blood, 

and thc hoovcs of the horscs trod upon her, nnd the dogs 

came and file her fle~li, Afler Jchu hacl dinecl he ordered 

Jexubcl to bo buried, but only her head, feet xld ha~lds remained. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Wlio had x vineyarrl near Achab's palace at Je~raliel ? What 

did Acll:ib, colleting the vineyard, say one day to Nnbotli? What 

did Nt~both answer Iliru? 2. Why was tile Ling 60 troubled that he 

could ~leitller cnt nor sleep ? Whai (lid Jwnbel, big queen, mockillply 

sag? 3. ITht did she then do? Rhnt did thcse men say 

against Nabotll ? 'IVl~ttt was dune to Sabot11 ? 4. NTliat did 3exabe1, 

being iliformcd oENaboth'e dcsth, kll hct hnsbzncl.? What did the 

Lord thcn command Elias to do? What wax he to telI the Iii1lg7 

Was lhis predictio~l f~~lfillcd? 5. Flow jras it fr~lfillcd? 6. Some 

time nfter, whcn Jeha \me Idng, wlierc did lie go? When Jembcl 

l~enrrl of his corning, \\.hat ditl he do P What (lid Jchu, seeing her 

at the window, order hcr servnnta to do? What followed? 

CHAPTER LXV. 

T one time Elias, being persecuted by Jeznbel, fled into 

A tho desert. He rvos wry sad, and desirod to die, for 

he thought all t11c Isr~elit,cs had fallen into idolatry. Being 

fatigued, he cast hirnsclf down and slept in the ~1;hadorn of a 

juniper trec ; and Lohold, an angel of the Lord touchccl him 

and said : "Arise, cr~t; for thou hnst yet n great way to go." 

EIias looked, and swi- at his head rt hcarl.11-cake nnd n vessel 

of water. IIo ayose, at.c and tlmnk, nncl +~xllied irl the 

strength of that food forty days and forty nights, until he 

came to the rnount of God, Eoreb.

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l1lSTORY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. 

2. Then the Lord appeared to him amidst tho wl~istling of 

a gentle wind, consoled him and said : '' Retur~l and anoint 

Eliseusl to be prophet in thy room, and I will leave me 

seven tl~ousand men ~vhose knces have not bowed before 

Baal." Elias departed, anti found Eliseus ploughing wit11 

oxen. I-Ie cast his mantle upon him, and Zliseus forthwith. 

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left the oxen and tllc plo~v, followcd IElias and ministcrcd to 

him. 

3. But thc tin~e came nvhen the Lord wished to take Elias 

from the earth. The spirit of God led him to the Jordan, 

and Eliscus accompanied him. Eljas toolr his mantle, folded 

it together, and rtrucli the waters ; t11c waters divided, and 

both passed over on dry ground. As they walked on, there 

appeared n, ficrg cl~ariot, with horses. Elins was taken up 

ELISEU~ (pr. E-liz'-c-ue).

dive to l~eaven. Eliscus saw hirn, ailcl cricd : c' My Iitther ! 

My father ! )' IYhcn he saw Elins no longer, bc rciit hi6 gar- 

~nents in grief; then, taking the ma,i~tle ~vhiel~ Elias had 

droppecl, hc ~yent bsclc and etnlcl; with it t,Iie waters of tlie 

Jordan. Thcy were divided, and 1i:liseus passed over. TIic 

otl~er disciples of Elia.s, seeing this, said : '' The spirit of 

Elias Iinth rcsteci upon Eliscus." And coming to rnect birn, 

they rvors11i~)pecl him, falling to t,he g]-rrund. 

4. Aft,er Rlim 1i:~tllsaen talrcn up into heaven, Eliseus arose 

and exhorted thc lsraelitcs to remain f:~iihful to the Lord. 

G.otl n.lso fi~vorecl llirn wiB tho gift of rnirscles. Wlie~l he 

c:me to Jericlio, tlie rncn of the city said to him : " Thc silut~tion 

of this city is very good, but the waters arc! very bad." 

Eliseus ans~vered : " Bring rile a new vt!sscl, ard put s;dt in- 

to it." WJlcn they hnri brought it lie mcnt out to llle spring, 

cast thc sdt into it, and the ~vattters were healed. 

6. 011e day, when Eliseus was going up lo Ilcthcl, where 

tile golden calf IV:LS worsliippcd, 8ome boys came out of thc 

city and moclrccl lii~n, saying : Go up, thou bnld I~cad." 

Xliseus, kno~ui~~g that in dishonoring 11i1n they Sisho~iorctl 

Gt-od, tmnecl bncIr arlrl wrsed thcm ia the 1i:Lme of tlic 

Lortl. 1n11nt:cIiately two bears came ont of l,l~e wood that was 

nonr by, and killr!cl f0rt.j~-two of ll~c hop. 

G. So~ne time aiter, JClise~~a LXPC~ of leprosy, ia n rniractllorls 

InsIlnar, Knlmnlm, general of t11c Syria11 anuy, a rich 

ant1 valiant man. The wjfc of Nnnmati 11ad in hcr serrice a 

young 1-sraelite girl who bad hcen carried ofl' into Syrit~ by 

ro1)hers. Tliifi nlniclen thcil said one dny to hcr 1~1ist~es.s : 

'l I wish my rilastcr 1i:ujl been ~vitl-i thc prophet that is in 

Sainarin. He mould ccrlainl y ha~rc healed him of the loprosy." 

When Nunman lieard this h(? sct out for Samnrin 

will1 horses xtlc1 clla~*iots. 

7. Whcn Naaman reached the prophel's dwelling he sent a 

rntksscnger to let him 1c:lu~v c~f his coming, mid wily IIC had 

come. Eliseus scnt l-lim ~rclrcl t,o bath seven ti~nes in the 

Jordm, and 110 would be beded. Naaruan was angry, and

156 HISTOICY OF TEE OLD TESTAMENT. 

went away, saying : "I thought he would llave come out to 

me, andstanding, ~vould have invoked the nnne of thc Lord 

his God, and touched with hjs hand the, yl:rce of the leprosy, 

and healecl rne. Are not the rivers of llnmnscus better thm 

all the waters of lsracl? " 

8. As he was thus turning angrily away, his scrvnllts said 

to him : " Father, if the prophet had bidden thee to do some 

grcat thing, surely thou shouldst h&e done it, how mucll 

rather what hc now hath said to thee, ' Wash, am1 thou shalt 

bc alean."' And Nanman, accing tlint what they said was 

just, alightcd from his chariot, bathcd scvcn timesin the Jordun, 

and was made clean. 

9. Hc returned to the man of Gocl, and told him tl-iat now 

he knew for certain thnt there was no God but thc God of 

Israel ; and he offered him presents, but Eliseus refusecl to 

receive anything. IIardly had Naaman gone a little way, 

tvbcil Giezi, the servant of l~liseus, went after him, nnd said : 

'' My master hnth sent me to thee, saying : ' Just now tl~ere 

arc come to me from Mount Ephraim two young mcn, sons of 

the prophets; give them a talcnt of ~ilver and two changes of 

prmcnts.' " 

10. Nanmnn gladly gave hirn two talents of silver and t~vo 

changes of garn~entu. Gieai retmncd with thc prcscnts, :tnd 

having hidden Bern, he ~taotl before Eliseus. The prophct 

nslred him where he had becn, and Giezi r~nsrvered that he 

had been nowherc. 

11. Eliseucl beiug angry, said : " Was not my heart present 

when the mnn ttzrncd back from his chariot ? Now thou hast 

rrloney to buy olivc-yards, nnd vineyards, nnd sheep and 

oxon, and men-servants ancl maid-servants ; but the leprosy 

of Naarnan fihdl stick to thee forever." And Giezi went out 

a leper, ns wvhite as snow. 

12. One great miracle the prophct wrought, even after his 

death. It hzppencd in this manner: On one occasion a 

number of men were carrying a corpse to the cemctery for 

burial, As they were making the grave, behold, robbers from

Moab rushed in upon them. They, in tl~eir fright, cnst the 

corlm into tl~c sepulchre of Xliscus. No sooner 11nd tlio 

dead lnan toaclled tlic bones of the propllet than he \tVns instantly 

restored to life, and czme forth from the tomb. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Whcre did Eliss go when hc wa~ persectlted by Jezabcl? %'hat 

did he tl~inlr P Being fatigued, what did hc do? \Yl~at did the nngel 

say to Irim? What did ho mee, on awakening? 2. Who appeared 

to Elias7 Wl~at did the Lord say to Iiirn? 3. What did Elias do 

r~nder the inspiration of God? Vhat did Eliserls cry ont? Whnt 

did he do when be aaw Eliae no longer ? Vhst did the di~ciples of 

Rlias aay when they finw the wntere divided by Eli~eus? 4. What 

clid Eliserls do after Elias was t:rketl np into bcn\yen 7 With what 

clid Cod fitvor hi1117 What did ROrne of the men in the city say to 

him? What did Eli~arl~ answer? 6. '\\'hat happened whcn xli8en~ 

was going up to Betlrel? What did the boys, mockiirg him, any P 

What did Eliseua do7 Why did llc do so7 What came orit of thc 

wood ? TIOIV mrag of thc boya did the bear8 kill 7 6. Whom clid 

Rliscufi cwre of lcprosy, in n mirw,r.nlol~a rnnimcr? What did the 

yonng Israelilu woman say to Nanman's wife? W he11 Nanmati 

11card tl~is, what did Ire do? 7. W1'1lnt did Naarnun do wherl lic 

reached tlre prophet's dwelling? What did Elieeus cler~d him word 

to tlo ? What did Kamann sny, going away angry ? 8. As he mna 

turning away, afhnt did his servants ay to him? What did Naa- 

~nnn do, seein:; that what they said was just? 9. Whntdid Nuaman 

my, going to the man of God',' When Naalnnll hat1 gone a little 

wt~y, what did Gieai, n serva~~ t of Eliscus do? What did he tiay to 

Knnman? 10, TVhxt did Nnnlnnrl give him? What did Giezi rlo 

when Ilc rctur~lerl? \\'hat dirl the prophet ask him? What did 

Giczi anrrrver? 11. What did K ~~H~IIH, being angry with his servant, 

tell him? 12. What great miracle took place after the death of 

EIiseus ?

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CHAPTER LXVL 

The PrapAct Jonns. 

Be converted to Me, and you shall be ssvcii.-18aCns 45,.99, 

FTER, tl~o death of Eliseus, thc Jmd ~visbing to how 

A 111ercy to the Gentiles, raised up thc prophet Jaws, 

that he might go to 'Ninive, and p~each penancc to the inhltbita~lts 

of that city. Thc miclcedness of the pagan Ninivitos 

had provoked the anger of God, a.nr1 He had said to Jonas: 

"Arise, and go to Ninive, and prcnch in it, for the 

wiclredness thereof is come up bcfore ~ne." 

2. Jonas, however, knew that the Lord easily forgives ; 

hcncc 11c was nfraid that if he pre:tched to the people of Ninive 

they woulcl do penance, m113 t.hnt conscquen tlg the I~rd 

would npttre them, whilc he himself ~~ould bc looked upon 

as a false prophet. So Jonas rose up to flee from the facc of 

the Lord, and he embarked on board a ship vhir:ll sailed for 

Tharsis. But the Lord scllC n great storm, and tho sea heaved 

and swcllcd, and the ship tlirentcnccl to eixllr. 

3. Then the sailors being f~ightenecl, thrcw into the sea all 

the morchantlise thnt tvns on board in order to lighten the 

vessel. And each one began prayiilg to his amn god for I~elp. 

But Jonns was below, fast asleep ; ancl the shipmastcr ~verit 

to hi111 and sdd : "Why art thou nsleep ? Rise up, call upon 

thy God, if so be that God will thii~li of US, that ~ve may not 

perish I ', 

4. Rat the sailors, seeing that the violence of the storm 

continued to increase, proposed to cast lots thnt they might 

know why this cvil I~ad comc upon tliern. And they cast 

lots, and the lot fell on Joni~~. Then Jonns confessed his sin 

nnd siiid : 'l'nlrc me up, ancl cast rue into the sea, and tlle 

sen shall be culril to ;you.'' 

6. The sailors, ni~rvilling to throw Jonss overboard, rowed 

very hard to gnin the &ore, whc~.o they might leave him in 

I Nwrvs (pr. Nin9-i-my).

THE PIZOPEET JONAS. 159 

safety. But they verc not ale; for the sea swclled 2nd 

tossed higher than evcr. At last they took Jonas ancl cast 

him into the sea, and immediately t,he ~torm ceased, and the 

sea was calm. 

6. At the Ea.me moment the Ilord sent a pent fish, a nrhalc, 

which opened its jaws and smallowcd Jonafi, And he rcmnined 

thrce days ancl tl~rce nights in thc belly of the ahde, 

contirllially calling on God to save him, saying: "X am caat 

asvi%y, out of tlle sight of Thy eyes; but yet I shall sec Thy 

holy temple agiin." IIis prayer was hcard, and on the third 

day the fish thrcw Jonns out of its mouth 011 the dry lrhncl. 

7. And tlie Lord spoke a ~ccond time to .Tonas, and told 

him to go to Rinivc, the grcnl city, and preach penance. Jonns 

wetit ~vilhont delay, nncl entcriiig into the city he ~vnllreil 

a whole day throng11 its streets, calling out as ho went: " Yet 

forty days, and Nirlivo shall be destroyed." Tl~e people of 

Niliive wcre stmck with tcrrur, knowirlg how guilty thcy 

werc, ancl LL general fast nvsu proclaimed throughoutthe whole 

city, both for mar1 and beast. 

8. The king hirnself put on sackcloth and sat in ashes, md

he %lid a11 his pcople, fro111 the grcntcst to the Icast, fasted 

ant1 dicl pcnzu~cc?, in ordcr to xpyeasc the nilgcr of God. Ancl 

because of tl~eir rcpentancc, God had lncrcy on tho people of 

Ninive, ancl spared their city. &I;~cnnwhile, Jonas had gone 

out of the city, ant1 sat down nt norue distance, towards t21c 

cnst, to sec what would happen. And finding thaL God h:~d 

sparcc1 Ninive, hc was angry allcl much tmubled, lest 11c 

tihuulcl pas3 for a falsc propl~et. 

'3. But God, wislii~ig to ~jho~v His prophet llalv unrenaonablo 

was his anger, wusctl to spring up, during the night, n largc 

~vinc, rvllicli sheltered llitn next day from the scorching rays 

of the sun. But on the lollon~ing inorniiig God sent a worm 

which :~tc up the root of thc plant, and it ufithercd alrray. 

30. Now, r~lien tllc s11i1 llad risen, Got1 sent a hot and 

burning ~rfiad; bcsicles, thc sm1 stmclr fi11E on the bend of 

Jonas, BD that lle broiled with the hent to such n clegree tlint 

he defiirctl to die. Then tl~c Jdrci said to hiin: " TIlou art 

grieved for tlzc i ~ for y mhit:l1 thou llwt not l:tl)ored, nl~d shnll 

not I spn1.c: Ninivc, in which there nro moro thnn a Ilundrctl 

and t~venty tllousantl persons that lrnew not how to distinguish 

bt:tween ti2c!ir right hnnd ant1 their left 7 '' Jonas, lyir~g 

threc clays it? the whnlo's Lclly, was a figmc of Jesus 

lying tlirce days ill thc to~nlb. So, also, Jonas coming fort11 

alive. on the third day wag n figure of our Lord's resurrectiol~, 

QUESTIONS. 

1. After the death of EIiseue, wlioru did the Zord raise up 7 What 

Ilnd provoker1 the anger of Gutl? What did God aay to 3onas? 2. Of 

what was Jonns afraid 7 Whnt did he do in order not to preach in 

NiniveP What happened then P 3, What did tho sailors do in order 

to lighten the vessel? Where wan Jonas? What dicl the shiprrlastcr 

Hay to Iti11i7 4. ?\'hat did the sailore then propose, seeing 

that the ~torln continned to increase? Whcu they cnst lots, 011 

~vhorn did it fall? What did Jonas thcn do? JIT\FThat did he tell the 

sailors to do? 5. What did tllu sailors do, being nnnilling to throw 

llim overboard? What followed? What did they at last do? 

What was the reenlt? (i. What did the Lord send at the ssmo 

moment? What did it do? How long did Jonas rcmain in Lilo

TOnIAS UURINtl TnE CAPTIVITY OF BABYLON. 161 

whale's bally? How did Jonas pray 7 Dicl God hear the prayer of 

Jotias? 7. What did the Lord toll Jonaa n ~ccond time to do? 

Wbst did Jonas do? What did he cry oat in tho streets of Ninive? 

What was then proclaimetl? 8. Wl~at did the king do ? TVlixt did 

all Iho peoplo do? Why bad (2nd mercy 011 the peoplo of Ninive? 

9. Whet did God do in order to show His prophet how unreasonable 

was his anger? 10. Of whom was ,Ionas, lying thrco daya in 

the whale's belly, a figure? Of vhnt was his coming forth alive, 

on the third day, a Bgure? 

FINAL OVERTHROW OF THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL. 

(718 B. C.) 

CHAPTER LXVII. 

Know that it is an evil and a bitter thing for thee, to have left 

the Lord thy God.-Jer. 8, 19. 

HE Lord censed not to send to the Ismlitce hoIy pro- 

T phets who preached penanoo to them, both by >word ancl 

example. But the Tsraelites would not be converted, and 

their wickedness increased to such an extent thnt the Almighty 

resolved to punish them in His .wrath, slid utterly 

to destroy them. He, therefore, caused Salmanonar1,king of 

Assyria, to come againat them with a mighty army. He laid 

siege to the strong city of Samaria, and aftcr three years took 

it, rtnd carried off most of the inhabitants, and thus the Icingdom 

of Israel ccased to exist. 

2. The Israelites having been slain or carried off into cap- 

tivity, thcir land had become almost a wildcrness, and tho 

Assyrian king, in order to people it again, ~ cnt thither thou- 

sands of his pagan subjects, who settling amongst the scattered 

remains of the ten tribes, werc soon so mixed up with 

them that they became, as it were, 5 ncw people, nnd scarce. 

iy a traco remained of the people of Israel. 

1 ~XLWAZAE (pr. Sal-mm-a'-mr) . 

flcmsrxn. nIhln nlst. 

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162 HIBTUIIY OF THE OLD TESTABIENT. 

3. Thosc of this mixed race who settlcd in the northern 

part of' tl~c c!onqtry were cnllcd Galileans ; tl~osc 15410 lived 

in the soutll wcrc c:~lled S:unnriL~ns, from S~maria, thc nnc,icnt 

capital of Idle kingclorn ; and tl.iose ~vlio c111~clt 1)ryond the 

Jordnn wcrc czllod Pereaas. 'I'l~c: religion of tllcsa districts 

was n rnixtl~rc of Jntlnhn nncl Pnganis1-n ; lleace tl~cy l~ntctd 

the t~vo tri t~es of Jncla aild Denj amin, who had remained true 

to thc old rt:ligion. 

4. Thosc w110 wcrc talretl captive to Assyria never returncd 

to their 0 ~11 country. Etill God ciid not fnil to give numerous 

proofs of His watchful cnrc ovcr those unhappy cxi1t:s. One 

of the nlost rc~~~nrl~al~lc of Bcsc insta11c:t:s is found in the 

history of the good Tobins. Whcn he was in lliv onrn conntry, 

ancl in his earliast years, hc ncver associated with the 

wickcd; never went to adore thc golden calf, but lrept the 

law of God r?xactly. 

5, Hence, Cod protected him in tlic lanL1 of captivity, ~ nd 

ca~~sccl hirrz io fincl fnvor in $11~ sight of S~lmanaz,zr, who allorved 

him to go wllcrevcr l~ ~vislled. Hc wont, nccordindy, 

to all his fcllow-captives, col~soling ancl cnconr;qing tllem. 

He shared with tllern a11 BO POSSC~S~~, fed tllcnl when they 

were hungry, ancl clothed them when naked, His life was 

spent in ~ucll r~-orks of c11:uity. 

6. King Bnl~naunanr bcing dead, Sennacherib L hia son, 

who succeeded him on the Bronc, was not so favorable t.0 

Tobias, and put Illany of the Israelites to death. But To- 

bias, fearing God more than the liing, hid the wodics of 

his brctI1rei1 in his house, and buried thcni by night. The 

Iriug, having beard this, sentenced Tobias to death, and took 

away all his prop crty . 

7. Tobias fled will^ his wife and son, and remained con- 

cedecl in a place of safety, till the death of the wicked king, 

who forty days lntcr was lrilled by his olvll sons. Then To- 

bins returned, and ill1 his propcrty\vere restored t~ him. 13ut 

the persecution against tlle Israelites was still mging, ~o 

1 Srxxbcnmrn (pr. Scn-ak'-crib.)

TOBIAS IkURINQ THE CAPTIVITY OF 1tABYLON. 163 

Tobias resumed his former \vorlis of charily, relieving the 

vcry much f.,ltigucct, lie 1:iy dorvil IIC~P the 11rnl1 sn(l fcll nslccp. 

8. While lie mis sleeping, thc hol dung from a swallow's 

nest fell on his eyes a.11~1 made him blind. This was a grcnt. 

affliction, bnt it clid ilot prevent Tobias from fearing nnd 

blessing God, and tlinnking Ilinl for all IIis me~.aics-even 

for this new trii~l. Kum Anna, his tvifc, was his only 

upp port. She went ont erery day to work, and by hcr 11al.cl 

earnings lcept her blincl Ilusbancl from want. On one or:casion, 

Anna ~*coeivecl n ynang kid for the Iabor of her hands, 

n~lil she bro11g1iC it home. 

9. Now Tobins, henring it blcat, was afrnid and mid: 

"Talre heed, lcst pc?rh,zl,s it he ~tolcn ; restore it to its owncr." 

Ha c~acstionr?d Aniia as to ko\v ~hc got the kid. Now 

ilnl~n, was a good ancl vil-tuous moln:in, bnt tllis suspicion of 

11cr hurtl)u~cl musecl hcr a.ligcr. Shc replier1 very dlnrply, 

and made use of ~roucls that were aggravating to her l~usba~~d 

Tobias, I~owcver, anIy sighed n11d began to pray. 

1. Why clid the Lord send prophets to the Jeraelites? Wero 

they converted ? What did t11e A11uight.y resolve to do? \frllom did 

TIC cause to come against them wit11 n llligllty army 7 To wlisb city 

did l ~e lay siege ? What did he do ~11011 he took it? 2: %'Isat did 

the Assyrian Icing do in order to repeople the Ial~d of Israel 7 What 

folh~ed 7 3. II'hat were those called who settled in the northenl 

part Of the country 7 \\7hfit Were thy who sett-led in the ROII~~I 

cnllctl? Ant1 what jibere they who settled beyond tlic Jordan called ? 

What rvau the religion of the Snma~~it,~ns? How ditl they regard 

tll~ pooplc oiJudnP 4. Did those who wore talie11 ss captives to 

Aasyrin ever roturn f Whnt ceased to exist? Did God's care over 

these unhappy exilos continue? \\?\'h~t was one of the most remarknble 

proofs of IIis watchftll care7 Whnt was the life of Tobias in 

Iris own conntry P 5. What did God do for Tobina in the land oi 

captivity 7 What use did he make of his hberty 7 How was hiu lil0 

epent'l 6. \$'h0 fjllcceedell GnIman:r.r.:tr? JVBH fie as favorable to 

Tobiss? What did he do to the Ismclitcs? \\'11at did Tobias do? 

What did the king, heating: thia, order to he done to Tobia~? 

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164 EIISTORY OF THE OLD TEBTAIENT. 

7. What did Tobias do? When did he return home? Did the persccutioi~ 

of tho Isrnelitea, meanwhile, abate? What did Tobins 

resume? 8. What happened to him one day when be camo home 

very much fatigued, and fell asleep near the wall? What effect heid 

thi~ new affliction on Tobias 7 Who was his only support P What 

did she do7 9. What did slle receive, on one occasion, for the 

labor of her hands? What did Tobias fear? What did 11e ask his 

wife? How did she reply 7 What did Tobias do? 

CHAPTER LXVIII. 

The Angel of thc Lord sliall sncnlnp round about them that fear 

Him.-Pa. $48. 

p POBIAS, sceing himself surrounded by so many miseries, 

--a- thought hc could not live much longer He, tlzcrefore, 

called his sail, and said : " My son, when God hall takc my 

soul, thou shalt bury my body; and thou shalt honor thy 

mother all the days of hcr life; for t11ou must be rnindf'ul 

what and how great peril8 she has suffered for thce. And 

when she also shall have ended the time of her life, bury her 

by me. 

2. And all the days of thy life havc God in thy mind, 

and take heed thou never coneent to sin, nor transgress the 

commandments of the Lord our God. Give alms out of thy 

~ubstance, and turn not away thy face from any poor person. 

If thou hat much, give abunclai~tZy ; if thou bavc little, take 

care even so to bestow willingly a little. For alms deliver 

from sin and death, and will not suffcr the soul to go into 

darkneu~. Take heed to keep thyself, my sou, from all fornication. 

3. "Never suffer pride to reign in thy mind, nor in thy 

word, for froin it all perdition took its beginning. If any 

man has done work for thee, pay hi~n his hiru. Sco thou

never do to another what thou wouldgt hate to have done to 

thee by mother. Bless God at all timcs, ancl desire of Him 

to direct thy ways, and that all thy counsels may abide in 

Him." 

4. Then the son answered, saying: " I will do all these 

things, fathcr, which thou had commanded me." Tobins 

having thus ndvisccl his son, acnt hirn to Nnges, n distltnt 

city, to collect a debt of long standing. And the young Tobias, 

not knowing the road, went out to scek a guide who 

would show him the way. 

6. He had not gone far when he met rt beautiful young 

man, standing ready girt na for n jonlney. It was the Archangel 

Raphael. Tobias did not lrno~v who the young lnnn 

was, but he addresscd him, saying: "Good young mm, 

kno~vcst thou the way that lendctl~ to the country of the 

Medcs ? " The angcl answerecl: I k1101v it." Then the 

young Tobias introduced him to his .father, who skcd hi: 

" Canst thou conduct my son to Gabelus, at Rages ? 

6. The young man repliccl: (' I will conduct hirn thither, 

and bring hi111 back to thee." Then Tobins blessed the two 

young men, praying : Mtty you have a good journey; may 

God bc with you in your way, and Inay His angel accompany 

yuu." Then they both set out on their journcy, and the dog 

followed them. Hut his n~other wept and said to her husband: 

"Thou ]last titken the stuff of our old ago, and hnst 

scut hirn away.'' On the evening of the first day tho travelers 

remhed the banks of the river Tigris. Tobias, heated 

arid warm, sat down on tho bank and put his feet into tho 

water. 

7. Suddenly an enormous fish came up to devour him. 

Tobins cried out to the angel : "Sir, he comet11 upon mc ! " 

The angel, seeing his terror, exclaimed : < L Take him by the 

gill and draw him to thce." He clid W, aticI wllexl the fish 

lay panting before his feet, the ntlgel said : "Tako out his 

heart, his gall, rind his livcr ; fur these are usef~il medicines." 

Then, making a fire, Tobiu broiled some of the fish, whioh

furnishgfl a repast ; then hc finltecl a portion of what remained 

to serve is provision Tor the journey. 

8. When they came to s certain city, Tohias s:iid to his 

guide : 'c Where wilt thou that we lo(lgt?? " Thc angel an- 

smerecl : '( Thcre is here a lnnn nnmcd Raguel, s 1rinsm:m ol 

thy tribe, who has n daught.cr narned Snrn: and thou must 

TOBIBE TAKING TUB FISH* 

take hcr to wife.'' Tobias replied : ' L I llear thnt she hat11 

been given to seven husbxldu, nnci they all clicd, and a devil 

killed each of them on the night of his wedding." 

9. Tobiaa added thrlt as hc m:ts the only Eon of his ngcd 

parents, ant1 that if such :h nnisfort~lrie sLoulcl bef:~ll him, it 

would bring clown their old nge with sorrow to the grxvc. 

The angel t~nswcrecl thnt the devil h:td such polvcr ovcr tlloac 

who in their mirriagr: banish God from their heart, and think

PARTINQ ADVICE OF TOBI.4S TO E19 SON, ETC. 167 

ollly of gr:tli£ying their evil passions. l' But thou," h(? continuccl, 

" rvhcn thou shalt takc ker, girc thyself for three 

c1a.y~ to nothiag olsc but to prayer; tllc~z the devil shall bo 

clriven nmny a1lr1 you ellall obtain a l~lcssing." 

10. Wnviug ci~tererl into tllc honsc of Itagnt!l, Tobias m:& 

llirrlself Irnorvn, and was warmly rcceiveil by Kaguel, :ts tlic 

soil of an oltl fricarl ancl of n lnost \\-orthy mail. At the salile 

timc Annit, tho ~vifc of Ragacl, n~iil Bnm, I~is ilnngl~ter, wupt 

for joy. They then prcpnrccl n repast for thc tmvelers, aid 

Rng~iel pmyed them to sit rlorvn to eut. Tobias tolcl Ilim 

lllat hc woold ncitl-ier cat no1. clrirll~ till hc promisetl to give 

Ilim Sara, his claugI:lltcr, in ~~lnrringe. 

11. R:igncl sceiiictl to hc>itntc, Lut the rtngc!l tolcl 1iin1 not 

to bc ahnitl to give his d:tughter to the young man, for that 

he rc:ircd the Lorcl. Tllel~ Rtignttl consentc?rl, and taking his 

cl:rughtcr's rigllt hand, placc(1 it in that of Tobins, sayii~g : 

" Thc God of Abrah:~n~, the Clrod of Is~ac, nnd tl~o Gocl of 

Jncob be \bit11 you; rnny he join you together, nild fillfil His 

blcssing ill you." 

12. Tllon they sat doirrn to cat. And Tollias and S:tra spent 

tllrac clays i11 prayer, after whioh tl~e rlc:vil 11ncl no power to 

hnnn them. Tl~en, at the roqucst of 'I'obins, the angel took 

the uote of hand, went to thc co~u~f.ry of llle lledes, collected 

lIle rnoncy from C;.zbtlus, and reCur1lcc1 with Gabclus to Le 

present at the ~rcdrli~lg. 

13. Gal~elns cnlne ~\ritll great joy, ancl mheri hc saw thc 

young husband 11e wept and cmbri~ced I~im, saying : " 'l'he 

Gocl of' Isrncl blcss thce, boc:nnse tllou art the ~oll of a vary 

good :lnd just mnlz, nllri that fenn:th God, LLII~ cloeth dmscleetls. 

Anci may n blessing colrle upon thy ivif'c." 

QUESTIONS. 

1,2 nild 3. What atlvicu did thc older Tobina give to hin on? 4. 

Wl~al ditl the 8011 answer? Nlarlt dirl Tobia~ ~crld Itis 6011 to Bngea 

to do7 IVllorl-i did Tobins po o ~ 1.0 ~ ficcle? t 5. ~Y\']~oni did 11o n~ect 

v11 going out? l\'llo bl~is yuung t~~:itlP Did Tobias lr~iom \vr.ko 

he jVqs? \\'hat did he sny to the angel 7 did the angel an-

168 HISTORY OF THE OLD T~TAIENT. 

surer? What did the father aek the angel? 6. What did he reply? 

What did Tobias do when the young men were setting out? What 

did his mother say ? What river did they reach the first evening of 

their jonrney ? 7. What came out of the water when Tohias put in 

his feet to cool ti~em? What did the angcl tell him to do? IVhat 

did ho do with the fish, by the angel's direction ? 8. \\'hen they 

came to a certain city, what did Tobias any to his guide? What did 

thc angel tell him ? What did Tobias answer? 9. What did Tobiaa 

say ? What did the angol answer? 10. Row was Tobias raccivcd 

by Baguel? ll'hat did Anlla, the wife of Raguel, and Sara, his 

daughter, do? \trbat did Tobins tell Rape1 when Le invited the 

two tmvelere to sit down to eat? 11. What did the angel toll Raguel 

when he mcmcd to hesitate? What did Raguel say when he 

plnced Ilia (laugh ~ W'H hand in that of Tobia~? 12. What did Tobiae 

ancl Sarn do? Whnt followed 7 What did the angel rlo at the reqnest 

of Tohiss? 13. Whom did he invite to tllc wedding? What 

did Babelus say when he saw tlie young busbandy 

CHAPTER LXIX 

Praise the T,ord, bcearase I-3e 11atlr delivered the sot11 of the poor 

oat of the hatid of the wicked.-Jm. 20, 18. 

7 ,+OURTEEN days had passcd sincc the marriage of To- 

- bias, a~ld his parents at home began to be exceedingly 

sad, and they wept together because their soil did not return. 

But his mother was quite disconeolde and she groaned sncl 

~ighed : TNO, WO imnc, my son, why did we scnd thcc to a 

fitrange country; the light of our eyw, tllo staff of our old 

age, the comfort of our life, thc hope of our posterity ! 

Then Tobias said to her : " Hold thy peace, our son is safe.'' 

But she would not bc comforted, but wcnt out into all the 

ways tha,t r;he ~rdght xee him coming afar OK 

2. Now 'l'obias tha youngcr said to Raguel : " I know that 

my parents count tllc days, and tllcir spirit is ainicted 

within thern." Hoacver, Rwucl pressed him to stay nlitilo

TOBIAS RETURNS HONE. 16'3 

loilger, hut in vain. He then gavc him Sara his wife, and the 

Iislf ofnll l ~e possessed, saying: '' May thclioly angel of the 

Lord bc with you in your journey, and bring you through safely, 

and that you may find all things well about your parents.'' 

8. When thc travelere hrld made half the journey homeward, 

the angel said to Tobias : " Idet us go before and let the 

fttmily softly follow after us.'? l'l~ey did so and Raphael told 

Tobias to take with bim the gall of the fish bccause it would 

be very useful. 

4. Mcnnwhile Annn sat daily beside the may on the hillto^; 

and nrhilo she watched, she saw him corning far off. 

When BIIC wa,9 sure that it was her son coming, she ran to tell 

her husband. Shc had trcnrccly done so ~vhcn the dog 

~vhicl~ had accompanied her son in Iris joumcy, running bcfore, 

renel-led the house, wagging his triil ancl jumping for 

joy, as if he llnd brought tho news. Thereupon, thc elcler 

Tobias, blind ns he was, groped Iiin way and went out to meet 

his son. And they all wept for joy. 

5. Yotlng 'hbias then rnbbetl his fatlier's cyes with 

the gall of the fish, nr~tl he saw, ancl the old man cxclaimcd : 

('1 bless Thee, 0 Lord God of Israel, becauge Thou has! 

cliestiscd me, and Thou llast saved me, and behold I see 

Toltixs my sorlf " Scvell days aftcr Sars nnd liar retinue arrivcd 

ancl complctcd the joy of thxt~avorcd and happy household. 

Thcn tha son rolntecl to hi^ parents all &lie bencfits he 

llnd rect+ivcd from tlic young man, his guide. He snid they 

could never repay Iiilr~ for a11 he had done for him, but asked 

his $&er's perrniesion to give him one half of the lnorley hc 

h:~tl reccived from Qabelu~. 

G. The father willingly conserltcd, and tl~cy pressed the 

young mall to accept the nroncy. But the heavenly mcsscnger 

said to them: " HIcss ye the God of heaven, and give 

glory to Hiln i ~) thr: ~igl~t uf a11 that, livc: ; bceause He hnth 

shown II~R mcrcy to you. l'rayer is gnotl with fasting 

alms, more thrm to lay up treasures of gold. TVhen thou

170 HISTORY OF TIIE OLD TE8TAhIEST. 

&dst pr:l.y wit11 tears, and diclst bug tile deitd, I' ollicl.ed thy 

prayer to the Lord. 

7. " And bccarlsc thou %vast acceptable to God, it was necessary 

that temptation al~ould provc thcc. Tl~o Idorcl liatll 

sent rrle to 11cnl thcc, and to deliver Snm, thy son's wife, 

from tlie devil. For I nnl the ar~gel Raphnel, one of tlle 

seven ~vho staiid before the throw of Gotl." Hearing this, 

they were seizctl with fear, and all fell prostrr~te on tlle 

ground. Still thc angel tulil them uot to fear, but to bless 

and t1i:lnk ihe Lord, who had sent him io do His holy will 

in thcir regard. 

8. IIaving spoken thus, he vrtnished froin their bight, letxviilg 

tl~e little family lost in !reoncler anci ii~ll of gratitude to 

d . The cltlor Tobins lived fort;).-t.wo pears after tl~esu 

evcntv to sharc in the l~nppiness of his fal~iily, rind died at 

the agc of one llunclrcd m?rl two years. Tobias, his son, livrd 

to be very old ; lie smv the c11iIdrcn of his children, who rumained 

faithful, ru~d were belovcd by God mid mm. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Fourteen day8 l~aving pnwwcd sincc his rnarrisgo, whal ditl the 

pare~rI.xoITobias think ar~d ikcl? \!-bat did his afllicte~l 111otlier hay ? 

IVhnt clid 11iu fallrc.rsay? 2. WJintclitlTobiaxsay to ltagncl? 1Yli;tt 

dirl Hsgucl gi~c Iii~n at his del~artare? 8. I\'hcn the tr:~\rcleru hat1 

111:tJtt II:LIP the journey ho~rtervnrds, wlw~t tlitl 12al~haol pmposc to 

Tobias? JV11i~t did the angel tl~cr~ tell ToLinu to do when hc got 

IIOIL~C 't 4. Whnt wtru hnnn, his mother, n~oan~vhilc doing? To 

whom didshe tell thc news of his coming? T\'hnt abor~t l11o clog? 

Whst did the elder Tobias do? B. llTIlst did yonng Tobias do to 

bir~ hthcr ? Ilrilnt clid tlie r~ld man ezc1:tirrr ? TV110 nrrivcd scvcii 

dsysafter? l\'knt dld the son relate to his parents ? IVllat dirll~u 

n~k his father's pcrmiseion lo do? G and 7. 1VllaL did tho hea~.cnly 

messenger say to them n-hen they pressed him fo acrcyrt tl~e monry ? 

IVF'hnt did the angel after~vards tcll then1 Y 6. IIow loilg did Tobias, 

the older live 7 What is said of Tobias tllc younger?

DECLINE OF TIIE KINGDOM OF JUDA 

.- - - 

CHAPTER LXX. 

The Propkets]od rr7d dlichrrrs. (790 to 730 B, C.) 

The Lord hath scrit to you tl~e.propl~ets, and you have not hc:rrlc- 

' 

enod, nor inclined your ears to hear.-Jer. $5, 1. 

OD also scnt to thc inhabitants of the Iiingdom of Jada 

G a number of pmpl~ets, nhost? lpowrrful voicc w;la 

hearcl thrbugllout the land cslli~lg tlle~n to icpantmcc. Many 

times dicl their words produce the desired cffcct a~lrl bring 

the pcople to repentance, and for a while they eerved God 

with fidelity nild sincerity. 

2. U~lhal~pily, thcse retumo to virtue nnd rcligion ncre of 

~hort duration. Then it was that the prophets, with sorrowful 

11(!arts, Xjegan to nllnou~~cc to thc robcllious peoplc tllc 

do-rvnfnll of their country, nnd t11c) o~ily consolntioll lcft to tl~c 

p~ophcts wag the thongllt of tlic Messias, rvhosc culning thcy 

saw Innre clctly as timc went on. 

3. Tllc l~~opl~et; Jocl spokc! to the people in these tcnns : 

Hear this, ye old men, ancl givc ear nll ye inl~d~itants 01 

the land. Blo\v thc tnlmpet in Sion, sound an ;ilarnl in My 

holy rnonai;bn ; becanse 61ie day of the Lord curncs ; bccstuse 

il is nigl~ at hand. A clay of darlrncss and of gloom ; a day 

of clouds ancl whirlwinds; a numerous pcoplc and a strong 

pcople, as t,he morning sprcacl upon thc mountains. 

4. " Bcforc the face thereof a clnrouring fire, and Behind it 

a burning flatne. Sncrificcs and 'oblations haw ccasccl to be 

offered in the lkousc of thc Lord. Rcmd your hearts and not 

your garments, and turn to tllc Lord your God. I3clwccrr the 

portico and the altar the pricsts, tile Lord's ministcre, &all 

weep, snd ~thali II:IV: ' Spare, 0 Lord* spme Thy people.' "

172 HISTOBY OB TIIZ OLD TEBTAMENT. 

5. The prophet Michens' is not lese terrible in his warnings: 

'' Hear, all ye peoples,', he cries out, 'land let the 

earth give ear. I will make Sarnarin as s heap of ~hnes ! 1 

will bring down thc stones thereof into the vallcy, and will 

lay her foundation8 bare. Hcnr this, ye princes of the house 

of Jacob ; you that abhor judgment and pervert dl that is 

right; you who built up Sion with blood, and Jerusalem 

with iniquity." 

6. " Therefore, an account of you Sion shall be J?loighed aa 

a field, ancl Jerusalem shall be as s heap of atones ; and the 

mountain of the temple ns the high places of the forests. 

And thou, Bethlehem Ephrata,' art n, littlc one among tlie 

thousa~~ds of Juan,; out of thee shall He comc forth unto Me 

that is to be the Ruler in Isrncl ; and His going forth is froin 

the beginning, from the days of eternity." Theae proplieciec~ 

have been all literally3 fulfilled. The propl~ecy about 

Bethlehem refers to tho Gavior, PO that the Jews might 

know that the necleemcr promised to Adam, to Abmharn, 

Isaac and Jacob, to Judo, nlld to David would be born in 

Bethlehem. 

QUESTIONS 

1. Whom did Gocl also sc~rd to the inhabitanteof Jllilrt P Did their 

wortls cver produce tlie desirstl erect P 2.' \Ycrc thcst? returns to 

virtue atld religion of long duration? What did the prophets, with 

sorrowful hearts, tl~et~ begin to announce? 3 and 4. In tcyhat terrue 

did the prophet Joel speak to tlie people? 6. What did tllepropl~et 

Micheas cry out 1 6. What rcmnrkable prophecy did hcmake about 

the little city of Bethlehem? Have thesc ~rophecies been fulfilled? 

To whom does the propkccy about Bethlehem refer? 

E'frata.) 

1 h11cn-E-AS (pr. Mik-e'-as.) 2 E ; (p. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 

LIT-E-~AL-LY, to the letter.

OZIAl 8TnTCKEN WITn LEPROSY. 

CHAPTER LXXI. 

Khg Oaias, wishing to Usurp the P7iestr'y Ftt?tctiotzs, is 

St~ickea with Leprosy, (803 B. C.) 

Neither dot11 any man take the honor to himself, but.he that ie 

caIled by God, a8 Aaron was.-Heb. 6,4. 

ZIAB wag ono of the few faithful kings who ruled in 

0 Jude. He reigned fifty-two years, md did that which 

was right in the sight of the Lord, And God directcd him in 

all things. Unhappily, prosperity made hiln proud, and he 

carried his audacity so far as to usurp' the priestly office. 

Ono day, going into the temple, he went to burn incense upon 

the altar. Eighty priests, with Axariss the high-priest at 

their head, oppoeed the king, and prevented him from burning 

incense. 

2. Ozias, being very angry, threatened to ~ltrike the priests 

with the censer which he held in his hand. No sooner 11ud 

ho raised his hand than he was stricken with leprosy, which 

appeared on his forehead before all the priests. And they, 

seized with horror at this euddcn and awful punishment, 

took hold of the king and put him out of the temple, 

3. He himself was terrified, fceIing the lepro~y all over his 

body, md he hastened away from the temple, to shut himself 

up in a palaco apart from all others. He remained rc 

leper till the day of his death. This was the fearful puniskmerit 

which God sent to an otl~crwise faithful king, because 

of his sacrilegious' attempt to perform an office that belonged 

only to the priests. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Who was Orias T How loug did he reign ? How did he reign ? 

What did prosperity make him P Row far did Ire cnrry hie audacity l 

USURP', tosei~e and hold in possession, by force or n~iLhout right. 

' 8nc-RI-LE'-GIOUS, violating aucred things.

174. 

TIISTORY OF TEI3 OLD TESTAnTlEh'T. 

Iy;Vhat (lid lic attenbpt to do one clay hen IN! went into Lhc tcmplc? 

Who opposcd tl~c king and pr~~cntctl hi~n Ron~ burning incense? 

2. \\'ii,ll w11aL (lid 0zi:~r~ thre:~l.t!~~ la slrilie (lie priests? Wit11 ~vl~nt 

was 11c strIclicn? \\'hat ditl the priests do ? 3. IVllnt tlirl he 11i1nself 

(]I,, fc'clirig lllc leprosy 811 over- his body ? How long did lie rcmdn 

n lcl~er 'r 

Cl-IA PTER LXXII. 

The P~opb~cics of 1saia.v. (700 R. C.) 

' I have rlecl:li*crl Thy truth and Thy salvation.-.P$. 59, 11. . , 

URINC tl~c reign of the same Oaiiis, the people of Jncln 

D guilty of mimy nr:ts of idalc~try. \\.ll(.r(:f~rc, God 

sciit them B(? gr:re:~t l-lrophot Tsaias. in snbliii~c: tltntl tctrrific 

Inngnn,gc: 11 c m:~rnctl t I~cm of many l'c.:~rful cal~r~1ities that 

wmc to cornc upon thcir country. 

2. Thc Lord :~lso revcdccl to this prophet so many psrticnlard 

rcliting to the Savior of the world that, reading his 

prophecies, one would au])posc Isllilt~ llsd lived at the same 

time us our Divine Lord, instead of livitig scve~i lluridred 

ycarti bcftrre. A few of thcsc praphccics will sllow how 

clearly this grcntcst of $111 the pxophcts foresaw the birth, 

passion, and dcnth of the Iiccleelner. 

3. Spcaking of the motIler ofthe Massias, ,zs well as of the 

hiessias Ilimself, Ire aajd .: "Rcholtl, a virgin shdl coficcive 

aid l)c:~r a son, and IBs nnnlc sl~all bc cdlecl Emmanuel, 

that is God-1~1th-us. Ant1 thcre' sllnll corl~e fort11 s rod out 

of thc ~oot of Jcssc, ancl a flower shall rise 'up out of his ~rrtrt*. 

And tllc Spirit of tllc Lorcl shall rest upon Him, thc spirit of 

wisdonl ant1 of understanding, tI~u ~pirit of cou~lscl and of 

fortittidc, the spirit of h~lowledge autl of'godliness. Ancl Ho 

shall Be filled mill1 the spirit of the fcnr of the Lord. 

k "A Child is born to us, a Srn~ is given tu us, n11d tllc 

gavcrnment is upon His sl~ouldcr. His- name sli nl l Be cnlloci

Wondcxft~l, Counsellor, the Fxtllcr nf the world to come, the 

Prince of Pcncc. God liimsclf will corn(? and ~ax~e you, then 

ehnll the! cycs of thc Wind IC opcncd nncl the c a of ~ the dcnf 

shall IN unsl.ol~pcd." Coilccrning thc pnssio~l of our L~rcl, 

he propl~esied : " Tllcre .is no bcnuty in Hixn, nor co~nelincss. 

Ilcspiscd, and the 1nost al~ject of men, n Inan of sorrows. 

IIc has borilc our infirn~ilies ; lie was moundcd .for 

our iniquities; He ~vss brnisecl for our sins, nntl bf IIis 

bruises wc m(? l~ezlletl. Tllc! Lortl 11ath hiid on 17im the iniquity 

of us all. Hc was offered bccanst! it was His own will 

ancl Hc opcned not His moutll. lIc shnll be lccl as n sheep 

to tllc clnuglitcr, oncl sllnll be dnmb as x Iamb bcforo his 

shcnrcr." Rcgarcling His Suutmt: glol-y, the prophet says : 

" Thc Gcntilev hall bcseccll I-Iim, aid His ~opj~lchro shall 

bo glorions." Ixaias 1)ri)phesied nbout fifty ycnrs. It is said 

that he, wllilc yct slivc, was snlvccl in two by order of tllo 

in~pious Icing &Innssscs. 

QUEST1 ONS. 

l. Of n,ll,zt more tltc people of Juda guilty dming the reign of U\o 

salno Ozins? IVl~om .tliil God, thcrerurc, send thorn? Of ~vllat clit1 

Isirias mnrn the people? 2. Wlint did the 1,ortl also rerazl to this 

pl.ol,hcf? IVh:it ~vould one ~upyoxu reding hi^ t~rophcciesf 

3. 1. \Vhat did Isidas forctcll concc?rning tliu mother uf the Gavior? 

What did lsdav prophosy collcerni~~g the birth of t11n Redctiiner? 

\l hat, concerning His pndon ? What, rcgardiag Jlis E~lture glory? 

liow long did IsJas prophesy ? JVhat ia sa$ about tbc death of. 

tki~ great prophet? - - 

CHAPTER LXXIII. 

The Piows 1fi11.y Ezechins. (723-6% B. C) 

Ho that is good, shall draw grace from the 14ord.-Ptov. 19, @. 

URING the reign of Achaz' 22ie pcople of Judn.weTo 

D visited with n tcrriLLa calamity. That unhappy king 

Ilad sacrificed his owu children to tl~c idol Molocl~,~ one of 

IAC~IAZ (pr. A'km), MOLOCEI' (pr. MO'-Ink).

13; IITSTOnY OF TBE OtD TESTAEIEBT. 

the chief gods of the Gentilcu. Ho had h~.olren the sacred 

vessels, nrlti closed thc gntcv of the temple. The I,ord, there. 

fore, delivered hirn into the llanncls of the king of Syria, who 

dew in onc clay hundred and twcnty thousand men of Juda, 

whilc two hundred thousand women and children were car- 

ried into captivity. 

2. Achaz having died a short time after, his son Ezechias' 

ascended the throne. This pions prince immediately cast 

down the altars which his unhappy father had everywhere 

raiscd to tho pagan gods ; ho thrcw open again the gates of 

the templc, and exhorted $110 Levitcs to purify it from the 

profanations that had taken place there ; snying thst it was 

because of the sins of the people, and, abovc all, because of 

their idolatry, that so many mi8fortunee had come upon 

them. 

3. And God blessed Ezecl~ias, and was with him in all he 

did ; so that, in his days, the kingdom of Juda regaincd all its 

former prosperity. Neverlheless, j t came to pass that, after 

some years, Scnnacherib, king of Assyria, calrle with a mighty 

artrtny and besieged Jcrusnlem. 

4. Then Ezechias went to the temple and pryctf. He also 

sent pricsts, clotlied in sackcloth, to the prophet Isnias, to 

ask him to intercede with God in behalf of him and his 

people. The prophet sent word to Ezechiw not to fear, for 

that God had heard his prayer, and would destroy the 

Assyrians, and thst their king, returning to his own country, 

should perish by the sword. 

6. That same night the angel of tlie Lord went to the camp 

of the Assyrians and killed one hundred and eighty-five 

thousand warriors. Thus Scnnacherib was obliged to return 

with di~grace to hie own corultry. Therc he \vent to tho 

tan~ple of his god, and his own sons slcw him with the 

swortl. Thus was fulfilled the prophecy of Isaias. ICzcchias 

somc timc after, fell sick and lay at the paint of death. The

J UDITH. 177 

prophet Tsaias was sent to tell hin~ to pnt his lionsc in order, 

for that he musC die. 

8. Thc Icing, terrified zt the tllongl;7lt of clcat11, turned his 

face towards tl~c ternplc, and prnyed with tears that God 

night prolong his life. God heard his prayer, nad sent the 

prophet again to tell him t1in.t fifleen ycnrs c;houlcl I)a added 

to his life. Ancl so it cnnlc to p:i.ss; arid a.t the entl of the 

fiftcon yonrs he died, after s lluppy all1 prosperous reign, 

the rervard of his fidelity to God. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. With what were the people of Jnda vi~~ited daring the reign of 

Aclinz? What had the unhappy king doilc? Into whofie hnnde 

did the T,ord (Ielivor him ? Ho\v many of the rncn of Juda \\,ere 

sIain in one day? HOT many women rind cttildrc~~ were cnrriedinto 

captivity? 2. XT\10 ascended the throne vhan Acllnz died? Wl~nt 

did this pions prince immetliately do ? Sxyi~~gnhnt ? 2. .How did 

God reward EzecI~iss? 7FTllo came ~oo~x after with n migh tp arrrly 

to hesiege ,reruealoln ? 4. What did Rxechia~ then tlo ? Nr\'hat did 

he also do ? What word did I~aias uencl to Lhe Icing? 5. TVllat 

happened Illat same night? TIrhst wag Sennncherib obliged to do P 

What happe~~ad to him on his return home? Who lvas taken sick 

some time nfter? What wax Tsnias sent to tell him? 6. What did 

the Icing do, terrified at the tllonght of cloeth? What was the 

propl~et fic~xt again to tell him ? JVhat sort of reign had Exechiaa t 

In wward of what P 

CHAPTER LXXIV, 

The Lord i~ my strength and my praise.-Eeorl. 15, P. 

{TEE n, brief season of 1.cpent:tnce :111cI of pearn?ce, the 

A' people of Juds again forgot the Lord. Then God, in 

His anger, sent them a IICW :111(1 tcrribIc punishment, nrhicli 

wouIcl hnvc ended in the total destruction of their nation, 

mere it not for tlie heroic courage of a certain holy woman, 

Scu~rs~sx, Bible Risl. 12

178 HIBTORY OF THE OLD TEBTAXENT. 

At that time Holofcrnes, general-in-chief of the Assyrinn 

forcer;. cntnc at the head of s mighty nrmy to ovct.tI~row the 

lringdoul of Juda, as he hnd overthrowll many olllcr kingdoms. 

2. X1:tving talicn dl the ci tics and strongholds of the country, 

and treated tl~cjr inliabitants with savage cruelty, hc 

came to Iny siege to R~thulis. 110 cut off the aqueducts 

1~1iid1 snppliecl the city wit11 ~vatcr, u~ld thereby reduced the 

citizens to suc11 An extremity that the elders resolved to give 

up the city in fivr: cXiiys unlass they were rclicved bcfore that 

time. 3fcnnmhilo, they prayed fervently to Gud, hurnbled 

thcmselvetj beforc IIim, anrl strelvcd sslles on their hcsds. 

3. Now tl~cre was in the city a warnan nn~ncd Judith, of 

rare bcent.y ttrlcl of great wcnlth, who, being .a widow, livcd 

retirecl in her own liouse, ancl sperlt, 11cr days in prayer and 

good ~~orks. I3eing ttoucbctl vitll compassion for the sad 

oondilion of her pcople, khc presciltctl lierrjelf before the 

nnt:ienLs of the city ant1 fitlid: '' ITIiat is thie word by wl~ich 

you have conse~ltecl to pive up the city ~vitliin fire dnys? 

You have act R tin~e SOT tlm IIICI'C~ of tllc Tdord scco~tling to 

your pleasure. This is riot a rvorcl tllat lr~rty draw dawn 

mercy, but rather indignation. Jlet US therefore be pc~iite~ 

for this same thing, and re~llernher that all tlie saints were 

tcrn~~ted anti r~maincd faitliful; but illat tho~e who z'ejcctcd 

the trials of the Lord mere clestroyc~cl. Ancl lct us believe 

that tl~esc scourges haw 11:~ppencd for our n~nend~ne~~t and 

not for our tlestruction ." 

4. Tlie nncients, inspired by llicsc noble words, begged 

her to pray for the pcoplc. Wie consented, and retiring to 

21c1. oratory, clothed hcrself in lraircloth, put ashes on her 

hcad, and falling plbostr:~te beforc the Lord, he besougllt 

Him to bumble the cnemiea of her nation. TIrhile she thus 

prayed, Almiglltj* Qoc'l inepircd her 1vit11 the tllougllt tllat 

sll~ shoulcl go into il~c

the best ointments, plaitet1 her bar, ant1 n,clorncrl hersell 

with brncelcts, earlets and rings. And the Lord increased 

her bcauty, because all her tlrev~ing up dicl not procecd from 

vanity. Then she tool.: a sorvarit maid wit11 llnr and set out 

for the camp of Holofcrnes. 

fi. Being brouglit before Holofcrnes, the tprmt R ~ chnrm- ~ S 

ecl by hcr majestic, beauty, and, supposing that sha had ff ed 

fronl hcr own people, ortlercjd hcr to receivc every attention, 

rw~d to bo allowed to go and co~rls as she pleased. On the 

fourth day Holofernes gave a graritl banquet to the officers of 

his nrrrly, He ancl they orercha~.jied tliemselvcs with mine, 

and when they lay down on their co~tches thcy fell into a 

death-Iilrc slerp. Thcn Jndilh rcsulvccl to strike the decisive 

blow that was t,o save hcr c:onntl.g nnd hcr peoplci 

7. She bcsnuglit Gocl, saying : 'l Ptrcngthnl me O lrord 

God of lsr:tel, and in this liour look iipon thc nrorks of ltly 

hands, illat, I Inny bring CO pass that ~-11icl1 I have purposed, 

having a belief that it might be done by 1'1.1ee." Then be 

12"


movcd softly towards the tent of I-Iololerncs. And taking 

hia sword, wlzicll hung from s pillar near by, she drew it 

f'rorn its scabbard, ~.aised it aloft, arid at the second stroke cut 

offthe ]lead of the sleeyiilg tyrant. Shc then gave the liead 

to her maid, whu waited without, and bade her put it illto 

her tv~~llet, 

S. lleymrting from the camp, she rcturncd with her servant, 

to Hethulia, and having assenlhlcd the peoplc, sllowed 

them the head of Holoferncs, saying: 'L Praise ye the Lord 

our God, who hath killed the enemy of peuplc by my 

hand. His angel balh been my kceper and hat11 brought 

mc bsck to you." Then Oxias, the princo of the pcople of' 

Israel, said to her : " Blcssecl art thon, O daughter of tl~o 

Lorcl, the most high God, above all tvonlcri upon t$e ea.rth." 

Then the peoplc, praising G-oil, rushed towards tbc camp of 

the Assyrianu, The guards, terrified ant1 conf~teecl, rnade a 

grcat noise at the door of their gencral'n tent in order to 

awaken hi~n. 

9. Brit fiilding their efforts useless, they at length ventured 

to erltcr thc tent, and seeing the headless body of thcix mighty 

gencrtl ~melt.ering blood, they were seized with fear, and 

fled in lmste, crying out tl~at Holofernes tvns slain. A grcat 

co~ifi~sion enuucd, and the people of Bethulia, had only to 

complcte the wo18k commenced by Juditll, and take possession 

of the Assgrjnri cnnlp with all iL8 rid1 spoils. 

