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diff --git a/16461.txt b/16461.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2ed87ca --- /dev/null +++ b/16461.txt @@ -0,0 +1,4165 @@ +Project Gutenberg's A Bird's-Eye View of the Bible, by Frank Nelson Palmer + +This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with +almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: A Bird's-Eye View of the Bible + Second Edition + +Author: Frank Nelson Palmer + +Commentator: J. Wilbur Chapman + +Release Date: August 7, 2005 [EBook #16461] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ASCII + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE BIBLE *** + + + + +Produced by Karina Aleksandrova and the Online Distributed +Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net + + + + + + + +A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE BIBLE + +[SECOND EDITION] + +BY + +FRANK NELSON PALMER + +Instructor of English Bible, Winona Schools, 1903-1911 + +WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY + +REV. J. WILBUR CHAPMAN, D.D. + +(To First Edition) + +CINCINNATI +MONFORT & COMPANY +1914 + +Copyright, 1914, by FRANK N. PALMER + + + + +TABLE OF CONTENTS + + PAGE +INTRODUCTION 7 + +PREFACE TO THE SERIES 8 + +PREFACE TO THE BOOK 10 + +CHART OF THE SIXTY-SIX BOOKS OF THE BIBLE 13 + +THE KINGDOM FORESHADOWED 17 + +THE KINGDOM FORMING 29 + +THE KINGDOM CONQUERING 39 + +THE KINGDOM UNDIVIDED AND THE KINGDOM DIVIDED-- + The Historical Books 47 + The Poetical Books 55 + The Prophetical Books 65 + +THE KINGDOM IN CAPTIVITY 73 + +THE KINGDOM RESTORED 79 + +THE KINGDOM'S TRUE KING 89 + +THE KINGDOM CONQUERING THE WORLD 97 + The Acts 98 + The Pauline Epistles 103 + The General Epistles 111 + +THE KINGDOM TRIUMPHANT 117 + + + + +INTRODUCTION + +TO FIRST EDITION + + +The Bible is a Lamp to our feet and a light to our pathway. To know it +thoroughly is to be kept from stumbling, and to walk in the light is +fellowship with Him who is the heart of the Book. + +The Bible is a Rock; to be familiar with its pages is to be established +in character, in hope and in faith, and while we may sometimes tremble, +the rock is immovable. The Bible is the true water of life. Mr. Moody +used to say that it comes down from on high and rises again in mighty +power to the throne on the principle that water seeks its own level. To +know the Bible is, therefore, to live a heavenly life and to be filled +with all the fullness of the spirit of Christ. + +The author of this text book knows his Bible thoroughly and he has the +God-given ability of making it plain to others. What is here presented +he has worked out in the class room and in his own rich Christian +experience. I count it a privilege to write this line of introduction. +The members of the Young People's Societies in the churches, Christian +Associations, Bible study classes and Christian workers generally will +find it most helpful. A busy business man by means of it could think his +way through much of God's Word. It is a timely presentation of a great +subject. I am sure that God will bless it richly to all who attempt to +study it. + +J. WILBUR CHAPMAN. + + + + +PREFACE TO THE SERIES + + * * * * * + +SEARCH Series of Bible Study Text Books + + * * * * * + +_"Be Ye Explorers of the Writings."_--JOHN 5:39 + + * * * * * + +Teachers of the Scriptures are issuing many valuable aids to Bible +study. This series of text books is based upon the "Search" idea. We +believe this idea is fundamental. It is commended to the student public +for the following reasons: + +_It is the Divine Method._ + +"_Seek_ ye out of the book of Jehovah" is the God-given command in +Isaiah 34:16 "Search ye the Scriptures" is the command of the God-man in +John 5:39. The God who wrote the Book and the God who knows man will +prescribe the best method by which man shall become acquainted with the +Book. + +_It is the Pedagogic Method._ + +"What seest thou?" One basic pedagogic principle is to train the pupil's +physical and mental eyes to see things for himself. The first and +largest gate to knowledge is the _eye_ gate. + +_It is the Scientific Method._ + +The scientist searches for facts. He hunts for facts in the stars, in +the rocks, in the plants, in the animals. From these facts he deduces +principles. "What saith the Scriptures?" + +_It is the Interesting Method._ + +The search of the hunter, the explorer, the experimenter, the excavator, +the student, is a joyous labor. Every sense is alert There is no +drudgery, no fatigue. The "eureka" stirs a song of gladness. There is +much joy in bearing this testimony: "I have found Micah 6:8, or Isaiah +12, or Jeremiah 45:5, or Philippians 4:19," etc. + +Now this is a Workable Method. The teacher can apply it. Give every +pupil a certain definite Search task. The teacher can adapt it to every +age, and to every degree of Biblical knowledge. This series of text +books will suggest plans of applying this basic method of Bible study in +becoming acquainted with the rich contents of the verses, the chapters, +the books of this most practical Word of God. + + + + +PREFACE TO THE BOOK + + +1. THE PURPOSE + +This book is designed to be used in Bible Study Classes in churches, in +communities, in academies, in colleges. The author has endeavored to +furnish a text book of outlines and questions that shall unfold the +general contents of the Word of God. Its primary aim is to impart a +swift and comprehensive acquaintanceship with the material of the books +of the Bible. + +2. THE CHARACTER OF THE WORK + +It is not an exhaustive study. From its aim it could not be such. Some +of the sixty-six books are passed over in brief space, and some (chiefly +in the prophecies and epistles) are omitted altogether. It is a surface +study. The title so suggests. It does not enter into the deeper things. +It simply aims to lay bare the surface facts. It is expressly designed +to serve as a foundation for later detailed searching of the Word. It is +flexible. The teacher can add or subtract as time or local conditions +demand, and is earnestly exhorted so to do. One book may be omitted and +another added at the teacher's discretion. A part of the questions may +be omitted, or additional ones inserted. The outlines may be enlarged or +diminished or changed to suit the needs of the class according to the +teacher's personal judgment. + +3. REQUISITES FOR STUDY + +Let each scholar be provided with a cheap tablet, a well-bound blank +book of two hundred pages, a small Bible Dictionary of recognized +merit, and a copy of the American Revised Version of the Bible. +(Standard Edition of Nelson & Sons, 1901, bourgeois 8vo, is good.) The +teacher should provide for reference, to which the pupils should have +constant access, a copy of the Rand-McNally Bible Atlas, by J.L. +Hurlbut, D.D., a copy of Young's Complete Analytical Concordance, and a +copy of a large and complete Bible Dictionary. + +4. SUGGESTIONS TO TEACHERS + +To secure the best results the following plan, tested by experience, is +suggested: Let the assigned lesson be wrought out and recorded by the +pupil in the cheap tablet. At the next recitation let this recorded +lesson be read and corrected. At the following recitation this lesson +first assigned and corrected is to be recited from memory. So at each +recitation the following will be the general order: (1) The assigning of +the advance lesson. (2) The reading and correction of the lesson +assigned at the previous recitation. (3) The reciting from memory of the +lesson corrected at the previous recitation. + +The work as soon as corrected is to be recorded by the scholar in the +blank book according to a simple set of rules. The following rules have +been used with good results: + +DIRECTIONS FOR BIBLE BOOKS + +1. Record each lesson the evening after its correction. (Commit the +work, as you record, for recital.) + +2. Begin each large division at the top of the page. + +3. Capitalize and underline all headings. + +4. Leave a vacant line between small divisions. + +5. Where questions are used, record both questions and answers. + +6. The books will be graded substantially as follows: + +Correctness of record, 35. (Includes spelling and grammar.) + +Fullness of record, 35. + +Neatness and care, 10. + +Mechanical accuracy, 10. + +Originality, 10. + +It would be well to place a printed copy of these rules in the hands of +each student, to be pasted in the front of the blank book. These blank +books should be examined and graded every four or six weeks and should +constitute at least a third of the student's grade. The recording of the +work in the blank books may be omitted in the community or church +classes, at the option of the teacher. But the record of the work by +pencil in a cheap tablet _should be insisted upon as absolutely +necessary for the best results_. In the academy and college classes the +painstaking record in ink has been found by experience to be a most +valuable portion of the study. + +Let the teacher review constantly. Drill the students, singly and +collectively, in the recitation material. Emphasize the avoidance of +mechanical study. Secure as much consecutive reading of the Word as +possible. Feed upon rich truths. Make practical and personal +applications of the Word. "All Scripture is profitable." + + + + +CHART OF THE SIXTY-SIX BOOKS OF THE BIBLE + + + +INTRODUCTORY LESSON. CHART OF THE SIXTY-SIX BOOKS + ++--------------+------------+-------------+-----------+---------------+--------------+ +| | I | II | III | IV | V | +|NAMES OF |THE KINGDOM | THE KINGDOM |THE KINGDOM| THE KINGDOM | THE KINGDOM | +|DIVISIONS |FORESHADOWED| FORMING |CONQUERING | UNDIVIDED | DIVIDED | ++--------------+------------+-------------+-----------+---------------+--------------+ +|Beginning and | 4004-1689 | 1571-1451 | 1451-1095 | 1095-975 | 975-606 B.C. | +|Ending Dates | B.C. | B.C. | B.C. | B.C. | | ++--------------+------------+-------------+-----------+---------------+--------------+ +|Names of Books|Genesis |Exodus |Joshua |I and II Samuel|I and II Kings| +| | ---- |Numbers |Judges |I Chronicles |II Chronicles | +| |Job | ---- | ---- | ---- +--------------+ +| | |Leviticus |Ruth |Psalms | ISRAEL | +| | |Deuteronomy | |Song of Solomon| 975-721 | +| | | | |Proverbs +--------------+ +| | | (Read Psalms| |Ecclesiastes |Jonah | +| | | 8, 90, | | |Amos | +| | | 105-107) | | |Hosea | +| | | | | +--------------+ +| | | | | | JUDAH | +| | | | | | 975-606 | +| | | | | +--------------+ +| | | | | |Joel | +| | | | | |Isaiah | +| | | | | |Micah | +| | | | | |Nahum | +| | | | | |Zephaniah | +| | | | | |Habakkuk | +| | | | | | | +| | | | | | | ++--------------+------------+-------------+-----------+---------------+--------------+ +|NUMBER OF | | | | | | +|BOOKS | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 12 | ++--------------+------------+-------------+-----------+---------------+--------------+ + ++--------------+------------+-----------+-------------+----------------+-----------+ +| | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X | +| NAMES OF |THE KINGDOM |THE KINGDOM|THE KINGDOM'S| THE KINGDOM |THE KINGDOM| +| DIVISIONS |IN CAPTIVITY| RESTORED | TRUE KING | CONQUERING | TRIUMPHANT| +| | | | | THE WORLD | | ++--------------+------------+-----------+-------------+----------------+-----------+ +|Beginning and | 606-536 | 536-420 | 4 B.C.