,,the ,,bible ,,book ,,by ,,book ,a ,,manual ,for the ,outline ,study of the ,bible by ,books ,,by ,j4,b4 ,,tidell1 ,a4,m41 ,d4,d4 ,professor of ,biblical ,literature ,in ,baylor ,university ,waco1 ,texas #aiaf ,baylor ,university ,press ,waco1 ,texas 99 99 99 99 99 ,preface to ,second ,edition4 ,in sending forth this second edition of ,the ,bible ,book by ,book it has seemed wise to make some changes in it4 ,the descriptive matter has been put in paragraph instead of tabular form2 the analyses have been made shorter and less complex2 the lessons based on the ,old ,testament books have been omitted or incorporated in the topics of study which have been increased1 ,it is believed that the make-up of the book is better and more attractive4 ,the author feels a deep gratitude that the first edition has been so soon sold4 ,he indulges the hope that it has been found helpful and sends out this edition with a prayer that it may prove more valuable than did the former4 ,j4,b4 ,tidwell 99 99 99 99 99 ,preface to ,first ,edition4 ,the aim of this book is to furnish students of the ,bible with an outline which will enable them to gain a certain familiarity with its contents4 ,while it is intended especially for students in academies1 preparatory schools and colleges1 the needs of classes conducted by ,women's ,societies1 ,young ,people's ,organizations1 ,sunday ,school ,normal ,classes1 ,y4 ,m4 ,c4 ,a4 and ,y4 ,w4 ,c4 ,a4 and advanced classes of the ,sunday ,schools have been constantly in mind4 ,its publication has been encouraged not only by the hope of supplying the needs mentioned but by expressions that have followed public lectures upon certain books1 indicating a desire on the part of ,christians in general for a book that would1 in a brief compass1 give them some insight into the purpose1 occasion and general setting of each of the books of the ,bible4 ,the work has been done with a conviction that the students of ,american schools should become as well acquainted with the sources of our religion as they are required to do with the religions of ancient heathen nations1 and all the more so1 since the most of our people regard it as the true and only religion1 and still more so1 since it is made the basis of our civilization and is implied and involved in our whole national life4 ,it is believed by the ,author that a knowledge of the simple facts of the history1 geography and chronology of the ,bible is essential to a liberal education and that to be familiar with the prophecies1 poetry1 and ethics of the scripture is as essential to the educated man of today as was a knowledge of ,greek history in the time of ,pericles or of ,english history in the reign of ,henry the ,,viii4 ,and1 in order that such knowledge may be gained1 effort has been made to put into the book only a minimum of matter calculated to take the student away from the ,bible itself to a discussion about it and to put into it a maximum of such matter as will require him to study the scripture at first hand4 ,having intended1 first of all to meet the needs of those whose advantages for scripture study have been limited1 the information has been put in tabular form1 giving only such facts as have been carefully gathered from reliable sources1 with but little attempt to show how the conclusions were reached4 ,it is expected that the facts given may be mastered and that an interest may be created which will lead to further study upon the subjects treated4 ,and to this end some of the studies have been made sufficiently complicated for college work and instruction for such work given in suggestions for teachers1 leaders and classes4 ,besides the studies of the books there have been introduced some matters of general interest which have been found helpful as drills for academy pupils1 and which will be found interesting and helpful to all classes of students4 ,the general plan is the outgrowth of the experience of a few years of teaching1 but the material presented lays little claim to originality4 ,it has been gathered from many sources and may in some cases seem almost like plagiarism1 but due acknowledgment is here made for all suggestions coming from any source whatsoever1 including ,dr4 ,george ,w4 ,baines1 who read all the material except that on the ,new ,testament4 ,let it be said also1 that in preparing these studies the ,author has proceeded upon the basis of a belief in the ,bible as the ,word of ,god1 a true source of comfort for every condition of heart and a safe guide to all faith and conduct whether of individuals or of nations4 ,it is hoped therefore that those who may study the topics presented will approach the scripture with an open heart1 that it may have full power to make them feel the need of ,god1 that they may make its provisions real in their experience and that it may bring to them new and changed lives4 ,if the pastors shall deem it valuable as a book of reference for themselves and to their members who are desirous of pursuing ,bible study1 or if it shall be found serviceable to any or all of those mentioned in paragraph one of this ,preface1 the ,author will be amply rewarded for the effort made4 ,j4 ,b4 ,,tidwell4 ,waco1 ,texas1 ,august1 #aiad4 99 99 99 99 99 ,table of ,contents4 ,some ,introductory ,studies4 ,chapter ,i4 ,why ,we ,believe the ,bible4 ,chapter ,,ii4 ,the ,names of ,god4 ,chapter ,,iii4 ,the ,sacred ,officers and ,sacred ,occasions4 ,chapter ,,iv4 ,sacred ,institutions of ,worship and ,seven ,great ,covenants4 ,chapter ,v4 ,the ,divisions of the ,scriptures4 ,chapter ,,vi4 ,the ,dispensations4 ,chapter ,,vii4 ,ages and ,periods of ,biblical ,history4 ,chapter ,,viii4 ,some ,general ,matters and ,some ,biblical ,characters4 ,the ,bible ,book by ,book4 ,chapter ,i4 ,genesis4 ,chapter ,,ii4 ,exodus4 ,chapter ,,iii4 ,leviticus4 ,chapter ,,iv4 ,numbers4 ,chapter ,v4 ,deuteronomy4 ,chapter ,,vi4 ,joshua4 ,chapter ,,vii4 ,judges and ,ruth4 ,chapter ,,viii4 ,first and ,second ,samuel4 ,chapter ,,ix4 ,first and ,second ,kings4 ,chapter ,x4 ,first and ,second ,chronicles4 ,chapter ,,xi4 ,ezra1 ,nehemiah and ,esther4 ,chapter ,,xii4 ,job4 ,chapter ,,xiii4 ,psalms and ,proverbs4 ,chapter ,,xiv4 ,ecclesiastes and ,the ,song of ,solomon4 ,chapter ,,xv4 ,isaiah4 ,chapter ,,xvi4 ,jeremiah and ,lamentations4 ,chapter ,,xvii4 ,ezekiel and ,daniel4 ,chapter ,,xviii4 ,hosea and ,joel4 ,chapter ,,xix4 ,amos and ,obadiah4 ,chapter ,,xx4 ,jonah and ,micah4 ,chapter ,,xxi4 ,nahum and ,habakkuk4 ,chapter ,,xxii4 ,zephaniah and ,haggai4 ,chapter ,,xxiii4 ,malachi4 ,chapter ,,xxiv4 ,matthew4 ,chapter ,,xxv4 ,mark4 ,chapter ,,xxvi4 ,luke4 ,chapter ,,xxvii4 ,john4 ,chapter ,,xxviii4 ,acts4 ,chapter ,,xxix4 ,romans4 ,chapter ,,xxx4 ,first and ,second ,corinthians4 ,chapter ,,xxxi4 ,galatians and ,ephesians4 ,chapter ,,xxxii4 ,philippians and ,colossians ,chapter ,,xxxiii4 ,first and ,second ,thessalonians4 ,chapter ,,xxxiv4 ,first and ,second ,timothy4 ,chapter ,,xxxv4 ,titus and ,philemon4 ,chapter ,,xxxvi4 ,hebrews and ,james4 ,chapter ,,xxxvii4 ,first and ,second ,peter4 ,chapter ,,xxxviii4 ,first1 ,second and ,third ,john and ,jude4 ,chapter ,,xxxix4 ,revelation4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,i4 ,why ,we ,believe ,the ,bible4 ,there are two lines of proof of the reliability of the scriptures1 the external and the internal4 ,these different kinds of evidences may be put down1 without separation1 somewhat as follows3 #a4 ,the ,formation and ,unity of the ,bible4 ,there are sixty-six books written by nearly forty men1 who lived at various times1 and yet these books agree in making a perfect whole4 ,these writers were of different classes and occupations4 ,they possessed different degrees of training and lived in widely different places and ages of the world4 ,the perfect agreement of their writings could not1 therefore1 be the result of any collusion between them4 ,the only conclusion that can explain such unity is that one great and infinite mind dictated the scripture4 #b4 ,the ,preservation of the ,bible4 ,that the ,bible is a divine book is proven in that it has survived the wreck of empires and kingdoms and the destruction of costly and carefully gathered libraries and that1 too1 when there was no special human effort to save it4 ,at times all the constituted powers of earth were arrayed against it1 but it has made its way against the tide of fierce opposition and persecution4 #c4 ,its ,historical ,accuracy4 ,the names of towns1 cities1 battles1 kings1 empires and great events1 widely apart in time and place1 are given without a blunder4 ,the ruins of cities of ,assyria1 ,egypt and ,babylon have been unearthed and tablets found that prove the accuracy of the ,bible narrative4 ,these tablets corroborate the stories of the creation and fall of man1 of the flood1 the tower of ,babel1 the bondage in ,egypt1 the captivity1 and many other things4 ,this accuracy gives us confidence in the reality of the book4 #d4 ,its ,scientific ,accuracy4 ,at the time of the writing of the ,bible4 there were all sorts of crude and superstitious stories about the earth and all its creatures and processes4 ,it was humanly impossible for a book to have been written that would stand the teat of scientific research1 and yet at every point it has proven true to the facts of nature4 ,its teachings areas to the creation of all animal life is proven in science1 in that not a single new species has come into existence within the history of man and his research or experiment4 ,david said the sun traveled in a circuit 7,ps4 #ai3f71 and science has proven his statement4 ,job said the wind had weight 7,job #bh3be7 and science has finally verified it4 ,that the earth is suspended ,in space with no visible support is declared by ,job1 who said that ,god hangeth the earth upon nothing1 ,job #bf3g4 ,besides these and other specific teachings of science which correspond to ,bible utterances1 the whole general teachings of the scripture is sustained by our investigations4 ,many theories have been advanced that contradicted the ,bible 7at one time a ,french ,institution of ,science claimed that there were eighty hostile theories71 but not a single such theory has stood4 ,wherever a teaching of science contradicting the ,bible has ever been advanced1 it has been proven false1 while the ,bible was found to correspond to the facts4 #e4 ,its ,prophetic ,accuracy4 ,at least sixteen prophets prophesied concerning future events4 ,they told of the coming destruction of cities and empires1 calling them by name4 ,they told of new kingdoms4 ,they told of the coming of ,christ1 his nativity1 the place of his birth1 and the result of his life and death and made no mistake4 ,christ himself showed how their old prophecies were fulfilled in ,him4 ,he told the destruction of ,jerusalem and the nature of his ,kingdom and work1 all of which has been shown to be true4 ,no other but a ,divine book could have foretold the future in detail4 #f4 ,the ,richness and ,universality of ,its ,teachings4 ,its contents are fresh and new to every age and people4 ,its teachings furnish the highest standards for right human government and for personal purity of character4 ,its virtues are superior to all others4 ,every generation finds new and wonderful treasures in it1 and while hundreds of thousands of books have been written about it1 one feels that it is still a mine1 the riches of whose literary excellence1 moral beauty and lofty thought have scarcely been touched4 #g4 ,the ,fairness and ,candor of ,its ,writers4 ,in portraying its heroes1 the ,bible does not attempt any gloss4 ,their faults are neither covered up nor condoned1 but condemned4 ,this is unlike all other books4 #h4 ,its ,solution of ,man's ,difficulties4 ,what is the origin of the world8 ,what is the origin of man8 ,how came sin in the world8 ,will there be punishment of sin that will satisfy the unfairness and inequalities of life8 ,is there redemption for weak and helpless man8 ,is there a future life8 ,these are some of the questions that have troubled man in all ages4 ,the ,bible alone answers them in a simple yet adequate way4 ,it alone gives us the knowledge of the way to secure happiness4 ,its remedies alone furnish a certain balm for bruised human hearts4 #i4 ,its ,miracles4 ,the ,bible1 which records how ,god sent his son and others on special missions1 also tells how ,he attested their work by signs or miracles4 ,these miracles were performed in the presence of creditable witnesses and should1 therefore1 be believed4 ,moreover1 they are so different from the superhuman deeds of ancient mythology as to stamp them as divine and true and at the same time to discredit all the false4 ,bible miracles are never for mere exploitation or for personal profit to the one who performs the miracle4 ,they are for the good of others4 ,the blind and deaf and lame are healed4 ,the sick and dead are raised4 ,lepers are cured and sins forgiven4 ,moreover1 those who perform the miracle claim no power of their own1 but attribute it all to ,god and only perform the miracle that ,god may be exalted4 #aj4 ,its ,spiritual ,character4 ,it is evident that man alone could not have conceived the lofty ideas of the scripture4 ,all his experience proves that he can not produce anything so far beyond himself4 ,these high truths therefore1 have come from a greater than man4 #aa4 ,its ,fruit4 ,no other book will do for man what the ,bible does4 ,the spread of its truths makes man better4 ,wherever the ,bible goes civilization and enlightenment follow4 ,this is so1 no matter what the former condition of the people4 ,where everything else fails1 the ,bible succeeds in lifting men out of ignorance and shame4 #ab4 ,its ,own ,claims to ,divine ,origin4 7#a7 ,it clearly claims to be the the word of ,god4 7a7 ,all scripture is given by inspiration ,of ,god4 #b ,tim4 #c3af4 7b7 ,god spake unto the fathers by the prophets1 ,heb4 #a3a4 7c7 ,holy men of ,god spake as they were moved by the ,holy ,ghost4 #b ,peter #a3ba4 7d7 ,he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets1 ,luke #a3gj4 7e7 ,which the ,holy ,ghost by the mouth of ,david spake4 ,acts #a3af4 7f7 ,god showed by the mouth of all his prophets4 ,acts #c3ah4 7g7 ,by the revelation of ,jesus ,christ1 ,gal4 #a3ab4 7h7 ,not as the word of men1 but as it is in truth the word of ,god1 #a ,thes4 #b3ac4 7#b7 ,it claims to be a good book and to be given for man's good4 ,both of these claims have been amply justified4 ,but it could not be a good book and claim what is not true4 ,this it would do if it ware not the ,word of ,god4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,ii4 ,the ,names of ,god4 ,several names are used for ,god1 each having its own significance1 and every ,bible reader should in some general way know the meaning of each name4 ,we cannot always distinguish the exact meaning1 but the following1 while not all1 will be of use in reading the ,english translation4 #a4 ,god4 ,this comes from one word and two of its compound or forms and will mean accordingly3 7#a7 ,the ,strong one used #bbe times in the ,old ,testament2 7#b7 ,the ,strong one as an object of worship2 7#c7 ,the ,strong one who is faithful and1 therefore1 to be trusted and obeyed4 ,this last is a plural term and is used #bcjj times in the ,old ,testament4 ,it is the name used when ,god said4 ,let us make man and ,god created man in his own image1 etc41 ,gen4 #a3bf-bg4 ,it was by this name that ,god the ,trinity covenanted for the good of man before man was created4 #b4 ,,lord4 ,small capitals in the old version and translated ,jehovah in the in the revised translation4 ,it means3 7#a7 ,the self-existing one who reveals himself2 7#b7 ,god as ,redeemer4 ,it was under this name that he sought man after the fall and clothed him with skins4 ,gen4 #c3i-ag2 7#c7 ,god who makesand keeps his covenants4 ,it is used more than #ajj times in connection with the covenants1 as in ,jer4 #ca3ca-cd where he promises a new covenant4 #c4 ,lord4 ,small letters except the ,l and always denotes ,god as ,master in his relation to us as servants4 ,there are two kinds of servants- hired and bought servants1 the latter being always superior and more beloved4 ,the servant is expected to obey and is guaranteed protection and support for his service4 #d4 ,almighty ,god4 ,this means a ,strong-breasted one1 the ,pourer or ,shredder forth of spiritual and temporal blessings4 ,it refers to ,god3 7#a7 ,as a nourisher1 strength-giver1 satisfier and a strong one who gives2 7#b7 ,as the giver of fruitfulness which comes through nourishment4 ,he was to make ,abraham fruitful1 ,gen4 #ag3a-h2 7#c7 ,as ,giver of chastening4 ,this he does in the way of pruning that there may be more fruit4 #e4 ,the ,most ,high or ,most ,high ,god4 ,this means3 7#a7 ,the ,possessor of heaven and earth1 who as owner distributes the earth among the nations2 7#b7 ,the one who1 as possessor1 has dominion and authority over both1 ,dan4 #d3ah1 #cg2 ,ps4 #ia3i-ac4 #f4 ,everlasting ,god1 ,this represents him as3 7#a7 ,the ,god of the mystery of the ages and1 therefore1 7#b7 ,the ,god of secrets2 7#c7 ,the ,god of everlasting existence whose understanding is past finding out1 ,is4 #dj3bh4 #g4 ,,lord 7,jehovah7 ,god1 ,this name is used3 7#a7 ,of the relation of ,deity to man1 7a7 as ,creator1 creating and controlling his destiny1 especially of his earthly relations1 7b7 as having moral authority over him1 7c7 as redeemer2 7#b7 ,of his relation to ,israel1 whose destiny he made and controlled4 #h4 ,lord 7,jehovah7 of ,hosts4 ,this refer3 ,usually to the host of heaven1 especially of angels2 7#b7 ,to all the divine or heavenly power available for the people of ,god2 7#c7 ,the special name of deity used to comfort ,israel in time of division and defeat or failure1 ,is4 #a3i1 #h3aa-ad4 ,note4 ,drill on the use of these names and find some scripture passage illustrating the use of each4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,iii4 ,the ,sacred ,officers and ,sacred ,occasions4 ,the ,sacred ,officers4 ,the following facts about the officers of the ,bible should be familiar to all ,bible students4 #a4 ,the ,priests4 ,they represent the people to ,god4 ,the head of the household was the first priest4 ,gen4 #h3bj4 ,later the first born or oldest son became priests of the chosen people1 ,ex4 #bh3a4 ,they served in the tabernacle and later in the temple where they conducted religious services1 offered sacrifices for public and private sins and were teachers and magistrates of the law4 #b4 ,the ,prophets4 ,these speak for ,god to the people4 ,they received revelations from ,god and made them known to men4 ,they were selected according to ,god's own will to impart his spiritual gifts 7#a ,cor4 #ab3aa7 and extended down through those who wrote prophetic books to ,malachi4 ,they were philosophers1 teachers1 preachers and guides to the people's piety and worship4 ,abraham was the first to be called a prophet 7,gen4 #bj3g7 and ,aaron next 7,ex4 #g3a74 #c4 ,the ,scribes4 ,the word means a writer and ,seraiah is the first one mentioned1 #b ,sam4 #h2ag4 ,as writers they soon became transcribers1 then interpreters and teachers or expounders4 ,they became known as lawyers and were accorded high standing and dignity4 ,in the time of the kings they were supported by the state as a learned1 organized and highly influential body of men4 ,in ,christ's time they were among the most influential members of the ,sanhedrin4 #d4 ,the ,apostles4 ,these formed the beginning of ,christ's church4 ,they were separate from the old order and were1 therefore1 under no obligation to any caste4 ,nor were they tied to the old administration of divine things4 ,the word means a messenger or one sent4 ,they were1 therefore1 to be with him and to be sent forth to preach4 ,twelve were chosen1 and when ,judas1 one of them1 betrayed him1 ,matthias was chosen in his place 7,acts #a3ae-bf74 ,paul was appointed in a special way 7,acts #i3a-dc7 and perhaps others4 ,barnabas was called an apostle 7,acts #ad3ad74 ,these men led the new movements 7,acts #e3ab-ac7 and devoted themselves especially to ministerial gifts 7,acts #h3ad-ah74 ,they had first authority in the church 7,acts #i3bg2 #ae3b2 #a ,cor4 #i3a2 #ab3bh2 #b ,cor4 #aj3h2 #ab3ab2 ,gal4 #a3ag2 #b3h-i74 #e4 ,ministers or ,preachers-,they are3 7#a7 ,those who minister to or aid another in service1 but as free attendants1 not as slaves2 7#b7 ,they became the teachers and hence our term ministers 7,acts #ac3b2 ,rom4 #ae3af72 7#c7 ,today they are preachers and teachers of the word and minister to the spiritual needs of ,god's people and of others4 ,note4 ,read all the scriptures here referred to and invite others to be given by the class4 ,then drill on these facts until they are familiar4 ,the ,sacred ,occasions4 #a4 ,the ,sabbath4 ,for the meaning and use of the term see ,lev4 #be3d2 ,math4 #bh3a2 ,lu4 #bd3a2 ,acts #be3g4 ,the first mention is ,gen4 #b3b-c and the first mention of the weekly ,sabbath is ,ex4 #af3bb-cj4 ,it is suggested in the division of weeks4 ,gen4 #h3aj-ab2 #bi3bg-bh1 and ,israel was directed to keep it1 ,ex4 #bj3h-aa4 #b4 ,the ,new ,moons4 ,they were special feasts on the first day of the month 7,num4 #aj3aj7 and were celebrated by sacrifices 7,num4 #bh3aa-ae74 ,among the ten tribes it was regarded as a time suitable to go to the prophets for instruction1 #b ,k4 #d3bc4 #c4 ,the ,annual ,feasts4 ,there were several of these4 7#a7 ,the ,passover1 ,april #ad 7,ex4 #ab3a-ea71 commemorating the exodus from ,egypt and the saving of the first born4 7#b7 ,pentecost1 ,june #f 7,ex4 #cd3bb2 ,lev4 #bc3ae-af2 ,deut4 #af3i-aj2 ,num4 #bh3bf-ca71 commemorating the giving of the ,law4 7#c7 ,the ,feast of ,trumpets1 ,october #a 7,lev4 #bc3bc-be2 ,num4 #bi3a-f71 the beginning of the civil year4 7#d7 ,the ,day of ,atonement1 ,october #aj 7,lev4 #af3 #a-cd2 #bc3bg-cb71 atonement made for the sins of the people4 7#e7 ,the ,feast of ,tabernacles1 ,october #ae1 lasting a week 7,lev4 #bc3cd-dc2 ,ex4 #bc3af2 #cd3bb2 ,deut4 #af3ac-ae71 commemorating the life in the wilderness4 7#f7 ,the ,feast of ,dedication1 ,december #be 7#a ,kings #h3b2 #a ,chron4 #e3c71 commemorating the dedication of the temple4 7#g7 ,the ,feast of ,purim1 ,march #ad and #ae 7,esth4 #i3bj-cb71 commemorating the deliverance through ,esther4 #d4 ,the ,sabbatical ,year4 ,the land of ,israel should rest every seven years as the people rested every seven days4 ,no seeds must be sown or vineyards pruned4 ,all that grew was public property and the poor could take it at will4 ,all debts must then be forgiven except to foreigners 7,ex4 #bc3aj-aa2 ,lev4 #be3b-g2 ,deut4 #ae3a-aa74 #e4 ,the ,year of ,jubilee4 ,every fiftieth year was known as ,jubilee1 ,lev4 #be3h-ee4 ,it began on the tenth day of the seventh month and during it the soil was unfilled just as on the ,sabbatical year4 ,all alienated land went back to the original owner and the ,hebrew bondmen became free if they desired4 #f4 ,the ,lord's ,day4 ,it is the first day of the week and commemorates the resurrection of ,jesus and the finished work of redemption as the ,sabbath commemorated the finished work of creation4 ,note4 ,find other scripture references to each of these occasions and become familiar with the name1 date and import of each4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,iv4 ,sacred ,institutions of ,worship and ,seven ,great ,covenants4 ,the ,sacred ,institutions of ,worship4 #a4 ,the ,alter4 ,make a careful study finding3 7#a7 ,the first mention of it4 7#b7 ,the different persons who are recorded as erecting altars1 ,gen4 #a-;,ex4 #bj4 7#c7 ,the materials of construction1 ,ex4 #bj3bd-be4 7#d7 ,the purpose for which they were erected1 including that of ,joshua1 ,josh4 #bb3aj1 #bb-bi4 #b4 ,the ,tabernacle1 ,ex4 chs4 #be-bi4 ,study3 7#a7 ,the instructions to build it1 including the offerings and articles to be given4 7#b7 ,its furniture4 7#c7 ,its erection4 7#d7 ,its purpose1 ,ex4 #bi2db-de2 ,heb4 ,chs4 #i-aj4 7#e7 ,its history1 when first set up1 how long used1 etc4 #c4 ,the ,temple4 7#a7 ,solomon's ,temple4 ,study ,david's desire to build and his preparation for it4 #b ,sam4 #g3a-b2 #b ,chron4 #bh1 #bi2 its material1 erection and dedication1 #a ,kings #e-h2 #b ,chron4 #b3f2 its destruction by ,nebuchadnezzar's general1 #ehg ,b4 ,c4 7#b7 ,zerubbabel ,temple4 ,study the decree of ,cyrus1 return of the ,jews1 rebuilding and dedication1 ,ezra ,chs4 #a-f2 its destruction by ,pompey #fc ,b4 ,c4 and by ,herod the ,great #cg ,b4 ,c4 7#c7 ,herod's ,temple4 ,it was begun #bj or #ba ,b4 ,c41 ,john #b3bj2 ,matt4 #bd3a-b2 ,matt4 #ac3a-b2 ,lu4 #ba3ef1 and destroyed under ,titus1 ,a4 ,d4 #gj4 #d4 ,the ,synagogue4 ,greek work meaning an assemblage4 ,there were synagogues wherever there were faithful ,jews1 about #aejj in ,palestine and perhaps #dhj in ,jerusalem4 ,the officers were 7#a7 ,ruler4 ,lu4 #h3di2 #ac3ad2 ,mk #e3ae1 etc2 7#b7 ,elders1 ,lu4 #g3c2 ,mk4 #e3bb1 etc2 7#c7 ,minister1 ,lu4 #d3bj4 ,the service was one of prayer and reading and expounding the scriptures4 ,it was through the worship at the synagogue that the apostles everywhere had opportunity to teach ,christianity4 #e4 ,the ,church4 ,the word means an assemblage and is most commonly used of a local congregation of ,christian workers4 ,it is sometimes called the church of ,christ1 ,church of ,god1 ,saints1 etc4 ,churches were established in cities and in homes4 ,it is not proper to call all the ,christians of a particular denomination a church4 ,nor can we call all of any denomination in a given territory a church4 ,it would be wrong to say the ,baptist church of the south4 ,in the ,new ,testament we can get a rather clear idea of it as an institution by a study of a few principal churches and leaders of the ,christian movement after the ascension of ,christ4 ,the ,seven ,great ,covenants4 ,there are two kinds of covenants4 7#a7 ,declarative or unconditional1 example1 ,gen4 #i-aa1 ,i will4 7#b7 ,mutual or conditional1 example1 ,if thou wilt4 ,all scripture is a development of or is summed up in seven covenants4 #a4 ,the ,adamic ,covenant1 ,gen4 #c3ad-ai4 ,outline the elements of the covenant1 showing the persons affected and the results or conditions involved4 #b4 ,the ,noahic ,covenant1 ,gen4 #h3bj-i3bg4 ,outline the elements of the covenant1 and the results affected4 #c4 ,the ,abrahamic ,covenant4 ,gen4 #ab3a-c2 ,acts #g3c4 other details1 ,gen4 #ac3ad-ag2 #ae3a-ah2 #ag3a-h4 ,outline1 giving the elements1 blessings proposed1 temporal and spiritual or eternal4 ,this is sometimes called several covenants but it seems best to consider it one that is enlarged upon from time to time4 #d4 ,the ,mosaic ,covenant1 ,ex4 #ai-cj4 ,given in two parts3 7#a7 ,law of ,duty 7#aj commandments71 7#b7 ,law of ,mercy1 ,priesthood and ,sacrifices ,lev4 #d3bg3ca2 ,heb4 #i3a-g4 7#c7 ,to whom given1 ,ex4 #ai3c and to all1 ,rom4 #b1ab2 #c3ai1 etc4 7#d7 ,its purpose3 7a7 ,negative1 ,rom4 #c3ai-bj1 ,gal4 #b3af-ba4 etc2 7b7 ,positive1 ,rom4 #c3ai1 #g3g-ac4 7#e7 ,christ's relation to the ,mosaic ,covenant3 7a7 was under it1 ,gal4 #d2d2 ,matt4 #c3ac1 etc2 7b7 ,kept it1 ,jno4 #h3df2 #ae3aj2 7c7 ,bore its curse for sinners1 ,gal4 #c3aj-ac2 #d3de2 #b ,cor4 #e3ba1 etc2 7d7 ,took the place of and ended the ,priesthood and sacrifices1 ,heb4 #i3aa-ae2 #aj3a-ab1 etc2 7e7 ,new covenant provided for believers in ,christ1 ,rom4#h3a2 ,gal4 #c3ac-ag4 #e4 ,the ,deuteronomic ,covenant1 ,deut4 #cj3a-i4 ,outline its elements1 giving things promised and prophesied4 #f4 ,the ,davidic ,covenant1 #b ,sam4 #g3e-ai4 7#a7 ,elements of the covenant and summary in the ,old ,testament4 7#b7 ,in the ,new ,testament4 #g4 ,the ,new ,covenant4 7#a7 ,formed1 ,heb4 #h3f-ac4 7#b7 ,in prophecy4 ,jer4 #ca3ca-cd4 7#c7 ,it is founded on the sacrifice of ,christ4 ,matt4 #bf3 #bg-bh2 #a ,cor4 #aa3be2 ,heb4 #i3aa-ab4 7#d7 ,it is primarily for ,israel1 but ,christians are partakers1 ,heb4 #aj3aa-bb2 ,eph4 #b3aa-bj4 7#e7 ,jews are yet to be brought into it1 ,ezek4 #bj3cd-cg2 ,jer4 #bc3e-f2 ,rom4 #aa3be-bg4 ,note4 ,try to see how all of these covenants met in ,christ4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter #e4 ,the ,division of the ,scriptures4 ,in language and contents1 the ,bible is divided into two main divisions4 #a4 ,the ,old ,testament1 #ci ,books4 #b4 ,the ,new ,testament1 #bg ,books4 ,total4 #ff ,books4 ,the ,jews were accustomed to divide the ,old ,testament into three main parts1 as follows3 #a4 ,the ,law-the first five books1 ,genesis to ,deuteronomy1 otherwise called the ,pentateuch and books of ,moses4 #b4 ,the ,prophets4 ,these are divided into the former prophets or historical books and the later prophets1 or books1 which we commonly call the prophetic books4 #c4 ,the ,writings1 which was made to include2 7#a7 ,poetical books-,psalms1 ,proverbs and ,job2 7#b7 ,five ,rolls-,song of ,solomon1 ,ruth1 ,esther1 ,lamentations and ,ecclesiastes2 7#c7 ,other ,books3 ,daniel1 ,ezra1 ,nehemiah and ,i and ,,ii ,chronicles4 ,the ,bible itself divides the ,old ,testament into the three following divisions3 #a4 ,the ,law1 which includes the first five books of the ,bible1 also called the books of ,moses4 #b4 ,the ,prophets1 which includes the next twelve books1 commonly called historical books and the seventeen books we know as the prophetic books4 #c4 ,the ,psalms1 including the five poetical books4 ,the ,books of the ,bible ,the books of the ,old and ,new ,testaments may each be divided into three or five groups as follows3 ,first ,into three groups4 #a4 ,history4 7#a7 ,old ,testament-,genesis-,esther 7#ag books74 7#b7 ,new ,testament-,matthew-,acts 7#e books74 #b4 ,doctrine4 7#a7 ,old ,testament-,job-,song of ,solomon 7#e books74 7#b7 ,new ,testament-,romans-,jude 7#ba books74 #c4 ,prophecy4 7#a7 ,old ,testament-,isaiah-,malachi 7#ag books74 7#b7 ,new ,testament-,revelation 7#a book74 ,second1 into five groups4 #a4 ,old ,testament4 7#a7 ,pentateuch-,genesis-,deuteronomy 7#e books74 7#b7 ,historical ,books-,joshua-,esther 7#ab books74 7#c7 ,poetical ,books-,job-,song of ,solomon 7#e books74 7#d7 ,major ,prophets-,isaiah-,daniel 7#e books74 7#e7 ,minor ,prophets-,hosea-,malachi 7#ab books74 #b4 ,new ,testament4 7#a7 ,gospels-,matthew-,john 7#d books74 7#b7 ,acts-,acts 7#a book74 7#c7 ,pauline ,epistles-,romans-,hebrews 7#ad books74 7#d7 ,general ,epistles-,james-,jude 7#g books74 7#e7 ,revelation-,revelation 7#a book74 ,direction ,for ,study4 7#a7 ,drill on the ,scripture divisions1 ,jewish divisions and the three and five groups of each ,testament4 7#b7 ,drill on the number of chapters in each book and on the abbreviation of each4 7#c7 ,drill on books having the same number of chapters1 as all those having one chapter1 two chapters1 etc4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,vi4 ,the ,dispensations4 ,a dispensation is a period of time during which ,god deals in a particular way with man in the matter of sin and responsibility4 ,the whole ,bible may be divided into either three or seven dispensations4 ,three ,dispensations4 #a4,the ,patriarchal ,dispensation4 ,from creation to the giving of the ,law1 ,gen4 #a-;,ex4 #ai and ,job4 #b4 ,the ,mosaic ,dispensation4 ,from the giving of the ,law to the birth of ,christ1 ,ex4 #bj-,mal4 #d4 #c4 ,the ,christian ,dispensation4 ,from the birth of ,christ to his second coming1 ,matt4-,rev4 ,seven ,dispensations4 ,in each of these1 man is put in a given state or condition1 has a responsibility in it1 fails to meet the responsibility1 and suffers consequent ,judgment4 #a4 ,the ,dispensation of ,innocence4 ,from creation to the expulsion from the garden1 ,gen4 #a-c4 ,in this period4 ,adam and ,eve were under obligations to keep their innocence by abstaining from the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil4 ,their failure has been the most destructive and for reaching of all man's failures4 #b4 ,the ,dispensation of ,conscience4 ,from the fall to the flood1 ,gen4 #d-i4 ,man had a natural conscience1 or knew good from evil1 and was under obligation to do good and not evil4 ,the time covered ,b4 ,c4 #djjd-bcdhafcf years for #a and #b4 #c4 ,the ,dispensation of ,human ,governments4 ,from the flood to the call of ,abraham1 ,gen4 #aj-ab4 ,god gave the eight persons saved from the flood power to govern the renewed earth4 ,the time covered1 ,b4 ,c4 #bcdh-aiba4 #dbg years4 #d4 ,the ,dispensation of ,promise4 ,from ,abraham to the giving of the law4 ,gen4 #ab-;,ex4#ai4 ,god promised ,abraham land1 natural seed1 spiritual seed and other conditional promises4 ,for the sake of study1 this dispensation is divided into two sections4 7#a7 ,abraham and the chosen people1 ,gen4 #ab3ej4 7#b7 ,moses and the ,exodus1 ,ex4 #a-ai4 ,the time covered1 ,b4 ,c4 #aiba-adiadcj years4 #e4 ,the ,dispensation of the ,law4 ,from ,sinai to ,calvary or from ,exodus to the cross1 ,ex4 #bj-;,john #ba4 ,the history of ,israel in the wilderness and their lapses into idolatry and their other sins while in ,canaan1 their captivity by ,babylon and final dispersion are evidences of their failure in this dispensation4 ,all of the ,old ,testament was written during this period4 ,the time covered1 ,b4 ,c4 #adia-;,a4 ,d4 #cdaebe years4 #f4 ,the ,dispensation of ,grace4 ,from ,calvary to the second coming of ,christ1 ,act #h-,rev4 ,grace is ,god giving instead of requiring righteousness4 ,it is unmerited favor4 ,during this dispensation1 perfect and eternal salvation is fully offered to both ,jews and ,gentiles upon the condition of faith4 ,it will end with the destruction of the wicked4 ,the time covered is not known4 #g4 ,the ,dispensation of the ,kingdom4 ,the ,millennium 7#ajjj74 ,directions for ,study4 7#a7 ,drill the class on the names of dispensations1 the portion of scripture included and the period of time covered4 7#b7 ,have each student to select for himself some prominent person or historical event found in each dispensation with which he will familiarize himself4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,vii4 ,ages and ,periods of ,biblical ,history4 ,bible history is commonly divided into the following ages or periods according to the purpose to be served or the minuteness of the study to be taken4 ,seven ,ages4 #a4 ,the ,adamic ,age4 ,gen4 #a-h-;,from the creation to the flood4 #b4 ,the ,noachian ,age1 ,gen4 #i-aa-;,from the flood to the call of ,abraham4 #c4 ,the ,abrahamic ,age1 ,gen4 #ab-;,ex4 #ai-;,from the call of ,abraham to the giving of the law4 #d4 ,the ,mosaic ,age1 ,ex4 #bj-a ,sam4 #ca-;,from the giving of the ,law to the reign of ,david4 #e4 ,the ,davidic ,age4 #b ,sam4 #a-b ,kings #be-;,from ,david's ascension to the throne to the restoration4 #f4 ,the ,ezraitic ,age4 ,ezra-,mal4-,from the restoration to the birth of ,christ4 #g4 ,the ,christian ,age4 ,matt-,rev4-,from the birth to the second coming of ,christ4 ,fifteen ,historical ,periods4 #a4 ,the ,ante-diluvian ,period1 ,from the creation to the flood4 ,gen4 #a-f4 ,the time covered1 ,b4 ,c4 #djjd minus #bcdh equal #afef years4 #b4 ,the ,post-diluvian ,period4 ,from the flood to the call of ,abraham4 ,gen4 #g-aa4 ,time covered1 ,b4 ,c4 #bcdh minus #aiba equal #dbg years4 #c4 ,the ,patriarchial ,period4 ,from the call of ,abraham to the descent into ,egypt4 ,gen4 #ab-ej4 ,time covered4 ,b4 ,c4 #aiba minus #agjf equal #bae years4 #d4 ,the ,period ,of ,bondage4 ,from the descent into ,egypt to the ,exodus ,ex4 #a-ab4 ,time covered ,b4 ,c4 #agjf minus #adia equal #bae years4 #e4 ,the ,period of ,wilderness ,wandering4 ,from the exodus to the entrance into ,canaan4 ,ex4 #b-;,deut4 #cd4 ,time covered1 ,b4 ,c4 #adia minus #adea equal #dj years4 #f4 ,the ,period of the ,conquest of ,canaan4 ,from the entrance of ,canaan to the time of the ,judges1 ,job4 #a-;,judge #b4 ,time covered1 ,b4 ,c4 #adea minus #adjj equal #ea years4 #g4 ,the ,period of the ,judges4 ,from the beginning of the ,judges to the beginning of the ,kingdom4 ,judg4 #c-,sam #h4 ,time covered1 ,b4 ,c1 #adjj minus #ajie equal #cje years4 #h4 ,the ,period of the ,kingdom of ,israel4 ,from the beginning to the division of the ,kingdom1 #a ,sam4#i2 ,king #aa2 #a ,chron4 #aj2b ,chron4 #i4 ,time covered ,b4 ,c4 #ajie minus #ige equal #abj years4 #i4 ,the ,period of the ,two ,kingdoms4 ,from the division of the kingdom to the fall of ,israel1 #a ,kings #ab2 #b ,kings #ah2 #b ,chron4 #aj-bi4 ,time covered1 ,b4 ,c4 #ige minus #gbb equal #bec years4 #aj4 ,the ,period of the ,kingdom of ,judah4 ,from the fall of ,israel to the fall of ,judah1 #b ,kings #ba-be2 #b ,chron4 #cc-cf4 ,time covered1 ,b4 ,c4 #gbb minus #ehg equal #ace years4 #aa4 ,the ,period of ,babylonian ,captivity4 ,from the fall of ,judah to the restoration to ,jerusalem4 #b ,kings1 ,is41 ,jer1 ,eze41 ,dan4 ,time covered1 ,b4 ,c4 #ehg minus #ecg equal #ej years4 #ab4 ,the ,period of the ,restoration4 ,from the return to ,jerusalem to the end of the ,old ,testament1 ,ezra1 ,neh41 ,esth41 ,hag41 ,zech4 ,time covered1 ,b4 ,c4 #ecg minus #dde equal #ib years4 #ac4 ,the ,period ,between the ,testaments4 ,from the end of the ,old ,testament to the ,birth of ,christ-no scripture4 ,time covered1 ,b4 ,c4 #dde minus #d equal #dda years4 #ad4 ,the ,period of the ,life of ,christ4 ,from the birth of ,jesus to the ascension4 ,matt4-,john4 ,time covered1 ,b4 ,c4 #d minus ,a4 ,d4 #cj equal #cd years4 #ae4 ,the ,period of the ,church after the ,ascension4 ,from the ascension to the second coming1 ,acts-,rev4 ,time covered ,a4 ,d4 #cd to the end of the age4 ,twenty-one ,shorter ,periods4 #a4 ,from the ,creation to the ,fall1 ,gen4 #a-c4 #b4 ,from the ,fall to the ,flood4 ,gen4 #d-h4 #c4 ,from the ,flood to ,abraham1 ,gen4 #i-aa4 #d4 ,from ,abraham to ,egypt4 ,gen4 #ab-ej4 #e4 ,from ,egypt to ,sinai4 ,ex4 #a-ai4 #f4 ,from ,sinai to ,kadesh1 ,ex4 #bj-,num4 #ad4 #g4 ,from ,kadesh to the death of ,moses1 ,num4 #ad-;,dt4 #cd4 #h4 ,joshua's ,conquest1 ,josh4 #i4 ,the ,judges1 ,jud4 #a-a ,sam4 #g4 #aj4 ,saul's ,reign4 #a ,sam4 #h-;end4 #aa4 ,david's ,reign1 #b ,sam4 #ab4 ,solomon's ,reign4 #a ,k4 #a-aa4 #ac4 ,the ,divided ,kingdom #a ,k4 #ab-b ,k4 #ag4 #ad4 ,from the captivity of ,israel to the captivity of ,judah4 #b ,k4 #ah- #be4 #ae4 ,from the captivity of ,judah to the ,restoration1 ,dan4 and ,eze4 #af4 ,from the ,restoration to ,malachi1 ,ezra1 ,neh41 and ,esther4 #ag4 ,from ,malachi to the ,birth of ,christ1 no scripture4 #ah4 ,from the ,birth of ,christ to the ascension1 ,matt-,john4 #ai4 ,from the ,ascension to the ,church at ,antioch1 ,acts #a-ab4 #bj4 ,from ,antioch to the ,destruction of ,jerusalem1 ,acts #ac-bh4 #ba4 ,from the ,destruction of ,jerusalem to the close of the ,new ,testament4 ,john and ,rev4 ,note #a4 ,the author's ,bible ,period by ,period is based upon these twenty-one periods and will furnish material for a study of the whole story of the ,bible4 ,note #b4 ,to the scripture given for each period should be added corresponding scripture such as sections in ,chron4 corresponding to that of ,kings4 ,directions for ,study4 7#a7 ,drill separately on the ages1 fifteen periods with the scripture and period covered by each until the class is thoroughly familiar with them4 ,require the students to select some event or character found in each age and period and drill on them until they know something found in each4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,viii4 ,some ,general ,matters and ,biblical ,characters4 ,some ,general ,matters4 ,any intelligent reading of the ,bible requires a knowledge of some general matters4 ,this chapter looks to the study of some of the most important of them4 ,sacred ,mountains and ,hills4 7#a7 ,ararat1 ,gen4 #h3d4 7#b7 ,lebanon4 #a ,k4 #e3f2 ,josh1 #ac3e-f4 7#c7 ,hor1 ,num4 #cd3g-h4 7#d7 ,hermon1 ,dt4 #d3dh2 ,s4 of ,s4 #d3h4 7#e7 ,gilead1 ,gen4 #ca3be2 ,dt4 #cb3di4 7#g7 ,tabor1 ,josh4 #ai3bb2 ,jud4 #d3f4 7#h7 ,carmel1 ,is4 #cb3i2 #a ,k4 #ah-ai4 7#i7 ,moriah1 #b ,chron4 #c3a-aj4 ,zion1 #b ,sam4 #e3g-i2 ,ps1 #hg3b1 #e4 7#aa7 ,sinai1 ,ex4 #ai3a1 #aa etc4 7#ab7 ,horeb1 ,ex4 #c3a2 #a ,k4 #ai3h etc4 7#ac7 ,calvary ,mt4 #bg3de4 7#ad7 ,olivet or ,olives1 ,zech4 #ad3d3 ,mk4 #ac3c4 ,the ,jewish ,months4 ,hebrew ,names ,roman ,names4 #a4 ,nisan or ,ahib ,march and ,april #b4 ,iyar or ,ziv ,april and ,may4 #c4 ,sivan ,may and ,june4 #d4 ,tammuz ,june and ,july4 #e4 ,ab ,july and ,august4 #f4 ,elul ,august and ,september4 #g4 ,tisri or ,eharium ,september and ,october4 #h4 ,marchesvan ,october and ,november4 #i4 ,casleu or ,chisleu ,november and ,december4 #aj4 ,tebeth ,december and ,january4 #aa4 ,shebat ,january and ,february4 #ab4 ,adar ,february and ,march4 ,politico-,religious ,parties4 #a4 ,the ,parties4 7#a7 ,the ,galileans4 7#b7 ,samaritans4 7#c7 ,proselytes4 7#d7 ,hellenists4 7#e7 ,herodians4 7#f7 ,publicans4 #b4 ,the ,religious ,classes4 7#a7 ,scribes4 7#b7 ,pharisees4 7#c7 ,sadducees4 7#d7 ,zealots4 7#e7 ,essenes4 ,note4 ,by reference to some good ,bible dictionary become familiar with the history and importance of all the topics of the chapter4 ,some ,biblical ,characters4 ,twenty ,principal ,men 7#a7 ,adams1 ,gen4 #a-c4 7#b7 ,noah1 ,gen4 #e-i4 7#c7 ,abraham1 ,gen4 #ab-be4 7#d7 ,jacob1 ,gen4 #be-ej4 7#e7 ,moses1 ,ex-,dt4 7#f7 ,joshua1 ,josh4 7#g7 ,gideon1 ,jud4 #f-h4 7#h7 ,samuel1 #a ,sam4 #a-be4 7#i7 ,david1 #b ,sam4 and #a ,chron4 #aa-bi4 7#aj7 ,solomon1 #a ,k4 #a-aa1 #b ,k4 #b4 7#aa7 ,hezekiah1 #b ,k4 #ah-bj4 7#ab7 ,josiah1 #b ,k4 #bb-bc4 7#ac7 ,daniel1 ,dan4 #a-ab4 7#ad7 ,ezra1 ,ezr4 #g-aj2 ,neh4 #h4 7#ae7 ,john the ,baptist1 ,mt4 ,lu4 ,jno4 7#af7 ,peter1 ,four ,gospels and ,acts4 7#ag7 ,paul1 ,acts #i-bh and the ,epistles4 7#ah7 ,john1 the ,gospels and ,revelation4 ,some ,prophets4 ,first ,group4 ,tell something of the character and work of each of the following3 7#a7 ,enoch1 ,jude #ad2 7#b7 ,noah1 #b ,pet4 #b3e2 ,gen4 #f3be-bg2 7#c7 ,samuel1 #a ,sam4 #i3i2 #a ,chron4 #bi3bi2 7#d7 ,nathan1 #b ,sam4 #g3b-d2ab3b-g2 7#e7 ,gad1 #a ,sam4 #bb3e2 #b ,sam4 #bd3aa2 7#f7 ,ahijah1 #a ,k4 #ad3b2 7#g7 ,elijah1 #a ,k4 #ag-ai2 #a ,sam4 #a-b2 7#h7 ,elisha1 #b ,k4 #c-h2 7#i7 ,jonah1 the book2 7#aj7 ,malachi1 the book2 7#aa7 ,agabus1 ,acts #ba3aj2 7#ab7 ,daughters of ,philip1 ,acts #ba3i4 ,second ,group4 ,sam4 - ,king4 ,what prophet prophesied to each of the following kings and what message did he bring3 7#a7 ,saul4 #a ,sam4 #ae3ag4 7#b7 ,david1 #b ,sam4 #g3b-c2 #ab3b-g4 7#c7 ,solomon1 7#d7 ,rehoboam1 #a ,k4 #ab3bb2 7#e7 ,asa4 7#f7 ,ahab1 #a ,k4 #ag3a ff4 7#g7 ,jeroboam4 7#h7 ,joash1 #b ,k4 #ac3ad4 7#i7 ,jeroboam ,,ii1 #a ,k4 #aa3bi ff4 7#aj7 ,ahaz4 ,is4 #g3a-c4 7#aa7 ,hezekiah1 ,is4 #ai3b4 7#ab7 ,josiah and his sons1 #b ,k4 #bb3ad4 ,third ,group4 ,which prophet prophesied against the following nations and what was the nature of their prophecy3 7#a7 ,syria1 ,is4 #ag3c2 ,jer4 #di3bc2 ,amos4 #a3c2 ,zech4 #i3b2 7#b7 ,ninevah1 ,jonah1 #a2a4 ,nahum #b3h etc2 7#c7 ,babylon1 ,is4 #ac3a2 ,jer4 #be3ab2 7#d7 ,moab1 ,is4 #ae3a ,jer4 #be3ba2 ,jer4 #dg2 ,eze4 #be3h2 ,amos #b3a4 7#e7 ,ammon1 ,jer4 #di3f2 ,eze4 #ba3bh2 ,amos #a3ac2 7#f7 ,philistia1 ,is4 #ad3bi4 ,zech4 #i3f2 ,jer4 #dg3a4 #d ,eze4 #be3ae2 7#g7 ,egypt4 ,is4 #ai3a2 ,jer4 #dd3bh2 ,eze4 #bi2 7#h7 ,tyre of ,phoenicia4 ,some ,women4 ,first ,group4 ,in what connection and in what books of the ,bible are the following women considered8 7#a7 ,eve1 ,gen4 #b3bj2 #d3a4 7#b7 ,sarah1 ,gen4#aa1 #bi2 #ag3ae4 7#c7 ,hagar1 ,gen4 #af3a4 7#d7 ,rebekah1 ,gen4 #bd3ae4 7#e7 ,keturah1 ,gen4 #be3a4 7#f7 ,rachel1 ,gen4 #bi3 #af;ff4 7#g7 ,leah1 ,gen4 #bi3af;ff4 7#h7 ,dinah1 ,gen4 #cj3ba2 #cd3aa4 7#i7 ,adah1 ,gen4 #cf3b4 7#aj7 ,asenath1 ,gen4 #da3de4 7#aa7 ,shiphrah and ,puah1 ,ex4 #a3ae4 7#ab7 ,jehochebed1 ,ex4 #f3bj4 7#ac7 ,miriam4 ,ex4 #b3d2 #ae3bj2 ,num4 #ab3a etc4 7#ad7 ,zipporah1 ,ex4 #b3ba2 #d3bc2 #ah3bj4 7#ae7 ,rahab4 ,josh1 #b3a-ba4 ,heb4 #aa3ca2 ,mt4 #a3e4 7#af7 ,deborah4 ,jud4 #d3d4 7#ag7 ,ruth1 ,ruth #a3d4 7#ah7 ,hannah1 #a ,sam4 chs4 #a-b4 7#ai7 ,bathshebah1 #b ,sam4 #aa3c4 7#bj7 ,abishag1 #a ,k4 #a3c4 7#ba7 ,jezebel1 #a ,k4 #ba3e4 7#bb7 ,vashti1 ,esth4 #a3ai4 7#bc7 ,esther1 ,esth4 #b3g4 7#bd7 ,mary4 ,mt4 #a3ah2 ,lu4 #a3bg4 7#be7 ,elizabeth4 ,lu4 #a3e4 7#bf7 ,martha4 ,jno4 #ab3b4 7#bg7 ,sapphira1 ,acts #e3a4 7#bh7 ,tabitha1 ,dorcas1 ,acts #i3cf4 7#bi7 ,lydia ,acts4 #af3ad4 ,second ,group4 ,in what connection are the following mentioned2 7#a7 ,the witch of ,endor1 #a ,sara4 #bh3g4 7#b7 ,the women of ,tekoa4 #b ,sam4 #ad4 7#c7 ,the queen of ,sheba1 #a ,king #ag3i4 #aj 7,elijah74 7#e7 ,the woman of ,shunem1 #b ,king #d3h 7,elisha74 7#f7 ,the ,samaritan woman4 ,jho4 ,ch4 #d4 7#g7 ,the ,syrophenician woman1 ,matt4 #ae3ba-bh4 7#h7 ,peter's mother in-law4 ,matt4 #h3 #ad-ag4 7#i7 ,the widow of ,nain1 ,lu4 #g3aa4 7#aj7 ,the daughter of ,jairus1 ,matt4 #i3bc-bf4 ,third ,group4 ,who is the mother of3 7,i7 ,seth4 ,gen4 #e3c4 7#b7 ,isaac1 ,gen4 #ba3a ff4 7#c7 ,ishmael1 ,gen4 #af3af4 7#d7 ,jacob1 ,gen4 #be3bj;ff 7#e7 ,judah4 ,gen4 #bi3ce4 7#f7 ,joseph1 7#g7 ,ephraim4 ,gen4 #da3eb4 7#h7 ,moses1 ,ex4 #f3bj4 7#i7 ,samuel4 #a ,sam4 #a3bj4 7#aj7 ,joab4 ,i ,chron4 #b3af4 7#aa7 ,absalom1 #b ,sam4 #c3c4 7#ab7 ,solomon1 #b ,sam4 #ab3bd4 7#ac7 ,rehoboam1 ,i ,king #ad3ba-bb4 7#ad7 ,john the ,baptist1 ,lu4 #a3eg4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,bible ,,book ,,by ,,book4 ,a ,,manual4 ,for the ,outline ,study of the ,bible by ,books4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,i4 ,genesis4 ,the ,name means beginning1 origin1 or creation4 ,the leading thought1 therefore1 is creation and we should study it with a view to finding out everything1 the beginning of which is recorded in it4 ,certainly we have the record of3 7#a7 ,the beginning of the world which ,god created4 7#b7 ,the beginning of man as the creature of ,god4 7#c7 ,the beginning of sin1 which entered the world through the disobedience of man4 7#d7 ,the beginning of redemption1 seen alike in the promises and types of the book and in the chosen family4 7#e7 ,the beginning of condemnation1 seen in the destruction and punishment of individuals1 cities and the world4 ,the ,purpose4 ,the chief purpose of the book is to write a religious history1 showing how1 after man had fallen into sin1 ,god began to give him a religion and to unfold to him a plan of salvation4 ,in doing this ,god is revealed as ,creator1 ,preserver1 ,law-,giver1 ,judge and ,merciful ,sovereign4 ,the ,importance of ,genesis to ,science4 ,while the book does not attempt to explain many matters which are left to investigation1 it does set out several facts which indicate the general plan of the universe and furnish a basis for scientific research4 ,among the more important things indicated are that3 7#a7 ,there was a beginning of things4 7#b7 ,things did not come by chance4 7#c7 ,there is a ,creator who continues to take interest in and control the universe4 7#d7 ,there was orderly progress in creation from the less and more simple to the greater and more complex4 7#e7 ,everything else was brought into existence for man who is the crowning work of creation4 ,the ,religious ,importance of the ,book4 ,the germ of all truth which is unfolded in the scripture is found in ,genesis and to know well this book is to know ,god's plan for the blessing of man4 ,above all we learn about the nature and work of ,god4 ,analysis4 ,note4 ,in an ordinary academy class ,i would not tax the students with the memory of more than the general divisions indicated by the ,roman notation1 ,i1 etc4 ,but1 in this1 and all other outlines1 drill the class till these divisions1 with the scripture included1 are known perfectly4 ,i would also try to fix some event mentioned in each section4 ,i4 ,creation1 ,chs4 #a-b4 #a4 ,creation in general1 ,ch4 #a4 #b4 ,creation of man in particular1 ,ch4 #b4 ,,ii4 ,fall4 ,ch4 #c4 #a ,temptation1 #a-e4 #b4 ,fall1 #f-h4 #c4 ,lord's appearance1 #i-ac4 #d4 ,curse1 #ad-ba4 #e4 ,exclusion from the garden1 #bb-bd4 ,,iii4 ,flood1 ,chs4 #d-i4 #a4 ,growth of sin through ,cain1 #d3a-bd4 #b4 ,genealogy of ,noah1 #d3 #be-e end1 #c4 ,building of the ,ark1 ,ch4 #f4 #d4 ,occupying the ,ark1 ,ch4 #g4 #e4 ,departure from the ,ark1 ,ch4 #h4 #f4 ,covenant with ,noah1 ,ch4 #i4 ,,iv4 ,nations1 #aj3a-aa3i4 #a4 ,basis of ,nations1 ,noah's sons1 ,ch4 #aj4 ,how8 #b4 ,occasion of forming the nations1 #aa3a-i4 ,why8 ,v4 ,abraham1 #aa3aj-be3ah4 #a4 ,genealogy of ,abram from ,shem1 #aa3aj end4 #b4 ,call and promise1 ,ch4 #ab4 #c4 ,abraham and ,lot1 ,chs4 #ac-ad4 #d4 ,covenant1 #ae3 #a-ah3 #ae4 #e4 ,destruction of ,sodom and ,gomorrah1 #ah3af-ai end4 #f4 ,lives at ,gerar1 ,ch4 #bj4 #g4 ,birth of ,isaac1 ,ch4 #ba4 #h4 ,sacrifice of ,isaac1 ,ch4 #bb4 #i4 ,death of ,sarah1 ,ch4 #bc4 #aj4 ,marriage of ,isaac1 ,ch4 #bd4 #aa4 ,death of ,abraham and ,ishmael1 #be3a-ah4 ,,vi4 ,isaac4 #bf3ai-cf end4 #a4 ,his two sons1 #be3ai end4 #b4 ,divine covenant4 ,ch4 #bf4 #c4 ,jacob's deception1 ,ch4 #bg4 #d4 ,jacob's flight into ,haran1 ,ch4 #bh4 #e4 ,jacob's marriage and prosperity1 ,chs4 #bj-cj4 #f4 ,jacob's return to ,canaan4 ,chs1 #ca-ce4 #g4 ,generations of ,esau1 ,ch4 #cf4 ,,vii4 ,jacob1 including ,joseph1 ,chs4 #cg-ej4 #a4 ,jacob and ,joseph1 ,chs4 #cg-de4 #b4 ,sojourn in ,egypt1 ,chs4 #df-dh4 #c4 ,death of ,jacob and ,joseph1 ,chs4 #di-ej4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,all that we may learn from this book concerning the nature and work of ,god4 7#b7 ,the different things the origin of which this book tells3 7a7 ,inanimate things1 7b7 ,plant life1 7c7 ,animal life1 7d7 ,human life1 7e7 ,devices for comfort and safety1 7f7 ,sin and its varied effects1 7g7 ,various trades and manners of life1 7h7 ,redemption1 7i7 ,condemnation4 7#c7 ,worship as it appears in ,genesis1 its form and development4 7#d7 ,the principal men of the book and the elements of weakness and strength in the character of each4 ,the teacher may make a list and assign them for study to different pupils4 7#e7 ,list the disappointments1 family troubles and sorrows of ,jacob1 and study them in the light of his early deception and fraud4 7#f7 ,the over-ruling divine providence seen in the career of ,joseph1 with the present day lessons from the incidents of his life4 7#g7 ,the fundamental value of faith in the life and destiny of men4 7#h7 ,the ,messianic promises1 types and symbols of the entire book4 ,list and classify them4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter #b4 ,exodus4 ,name4 ,the name ,exodus means a going out or departure4 ,subject ,the subject and key-word of the book is redemption 7#c3g1 #h2 #ab3ac etc471 particularly that half of redemption indicated by deliverance from an evil plight4 ,it records the redemption of the chosen people out of ,egyptian bondage1 which becomes a type of all redemption in that it was accomplished 7#a7 wholly through the power of ,god1 7#b7 by a means of a deliverer 7#c7 under the cover of blood4 ,purpose4 ,at this point ,old ,testament history changes from that of the family1 given in individual biographies and family records1 to that of the nation1 chosen for the divine purposes4 ,the divine will is no longer revealed to a few leaders but to the whole people4 ,it begins with the cruel bondage of ,israel in ,egypt1 traces the remarkable events of their delivery and ends with a complete establishment of the dispensation of the ,law4 ,the aim seems to be to give an account of the first stage in the fulfillment of the promises made by ,god to the ,patriarchs with reference to the place and growth of the ,israelites4 ,contents4 ,two distinct sections are usually given by students3 the historical1 included in chapters #a-ai and the legislative1 comprising chapters #bj-dj4 ,the first section records3 the need of deliverance2 the birth1 training and call of the deliverer2 the contest with ,pharaoh2 the deliverance and march through the wilderness to ,sinai4 ,the second gives the consecration of the nation and the covenant upon which it was to become a nation4 ,the laws were such as to cover all the needs of a primitive people1 both moral1 ceremonial and civic with directions for the establishment of the ,priesthood and ,sanctuary4 ,exodus and ,science1 ,scientific research has gone far toward establishing the truthfulness of the ,exodus record1 but has brought to light nothing that in any way discounts it4 ,it has shown who the ,pharaoh of the oppression and ,exodus was 7,rameses4 ,,ii1 the ,pharaoh of the oppression and ,merenpth ,,ii1 the ,pharaoh of the ,exodus47 and has discovered ,succoth4 ,it has shown that writing was used long before the ,exodus and has discovered documents written before that period4 ,it has thus confirmed the condition of things narrated in the ,bible4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,israel in ,egypt1 #a3a-ab3cf4 #a4 ,the bondage1 ,ch4 #a4 #b4 ,the deliverer1 ,chs4 #b-d4 #c4 ,the contest with ,pharaoh1 #e3a-ab3ch4 ,,ii4 ,israel ,journeying to ,sinai1 #ab3cg-ah3 end4 #a4 ,the exodus and passover1 #ab3cg-ac3af4 #b4 ,journeying through ,succoth to the ,red ,sea1 #ac3ag-ae3ba4 #c4 ,from the ,red ,sea to ,sinai1 #ae3bb-ah end4 ,,iii4 ,israel at ,sinai1 ,chs1 #aj-dj4 #a4 ,the people prepared1 ,ch4 #ai4 #b4 ,the moral law1 ,ch4 #bj4 #c4 ,the civil law1 #ba3a-bc3ah4 #d4 ,covenant between ,jehovah and ,israel1 #bc3bj-bd end4 #e4 ,directions for building the tabernacle1 ,chs4 #be-ca4 #f4 ,the covenant broken and renewed1 ,chs4 #cb-cd4 #g4 ,the erection and dedication of the ,tabernacle1 #ce-dj4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,the preparation of ,israel and ,moses for the deliverance4 7#b7 ,the conception of ,god found in ,exodus3 7a7 ,as to his relation to nature1 7b7 ,as to his relation to his enemies1 7c7 ,as to his relation to his people1 7d7 ,as to his nature and purposes4 7#c7 ,the conception of man found in ,exodus4 7a7 ,the need and value of worship to him1 7b7 ,his duty to obey ,god4 7#d7 ,the plagues4 7#e7 ,the divisions of the decalogue3 7a7 ,those touching our relation to ,god4 7b7 ,those touching our relation to men4 7#f7 ,the different conferences between ,jehovah and ,moses1 including ,moses' prayer4 7#g7 ,the current evils against which the civil laws were enacted and similar conditions of today4 7#h7 ,the character of the different persons mentioned in the book3 7a7 ,pharaoh1 7b7 ,moses1 7c7 ,aaron1 7d7 ,jethro1 7e7 ,magicians4 7#h7 ,amalek1 etc4 7#i7 ,the ,messianic teachings of the book-here study 7a7 the sacrifices1 7b7 the material1 colors1 etc41 of the ,tabernacle1 7c7 the smitten rock1 7d7 ,moses and his family4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,iii4 ,leviticus4 ,name4 ,by the rabbis1 it was called ,the ,law of the ,priest and ,the ,law of ,offerings1 but from the time of the ,vulgate it has been called ,leviticus1 because it deals with the services of the sanctuary as administered by the ,levites4 ,connection with ,former ,books4 ,in ,genesis1 man is left outside of the ,garden and the remedy for his ruin is seen in the promised seed4 ,in ,exodus1 man is not only outside of ,eden1 but is in bondage to an evil enemy and his escape from his bondage is shown to be in the blood of the lamb1 which is shown to be sufficient to satisfy man's need and ,god's justice4 ,in ,leviticus there is given the place of sacrifice1 as an atonement for sin1 and it is shown that ,god accepted the sacrifice of the victim instead of the death of the sinner4 ,it is a continuation of ,exodus1 containing the ,sinaitic legislation from the time of the completion of the ,tabernacle4 ,contents4 ,except the brief historical sections found in chapters #h-aj and #bd3aj-ad1 it contains a system of laws1 which may be divided into 7#a7 ,civil1 7#b7 ,sanitary1 7#c7 ,ceremonial1 7#d7 ,moral and 7#e7 ,religious laws1 emphasis being placed on moral and religious duties4 ,purpose4 7#a7 ,to show that ,god is holy and man is sinful4 7#b7 ,to show how ,god can maintain his holiness and expose the sinfulness of man4 7#c7 ,to show how a sinful people may approach a ,holy ,god4 7#d7 ,to provide a manual of law and worship for ,israel4 7#e7 ,to make ,israel a holy nation4 ,key-,word4 ,the key-word then is ,holiness1 which is found #hg times in the book1 while in contrast with it1 the words sin and uncleanliness 7in various forms7 occur #aid times1 showing the need of cleansing4 ,on the other hand1 blood1 as a means of cleansing1 occurs #hi times4 ,the key verse is1 ,i think1 #ai3b1 though some prefer #aj3aj as the best verse4 ,the ,sacrifices1 or ,offerings4 ,they may be divided in several ways1 among which the most instructive is as follows3 7#a7 ,national ,sacrifices1 which include 7a7 ,serial1 such as daily1 weekly1 and monthly offerings1 7b7 ,festal1 as the ,passover1 ,cycle of ,months1 etc41 7c7 for the service of the ,holy ,place1 as holy oil1 precious incense1 twelve loaves1 etc4 7#b7 ,official ,sacrifices1 which include 7a7 those for the priests1 7b7 those for princes and rulers1 and 7c7 those for the holy women1 ,ex4 #ch3h2 #a ,sam4 #b3bb4 7#c7 ,personal ,sacrifices1 including 7a7 the blood offering-peace offering1 sin offering and trespass offering1 7b7 the bloodless offerings-the meat1 or meal1 offering4 ,besides this general division1 the offerings are divided into two kinds1 as follows3 7#a7 ,sweet-savor ,offerings4 ,these are atoning in nature and show that ,jesus is acceptable to ,god because he not only does no sin1 but does all good1 upon which the sinner is presented to ,god in all the acceptableness of ,christ4 ,these offerings are 7a7 the burnt offering1 in which ,christ willingly offers himself without spot to ,god for our sins1 7b7 the meal offering1 in which ,christ's perfect humanity1 tested and tried1 becomes the bread of ,his people1 7c7 the peace offering representing ,christ as our peace1 giving us communion with ,god1 and thanks4 7#b7 ,non-,sweet-,savor ,offerings4 ,these are perfect offerings1 overlaid with human guilt4 ,they are 7a7 the sin offering1 which is expiatory1 substitutional and efficacious1 referring more to sins against ,god1 with little consideration of injury to man1 7b7 the trespass offering1 which refers particularly to sins against man1 which are also sins against ,god4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,law of ,sacrifices1 ,chs4 #a-g4 #a4 ,burnt offering1 ,ch4 #a4 #b4 ,meal offering1 ,ch4 #b4 #c4 ,peace offering1 ,ch4 #c4 #d4 ,sin offering1 ,ch4 #d4 #e4 ,trespass 7or guilt7 offering1 #e3a-f3g4 #f4 ,instructions to priests concerning the offerings1 #f3h-g end4 ,,ii4 ,law of ,purity4 ,chs4 #aa-bb4 #a4 ,pure food1 animals to be eaten1 ,ch4 ,,ii4 #b4 ,pure body and house1 rules for