1.0. 'rhen the Jcmi811 peoplc, turning to Judith, sang with 

ono accord : "Tliou art the glory of Jcrusnlcm ; tllou art thc 

joy of Israel; tllou art the llonor of our people." Thc 1-eioicings 

following on this sl~londid victory firere lrcpt up for 

three months. And Juclitl~ became great throughout all 

Is~.,zt?l. She died at, an advanced age, and was mourned by 

all the pcuple. 

11. Judith is, in some rleglLee, a figure of May the Immaculate 

Virgin. Mtlry is ille true l~eroine of Israel, and ul 

~nankind. Jnditli was praised by the pcople of one city as 

the pride and ornament of Jerusalem: Ma~y is ~mised

THR DABYLONIAR CAPTIVITY. 181. 

throughout the whole earth as Ihe glory of her peoplc, the COopcrxtrix 

in thc reclomption of the whola hnn~an race, the 

woulan whose seed cor~r~ncred death nncl hell, as the Almighty 

Himself forctold to Adam ancl Evc aft,er their fall. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Did the people of J utla agnin forget God? What did God send 

them in Ilia nager? Who msved the111 from destr~ictiol~? Who 

came at the head of a migl~ty army to overthrow the kingdom of 

Juda? 2. To what city did hc lay fiiego, after taking all thc c~tller 

cities 7 What had the citfzelln at lc11gUl resolvod to do, if relief did 

not come? Ne:tnwhile, what did the>- do P 3. What particular pereon 

1l7as in tlre city ? I3eforc a.llomdicl ~11e present l~erself P IVhnt 

did she tell the axlcients 7 4. IVhnt did the ancients beg Juditk h 

do ? IIavi~~g consctited, whnt did she do 7 While she thna prayed, 

with what did God inspire brr? 5. What did nhe thctl do 7 For 

what place ditl she set out? 6. What happened when she wna 

brought before Holofernes 1 What did Holoforries do on the fourth 

day ? What folIo~ved? ltThat did Judith then resolve to do? How 

did sIle pray P 7. What tlid sllc do? 8. What did Jndith do on rehirning 

to Bethulin P What did she call upon the pcople to do 'l 

What did the people do, praising God? \JT1iat did the Assyriar~ 

guard# do? 9. What did they do when, going into tlte tent, they 

saw the dead b~rdy of their general? What had the people of 

Bothnlia only to do ? 10. Whnt clid the Jewish people, tl~rning to 

Judith, sing with one accord? 11. Of whom is Juditli, in some degree, 

n figure? Who is the true heroine of Ierlre! and mankind? 

CHAPTER LXXV. 

The Bnhylo~zia?~ Ca$tivity.-FaLZ rf the 1

182 HIRTORY OF TEE OLD TESTAI+~ICNT. 

peal prophet Jcremins, who liwd :~t tha~t tinic, endeavor to 

rc:oall thcln to rcpelltancc. Firlallp tllc pLzticn[:~ ol thc merciful 

Gocl was cxha.ustec1, and the ruin so of'tcn lu'uretolrl 1)~' 

thc prophet lsaias fcll heiz~ily on tllc people. 

2. In tl~c year 606 before Christ, JMabucl~odanosor, king of 

Babylon, placed himself at t,Im head of an immense army, 

maxched agajnst Jeruvrtlem; and, having ta1;en it, culicti 

away the king oild the prineip:ll iahaI>ita~lts as ca1)iives. 

Rixteen yca,rs Inter, those who rverc. left in Jcrusl~lem, rcbroltctl 

against Nabnchodonosor, und the latter returned rvith :L 

still greatcr nrny, anil, after ,z siegc of eighteen months, he 

took Jer~zsalcm by stonn. 

3. Then the whole city was given up to firc and pillage. 

The temple itself was con~~~~ncd by fire, and tllc sacred vesscls 

mere carried off. A11 the people that cscnped the ~worcl 

wcrc led into captivity in Bllbglon, and thc splendicl city of 

.Jcrusalern waa rcducecl to n ]leap of ruins. 

4. Jeren~ias remdncd in Scrusalem, and sitting on the 

ruins dille dcsolate city he lamc~~tc?d in the 111ost pathetic 

nianncr the miscries of his people arid tllc thtiatmction 01 

Jcrusdem. " JCow (10th thc city sit solitary that was full of 

pcople; how is the n~istresu of nations hocome as a widow; 

the princess of pru\~inccs made tributal*y? The ways uPSion 

luourn because there are none that come to the solemn feast. 

0 all ye that pass by the way, attend, and seF if there Bc any 

sorrow lilrc to lrip sorrow. To -\v11J shall 1 compare thcc, or 

to what hall I likcn thee ? Great nr; the sea is thy defitruction. 

Who shall hcnl thee? Convert us 0 Lord to Thec, 

and we shall be converted; renew our dny~, as from the bcgili~ling." 

5, Jeremim, honrevcr, was not without consolation. Hc 

knew that Xsrr~el mould bc restored and that God would 

make a new cotrena~lt with fIis pt!ople. '( The days shall 

comc, snith the Lord, ;uld I will n~nke n new covenant with 

N~nucnn~o~oson (pr, Knlru-ko-do'-no-xor).

THE BABYLONKAN OAPTIVITY. 183 

the house of Israel and with the house of Juda. Rot :It-. 

cording to thc covenants which I made with tl~cir fathers, 

which they made void. But this hall bc the covcnant that 

I will make with thc house of Iaracl after those days. 1 will 

give my law and will write it OR their hearts, ancl I will bc 

their God, and they shall bc my people. X will forgivc their 

iniquity and I will rcmernber their ~irl no more.'' 

8. The captive Jc?nrs wcre trcated wit11 kindness by the 

king of Habylon, hut they lunged for the land of their 

f'at1.1ers and for thc city of Jerusalem. This longing of their 

hearts is bcnutifulIy expressed in one of the psdins : Ul~on 

tl~c rivers of Dabylo~i, then we gat and wcpl, when we rcmcmbercd 

Sion. On the willows in the midst thereof we 

hung up our instruments, for thcre thay that led uu into captivity 

rcquircd of us the words of songc;. How shall we sing 

the song of the Lord in a strarigc 1:md ? If I forget thee, 0 

Jerusalem, let my ~ight hand bc forgotten. Lat my tongue 

cleave to my jaws if I tlo not remember thee, if I make not 

Jerusalem the bcgin~~ing of my joys." 

7. Dming tho captivity, God did not abandon His pcoplp: 

hut sent the prophct lrtxccl~iel, who nclrnonished anrl instrnctcd 

them. IIc also consoled them by telIing them of n 

vision which foreshadowed thc deliverarlcc of the people 

from their captivity. Tlze ~pirit of the ]lord brought Ezcchic1 

to a, plan filled with bones. Being told by God, he 

oommanded the boncs to comc together, which was done, and 

they were covered with flesh ancl slrin, but therc w:~s 110 

spirit in them. And thc Lord told ICxecliiel to say to thle 

tipirit: "Come spirit, and let thcm livc agai~~." The spirit 

entered into them, ;md they lived ; they stood upon their 

feet, an exceeding grcat army. Then the Lordsaid : '' T11esc 

boncs arc the house of Israel ; they say that our 1)ones aro 

dricd up mLld our hope is lost, but say to them : ' Thus saith 

thc Lord God: Behold I will open your graves arld bring 

E~CIIIEL (pr. E-m'-ki-el),

184 HISTORY OF THE OLD TGSTAMENT, 

you into the Im~d of' Israel, and you shall how that I nrn the 

Lortl, 0 rlly ~~eople, ' " 

8. ~\mangst the captives were scv~ral yol>~lg mc~i nf high 

ranb, bclongiilg to tko first fa~nilics. Tlle Icing ordel-cd the 

mo~t disliilguislled of tl~cse to Le brought to his own pnlace, 

clotlied in kingly appnrcl, and fecl with meats from his own 

t:hle. Aniong~ t these young lneri were Danicl, Annnias; 

hlisnel,* A~arias.~ 

9. Thcy rcsolvcd not to oat of the n~cnts fi.om the king'n 

table, bccause the Jcwish law furbade thc use of certai~ 

~neats, mid th~y Legged thc chief t;te~r.;lrcl to illlow them to 

cat only ~egetnl~l~s, tuld to clrir~lr only water. Thc ~tc?warc 

tvns ciisposcd ta comply with their rcqucst, but he told them 

Br~t if tl~cg livcrl oiz snc:ll diet they monltl I~ecoliie so lcnrl th:~L 

the king ~i~oulrl blulnc him, and purllaps punish him se verclg. 

l(]. Dmliel bcsought the stcrrard to try thcln for ten dapa 

with thc food :tnd clriuk they dcsirctl tu Ilt~ve. The stoward 

consented, ant1 at the encl of ten days the faces of these 

yoirrlg men wepc frcslzar ancl more comely than thosc of the 

other young men of the court. 

11. After this, the steward gave them only ocgetables and 

~vat~r; but Gocl gnvc them ~visdorn and acience. \+'hen tliu 

tinw ixlne that thy wcrc prc?sentcd to the king, he \i7\.as so 

cl~armcrl with heir bcn~~ty :~nd wivclo~n that he rctai~~ctl them 

in his servicc. The riew covcnant which deremias foretells is 

the Chrislian rcligiorl, in which greatel grace is given to men ; 

for which reason it is c:alled thc law of grace, while the old 

tcstanlent was called the law of fcar. 

- QUESTIONS. 

1. ?Vhat did the people of Jndn, at last becorno? Tomhat did they 

giro theirlselvcs wholly up? What more did they do? JJ71rut was 

tlw rcsnlt? 5. Who marchcd againet Jerusalem, in the year 

Gm, befuro Christ,? llrh,zt did Nt~buchodonosor do~v.v.hen he look tko 

1 Axrxrau (pr. A~l-an-i'-ss). 2 MIEIAEI, 

(pr. &fis'-a-el). 

3 Aenarns (pr. Ar-adr-arrl.

DANIEI, f3AVES SUSANNA. 185 

city 7 What happened sixtoerl years after ? 3. Where were all tJie 

pfogIe taken that escaped the sword 7 To \\.hat was the splendid 

city of Jnrnsnlom reducc?(l? 4. What prophet besailed thc tiestr~~ction 

of Jcrusale~n ? Iiepcnt Ilia lamcntatio~~? 6. Was Jerclnius Icf1 

without ccmsolation ? What did be know ? How was he consoled 

by the l.,c)rd 7 G. Row ~~~eri? thc captive JCWB trcnLod by tha kill% P 

Bum is Chc longing of their hearts expressed? Bepcat the Iamcntation? 

7. Did God abandon lIi~ people? IVhom did ITe end to 

them P How did Rzcr:hicl con~ole them? Where dicl the spirit of 

God lead Ezcchiel't Jl'hat did God command him to do ? Did the 

spirit obey him ? 8. Who were amongst the captives P What did 

the king order with regard to thcse young men1 Gixre thc namcs 

of three of them ? tt. XThrtt did they resolve not to clo? Why ? 

Tknt did they beg the chief stervarcl lo gi,tvo thcrn ? Why did tho 

stcward fear to grant their requent? 10. What did Daniel l~esecclr 

the fitetr-nrd fodo t TIrhnt hallpanad nt thc end of tcn days? 11. 

After this, what clicl the stcwa~*d givc then1 ? What (lid CZcld give 

them? EItlo~v cditI the king rcceiro them? What is the new covenant 

or law which the prophet Jeremirre foretells P 

CHAPTER LXXVI. 

Da?zieb Saves Susalz?~a. 

0 how beautiful js the chaste generation with glory.-Wis. 4, l. 

MOKG the captive Jctvs in Dabylon Ulere .rlrss a man 

A ra~med donkirn, whose wife, Susanna, was very hemtiiiil, 

arid feared God. Now Joakirn being very rich and influciilial, 

it hapyencd thnt Inany of his country~rlen resorted 

to his house. Arnoxlg these lverc two of thc ancients whn 

hacl been nppoii~tcd judges for that yenr. The two old men 

were.! contiidered by Ghc people as ~visc rind virtuous, but in 

reality tl~cy were very wicked. 

2. Now the visitors t1lu.t came to Joskim gener~lly left at 

noon, and then Susnnna would walk fort11 into the orchard 

near by to refresh herself in the shade. The t~vo old men 

hew this, and orie day they went into the orchard ancl hid

186 HISTOI~Y OF TIIIG OLD TESTAMENT. 

tliemselvcs behind the trcos. A little latcr Snsanna came 

i11 and fastened the gate, bcli~~irig 

hcrself alone. Then the 

~vicked old men came forlh from their hitii~ig-place ~nnd tried 

to nitllre her cvrnmit sin. 

3. Susanna horriliotl at tlleir proposal; but they said 

that if she rlid not conscn.t to their ~vishes, they would 

pu1)licly accuse her of a grant crime. Then Susanna raised 

her beautirul eyes to lieavcn, sighed allcl said: "1 am 

straitened on crery side, Ior if I do this thing, it is de~~th to 

me, wld if t do it not, I fillrill not escape your hands. But 

it is better for 111c to fall int,o your I~sncls, without doing it, 

thm to sin in the sight of the Lord." 

4. She then cried out with a loud voice; but the elders 

cried out agsi~~st her. One of tlieru ran to the orchard-gate, 

md opened it, that the people might cnter. Then he and his

D~XEL SAVES SUSANKA. 187 

companion accused Sustmna of amost wicked act. Next day, 

accompanied by her l~nrcnts mC! ehiltlrcn, nncl otl~er relntives, 

Susallntt ~vils I~~oaghl befort: t.11~ tribmlnl of justice, 

whore slle was condcmnecl nl~d sel~tcnccrl to clea111. B11t she 

wccping, looked up to heaven, for bcr heart hacl confidence 

in God. 

6. And the Lord heard her prayer. An she was 3etl out to 

dentli, Daniel, ilispircrl from rtbovc, cxc1:~iinml: " I am clear 

fronz tl~e blood of this wollrrtn." Then all the pcoplc began 

to ask 11irii : '( 'What rne:lncth this word t,l~st tllou hast 

spokerl? '' IIc told t,llllem to retun1 to jndgnicnl, becal~se the 

elders had borne false witncsx agail-1st Susannu. Thcn the 

~)eol.de wcnt back im 1i:~stc. But Daniel ordered thc txo accust?l.s 

50 be brought ill separi~tely. 

6. This being clone, he sirit1 to the firet t.lint came : 0 thou 

that ark grown old in evil days, now art! thy sills comc out. 

Tell irle untlcr what tree thou aawest t'hcni collvcrsiilg togetl~er? 

" Hc said : 'L U11tIcr f~~ll;tsti~-trcc.~~ D:liiicl replic!d : 

" Tllon hast lied against Shy o\vn 11c!ad." Tl1e11 be sent him 

away, and had the otlicr brought in, whorri hc asked : " Tcll 

mc, under what trcc didst thou tn.ke then1 conversing together 

? " He n.nsmered : " Under a holm-tree." Dauicl 

replied : (' Thou hast lied n.,m.inst thy 011'11 head." 

7. !rhc pcople snn7 by thc col~lril,ry stntements of B e old 

men that t.heir testimony was fnlsc, nnct rising up against 

tl~cm, they put tIlcin both to death. Susxniie was restored to 

her joyful 21nshan.ntl ancl children, n.11~1 they and :ill the people 

blessecl Gotl, who nlwnys sn~.c!s niid protecls those who place 

i.hcir 11opcs in EIim. Wheronpon Dtuiiel becn~ne great in .the 

siplit. of th~! people. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Who was tl~ere among tbo captive Jews in Babglon? Who 

was 11i~ wife? Wl~nt nort of :L .rvomnii was she? Who were 

among the Jews that fi*eqirent.ed tho house of JoalcimP What 

eort of men were tliese judgcs 7 3. UTlixL was Bnsaana accu8tonled 

to do about uoon when the visitors retired ? Whnt did the two old


men, knowing this, do? Ho~~~clid they act when Sa~anna came In 

and fnstened the door, believing herself alonc P S. Rusanaa being 

horrified at their proposal, wlrr~t did thcy tell her i' \That did Susanna 

th~:~lsny, raising hercpcs to he2trc.11 ? 4. What did she the~?l 

do? What did the elders do? What did one of thcm do? Oi'what 

did hc ancl his companion thcn nccnse Sli~anila? IVllat happened 

to Snsan~ia when 8110 w a broiight ~ nest day belore the tribur~al of 

justice f In whom l~ad Er~snnna conlide~~cc? 5. Did thc Lord 

hear bcr prayer? As she \v\.as led out to death, what (lid Daniel, 

inspired from above, exclaim? f hat clid the people then begin 

to ask hhn? What did he tell them 7 II7hen the people vent 

back in Ilnsb, what did Tlnniel order to be clone? 6. Wllal; did 

hc say to the first tl~t c:arno in? What did the old man eay? 

TT'hat did Ualliol say 7 TI7hnt did Dnnicl ask the othcr oltl man ? 

What ditl he itns~vwr? ll'hnt did Dsniel reply 7 7. What clid the 

people see by the coritrary ~tatomcuts of the old men? What 

clid they do to them ? T1'ha.t was doue to Susanna? q7hat did all 

the people do 7 What did Daniel become ? 

CHAPTER LXXVII. 

The I"140fRet Daniel.-The Three YDZ~PJ~ Ntn i?z tLe' Fie~y 

(h11 upon Me in the day of trouble ; I will deliver thcc, ant1 thou 

shalt glorify &i\?Ic.-PS. 49, 15. 

Al3UCHOI)OMOSOR had a drcnm which terrified hi111 

N greatly. He saw a large ~tatue, the head was of gold, 

the breast and arms of hilver, thc belly and thighs of bmss, 

the lcgs of iron, ancl the feet, part iron a ~d part clay. Then 

hc noticed a stone rollii~g from thc mountain, which struck 

thc statue on the feet and crhdtered it ; arlcl bellold, the stone 

becan~e n great mountain and filled the ~l-holc earth. Kone 

of the ~visc men could intc~pret the drpazn. Then the king 

called for Danicl to 1vho111 God hacl revealed the meaning of 

Lhe dremn. 

2. The wholc statue signified the great enlpires of the 

world that would succccd each other. The head of'gold

THE FBOPEET DASIEL. 189 

betokened fl~c reigil of Pu'nbuchodonosor himself, most 

glorious among killgs ; thc breast ancl the arms of silver reyresented 

thc next empire, i,lltlC of the Medcs and I'ersians ; 

the belly md the thighs of brass the duminion of 

Alex~ntndcr the Grant ; llle legs and Jeet of irou ~iqified the 

great H.oman empire which c~aqusrcd all the others. The 

~tr~ne that fell from the mountain, typified a new ltingilom 

that God liimself ~vould fou~lil on cnrth, ailcl ~vhicll, from a 

small beginning, would graclua.Ilp g]-ow ~trong and vvercoine 

a11 other kingcloms, ancl that it would last forever. Thc king, 

11caring the interpretztion, said to Daniel : ('T'erily your 

God is the God of gods, and Lord of kings, and a revcaler of 

hidden things.*' IIe raised Dnnicl lo n high sta.tion and 

bestowetl 01.1 hirn 1nn.liy gifts. 

3. About, this timc king Kabuchodonosor made a great 

statue of gold which he plnced on a, pillar in the plain oC 

J3nl)ylon. All the princes nlld 11ol;)lcs of his Lingdom were 

invited to assist at the dedication of thig sto.tue. Hcrdds 

wcre scnt out evcrpwhere t,o annonncc to all the people that 

when they lieard the sonnd of the tr~~iupets nlld flatcs arid 

other instruments of mnaic, they slioulcl k~ll down and adore 

the golden st.ntue. Ant1 it mine to pass that no one disobey 

ed illis order except Ananias, Misael, and Azarixs. 

4. It ma,s nnrio~xnccd to the liinp tl~nt the three young iiien 

h ~ refused ~ d LO worship %lie golden statue. Then h'abucllodonosor, 

full of rage, said to tlietn: " 7Tho is the god that 

shall dcliver you out of my hand?" TIlc?j7 answered : L ' Our 

God whon~ we worship is able to save us from the furnace of 

burnii~g fire ; hut if He will not, me will not worship tby god, 

nor aclore the goldcn statue." The king the11 orderetl t.hat a 

furnace should bc heatttetl seven ti~rles more than ordinarily, 

arid that three of the fitronge~t soldiers of his mmy should 

bind tl-[c your~g men :ind ca.si t.hem c:lokl~ed as they wcre, illto 

the f~~rnnce. 

5. The order was illstztntlg executed. Nut tho allgc?l of the 

Lord went do1~11 xvith the tl~rec holy youths into tlle furnace,

190 EISTORY OF THE ox.n TESTAIENT. 

and behold, in~idn, t,ho flnrnes wrl-n extinguished, but oulsidc, 

tile fires bnrnrrl a~id flashed aaitl cleatruycd the incn tt.110 

had executcd thc lriag's cruel orclcr.. The)* mere i~lstctlltly 

oonsu~neci by thc lbnging fire. 

6. TTithin thc f~~mace t.11~ sir was cool nncl fre611, like to 

the breeac ~~l-hcn tlia tlew iis fi~lling. And the three youag 

men, seeing tllel~lsclvcs so ~~-r~nclerl'ully prcscrvcrl, sang n, 

glol.io~xs canticle of pmiw md tha.~lhsgi:iring, whicli the 

church of God btill sings in her divine service. 

THE TllRPE POUXG MEN IN '1'1IR YUSNAOIG. 

7. Tl~e Icing aslonisliccl to hear voices in the ft~rnnco singing, 

rosc 1113 :incl said to his nobles: '' Did ~vt? not cast threo 

Itlnn bonr~ti illto tllc nlidst, of the fircl '? I so(! fo11ls ~ncn loose, 

;tllcl wll,lking in the ~uidsl of tl~o firr:, m:u~cl tl~? limn of Il~u 

fourth is 1jl;c tho son of QoiI.'' 

8. Thc* going to the door of the furnace, he arose "Yo

scrvmt.nts of t.hc Most Iligll i>od, io yc forth nild corn(!." 

'l'l-tcreupon thc young illc.11 c7:\.n~c Sort11 snfe allcl snmicl, not, so 

11iuc11 as a 11n.i~ of heir licrtrls was bnl.ncd, nor n.ns the anicll 

of fire on t,hcir gnrriiei1t.s. Sccing t,hi:.; prodigy,' Kabuchodonosor 

blesscrl (.; od: snpii~g : '( Blessetl1)c the Gorl of Annnias, 

3fis:~el, n.nd hzaritls, m7110 11:~s sent :His angc?l, ancl dalivcrecl 

IIis xcrvn~ils i.11a.t. kclicved ill Rim." 

D. H c tl~en (lcci'cccl thaC ~vhosocver, in nll Ilia liingdom, 

h1i1.s~heniecl tllc Gocl n,llom tllcsc young nlell adorccl slioultl 

I)c put to death, for tluit thcrc was 110 other Qotl \v110 l1ik(l 

power to sn.vc. Tl~e t,lircc yom~g 111~7.1 were rnisccl to high 

dignities in Ille lriugdotu of Dnl_l~+lon. Tlic hat lriugrlom, or 

the ~tanc falling fisom the ~nou~~tnin, 111ent.ioncd by Da.nic1, 

~igi~i ti CS tl~e C;~thol ic Church ~vhicli Jcsuu Cll~rj st esl;rblishad 

ul'on ca.rL11. At flyat. il was small, 1)ul il lwpt on increasing 

nncl stilI jllcrcsscs R~ICI 

\\.ill erlduro to llie entl of ale world. 

QUESTIONS, 

1. lielate hTnbiicbodotl(1sor'8 clrcnm. 2. Esplain the dream. 

Wh;iI; clid the Icing say to Daniel :' To ~rlbnt clirl thn lii~ig rnise him? 

3. IYllat dicl hirig Snbuchurlonosor malie:' IITlio were invited to 

assist at tI~e dedicstion of t.llis statue? IVliat vcrc beraltls ~ellt 

out to aIinoancc to all the peol>lc? Who nlotlc disol)eyed this order? 

4. IYhat ilitl tlie liing ortl(!r to bc dun(-! to the young Iller1 ? 5. 

Who \vent do\\-11 into the 11ir11ac.e with the young mcn? TTho werc 

cot~sumod 11y the mgirig fire ? U. IlrLl:tt \X-W tliare wil,hin thc fiirtlsce? 

IYl~st dicl Ll~e thrcc yoallg Inell sing 7 i. ]\-hat did Llie king 

say to his aobles? 3. \V\'h:tt iSid the king r:ry out, goi11g to tlte door 

of thtt fui-nace ? How did thc young tnen come forth from the furnace? 

Secirlg this prodigy, w1l:tt. clid Sabucbhodoaosor tlo LLIL~ my? 

9. What ditl he the11 decree ? -\.\'hat rrvns done for the three poullg 

men? Of \\-hat i~ the stonc fallil~g from thc? mr~tlntain n figure? 

1 P~on'iel*, something which surpasses the power of nalnre.

192 HISTORY OF THE OT,11 TESTAhI1~:WT. 

CHAPTER LXXVIII. 

ITi~rg- Bnltnssar- T/cc God Brl. 

I will call upon the name o f the Lord.--PS. ?l:;, 73. 

PTER the death of Sabuol~oclonosor, Baltnssz~1., hi* grand- 

A ,, :~scendrd tha thnmr. Onr day l3nlt;~ss:~r glue :r 

grcat 1)nnquat to tho lioblcs of his ki~ipclom, and ordered tlic: 

golden cups, which his w.ntlf'athcr had ~R~CCII fro111 t l tem- ~ 

ple of Jcmsalcm, to bc brought fort11 and to bc used at thhc 

banquet. 

2. The sacred vessel8 were brought, and the Icing aid his 

wives imd his oficers d~llli fro~~l 111~111, luld tliey praiser1 

thoir gods of guld ancl of silver ailcl of stone. Al that molncnt 

n hand app":ired, :md fingers w.ere see11 writing thrcc 

words rrpon the will1 over against the king. Bnltitssnr prcw 

~jible and trcmblecl, for the joints of that 11a1ld were moving 

arkd wrotc : ~IANP:, TI~ISCET,, I'HA~~Es. IIe c:~H~rl for his wisc 

men, that thcy might intriyrct the ~vritirlz. I3nt none of 

thcnl could do so. Then I)nnir,l, nrllo ]?ad rrccivctl fro11 

God thrt gifL of prophecy, Cogethcr with that of explaining 

hicldcn things, cairie forill, and syokc to the lring : 

3. Thou hnst liftixrl up thyself against the Lorcl of 

heiiven. Than hf~st ~)T:L~FBC~ thy g0d8 uf po1d ar~i! silv(!r; I~lif 

the Lord of hesrcn who hntl~ thy breath ill llis hanrl, thou 

h:bst riot glorified. Than Itnnwost thnt thy grnndfatller m : ~ 

punisliecl for his pridc ; that 11c was driccn nmrny from the 

Rons of men, and that lie atc grass it1 t11c field with the ox 

aid the ass, mlcl yet tllou I1:~st not kurnl>leci thy Ilearl. 

4. Wherefore God hat11 sent the fingers of the hnnd to 

wtitc, and illis is the ~~ritillg, rt~ld Illis is the intcrlwrtntion 

thereof: " M:inc : Got1 11atll ii~~iiber(*~l thy Iiingdom, aiid 

11ntll finished it. Thcccl : tliou :vt weighed in the hdn~~cc 

ancl art foui~tl \~-:n~ting. Plu~rcs : tIig lri~~gdurri is clivided, 

and is given to the Bfedes :tad Persia~ls." That very night,

Unltassar was tilain ancl the prophecy of Daniel was tlmu fnlfillcd. 

Some time aftcr tho arrny of thc Medes and Persians, 

llncler Dnrius, their great leader, toolr the city of Babylon, 

ancl diviclcd the Iiingcl~n~. 

5. But Cgrus, king of Persia, ant1 successor of Darius, soon 

took possession of :tll the Assyriat~ empire, of which I3nbyIon 

wns the capital. IIc treatcd Dzmiel with ~liarircd rrspect nnd 

mado hirri sit clo\vn at his own tnble. At this tinlc tlle god 

Bcl was morsliipped in Bnhylori as thc snprcme deiiy. 

There mcre ~pcnt upon hi111 every clay taclae large measurea 

of flour, forty fiheep, RIICI sixty vesscl~i uf mine. 

6. The king \vent cvery day to ndorc this god J3c1, But 

Daniel adored the true God. Thcil thc 1;iiig aslred 11i1lz n~liy 

hc dicl not adore Bel. Daniel replied that ho adorcd the true 

ancl living Gocl, who createtl earth and heaven, ancl whose 

power extends over all things. Tl~c king, mucl1 sul.yrrisec1, 

asked Daniel, if he clid not bclievc that Ikl was a living god, 

secing how much he consumed evcry day. 

7. Dariicl smiled and said : " 0 king, be not deceived ; for 

this Be1 is clay within and brass ~vithout, ncither has IIC 

eaten at nny timc." Thc king, hcing nngry, called for tho 

priests of the god, allcl said to thcm : If ye tcll ln'e not who 

it is thnt eats up these pro~i"i"~lfi, ye shall die. Rnt ilge cm 

show that Be1 cnteth these things, Ilaniel shall die, bccaurie 

he 11ns blasphcmed against Bel." Daniel agreed to tlm 

king's proposnl, 

8. Then the Icing, nccan-~pnnied by Daniel, to the 

tctnple of Bel. And the priests of Be1 said to the Icing: 

" Hehold, we go out, ancl do thou, O king, set on tl~c meats, 

an11 make ready the wine, and ahnt tho cloor fast, ancl seal it 

n-ith thy own ring; and whcn thou carnest in thc morning, if 

thou find not thnt Bel has eaten up all, tvo mill suffer death, 

or, else Ilnnit!l wllo has licd against ns." 

9. Thcy were not nfriricl, bccausc thy had a sccret door nndcr 

the altar, rvhcreby they cnlererl and consumcc1 thc meats. 

The priest8 having gone out, the king caused the meats and 

Scnna~rn, Bible Ulqt. 13

the \vine to be placer1 beforc Rcl. Tliis Bcillg dune, tlic scr- 

~nnts of Daniel brougl~t asllcs, slltl he bil'tccl tlmn all ovcr 

the telnplc in the prcscnro of tl~c Icing. Then tllry all left 

thc tcnlyle, thc cloor of wl~ivh a as scnlctl rvitll the roy:11 seal. 

10. But the priests went in Ly r~igl~t with illuir wivrs ancl 

c2lilclrct1, us they rvrru ttccustomrd io do, and tllcy ntr an4 

drank all tl~t llscl brrn l~lacecl bcibrc thc idol. The kiiq 

nrofio early in illc monling ancl went fo thc trm~rlc wit11 

Daniel. Tli ry fuund tl~c ~enl unlroli m, n11d opcnii~g the 

cloor, went ill. 'J'h Icing loobctl at tl~c tablc, nriil seeing that 

all tllc provi~ions 1lntl c~ist~jr~jearcd, rriod out : " Great mt 

tbou, 0 13~1, and tl~crc is not ally dcccit wit11 tl~cc.'' 

11. Daniel laughecl, and pointillg to thc floor, suirl : '' Jlnrk, 

~vhosc foulsteps thc:se are ! " The! king, mlzch :unazccl, said: 

" I: we thc footetcps of nien n~ld wonien an0 children.:' 

Then ~axamining ,r~ioro clostbly, 11c Eom~tl tlle accrct tloors by 

~vhich the priests mcrr: wont, to go in niid out. Tbcrr:nporl 

the Icing, Lcirlg enraged ng:linst t11e pricsts of Ucl, orclcrrd 

them a11 to hc put to clcnth. And he gave Bcl up to Ilai~iel, 

who destuoyccl llim ancl l~is tenlplo. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. \Jrho ascctlclctt llm thi.o~le after Xabncliodonosor? One day 

al.~en Ualtaesur gave n greel banquet, 1r~11at did he ordcr to bc 

bronght and used? 2. What did tl~o liil~g, Ilia wives, nnrl 11iv oii1ccrs 

do with the fiacrcd refieels l What was seen at that moment? 

Whom did naltassar order to bc sent for to interpret thc writing? 

Cculd they do so? \Vho then camc forth? 3. What ditl Daniel 

say tc) the king? Of\vhnt clid he thcn go on to remind him? What 

rljd fie tell him? 4. Vhat clid lie gay waa t,lic menning of tl~a ~vritiog 

on the ~vsll? Wbcn was this prophccy of nnrliel fulfilled? 

llow wasit fi~liilled? \\'h0 took thc city sowc timc after? 5. II-Iiu 

soon loolr possession of tho whole Afisprian empirc? TVhnt city 

was the capital of that empiro 'l I-IOW did Cyrus treat Dsnicl Y TYhnt 

airs 11-orshipperl at this time in Babylon as the suprcme divi~lity 'l' 

What provisions were given to Bel evc!rg day ? G. \That did tlic 

king do every day 7 What clid lle ask Danic!l'? TYllat ditl Datlicl 

reply 7 What did the lri~lg, musk surprised ask Dai~icl? 7. WhaL

DhSIRL IS TIIIC LIOS'S DRN. 195 

tlicl Dnnicl sag, s~riiling? lV11nt clid the kinq, being angry, ssy to 

the pricsts of Be1 ? 8, When the king and IJatliel werit to the tcmplc 

of Bet, wllat tlirl the pricsts sny ? 0. Why were they a9t afraid? 

The pricsls hnving gone orit, what did the king cxnso CO be drrnc? 

This being dono, what dill Daniel command the ~errants to {IQ? 

lV11nl wns then (1o11o to the door? 10. Tlrhat did the priests, with 

their wives and cbilclren, c10 tlnriug tllo nigbtY Sl'hiit did the king 

ant1 Dnnic?l fintl on going to the temple ncxb ~nor~~ing P \lrl~xt tlid 

the king cry out, ~ucing that all the pr(~visio~~s hnd disnppenrfid? 

11. What (lid. Uanicl say, pointing to llre floor ? Wllat dill the king 

my? 011 cssmining closcly, what (lid tllcy find? \ITbat did the 

king then c~rtler to bc tlo~lc to the prioslu of Be1 ? lV\Vhtlt did he give 

up to Daniel 7 What did Daniel do with the idol P 

CRAl3TER LXXIX. 

Thou ]last rrt~nelul~eral me, 0 God, nnrl T~IOII lisat not forenkcn 

the111 that love Thee.--Dan. 16,97. 

p 1 *HE people or Baljylon worshipped also n great dr~gon. 

. 0110 clay tlie kiug said to Daniel : " 13ehold, than 

crtnst not say nov that this is nut n living god ; atlore hirn, 

thorcfore." Dntiicl replied: '' Give me leave, 0 king, ancl I 

will kill this dragon withon t sword or club." Tlic king raturned 

: " I give tllee Ieavc." Tllen Daniel toulr pitch, fat 

nnd hair, imcl boilirlg thein logcther, he madc lumps and put 

them into the clrngon's mouth. 

2. The monster, 8a~~lloming the lumps, vcry soon burst 

asuncler, nlld Danicl said to the king : " Behold him whom 

you worshipped I " The Rabylotiinns hearing this, assernblod 

in crowds, and said tllat tl~a king hnd bccu~ne n Jelv ; 

hiit1 destroyed Belt killed thc rlrngon, and puh the priests to 

dentll. Thcy came, tllercforc, to thc king threatening ant1 

snyirig : " 1)eliver Daniel. to us, or else n7c will destroy thee 

and thy hnuse." 

3. Although the King loved Dmicl hc was forcer1 througl~ 

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196 HISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAXIJCKT. 

the violence of Ulc people to gire him up to their fury. Immediately 

they cast him into a den of lions. Thmc were 

Ecven lions in tlle dcn to ~rhon~ they gave tmo cnscnsscs 

cvcry day and tn-o sheep ; I~nt now, nothing was gi~cri Ulem, 

illat they rnight dnvour Daniel. Yct Daniel remained unhurt. 

4. Dallicl having bccn for somc time in thc lion's den, 

neeclcrl food. How there R'RS at thnt time in Jndelt, n propllct 

nnived W al)acuc,' 1t.110 conicd food to the Acld for il~e reap- 

ers. Thc nngel of the Lorcl appeared to him :uid said: 

Carl-y thy diniier to Daniel 1\7ho is ill the lion's den at 

Bi~bylon. " 

5. H~bncuc replicrl : " Lord, I never sarr Habyloll, nor c10 

I hoxv the den." Then thc nngel fool; him by the hair 

of his Ilcad,-csrsictl him in an instant lo Ual~rlon, al~d 

placed 11i1n ovr:r Cl~e den of tl~c lions. And Hnbacuc 

a~lled to nnniel : " Thou ser\?anl of God, take thc dinner 

that God has sent thee I " Daniel exclaimed : " Thou llnst 

romembercd me, 0 Gocl, find Thou hast not forsaken them 

thnt love Thee." The11 he arose and ate. 

6. But tl~o nngel of the. Lord carried Habacuc back to his own 

~jlncc. 011 illc sovent11 day the Icing came to bewail I)nniel. 

And sta~~ding near the den he looltccl in nnd saw Dnnicl sitting 

m~o~~gst tllo lions, ancl he cried ~vith ;b loud voicc : 

cc Great art Thou, 0 Lol~l, the God of Daniel 1 " 

7. Imn~ediatelg he drew Daniel out. of the den, hut those 

.rvlio had desircd the prophet's clestll hc thrclrv in, nnil thry 

more clcvonrecl by the liot~s in n a~onlent. 7'11en the lriiig 

said: 'c 1,rt all tbc inhabitants of the lvholc cart11 fear thc 

God of Daniel, for He is thc Sarior, working signs and 

wonders." 

QUESTIONS. 

1. 13rt~~t did the pc?oplc of nabylon and their I~iilg worslrip 7 Wh~ 

did the Iii11g say ono day to 'J)nnielY JVhut dirt lllnniel tell the king?

IRTURX OF THE JE\i'S PROY B1BYLOS. 197 

\vhat {lid Dsnid do whon the lring gnre pormi~siot~? 3. \i7l\athal>pener1 

to the ri~oristel~? \\'lifit clid I)a~tiel then say to the king? 

What did tlre I-'tsbyloninns clo on 11i:arin:: thi~? IVlrirldid tl~cy say P 

Wlint ditI thcy threntcn to 110 P 3. Whnt was the Iiit~g fol.c!t?cl to do 

tl~roogli t,ho ciolenctt of the poople 7 What did they tlo with Daniel ? 

Did thclions 11arni Ilanicl'? 4. IZow long had Daniel henin the lio~i's 

den P IVho WSLS at that time in .Tucien? What ditl thc anpcl of the 

Lord tell him ~\'hcn 11e \!-as csl-ryingfood to the reapers? 5. What 

did Hdracuc toll the angel ? \\'hat clid the angel tlren do 7 IVhat 

did Rnbacua cdlto Uuniel? What clid Dnliicl exclnim? G. What 

clid tho angel then tlo with Hirlncnc? Why clid the king come to 

the lion's den trrl the scuenth day ? IYhen ho saw Daniel dtting 

among t.hn liona, what, tlid he c:i9y with n loud voicc '? 7. \Irh,zt did 

Ilc do 5r.i th 1)nlliel ? \\'list ditl he do to those ~ h hnd o tlesircd the 

prophet's doat11 ? 

uay? 

\\'l~:bt \v\.nl; Ll~e result ? \\'hat tlicl the king then 

CHAPTER LXXX. 

Retzrm of i'hc .jtzu.r frfi'o7rz Bnfiylu7t. (536 B. C.) 

Thou wlio art a f

108 IIISTORP OF TIIE OLD 'J'ESTAllRNT. 

plc to a sense of thcir duty. IVhereforc, ithnrpc?~led that in 

thc scvcnticth y(?tlr OF llieir EB~. c;lpti\'ity, C~IIS, Icing of Persia, 

by a divinc inspiladion, issued ail cr1ic.t tllnt. nll tlio 3'cws 

who were ill his liingdom should go lsaclr to Jerusalcal n11cI 

rcbuilcl thc tcrnple of tlie Lord. 

3. He also restorcc1 to th~ln tlie sacred vessels nd~ich Nabuchodonosor 

had carricd nmny. Tliereupon, more tlln~~ forty 

thouennd Israelites, 111lder tl~o Ioatlersl~ip of Pril~ce Zen)bnbel, 

allcl of the big11 priest Jostle, rcturrlecl to Jutlc!:~, tl~c 

name tl~cnccfo~~iv~rzrd gi\-en to tl~c ancient kingdom of Juda, 

togc:thcr with fh~ rcmnnats of the atllcr tc?n tribes ~~liich 11ntl 

joinet1 themselves to Judn a11d Bell,i:lmin before the (10~~1lfd1 

of I.srac1. Thcy irrirnediately built an altar, and oflcrccl ~:u:rilice 

every morning and evc:ning. 

4. Oiie year after the rctun~ from capti\ritg, the foundations 

of the new temple were laid in Jcrusaleln. Tllc priesls and 

thc Lcvitcs were there with their trumpcts and cymb:~l~, as d 

old, ~inging to the Lord canticles of prnisc and t?lanl;sgiving, 

while the pcople all rc.joiced 114th exccccling grent joy. Alld 

when, aher many ycnrfi, the temple was completed, it was 

cu~~secrated allcl declicated with grcnt solcmnitg. 

5. Many of tlie old peol~le who remembered thc former 

tcn~ple mcpt to bee tlwt tlie new one ditl not equal tlic oltl in 

magnificcncc. Rut the prophet Aggcus consoled tIlcin wit11 

the assurance that thc ~ccontl tsmy)le shou1d bcrnorc glorious 

than the iirst, because thc Mcssias, the Desired of all nations, 

would be seen in it, and nlould honor it ~rritli his presence. 

Tl~c same prediction was mncle by the prophet ZacI~arjr.~ 

6, About eighty gears after tl~cir return from captiritj-, tl~c 

Jervs, by command of the king of Persix, co~-ilnzenc:c:d to rcbuild 

the walls of Jcrnsalcm. The Sa~naritnns opposcd thc!ul 

zntl tried eve11 by violellcc to prcvcnt the people from ~cbuilding 

their city. But the Jews pmqctl to God to assist 

them, and in orrler to prevent surl~rise from the Stlmaritans, 

divided tllemselvcs into two great bodies. 

1 Z.ic.~ralc~ (pr. Znlc'ary.)

RETURN OF TRE JElVS FROM TIABYLON. 199 

7. Those who were most brave ancl courageous they placed 

on the oiitposts of tho city, well unnecl, in order to keep ofl' 

the oncmy, while those wllo mcrc sliilled in masonry ant1 

otllcr lnechnnicnl arts, cirricd on the work. At the. end of 

fifty-lrvo days all the rvalls and rainpark werc! completed, 

Tile Samuritnns, swing t11n.t the hand of God was thcrc, 

ceascrl to tronble thcir ~leighbors. 

8. The Jclva, m~tlcrstnncling tlint they had becn successful 

in rebuilding thc telnplc nncl thc walls of Jcr~tsslem in spite 

of sn Inany ol)staclos, retunlctl sincere thnl~lrs to Gotl. And 

Esdrns, the high-pricst, ha~*ing publicly rcad thc ln~v of the 

Lord, they all promiserl, wit11 tears, to be Ltithfiil to it. Par 

they Irad rectti~~cd :L 11t:rn and strong proof tllnt God hnrl forgiven 

their own sins, and th~ ingrirLiturlc of their fntl~era. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. What Iiacl the prophet Jerernias foretold? Who had renewed 

this promiee? Adding ~r-l~at? 2. \Vliat had brought the Jewish 

peoplo to a scnstt of their dtity P 'IIThnt cdict did Cyrtrs, Icing of Persin, 

issue, by divine inspirzliori ? 3. \Vllst ditl lie also rcstore to the 

#Jews 9 Under whose 1e:ulership ditl the Jews return from captivity? 

What sernn~nts 11ad long before joined thctn.selves to the tribee of 

Jri~la and Benjamin 'r Iiom long was 5 t after the rcturtl from captivity 

that the foanclations of tlie new temple wcrc? laid in Jerrisalem? 

3. TYIiat did many of the old poople (10 who reinelnbcratl llre former 

temple? Who consolocl theiri? With what assurance ? By what. 

other prophet was the same prediction ~nrrrie? 6. EIow long was it 

aftor their return from czptirity thnt tile Jews cclmrncnced to rebuild 

tho walls of Jerilsnleln? By whose cornmnnd did t.llep cornlnence? 

Who opposed them? Rt~t whrttdid tho Jew do? 7. Whnt 

did tho Ba~naritnlls do, ~eeing that the hanrl nf God was there? 8. 

Wh~t did the Jcws clo whe~z the! worlr mna finisllod? Who red the 

law pnblicly 7 What did the Jews protllise to do P

200 HISTORY OF TIiE 0I.I) TESTABIEKT. 

Pride gocth before dcstrnction ; and tile ~pirit is liflecl up before a 

fall.-l'rov. 16, 18. 

A n~ild, 

8 the government of the kings of IJcrsin was excceilingly 

many ofthe Jews rcmained in t11c Iringdonl of 

Btlbylon. and per~uitted tliiv for the slriritu,zl gootl ol the 

Gentiles, so that the latter, being brought into claily contact 

wit11 the Jewa, might more casily :irrive at the k~iowledge 01 

tho trnc God, and Bc jilstructed in the pro~niscs ukade concer~ling 

a Snvior to cornc. 

2. It happened, by a spccial dispen~ntion of God, that 

many of the Jew~, like Du~icl and his compnnion~, in fbrn~er 

Scars, mere in high hvor with the kings of Persia, nncl made 

use of their influcnc:e to protect their countrymen, and to 

propagate the true fhitll. rlt a certi~irl tinlc it pleased Divine 

Providence to elnploy in this way a pious Jewess, named 

Esther. 

3. Bhe lived in the reign of Assuerus,': in the holue of Mnrdochni,"her 

unclc, who had brought hcr up fro111 her infailcy. 

Assuerus having seen her 11-ss pleased with her 

beauty and uirtue, placetl the crown npoii her ]wad, :iiltl 

made her his queen. But she, bp Mardochai's advice, 1~St 

thc Icing in iglorm~ce regarding her naiion. And hSardocl~ni, 

who loved Estller as his own chilcl, cairle every day nrlcl sat 

d the gate of the pdace. 

4. h'ow it came to p~ms that two of thc officials of thc pnL 

ace had conspired together to lrill tile Icing. Martlocl.id, IILLYing 

discovcrcd the plot, ~~~caled it to Esthcr, wl~o i~nrnediitlely 

t.old the king. I'hc aedr being exxnlincd, >In]-tlocllai's 

statc~ncnt ~vr.as ibulld to be true. The. two conspirators3 

1Assu~nus (pr. As-su-e'-rue.) MARDOCI~AI (pr. Msr'do-ksi.) 

a Co~s~~~ta~i~oits, parsons who plot against any one.

ESTHER. 201 

were hnngcd, and the facts were ~ccorcled in the! annals of the 

Itingrlom. 

5. Sorllc Cirne ixftcr, Assuerus riiisecl ,z certain Aman to thc 

highest dignity in thc e~npire. All the kiag'~ serra~its bent 

the lsnec bcfore ilnir~n and worshiped him. Mardocl~ni 

slollc did not bend thc la~ce before Aman, ns Be would not 

give lo nlan the honor due lo Got1 nlouc. Amtul perceiving 

this, and learniug thal Mardochd was s Jew, became very 

tt'1gl.y. 

6. To be revenged on Mardoclini he told Assuerus that the 

Jews were planning a revolt, and prevailed upon thc king to 

publish an eclict co~rirnnlldii~g all the Jews in his cmpire to ha 

put to death, and their property to be taken away. The Jows 

were terrified, and bcgan to ~veei a1111 lament. But Ila~.tlocli;~i 

told Esther of the edict, ~o that shc migl~t i~~tcrccde 

with the king for her own people. 

7. Thcn Est.ller said : " All the provinces know, t.hat who. 

soever colnet11 into the l~ing's inner court, m110 is not cdlrd 

for, is i~nmadiatelp put to death. Hosv then ~$11 I go j t ~ to 

the king, not bcing called." To these words Mrtrdochni replied 

: '' Who knoweQ~ whether thou art not thcrcfore come 

to the kingdom that thou mightest Le ready for such a tirne 

as this ? >' Esther, thcrcfore, prrtying fervently, and abstaining 

fi-om food and drinlc for three (lays, resolved to go in to 

the Icing, not being c~lled, against the law, mlrl to exporje 

herself to death and to danger. 

8. On the third day she put on her glorious apparel and 

wore her glittering robes, and passed tlmngll the door with 

n smiling countenamcc which hid a mind full af nnguish, and 

exceeding great fear. Knt when the king hstl lifted up his 

face, and with burning eyes had shown the wrath of his 

heart, Eisthcr sank clown and rested hcr head uponher hantlmaid. 

Then the lcing was seized wi.th pity. IIe leaped f~om 

his throne, and uplieltl hcr ia his anns, and said : Wlznt is 

the msttcr, Nsthcr ? I am thy brother, fear not! Thou 

shdt not dic, for this law is not made for thee, but for all

othcrs. JY11nt wilt thou, Qneen Esther ? '' She, rtcovcring 

he~.self', nnswcred : lf it plcnsc! the king, 1 l~scet:h thcc to 

come to me this day, ancl Amal wit11 tl~cc, to the banquet 

~vl~ich I have prepared. '' 

9. The king acceded to hcr wish ; and, during the repast, ha 

dcsired to know 11cr rcqnest. Shc m~smerstl: " If it plcnso 

the king to give me what I nsli, ancl to ft~lfill niy petition, 

let the king :incl Amnil corrie again to the Lsncyuet ~vhich .I 

have prepzr~d them, nncl to-morrow I mill open my mind ta 

the Icing." The Iriug promised to do so, al-ld Amnn lt4t the 

palace with ajopf~~l hca1.t. Rutin goingonthc saw Mardochiri 

sitting a(; the cloor of thc palace. 

10, And bc?causrl Blsrdochsi ~vould not born rlun~n beforo 

him like the othcrs, ho was filled with rngc ; n11d going home 

W his house, ordered n gnllows fift,y cubits big11 to be erectccl 

to hang n'lnrrloc-hni on the following morning. Now it go 

hnppencd that the king coulrl not sleep that night, and todi-

FSTIIER. 203 

vc?rt his mincl, lie ordered the al~i~sls of his reign to be rrad 

to Iii111. 

11. TThcn thc reader cnlnc to tlic place ~vhicl~ relatcd liow 

M~trdocht~i had discnvcred tl~c plot agajnst the king's lifc, 

Assuerus suddenly asked what rewn1.d &lnrclochai had ret:eirfor 

this important scrricc. IIo was told that the mm hacl 

never rcceii~etl any reward. Tlion the Birig cnllcd for Anlnn 

wllom Iic asked ~vl~-~t ouglit to be done to 60110r tbe m:~n 

~rho~ri tlic 1ci11g tlcsired to honor. 

12. Aman, &upposing that tl~erc? was question of himsclf, 

snici that thc man whom the king desired to honor, ought to 

be clothctl with the king's: :q>pnrcl, and be sct upon thc Icing's 

l~r~rsc, and have tlic royal orowa put upon liis lle:ltl, nad i.1m.t 

l hc first of the Icing's princes :tnrl noblev slioulcl hold his 

Ilorse, and going tlvongh the strects of the city they should 

proclaim before hi111 : Thus shall he be hoi~orecl whom the 

lrii~g hath x mind to honor ! '' 

13. Tliell thc king said to him : " Make hsste and take the 

robe and the lmrse, and do ns thou hast spolren to blarilochni, 

the Jew, tv110 sitte111 beforc the g:iCc of tlie palace.') Amnn 

1r.w surprised md cnraged to hcnr these ~r.ords, brit he dartxl 

not tlisobey the word of the Iriag. IIe went, tli~~.cfore, aiitl 

clitl as he was ordered. McanwhiIa the hour came for the 

quccn's bfii~quet, arid Amnil went thither in all hsste. 

14. Hrhile they sat at the t:iblc the king finid agiiin to the 

queen : dl 1HTl1at is thy petition, Estlier, tlldit i11:t.y X)c granted 

thcc ? Altllongh thou aslr the llttlf of my kingdom, thou sh:~lt 

lixre it." Esther replied : " If I have found fnror in thy 

sight, 0 king, give mc my life, for ivl~idl I ask, a11ci rr~y people, 

for ~vliicll I requcst. For mc are given up, I aid my 

people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to pcrish." 

16. The Icing, in surprise, abkecl : Who is this and of 

wl:nt power lIiat Iie fihould dare to (10 these things ? " Esthcr 

answered : It is ll~linn that ig our illost wiclied enemy ." 

nut Aman, 11ezring what thc Queen said, was seized wiGh 

terror. The king arose from the table in great wrath. Beirig

204 HISTORY OF THE OLD TISSTAIIENT. 

told by one of thc! attendants that Arnan bad preparecl n gib. 

bct liS1.y c:ubitu high whercon to hang &fudocLai, he ordcr~d 

An~nn llilnself to be l~nnged upon it. 

16. The same clay Kirlg Abeuerus raised M~rdnchai to the 

high clignity mhicl~ AIII~II l~nd hcltl, nildtlle eclictxgaii~st thc 

Jeiss 1y.r.n~ i~nmedintely revoked. Thc Jcms rt3joiced beyond 

ineaaure at, tlieir u~~exl)ecleci deli~el*a~lce, and ninny of the 

Gentilc!~, secing hnw mo~~tlcrfnlly Ciod llrolectotl thcm, cmbrat:etl 

their religion. Qnccil EstIier is a htrikiilg figure of 

May, the immaculate Quccn of He;lre11. Tor as Estlmb 

alone was exerupted from the law of tlenth, so Xary allone 

was prc?servetl fi*om original sin, in which thc rrst of ni:mkiud 

nrc horn iiito this ~vol*ld. Again, Estllcr snwd l~cr pcolAe 

from sl,angl;lltcr, and 1Cla1.y by her intercession, saves all 

hcr faithful clients from the flames of hell. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Why did many of the Jews remain it1 Bnl~ylon ? W11y did God 

permit this 7 2. What happened by a special dispensation of God? 

Who was, at a cerlain tilnc, cmploycd in thi~ wny by Dirino PFOVidenco? 

3. 111 nliat reign did E~ther live? Who was her uncle? 

JVltat did the king do when lic had sccn Kfithcr ar~tl vas charmed 

with hcr beauty P \\'hat did she do, L)? 3l:trdocliai'cr ndvice ? Whxt 

did kkirtlochai do every dny 7 4. What had tu-o oficials of the pnlnce 

collsliiretl to do i' Who discovered the plol.? To whom dirl lie reveal 

it? What did EsLher do? 5. l\lhow clid Assucrus, some time 

acter, raiae to thc highost dignity in t-11e e~npire? 7\'l1rrt clitl all Ule 

Icing's servants do to Aman? Who alono did not bend the knee to 

Auan P Why so P How did Aman feel, liearing tlla(; 3lardnchai 

was a Jew? 6. Wkiit; dicl Anlnil lell A~sucrua in order to berevenged 

on JInrdochai ? lVhat did he preynil upon the king Lo do? How 

did the Jetvsfeel? BIL~ wlirll; ditl 3Iartiochni cloat 7. JVbat did 

Esther Bay about the lalv not to appear before the king without boing 

invitcrl? \That did 3Iardoc:hai ans~~r:r? Ylnt what did Ratl~er 

rcsolve to do ? 8. What did she do on the third clay? Rou, did the 

king look w11e11 lit: s:rw Eslher approacL rinbidden ? \\'hat did the 

king do, being scizcd with pity ? What did he say ? What did 

Esther answer ? 9. What did the king, next day, during therepnst, 

desire to know P What did Esther answer? -Whom d ~d Aman see,

as lie ncnt out with a joyful heart? 10. Why mae Aman filled with 

rage ? Wiixt did be onler ? \\'hat Ilnppened that liigl~t? What did 

lte orrler to be rend to him? 31. Whnt did the king ~ sli when tho 

rcadcr cnrrte to the place which 1-elaied how 31arrlorhai had disco\.ered 

theplot ngainat the lii~~g?s lifc? 1YI1rf was he fold? For 

whom did the lii11g call? What rlitl he asli whcn hman mlne? 12. 

What did Alnall ER^, suppj.qing that there was question of himself? 

13. \\'hat did the lii~lg tllcn say to him ? Did Antan obey this 

order? 14. \\'hi!e fhey enl at table, nllat clitl the king eny again 

to the queer1 ? \\'hnt clitl l'sthcr rcqbly ? 13. IYhat (Tic3 the king 

ask, in sorprisc? What did Esther tell him? %That (lid tho Icing 

do ? What \\.:ru Ile told by one of the ullendants? \\'list {lid he or- 

dcr P 36. \17hat. tlid liirig Assuerrls rltr the snme clay ? IIow clid the 

delv~ feel? What effect L:ul all this on the Gentiles? Of whom is 

Queen Ksther a strikir~g figurc P 

CHAPTER LXXXII 

Tm~rslatio~i ofthe OM Tfstanzmt Grech. (265 B. C.) 

Wise Snyiltgs of Je~zts, the So?z of Sirucll. 

Tho Lord giveth wisdoln ; nild out of His mouth cometh pri~dence 

and kno\vled,ae.-Prw. 9, 6. 

PHli: Jews, wlio i1~1.d ulct~~~mecl to their country, livod in 

pcoce for two huii(lrcd years undcr t,hc dorninion of t.he 

successors of Cyrns. 'J'his pe;rt:c! wn.s not clisti~rl~ccl erell 

whcn Alexnnclcr the Great;, Icing of fiIacecloil,' ciestroged tllc 

l'ersian Einpirc. Whilst Alcxnndcr lived, ht? trc.aLed the 

Jews wit11 great Irinclnesr; ; hut rvhcn, at his tlea.t.11, the 31.1accdoni;tn 

cmpire was diritlccl, e ~il tirrles cnmc upoil Jtlrlen,; 

2. 'l.'Ilnt; 1)rovincc bccnme the object of dispute bet.\~ccn the 

kings of Syria nnri thosc of Egypt*, ITIIO m:ide it thc bnttl(+groluld 

for thcir collte~~cli~ig armics, so t11;tt it ~ mk~rncd s 

alli-lost into n desert. As s nni,ural conseqnnnoc of tl~esn protracted 

mars, fgnorz~lca, co~.ruption anrl vicc struck daily 

1 31,1csnow (pr. Mas'edon.)

20G IIISTORY OF TII~ OJ,I) TISS:L'ASKENT. 

dcepcr root ornong the Jewish people. This was one of the 

darkest periotls of their history. 