-29 | 29 A.D. | | +|Ending Dates | B.C. | B.C. | A.D. | | | ++--------------+------------+-----------+-------------+----------------+-----------+ +|Names of Books|Daniel |Ezra |Matthew |Acts |Revelation | +| |Esther |Nehemiah |Mark | ---- | | +| | ---- | ---- |Luke |I Thessalonians | | +| |Jeremiah |Haggai |John |II Thessalonians| | +| |Lamentations|Zechariah | |Galatians | | +| |Obadiah |Malachi | |I Corinthians | | +| |Ezekiel | | |Romans | | +| | | | |II Corinthians | | +| | (Read Ps. | | |Philemon | | +| | 137) | | |Ephesians | | +| | | | |Philippians | | +| | | | |Colossians | | +| | | | |Hebrews | | +| | | | |I Timothy | | +| | | | |Titus | | +| | | | |II Timothy | | +| | | | |James | | +| | | | |I Peter | | +| | | | |II Peter | | +| | | | |Jude | | +| | | | |I John | | +| | | | |II John | | +| | | | |III John | | ++--------------+------------+-----------+-------------+----------------+-----------+ +|NUMBER OF | | | | | | +|BOOKS | 6 | 5| 4 | 22 | 1| ++--------------+------------+-----------+-------------+----------------+-----------+ + + +NOTES ON THE CHART + +1. The sixty-six books are divided into ten groups, according to their +relation to the Kingdom. In this connection the word Kingdom is not used +in any restricted or technical sense. It is used to designate the +Kingdom of God instituted to redeem the race from sin, under whatever +form manifested. + +2. Several of the books are not located in their exact places. Esther is +located in Division Six because it is Captivity narrative. The Kings and +Chronicles technically overlap two divisions. Lamentations and Jeremiah +chronologically belong to the preceding division, but are placed among +the books of the Captivity because their wails betoken that event. + +3. The books in each division are arranged in chronological order. In +Division Nine the fourteen epistles of Paul are placed first, in the +order of their composition, then the seven general epistles in the order +of their writing. + +4. Where the books of a division are separated into two groups by a +dash, those above the dash are historical, those beneath the dash are +biographical, or poetical, or legal, or prophetical, or epistolary. + +5. The teacher may exercise his own judgment in requiring the committal +of this chart at the start, or part by part as the study proceeds. + + + + +I + +THE KINGDOM FORESHADOWED + +Genesis Page + +Job Page + + +NOTES + +1. Use full page in blank book, copying as above. + +2. Place number of page on which above studies begin in blank book. This +serves as index. + + +OUTLINE FOR STUDY OF HISTORICAL BOOKS + +1. Pictorial Device. + +2. Kind of Literature. + +3. Meaning of Name. + +4. Author. + +5. Beginning and Ending Dates. + +6. Outline of Contents. + +7. Key Verse. + +8. Leading Thought. + +9. Leading Phrases and Verses. + +10. Leading Chapters with Names. + +11. Leading Characters. + +12. Leading Lessons. + +13. What of Christ: + +(a) Symbol. + +(b) Type. + +(c) Analogy. + +(d) Prophecy. + +14. Questions. + +15. Items of Special Interest. + +16. Individual Finds. + + +NOTES ON HISTORICAL OUTLINE AND ITS USE + +Most of the books in the first four divisions will be studied with this +outline as a basis. In the pursuance of these lessons the numbers left +vacant in the outline are to be wrought out by the pupils. In recording +the work in the blank book the first page is to be given to the +pictorial device. One of these will be printed in its appropriate place. +Let students prepare the others. Urge the pupils to use originality of +thought and pen in producing them. The aim of the device is to impress +by a simple picture the contents of the book as a whole. Under No. 2 the +kind of literature may be described, as history, law, discourse, +biography, etc. Secure answers to Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5 in Bible Dictionary. +As a rule, Nos. 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 will be given. Under No. 10 part of the +chapters will be named, and part are to be read and named by the pupils. +After the pupils present the names of these chapters in class, one must +be agreed upon, so that the names will be uniform. When the names of +chapters are given in the outline, require the pupils to glance over the +chapters and verify them. Under No. 13 the foreshadowed facts of Christ +are given, so as to manifest Him as the living center of the Book. Only +the leading ones are selected. The teacher or pupil may add others. For +convenience sake they are classified as follows: (a) Symbol; (b) Type; +(c) Analogy; (d) Prophecy. Though the words symbol and type are not +technically distinct, we have agreed to use the word _symbol_ to +designate an _object_ or _animal_ that prefigures Christ, as "star" or +"lamb," and the word _type_ to designate a _person_ that prefigures +Christ, as Melchizedek or Moses. We have also agreed to limit the +symbols and types to those directly or indirectly mentioned in the New +Testament. By analogy we mean a person who, though widely differing from +Christ in many particulars, bears some one resemblance to Him in quality +or deed. These analogies are not mentioned in the New Testament. The +word _prophecy_ in the outline is confined, then, to _facts_ foretold +regarding Christ. Under No. 15 let the teacher call for five or ten +(suit the number to conditions) items of peculiar interest, touching the +literary form, events, facts, teachings, etc. This topic is in accord +with the first article of the Creed recorded on the opening page of the +book. Under No. 16 let the teacher assign at least one chapter rich in +contents for individual search upon the part of the pupils. Let the +pupils record and number their individual finds. This in accord with the +fifth article of the Creed. The purpose is to cultivate the "seeing eye" +and to develop originality in Bible research. + + + +GENESIS + +I. _Pictorial Device._ + + _____ + ,-'| GOD |'-. + ,-' , ----- . '-. + ,-' ,' / \ '. '-. + ,-' ,' / \ '. '-. + ,-' ,' / \ '. '-. + ,-' ,' / \ '. '-. +,-' ,' / \ '. 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God's Dealings with the Chosen Race. + +VII. _Key Verse:_ 1:1 in part: "In the beginning God--" + +VIII. _Leading Thought:_ God before all and in all and over all. + +IX. _Leading Phrases and Verses:_ + +4:9--"Am I my brother's keeper?" + +15:1--"Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great +reward." + +18:4--"Is anything too hard for Jehovah?" + +X. _Leading Chapters with Names:_ + +1. The Six Days of Creation. + +3. The Temptation, the Fall and the Promise. + +4. Cain and Abel. + +6 to 8. The Flood. + +11. Babel. + +12. Abraham. + +22. The Sacrifice of Isaac. + +23. The Wrestling of Jacob. + +37. Joseph. + +49. The Blessings of Jacob. + +XI. _Leading Characters._ See Device. + +XII. _Leading Lessons:_ + +1. God's Intimate Acquaintanceship with Man. + +2. The Wide Influence of One Person. (Let teacher and scholar illustrate +these.) + +XIII. _What of Christ:_ + +(a) Symbol: (The blood of Abel. Heb. 12:24.) + +(b) Type: Adam. Rom. 5:14. + +Melchizedek. Heb. 6:20. + +(c) Analogy: Noah. Joseph. + +(d) Prophecy: 3:15: "I will put enmity between thee and the woman and +between thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, and thou shall +bruise his heel." + +12:3: "In thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed." See +Matt. 1:1. + +49:10: "The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff +from between his feet, until Shiloh come: and unto him shall the +obedience of the peoples be." + +XIV. _Questions:_ + +1. Name the first two great institutions established by Jehovah. + +2. Name the beginnings recorded in Chapters 3 and 4. + +3. Name five facts mentioned about the Garden of Eden. + +4. Name God's first recorded words, Satan's, Adam's. + +5. Name the curses pronounced upon the serpent, upon the woman, upon the +ground for man's sake. + +6. Name the first blacksmith, the first musician, the first piece of +poetry, the first city, the first and second tithers. + +7. Give ages of Adam, Methuselah, Noah, Abraham, Joseph. + +8. Name the cause of the flood and the number of people saved. + +9. Name the three sons of Noah and the prophecies regarding the +descendants of each. + +10. Why did the people build the Tower of Babel? + +11. Name the seven promises made to Abraham in Chapter 15. + +12. By what quality was Abraham saved? 15:6. See Gal. 3:8. + +13. Who was Melchizedek? Hagar? Ishmael? + +14. Name the wife and sons of Isaac. + +15. In what two ways did Jacob mistreat Esau? + +16. How long did Jacob serve for his wives and cattle? + +17. Fill out the following diagram of Jacob's wives, concubines and +children. See 35:23. + ++---------+---------+---------+---------+ +| | | | | ++---------+---------+---------+---------+ +| | | | | +| | | | | +| | | | | +| | | | | ++---------+---------+---------+---------+ + + +18. Give origin, meaning and location of Mizpah. + +19. Give the two chief reasons for the elevation of Joseph. + +20. Name the dreams interpreted by Joseph. + +21. Locate and give the substance of Judah's plea. + +22. How many of the house of Jacob went down into Egypt? + +NOTES ON THE QUESTIONS + +These questions must needs be few in number. If the time permits, let +the teacher add others. They are designed to be mere surface questions, +to secure acquaintanceship with a few of the great facts. In assigning +the questions on each book of the Bible let the teacher go over them +with the class, seeking their knowledge (or imparting it) as to the +chapters in which the answers may be found. If the class has the time +and desires a more thorough acquaintance with each book, let each member +prepare two "large" questions on each chapter, or upon as many chapters +as they desire. The following questions on Chapter 1 will serve as +examples: (1) Name the seven purposes of the lights. (2) State the +number of times the word God occurs. + +XV. _Items of Special Interest:_ + +1. The symmetry of the paragraphs in the record of the six creative days +in Chapter 1. + +2. God's notice of the human countenance. 4:6. + +3. The first piece of recorded poetry is degenerating, bloody. 4:23, 24. + +4. The word for "rooms," 6:14, in the margin is "nests"--a primitive +description. + +5. The richness of the historical prophecy in 9:27. + +XVI. _Individual Finds:_ + +Chapters 10, or 23, or 37, or all. Or each of these three chapters could +be assigned to a third of the class. + + + +JOB + + +SECTION I. INTRODUCTION + +From personal knowledge and reading, from perusal of articles in Bible +helps and dictionaries, write out in your own language a +two-hundred-word description of the book as a whole, its purpose, its +nature, etc. + +SECTION II. NARRATIVES + +(To be memorized and told, with care in regard to all details.) + +1. Description of Job and His Household. Chapter 1. + +2. First Interview between Jehovah and Satan. 1. + +3. First Test and Result. 1. + +4. Second Interview between Jehovah and Satan. 2. + +5. Second Test and Result. 2. + +6. The Three Friends. 