cleansing1 ,chs4 #ab-ac4 #c4 ,pure nation1 offering for sin on the day of atonement1 ,chs4 #af-ag4 #d4 ,marriages1 ,ch4 #ah4 #e4 ,pure morals1 ,chs4 #ai-bj4 #f4 ,pure priests1 ,chs4 #ba-bb4 ,,iv4 ,law of ,feasts1 ,chs4 #bc-be4 #a4 ,sacred feasts1 ,ch4 #bc4 #b4 ,parenthesis1 or interpolation1 lamps of the ,tabernacle1 shew-bread1 the blasphemer1 ,ch4 #bd4 #c4 ,sacred years1 ,ch4 #be4 ,v4 ,special ,laws1 ,chs1 #bf-bg4 #a4 ,blessing and cursing1 ,ch4 #bf4 #b4 ,vows and tithes1 ,ch4 #bg4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,make a list of the several offerings and become familiar with what is offered1 how it is offered1 the result to be attained in each case4 7#b7 ,the laws 7a7 for the consecration and purity of the priests 7,chs4 #h-aj and #ba-bb71 7b7 governing marriages 7,ch4 #ah71 7c7 concerning clean animals and what may be used for food 7,ch1 #aa71 7d7 governing vows and tithes 7,ch4 #cg74 7#c7 ,the sacrifice of the two goats and two birds1 7a7 the details of what is done with each goat and each bird1 7b7 the lessons or truths typified by each goat and bird4 7#d7 ,the name1 occasion1 purpose1 time and manner of observing each of the feasts4 7#e7 ,redemption as seen in ,leviticus1 7a7 the place of the priest1 7b7 of substitution1 7c7 of imputation1 7d7 of sacrifice and blood in redemption4 7#e7 ,the nature of sin as seen in ,leviticus1 7a7 its effect on man's nature1 7b7 its effect on his relation to ,god4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,iv4 ,numbers4 ,name4 ,it is named from the two enumerations of the people1 at ,sinai1 ,ch4 #a4 and at ,moab1 ,ch4 #bf4 ,connection with ,former ,books4 ,genesis tells of ,creation1 ,exodus of redemption1 ,leviticus of worship and fellowship1 and ,numbers of service and work4 ,in ,leviticus ,israel is assigned a lesson and in ,numbers she is getting that lesson4 ,in this book as in ,exodus and ,leviticus ,moses is the central figure4 ,central ,thought4 ,service which involves journeying1 which in turn implies walk as a secondary thought4 ,all the types of the books bear upon this two-fold idea of service and walk4 ,key-,phrase4 ,all that are able to go forth to war occurs fourteen times in the first chapter4 ,there was fighting ahead and all who could fight must muster in4 ,the ,history ,covered is a period of a little more than thirty-eight years 7,num4 #a3a2 ,deut4 #a3c7 and is a record 7#a7 of how ,israel marched to the border of ,canaan1 7#b7 wandered thirty-eight years in the wilderness while the old nation died and a new nation was trained in obedience to ,god1 7#c7 then returned to the border of the promised land4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,the ,preparation at ,sinai1 #a3a-aj3aj4 #a4 ,the number and arrangement of the tribes1 ,chs4 #a-b4 #b4 ,the choice and assignment of the ,levites1 ,chs4 #c-d4 #c4 ,laws for the purity of the camp1 ,chs4 #e-f4 #d4 ,laws concerning the offerings for worship1 ,chs4 #g-h4 #e4 ,laws concerning the passover and cloud1 #i3a-ad4 #f4 ,signals for marching and assembling #i3ae-aj3aj4 ,,ii4 ,the ,journey to ,moab1 #aj3aa-bb3a4 #a4 ,from ,sinai to ,kadesh1 #aj3aa-ad end4 #b4 ,from ,kadesh to ,kadesh 7the wilderness wanderings71 #ai3a-bj3ba4 #c4 ,from ,kadesh to ,moab1 #bj3bb-bb3a4 ,,iii4 ,the ,sojourn at ,moab1 #bb3b-cf end4 #a4 ,balak and ,balaam1 #bb3b-be end4 #b4 ,the sum of the people1 ,ch4 #bf4 #c4 ,joshua4 ,moses' successor1 ,ch4 #bg4 #d4 ,feasts and offerings1 ,chs4 #bh-cj4 #e4 ,triumph over ,midian1 ,ch4 #ca4 #f4 ,two and half tribes given land east of ,jordan1 ,ch4 #cb4 #g4 ,wilderness journeys enumerated1 ,ch4 #cc4 #h4 ,divisions of ,canaan and the cities of ,refuge1 ,chs4 #cd-cf4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,make a list of the different times when ,god came to the relief of ,israel1 by providing guidance1 protection1 food1 etc4 and from them study ,god's wonderful resources in caring for his people4 7#b7 ,make a list of the different times and occasions when ,israel or any individual sinned or rebelled against ,god or ,his leaders1 and study the result in each case4 7#c7 ,make a list of the miracles of the book and give the facts about each4 ,show which were miracles of judgment and which were miracles of mercy4 7#d7 ,the story of the spies and the results of the mistake made as seen in all the future history of ,israel4 7#e7 ,the story of ,balak and ,balaam4 7#f7 ,god's punishment of disobedient and sinful nations4 7#g7 ,doubt as a source of complaint and discontent4 7#h7 ,the types of ,christ and ,christian experience3 7a7 ,the ,nazarite2 7b7 ,aaron's ,budding ,rod1 #ag3h2 ,heb #i3d2 7c7 ,the ,blue ,ribband1 #ae3ch2 7d7 ,the ,red ,heifer1 #ai3b2 7e7 ,the ,brazen ,serpent1 #ba3i2 7f7 ,the cities of refuge1 #ce3ac4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,v4 ,deuteronomy4 ,name4 ,the name comes from the ,greek word which means a second or repeated law4 ,it contains the last words of ,moses which were likely delivered during the last seven days of his life4 ,it is not a mere repetition of the law1 but rather an application of the law in view of the new conditions ,israel would meet in ,canaan1 and because of their former disobedience4 ,purpose4 ,to lead ,israel to obedience and to warn them against disobedience4 ,the spirit and aim of the law is explained in such a way as to present both encouragement and warning4 ,contents4 ,it consists of three addresses of ,moses1 given on the plains of ,moab at the close of the wilderness wanderings of ,israel1 in which he gives large sections of the law formerly given1 together with additions necessary to meet the new conditions4 ,there is also the appointment of ,joshua as ,moses' successor and the farewell song of blessing of ,moses and the record of his death4 ,style4 ,the style is warmer and more oratorical than that of former books4 ,its tone is more spiritual and ethical and its appeal is to know ,god1 love ,god and obey ,god4 ,occasion and ,necessity of the ,book4 7#a7 ,a crisis had come in the life of ,israel4 ,the life of the people was to be changed from that of wandering in the wilderness to that of residence in cities and villages and from dependence upon heavenly manna to the cultivation of the fields4 ,peace and righteousness would depend upon a strict observance of the laws4 7#b7 ,a new religion of ,canaan against which they must be put on guard4 ,the most seductive forms of idolatry would be met everywhere and there would be great danger of yielding to it4 ,the ,key-,word4 ,thou shalt1 so often repeated as1 thou shall1 and shalt not4 ,the key-verses are #aa3bf-bh4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,review of the ,journeys1 ,chs4 #a-d4 #a4 ,place of their camp1 #a3a-e4 #b4 ,their history since leaving ,egypt1 #a3f-c end4 #c4 ,exhortation to obedience1 #d3a-dj4 #d4 ,three cities of refuge on this side of ,jordan4 #d3da-di4 ,,ii4 ,review of the ,law1 ,chs4 #c-bf4 #a4 ,historical and hortatory section1 ,chs4 #e-aa4 #b4 ,laws of religion4 #ab3a-af3ag4 #c4 ,laws of political life4 #af3ah-bj end4 #d4 ,laws of society and domestic relations1 ,chs4 #ba-bf4 ,,iii4 ,future of ,israel ,foretold1 ,chs4 #bg-cj4 #a4 ,memorial tablets of stone4 ,ch4 #bg4 #b4 ,blessing and cursing1 ,ch4 #bh4 #c4 ,renewed covenant and ,israel's future foretold4 ,chs4 #bi-cj4 ,,iv4 ,moses' ,last ,days1 ,chs4 #ca-cd4 #a4 ,charge to ,joshua1 ,ch4 #ca4 #b4 ,song of ,moses1 ,ch4 #cb4 #c4 ,blessing of ,moses1 ,ch4 #cc4 #d4 ,death of ,moses1 ,ch4 #cd4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,make a list of the principal their past history of which ,moses reminds ,israel in ,chapters #a-d1 and find where in the previous books each incident is recorded4 7#b7 ,from ,chapter #aa make a list of reasons for obedience1 the rewards of obedience and the importance of the study of ,god's law4 7#c7 ,the laws of blessing and cursing 7,ch4 #bh71 make a list of the curses1 the sin and the penalty1 the blessings1 indicating the blessing and that for which it is promised4 7#d7 ,make a list of the different countries or peoples concerning whom ,israel was given commandment or warning4 7#e7 ,moses' farewell blessing on the several tribes 7,ch4 #cc74 ,make a list of what shall come to each tribe4 7#f7 ,the names1 location and purpose of the cities of refuge and the lessons for today to be drawn from them and their use4 7#g7 ,the inflexibility of ,god's law4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,vi4 ,joshua4 ,historical ,books of the ,old ,testament4 ,the twelve books1 including those from ,joshua to ,esther1 are called historical4 ,they narrate the history of ,israel from the entrance of ,canaan to the return from captivity1 which is divided into three periods or epochs4 7#a7 ,the ,independent ,tribes4 ,this consists of the work of the conquest of ,canaan and of the experiences of the ,judges and is recorded in ,joshua1 ,judges and ,ruth4 7#b7 ,the kingdom of ,israel4 7a7 ,its rise1 #a ,sam4 7b7 ,its glory1 #b ,sam41 #a ,k4 #a-aa1 #a ,chron4 #aa-bi1 #b ,chron4 #a-i4 7c7 ,its division and fall1 #a ,k4 #ab-bb1 #b ,k4 #a-be2 #b ,chron4 #aj-cf4 7#c7 ,the ,return from ,captivity1 ,ezr4 ,neh4 and ,est4 ,name4 ,taken from ,joshua1 the leading character1 who may be described as a man of faith1 courage1 enthusiasm1 fidelity to duty1 and leadership4 ,connection with ,former ,books4 ,joshua completes the story of the deliverance begun in ,exodus4 ,if ,israel had not sinned in believing the evil spies and turning back into the wilderness1 we would not have had the last twenty-one chapters of ,numbers and the book of ,deuteronomy4 ,joshua then would have followed the fifteenth chapter of ,numbers1 thus completing the story of ,god leading ,israel out of ,egypt into ,canaan4 ,the ,key-,word is redemption with the emphasis put upon possession while redemption in ,exodus put the stress upon deliverance4 ,the two make full redemption which requires being brought out and brought in4 ,purpose of the ,book4 7#a7 ,to show how ,israel was settled in ,canaan according to the promise of ,god4 7#b7 ,to show how1 by the destruction of the ,canaanites1 ,god punishes a people for their sins4 7#c7 ,to show that ,god's people are finally heirs of earth and that the wicked shall be finally dispossessed4 ,some ,typical and ,spiritual ,matters4 7#a7 ,the conflict with ,canaan4 ,in the wilderness the conflict was with ,amalek who was an illustration of the never ending conflict of the flesh or of the new man and the old man4 ,in ,canaan the conflict is typical of our struggle against principalities and powers and spiritual hosts in heavenly places1 ,eph4 #f3aj-ah4 7#b7 ,crossing the ,jordan is an illustration of our death to sin and resurrection with ,christ4 7#c7 ,the scarlet line illustrates our safety under ,christ and his sacrifice4 7#d7 ,the downfall of ,jericho4 ,this illustrates the spiritual victories we win in secret and by ways that seem foolish to men4 7#e7 ,joshua4 ,joshua is a type of ,christ in that he leads his followers to victory over their enemies2 in that he is their advocate in time of defeat and in the way he leads them into a permanent home4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,conquest of ,canaan1 ,chs4 #a-ab4 #a4 ,the preparation1 ,chs4 #a-b4 #b4 ,crossing the ,jordan1 ,chs4 #c-d4 #c4 ,conquest of ,jericho1 ,chs4 #e-f4 #d4 ,conquest of the ,south1 ,chs4 #g-aj4 #e4 ,conquest of the ,north1 ,ch4 #aa4 #f4 ,summary1 ,ch4 #ab4 ,,ii4 ,division of ,lands1 ,chs4 #ac-bb4 #a4 ,territory of the different tribes1 ,chs4 #ac-ai4 #b4 ,cities of ,refuge1 ,ch4 #bj4 #c4 ,cities of the ,levites1 ,ch4 #ba4 #d4 ,return of the ,eastern ,tribes1 ,ch4 #bb4 ,,iii4 ,joshua's ,last ,counsel1 and ,death4 ,chs4 #bc-bd4 #a4 ,exhortation to fidelity1 ,ch4 #bc4 #b4 ,farewell address and death1 ,ch4 #bd4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,the cooperation of the two and one-half tribes in the conquest of ,canaan4 7#b7 ,make a list of the different battles and indicate any in which ,israel was defeated4 7#c7 ,the portion of the country allotted to each of the tribes of ,israel4 7#d7 ,the story of the sins of ,achan4 ,its results and his discovery and punishment4 7#e7 ,the story of the ,gibeonites1 their stratagem and consequent embarrassment of ,joshua4 7#f7 ,make a list of incidents or occurrences that show a miraculous element running through the narrative4 7#g7 ,the story of ,rabab1 the harlot4 7#h7 ,the names of the several tribes of ,canaan and the history of each4 7#i7 ,the place of prayer and worship in the narrative4 ,give instances4 7#aj7 ,evidences found in the book that ,god hates sin4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,vii4 ,judges and ,ruth4 ,judges4 ,the ,name4 ,the name is taken from the ,judges whose deeds it records4 ,the ,character of the ,book4 ,the book is fragmentary and unchronological in its arrangement4 ,the events recorded are largely local and tribal instead of national1 but are of great value as showing the condition and character of the people4 ,the ,condition of the ,nation4 ,israel was unorganized and somewhat unsettled4 ,they lacked moral energy and the spirit of obedience to ,jehovah and were constantly falling into idolatry and then suffering at the hands of heathen nations4 ,this condition is summed up in the oft repeated words3 ,the children of ,israel again did evil in the eyes of the ,lord and the ,lord sold them into the hand of the oppressor4 ,the ,contents4 ,judges records the conflict of the nation with the ,canaanite people and with itself2 the condition of the country1 people and times and the faithfulness1 righteousness and mercy of ,god4 ,it gives an account of ,seven apostasies1 seven servitudes to the seven heathen nations and seven deliverances4 ,it furnishes an explanation of these ups and downs and is not merely a record of historical events but an interpretation of those events4 ,the ,work of the ,judges4 ,the ,judges were raised up as occasion required and were tribesmen upon whom ,god laid the burden of apostate and oppressed ,israel4 ,they exercised judicial functions and led the armies of ,israel against their enemies4 ,they1 therefore1 asserted the nation's principles and upheld the cause of ,jehovah4 ,as deliverers they were all types of ,christ4 ,the ,key-word is ,confusion and the key-verse is every man did that which was right in his own eyes #ag3f1 which would certainly bring about a state of confusion4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,from the ,conquest to the ,judges1 #a3a-c3f4 ,,ii4 ,the ,judges and their ,work4 #c3g-af end4 #a4 ,against ,mesopotamia1 #c3g-ab4 #b4 ,against ,moab1 #c3ac-cj4 #c4 ,against ,philistia1 #c3ca4 #d4 ,against the ,canaanites1 ,chs4 #d-e4 #e4 ,against the ,midianites1 ,chs4 #f-aj4 #f4 ,against the ,amorites1 ,chs4 #aa-ab4 #g4 ,against the ,philistines1 ,chs1 #ac-af4 ,,iii4 ,the ,idolatry of ,micah1 ,chs4 #ag-ah4 ,,iv4 ,the ,crime of ,gibea1 ,chs4 #ai-ba4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,learn the names of the ,judges in order with the time each served1 or the period of rest after his work had been accomplished4 7#b7 ,the enemy each judge had to combat and what work was accomplished by each judge4 7#c7 ,what elements of strength and of weakness are to be found in the character of each judge4 7#d7 ,from the story of ,gideon and ,sampson1 point out ,new ,testament truths4 7#e7 ,from the story of ,jephthah and ,deborah gather lessons for practical life today4 7#f7 ,religious apostasy as a cause of national decay4 7#g7 ,political folly and social immorality as a sign of national decay4 7#h7 ,the method of divine deliverance4 ,ruth4 ,this book together with the ,judges treats the life of ,israel from the rule of death of ,joshua to the rule of ,eli4 ,name4 ,from the principal character4 ,contents4 ,it is properly a continuation of ,judges1 showing the life of the times in its greatest simplicity4 ,it is also especially important because it shows the lineage of ,david through the whole history of ,israel and thereby is a link in the genealogy of ,christ4 ,typical ,matters4 7#a7 ,ruth is a type of ,christ's ,gentile bride and her experience is similar to that of any devout ,christian4 7#b7 ,boaz the rich ,bethlehemite accepting this strange woman in an illustration of the redemptive work of ,jesus4 ,the ,key-words are love and faith4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,the ,sojourn at ,moab1 #a3a-e4 ,,ii4 ,the ,return to ,jerusalem1 #a3f-bb4 ,,iii4 ,ruth and ,boaz1 ,chs4 #b-d4 #a4 ,gleaning the fields of ,boaz1 ,ch4 #b4 #b4 ,ruth married to ,boaz1 ,chs4 #c-d4 ,a4 ,a bold act1 ,ch4 #c4 ,b4 ,redemption of ,naomi's inheritance1 #d3a-ab4 ,c4 ,becomes wife of ,boaz1 #d3ac-ag4 ,d4 ,genealogy of ,david1 #d3ah-bb4 ,some one has said that ,ch4 #a is ,ruth deciding1 ,ch4 #b is ,ruth serving1 ,ch4 #c is ,ruth resting1 ,ch4 #d is ,ruth rewarded4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,each of the characters of the book4 7#b7 ,the whole story of ,ruth in comparison with the stories of ,judges 7,chs4 #ag-ba7 to get a view of the best and worst in their social conditions4 7#c7 ,the value of a trusting soul 7,ruth74 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,viii4 ,first and ,second ,samuel4 ,name4 ,the name is taken from the history of the life of ,samuel recorded in the early part of the book4 ,it means asked of ,god4 ,the two were formerly one book and called the ,first ,book of ,kings1 the two books of ,kings being one book and called ,second ,kings4 ,samuel and ,kings form a continuous story1 and give us a record of the rise1 glory and fall of the ,jewish ,monarchy4 ,first ,samuel4 ,contents4 ,this book begins with the story of ,eli4 the aged priest1 judge and leader of the people4 ,it records the birth and childhood of ,samuel1 who later becomes priest and prophet of the people4 ,it tells of ,saul's elevation to the throne and of his final downfall4 ,along with this is also given the growing power of ,david1 who is to succeed ,saul as king4 ,the ,prophets4 ,samuel was not only both judge and priest and prophet1 but as prophet he performed conspicuous services in several directions4 ,probably the most notable of all his work was the establishment of schools of prophets1 which greatly dignified the work of the prophets4 ,after this time1 the prophet and not the priest was the medium of communication between ,god and his people4 ,saul4 ,as king1 ,saul began well and under favorable circumstances4 ,he gave himself to military exploits and neglected the finer spiritual matters and soon made a complete break with ,samuel1 who represented the religious-national class-and thereby lost the support of the best elements of the nation4 ,he then became morose and melancholy and insanely jealous in conduct and could not1 therefore1 understand the higher religious experiences that were necessary as a representative of ,jehovah on the throne of ,israel4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,career of ,samuel1 ,chs4 #a-g4 #a4 ,his birth and call1 ,chs4 #a-c4 #b4 ,his conflict with the ,philistines1 ,chs4 #d-g4 ,,ii4 ,career of ,saul to his rejection1 ,chs4 #h-ae4 #a4 ,chosen as ,king1 ,chs4 #h-aj4 #b4 ,wars with ,philistines1 ,chs4 #aa-ad4 #c4 ,he is rejected1 ,chs4 #ae4 ,,iii4 ,career of ,saul after his rejection4 ,chs4 #af-ca4 #a4 ,while ,david is at his court1 ,chs4 #af-bj4 #b4 ,while ,david is a refugee in ,judah4 ,chs4 #ba-bf4 #c4 ,while ,david is a refugee in ,philistia4 ,chs4 #bg-ca4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,the story of ,eli and his sons4 7#b7 ,the birth and call of ,samuel4 7#c7 ,the anointing of ,saul4 7#d7 ,the anointing of ,david4 7#e7 ,the evils of jealousy as seen in ,saul4 7#f7 ,the importance of respect for existing forms of government-see ,david's attitude toward ,saul4 7#g7 ,how a man's attitude toward ,god and his servants can make or mar his destiny4 7#h7 ,examples of how ,god uses both good and bad carrying forward his purposes4 ,second ,samuel4 ,in this book1 there is given the story of the career of ,david while king of ,israel4 ,he was the strongest king ,israel ever had and was characterized as a fine executive1 a skillful soldier and of a deeply religious disposition4 ,he was not without his faults1 but in spite of them developed a great empire4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,his ,reign ,over ,judah a ,hebren1 ,chs4 #a-d4 ,,ii4 ,his reign ,over ,all ,israel1 ,chs4 #e-aj4 ,,iii4 ,his ,great ,sin and ,its ,results1 ,chs4 #aa-bj4 ,,iv4 ,an ,appendix1 ,chs4 #ba-cd4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,how ,david became king4 7#b7 ,his victories in war4 7#c7 ,his great sin and some of its consequences4 7#d7 ,his kindness toward his enemies 7see also his attitude toward ,saul recorded in ,first ,samuel74 7#e7 ,the kindness of ,god as illustrated by the story of ,david's kindness to ,mephibosheth1 ,ch4 #i4 7#f7 ,david's psalm of praise1 ,chs4 #bb-bc4 7#g7 ,the different occasions when ,david showed a penitent spirit 7#h7 ,the great pestilence4 ,ch4 #bd4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,ix4 ,first and ,second ,kings4 ,name4 ,the name is taken from the ,kings whose deeds they narrate4 ,contents4 ,it takes up the history of ,israel where ,second ,samuel left off and gives the account of the death of ,david1 the reign of ,solomon1 the ,divided ,kingdom1 and the captivity4 ,purpose4 ,the political changes of ,israel are given in order to show the religious condition4 ,everywhere there is a conflict between faith and unbelief1 between the worship of ,jehovah and the worship of ,baal4 ,we see wicked kings who introduce false worship and righteous kings who bring about reforms and try to overthrow false worship4 ,israel yields to evil and is finally cut off1 but ,judah repents and is restored to perpetuate the kingdom and to be the medium through which ,jesus came4 ,the ,kingdom of ,solomon4 ,solomon began in glory1 flourished a while and then ended in disgrace4 ,he sacrificed the most sacred principles of the nation in order to form alliances with other nations4 ,he attempted to concentrate all worship on ,mount ,moriah1 probably hoping that in this way he might control all nations4 ,he finally became a tyrant and robbed the people of their liberty4 ,the ,two ,kingdoms4 ,this is a sad story of dissension and war and defeat4 ,israel or the northern kingdom was always jealous of ,judah4 ,it was by far the stronger and possessed a much larger and more fertile land4 ,there were nineteen king1 from ,jeroboam to ,hoshea1 whose names and the number of years they reigned should be learned together with the amount of scripture included in the story of each4 ,judah or the southern kingdom was always a little more faithful to the true worship4 ,there were twenty kings1 from ,rehoboam to ,zedekiah1 whose lives with the number of years they reigned and the scripture passages describing each1 should be tabulated and learned4 ,the ,captivity4 ,it is made clear that the captivity is because of sin4 ,god having spared them for a long time4 7#a7 ,israel was taken captivity by the ,assyrian ,empire1 whose capital was ,nineveh4 ,this marks the end of the northern tribes4 7#b7 ,judah was captured by the ,babylonian ,empire1 but after a period of seventy years1 the people were restored to their own land4 ,analysis of ,first ,kings4 ,i4 ,the ,reign of ,solomon1 ,chs4 #a-aa4 #a4 ,his accession1 ,chs4 #a-d4 #b4 ,building the ,temple1 ,chs4 #e-h4 #c4 ,his greatness and sin1 ,chs4 #i-aa4 ,,ii4 ,the ,revolt and ,sin of ,the ,ten ,tribes4 ,chs4 #ab-af4 ,,iii4 ,the ,reign of ,ahab and the ,career of ,elijah1 ,chs4 #ag-bb4 ,analysis of ,second ,kings4 ,i4 ,the last days of ,elijah1 ,chs4 #a-b4 ,,ii4 ,the career of ,elisha1 ,chs4 #c-h4 ,,iii4 ,the dynasty of ,jehu1 ,chs4 #i-ad4 ,,iv4 ,the fall of ,israel1 ,chs4 #ae-ag4 ,v4 ,the ,kingdom of ,judah1 ,chs4 #ah-be4 ,for ,study and ,discussion 7#a7 ,contrast the character of ,david with that of ,solomon4 ,give the ideal elements and the defects of each4 ,also compare them as rulers4 7#b7 ,contrast the character of ,elijah with that of ,elisha4 ,point out the elements of strength and weakness in each4 ,compare the great moral and religious truth taught by each as well as the great deeds performed by them4 7#c7 ,study this as the cradle of liberty4 ,note ,elijah's resistance of tyrants and ,ahab in the vineyard of ,naboth4 ,look for other instances4 7#d7 ,consider the place of the prophets4 ,note their activity in the affairs of government4 ,glance through these books and make a list of all prophets who are named and note the character of their message and the king or nation to whom each spoke4 7#e7 ,make a list of the kings of ,israel and learn the story of ,jeroboam ,i1 ,omri1 ,ahab1 ,jehu1 ,jeroboam ,,ii and ,hoshea4 7#f7 ,make a list of the kings of ,judah and learn the principal events and the general character of the reign of ,rehoboam1 ,jehoshaphat1 ,joash1 ,uzziah1 ,ahaz1 ,hezekiah1 ,manasseh1 ,josiah and ,zedekiah4 7#g7 ,the fall of ,judah4 7#h7 ,the failure of human governments1 7a7 the cause1 7b7 the manifestation and result4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,x4 ,first and ,second ,chronicles4 ,name4 ,the name ,chronicles was given by ,jerome4 ,they were the words of days and the translators of the ,septuagint named them the things omitted4 ,they were originally one book4 ,contents4 ,beginning with ,adam the history of ,israel is rewritten down to the return of ,judah from captivity4 ,relation to ,former ,books4 ,it covers the same field as all the others4 ,to this time the books have fitted one into another and formed a continuous history4 ,here we double back and review the whole history1 beginning with ,adam1 and coming down to the edict of ,cyrus which permitted the exiled ,jews to return to ,jerusalem4 ,religious ,purpose of the ,narratives4 ,several things show these books to have a religious purpose4 7#a7 ,god's care of his people and his purpose to save them is given special emphasis4 7#b7 ,the building of the temple is given much prominence4 7#c7 ,the kings who served ,god and destroyed idols are given the most conspicuous place4 7#d7 ,he follows the line of ,judah4 only mentioning ,israel where it seemed necessary4 ,in this way he was following the ,messianic line through ,david4 7#e7 ,the priestly spirit permeates these books instead of the prophetic elements as in the earlier historical books4 ,the aim1 therefore1 seems to be to teach rather than to narrate4 ,he seems to teach that virtue and vice1 in private or in national affairs1 will surely receive their dues-that ,god must be taken into account in the life of individuals and of nations4 ,analysis of ,first ,chronicles4 ,i4 ,the ,genealogies1 ,chs4 #a-i4 ,,ii4 ,the ,reign of ,david1 ,chs4 #aj-bi4 #a4 ,accession and great men1 ,chs4#aj-ab4 #b4 ,zeal for ,jehovah's house1 ,chs4 #ac-ag4 #c4 ,his victories1 ,chs4 #ah-bj4 #d4 ,the numbering of the people1 ,chs4 #ba4 #e4 ,provision for the temple1 ,chs4 #bb-bi4 ,analysis of ,second ,chronicles4 ,i4 ,the ,reign of ,solomon1 ,chs4 #a-i4 #a4 ,building of the temple1 ,cha4 #a-d4 #b4 ,dedication of the temple1 ,chs4 #e-g4 #c4 ,solomon's greatness and wealth1 ,chs4 #h-i4 ,,ii4 ,judah ,after the ,revolt of the ,ten ,tribes1 ,chs4 #aj-cf4 #a4 ,reign of ,rehoboam1 ,chs4 #aj-ab4 #b4 ,victory of ,abijah1 ,chs4 #ac4 #c4 ,reign of ,asa1 ,chs4 #ad-af4 #d4 ,reign of ,jehoshaphat1 ,chs4 #ba-bh4 #e4 ,reign of ,hezekiah1 ,chs4 #bi-cb4 #f4 ,reign of ,manasseh and ,amon1 ,ch4 #cc4 #g4 ,reign of ,josiah1 ,chs4 #cd-ce4 #h4 ,the captivity1 ,ch1 #cf4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,the great men of ,david4 7#b7 ,the different victories won by ,david4 7#c7 ,the dedication of the temple1 especially the prayer4 7#d7 ,the wealth and follies of ,solomon4 7#e7 ,the scripture and ,god's house as a means and source of all information1 see3 7a7 ,asa's restoration of the altar and its vessels1 7b7 ,jehoshaphat's teaching the people ,god's law1 7c7 ,joash and ,god's restored house1 7d7 ,the reforms ,of ,josiah4 7#f7 ,the reign of ,manasseh4 7#g7 ,the nature of the worship of ,judah4 7#h7 ,the captivity4 7#i7 ,the value of true religion to a nation4 7#aj7 ,the evil results of idolatry4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xi4 ,ezra1 ,nehemiah and ,ester4 ,ezra and ,nehemiah4 ,name4 ,ezra and ,nehemiah were formerly counted as one book and contain the account of the restoration of the exiles to ,jerusalem and the re- establishment of their worship4 ,they soon came to be called ,first and ,second ,ezra4 ,jerome first called the second book ,nehemiah4 ,wycliffe called them the first and second ,esdras and later they were called the books of ,esdras otherwise the ,nehemiahs4 ,the present names were first given in the ,geneva ,bible 7#aefj74 ,ezra is so called from the author and principal character1 the name meaning help4 ,nehemiah is so called from the principal character1 whose name means ,jehovah comforts4 ,other ,books4 ,three other books should be read in connection with this study4 7#a7 ,the book of ,esther1 which relates to this time and should be read between chapters #f and #g of the book of ,ezra4 7#b7 ,the books of ,haggai and ,zechariah4 ,these two prophets were associated with the first return of ,zerubbabel and their words incited the ,jews to complete the temple in spite of opposition4 ,the ,return from ,captivity4 ,the return consisted of three expeditions led respectively by ,zerubbabel4 ,ezra and ,nehemiah4 ,the time covered can not be accurately calculated4 ,it is probably not fewer than ninety years4 ,some think it may have been as many as one hundred and ten years4 ,analysis of ,ezra4 ,i4 ,the ,rebuilding of the ,temple1 ,chs4 #a-f4 #a4 ,the proclamation of ,cyrus1 #a4 #b4 ,those who returned1 #b4 #c4 ,the foundation laid1 #c4 #d4 ,the work hindered1 #d4 #e4 ,the work finished1 #e-f4 ,,ii4 ,the ,reforms of ,ezra1 ,chs4 #g-aj4 #a4 ,ezra's ,journey1 #g-h #b4 ,the confession of sin1 #i4 #c4 ,the covenant to keep the law4 #aj4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,the traits of character displayed by ,ezra4 7#b7 ,the reforms of ,ezra4 7a7 ,what were they8 7b7 ,parallel conditions of today4 7#c7 ,the adversaries of ,judah4 7a7 ,who were they8 7b7 ,the nature of their opposition4 7#d7 ,the decree of ,cyrus4 7#e7 ,the expedition of ,zerubbabel and ,ezra4 7#f7 ,ezra's commission and the king's orders #g3a-bf4 7#g7 ,god's use of friends and enemies in forwarding his purposes4 ,analysis of ,nehemiah4 ,i4 ,the ,rebuilding of the ,wall1 ,chs4 #a-g4 #a4 ,nehemiah permitted to go to ,jerusalem1 #a-b4 #b4 ,the work on the walls and its hindrance1 #c-g4 ,,ii4 ,the ,covenant to ,keep the ,law1 ,chs4 #h-aj4 #a4 ,the law read1 #h4 #b4 ,confession made1 #i4 #c4 ,the covenant made1 #aj4 ,,iii4 ,the ,walls ,dedicated and ,nehemiah's ,reform1 ,chs4 #aa-ac4 #a4 ,those who dwelt in the city1 #aa3a-ab3bf4 #b4 ,the walls dedicated1 #ab3bg-dg end4 #c4 ,evils corrected1 ,ch4 #ac4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,point out elements of strength in the character and work of ,nehemiah4 7#b7 ,the greatness and difficulty of ,nehemiah's task1 7a7 the rubbish1 7b7 the size and length of the wall1 7c7 the strength of their enemies4 7#c7 ,the reforms of ,nehemiah1 7a7 religious1 7b7 moral1 7c7 political4 7#d7 ,the public meeting and new festival1 #h3a-ah4 7#e7 ,the covenant #i3a-aj3ci4 7#f7 ,the repeopling of ,jerusalem1 ,chs4 #aa-ab4 ,name4 ,this is taken from its principal character1 a ,jewish maiden became queen of a ,persian ,king4 ,purpose4 ,to explain the origin of the feast of ,purim work of providence for ,god's people4 ,time4 ,the events narrated are thought to have occurred about #ef years after the first return of ,zerubbabel in #ecf ,b4 ,c4 ,the ,king then would be ,xerxes the ,great1 and the drunken feast may have been preparatory to the invasion of ,greece in the third year of his reign4 ,connection with ,other ,books4 ,there is no connection between ,esther and the other books of the ,bible4 ,while it is a story of the time when the ,jews were returning to ,jerusalem1 and very likely should come between the first and second return1 and1 therefore1 between the sixth and seventh chapters of ,ezra1 the incident stands alone4 ,without it we would lose much of our knowledge of that period4 ,the ,story4 ,while ,esther stands out as the principal character1 the whole story turns on the refusal of ,mordecai to bow down to ,haman1 which would have been to show him divine honor4 ,he did not hate ,haman but1 as a ,jew could not worship any other than ,god4 ,he dared to stand for principle at the risk of his life4 ,the ,name of ,god4 ,one of the peculiarities of the book is that it nowhere mentions the name of ,god1 or makes any reference to him4 ,this may be because his name was held secret and sacred at that time4 ,however1 ,god's power and ,his care of ,his people are everywhere implied in the book4 ,analysis ,i4 ,esther ,made ,queen1 ,chs4 #a-b4 #a4 ,queen ,vashti dethroned4 ,ch4 #a4 #b4 ,esther made queen4 ,ch4 #b4 ,,ii4 ,haman's ,plot and its ,defeat4 ,chs4 #c-h4 #a4 ,haman plots the destruction of the ,jews4 ,ch4 #c4 #b4 ,the ,jews' mourning and ,mordecai's plea to ,esther4 ,ch4 #d4 #c4 ,esther banquets ,haman and the ,king1 ,ch4 #e4 #d4 ,mordecai highly honored for former service4 ,ch4 #f4 #e4 ,esther's plea granted and ,haman hanged1 ,ch4 #g1 #f4 ,the ,jews allowed defense and ,mordecai advanced1 ,ch4 #h4 ,,iii4 ,the ,jews' ,deliverance1 ,chs4 #i-aj4 #a4 ,their enemies slain1 #i3a-af4 #b4 ,a memorial feast is established4 #i3ag-cb end4 #c4 ,mordecai made great1 ,ch4 #aj4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,the character of the king1 ,vashti1 ,mordecai1 ,esther and ,haman4 7#b7 ,mordecai's plea to ,esther4 7#c7 ,the honor of ,mordecai and humiliation of ,haman1 ,ch4 #f4 7#d7 ,the destruction of their enemies4 7#e7 ,the feast of ,purim1 #i3ag-cb4 7#f7 ,truth about ,god seen in this book4 7#g7 ,why not name the book ,mordecai or ,vashti-are they not as heroic as ,esther8 7#h7 ,the race devotion of the ,jews1 then and now4 7#i7 ,persian life as seen in the book4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xii4 ,job4 ,name4 ,job1 from its chief character1 or hero1 and mean ,persecuted4 ,date4 ,neither the date nor the author can be determined with certainty4 ,i incline to the theory of the ,job authorship4 ,connection with ,other ,books4 ,it stands alone1 being one of the so- called wisdom books of the ,bible4 ,it nowhere alludes to the ,mosaic law or the history of ,israel4 ,literary ,characteristics4 ,chapters one and two and parts of chapter forty-two are prose4 ,all the rest is poetry4 ,the different speakers may have been real speakers1 or characters created by one writer to make the story4 ,there is1 however1 little doubt that the story is founded on historical facts4 ,the ,problems of the ,book4 ,this book raises several great questions1 that are common to the race1 and directly or indirectly discusses them4 ,among those questions the following are the most important4 7#a7 ,is there any goodness without reward8 ,doth ,job serve ,god or naught8 7#b7 ,why do the righteous suffer and why does sin go unpunished8 7#c7 ,does ,god really care for and protect his people who fear him8 7#d7 ,is adversity and affliction a sign that the sufferer is wicked8 7#e7 ,is ,god a ,god of pity and mercy6 ,the ,argument4 ,the argument proceeds as follows3 7#a7 ,there is a conference between ,god and ,satan and the consequent affliction of ,job4 7#b7 ,the first cycle of discussion with his three friends in which they charge ,job with sin and he denies the charge4 7#c7 ,the second cycle of discussion4 ,in this ,job's friends argue that his claim of innocence is a further evidence of his guilt and impending danger4 7#d7 ,the third cycle4 ,in this cycle ,job's friends argue that his afflictions are just the kind that would come to one who yielded to temptations such as those to which he is subject4 ,in each of the three cycles of discussion with his friends1 ,eliphaz1 ,bildad and ,zophar1 each argues with ,job except that ,zophar remains silent in the third cycle4 ,they speak in the same order each time4 7#e7 ,elihu shows how ,job accuses ,god wrongly while vindicating himself and asserts that suffering instructs us in righteousness and prevents us from sinning4 7#f7 ,god intervenes and in two addresses instructs ,job4 ,in the first address1 ,job is shown the creative power of the ,almighty and his own folly in answering ,god whom animals by instinct fear4 ,in the second address1 ,job is shown that one should know how to rule the world and correct its evils before one complains at or accuses ,god4 7#g7 ,job prays and is restored4 ,purpose4 ,the purpose of the book1 then1 is to justify the wisdom and goodness of ,god in matters of human suffering and especially to show that all suffering is not punitive4 ,job's temptation4 ,job's temptation came by stages and consisted largely in a series of losses as follows3 7#a7 ,his property1 7#b7 ,his children1 7#c7 ,his health1 7#d7 ,his wife's confidence-she would have him curse ,god and die4 7#e7 ,his friends who now think him a sinner1 7#f7 ,the joy of life-he cursed the day of his birth1 7#g7 ,his confidence in the goodness of ,god-he said to ,god1 ,why hast thou set me as a mark for thee8 ,in his reply to ,elihu he doubts the justice if not the very existence of ,god4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,job's ,wealth and ,affliction4 ,chs4 #a-b4 ,,ii4 ,the ,discussion of ,job and ,his ,three ,friends4 ,cha4 #c-ca4 #a4 ,the first cycle1 #c-ad4 #b4 ,the second cycle1 ,chs4 #ae-ba4 #c4 ,the third cycle1 ,chs4 #bb-ca4 ,,iii4 ,the ,speech of ,elihu1 ,chs4 #cb-cg4 ,,iv4 ,the ,addresses of ,god1 ,chs4 #ch-da4 #a4 ,the first address1 #ch-ci4 #b4 ,the second address1 #dj-da4 ,v4 ,job's ,restoration1 ,ch4 #db4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,the personality and malice of ,satan4 ,point out his false accusations against ,job and ,god1 also the signs of his power4 7#b7 ,concerning man look for evidence of3 7a7 ,the folly of self-righteousness1 7b7 ,the vileness of the most perfect man in ,god's sight1 7c7 ,the impossibility of man1 by wisdom1 apart from grace1 finding ,god4 7#c7 ,concerning ,god1 gather evidence of his wisdom1 perfection and goodness4 7#d7 ,job's disappointment in his friends4 7#e7 ,elements of truth and falsehood in the theory of ,job's friends4 7#f7 ,job's despair of the present1 his view of ,sheol and his view of the future4 ,does he believe in a future life or think all ends with the grave8 7#g7 ,does the book really explain why the righteous are allowed to suffer8 7#h7 ,make a list of the striking passages especially worthy of remembering4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xiii4 ,psalms and ,proverbs4 ,psalms4 ,name4 ,the ,hebrew word means praises or hymns1 while the ,greek