3. Tt \v:ls about this tirrie that the Icing of ICgppt wishcrl to 

hnvc n Crccli trans1:ttion of thc ~ncrrtl I~nolcs of the Jews. 

IIe tl~crcfbrc, expressed his tlcsirc to the High Prievt nt dcrusalcnl, 

wllo grantcd the rcqncst ancl sent to Alesnntlrin, thc 

capitit1 of ICgypt, scventy-trro wise mrn wllo were versed 

both in Greclr nnd in IIcbrc~v. These ~ I Cwcre I ~ wall rcc:c>ivecl 

by the king, ant1 they made for Ilirr~ n correct tr:tnslatian. 

At thnt timc tlie educatecl nrtlorlg !It(: 11r:tthrn nations knew 

aritl spoke the Grcclc 1angu:ige. fio this trnnslntion of the 

script~~rcs bcgnn to bc rc:d \)g ihc pngnns, ~vho tlrereby c.:lnle 

to the kno\~lcclge of the true Gocl and to tl~c belief in thc 

Messiaa. In all thin rrre scc the llarlcl of divine providence 

\$l10 wished to prcparc the Gentiles for tlie coming of the 

Savior. 

4. Alrnig1.tt.y Gocl also inapired n pions Jc~v, Jeans the soil 

of Sirnch,' t.o write n b001i oi religions nncl illoral il~str~~ct 

It is one of the b001i~ of the Cntholic Bible, and is callcd 

Ecclesiasticus. Here are a few of thc hcnntifiil maxims contained 

in it: " The fear of the T,ord is the beginning mrl a 

crown of wisdom. The morcl of God iu the fou~~tnin of wisdom, 

nncl hor nrnys arc crcrlnsting conirnnndmcnls. The 

fear of the 1,ord shnll delight the heart, nnd sl~nll give joy, 

a~lrl glntlncss, and Icngtll of days. It shnll go well with him 

that fclzrcth the Lord, and in the days of his ellcl be sllall he 

blcsscd. My son, from thy youth up receive instruction, and 

evcn to thy gray hairs thou shalt find misdo~n. 

5. "Comc to her as one tlmt plougheth anti sonreth, nnd 

wait for hcr good fruits. For in worliing abnnt her thou shnlt 

labor s iittlc, and fil~iilt quiclrly cat of her fruits. Titlie all 

that shall bc brouglit upon thcr, ancl keep patience, for gold 

and silver :Ire tried in thc firc, but st:ccpt,zble rrien in thc 

furnace of Iiumiliation. Hertr the juilgmcnt of your fnther, 

and grieve him not in his lifo. The fathcr's blessing estob- 

1 Sxn~cn (pr. Pi'ralc.)

VllANSLA'I'IOX OF 'J'JIE OLII TESTAHEKT lXTO G;ROEI

208 HISTORY OF 1'1-1s OLD TESTAMICKT. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Undcr whom clid the Jews, haxring rettlr~~cd from Cahylon, lire in 

peace ftrr two htintlred years ? IYns this perre diatnrbeil when Alesander 

the Grcot clestroyed the Persian cmpire ? Ho~~did A lexnndcr, 

wbile he lived, trcat the Jew# 4 But what. came for the Jcn-a at hi^ 

death P 2. Retwee~i wbat kingu did the prn\,irlc:o of Jndr;t bccome 

the object of dispute ? What was the rlnt~~rnl conseclucnce of tl~es 

protracted w;lrs? 3. IYhnt (lid the king cif' Eg?*pt wish to have 

abar~b thia time? IVhom did the High Priest ~entl to hinl ? How 

wcre the seven ty-twa \rise ulrn rerrived by the king? II7T'hat 

Inlgnngo dicl theecl~lrntcd heaLllensspenk at this tinic? TTl~nt was 

the gocrtl clonc by thin iranslntion? IYas the hand of God irr 811 

this ? 4, What did Almigl~iy God also inspirc41caun tlreeoil of Siraclr 

to do? \VLich of ibc books of the (Intholic Bil~lt: is this? Vhnt 

is the fear trf tlialord? \That is the wordof God? 6. IVl~at doee 

the father's blt?suing cetnblislk ? 6. IY horn a1.e we not to rlsspise ? 

What, ~.o not to detipise? 7. T++lrat is hcre sbd nf a fnithfrll 

frioild 7 Ti11nt is B lic? 8. 1Vl1:~t is not to bc ~lljt~al in our ntorlth ? 

With what nre we III,~; to meddle? T\71~nt is said of arnnn t,hat 

aacsrs much ? I). Frorr~ what are we here told to flra as from the 

face of a serperlt? Wbat are we to remember in all our works? 

CHAPTER LXXXIII. 

Many are tlie afIlictions of tlie jti~1.-Pa. 33,CO. 

. most tcrriblc trial wEiic11 thc Jaws baci to undcrgn 

'l?"" 

was that which cnmo upon them at ttlrc lime when 

t11 cjr wc!re mntle subject to t.he proud uirl crnt.1 Ailt.iochus,' 

Icing off yriit. T11:l.t; liiilg ordcrcd the Holy Books to be tom 

'ant1 bumerl; Ire profnried the tcmple, :lnd forl~adc Ulr? observiincc 

of the divit~e laws, under tlrc pa~alty of c1ent.h. 

2. Unhr~ppily, 111:111y of the Sews, yielding to a guilty fcnr, 

oBc~;'~l the lring's order ; but mmy ruore rcf11st.cl to comply 

with tllc impious ~nniidde, and cllose to die rather tllm vio- 

I AITIOC~US (pr. An-ti'-o-kus.)

T[IE NARTYRDObI OF ELEAZAR. 209 

late the holy precept of God. Among thesc was an old rnan 

nntned Eleaxrir, ninety-nine ycarv of ngc, who was renowned 

as a doctor of thc law. 

3. When Elcnzar refused to eat swine's flesh, thc use of 

which was forbidden by the law of Moses, they opcned his 

mouth by force in orilcr to cornpc1 hinn to eat. Rut he still 

rcfused, ancl declared he would undergo ally torment that 

might bc inflicted upon him rather tl~~n ~st~~iiz his so111 with 

sir1 by a violation of the commantIment of Cod. But some of 

those n~ho stood by, pitying the good old man, aclviscd him 

to er~t of sornc other mcat which was not forbidden, so as to 

feiga cornpLi:tnce with the king's comn~a~~d. 

4. Eleazar replied : "It does riot becornt! our age to disscnble 

He then explni~~ed to thcse falsc friends that even 

if he made a rnerc show of cornplying with the Icing's ortlcrs 

in this matter, the young men of his nation xnigl~t be tempted 

to follow his cxnmplc, syitlg : Thesged Elensnr has become a 

ptgt-111, why rniy not we do the same ? Moreover, he exclsirrlecl 

: " Tliough for the present time, I should bo delivered 

from the punishment of Inell; yet shonld I not escape 

the hnncl of tho Almighty, neither n1i.r.e nor clend." 

5. Having thus spoken, thc holy olcl mitn ~t~as dragged to 

thc place of exeention, whrre he suffered n glorious cloath. 

111 the midst or his torments he cried ont : " Lorcl, Thou 

knolvest I suffcr grievous pdns, but I a111 well eontcnt to suf- 

fer thcse things, bet:auso I fear Thc~.'~ Elenzar, by his 

~teadfnst sldhcrence to the lav of God, and the fortitude 

wherewith hc suffercc1 a ~rlost cruel martyrdom, has lcft a 

noble cxamplc ol fidelily mcl heroic virtue. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. '1J'hat was the most terrible trial tt'hidl the JCIVH had to anrlergo? 

\Vh;rt did AnLiochus orcler? 2. Did Inany of the JBICN obey 

the Li~lg's order? IVhat did 111nny more clionse, rather than comply 

with the irnl~iotie 111anr1nto 7 W110 ~~~:rxrt~nong these? 3. \\'list 

waH done b Eloaz~r rvhen ho xefrised to eat swine's flesh 7 What

210 IIIS'J'ORY OIr TEE 01,D TESTAUENT. 

did he declare, still refitsing? \\'hat did rjolne of thosc who stood 

by aclvisc Eleazar to clo? 4. \\'brit did Eleazar rcply? \\'hat did 

he then explain to tliesc falee friends? \%'hat did be, Inorcoyer, 

erclairn? 5. IlThat happened \\*hen thc lioly old ltltall llad tllns 

spclkcn ? In the ~uidst of his torments, ~Ilat did ho cry out 7 \\'hat 

has Elcaznr left by kiti stcadhat adherence! to the law i12God? 

CHAPTER LXXXIV. 

The sn fferiags of thi~ time arc not tvol.thp to be compt~rc?cl tvj th tllv 

glory fo couc.-Born. S, 18. 

NTIOCRUS co~nrnn~~tlocl that n certain widow, with 11cr 

A ~evm ,on,, dloula 110 Irroi~gllt iulo Ilia prusoncc, and 

should be forcctl to cat of tllc forbicldcn flesh. They all told 

him that as thcir law did not allow thcm thc nst: of that 

mc:~t, tllcy could not obcy 11iu commuld. I-It. iln~~icdiatcl 

had tllcrn scourgcd with whips. 

2. Tlle eldest of tl~c brotl~crs told thc! king that they wcrc! 

re:rdy to die nttl~er than transgress the law of their Gocl. 

Thcn thc king, cnraged nt tlle young man's holilncse, o~dfarcc 

his tongue to bc plllckecl o ~t, tllc sl:in of his Ilc?:~d to bc tol9ik 

on, his hands and fcct C0 bc cut offy :~nd finally that Ilo 

~llould be burncc2 alive before his 1110tEler slid Lr~fllers 

J\'hile he was snflering these crncl tornicnts liiv niotbcr nl~d 

his brotl~ers exbortecl him to die coal*egeouslg. 

3. 'l'lie first l>~-other br:ing dcn.cl, they scizcd tllc ~ccantl, :ullcl, 

l~nvil~g torn thc slrin from off lliv head, tllcy :~skcd him if 

U-ould eat mtl~ctr than ut~dcrgo the rest of the tonnents. nub 

hc, refusing no les~ film~ly and coumgconsly tlls~~ his elder 

brother, xras tortured in tlic sanw way till he expirccl, 

When hc WAS nl~out to die, 11c c!sclnit~~cil: '' Thou, O ~nos 

nric1;ed man, clestrog.cst 11s out of illis prcse~lt life, but tl~e

MARTYRDOM OP TriE SRVEX hlACHABEES. 211 

Iiirlg of the worltl will raise us np who clie for His lam, in 

tllo resurrection of etcrnnl lifc." 

4. The thircl brother offcred his hands nncl &.et to be cut 

off, %saying: " Thcse I have from heaven, but for ihe la.~ of 

God I now tlcspise thcin, I-)ccnusc? I hope to receive tllcln 

again from IIr'm.'' Some minulcv before his death hc declarer1 

aloud his willingness to die for Got1 ss his brothers had 

nlrcntly donc. Mrhcn he was dcncl, the fourth brother, the 

fifth, u ~d the sixth-1Iicsa tl~rco wcrc sul~jccted to the sanle 

tonnents as thoir cldcr I~rothers, hut thcy Jl clied in thc 

sanlc nlnnner, having the same spirit. Tlwy made no nccormt 

of lmin nn(l denmt'tl, hoca~usa they suZcrot9 all for Gocl. 

5. Tlie Icing i~l~d his conrticru wcre al~inzcd at the const;lncy 

of these young mcn, so that rnlle11 tllc! scvcntll, :L mere 

youth, was brougl~t forward, the king told lliin, with :m oath, 

14"

212 HISTORY OF TIfE OLD TESTAMENT, 

that 11e would make 11im rich and happy if he would 011py 

his command. Seeing that hiis words had no rff'ect on the 

couwgoous boj., Antiochus called on the mother to advise hcr 

6011 for liie orrrn good. 

6. The mother iigreed to do 80. Thcn addressing her son, 

she said wiLll all n motllcr's tendcr affection : " My son, look 

upon llcaven ancl ctzrth, and all that 5s in them; i ~ consicl- d 

er that God made Cbcm ont of notfling, ancl mnnlrind also ; 

so thou dlalt not fear this tormentor, but, being mnde a mnrthy 

pnrtner nritll thy brethren, receive death, that in that 

mercy I may receive thee agnin with thy brethren." 

7. Wbilc she was yct spenkiug, thc boy said : "For r~hoin 

do yc stay ? J will not ohcy thc comrnnndment of the Irinp, 

but thc commandment of the law wl~ich -rt--ns given us bp 

Moses.?' Then, turning to the king : " Thou," said hc, 

"that hnst becrt the author of all mischief against llle 

Hcbrews, shalt not escapc the hand of God." But the 

king, iriflamcd with rage, tortured him rliost crrlelly till he 

yieldcd up his soul. Lael of dl, the lnotlier bcrself was put 

to death. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Wbo~n diddntiocllu~ command to be brought into bi~ pren- 

eiice? What did 110 order them to do P \\'hat did they all tell him ? 

IVlirt did 119 order to be done to thorn? 2. What did the eldest of 

the 'hroll~crs tell thc king? IYhat did the king, ellraged at tlie 

j.oung man's boldness, order to be done? 3. The iirst brother being 

dead, what did they do to the second P Illhat was done to liiln 

when he answered, like his elrlcr brothor, that hc would not eat? 

What did he exclnim ~vhen at the point of death? 4. What did the 

third brother do? Saying what? TTrhat did he dcclnrt! aloud eome 

~uinrltes before hie death 7 When hc n-a8 dead, what \\-as done to 

the fourth, fifth, and sixth of tllo brothers? IIow did they all dic? 

5. IVhat clid the king, mnseed at the co~istarlcy of the brothers, tell 

the scventt~, with an oath, ~vl~cn he was brought forward? Secin:: 

that his words hacl no effrcl on the courageous boy, wliat did Antiorhus 

do? G'. IVl~at did the rnotl~er do? What ctirl she say to lrcr 

son? 7. IV11ile she was get spoalting, wl~atdid t11e Iboy firty P ll'l~at 

did he my, turning to the king? V'hzt did the king do, being inflamed 

with rage ? Who wna, last of all, put to death ?

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CHAPTER LXXXV. 

VaZicznt Exploits of J~icEns 113nc/mbttu. (160 B. C.) 

It is caey for the Lorcl to save either by many or by few.-.I. 1Cili.ing84, G. 

T the time when Antiocllus was thus cruelly persecuti~ig 

A tho Jews, there aaa in Judes a prieat named Mathathias, 

who had five sons. This zealous priest, having learned 

that Antiochuv had profaned the tcmple, and nearly destroyed 

the worship of thc truc God, was Gllcd with thc 

deepest sorrow. IIe knew that the wicked king ~vould soon 

succeed in hie impious dcsign if the Jews did not oilier s vigorous 

resistance. 

2. IIc, thcreforc, called upon all who had any zeal for tlic 

laws of God to rise up, with hini, in defence of their sacred 

~~iglits. Then he ancl his sons fled to tl~e mountains, whcrc 

they were joined by the valiant rile11 of Ismel, and soon they 

becarr~e a powerful army. They destroyed the altars of tlie 

false goda, braveIy defcndd the Inw of the Lord, allcl conlpelled 

the apostate Jews to leavc the country. 

3. After the death of hlathathiss, Juclas, surnamed Machabeus,' 

or the Harumerer, on account ol his invincible courage 

and great valor, assumed the cornma~id of the Jewish army. 

In battIo he sllowed himself bravo as tt lion-had several engagements 

with the Syria11 generttIs, and recovered Jerusnlem 

and the temple. With a. sorrowful heart he aalv the 

temple in its desecrated aud desolate state, the altar pro. 

faned and thc grass growing in the deserted courts. 

4. Ha then purifieci the temple, celebrated hie victory by 

a grand festivaI, and dedicnted the altar anew, with the 

sound of harps, and lutes, ant1 cymbals, and hymns ofjoy in 

the sight of the wondering mullitude. Antiochus, hearing of 

tllc splendid victories of Judas Machabeus, was roused to 

fury, and putti~~g liimsclf at the head of his army, set out at 

once for Jerusalem. 

BIICIJAEPOS (pr. Yak-n-be'-us.)

214 IXISTOILY OF TIIR OLD TESTAIIEXT. 

5. But, riding at full speed in his vnr-chariot, he was 

ibro~vn to ihe grou~lil nncl gr*ierouslp ~jroundrd. Soon norms 

r::trrle forth from thc body of that in~pious liing, tlle flcsll rotted 

on his l)onc~s, and he becan~c an ol~jcct ol horror unrl disgust, 

go tllnt no one conlci appro.zch Ili111. 1Io 1rl1o so latrly 

thought that the wry stars oS llcnvcn slloultl obry hi111, mns 

tlesertcd r:vcn by his slaves. 

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D. Then, seeing the folly r~nd aic:l~edness of his pride, he 