2. + +SECTION III. GEOGRAPHY + +Locate by chapter and verse, naming the thought, or fact, or person +connected therewith, the following geographical terms: Uz, Sabeans, +Chaldeans, Temanite, Shuhite, Naamathite, Buzite, Tema, Sheba, Ophir, +Rahab, Ethiopia. (Locate chapter and verse by reference to concordance.) +(Make record in blank book on same page as map.) + +Draw full-page map, locating each place as far as known. + +SECTION IV. NATURE OF JOB'S DISEASE + +Write out the descriptions as narrated in the following verses: 7:5; +13:28; 19:20; 30:17, 18, 30. Describe in your own words the +characteristics of the disease as noted in these verses. Give name of +disease, as agreed upon by interpreters. + +SECTION V. SPEAKERS AND SPEECHES + +In order to secure a skeleton idea of the book write out the names of +the speakers in consecutive order and the chapters containing the +speeches. Space in each line could be reserved to fill in at a later +study the general thought of each speech. At the close make any +observations regarding the number and order of speeches. The following +is a sample of the first four speeches: + +_Historical Introduction. Chapters I and 2_ + +1. Job. Chapter 3. + +2. Eliphaz. Chapters 4 and 5. + +3. Job. Chapters 6 and 7. + +4. Bildad. Chapter 8. + +SECTION VI. THE ARGUMENT + +Analyze the argument of Chapters 3 and 4. The following is a sample: + +_Job's First Speech. Chapter 3_ + +1. A curse upon the day of his birth. Verses 1-10. + +2. He questions why he should not have died at birth. Verses 11-19. + +SECTION VII. THE CONCLUSION + +Give narrative, with details, as recorded in Chapter 42:7-17. + +SECTION VIII. QUESTIONS + +1. Name three general lessons taught in the book about suffering. + +2. What two things did Job do at the close of the speeches? + +3. How did Job's condition after the test compare with that previous to +the test? + +4. Name eight facts regarding Satan gleaned from Chapters 1 and 2. + +5. Locate and commit Job's two sublime statements of faith. (See +Chapters 13 and 19.) + +6. Name five kinds of people that Job helped. 29:12-16. + +7. Name six classes of people who spurned him in his trouble. 19:13-19. + +8. What two general statements about man does Job make? 14:1. + +9. Select any six phrases that serve to indicate the life and customs of +Job's time. + +10. What writers of the Bible refer to Job and what is their estimate? + +11. Read Chapter 38 and write out your impressions of it in concise +statements, using fifty words. + +12. Give three general reasons why the narrative of Job is to be +received as an historical fact. + + + + +II + +THE KINGDOM FORMING + +Exodus Page + +Leviticus Page + +Deuteronomy Page + + + +EXODUS + +I. _Pictorial Device._ + +Originate one, or omit. + +II. + +III. + +IV. + +V. 1706 B.C. to 1490 B.C., making 216 years. + +VI. 1. 1 to 18. Israel Delivered. + +2. 19 to 34. Israel Taught at Mount Sinai. + +3. 35 to 40. Israel Prepared for Worship. + +VII. Chapter 20.2. + +VIII. God Delivering a Nation. + +IX. 12:13: "And when I see the blood I will pass over you." + +15:11. + +X. 1. Bondage. + +2. + +3. Burning Bush. + +7-11. + +12. + +14. Red Sea. + +15. + +16. Manna. + +20. + +25 and 35. The Tabernacle. + +32. + +XI. Select five. + +XII. 1. God gives deliverance to the oppressed. + +2. God assumes authority over the actions of men. + +3. God desires to dwell in the midst of His people. + +XIII. (a) Symbol: 1. Passover Lamb. 1 Cor. 5:7. Note three or four +likenesses between the lamb and Christ. + +2. Manna. John 6:35. + +3. Rock. I Cor. 10:4. + +4. Tabernacle. Hebrews 9:11. John 1:14, marginal reading. + +(b) Type. None. + +(c) Analogy. None. + +(d) Prophecy. None. + +NOTES AND SUGGESTIONS + +Under No. 5 fail not to compare length of time covered by different +books. Under No. 7 ask pupils to show the appropriateness. Under No. 9 +teacher may require committal of location or not, as is deemed +advisable. Under No. 12 show the truth of these universal lessons +through the march of history. Under No. 13 copy the references, be able +to explain their meaning, and to show the likeness between the symbol, +the type, and Christ. In copying this outline work the pupil may or may +not omit the names of the fourteen topics, according to the teacher's +judgment. For the inspection of friends it would be preferable to have +the words of these topics repeated with each outline, as in Genesis. As +an aid to concert recitation let the teacher place the topics of the +outline upon the blackboard and repeat names and answers together. + +XIV. _Questions._ + +1. In what ways had Moses acted as a deliverer in Chapter 2? + +2. How is Moses described in Acts 7 and Hebrews 11? + +3. Name the three excuses Moses gave in hesitating to become the +deliverer, and God's reply to each. + +4. Fill out the diagram on page 33 regarding the ten plagues. + +5. Name four expressed purposes of the plagues. 7:5; 9:14; 9:29; 10:2. + +6. State Pharaoh's last three words to Moses. + +7. Describe in full the host that went out of Egypt. Note 12:37 and +13:18. + +8. Name the things the people of Israel took with them, out of Egypt. + +9. Describe manna in full and name three purposes for its giving. + +10. Describe in full the tables of stone on which the commandments were +written. + +11. Name God's expressed purpose for having the Tabernacle built. See +25:8. + +12. Name the various articles that the people were to offer for the +construction of the Tabernacle. + +13. Name the men set apart for the oversight of its construction and +their qualifications. + +14. Why are the details of construction recorded twice? + +15. Record three leading lessons from the sin of worshiping the Golden +Calf. + +16. After this heinous sin, who came over to the Lord's side in response +to Moses' call, and what was the reward? + +17. Draw full-page map and locate and number the stations of the Exodus +journey from Rameses to Sinai. + +XV. _Items of Special Interest._ + +Select ten. + +XVI. _Individual Finds._ + +Chapters 2, 7, 20, 23, 35. + ++-----------------+---------+---------------------+------------------+ +| | | | PHARAOH'S ACTION | +| NAME | CHAPTER | EXTENT | FOLLOWING | ++-----------------+---------+---------------------+------------------+ +| 1 Water turned | 7 | The waters of Egypt | Pharaoh's heart | +| into blood | | | was hardened | +| | | | | +| 2 | | | | +| | | | | +| 4 | | | | +| | | | | +| 5 | | | | +| | | | | +| 7 | | | | +| | | | | +| 8 | | | | +| | | | | +| 10 | | | | +| | | | | ++-----------------+---------+---------------------+------------------+ + + + +LEVITICUS + + +I. _Pictorial Device._ + +A full-page outline plan of the Tabernacle and Tabernacle court. Locate +the articles of the court and Tabernacle. Record the dimensions in +cubits in the appropriate places. The description of the Tabernacle is +in Exodus 25 to 30, but its services form the contents of this book. + +II. + +III. + +IV. + +V. _Date:_ One month of 1490. + +VI. _Contents:_ Offerings, Feasts, and Ceremonial Laws. + +VII. 20:26: "Ye shall be holy unto me, for I, Jehovah, am holy." + +VIII. God Requires Holiness. (The word holy occurs eighty-seven times in +the book.) + +IX. 17:11: "For the life of the flesh is in the blood." + +19:18: "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." + +23:10: "Proclaim liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants +thereof." + +(Where in American history are these words recorded?) + +X. 8 and 9. Consecration of Priests. + +10. Punishment of Nadab and Abihu. + +11. Clean and Unclean Animals. + +12. Purification and Circumcision. + +13 and 14. Laws regarding Leprosy. + +16. + +23. The Three Annual Feasts. + +25. + +XI. _Select four._ + +XII. 1. Absolute Necessity of Atonement for Sin. + +2. God's Great Desire for Cleanness of Body and Soul. + +XIII. (a) Symbol. The offering. Heb. 9:14. + +(b) Type. Aaron, the High Priest. Heb. 9:11. + +(c) Analogy. None. + +(d) Prophecy. None. + +XIV. _Questions:_ + +1. Glancing over the pages of the book, select what seem to you the six +most frequently-used words that emphasize the thought of the book. +Consult concordance, finding number of times that each word occurs. + +2. Describe the offering in 1:1 to 1:4. + +3. Name the five kinds of offerings mentioned in the first five +chapters. + +4. Give names of the three annual feasts. + +5. Questions on Chapter 16: + +(a) What two things must Aaron do before entering the Holy Place? + +(b) For whom and what did he make atonement? + +(c) What did he do with the blood? + +(d) What three things did he do with the scapegoat? + +(e) What two commands rested upon the people for that day? + +6. Describe the Year of Jubilee. + +7. Name any six interesting laws recorded in Chapter 19. + +8. What book of the New Testament should be studied in connection with +this book and why? + +XV. _Items of Special Interest._ + +Select five. + +XVI. _Individual Finds._ + +Chapters 1, 11, 23. + + + +DEUTERONOMY + + +I. _Pictorial Device:_ Map. + +Draw outline map of Palestine. This includes the Mediterranean shore +line, Jordan River, the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea. Locate Jericho +and Mount Nebo. Draw in miniature, opposite Jericho, the Tabernacle and +twelve small squares representing the camps of the twelve tribes, three +on each side. (See Numbers 2.) Place on map as key thoughts the words +"Remember" and "Seven Speeches." Make any original addition suggested in +the study. + +II. Public Discourse. + +III. + +IV. + +V. Ten days of the eleventh month of the fortieth year of the wandering. + +VI. The Last Seven Speeches of Moses: + +1. A Review of the Wanderings. Chapters 1 to 4. + +2. Repetition of the Law. 5 to 20. + +3. Blessing and Cursing. 27 and 28. + +4. Covenant. 29 and 30. + +5. Exhortation. 31. + +6. Song. 32. + +7. Blessing. 33. + +NOTE.--Verify these, as well as names of all leading chapters, by +glancing over them and noting the correctness of the naming. This +prevents mechanical committal, and fastens the location more firmly. + +VII. 5:33. + +VIII. The keeping of the law means life and prosperity. + +XI. 8:18: "It is He that giveth thee power to get wealth." + +32:47: "It is no vain thing for you: because it is your life." + +33:25: "As thy days, so shall thy strength be." + +X. 5. + +34. + +XI. One. + +XII. 1. God's Guidance in Human History. + +2. God's Anxiety for Obedience. + +XIII. (a) Symbol. None. + +(b) Type. Moses, prophet, 18:15. Name five regards in which Christ was +like Moses. + +(c) Analogy. None. + +(d) Prophecy. None. + +XIV. _Questions:_ + +1. Name ten things commanded to be done with the law. 6:6; 6:7; 6:7; +6:8; 6:9; 17:18, 19; 27:2, 3; 27:4-8; 31:9-13; 31:26. + +NOTE.--Describe the Jewish phylacteries. + +2. Select from Chapter 28 five striking prophecies regarding the Jews. + +3. Note from Christ's temptation, Matt. 4, how many times Christ quoted +Scripture and from what books. + +4. Be prepared to answer questions on Chapters 9 and 10 + +5. Prepare five questions on Chapter 34. + +XV. _Items of Special Interest._ + +Select five. + +XVI. _Individual Finds._ + +Chapters 5, 27, 32. + + + + +III + +THE KINGDOM CONQUERING + + +Joshua Page + +Judges Page + +Ruth Page + + + +JOSHUA + + +I. _Pictorial Device:_ Map. + +Draw map of Palestine, locating the tribes. See Map 3 in Bible. Make an +opening in the Jordan River, where the crossing occurred. Locate Jericho +and Ai, scenes of first victory and first defeat. Locate Mounts Ebal and +Gerizim. Place over the map an appropriate phrase from Chapter 1. Draw +two dotted lines in a general easterly and westerly direction through +the country to indicate the Northern, Central and Southern campaigns. + +II. + +III. + +IV. + +V. 1451 B.C. to 1427 B.C., making twenty-four years. + +VI. 1. Preparations to enter Canaan. 1 to 5. + +2. The Three Campaigns of Conquest. 6 to 12. + +3. The Division of the Land. 13 to 22. + +4. Joshua's Farewell Speeches. 23, 24. + + +VII. 1:6 in part: "Thou shalt cause this people to inherit the land." + +VIII. Our Possessions Equal Our Conquests. (See Hurlbut's Bible Atlas, +page 53.) + +IX. 1:8. + +24:15 in part: "Choose you this day whom ye will serve." + +X. 1. The Two Commissions. + +2. + +3 and 4. Israel at Jordan. + +6. + +7 and 8. + +12. The Thirty-one Kings Smitten. + +XI. Joshua, Rahab, Caleb, Achan, Eleazar. + +XII. 1. The Wide Influence of One Sin. + +2. The Lord Fights the Believer's Battles. + +NOTE.