word means psalms4 ,it may well be called the ,hebrew ,prayer and ,praise ,book4 ,the prevailing note is one of praise1 though some are sad and plaintive while others are philosophical4 ,authors4 ,of the #aej ,psalms1 there is no means of determining the authorship of #ej4 ,the authors named for others are ,david1 ,asaph1 the sons of ,korah1 ,herman1 ,ethan1 ,moses and ,solomon4 ,of the #ajj whose authorship is indicated1 ,david is credited with #gc1 and in the ,new ,testament he alone is referred to as the author of them4 ,lu4 #bj3db4 ,relation to the ,other ,old ,testament ,books4 ,it has been called the heart of the entire ,bible1 but its relation to the ,old ,testament is especially intimate4 ,all divine manifestations are viewed in regard to their bearing on the inner experience4 ,history is interpreted in the light of a passion for truth and righteousness and as showing forth the nearness of our relation to ,god4 ,the ,subjects of the ,psalms4 ,it is very difficult to make any sort of classification of the ,psalms and any classification is open to criticism4 ,for this reason many groupings have been suggested4 ,the following1 taken from different sources1 may be of help4 7#a7 ,hymns of praise1 #h1 #ah1 #ai1 #ajd1 #ade1 #adg1 etc4 7#b7 ,national hymns1 #aje1 #ajf1 #aad1 etc4 7#c7 ,temple hymns or hymns for public worship1 #ae1 #bd1 #hg1 etc4 7#d7 ,hymns relating to trial and calamity1 #i1 #bb1 #ee1 #ef1 #aji1 etc4 7#e7 ,messianic ,psalms1 #b1af1 #dj1 #gb1 #aaj1 etc4 7#f7 ,hymns of general religious character1 #hi1 #ij1 #ia1 #aba1 #abg1 etc4 ,the following classification has been given in the hope of suggesting the most prominent religious characteristics of the ,psalms4 7#a7 ,those that recognize the one infinite1 all-wise and omnipotent ,god4 7#b7 ,those that recognize the universality of his love and providence and goodness4 7#c7 ,those showing abhorrence of all idols and the rejection of all subordinate deities4 7#d7 ,those giving prophetic glimpses of the ,divine ,son and of his redeeming work on earth4 7#e7 ,those showing the terrible nature of sin1 the divine hatred of it and judgment of ,god upon sinners4 7#f7 ,those teaching the doctrines of forgiveness1 divine mercy1 and the duty of repentance4 7#g7 ,those emphasizing the beauty of holiness1 the importance of faith and the soul's privilege of communion with ,god4 ,analysis4 #a4 ,davidic ,psalms4 #a-da4 ,these are not only ascribed to him but reflect much of his life and faith4 #b4 ,historical ,psalms4 #db-gb4 ,these are ascribed to several authors1 those of the sons of ,korah being prominent and are especially full of historical facts4 #c4 ,liturgical or ,ritualistic ,psalms4 #gc-hi4 ,most of them are ascribed to ,asaph and1 besides being specially prescribed for worship1 they are strongly historical4 #d4 ,other ,pre-,captivity ,psalms4 #ij-ajf4 ,ten are anonymous1 one is ,moses' 7,ps4 #ij7 and the rest ,david's4 ,they reflect much of the pre-captivity sentiment and history4 #e4 ,psalms of the ,captivity and ,return4 #ajg-aej4 ,matters pertaining to the captivity and return to ,jerusalem4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,on what occasion were the following ,palms probably composed3 7a7 ,psalm #c 7#b ,sam4 #ae74 7b7 ,psalm #bd 7#b ,sam4 #f3ab-ag74 7c7 ,psalm #ef 7#a ,sam4 #ba3aj-ae74 7d7 ,psalms #ge and #gf 7#b ,kings #ai3cb-cg74 7e7 ,psalm #aji 7#a ,sam4 #bb3i-bc74 7f7 ,psalm #gd 7#b ,kings #be3b-ah74 7g7 ,psalm #fj 7#a ,chron4 #ah3aa-ac74 7#b7 ,what is the subject of ,psalms #bc1 #hd1 #ajc1acc and #acg8 7#c7 ,what doctrine of the divine character is taught in each of the following ,psalms2 #h1 #ai1 #cc1 #df1 #ic1 #aae and #aci8 ,proverbs4 ,practical ,value of the ,book of ,proverbs4 ,the proverbs emphasize the external religious life4 ,they teach how to practice religion and overcome the daily temptations4 ,they express a belief in ,god and his rule over the universe and1 therefore1 seek to make his religion the controlling motive in life and conduct4 ,they breathe a profound religious spirit and a lofty religious conception1 but put most stress upon the doing of religion in all the relations of life4 ,davison says3 ,for the writers of ,proverbs religion means good sense1 religion means mastery of affairs1 religion means strength and manliness and success1 religion means a well furnished intellect employing the best means to accomplish the highest ends4 ,this statement is correct as far as the side of duty emphasized is concerned4 ,nature of ,proverbs4 7#a7 ,there is a voice of wisdom which speaks words of wisdom1 understanding1 knowledge1 prudence1 subtility1 instruction1 discretion and the fear of ,jehovah1 and furnishes us with good advice for every condition of life4 7#b7 ,there is a voice of folly1 which speaks words of folly1 simplicity1 stupidity1 ignorance1 brutishness and villainy1 and lifts her voice wherever wisdom speaks4 7#c7 ,wisdom is contrasted with folly1 which often issues in simplicity and scorning4 7#d7 ,wisdom is personified1 as if it were ,god speaking about the practical1 moral1 intellectual and religious duties of men4 7#e7 ,christ finds ,himself in the book1 ,lu4 #bd3bg1 and if ,christ be substituted for wisdom1 where it is found1 a new and wonderful power will be seen in the book4 ,scheme of the ,considerations ,found in ,proverbs4 ,the first sphere-the home1 father and children1 #a3h-i and ,chs4 #b-g4 ,key-word here is my son4 ,the second sphere-friendship2 companions is the important word4 #a3aj-ai4 ,the third sphere-the world beyond4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,praise of ,wisdom4 ,chs4 #a-i4 ,this is shown by contrast with folly4 #a4 ,the design and some fundamental maxims1 #a3a-ai4 #b4 ,wisdom's warnings1 #a3bj end4 #c4 ,wisdom will reveal ,god and righteousness and save one from wicked men and strange women1 ,ch4 #b4 #d4 ,description of the life of wisdom1 ,ch4 #c4 #e4 ,wisdom the best way1 ,ch4 #d4 #f4 ,the strange woman1 ,ch4 #e4 #g4 ,against various evils1 ,ch4 #f4 #h4 ,wisdom's warnings against the seductions of an adulterous1 ,ch4 #g4 #i4 ,wisdom makes an appeal1 ,ch4 #h4 #aj4 ,wisdom gives her invitations1 ,ch4 #i4 ,,ii4 ,practical ,proverbs of ,solomon4 #aj3a-bb3af4 ,these are separate and cannot be classified4 ,,iii4 ,words of the ,wise4 #bb3ag-bd end4 ,sometimes called commendations of justice4 ,there are several authors1 but no common topic4 ,,iv4 ,proverbs of ,solomon1 copied by the scribes of ,hezekiah1 ,chs4 #be- #bi4 ,v4 ,words of ,agur4 ,ch4 #cj4 ,from one who has tried to find out ,god unto perfection and found the task above him4 ,,vi4 ,words of ,lemuel1 ,ch4 #ca4 #a4 ,the duty of ,kings1 #a-i4 #b4 ,the praise of a virtuous woman or good wife1 #aj-ca4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,collect passages that tell of the rewards of virtue and piety4 7#b7 ,cite passages that show the evils of3 sloth or indolence1 of wine-drinking and drunkenness1 of tale-bearing1 of family contentions4 7#c7 ,make a list of the chief thoughts of the book concerning ,god1 man1 and other great religious teachings of our day4 7#d7 ,what is said of a man who rules his own spirit1 of a good name1 of obedience to parents1 of fitly spoken words1 of a beautiful woman who lacks discretion1 of a liberal soul1 of a false balance1 of a soft answer1 of a wise son4 ,find where the answers are found 7#e7 ,the ,peril of following an unchaste love 7woman71 chapter #e4 7#f7 ,folly of yielding to the wiles of an harlot1 chapter #g4 7#g7 ,the description of a worthy woman1 #ca3aj end4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xiv4 ,ecclesiastes and the ,song of ,solomon4 ,ecclesiastes4 ,name4 ,the ,hebrew word means preacher and refers to or signifies one who calls together and addresses assemblies4 ,the ,personal or ,human ,element4 ,such expressions as ,i perceived1 ,i said in my heart1 ,i saw1 etc41 indicate that it is not the will of ,god that is developed but a man is telling of his own ventures and utter failure4 ,the ,general ,view or ,key-phrase is under the sun1 with the sad refrain1 vanity of vanities1 all is vanity1 and shows how a man under the best possible conditions sought for joy and peace1 trying at its best every human resource4 ,he had the best that could be gotten1 from human wisdom1 from wealth1 from worldly pleasure1 from worldly honor1 only to find that all was vanity and vexation of spirit4 ,it is what a man1 with the knowledge of a holy ,god1 and that ,he will bring all into judgment1 has learned of the emptiness of things under the sun and of the whole duty of man to fear ,god and keep his commandments4 ,purpose of the ,book4 ,the purpose1 then1 is not to express the doubts or skepticism of the writer1 not to record the complaining of a bitter spirit4 ,it is not the story of a pessimist or of an evil man turned moralist4 ,but it is intended to show that1 if one should realize all the aims1 hopes and aspirations of life1 they would not bring satisfaction to the heart4 ,his experience is used to show the result of successful worldliness and self-gratification in contrast with the outcome of the higher wisdom of the ,godly life4 ,we are shown that man was not made for this world alone and not for selfish achievement or gratification1 but to fulfill some great plan of ,god for him which he will accomplish through obedience and ,divine service4 ,the ,date and ,authorship4 ,the opening verse and certain other passages such as some of the conditions as well as the characters of the persons represented in the book give the impression that ,solomon wrote it1 but there are other evidences that point to some other author4 ,neither the author nor the date of writing has been definitely determined4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,the ,vanities of ,life4 ,chs4 #a-d4 seen in both experience and observation4 #a4 ,the ,vanity of what he has experienced1 #a-b4 #b4 ,the ,vanity of what he has observed1 #c-d4 ,,ii4 ,practical ,wisdom1 ,chs4 #e-g4 #a4 ,some prudential maxims1 ,chs4 #e4 #b4 ,some ,vanities1 ,ch4 #f4 #c4 ,the best way to get along in life1 ,ch4 #g4 ,,iii4 ,rules for a ,happy ,life1 ,chs4 #h-aa4 ,,iv4 ,conclusion of the ,whole ,matter1 ,ch4 #ac4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,make a list of all the different things enumerated as a failure or vanity4 7#b7 ,make a list of the different things coming to us as ,god's gift of providence4 7#c7 ,make a list of prudential maxims or rules which teach how to live rightly and to lift us above the tribulations and defeat of life4 7#d7 ,does the author think seeking pleasure is the real business of life8 7#e7 ,does he deny the value of altruistic service8 7#f7 ,does he believe in the future life and in future rewards8 ,song of ,solomon4 ,name4 ,song of ,songs which is ,solomon's4 ,it is also called ,canticles1 meaning ,song of ,songs and is so-called1 perhaps1 because of its very great beauty4 ,the ,subject4 ,the subject is faithful love1 seen in a woman who though subjected to the temptations of an oriental court1 remains faithful to her old lover4 ,she1 a country girl of the north1 attracts the attention of the king who brings her to ,jerusalem and offers her every inducement to become the wife of the king4 ,but upon final refusal she is allowed to return home to her lover1 a country shepherd lad4 ,meaning of the ,story4 7#a7 ,to the ,jews of that time it was a call to purity of life1 for a return to those relations which ,god had ordained between man and woman4 ,it was a protest against polygamy which had become almost universal4 ,indeed1 they regarded it as setting forth the whole history of ,israel4 7#b7 ,to the ,christian it sets forth in allegory1 ,christ and his church as ,bridegroom and ,bride and the fullness of love which unites the believer and his ,savior4 7#c7 ,to all the world there is shown the purity and constancy of a woman's love and devotion to her ideals4 ,it furnishes ideal which1 if properly held up1 would cast out of human society all those monstrous practices that come from unworthy ideals4 ,the ,style4 ,it is part dialogue and part monologue4 ,their love on both sides is expressed in that sensuous way common among the oriental peoples4 ,many of the allusions give rise to the belief that it was written to celebrate the nuptials of ,solomon and the daughter of ,pharaoh4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,the ,king's first attempt to win the ,virgin's love4 #a3a-b3g4 #a4 ,she converses with the ladies of the court1 #a3a-h4 #b4 ,the ,king's first attempt fails to win her1 #a3i-b3g4 ,,ii4 ,the ,king's second effort to win her love1 #b3h-e3h4 #a4 ,the virgin recalls her former happiness when with her lover at home1 #b3h-ag4 #b4 ,in a dream she goes in search of him1 #c3a-e4 #c4 ,the ,king shows her his glory and greatness1 #c3f-aa4 #d4 ,she again rejects his love in spite of his praise of her beauty1 #d3a-g4 #e4 ,she longs for her absent lover1 #d3h-e3a4 #f4 ,she dreams of seeking in vain for him1 #e3b-h4 ,,iii4 ,the ,king's third attempt to win her1 #e3i-h3d4 #a4 ,the ladies of the court cannot understand her faithfulness to her old lover4 #e3i-f3c4 #b4 ,the ,king's third effort to win her is met with the declaration of her purpose to remain true to her absent lover1 #f3d-h3d4 ,,vi4 ,the ,triumph of the ,maiden1 #h3e-ad4 ,she returns to her home among the hills of the north and is reunited with her shepherd lover4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,make a list of the passages by which the woman's beauty is described4 7#b7 ,passages that suggest the relation of the saved soul to ,christ4 7#c7 ,passages that suggest the glory of the church4 7#d7 ,some of the passages by which the love of the woman and of the king is expressed4 7#e7 ,the basis of human love4 #b3b-c4 7#f7 ,the strength of human lover1 #h3f-g4 7#g7 ,the interpretation of human love in terms of divine love4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xv4 ,isaiah4 ,prophet4 ,in the study of the messages of the prophets we should understand that the meaning of the term prophets may be3 7#a7 ,a person employed in the public utterance of religious discourse1 very much as the preacher of today4 ,this was the most common function of the prophet4 ,some were reformers while others were evangelists or revivalists4 7#b7 ,one who performed the function of the scribes and wrote the history and biography and annals of their nations4 ,in this capacity they compiled or wrote large portions of the books of the ,old ,testament4 7#c7 ,one who was able to discern the future and foretell events which would transpire afterward4 ,the ,prophetical ,books4 ,all take their name from the ,prophets whose messages they bear4 ,they are written largely in the poetic style and are usually divided into two divisions4 7#a7 ,the major prophets which include ,isaiah4 ,jeremiah1 ,lamentations1 ,ezekiel and ,daniel4 7#b7 ,the minor prophets1 including the other twelve4 ,this division is based on the bulk of material in the books and is unscientific and misleading1 since it suggests that some are more important than others4 ,they are more appropriately divided according to their place in the prophetic order or the period of ,israel's history when they prophesied1 somewhat as follows3 #a4 ,the ,pre-exilic prophets1 or those who prophesied before the exile4 ,these are1 7#a7 ,jonah1 ,amos and ,hosea1 prophets of ,israel4 7#b7 ,obadiah1 ,joel1 ,isaiah1 ,micah1 ,nahum1 ,habakkuk1 ,zephaniah1 and ,jeremiah1 prophets of ,judah4 #b4 ,the exilic prophets1 ,ezekiel and ,daniel4 #c4 ,the ,post-exilic prophets1 prophets who prophesied after the captivity4 ,all are of ,judah and are ,haggai1 ,zechariah and ,malachi4 ,jeremiah's ministry perhaps extended into the period of the captivity4 ,there is great uncertainty about the chronology of ,obadiah1 ,joel and ,jonah4 ,there is differences of opinion as to whether certain of the prophets belong to ,judah or ,israel4 ,micah is an example4 ,the teacher will be able to give reasons for this difference4 ,the ,study of the ,prophets4 ,the student should hold in mind that the prophet deals primarily with the moral and religious conditions of his own people at the time of his ministry4 ,his denunciations1 warnings and exhortations are1 therefore1 not abstract principles1 but are local and for ,israel4 ,the prophet was then first of all a ,jewish patriot and revivalist filled with the ,holy ,ghost and with zeal for ,israel4 ,the predictive elements of the prophetic books must be interpreted in the light1 7#a7 of a nearby or local fulfillment1 such as of the dispersion and restoration1 and 7#b7 of a far off and greater fulfillment of which the first is only a forerunner1 such as the advent of the ,messiah and his glorious reign over the whole earth4 ,the interpretation of prophecy should generally be in the literal1 natural and unforced meaning of the words4 ,the following passages will show how prophecy1 already fulfilled1 has been fulfilled literally and not allegorically4 ,gen4 #ae3ac-af2 #af3aa-ab2 ,dt4 #bh3fb-fg2 ,ps4 #bb3a1 #g1 #h1 #ae-ah2 ,is4 #g3ad2 #ec3b-i2 ,hos4 #c3d2 ,joel #b3bh-bi3 ,mic4 #e3b2 ,acts #b3af- #ah2 ,matt4 #ba3d-e2 ,lu4 #a3bj1 #ca2 ,acts #a3e2 ,matt4 #b3d-f2 ,lu4 #ba3af4ag1 #bd2 ,acts #ba3aj-aa4 ,in a given book of prophecy1 the book should be read carefully and all the different subjects treated1 noted4 ,this should be followed by a careful study to find what is said about the several topics already found4 ,to illustrate1 the prophet may mention himself1 ,jerusalem1 ,israel1 ,judah1 ,babylon or ,egypt1 etc4 ,one should learn what is said of each4 ,this will make necessary the student's learning all he can of the history of the different subjects mentioned that he may understand the prophecy about it4 ,the ,prophet ,isaiah4 ,several things are known of him4 7#a7 ,he was called to his work the last year of the reign of ,uzziah4 7#b7 ,he lived at ,jerusalem during the reigns of ,uzziah1 ,jotham1 ,ahaz and ,hezekiah1 and most of his life seems to have been spent as a sort of court preacher or chaplain to the king4 7#c7 ,he is the most renowned of all the ,old ,testament prophets1 his visions not being restricted to his own country and times4 ,he spoke for all nations and for all times1 being restricted to his own country and times4 ,he was a man of powerful intellect1 great integrity and remarkable force of character4 7#d7 ,he is quoted more in the ,new ,testament than any of the other prophets and1 because of the relation of his teaching to ,new ,testament times and teachings1 his prophesies have been called the ,bridge between the old and new covenants4 7#e7 ,he married and had two sons4 ,the ,nature of ,his ,teachings4 ,in his inaugural vision recorded in the sixth chapter ,isaiah has impressed upon him some truths that shaped his whole career4 ,he saw3 7#a7 ,the holiness and majesty of ,god2 7#b7 ,the corruption of those about him2 7#c7 ,the certainty of awful judgment upon the wicked2 7#d7 ,the blessing of those whose lives are approved of ,god2 and 7#e7 ,the salvation of a remnant that was to be the seed of a new ,israel4 ,with these truths burning in his soul he pressed the battle of righteousness into every sphere of life4 ,he strove to regenerate the entire national life4 ,he tried to make not only religious worship1 but commerce and politics so pure that it could all become a service acceptable to ,god4 ,he1 therefore1 became a religious teacher1 preacher1 social reformer1 