Z,og&n to ]~unlblc llilnsclf bcfore the Lord, promising to rca11 

the evil ho liud donc, ant1 to proclaitz tllroughoat tlio 

11~11ole earth tllst thcre was no got1 but tllo grcat Ootl whoin 

the Jc~lrs :idorecl. Hut, in:lslnucli as his rupentnncc! proceedprl 

only from the fear of death, a~~cl the c1rc:id of temporal 

~~~nish~~~cnt,it~nsof no avail before God. I-Iissufl['eririg~

VAIJANT E?CI~I.OITS 01.' JUDAS MAC~ABXUS. 215 

continued unahatcil, LLII~ at last thc miclrcd king, tlie blaspbenier 

of Gocl, tho oppressor of His peoplc, died in tor- 

~~ient, thi? tlcnth of it rcprobnte. 

7. The son and succ:ossor of Antiocllus sent his ablest gem 

crds, rritlr mighty nr~nies, to take Judca ailcl Jerusnle~n 

again. Jntlas 31nchabeus and his smzll nrmy, seeing tl-tc 

Iiosts that were ~n~~rcliing against them, hail recourse to Got1 

in humMo prayer. The11 thcy loolc up their arms uld advn~~ced 

to ineet thc enemy, trusting in God alone. 

8, In the midst of thc cornbat five horscxnen, in shining 

nrmor, were seen by thc enemy in the ai.r above, fighting fur 

thc Jews. Two of these l~cnver~ly warriors were wit11 Juilns 

hlacl~abc11s, as it mere shielcliing hinz from danger, while the 

olller three oast clsrts from on lligll against the Syrim host. 

Sccing this strange siglit thc eneniy were seized vith terror, 

nild fled in conft~sion, leaving thirty thousand of their numker 

dend 011 the field. 

9. Thus fnvored by divinc assietance, Sud~q M~ac11:lbcu~ 

tlcfeated tho Syriatw in many othcr blootly cngagemcnta. 

Itd it hap.pl'ciled in one of these that some of the Jews were 

slain, nild 011 thc following day, when Judas hid his soldi(?r~ 

c:Linc to brlry tllern, they found u~lder their tunics certain 

hrntl~en cl~arms, or anlulets, which it was no!, ullor~rabla even 

to tonch. 

10. It becnme rrranifost to all that it was because of the &mulots 

that thcsc rnen llntl been I~illctl; nild praising the justice 

of God, they Losongllt IIim to prtrtlnn the sins of the unlla11- 

1)y dead. 13nt Judas collectcc2 n sum of twelve thousmtl 

ilmchmsl of silver ancl sent it to Jcruualem to I~nvc sacrifices 

otTcreci hr his solclicrs who hail thus fallen iu battle. '' It is, 

therefore,?' Fays thc scripture, CL holy ailtl a wholesome 

thought to yn~y for the dead, that they may be looscd frum 

their sius." 

11. Beforo one of the many battles which ~ n fought, ~ lie s 

Ilarl 3 vision. I-Ie saw the deceastxl high priest, Onias, hold- 

1 l)tr~cnxs (pr, dmms).

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ing up his hmds and praying for the Jewish people. After 

this another man appenred, s~lrrouncled wit11 great glory. 

Oilins said: " This is he that prfiyeth much for the pcoj~le, 

ant1 for all the holy city, Jcrcmias, the prophct of God." 

Theh Jeremias giivc Jud

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rifices, nor would the pricstu have accepted it for that purpose. 

Besides r1?c letirn from thi3 chapter of thn Bible t11ttt 

the saints yr:r.y for their friearts on earth, :mcl Ihst their 

prayer is heurct. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. At thc tirne when Antioohus upas persecuting the Jew, who was 

there in JndeaP What did he Irao~? X. Wl~at did he, therefore, 

do P ]\'hither cIicl he and lris sonB flee? By w11orn were they joined 

there 'l \\'hat dill they do ? 3. Aflt?r the cieatb of Mathathias, who 

assumed the command of the Jewish army 7 Why was Judas rrtirnamed 

filachabens P How did he show himself in battle? What 

did t ~e recover 'l l\'liat did he sce ? d. What did ho then do? What 

did dl~tioehus, rousecl to fury, do tvhsn he henrd of the 

splelldid victorion of Judas Machsbeufi? 5. What happened to him 

on tile way to JcruaalemP Describe the statc to which Ile nze reducecl 

f By -\vhom was he deserted f 6. Seeing the folly and wickmlness 

of his pride, what ditl he then do? M'bat did he proulisc? 

Why was his repentarice of no avail before God? IIow did hc die? 

7. What did tho son niirl successor of Antiochus do? What did 

Judas Yachabeus and his sulall ar~ny do, seeing the hosts that were 

lnarchiijg against them? 8. \Trh.zt was seen by the enemy in the 

midst of the cornbat? Ilow Inany of their rl~rnber did the enemy 

leave dead on thc field ? 9. l\fhst urns found on the dead bodies of 

some of the Jewish soldiers who fell in battle on one occasion 7 10. 

What was manifest to all? MThctt did Judas do? What does 

acripfum say of praying for the dead B 11. Befo~*e one of the bsttlos, 

what clidJudas scc ? What didonins say? \trI~atditl Jodaareceive 

from Jeremins P 12. IVl~rt happenetl at last to Jatlrrs JIachabens 'l 

What did the people say wl~ell they mo~lrncd him for mnny days? 

What is u sign that the Jews belicvecl in pnrgatory ? What do we 

learn benides from this chapter of tile Bible History? 

CHAPTER LXXXVL 

The Last iri~jzes Be fore Christ. 

Let the clouds rain the Just : let the earth be opened and bud 

fo~th ~1 Savior.-Is. g, S. 

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4 ILK the death of Judas itlachabeus, his brothers Janathan 

' and Sin1011 snccessi~rely plued themselves at 

the head of the Ja~vish people, and performed wonderful ex-

218 HISTORY OF TIII~: OLD TEST~IBIENT, 

ploits. Their successors, hotvcver, fell nlvn.y fro111 G-otl, and 

brought lllc y~t:oplc, dnnys m~steady i~nd pronc to evil, illto 

a multiti\de of sills AIICI vicc~. Tl~y, iildc(t(1, still morsllipcd 

the true (;ocl, bnt il was o~ly with their lips, arid tlicir lieark 

urerc E:rr from Ili111. 

2. Thir chief care consisted in the outmnrd observnilcc of 

t11o 1n~v ; the inward disl>osition nrlrl purity of henrt thcy 

ncglectctl. Whntever good tiwre lniglit LC anlong thc .Jelvs 

was stiflccl by ihc sect of the hppocl.itica1 Pharisees, or oft,Iie 

lrnbclievirlg Snciduceea, anrl them two sccts, Jtl~augh mnrtl~l 

enemies one of the other, excrcisetl a great power over the 

pcople. 

8. Thronghout all Il~c rest of tlie world idolatry rciped 

supreme, ant1 all the ~lations of t,hc earth mere gunk in misc1.y 

ant1 corruption. The fbm just men m110 were sr:aiterccl 

here m11 tl~erc rlrilong the clifT(?rcnt races of Incu, sighcd for 

thc conling of t.ha pro~nisccl Kctloemer, the oi~ly hope of 

fallen 111a11. Tllcy pr~yed that thc clouds might rail1 t1nn.n 

the Just Onc, r~ilcl tl~nt the c:~z.tll might bud forth thc Sitvior. 

4. 811 was in re:~dillcss for tile co~ning OS the SLLV~O~, mElicli 

event, acccnrding to signs :~.nd pn~pliecics, lliust be ncn.r at 

llnnd. Four h~mdrocl years beforc tho birth of Christ, Malnchias, 

the last of t.lic prophets, coulrl not rcstrain his joy at 

iho near nppl*oach of thc Messias. He told the Jcwish 

priests tlut thair temple should soon be closctl Iorevcr, and 

thc fires on their altars cxtingujshecl, for tlut their ofleering 

lrad ceased to Lo pleasing tr? the Lord of Hosts, 11e said : I: 

have ao pleas~rre in you, saitl~ the Lord of Hosts, ant1 I will 

not reccive a giR of your h:~~tcl. For from the risillg of the 

ern1 even to thc going clown, My name is great alnutig the 

Gentiles, ancl in evcry place therc is sacrifice, nl1(1 there is 

offered to My ntme a clcnrl oblation. For My name is great; 

among thc Gentiles, Gill t ,l~ Zo~d of Hosts," The clcm1 

oblation, of which thc: prophet Mslnc11i:ts spcnlrs, is thc Holy 

Sacrifice of tllc Rlnvs which is offereil cvc!ry dn.y, ancl in nlarly 

places from tbc rising of thc sull to the going dotvn thereof.

T~E: LAST TIBIES UEIWRE CHRIST, 21'3 

Nothing remained to bc nccornplisl~ed, sn~e the ~~rophecy of 

Baeoh to 11is son Sucla. 'l'his last sign was not rlelapecl. 

5. 'l'lle Jcwish ~)eople, torn LUIL~ ~~rcnlicl~ed by continunl 

dissr.nsionu ;rlnorig themselves, calletl in tlie Romans to decitlc 

their quarrels, and the Ro~nans, n great and powerfi~l 

nation, settlt)ci the tlispute by tnlciag pos~essiori of all Juden, 

and p1at:ing on its throne Herod, a stranger, n. fintellite of the 

Roni:in empcror. Thus way the scepter or Juda broken, and 

that event ushered in the Rcdeerner of the world. Hcrocl 

rcigned in Jucles when thc Messias, so longpronlised, appeared 

on earth in hun~nn forin, even Christ the Lord, to 'CVho~n 

be honor and glory for ever and ever. 

QUESTIONS. 

l. After the death of Judas Machabeus, who eucccssi\?elp placed 

therrr~elses at tbc hcad of the .Tewisll people? What did they per. 

form ? Whnt ditl their srrccessors do P Did the people still worship 

the true God? 2. In what ditl their cbicf care consist 1 What hypocriticnl 

or unbelieving fiects stiiled wllatevcr good might bc nmcbng 

the Jew8 ? 'CVhat did these two fiects cxerciao over thcru'? 8. What 

reigned suprc!lua tllrooghont all the rest of the svorld? In what 

\\.ere till the natiolls of the enrtk HIIII~? For ~vbat did Ll~e few just 

men &igllP Ihr what did they pray 7 4. For what wan all in readiness? 

What hadMnlachias, tl~elastaf tlie prophets, told theJewish 

priests four hundred years bcfore the birth of Christ? f hat did 

3ialat:bias fi~rther predict 7 What wna Lhe only sign that was yet to 

Le accomplished? \Vss t'lrnt last ~ign lolig delayed? 6. MThat 

people did the .Jews call in to decide their ilr~arrela 7 How did the 

Roluar~s settle thc dirrpute? did they plncc 011 the tlrrono'l 

What event ushered in the Hedeemer of the world? Who rcigned 

in Judcn \vher~ the Measias, so long promised, appeared on earth in 

human foru P

HIST0I.Y OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. 

FIRST SECTION. 

HISTORY OX? JESUS CHRIST, 

His Birtl~ and Infancy. 

CHAPTER I. 

A?~na?iciarrtio?~ of the Birth ofJohn the Bajtist. 

Behold, I send My Angel, and he sl~all prepsro the way before My 

face.-Jfal. 3, 2. 

T the time ml~ea Hcrod was king in Juden, there lived 

A in fi mdl city in the hill-cowtry, n priest namcd 

Zacl-tnly, mllose ?vile was c::~lled Elizal~cth. They were hoB 

just before God, and wallrcd blamelessly in nll thc commnndli~cnts 

of tlie Lord. Thcy had no cbildrcn, wbicb was tllo 

cause of grcnt affliction to thcnl. 

2. They often preycd tl~a~t Gocl would give them n son ; but 

tlleir praycr seemed to reinnin unansmered, as thcy merc now 

both advanced in ycnrs. It g o happened that Znchary ac~ll 

to Jerusalem, ~rrhcn his ttlr~i came to perform the priestly of- 

Ace. He entered into the sanctuary to offer iriccnse on thc 

altar while the people prajvcd without ; and, behold, m angel 

of the Lord r~ppeared to him, standing at the right hand of 

the nllar of incense. 

3. Zacl~ttry was t~ou~hlcd :tt the sight of tlic angcl ; but the 

arigcI said to hiin : " Fea~ not, Zacl~ary, for thy prayer isl~cnrd. 

Thy wife Elizabeth sliall bonr thee a son, md thou sIl:rlt cl111 

hia ~~amc John. Thou tihalt hare joy and glad~leua, nrld 

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222 HISTORY OF TIIF: NYJV TESTAMENT. 

mnt-ly shall rejoice at his birth; for he ehall bc grcnt bcfore 

the Lord, and shr~ll drink no wine nnr 8troilg drillli, n11r1 he 

shall be filled with the Holy Ghost cren from 11is ~~iollier's 

~vomb. 

4. " IIe shall convert many of thc cl~ildrcn of I~racl to the 

Lorcl tbcir God. IIe shall go before ITilri in tho spirit ant1 

polver of Elias to preparc for the Lord n perfect ~)cople.'' 

ZACHAEY AN9 THE ANGEL. 

%Jai:l.lary said to the nngcl : " Whercby ~11nlI I linom this 7 

For E am :l11 olcl man, arid my wife is atlvu~ccd in years," 

Tlie a11gc1 rcplied : I am Gsbricl, who stand bcfnre Gocl, 

rind an1 sent lo spcak t,o thec, a.nrl to bring thee those good 

t.ic1ings. 

5, "Bcholtl, tliou shalt bc clunil~, :uld sl~nlt r~ot bc nblo to 

sycslc unlil 1.11~ clay in ~vhicl.) tllesc thiligs shall colilc to pass, 

because thou hast not bclicved my nrords." Having spokon

illus he disnppcared. llcanrr*hile, the people will~out; in the 

te~nple -\vcrc expecting Zachary, and wo~~dered nt his loxlg 

tlclny. When he at length appeared, be coultl not speak to 

them, except by ~igns ; nncl the people knew tl~nt he Iind seen 

it vision' in the tcml)le. Aftcr the days of his rninist14y werc 

6wcomplisl~ed, Zachttry departed to his own llouse. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. At tho time w11e11 Herod was king in Jndea, who lived in a. 

etnall city in the hill countrj*? llrl~nl; was hie wife called l 110~ 

did tlley both walk before the Lortl? \Vll;bt was the cause of great 

nmiction to them? 2. \Trhnt did thcy nften pray? f hy did their 

prayer seem to remain unmfiwercd? JVho appeared to Zachary in 

thc temple P S. Ti'hnt did the angel say to Zacl~ary ? 4. What did 

Zachary say to tlle atigel? What dill thc nt~gel reply? 5. At what 

did tl~e people without wonder? What did they know whenzachary 

could not speak to them exccpt by signs? 

CHAPTER 11. 

Ai~~ztcrrciniio~z of the llirl/t of Christ; 

Behold, a virgin gllall conceive, z~~itld bear a son, and lIin name shall 

be called Emmanucl, God-with-ue.-Is. 7, G. 

* IX months later, t.he angel Gnbricl was smt hnm God (.v 

5 a virgin liviq in u city of Gdilee called ISu:~rell~ 

The virgin's ri:Lme was Mary, and he was cspouscd to nlnan 

citlled Jaseph, and they both bclo~~gcd to the house tlf D:~vid. 

2. The angel being come in said to her: " Rdl, full of 

grace, the Lord is with Bce ; blessccl art thou nlnong 

women." fifary, l~earing these words was disturbed and 

troubled, thinking what this strange salutation~rneaal. But 

the angel spokc agni 11 : '' Fe:~r not, Mary, for thou llnst found 

grace with God. Bcl~old, tl~on shalt conceive in thy ~rromL, 

and bring fort11 a son, and tl~ou sh:~lt call his nawc Jesus. 

'A supernatural sight 'Greeting.

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HISTORY OF THE XEW* TESTAMENT. 

3. (r He shall be great, nncl shall be called the Son of the 

Most High, and the Lord God shall give IIim the throne of 

David His father ; and He shall reign in tho house of Jncoh 

forever, and of =S kingdom them 6hall be no end." Nary 

asked how this could be, seeing that she was a 1-irgin. The 

angel answered : "The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, 

and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee. 

THE ANNUX'(;IATIOK 

And tbcreforc, also, BC Holy which shall be born of thee 

shall be called the Son of God. 

4. " And hchold, thy couain Elizabeth, ahc also hnth conceived 

a son in her old agc, because no ~vorcl allall be impsaible 

with Gocl." Then Mary said : (' Behold thc hnndm$d 

of the Lord ; be it done to me according to Wly \vord." Tho 

angel, haring thus delivcrcd his messne, and hnving obtained 

the consent of Yary, departed from her. Joseph kuew

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not ns yet that hlrtry was the chofien n3other of the Savior; 

bnt an ailgel of thc Lord a1)pcnred also to him in his dcep, 

and snicl : " Soseph, son of lhvid, fcnr not to take unto thc?e 

Mary, thy wife ; for that which is conceived in her is of the 

IIoly Ghost. And thou shalt call His name Jesus, for .Ua 

shall save His people from their sins." 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Who was ~ ent from Gocl to n virgin living in a city of Galilee, 

called Nazareth? What was the virgin's name? To whom was 

he cspot~sed? To what houue (lid tllcg both belong? 2. What did 

the angel say to I\.Iary 7 Why was Mnry troubled? What did tllo 

zrigel, sponkirlgagnin, say 7 3. \$'hat clid Mary a ~k tho angel ? What 

did the allgel answer? 4. What did Mary say ? Who appeared LO 

Joscph in his sleep ? What did the angel tell him 1 

CHAPTER ILI. 

All generations sltall call me b1eseed.-Lule 1, p. 

AHY, rising up i11 thosc d:~ys, went in llnstc into the 

M I~ill-coui~try to visit aid oongratulnle hcr cousin 

IClizabcth. No sooner did Ilrlary cnler illto the house than 

EIizabeth, filled with the IIoly Ghost, cried out: " Bleesed 

ark tllou among women, md blessed is the fruit of thy wond). 

And whence is this to me, that the rnother ofmy Lord ~hould 

come to Ins ? Blessed art thou that hast believed, hccause 

tl~ose things shall be accomplished' that were spoken to tlle~ 

by the Lord." 

2. Wlrereuporl Mnry exclaimed : 'L Ny soul doth magnifya 

the Lord, ancl my spirit hat11 rcjoiced in God my Ssvior. 

Because IIe hntll regarded the humility of His handmaid: 

for, behold, from hcncefol-tll ail1 generations sl~all c:tl.ll mo 

blessed. Pnr He that is mighty hath clone great things to 

ll?ulfillcd ; done. Extol ; pmke; to wound the praiws of. 

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nrgTonY 01.' TEE REW TJ.:STANERT. 

me ; n,n,nd holy is His name. And His mercy is from generation 

to generation, to thcm that fear Hinu. JIc! lmth shown 

night in IIia srrn : IIe hath scnttercd the prnutl in t11c conceit' 

of tllcir hcnrt. 1-10 hat11 put do\vn thc mighty from thcir 

seat andhath exnlte6 the humble. Hc hath filled the hungry 

with good tl~ings ; and the rich IIe hsth aent empty awny. 

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IIe Ilath rcceived Israel His servant, being mindful of His 

mercy. As XIe spoke to our fathers, to Abmhm and to His 

sccd forever." Mury abode' with her cousin about tllrco 

months ; then she returned to Nazareth. 

3. St. Elizabeth praises tho Blessed Virgin for,her faith, 

bccause what was lost to us by the unbclief of Eve, tlrc sarno 

was gdned back for us by t11e faith of hfary. 

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of one's mlf. 'Ltaiscd high; lifted up. 

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QUESTIONS. 

I. Whither did Mar~l go, in tlro~e dnys? What did Elizabeth, 

fillecl with the HoIy Ghost, cry oat ~ ~hon Mary entered the t~orrso? 

2. Whatdid Mary, trsn~portctl with ,joy, exr:lnin~ P IIow long did 

Mary remain ~vith Iter coueirr? 

faith of Mary P 

1s. 'Why did Xtixabetlr praise the 

CHAPTER IV. 

Thou shalt have joy and glutlncn~, nncl many shall rejoice in his 

nativity .-Luke I, 14. 

HE time of her dclivery being come, Zlizabeth brought 

T forth a son. All her ncighbors and hcr kinsfolk rcjoiced 

with her. Eight days after his birth the child was 

circumcised. The relatives rind friends thought thc child 

should be called Zachary lilrc his fltthcr. Erit Elizabeth answered 

: (' Not so, he shall bo CLL~IH~ John." Rut they reminded 

her that there was no one in thc fa~nily ~ hbore o that 

name. 

2. Then they made signs to his father, how he would have 

him called. But he, being still dumb, made sips and demanded 

a tablet,l and wrote : " John itr his name." At th6 

samemoment his tongue was loosened, and he spoke. And all 

those who were present werc amazed,' enying one to another : 

What think ye shall this child be ? for the hand of the Lord 

wae with him." 

3, Zachary, in an ecst~sy~ of joy and gratitude, began to 

bless God in A canticle' which ,still bena.s his name : 

1A smalI, flat piece of anything on which to write. Astoni~hd. 

$Rapture; ent-iusiaetic delight. 'A nong of praise. 

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228 HTSTO LLY O I ~ TI-I IC XJS\V TESTAMENT. 

"Blessed be the Lord Gocl of Israel; because Be hath 

visited and wrougllt the rcclcm~~tion of His people, 

Ancl Ilnth raised up a 11or11 of salvatioa to us, in t.1~ honse 

of David His ~er\~nnt, 

As He spoke by the rno~ith of His Iloly prophets, who nrc 

from the beginning : 

Salvation from our enemics, alld from the band of all illat 

hate us, 

To perform mercy to our fathers, ant1 to renien~bcr IIis 

holy testament: 

Thc 02th which EIe eworc to Abralinill our father, that He 

mould grant to us, 

That, being delivcrcd from \he 11and of our encmies, IVO 

may serve IIini wjthol~t fear, 

In holiness and justice bcforc I-lim, all our days. 

And tllou child, ~lialt bo r::~lled the prophct of tl~e highest: 

for thou fihalt go bcfore the f:~ce of thc Lord to prepare 

His itrays ; 

To give knolvledgc of salvation to His people, unto the remission 

of their fiins. 

Through the bowcls of the rncrcy of our God: in which 

the Orient, from on high, llatll visited us, 

TO enlighten them that sit h darh~ess, and in the shadow 

of death ; to direct our feel into the way of peiice." 

Arld the child grew, and fitre11gthe11~[1 in spirit; n11d was in 

the deserts until the day of his xnanifc~tittion to Israel. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. The time for hcr delivery being come, what did Elizabeth bring 

forth? What~vas dolic to the child eight daya after his birth? 

What did therelatiuew and friends \vhuwcre present, think? What 

did Rlixabeth anslver? Of what did they thcn remind her? 2. 

Wbnt~ms the fatber then askcilf For wh.at did he make sigps? 

What did he write on the tablet? IFr\'hnt happened at the same moment 

? \\'hat ditl a11 those who were present say one to the other 7 

S. What did Xachary, in an eca tnsy of joy and gratitude, begin to 

do P When the child wau grown, where did Le take up his abode?

TEE IIIILTE 01 JESUS CITRIST. 

CHAPTER V. 

The Zlirt.4 ofjesus Christ. 

A C ~ L IE D noits TO US, n.nd n sot1 i~ givcli to ue, and the government 

i~ 11pot1 H~x shoulder.-Is. Y, 6. 

N those days a decrec' -rent forth from the Roman emperor, 

I Caesara Augustus, comrn:~mding Ulnt all Wle people. of his 

c~rlpire should be enrollc~l.~ Each olle hncl to give in his 

11:tine in the trihc and city to which 11e belonged. Sci Jutreph 

ancl Mary went to Bethlchea~, thc city uf Davicl, because they 

xrcre of tho fi~rnily of tli:>t Icing. 

2. But the city beiug aro~vdetl with strni~gers who hurl come 

for thc c~lrollincnt, they could not obtain lodging in :1,11y of 

il~e inns, ant1 were forc!od to gerlr sl~elter ill :L stsble vatside 

tlw city. Ancl it camp t,o pass that ~~hcn they wcrc thcre, 

hlnry broitght forth hcr first-born son, nnA wr:~ppccl EIim up 

in swtlddling clothcs, and laid ITim in a rnmgcr, because 

there was no room for t.henl in tllo inn. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. What clecrce clid the emperor, Angust~ts, sent1 forth ? Wliithor 

clid Joseph n ~~tl Nary go to I~senroIletl? 3. Why were they forcecl to 

meek shelter it] n stable 7 l~That happened while they were there? 

Wherein did tile virgin ~nothcr lay her divi~ie Son 4 

1 Decree, an order from one having nntllority. Cncsnr (pr. Se'-zrcr). 

'Enrolled, to linve one's tinme written i ~i n rolI or register.

230 HIYTOILY OF THE NEW TESTAMEKT, 

CHAPTER VI. 

The Shejherds at the Ma~zger. 

in the. name of Jesne evary knee should bow of those that are it1 

heaven, on earth, and under the carish.-Pl~il. I, 10. 

T herds watching and keeping the night watches over 

HERE were, i11 tbo acigl~:hbor11ood of Bcthlehern, shep- 

their floclc. Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared before 

them, and the brightness of God hone round about tl~cm, 

TEE ANUEL.4 AND TliE SIIEPHEIZDS. 

and tlmy were seized wit11 a great fern. But the an@ Aid: 

"Fear not, fur beholt'l, I bring you good tidings of great joy, 

t11:~t shall br: to all the people ; for %hi8 day is born to you a 

Sziirior, who is Christ the Lord, in the city of David. And 

this shall be a sign unto you, Yot~ shall find the infant wrapped 

in swaddling clothos nnd laid in a manger.'' 

2. Then there was with the angel tl multitude' of the 

heavenly host, praising God md singing : '' Glory to God in 

the l~ighcst, and on earl11 pcaoc to inen of good-will." When 

IMultitudc; a gruat number.

THE SHEPHEBDB AT THE MAXGEIL. 231 

the angels hacl disappeared, the shepherds said ono to an- 

otlier : 'i Ilct us go over to Bethlehem and w e the word that 

has come to pass, which the Lord has shown us." Going in 

lmste, they found Mary ant1 Joscph in the stnblc, and the 

new-born baho lying in the inangcr. 

3. The sl~epherde adored Ilim, and went back to their 

TLlE ADORATION OF THE BLIEPEERDB. 

flocks, praising and glorifying God for the wondcrs they had 

secn and heard. All the people that heard thcso things from 

the shcpl~crds wcro astonished. But Mary kept a11 theso 

words, poaclering them in hcr heart. And after eight days 

the child was circumcised, and I-lis name waa called Jesus, 

that is Savior, as the angel had commanded.

232 EISTORY OF TRJE NEW TEBTAMENT. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. What were some shepherds doing by night in the neigliborhaod 

of Bethlehem? Who appeared suddenly before .them l 

With what tvero thcy eeized? What dirl Clie angel tell ihern? 2. 

Who accompanied llie nngcl'l 'Il'hat were the n~~gels ~ingitlg? 

\jThen they had dienppenred, whnt did the ~l~epherd~ ay onc to the 

ether P What did they find ill tile gtablc? Q. What did tliej? t11c?n 

do? What was done after cight days ? IVliat naruo did the child 

receive? 

' CHAPTER VII, 

The Deeired of nll nations shall come; and I will fill this house 

with glory.-Agg. R, 8. 

FORTY di~ys nftcr His_ birth, Msry and Joseph brought 

- dcsus to Uie templc of Jerusalem topresent Him to tl~e 

I,ord, as the law of 3Joscs p~cscribed.' They carried 1~itl1 

i11m the usual tlflcri~lg of the pOI11'-lb pir of turtle-dovo8. 

There 1~:~s at that time in Jerusalcln n just and Cod-fearing 

man named Simeon. He was looking ni~xiously for the cowing 

of tlie Mcssina, the IIoly Spirit linving rcvenlcd2 to liilrl 

that he sl~ould not die till he had sccn thc Christ of Qe 

Lord. 

2. T,ed by the spirit, he came that diiy to the temple, and 

seeing the child brought in by Msry and Joseph, he tnnlr 

Him in his arms, and blessed God, eaying : '' Now Thou dost 

dismiss Thy servant, 0 Iiord, according to Thy word in 

peace: Because my cpcs have men TIly sxlvat.ion, wlvllicll 

Thou hnst preparod before the face of all people8 ; a light to 

the revclation of thc Gentiles, and tl~c Glory of Thy yeuple, 

Jsracl." 

3. lie thert blessed Joueph and Blary, :tnd to Mnry Ije 

said : Behold, tlli~j cbilci is aet for Ule fall and for the resur- 

Prescribed, directed ; laid down 8s a rulg. 2 Revealed, mnaeknown.

THE PRESENTATION IN THE TEMPLE. 233 

rection of many in Israel, and for a ~ign which shall be con. 

tradicted. And thy own soul n, sword shall pierce, that out of 

Inany hearts thoughts may be revcnled." Thcre wns also in 

Jeraaulem a prophetess1 named Anna-ttwomrtn far advanced 

in yc;ars, who departet1 not from the templo-by fasting and 

praycr, serving the Lord night and day. 

4. She also coming in, and seeing the child, gave praise to 

the Lord, nnd spoke of Him to all who were lnolring for the 

redemption of Isracl. Atid when these things \rere :\ccoIn- 

plishcd in obedience to the law of God, 3Inr-y and Joueph, 

with the divine babe, returned to Galilee, to their own city of 

Nazareth, and dwelt therc in pence, 

1 Prophetess, a female prophet.

231 HISTORY OF TEE NEW TESTANEN'I'. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. 15'here did Mary and Joseph bring .Teaus forty drye after IIia 

birth? What did they carry with Him? Who was there rtt that 

time in Jerusalem? For what was lie looking anxiously f What 

had the Holy Spirit revealed to him 7 2. Who led 11im to the terti- 

ple that day 7 Whtlt did Lc do, seeing the child brought in by filary 

and Joseph ? Saying wllst 7 3. What did he then do? What dicl 

he say to Mary P Who was Lllore also in Jeruealcm? 4. What did 

Annsdo, coming in and sceing the child? When these thingn lvoro 

accoluplished, what clid Mary and Joseph do? 

CHAPTER VIII. 

Adovation of the M@. 

All they $rum Saba shall come, bringing gold and frankin- 

cense.-Is. 60, 6. 

N King IIerod, bclltdd therc CtItnG Wlree wise rncn, or 

OW when Jesus ws~ .born in Bethlehem in thc day^ or 

Bing~, from the East to Jerusalem, saying : " Whcrc is 1Iu 

that is born King of thc Jews ? for nre hiwe seen His star iin 

East, and WC are come to adore Him." Herod, hcaringthis, 

was tronblcd, and a11 Jcrusulem with him. And having asscmbled' 

all the dlief priests and scribes mcl thc ancients of 

the people, hc inquircd of them whcre the promised Momim 

should be born. 

2. They snitl to him : " In Bcthlchern, of Juda, for so it is 

writton by the l>rophet." Then Hcrod priviltcly queationccl 

the three Magi as to the cxnc4 time when tho star appearctl 

to thcm. When they had told him, he sdd: 'LGo, atid 

B ~ ~ C ~ I 

after the child, and when you have fountI him, bring 

me word again, that I also may colnc nnd adorc him." 

3. Tho bkgi set out for Hcthlehem, imd no sooner hstl 

&cy left the palace of IIerod t,lnan tl~c star, rvhich they had 

not seen since lheir cntrsnce illto Jerlisnlcm, agdn appearcd 

k the heavcns ; ancl, following its guidance, thcy came to the 

1 Aseerubled, brought together.

ADORATION OF IRE MAQI. 236 

place wllere the divine infant was, with Mary its mother, 2nd 

St. Josoph. And entering in thcy adorcd the chiltl, and 

opc~ii~-~g their treasures they offered him gifts-gold, frank. 

incense1 and myrrh? 

4. That night God appeared to the kings in a, dream ancl 

corn~nt~nded them not to return to Herod. So they went back 

TEE ADORATION OF TIIE YAOI. 

L y another may to their own cou~ltry. Thus wae the wicked 

1ii11g dieappointed in his expectation of finding out, by means 

of these royal strmgers, whore ha could find the child. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. When Jesus had returned with Mal-y and Joseph tol3cthlehem, 

\v110 cnmc from the East? Saying what? JIenring tltiu, how did 

Ilcrod recl? What did hc do? 2. What did they tell hiu? IVbat 

1 Fnnarc~wo~rasrc, s rreect ~melling resinous snbst~nco. 

MYRR~ (pr. mm), a costly eastern drug, used in embalming the dead.

236 IILSTORY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. 

di4l I-Ierod then do 'l When they hd told him, 1'11nt did he request 

' them to do? 3. What appeared tu them ngrrirl whcn thcy Icft the 

king's pnlacc ? Yollon~ing the goidannce of the ~tnr, n-hitlier clid they 

come? Entering in, what dirl they do? What did they offel. to the 

child ? 4. Wlint did Got1 tell them in R. d~.erttut How did they return 

fo their country ? \\'bo NRS th118 disappointed ? 

CHAPTER IX. 

A voice in Rstna wan hearcl, lamentation nncl great rnnurlling: 

Rachel beaniling her children, arid ~-0u1d 1101 be cornforled, 

beclruee they nt30 not.-Mall, 2, 18. 

EROD nlvnited, wivith anxiety, the rct11r.n of tho Bfagi. 

I-T At last, perceiving tlmt he waited B vain, he baamna 

filrio~~s,' iltld ga~e orders thn.t n.11 the mnlo children in Betlilehem, 

and ill id1 the COI~~~T~CS thcrcof, of t.nro ycars old and 

unrlcr that agct, ~llonld be slain. Ha thougl~t that, in this 

way, the child Jcsux woulrl certainly perish. 

2. But thc angel of the I,ord nppearecl by night to Joscp11, 

and %;lid : "hrise, and tililie the child His mothcr, nncl fly 

into Egypt, anrl be thore until I sh~ll tell thee; for Herod 

scelrs the cliilcI, to destroy Ilim." Then Josepli arose, look 

thc child ar~d his mother by night, and retired into Egypt. 

3. Hardly hitcl the holy family dcpnrhd from Bethlehem, 

wllcn the inen of blood -\vholn Herod Jintl chosen to cxcmte 

hie cruel nrclcr, suddeuly rushed into tfhc city, draggad the 

infn~lts from thc arms of their ~rlotllers, n.nd massacrcc12 tllem 

all. Then was Ilcarrl thro~~ghout tile city of navid tlin pite- 

0118 cry of the bcrenved mothers monrniug sncI bemsiling thc 

innoceilt bnbes that were so clmelly put to death by thc tymnt. 

4. The punisli~-nont of this clreadf111 crime ura not long de- 

~Pu~roue, very angry. 

%Illassac~nn (yr. rnasa-a-kcrcl).

THE FLIGHT INTO RGTPT. 287 

Inycd. A fen. years after the bloody dccd FIerod was atrick- 

on with a most lodhsomc disease, and died in fearful, tor- 

~ncnts. Then the angcl of thc Lord appeared again to 3 oseph' 

in Egypt during his deep, and said: ‘'Rise, take tlie child 

ancl his mother, and go int.0 the lanrl of Israel; for they are 

dead that sought the lik of the child." 

5. Then Joseph, taking Mary and the child, went back to 

the land of Israel, and retired into the parts of Galilee. And 

I ' 

- - 

*- . .- . -- - ! 

-d.- - 

TUC FLIGIfT INTO JCGSPT. 

he dwelt in Nazareth, that the word of the prophet might be 

fulfilled : " He ~I~nll be cnllcd a Nxznrene." In the peaceful 

rotirc~neilt of that quiet tow11 the dlild Jesus grcw in wisdom 

and in grace, before God and men. What n heaven on earth 

was that thrice-hzllo.r~~cd,~ though humblc home in Nuartretl~ I 

~HALLOIV,.~~, consecrated, holy.

235 HISTORY OF THE KJCW TESTANERT. 

QTJESTIONS. 

I. What did Herod xvait with anxiety 7 What hnppcnedwhen ho 

perceived that Be wsitcd in win 7 IV11at order8 dill he give? \Vhst 

did lie think? 2. Who appcnrc~l hy i~iglit to Joseph 7 Commsnding 

him to dowhat P What ditl Joecph then clo 7 3. J\'('beii the XIoly 

Family hat1 departed from Dcthlchcm, who rushed illto the city 7 

What did they do ? What was thexi heal-d throughout thc city of 

David? 4. What was tbc pnnishment uf this dreadful critno? Who 

then appeared to Jo~e~h in hie sleep ? What did the angel of tlio 

1,ord tell him to do 7 6. In whnt town of Calilee did the Holy Family 

again take lip their abode 7 What was thus fulfilled ? 

CHAPTER X. 

JPSRS at the Age of TzveZve Ycnrsgues to the Temple. 

I rejoiccd at the things thitt \vcrc sairl to me ; we sllall go into the 

Iinusc of the Lord.--Ps. El, 1. 

, 

T OTTT Mary and Joscph went every year to Jerusalorn to 

celebrate the pnsch.' But it happened that when 

Jesus was twelvc year3 old He mcornpnnied His pments on 

their way to the holy city. 

2. The festival d~ys being orcr, Maiy and Joseph set out 

for their distant homc; but tl~c child Jcsus remained in JBrusdem, 

and His parents knew it not. They thought, at first, 

that Be was in the company of some of their relativcs, and 

so they journeyed ,z whole day without noticing His absence. 

But when evening came, they sought Kim, arid not finding 

Him, they were nverwholmeci with grief. 

3. Thcy returnod immediately to Jerusalem, and, for three 

days, sought Him through tllc city, but in vain ; no one had 

sccn the child. At Icngtli, on the third day, they went to 

tlrc tanlple, and there thcy fomld Him, aitting in the midst 

of the doctors of the law, kcaring them and asking them

JEll18 AT TRE TEMPLE. 289 

questions. All the doctors were astonished at His rvifidom 

sud I3is answers. 

4. hfnry ancl Joseph wcre GIlcd with joy on sccing IIim 

qailz, and His ~nothcr said to Ern : " Son, why hast Thou 

{lone g o to us 7 Rchold Thy fil-Lher ant1 I hnve sought TIico 

~orrowing." Rut RC ansrvered : " ].low is it that you sought 

me? I)id you not know that I must be ithut My Filtllcr'a 

businossPW nut rieiug, He went with His mother and Eis 

foster-father to Nazareth, and was aubjsct to thc!m. 

5. Although Jesus, cvciz in His l~uman nature, was full of 

wisdom, f'ro~n thc vcry first momcnl; of His incarnation, yet 

it was His will to manifest, only by degrees, thc knowledgo 

that was in Him. Ilc~zac it is said that He inmoascd in wisdom, 

and age, and grace with Cod and men.

240 HISTORY OF TltlZ NE\V TESTAhlYNT. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Whither did Mary and Joscph go every year 7 What happened 

when Je~us wne twelve yearn old? 2. Tho fcsti~al days being over, 

wlmt did Mnry and Joseph do 7 What did Jesus do f JVhatdidHis 

pnrents think at fir~t? IIow long (lid they journcy witho~zt noticing 

His absence P 3. XT\That did thcy do vhen they missed IIimT 

Ilow long did they seek Iliin? TVlli?re did they find Hiw 011 the 

third day 7 IVhorn wns Hc asking questions? 4. Whet clid IIis 

blesaed mother say to Ililn? T1'h:~t did Jesua reply? What did Tle 

then do 4 6. Although Jcstls knelv all things, what was it Bia will 

to do ? Hence what is fiaid of Him? 

CHAPTER XI. 

John the Hajii~t, the P~ccursor of Chtist. 

I am the voice of one crying in tllo nilderness.Jolm .l, 2.9. 

-1-IE Iiiine was nppu):~dling when Jcsns n*ould silo\\. 

Himself publicly ar tllu Rscleeleenlcr of thn ivurld. 

Wherefore the Lord r;pokc to Jolin, soil of Znchxry, in tlle 

tlasert. Obedient .to the divine ~vill, ,John csrrle to tllc coun- 

try nbout the Jortlarl. Hc vr:ts clotl~ed in c:~il~el's hair, with 

n leather11 girdlc aroullcl llis loins, ancl his fvud was wild 

Iloney nsld locusts. 

2. He cricd aloucl to all Ulc! people : " Do penancc, for the 

kingtlom of heaxea is at hmcl!" I11 order to cxcite his 

hcarers more eificaciously' to repentance, as dso to prepare 

tllam for Christiai~ hsl-rtism, he bnptized those tl~at wcrc sorry 

for their sins i1.1 thc \irntc,rs of the Jordan. Theri the mtzltitl~tlos 

came to 11in-1 from Jcrnsdcm ant1 Jutlea, to lisle11 to 

his preaol~ing, ant1 many paoplc of all contlitioas, ~vlio, after 

lienring him, oonfesscd their sins, ai~d were baptized. 

3. Some of the Snrlclucccs and Phnrisecs bcing present 

aiuoilg the crowd, John addrcsscd them sternly, sayilig : 

1 EYBICACIOUBLY, to produce the effect intended.

JOIIS TAR BAPTIST. 241 

Ye broar1 of vipci.ri, who hat11 shonm yo~z to flee from the 

wmth to cons? Bring forth, illarcfore, fruit wortl~y of yennllce, 

and t11i11k 110t to uay : ' WO IYJV~ Abmhnm for our 

fatller,' for I tell gcu that Qod is r~blo, of tliesc stones, to 

raise np chilclren to Abmhum." 

4. " For now the axe is laid to tho root of the trees. Every 

trce, therefore, illat yicldeth not good frtiit dlitll bc cut down 

and cut into the firc." And 

211% people asked him: I= 

I . 1. - -1 

- 

I.. . 

What then shall we tlo?" i '. 

. . 

41 . - , , 

XIc az~swered : " He tl~nt llslth 

l i t 

two cwatu, lct him givc to him 

(F;\ 

;8zthat 

]lath none; and be tllrtt ,c:: $, . 

~ p ~2 .: , , .,I , ::) 

hat11 mcat, let him do in lika -7, 

msnncr." Thc soldierfi :~lso 

askcd what thcy slloultl do, , i 

-I 

ancl John t;aitl to t11em : 'l Do 

vio~cnce to no ~nan, neither 

". 

cnlumniatcl any man ; ctnd 

hc content wit11 yonr pay." 

, !l, . . 

Now, thc austere' nplJe,zrtlncc 

- ! ,. 

of the Baptist, ant1 his atart- .; 

ling exhortation, ]cc1 the pco- . . .- . I 

. - 

plc? to believe that he was tho 1 -. 

hlessias. John, perceiving Jona DAY~.IZI~-G Orm P ~PLIL 

this, told them that hc was 

not the Mcssias, but that thcro was One coming, mightier 

than he, the latchet of ~vhoue sl~oev he was not worthy to loose. 

6. I-Sc told them, moreover, that ho, indeed, baptized with 

water, but tl.13 thc S:~vior \v110 was to come after him wo~lld 

baptize with thc Holy Ghost, nncl wit11 firc. " Whose fan is 

in His hatjd, ancl IIc will t1lorongl1ly c:lcnn~c 13is floor, and 

gilther tho wheat into His burn, but the cllaff 1-10 rvilI bur11 

with unquenchablea fire." 

1 CALUMNIATR, to accuse hlsely. *AUST~E, stern, severe, harsh. 

Wxqumcrran~n, that which cannot be extinpuiclled, 

SOEU~TEU, Bib10 1!!8t. 16

6. Then the High Priest and the Council scnt priests and 

Levites from Jcrusalcm tonst Jolin : W110 art thou? v He 

answered : " I am not tl~c Christ." Thcy contini~od : " Art 

thou Eliaa ? 'l ILs rcplicd : 1 arri not." They spoke 

again : '' Art thou tllc groat prophct ? " He said : KO." 

At last they cxcla.imec1: " Why, then, dust thou baptize, if 

thou be not Christ, nor Eliss, nor the prophet? '' John an- 

~wercd that the Messisa would soon appear in their midst, 

preaching pnancc, md announcing the good tiding8 of aalvur 

fion. 

QUESTIONS. 

l. What time was approaching? To whom, thoreforc, did tho 

Lord epeak in the desert? IVhithcr did John comc, obedient to tha 

divine will? How wrm he clad'? 2. Whetdid hecry alo~ld to dl tlu 

people? In order to excite his hcnl~er~ to repentance and to prepare 

them for Christian baptism, what did John do? 8. What tliJ John 

aay to the Sadducces and l'harisces? 4. What did the austere airpearan* 

and the startling cxhortalione of John thc 13aptiat icntl 

the ~mple to believe? What did John tell them 'r 5. 1VJiirt did he 

way that the Mceaias muld do? 6. \rillat did John sn(swer, wllcn 

the Yrieets and Levitee asked him whctlier he IVS Ohriet, or Eliaq 

or tho prophet Y 

CHAPTER XII. 

Jeszcs is Baptized by lohrz n~rd T+tzpted by the DmiL 

YOIII dvorsary, the devil, as a roaring lion, goctll abont, seekir~g 

whom he may devour.-I. Peter 6,8. 

N those days when Jcsue wa8 about thirty year5 of age, 

I IIe went from Nazarctll to thc Jordi~n to bc bnptizcd by 

John. But John stayed him, saying: " I ought to bo Imptizcd 

by Thee, and cornest Thou to inc ? ?' Jesus al~swcsing, 

said : " Suffer i(; now, for so it bccometl! us to fulfil all justicc.?' 

John obeyed the command, and Jesus was baptized,

2. Then thc heavens were opencd, the Holy Ghost dcscended 

upon Him in the Blrm of n, clovc, and a voice frnm 

heavcn exclnimec'l : 'C This is My beloved Son, in wliora I nlll 

well pleased." Tllus did the IGternnl Father ancl thc Holy 

Ghost give testimony that Jesus was the Bon of Gad ancl tlio 

Redeemer of the world. 

3. Before commencing I-Iis grcnt work, Jesus was lctl by the 

spirit into the desert, where 

EIe fastecl and prayed forty . .- 

days and forty nights. Then - l a?'i4 ...,., - ! . 3 

- . 

He was hungry, and Satan, '? ' > I->+-?. , , ' ' '., : I 

I .I-. '.-d.' 

coming to tcmpt IIim, finid : 

- 7' ?. ;! 'FT~,+?, 

" If Thou ba the Son of God, . -, . .. 4' . . : I 

11 1; 

command that these stones 4 ,..':. C;) ,: 

,C 

bc made bread." But Jesus . ./' ': 

anewered : " It is written : ! .". 

Man livct.11 not by bread al- ... . .:, .... :.. 

one, but by evcry word tllst ' . . 

' . , l,:?, , 

. - I 0 

proceedethl out of the mouth h ..,. I t . . % 

rb .:' 

of God." 

, . 

4. Then Satan took Him . .L. . - 

. . I. 

up into thc holy city, and sct : ,: m:, ;.*;.+-:. - . 

. .. 

liim on the pinnacle2 of the - "' ' ' . .. - . 

temple, nncl said : " If Thou T ~ na~~rsar 

E or CHRIST. 

be the Son of God, cast Thyself 

down; for it is written: 'That He hath given His angels 

chargc of Thee, and in their hands shall they bear Thee 

up, lest, perhaps, Thou hurt Thy foot against a etonc.',' 

Jews said to him : " It is writtcn : ' Thou shalt not tcmpt 

the Lord thy Gocl.' " 

5. But Satan macle anot,her attempt. He took our Lord to 

n very high rnount,ain, aild showect 13im :cl1 the kingdoms of 

the wo~ld, r~nd the glory thereof, and said : " All these will I 

give Thee, if falling down, Tl~ou wilt ndorc tue." Jusus 

PROCEBD~EI, coming forth. 

V~XNACLE, a high spiring point; eummit. 

. , :. 

IG*

answered : " Begone, Satfill ; fur it is ~vritten : ' 't'he Lord 7'11~ 

God, tllou shalt adore, nr~rl IIim only shnlt thnu seme.' '' 

Then the cl cril left Hill1 ; LTIII, bcholc1, a~~ngcls cn.~ne and ministered2 

to Jcsus. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. What (lid Jefiu~ do in thosn iljbys 1vI1en FIo was abont thirty 

yeare of ago? What did John tlo nnd sap ? Whnt (lid Jesus answer 

? 2. MThat descended then upon Jesus ? TVlr nt clid ;L voice from 

heavcn erclaitll 7 IlrJ~at did the Etenlal Fxtl>c+r and thc JInly Gllo6.t 

thus conflrlll ? 3. Before contmcnc:il~gHis grcnt ~vorlc, whither \vrt~ 

Jesus led by tho spirit? Wlrat did BB do in the desert? Who 

came to Him tvhen He was hi~ng~g? What did 8ntnn gay? What 

did Jefinu n~la\vcrY 4. IYl~ithcr did 8nta~1 tJie Jesr~~? TVherc ditl 

Ile place Birn? WIint did he then say to RirrtP \\'llr~t did Jcsnn nn- 

awer? b. Tyhere did Satnn then tnlte our 1,ortlP What did hc 

show IIim? l\'\'hat did hc Bay to Him P What did Jesas then say P 

Who then came antl ministered to Jesus? 

CHAPTER XIII. 

Wallr worthy of God n~ho hntli c~lled you irlto TIjs 1;ingdom.- 

I, Z'ltexx. 2, 1.2. 

J" 

4 SUS left, the clcse~t, and rcturnad to 111 c country about 

tIic .Tortlnn. As soon ns John saw Him, Ile said to the 

n~ultit~tclc tl~nt surroundcc1 him : 'l Bchold thc Lamb of God I 

Behold, Be n~110 takct1-1 nmr"y the sins of the world ! This is 

He, of whom I said: ' After MP, cometh a nlan tvllo is preferrcd 

bciorc mc, because 1-1 e was before me, I gave testimony" 

that this is the Son of God." 

2. On the following day, rrlien John wns on thc banks of 

the Jordan, ~vith t\vc 01 hi2 disciplea, hc beheld Jesus coming 

towa~ds him, and 31e ug:dn said : " BcholrZ thc Lamb of 

God." The two disciples, hearing this, left John and follo~ved 

Jesus. And Jesus, tunling, spoke to tlicm : " What seek 

IMrrrrs~sn~~, served. PTrs~raroloY, proof. evidenoe.

THE FII~ST DI~CIPLXS OF JESC'S CHRIST. 245 

you ? " They asked Hirn : " Master, where dwsllest Thnn 7'' 

He said : " Come and see." They came, and saw wherc He 

abode, and they remajnecl with Hirn all that day. 

3. Thcse two disciples mere Jollrl and Andrew. Tl~c latter 

Iiad a brotller namecl Simon, who was wishing to see the 

Mossias. Andrew went to seek Simon md mid : " We havc 

found the Messias." And he. condnctcd liim to Jesus. When 

Jeslis snrv Simon, he lookcd upon hirn arirl said : Thou art 

Si~non, the son of Jon:t ; thou sfialt bc called Cephas,l that is 

to say, Peter, a rock. 

4. Tlle next clay Jesus went forth into Galilee, and on tho 

road He met a ln:m nxmcd lJhilip, who also longed for the 

coming of thc Messins. ,Jesns mid to hirn : " Follow me." 

ROW Philip haci s friend 11a111cil Nnthnnnel, nn upriglit, Gob 

fearing nla.11. Philip hasknccl to hi rn a~.rlrI told him : '' -We 

have found Hirn of ~vhonz Moses, in the law and tlle l)uopl~etr;, 

cl i d rvritc, Jeslts of h'w:~reth. " Hut h':~than,wl said to hiln : 

" Call t~t~ything good cornc f'rorn Naaarelh ? " Pllilip answerecl 

: " Come and sec." 

5. When Jesus paw Nathanncl coming, He said : " Behold 

an I'sl.aelite indeed, in wl~orn thcre is no guile.'' NatJ~anncl 

nslrccl in surprise : " Wherioc knor\wst Thou me? " Jeslis 

at~swert.cl and said to him : .Hc£o~c that Philip called thee, 

wlieii thou wast ancler the fig-lrctl, I saw tl~ee." 

6. Tl~en Natl~anael, A11cd ~vitlr ~vondcr ~~ncl respect, cried 

out: "Rabbi,"I'houa.rt the So11 of (iocl ; Thvu nut the King of 

Israel." Jcs~zs spoke to 11ilii : " l3ccause I said unto thee : ' I 

lhee under the fig-trce,' tlion believest ; greater things 

than tl~csc shalt thou sce. Amcn, Amen, I gay unto you, 

yon shall see the henrcn openctl, nncl llie nngcls of God ascending 

and descending ~zyon the 80x1 of Bluian." 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Whither did Jesus return after leaving the dacrt f As soon aa 

John sarv Him, hat did hc gay to thc ~uullitade that surrounded 

him. 2. The next day, when John sarv Jesi~e coming toeards him, 

~CEPHAS (pr. Secr-fae.) PNABBX, maater, lord.

246 IIISTORY OF TIIE NEW TEF~"~'DIICNT. 

what did he again sag ? Nearing this, what did tbc disciplerr do? 

IVItat did Jesus, turning round, sag to them ? What dirt they ask 

Him? What did l-ic reply? JIrhat did thoy do? S. IYko were 

thee0 two diecipleu? Wlrat relativo had Andrew? What was 

Simorr wishing to mec? II'liat did Antlrcw tcll l~hn nhen he found 

bim ? IVifhat did Jesus tlo and say when Ere saw Simon ? What 

does l'etermcnn ? 4. \Vl>om did Jesrxe meet on the following day 

when going to Galilce? IVltat did Be eay to bin17 Wllat fricnd 

had Philip? What did I'hilip, l~autcnir~g to him, tell him? Whnt 

did he invile him to cl07 6. Whcn Jcsr~s saw Nathanacl co~ning, 

wltat did IIu sny 7 Wl~at did h'atlrtnml aek in sr~rpriae? What 

did 3csua ztlen-er and 6ay to him? 6. What did h'athnnael, pcnetrated 

with reverence and rcspect, then say 7 What did Jesus say 

bllim? 

CHAPTER XIV. 

First dfi?tcCe ofJems.--He Chawges Water i?tCo Wine. 

No matt can do thee rtigns U-hich Thou doest, unlos~ God be with 

him.--Jolbn 3, P. 

TH"" 

{E days nftcr these events there ~vas a wedding in 

Cans of Galilee, and the rnother of Jesus wns there. 

.Tc~us also, togethcr with His disciples, mfis among the gucxb. 

Wllilst they were at table, t.he wine failed; and Mary ~dd to 

Jesus : " Tlicy have no wine." He ansnswercd : '' My hour is 

not yet come." But Mary, knowing the goodness of her divine 

Son, and convinced that He nrould not refuse her rcquest, 

spoketo the waiters : Whatever He shall say to you, 

do ye." 

2. Now there were 511 tlic room six water-jars of stone, containing 

tivo or Illrce metasureti apiece: Jesus gave orders to 

the tvniters : "Fill thc tvatcr-pots wlth ~\latcr." Thcy immediately 

filled them to the brim. Hc then ~uid to thern : 

" Draw out now, nnd cn.rry to the cliicf steward of the feast." 

3. They clid ao; and tllo slewa~d, not knowing whencc the 

sets 

wine naa, said to the bridcgroom : 'l Every man at fir~t

forth good wine, and later on that which is worse; but t11ou 

hast kept thc good winc until now." TMs first miracle 

Jcsus wrought in Gna of Galilee, ad thc request of IIis 

Ulessecl mother; and His disciples seeing His divine power, 

belicved in Him. 

," .- -. I 

--P 

(;tIAKGIh'C WATER IKTO IVlN&. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Where was thcrc a wedding three days after these crcnts? 

Who was among the gacsts? \\:hat happened whilst they wcrc at 

tablc? What did the mother of Jesrts say to her son? lF%at clid 

He ansrvcr? What dicl kI:~ry tell the waiters? 2. What wcre tl~ere 

in t!le room? What did Jesos order thc w:dtcrs to do? What did 

He say to the waiters? 3. \$'I~tlt did the master of the feast say io 

thc bridegroom? At whose reclucst did Jesus work His first ~ni- 

racle? Who, seeing His divine powcr, believed in Him?

248 RISTORY OF TRE ~'EW TESTAII~ANE 

CHAPTER XV. 

Jeszts DY~ZIPS the SPIIPYS ntit of the Tenz$Ce.-liis Discoavse 

with Nicode?ttrls. 

Thou, 0 Lord, haat chosen thi~ house that it might be a house of 

prayer.-X. Mach. 7, ST. 

HE passover of the Jew8 being now at hand, Jesus went 

up to Jerusaleui, Finding in the court of tlie tcmplu 

men that sold oxen, ~heep, and doves, for sac~ifice, together 

rvitll money-chmgers, 1x9 made a whip of elnall cords nnd 

drove them all out of the temple. He overthrew Mie moncytables 

and said : '' Talte tlieso things hence, and make not 

tl~c housc of My Ftlther a l~ouso of tritfic." 

2. Then the disciples rerr~embcred Ulat it was writtell : 

'' Tllc zeal of Thy house bat11 eaten me up." Now some of 

the Jews who had ~emaincd in llic ternplo, being angry, askod 

I3im : " What sign dost Tllou ~holv us, sceing Thou doest 

theso thing8?" Jesus, referring to IIis own ~wred body, 

ailid : " Destroy t& tcmple, and in three days I will raise 

it II~.,' 

3. The Jews, supposing that He spoke of the material ttemple 

in which they stood, said to Him : L'Six nnd forty years 

lvas this temple in building, and wilt Thou rndsc! it upin tlrrec 

days 1 " But Jesus spoke of the teinplc of I-Iie body. Many 

other sign8 anti wontlers did H e work in prcsence of the 

Jews, many of whotn were col~verted. But ~nnny otl~ers 

vould not be convinced of Iris divinity. Like thcir htl~crs 

of old, tl~cy wilfully closcd their eycs to thc light of trutl~. 

4. Among those who believed nr,w Nicodcmus, n, ruler in 

Israel. He had n great dosire to bccorne a disciple of Jesus, 

and coming to Him by night, for fear of the Jctvs, he said to 

Him : " Rabbi, we know that Thou art come a teacher from 

God, for no mm can do tllcsc miritclca which Thou doest, 

unlcss God was with him." Then Jelrue explained to him

JESUS DRIVES THE SELLERS OC'T OF TRE TEIIPLE. 249 

how he was to become a member of IIis mystic body on 

earth, which is the cl~urch, ancl told him : Amen, amen, I 

gay to tliee, unless a mar1 be born again of wai,er nrld tho 

Holy Ghost,hc cnnnot e~lter illto tho lcilzgclom of Gocl." 

5. These words referred to thc aacrainel~t of bnptism. I-Ie 

next instrnctcd Nicode~r~us in the myslel-y of thc rcc2cmpi,ion. 

"As Moses," said EIc, " liftod up Clie ~c:rl)cnt in thc descrt;, 

"#-- 

'P, / 

-- 

UBIVINO OUT T U LEYILl,U%8 OF TlIE TBJIPLE. 

so must the Son of mar1 Le liftcc1 np, tl):tt whosoever believctll 

in Him may not perish, hut inay have life everlusting. 

Por God sent not Ilia #on into the ~~o1.1tl to judge the 

~rarld, but tl~at the woi.ld rimy be saved by Him. IIe that 

believetli in Him, is not jndgcd, but Ire that rlath not believe 

is dready judged." In thcsc ~vordu the Savior taught Nicodcrnns 

that IIe would redeem the world by His passion and 

death upon the cxoss.

QUESTIONS. 

1. The passover of the Jewe being et hand, whither did Jeous go? 

Whom did He find in the court of the temple? llrh~t clicl He do? 

What did Ile say ? 2. What did the disciples thpn remember? 

What did the Jews, bcing angry, ask IIim? What did Jcsus, referring 

to His own sacred body, say? 3. What did the Jews say to 

ITiln, supposing that 110 spoke of tha matcrial templein~f~hich they 

stood? What didHework in preeence of the Jews? 'CVcrc any of 

thcm converted ? Were they nll converted? 4. Who was among 

thoee who bclieved? Vllat great desire had he? Coming to dcsua 

by night, what did he say to IIim? What did .Tesun then explain 

to him ? What did He teIl him7 5. To what did these words rcfcr? 

In what did He nertinstructNieodemue? What did He say? 

What did the Savior teach Nicodemus by these last words? 

CHAPTER XVI. 

Let ue rrearch our waya, and ret~lrtl to the Lord.--Lament, 3, @. 

Now 

it camc to pass tllat Herod cast John the Ijal~ti~ 

inlo prison ; ml~crcnpol~ thc Pharisees t:tking courage, 

began io persecute the Ssvior. Hc, thcrcforc, loft ,hde:~ ailcl 

returned again to Galilco. On His way Hc cntna to a tow11 

called Sichar,' where there was a well which had been dug 

by the patriarch Jacob. 

2. Jesus, being weary from the journey, sat down by the 

well, whilst His disciples went into the city to buy provision~. 

But, behold, a Sam:~rit;m woman came to i1.1e well 

to draw water. Jcsus said to her : 'c Give mc? to drink." 

Tlle woman, surprised, aslred I-Iim : " Row dost 'Shou, being 

a, Jew, ask of me to drillk ; 1 being a Samaritan woman.'' 

8. Jesus ~laicl to hcr : " ZftElou didst !rnorv the gifl of Gocl, 

and who it is that saitll to thee : ' Give me to drink,' thou, 

perhaps, wouldst have asked of Him, and He would have 

1 SIOIIAR (pr. Sik'ar.)

JESUS AT THE IVELL OF con. 251 

given thee living mater." The woman rcplied : '' Sir, Thou 

l~tssl nothing wherein to draw, and thc well is deep ; whence, 

then, hast Thou living water? Art Thou greater tllttn our 

fatlier Jacob, ~vho gnvu us the wcll ? " 

4. Jesus answered : " Whosoc~er drinltcth of this water 

shall thirst ngdn; but he thnt shall drink of tllc xi7atc!r thnt I 

shall give him, shall not thirst forever. Thc watcr that 

I ~jhnll give him shall become in hi111 a fountain of wstcr, 

spri~~ging up into everlasting 

life." Then tile woman : - < x-irf;hT*', - - , r 'l .lC, 

- 

spoke again : Sir, give me , 

this water, that I may nut - - 1- . . '- 'm 

thirst, nor come hither to 

draw." Thereupon Jcms -- 

said : "Go call thy husbhnd." p 

She answered : " I lmre no 

husband.?' Jesus replio cl : 

" Thou haet said well ; for - 

now thou hsst no husband, i 

nltl~ongl~ thou hast had scv- -1 

era1 husbands." The woman 

exclailncd : ' l sir, I pcsccjve JESUS AND TILE BdKdaITAN WOMAN. 

that Thou art a prophet." 

5. '' Our fo;thcrs sdorcd on this mountain, Garizi~n, fixid 

you say that at Jentsale~lz is tlie place where nien must 

adore." Jesus said to her : " VTornan, believe me, the hour 

comet21 when you shall neither on this mountain nor in Jerusale~n 

adore the Father. The hour cometh, mlil 11o.r~ is, 

when the true adorers shall adore the Fathcr in spirit ancl in 

trutli. God is a Spirit, nnrI they tlmt adore IIim, must adore 

Hirn in spirit and in ts~~th." 

6. 'J'hc woman ansvered Him : " I lrnow Ulnt the Mcssim 

ahcn He is come, will tell us all thiags." Jcsm replied : I 

am I-Ie, who am spealiing with tlic:c!." Rejoic:ed at tllia news, 

the woman left her pitchcr, and going into the city in all 

haste, she said to the people : Come out itnd see a man

262 RESTORY OF THE NnIV TESTABSENT. 

who has told me all my sins. Is not IIe the Christ ?l7 

Meanwhile, tho disciple8 returning wit11 the food they had 

l~urchaued, prcsseci Jesus to cat. Rut He articl to their1 : " I 

have food to eat which you lnloiv slot of. My food is to do 

the will of Hitn thttt gent Me." 

7. While I3e IWH ~pcakillg to His apostles, thc Snmaritnns 

coming ont of the city dcsired that Ilc woulil stay there. IIc 

re~nnincd two days, teaching and instructi~lg thc~n. Many of 

tlmt cily beliwcd; x~id they anid to the woman : 'I We now 

believe, not for thy saying, for we oursclvcs ]):we hanrd Him, 

and rve k11ow that this is indeed the Savior of the world." 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Who cast Jol~n tl~s Baptist into pi'ison P- begun to pcrsacute 

the Savior? To whnt town did Jesoe come on leaving Judca? 

What wdl was thcrc? 2. Weary from thcj

JESUS PREACHE8 AT NAZARETH. 253 

stood up to rencl. They gnvc Him bha book of Isnin~ the 

prophet. Be unfolcled the book, and found the place w11cl.c 

it was wri tlem : 

2. The spirit of the Lord is upon me ; ~vherefore He 11nt.11 

anointcd me to preach the gospel to the poor. He hat11 sent 

mc to hcal thc cont~itc of hcart,, to preach cleliverance to the 

ca.ptivcs, ancl sight to thc blind, to sct at Iibcrty them that 

are bruisecl, to preach thc acccptablc ycar of thc Lord, and 

the clay of reward." 