--Let the teacher question as to the basis of these leading +lessons, also explain the thought, and render the same practical in +every-day life. + +XIII. (a) Symbol. None. + +(b) Type. Joshua. See derivation of word Jesus, also Matt. 1:21. + +Note two likenesses between Jesus and Joshua. + +(c) Analogy. None. + +(d) Prophecy. None. + +XIV. _Questions:_ + +1. In Joshua's commission, name the three promises of God. 1:1 to 1:5. + +2. In what verses of the Bible does the word "success" occur? See +concordance. + +3. Name the three conditions of "_good_" success in 1:8. State +difference between "good" success and "great" success. + +4. Name the two occurrences in 8:32 to 8:35 and state the reason +therefor. + +5. How, and by whom, and where was the land divided among the tribes? +See 14:1 and 2 and 19:51. + +6. What was the lot of Levi? 13:33. (Psa. 16:5.) + +7. What four things would the heathen nations become if not driven out? +23:13. + +8. What strong statement does Joshua make in 23:14? + +NOTE.--If the time permits, let the teacher add several questions, +especially about the battles. + +XV. _Items of Special Interest._ + +Select ten. + +XVI. _Individual Finds._ + +Chapters 2, 10, 22. + + + +JUDGES + + +_Pictorial Device._ + +Originate one, or omit. + +II. + +III. + +IV. + +V. 1427 B.C. to 1095 B.C., making 332 years. + +VI. The Rule of Thirteen Judges, containing Six Bondages of Israel, and +Their Six Deliverances. + +VII. 2:16. + +VIII. An unconquered enemy brings bondage. + +IX. 7:20: "The sword of Jehovah and of Gideon." + +X. 5. + +6 to 8. + +11. + +13 to 16. + +Give to each of these (save Chapter 5) the name of the person described +therein. + +XI. Othniel, Ehud, Deborah, Gideon, Jephthah, Samson: the Six +Deliverers. + +XII. 1. Environment counts. + +2. The Lord delivers when His people cry unto Him. + +XIII. No Symbol. No Type. No Prophecy. The work of each judge is +analogous to the work of Christ. + +XIV. _Questions:_ + +1. Name the three signs by which Gideon was assured of his call. + +2. What was Jephthah's vow? + +3. Locate the word "_Shibboleth_", and narrate the historical event +connected therewith. + +4. What was Samson to be and for how long? 13:7. Read the Numbers +chapter connected therewith. + +5. Name and locate Samson's riddle. + +6. State two reasons that account for the moral degradation of the +times. 1:27 to 1:30; 21:35. + +7. Name three things in Chapter 17 that indicate how low the state of +religion had fallen. + +8. How many times in the book does the following phrase occur and what +is the significance of the statement, "In those days there was no king +in Israel" + +9. Name the judges mentioned in the catalogue of the faithful in Hebrews +11. + +10. Name a piece of literature based on any one of the characters, and +the author thereof. + +QUOTATION.--"This period has been called the Heroic age of Hebrew +history. It abounds in wild adventure and desperate feats of individual +valor. Personal activity, daring and craft were the qualifications which +raised the judges to their title and eminence. They appear as gallant +insurgents, or guerrilla leaders, rather than as grave administrators of +justice or the regular authorities of a great kingdom." Copy in blank +book. + +XV. _Items of Special Interest._ + +Select ten. + +XVI. _Individual Finds._ + +Chapters 5, 11, 16, 21. + + + +RUTH + + +I. Read the book through thoroughly, thoughtfully, and record the length +of time required. + +II. Name the eight leading characters. + +III. Name seven interesting facts gleaned from the book. + +IV. Prepare three questions upon the material of each chapter. + +V. Give a phrase name to each of the four chapters. + +VI. Record what you regard as the best verse. + +VII. _Questions:_ + +1. Why, according to your opinion, is this story of Ruth recorded in the +Bible? + +2. What two large modern problems would be solved by living as indicated +in this book? + +3. Write a paragraph of one hundred words about gleaning, based upon +this book and other portions of Scripture. + +4. In what part of what gospel is the name of Ruth mentioned? + + + + +IV and V + +THE KINGDOM UNDIVIDED AND THE KINGDOM DIVIDED + +THE HISTORICAL BOOKS: + +I and II Samuel. + +I and II Kings. + +I and II Chronicles. + +NOTE.--As these three pairs of books are so closely related in their +historical contents, it is deemed best to study them together, though +they overlap the two divisions of IV and V. + + + +I. CHARTS + +_Chart A. General Contents_ + + +--------------------------+ + | I AND II SAMUEL | + +-------------+-----+------+ + |Samuel |Saul |David | + +-------------+-----+------+----------------------------------+ + | | | | I AND II KINGS | + | | | +---------+-----------+------------+ + | | | |Solomon |20 Kings of |20 Kings of | + | | | | |Judah |Israel | + | | | +--------+------------+------------+ + | | | | | | ++-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| I AND II CHRONICLES | ++---------+-------------+-----+------+--------+------------+------------+ +|Genealogy|Courses of |Saul |David |Solomon |20 Kings of | | +|from |Participants | | | |Judah | | +|Adam |in Temple | | | | | | +| |Service | | | | | | ++---------+-------------+-----+------+--------+------------+------------+ + + +NOTE.--Biblical scholars differ as to the number of kings in the divided +kingdoms. Twenty is assigned to each, based upon authority of Philip +Schaff. + +NOTE.--Verify contents of above chart. + +CHART B. + +DIFFERENCES BETWEEN KINGS AND CHRONICLES + ++------------------------------------+-------------------------------+ +| KINGS |CHRONICLES | ++------------------------------------+-------------------------------+ +| 1. Record of both Israel and Judah | 1. Record of Judah only | +| 2. Tends toward the secular | 2. Tends toward the religious | +| 3. Emphasizes the Acts of the King | 3. Emphasizes the Worship of | +| | the Sanctuary | ++------------------------------------+-------------------------------+ + +CHART C. SUMMARY OF THE KINGDOMS + +UNDIVIDED KINGDOM | TRIBES | DIVIDED KINGDOM ++-------+----+----+--------+----------------+ +|40 YRS | 40 | 40 | 1 |JUDAH. 20 KINGS | +| S | D | S | 2 | | +| A | A | O +--------+----------------+ +| U | V | L | 3 | | +| L | I | O | 4 | | +| | D | M | 5 | | +| | | O | 6 | | +| | | N | 7 |ISRAEL. 20 KINGS| ++-------+----+----| 8 | | + | 9 | | + | 10 | | + | 11 | | + | 12 | | + +--------+----------------+ + +CHART D. CHRONOLOGY OF THE KINGDOMS + ++----------------------------------------+ +|UNDIVIDED KINGDOM: 1095 B.C. to 975 B.C.| ++----------------------------------------+ +|KINGDOM ISRAEL: 975 B.C. to 721 B.C. | ++----------------------------------------+ +|KINGDOM OF JUDAH: 975 B.C. to 606 B.C. | ++----------------------------------------+ + +CHART E. KINGS OF DIVIDED KINGDOMS + +NOTE.--Let the teacher assign as many kings as is deemed best, to be +wrought out on the chart from the books of I and II Kings. Work out the +kings of Israel on a like chart. + +_Kings of Judah._ + ++-----------+---------+--------------+---------+----------------+--------+ +| NAME |CHARACTER| RELATION TO | PROPHET | PHRASE |KIND | +| | | PREDECESSOR | | |OF DEATH| ++-----------+---------+--------------+---------+----------------+--------+ +|1. Rehoboam|Evil | |Shemaiah |And Judah did |Natural | +| | | | |that which was | | +| | | | |evil in the | | +| | | | |sight of Jehovah| | +| | | | | | | +|2. Abijam |Evil |Son |None |His heart was |Natural | +| | | |mentioned|not perfect with| | +| | | | |Jehovah his God | | +| | | | | | | +| | |(If a usurper,| | | | +| | |make such a | | | | +| | |record) | | | | +| | | | | | | +| | | | | | | +| | | | | | | +| | | | | | | +| | | | | | | +| | | | | | | +| | | | | | | +| | | | | | | +| | | | | | | +| | | | | | | +| | | | | | | +| | | | | | | +| | | | | | | +| | | | | | | +| | | | | | | ++-----------+---------+--------------+---------+----------------+--------+ + +II. _Historical Setting:_ + +Narratives to be recited in class and to be recorded briefly. + +1. The Beginning of the Undivided Kingdom. I Samuel 8. + +2. The Selection of First King of Undivided Kingdom. I Samuel 10:17-24. + +3. The Glory of Solomon's Kingdom. I Kings 4:20-34 and 10:14-29. + +4. The Division of the Kingdom. I Kings 11:26-43 and 12:1-15. + +5. The Beginning of Israel. I Kings 12:16-33. + +6. The Beginning of Judah. I Kings 14:21-31. + +7. The Captivity of Israel. II Kings 17. + +8. The Captivity of Judah. II Kings 24 and 25. + +9. Map of Divided Kingdoms. + +Draw map, showing the two kingdoms and their capitals, also the regions +of Assyria and Babylon. Let the map include the Tigris, Euphrates and +Chebar Rivers. See Map 4, also Bible Atlas. Draw dotted lines from the +capitals of the two kingdoms to the countries into which they were taken +captives. + +III. _Interesting Stories with Practical Lessons._ + +NOTE.--To be recited, but not recorded save the titles and references. + +1. Jonathan and Friendship. I Samuel 18:1-4 and 19:1-7. + +2. Mephibosheth and Mercy. II Samuel 9. + +3. Absalom and Pride. II Samuel 15:1-6. + +4. Solomon and Choice. I Kings 3:1-15. + +IV. _Leading Chapters:_ + +1. Childhood of Samuel. I Samuel 1, 2 and 3. + +2. Anointing of David. I Samuel 16. + +3. David and Goliath. I Samuel 17. + +4. Nathan's Parable of the Ewe Lamb. II Samuel 12. + +5. Visit of the Queen of Sheba. I Kings 10. + +6. Elijah and the Prophets of Baal. I Kings 18. + +7. Elijah's Ascent into Heaven. II Kings 2. + +8. Naaman the Leper. II Kings 5. + +9. The Destruction of Jerusalem. II Kings 25. + +10. Solomon's Prayer at Dedication of the Temple. II Chronicles 6. + +V. _Leading Lessons:_ + +NOTE.--Name in a sentence, opposite the names given, a fact illustrating +the lesson. + +1. The Value of Right Beginning. + +(a) Samuel. + +(b) Kingdom of Israel. + +2. The Wide Influence of One Person. + +(a) David. + +(b) Jeroboam. + +3. Righteousness Pays. + +(a) David. + +(b) Hezekiah. + +4. Sin Destroys. + +(a) Ahab. + +(b) Kingdom of Israel. + +VI. _Questions:_ + +1. Name some of the powers of the king. I Samuel 11:7; I Samuel +22:18,19; II Samuel 15:2; I Kings 5:13,15; I Kings 8; II Kings 23:35. + +2. What kings did Samuel anoint? + +3. How long was David hunted by Saul and at what age? + +4. Where and how did David spare Saul? + +5. What two sins did David commit? II Samuel 11. + +6. After these sins what parable was spoken to him, and by whom? + +7. What two psalms did David write after these sins? + +8. Why was he called a man after God's own heart? I Samuel 13:14. + +9. How many wives and concubines did Solomon have and what was the +effect? + +10. Name the worst king in Judah and the worst king in Israel. + +11. Name five bad things Manasseh did. II Kings 21. + +12. Name five good things Josiah did. II Kings 22 and 23. + +13. Name the first and last king of Israel, also of Judah. + +VII. _What of Christ?_ + +(a) Symbol. The temple. John 2:19. + +(b) Types. David. Matt. 9:27. Name two likenesses. Solomon. Matt. 12:42. +Name two likenesses. + +(c) Prophecy. II Samuel 7:12,13. + + + + +IV + +THE KINGDOM UNDIVIDED + +THE POETICAL BOOKS: + +Psalms Page + +Song of Solomon Page + +Proverbs Page + + + +THE PSALMS + +I. _The Collection and Divisions:_ + +In all probability the book of one hundred and fifty psalms, as it now +stands, was compiled by Ezra about 450 B.C. + +They are divided into five books, each closing with a benediction, +evidently added to mark the end of the book. Note the number of psalms +in Books 1 and 2. + +II. _The Purposes:_ + +1. They were originally used as songs in the Jewish Temple Worship. + +2. For centuries after Christ they formed the only Christian Hymnal. + +3. They have comforted and supported the troubled hearts of all +believers in all ages. + +III. _General Characteristics:_ + +1. They are _personal_.--Number the first personal pronouns in Psalm 23. +Note the frequent occurrence in others. + +2. They are the expression of _heart_ experiences.