statesman and seer4 ,conditions of ,israel 7,the ,northern ,kingdom74 ,isaiah began to prophecy when it was outwardly rich and prosperous under the rule of ,jereboam ,,il ,inwardly it was very corrupt4 ,it soon went to pieces1 however 7#fba ,b4 ,c471 being conquered and carried into captivity by the ,assyrians4 ,conditions of ,judah 7,the ,southern ,kingdom74 ,during the reigns of ,ahaz1 ,jotham and ,uzziah1 oppression1 wickedness and idolatry existed everywhere4 ,ahaz made an alliance with ,assyria1 which finally brought destruction to ,israel1 but ,hezekiah listened to ,isaiah and made reforms1 and ,god destroyed the ,assyrian army before ,jerusalem was destroyed4 ,nature of the ,contents of the ,book4 ,the contents of the ,book have been said to include3 7#a7 ,warnings and threats against his own people because of their sins4 7#b7 ,sketches of the history of his times4 7#c7 ,prophesies of the return of ,israel from captivity4 7#d7 ,prophesies concerning the coming of the ,messiah4 7,s7 ,predictions of the judgment of ,god on other nations4 7#f7 ,discourses that urge upon ,israel moral and religious reformation4 7#g7 ,visions of the future glory and prosperity of the church4 7#h7 ,expressions of thanksgiving and praise4 ,the ,center of ,interest4 ,the prophet deals primarily with the nation and not with the individual4 ,he speaks primarily of the present and not of the future4 ,these two facts must be kept constantly in mind as we read and interpret the book4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,discourses ,concerning ,judah and ,israel1 ,chs4 #a-ab4 #a4 ,some promises and rebukes1 ,chs4 #a-f4 #b4 ,the book of ,immanuel1 ,chs4 #g-ab4 ,,ii4 ,prophesies against ,foreign ,nations1 ,chs4 #ac-bc4 ,,iii4 ,the ,judgment of the ,world and the ,triumph of ,god's ,people1 ,chs4 #bd-bg4 #a4 ,the judgments4 ,ch4 #bd4 #b4 ,the triumph4 ,chs4 #be-bg4 ,,iv4 ,judah's ,relation to ,egypt and ,assyria1 ,chs4 #ch-cb4 ,v4 ,the ,great ,deliverance of ,jerusalem1 ,chs4 #cc-ci4 ,,vi4 ,the ,book of ,consolation1 ,chs4 #dj-ff4 #a4 ,god's preparation for certain deliverance1 ,chs4 #dj-dh4 #b4 ,jehovah's servant1 the ,messiah1 will bring this deliverance4 ,chs4 #di-eg4 #c4 ,the restoration of ,zion and the ,messianic ,kingdom1 with promises and warnings for the future4 ,chs4 #eh-ff4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,the sins of ,israel and ,judah that he rebukes4 7#b7 ,other nations against which he makes predictions and what he said of each4 7#c7 ,isaiah's call4 ,ch4 #f4 7#d7 ,isaiah's errand to ,ahaz1 ,ch4 #g4 7#e7 ,the way in which ,isaiah rests the sole deity of ,jehovah upon his ability to predict a future1 ,ch4 #da4 ,give other illustrations4 7#f7 ,the express predictions of the ,messiah as we find them fulfilled in ,jesus4 7#g7 ,point out the passages portraying the future glory of the church and the spiritual prosperity of the race4 7#h7 ,passages predicting the restoration of the ,jews from captivity4 7#i7 ,some predictions already fulfilled3 7a7 ,god's judgments on the kings of ,israel and the nation of ,israel1 ,ch4 #g4 7b7 ,the overthrow of ,sennacherib1 ,chs4 #ac and #cg4 7c7 ,disasters which should overtake ,babylon1 ,damascus1 ,egypt1 ,moab and ,idumea1 ,chs4 #ac1 #ae1 #ah1 #ai and #cd4 7d7 ,vivid and marvelous descriptions of the final fate of ,babylon and ,idumea1 #ac3ai-bb2 #cd3aj-ag4 7#aj7 ,the theology of ,isaiah or his views on such subjects as the moral condition of man1 the need of a redeemer1 the consequences of redemption1 ,divine ,providence1 the majesty and holiness of ,god1 the future life1 etc4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xvi4 ,jeremiah and ,lamentations4 ,the ,author4 7#a7 ,his name means ,exalted of ,jehovah1 and he is ranked second among the great ,old ,testament writers4 7#b7 ,he lived the last of the sixth and the first of the fifth centuries before ,christ4 ,his ministry began in #fbf ,b4 ,c41 the thirteenth year of ,josiah 7#a3b71 and lasted about forty years4 ,he probably died in ,babylon during the early years of the captivity4 7#c7 ,he was of a sensitive nature1 mild1 timid1 and inclined to melancholy4 ,he was devoutly religious and naturally shrank from giving pain to others4 7#d7 ,he was uncommonly bold and courageous in declaring the message of ,god1 it was unpopular and subjected him to hatred and even to suffering wrong4 ,he was unsparing in the denunciations and rebukes administered to his nation1 not even sparing the prince4 7#e7 ,he is called the weeping prophet4 ,he was distressed both by the disobedience and apostasy of ,israel and by the evil which he foresaw4 ,being very devoutly religious1 he was pained by the impiety of his time4 ,condition of the ,nations4 7#a7 ,israel1 the northern kingdom1 had been carried into captivity and ,judah stood alone against her enemies4 7#b7 ,judah had fallen into a bad state1 but ,josiah1 who reigned when ,jeremiah began his ministry1 attempted to bring about reforms and restore the old order4 ,after his death1 however1 wickedness grew more and more until1 in the later part of the life of ,jeremiah1 ,jerusalem and the temple were destroyed by ,nebuchadnezzar and ,judah was led away in captivity4 7#c7 ,the world powers of the time of ,jeremiah's birth were ,assyria and ,egypt4 ,they were contending for supremacy4 ,but ,jeremiah lived to see both of them subdued and ,babylon mistress of the world4 ,he foresaw also how ,babylon would fall and how a kingdom greater than all would rise wherein there would be righteousness and peace4 ,jeremiah4 ,the book of ,jeremiah is composed principally of sketches of biography1 history and prophecy1 but the events and chapters are not in chronological order4 ,it closes the period of the monarchy and marks the destruction of the holy city and of the sanctuary and tells of the death agony of the nation of ,israel1 ,god's chosen people4 ,but he saw far beyond the judgments of the near future to a brighter day when the eternal purpose of divine grace would be realized4 ,the book1 therefore1 emphasizes the future glory of the kingdom of ,god which must endure though ,israel does perish4 ,he made two special contributions to the truth as understood in his time4 7#a7 ,the spirituality of religion4 ,he saw the coming overthrow of their national and formal religion and realized that1 to survive that crisis1 religion must not be national1 but individual and spiritual4 7#b7 ,personal responsibility 7#ca3bi-cj74 ,if religion was to be a spiritual condition of the individual1 the doctrine of personal responsibility was a logical necessity4 ,these two teachings constitute a great step forward4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,the ,prophet's ,call and ,assurance1 ,ch4 #a4 ,,ii4 ,judah ,called to ,repentance1 ,chs4 #b-bb4 #a4 ,her sins set forth1 ,chs4 #b-f #b4 ,the call to repentance1 ,chs4 #g-aj4 #c4 ,the appeal to the covenant1 ,chs4 #aa-ac4 #d4 ,rejection and captivity foretold1 ,chs4 #ad-bb4 ,,iii4 ,the ,book of ,consolation1 ,chs4 #bc-cc4 #a4 ,the restoration of the remnant1 ,chs4 #bb-bi4 #b4 ,the complete restoration1 ,chs4 #cj-cc4 ,,iv4 ,the ,doom of ,jerusalem ,due to the ,people's ,wickedness1 ,chs4 #cd-cf4 ,v4 ,the ,history of ,jeremiah and ,his ,times1 ,chs4 #cg-de4 ,,vi4 ,prophecies ,against ,foreign ,nations1 ,chs1 #df-ea4 ,,vii4 ,historical ,appendix1 ,ch4 #eb4 ,lamentations4 ,the name means elegies or mournful or plaintive poems4 ,it was formerly a part of ,jeremiah and represents the sorrows of ,jeremiah when the calamities which he had predicted befell his people1 who had often despised and rejected him for his messages4 ,he chose to live with them in their suffering and out of his weeping pointed them to a star of hope4 ,there are five independent poems in as many chapters4 ,chapters #a1 #b1 #d and #e have each #bb verses or just the number of the ,hebrew alphabet4 ,chapter #c has #ff verses or just three times the number of the alphabet4 ,the first four chapters are acrostic1 that is each verse begins with a letter of the ,hebrew alphabet4 ,in chapter three1 each letter is used in order and is three times repeated as the initial letter of three successive lines4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,the ,misery of ,jerusalem1 ,ch4 #a4 ,,ii4 ,the ,cause of the ,people's ,suffering1 ,ch4 #b4 ,,iii4 ,the ,basis of ,hope1 ,ch4 #c4 ,,iv4 ,the ,past and ,present of ,israel1 ,ch4 #d4 ,v4 ,the ,final ,appeal for ,restoration1 ,ch4 #e4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,make a list of the evils predicted against the people because of their sins4 7,example #ai3g-i74 7#b7 ,make a list of the different sins and vices of which ,jeremiah accuses ,israel4 7,example #b3ab2 #c3bj1 etc47 7#c7 ,point out all the prophesies of ,divine judgment against other nations and analyze the punishment foretold4 7,example #e3ah-be74 7#d7 ,study the case of fidelity to parents given in ,ch4 #ce4 7#e7 ,collect all passages in both books which tell of the ,messiah and of ,messianic times and make a study of each 7as #bc3e-f74 7#f7 ,select a few of the striking passages of ,lamentations and show how they apply to the facts of history4 7#f7 ,the sign and type of the destruction of the land4 ,chs4 #ac-ad4 7#h7 ,the potter an illustration of ,god's power over nations1 ,chs4 #ah-ai4 7#i7 ,the illustration of the return1 seen in the figs1 ,ch4 #bd4 7#aj7 ,jeremiah's letter to the captive1 ,ch4 #bi4 7#aa7 ,jeremiah's love for ,judah-it saw their faults1 rebuked them for their sins1 but did not desert them when they were in suffering1 because they despised his advice4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xvii4 ,ezekiel and ,daniel4 ,ezekiel4 ,the ,prophet4 ,his name means ,god will strengthen4 ,he was a priest and was carried into captivity by ,nebuchadnezzar4 ,b4 ,c4 #eig4 ,he had a home on the river ,chebar where the ,elders of ,judah were accustomed to meet4 ,his wife died in the ninth year of his captivity4 ,he was a man of very powerful intellect and apparently from the better classes of those carried into captivity4 ,he is less attractive than ,isaiah and less constant in the flow of his thought than ,jeremiah4 ,he is not so timid or sensitive as ,jeremiah but has all his horror for sin and all of his grief1 occasioned by the wickedness of his people and the suffering which they endured4 ,in his boldness of utterance he was not surpassed by his predecessors4 ,nature of the ,prophecy4 ,the nature of the prophecy or the methods by which he exercised or manifests his prophetic gift differs from that of the other prophets4 ,he does not so much predict as see visions of them4 ,allegories1 parables1 similitudes and visions abound1 some of them symbolic of the future and others of existing facts and conditions4 ,the prophet remains on the banks of ,chebar and in spirit is transported to ,jerusalem and the temple4 ,much of the book is in character similar to ,revelation and while the general subjects are very plain1 much of the meaning of the symbols is obscure4 ,there are1 however1 powerful addresses and eloquent predictions of ,divine judgments on the nations4 ,it was probably due to the services of ,ezekiel that ,israel's religion was preserved during the exile4 ,the ,main ,aspects of his ,teaching4 7#a7 ,denunciation of ,judah's sins and the downfall of ,jerusalem1 ,chs4 #a-bd4 7#b7 ,judgments upon foreign nations1 ,chs4 #be-cb4 7#c7 ,repentance as a condition of salvation1 #ah3cj-cb4 7#d7 ,the glorious restoration of ,israel1 li3#af;ff2 #af3fj;ff2 #bg3bb-bd2 #bj3dj;ff2 ,chs4 #cc-dh4 7#e7 ,the freedom and responsibility of the individual soul before ,god4 #ah3bj-cb4 7#f7 ,the necessity of a new heart and a new spirit1 #aa3ai3 #ah3ca2 #cf3bf4 ,condition of the ,jews4 7#a7 ,political and social condition4 ,they are captives living in ,babylon but are treated as colonists and not as slaves4 ,they increased in numbers and accumulated great wealth and some of them rose to the highest offices4 7#b7 ,the religious condition or outlook4 ,they had religious freedom and in this period they forever gave up their idolatry4 ,they sought out the books of the law1 revised the cannon1 wrote some new books and perhaps inaugurated the synagogue worship which became so powerful afterward4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,ezekiel's ,call1 ,chs4 #a-c4 #a4 ,preliminary vision1 ,ch4 #a4 #b4 ,the call1 ,chs4 #b-c4 ,,ii4 ,the ,destruction of ,jerusalem1 ,chs4 #d-bd4 #a4 ,the siege and certain judgment of the city1 ,chs4 #d-g1 #b4 ,the condition of the city and the sins of the people1 ,chs4 #h-ai4 #c4 ,renewed proofs and predictions of the doom of ,judah and ,jerusalem1 ,chs4 #bj-bd4 ,,iii4 ,predictions against ,foreign ,nations and ,cities4 ,chs4 #be-cb4 ,,iv4 ,prophecies concerning the ,restoration1 ,chs4 #cc-dh4 #a4 ,the restoration of ,judah to the promised land1 ,chs4 #cc-ci4 #b4 ,the ,messianic times1 ,chs4 #dj-dh4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,the condition1 the particular sin and the judgment promised upon each of the nations mentioned-has the prediction been fulfilled8 7#b7 ,the duties and responsibilities of a preacher as illustrated by ,ezekiel's watchman1 ,ch4 #cc4 7#c7 ,the vision of dry bones4 ,ch #cg4 7#d7 ,judah and ,israel under the figure of an evil woman1 ,ch4 #bc4 7#e7 ,the healing river1 #dg3a-ab4 7#f7 ,the teachings about the ,restoration1 in the following passages3 #cf3h1 #i1 #bi1 #cj1 #cd1 #ce1 #be-bg2 #cg3a-ad2 #bd3aa-bd2 #cg3bb2 #bf1bg2 #dc3aa-ab4 7#g7 ,the symbols and types of the book4 ,daniel4 ,name4 ,the name is taken from its leading character1 ,daniel1 which means ,god is my ,judge4 ,author4 ,it was very probably ,daniel1 though some think it may have been one of his companions1 and still others think the history may have been gotten together and written about #aff ,b4 ,c4 ,the ,date4 ,the date then would have been between the captivity1 #fje ,b4 ,c41 and the death of ,daniel1 #ecc ,b4 ,c41 perhaps late in his life1 or if by some other 7which ,i do not think likely7 about #aff ,b4 ,c4 ,the ,prophet4 ,he was probably born in ,jerusalem and was one of the noble young captives first carried into captivity by ,king ,nebuchadnezzar4 ,he was educated by order of the king and soon rose to great favor and was chosen to stand before the king in one of the highest government positions under the ,chaldean1 ,median and ,persian dynasties4 ,he lived through the whole period of the captivity and probably died in ,babylon4 ,it is said that not one imperfection of his life is recorded4 ,the angel repeatedly calls him greatly beloved4 ,world ,empires of the ,book4 7#a7 ,the ,babylonian ,empire 7#fbe-ecf ,b4 ,c47 with ,nebuchadnezzar as the leading king and the one who carried ,israel captive4 7#b7 ,the ,persian ,empire 7#ecf-ccj ,b4 ,c47 which became a world power through ,cyrus1 under whom the ,jews returned to ,jerusalem4 7#c7 ,the ,grecian ,empire1 which1 under the leadership of ,alexander the ,great1 subdued the entire ,persian world4 7#d7 ,the ,roman ,empire1 which was anticipated by and grew out of the ,syrian ,empire4 ,purpose of the ,book4 ,the purpose of the book seems to be3 7#a7 ,to magnify ,jehovah1 who delivers his servants1 who is ,god of all nations1 and who will punish idolatry1 who is pure1 righteous1 etc4 7#b7 ,to encourage his countrymen to resist the forces that threaten the foundation of their faith4 ,this was done by the example of ,daniel and his companions whom ,jehovah saved4 7#c7 ,to give a prophecy or vision of all times from the day of ,daniel to the ,messianic period4 7#d7 ,to outline the religious philosophy of history which would issue in a great world state1 which the ,messianic ,king would rule by principles of justice and right1 and which would subdue all kingdoms and have everlasting dominion4 ,the main idea is the ultimate triumph of the kingdom of ,god4 ,as compared with former prophetic books there are two new teachings4 7#a7 ,concerning angels4 7#b7 ,concerning a resurrection from the dead4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,daniel's ,history1 ,chs4 #a-f4 #a4 ,his youth and education1 ,ch4 #a4 #b4 ,interpretation of ,nebuchadnezzar's image dream4 ,ch4 #b4 #c4 ,in the fiery furnace4 ,ch4 #c4 #d4 ,interpretation of ,nebuchadnezzar's tree dream1 ,ch4 #d4 #e4 ,interpretation of the hand-writing on the wall for ,belshazzar1 ,ch4 #e4 #f4 ,in the ,lion's den1 ,ch4 #f4 ,,ii4 ,daniel's ,vision of the ,kingdom1 ,chs4 #g-ab4 #a4 ,the four beasts1 ,ch4 #g4 #b4 ,the ram and the he-goat1 ,ch4 #h4 #c4 ,the seventy weeks1 ,ch4 #i4 #d4 ,the final vision1 ,chs4 #aj-ab4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,make a list of the various visions of ,daniel and become familiar with the contents of each4 7#b7 ,make a list of all the passages that refer to the fact of ,daniel's praying and point out some of the specific prayers with their answers4 7#c7 ,point out the different attempts to overthrow or kill ,daniel and tell the cause1 by whom he was opposed and how he escaped4 7#d7 ,make a list of the different symbols such as the lion and learn the description given of each symbolic animal4 7#e7 ,point out the several decrees made by the different kings and learn what led to the decree1 how it affected ,daniel1 how it bore upon the worship of the people of his nation1 how it affected the worship of ,jehovah1 etc4 7#f7 ,the difficulty and possibility of right living in bad surroundings4 7#g7 ,the openness of ,daniel's conduct4 7#h7 ,the elements of strength of character displayed by ,daniel4 7#i7 ,the inevitable conflict between good and evil4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xviii4 ,hosea and ,joel4 ,hosea4 ,the ,prophet4 ,he is called the ,prophet of ,divine ,love4 ,his name1 ,hosea1 means ,deliverance4 ,he was a native and citizen of ,israel and followed ,amos whom he may have heard in ,bethel4 ,he was a contemporary with ,isaiah and bore faithful testimony to corrupt ,israel in the ,north while ,isaiah prophesied at ,jerusalem and was to ,israel what ,jeremiah became to ,judah4 ,he was prepared for his work through the lessons which he learned from the sins of his unfaithful wife4 7#a7 ,through the suffering which he endured because of her sins1 he understood how ,god was grieved at the wickedness of ,israel and how her sins were not only against ,god's law but an insult to divine love4 7#b7 ,in love and at great cost he restored his wayward wife and in that act saw a hope of the restoration and forgiveness of ,israel4 ,his ministry extended over more than sixty years and was perhaps the longest of any on record4 ,it continued #ghf-gbf ,b4 ,c41 covering the last few years of the reign of ,jereboam ,,ii1 to which ,chs4 #a-c belong and the period of anarchy following4 ,the ,style and ,method4 ,his style is abrupt1 uneven1 inelegant1 but also poetical1 figurative and abounding in metaphors4 ,his writings must be interpreted with great care to get what is meant by his symbolic speech4 ,he reminds one of modern reformers and revivalists4 ,through all the anger which the book reveals we see also the surpassing beauty of reconciling love4 ,one sees everywhere that the supreme goal to which ,hosea moves is the re-establishment of ,israel's fellowship of life and love with ,jehovah4 ,conditions of ,israel4 ,outwardly there was prosperity4 ,syria and ,moab had been conquered2 commerce had greatly increased2 the borders of the land had been extended and the temple offerings were ample4 ,inwardly