3. When IIe had closed the hook, Ilt: returned it to the 

minister and s:~t iio~r~n. But tho cyus of a11 the Rynagogtlo 

.rvcrc fixoclul>on Him. IIe then toltl them : '' This do y js fulfilled 

this scripture in your exrs," As ITe thus continued 

His disconrsc, all wonclcrcd at thc words of grace that fell 

from His lips. Still they did not believe in Him ; fur they 

said to orle another : " Is not this the eon of Joseph." As if 

they tvished to say tliat I-Ie was of poor parents, mil that Hc 

had not raccivcd n learncc1 cilucn.tion. 

4. But He, ansn~ering tlicm, said : " Amen, I say to ;you,, 

that no propllcl is acccptecl in his own country. Therc ~~\.crc? 

~nnnp wii101r.s iu the days of Elias, in Israel, when heavcn 

IVRS sl111t three years iulcl six ~riontl~s, when there was a great 

fnmino thro~xgliout all tlie land. Yet to none of thcm was 

IClins wilt hut to a widow -vt Sa.rrptn of Bidon. Thcrc wcrc 

also mnnp lcpcrs in Ismcl in thc time of JCliscns the prophet; 

yet nonc of thcin was clcansed bat hTanmml the Syrian." 

5. Now all thosc who hearcl tlicse thing in the synagogue 

were filled nrith anger. And risirlg up, they drove IIim out 

of the city, and look Bin1 to the brow of a rllounthn to cast 

I-Iim down heacllong. But I-Ie, striking them with a sudden 

terror, passcd through their midst, arld went His way. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Whither did Jesus go from Sicllar P Where did he go on the 

Sabbath dry? Whnt book was given Him when He stood 11p to 

rend t 2. What place did He find on opening the book? 3. Whnt

254 HISTORY OF 1111.: NEW TESTAMENT. 

did IIe do when H c had finiehed reading this passage 7 What did 

He then tell therrl7 At what did all wonder? Did they believe in 

IIim? Whnt did they nay, ono to another? 4. What did .Jesue, 

answering, say to them? 5. ITearing tllesc things, with rvllrt were 

all who wcre in the apnagoguo fllied P Risingup,whnt did-they do? 

But what did Jesus do ? 

CHAPTER XVIlL 

The Mirncles of Jtsrds nt C~ltartzazlm. 

The Son of Gocl appeared that He might clestroy thc works of the 

devil.-I. Jolrla 9, S. 

FROM Nazareth, Jesus wcnt to Capl~maum,~ and thcre 

-- He taughtin the synngoguc. Thepeoplenrereastonishcd 

at His cIoctrine, and at thc wonderful force and 

unction2 of His prcnching. There was, in the synagogue, a 

man who had an unclcnn spirit, and he cried aloud, saying : 

'' Let us alone ; what l~nvc wc to do with Thec, Jesus of N:ix- 

areth ? Art Thou come to dcstroy us 1 1: know Thee IV~O 

Thou art; the Holy One of C; od." 

2. Jesus rebuked the spirit, corn~nandii~g him to be silent, 

and to go out from the man. Then the devil, throwing thc 

man into the midst of the crowd, went out of him, and 

left him unharmed. A great fear cnmc upon all who witnessed 

this miracle, and they said one to another: " What 

word is this 7 for with authority and power He commandet11 

the unclean spirits, arid they go out." 

3. From the synagogue Jesus went to the house of Simon 

Peter. It so happened that the mother-in-law of Pcter was 

grievously sick, and Jesus was asked to cure her. He drew 

near her bed, commanded the fever, and it left hcr. Imme- 

1 CAPHAXNA'UM 

[PT. Kafar-ndum.) 

lUnrmrorr, religious fervor and tenderneas.

THE MIRACLES OF JESUS AT CAPHARNAVM. 255 

diately she arose, cured of t21c fcvcr, and waited on them as 

they rtat at table, 

4. TThcn the sun was down, the sick and infirm of the city 

wcro brought to Jcsus, and IIe laid His hands upon them, 

and they were hcdcd. Early next morning Hc lcft Caphar- 

nnuIn, and retired to a desert place. But the pcoylc follow- 

et1 IIim in crowds, bcsccching 1Ii1n not to leave thcm. Hc 

sdd to them r " I must prctlch the lringclom of God in othcr 

cities also ; for therefore am I sent." 

TUE SICK EICOUGII'P TO JWUB. 

5. He then preached in thc synagogues of Galilcc: The 

timc is accomplished and tl~c kingdom of God is at hand ; repent 

and belicvc the go~pel. IIe hoal;lt!d all manner of diseases, 

and thc famo of IIit, po\vor and holincss ~prcad over 

all the country, and people came from far ancl near .to sec and 

hear Him.

QUESTIONS. 

1. Where ditl J ~ E go ~ from B Nnzsreth? At what rvcro tl~o pool110 

astonished? ITho wns thcrc ia the synngogue'f IVhnt did Ll!e 

spirit cry aloud 7 2. What clirl ,Tesn~, rebnking him, sap? JYllnt 

did the clevil then do? TVhnt did the people say one to nnothcrl 

3. Prom the synagogue, where dicl Jesus go ? Who was grievously 

sick ? Whal mxs Jesns askecl to (10 ? What did Re do? J\'T'hnt did 

he immediately do? 4. lY11ca11 the bun wns down, who were 

brought to Jesus? l\'hat did ITo do to them? T17hitller did TIe rctire 

next morlllng after lea~~i~lg (:npliarnaum 7 JJr\T'hrtt did the per,ple 

clo, follo~ving Rim in cro~rds? What dicl JIe say to thern. B. 

Where did FIG then preacli 7 What clse did He do 7 What spread 

all over the country? 

CHAPTER XIX. 

The Mi~nc~cZo~~s D/-(c?lght of Fishes. 

The blessing of God ~ualiatll batik to reuP:rrcl the just; ant1 iti s fi\tfift 

I~oi~r 

His blessing bonrctl~ fruit.--Eccltu. 11, PS. 

XIISUS preached ono dnjr ncar thc lake of Ccncsnrcth, 

which by anotlior nnmc is callcd the Sea of Galilee. A 

grcnt c!romd came to IIirn to hcnr thc worcl of Gocl. Ha saw 

mooretl on the sliorc two fishing-boats, one of which beloilgc!(l 

to Simon Ycter ; and ping into Peter's boat, He desired llirn 

to ~ ut off a little from the d~ore. Then ~eating.IIimseIf in 

the bark, He taught the people. 

2. When He had censcd prcnching, Hc told Peter: 

" Laulunch out into the deep, and let down your ncts for u 

draught.') Pctcr answered: " RI:rster, me bn\w labored all 

night, and hnvc tnlccn notlling, but at Thy word l will let do~vn 

thc net." I-Iaving donc so, tl~ejr caught so great n multitude 

of fishes that tltcir net ~ 1 bre:tking. s They Iseclconed to 

thcir partners, James and John, who were in the other bark, 

to come and assist thc~n. 

3. They came, and both barlis were so filled with fishes

THE MIRACULOUS I)IIAUQUT OF FISHES. 257 

that they threatened to sink. TVonder and tcrror carno upon 

all that were in the ships. But Sirnon Petcr fcll clo~m at the 

feet of Jcsus, saying : Depart from mo, for I ein tt ~inful 

man, 0 Lord.'? Jcsus said to him : it Fear not, from hcnccforth 

thou shalt catch men." Having pushed their sliiya 

ashore, they lcft all things and followecl Jesus. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Where wrta Jesus one day preaching? Who came to Him to bo 

instructed? What did He see on the shore? To whom did one of 

the barlra belong? Into which of tli~ barlis did Jesus go7 What 

did He dceiro Peter to do7 What did Jesus thon do? 2. When IIe 

had cea~ed preaching, what did Ho h11 Peter to do? M7hat did 

Peter nnswer 7 Having done so, what did they catch ? To whom 

did they call to come and aasist them? 3. Having come, what did 

they fill with the fishes? What came upon J1 that wero in the 

shipa P What did Simon Peter do? What dicl hdsny? Jjr\\'hat did 

Jesus say to him? Having puehed their barks ashore, what did 

they do 7 

8oaua~xa. Biblo Eliet. 17

HISTORY OF TlTlC NET TESTAXIEIJT. 

CHAPTER XX. 

The ivorkfi t.hnt I do in Ulo Name of 3.1~ Ikthcr, tlley givc toetiulo~iy 

of Me.-Jolnr 10, $5. 

J 

ESTJS returnccl to Cnphanlaurn, a.11c1, as He ans tenching 

in o, private bousc, n grctitl rnt~itit.~~(lc? of peoplc, conling 

to bear Hiin, filled the 11ousc ar~d cro~vtlcd riround it. But, 

behold, four mt!m Lrougllt a paralytic' on n Irotl, and, as they 

could not gct ncnr to Jesus on uccou~lt of the tl~ro~~g, they 

went up on t .1~ roof of the house, and, making an opcr~ing, 

Iot tlown the paralytic in his bed. 

2. Jcsnu, seeing thair fiii:,h, ssdtX: "Son, hc of good 

hcnrt, thy siris are forgiven thee." Now, there wcre ulnong 

the cro\r.d some Scribes u d Phnrisocs, who, hearing tllesc 

words, thoughl within themselves : a Hc bluspbemctl~. 71'110 

can forgivc sins but God alone? " JBRUS, seeing their 

tlioughts, sdd to thcm : " Why do you think evil in your 

I~cmts? Which is essicr, to say : Thy niris arc forgiven 

thee? or to say: Rise up, take thy bed and rrallr?" 

8. "But that you mrLy li~low that the Son of man hnth power 

on earth to forgivc sins, I say to theo: '( Arise, tdce np thy 

bed, nnrl go unto thy house.'' Immcdiatcly the man arose, 

took up his bed, and ~\~,ent forth in the sight of all. And a11 

the peoplc wondcrcd a11d glorified God, saying: " We never 

saw thc like." 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Whithcr tlitl Jcsus retrarn'! lJ7;\'bcre \!.as Re tcnd~ing? What 

did foar mcn bring? What (lit1 they do wltcn they conltl not get 

noar ktJenus'r S W11at did Jeaus my, seeing their faith? What 

did thc Scribee alkd Phari~ecs who were uinong the crol~d thirtlc 

within tl~msel~es? \\'l~nt (lid Jesus say, ~eciiig thir thonghts? 

8. Whatrlid Hc sag to thoparalyti.~? 1I7hat did llhc inan do? What 

did the people do P 

1 I'A~ALSTIC (pn para-lil8-ik.) . .

C?lhi'TER XSI. 

The dcdaration orThy tvorils giwth li~llt ; :mtl givc!t.h tintlcrstnl~ding 

to lillle on=.-Pt. lJS, 120. 

N onc occasion, when Jesus saw n very great multittldc 

0 gathered together to hear Ilim, 11~ welellt up into 

a mountnin, ancl sat clown; arirl Jris diticiplcs were with 

IIiln. Thc people placed thc~nsclvcs aronncl, ontl along the 

eidcs of the mountnin, ~vnilir~g in rcupcctful silctlcc tilt IIe 

commenced to s13caIc. Then hc taught thcm : 

2: The Eight Beatiltti1es.-v Hlcsscd arc the poor in sy irit, 

for theirs is 611c kingdom of hca~e~k. IUessotl nro tlsc muc!k, 

for tIlcy din11 posscss tlio lnnrl, X3lasscdwc? thcy thntrnonr~~, 

for tllr!y shrill be comfortotl. Blosscd nro tlic!y wllo Irnngcr 

a~id thirst after jnsticc, for Uleg ~llall be fillctl. Rlcssccl are 

tl~? rn~rciful, for they BII:I-I1 obtain mercy. 13lcssc~l arc tlle 

clcall of licart, for they slinli see Gocl." 

3. " Blcssed nrc the ~)enccmalccrs, for tlloy sllall BC called 

thc cllilclren of Sod. Blcssed arc tlicy who suffer pcrsectltion 

for justicc's%kc, for theirs is tlia Itingciom of licaven. 

Hlcsscd are you, ~vhcn mctl ~Ilnll revilt? and ~lcrsec~~tc you, 

xud'shnll sny all lrlrnncr of evil agdnst you falsely for My 

s:llre ; rejoicc and be exceeding glad, bccausc your reward 

is vcry great in heavcn." 

4. The 'Vbcation of the AposSIes.-Then turning to His apostles 

Ho said to them : " Yen are thc salt of the earth. 13ut if tlie 

salt lose its snvor, wl'lercwith shall il; be snllecl ? It is good 

for nothing any more, but to lrc cast out, xlld to be troddc~i 

upon by men. You nro bl~e light of the n~orld. h city scnted 

on n high ~nountain ca~mot be hicl; neither do me11 light s 

candle nnd put it unt.lcr a, bushcl, but upon s ~tllscllcstidc, that 

it may ggic light to all ~vho are in the- llouso.. So lot yrrltr 

ligllt shinc.bcforc men, that ~11ey may me your good works, 

, 

and glorify your Father who is in heavcn." 

l? *

260 

HISTOM OB THE NEW TESTAMENT. 

5. TIIe The Justice of the New Law.-Again addressing the 

multitude, He said : "Think nat that I am come to destroy 

the law or the prophets. I am not come to destroy, but to 

fulfill. Amen, I say unto you, unless your justice abound 

more than that of the Scribes and IJharisees, you shall not 

enter the kingdom of heaven." 

CIIIUBT PREACBIXQ ON TEE HQUNTAIN. 

6. me Love of our Neighhors and of our E?temies.-" You have 

heard that it was said to them of old : ' Thou shalt not kill ; 

and whosocver shall Bill, shall be guilty of the judgment.' 

But I say to you that whosocver is angry with his brother, 

shall bc guilty of the judgment. And whosoever shall say to 

his brother 'Ra~a'~,shall be guilty of the council. And whoso- 

ever shall say : 'Thou fool,' shall be guilty of hell-fire." 

7. " You have heard that it wag said: ' Thou halt love 

RACA, a word of contempt.

TIIE SERMON ON THE MOUNT. 261 

thy neighbor, and hxtc thy enemy.' But I say to you, lo~e 

yonr enemies ; do good to those who bate you, ancl pray fur 

those ~vho persecute and callumniatc you, that you may be 

the cbilclre~i of yonr Fathcr who is in heaven, wllornalrcs His 

sun rise upon tIic good and the bad. For, if you love those 

who love you, what reward d~all you hnve? do not even the 

publicans the ~ a~nc? Ancl if you salute your brethren only, 

hat do you more ? do not the heathens as much ? Be you, 

thcrcfore, perfect, as also yonr hcavcnly Father is perfect." 

8. About Human Respect.-" Tnkc heed you do not your good 

worlrs before men in ordcr to bo seen by them ; othernrisa you 

shall hnve no reward from yonr Father tvho is in henven. 

Therefore, when thou doest an alms-deed, sound not a trumpet 

before thee, as the hypocrilcs do in the 8ynagogues and 

in the streets, that thcy may be honored by mcn." 

9. " Verily, I say unto you, they hnvc rcceived their re- 

~varcl. But whcn thou givest alms, Ict not thy left hand 

know what thy right hand does, that thy aI111s may be sccrct; 

ailcl thy Fatl~er, who sees in sccret, will repay thcc. Ailcl 

when you pray, you sll:~ll not bo as the llypocritcs, who love 

tu stand ancl przy in the synagogues. Bnt whcn thou pn~ycst, 

enter into thy dmrnbcr, shut the door, and priy to thy 

Father in secret; ancl thy Father, who sccs in secret, will rcpay 

thee. And ~vhcn you fayt, be not of a sad countenance, 

as Be l~ypocritcs. For they disfigure their f~ces, thatto men 

they Inay appear to fast.'' 

10. Confidence in God.-Then wishing to show His disciples 

thc danger of richos, He said : " Lay not np for yourselves 

treasures on earth, where runt and moth consume, ar~d 

where thieves brchk through ancl steal. But lay up for 

yoursclvcs treasures: in heaven, ~rrl.iere neithcr rust nor 1not11 

consumes. 

11. Where thy treasure is, tllsre is thy henrt also. No 

ma,n C:LI~ Berve t~vo runsters ; for c!ithcr 11c mill hale the one 

ancl love the other, or 11e mill t:ling to t11c onc a11il slight tlic 

other. You cannot serve God and iI1,lalnmon. Therefore, I

~ i y to you, be not :iilxious for your lik, w11:~t. yuu ~11:Jl 

eat, nor fur yonr body, 1v11;~t you allall put on. Is ]lot 

tlie lil'c Jnorc than the foocl? ant1 tlic bocljr more t11a.n the 

r:~il~~ci~t ? " 

12. " Bcliold the fowls of ll~c air, for they sow not, ncitlicr 

tlo they rcap, nor gnthcr illto Laws; yct your heare111y 

Jri~tller feedetli tllcrrr. Allcl li)r ~*:~il~~rnt, 1~11~' nro ~.uu solicitour; 

? Consider tlle lilics of 1110 field, holy they grow ; tlley 

labor not, ncithcr do tllcp sllili. Aiid J say to you, tliat not 

cven Solomon, in all his glory, was nrraycd as orlc of thcsc. 

Kuw, if Gocl so clotllc thc grass of illc field, which to-clay is, 

:aid to-lnorrow is cast into the oven, how rr~ucli rrlore you, O 

yo of littlc f:~ith ? " 

13. " Bc 170t solicitr)~s, tlrorcibrc, snying : ' mhf~t shell me 

eat, or what shall -rrc tlrilllc, or whcrc~vith shall me Le 

clotl~cd ? ' For, nltcr nll Ihcsc tlrir~gs c10 the Ileatllcns seck. 

For ynur Fntllerlino~\.s tlrnt you 11;lvc ~lccd of all il~cst? tl~ings. 

Scrk yc, fhcrefore, first tl~: ki~igdoin of (;od ancl I-Iis jnsticc, 

a11rl all tlicsc things sli:~ll l)(: :1(1(1(>11 n~it,~ you.'' 

14. Charitable .hudgntent About ozrr A-tiq7~bor.-'~J 11cIgc ~mt, tliat 

you may not be judgcd. F01 wit11 ~1ia.t jiurlgment you Ii:~vc 

jiiclgccl, you shall be judgccl ; :~nd with what illcnsurcpou Imvc 

ir~casnrcd, it shall bc 111c;tsurcd lo yon again. A1111 w11y sccst 

thou a n~otc tllnt is ill t11y I)rollic!r's oyc, :u~d sccsl not a bctilu 

irl thy own cyc? IIyl)ocl'ito, c!:~st out first tlic bcttrr~ out of' 

tllil~o o~r~n eyc, and then alinlt tl~ou sec to cast out the lnotc 

out d thy Isrotl~cr's cyc. AI1 things, tllc?rcfore, wl~atsocvcr 

you would that men should clo to you, do you also to thcm ; 

for this is ille lamn and thc prol)hcts.'' 

15. Concluding Ranarl,~ -i\ftcr gil-ing i~~strlnctio~ls on many 

otllcr suljrcts, Jcsits fitid : Enter yc in at tlle 1larro.rv ; 

fbr wi(le is tJ~c gat.o ancl Lrond is thc ~t'8y t1i:lt 1c:t~l~tll to (l(:slruction, 

and III:L~~~ tlrcr~ arc n.110 ('nf OP 1~y it. Narroi~~ is tht! 

gntc a11d strait is tllc way wl~ic:l~ lcaclctl~ to lifc, and few 

tllcrc arc who ijnd it." 

Sa~~cl~ous, nnhioue, oagcr tu obtain.

TIIE CURE OF THE LEPER'. 263 

16. Whosoc?vcr hcnreth tl~csc My rvords, and rloeth tllem, 

shall Ic Iike~lc!d to a wiso mar1 who built his house upoil rt 

rock. Ancl the rain fcll, and tl~c floods c:ntne, iu~tl thc ~vinds 

blew, and thcy 1~e:~t upon that house, and it fcll not; for 

it was fountlcd upon a, rot:l:. A~ld cvcry ono thal hc;vcth 

thenc My mortls, nnrl cloath tllclrl not, slrull bc liIre a foolisll 

laan, who b~~ill his l~ousc upon the snnd. Ancl the rain fell, 

and the floocls c:;Lnle, :~tltl the winds blew, ancl tlley bcnt upon 

that house, ancl it fell ; nncl grcnt nraa tllc! f'nll thereof." 

IT. Now it came to pas8 that mllerl ,Tcsns l~sdft~lly ended 

these ~vortls, thc pcoplc wcre in nclrr~irntiotl at His doctrine. 

Bor IIc Tvaa tc!ncliing tllcln a,,.; onc having authority, and not 

us their Scribes and I'harisecs. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Wl~itl~er clid Jcsus go 011 onc oc:c!:l~jon, wllen I-In saw a great 

multit~~de 1 llrlknt did Ll~o pcoplo tlo? 2, 3. Say t.11~ cigliC bentitudes? 

4. In what cloes tl~c ror:~tion of tl~o alll)sbles consist? 5. 

l\'liat in ll~e trac jrtsticc of' tlio New Litw ? G, 7. \YlmL tlous our Lord 

teach allout loving otrl. 11~igltl~01.~, ntlcl well 0111, cn~nlio~? S, D. ITOW 

ought we to guartl sgnillst human ruspect 7 10, 11, It', 13. In what 

n'orcls does .Jesns itl\.ite us to llarc co~lficlr:nce it1 (;oil? 14. Ilow 

ought wi: to judgtr our ncighlor? 15,16,17. Wti:it arc tk~ ~uunclucling 

remarkcl of thc sermon on the mount? 

CHAPTER XXII. 

With the heart tr'c 1)elieve unto jnsLic!ct; but with the rnouth, coufcssiull 

is rnadc unto fiu1ration.-llom. 10, 10. 

S Jcs~zs dcsceilded from thc mountaill, n lcpcr clzlne, who, 

A fhliing cluwn, m101cd win^, sayi~l~: Lord, if Thou 

wilt, Tl~on cnnst l~lttlrc 1110 clcm~? " Jcslls, strclcliing fnl*lh 

ZIiv linnd, toucllcd Ilirn, wying : " I will, bc tllou n~aclc 

q1ca.11." And i~*~uedratcly his lcpro~y was clcallsed. Thc~l

264 HISTORY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. 

Jcsus spoke to him : L' See thou tell no Inan ; but go tihonr thyself 

to the pricst, and offcr the gift which Moses comrnalided 

as n tcstimoriy to them.'? 

2. Af'tcr this, Jcslis returned to Caphnrnaum. In this city 

thcre livecl n centurion,k Roman, who wag friendly to t.1~ 

JCNS, and had built thcln a synagogue. Now the scl.vallt of 

this mnn nras sialr nncl gricvously torrneatcd. The ccnturiorl 

tllercfore, knowing that Jcsa~ had come back to Caphnrn:tnm, 

besought some of the Jewish elders to go and ask our Lord to 

cure his servant. 

3. Jcsus went with them. Rut when the centurion shw our 

Lord coming wit11 thc ancients, he said : '' Lorrl, I am not 

worthy illat Thou sliouldst enter lmder my roof; bnt only say 

the nrord, and my servant sliall be healcd." Henring this, 

Jesus wondered much, and turning to the multitude that followecl 

Him, said : " Amen, I have not found so groat fiiith 

even in Israel l " 

4. "And I fray unto you thnt many gbiill come from the 

East, x~ici thc Byc?et, ancl shall sit down with Abralmn~, Isaac, 

arncl Jncob, in t,he lringdorr~ rtf heaven. Jlnt the dlildren of 

the kingdom shall 1x2 cast out into extcrior darkncus ; there 

gnaslli~~g of teeth." Then FTc mid to 

hall be weeping ;~nd 

tlie ccnturion : " Go, nnd ss thou hast bclicved, so bcitdone 

to tl~cc." The servzlntwaahcaledattl~o same hour. 

6. As Christ woulcl not have cured tlio laper, if he had re. 

fi~sed to show himself to tllc priest, so now nu one obtains 

furgivc?ness of his sins unless he reveals his conscience to the 

pricst in confession. 

QUESTIONS. 

l, \I'llo came as JASUB descendctl f~om t.he ~nn~intai~l? What dicl 

the lapcr do ? hying what 7 What did Jer~rl~ nay, stretching forth 

His Iinnd P Wl~at did He chnrge him to do? 2. After this, wllither 

did fie return? Who lived in this city ? Who was ~ick ? What 

did he beseech Rome of the ancisntsof the rews todo ? 3, Whatdid 

the ceuturion Hay, when he ~.sw Je~us coming with the ancients? 

a Roman officer, over one hundred men. 

l CBNIURIOX,

llanriug thin, rrhnii did Jmn~ say t;c> the mnltitudc ihat followed 

Him? 4. What did He the11 say to tile centurion? 5. IlrhnL cornl~urison 

is there bctwoon tll~ lrpcr showing himself to the priest, 

and the sinrlc:r going to col~fe~xinn? 

BAiSlSli TIlE 1\'11)0U"8 SON TO LIFE. 

CHAPTER XXIII. 

Jcsz~s fiises fvo~ ffie Dend the Son of the ITGdortt of Nnim. 

I vill dclivcr tl~nrn out of thc ha~ltl of dcatl1.-Osce 13,14. 

N city callcd Nuim, and there wont with Him His dis- 

OTV it camc to pass, after this, that Jesus ~ ~cnt into s 

ciples n11d n great ranltitndc. As Ilc drew rienr the gates of 

the city, behold, a dcnd man was carried out, the only soil of 

a widow, The poor mothcr, plunged in sorrow, walked after

266 IIISTC)~LY 01 THE NEW 'I'ESTABIWT. 

thc bictr,' and a 11~111l)cr of friends a.nd relatives nccompnnicd 

h cr. 

2. Wllcn the divine Snvior saw the bcrcaved motlier, He 

nrns movecl with compsesion, ancl said to hcr : ",Wccl~ nut.'' 

Tl~en, coming near, HG made rt sign to the bcnreiw to stop, 

and, LvucLing the bicr, He tit~itl: '' Young man, I sty to thce, 

i s 1 " Forthwith the yuuug nmn sat up, a~rd Ircgan to 

61il'w.k. Then Jesus gave llin~ to his mother. Ancl all who 

witnessed this grand miracle were afraid, and glorified Gocl, 

saying: "A gre:tt prophet is risen up among us, and God 

bath visited IIis people." 

QUESTIONS. 

. I. Into wllrt city did Jesus go rvith Ilia disciplefi? Who was carried 

out ss He drew ilear tllc gntcs of the cit,y 7 Who wtdlted after 

tho bicr P 2. \Vi th rvl~ut w s tl~u ~ rlivirle Savior toucl~ed \vhen XIe 

saw the bereaved n~ot,hrr? lTl1at clid 1Te say to I~cr? \\'l~nt tlid 

IIc do, coming incar? l\'hat clid He sag? Il'l~nt did Il~ogoungruan 

do? \\'hat did thosc wllo ~~itncsscd this grand miracle tray? 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

11% t11a.t believcth in Me, I~ath everlasting life.--Jult~t G,.#. 

[-T EROD ANTIPAS, the son of that IIcrorI who hacl ordcred 

tile massacre2 of the innocents, was now king of 

Calilce mld Percs. This I-Ierod was living with Hcrodias, 

the wife of his brother Pl~ilil), while the latter was i;lillnlive. 

Now John the Baptist mid to him : It is not lutvf~~l for thee 

to linvo thy brother's wiIb." 

2. This rcbulic provokecl the wr:ith of IIcrorl rind IIcrodias. 

Jollrl was nl~prchciidctl, bom~rl allcl pit ill p0iso11. Ucrod 

woulcl 11:wc put hiln to dcatli, Lut Iia feztrctl tlx? pooplc who 

lBr~:c, n Dal~~e for bearing the dead. fiinssacn~, killing wi L11 cruel ty.

considered Jol~rr as gre:d propl~ct. J (JIII, being 11om ili prison, 

aircl l~nvi~lg no othcr desire but that all should bclicae it1 

Jesus r\nd follo~v Him, sent tr~o of his disciples, in orcler that 

\~itll ilicir own eycs tlicy might sce tllc mimclcs wrought by 

Jcsus, runt1 wit11 their own ears thcy ~riigllt hcar His admirabla 

tonr1iing.s. 

8. l'licsc discil~lcs tllcn ~~reseritocl tl~cmselvea beforcJcsns, 

saying : " Art Tllnu He \v110 in to co~llc ? or expect we anotl~cr? 

'' Jcsus answered : '< Go, and relate to John 1v1la.t 

you have llearcl and seen. Tllc lrlil~rI see, thc lnlnc nrnlk, the 

lcl~crs arc! iiladc clean, the tlctzf hear, tl~c? dcnd rise ngtiiin, to 

tl~c 1)oor thc gospel is prcnclicd; anci blesscd is hc that sLu11 

llot Lc scanclaliaed~ in me." 

QUESTIONS. 

1. \\'l10 was liitlg of Gdilcc and Percn? \Yith \~*liorn wns hc living 

7 \Yll:tL (lit1 John t11cBaplisl tclI 11iu1 P S. l\'l~ntdicl Hcrod and 

IIc~*odins do? JVhy rlitl he fe'ear to pl~t him to death? \YhaL tlcsire 

had JohllP WII~ did 11e scrld trvo of his disciples to Jcsns7 3. 

\\'l~nt tlid these disciples say to JcsuaP lion7 did Jesus answer ihitt 

qaestio~l? 

CHAPTEI? XXV. 

The I'-%nitrnt Jfirgdlrlerz. 

C1i:~rily covereth a uultitudu of sins.-1. peter 4, 8. 

N illosc days :L Pl~al-iscc nslned Si111on inrifctl Jesus to cat 

.I iritli llim. Jesus went into tllo house wld snt do~v~l at 

tal)lc. Now, therc was in the cit.y h~~ornan callcdMary &Fagclfllcn, 

~-llo, fro~il a great tiinn rr. 11:icl rccently hen convertcd 

by tllc prcacliing of Jc~ns. 1Yl1cn al~c heal-cl tl~atour Lord 

wns in tl~c Ilouso of Simon, shc rcsolvcd to I~onor hcr divine 

Lrncf;ict.or.

268 ~TSTORY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. 

2. Slie bongh t an alabaster box of precious ointment; end 

tered the house, passcd through the dining-room unmincllul 

of the pests, fcll cl on^ before our Lord, without speakil~ 

a word, and hrcalring the vnsc, she poured tl~o 

ointment 011 

his fcct. Then? filled with rcpontzncc, she began to kiss IIis 

feet, nncl to wash them with her tco.rs, 2nd to wipe them with 

the hair of her hcnd. And Jesus was pleased. Now Simon 

seeing this, spoke within himself: "This man, if He were a 

prophct, no~~lld surely know who and what kind of woman 

this is who toucheth Him ; for she is n sinner." 

3. Jcsus, reading his tl~oughts, said to him: "Sirnon, I 

hnye sorncthing to say to Qcc." But he answered : " TvIastcr, 

say it." Then our Lord co~nr~~enccd t " A ce+t.nin ereditor 

had two dchtors ; ono o~vcd five llunclrcri pence, and the 

othcr fifty. And whereas they had not mhercwiih to pay, he

THE PENITENT MAGDALEN. 269 

forgitve them both. 'Wllich, tharcforc, of tl~o two, lovcth his 

master most?" Silnon replied: '' I 13uppose that he to 

whom he forgave most." Jesus nnswcred: " Thou li~t judged rightly." 

4. Then pointing to the woman, IIe said : '< Dost thou see 

this woman? I entered into thy house; thou gavest Me no 

water for My f~t; but she hath wsghed My feet with tears, 

and dried them with her hair. Thou gavest Me 110 kis~; 

she, since sho came in, hnth not ceascd to kiss My fect. My 

head with oil thou didst not anoint; but slic, with ointment, 

hat11 anointed My feet." 

6. " 'C17hereh)re, I say to thee, Inany sins are forgiven hcr 

bemuse she 2ritt.h loved much. But to whom lessis forgiven, 

he loveth less." Thaz turning to Blagdaltlen, He said: 

Thy gins are forgiven thee. Thy faith Ii:ith rriade thee ~afe. 

Go in peace." These gracious words, non(? but n God, anda 

God of illliliitt? mercy and goodness, could have ~pokcn. 

They linve been, ever since, and -\vill be till the end of time, 

a source of hope and ~olls~lntion to repentant ~iImers. 

QUESTIONS. 

but 

1. Who invited Jesus in those days to eat with him? What did 

Jems do P Now, who wt~s therein the city 7 How had she been 

converted? What did she do when shc hcard that our Lord was in 

the honse of Simon? 2. What did ehe buy? What did she doat 

What did Simon, seeing a11 thia, say within himeelf? 3. Whet did 

Jesus, reading his thoughts, Bay to him? How did Simon amwer? 

IIowclid our Lord commence about the two debtors? How did 

Simon reply 7 4. lVhat compnrison did Jcsue make between the 

cruiclnc?t of 3fagclaleri and that of Sirnon ? 5. What did oar Lord say 

to Mngdalen? To whom @re the last words of Chriat a source of 

hope and co~lsolation P

CHAPTER XXVI. 

A E ,. NOIV, thcio was at JC~~S~~CIII 

T the tkne of the P;issovc!r, .Jesus went np agaiin to Jerua 

pmn edlccl 

Probatic:~, n*hicll in IIcbra~vis nnmcd Ilctlrsaic1,z. It was surrountlctl 

t)y n grc*.zt bniltling which had five poi~llcs, ullder 

wl~ict~ lay, nt nll timrs, rr.grc:\t nlultilutlc of the sicli, the l:tme, 

thcblind, ant1 t?lc jnlirm, twiting fbr tha ~noriiigof the ~valcr. 

For at fitntcd ti mcs, ail nngcl cnmc clown i nlo the pond and 

mooctl the tvntcr ; nnrl hc who first went clowil into thc pool, 

aftcr tl~c nngcl's visil, mns curcl1 of Ilia discnsc. 

2. Among the crowcl of Cl~osc that wislicd lo Lo hrnlod, thcrc 

was :I m;n 1v11o 11:~d bee11 it~fin~ for tl~irly-eight Spays. Jcsns, 

rseeing hirn, was ino~rcd 20 lbity, al~tl tr:~icl tollin1 : " IYilt thou 

be made whole ? " TIie ir~firirl luan itns~vorctl : " Sir, J Imvc 

no one, when the water is troublerl, to put mc into tllc pontl; 

for, whilst I am coming, nothe her goc!th tlown bcforc wc." 

3. JCMS snid to hi111 : ('Arise, ktlrc? tip tlry bctl nncl \vnll; I " 

1mmcdi.ztcly thc ma.11 wr~s he:lletl, hc took up his bcd 

and went a1va.y rcjoicing. This toolr placc on the Sabb:~tI~. 

The Jerva, tl:crcfbre, sccing thc mnn carrying his bed, ~oid 

to him : 4' It is the Sabbath l It is not 1:~wftil for thce to tnlce 

up thy Bed.') The man answered : " Hc ~vl~o mnclo me 

whole, He sitid to me : ' Take up thy bcd and wfill;.' " 

4. Hnt the Jews asketl again: "Who is Hc that said to 

thee : Takc up tliy Led ant1 ~vnlk." Now the Illan na9 not 

able to h11 thcn~, for Jesus had withdrawn from the 111u1tit~tde. 

Soon aftcr, Jesns ~rlct this mmc mntl in the telnplc, untl 

said to 11irrl: '' Bchold, thou art ~nnrlc wllole ; sin no morc, 

lcst some worse thing happen to thc?~." 'l'hc mail tl~en \rc!nt 

his way, ancl told the Jc~vs that it IVU Jcsus tvlio liad llealed 

him.

CURE OF TIXE INFIRM NAN. 371 

5. The Jo\r.s, concenling' tl-rcir envy ~mrlcr the clod: of zeal 

for the lam, ~)crsccutetl Jcsas for cnring t11c rnnn on the Sabbnlll. 

Hut Jesns ailid to them : '' My P:i.tZ~cr workot.11 ur~til 

now ; 2nd 1 morlc." Hu~ring this, the Jews ~o~lglit the moro 

to liiIl IIiin, beamsc ISr. not only, as they thought, broke tJ10 

Si~l)bntli, bnt TIe a180 said that Gocl was His Fnthcl; lrialriilg 

Ilimself' c!clual to God. 

6. Jesus tIie11 gave them more plainly to understand that 

Hc -runs tlie Son of God m~d equal to the Fatllcr : "Amea; 

amen, I say unto yon ; tho Son canllclt cio xnytl~ilig of IIim- 

self, but ~ vhnt XIe sceth the Father c10 ; for wllnt things soevcr 

IIe doeth, tllccc? the Son also cloeth in lilrc ~~lnrl~.~cr. For thc 

Fntlier lovclh the Srn~, alld show~tl~ IIim nll things mhidl 

Jlimsclf docth ; ant1 grentcr \\forks th:m these will Ila show 

Him, that you Inny wondsr. 

7. " E'or, :\S the Father ~nisoth up tha dead, nnd givcth life ; 

so thc Son xIso givot.11 lilb to whom 1Ec will. For neithcr 

dot11 tIlc F:ltllcr jiidge any IYI:L~~, but 11ath cu~~l~nitt(?~l a11 juclgraant 

t c ~ thc Son, that all ln(m may Ilonor the Soil., as thcy 

I~onor thc Fnthcr. Amen, amcl], l' say rrilto you, lie that 

hcnrcth Sly word and bclievtttl~ Him illat ~atlt Me,hnth overlnstirlg 

lif'c." 

Q W ESTI 0 NS. 

I. Whet ditl Jesus do at thc tirne of t?le Pas~ov~r ? IVirat pond 

IVRR thora at Jernsalctn ? IVllo lay i~nrlar its five porches? \Vhat 

llappenetl to the poo! nt titatcd timed 2. Who mns among the 

crowd of those that wishWl to to>(? Ileslorl? What did Jesn~, moved 

to pity, my to liim 'r What did tllc infirm man rillswer 7 3. What 

tlid Jcnns my to him ? \Vl~at followed P l\rT~nL tlid tko lnnn do? 

\\'hat did the Jews, swing the man currying his bed, tell him ? 

lVllnt did he ans\\rer? 4. What did the Jews RS~C again P Why was, 

he not able. to tell them? Whnt did Jcsun say to the Inan when IIe 

nlot Ilim in the temple? Whet did the rnan then tell the .few6 ? 5. 

For what did thc Je~vs persecr~te Jesuu? What did Jesus sny to 

thenl? Why did the Jcws seek to kill Jcsuu? 6,7. What did Jeena 

tl~c~z give thcnl more plainly to unclerstaz~d ? What did 31c say 7

272 HISTOILY OF TFIP NEW TESTAMEWT. 

CHAPTER XXVII. 

You always resist the Holy Ghost, as your fathers did, so do you 

aleo.-Act8 7,51. 

HEX thc days of thc Peschl were over, Jcsus went 

'W back win into Gnliloe, preaching, and doing goo~l 

as Hc passed along. One day thcre was brought to Him, a 

Inail bblindnnd clu~rib, who was pos~essccl by the dcvil. Jesus 

c~zrcd him, and the rnan spolrc and saw. The multitude who 

witnessed this miracle said : ' l Is not this the son of Dnvid ? " 

For never hacl the like been seen in Israel. 

2. Hearing this, thc Pl~arisees said : " This man casteth 

out dcvils by Beelzebub,' the prince of devils." But Jesus 

answered : " now can Batan cast out Hntnrl? If n kiligdom 

be divided against itself, that lcingclom cannot stanrl. But if 

Satan rise up against himself, he is divided and cain~nt stand, 

but hath an end. But if I, by the Spirit of God, cast out 

devils, then is the kingdom of God comc upon you." 

3. I say to you, whosoever shall speak a word against the 

Son of Man, it shall be forgiven them ; but he that shall 

speak againat the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, 

neither in this warld nor the mrld to came." Then a cer- 

tain woman from the crowd, hearing what Jesus said, cried 

out : " Blessod is the womb that bore Thee, and the breasts 

that gave Thcc suck." But Jesus said : '' Yea, rather blessed 

are they who hear the word of God, ancl keep it." 

4, Then some of the Scribcs and Pharisees aslrcd Him. 

44 Master, we ~vould see a sign from Thee." Jesus said to 

them : "An adulterous genera.tion3 seeket11 a sign ; and a sig~i 

shall not be given it, but the 6ign of Jonas, the prophet. For 

as Jonas was in the whule'a belly three days and three 

1 PARCH (pr. Pask), the passover; the feast of Xaster. 

~BERLZEBVB (pr. Be-ei'-ze-bub). a GENERATION, an age ; U race.

THE SIN AGAINST THR ROLT GHOST. 273 

nights ; BO shnll the Son of rnan be in the llenrt of tllc cart11 

three days and throenigl~ts. Thc men of Ninive shnll rise 

in judgn~cnt 114th this generation, and shall condcmn it; bccause 

they did penance at the preaching of Joaas. Antl, behold, 

a grcater than Jorias is here. The qucen of thc soul11 

shall rise ill judgment with this generation, and shall condemn 

it ; bccause she came from tliu ends of the cart11 to hcnr 

the wisdoin of Solomon, and, behold, a greater than Solorno~l 

is herc." 

5. The pious woman who praised thc mother of Jesus, is a 

figure of the Catholic church, whose childre~llove, honor nild 

bless the mother of God. Now our Lord, in answering this 

holy pereon, mid that all thosc are blessed IV~V hcar the 

word of God nild keep it. But no oire, cither among angels 

or men, ever had a. faith so great, or virtues so many, as the 

rnothcr of the Redeemer. IIence lter throne in henven is 

above the tl~rones of the angels and the saints, and next to 

that of her divine Son. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. When the clays of the Pasch were over, whither did Jeeua go? 

Who was brot~gllt to him P What did Jesus do to him ? Whst tlid 

the multitude of people, who witnessed this mirseIe, ~ sy? 2. IIcaring 

this, wl~at did the Pharisees [ray? What did Jesus answer? 

3. Wh:rt did Re say of the sins against the Holy Ghost P What 

did a certain woman from the crowd cry oat 7 What did Jerrnsnsy ? 

4. TVhnt did some of the Scribes ~ nd Phariseeasay to Jesus 7 IVl~at 

did Jesus anHnper 7 5. Of whom ia the pioua woman that prailied 

theBlessedVirgin, afigure? Why is the throne of Mary raised 

above the thrones of a11 angels and saint^.?

274 

RISTORY OF TRE NEW TESTA~~RNT. 

CHAPTER XXVIII. 

Jesm Preaching ott the Lake of Genesnrct?t.-The Piwatle of 

the 1hubnadnre.v Sowiitg the Seed. 

I will open IPg mouth in parables.-PS. 77,2. 

ONE day when Jews was nmr the Lake of Genesnrct11,L 

great crowds came to hear Him ; and sitting down on 

JEBUS TBACHINCI IN THE BOAT. 

the sl~orc, He began to tcach. But the multitude still increasing, 

he went into a boat, and thence spoke to tIiepeoplr:. 

And Hc taught and spokc to them in parables. 

2. The Parable of the 8eed.-" Tllo sower went out to sow his 

sccd. And as he sontocl, sorrle fell by the wayside, and it 

m-r~s trodden clo~vn, and the fowls of the air devourctl it. Ancl 

somc fcll upon n, rock ; nncl ns Boon s.s it was sprung up, it 

'GENEEARETZI (pr. GC-ncsl-n-reth).

TRE PARART,R OF TIIR SORER. 275 

withcrcd away, because it Imd no moisture. And solnc fell 

nrnong tliorns, itnd the thorns growi~lg ~q) wit11 it, chokcd it. 

And Borne fcll upon good ground; !ind being sprugg up, 

yielded fruit a hundred-fold.)? 

3. Saying these thing^, Ile cried out : "He that hat11 cnrs 

to hear, let him hear." Ant1 His tiisoiples nslcecl Him what 

this parable might be. To whom Ha said: " TO you it is 

giver) to know the tnystcry of the kingdom of God; but to tIic 

rest in parables, that seeing they may not sec, and l~caring 

they may not understmd." 

4. Now the pnrdde is Uiis : Thc seed is the ~vord of God. 

And thcy by thc mnysidc arc thcy that hcar ; thcn the dcvil 

comcth, ancl takcth the word of God out of thcir henrt, lest 

1)elicving they shoulcl be ~avcd. Now tllcy upon tllc rock 

nro they who, when they hear, receive the word witEl joy ; 

ancl these have no roots ; who believe for awhile, md in time 

of temptation fall amray.?' 

6. "Ancl that which fell nmong thorns, are thcy who have 

heard, and going their 1t7.25', arc cliolrcd with cares, and 

riches, and plensurc!~ of this lifc, ancl yicld no fruit. But 

that on thc good ground, nrc tlicy who in a good and perfech 

henrt, hcnring thc word, kccp it, and bring forth fruit in pit. 

ticnce,?' 

6. The Parnble of the Seed and the Cockle.--Hc proposed another 

parable to thetn, saying : " Thc kingdo~n of heaven is 

likened to a man that sowed gooootl sccd in his field. But 

while met1 were asleep, his enemy tune nnd oversowet1 

cockle arnong the whei~t, and went his way. Alld whcn tho 

blade was Rprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared 

also the cockle. And the servants of tlic master cf the house 

came, nnd said to hirn : ' Master, didst thou not sow good 

seed in thy field P From whence, thon, hath it cocl~le? ' 

7. IIe said tC) them : 'An silemy hat11 done this.' The 

servants said to 11irn : ' Wilt thou that wc go at~d gather it 

111) ? ' Anil he said : ' No, lest ~vl~ilc you gather up the 

cmckle, you root up the whetit, ulao, together with it. Let 

IS"

276 HISTORY OF TBL SEW TESTAMENT. 

both grow until thc harvest, and in time of l~arvcst, I mill 

say.to thc rcnpers: 'Gather up first thecockle, wlc1 billcl it ill 

bundles to burn; but tl3e nrhcat gatl~cr into my barn.? " 

8. Jesus likc~visc? explained this pnrable, saying illat BC 

who sorvs the good sccd is Himsclf--the Son of man. The 

field is the world. Thc good seed represents t!le cllildrcn of 

God, and the c:oclrle thosc or the dcpil. Thc c?nemy 1v11o 

solved the cocklc is the devil. The harvest time is the end 

of the world, and the reapers arc the atlgcls. 

9. As the cocltlc js plucked up a.nd cast into the firc, so it 

wilI happcn to the wicked at i11c cnti of the world. Thc Son 

of man will send His angclu, allcl take away from IIia kingdorn 

all scandnls, ancl thosc who are guilty thereof slldl bc 

onst into the evcrlssting flnmctr of llell. Btrt Ulc just, i11c 

faithful servants of God, shalt be gatliercd into tllo ctcri~i~ 

granaries of lleavon, and they shall slline likc the aun in the 

kingdom of the Father. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Who came to Jesus one day when He was near the Lake of 

Gcneeareth? What did Ha do? What ynrable clid He then propoea 

to the people? 2. T\rlist bccome of the seed that fell by the 

wayside? Iirhat became of what fell upon stony ground? What 

became of that which fell among thorna? What became of that 

wbicb fell upon goud ground? 3. Saying these things, what did He 

cry out? 4 and 5. Explain thc lueanit~g of the ptrrablc P 8 and 7. 

Whal other parrrblo did IIc propose to tlleln P 8 uud V. IIow did 

Jestitl explain this parable 'l 

CHAPTER XXIX. 

Christ Stills tAe Teltapest. 

Thnn rulest tllo power of tho sea; and nlspeaaest the motion of the 

wave8 thereof.-PS. 88, 10. 

NE eveni~iy Jcsus entcrcd into a boat, and His diaciylcs 

( ) lollonecl H~III. A great tcmpcst arose in t11c sea, SO 

that the boat ii*:ls covered with waves, and they wcrc in grcat

CRRTST ST11.1.8 TRR TEMPEST. 277 

danger. But Jesus was asleep. His disciples mine to Him, 

crying out with fohr : ".Lord, save us, me perish." Jesus 

arose and said to them : " Why are ye fearful, 0 yc of little 

faith ? Thcn standing, He rebulred the winds and com- 

mnndcd the sea, and there came a great calm. 

2. Rut the men wondered, saying : 'IVllat manncr of man 

is this, for the winds and Ihe sea obey Hkn 7 " So it is in 

all thc storms of life. If we have only coniidence in Cod, 

CHRIST BTII>I.LYQ THE TEMPRBT. 

and ask Him to come to our aid, IIe will not fail ue in the 

hour of our need. He whom the winds and the seas obey, is 

ever at hand to help those who involre His name. 

QUESTIONS. 

l. Who follo~~~etl Jesus, one evening, into a boat 7 What.aro~e in 

the sea? What did the disciples do 7 \Wet did Jesnrr say to them? 

What did Jesus then do? 2 What did the men, tvondaring, say fl 

With what confidence should this miracle of our Lord inspire us? 

!,

CHAPTER XXX. 

Jcs~s llenls the J-K)~?znrr A$icted ?frith a98 Isstle of Blood, 

curd Rniscs to Lzye the D~lnz~gbtt~ of jaims. 

IIe is 11ot thc God of the dead, but of tl~e living.--Nark 12~27. 

W"" 

4 N Jcsus had rencl~ed the oppositc fihore, n, gcnt 

~nultitnde came to receive Him. Anlong the pcoplc 

there was one of the rulers of the synagognc, nnmctl 

3drns.l This man threw himself at the fcct of Jesus, and 

besought I'Lim : Lord, my daughter is at tl~c point of deal11 ; 

but comc, lily Thy harnd upon her, a318 ~~~eshnll live.'' Now 

tl~is maiden was twelve years old, and the only child of her 

ptrents. Jcsilv went with Jairus, bcirig follo~ved by His di8ciplcs 

ancl s grc:lt ~imnbcr of peoplc. 

2. A~nong tl~osc who follorcii Jesus and throngcd around 

Him, there was a, woman wl~o h d been suffering from uu is- 

'JAIEUS (pr. Jnh'-cc-rue.)

JESUS IINAL8 THl4: WOMAN. 279 

sue of blood for t~vclve years, md had spent a11 her fortune 

payiug do~tors. But ljlle c0111d not be heslet?. She now 

lnacle her 11-ay through the crow cl mid came closc to Jcsus ; 

for she tl~ought witlliil hersclf: If 1 sllall bnt touch His garments, 

I shall be whole. So she mallced bchii~d the Savior, 

nnd stretching out her hand, she touched the hem of His gartncnt, 

nild immc?dintcly she \v:ts healed. 

3. Then Jesus tun>ing round, nskccl : (' Who linth touehccl 

My garment ? " The jvomnn, sccing that she i:onl(2 not hide 

I~urself, and trembling with fcnr, threw herself nt His feet, 

and confcsscd for what cnusc shc hacl touclierl IIim. Jesus 

mildly said to 11cr : '' Daugl~tcr, thy faith hat11 lnnde tlleu 

W~O~C. GO in peilce ! " 

4. While IIe yet spolre, a messenger came from Llle housc 

of Jnirus, saying : Thy daughtcr is clcad. no not troublc 

the Master any fnrthcr." The fi~thcr gronnccl in a~lguisll, but 

Jcsus said to him : l' Fcar not ; bclicve only, n~irl she s11aIl hc 

aafe." On reaching the house thcg satv the riiourners mcepi11g 

and lamenting orrcr thc dcnd girl. 

6. But Jcsus said : Why tnnlic you this ado rind ~vailing? 

Tlle diilnscl is not clcnd, but sleepeih." Going in then with 

tlio afllictecl father ni~d solne of IIis disciples to where thc 

dead girl Iny, ancl taking IlerLy 1110 hand, Hcsairl: " Talitha 

curai, that is, Damsel, I say to thcc, wise ! " Imincdi~~tcly 

she rose it~lct wi~.lltcil, ancl thcy gavc her to eat. The f2111c of 

this miracle-iuiuther splcndicl proof of His ilivinity-~~ctlt 

abroad through the whole country. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Who was there amonF; tho multilrirle that cslnc to receive Jefiiie 

on thc opposite sllorcl IVhrtt did Jnirus bcscec:lr Jt!ti~~s to do? 

Whal clicl Jesus dr, S 2. Who~vnsnuong tl~oee wllo folloretlJcsus 9 

\That did she think within hertielf? \\'hat did she tlo? 3. W11;kt 

dirl .Tesns ay, tnrning round ? What did the woirlarl tlo, trembling 

with fcar? What did Jesus uiltlly gily to ller? 4. \\'bile Hc yct 

spoke, who came fro111 the house of Jnirus? To tell him what? 

What did Jesus say to hirn? What did they see on reaching the

280 HI~TORY OF TEE NEW TESTAMENT. 

house of Jnirus 7 6. What did 3esua say ? What clid I3e do, going 

in with the father and some of His disciples to whore the dead girl 

lay 7 What did sho do ? 

CHAPTER XXXI. 

Jestts Sends His A$osiles. 

It is not yon that speak, hut the Spirit of your Father that speak- 

eth in you.-Malt. ID, 20. 

TIII number of followers and nclmirers of our Lord, even 

. ,- from distant connlrios, kept increasing ns time went 

on. Ono day, when the mnltitude aromid Jesus, eager 

t,o hear His teaching, He hnd compassion on them, for tlley 

mcrc as shecp without a shcphcrcl. IIe said to IIis disciples: 

'

4. Jesus spolrc: When you comc into a house, say: 

Peacc be to this hou~e 1 ' And if that house be worthy, your 

peace sllall come upon it; but if it be not worthy, your pence 

shall return to you. And ~vhosoever shall not receive you, 

going forth out of thnt house, or city, fihnke off the dust from 

your feet. Amen, I say to you, it shall be more tolerable for 

the land of Sodam and Qomorrha ill the day of judgmcnt 

than for that city. 

5. " Behold, I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves, 

Be ye, therefore, wise as ~e~pents and sirnple ns doves. Bcware 

of men ; fur they will delivttr you up in councils, and 

they will scourge you in their synagogues. And youshall be 

brougl~t before governors and before lringa for My sake. The 

cliscil~le is not nbove his Master, nor the servant above his 

lord. Fei~r not tl~ose that Itill tho body and cannot kill the 

soul ; but rather fe~r Him that can destroy both ~oul and body 

in hell. 

6. Whosoever, therefore, shall confesfi Me before men, I 

will also conft?ss him bcfbre My Father who is in I-Ieaven, 

J3ut whosoever shdl deny Me before men, I will itlso deny 

him before, My Father IV?IO is in EIeavcn. Ho thnt lovcih 

falller or mother morc tllnn Me, i~ not worthy of Me. And 

he that lovctll son or claugllter rllorc than Me, is not wortl~y 

of Me. And he that 1:tlceth not up his cross and followeth 

Me, is not ~vortliy of Me. 

7. He lllst finclell1 his life shrill love it ; and he that shall 

lose his lik for My salrc, shall find it. He thnt recciveth 

you, ret:eivcth Me; and he that rcceiveth Me, receiveth Him 

Bat sent Me. And whosoever sl~nll give to drink to one of 

these little ones, only in tlie name of a disciple, men, I say 

to gnu, he shall not lose his rervard." When onr divino 

Lord had thus told Hi$ itpostles wl~at they hacl. to expcct 

from thc world, 1Ic sent them, two by two, into every city 

:md placc, pre:tching themword of God, and doing the work 

that He had commanded them to do,

282 HISTOBY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Whnt happenerlone day when thc moltltude were around Jeeus, 

eager to hear His words? Wlirtt did Hc say to Hie tlieciples? 2. 

After I3e had spent the night in prayer, d:ry being come, what ditl 

He do?' IIow inarly did Hc choose from among llis rlisuiples ? 

What acre the apostles to do? What is thc mcaniiip of the word 

Apostle? What aro the namm of the apo~llee cl~osan by our Lord P 

3. Having chosen IIie Apostles, what did Jcsus eomulnntl tl~em to 

do? 4. ll'hntdid Nc tcI1 thcln to sayonenteringslio~ifie? 5. Whnl 

persecution8 did our Lord fort-tall Iiis npostlcs? G. What does orrr 

Lord Ray of tlloso thnt deny TTiin ; and of those that Iovo fatlicr and 

mother rrlore than their Snvior? 7. J\'h:tt does otir Lord aay about 

finding life and losing it 7 After our Lord had ended tl~ese words, 

what did He do 7 

CHAPTER XXXXI. 

]ohz the Baptist is Ptli to Death. 

Ble~8cit are they that suffer persecution for j~tstice'sake.-Natt. 5,10. 

‘H" 

4 RODIAS was filled wit11 lhatrecl against John the Baptist, 

aicl eought to destroy bim. But Hcrod cstccined 

John, and for n time obeyed him in mu~y things. Moreover, 

Hcrod IV~S still afraid of the people \v110 considcrccI 

John as a great prophet. 

2. Nolv Heroil, on his birthday, gave a banquet to the 

pri~ices and noble8 of his kingdom. Arld the daughter of 

Herodias, by her former husband, coming in, danced before 

the guestq, and Herod waa pleasecl ; whcrcupon ho promisecl, 

~vitt~ an oath, to give her mlii~t~oe~rcr dlc would rtslr of him, 

even it were bhc half of his kingdom. 

3. But she, being instrucled bgforehand by hcr mother, 

saici : i 4 Give lrlc here in a clid1 the head of John the Rap- 

tist I '? The king wns grievctl oil hcarilig these words, hut, 

thinking hirnself bound to Lcep the oath wliiclh 110 had sworu

efore Ilia guests, he se~~t nrord to the jailor, who bchendcd 

John, and presented his head on s dish, tn thc wicked 

dnugliter of a still more wicked mottlcr. I3ut. QIC disciples 

of the holy Baplist tool< thc body of their master a.nd buried 

it; and ca~i~e to toll Jesus mIlnt bncl happened. 

BXIlUIJIh'lf 01p JOllN TIIE BdIBTICT. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Who IV:~ liIlcd with hatred against John ? Why wae Herod 

afr;lid of John 7 2. What did Herod do on his birlhdny l Who, 

coming in, danccd before the guests? What did IIcrod ~n-olnisc the 

girl, wit11 an oatl~? 3. 1\'11at did ahe, being iiistructed beforehand 

by her mother, SHY h him? HOW did ihc king fccl or; liearing these 

t\-ortls? nut w11~t did he think himself boutld to do?. What did he 

do P \\%at did the disciples of tlie holy Baptist do 7

284 ~ISTORY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. 

CHAPTER XXXIII. 

The dfi~nch oftha Loaves a?td Fishes, 

Labor not for the meat which perisheth, b11 t for that ~sliich endnreth 

untolife everlasting, which the Son of 3lnn will 

gijo YOU.-John G, $7. 

PI-HE Feast of the Passover being at hand, the apostles 

- - returned to their divine Mastcr, and gave Ilirrl an ac- 

' 

count of all thcy had done. Rut Hc finid to them : " Cwnc 

ye apart into a clceert plncc, and rest a little." For therc 

mere rnariy corriilig and going that they 11nd no tirno to cat. 

S

fillould bc lost. They clicl so, nncl fillcd twelve baskets with 

thc rcmni~lcler of tl~e fivc losrcs nr~d t.he two fishes. The 

multitude, sceing this wonderful l~iirsele, %aid among thctnselves 

: " This is tllc Prophet inrlcc?d, that is to cornc into tho 

~0~1~1." 

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knew Him not. They wcre troubled ancl cried out, and 

thought it was an apparition. Immediately Jcsus spalte to 

them : Have a good heart ; it is I, fear not." Tl~cil they 

were all astonished. But Pctcr mid : " X,o~d, if it bo Thou; 

bid ]no come to Thee upon the waters." Jcsue said: 

"Come.)' 

7. Peter left the ship and w:~llked upon thc x7nter, but eeeing 

the high waves, hc fcarcd, ancl began to sink, IIo cried 

ollt: " Lor(1, save me." Jesus strctchedfortli His ]land, took 

hold of him and said: "0 thou of little faith, mliy didst thoil 

doubt? " They returned to the ship and the wind ceased. 

Then tliase that were in thc sl~ip cried out: " Thou art truly 

the Son of God." Presently the ship was at the place to 

which they were going. When thcy had landed, the people 

brought the sick to Him ancl He healed thcm, and a11 those 

that touched His garments mere made whole. The great 

mir:tcle of the loaves ancl fishcs is one of llle most striking 

figures of the Blessetl Eucharist, in ~vl~it:I~ (;he fjavior of the 

world nourishes tlie so~~ls of countlcss millions of His fnithfill 

pcoplc. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Whnt did the apostle8 do whcn the Feast of the Pn~sover was 

at hand? What did Jesus say to them? Whnt did thcy do? Wllat 

clid the peoplu do? 2. Wlrat ditl Jesns do, seeing tliiri jircnt maltitude? 

Mrhon He had finisl~cd His discourse, what clitl Ilc do1 3. 

When tllc day was already f:~r spent, what did His dieciples, going 

to Him, eny 7 U7hat did Jcsus tell them? What ditl Jcsns ask? 

Whnt did Andres answer'? 4, What did Jesne say ? When tile 

people wcre seated, what did Jenrls do? 6. When all the people 

wcre snlintecl, what did Jesus comrnnnd Jlie disciples to do? Having 

cIone 80, what did they fill? Whnt dicl the multitude say among 

tliemeelvcs? B. II'lrat did Jest18 fcrrr, knowing thcir thougl~ts? 

Whnt did He do? X'lmt clid dewiin tell Eliu dixciples to (10 'l JVllen 

did the ator111 come on ? Why were they troubled when Jesus \~allied 

n~)on the aes? Whstdirl JCSIIS sny to thcnll WIlat did ret~r 

any to Jmus? 7. What happenat1 to Peter? Of what i~ the rniraclc 

of the loaves and iishcs n figurc7

CHAPTER XXXIV. 

Jesw Promises to Give the Byead of Lye. 

Thou diclst feed Thy pcoplo wilt1 tho f(1ot1 of Angels, nlld gsveot 

them Ijreacl from Heaven.- t17is. 16, 20. 

ANY of thoso that hacl miraculously bccn fcd by onr 

M l,ord, mt~~rned next ~nming to Cnpl~arnm~n, whrrc 

thcy sought Him in tllo synagogue. I-lcro Jesus ddrevsctl 

Mlem, saying : "Amen, nmcn, I say to you. You ncck Me, 

not 1)ecause you havc seen miracles, but because you clid eat 

of tho loavcs nnti wcro filled. Labor not for thc meat wl~icl~ 

pcrishoth, but for that which endurcth ~mto cvorlnsling lifc, 

wliicll the Son of rnan will givc you." 

2. Then they stlid to Him: "Lord, give us always this 

brentl." Brit 1Tc nnsrvercd : " I urn thc living bresil, which 

cninc down from I-Icaven. If any ~nnn cat of this bread, ho 

shn,Il live forever. TIlo brcncl which I will give is My flcsll 

for the lire of the world.)? I-Icming this, Uie Jclvs who were 

ill the synagogue bcpn to dispute among thernsclvss, saying: 

L' IIow can this man givc us His flesh to ozt ? '' 

3. Jcsus, far from putting an end to thcir diepute by giving 

,z figurative1 moaning to His words, simply repcntcd mllnt 

Be had spolcen : " Amen, nmen, I say unto you, unless y 011 

(tat the flcsll of thc Soil of man, and drink His blood, you 

~11~11 not 11nvo life in you. He that catet11 My flesh ancl 

drinkcth My Mood, hnU~ everlasting lifc, and I will rniso 

llitn up at tllo last day." 

4. "As thc living Fstllar hnth sent Jfc, and I liva by 

t,hc Bather, so hc that cnteth Me, the samc also shall live by 

MC. This is the bread that comc down from Heaven. Not 

ns your fa111ers did eat manna, and clicd. Ho that catcth 

this bread ~h:ill live ~OTCVCT." 

5. Many of tllc disciples, hearing tlrcsc words, did not hcliovo 

it possible that IIc colilrl c10 what Ha promised ; thcy, 

I PIGURATIVE, not li ~cnrl.

therefore, went sway, saying : (' This ~vorcl is bnrd, and who 

can hear it ? " But Jcsus, knovving tllut thcy nunn nu red nt. 

IIis teaching, asked : '' Doth this scandriliae you 7 " It clid; 

and many of them wslkccl no Inore with IIitn. 

6. Jcsus, seeing this, addrevsecl lTis u1,ostlcs : " Il'ill you 

nlvo go away? '' Peter answered in the niune of all : 'L Lord, 

to whom shall we go? Thou hast thc worcls of eterrin1 life. 

W e llave bcliaved, tt~~cl 11nvc li11o\~11 that Thou nrt the Qlrist, 

theSon of Gotl." We Icnrn Irorn thcse worcls of our Lard 

&l S to 

that lie cannot h8 st~ved, who, throi~gli his orvn faull, f '1 

receive the body of Christ it1 lIoly Communion. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Why did those that had bee11 miracnlonsly fed, scclc Jesus on 

the follo\vil~g morning? What did Jesus say to thcm P 2. What 

did they thet~ say to klim? Whatdid 11s sap 7 Jrearirig this, what 

dicl the Jews who were in the sytisgogae begin tu do? 3.4. J3itlJostis 

Bay that 1-10 harl ayol;cn figunllivcly? 5. Whcn JIie cli~ciplcs heard 

this, what tlitl lusny of tlicm do? 6. How did Jesus than addrose 

His apostles? l171iat did l'otcr anewer in the i~urue of all? 

CHAPTER XXXV. 

Ask, and it shall l ~u given you.-llall. 7,7. 

N the ncxt Fenst of thc Psssovcr, Jesus dicl not go up to 

Jerusdcrn on account of Wle snares laid for lIim by ,110 

JOWS, but IIe retircd into Cnlilco, Itnrnecliatcly IIc was followed 

by a, great crowd of poople bringirig tllo sicl;, thc 

they Isid sf llia 

blind, the lame, $110 dcaf, the dumb, wllo~n 

fcct, and I-ie curccl thcm all. 

2. Passing, one day, from Gnlilco to the confincs of Tyro 

tlricl Sidot~, where dwelt tllc idolatrous' tlascctnda~lts of tlto 

old Chanaa~~csns, a \vum:n1 of &hat country ran :~fter IIim, 

crying out: " Have mercy on me, 0 I,oril, Thou Son of 

fInu~~~uoua, pertaining to thtke wodip of idol&.

THE ;:\-OMAN OF CRARAAN. 289 

David ; my daughter is grjcvously troubled by a devil." 

Jesus made no answer. But she continuecl to beseech Him 

tht He n.ould lm~7e niercy on her tIaughter. 

3. Then t11~ n.postlos, pitying tlic nrornrm, and anxious tcl 

be rid of her importunity,' besought their divine Master to 

grrint her petition. Jesns repIicd that IEa was sent ollly to 

the lost sl~eep of the house of Psrnel. Hearing this, thc 

molnnll rencmcd, still more earncslly, her ~upplica.tions, falling 

at the Savior's fect and exclnitning : " Lord, help rile." 

4. Jesus, ~vishing to try her faith still nrore, said : " It is 

not good to tnlro the brcnd of the chiltlrcn, and to ca~t it to 

tllc dog~l." Hut shc, 110wise disconragecl, r~nsmcred : " Yea, 

Lord, for thc mhclps nlso eat of the cr111nbs that fall from the 

table of thcir master." Jesus nrav plcased with the I~nrnility 

of her answcr, and said : "0 nroirinn, great is thy faith. Be 