--Note the frequent +use of the words heart and soul. These Hebrew poems are largely the +diaries of the inner life. + +3. They express the _intimate relation_ between God and man.--Note in +Psalms 23, 103, 139 how many the phrases which contain pronouns and +words referring to both God and man. + +IV. _Specific Characteristics:_ + +NOTE.--Select a sentence from any psalm, illustrating each +characteristic, and record the same in its appropriate place, giving the +chapter and verse. + +1. Teaching. + +2. Testimony. + +3. Prayer. + +4. Confession. + +5. Praise. + +6. Exhortation. + +7. History. + +V. _Leading Authors:_ + +Heman, author of the 88th; Ethan, 89; Moses, 90; Solomon, 72 and 127. +The sons of Korah (who were they?) wrote eleven. Examples 42 to 49. +Asaph (who was he?) wrote twelve. Examples 73 to 83. David wrote +seventy-three. + +VI. _Names of Leading Psalms_ + +NOTE.--Select a phrase from the psalm, or state the reason, upon which +the name is based. + +1. The Two Ways. + +3. A Morning Hymn. + +4. An Evening Hymn. + +8. The Glory of the Creator in the Creature. + +15. A Citizen of Zion. + +16. The Blessings of the Believer. + +22. A Psalm of the Cross. + +23. + +27. The Tonic Psalm. + +32. + +42. From Depths to Heights. + +45. A Marriage Song. + +46. A Battle Hymn. + +51. A Sinner's Open Confession. + +65. The Farmer's Psalm. + +84. + +90. The Funeral Hymn. + +91. The Safety Psalm. + +100. The Doxology. + +103. God in Grace. + +104. God in Nature. + +105. God in History. + +119. The Glory of the Word. + +Name three peculiarities of this psalm. + +121. The Traveler's Psalm. + +137. The Patriot's Hymn. + +139. The Psalm of Marvels. + +146 to 150. The Hallelujah Psalms. + +The word Hallelujah is the Hebrew for "Praise ye the Lord." + +VII. _The Messianic Psalms:_ + +Study meaning and description in Bible Dictionary. Why would David be +fitted to write such psalms? Note three features of these psalms: 1. +Kingship. 2. Unlimited rule. 3. Unending dominion. Note also the basis +for the following names: + +2. The Victorious King. + +45. The Glorious King. + +72. The Helping King. + +110. The Conquering King. + +VIII. _A Question Study on Psalm 8:_ + +1. Explain phrase: "In all the earth." + +2. From what word might it be inferred that the author was a king? + +3. What three phrases indicate the shepherd life of the author? + +4. What historical event may be referred to in verse 2? + +5. How many heavens are mentioned? + +6. What two expressions indicate the exalted position of man? + +IX. _An Analytic Study of Psalm 139:_ + +1. Name carefully the marvels in the following passages: + +(a) Verses 1 to 6. + +(b) Verses 7 to 10. + +(c) Verses 14 to 16. + +(d) Verses 17 and 18. + +2. The Pronouns of the First Person. + +(a) Underline and count. + +(b) In what verses not found? + +3. The Pronouns of the Second Person. (Or word referring to God.) + +(a) Underline and count. + +(b) In what verses not found? + +4. Select an example of as many of the seven specific characteristics as +are found in this psalm. + +5. Meaning of the following words or phrases: Verse 8, "Sheol." Verse 9, +"wings of the morning." Verse 16, "thy book." + + + +THE SONG OF SOLOMON + +I. _Author._ + +II. _Names:_ + +(1) Song of Solomon. + +(2) Song of Songs. + +(3) Canticles. + +Give the meaning of each. + +III. _General Description:_ + +It is probably an allegorical drama. It pictures the love of Solomon to +a princess, typifying, as many believe, the love of Christ to the +Church. Read Ephesians 5 and be prepared to answer questions thereon. +Richard Moulton describes it as containing seven idyllic poems. + +IV. _Words of Explanation:_ + +1. Its Oriental tinge must be remembered. In the Occident uncovered +breasts would be an impropriety, but not in the Orient. + +2. The revised version removes some questionable utterances. Compare in +the two versions 1:13 and 5:14. + +3. Were we less sensual we could better appreciate its beauty. The +beautiful in art is greatly lost by the impurity of our fleshly nature. +So the beautiful in this poem. + +4. It is a poem, hence the author uses the poetic license. + +5. The poem needs a division into its parts, and a naming of parts, +places and speakers, for a clearer understanding. Students of the poem +have made this division. The following is a sample: + +1. Antechamber of Palace.--Bride and Ladies.--Welcome to Home.--1:2 to +1:8. + +2. Audience Room of Palace.--Bride: Groom: Attendants.--First +Interview.--1:9 to 2:6. + +3. Palace Window.--Bride: Groom.--Serenade and Invitation.--2:7 to 2:17. + +4. Private Chamber.--Bride.--Search: A dream.--3:1-4. + +V. _Phrases Worthy of Remembrance:_ + +1. Three descriptions applied to Christ. 2:1. Find two others in Chapter +5. + +2. Our Lord's banner. 2:4. + +3. The double possession. 2:10. + +NOTE.--Write these phrases in full, with locations. + + +PROVERBS + +I. _Author_. + +II. _Derivation and Meaning of Word._ + +III. _Literary Form and Arrangement:_ + +1. They are arranged in masses rather than logical groups. They are +poetical in form. + +2. They are chiefly couplets of two kinds: + +(a) Contrasted thoughts, joined usually by the connective "but." +Example, 28:1. + +(b) Parallel thoughts, joined usually by the connective "and." Example, +27:26. + +NOTE.--Select and record one proverb of each of the above kinds. + +IV. _Leading Kinds:_ + +The proverbs may be largely classified under one of the following +topics: (1) Tongue. (2) Chastity. (3) Society (4) Business. (5) Wisdom. +(6) Home. (7) Character. (8) Law. + +V. Select and record one proverb under each of the above topics, giving +location. + +VI. _Outline of Contents:_ + +1. 1 to 24. The Proverbs of Solomon. + +2. 25 to 29. The Proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah copied +out. + +3. 30. The Proverbs of Agur. + +4. 31. The Proverbs of King Lemuel. + +VII. _Number of Solomon's Proverbs:_ + +1. How many proverbs did King Solomon write? See I Kings 4. + +2. Find the number of his proverbs in the book. Add the number in each +chapter, omitting introduction and titles. + +VIII. _Leading Contents:_ + +1 to 6. Introduction. + +7. The Way of the Strange Woman. + +8. The Call and the Testimony of Wisdom. + +23:29 to 35. The Effects of Strong Drink. + +30:7 to 9. The Prayer of Agur. + +31:10 to 31. The Description of a Model Woman, Wife, Mother. + +IX. _The Two Underlying Principles of the Book:_ + +1. "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." 1:7. + +2. "A wise man will hear and increase learning." 1:5. Both are A.V. Let +teacher and pupil amplify. + +X. _Four Chief Reasons for the Profitableness of the Proverbs:_ + +1. They are brief, concise, epigrammatic. + +2. They were born of observation and experience. + +3. They were penned by the wisest man. + +4. They were written by inspiration of God. + +XI. _Miscellaneous Questions:_ + +1. Who were Agur, Lemuel, the men of Hezekiah? + +2. Locate the proverbs that forbid one from becoming surety for another. + +3. What modern evil may be spoken against in 11:26? + +4. Give meaning of word wisdom, and why would this topic occupy large +space in the book? + +5. Select from Chapter 16 one proverb on divine guidance, one on the +worth of self-control, and one on business honesty. + +6. Select the three most helpful proverbs on friendship. + +7. Name eight animals used in illustration, giving references, and give +reasons for the author taking so many illustrations from the animal +kingdom. + +8. Where might the author have received the thought of 24:19 and 24:20? + +9. Name the lesson for business men in 27:23. + +10. In Chapter 11 mark with the letter "B" the verses whose truth may +affect one's business success. + + + + +V + +THE KINGDOM DIVIDED + +THE PROPHETICAL BOOKS: + +Jonah Page + +Amos Page + +Isaiah Page + + +OUTLINE FOR STUDY OF PROPHETICAL BOOKS + +1. Class. + +2. Commission of Prophet. + +3. Biographical Description of Prophet. + +4. Title of Prophet. + +5. Historical Place. + +(a) Name of Kingdom. + +(b) Names of Kings. + +6. Outline of Contents. + +7. Prophecies of Earthly Kings or Kingdoms. + +8. Prophecies of Christ. + +9. Prophecies of Christ's Kingdom. + +10. Leading Phrases. + +11. Leading Chapters. + +12. Leading Teachings. + +13. Questions. + +14. Items of Special Interest. + +15. Individual Finds. + +EXPLANATION.--Under No. 1 name whether major or minor. Under No. 2 +secure the points of the commission in references given. No. 3 is to be +gathered from the contents of the prophecy itself. Under No. 4 work out +from the prophet's life, character or message an appropriate title by +which he may be remembered. Under letter (a) of No. 5 state whether the +message is to Israel or Judah. Under letter (b) name the kings during +whose reigns the message was delivered. Topics 14 and 15 are the same as +in the Historical Outline. + +NOTES.--The first prophecy to be taken up, that of Jonah, will be +studied by a series of questions. In the succeeding prophecies the +outline will be followed, though not so rigidly as in the case of the +Historical Outline. + + + +JONAH + +NOTE.--The study of this book is by questions. + +1. Draw full-page map, locating Joppa, Nineveh, Tarshish and his native +place, Gath-hepher. See II Kings 14:25. + +2. Name the three commands given to Jonah. + +3. What two things did the sailors do when the storm was severe? + +4. The waking of Jonah recalls what incident in the New Testament? + +5. According to the sailors, what caused the tempest? + +6. What plan was used to find the offender? + +7. What words of Psalm 139 are recalled by Jonah's attempt to flee from +God? + +8. What four things do we know about the boat? + +9. Who suggested the plan for calming the sea? + +10. Name three results of the calm upon the sailors. + +11. Give a name to the second chapter. + +12. In what direction did he pray and why? + +13. What phrase in Psalm 42 did he use in his prayer? + +14. Mention three things named in the book regarding the size of +Nineveh. + +15. Name Jonah's message. + +16. What four things did the king decree? + +17. What quality did Jonah manifest at the repentance of Nineveh? + +18. Name the petition of Jonah's prayer in Chapter 4. + +19. How did the Lord answer this petition? + +20. Explain the object lesson of the gourd. + +21. What six things did Jehovah do, as narrated in the book? + +22. In what two ways was Jonah a type of Christ? See Matt. 12:38-41. + +23. Why _must_ we accept the story as true? + +24. State four leading lessons of the book. + + + +AMOS + +I. _Class._ + +II. _Commission:_ 3:1-9; 7:15. Analyze, narrate, record. + +III. _Biographical Description:_ 1:1; 7:14; 7:10-17. + +IV. _Title._ + +V. _Historical Place:_ See Bible Dictionary. Also 1:1, 2. + +VI. Omit. + +VII. _Prophecies of Earthly Kingdoms:_ Chapters 1 and 2. + +1. Draw full-page map, numbering in order and locating the eight cities +and countries against which prophecies are uttered. + +2. Name the prophecy common to all. + +3. Prophecies against Israel. + +(a) Name three sins. 2:6-8. + +(b) Name the class of people to whom the prophetic word is especially +directed. 3:11 and 15 and 5:11. + +(c) Name three reasons why this people should obey God's law. 2:10; +2:11; 4:6-11. + +(d) Name the punishment prophesied. 