it done to thce as thou wilt." At the snnw lnomont her 

daughter was cured. 

5. Aftcr this, Jesus returned to the sea of Gwlilee, and they 

brought to IIiln a mtm who was clc:~f aRtl clu~nb. IIe took 

him aside from the ninltitude, put Eis fingers into the man's 

ears, touchcd his tongnc with spittle, nncl said : " Rphphctx," 

that is, be 0pc11ed ; :\IICI imruedi ntely hc was xblc to speals 

ancl Ilcar. 'l'l~e peoglo cried out : '' Ire hnth donc dI things 

~vcll, I-Ie hat11 made both the dcnt'lo hear and thc dumb to 

speak." 

QUESTIONS. 

I. What happened on another Fc~wt of tlic Fas~ol~cr? lly whom 

was 1Ie irnniedistcly follo\vecl? 2. When Jesnx went to T~IE and 

Sidon, who rnli after Trim? \ITllat did she cry? What did Jesus 

do 7 What did the woman conti~ll~e to do ? 8. Wl~at did the apo- 

~tles I)esoocll their divine Mnstcr tr) do? IVllat, dicl Je~rlrr rcpIy? 

ITcnring this, nl~st did thc wornan do? 4. What did Jesus nay, 

wishing to try her faith sLiIl more t JV\'l~at did ekc ansrer 7 \That 

did Jcsrrs, plenficcl with her liumilit~*, Eng to her? Whnt Bappencd 

at; tiro H:tme mou~cnt? 5. \Vhorn clill they bring to Jesus? What 

did Jeeus do to him? 

~IMPO~TUNI~~P, 

urgent request. 

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CHAPTER XXXVI. 

JCSILS PY-oT?~Z'SCS J-'rkr the liys of tfic A7i??gdorn o/H~*nverr. 

1 will lay the key of the house a£ Dnvid upon 11% ~holllder.--~8.8~,~8 

P-->EISG come to t.ho ncighborhoocl of CrcsamaPhilippi, 

* -3 Jesus nslccd His spostlcs, m they went along, who the 

pcoyle said that 3Ic was. Thcy repliccl : " Some, John thc 

Baplist; others, Elias; and others, Jcrcmiss, or oiic of t,he 

~,rophet~.~V7ris11ing to bctw their own opinion, or, ~snthcr, 

to draw from them a profession of faith, IIc asked : " But 

wbum do yor~ my tlmt I an1 ? " 

2. Sirrio~~ Pet.cr ails.rvcrc!cl : " 'J'hon art Christ, thc Son of 

tllc liviilg Cioii." dcs~~s a:drl to him : L' Bleseecl nit thou, 

sirnon, Bar Juna, because flceh anil blood Lath not revealed

it to thee, but my Father who is in heave~i. Atld I sny to 

thee that thou art Pcter, and upon this rock .l will build My 

cliurcl~, rind the ptcs of hell shall not l>rc~sil azainst it. 

Anci I will givc to thee the keys of the kingclcm of hcnvcn, 

ancl -trhntsocver tl~ou shalt bind up011 ca~tl\, it shall be 

bamld also in hunvcll ; uncl mliatsoever thou shalt looso upon 

earth, it sllall be looser1 also in hcaven! " 

QUESTIONS. 

X. What did desutl, being come to tl~e neighlorllond of C~sarea 

Plliliplbi, asli His: apostles as they went alu~~g? \\'hat did they reply? 

l\'hat did Ha the11 ask tllelt~ ? '2. What did Sirnon Peter m- 

srver 'l What did ,Tesucj say to him ? 

CH APTER XXXVII. 

He will ret'orm the body of our lotvtlcrjs, made like to the body of 

IIis glory.-l'hil. 3,.21. 

SIIOKT timc bcfore His p:rssion, Jcs~~s took with Him 

L- I'clar, J:nncs, :~nrl Jolla, NNI ivent 111) to a, l~igll mol~ntail1 

to 1)r:ly. Al~tl ~vliil~t EIc pr:tycd, Ho IFRB transfigurc:tLL 

hefore tllcm. His f:~cc shone like the stul, and IIis g:~rn~c!nts 

i)ccnnlc wllito as snow. ilncl, bchald, Moscs t~~icl Elias allpcnred, 

discoarsing with Hirn cc~ucerniug lkis passion and 

death, tvhicli He was soon to suffor for thc! rcdcn~ption of (be 

worlcl. 

2. Tr:insported ~vitll joy at tlic sigllt., Patcr exclnilnctl : 

" r,ord, it is good for us to hc 11ol*r. .ff thou wilt, let us 1nn1;e 

Ilerc tllro(: taJJcr~~;~clrs; OIIC fbr 9'11~0, n11c1 orlc! fbr hlosos, illtd 

oric for 1Clins." As IIC was yct fil}c:lliing, x l~rigl~t cloud o.rQytrhadowwl 

tllc~n, ~uid thc ~roicc! of the 1:tcrnal I?at.llcr was 

l THANSIIUUBYD, dto~et2ler clln~~getl in al,pearance. 

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hcard, saying : 'c This is My beloacd Son, in whom T m well 

pleasecl. IIcar y o Him ! " 

3. Tlio disciples fell prostrate on the gronnil, terrifird hy 

the heavenly ~oicc. Then Jestrs calnc to tlicm, and touchcd 

them, snyi~ig : "Arisc, and be not afraid I Wlieu tl~q 

THE THANSPIGURATION. 

arose, thcy saw no one Imt Josus alo~~e. 

As thcy mcnt down 

from thc momllain, Jesus said to tho tl~rce disrdplcs : " Tell 

the vision to no ono till the Son of h.Ia.11 bc risen from the 

dead." 

QUESTIONS. 

1. \17hithcr did .Tesnri go a short tin10 bcfore TIis passion? Whom 

did He take with IIim'l What happcned while lIe prayed? Who

TIIE TRIBUTE FOR TIIE TEMPLE. 293 

appea.&, discoursiug wit,Ii Tliln? Conmr~li~lg \v\-l~:~.t did they discourm? 

2. What did l'cbr ~!scl:iil~~, t~~ansportcd with jo~.? iFr11ilst 

hc was yet epcnIiil~g, ~rl~nt happcnctl? Wl~at voice was hmrd? 

Saying what? 3. Whnh clid the disciples do? What did J~SIIH then 

do? What did KC say? Wl~c!n they nrosc, who was ouly to bo 

seen? As th~y went dobm from the moontuin, what did Jesus say 

to them? 

CT-TAPTER XXXVIII. 

Zhc Trihjt~? for the T~n~flt. 

Put not u, ~canrlal in .yoor brother's may.-22om. z4,23. 

TESUS having returned with Ilis rlisciples to Caphama~~,m, 

those who cnllectctl thc annual tribntc for the templc, 

came to Peter and asltcd : 110th not your Ifaster pay thc 

didrachma? " ' Pcter replied: '. Yes," and {vent to tell 

Jesus. 

2. But when Jesus saw Pctcr coming, Hc said to him: 

" Of whom do tllc liillgs of thc cnrlh tidca tril~ntc or custom ? 

Of their on7n childrcn, or of slrurigcrs ? " l'etcr a~lsmerecl : 

" Of strangers." J csus continuetl : '( Then the childrcn arc 

frco. But, that we mny not ficnlldalise them, go to thc scs 

and cast ill n hook, and the fish ml.iich An11 first comc np, 

tnko ; nntl rnl~~ii tlmu hnst olroued its i~lonth, thou shalt iinclz 

stntcrl ; talrc thn.t, and givc it to tLc111 for dIe ant1 for thcc." 

I'ctcr dirl as his Alrtstcr 11:irl cuxr~~ii:u~derl. lJctcr bcing tl~c 

head of the apostles, paid for all lhc olllers by paying for 

l~imsclf. 

QUESTIONS. 

I. nThen Jean8 retnrned 1ril.h IIis tlisciplco to Cnpbnrnnnm, who 

came to Peter? b)ld asked hiln wlrat? IVi~nt did Pcter n*plyP 

Whut (lit1 fie tlo ? 2. \'ha1 Jcs~rs srlrv T'etrar c.omiug, n-hnt ditl Hc 

ask hirn? What did lJctcr auswcr? 1Vl1at dicl Je~os say to him? 

What did Pctcr do? Did f'eetcr pay for the other npc~stles? 

'~)IURACHYA (pr. di-drak'-ma). An ancient Greek silver coin worth 

about thirty ccnts. W~a~sn, un uncicnt coin.

294 111 STORY 0 11' TIlE XETV TKSTAIIEST. 

CHAPTER XXXIX. 

The Lord is the 1:ccpor of little ones.-PS. 114, G, 

N oonc occasion, snnie pious mothers brougl~t their chil- 

Q Jren to Jesus, thnt IIe might place IIis hands upon 

them and bless them. 13ut the disc.iplcs, ihinking that He 

would not troui>le IIi~nsclf ~~litli infants, begall to rcbuke tl~o 

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m3thers, and scnt them nwny. But this conduct of His disciples 

was not plcasi~lg to our rliri~ie Lord, and Hc said to 

them: "Suffcr little children to come to Me, and forbid 

them not, for of such is the lcingdom of hcn~en." 

2. Thcn, ciiressing tlio cliildrcn, IIe placed IIiv hand on 

thir heads aid Llcsscd them. Thcn He said t.o thosc \vllo 

stood around : "Amen, I say unto you, unless yo11 becor~ne 

as little children, you cannot enter into the kingdom of 

Ileslvcn. But ho that shall scand:tlise one of these little ones 

t.he,t believe in Me, it wcro Letter for him that .t rtmill-stonc

296 EISTOIZY OF THE NEW TESTAIIIERT. 

2. I-Ie then spokc to His apostles : " Amen, I say unto 

you, ~vl~atsoevcr gon sllall bin cl upoa earth, shall bo bound 

also in hcaven; ~tnd what.thocvcr you shall loose on earth, 

shall lc Iooscd also in heaven." J\rl~crcupon Yctcr asked 

Jcms : I' Lord, how often ~hdl my brollicr off'cnd mc, and I 

forgive him ? till seven times? " But Jcsns al~srrcrcd : I 

say not to ihee till scven times, but till fie17cllty tirncs sc17en." 

By this He meant that there is to be no limit to our forgiveness 

of injuries. Thcrcuporl Jesus relded 

3. The Parable of the Unforgiving i3er*vad.--'c The kingdom 

of hcnven is likcncd to a king who rrould take an nccount of 

hie servants. W11cn be had bcgun to tnlie the nccount, one 

was brought to him t,hnt owed bim ten thou.u~d tale11ts.l As 

he had not ndierewith to ptly it., his lord comnrl~i~ded that 

he dlould bc sold, and his wiIe md children, arid a11 that 

hc had, and p:lym:nt to he made." 

4. " But that servant, falling down, bcsought him, saying : 

Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.' Now tlie 

lord of that servant, being moved with compnssion, let him 

go, and foforgave l~irn the debt. But 1vhc11 that se~s:tnt 1~a.5 

gollc out, bc found onc of hi8 fcllnw-st?rva~~ls that utomctl llixn a 

hundred pence, and, Inying hold of him, he throttled him, 

saying : L Pay what thon owest ! ' ?' 

6. 6t Then his fellow-servant, filling down, bcsought him, 

saying : ' Ha~w pslience wit11 mo, and I mill pay thee all.' 

Yet hc would not; but trer~G rind cast lii~n illto pridc~n G11 he 

shoulcl pay the debt. Kow, his fellow sen~nnts, suoiag dlat 

was dose, wcre very much gricved; allcl. thcy came ancl told 

their Iorc3 all that was done.'' 

6, tr Then his lord called him, and sdd to him : ' Thou 

wicl

JESDS SESDS PORTII 131s SISVEXTY-TWO nrsC1PI.ES. 297 

hca.venly Pntller do to you, if you forgive llot every one hi^ 

brother from your hearts." 

QUESTIONS. 

1. What did Jcsu~ say about correctiug orrr brother? 2. What 

did He ~sy to His apostles i~l>l,oat binding an11 loosiog? What did 

Peter ask our divine Lord ? What ditl Jesus answer? 3,d, 5, and B. 

Recite the parable of the unforgiving scrvallt 1 What ie tho applicstiou 

01 tlie parable 7 

CHAPTER XLI. 

Jrsris sejzds forth His L5ccwufy-tzuu Disciples. 

Por Christ tlic!refore n'onrt! rtmbassador~ ; Ciod, ufl it wera, exhorting 

by us.-XI. Cor. 5,20. .; 

ATTING retnrncd fmrn Galilce to Jurles, Jesus ~clected 

H from among lIis followers seventy-two, whom RC 

called disciples, that thcg might assist the twclve apostle8 in 

thc! ~vcn'k of thc ministry. He sent them forth, two by two, 

saying : " He illat hcnrcth you, lleareth Me, and ho tlmt despiscth 

you, clespiscth M6 ; :ind he that despiscth Me, despiscth 

Hi~n that scnt Me.'' 

2. A short time acter, tbc seventy-two returned to Him, rcjoicing 

and anying that even the dernons were sul~jccl to them. 

Jcsus, fearing Ghat they might become vain of thc power that 

was given thcm, said: " 1 saw SaLrn, as lightning, falling 

from Ileaven. Rejoice i~ot becsusc the spirits are subject to 

you, but rcjoico in ihis, that your narnes arc writton in the 

I3aol; of Lifc." 

3. Thcn, rejoicing wit11 them, E?e praycd : " I give thanks 

to Thoc, 0 Fnlher, 1,ord of heavcn aud ealbth, that Tl~ou hnst 

hid thcse tliirlgs frli.om the wise nncl prudcat, and 11nst revcnl- 

ed thcm to little ones ! " By " little ones " our blessed Lord 

here meant the lowly, the humble, the unlearned.

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HISTORY OF TRR NEW TESTAIIXST. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Jesi~a having rcturnctl from Galilee to Jrtdca, ~7l1nt tlid IIc do? 

How ditl tIe send thern brllt? Sayin:; what? 2. A fiholvt timc after, 

-rvllcn tllc scvcnty-two retnrrletl to Hi~n rejoicing, wl~nt (lid they 

say ? 7I7hat tlid .JHRIIH ~CDI.? II'hnt did TTe flag? 3. Then what clid 

I-Ie sw, rejoicing wit11 lltelrl? Whom ilid alll. Lord ~l~cnll by the 

" little ones? " 

CHAPTER XLII. 

The Docto~* of the Law.- The God Sanznm'tnrtn. 

Blcs~crl n1.c tllc merciful, for they hall ol)t1~i11 1ner~y.--i"(~1t.5, 7. 

NCE, ~vhen Jc~us was on His way to Jerusdcrn, 11c met 

0 a doctor of the law, w!lo, hoping to purzlo our Lord, 

sslrod IIim, throng11 curiosity : L( Maatc~, what must I do to 

possess eternal lif'c: ? " Jesus nnswcrcr1: " MTllnt is ~~rilten 

in the Is\\-? bow r~ndcst thou ? " Hc replied : " Tliou sl~dt 

love the llorci, tlly God, wjOi thy ~vholc hcnrt, and wit11 thy 

whole soul, ancl .with all thy sti.ct~gtl>, nncl ~vitl~ all thy mind, 

and thy neighbor as thysrlf:" 

2. .JC?SIIB fiaicl to II~M : " 'l'liou hnst answered right ; this do, 

and tll011 sh;tlL live." But Wre cloclor, \\-ishi~g to justify 

himself, asked. " TYho is my ~~cighbor ? " Then Jcsus urnrated 

3. The Parable of SAt Good Gamn~itan.--'

4. Tho ncxt day IIC t,nnk ouL two llrnct. and ga~c to tllc 

iaabecl~or, ant1 s:dd : T:~.l:c cnro oI Iiinl, and wl~atr:ser thou 

sllslt sl3c:ntl ot'cr ar~tl nhovc, I, :if; my rcl~~rn, will repay 

thee.'' l-laving liriisl~ocl thc l):~rrJ)lo, J cr;us nsliod thc cloctor : 

" \TI~icll of tllesc tllroc, in thy opinion, was neigl~bor to hiin 

that fcll arrlong the robbors ? " Tl~e dootor of Ihc Ism rcpliecl 

: " IIe that sllojved mcrcy lo hirn." Jcsrrs s;Gd to him : 

"Go: and do thon ill like manner ! '' 

QUESTIONS, 

I. Whom clid Jesus oilcn lueet when Iie w ~ going s up to Jer~lsalcm? 

T\rl~nt did thr? doctor of tho law :mlr III~'! Whnt did Jesns 

answer 11i1nP J\'l~nt dicl the doctor reply Y 5 :~nd 3. Whatdid Jcsus 

say to hiin ? What did the cloctor ask, wishing to justify himself? 

What psrablc clid Jesrls thcn rclnic P 4. WhaL rlnestio~l did Josus 

put at the end of tlio parrrble? Whal (lid thc doctor of the Inw reply 

B IVi~at advice did Jesus give to the doctor ?

300 HISTORY OF THE NEW TXSTAMENT. 

CHAPTER XLIII. 

Seek ye therefore first the kingdom of God, and His justice; and all 

tlleee things shall bc added unto you.-~Uatt. 6, 33. 

wHc 

1 N Jesus had returnecl to Judea, Hc cntcred s cer. 

taio town named Rcthania, a short distancc from Js- 

rusalem, where He wm kindly entertained by two pious sisters, 

named Mnry and Martha. ' Now, IIary, wl~o is also called 

Magdalen, sat doivn at the 

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t- . tentively to the words of 

wisdorn that fell from His divine 

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other hand, busied herself in 

preparing the repast. 

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care that my sister has left 

JY~ULJ IN THE HOI;SE OF BIAI~Y AND me alone to scrvc ? Speak to 

~AWHA. her, illerefore, that she help 

me ? " But Jesus answered : 

'#Martha l EIartlla! Thou art careful and troubled about 

many things; one thi~lg o~ily is necessary. Mary hnth 

chosen tlic best part, whic:h shall not be talren away from 

her.'' The one thing nccassary, of which our Lord spoke, is 

the work of salvittion. Jcsrxa does not blnrno fifarlha for 

morliing, but bee~usc she orl lied in a restless and ulleasy 

stitte of mind. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Whorc did Jesus ~ o after , He had returned to Jerusalem? By 

whom ~ ~ He ~ entertained a u thora? What riid 3lrrry do? Wl~at did

JESUS TIIE GOOD SIIEFITERD. 301 

Martha, on the othor hend, do 7 2. To whom did she complain 7 

What did she say to uur Savior? What did desrie answer? What 

is " the one thing needful ? '' Why did Jesue blame Martho? 

CKAPTER XLTV. 

Jestrs the Good Sltepltrrd. 

Hc shall foed His flock like a sIlephcrd ; HA ehall gather togcthcr 

the lambs His arm.-Is. 40,ll. 

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4 SUS having gone back to Jcrnsalein fur the Beast of 

Tabernacles, went to the temple and taught there, 

s ying : I am the Good Shephcrd. The good shepherd 

giveth his life for his sheep. But the hireling, and 

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sccth UIF wolf coming, and 

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l 2. The words of our Snvior 

attrscted large crowds of pco- 

THE GOOD s~srrrw. ple. Even publicans nlid 

great sinncrs were uanblo to 

resist the sweetness of His words, ni~d thcy gathered aroui~cl 

Hinl W He went. Nolv the Pharisees were scandalised, bcmuse 

Jesus rcccived so Irindly Blose men whom thcy, puff'cd 

up with self-conceit, looked down upon with supremo contempt.

302 IIISTOltY OF THE RB'II' TESTAMENT. 

3. But the mcrciful snvior, seeing their thoughts, said : 

" What mall among you that hilt11 a htuldred sheep, ancl if 11e 

shall lose ono of them, doll1 he not leave the ninety-nine in 

the desert, t~ricl go after that which was lost, until 110 find it? 

And when 110 l~nth 

founcl it, dotEl he not Iay it upon his 

shoulc2ers, rejoicing ? '' 

4. " Thcn coming home, does hc nut call together his 

fricnds anrl neighlors, saying to the111 : ' 1Cejoice with MC, 

i)ecause I have fvu~ld nly slic(>p that wns lost. ' I say to you, 

that ever1 su there shall. bc joy iu Leavsn nl)un one sinnnr 

that dot.E~ ~~c~lance more tb:m upon ninety-nine just tllat 

need not pena~~cc." 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Jesus, hnvi~lg gone back ta Jernsale~n for tlie Penst of TabcrnacIea, 

iThnt comparison of IIiiriuelf clitl I-IC make? 2. 11'11al: affect 

had tlx Snvior's words? Wl~o were attracted by the s\reef.ricse 

of His xvortln? \J711y were tlic Pharisees sc:an~lnliued? 3.4. But 1v1iat 

did the merciful Bavior saji wbcn hie sslv their thoughts? 

CHAPTER XLV. 

How great is the IIercy of tllc l.ortl, ancl tIin 1i)rgiveness ~ KI Llle~n 

that tlirri tu Him.--Ecclus. 7'7, 3. 

d )" 

another occasion, Jcsus l~roposed the following llnra- 

IlIe to the .~cms : " A ccrtain xi1011 11:itl two sons. Anrl 

the youiigc~~ of them said : ' Father, givo n ~c thc portion of 

substalicc that falleth to 111c.' The fatlicr clid so. h'ot ninny 

days nftcr, the youngcl. SUII, ji;itllering all his property, mcnt 

nbroatl into n far country, iulcl there hc ~pcilt his st~bstai~ce 

living riotously." 

2. "After Ire hacl spe11C all, thcre cnmc n mighty fn~ni~le 

in that connlry, ancl lie hckgnn to hc in \~:111t. l'l~cn lic .wen1 

and joined himsclf to one of the citixcrls of that country.

304 EXSTORY OF TI.IlC NEW TESTAhIEBT. 

son.' Thc father said to his servants r Bring fort11 quickly 

the first robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his band 

and sltocs on his feet. A11d bring hither the f~itted calf a11d 

Icill it, ailcl let 11s eat ancl ~nnlre rnerry; bccn.nae this rny son 

was dcnd, and is come to I.ife again; he was lust $11~1 is 

found.' '' 

5. 'I Kow his elder son vns in the field ; ancl nrhen he c:une 

and clre~\rnigl~ to the hot~sc, ho heard ~nnsic nnrl clnnci~lg. Re 

callcd one of the servnnts and asliecl m-ha.t t,l~csc things 

meant. l'he scrrailt said to 11i1-n : ' Thy broth er is come, nil4 

thy father bat11 lcilled tl~e fattccl cnlf, because hc haih ~~cccir 

ed 11im safe.' And hc was angry, and ~~oulcl not go in. His 

fnthc~, therefore, comiilg out, bcpn to entreat him." 

G. r'Eut he ans~rrcring said to his father: LRcliolil, for so 

many ycsrs do I scrve thoo, and I ha.1.e never transgl.esscci~ 

thy commnnclment, and yet thou hnst never given me n lcid 

to rrltllre merry with my fric?nds. Rut as soon as this tllp son 

is come, who hath devoured his substance, thou hast killed 

for him the fa.tted cnlf,' " 

7. "J3t1t the father rcpliccl: 'Sou, thou art nlwnys 1vit11 

me, and all I have is thinc. Yet it was fit that \fro should 

mr~lcu merry 8nntl be glad; for this thy brotlicr x--r-nu denrt, and 

is come to life agn.in; Ile was last nild is fr1u1-1~1."' By this 

bca~~til~~l parable our Llessed Lord tcztchcs us 1107~ ~villjng 

,lImigl:hty Gocl is to rcccive tlle pcniterlt sinncr, and how rcjoicccl 

Ile is at his return. 

QUESTIONS. 

'I. Tl'bst parnble did Jcsn~, on another occasion. propose to tllc 

Jcws? \\'lzrtt did the yoilngor son fin!- t.o 11% hthcr? Jlow (lid i ~c 

spend Ilia s~~bstnnce in tlie fn~ clounlry? 2. After 110 llntl filiciit all, 

what did fharocolne in that country ? What cliil the young tnan do ? 

IV11nt clid the citizcn do? With whnt motild the young nlnn hnvc 

fillacl hie stornnch? TT11nt clid he say, enlering into hirn8etfP 

3. 11'11nt did lie do? TVhnt dirl ilia hthcr do n.l[en ho fin71-11irn B 

great 7vay off7 and vns niovf~d with cnlnpassion? 4, \\-hat (lid the 

son sny ? What did the father s:ry to his sen-ants? 5. What did 

ITUASSGRESS, 

to brcnk or violate a la~t~.

T1,IR P,lRABLE OF DII'BS AKD LAZARUS. 305 

the clder son Iicxr, \1*11cn hc calne ne:m to the Irorrse ? IYhnt dicl he 

ask ono of tla seriyn~~ts? W11:rt (lid the servanl; sny to liiru? What 

hy)~lenecl then ? 6. W11at (lid thc son say to the faitlier? 7. What 

did the ih-thcr then say to him? IVLat cloea our blessed Lord teach 

us by this beautiful pnmble ? 

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CHAPTER XLVI. 

TArr Pamble of Dives, the Rich ilfnrt, and La~ants. 

111 all thy worlcs remcmbci. thy last end, and thou ahal t ncrcr 

siri.-Bcclus. 7, &U. 

{SUS, wishing to show the evil cffects of riches, ahcn 

misused, and the advnntctge of poverty, when borne \vitll 

~'utienco, aaid : "Therc was a certain rid1 man, who was clotlled 

in purple and fine linen, and fared st~mptuouslg~ overy day. 

And there wns n certain Zlaggnr, by nnmo Lazarue, who lay aat 

1118 riqh man's gate, full of sores." 

2. '' He clcsired to be Glled with tho crumbs tl~t fell from 

thc rich mn.11'~ Inl~le, but no onr! tlicl give Ilirn. B3iloreovcr, the 

dogs came ancl licked his sores. Now it caale to pass thnt the 

beggar died, and he ww cnrricd by the angels into Abralllnm's 

bosom. But the rich lnn.13 also clied, and hc was buried in 

bell. And lifti~ig up his cycs, ~rhen 11e rrln.s in torments, he 

saw Abrl~l>a~n alar off, nntl Lazarus in his i)oson~." 

S. " Then he cric?tl ancl said: ' Fallier Abrn.hnm, l~avemcrcy 

on me, and send Laznms that he nay dip thc tip of liis fingcr 

in water to cool my tongnc, for I aln torinentccl in this &~n~c.' 

Abralii~rn said to hi111 : ' Son, remetnbcr thnt thou diclst rc- 

ceive good tliiiigs ill thy lifctitne, nntl lil~cn.ise Lax:~ras cvil 

thing" hut now 11c is colnfortc?d, nnd thou art tormented." 

4. '( dAt~d besiclea all tIlis, bctrcen us :uld yon thew is 

fixcc1 a great chaos, m til:it tl~c!y who \~0111d pass from henoc to 

you, c:t~i~lot ; nor frotn thcnco come Ilitl~er.' Thereupon 1)iveg 

aaici: ' Then, father, I bcseecli tlic?e, that tllou woulclst 

sellcl him to ruy father's house, for I hsvc five brethren, thd 

1 Sux~~.vous~~, expcusively, splendidly. 

Hcncmsn, l3Iblo Hirt. 'VJ

3% 

HISTORY OF TITE NEW TESTAMEET. 

he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of 

torments.' " 

G. (' But Abmh:im said to him : 'Thcy have Moses and the 

prophets ; let them hear them.' But he said : ' No, Father 

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Ahraham; bnt if one wellt to them from tlie dead, they will 

do penance 1 ' Abrhxn said unto him : L If they hear not 

Moses and the prophets, ncither will they believe if one rise 

again from the dead.' " 

QUESTIONS. 

1. What clicl Jasrre say, sisbi~lg to sho~v tl~c evil effect of riches, 

when misused, nntl the nclvaiitsge of poverly whcn bornc with Pntience? 

1Vha.t certni~i rich Innn 1s rl~cntioned in t,lle ximble ? W 110 

wits tl~a 1lcpg.r that lay at Ilia gate ? 2 ilrlinl did 2nmn1a dosin. t 

What did the dogs do? \\'he?rtr rrxu the poor man carned when lro 

died ? IVliere was the rich mnn buried when 11a died ? Xi71iere did 

Dives, laoliing u >, see J,axal?ic;? R. Urhat dltl ho crv out to Abrab~ml 

~h:~tditfdl~rnl~atu say? 1: \,'hat did Dive~iay? I. W11.t 

d~tl Abrnliaul sag to him? \\'hut dlrl Dlves gay about hlfi brothera? 

What did Abrahom reply ?

JZCSUS GIVES SIC;fI+C 'I'O THE MAN BORS ELIXD, 307 

CHAPTER XLVI I. 

The11 shall tlie eyes of the blind bc opened, and the cars of tlro 

deaf shall be unstuppot1.-18. 35, G. 

S JESUS was onc day going ant of the tcmplc, Kc saw a 

A 113an who llacl Lecn bli~id from 11is birth. Thc disciples, 

who wcre with .Jesus, tI1erclfol.c aslzccl Hiin : " Mastcr, 

who bath sinned, this mnn or his pnrcnts, that he should bo 

born blincl? '' Jesus snsivercd. " Ncithcr 11nth this mat1 

sinucd, iior his parcnts; but tlltlt the works of God should 

Le made ma~iifest in him. " 

2. M7hen Jesus hncl said this, I-Ie spat on the ground and 

111ndc clny with the spittle, rind rubbed the clny on thc eyes 

of the inan, and said to him : "Go, and ~vash in tlla pool of 

Silm." Hc ~vci~t, washed, ancl cnmc away seeing. Nrnv the 

r~eighborr; that had known him \vonclered, 2nd some of them 

said : " Is not this he that sat ancl bcgged? 13ut thc otlxcru 

clenicd it, saying: " No, but hc is lilce him." The manhirnsclf, 

however, cxclairnecl : '' I am he." T1-lcn thc Phari- 

ECCS, perceiving that he BLLIY, nsked hini how he hnd received 

his sight. Tl~c mail told thcrn how it happened. Then 

they aslrcrl him again : " \lTl~at say(!st thou of IIiln that hat11 

opcncd thy cyes ? The mnn repliccl . " IIe is a prophet.)' 

3. But they, still unl)clicving, anrl not satisfied with thc 

rnan's own testimony,' called his pzrcnts, and nsl;ccl them : 

'' IS this your son \vho yotl say nraa born blintl? horn, then, 

cloth hc now see ? " Tllc pnrents replied : " IYc lrnom tlmt 

this is our son, aid that he mns born blind. But how he 

no~v sccth, WC lrnolv not. Ask himself; he is of age> lct him 

spcal; for himself." 

4. The parci~ts said illis bcca~se they mere afraid of thb 

Jews, ~vllo had already sgrccd anlong thel~rselvcs ttint if any 

man should confess Jr?sus to be Christ, that man should ba 

'~~TIXONY, evidence, proof. 

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308 IIXSTORY OF THE XEW TESTAMENT. 

put out of the synagogue. Tlien thc PEiarisccs called again 

the lnnn who hncl hoc~l blind, and said to liiln : " Give glory 

to God. We 1~110~ that this nlntl is n sinner." Hut lie replied 

: " IVl~elhcr hc be u ~inncr, 1 lcllow not. One thing I 

know, illat hereas as I tcss blind, I now scc." Then they inquircd 

again : " J171iut cli tl IIe do to ihec ? IIow did IIe 

open thy eyes ? " The man a~~sn?crcd : " l: hare told you 

ulreaclj, nrd you have hca-rd. Why ~iwulcl you hear it 

agaiu? II-ill you also bcco~nc His disciples? " 

5. Tllcn they revilcdt hin~, saying :

TEE LORD'S l ~ AYER. t 

300 

What did the parcnts reply? 4. Why did tilc parcnts sag this? 

What did the Pharirjcos then do? What did thcy Hay to the rnnn 

who llatl beell blind? What did he anslver 7 5. I\'h,zt clid they sny, 

reviling hi1114 IVIrnt ditl the mm1 say lo tlieln ? 6. What did Ulug, 

being angry, rjay to 11i1n P And hii it clid tI.~cy do to him? JYIIO 

met lliirr ? What ditl .Tesns say to llim,? .\Vhr~l; ([it1 hc answer nnd 

6~3)' P I\'hat clid Jr!sl~s finy to l~irr~ ? \\'hat did the men then, say 

and do? 

CHAPTER XLVIII. 

726 Lord's Bnyer. 

By prnpcr and supplication with thanksgiving let your petitions be 

lnstlc known to Gocl.--1'Ail. 4, C. 

J" 

(SUS, haring gonc ngsin to Jerusalcw, lcl't the city on 

oue occnsio~l ancl retired to a desert 111:i.c~ to pray. 

Hcrc one of His disciplcs said to ITiiu : " Lorcl, tanch us to 

pray, as .Toll11 also titugl~t hie rlisc:il)les! " 'l'hcn Jesus sdd 

to thc~ri : '' Jlrhcn you pmy, sily : 'Our F:~t,hc!r, who art, in 

heaven, bnllomcd Lc Thy nnlrle ; Thy kirlgt 1o1n come ; Thy 

will be done on car111 as it is in l~caven. (;ire us this dry 

oar daily bread ; nnd lorgive us our trespasses as we forgi~e 

them wllo trespass against us. Aid lcarl us not into tempt& 

tion ; bul deliver us from evil. A~nen." 

2. 3le tllcn said to them: ITllich of you ?hall Ilave n 

fricnrl, and shdl go to hinl nt rniilnigl~t, and shall say to 

l~im : ' Friend, lend me tllrcc lonvcs, bccnuse a fric~~d of 

minc is come off his jouniey to me, ant1 1 have not vhat to 

set bcforc him ; ' a17d he froin within shonlrl ansrr7er and say : 

c Trouble me not; tllc door is linlv dlut., ant1 lily childrcn are 

with me in bed ; I cat~~iot risc nncl give thee. " 

3. '( Yet if hc shtill COT~~~~IIC 1~1~ckillg, I ~tly to YOU, althougI1 

be will not risc and givc him, I_lecn.usc lie is His fricntl, 

yet bec:msu of his importunity hr: will rise nird give him ns 

many as he rleedctli. A~ld I say to you, ask, 311d it sIia11 be

310 IIISTC)RI' OF THIS REW TESTAMEKT. 

given you; scel;, nncl yon shall find ; linock, 2nd it shall hc 

opci~cd bo y on.:' 

4. 'L V711:1t f:~l.hcr nmorig you, if Ilis son sha,ll nsl: hirn for 

brencl, will give him s alonc? or if Ilu nsl: :L Ash, will, instead 

of n fish, givo him a scr1)cntP If ynu,tl~eri, 1)~ii)g cril, 

know l~ow to give good gifts to yonr children, liow much 

Inore mill your Father froin hcnven give UI~! good spirit to 

them tlxtt :L& IIim? " 

QUESTIONS. 

l. Jesn~ hnving gone again to Jerusalem, whither did IIe retire 

to pray on one occnsioll? TT'hat did orie of His disciples say to 

Him? What praycr dicl Sesns tench tke~il? 2 and 3. What pnrable 

did He relate rrl,~>ilt two fricntls? 4. 111)~ dnes ITo cornpare 

God giving good thingc: to men, with a father giving gooti tliirigs to 

his son S 

CHAPTEF XLTX. 

Riches shall not profit in the (lay of revenge ; but justice nhall de- 

liver fruu death.-Prov. .lZ, 4. 

N going back into Gnlilee, Jesus went throng11 that 

0 nllole country, iidrnc,nisl,ingl U) e pople ovnyahcro 

and endesvoring to bring thcm to faith and penance. Ono 

day, 0110 of IIis hcarers mid to IIim : " Master, spe;~lr to my 

brother, that he divide the iillleritarlce with me." Jesus replied 

: " Man, who hath nlsde me a judge, or a divider over 

you? " 

2. Then addressing the mullitude, He mid : " Take heed, 

ancl beware of all coveto~zsncss," for a man's life doth not consist 

in the ab~mdnncc of things." Then IIe spokc n parablc 

to them xs follows : '' Thc land of a ccrlsin rid1 111n1l brought 

I dn~ro~rsn~xu, reproving, warning. 

~Covrrovsxsss, strang desire; engcr to ubtnin.

THE BARREN FIB-THEE. 311 

forth plcnty of fruits. So 11s tllought within liimself: 

L Tl'hnt shall I do, because I Ilnrc not whcre to 1:iy up to- 

gcthcr m y fruits P ' " 

3. (' ' This wi!l I do : I mill pull tlamn rrly barns, and will 

build grc:~tc!r oncu, and into thclu I: wiI1 gather all thiiings that 

arc grown to mc, anit 111y goods. Then I ~vill say to n3y 

sonl : ' Soul, thou hnst ma11y goods laic1 up fur i~larly years ; 

take thy rcst, eat, drinli, 111:~lce good cheer ! ' Hut God said 

to him : ' Thou fool, this niglit c10 they require thy soul af 

thcc, ancl ~vhose a hall those things be which thou hnst providcd 

? ' " Thcn thc divir~e hInslcr udclecl : " So is hc that 

lnycth up treasure fur himself, nn(l ie riot rich torvards God." 

QUESTIONS. 

I. On going bnck into Gslilee, 11~11cra (lid Jeans go ? TTrhnt clid one 

of LIis bearolbs one dry say to Hi1117 ITowdidJesilsre11ly? 2. Then 

addressing tlrc rr~~~ltitudo, hat did ITo say 'l psrsblo ciitl llo 

spcalc to tl~n ? 3. \IYllat did tha rioll rnan in tho parable say within 

liirns~l f? \\'hat dirt he say to his sonl? But what did God sny 

to him 7 Wbat did the divine Mastor then add? 

CHAPTER L. 

How long wilt tllon ~leep, 

thy sleep?-I'roc. G, 9. 

0 slnggartl? \r-hcn wilt tl1011 rim o~,t 

UR clivine Lord hacl been now almost thrce years tench- 

( ) ing ancl nrlmonisling the Jawis11 people, 1Joring mr 

ccnsingly for their salvalioi~; yct I-Iis lttlso~s and IIis prcacliing 

had produced but little fruit in thcir souls. He, therefore, 

compnrcd tllern to n fig-tree ~vhicll a certain man had 

pl:mted in his vineyard, ancl which, after all his care mlcl 

troublc, bore no fruit. 

2. Then the master of thc vineyard sdd to his vine-clresser! 

" Bcl~old, for three years I h:lvo colno scelring fruit cn 

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812 nISTOTlY OF THE NEW TESTAUEET. 

this f g-trcc, and I fincl nonc. Cut it dorvn, therefore ! ~vliy 

doth it t:ll:e up tha gro~~nd? '' Rut the vil~c-drcssor, rtnsworing, 

~nitl to him : "Sir, lat it alone this Scar also, until l dig 

n1)out it, and nlnnure it, if so haply it bcnr fruit; hut if not, 

then after that thotz sl~alt cut it down." This pnmhlc aughl 

to tcrrify all, Lnt eapecinlly Qiose si~lrlers th:tt ""13' 'q will 

bo co~lrerted on my cleatli-bed," because they may be 

stricken down by snddcn death. 

QUESTIONS. 

l. How long hnd our divine Lord bee11 teaching and adrnonifiliing 

the Jeuisl~ 

produced among th~m 7 To wlrsl did Flc, thcrc.furc, cmorn1,aro 

thorn? 2. '\\'hat did tl~e mnut8c!r nf the ~ineyurd then r;ny to l l i ~ 

vine-dress~r? Whnt did tlic rinc-dresser, answeritlg, say to him? 

Wl~om ought this pnr~ble ea1,ec:ielly to tcrrify ? 

people? Jrhnt fruit hncl His labors n11tl prcachl~~gs 

CHAPTER LI. 

The Tea Leptrs. . 

Giving thanlifi d ~nys for all thi~~gs, in the name of our Lard JRNIIR 

Christ.-EpA. C, .90. 

A icpers, wiio stood n f i ~ ~ 

S JESUS clrt:m near to Jcrusalcm, He was mct by ton 

ofT, and cried out: "Janus, 

BIusler, have mercy on us ! I' Wlien He aaw tliem, Hc said : 

"Go, how yourscl~~s to the jlricsts ! " NOW il cainc to 11:tsg 

that as they mc~it, they were cleansed. Then one of tllcln, 

&e11 lie saw that llc v7as cle:t~~sed, went back, with n louti 

voice glorifying God. 

2. Ancl hc fcll an his facc I)c?forc? the feet of Jesus, giving 

tl1:111lis. Now t?lis nlxn ~ ; t s ;C S:un:iriltn.' Jesus n~li~tl: 

" Were there not ten nixdc olcnn ? and where are the ninc? 

There isno one fon~ld to rct~~rn nntl give glory to God, hut 

this ~tranger." Then He s:tid to the man : "Arise, gn thy 

way, for thy faith hat11 n~ncle tl~ec wlinlc. " 

1 SAMARITAN, a native or inhabitant of Samarla.

QUESTIONS 

l. Au Jews drcw near to JcrnMlem, by wl~oin WAS 110 mst? T'ihnt 

did the lupera do ? Hayi11g ivhnt Y W lien Ho fiatsr tlie~n, Y'IIR~ did 

Ile say7 W1mt cnnle t.o pass ns Idley ~vcnl? What did onoof tho~r~ 

do, pcrt!c:i~-ing fh:~I. Ilo wnw t~c?nlcrl? 2. IYllo was tlti~ innlr? TThat 

did Jetl~ir~ say ul)ot~t the athcrs P Whnt ditl Ha nay to tllc II~UII ? 

Jr 

CI-IAPTER LTI. 

LSUS fipoIrc dso the following pamblc in order that IIc 

might collvort those who trustccl in thernsclvcs :is just, 

and despiscd olllers. "TIW nic~l went up into tlic iemplc to 

pray, tlic one a Pharisee, ancl the other a publican. Tho 

Pl~nrisoc, skitlding, prayed thus with himsclf: '0 God, I 

give Thco t.l~ar~lcs that I a111 not ns the rest of men, extortioners,' 

nnjust, ntlultcrers, nor srich ns this ytrblicn.tl. I fast 

twice in the \reek; I give tithes of all that 1 possess.' " 

2. " Rtzt the pttbliaul, wtnilding afar off, n-ould not so mncl~ 

as lift Iiis eyes towards hcnven, hut stroclr hi8 breast, saying: 

' 0 God, be mcrcilul to me, n sinner ! ' I say to y on, this 

man \vent dotvn to his IIOUSU justilied, matller than tile other. 

Bocause evcry one that estiltcth hirr~sclf sll:tll hc IlumMecl, 

and he that humbleth himself shall be cxnl tecl." Tllc! Yf-tat-isee 

profcl-red himsolt' to all otlier mcn; this mne n sign of 

great pritlc ; hence his pnryers retnair~ed mllicurcl. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Whst clid Jesus c10 in orrlar to convert tliose ls~ho trriuted in 

themtlelves? Whnt clid tilo l'hsrisec, ~trwrding, Hay? 2. 1V:'hat did 

the publican, ~tat~tling nfhr or, eap ? IPhnt did our T.orcl Ray in rclatio~l 

to these ti\-o men? \\'h?? wna the prayer of the Phnrisce not 

heard ? 

lPx~on~~o;ulms, persons who sell their goods at too high a rate.

HISTORY OE' THE NEW TESTAMEKT. 

CHAPTER LIII. 

Men loved darkness rather than light, for their works n'cro evil.- 

John 3, 19. 

J" 

4 SUS nssistecl at tho fcnst of t11c dedication1 of the temple. 

As Hc ~\r:~llreci through the porch of Solomon, nu~nber 

of ,Jews surrou~lclecl Him ant1 snitl : (' ROT long (lost Thou 

hold our souls in suspense ? If Thou be tl~c Christ, tell us 

plai~~ly." Jcsns answel-crl : " I spcak to you, and you believe 

not. The morliu that 1 110 in tl~c name of hljr FntI~er, 

thcy give tcsti~nouy of RIc. 1 nuil the Fathcr aye ol-ie." 

2. Tha Jews then tnolr np stones to stone I~irn. liut IIe 

ssid to Chcm: ('Many good worlig S. have sho~rn to you from 

My Fat,hcr; for which of those nrorks do ynll stone Rle?" 

They replied: "J?or n good work we stont: Tl~eo not, but for 

blasphc~ny; bocause that Thou, bcing a man, ~nakest Thyself 

God." 

3. .Jcsu~ said to them: ([If I c10 nqt the 1110rks of My 

Father, bclicve Me not. But jf 1 do, though yon will not 

belicvc: Me, believe thc works, that you Inny lrno~ and believe 

tl~,z[; thc Father is in JIc, nnd .l in t he Fnthcr.' ' IIearirlg 

this, they tried io sc!izt: IIi111, but He esc;ipecl out of 

their Iiandu. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. At whnt fesst did Jcsus a ~si~t? By -wnsIIo surrounded 

aa TTe walltcd tll~.ongh Solomon's porch ? U7t~;tt (lid they say to 

Him 7 TVbat did Jesus ana\tver? 2. Wh~t dill tlre dewcl lllun do? 

And whnt ditl Ife say to thcm? What; did thcy reply 7 3. 'GVljat 

did Jc:sns say 60 tI~em? Hearing this, ~vtlat did tbcy try to do 7 

Did they succccd in seizing IIim ? 

1 nrn)IcATIox, consccrsting.

CHAPTER LIV 

It i~ engjer for n camel to pasw t-!lrotlp!l tilt? cya of a naetIle, Llian for 

a rich1 Innn to enter in10 the kingtloin ofI~eaven.-J~utl. ID, 24. 

N one occasion, n young man cnlne to Jesus, ttnd kneel- 

(-:) ing belure Him, snitl:

316 IIIBTORP OF TIlE KEW TESTbnIEST. 

P". 

CHAPTER LV. 

Christ dierl for rill.-11. CO?.. 5,1'5. 

irI'1i'ft was grt:aiSy rrjoicecl n.t the promise t~hicli Jesus 

,J inncle t.o t .1~ rich yo1.111g mnn, ant1 he as1:cd : Re- 

hold, tve have lcft :l11 things, and followed Thee; W~IFL 

therefore, shall Jrc I ~ V ? C '' Jesns said, addressing i~ll the 

apostles : "A~nen, 1 sny m~to BOU, that yon who have follow- 

ed Me, in the regcnerntion, 1~~11en thc So11 of man shall it on 

the seat of His mr?jcst,~r~ you n'lso shdl sit on twelve seats, 

judging tllc t~velve trihcs of Isrnel." 

2. ('Ancl cver,y onc thsf; 113th left ho~zse, or brethren, or 

sisters, or father, or mot.ller, or wifel or cl~ildrcn, or lands, 

for My nanie's sake, shall reccirc n hundredfold jn time, and 

sllnll possess life ererlasting." Tllen thc blessed Savior instruci.cd 

IIis hci~rers by snotller pnrnble : '' The kingdom of 

heaven is like to n miistcr of a fmnily, who went out early in 

the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard." 

3. 'c sdd to them : ' MThy stand you here 

all the day idlc? ' Thc?y a.ns~\-ercil : c Bccnnse 1x0 man hathhtll 

hired,~zs.' He rrairl to thctn : ' Go you also illto my vine- 

I . Now tvhen evorli~lg ~v:\s come, thc lord of the vinesaicl 

to his steward : ' Call thn I:rborcrs, nnd pay them 

their hirc, beginning fro111 t.1~ lnst even to the firat.' ', 

5. "TIThen, therefore, O)cy c;llnc \vho hn.d conic about the 

eleventh hour, they received every nlnn a pcnny. But when

TIIE ILAISINCI OF LAZARUS FROM TnE DEAD. 317 

the first also cume, they thought that they shonld hnvc reccivccl 

more, mid they likewise received evcry man n pc~~ny. 

However, when they received it, they mur~ntircd yainst the 

n~nster of the house, saying: ' Thcsc last hava worked but 

one hour, and tliou bust mstlo them equal to us, that have 

borne the burden of the dny and thc hcat.' Rut he ad- 

clressed one of them : ' Vricncl, I' do thoc no wrong; didst 

tllou nol agree with me fur a penny ? ' " 

6. " 'Take what is thine and go thy way. I will also givo 

to illis last even as to thee. Or 5s it not lawfill for rrle to do 

what I will ? 1s thy eye evil bcca~~slsc l arn goocl ? ' " Thcn 

Jcsus conclltded the pr~rrahlc, ~zying : " So slu.11 the lu~t bc 

first, and tlle first last; for many are called, but few ara 

chosen.?' 

QUESTIONS. 

1. At sbnt x\-r.a~ Peter greatly rejoiced P Whatdid hesay to Jcsus? 

W11nt (lid Jestis any, atlilressing all tho npontles ? 2. What did the 

bleuued S~vior thcn dot To what did ITe lilicll tbo liil~fitlorn of 

heaven ? 3. What did the ~rlsster agrcc to pny the laborers? What 

did hc do when he \vent out about the third, sirtlb, and ninth 

bours t 4. What (lit3 11e do at tbc clovc!nlh honr ? R'hen owning 

wns c:omc, what did thc lord of llle ~ineyard say to his ste~\~artl? 

5 and 15. What did those who came at the clcvcrlth 11crrrr receira? 

IVllnt (lid thc otbcxn mry, ~nnrmuring against tho ItlnsLer? JVllnt 

did Ile say to onc of them? IIow did Jcsue couulude the parable? 

CHAPTER LVI. 

Thy tlencl tnetl shall lire ; awake and give praise, J'C tlltlt ~\YcII ~IL 

the dust.-I.Y. ,?G, 13. 

p *111C two sistcr~, Martha nncl 3t.1nl-y M:~gd:~lcn, wl~o lircd 

in Bcthn.niq harl n, brother na~netl ]r~%,7111#j. Nojv 

Jcsus loved bfnrtha., atltl hf:~ry, :LI~CZ L:U;VUS. Hill Laza~us 

fell sick, and his sistcrs sent word to Jesus : " Lord, bchold,

318 RISTOXY OF T111 NEW TESTAMEXT. 

hc rvhoinThouluvest is sick." Jesus, llertring tllis, mid to 

His disciples : " This sick~less is not unto death, buC for the 

glory of God, that the Son of Gocl may he glorified by it." 

2. Two days aftcr, He q~olse clgain to His disciples : I,ct 

us go to Betli~~iis ; Lnzams, our fxiend, rjlccps; but 1 go tllltt 

I may awalce hinl out of ~lccp.~' Tlio clisciyles ansr~crctl: 

" If he slccps, hc shdl do ~vell." They tliougllt He spoke 

of the reposc of the body, but Jcsus sl>olrc: of desth. Seeii~g, 

however, that tllcjr did not ~miierstand ~ryhat EIe meant, IIe 

tolcl them plainly : '( Jlazaruu is dead.)' 

3. When Jcsus nrrivcd in Ecthania, Lsxarus had bcrn four 

days buried. Now many f~iencls and relatives h:~d cnmc to 

con~ole the two sisters, \v110 were in grcat asffliction. As 

soon as Mnrtlla heard that Jesus was conling, she left hcr 

friends and went forth to meet IIinl. Wllen she saw Him, 

she exclaimed : L( Lord, if Thou hsdst becxi here, my broiber 

had nut died. But now also I k11o-w that whatsoever Tlmu 

wilt ask of God, God will givc it Thce." 

4. Jesus snitl to her : " Thy brother shall risc ngain." 

Marlha repIicd : " I lrrlow that hc shnll risc again in the 

res~lrrection nt thc last day." Jesus ans~~~crecl: [('I nlli the 

resurrection ni~d the life. He that bclicvctll in Me, although 

he be dead, shnll live. Belicvcst t.hou this ?" Shc snitl to 

Him : 'g Ycn., T,ord, I hare believed that Thou art Christ, the 

Son of the living God, who nrt come into this world." 

5. Then Martha, going into the housc, cnlIcc1 hcr sistcr 

secretly, nncl told her: The Mnster is comc, 2nd cnllctll for 

thee.'' Mary rosc up quickly ant1 went to Him. Tl~o Jews 

wl~o were in thc housc fbllowcd her, saying : " She goctll to 

tlio sepulcher to weep thcrc.)' As soon as lk1al.y came to 

Jesus, slio fell at His fcct, cxcla,i.iming : " Tdorcl, if Tliou 

hnclst been 11t!re, my brother woulcl not hnrc died.') 

G. When Jesus saw her wceping, and tllc fricncls wlio l~ad 

cotne lritli Ircr, IIe groaned in spirit, ancl troublcti IIi~nself, 

a~lri said : " Where Ila~ra yuu laid Iiir117 " Tlicy ~I~SJPC~[ : 

'' Come and see I '' And Jesus rvept. Seei~lg this, tllc Jclvs

TIIE RAISIKO OF LAZARUS Fnoar TEE DEAD. 319 

exclaimed : " Uchold, how I-Ie loved liirn ! " Jesus, having 

come to the va~~lt, or czvc, in wllicll the body of Lazarua was 

laid, said : " Take rwny the &one I " 

7. %Girtha told Rim that tllc body of her brother must bc 

aIready pntrid, seeing that hc was four days buried. Jesus 

said to her : " Did I not eay to thee that if tl~ou wilt hclievc 

lllou shalt see the glory of GoclP" Thcy then reraovcd tbc 

~tonc. And Jcsns, lining up IIis cycs, said: " Father, 1 

givc Tliec thanlis tli:it Tllou hast hoard me." 

0. "bncl I know that Thou hcarcst nze always, but becuuso 

of tho pcople who stand about havc I said it, that they may 

, bcliere ihlat Thou lust sent MC." Then clying out with a 

loud voicc, XXo said : Lazaruu, come forth ! " Arld imrnc- 

diaioIy he that hncl been four dnys buricd came fortll, 

srapped in thc wincling-ba~icls. And Jesus said : " LOOSO 

him, and let hirn go ! "

320 I-IlSTORY OB THE NEW TESTAMENT. 

QUESTIONS. 

was the brother of Martha and Mary ? When 310 fell sick, 

1. %Irho 

what word djd the fiister~ aolirl to Jesus? Xrllat did Jscjus, hearing 

it, say to His disciples P 2. What didTTesay to I3is disciples two 

days altcr P What did the disciple8 nay P fiecillg that thcy did not 

under~tsnd what HQ meant, what did ,Jesus tell them? S. ~XOIV 

long had Lazaras been buried whcll Jesus n1.1.ived in Betl~aliin? 

JTlw had come io console tllo pistcra trl Lnznrus i' Yhat did Mnr- 

tha do as so011 as slle hcard tl~nl Jcsas was coming P 4. What did 

Jesus say to her? Whnt did Blnrthe reply? What did Jesus sny 

to her ? What did nI~o sny to Ilju 7 5. Hrhnt did Jlartha do, going 

into the house? M'hat did &he tell her sister P Ant1 what dirt Mary 

do 7 Who followcd her? Saying ~~rhnt ? \That did 3Iary c10 \~11en 

she came where Jesus wna ? 6. When dcsus saw her weeping, and 

her friends who came with her, what did EIc do ? H'kat did He 

say? U'hnt did thcy sag? And ~rhsLdid Jeuuii do? Seeing this, 

what did the Jews exclaim ? TVhnf did Jesus do when He came to 

the mult, or cave, in which Lazarus was laid? 7. What did 3Iartha 

tell Him 7 What did Jcst~a bay to her? What did they then do? 

What did Jesus say, lining up eyes ? 8. What did He then cry 

out with n loud voice? And imtnediatcly, whnt happuned P \Irkat 

did Jesus sny 

CHAPTER LVTI. 

jts?ts Fu~rtcth Ifis Passion n~rd Death. 

The Son of Nau shall bc betrnycd to the chief priests nld to the 

scribes.-dlalt. .20,18. 

ANY of the Jc:\vs ~11o wcrc prescili \rrhcn Jesus raised 

M Lwarua from B c dead, bdiovad in Him. Sun10 of 

these went to the Phnrisccs : L I ~ told the~n w1l:it Jcsus hacl 

done. Then tha Scrihas ant1 Phxrisec~ a~j~emblacl togelher, 

and said one to nl~uthcr : " MTllnt do WC, for illis innil doth 

many ~nil.nclc.x ? If WC Icb IIim nloac so, all lliell will be- 

lievc in Him." Yrom tll;~t thcy rcsol\rcd to put Jesus to 

de:tth. 

2. But Jesus, linowing tl~cir thougI:llts, wdkcd no more

JESUS FORETELLS 111s PASSION AXD DEATl-1. 321 

opcnljr among the Ju~5~ti. Fix days nftcr He mid to the 

I ~ C 

t~~clve :y)ostlcs : 13~l~old~ go to Jerus;x~cii1, and thc So11 

nf mnn s11;~ll be I)c?t,rfiycd to tllo cl~icf ~~riosts, nntl to the 

Scribes ailcl :~iicic:nts, ant1 tlicy shall colltl[!mn S-lil-t~ to clcntl~, 

nncl sl~dl clelivc.1- Riin to thc G.elitilcs, niitl they slinll 111ock 

fIiril, ar~d spit on Rim, and ecourge IIini, md kill Him ; ailcl 

the t11irrI clay IIc sllall riso agi~in." 

3. Tlle apostlcs ~vondcrcd, not, Ia~~olving what 3Ic mcnnt. 

TIleil Jesus d1-c~ ncnr to Jcridio, in 1v1.1ich cily there ~vils n 

rich lllnn namecl Zncheus, who w:rs tlic chief of the publicans. 

Z:~ch[:~zs wishcd mucl1 to .we J~sus nu Hc passctl, but coulcl 

not rlo PO 011 BCCOII~I~ of ilia crowtl, for lie 1~:~s of h~w stature. 

4. Running, thcrcforc, bcfurtt tl-rc! cro~~rcl, he climbccl into a 

~yc~amorc-trcc. Rut Jesus, on cnoming to tlie trcc, looked np, 

nnd sccing %nchcus, said to him : '' Zschcus, md:c haste anit 

r:ome down, for to-day I n~ust abitlc in thy Iionse." Zachcns, 

coming down, received Ilim jo)-fidly into liiu liowc. Then 

tljc Jcws ~ 110 saw this munnurcd, because thcy looked on 

%nclicns as the cl~icf of ~iiincrs. 

5. But Zacl~~ns ~nirI to the 5:~rinr: (' Rchold, Lord, the 

half of 111y goods I givc to the poor ; nlld if I have wrongccl 

ally irrsn of anything, 1 rehtort! Ililn fo~zrfold." Jcsus said 

to 11i1n : " This (lay is ~nlvutioll c!omo to illis Lonse. For tlio 

SOIL ui' Mail is comc to seek rmrl to snrc tlmt ~yliich was losl." 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Many of whom bclicved inJesus7 Wbnf did gomeof those do? 

What did the. Gcr~besalld~linxisecs then do7 \lrli'llatdid they gay one 

to anothvr 7 l\'llat did they ~csolvo to do fi30m that day ? 2. Bat, 

H (1st did Jesn~ do, knowing thoir tl~nughts? What did Ilc Ray, six 

days after, to His nl~osiles? 3. To nhnl cily clid Jesus draw near? 

Who wns in thal city ? Wl~at did Zscliclls wish mur.h? Why 

eot~ld he not do so? 4. What ditl 11e do running b(:rore the crot~cl? 

N'llat did Jesus say when Helool~ed np alrtl aaiv him T What ciid 

Bacl~cuscloP lIvhst did the Jcns who snnr this do? Why? 5. 

What clid Zacheiis say to the Savior? What did Jastls eay to 111m 'i 

Bcausr~n, Bible Hiat. 21

322 JIISTORI- OF '1'111.: NEW TESTAMEST. 

CHAPTER LVIII. 

Many hare I~c?en brought to fall for gold, ant1 tl~c ben~tty thcrcrof 

bath boen their ruin.-kcclus. .?I, G. 

FTER Jesus had departc?tl fro111 Jericho, He yeturned to 

A Bell~:i,ai:i. A supper m s prepared for Eim, and Liizarus 

was one of those v110 sat at table tvith TIim. 31artlli~ 

waited upon the Lord, but, &Ir~ary Magdnleil brought, in nil 

nlnbastcrl box, n pound of ~nost precious ointment, and shc 

pourcd it on the Savior's heed as I-Ie was at tnblc. 

2. h'ow the wl~ole house tvns filled with pcrlime of the 

ointment. But .Judas Tscariot said : '' IVhy was not this oinlrnorlt 

sold for tl.lree hundred pence and give11 to the poor? " 

Tlierl the otl~itr disciples, also, had indiynat.io11, and said: 

a For what purpose is illis waste 7 " Now Judas made this 

remark, not bccnuse he cared Ior the poor, Init bccal~sc hc 

11.s~ a thief and carried the purse, aid was slrcnrly posscsscrl 

by the love of money, which, a fern days later led him to bctray 

his Master. 

3. I3ut Jesu~, knowing what was going on ~nlung liie 

disciples, exclaimed : " JVhy c10 you tronble this woman ? 

for she hat11 wrought a good work upon MC. For the poor 

you have always with you, but Me you hxve tlot alwnys. 

For she, in pouring this ointment upon My body, hnth done 

it for My burial. Amen, I my to you, wllere~oever this gospc1 

shall be preached in the whole world, that sleo which 

&he hath done, shall be told for a memory of her." 

QUESTIONS. 

1. After Jesus haddeparted from Jencho, where did He go? Tl'hrtt 

was prepared ic!r Him ? Wllo was 011e of those wlio sat urit11 Hiul 

at table? J\'Iio waited upon thc Lord ? IVIlat clid Mary do? 2. 

JiTith what was the whole bouso filled? What dld Judas Iscariot 

sny ? What did thc other disciples say? l\+hy did Jnd,a.s say this? 

3. What did Josua say, knowing what was goiug on among tko dieciples 

? 

'ALABAS.~ICI~, a fine white stone, used for ornamental purposes.

TI~IIiAIF~IAL ENTRY OB JESUS IKTO JKRl!SAI,ElL. 

CHAPTER LIX. 

323 

N the following day, Jesus lcft Bethnnin and went to 

0 Jcrusnlcru. When IIc? had come tu Ucthpllagc,' near 

the Mount of Olives, I-le sent two of lIis disciples, saying: 

GO ye into the villngc that i~ over ngainst you, nrltl immediately 

you shall find an ass ticd, srlil a. colt with ha].. Loofie 

tllem, nncl bring thc~n to Me. Ancl if any man sliall say anything 

to you, ay yc that thc T,ord hat11 nccrl of tllcm." 

2. So tl~u clisciplcs went al~d fuund thc colt stnacling, as 

Jesus 31ncl mid. They, tl~crcfore, brtlught the colt to Josus, 

mid, laying their gnrnicr~ts ripon it, tlwy nlacle Jesus sit thcreon. 

h'ow nmy ~vislled to sec Jesus, bcca~lst: llc lad raised 

Lazarus from the deacl. Il'be~i, therefore, Jcsns was ncsr to 

thc city, IIis disciples ancl a groat multitucle fillrend tlseir 

garments in tIlo way; while sonlc cut down brnnchcs from 

the t~ces ~111d strewecl thcm along the road. Ancl a vnsL multitudc 

weut bcfare and follo~votl &inter, crying: " IIosnnna to 

the 806 of Dnvid I Blcsscd is IIc that conlctll in thc name 

of the Lord I Hositnna in the higllcsl ! " 

3. Therc mere also in tl~e crowd some Pharisees, rvho, being 

filled with envy ancl hatred, never lost rjight of Jcsus. 

Secing tho honors that werc now paid to Him, they intlig 

naatly'askccl : " IIearest Thou rvhat thcsc say P " Jcsus rcplied 

; " If these shoulcl bold their peace, the ~toncs will cry 

out." Tllo nearer Re camc to the city, the greater the crowd 

became, and the more the entl~usiasms of the penplc increased. 

4. Then was fulfilled the prophecy4 of Zachary, that Jeni- 

1 BXTHPIIAGE (pr. BethLfa-go). * I SDIGNA~~LI-, angrily. 

sEh.~rrus~~sm, excitement. 

4Yno~~~c~, rrouething foretold; nu inspired furctellinp. 

21 *

e visilcd by 1ic:r Iiil~g as a Snvior; tt~:lt IIc 

sdem sho~il(i 

should bc poor, and riding on an ascj. But, sccil~g Bcrusnlem, 

Jcsus wept over it, sa,ying : " If ihotz llatlst linorvli, nltcl 

t113t in this thy day, thc thin~a that are for thy gci~co, but 

now they are hiddcn from thy eyes I " 

5. " For the days fillall come upon thee, and thy cncmics 

shall cast a trench about thee, and compass tliec ronntl, and 

strnitcn thee 011 every side, and bent thee Ant to the ground, 

and thy children who arc in thcc ; and they shall not leye 

in thce a stoiie up011 a stonc, bccau,uso thou 11ast not known 

thc time of thy visitation ! l' 

6. Jesus rotlo through the streets directly to thc temple. 

There the ~ick, thc blind, arid the lnmc cnmc to Him from 

every ~idc, n~id PIc ctired them all. At this sight the chiIr!l.cn 

li)~yn.i~ to cry out agin : Hosanna to the Son of David ! "

THE ~IAI~ILIAC; ic I;I.;,I ST. 325 

But the Pl~arisccs, becoming Sl~rious,' told flim to rchnlrc 

the~n. Jcsus ans~~~crcd thcm: "Have you ncj-cr rcnd tile 

words : ' Out of thc montll of infants and of ~ncIr1ings Thou 

hast perfected praise ? ' " 

QUESTIONS. 

3. JYIlere did Jesus go on thc follo~vil~g day? Where lrd Elc 

come to? \Thorn tlid kIe ~c:~r(l? Saying what? 3. I\'hnt did the 

diociples do? \Vhul did ttlcy bring? Whnt did thcy lay upon it? 

Wlry clid many wish to sec Jcsus P What did tliu vast mnltiti~do 

cry? 3. n'ho lvcrc also in the crc~tvcl? What dicl they indignantly 

ask 7 What did Jcso~ rcply 7 4 nnc15. What prophecy was thcn 

fiillilled? Bnt-\vh:~t dicl Jcsns do, sccin~.lcrusalem? Snyingwlit~lP 

G. Wl~ither clirl Jeslis ride tirrougli the streets? WLcl cmne to Him 

tllcrc? What did llc do t,n them ? What clid the children begin to 

cry ot~t again? l\71~at did the Pharisees tell des~zs to do? What 

did He answer? 

1" 

CHAPTER LX. 

The jJnra.nbZe of the Bdavringe Pcnst. 

&Ixny are i:allccl, but fcw arc chosen.-lllull. 20, If?. 

he evcr~ing Jcsus 1.cturrlcd from Jort~salr!m to 13cthanin. 

hcxt t~ ~nornirig, ho~~rovcr, IIo ~vcnt bn.cl; to thc c!ii.y, anrl 

taught in the ternple. What gricvccl Hi111 most wns thc 

ficklcncss of thc ,Tc~vs 2nd thcir hn.rclncss of hcnrt. IYhcl-cforc, 

)To spokc to them this pnl.nhlc: e"l'l~a kingdom of 

heaven is lilcc to n liing who marlc n. n~n.wiago for his son." 

2. " IIo sent his scrrantu to call tlic~iz thn.t wcrc jnvitcd to 

tho marriage; and they \voulrl not comc. *4gnin, hc scnt 

othcr servants, saying : ' 'l'cll thcm that wcro invited : HChdd, 

I h:rve preyarcd nly dinnm., my 1)ceves nntl fatIings arc 

killccl, ant1 1~11 tl~irlg~ are rcnrly ; cnmc ye to the npeclding.' 

But thcg ~~c?glacto(l :11ic1 \\'cnt their U-a.ys, 011c his fitl'~, and 

anoilicr to his mcrcl~a~ldisc." 

Puwinus, \.r:ry angry.

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IIISTORY OF THE ~mv TESTAMENT. 

3. "And the rest laid hands on his servants, and haring 

treated them contumelionsly,' put tl~e~n to dcntl~. But .rvllen 

the king heard of it, he was angry, ancl, sending his armies, 

hc destroyed those murderers and burnt their city. Then he 

saith to his servants : ' The redding, indeed, is ready, but 

they that were invited were not \rorthy. Go ye, therefore, 

into the highways, and 

I .- .._H .- I Is.. 

. . . as rr~any as you shall 

,l,'l? ',m- . * ., 

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' ,. 

/il,,l'l l 'l lI find, invite to the mar- 

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I I. I., V 

, , - li .,., j ...-I ;t; ~inge.' " 

l-.~'* 4. 'L So his eman ant#, 

1 ,.l,; 

, , going out into the high- 

' )*, . : waye, gathered together 

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,, 

. 

. . sr,,, 

" 

nll that thcy found, both 

bad and good, and the 

- wedding was filled with 

grrestrs. Thcn the king 

went in to see the guests, 

and he van7 there a man 

.':, \v110 had nut on a wed- 

M ' - -. cling garment. He sdt11 

JBSCS IR THE TRn1N.m. to him: ' Friend, how 

camest thou in hit,her 

not having on a nrcclcli~lg ganrient ?' But he was silent. 

Tlien the king said to the waiters : ' Having bound his hands 

and feet, cast him into the exterior dnrliness; there shall be. 

~ryeeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few 

are chosen.' " 

5. The Scribes and Pharisees, understanding that this parable 

was rnc:int for thcm, hntcd our Lord rriure than ever. 

They went, therefore, rr~~rl col~sultcd together, how thcy 

could lay l-iold of aomo of His n.orcls ill order to accuse Him 

publicly. Fur this pnrposcr t,hcy ecklt tiornc of their disciples, 

mill^ the Herodians, to nslr Flitn, by w:ty of satisfj,ing their 

doubts, ~vl~cther it wcro Io.rvf11l to p:ty tribute to Cscsar, or

not. Now, by Cmsar wits ~nesllt the Roman emperor, to 

whom Juden was then sul?ject. 

6. They thonght that if He answered, " Ycs," Hc would 

mnlrc Hirnself odious1 to thc Jowa, nr~d tliat, on the &her 

hantl, if IIe answcrcd, " No,'' Hc mould drtltv down upon 

Himsclf the revengeful hntrcd of Hcrod and the Romans. 

But Jesus, lrnowir~g their malicc, said : T171:y do jye tempt 

Me, ye hypocrites? Show Me the coin of the tribute!" 

They showed Him n penny. And I-Ic said to tl~ern : " Whoso 

image and inscript,ion2 is this ? '' Thcy finid : '( C~snr's." 

Then IIe said to tliorr~ : " Render, thcreforc, to Cssnr the 

things tllnt arc Casar's, and to God the things &that are 

God's." 

QUESTIONS. 