5:27. + +VIII. _None._ + +IX. _Prophecies of Christ's Kingdom._ 9:11-15. Name four leading +predictions therein. The teacher should mention the three possible +interpretations of this prophecy. + +X. _Striking Phrases:_ + +Find one in each of the third, fourth and sixth chapters. + +XI and XII. _Omit._ + +XIII. _Questions:_ + +1. Name five things mentioned in Chapter 4 that God said He had done and +yet they had not returned. + +2. What is meant by the expression "cleanness of teeth" in 4:6? + +3. What three parts of their worship did the Lord say He despised in +5:21-23? Why did He despise them? + +4. What is meant by the expression "flood of Egypt" in 8:8? + +5. What kind of famine is prophesied to come upon them in 8:11 and 12? + +6. How many times does Amos refer to David? + +7. By what four names does Amos describe the Northern Kingdom? + +XIV. _Items of Special Interest:_ + +Select five. + +XV. _Individual Finds:_ + +Chapters 1, 2, 6. + + + +ISAIAH + + +I. _Class._ + +II. _Commission:_ Chapter 6. Analyze carefully. + +III. _Biography:_ 1:1; 8:1 and 3; 7:3; 20:2-4; II Chron. 26:22 and +32:32. + +IV. _Title._ + +V. _Historical Place:_ 1:1. Add the lengths of the reigns. + +VI. _Outline:_ + +1. Dark Prophecies regarding Earthly Kingdoms. 1 to 35. + +2. History of an Earthly Kingdom. 36 to 39. + +3. Bright Prophecies regarding Christ's Kingdom. 40 to 66. + +VII. _Prophecies of Earthly Kingdoms:_ Babylon, Moab, Damascus, Egypt, +Tyre. + +Name the vivid descriptions, the predictions, fulfillment. + +VIII. _Prophecies of Christ:_ Name the predictions found in the +following references. If time permits, classify them under these heads: +(a) Genealogy. (b) Name. (c) Event. (d) Characteristic. (e) Work. + +7:14; 9:2, 6, 7; 11:1-5 and 10; 28:16; 32:1; 40:11; 42:1-4; 49:2; 50:4, +5, 6; 52:14, 15. Three facts in the closing days of Christ's life in +Chapter 53. + +IX. _Prophecies of Christ's Kingdom:_ + +Note three leading characteristics predicted: + +1. Chapter 35. + +2. Chapter 60:1-14. + +3. Chapter 60:15-22. + +X. _"Exceeding Great and Precious Promises":_ + +1. Complete Cleansing. 1:18. + +2. Perfect Peace. 26:2. + +3. Refuge. 32:2. + +4. Abiding Strength. 40:29-31. + +5. Fruitage of the Word. 55:10, 11. + +XI. _Leading Chapters:_ + +23. Destruction of Tyre. + +35. Transformation. + +40. The Greatness of God and the Littleness of Man. + +53. The Cross and Atonement. + +55. The Gracious Invitation. + +60. The Coming of the Nations to Christ. + +XII. _Leading Teachings:_ + +1. The Incarnation of Christ. 7:14 and 9:6. + +2. The Atonement by blood. 53:6, 5. + +(Called by Luther "the little gospel." Note the four parts, by reading +verse 6 first, then verse 5.) + +3. The Transforming Power of Christianity. Chapter 35. + +XIII. _Items of Special Interest:_ + +Select fifteen. + +XIV. _Individual Finds:_ + +Chapters 1, 5, 12, 35, 36, 61. + + + + +VI + +THE KINGDOM IN CAPTIVITY + +Jeremiah Page + +Lamentations Page + +Daniel Page + + + +JEREMIAH + +I. _Class._ + +II. _Commission:_ 1:4-10 and 18; 17:19 and 20. Time; manner; to whom; +what to do; quality required; pledges given. + +III. _Biographical Description:_ 1:1; 16:2; 20:2; 32:2 and 3; 37:11-16; +43:6 and 7. + +IV. _Title._ See 9:1. + +V. _Historical Place:_ State length of prophetical office. + +VI. _Omit._ + +VII. _Prophecies of Earthly Kingdoms:_ Chapters 46 to 51. Name seven. + +VIII. _Prophecies Regarding Christ:_ 23:5 and 6 Name three contained +therein. Why so few prophecies of Christ? + +IX. _Omit._ + +X. _Leading Phrases:_ + +13:23. The question. + +45:5: "Seekest thou great things for thyself? Seek them not." + +XI. _Leading Chapters:_ + +29. Letter to the Captives. + +35. The Rechabites and Strong Drink. + +XII. _Omit._ + +XIII. _Questions:_ + +1. Name and explain the two object lessons in 18:1-6 and in 24. + +2. Name five things the prophet in his letter commanded the captives in +Babylon to do. + +3. Name the strangely-worded statement regarding Jehovah in 25:4. + +4. Give the prophecy of the return in 29:10. + +XIV. _Items of Special Interest:_ + +Select fifteen. + +XV. _Individual Finds:_ + +Chapters 1, 13, 22, 36, 38. + + + +LAMENTATIONS + + +I. _Author._ + +II. _Name._ "A Funeral Dirge." + +III. _Literary Form._ See Dictionary. + +IV. _General Contents._ See Dictionary. + +V. _Outline of Contents:_ + +1. The Wail of a Widow. Chapter 1. + +2. The Picture of Jerusalem's Calamity. Chapters 2 to 4. + +3. A Prayer. Chapter 5. + +VI. _Questions:_ + +1. Give two figures of speech in Chapter 1 that describe Jerusalem's +distress. + +2. Select six consecutive words in 1:9 that declare the greatness of her +fall. + +3. Select six expressions in Chapters 1 and 2 that indicate the decline +in religion. + +4. Select six expressions in Chapters 4 and 5 that indicate the severity +of the famine. + +5. Select six expressions in Chapter 5 that indicate the terrors of the +siege and the severity of the ruin. + +6. Name the two requests in the Prayer chapter. + +7. Explain the truth contained in 3:27. + + + +DANIEL + + +I. _Outline:_ + +1. 1 to 6. History. + +2. 7 to 12. Prophecy. + +II. Name three things known of Daniel when brought a captive. 1:3 and 4. + +III. _Leading Narratives._ + +Recite, but record only titles and references. + +1. Chapter 1. Daniel and Drink. + +2. Chapter 2. Daniel and the Dream. + +3. Chapter 5. Daniel and the Handwriting. + +4. Chapter 6. Daniel and the Lion's Den + +IV. _Chart of Two Chief Visions of Earthly Kingdoms:_ Chapters 2 and 7. + ++----------------------+----------------------+------------------------+ +| PART OF IMAGE | NAME OF BEAST | NAME OF COUNTRY | ++----------------------+----------------------+------------------------+ +| | | | +|1 | | | +| | | | +|2 | | | +| | | | +|3 | | | +| | | | +|4 | | | +| | | | ++----------------------+----------------------+------------------------+ + +V. Draw full-page map, outlining with dotted lines the four countries of +above chart at time of their worldwide dominion. Locate the capitals, +record the conqueror in each under the capital, together with date. + +VI. _Difficult Prophecy of the Messiah:_ 9:24-27. + +VII. _Daniel's Prayer:_ 9:1-19. + +1. With what acts is his prayer accompanied? + +2. With what Old Testament books is he evidently acquainted? + +3. What is the burden of his prayer? + +4. Name the three leading requests. + +5. Name the basis of his plea. + +VIII. _Three Leading Lessons:_ + +1. Purpose is stronger than environment. + +2. Prayer avails. + +3. Sterling piety brings elevation. + +Illustrate each of these by events in Daniel's life. + + + + +VII + +THE KINGDOM RESTORED + +Ezra Page + +Nehemiah Page + +Haggai Page + +Zechariah Page + + + +EZRA + + +The study of this book is by chapters. Commit the names of the chapters. + +Chapter I. _The First Return Under Zerubbabel:_ + +1. Who issued the decree? + +2. Name three commands in the decree. + +3. Give the date. + +4. Name number of gold and silver vessels returned. + +Chapter II. _The Register of Returning Captives:_ + +1. Give the number. + +Chapter III. _The Renewal of Worship:_ + +1. Name four things accomplished in the restoration of worship. + +Chapter IV. _The Hindrance of Adversaries:_ + +1. State their request. + +2. State reply of Zerubbabel. + +Chapter V. _The Help of the Prophets:_ + +Prepare two questions. + +Chapter VI. _The Dedication of the Temple:_ + +1. What kings aided? + +2. What prophets helped? + +3. What feast was observed? + +Chapter VII. _The Second Return Under Ezra:_ + +1. Give the date. + +2. State the number of returning captives. + +3. State the distance of the journey. + +4. Name length of time consumed in the journey. + +5. Name three things Ezra had prepared his heart to do. + +6. Name the double office of Ezra. + +Chapter VIII. _At the River Ahava:_ + +Prepare two questions. + +Chapter IX. Prepare a name and two questions. + +Chapter X. Prepare a name and two questions. + + + +NEHEMIAH + +_Pictorial Device:_ A Broken Wall. + +Draw three layers of stone forming lower part of wall. On this draw four +portions of the wall intact, with three breaks between. In these three +breaks place the words: "Temporal, 3 to 6;" "Civil, 5;" "Religious, 8 to +13." On the unbroken portion of the wall place the figure "52" and the +phrase: "A Great Work." Over the device place the word God. Add any +original touches suggested by the book. + +I. Give a brief narrative of Nehemiah's return as recorded in Chapters 1 +and 2. + +II. _General Contents:_ + +1. Rebuilding the temporal wall. + +2. Rebuilding the civil wall. + +3. Rebuilding the religious wall. + +III. _Leading Chapters:_ + +3. A list of the wall builders. + +12. The dedication of the wall. + +13. How a Mayor enforced the Sabbath law. + +IV. _Striking Phrases:_ + +4:6: "The people had a mind to work." + +8:10: "The joy of the Lord is your strength." + +V. _Questions:_ + +1. Name Nehemiah's position and its duties. + +2. Locate Shushan. + +3. Measure the distance from Shushan to Jerusalem. + +4. Name eight classes of people who aided in rebuilding the wall. + +5. Name any three gates mentioned and note their location on Bible map +of the city of Jerusalem. Map No. 10. + +6. Describe in brief the kinds of gatherings that occurred at the city +gates. Give examples from Bible history. Read articles in Bible +Dictionary on "Gates" and "Walls." Record references. + +7. Name three hindrances to the rebuilding of the wall. Chapter 4. + +8. Name four wise plans of Nehemiah as general. + +9. Mention the ways in Chapters 5 and 6 in which Nehemiah proved his +intense patriotism. + +10. In what length of time was the wall completed? + +11. Name four things covenanted by the people. Chapter 10. + +12. Name three leading features in the dedication of the wall. + +13. Record and locate the ejaculatory prayers of the book. Name a lesson +therefrom. + +14. Name five leading qualities of Nehemiah, giving an example from his +life to illustrate each. + +15. Name four striking lessons for Christian activity gleaned from the +book. + + + +HAGGAI + + +A STUDY OF THE FOUR BRIEF PROPHECIES OF THE BOOK + +_Prophecy Number One: Chapter 1:1-15._ + +1. To whom spoken. + +2. Name the reason assigned by the people for not rebuilding. + +3. Name four reasons given by the prophet why the people should rebuild. + +4. State the result of the prophet's appeal. + +_Prophecy Number Two: Chapter 2:1-9._ + +1. To whom spoken. + +2. State the evident feeling of those who had seen the former house. See +verse 3, also Ezra 3:12. + +3. Name the three promises of Jehovah calculated to remove this sting of +disappointment. + +_Prophecy Number Three: Chapter 2:10-19._ + +1. State moral condition of the people. + +2. Name the three causes of material loss. + +3. State the promise. + +_Prophecy Number Four: Chapter 2:20-23._ + +1. To whom spoken. + +2. Name the two prophecies in your own words. + +_Questions:_ + +1. What word indicates the small number who had returned? + +2. Commit words, with location, of a striking verse, 2:8. + +3. In how many days did they begin to work after the first appeal was +made? + +4. What length of time do the four prophecies cover? + +5. What statement is accepted by many as a prophecy of Christ? Use the +marginal reading. + +6. By what two terms is Haggai called? + +7. What word does Haggai use, and how many times, to set the people to +thinking? + +8. By what expression is God most frequently described? + +9. Why, possibly, was no prophet sent to Nehemiah? + +10. Give an appropriate title to Haggai. + + + +ZECHARIAH + + +I. _The Visions of Chapters 1 to 6:_ + +Record and commit, with chapter location. + +II. _The Striking Phrases and Verses:_ + +Commit and locate the following: + +"Apple of the eye." + +Give meaning. State what other books of the Bible contain the phrase. + +"Prisoners of Hope." + +"Who hath despised the day of small things?" + +"Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith Jehovah of hosts." + +"Wounded in the house of my friends." + +(Use concordance in finding location.) + +III. _The Prophecies of Christ:_ + +Give the four names by which the Christ is described. See 3:8, 9:9, +13:7. + +Name four events in Christ's life prophesied in the following verses: +9:9, 11:12, 13:1, 13:7. + +IV. _General Questions._ + +1. Compare the beginning of Zechariah's prophecy with that of Haggai in +point of time. + +2. Which of the major prophets and which of the minor prophets does +Zechariah resemble most? + +3. By what name is Satan described in Chapter 3, and what other Bible +writers use the same description? + +4. Name three general encouragements given by the prophet to Zerubbabel +in Chapter 4 to rebuild the temple. + +5. Record the cities prophesied against in Chapter 9. + +V. _Questions on Chapter 14:_ + +1. Of what is this a prophetic picture? Verse 9. + +2. Name the facts about the capture of Jerusalem. Verses 2 and 3. + +3. Name the three strange happenings in nature. Verses 4 to 8. + +4. Name final result. Verse 11. + +5. Name the two plagues to be visited. + +6. What one of the feasts is to be kept and why? + +7. Give words and meaning of the placard in verse 20. + + + + +VIII + +THE KINGDOM'S TRUE KING + +Matthew Page + +Mark Page + +Luke Page + +John Page + + + +THE FOUR GOSPELS + + +I. BRIEF INTRODUCTION + +1. Name five portions of Scripture that are repeated. + +2. Four reasons why the Lord's life is recorded four times: + +(1) To emphasize its importance. + +(2) To multiply the testimony to His life in the flesh. + +(3) To present the different aspects of His character. + +(4) To reach different classes of people. + +NOTE.--The Gospels were originally sermons, and the authors preachers. +They are not designed as biographies. One has described them as "memoirs +of a life, to teach a religion." Hence one need not expect chronological +order. Their purpose is not to record the life of Christ, but to win a +lost world to the Savior. + +II. AUTHOR CHART. + ++---------------+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+ +| | MATTHEW | MARK | LUKE | JOHN | ++---------------+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+ +| | | | | | +|1. Business | | | | | +| | | | | | ++---------------+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+ +| | | | | | +|2. Nationality | | | | | +| | | | | | ++---------------+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+ +| | | | | | +|3. Apostle | | | | | +|or not | | | | | +| | | | | | ++---------------+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+ +| | | | | | +|4. Eye Witness | | | | | +|or not | | | | | ++---------------+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+ + +To aid in filling blanks in this chart and in the following one, read +accounts of the four authors in Bible Dictionary. + +III. CONTENTS CHART + ++-------------+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+ +| | MATTHEW | MARK | LUKE | JOHN | ++-------------+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+ +| | | | | | +|1. For Whom | | | | | +| written | | | | | +| | | | | | ++-------------+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+ +| | | | | | +|2. Purpose | | | | | +| touching | | | | | +| Christ | | | | | +| | | | | | ++-------------+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+ +| | | | | | +|3. Keyword |Kingdom |Straightway |Compassion |Believe | +| | | | | | ++-------------+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+ +| | | | | | +|4. Quality | | | | | +| from |Business | | | | +| Standpoint|Accuracy |Vividness |Completeness|Warmth | +| of | | | | | +| Author | | | | | ++-------------+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+ + +IV. _Questions on Matthew:_ + +1. Name three expressions in Chapter 1 that manifest the author's +occupation. + +2. Name one expression in each of the first three chapters that manifest +the kingship of Christ. + +3. Why does Matthew record the fulfillment of prophecy? + +4. Name the prophecies recorded as fulfilled in the first four chapters, +and the author of each prophecy. + +5. Number and locate the word kingdom as recorded in the Sermon on the +Mount. + +V. _Questions on Mark:_ + +1. Underline and number in Chapter 1 the words straightway, astonished, +amazed. + +2. Select three other words in Chapter 1 that manifest vividness. + +3. With what event in Christ's life does Mark begin? and state reason. + +4. Name and number the miracles in the first five chapters. + +5. Name and number the parables in the first five chapters. + +6. Why would you expect such a result in answers to questions 4 and 5? + +VI. _Questions on Luke:_ + +1. Name three words in the introduction that indicate the three +characteristics of the book. + +2. What do you note by comparing 1:5, 2:1 and 2, and 3:1 and 2? + +3. Name six expressions in Chapters 1 and 2 that indicate Luke's +occupation. + +4. Record three expressions, and by whom spoken, in first three +chapters, that manifest that God's salvation is for all people. + +5. Name contents peculiar to Luke in Chapters 10, 14, 15, 19 and 23 that +manifest God's salvation as world wide and for the lowest. + +VII. _Questions on John:_ + +1. Name the phrase in Chapter 1 that describes the Lord's birth. + +2. Name the "I am's" of Christ in Chapters 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, +and give reason why possibly John alone of the four records them. + +3. State the purpose of this gospel. See 20:30, 31. + +4. Underline the words "sign," "believe," "life" (live), in Chapters 1 +to 6. + +5. Note the "signs" mentioned in first four chapters and the results. + +6. Name the four witnesses to Christ's divinity mentioned by Him in the +closing paragraph of Chapter 5. + +VIII. _Leading Chapters:_ + +_Matthew._ + +1. Genealogy and Birth of the King. + +2. + +4. + +5 to 7. The Sermon on the Mount; or, The Principles of the Kingdom. + +13. The Eight Parables of the Kingdom. + +17. + +25. The Judgment of the King. + +_Mark._ + +1. A Busy Sabbath in Our Lord's Life. + +_Luke._ + +2. The Birth and Boyhood of Jesus. + +3. The Genealogy of Jesus. + +4. + +10. + +14. The Three Parables of Hospitality. + +15. The Three Parables of Lost and Found. + +_John._ + +3. The New Birth. + +10. + +11. + +14. Comfort. + +15. + +16. The Holy Spirit. + +17. Christ's Intercessory Prayer. + + + + +IX + +THE KINGDOM CONQUERING THE WORLD + +Acts Page + +Paul's Epistles Page + +Outline for Study of Epistles Page + +I Thessalonians Page + +I Corinthians Page + +Romans Page + +Philippians Page + +II Timothy Page + +The General Epistles Page + +Questions on the Book of James Page + +Studies in I and II Peter Page + +I John Page + + + +THE ACTS + + +I. _Author:_ + +1. Name. + +2. Number of books written by him. + +3. Three reasons for his fitness to write this book: + +(a) A Gentile. + +(b) Devoted to Christ as the World's Savior. + +(c) A companion of Paul during a portion of his missionary journeys. + +II. _The Inscription:_ 1:1. + +1. To whom? + +2. Reference to what book? + +III. _Chronology:_ + +1. Name beginning and ending dates. + +2. Length of time of contents. + +3. Contents during the reigns of what four Roman emperors. + +IV. _Analysis of the Key Verse:_ 1:8. + +1. Name the Divine Agent. + +2. Name the Human Instrument. + +3. Name the Equipment. + +4. Name the Method. + +5. Name the Threefold Division of the Field: + +(a) City. + +(b) Home Land. + +(c) Foreign Lands. + +NOTE.--This verse outlines the progress of the kingdom in this book +during one generation. It also outlines the plan of God touching the +work of each disciple, each individual church, and the church universal. +Here is the pattern. With hunger to know and willingness to do should +every disciple study this pattern book. Am I measuring up to the plan of +God? Is this church measuring up to the plan of God? + +V. _Outline of Contents:_ + +1. The Kingdom's Witness in the City. Chapters 1 to 7. + +2. The Kingdom's Witness in the Home Land. Chapters 8 to 12. + +3. The Kingdom's Witness in the Uttermost Parts of the Earth. Chapters +13 to 28. + +VI. _Pattern Chapters for Church Work:_ + +1. A Model Prayer Meeting. + +2. A Model Sermon and Revival. + +6. A Model for Church Officers. + +8. A Model for Personal Work. + +9. A Model Conversion. + +10. A Model Minister. + +VII. _Chapter Questions:_ + +The ten following questions are to be answered in the first ten +chapters, one in each consecutive chapter as numbered. If desired, ask +pupil to be ready to answer any question propounded by the teacher on +these chapters. + +1. Name the apostle selected in the place of Judas, the method of +selection, and why disciples never afterward used this method. + +2. Name the _immediate_ results of the outpouring of the Spirit. + +3. With what three things touching Christ did Peter charge the Jews? + +4. What three things did the magistrates note about Peter and John? + +5. Name the offenders, the offense, the penalty and the reason for such +severe punishment. + +6. Name the two classes of church officers, the number of each, and the +work of each. + +7. Name the first martyr and state how the circumstances surrounding his +death resembled those surrounding the death of Christ. + +8. Name the new city entered, the two chief converts mentioned, and the +three leading workers. + +9. In Saul's conversion name three factors and three proofs, also three +trials following. + +10. Name the change wrought in Peter through the vision. + +VIII. _Outline Map of Paul's Life:_ + +Draw full-page map, locating thereon the following: (1) Place of Birth. +(2) Place of Student Life. (3) Place of Conversion. (4) Place of +Wilderness Sojourn. (5) Place of Pastoral Work. (6) Place of +Imprisonment and Death. + +IX. CHART OF PAUL'S FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY + +1. Location in Bible: Acts 13 and 14. 2. Name the workers. 3. Name the +preparation. + ++-------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+----------+ +| PLACE | TIME | PLACE | KIND OF | INCIDENTS | RESULTS | +| (Only towns | SPENT | OF WORK | WORK | (Any | (Of | +| and cities |(Give only |(Building)|(Preaching|happening) | whatever | +| are given) | as | | teaching)| | nature) | +| | recorded) | | | | | ++-------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+----------+ +| | | | | | | +|1. Seleucia | | | | | | +|2. Salamis | | | | | | +|3. Paphos | | | | | | +| | | | | | | +| | | | | | | +| | | | | | | +|4. Perga | | | | | | +|5. Antioch | | | | | | +| in P. | | | | | | +| | | | | | | +| | | | | | | +| | | | | | | +|6. | | | | | | +| | | | | | | +| | | | | | | +| | | | | | | +|7. | | | | | | +|8. | | | | | | +|9. Lystra | | | | | | +|10. Iconium | | | | | | +|11. Antioch | | | | | | +| in P. | | | | | | +|12. Perga | | | | | | +|13. Attalia | | | | | | +|14. Antioch | | | | | | +| | | | | | | +| | | | | | | +| | | | | | | ++-------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+----------+ + +X. _Full-page Map of Paul's First Missionary Journey:_ + +Draw map of Mediterranean Sea and surrounding countries. Locate the +provinces of Asia Minor, the fourteen places on the chart, and trace the +route. + + + +THE PAULINE EPISTLES + + +I. _To Whom Addressed:_ + +Record the words of address as found in the opening of each epistle. The +following is given as an example: + +Romans: "To all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints." +1:7. + +II. _Location of Churches Addressed:_ + +Draw full-page map of Mediterranean Sea and surrounding countries, +locating the churches, seven in number. + +III. _Names in the Superscriptions:_ + +Record the names addressing the epistles as given at the beginning of +each, together with descriptions attached. Describe the persons whose +names are made companion with Paul's. Note whether they are regarded as +writers, and why Paul adds their names. Note