1. In the owning, sl~itllcr did Jestia ret~inl from Jeroealetn? 

What dill lie d~, next nlornir~g? IVl~nt Ivae it that grieved IIiln 

mctst? \\'hat parxl~lo did IIe, tl~ereforc, #pal< to tl~o pcoplc? To 

ivlint tlicl Ho likca the ltingdotn of heave11 P 2. JVIiorn (lid tbc king 

ser~d to call ttloso who were ilruikd to the wedding? IYhat tlicl he 

send other scrirants nayjnfi.1 nut ~si~at did the l~eoplc who were irrvitcrl 

do? 3. What did tlie rcst tlo? What did the king do, when 

Ire lieard of it, being angry? Whst did he llicn say to hie servants? 

4. Anti jVJlnt did the fiervatlts tlo? Wl~cn t11e king went in to me 

the guests, ~vhotn tlitl he wc?c there? Whatdid tl~e Itin?; salr to hinr ? 

W hut did he say to tllc wai terw T 6. IVtrrt did the Pliari6eeli do, understxxlding 

thnt thin parable wan rr~onllt for the[n? Wllat did they 

send some of tlieir disciples, with the IIemdiane, to ask HirnY 6, 

What did they think P But what did Jesue, knowi~ig their malice, 

Hay 7 What did He say when they ehowcd Him s pouny 7 What 

did they sny ? What did Jesus say 7 

ODIOUS, hatefill, offcneire. 

~IR.Y~-ILIPTIOX, ~owthing \vritt,e11, or engr~vcd~ to communicate 

kuoaledge.

3% HISTORY OB TIIII: NEW TESTAMISKT. 

CHAPTER LXI. 

The Widow's Mite.-Jcms Fo~tteZs the Dcstut/ction of .Jrncsaltnz 

mid td/le E?ad of the Wo~ld. 

Man seeth tlrosc things tl~at, nppear, but the Lord bchoIdel11 the 

heart.--I. Kinp 16, 7. 

1 Jesus remained in the templc, I-To saw Iriany 

W rnalcing their offerings, and He noticott tile \\.ay in 

~vl~ich each onc made the off'cring. Several rich persolis put 

~ilucli iuto thc t~easilq-, but one poor wiclo~v put in two 

brass mites. Then Jesus cnlled His disciples, :wid gait1 to 

illern : Amen, I eny to YOU, this poor ~t'idow 11:~th (:ash ill 

more than all they tvhn hn.vc cast into the treasury; for they 

all did cnst in of their abar~clance ; but she, of lier want, has 

cast in nll she had, elTen hcr wIlole living." 

2. As Hc was leaving thc temple, some of II~H disciples 

called His atteation to the rich matcrinls ol which it nlw: 

built. 33uC He told thcm t113 the day ~vould soon come 

wllcn there rjliould not be lefL one stol-le upon nnothcr of hat 

gorgc:oust edifice. They itskecl Him when thcsc tliings 

~hould come to pass, and wlul signs should yrcccclc the end 

of the worlcl. 

3. Ancl I-Ie ~drl to them: Whcn you shd.71 scc Jcrns:~lem 

~oaip:~ss~cl~ :hut with nil army, then lrnow thal tile clesolatiou 

thcl.cof iu at lhand. Thcn let those tIlnC are ill Jlidca 

flee to thc mountains. A~irl lic that is in the field, let 11iln not 

go hacl: to take his coat. For there shnll be tllcn great tribu- 

I:~tio~>, st~cb as hat11 not hrcn froin the beginning of thc world 

u11Cil llolir, neithcr dlnll bc. Tl~crr: shall be ~vr:~th upon this 

poplc. Tllcy sliall fii11 by tllc edge of the sworcl, ni~d dial1 

be led away captives illto tlll aations." 

' 

4. " Jarns,zlcrn shd1 I)c trt'~ddc11 tlomll by the Gcntiles till. 

thc tirnc?s of the n:~tions be fiilfillnd. Mnny \\rill cotrlc! it1 31y 

nnnic, saying: 'I am Christ,' nnd tlrcy slinll scduco mnny. 

' GOI

You ~ hdl hcnr of wars and rumors of wars : nation 8h:~ll rise 

ag~inst ~mtion, and kingdot11 rigiilinst kingdoin, and tl~crc 

shall be pestilcnces, and famines, a~ld oartliquakes in 

places." 

5. '' Thcse are but tho beginning of sorrows. And this 

gospcl of the lringdom shall bo prcncheil in thc whole world ; 

:lrltZ immccliately ahr the tribnlation of thosc days, t11o Bun 

shall bo darliencd, the lnoon shall not givc 11cr light, thc 

stnrs ~ hdl fall fi.01~1 l~eaven, and the poweys of the heavens 

&hall bc movccl." 

6. "And upon the earth, distress of nations, by reason of 

thc conft~sion of tllc roaring of tllct scn ancl of tlrc waves ; 

mc!n withering s\riu for fcar and expc!ctntion of wllr~t shal1 

colno upon ttie ml~olc .rvorlcl. Tlwn shall qjpcar thc sign of 

thc Son of Man in hcaven, md all thc tribes of thc cart11 

silsll mourn ; mtl thcy shall see tho Son of Man coming in 

the cloutls of l~cnvcn with grc:it polwr and ~ni~jcsty." 

7. " ZIe ehall scncl His angels with a trulnyet and a grotrt 

voice, and they shall gather togothcr His elect from the ibur 

winds, from the fartllest parts of the hcavms to thc utrr~ost 

bounds of thcm. Heitvon and cart11 shall pass away, but My 

lrortl sh:~ll not pass away." The deslruction of Jcrusalcm 

1~11iah toolr pl:ice tllirty-sc!vcn yei~rs afler, is a ct?rh~iri proof 

t11:it thc l>rcdiction,' relating to tho cncl of the world, will undoulbtcdly 

bc fulfilled. 

QUESTIONS. 

I. While Jesus remaincd in tbo teinplo, wlint did He see7 What 

(lid ee~erd rich perfions p~it into the treasury P What did one poor 

widow ynt in ? 'IVllnt did Jesi~s tbcn say to IIisdi~~ipl~~? 2. As IIe 

w:m les\ping the tclu plc, to what ditl some of 1.1 is disciples call His 

attention 7 What tlitl He tell them 7 What did hey as]; Him? 3. 

1Yli:~t did TTe m y to them? What 6hnll tllere be? 4. What was to 

bnppcn to Jcrnxdem ? v-erc pcoplc to hear of ? 6. \\'hat 

win to Ldio plr,ce rrftcr thc gospal 1~:~s j)wac31ed to crcry c!rc?ntllro? 

6. \Irllnt rrns then to be nl)on tllc e:~rth ? \trllnt 6ig11 shrill appear in 

]leaven P '\\'hcbL s1l:~ll be sec11 cornin:: ill n cloud in powcr and maj- 

1 I'I~I.:I)ICTIOK, that wliic:ll it; forcitolcl.

330 IIISTOI~Y OF THE NEW TESTAMEKT. 

et;tg? 7. Whclril fillall Hc scnd with a trumpet and 8 great voice to 

gnther in ITis elec:t? What ehall pass awry ? Ilut what shall not 

])ass away ? What ix a certair~ p1.oof that ttc? prediction relating to 

the elld of thc 1vor1d shall infnlliblg be f~ilfilledl 

CHAPTER LXII. 

The I?z'nl*able of the TER Virgtns, a d of thc TaZeais. 

Watch ye, therefore, becar~se you know not what hour your Lord 

will come.- Matt. 24, 4%. 

J 

'ESUS wn.rns His follorr~crs not to seek the things of this 

world with too mnch :u~xiety, ancl to make a provision 

of good works, while thcy yct have time ; for that dc:lth will 

come like a thicf in the nigllt,, ~vhcn least expected. To lnnlie 

thcm better understand this grcat truth, 3Ie gave tbelrr the 

fi~llowing j~nrablc : " Then shall the killgilorn of hcuvcll Le 

likcncd to tcn virgins, who, taking their l;ru~ps, werlt out to 

meet tl~c bridegroom and thc bridc." 

2. "Now, five of tlmn wcrc foolish, ant1 five mere wise. 

13ut the five foolibh, having talrcn their Irmps, toolr no oil 

with them; but the wise took oil in their vessels with the 

1 While the bridegroom tnrricd thcy all sl~imberc:t2 and' 

dept. Andat midnight there was a cry msdc : 'Hchold, the 

brirlcgrooin con~oth ; go ye forth to nlect him l ' Then all 

those virgins arose and trimnrcd their lamp^." 

3. " And the foolish said to the wise : ' Give us of your oil, 

for our lamps are gape out.' The wise a~~swered, sayi~lg : 

' Lcst thcre bc not enough for us and for you, go you, rather, 

to thcm that ell, and buy for yourselves.' Now, ~vbilc they 

nrcnt to buy, thc bridrgroom came, and they who were ready 

wont in wit11 him to the marriage, and tlle door was shut." 

4. " But at last cnmc also tl~e other virgills, ~~tying: ' Lord, 

Lord, open to us! Hnt l>(?, nnsmcring, saitl, ' Amen, I say to 

you, I Imow you not.' Watch, yc, thcrcforrt, hccausc ye know 

nut the day nor tl~c hour.'' Thereupoll He spoke another

TIIE VI~GIKS AND THE TAJJEXTS. 331 

parable to the sume cffcct, ~howixig tllc necessity of making 

good use of the time and the talents conficlcd to us. 

5. " Even as a mar1 going into a far country, callcd his servn~lts, 

and dclivcrcci to tllcin his goods. To ono hc gavc five 

balcnts, and to anothcr tivo, and to another one; to every one 

accorcling to his propcr aI)ilityl : and immcdintoly Iic tovk 

.-.. 

. ... .? . 

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5 -- - - 

' . --. W- 

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TUB F1916 AND FDOLIS~ VIRG12S. 

his jonrnep, h'ort., he that had rcceivcd the five talcnts nrent 

his wnjr, aild tr:rdnd with the samc, and g;linctI othcr five." 

6. (' And in like manner, he tlld hd rt?ceiuccl the tn7o 

g:li~~ed other two. But 11e t1-1:~t ]lad recaived the ono,-going 

his way, digged in .the cwth nncl llid his lorrlJs moncy. After 

a long timc, tllc lord of those scrvmts came ancl rt!clroncd 

with thern. And 1ic tll:it hnd rccciivccl the five talents, corning, 

brought othcr iirc talents, saying- ' I,orrl, thou dicist delAnrzr~r, 

power, skill.

liver to me fivc talcnts; bchold, I hwe gnincd other five 

over and abovc.' '' 

7. "His lord said to him: ' Woll done, thou good and 

faithful scrv:~rlt; because tl~on llast bccn fzilllf~~l over n fcw 

things, 7: will set thco over many ti~i~lgs: autcr thuu into tl~a 

joy of thy lord.'" And to the sc~vnrit who, having reccivcd 

two talents, came back with f(~ur talcnts, thcir lord c;pokc in 

like mnnner, 

8. " But lic that had rccc?ivcd thc one tnlcnt came ant1 said : 

L Lortl, I lrrlow that thou nrt :L hard rnnn, ancl, bcing afraid, I 

went and hicl thy t:denl in tlic cnat,h: behold, hero Chou ]last 

that ~vllich is tllinc.' l'l~en his lord, nnsmcrirlg said : ' Tnko 

ye atwy, tl~oref'ore, the talcnt from Ilirn, :ultl give it him ll~nt 

hat11 tcn talents. For to every ono tlmt zt)t~tJ1, shall bc given, 

snct 11c shall abound ; but froln hirn f.llnt h:91 not, that also 

which he secmcth tohavc, shall bo tnl;cn :,\ray. And tllo 

m~profitablc servant cast yc! out into extcrior darkness.' ' 

QUESTIONS. 

3. Of what, doos Jcfina warn l lin followcrx? \Vho will come lilicl n 

thief in the nigl;LP What ]>amble did Ile give tbc~n to 11ln1:e thc?nl 

undoratand this great lruth P 2, 3, nntl 4. Repeat thc 1,ar:~l)lc of tlie 

~vu-isc? and fo01i~li virgi~~~. 5. IVbat ctthcr p:brable clid IIe speak to 

thc anino eili:ct? 6. \lrl~en the lord calna to reckon ai 111 his warv- 

~II~H, vl~at did Ulr: onc vho Itad. received tllu 1i1.c t:ilantu do? Whnt 

did 11e 7. 11-11,zt tlid hifi lord Eny to hirr~, ant1 k) the olhcr 

who, having rccciretl two talents, bt*ought b:~clc other two? 8. 

Vhnt clid tl~t! oIla who had rcc!cived the onc talent, coming, say? 

Whl~t did hie lord, ansivc?ring, say? 

CHAPTER LXIXI. 

The Last Jz/dg~jz~~tt. 

Gocl sllnll jntlgc botll thr! just slid the wic:ltcti. - .l?(:< 

3, 17. 

P ilsR Jesus Iwtl adtnonishccl Iris disciples to prepnrc 

A!!L"' for the la5t jndgnlcnt., IIc doscribet1 it to tlietn in 

these 1r.ord9 : "fTllcn the Son of Man slltill coll~c in ITiv 

nl:~jjesly, ;u~cl all ilra al~gelu with lIinl, then rjbnll IIe sit up011

TIIE LAST J1:I)GXEXT. 

333 

[he wat of 15s majestr. All nations shall he gnthcrcd 

togethrr bcfvrr him; rind ITc sh:dl aepnrato thein o~le fro111 

:matl~cr, as tl~t! sllcpi~erd scpnrakcth thc ~hecp from thr 

$~:tl~." 

2. "Ancl l Tc shall set tl~c shecp on I-Tis right hancl, but thc 

the Kingsay to thc111 that shnlI 

go,zts 011 thc l&. Thmsl~all 

Le on His right banil: 'Comc, ye blersccl of Riy Father, 

POEXCSS the 1ringc.lom preparod fur you from tbc fo~mdntion of 

ihc worltl. For I was hungry, an(\ you gave MC to cat; I 

was thirsty, n;ld you gi~:-c Me to drink; I was n stranger, 

ancl gon tuolr Me in; nalrccl, and you clothcd Me; sic\;, md 

yen ~iaited Me; I was in prison, arid you canie to MC.' " 

3. "The11 shall the just ansivcr Him, ssying: 'Lord, when 

have we done those things to Thcc?' The King sj~nll answer, 

and ~a,y to them: 'Amen, I say to you, as IC)II~ as yo11 

did it to one of these, My least brcthrcn, you did it to MC.' 

Then shall IIe say to them on IIis left hnncl: 'Ucpnrt from 

Me, yo cursccl, into everlasting firo which wna prcparcrl for 

the dc~il autl his angclu.' " 

4. " 'For I was hungry, and you gavc Me not to eat; I was 

tl~irsty, and you gavc Me not to drink; T was a, stranger, :uid 

you took Me not in; naked, m1c1 you clothed Me not; sick, ant1 

iu prison, *and you did not visit MO.' Then shall they also 

answer Iiim, saying: 'Lord, wlien did we see 'l'hce hungry, 

or thirsty, or a skt~ngcr, or naked, or sick, or in prison, ulltl 

did not minister to Thee?' Then He shall answer them: 

(Amen, I say to SOU, as long as you did it not to one of lhesc 

lcast ones, ncither did yhu dn it to MO.' And these shall go into 

cverlastiug puuiuhnient, but the just inlo life everlasting." 

QUESTIONS. 

1. After Jesus bad mlmonishod His disciplea to prepare for tllo last 

jrldgment, what did he do P In what words? 2. Having sepnrt~ted 

the just from the nnjust, what sllall the King eay to those on Ilis 

right Ilnnd? 3. 7Pllnt ~1131 the just answer Him 7 TVllnt shall the 

I

334 

llISTORY OF TrIR KEN' TESTAMENT. 

T,oarn of Mc, bccni~sc X arn rncelc and hurnblc of 1zoarl.-llfatt. 11. c.9, 

N the first day of t,he Asymes,' or n~ilenvened bread, 

0 when Be paschal lamb wus to be sacrificed, the disciplcs 

went to Jesus and said to Him : " Where wiltThouthnt 

we preparc for Thee to eat the pasch P " He said to Peter 

and John: Go ye into the city, n~id there sball meet you s 

mm carrying a pitcher of wafcr : follow him. And whcresoever 

he shall go in, say to the master of the I~olzse : c The 

Master saith, ~vhcre is my ref~ctor~, mbere I may eat the 

psch 6th my disciples ? ' " 

~AXYXEE~ (pr. A'zimes).

2 'c IIc will [show you n large dining-room fu~nidlod, and 

tllcre prepare ye for us." Tile clisciplcs went into the city, 

f[luiicl all as TTc had told them, and prepared the pnscll. In 

the evcning Jcsus came tvilh thc otl~cr upostlcs. And when 

they wcrc at table, Jesus said to tllenl : " Wit11 desirc I hzvo 

desired to eat this paseh with 3.011 bcforo I suffer. For I say 

unto you thzt T will r~ot cat of it till 11 bc fulfilled in the 

kingdom of God " 

3, He riseth from RLlppeT, and Inyeth aside His garment, 

and having talrcn n towcl, Re girded llinlself. Afkr that 

IIe poured wntcr irlto a basin, nnd began to ~rvnsh the fcct of 

tl~e disciples, nnd to wipe tllcrn will1 thc to\vcl. But coming 

first to Peter, the apost,lc mid, in smpriso : " Lord, clost Thou 

wash my feet ! " Josus ans~rrcrcd and said. " What 1 do 

thou kno\~~est not 11011~, but thou shalt know hereafter." 

4. Peter conlirluetl to resist, saying that his divino Master 

should ilevcr ~vnsh his feet. Then Jcsus said to him : If I 

wash thee hot, thon sllalt bnve IN) pnrt with Me." Thcrcupon 

Peter humbly aslccd : " Lord, not only my feet, but also 

my hands and III~ hcarl.'' After IIc hacl masllcd the feet of 

the twelve apostles, Re snt down again at the table, and 

told them that since Re, tIlcir Lord a11d Master had given 

them such a11 examplc, they were to imitato IIim in practicing 

humility 

QUESTIONS. 

1. On the first day of the Axymecr, what did the disciples,going to 

Jesus, say to Him ? IJ'l~at ciidHetell Peter and John to do? What 

were they to sap to the xllan \tritll thepitrlller of water? 2. What did 

tlie disciples do P I11 the evening, xho camc? IVllan they were at 

table, what did Jcsns 6ny to tlicm? 3. \\'hi~t did He the11 do S And 

what didkkbegi~i to do 1 Coming first to Pctor, what did the npoat10 

say h surprise? Wlint did Jesas u~ls\~ol*? 4. What did Pebr 

continue to do? Saying whnt? What did Jesns then say to him? 

What ciicl Peter then sag? After Jesus Iiad rvevhed the apostles' 

feet, \%,hat did He do? What did ITe tcll them4

336 

=ISTOBY OB THE NEW TESTAhTEKT. 

CHAPTER LXV 

The bread that I will give, i14 ~ I y 

T"" 

fle~h for the life of the 

worlt1.-John, 6, 63. 

4 N Jesus toolr bwn.tl in His holy nncl vcnnrable bands, 

and, raising I-Iis oycs to henvcn, IIe blcsst?d the brcad, 

md broke it, arlcl gnvo it to Iris apostles, ~iaying : " Take ye 

TllU LAHT LUPPIIR. 

and eat; this is Ivly body, which is given for you; do this for 

a commemoration of MC.?' In lili~ xnnnner, tnlring thc chalice, 

RC gave tllulks ~illd blessed it, saying : Drink gc all 

of this. For this is My blood of' thc Ncm Testament, which 

hall be shed for many for the remission of si~ls."

INSTITU'I'ION OF' TEE 3IOST IIOLY SACRAJIKST. 

337 

2. Whilst thcy mere eating, IIo told thc npostlcs : " +men, 

I say to you, that one of' YOU ~110 esteth nlill~ 3fe sli:~11 bctray 

Me." They, boing vcry ~uuch tro~tbletl, asked Him, 

with one voice: "Is it I, Lord? ', IIe nns~~rercd and 

said : " One of the twelve, who dippeth his hand with BIc 

in the dish." Then he nddcd: '' The Son of Man, indeod, 

gocth, as it is \v\.ritten of Hirn, but woe to that mmt1 by 

whom tht: Son of &Inn shall be batrapcl. It were betler for 

that, mail if he hacl not Lecn born I " 

3. The11 Jnrl:rs, who betrayed ILirn, said : '' Is it I, Rabbi 

? " But Jesliu rcplied : " Thou 11;~st said it." Then Juclibu 

rose from the tshle, 2nd going illl~ncclislely to the hi&priest, 

sold his Mnsler for thirty l~icccs of ~ilvcl*, ],mrnieii~g 

to betray Hi111 jnto the hands of' tllc higl.1-p1'icsl's scrvnnts. 

IVllen hc was gonc, Jesus said to IIis disciples : '' Now is the? 

Son of Man glurificd, and God is glorifier1 in Him." 

QUESTIONS. 

I. What did Jesu~ take in His hnndn? What did Ho rlo? What 

did TIc say, giving il to His B~)OS~~OB? What did HO (10, tnliing the 

cllnlicu? Saying whnt? 2. WhiIe they were eating, what did L-lo 

tcIl Ilis apostles? What did tlley say, with one voicc, being very 

r111ich troubled? WImt did He aas\r.er and say? IVl~st did Ilc 

tllcll ndd? 3. IV11itt clitl .Tildas then say 9 What clid Jefil~s reply P 

\V~IR~ did Judas thcn do? Promifiirlg to do ahal? When Judas 

was Kone, what did Jo811s say to Hisdisciples?

CHAPTER LXVL 

Watch ye, and pray thnt ye enter not into temptation.--Matt. S&,&. 

H 

AVING given I3is apostles thi~ great proof of 1116: love, 

-His own body and blood, Jesus vouchsafecl to give 

them also a new coinmandme~~t of love. " Littlc chiltIren," 

said Hc, yet a little ~vbilc 3 am uritli you. I gir~ you a 

ncw commandment. TliaL you love one anolher, as I have 

lo~wl you. By this shall all men kno~v that you arc hly disciples, 

if you, have love one for mother." 

2. Simon Peler said to Him: " Lord, whither goest 

Thou? " Jesus answcred : " II'l~ithcr I go tlmu canst not 

follow MC now, but thou sh:tlt follo~v Me aGc~.wtlrti~." Peter 

snitl to Him : Why cannot 1 follow Thee now ? I ~vill lay 

down my life Cur Thcc." Jesus atlsivered him : ri Wilt thou 

lay tlown thy life for MC ? Amen, amen, I say unto thee, 

thc cock shall not crow twico till Lhou deny MC thricc ! '' 

3. Then tl~c Jlord adclrcsso~2 Peter : '' Siman, Sirnon, behold, 

Satan hat11 cleaired to sift you us ~vlzant. Hut I 11~1~( 

prayed for thee thnt thy fnit,ll fail nol ; and thou, I~eing once 

corl\lertcd, confirm thy brcthren. All of you shnll bc? scanilaliaed 

in Me this night. For it is written : ' 1 will s.trike 

the sliephcrd, and the shccp uf the flock shall be dispci.ged." 

" 

4. Jesus, sceing that they were sad at what He had snid, 

consoIed them, saying : In My Pntlier',q housc thcrc arc! 

many mansions; I go to prepare a place for you. I tt.ill 

coIrle again izrld will take you to Myself, tlmL where I tun you 

also rrlay be. And where I go yo11 know, and the wily you 

Jinow." Hut Tholnss said to Hhn : " Lorcl, .nrc know not 

whither Thou goest, and bow can we lc~low? tllc may ? '' 

1 T)IYPERSED, scattered.

5. Jcsus replied : " I am tlic WTny, tllc Truth, and thc 

Lik, no man cumcth to the Fatl~m but by Wc. And I will 

ask thc Father, and He s1i:~ll give you another Pa~aclele, 

.that S-Ic niay alirlc! with you fo~cver-the Spirit of Truth, thc 

Comforter, the IIoly Ghost, whom tlio Father will serlil in 

My name-I-Ie will teach you all things, ancl bring all things 

to your minC mhatsoeirer I shall have. snid do you. 

G. " Peace I leave with you, My pcnce I give to you, not 

as the world giveth (10 I give to you. But now I will not 

speak many things with you, For the prince of this ~vorltf 

cometh, and in Me he hath nat any thing. Dut that t110 

lVorld nlny know that I love tlio Futher, at~d ns the Pntl~cr 

bat11 given Me commandment, so do I. Arise, lct us go 

hcncc l '" As on o previous occasion tlic Ilord had n~a(l(? 

Pctcr the head of His church, so llolv He prorniscs to I~itn ;L 

faith illat shall never fail and nevcr err. 

QUEST1 ONS. 

1. Hming givcn His apostles this great proof of Hie love, what 

ditL Jems vouchsafe al~o to give thcln P W hat did 110 say 7 2. Wlint 

dicl Simon Peter then say to Trim? n'llnt did Jews nnswer? \VlluL 

did Pctor say to I-Iinl P What ditl Josns znslrer ? 3. What did tl~e 

Lord say toPoter7 4. Jesus, seeing that they were 8a.d at what 110 

had said, what did lio 8a.y to cons~>la then1 ? U'ltat clid Thonlxs n ~y 

to I-Iitn? 5. 6. What did Josus reply? What did tl~? Lord on this 

occasion promirrc to I'eter, whom lLe had already made tl~e bead of 

His church? 

CHAPTER LXVIL 

Ths Agony offisus i~ the G~Ic~P~z. 

-He batlr borne our infirmities, and cnnierl our sorroi~s.-Is. m, 4. 

W"" 

4 F4 Jesus 11ad said tllest? things, IIc ~vcnt forth with 

His discjplcs over t l llroolr ~ Cedron, tu n place 

cnlletl Gethsemani, 011 .Lhe Mount of Olivns, tvl~ere thcrc w:m 

a gsrilen, into which ZIe entcrccl. Tllei-, Hc said to IIis dis- 

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240 JIISTORT OF TRA NEW TIPRSTA~IRNT. 

ciplas : Sit you here till I go youclor RII~ pr:~y." AIICI tit);.. 

ing with I-Iin? l'cter, J~~lnes, nn(1 John, IIa uilvancccl inlo tllo 

gnrdcn. Re began to be sorrowful, u~id said to them : l' Bly 

soli1 is sorro~~f~ll eve11 uilto dcn.t.11; stay ye hcre, and watch 

with Me." 

2. Then going a little farther, Re fcll upon IEs face and 

paycd, saying: a Rly Father, if it bc possible, let this 

THE AUONY XN 'MP GAILDEN. 

chalice pass from Mc. Nevertheless, not as I will, but as 

Thou ~vilt." And, standing up, He came to His disciples, 

ancl fillcling tlicm aslccp, Ile said to Peter: '( Could you not 

watch one hour with MC? Watch arid pray, thgt ye cntcr 

not inlo temptation. Thc spirit, indeed, is willing, but the 

flesh is mcxlr." 

3. And going a second ti tnc, IIo prayed, saying : " My

JESUS IS SPIXEI). 341 

Father, if this chalice cnnnot pass nnrny, csccpt I clrit11i it, 

'I'hy mill bc clone! " IIe came again arid fount1 IIis discipIas 

~lcepir~g ; and, leaving them, IIc wcut away gain, and 

prnyed a third timc, in the sanlc? rvorcIs as Zlcforc. Tllcn Re 

fell into srl agony, and His sweat bccnnir? ns clrol~s of blood, 

triclding dolvn to the ground. A11d behold, an augd came 

and strengthclled and co~lsoled IIim. 

4. Then going a third timc to IIis Apostles, He fonnd 

them still asleep. He s:Gd to thc~a : '' Slccp now, :ind talcc 

your rest. Bellold, thc hour is J hand, nncl the Son of >inn 

~IlnIl be Betr:~yccl into Uie l~sncls of sinners. Risc, lot ur go. 

UcIlold, hc is :it halid thnt will betray me I " 

QUESTIONS. 

I. When Jeaiis had said these things, vhat tlirl I3e do? Where 

did tlrcy go'? TF'llst did lle then eay to His disciples? JVhom ditl 

Hr? t:ke with f Iim? What did IIc begin to be? Wlwt did kIe say P 

2. Going a littlo furtlrer, rvhst did Ilc do? Pagir~a what? Standing 

np tlien, wliat did Iin tlo? Finding thou asleep, what did He 

aay to Peter? 3. Going n ~econd tilr~c, ant1 praying, what did He 

say? When Ire came again, horn dirl He find IIisdisciples? Leaving 

thcm, what dill IIc do? 11:to ~vh:~t did ECo tlicn fall 7 11-hat 

clid lIis sn-cat become? \That did a11 allgel come b JIii~l and do? 

4. Going a thirti tinre to IIis apostles, horn did He ilnd them? 

What did He tkcn say to thou P 

CHAPTER LXVIII. 

Jests i.s Seized. 

He rvns uKimd because it was His own will.-Is. 5.9,7, 

VV"'"" 

4 JESUS was pet spsaking, J1ic1:~s ciilnc with s 

great crowd of euldicrs arid scr\r:t~its from the chicfi 

pl-icsts rind the ancients. Now tl~e traitor bad givcn them 

a sign, sayil~g r " Tl7homsoevcr I sh:tll kiss, that is 110 ; llold 

Hiln fast 1 ?' As soon as he snnr .Jcsiis, lie nl~proachc$ I-Iim, 

saying r R:til, Rabbi ! " And he kisscd IIirn. Jesus said

342 HISTOBY OP THE NEW TESTAMEXT. 

to him : " Friend, whcreto art thou come? Judas, dost thou 

betray the Son of illan with n kiss ? " 

2. Then advancing townrds the troop, Hc mid : '' Whom 

seek ye ? '' They xnsmcrcd : " Jesus of h'azsreth." IIe 

aid to them, with a look of majesty : " I aln IIc ! " At the? 

sourld of 11% voice they starled bsck and fcll to the ground 

as though they had boen truck by ligl~tning. Hllcn they 

hntl raisctl themselves up, IIe aslced thcm again : Whnm 

scck ye 7 " Thcy spoke as before : " Jesus of Enznretl~." 

Hc nnswcrcd : " I have told t1la.t I nlrl He. If, thc~*cforc, 

you seek ble, lct thcsc go their way." They then laid hold 

of l-Tim. 

3. The apostles, seeing this, askcd their Lord if they might 

not strike wit11 the smorcl in His dcfcnce. But Peter, rvithout 

waiting for permission, stn~clz a servant of the highpriest, 

called IIdchns, and cut off his right ear. Tliel~ Jesus 

said to Peter : " Put up thy xword into tho ficnlb~~rd. Thinkest 

thou that I callnot ask My Fntllcr, anti Ue will give MC 

presently Inore illan twelve legions of sngcls ? " 

4. " HOW, then, shall the Scriptures br! firlfillecl, that ao it 

must be done? " So saying, T-Ic touchcd the e:tr of M:~lclius 

mtlld llealcd hitn. He tI~etl held out His hailcls, al~d thy 

buund IIiin, allcl led IIiln a\rlay. T11ci1 thc disciples all fled, 

l~l~vil~g IIiln aloile in the llal~ds of 13ie enemics. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Whilo Jcsus rvas pot speaking, who came? Whnt sign had the 

traitor given? AH ROO~ al: he L ~ W JCSUS, what did Irc do? Saying 

U ti:~L? Wliat did ])c? do? Whel did Jews say to hi1117 2. What did 

ITe nay, advancing towards the troop? What did they ar~s\ver? 

What did kle say, with a loolr of majesty P At thc sound of TJiu 

voj~v? what, l~:lppenc~~l? Wl~en they ht~d rai~ed t~~rmseivcs, what 

did IIe agniri nslc them? llrhat did they say P IVhnt did IIe answcr? 

What did they thcndo i' 8. What dicl thc npostlcs, scclng tbia, 

ask their Lord? IYIlat (lid Pelor do? What 11id .Tesun say to Peter'? 

4. 80 s:~yit~g, 11-11at did He do? What did He then do ? Jirhat did 

thc disciples thou do?


1' Hc h:l.th hln.sphemec1; ~r.11ai furthcr need !inve WC of wit- 

nesscs P Bchold, nonf yon 11nve llcnrd Be blnsphe?ny ; ~vl~at 

think you? " They anstverecl : " Hc is guilt,y of death." 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Where did the troop first lead Him ? lJT\T'ho uras Annan? Who 

was CaipIlns? 011 n-hc~t did Annaa qrlc~tion Josu~? What did 

Jcsus callnly toll him P The11 what did one of Ihu servants do, who 

fituod by ? Suyirrg what? 2. What dicl .Je~ns meekly rcply? To 

wlio~n did Annrts send Jcsus? TVl~at h.zd C~iphacr, rne:in\rhilc, 

donc 7 What would Ile r~rlrl the \v.vhole co~ulcil willingly 11acc done P 

3. T'ITlio came at lnst? What did they say? TSrhnt did tllo highpriest, 

rising, tllen sng lo Jesrm? Jesus bcin:: silent, what did 

the 11jg11-prjt:st; say to Iiiln? 4. What did Jt:srls answer? Tben 

ul~i~t clid the high-priest do? Sayi~lg rvhat? What did thcy 

answer l 

CHAPTER LXX. 

Peter DC?J~PS JCS~CS. 

The Epirit, indced, ifi willing, 11rlt the f esh is n~errlr.--St. Mati.g6,/1. 

PETER 

a11r3 John llnd followed Jcs~zs at a distztwc, even 

to the Ilonse of the high-pricst, in orcler to see the 

end. In tho court-yard tliore 1va.s a fire, to which Pct~r 

went to lvarln lliri~sclf. IVhilo tI~crc, Petcr was noticed by 

one of the mnirl-scrl-ants of the high-priest. She 1ool:cd at 

liiin 2nd sdd : '' 'This man also was wit11 Jesus of Nnzareth." 

Pckr delliecl EIim, ~nying: TTTomlm, I know Him not." 

Ilarnedit~tely tlle coclr cren . 

2. Aficr a little wliile a mall coming to Peter, cx~le~imcd : 

Thnn also n.rt one of them.'' Rut Pctcr said : '(0 man, 

I nm not,." Konr aftor t,he spme of nn hour, a crrtnin scrvant 

r;nlt. Pctcr, and pointing hinl ont to the others, ~~ffinnccl: 

'' S~lrrly thnn art :~HO 011~ of tIiel11, for even thy ~peccll 

doth discovc~. thee ! " B17t I'eter sir-ore tlld fie knew not 

the man. Then the cock crew a secoi~d time.

PETER DENIES JESUS. 345 

8. And tho Lmd, t~iniiag, Inol~crl at Pctcr. That loolr 

pierced his l~enrt. I:.eniemhcring the morcls of liis divil~c 

blaster : Befurc! tho co(:k CYOW twice tlion shalt deny Mc 

thricc," hc \vent out :und ~~cl>t Littcrly. During all that fear- 

f111 night, Jesus was gnn.l.dcd in tllc court by tllc aoldicry, 

v110 inus used themselves by infliating upon Him all ~~~annc 

of ins11It.s ; they spilt upon Ilirn, blindfolded Ilirn, and struck 

31im in the filcc. 

1'LYI:II I)LSTi?rCi JESi:b 

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346 IIISTO~ZY OF TIIE NEW TESTAMEXT. 

~~ieces of silvcr ill the templc, and, iri despair, mcnt and 

hanged himself wit1 a haltcr. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. W110 l~ad followed Jesus to thc house of thc high-priest in order 

to BCC tllc end? 'CVilnl: n-as thcrc in thc court-yard ? Wlro went 

to rr7arm llimself t11a1-c'! Vliilc thelme, ty whom arns l'ctor nddressed? 

\\'hat did film sa,y to Irin~? \ilhal: did lJctcr any? What 

hnppened irnmcdiatolg? 9. \.Irho catnc, noon nftcr, to I'ctcr? What; 

did the man my? Whnt did Pchr again do? After n ~~~hile, what 

did a ccrtnin errant wt~y to Pcter? What did Petcr answer? li'linl; 

happenetl rL ~t?t:o11d tilnc? 3. What did the IJoI~~ do? f hat cffcct 

liad that look on l'ctor? Whnt (lid ho rc?mclnbcr? TVht~t dill 110 

do? IVlicrc was Jc~us all that fcnrlul night? I-low did the soldie~y 

nrnuse thcmsclvcs? 4: Wi1:l.t was done early in the 1nol6uing? Tlron 

whatdid Judas begin to do? \\'lint did ho clo, goi11g to t.lie chicfpriasts? 

Sn,pji~g ~vhr~t? Rl~t t~hal; did thcy stby ? What did Judas, 

filled with rcmorsc, thon do? 

CWAP'SER LXXI. 

They bnva ~harpot~t)tl Choir tn1lguc6 liko a serpent; tllc lnnom of 

asp is uuder their lips.-PS. .IS$, 4. 

T 

EIE great council of tllc JCIVS, ct~llcd thc S:tnhcdrim, 

coulrl not proilouncc Qle scntcncc of dcat11 without thc 

pcr~nir;sion of the Rornan governor. 'I'hcrcfort? the chier- 

~'ricsts anil thc nucietits of tllu pcople lctl Jcsus bcforc Pontius 

Pilate, who then governed Judea for thc Roman cmperor. 

Pilate wc11t out to the excited cro~vd and aslced: " JlThst socusa,tion 

bring you against Id~is mall ? " 

2. Tl~eya~~s~vcrcd: "JJTchave fnnntl ~lirnpc~.vort,ing our 

nation, find forbidding to givc tril~nt~e to Cssar, ri:~ying that 

He is Christ, the Ring." Hearing t.l~is, Pilrite )vent into tlio 

hall where Jesus was, and asIccil IIiln: Art Thou the Ring

JESUS BEFORE PILATE AND HEROD. 347 

of the Jc~v\.a? " Jesus replied : My lringdnm is not of 

this world." Then Yilnle went nut agdn to thc Jcnrs, and 

said tllnt lie fonnd no cmse for condem~ling thc perso~lwhom 

they had llrougl~t before him. 

3. But tllcy insisted that Jesus was gnilty of sedition, stirring 

np Ule people from Galilee even to Jerusrtlem. To this 

charge Jcsus lnatlc no nnswer. Thcn Pilalo, tic?ring tI~:it IIe 

rc~nninccl silcnt, nsbed IIiw : " Ans~verest Thou nulliing? 

13chold, in how many things they accnse 'l'hee ? " StiIl 

Jcsus v-as silcnt, and IIis silcnce surprisecl thc governor excccdingly. 

4. But as soon ns Galilce ul:ls mentioned, Pilate asked if 

the nccuscii mcrc n Galjleni7, rind being told that 1I1a was, 

heremembcrcd tbnt Herod, king of Galilee, was then in Jerusalcin. 

n'om, Pilnte ~vished to ricl hinlself of n case in which 

110 .rrras obliged either to go agiiinst his conficicnce or to clisploase 

t11c Jews. IIe, therefore scnt the Ssvior to Herod, 

that I-Iei.oc1 might sct Jcsus free or condcrt~n IIim? 

5. IIcrod wt~s glnrl to see Jcsus, of wlloln lit! had heard 

many wonderfi~l things. IIe hopecl t.o witnt?~s solric grcnt 

n~ir:~clc. Whc:n Jcsus was I)~.ouglit before him he aslrcd 

ai:uly questions, l>romptotl by idle curiosity. 13ut our Lord, 

kl~oi~ing llis motive, i~lntlc no answer to any of lliu qnastions. 

Then Hcrorl and 11is conibt rilockccl Jesiis, nild lrentcd IJim as 

a i'ool, nntl, clotl~ing Ilim jn n wliite garment, xent Ilim 

back to Pilate. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. 7VitIroi1t whosc pcruisnion could the gront counr:il of the Jews 

not, ~wonou~>ce scntr:lic:e of death 7 Bt!fol,e a,hon~, t4het*cfore, clid the 

chief-priefitr: and tllct ancients accuse Jesus? What did Pilnte ask 

thecrowd? 2. Wl~:~t,clidthcy~tls\ve~~? \\?lu~l;did Pilnte,goingbnck 

to Jcsus, axlc Him ? What clid =Testis reply ? Wl~nt clitl Pilats Il!en, 

goin5 ont spin, tell the Jews? S. h t 11-lint clicl they irisist? Did 

Jear~s mnlcc any anewer to this charge? \\'liut clid Pilate then a& 

Him 7 4. To ~yhorn did Pilele then scnd Je~ns ? Why did Le end 

Him h ISerod? 5. Was ITsrod glad to sec Jesus? What did he

348 HISTORY OF TRE NEW TESTAMENT. 

hope ? What did he tlo ~vhen Jesus was brongh t before him ? Did 

our Lord ar~ewer nng of his clrlentions? What did Herod aud his 

court then do? To whom did IIerod send Jcsus? 

CHAPTER LXXII. 

Jesus is ScottvprE, Crozuned ruitlr Thonrs, and CO~~CYII? to 

Ileath. 

Ilo was wounded for onr iniquities, Hc was brui~ed for our 

sins.-Is. 53, 5. 

1 - >ILArl'E well kncn that it was tliroogh envy that the 

chief-pries& :ind tlic ancients lind brought thc Savior 

before him, and therefore, Le wished to Rave Jesus from their 

11mds. Pilde then went out to the pcople again and said : 

'(Yolx have a, custom that I hh(>ulcl rclea~e 

to yell one of 

the prisoners at thc pasch. IVill you, therefora, that T 

ghoul (1 rclcase to you Jesus nr RnraBhas ? " Kom this Bnr- 

&has was a murdcrcr who had been tskcn captive in a sedition 

of thc pcoplc. 

2. Immedi~~tclj~ the crowd, insligatccll by the ohicf-priests 

ancl tllo ancients, cricd out : " Away wiih this man, and release 

ilr~lo us Bnrrhbas l '' Thcn Pilntc said to illern in 

anlnzemont :l " Wllat shall I do then with Jesus, that is call- 

cd CI~rist 

? " Tl~oy cried ont with savage fury : '( Crucify 

Ct.ncify Ilim! ') IJilntc, still endeavoring to save 

Jesus, nslrctl agnin : " \Yhy, what evil I~itth I-Ic tlnnc? I 

find no causc of dcnth in Him. 1 mill chastise IIim, thcrc- 

fore, nrlrl let Him g~." 

3. IIc then canscd Jesus to be scourgctd. Immcilintely the 

whole cohort1 wsu assc~nblcd. They strippcd Jcsus of His 

I I?rs.rrr:n~r~, to tempt, to incite. 

*Cu~rom, one of the divisions of the Homan army.

clothas, ticd IGm to a pillar, and scol~rged Him. Thon, 

covcring IIim, in derision, ~iit.11 a purplc garmcnt, they 

l.rlatto(1 n crolvn of sharp thorns, placcd it on His hcxci, and 

pressed it down so tl1~1 the thorns pierced the flesh, and entercd 

into the sacred hcnd. 

4. Then placing u, reed in His right hand, by way of step- 

THE BCOURGINO AT THE PlLLAlt. 

ter, they bent the knee before Him in mockery, saying: 

'( Hail, King of the Jews ! " Others spat upon Him, and 

took the recd that was in His hand, and with it they struck 

IIis hcad, driving thc tl~arns still deeper into the flesh and 

bone. Every tormcnt and every insult that ~nalice could 

invent was thcn inflicted on IIis ~ncrcdperson. At last they 

blindfolded Ern, ancl then they rencrvcd all rntnner of insult 

and irij ury . 

5. By this time the Savior was reduced to a statc so pitiac

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TIISTORY OF TnlC NEW TEYTAILIEKT. 

ble that I'ilntc: thought the ~ig1:llt of Him would inspire the 

Jews with coi~qmssion. IIc, therefore, took JEWUS out on a, 

balcony and showed IIim to the people, saying: '(Plehold 

the man." But they cricd out : ': Crucify IZirn l Crucify 

IIim ! " Pi1at.e excllljmcd : L Take Him you, and crucify 

Him, for I find no cause it1 PIim.') The Jews cried out: 

' L JiVO have lam, and according to the law Ha ought to die, 

becausc IIe made Himself the Son of God.') 

6. Yilake, fenring still more, cntcred the hall and sdd to 

Jesus : " J\*I~cncc art Thou ? '' Jesus gdve hi111 no answer. 

Then Pilate continued : " Sycdrcst Thou not to me ; kuowest 

Thou not tllat I have power to crucify Thec, nilci that I I1:tvo 

pomcr to relcnsc Thee ? " Jcsus answered : '' Thou shoulclst 

not have any power ng:~i~lst hCc, milass il wcrc giver1 iilco 

from above." Kow, Pilatc sought to rclcssc Jesus, buG the

JESUS CONDEMNED TO DEATH. 361 

high-priests and the ancients, seeing that Pilate was disposed 

to hvor Hirn, gave the governor to nnderstm~d that he could 

bc no friend to C~sar if he releuscd that man. 

7. Hearing this, Pilatc was afraid, lest hc aliould losc the 

emperor's favor. But being still convinced of the illuoccnce 

of Jesus, he took water in a basin and waslled his hands bcfore 

the whole peopIe, saying- : " I am innocent of llie blood 

of this Just Man; look you to it.'' TIlo Jews criad out: 

" I-Iis blood be up011 us, and upon our children.'' Then 

Pilate released Barabbas, and delivered Jesus to be crucified. 

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QUESTIONS. 

1. Why did Pilate wish to save Jesus from the hands of the chiefpriests 

P What did Pilsto 6kLy to the people? Who was Barabbas? 

2. What did tho crowd, instigated by the chief-priests, immediately 

cry out? What did Pilate then Bay S' tbcm in amnzcment? What 

did they cry out with sasagc firy ? What did Pilate ask again? 

What did Ile sny he ~vould do? 3. What did 1x0 then causo to be 

donet 1Jrhat did they do to Jcsu~? With what did they cover 

Ilinl, in derision? What did they put upon His head? 4. \C'hrtt

did t,l~ey pl:~c.r! in His rjgllt hnntt 7 Whnt insults were hoapt!rl upon 

Him? 5. JVhtrl did Yilutc think ant1 do, .\vhcn he iiaw Jcsliv i11 so 

piLiablc n state? \'Vh;~t [lid tlie Jaws cry 0111, whcil I>iIate snitl to 

them : '* Eccn I-lomo? " Bepeat what np:ls said I)y lJilntc? nnd the 

Jews. 6. Fearir~g, still ~norc, what did l'ilntc say to .Trtsus P What 

did Jcsus rmswer? 7.Wnu Pilxte willing to givc up tlre frientlsl~ip of 

Ci~sur? \\'as hc still convinced of the innocence of Jesus 1 \Vl~at 

did he Bay'? Whal: tlitl the Jew~ cry oat? 

CIqAPTER LXXTII. 

Ire hllmblccl I.limself, I~ecoming obedient ilnto dcath; eve11 to the 

dealk of tho cross.-Pluil. 2, 8. 

*JIE?X tl~? SOICI~C~S of thc governor, tearing li.om the 

' body uI Jesus the puq>lc rohr, elotllcd Him iymin in 

his owl garments, n,nd laid thc cross, lvllereoil I-Ie IV:LS to 11e 

crucified, upon His bruised :uld ~llnl~glctlsho~llclers. nearing 

this hcnvy burden, l-Tc ntlwllced tllrongh tl~c strcots of .Ternsnlcm 

towards the place uf puniuhnlent, rvliich wn.s c:tllcd 

GoIgoBa, or Cnlvary. Two robbers ~vere also Icd out to bc 

crucified with Him. 

2. BtlL Jcsus, exl~auuted by long fasting anti loss of Llood, 

fell three times unrlar the weight of the cross. Thea the 

Jews, fearing tllat; Jcsus migllL die on the way, forced s certain 

man, who was passing By, namcd Simon of Cyrcne, to 

help Him to cwrg the cross to the p1ar.e of cxerntinn. 

3. Anlong tlie vast cro~vd that followed Jcsus t.hcrc wcrc 

sonic pious wonicn, 11~1lo shed tears of compassion on scoing 

Him rcclucerl to such a stnto. But Jesus, k~riling towards 

them, snicl : '' ~ . I I ~ ~ I ~ of' L LJcIu~sL?~~~, T S weep I I ~ L over lie, hut, 

waop for yonrselvcs nild for yollr chiltlren. For, bclinld, thr: 

days shall couc whc11 they shall say to the ~no~zntninr~ : ' Fall

JESUS CARRIES IITS CROSS TO MOUNT CAT.TrARY. 353 

npon us,' ancl to the hills : L Cover us.' For if in the g~ccn 

wood they clo these things, what shdl bc done in tlie dry ? l' 

4. When Jesus reached the top of the hill of Calvnry, the 

fiolcliers oRered Him milzc nzingled with myrrh, but IIc re- 

fitsed to drink. They then tore the clothes from His al- 

rcitcly mangled body, and nailed His linnds ancl feet to tllc 

JESW FALLING UXDm TEE CnOSE. 

cross. And they crucified with Him the two thieves, one on 

the right, the other on the left, h'aked and blecdirig Hc hung 

upon the cross, r~~ised aloft between heaven and earth. Pilate 

wroto a title in Hebrew, Greek, and Lttin, a d put it on 

the cross. The wliting was : L' JESUS OF NAZARETR, TIIE KIXG 

or TnE J~mrs." Many of the Jews were dissatisfied; they 

came to Pilate and said : " Write not the king of the Jews, 

but that H e said : ' I am the king of the Jews.' '' But Pi- 

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late nnsnrcred : '' V7h;it I haw wriltm, I hasc miitten." 

And thc snltliers c;ist lots for His g:lrmcnts, even as tho 

prophets had foretold. 

1. What did the soldiere of tire govornor then do? Now did Ha 

advance thrnngh tllc strects of Jorr~saleru? What was the place of 

punishment ralled ? TYIlo vcrc nlso led out to bc crucified with 

Him? 2. What did Jesus do, esllaustcd bp long fasting and loea of 

blood 7 Wliat did thc Jc~vs then c20 7 Why did they force Simon of 

Cprexie to heIp ITirn to carry tllc cross? 3. The were amongst the 

vast crowrl that follo~~ed Jesize? What did they do on seeing Jealrs 

reduced to ~nch a state ? What did Jesus, turning to tlrem, sag? 

4. When Jesus reacllcll the top or the hill of Cnlvmy, what did the 

soldierfi offer Him? Did hc clrink it? l\-liat did thop then do? 

Whom (lit1 thry crucify with H ~II~? What (lid Pilato write? Mrero 

the Jcws sntisfeil witl: it? lJrl)nt was Pilate's answer? What did 

the so1dic:rs do ? 

CHAPTER LXXIV 

JPSPLS' Spanks Seven Wads OIZ the Cross n?td Dies. 

All they that saw 3$o have laughed M e to scorn ; they halve spoken 

with the lipn, a11d wagged the lied.-PS. .ql, S. 

ANY of those who passed that way, anlld snw Jesus 

M hanging on the cross, blnsphe~ned Him, md said : 

*' Thou that destroycst the temple of God, ancl in three 

clays builtlest it up again, s:we Thyself. If Thou hc the Son 

of God, conle down from the cross.?' The chief-pricsts also, 

and the scribes, and thc micien ts noc cl red Him, saying : " IIc 

saved others, IIin~rjelf He cannot save." 

2. Bul Jcsus prarcd: "Bz~ther, forgive them, for they 

know not what they do." Ailcl one of the thieves who was 

crucified with Him, blnsphcmcd I-Iirn like thc others, say- 

ing: '< If thou he Christ, save Thyself anrl us I " Hut the ' 

other rcbulred him, saying : " Neithcr dost thou%ar God,

TEE SRVRN XAST WORD# OF JESUS. 

355 

seeing thou art under the snrne condcrnri:ttion? We, in- 

deed, justly, for WC recoivc the clue 13cmard for our deeds ; 

Ilnth do~ic 110 cvil." Tha~ 11e snid to ,Tosus : 

bul this ~nnn 

" Lord, rcrrlelnbcr rue IV~ICII Tllou slialt come illto Thy 

Icingdom!" 

TAK CRUCIITXION. 

3. Jesus rcplied : Amen, I say to thee, this day tllou 

shalt bc wit11 Me in pa~aclise." Kenr the cross stood Mnry, 

tho rnatl~er of Jcsuu, and John, His beloved disciple, ai1d 

Mary Magclalen. Loolzi~~g upon tl~om with tcnder nfYoction, 

I-Ic said to I-lis mother: " MTotnan, behold thy son I " Then 

addressing John, IIe snid r " Be hold thy mother! " Now 

Erorn the sixth hour thcre was darkness over tllo mholo oal-th 

until the ni~~tll hour, rvhilo Jesus was in His agony. 

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356 HISTORY OF TFIE NEW TESTAAIICNT. 

4. That He might drink the clznlice of sorrow even to the 

dregs, our divine lmrd was nhnndonerl nt tltd amfill moment 

by His 14ternal Father. This was the crowning point of Iris 

terrible agony ; for Hc exclni~ncd : " Eli, IrIli, Lnrrirria Xnbacthani," 

that is : '' My God, my God, why hsst thou forsake^^ 

Me? '' After a few momcnts' silence, IIe said : " I thirst," 

5. Then one of the soldicrs tc~ok a sponge, 2nd steeping it 

in vincgar and gall, put it on the end of a reed itrid prcsentecl 

it to His lips. 13ut when Hc had tasted the vinegar, He 

mid: " It is consumnlatcd l '" Then He clied out 11~it.h :I 

loud voicc : '' Patller, into Thy hancls I cornmcnd My spirit ! " 

Allcl bowing clown His xncred hcad, He expired. How 

grcat must have boen thc snfferings of the Blessed Virgin 

who witnessed all the tor11lcnt.s of hcr Divine Son willmut being 

able to give 1-Tirn relief. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. What did many of those do who passed that say, and ~xn* 

Jesus ha~~ging on the cross? What did they sag? Whnt did t11c 

chief-priests and the ~cribe~ and tl~n ancients do? Saying wllat? 

2. But what did Jnsns, prayitig, ~ PY? What did one of the thicvce 

do who wefl crucified with Him? Saying what? Mrhnt did the 

other say, rebuking him P 3. What did Jesus reply? Who ~tood 

near the cross? Whnt did .Tesus say to Hie mother? What did 

Ile say to John? What rvnu there from the rrixth to the ninth 

hour? 4. Why was our divine Jdrd aba~~doned at that awful moment 

by His Eternal Father ? What did Hc exclaim P After a few 

moments' silence, what did He say? 5. lIrhat did one of the ~oldiera 

then do? When We hacl taskd the vincgar, \$what did Hc say? 

What did He cry ot~t with a loiul voice? What did 1Ie then do? 

Wae the grief of tbo Blessed Virgin great? 

~CONEUM~~ATZD, completed, finished.

CHAPTER LXXV. 

Jeszcs is hid the Sejarlchcr. 

nis sepnlchcr ullall be glorious.-Is. 11, m. 

I N order llint the bodies of those who were crucified rnigl~t 

not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, tha soldiers 

cmnc and broke thc leg8 of the two thieves ; but coming to 

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JESUS IS LAID IN TlIl SLSPULCUER. 

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Jcsus, tl~cy found Riin already dead. Hcnce there was no 

nccd to brcn,Ir. His legs. Fcnrjng, neverlhcless, that ~orna 

vcstigc of lifo might still rcmain in Rini, one of' tl~c ~01dicrs 

p?crcccl Riu side with a sljcur, arid irilmediatcly blood 

niid rvatcr cnrne forth. 

2. There was n~norlg the ~oc~*ct disciplcs of Jew% :L rich 

man, named Joseph of Arimatheu, n member of the council.

858 HISTORY OF TBE NEW TESTAMENT. 

Hc wcnt to Pilatr: ~ncl asked for the body of Jesus, that ha 

might bury it. Pilnte granted bis rcqucst. Then Joseph, 

together with Nicodcmus, took down tho sacred Body fro111 

the cross, ailcl wrappcd it up, with costly aromalic' spices, in 

LL linen ghroud. 

3. It so happened tl-int Joseph had a garden near the place! 

where Jesus rrras craciiied, ttild in the garden was a new Be- 

pulcher, hewn from the rock, wherein no one linci yct bccn 

buried. In this they laid tl~e body of Jesus, and rolled n 

great stone to the door of the scpulchcr. 

4. On the following day, thc chief-priests and the Pl~asi- 

scos went to lJilatc, and said : " Sir, we hnvo remembered 

tlmt that seduccr said, rvhilc RC was yet alive : 'Aftcr three 

days I will rise again.' Comnland, thcrcforc, tllc sepulcher 

to be guarded until the third day, lest His disciples come 

and steal EIirn away, and say to the pcople: ' Ile is risen 

from the dead.' " Pilate gttve them guards to watcli the 

scpulcher, uld they, moreover, sealed tl~e stone. The water 

and the blood that Iloi~red fro111 the side of Jesus, are figures 

of two great sacra~rients, 11urtlely : The blood refers to tlic 

Holy Eucharist and the water to the Holy Baptism. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Why did the solcliers brenlc the legs of the two thicves wl~o 

were cruciiicd 7 Why did tl~cy not bred tllosc of Jesus 'l Faring 

that notne vestigc

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CKAPTER LXXVI. 

Nor wilt Thou givo Thy Holy Olie to sce corruption.-PS. 15, IQ. 

ARLY in the morning, on Zhc tlnlird day, there ~vas ,z 

E great cnrtl~qoake. At tho same rno~acnt Jesus came 

forth froin the tomb, glorious 2nd imrnort:~l. h d an 

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angcl came down from hcavcn. His face shone like lightning, 

and his garments mere while as Snow. SO tcrl'ific~l' 

were the guards nl; his appcar:.mca that they swooncd away, 

allcl bscannle ss dead men. 

2. But the angel rolled thc stone from the door of the sepuloher, 

and sat upon it. As fioon nu the guards rccovcrcd 

TERRIFXED, fri~h tcned.

360 HISTORY OF TIlB NEW TESTAIIIRNT. 

fro= their terror, they mn in great haste to the city to tcll 

what they llad seen. Townrtls ~unrise, Mnry Magdalen, nnd 

Salome, ailcl 11;~ry Cleophas hrought spices to the sepnloher, 

irltcniiing to clnbalm thc body of Jcsns. As they drcw ncnr 

thc st?pulchcr they said ono to another: '( Who shall roll us 

back the stonc from thc door of the sepnlcl~cr?" 

3. Ilrhcn thcy came to thc place, they found lh& the stone 

had already been rolled away. Burprisecl :tnd alarmed, t hy 

cntered in, and behold, tho body of Jews was not lllore I 

Great, then, was their sorrow and distress, fur they knew riot 

what had become of the body of their Lord. But, immedi- 

atcly, two moll in slliuing garmeute etooil belore them. 

4. Seeing this, tlie women were afraid. But one of tllo 

: Be iioG affrighted. You seek Jesus 

angels said to tl~eln 

of Nazareth, who was crucified. 139 is risen. He is not 

here. Go, tell IIis disciples and Peter ! " The women joyfully 

went, arld told' the disciples what t1lc.y hat1 seen and 

he:~rd. In the meantime tl1e chief-priests collsultecl with the 

ancients, and then tl~ey 

the scpulcl~cr n great smn of money, and told them : " Say 

you that I-Iis tlisciplcs can-to by nigllt ant1 stole Rim away 

when we wcrc aslccp." The soldiers toulc the money and 

did as #hey were told. 

gave the eoldicrs that liad becl1 i ~ t 

1, Wbnt maa tliere eady in tlls morning on tlic! t11i1.d day? What 

did Jesu~ do at the same momcnt ? Who cal~ic down from heaven? 

Wbat was hie agpeurance? llrliat effect had hi^ appearance ou the 

guards? 2. Wt~tbt did 611e ul~gel do? What did the guai.ds do an 

goon as tlir?y ~.l!cove~~d from btieir telmrorP Wlrut did three dcvout; 

monlen brillg, atout suni.iss, to the ~epulcher.? he they drew IieLtr 

tho uepulclier, what dkL they sky ono to anothcr? 3. .Whr?11 they 

cmlne to the place, what did they flud? What did they do? Wlio 

stood immediately bufore tllorrl? 4. What (lid ono of tho ongcls sty 

to the women? What did the wonlen joyfully do? What did the 

chief-pricste an11 the auciente give and flay &to tho soldiere that had 

been at the eepulcher P

CHAPTER LXXVII. 

Tlli~ JCHUB hnth God inisod again, whereof rill wc u~~o 

sitncsscs.-- ActsZ, 33. 

OW, IkIary Magdalen, seeing that the stoile was rolled 

N m, from tlw sepuldler, md noticing Uiat thc body 

was 11ot there, went in all hastc to Jerusalem to tell thc news 

to the apostles. But inmxxliatcly ahc returned wccping to 

the grave, anti tllcre die snrv the two angels. Or~c of tlwm 

said to hcr : " \IToman, why ~vccpcst thou ? " 

2. Mnry sorromf~~lllly rcplied : " Because they hnvc tnlren 

away my Lord and I lmom not t.~horc they 11we laid Uim ! " 

When she had said this, shc turncd back and saw Jcsus 

standing. But she 1:l~cw not t11:it it was Jesus. I-Ic said to 

her: Whom'secbest tliou ? " She, thinking that it rvas tl~c 

gardener, replied : "Sir, if thou hast takcn Him, Ccll me 

where tliou liavt litid 31im, arid 1 will take Him away." Jcsus 

said to her : '. Mnry ! " 

3. Immediately rccognieing IXirn she fell down nt His feet, 

ancl exclnilllcd : " Rabboni ! " that is to say, " hfnster." lic 

said to bcr : "GO to My brethren, and say to them : i nsccnil 

tu My Patller and to your l?nthcr, to My Cod mrlyour Gad." 

IIe irlsbntly disappeared. Thc s:ttnc day Jesus appeared 

also to the other women and to Simon Peter. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Pcoilig tlic aln)llc: rolled asay from ll~c ~~pnlclio~: wfint did Mary 

Magtlalcn du? W11:it (lid slic itlt~rw~trds do? l\rli:~f {lid slir, sec 

illere? IVhilt did OIIC of tIicrl~ sxy to Ilcr? 2. \\'hat did M;~ry sclrro\rf~rll-y 

rcply Y \Yhcn sllct 11:1cl dollc tltis, w11om dirl s11c wnc htiuld- 

ing? Ditl 3110 know Jesas? W'llsl ditl Jcsl~s say k~ ltcr*? What 

did ti1113 roply 7 8, lln~ncdintely 1-ncog11iming Hirll, ~vhat 

clicl d1r9 do? 

What did sllc cxclairn? Wlr:ti did TIC LLLJ' 10 her? TV11:it Ilr~pptuiud 

then? Thc saiuc dtly, to whom dirl Jcsns nlsu appear?

362 ElIYTOltY OF THE NEW TICSTAhIEXT. 

CHAPTER LXXVIII. 

Jtszu Ajfears to Two of His Disciples 072 tfie cuny to 

Em~nuzxs. 

They &hall obtain joy and gladness; sorrow aud monrning shall 

flee away.-IY. 51, 12. 

N the evening of the rcsurrection, two of the disciples 

9 went to Emmaus, and talked together of the eucnts 

that had taIcen plnco in Jen~salern. Jesus surldcnly jojncd 

the~n under thc form of a siranger. IIe malkcd on ~iL1, 

thern, but thcy knew Iiirn not. IIe aslied them what thcsc 

events were of ~vl~ich they sl~olre, and why they appeared so 

sad. 

2. Then one nf tllcm, whose name was Cleophas, nnswcrcd 

: "Art Thou alone a stranger in .Jcrus:~lem, a11(1 hast not 

lrnotvn the things that have been dolie tllcre in ilicsc rlnys't " 

Tl~en Jesus xskcd : " What tlliilgs ? " They replicd : '' Con- 

cerning Jesus of Nazareth, ~ 1110 was :L j,rol>hct, ant1 cunccrll- 

ing our chicf-pricsts and rulers who crucified IIim. Now to- 

day it is tllc third day since these things were done. Yca, 

somc women, also of our cornlxany, v1110 bnvc been at the 

aepulch~r, say illat He is alive." Whcn Jesus llacl hearcl 

these words, He n:~i(l to the111 : 0 foolish and slow of lieart 

to believe dl tliu things which the prophets have spoken! 

Ought not Christ to have sufl'crcd these things, aid so enter 

into I'lie glory ? " 

3. Then, beginning with Moses and the prophets, He explained 

tu them c~~crything in tllc scri1)turcs that as said ilt 

relation tJo IIimsel f. When they reaahod Emrnnus, He was 

about to tnlie lenvc! of thcm, but they prcsscd Hixn to remill 

wit11 them, as the day was far spent. I-Ic remailled accordingly. 

4. But when they sat do1v11 to tt~ble, He took bred ancl 

blessed it, and gave it to thcm. And immecli;~tcly their eyes

wcrc opcncd, :tnd they 1;ncw Trim. But IIo vanished from 

thcir sight. They thcn said to oi~c ui~othcr : '' Was not our 

hcnrt bur~litlg within us wliiIst IIe was ,spc:tking in the 

way?" The 6nmf3 evening they rct~~rilecl to Jcrusalel~1, 

wl~ere they fo~tnd the eleveii gathcmd together, ~v11o exclaimed: 

"The llorcZ is risen inclceci, tmd hat11 nppenrcd to 

Simoi~.'' The two dieciples now told thc apostles how they 

also had sccn the Lord, and how they knew Him in the 

breaking of bread. 

QUESTIONS, 

1. Who-suddenly joined the two disciples who mcro going to Emmnus 

on the ererli~ig of the resurrcctiori ? Tkc disciples not recognising 

JIim, ~r.bt did IIe do? And whst did Ile ask them? 2. 

What did Clcophas then say to ITim? What did thcy k11 Him? 

When Jesus I~ad hcnrd lhose \vords, what did He say 7 3. Beginning 

with BIoses and the propheb, ~i~hat did He explain to them? 

When they reached Emmntrs, ~vf.~at trlrs He about todo ? But what 

did thcy do ? And what did FIc do 7 4. U'he11 they sot down to 

table, what did Hc do7 Arid in~~neclintcly wliat liappened ? But 

what did Ho do? 1l7hat diti they tlien say to one another? 

Whithcr dicl they rcturrl tho suma evening? \\*.C'llat did they tell 

the apoetles 7 

CHAPTER LXXIX. 

jiszfs Appears to the Asse?rtliZed apostle.^, a d fistitlties the 

Sacvn$rie?it of Pc~ance. 

Confess, therefore, your sins one to nnother.4ames 5, 16. 

HEN the apostles wcrc assernhlcd together in a room 

W in Jcrusnlen~, the doors of which lrera closcd, Jesus 

came and stood in their midst, saying to tl~cm: "Peace bc 

to you l It is I, fear not1 " Tllcy tramblcd with fear, 

thillking it was a ~pirit. But Jlc mid to thcnl: " TITby aro 

you troubled? Scc My lla~lcls nnrl feet ! A spirit bat11 not 

flesh nnd bones as you sol: 3Io to l~nvc.~' 

2. Tken IIe ~homccl thorn .Ilis I~ttntls, Hib E&, :tnd His 

side. But thcy, still wunilcrccl, and wcre scarcely able to bc-

lievc their own eyes, ~vhcn Jesus nsl

JESUS ~RSTOtl'A TIIJB FTIPRRMl7 PASTORSHIP. 3b5 

I \\.ill ~c!t 111) onc r;licq)lie~.tl 

over tliern :~licl lie crlixll fccd 

tl~cm.-~~eclisl.~~, 23. 

T tlie command of thcir Lord, tho zpostlcs lcft Jcruss 

A lem and went into Gnlilee. There Sosns nl~pcarcd to 

tbuxn 0110 day on the b:mks of thc! 1:ilco of (;oncsarotll, and 

l I . l ' : 8 1 ' . PETER TUE SUPREME PASTORSHIP. 

having blessed tliern, He ate with them. And aftcr thcy had 

eaten, the Lord saicl to Simon Peter : '' Simon, son of John, 

Iovest thou Me morc than thesc? " Peler answcrcd : Yea, 

Lord, Thou knomest that I love Thee.'' 

2. Jcsus s.zid to him : " Feed M y Iambs." Then the Lord 

sdd to Him again : Simon, Son of John, lovtrst thou Me 0

3G6 IIISTORY OF TIIIF NEW TESTA~ILRT. 

Petcr again rcpliod : Yea, Lord, Thou Irnomcst tlist I love 

Thee." And Jcsus spoke to hirn again : " Feed My lamb^ ! " 

Then Jesus, as though to try XIis apostle still furthcr, nslzed 

him s third time : Simon, Hon of John, lovest thou Me? " 

Peter was grievecl becausc his divinc Master sccmed to doubt 

his love, and he answered wn.rnily and earncstly : '' Lord, 

Thou knowest all things, Thou lcilowcst that I love Tl~ce 1 " 

Thcn thc Lord said to him : " Feed My sheep." 

3. On a previous occasion the Lorcl had chosen Fctcr ns 

the foundation of the ch~xrcll; later on Christ bestowcd on 

Peter the gift of uncrring faith for himself ancl for hi8 brctllreri 

; and now Jesus c~i~fidc?s to him the labs and the sllecp 

--that is, the wholc floclc, But the flock of Christ is tllo 

True Church, Hence, if it is the duty of Pctcr to govern tllo 

mholc cllurch of Christ, it must also be the duty of the rncmhers 

of tlie church to obcy Petcr. TVhosnever, thercfore, 

does not obey Peter, or his successors, be cannot enter into 

tho friendship of Christ. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. At the eommantl of their Lord, whnt did the apostles do? 

There, what did Jesus OIIC (lay do 7 After they had eaten, whnt 

clitl the Lord say to Simon Yctcr? What did Peter answer? 2. 

W11a.t did Jesus say to Him? What did tlie Lorcl sny to him again? 

What did Petar again reply 7 Whnt did Jesus say to him again? 

Wliat did Jesus ask him a third time? Why was P&T grieved? 

What did he answer warmly and earnestly? What did tho Lord 

then nay to him7 3. What three privileges did the Lord be~ltow on 

Peter and his saccessors? If it ie the duty of Peter and his successore 

to govern the church, what must the duty of the faithful boy

TJlE ASCENSIOh' OF JEBTJS CHRIST. 8G7 

CHAPTER LXXXI. 

The Arcension of]tstt.r Chvisi. 

Lift np yoilr gates, 0 gc princes, thc King of Glory shall cnter 

ill.-Pa, 23,9. 

T H U S it wns that Jesus often appeared to His npostles 

after His resurrection, and spoke to thcm of the kingdom 

of God ; that is to say, of all that was rcqaisite for the 

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368 IIISTOIZY OF TRR XISIV TESTANEXT. 

Wt~tlier, and of thc Son, :~~zcl of thc Holy Ghost ; teaclling 

tl~cin to ob~jcrve all tliing~ nh:~tsocvcr I hs1.e co~nr~~nndc 

you. And, behold, I an1 with you dl days, eve11 to the consummation' 

of the world." 

3. L' He that Lelieveth, and is baptised, shall bc saved; but 

he that bclicvoth not, shall bc conrlemned. And these signs 

fillall follorv them thsl believe. In My n;tlne thcy shall cast 

out devils; they shall speak with new tongues ; they tillall 

talrc up serpents ; and if they ~haIl drinlr ally deadly thing, 

it sllall not hurt tl~cm.'> IIe then ttank thern to hInnnt 

Olivot, raised 1113 His bancls nad Mevvecl tllcrn. 

4. Tlien He begtul to asccntl, ailcl soon a cloud llicl Him 

from their sight. Whilst thry stood looking sorrowf~rlly 

aftcr Hini, two nngelu appcnrtd to t11enz in shinillg ~vhit,c 

garments, saying : '' Ye men of Gnlilcc, why stand yuulooking 

up to heaven ? This Jesus who is talccn np fro111 you into 

heaven, so shall 1Ie come, ns yon have seen IIiril going 

into hcm~en." 

b. Heariiig these words, t1.1e apostles fell donm and adored 

God, and returned to Jerusrtlem, praising and blessing God. 

Many other things which Jesus did are not related in the 

Gospel; for St. John thinlis that if thcy were all ~vrittci~, tl~c 

world itself would not be nblc to contain all the books. But 

this much has been written, that ttwe may bclieve that Jesus 

is the So11 of God ; and that, believing, me may have life in 

His name. 

QUESTIONS. 

l. What did Jesusoften do after His resurrection P Of what did IIe 

speak to them? On what day did I-Ie manifest Hitn~elf for the last 

time to Ilis.zpostles? What did EIecomurand them to do? 2 and 3. 

Whither did ITc take them? Urhst did He then say to tothe1117 

tF71iat did Hc then do? 4. WThat didHc then begin lo do ? What 

soon hid Him from their sight P Whilst they stood looking upnftcr 

Him, who appeared to thcm? What did the angels say? 5. 1Iearing 

those words, what did the apostlcs do? What are not rclatcd in 

the gotjpel? For wbnt reason (foes St. John thinlr so? Butwhy 

has this much been wnttcn? 

l Coasb~arr~ro~, termination, end.

SECOND SECTION 

THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. 

The EZtcfion of Jfatt/rias.-UesceFct of the JT04 GAnst. 

You shnll receive the porver of tho Holy Ghost couling upon 

yot1,-Acfr 1, S. 

tSCENDINC from Blount Olivet, tIlc apostles rcpaired 

D' to the upper chamber., or supper-room, of the llou~e 

in which thcy us~~ally nssembled. There they remained in 

prayer for ten days, wit11 Mary the ~riotl~cr of Jesus, several 

othcr holy women, and a, grvit number of disciples, the 

number of persons bcing abont one huudrccl and t~~cnt~y 

During those days of prayer, Yctcr, rising up, said that it 

was expedient l that a new apostle sllould be chosen instead 

of the traitor Judas. 

2. Two of the disciples were then proposed: Joseph, 

called Barsnbas, and fiIattIlisu. After praying fbr light from 

above, they cast lots, and tho lot fell upon Mattllias, who 

was numbered with the elevcn nposlles, and filled the place 

lcft vacant by the lamentable fall of Judas. Ten days after 

the ascension, the Jews celcbratecl the Feast of Pentecost. 

3. On that day the apostle^^ were assembled together, persevering 

in prayer, when s~tddenly there cn~ne a sound frorn 

heaven as of a mighty rushing wind, and it filleci the ~vllule 

house where they were sitling. Therc nppexed to tllein 

cloven tongues, as it were of fire, ant1 it sat upon every one 

of them. And they were fillcd wit11 the Holy Ghost, ancl 

began to speak in divers tonguca. SW 

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advisable, proper. 

Bcnvarrs, Bible Hint. 2 L

4. Non-, thc1.c mere nt tllnl limc, in Jertis~lem, Jc\~s from 

every ilatioll undcr lieartm, ~vlio hnil co~nc? for ille cclcbmtion 

of the least. These, having hearcl of what had tiken pl~cc, 

11a-stenecl with a great nurnhcr of the inhtl1)itants of Jerusalcln, 

to the house wherein ihc apostles were asscmbletl. 

Each one was astonished to he;~r them spcd~ in his owtl 

tonpe. 

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5. But some of the people! ma(:l

wonders, nncl signs, which Goci did by IIim in tlw mirlst of 

you, as you also kno~rp; Hiln you l~avo crnciiiccl unil put to 

cleslh by the hands of ~vicked 3ncn. Clot1 hat11 rrtiscd Hilrl 

up, whereof wc all are wit~lcssee. Rcing exdtecl, therefore, 

hy the right hand of Gocl, nnd havii~g reccired of the Father 

tha promise of tlis IIoly Ghost, He hat11 ponrcd foxth this 

al~ich you set! nnd haar." 

7. Thercforc, Ict all the house of Isra.el kx~om rnost nssrircdly 

that Gocl hnth nlsdo Ern TIorcI and Clirist, this salrle 

dcsus whoin you have crucifiotl." The word8 of Pctcr had n 

tlivinc po~ver that penetrated nll hcarts, ancl many, rcpeniing 

of thcir sins, tukccl Peter nnr2 the olllcr npostlcs what thy 

onglil; to do. Peter sniil to tllc~n: "Do pcnnnce, and 110 

bnptieed, evcry nnc of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for 

the remission of your sins, aulil you shall reccivc! thc gift of 

the Holy G11ost." They rcccivcci his words with joy, and 

on that day about three thousand persons were baptined. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Deaccnding from Mount Olivet, where dill the aporrtles go? 

Nl~at did Ulcsy do Ulere? Diiring tlroae clays of prayer, what clid 

Pctcr cny, rising up? 2. \\'kst w:ts then donc'f Upon shorn did 

the lot fall ? Wllnt did tlie Jews cclcbrnle ten clay aftcr the Hecellh 

ion? 3. \\'hat took place on that day when tllc apostles wore as- 

~clr~blerl hgethcr, pcrscvc?ring in prnycr 7 \f hat then nppcnred 

k) them? With \\bat were they filled? And bcgnn to do wlint? 

4. \Vho were at that timc in Jcraaakm? Whnt dicl tliese do ~vlicn 

they lieard of what Irt~d t:rlten plscc4 At wlist wns cnch one fintonislml? 

6 and 6. I'I'Ilat did ~owo of the peoplc, mocking them, say? 

What did Peter, going for111 from tho honse, Rajr? 7. Whnt power 

hnd his ~vords? What effect bad they ? What did they ask Peter 

ant! the other apostlcs P \\rl~at did Pctcr say to them ? How dill 

thcp receive his words? How ~nmy of them wore bnptisod ou thnt 

1iny ?

812 HISTORY OF T~IC NEW TRSTAMRKT. 

CHAPTER LXXXIII. 

A Lng?re Bfitjr Cyi1.d fiy Z'eter and Johtl.--Thcy irlce b~vrr~ht 

befort the Co~mcil. 

Tho worlcs that I do, he a180 ~Liall do, and greater than these 

shall be do.-Jolw 14, 1.2. 

NE day, Pctcr and John were going up to the tcmple to 

() pmy. Therc WM at Wle gate cnlhd the Bcnutiful, a 

man who was lame from his Lirtb, and who lV\.ns carried every 

day to the g&te of the tcn~plo to beg dn~s from thoue who 

went in. Secing Peter a.11~1 John he asked tlicm for an alms. 

Rut Poter said to him : " Silvcr nntl gold I havc none, bul 

what 1 have I give thee: In thc name of Jefiu~ Christ of 

Nnxareth, rise up and wnllr I" 

2. TIlcn having tnben thc man by the right hand, Peter 

lifted him up, aid ir~~rneclintcly 

firm. Then, Icaping up, hc storrtl nnil walked, ant1 entered 

with them into the ternple, prising :ird blessing (3od. All 

tllc pcople were filled wilh amazement to see the Inme man 

~vdlsing and leaping. 

3. But I'cter szid to them : '( Ye mcn of Israel, why woncler 

you at this? or why look you upon us %# if by our 

strength we hail made this ~nan to wdk. Tl~c Oocl of our 

fathers hath glorified IIiu Son Jesus, whom you clcliverecl up 

his feet and soles becan~e 

to death. The hith which is by Him has given this perfect 

~oundness in the sight of you nll. I: know that you did it 

through ignorance. Be penitcat, therefore, anci bc converted, 

that your sins mny be blotted out ! " 

4. Many of those who Iicard these rvords were converted. 

Dul while the apostles were yct spctllring to the pcople, tile 

priests and the ofIicers nf the tcmple came and laid 11nnds an 

them, and cast them illto prison, where they remained till 

thc follolving day, 

5. Then the chief-priests and thc ancients ]lad the npostlea 

brought before them, and asked : " By what pawer, or in

d LAME MAN CURED BY PETER AND JOB&. 373 

whom name hnvc you done this ? " Peter answered: "B0 it 

lrnown to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the 

name of our I~crrd Jcsns Christ of Nazareth, whom you cru- 

cified, whom Gocl hath raised from the dead, even by Him, 

doth this man stand here before you whole." 

h Thc chief-priests and the ancients ordered Pcter and 

John to bc taken out, and said one to another: "Whnt shall 

IVC do to these men? for amiracle, indeed, hath bccr~ done 

by them, conspicuous1 to all the illllabitnnts of Jerusalcnl; it 

js manifest, and WC oannot dcny it. But that it may be no 

fl~rthcr divulged' among the people, let us threaten them, 

that Q~ey speak no more in this name to any man." 

7. Then, calling tho tnro npostlcs, thcy charged them nut 

to spca.1~ at all in tl~c name of Jesus. But they ar>eacrctl 

them, saying: '' If it bo just in Ule eight of Got1 to hcnr you 

rather tl1ar1 God, judge ye, for we an.nnot but speak the 

things which we liavo seen and heard." 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Whither werc Peter nnd John otlc dn,y ~oi~lg 

tllclo at tho Ucn~iLih~l 

up? Wlln was 

yntc? Sccillg Peter atid Julltr ~vllnl (lid 110 

do? Bat what did Petcxl. ~ttg to llirn? P. What dirl l'cter tllm do? 

And what lrnppcl~cd i~n~nedial~ly? And \c-hut did the niail do? 

With what wcrc all the people Iillecl? 3. What did Peter WILY to them? 

4. nut wl~ilo the apostles vcro yet spcv~king to tlle poopl~, who 

came? What did they do to thc apostlee? 6. What did the ohiefpric.sts 

snd the ancicnts then do? What did fBcy !yk them? What 

did llebr anwwc+r? 6. WIlrrt dicl thc clicf-priest6 and tho rlilciente 

say to one tlnothet,? 7. What did thcy then chwge th two apoatloe? 

But wkut did tbcy anslvcr P 

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CHAPTER LXXXIV. 

HICN l'ctcr slid John told the disciples a11 that had 

t:~lc~)~ plnce, they wcrc exaitcd to great fervor, and 

prayecl thnt Uocl might' strengthon t.hem in the faith, and 

worlr: sigiis ancl wonclcrs by tltoir l~:i~ltls. J\Thilst tllcy thus 

prayed, tlie lace wherein tlicy wore, nr:is sli:tlcen, ancl Ihe 

IIoly Gbost co~i~ing upon thctn, imp:u.tc:tl to thcm the gift of 

courage ailcl tllc spirit of concord. 

2. Tl~cy I~erscc~rccl in the doctriile of tl~c al,ostlcs, in 

prayer and in the breski~ig ol the bread; that is, the apostles

ANANXAB AND SAPHIRA. 375 

celebrated the holy sacrifice of tho mass, and the faitliful rccoived 

Holy Communion. Thus thcy became so perfect that, 

of their own accord, thcy solcl all thoy had, nnil brought the 

price thereor to the apostlcs to ilistributc nnlong the poor. 

It so happened that a ccrtnin mnl?, l~amccl Aaanins, ~vitll hix 

wife Snphira,l sold a piece of land, and brought a portion of 

the pricc to the apostles. They acted as if they hacl given 

the ~vllole price ; yetthey co~icenled a part for tllernselvcs. 

3. 13ut Peter said: "Ananias, xviiy lint11 Satan teml~ted 

thy honrt tht~t thou shoulclst lic tn the IIoly Ghost, ni~cl by 

fra11cl lrccp pn~t of tlie price of tllc f 

Wl~cn thcy became so perfect, whet did they do P Who sold n picco 

of lantl? What did thoy bring to the ylostles? What did they 

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376 TIXSTORY OF THE NEW TE8TAMENT. 

conccal? 3. Dut what did l'etor say? What did A~innins da when 

Re heard thcec words? 4. Whet ca.w upon all who 11eal.d it,? 

!Irha,D did the ~roung men do? Abollt thm 1lonl.s nrter, who r~rno 

in? \\'hnt, did Peter say to hor? What did aho say? Whatdid 

Ihtc~. tlron do? fsr~ging what? B. What hnppcllod immodintcly'! 

Wbnt did tlie yo1111g Illen, coming in, do? I\'ilh rht~t oughl; this 

tcrriblo p~lrii~hmellt of Auat~inu lrud Snpllira to iuspirc us? 

CHAPTER LXXXV. 

If yo11 pttrtr~kn of the aufleriug of Cllrist, rejoice, t11~t ~-hon His 

g101.y 13111111 be ~.evealed, SOII ~tiay nl~o be glad with 

exdiogjoy -1. I'ct. .4,13. 

p -HI3 apostles mrought many fiigns %lid wonders among 

- tllc pcople. The sick rrrera i)rought forth into thc 

strcets on hctls or conchcs, 80 that nt Ioast the shadow of 

Peter n~igl~t fall upon thcm, and they might bo cured. Ey 

tl~c daily repetition of tlicso prodigies, the number of be- 

Iievera W:LS wonderfully increased. Wherefore, the hig11priest 

caused dl the twelve apostles to be eeized ar~d cast 

into prison. 

2. Rut nn nngel of the Lord came by night, nntI opening 

the dooss of the prieon, led them forlh sit-ying : " Go, and, 

st-anding, spcn-k in the tetnple to the people tl~o words of 

life I ?' Hearing this, they went into the temple, at the clawn 

of clay, and taught. Thc chicf-pricsts rvcsc enraged xvhen 

they heard that the apostIes werc again teaching in the 

temple. 

3. They gave orders to have them irnmeclidely arrested 

mncl put in prison. The11 thc apostles mert? ngnin brought 

bcforc the council, and thc cldcrs said : WC commanded 

you that poa should not teach in this name. Behold, you 

bnvs fillcd Jelusalem with your doctrine." Petcr and the

TRF: TWXTJVE APOSTIJES IN PRISON. 377 

apostles answered: " We ought fn obey God rather than 

men. The God of our fathers hnth raised up Jesus, whom, 

you put tu death, hanging him upon a tree.'' 

4. Thig Prince and Sa~rior, God hath exnltcd with His 

right llnnd, to give penitence to Israel, and re~lxissio~l of 

sins." When the priests and ancients heard these things 

they werc filled with anger, and thought to put the apostles 

to death. But one of the council, n Pharisee named Camaliel, 

sdoctor of the law,and respected by all thc people, rising 

up, com~nsnded the men to be removed for a little while. 

5. Hc then addressed tllc council, saying: "Ye mcn of 

l#rael, consider with y0111'~elve~ what yolt are about to do 

with thcso rnen. If this rvorlc be of men, it will fall to nothing. 

But if it be of God, you are not able to clcstroy it, lest, 

pcrhspa, you bc fonncl to opposc Iiod." Thcy agreed with 

C:arnnlicl, and calling in tho apostlcs, tl~cy scourged tbem, 

and charged them to speak no more in the llalr~e of Jesus. 

6. But thc apostles went Eortll from the presence of the 

council rc,joiciag that they were nccountcd worthy to suffer 

reproach fo~ the name of Jesus. They went daily tu the 

temple, and from house to house, teaching arid preaching to 

tl~c people, proclnimillg everywhere the and power of 

the crucified Bavior of the world. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Whr~t did thc apostle^ mork aruorlg the jleo~df!? Who rern 

brought for*th into thc streets? By wl~nt, falling upot~ t,f~ern, n-erc 

they cured? qrhat did the ~ight of those pl-odigios do? Wllttt did 

the high-prieet, tl~e~seforc, cauue to be douoP 2. 13ut what clid an 

nr~gel nf thc Lord do? Baying what? Hearing thi~, what; did they 

do? 8.4. Wh8t orders did tho chief-prie~tn give? When the npnatletl 

were again brought before them, what did thcy ~sny l What did the 

npostlra answer ? When the ohief - priests and nucienta heard 

this, with w1.11ttt werc they filled? What did thcy tliink? Wl~at 

did Gamr~Iie1, one of tha council, commnnd to ho dono'? 5. FVt~nti 

did he any, addressing the conncil? J)id they rlgrPs with Gumnli~ll? 

'What did they do to tll~ apostles? B. But what did the opc~litle~ 

do? Whnt did they do daily?

EIISTORY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. 

CHAPTER LXXXVI. 

E&im of Br ~eacorrr.-~te~9~ttt the First RYRY~~P-, 

Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, 

that thou fulfillit -Coil. 4, 17. 

S the number of the disciples increased, it happened 

A that somc poor widows wrre neglected iu the d:~ily 

distribution. Hcncc it was that the apostles, c:llliiig togcthcr 

the multitudc of tlic disciples, said : " It is nut fit tli:~t 

me shoultl leave the worcl of God, :m1 scrvc L~hlcs. Tlicrc. 

fore, brethren, look out ulnong you sewn mcn of good rcpntntion, 

full of tllc Ifoly Ghost and wisdom, ~vhom WC may 

appoint over this bt~siiiess. " 

2. This proposal was plcnsing to thc disciples. Thcy 

chose Stcphen, a man full of faith ancl of tho Holy Spirit, 

~villl Philip nnc-l five others These they presented to the 

apostles, nrho pmpccl ovcr thetn, :~nd irr~poscd linnds upon 

thcm. Stephcn, full of grncc and pomcr, did grcnt rronrlcrs 

amongst the people. Sorne of tllo lllost lcnrnc(2 of tllc doctors, 

cnvging his fame, bcgan to dispute with him, but even 

they c0111d not equul tl1e mnrvellouul wisdom with which IN 

spolro. 

3. Ashamed of their defeat, thcy stirrcd up the pcoplc 

againat Him. IIe was seized ancl brought before tlie coui~cil. 

'J'hcy then bro11gh t up fnlsc tvitnt!ssca, wlio tcstificd that hc 

ccascd not to speak against t.lic holy place ailcl t11c Inw. All 

the mcmbera of l110 cou~lcil loolicd nngrily upon hiw, but 

they saw his face alli~litlg like that of an angcl. Fillcd wit11 

divine lovc ant1 thr! Spirit of God, Slcplicn reltlindecl tl~e~n of 

tllo \vonclers ~vliich God llscl wrougllt for their fathers ia 

Egypt uiid othcr plsccs. 

4. After sho~vinp t hciil hov* t'angratcf~~l tl~cir fnthcrfi l~srl 

been, hc co~~clucled with tlicsc ~r.ords : " IYit1.1 n fitifl' ncclc 

ancl uncircuinciscrl hcart and cars, you dways resist the 

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BTEPIIEN TEE FIRST MARTYR. 379 

Holy Ghost, as your fathers did. Which of the prophets 

Ilavc not your fathers persecnled? Ancl thcy have s1:iin 

tllosc who forctold the coming of the Just One, of whom you 

11ave been now betrayers and mixrderers ! " 

5. When they he:~rd him speak thus, they rqcd, and 

gnnshcrl thair tceth with fury. But Stcphcn, being filler1 

with the Holy GhostJ Iookcd up stcadfnstly into l~eaveti, u~tl 

E;IW the glory of God, and Jesus standing at thc right hand 

of God. ?\'hen the Jcws hcard him tell his vision, they 

cried out \vitI~ Iond voice and stoppctl their cars, and ruslling 

upon him with 0110 accord, drove him out of tl~e city, and 

sloiled him. 

6. Whilst Steplicn was being put to death, R young rnan 

nsmcd Saul lield tllc gar~nents of t11e niurdcrers. But 

Slepllcn, falling on his knecs, crietl mill1 a. loud voicc: 

"Idorcl, lay not this sin to tlleis charge! " Whan 11e had 

said tl~~x words, hc cxpirctl. The praycr of St. Stephcn 

for his cnemies was vcry plcasing to God, sncl somc say thr~t 

tlirough this prayer, Saul reccivcd, later on, tllo grace of 

conversion.

880 nISTORY OF THE NEW TESTAIIENT. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. As the number of the dieciples increased, what hnppcned? 

Bence, what did the apostles do? Saying what 7 2. M'l~om {lid thc 

disciples chooee? W hat did the apostles do when thc seven \\'ere 

preeented? What did Stcphcn do among the people? N'tiat did 

gome of the most learned of tllo Jewish doctoir;, envying his fnmc, 

do? What follo~vcd ? 3. Abhamerl of their defeat, allat did tllcy 

do? What waa done to Stephen P Whom did tbcy bring up P 

Wbat did thcy testify 7 \\'hen the member8 of tIlo colincil lookcd 

angrily upon him, did tbey sec7 Ofwhatdid Stcphenremind 

thcm7 4. Whet did hc show them ? In what wordrr did Ilo conetude? 

5. When tbey henrd him speak tbns, whnt did they do? 

But what did Stephen do? Whet did he ~eu7 lIrl~en the Je~rw 

heard liim tcll 11is vision, what did thcy do? B. II'l~ilst Stepl~en 

waR being p11t to death, who Iield tt~e gxmwnle of tho murdcrert;? 

Vhst did Steplien, falling on his knees, cry ont? Wl~sl I~appcnecl 

then7 Was the prnycr of Stephen for his cncmics pleasing toGod? 

CHAPTER LXXXVII. 

The Sncmrtte~tt of Cu~lf~~~rrrtion.-Rn~tis~~ ofthe Ofl~cf of 

Qr4eert Ca?zrince. 

Ile that Lelioveth atld is baptised, shall Lc.susc!tl.-hf(zrk 16, 16. 

1 ll3R the deltth of Stephen, the disciples of J'csue 

Af" Cl~rist were grievously nfflictcd in Jcrt~saleln. Arnul~g 

the worst of the persc?cutors was Saul, the salno who I~nd 

held tl~u gsrrrients of those nrllo put Stcphen to dealh. I-Ic 

wer~t from I~ouse to house, dragging out lnen and wo~r~en who 

professed to be follo\r.ers of Christ, and threw them into 

prison. 

2. 011 nccount of this fierce oppression, thc disciples were 

scattcrcd abroad through all Juden nnd Samat-ia, preacl~ing 

evcrywhcre thc gospcl of Jesus Christ. The deacon Pliilip 

trrent to Samhrin, where he cured nll ~nnnner of diseases. 

The inhabitants of that city received the gospcl with joy, Le. 

licvcd and were baptitled.

9. When the apostles in Jcnis~~lcm heard this they sent 

Peter m ~d Jol111 to (:onfirm tlic ncwly bnptiaed. The two 

apostles went to Barnaria and prnycd for the new Christians. 

Thcn they impoeed hands upon them, and they rcceived the 

Holy Gllost. After Peter and John had preached thc gospel 

i11 Sarnaritl, and t4bc country round about it, they returned to 

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4. But an angel appeared to Philip, rsying : "Arise, and 

go towards the south, to the way that gocth from Jerusalem 

down to Gnzn 1 'I Philip wentimmccliately. While jouniey- 

ing along, he was ovcrtnken on the road By an officer of Call- 

(lace, Queen of Ethiopia, who was returiling froni Jerusalem, 

where 11e had gone to worship, 

5. As he rode along, sitting in his chariot, he rend nloud 

the prophecy of Isaias. Then the tjpiril sn.i(l to Philip : " Go 

near, and join thyself to that chariot l '' lle did so, and

382 RTSTORY OF T~T.: NICW TRBTAX~KNT. 

heard the officer reading tllr: wortls : "As :L s1leop, 1% nr:is 

Icd to tl~t! sltrugl~ter; and, lilrr! ,z lamb, ~~it~houL a voice, before 

His shearer, so opcncd l-IC not IIis ~uu~tth." Philip 

asked him : '' Thinkest thou that thou 11nclorst;mc2est what 

thou readcst 7 " The officer rcplicd : 'l How can I, ur~lesv 

woIne one ~liom me ? " 

6. IIe then rcqucstetl Philip to come up into Ihc cha~iat 

and it, wit11 him. Philip ditl so, a~id, beginling with the 

tcxt which had puzzled thc ofliccl., ? ~e ex1)l;iinod to him a11 

tllc Scriptures relating to Jcsns Christ, instrut:tinghim in tlie 

mystery of rerlcmption. As tllcy ~oile on, thoy cnlne to a 

stream, rind the stranger ~a,icl to Philip: Scn, horc ja water, 

allat binclcrcth me from Loing b:q)lised? '' 

7. Pbilip rcplied: "If tllou believcst will1 thy wllole 

hcart, thou mnycst ! " IIe nnsweretl : "I believe that Jesue 

Christ is the Son of God.]' He then stollpod the cImriot, 

itnd thcy Loth weilt do~vn into tlic water, and I'lli lip baptised 

tlie offi~cr. But when they cune up out of thc wntcr, thc 

Spirit of thc Ilnrtl toolr :nvay Pllilip, and thc officer saw him 

no more. Praising ancl tlossing God, bo went bank jnyfuljy 

to his own country. 

QUESTIONS. 

I. After thc denthof Stepl~en, what hnppenetl? Wton;lsamongst. 

the worst of the pcrsecutors? fVhnt did he do? 2. What was the 

result of thie fierce pereeci~tinn P Wlio went to Sairinrit~? M'lr at 

did hedo 111ol.r:'t Mrbatdjdtlie jnlrabitants of thnt city tlo? 3, What 

did the apo~tleu in Jerusalem do wllc~l they hcard thiu 4 What did 

these two apostles, being cotne, do? Aflcr they had preached ttlo 

gospel in Gamaria, what did Peter ar.dJohndo? 4. Who appcrrrcd to 

Philip? Gaping what ? By whom was Philip nvertakcrk on the romttl? 

6. What was the officer reading aloud as he rode along in his chnriot? 

What did the spirit gag to Philip? Whnt wortls dicl Ile hear 

the officer roaclirig? \Vhrttdid Philip ask him? Wlist tlitl the ofiicer 

reply 4 6. What did he thenrequest Philip todo? I-lnvingdono 

so, what did Philip do? What did the oiIicer say \vlleli tlley cairie 

to a stresln? 7. What did I'liilip mty? WImL (lit1 11e then do? 

IVl~nt did tl~ep both do? Brit when they came ot~t of the water, 

what happened? What ditl the oflicer do P

TlTW CONVERSION OF S?LIJTt. 383 

By tha grace of God, I am1 hat T nlll ; ant1 IIis grace in rlie hah not 

beell void.--I. Go?.. 15,lO. 

AUL, fitill breztl.ting thrcnt~l and slaughter against the 

S disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ, went to the high- 

priest, n.nd asked hiin for letters to Damnscns, that he might 

bring the disciples whom hc found there p~~isoners t-o Jeruex- 

v -v-- 

v p-=-..-- 

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BAUL STRUCK BOTN ON THE ROAD TO DAJIASCUS. 

lem. As he journeyed on the road to Damascus, sucldenly s 

great light from hea,r.cn shone around him. Struck as if by 

lightning, he fell to the ground. 

2. At the san~e momcnt, he heard a voicc saying : c' Saul, 

Snul, why (lost tl~ou pcrset:ute Me ? " Xaul as1:cd : '\lTho 

art Thon, Lord? " Tlic voice rcpIiec1: 'L I rLm Jcsus, whom 

thou dost persecute." Tremblilig ~t~itl~ fear, nnd much 

nstonisl~cd, Saul said : " Lord, what wilt Thou have me to 

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?$(i IIISTORY OF THE NEW TUTAMENT,. 

CHAPTER XC. 

In OIIR spirit were we all bapti~edinto one body, whether Jews or 

Gentiles.-I. Cor. 19, 13. 

THERE lived in C=sareal a man named Cornelius, a Ro- 

man centurion, n devout and God-fearing man, who 

gave much alms to the poor, and prayed continutllly. One 

day an angel appeared to him and said : " Thy prayer6 and 

thy alms have ascended for a memorial in the sight of God. 

Send men to Joppc, 

& LT~-* 

- 

- - - - and call hiher Si- 

'1 ~'"j 

mon, who ia eurnnm- 

, v, ed Peter. He shall 

tell thee what thou 

# must do." 

nclius 

2. Then the angcl 

a . h L disappeared, but Cor- 

setit three 

who feared the 

Z men, L 

I 

/: 'l 

C-Y? . rg . - the 

Lord, 

fullowing 

to Joppe. 

day, 

011 

as 

these men were draw- 

BT. PETER'S VISION. ' ing near tlie city, Peter, 

waitir~g for his 

midday meal, went up to the house-tap to pray. During 

his prayer, hc was wrapt in ecstaey. He paw hewen opcned, 

and, behold, a grcnt sheet, as i.t were, was let down by the 

four curners fi*om heaven to earth. 

3. In tl~c sheet there were all manner af four-footed beasts, 

and crecpiag things of the earth, and birds of the air. Then 

a voice came from heaven, saying: &'Arise, Peter, kill and 

eat 1 " Pcter replied: " Far be it from me, Lord, for I have 

ncvcr eaten any common and unclean thing." But the voice 

l C~~SAREA, (pr. Ces-a-re'-a).

THE CONVERSION OF CORNELIVS, 387 

spoke to him again : " Thnt which God hat11 p~~rificd, c10 not 

thou call common! This was clone three timcs, after 

which the vision disappeared. 

4. Whilst Peter was wondering what this vision might signify, 

the Spirit uf God spoke within him, saying : Behold, 

thrce men tree$ thcc; nrisc, thcrcforc, go down, and go with 

them, doubting nothing, for I have sent them." Immediatcly 

Peter mcnt down and mct thc mcn whom Cornelius hnd 

sent. Next day he set out with them, and with Rome of his 

own disciples, for Caesarea. Here he was met by Cornelius, 

who, bowing down before Peter, told his vision, and all that 

the angel had said. 

5. Peter then understood his own vision about clean and 

unclean animals; that is to say, that the Gcntiles, who had 

hitherto been considered as unclean, were, thenceforth to be 

received into the church of Christ. Whereupon he announced 

to Cornelius and his household the doctrine of Jesus 

Christ. 

6. Whilst Peter was yet speaking, the RoIy Ghost came 

upon all who heard him. Pctcr and hi3 disciples were astonished 

to hear these Gcntiles speak in divers tongues, even 

as the apostles had done on the day of Pentecost, Then 

Peter commanded them a31 to be baptised in the name of the 

Lord Jcsus Christ. 

7. From that timc forth, tho gospcI was preached to thc 

Gentiles in various other placee. Paul, as Saul was now 

called, and Barnnbas, his companion, preached, cspecially 

at Antioch, the ancient capitil of Syria. There thc number 

of thc faithful increased very much ; ant3 thcrc, for the first 

time, the bclicvers in Christ rrrerc called Christians, after the 

name of thcir divine Founder and Master Jcsus Christ. 

QUESTIONS. 

I. Wl~o lived in Cresaren 7 Who appeared to him ono day P What 

did the angel 6ayP 2. IVllc11 tlia angel had disappesretl, what did 

Onrnelius do 7 On the followjnp day, in Jappe, vhile Pctcr waitcd 

far his midday mcal, what did he do7 Whilst he prayed, what 

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388 XIISTOltY OF TEE NEW TESTAMENT. 

Bappcned? And what did he see? 3. What wore in the sheet? 

What did s voice, coming from hearen, say ? What did I'eler say 7 

What ditl the voice say again? 4. \Vhilst Pcter \rue n.ondcring 

ahnt this risiom luight mean, 1v11at did thc Spirit oTC;otl my ~vilkin 

him? Whom did Peter ~ucct on going down? Kext day, allat did 

lic do? By whom \irnshe mct in Crcsnren? W1i:it tlid Corncliue tell 

11iml 5. Wllt~t did Pcter then undcrstnnd? \\'Itat w:w tlie meanir:g 

of the strange vision lie lrad 11ad7 Rknt did Peter sunounce? 

G. Whilst F'etcr was get speaking, vllat happened ? JVbat did Pctcr 

and his cliucigles Rear that astonished tllcm ? What did Peter then 

command to be donc? 7. What was clono from that time forth 7 

\\'hat was Saul now mllcrl? JCho \SW his ro~mpmion? Whcrc did 

they c~pecially prcach ? II'Ilat ~iunlo \vasgiven to the faithful there P 

After whom were they callcd Christians? 

CHAPTER XCL 

Petty ilr Frisorr. (A. D. 42). 

The Lord is good fa theu that hope i11 Him.-Lam. S, $6. 

EKOD AGRIPPA, grandson of that Herod who had 

- onusad the little cl~ildrcn of Bctl,lcharn to be slaughtered, 

was now reigning in Judes. FVisl~ing to find fwor 

with tllo Jews, he began to pcrscct~to tllo disciples of Jefius ; 

and, having put Jnmes, brofllcr of Joha, to deatl-I, he mused 

Peter to be arrested and thrown into prison. 

2. Now, it w:is the tirrie of tile Jcvisll Passover; RO Hcrod 

pire tlla apostle in charge to four files of soldier#, tl13;t tl~cy 

might gtiard liixn till after the festival-titno, mhen he mcant 

to put 11im to dcall~ publicly. But pmycr n7ns made uuccasingly 

by tllc infant church for I'ctcr. Now, the rliyl~t preceding 

the clay olx which he ~vm to bo put to death had 

a1 rcndy corne. 

3. That nig1:llt \)c!ing l~oulld wit11 t ~~o cliuins, Pclcr slept betmecn 

two soldiers. Tllr! otller svldicrs 1:c:pt \trabll at tl~odoor 

of the prison. And behold, m1 angel of 80 Lord appcmed to

Pcter, and s bright light shone all around. The angel struck 

Peter on tl~c side, and a~vakencd liirn, saying: " Arise, 

quickly 1 " Ho did RO, a d the ch:lins fcll from off his 

Ilnnds. 

4. Then the angel spoko to him : " Gird thyself md put on 

thy snnrlds, and follow me! Yctcr obeyed, not Ic~io~ving, 

however, \vhether it was n tlrcnm, or a reality. Going out, 

tI~y passed through the first and the second ward, or watch, 

and came to the iron gstc lcading to the city, which opened, 

of itself, befort? thcm. 13ut 1v11en they came out of tho 

prison-yard, and had passed along one street, the angel disappe.ased. 

fr. Then Petcr, coming to himself, found it was not s 

dream, and hc cxclaimed: '' h'ow I Irnow in very deed that 

the Lord hnth scnt His angel, and hsth delivered me out of 

the hand of Hcuod, ant1 from all the expectation of thc peoplc 

of thc Jews ! " Hc went then to the house of Mark, 

nhcsc many Christians were asserribled in praycr. Whcn 

Peter knocked nt thc door a you~~g girl named Rhode came to 

listcn. 

6. On hearing and recognieing Peter's voico, tha girl rvaa 

so delighted that she forgot to open the door, and ran in 

lmstc to tell the others. Dut they supposctl that she had 

lost her mind. Yet she insisted that Peter was really 

at tl~o gate. They tlicn said tl~at it must be his angel. 

Meanwhile Peter continued knocking. When tl~o door was 

at lengtll opened, and they Eaw it was indeed Peter, evcry 

one wits truck with amaxernent. 

7. Their wonder increased when they hcard how the 

angel of the Lord had delivered hirn from prison. When 

monling came, and Peter was not to bc found, the guards 

were filled with consternation.' Ancl well thcy might, for 

Herod, hearing of Peter's escape, caused them all to be put 

to death. But Hcrocl himself did not long escopo thc punishment 

which his impiety and cruelty had deserved. 

l COSY.P~PXA.PIOH, alarm, horror.


8. He had gone to Csesarea, and was scatcd on his throne 

in kingly date to receive solile foreign ambassadors. He delivered 

un oration which drew fro111 the people the wildest 

acclamati()n.' They said he poke as s god :ind not its sman. 

This absurd and scnsclcss flattcry was vcry acceptd)le to the 

tymnt. Ho was well plenscd to bc considcrcrl as ngotl. 1311t 

i~nrncdiatcly the angel of the Lord struck him with n terrible 

and loathsome disease, and he expired in fearful torments. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Who was now reigningin Jnde~? lIrishing to find favor with 

the Jewu, what did he do? Whom did he put to death ? Whom 

did be cause to be arrested and thrown into prison P 2. To whom 

did Hcrod give the apostle in chargo? Whon did ho men11 to put 

Iiim to death publicly ? But what was done by the infant church P 

Jlrl~at had already come? 3. How ~vas Potor slccping? Who ap- 

peared to Peter? What did tile nngel do? Saying what? When 

he did' 60, what happened? 4. Then what did the angel Bay to 

him 'l What did Fekr arid tho angel do, going out? Wl'hen they 

had passed along one street, wkat Iiappened 7 5. What did Peter, 

coming to himself, find? What did he say? Where did Ire then 

go? Who were assembled thcrc? When Peter knocked at the 

door, who came to listen? 6. 011 hearing Potcr'a voico, what did 

the girl do? What did they suppose? But what did she nnswer 

tben~ P What did tliog tbcn say 7 Meanwhile, what did Peter do P 

7. When did the wonder of tkc pcoplc within ineronso 1 Whnt did 

Herod causc to be done when he hard of Peter's escape? 8. 

llrhitlier lied Herod gone? Why had he gone ? What ditl lie deliver? 

Wliat clid it draw from the people? What did they say? 

Wa.6 this flattery acceptable? But what happened then 7 

'~CC~,AMATION, R shout of applau0e.

T 

PBUL'S FIRST BIISSIOB. 301. 

CHAPTER XCII. 

PuMLTIs FirSi Jfission. [A. D. $5 to 48). 

The I.ord is my Helper; I will not fear what mail c!un rlo 

unto me.-PS. 217, G. 

RE IIoly Ghost comma~~dcd the clhf men of the 

Christians of Antiocll to sct apart Paul and Bnri~abas 

for thc work to whicll they were called. Then after they 

had prayed and fastcd, they itnposed hands upon both of 

them, ancl ~cnt them forth to preach the gospcl. Tllen it 

~vas that Paul began in all earnest to labor for thc conversion 

of the pagan ~orld. 

2. He preached first to tho Jews. But they still refusing 

to reccive the divine gift of faith, he betook himself to the 

Gentiles. Many of these 11cnl~t3 with deligl~t the ~vorcl of life, 

and TVCI'I: baptised) BO that the church of Jcsus Christ incr~~seci 

from day to day. Thcn Fa111 and Barnabas went to 

Cyprus, tho native country of Bslnnnbas. Aftcr they had 

preached thrm.~ghout the whole island, the pro-consul, Hergius 

Pa~~lus, acrit for them, that 110 might hear from their 

mouth the word of God. 

3. Thero was with Sergius a Jcw, a false prophet, named 

Bar-Jesus. Tl~isrnan refiisted them to his utmost, and endeavored 

to dissuade Sergius from becoming a Christian. 

Hut Paul, E~lll of the Holy Ghost, looked at him, and said : 

'' 0 ~JIOU, f1111 of all guile and of all deceit, son of the devil, 

enemy of all justice ; thou dost not cease to pervert the right 

~ays of the Lord, And now bellold, the hand of the Lord 

is upon thee, and thou shall be blind, not seeing the sun for 

atime!" 

4. Ilnmcdintelp a thick mist came before his eyes, and he 

went about groping for some one to take him by the limd. 

The pro-consul, seeing thie miracle, believed in tllo Lord 

Jesus Christ, From Cyprus, Paul and Ba~tiabas snilcd for 

Asia Minor. Waving come to Antioch, in Pisidia, Uley en-

tcrcd in t.o tho synagogt~c on thc Snbhath-day , and preached 

to tl~c people Jcsus crucifiecl and risen again from the dead, 

wit11 the rcrl~ission of sins througl~ Hinl nIonc. 

5. Paul's cliscourse pleasect thc pcople so nue ell that hc 

was roquostotl to come on the following Sabbath and prcach 

again. But thc Jcwu were filled wit11 envy, sccing the multitude 

that camc on that sccond Sabhalll to hear Paul, and 

they contrsdicled all ho said. Then Paul a11d Barnabas 

spoke boldly: "To you it bchoovcd us to speak first the 

word of God; but seeing that you rcjcct it, nl~tl judge yourselves 

unworthy of eternal life, bchold, me turn to the 

Gentiles." 

6. The Gentiles, hcaring this, rejoiced, and the gospel nras 

proclairnod tl~roughout the wholc land. The Joms, however, 

incited u, persecution against Y:~ul nnd BnrnaI)as, and they 

wcrc cspelled from that country. Thc two apostles, .shr~king 

thc dust from their icct, ~ifcnt to Iconium, where Paul 

prcachcd tha gospel. 

7. Among those who heard him was s, man who had been a 

cripple from his birll~, and had never wallkcd. Paul, loolcing 

at him, perceived tlrst he had faith, ancl said with a loud 

voicc : " Stnnd upright 011 thy feel; I " The cripplc Icnpcd. 

up and walkccl. The multitude, seeing this, cricd out: 

The gorls, in the likc?nesti of men, are colno down to us ! " 

And they c:~llcd Barnabas, on account of his height, Jupiter; 

and Paul they a~llcd Mercury, because of his eloquence. 

8. Bhcn the priest of Jupiter, bringing oxen, with gar- 

Iulds of flowctru, to the gate, would have oflorcd ~icrifice, 

with the pcople, to Yaul and Barnabas. . But they, seeing 

wlrat was going on, rent thcir garments, and ran among tho 

people, crying out: '* 0 mcn, why do yc tllcso things? We 

also are mortals, men like unto you, prcnching to you to bo 

colivertcd from those vain things to the living God, who 

msclc hcaven and earth and thc sca, and all things that aro 

:in them." 

9. Who, in past generations. suffered a11 nations to walk

in their own way. Nevertl.lelcss, He left not Himself without 

testimony, doing good from heave11, giving rains and 

fruitfill scnsons, filling our I1e:rrt.u with food an tl gladness. " 

IIanring this, Irlariy believed in the word of God. Unt some 

Jcws who had come from Antioch and Iconium, stirred up 

tho people against Paul. They stoned hi111 until they 

thought he nrns dcad, and cast him out of the city. 

10. But wllilc the clisciples of the city, who had gone out, 

~tood ~vecping around liirn, he xrosc and wcnt back with 

tl~am to the city. Then he ancl Barnnbas, having announced 

the gospel in Derbe, returned to thc citics whcrc they had already 

preached. They exhortad th c disciplcs to persevere, 

ordained priesis for them in evcyy churcl~, and, with fasting 

uld prayer, co~nmended them to thc Lord. Finally, they re- 

turned to Antioch, ant1 relntcrl the great things wllicli God 

lind done to them, and through them, and how He had 

opened the door of faith to t h~ 

Gentiles. 

QUESTIONS, 

1. What did the XIoly Ghost command the chief men of the 

Christisna of Antiocli to do? After they had prayed and fasted, 

what did they do 7 Whnt dirl Paul then begin to do in all earnest7 

2. To whom did ka first preach? Rnt they still refusing to receive 

thc divine girt of faith, to whom did they betake tl~a~naelves:' Did 

mirrry of them receive the word of lire? Where did Pal11 nr~d Barnabss 

then go7 After they hat1 preached throughout the \\-hole 

islnnd, who scut for them? 3. Who was with Sergius? What did 

this man do? nut whnt did Paul, looking at him, say7 4. And 

jmn~erliately, whnt happened to him? What did the pro-consul, 

fleeing this miracle, do? From Cyprus, whither did Pliul andlSarnabns 

sail P Having come to Antioch, where did tllcy prench on the 

Sabbath-day ? 5. II'hat was Paul r~clrrested to do on the nest Fabbath-day? 

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394 HK~TORY OF THE NRW TLCITAMENT. 

many do? But whnt did some Jewa do P what did the people do? 

10. But while the disciples stood weeping around him, what did hedo 

5 Then what did he and Barnabas do? What did they exhort 

the disciples to do? Pin~lly, what did they do? 

CHAPTER XCIII. 

EIe saith to him : Feed My lambs ; feed My sheep.-St. Jolm 91,15-17. 

so"" 

4 disciples, who were formcrly Jews, came to Antioch, 

and said to the Christians thcrc : " Unlcss you 

be circumcised after the manner of hloses, you cannot be 

saved." Paul and Barnabas opposed this doctrine. But, in 

ordcr to settle the question, they went up to Jerusalem, to 

consult with Peter and thc other apostles. 

2. When Paul and Barnabas arrivcd in Jerusalem, the 

apostles and the priests assembled in council to considcr the 

matter. After much discussion,' Peter rose up and said: 

Men, brethren, you lrr~ow that in former days God mdc 

choice among us, that the Gentiles, by my mouth, should 

hear the word of the gospel, and bclie~e.~' 

3. "And God, who knoweth the hearts, gave them teatimony, 

giving to them the Holy Ghost ns well as to us, and 

made no difference between us and them, purifying their 

hearts by faith. Now, therefore, why tempt p011 God to put 

a yoke upon the necks of the disciples, which ncithcv our 

fathers or we were able to bear. But by the grace of the 

Lord Jesus Christ, we believe to he snvcd, cven as they." 

4. Jamea, bishop of Jerusalem, spoke to the same effect, 

It was then decreed by the whole council of Jerusalem that 

the Christians at Antioch, or else~vhcre, were no longer 

bound to observe the law of Moscfi. This decree commenced 

'D~scusslo,v, reasoning, examination by argument.

THE COUNCIL OF JERTJBALEM. 395 

with these remarlrable words : " It hath seemed good to tho 

I-Toly Ghost and to us ta lay no further burden upon you. " 

TVo see that even in thc first council, in which the apostles 

were nasemhled, the word and voice of Peter finished the 

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doubt and thc dispute. But as the doctrine of Peter nrns inf 

llihlo, so the teaching of his successors in Rome is also infallible. 

QUESTIONS, 

1. Mrho came to Antioch? What did they say to the Chri~tiarla 

there? Who opposed this doctrine? What ditl they do in order to 

aettle thc question? 2. When Paul allcl Barnabas arrivcd in Jsrusalcm, 

what did the apostles and priefits do? 3. After much diecrresion, 

what did Pete17,risjng up, say? 4. Who spoke to the same 

effect? That was then docrccd by the mhcrle coancil of Jcrusaleru 'l 

T\'iLh what remm.lral>le xorde did t,hi~l decree commenc:e? What 

did tliu norcl of Peter finish in this fimt council P Why P What is 

the leaching of hicl successors in Borne?

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IIIS'I'OI~Y OY THE NEW TI.:WAAIYST. 

CHAPTER XClV 

The S~co~td MiSSion of St. Paul. (A. D. -5 r to 5f.) 

For T t y s Jc WC are put to dcnth all the day long ; IVC are accounted 

na sheep for tho daughter.-Row. 8,SG. 

SOME time aftcr, St. Paul sot out on another apostolic 

- journcy. Hc prcnchcd with great zeal in Syria, Cilicia, 

Phrygis, Lycnonia, Galatia, Mysin, atld nearly all Asia 

Minor. At last hc came to Troas. There he doubhd whcrc 

he aliould go next; but Cod n~atle it known to him in a 

vision. During tlla night hc saw, as it werc, a man of Maccdonia, 

who mid to him: '' Pass over into hlnccdonis and 

help us I " 

2. Immediately, Paul set out for Europe, with his companions 

Silas, Luke, and Timothy, and landed safely in 

Philippi, the cupitd of Maccdonia. On the Sabbslh-day 

Paul preached the gospel of Christ. Among his Iiearers was 

a God-fcnring woman named Lydia, a seller of purple. 

Opening hcr ears and her heart to the divirlo word, she received 

it with joy, and IVW baptiaed with her whole family. 

a. Very soon, however, a storm was raised against the 

apostles. As Paul and Silas ware going, as usual, to the 

place of prayer, thcy w:re met by ncertain girl, who had n, 

spirit of divination,' and was, thcrcforc, n, sourcc of grcat 

gain to her masters, Shc pcrsistcd in follotvii~g thc apostles, 

crying out : " These mcn arc thc scrvants of the Most High 

God, who show to you thc wny of Salvation ! 

4. Paul, turning round, said t6 tho spirit that posse~lsed 

her : I command thee, in the name of Jesus Christ, to go 

out of hcr." And the spirit left her. Then her masters, 

seeing that the hope of their gain was gone, seizcd Paul and 

Siiss, and brought thcm into thc rnarkct-pIacc before tlie 

miqistratcs, saying : " Thesc men, bcing Jews, disturb our 

city." 

I DIVINATION, foretellir~g

TILE GI

398 RISTORY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. 

this I preach to you.>? He then preached to them the doctrine 

of Jcsus Christ, but only a few of them believed. 

Among these few was Dionysius tlze Areopagite, one of the 

most lcnrned men of his time. Alter Paul had preached the 

gospel nt Athcns, he went to Corinth. 

11. There he prcacl~ed first to tlic Jews, hut they mould 

not hear l~iln, but rathcr blnspl~cmcd and contrxclictcd all 

that he 6;lj.d. Then Paul, fillcc1 mith a holy indignation, 

spokc to them : " Your blood be upon your OIYU l~ends; I 

am clean. From henceforth I will go to the Gentiles." IIe 

then prcacbed to thc pagans of Corinth, many of whom wcrc 

converted. Ilaving rcmninotl ia Corinth n ycar and ~ix 

months, teaching and prcncl~ing, he returned to Antioch. 

QUESTIONS. 

I. What did St. Paul do soon after? Where did he preach mith 

great zcnl ? Where did he at last come to? What did God lunlce 

known to him in a vision? What did he Bee during the night? 

What did the man of Macedoniasily to him? 2. With whom did 

Paul set out for Europe*! Wherc did he land? Wllat did Paul do 

on the Sabbath-day? TVho was amongst his hearers? \That did 

be do? 3. What was ~ooil raised 7 Rp whom mere Pal11 and Silss 

met? What did ehe cry out, following the apostles? 4. \\'bat did 

Paul say to the spirit that gosoc+nsetl her? What did her ~nasters 

then do? Saying what? 5. What (lid the people then do ? What 

did tho magistrates command to be done to them? What happened 

at midnight when Paul and Silns Wcrc praying ancl praising God ? 

G. What did the kccper of the prisorl do, necing the doors open, and 

supposing thnt the prisoners had fled ? But what did Ynul cry out 

to him? What did the jailer t11cl1 do 7 7. IVhat did Ile Hay to 

them? What did they answer him? What did the lnagistratc~ do 

next morning ? 8. What did Pail1 anil his companion do uSli?r this? 

Prom Mai:edonia, vrhere did I'aul go P \Vhat did he c10 there ? 9. 

Who came to Paul? I$'l~itlit?r ditl they conduct him? Bnying 

what? What did Paul, standing in the midst of the Arcopngne, 

say? 10. \Vho was arno~lgst thc few conr7crts made tl~eri t~y Bt. 

Paul 7 Prt~rn Athens, where dicl Paul go? 11. To who~n did he 

there preach first? Did thcy hcnr him? '\\%at did Paul gay to 

them? To whom did he then preach t Were many of them converted? 

How long did Paul remain in Corinth?

ST. PAUL'B THIRD MISSION. 399 

CHAPTER XCV. 

St. Pad's Third Mission. (A. D. $5 to 58.) 

I have fought a go011 fight, I have fii~ished my course, I have kept 

the faith ; as to thc rcst, there ia laid up for me a 

crown of justice.-IT. Tirn. 4, 7 and 8. 

qR PlLUI had remained some time at Antioch, ho 

passed a second timc through the greater part of Asia 

Minor, and cmie to BP]ICSIIE(, the capital of the Roman province 

of Asia. IIere he mct some twelve disciples, and said to 

them : " 3-Iave you rccc!ised the Holy Ghost ? " They answered 

him : '' Mre have not ao much as heard whether there 

bc a Holy Gbost." 

2. Pm1 aslred them again : In what then were you bap. 

tised ? " They replied : " In John's bnptism." Then Paul 

said : " John baptised the pcople with the baptism of penance, 

saying that they should bclicvc in Him who was to 

come after him, that is to ss y : Jesus.'' Hearing this, thcy 

wcrc baptised in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then Paul 

laid bis hands upon them, and they received the Holy 

Spirit. 

3. Paul remained two years at Ephesus, so that all those 

who dwelt in the Roman province of Asia heard the word of 

the. lord. Bloreover, God rvas pleased to work many wonderful 

rniraclcs by the haid of the holy apostle, and no 

sooncr IVCT~ handlcerchiefs or aprons, thai had touched his 

body, applied to thc sick than thcy mere instantly cured. 

Sccing these things, n grcnt fcnr came upon all the people, 

mcl they magnified thc namc of Jasus. 

4. &Imy of those who had dcslt in the magic art brought 

their books, rvhieh werc of grcat vnluc, and hurncd them be- 

fore the apostle and the 1vhole pcople. But a certain man 

nnmcrl Dernetl-iue, :L silversmitl~, who made little idols mid 

mininturcl models in silver of the famous temple of Dims, 

MINIATURE, a representation on a amall scale.

LAST YEARS OF THE LIFE OF THE APOSTLES. 401. 

And thcre n7as much weeping among them ; and, falling on 

Paul's neck, they crnbrnced him, ailcl nccon~pn~lied him to 

the ship, sorrowing thal they sllould see his face no niore. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Aftcr Par11 had remained somc time nf Ar~tioch, what did hc 

(307 I'i'hom did bc there meet? \\'hat did he sny to them? What 

did thay anfiwcr him? 2. \)'hat did Paul ask them again P What 

did they reply 'l What did Paul thoassy? Rearing this,nrhat was 

done to then1 ? 3. Now long did Paul remain in Ephc~ne P What 

me God plcased to work by thc hanrle of the Italy apostle? 

4. What did many of those who had dealt in the magic art do? 

1Vl1o was Denretrius 7 What did 1.1e do ? Whnt did he tell them 7 

5. Whnt did the ~ilrersmiths cry out, lienring this? What was 

raised througllorit the city? 1l-Ilnt were the l~eople about to do? 

Who succeeded in appeasing their wrath? 6. The tumult being 

quclletl, ~vllat did Peril do ? Where did he then go? What did he 

do on Sunday7 7. What happened daring the long sermon7 What 

clid Par11 do, hearing of the rrccide~~t? 8. Prorri Troas, wliither did 

Paul repair? For whom did 11s eent11 from the latter place7 What 

did Iie fiay, bitlding them fare~~cll? 9. Whnt did 11e say to itho 

bishops? What did he then do i' And what did they do? 

CHAPTER XCVI. 

Last Years of the Lzyt of the Ai,ostZes. 

Their sound 11:lth gone forth into all tho earlh, and their worda 

unto the ends of thc urorld.-Ps. 16,5. 

\\THEN I'aul had returned to Jemsalem, he was scized 

by the Jews and cast into prison. After two ycnrs' 

imprisonment he was sent, at his orrrn reqncst, to Romo, to 

be judgad by the emperor. On his way to tile glLcat city he 

was sl-lipmrrcckod at Malta, but was saved in a miraculouu 

nianner. 

2. Arrivecl i11 Rome, he was kept two years more in prison, 

but having then obtained his fieodora, he bcgnn to preach tho 

gospel. At the same time the other spostlcs were journey- 

Gcur;srt:s, Diblc His t. 26


ing in various conntrics, prcnching as thcy went, and working 

all manncr of signs and prodjgies. Peter, in his capacity of 

head of the Church, visited the different churches, coafirm. 

ing them in the faitb 

3. It was with that intention that lie had gone before Paul 

to the capital of the ancient ~vorld, and hacl there established 

his episcopal aee ; thither lie rt?turnetl after each of his apostolic 

jouraeys, or visitation^, and in his last ycars hc remained 

there perrna.~iently. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. What happened to Fa111 when hc returned to Jerusalem ? After 

two years' io~prisonment, wliithc-r wan he sent? What happcnod 

to him on liis way to tlic grcnt c:ily? 2. TIThat happened to kiln 

on hi6 nrrirnl in ltolne? Having obtained liis freedom, what did he 

do ? At tlrc Rame time,ahat wcro tbc oll~er aposlles doing? What 

did Peter do? 3. \\'hat hacl he dtrne wit11 that intention? What 

did he cstnblish in the capital of the ~llcicllt n.orld? 

APPENDIX. 

B~it Thou, 0 Lord, halt remain forever; Thy throne from 

generation to gencmtion,-Lam, 5, 19. 

p", 

{TER and tllo otller apostles c~~cry~ohere eelabliehed 

ishops as their guccessors. Thcsc bishops were to 

goven~ the faitIifu1, anti to tcach them tl~c same doctrine that 

they had learnt from thc apostles. As to the scriptures of 

thc NCIV Tcstnmcnt, wc must bear in mind that they were 

written later, and collcctccl later stiI1. Hence the apostles 

and the first follo~vers of the npostles had no written books 

~yllere~vitll to coilvert the morlcl. It rvns all done by preacll- 

. . in$. Tlie apostles preached what they had seen with their 

own cyes, and their ,successors preached ~vhnt they had learnt 

fro111 the apostles. Much of tvIiat the apostles preachccl 

was written down in the books of the New Testnmcnt, but 

not all. Yet etfen thc unrvritteri teaching has come down to 

us, and it is called tradition.

APPENDIX. 403 

2. A11 the apostles, vith onc exception, sealed with their 

blootl the gospel which they nnnouncerl to the world. In the 

ycar of our Lord 67, Paul rctulUned to Rome, where he and 

Petcr gloriollsly suffered martyrdom under Nero. Paul, being 

n ltomsn cit.iaen, was beheaded; Pcter died on s cross, with 

his hencl downwards. James thc Grcater suffered nncIer 

Herod, about the ycar 42 of thc Christian era. 

3. John, the beloved disciple, who had been thrown into a 

cauldron of boiling oil, and was rnirscuZously preserved, was 

the only one who died a naturd death, which event took 

plncc about the year 100. The successors of the apost,les 

wcrc no less ZC~OUS for the truth than their masters lint1 

been; most of them scaled their faith with their blood. Yct 

the Church was ilut abanndoncd. 

4. Thc bidlops continucd with m~wearying zed the work 

which the holy apostles had cornmcnced. And as the faith-

404 ~ISTORY OF TEE NEW TESTAMENT. 

ful were obedient to their bishops, so the bishops were 

obedie~lt to the successor of St. Peter, that is, the I'ope of 

Rome, who is thc chicf pastor of thc Church. In this mmner 

therc was n, bond of urlion and unity between the faithful 

and their priests, between the priests and their bishops, and 

between all the bi~llops and the Pope. 

b. Thus was estabIished the One, Holy, Catholic, and 

Apostolic: Church, which, built by Christ upon the roclc of 

i'ctcr, and guided by thc Holy Ghost, has now existed for 

nearly nineteen centurieu, and crliall exist till thc cnd of 

time, in spite of all that the infernal' powers can do against 

it. 1111ppy aye they who belong to that Church, ~vho bolieve 

aw shc bclicves, and n.110 do the ~vorlts which shc proscribes. 

QUESTIONS. 

I. What'did ?eter arid lhe other apoetles everywhere establish? 

What had the bishops to do and to teach ? IVas the h'ew Testament 

then nlrcndy writtcn? Hcncc what did the apostlcs preach? 

What tllcir successoir? Wan the wt~ole doctrir~e of the y~osllas 

written do\r.n 7 Ye tht unwritten teaching lost ? 2. \-\'hnt did all 

tho apostles, with ono exseption, do P In what year did Paul re- 

turn to Ro~r~e? 

Untler what emperor (lid 110 atld Peter gloriously 

suffer? l-Iorv did Pnul die 7 Ilom did Peter die ? Under whom did 

Jumoa tho Greater snlrer? S. Who was the only one of the apostles 

tliet died a natural death 7 Aboilt what year did he die ? What 

had been done to him? What did most of tho successors of the 

apostles do P 4. To wlloln were the kithh~l obedierrt, ant1 to whorn 

the bi~hope? IVllat bond of unity upas there in the cllurcll? 6. 

Wllat was thus erttablishcd 7 On what was the cllurch built? By 

whom? By whom guided? How long has it existod? How long 

shall it cxiwt P \'C'liu are happy? 

l INFERSAL, hollieh, relating to the lower regio~ls,

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