I Cor. 16:21, Phil. 1:21, +and II Thes. 3:17. The following two are given as examples: + +Romans: Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ. + +I Corinthians: Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ, * * * and +Sosthenes, our brother. + +Sosthenes was ruler of a Jewish synagogue (Acts 18:17). He was probably +converted later. He is not regarded as aiding in the authorship. It was +probably sent in his name to add weight. + +IV. _General Contents:_ + +Secure these by reference to Bible Dictionary. The following is given as +an example: + +Romans and Galatians: The doctrines of sin and grace. + + +OUTLINE FOR STUDY OF INDIVIDUAL EPISTLE + +I. _Author._ + +II. _Place and Date of Writing._ + +III. _Description of Addressed Ones._ (The people, the city, the +church.) + +IV. _Number of Chapters._ + +V. _Key Word or Verse._ + +VI. _Outline of Contents._ + +VII. _General Purpose._ (Or brief description of letter as a whole.) + +VIII. _Three Leading Phrases._ + +IX. _Three Leading Verses._ + +X. _Leading Chapters._ + +XI. _Leading Thought About Christ._ + +XII. _Questions._ + + +I THESSALONIANS + +I. + +II. + +III. _Brief Description of Founding._ See Acts 17. Also a brief word +about the city. + +IV. + +V. _Wait._ _Comfort._ + +VI. _Omit._ + +VII. _To command, to exhort, and to describe the second coming of Christ +as a means of comfort, and as a stimulus to right living._ + +VIII. "_Pray_ * * *" + +"_Quench not_ * * *" + +"_Hold fast_ * * *" + +(Complete the phrases and locate.) + +IX. _Omit._ + +X. 1. A Model Church. + +4 and 5. The Second Coming of Christ. + +XI. _Christ is Coming Again._ + +XII. _Questions:_ + +1. Name three chief things commendable in these Thessalonian Christians. +Chapter 1. + +2. By what two illustrations does Paul describe his relations to them? +Chapter 2. + +3. By what two expressions does Paul describe the large place they +occupied in his heart? Chapter 2. + +4. Why did not Paul visit them, according to his desire? Chapter 2. + +5. What did Paul say would be life to him? Chapter 3. + +6. For what two purposes did he send Timothy? Chapter 3. + +7. What do you regard as the most striking exhortation of Chapter 4? + +8. Is 5:16 possible? (See Phil. 4:4.) + +9. What expression in Chapter 5 is taken from the words of our Lord? + +10. Locate and write out one reference in each chapter to our Lord's +second coming. + + +I CORINTHIANS + +I. + +II. + +III. _Description of Corinth and of Church at Corinth._ + +IV. + +V. _Wisdom._ + +VI. _Omit._ + +VII. _Threefold purpose: (1) To restore unity; (2) To teach doctrines; +(3) To remove evils._ + +VIII. "_Ye are bought_ * * *" + +"_O death, where_ * * *" + +"_Quit you_ * * *" + +(Complete the phrases and locate.) + +IX. _Record these and commit them:_ + +3:16; 13:1; 15:58. + +X. _Assign names to the following chapters:_ + +11; 13; 15. + +XI. _Christ our Wisdom._ + +XII. _The questions are chapter questions:_ + +Chapter 1. Upon what four persons was the church divided? + +Give total number of times the words "wise" and "wisdom" are found in +the first three chapters. Underline these two words in these chapters. + +Chapter 4. Whom does Paul command the church to imitate, and is he +justified in so doing? + +Chapter 6. What is the body called? + +Chapter 7. What strong position does Paul take about the eating of meat? +State the principle in other words. + +Chapter 9. How does Paul act in order to win people to Christ? What two +Grecian games does he use as illustrations? + +Chapter 11. Why does Paul record the teaching regarding the Lord's +Supper? + +Chapter 12. What comforting truth to the Christian worker in verses 12 +to 25? + + +ROMANS + +I. + +II. + +III. _Brief Description of Roman People._ + +IV. + +V. 1:16 and 17. + +VI. _Chapters I to II: Doctrine._ + +_Chapters 12 to 16: Practice._ + +VII. _To prove that sinful men are saved not by works, but by faith._ + +VIII. "_The wages_ * * *" + +"_If God is for us_ * * *" + +"_Overcome evil_ * * *" + +(Finish the phrases and locate them.) + +IX. _The three therefores:_ 5:1, 8:1, 12:1. + +X. 1. The Fearful Picture of Sin. + +7. The Christian's Wrestling Match with Sin. + +8. Safety. + +10. Missionary. + +11. Conversion of the Jews. + +12. Practical Religion. + +13. Citizen and Ruler. + +16. Salutations. + +XI. _Christ, our Righteousness._ + +XII. _Questions:_ + +1. Locate as to book and chapter Paul's quotations from the Old +Testament in Chapters 3, 4 and 10. + +2. Name three truths in Chapter 8 that are assurances of the believer's +safety. + +3. Number the commands in Romans 12:9-21. + +4. By what phrase is a civil ruler described in Chapter 13? + +5. Whither did Paul expect to go? Chapter 15. + + +PHILIPPIANS + +I. + +II. + +III. _Brief Description of the Founding._ (See Acts 16.) + +IV. + +V. _Gain and Joy._ + +VI. _Omit._ + +VII. _A personal letter of gratitude, testimony and exhortation._ + +VIII. "_To die_ * * *" + +"_Work out_ * * *" + +"_Rejoice in_ * * *" + +(Complete the phrases and locate.) + +IX. _Record and Commit these three verses:_ + +1:6. A promise. + +2:5. An exhortation. + +3:14. A personal testimony. + +X. 2. _Paul's Double Picture of Christ._ + +3. _Paul's Marvelous Personal Testimony._ + +XI. _The Immeasurable Worth of Christ._ + +XII. _Questions:_ + +1. Underline the word "gain" and state number of times found in the +book. + +2. Underline the words "joy" and "rejoice" and state number of times +each is found in the book. + +3. How many times does the personal pronoun "I" occur in Chapter 1? + +4. In Chapter 2 what two men's names are mentioned and what facts +regarding them? + +5. In Chapter 3 what three things was Paul determined to know? + +6. In Chapter 3 what four words or phrases are taken from the race? + +7. In Chapter 4 what three things did Paul say he had learned? + + +II TIMOTHY + +Read the book three times, slowly, thoughtfully, prayerfully. Enter as +far as possible into the surroundings and feelings connected with this +last letter of the martyr Paul--this personal letter to this loved son +in the faith. Then write your impressions and ideas regarding its +contents, using three hundred words. + + + +THE GENERAL EPISTLES + + +I. _The Authors--A Brief Biography of Each:_ + +See Bible Dictionary. + +II. _To Whom Addressed._ + +See the beginning of each letter. The following is an example: + +James: "To the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion." + +III. _Place and Date of Writing:_ + +See Bible Dictionary. The following is an example: + +James. Jerusalem. About 62 A.D. + +IV. _General Purpose of Contents:_ + +See Bible Dictionary. The following is an example: + +James. A book of practical morals. Also to comfort the scattered and +persecuted Jewish Christians. + + +QUESTIONS ON JAMES + +_Chapter 1_ + +1. Why can a person be joyful when falling into temptation? Verses 2, 3 +and 4. + +2. How does temptation begin? + +3. Give meaning of phrase: "Father of Lights." + +4. What six words voice the author's strong exhortation regarding the +Word? + +5. Name the two elements of pure religion. + +_Chapter 2_ + +1. What charge is made against the wealthy worshipers? + +2. Name the royal law. + +3. What two factors are necessary to salvation and which does James +emphasize? + +4. What do demons believe? Give proof. + +5. What two illustrations are taken from Old Testament biography? + +_Chapter 3_ + +1. Give a title to the chapter. + +2. How large a part does the control of the tongue have in the making of +character? Explain. + +3. To what two things is the tongue compared in verses 3 and 4? + +4. What three things does the writer declare the tongue to be? + +5. If no man can tame the tongue, what two things must follow on the +part of every one who desires to get it under control? + +_Chapter 4_ + +1. Name the cause mentioned for unanswered prayer. + +2. Give the author's recipe for causing the devil to flee. + +3. Give the author's recipe for securing the presence of God. + +4. What phrase must a believer use when speaking of a future act, and +why? + +5. Give James' definition of sin and state how it differs from John's. +(See I John 3:4, Authorized Version.) + +_Chapter 5_ + +1. What two illustrations are taken from Old Testament history? + +2. What is meant by the phrase, "the end of the Lord," in verse 11? + +3. What command resembles one in the Sermon on the Mount? + +4. What are the sick exhorted to do? + +5. What two results occur when one turns a sinner to Christ? + + +STUDIES IN I AND II PETER + +The two letters of Peter afford splendid opportunity for noting the +impress of the writer's character and experience upon his writings. Let +the teacher judge as to the extent of this study. The following are +suggested: + +1. Name ten chief events in Peter's life, recorded in the Gospels. + +2. Name ten chief events in Peter's life, recorded in the Acts. + +3. Name six leading qualities of Peter's character. + +4. Note now in I Peter 1 and II Peter 1 any words or truths suggested by +the writer's character and experience. The following are given as +examples: + +I PETER 1. + +Verse 3: "Inheritance." See Matt. 19:27. "What shall we have?" + +Verse 5: "Guarded through faith." See Luke 22:31, 32. + +Verse 6: "Manifold trials." Name Peter's tests. + + +I JOHN + +1. In the introduction, 1:1-4, record under the three following topics +the words of the writer: + +1. John's Personal Experience with Christ. + +2. John's Sharing this Experience. + +3. The Purpose of Sharing this Experience. + +2. Name the books written by John. + +3. Name the purpose of this letter. Chapter 5:13. + +4. Select five tests in Chapters 2 and 3 by which we may know that we +are the Lord's disciples. + +5. In the following diagram of steps supply a verb after the pronoun "I" +that sets forth the thought of each respective book: + + I + ----------------- + |John's + |Revelation + | + I | + ----------------- + |John's + |First Letter + | + I | +----------------- +John's +Gospel + +6. Are there any signs in this book of the "Boanerges" remaining? If so, +mention them. + +7. Name the two definitions of God and state why John would be enabled +to record them. + +8. How many references to Old Testament characters in the letter? How +many in James? In I Peter? Why fewer in John? + +9. Write out Chapter 4, underlining the word "love" and its derivatives, +numbering the same. + +10. Where in the catalogue of graces is love placed by James, Peter, +John, Paul, Christ? Select and record the verses. (See concordance.) + +11. In what ways may these cold hearts of ours be made to beat with +fervent love toward God and men? + + + + +X + +THE KINGDOM TRIUMPHANT + +The Revelation Page + + + +THE REVELATION + + +I. _Author._ + +II. _Place and Date of Writing._ + +III. _Leading Verses:_ + +The thought of the verse and the number of the chapter are given. Find +the verse and record it. + +3. The Christian's Feast. + +14. The Blessed Dead. + +22. A Description of Christ. + +22. The Last Invitation. + +IV. _Leading Chapters:_ + +2 and 3. Letters to the Seven Churches. + +20. The Millennium. + +21, 22. The New Jerusalem. + +V. _Questions:_ + +1. This book is a revelation of whom, to whom, sent by whom? + +2. Who is described in Chapter 1? + +3. Draw map of Asia Minor and locate the seven churches, also Isle of +Patmos. + +4. What phrase and what sentence are common to the seven letters? + +5. As you turn the pages of the book, by what name do you note that the +Lord is most frequently called? + +6. Name the three chief events prophesied in the millennium chapter. + +7. Name seven negative descriptions of "the holy city" in Chapters 21 +and 22. + +8. 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