there was decay4 ,gross immoralities were being introduced2 worship was being polluted and the masses of the people crushed1 while the ,assyrian ,empire was advancing and ready to crush ,israel1 whom1 because of her sins1 ,god had abandoned to her fate4 ,they countenanced oppression1 murder1 lying1 stealing1 swearing1 etc4 ,they had forgotten the law and their covenant to keep it and had substituted the worship of ,baal for that of ,jehovah1 thereby becoming idolaters4 ,they no longer looked to ,god in their distress but turned to ,egypt and ,assyria for help1 and thereby put security and prosperity on a basis of human strength and wisdom instead of resting them upon a hope of divine favor4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,israel's ,sin4 illustrated by the tragedy of ,hosea's unfortunate marriage1 ,chs4 #a-c4 #a4 ,his evil wife and their children1 ,ch4 #a4 #b4 ,israel's unfaithfulness and return to ,god seen in the evil women1 ,ch4 #b4 #c4 ,god's love restores ,israel as ,hosea does his wife1 ,ch4 #c4 ,,ii4 ,the ,prophetic ,discourses1 ,chs4 #d-ad4 #a4 ,israel's sin1 ,chs4 #d-h4 #b4 ,israel's coming punishment1 ,chs4 #i-aa4 #c4 ,israel's repentance and restoration1 ,chs4 #ab-ad4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,make a list of all the exhortations to penitence and reformation and study them4 7#b7 ,point out the different utterances of judgment upon the people4 7#c7 ,make a list of all the different sins condemned4 7#d7 ,make a list of the expressions of tender love for the wayward and backsliding one4 7#e7 ,make a list of all passages indicating grief and suffering because of the sin and danger of the one loved4 7#f7 ,political and religious apostacy4 7#g7 ,sin as infidelity to love-as spiritual adultery4 7#h7 ,the invitations of the book4 ,joel4 ,the ,prophet4 ,his name means ,jehovah is ,god1 but his birth-place and conditions of life are unknown4 ,he very probably prophesied in ,judah 7#b3ae-ag7 and the time of his ministry is commonly thought to have been during the reign of ,joash1 king of ,israel1 and ,amaziah1 king of ,judah4 ,it seems certain his is one of the earliest 7some think the very earliest7 of the prophetic books1 and his references to the temple and its services have caused some to conclude he was a priest4 ,the ,prophecy4 7#a7 ,the occasion of the prophecy was four successive plagues of insects1 particularly the locusts 7#b3be7 and a drouth 7#b3bc7 which had been unprecedented4 ,these calamities the prophet declares are the results of their sins and should call them to repentance1 that ,god may bless instead of curse their land4 7#b7 ,the people repent and the calamity is removed4 ,this is used by the prophet to foreshadow the coming destruction and restoration of ,israel and this restoration is also doubtless used to prefigure ,christian church and its triumph on earth4 7#c7 ,the great subject is the terrible judgments of ,god which were to come upon the people because of their sins4 7#d7 ,his great distinctive prophecy is #b2bh-cb which was fulfilled on the day of pentecost1 ,acts #b3af-ba4 7,b7 ,in it all1 he is emphasizing the rewards of the righteous and certain punishment of the wicked and thus he appealed to both the hopes and the fears of men4 ,but the relief value of the book is its optimism4 ,there was victory ahead1 the righteous would finally triumph and be saved and ,god's enemies will be destroyed4 ,the conflict of good and evil and of ,israel and her enemies will end in entire and glorious triumph for ,israel and right4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,the ,call to ,repentance1 ,chs4 #a3a-b3ag4 #a4 ,by the past scourge of locusts and drought1 ,ch4 #a4 #b4 ,by the scourge to come1 #b3a-ag4 ,,ii4 ,israel's ,repentance and ,jehovah's ,promised ,blessing1 #b3ah-c3ba4 #a4 ,material blessing1 #b3ah-bg4 #b4 ,in the world ,judgment1 ,ch4 #c4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,point out the different statements about the drouth and locusts that indicate their severity and ruinous effects4 7#b7 ,collect the passages referring to the ,messianic age and try to see how or what each foretells of that age4 7#c7 ,point out all references to the sins of ,israel4 7#d7 ,collect evidences of the divine control of the universe as seen in the book4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xix4 ,amos and ,obadiah4 ,amos4 ,the ,prophet4 ,his name means ,burden1 and he is called the prophet of righteousness4 ,his home was at ,tokea1 a small town of ,judea about twelve miles south of ,jerusalem1 where he acted as herdsman and as dresser of sycamore trees4 ,he was very humble1 not being of the prophetic line1 nor educated in the schools of the prophets for the prophetic office4 ,god called him to go out from ,judah1 his native country1 as a prophet to ,israel1 the ,northern ,kingdom4 ,in obedience to this call he went to ,bethel1 where the sanctuary was1 and delivered his bold prophecy4 ,his bold preaching against the land ,of ,israel while at ,bethel aroused ,amaziah the leading idolatrous priest1 who complained of him to the king4 ,he was expelled from the kingdom1 after he had denounced ,amaziah who had perhaps accused him of preaching as a trade1 #g3aj-ad1 but we know nothing more of him except what is in this book1 which he perhaps wrote after he returned from ,tekoa4 ,the ,time of the ,prophecy4 ,it was during the reign of ,uzziah1 king of ,judah and of ,jereboam ,,ii1 king of ,israel1 and was outwardly a very prosperous time in ,northern ,israel4 ,but social evils were everywhere manifest1 especially the sins that grow out of a separation between the rich and poor1 #b3f-h1 etc4 ,religion was of a low and formal kind1 very much of the heathen worship having been adopted4 ,the ,significance of the ,prophecy4 ,one need but read the book of ,amos to see that he expects doom to come upon foreign nations1 that he foretells the wickedness of the ,jews and their coming doom1 showing how the nation is to be dissolved and sold into captivity and that he predicts the glory and greatness of the ,messianic kingdom4 ,he thinks of ,jehovah as the one true ,god1 an all wise1 all-powerful1 omnipresent1 merciful and righteous person whose favor can only be secured by a life of righteousness4 ,he sees that justice between men is the foundation of society1 that men are responsible for their acts1 that punishment will follow failure to measure up to our responsibility1 that worship is an insult to ,god1 unless the worshiper tries to conform to divine demands4 ,i4 ,the ,condemnation of the ,nations4 ,chs4 #a-b4 #a4 ,introduction1 #a3a-b4 #b4 ,israel's neighbors shall be punished for their sins4 #a3c-b3e4 #c4 ,israel's sins shall he punished1 #b3f-af4 ,,ii4 ,the ,condemnation of ,israel1 ,chs4 #c-f4 #a4 ,for civil iniquities1 ,ch4 #c4 #b4 ,for oppression of the poor and for idolatry1 ,ch4 #d4 #c4 ,repeated announcements of judgment with appeals to return and do good1 ,chs4 #e-f4 ,,iii4 ,five ,visions ,concerning ,israel1 ,chs4 #g3a-i3aj4 #a4 ,the locusts1 #g3a-c4 #b4 ,the fire1 #g3d-f4 #c4 ,the plumb line 7a testing71 #g3g-i1 a historical interlude 7the conflict with ,amaziah71 #g3aj-ag4 #d4 ,a basket of summer fruit 7iniquity ripe for punishment71 ,ch4 #h4 #e4 ,the destruction of the altar 7,no more services71 #i3a-aj4 ,,iv4 ,promised ,restoration and ,messianic ,kingdom1 #i2aa-ae4 ,for ,study mid ,discussion1 7#a7 ,gather from the book a list of illustrations1 sayings1 etc41 that are taken from the rustic or agricultural usages4 7#b7 ,make a list of the different nations against which he prophesies and point out the sin of each and the nature of the punishment threatened4 7#c7 ,make a list of the different illustrations used to show the greatness and power of ,god4 7#d7 ,the sin of wrong inter-relation of nations4 7#e7 ,the responsibility of national enlightenment4 7#f7 ,repentance as seen in this book4 7#g7 ,the book's evidence of the luxury of the time4 ,obadiah4 ,the ,prophet4 ,his name means servant of the ,lord1 but we know nothing of him except what we can gather from his prophecy4 ,the ,time4 ,it was doubtless written after the fall of ,jerusalem under ,nebuchadnezzar1 #ehg ,b4 ,c4 and before the destruction of ,edom1 five years later1 which would make the date about #ehe ,b4 ,c4 ,this would make him a contemporary of ,jeremiah4 ,the ,occasion of the prophecy is the cruelty of the ,edomites in rejoicing over the fall of ,judah4 ,the ,jews4 ,it is said to be a favorite book with the ,jews because of the vengeance which it pronounces upon ,edom1 their brother4 ,its chief importance lies in its predictions of doom upon ,edom the descendants of ,esau1 the twin brother of ,jacob and the type of the unchangeable hostility of the flesh to that which is born of the spirit4 ,the ,teachings4 7#a7 ,jehovah is especially interested in ,israel4 7#b7 ,he will establish a new kingdom1 with ,judea and ,jerusalem as the center and with holiness as the chief characteristic4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,edom's punishment1 #a-i4 #a4 ,she must fall1 #a-d4 #b4 ,her allies will desert her1 #e-g4 #c4 ,her wisdom will fail her1 #h-i4 ,,ii4 ,edom's sin1 #aj-ad ,,iii4 ,guilt of the nations1 #ae-af4 ,,iv4 ,judah shall be restored1 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,the sin of pride4 7#b7 ,the sin of rejoicing in another's misfortune4 7#c7 ,punishment according to our sin and of the same kind as was our sin4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xx4 ,jonah and ,micah4 ,jonah4 ,the ,prophet4 ,his name means done1 and he is the son of ,amittai4 ,his home was ,gath-hepher1 a village of ,zebulun1 and he1 therefore1 belonged to the ten tribes and not to ,judah4 ,he is first mentioned in #b ,kings #ad3bh1 where he prophesied the success of ,jeroboam ,,ii1 in his war with ,syria1 by which he would restore the territory that other nations had wrested from ,israel4 ,he very likely prophesied at an early date1 though all attempts to determine the time of his prophecy or the time and place of his death have failed4 ,the ,prophecy4 ,it differs from all the other prophecies in that it is a narrative and more the history of a prophecy than prophecy itself4 ,all the others are taken up chiefly with prophetic utterances1 while this book records the experiences and work of ,jonah1 but tells us little of his utterances4 ,the story of ,jonah has been compared to those of ,elijah and ,elisha 7#a ,kings #ag-ai1 and #b ,kings #d-f74 ,although full of the miraculous element1 the evident purpose is to teach great moral and spiritual lessons1 and it is unfortunate that its supernatural element has made this book the subject of infidel attack4 ,but the facts1 though extraordinary1 are in no way contradictory or inconsistent4 ,indeed1 ,mr4 ,driver has well said that no doubt the outlines of the narrative are historical4 ,christ spoke of ,jonah and accredited it by likening his own death for three days to ,jonah's three days in the fish's belly4 ,it is the most ,christian of all the ,old ,testament books1 its central truth being the universality of the divine plan of redemption4 ,nowhere else in the ,old ,testament is such stress laid upon the love of ,god as embracing in its scope the whole human race4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,jonah's ,first ,call and ,flight from ,duty1 ,chs4 #a-b4 #a4 ,the call1 flight and punishment1 #a3a-af4 #b4 ,the repentance and rescue1 #a3ag-b3aj 7end74 ,,ii4 ,jonah's ,second ,call and ,preaching at ,nineveh1 ,ch4 #c4 #a4 ,his second call4 #a-b4 #b4 ,his preaching against ,nineveh4 #b-d4 #c4 ,nineveh repents1 #e-i4 #d4 ,nineveh is spared1 #aj4 ,,iii4 ,jonah's ,anger and ,god's ,mercy1 ,ch4 #d4 #a4 ,jonah's anger1 #a-d4 #b4 ,the lessons of the gourd4 #e-aa4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,the different elements of character noticeable in ,jonah4 7#b7 ,the dangers of disobedience1 to self and to others4 7#c7 ,the possibilities of influence for the man commissioned of ,god4 ,jonah's influence on the sailors and on ,nineveh4 7#d7 ,god's care for heathen nations 7#d-aa71 and its bearing upon the ,foreign ,mission enterprise4 7#e7 ,the nature of true repentance and ,god's forgiveness4 7#f7 ,the prophet1 or preacher-his call1 his message and place of service4 ,micah4 ,the ,prophet4 ,his name means who is the ,lord8 and he was ,moresheth4 a small town of ,gath4 ,he was a younger contemporary of ,isaiah and prophesied to both ,israel and ,judah during the time of ,jotham1 ,ahaz and ,hezekiah1 kings of ,judah2 and of ,pekah and ,hoshea1 the last two kings of ,israel4 ,he sympathized deeply with the common people1 being moved by the social wrongs of his time 7,ch4 #b-c71 and became the people's advocate and defender as well as their accuser4 ,he clearly sets forth the wickedness of ,judah and ,israel1 their punishment1 their restoration and the coming ,christ4 ,as compared with ,isaiah1 he was a simple countryman1 born of obscure parentage and recognized as one of the peasant classes1 while ,isaiah was a city prophet of high social standing and a counselor of kings4 ,the ,great ,truths of the ,prophecy ,are3 7#a7 ,the destruction of ,israel 7#a3f-g7 7#b7 ,the desolation of ,jerusalem and the temple 7#c3ab and #g3ac74 7#c7 ,the carrying off of the ,jews to ,babylon 7#d3aj74 7#d7 ,the return from captivity with peace and prosperity and with spiritual blessing 7#d3a-h and #g3aa-ag74 7#e7 ,the ruler in ,zion 7,messiah7 7#d3h74 7#f7 ,where and when he should be born 7#e3b74 ,this is his great prophecy and is accepted as final in the announcement to ,herod4 ,i4 ,the ,impending ,calamity1 ,ch4 #a4 ,,ii4 ,the ,sins ,that ,have ,brought on ,this ,calamity4 ,chs4 #b-c4 #a4 ,in their wickedness they refuse to hear the prophets and are led into captivity1 #b3a-aa4 #b4 ,the promised restoration1 #b3ab-ac4 #c4 ,the sins of the rich and of those in authority4 ,ch4 #c4 ,,iii4 ,the ,promised ,restoration and ,glory1 ,chs4 #d-e4 #a4 ,the promised restoration of the city ,zion1 #d3a-e4 #b4 ,the restoration and glory of ,israel1 #d3f-ac 7end74 #c4 ,the mighty messianic king to be given1 ,ch4 #e4 ,,iv4 ,god's ,controversy ,with ,israel4 ,chs4 #f-g4 #a4 ,god's charge and threat against them1 ,ch4 #f4 #b4 ,in lamentation and patience the righteous must wait for a better time1 #g3a-ac4 #c4 ,god will have mercy and restore1 #g3ad-bj4 ,for ,study and discussion4 7#a7 ,the several accusations and threatenings against ,israel and ,judah4 7#b7 ,the different things mentioned to describe the coming prosperity of ,israel and of the ,messianic period4 7#c7 ,the false authority of civil rulers1 of moral leaders1 of spiritual teachers4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xxi4 ,nahum and ,habakkuk4 ,nahum4 ,the ,prophet4 ,his name means consolation1 and he was a native of ,elkosh1 a small town of ,galilee4 ,we do not know where he uttered his prophecy1 whether from ,philistia or at ,nineveh4 ,it is thought that he escaped into ,judah when the ,captivity of the ,ten ,tribe began and that he was at ,jerusalem at the time of the ,assyrian invasion4 ,the ,prophecy4 ,the date1 if the above conclusions are to be relied upon1 would be in the reign of ,hezekiah1 ,king of ,judah1 which would be between #gbj and #fih ,b4 ,c4 ,others put it between the destruction of ,thebes1 #ffd ,b4 ,c4 and the fall of ,nineveh1 #fjg ,b4 ,c4 claiming that it might be either during the reign of ,josiah1 #fdj-fbe ,b4 ,c4 or in the reign of ,manasseh1 #ffj ,b4 ,c4 ,the theme of the book is the approaching fall of ,nineveh1 the capital of ,assyria1 which held sway for centuries and has been regarded as the most brutal of the ancient heathen nations4 ,the purpose1 in keeping with the name of the author1 was to comfort his people1 so long harassed by ,assyria1 which was soon to fall and trouble them no more4 ,the style is bold and fervid and eloquent and differs from all the prophetic books so far studied in that it is silent concerning the sins of ,judah4 ,it is a sort of outburst of exultation over the distress of a cruel foe1 a shout of triumph over the downfall of an enemy that has prevented the exaltation of the people of ,jehovah4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,the ,doom of ,nineveh ,pronounced1 ,ch4 #a4 ,,ii4 the ,siege and ,fall of ,nineveh1 ,ch4 #b4 ,,iii4 ,the ,sins ,which ,will ,cause ,nineveh's ,ruin1 ,ch4 #c4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,the striking features of the ,divine character seen in the book4 ,how many in #a3b-c8 7#b7 ,the description of ,nineveh-not only her wickedness1 but her energy and enterprise4 7#c7 ,the doom predicted for ,nineveh-analyze the predictions to the different things to which she is doomed4 7#d7 ,pride as a ,god-ward sin and its punishment4 7#e7 ,cruelty1 ,the man-ward sin and its punishment4 ,habakkuk4 ,the ,prophet4 ,his name means embracing1 and he very likely was a contemporary of ,jeremiah and prophesied between #fjh ,b4 ,c4 and #fch ,b4 ,c4 at a time of political and moral crisis4 ,he may have been a ,levite connected with the ,temple music4 ,the ,prophecy4 ,as ,nahum prophesied the fall of ,assyria for its oppression of ,israel1 ,habakkuk tells of ,god's judgments upon the ,chaldeans because of their oppression4 ,the style is poetical and displays a very fine imagery4 7#a7 ,there is a dialogue between the prophet and the ,divine ruler4 7#b7 ,there is a prayer or psalm which is said not to be excelled in any language in the grandeur of its poetical conceptions and sublimity of expression4 ,its purpose grew out of the fact that they were no better off under the rule of ,babylon 7,chaldeans7 which had overthrown ,assyria than they were formerly while ,assyria ruled over them4 ,it intended to answer the questions3 7#a7 ,how could ,god use such a wicked instrument as the ,chaldeans 7,barbarians7 to execute his purposes8 7#b7 ,could the ,divine purpose be justified in such events8 ,god's righteousness needed vindicating to the people4 7#c7 ,why does wickedness seem to triumph while the righteous suffer8 ,this is the question of ,job1 applied to the nation4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,the ,problem of the ,apparent ,triumph of ,sin1 ,ch4 #a4 #a4 ,why does sin go unpunished8 #a-d4 #b4 ,god says he has used the ,chaldeans to punish sin1 #e-aa4 #c4 ,are they confined to evil forever1 #ab-ag4 ,,ii4 ,the ,impending ,punishment of the ,chaldeans1 ,oh4 #b4 #a4 ,waiting for the vision1 #a-c4 #b4 ,vision of five destructive woes1 #d-bj4 ,,iii4 ,an ,age of ,confidence in ,god1 ,ch4#c4 #a4 ,prayer of the disquieted prophet1 #a-b4 #b4 ,past history has shown that ,god will finally destroy ,israel's enemies1 #c-ae4 #c4 ,the prophet must joyously trust ,god and wait when in perplexity1 #af-ai4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,the morals of the people4 7#b7 ,the character and deeds of the ,chaldeans4 7#c7 ,the ,universal supremacy of ,jehovah4 7#d7 ,the proper attitude amid perplexing problem4 7#e7 ,faith and faithfulness as a guarantee of supremacy and life4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xxii4 ,zephaniah and ,haggai4 ,zephaniah4 ,the ,prophet4 ,he is a son of ,cushi1 a descendant of ,hezekiah1 and prophesied about #fcj ,b4 ,c4 during the reign of ,josiah4 ,his prophesies may have aided in inaugurating and in carrying to success the reforms of ,josiah4 ,his name means hid of the ,lord in he is supposed to have been a contemporary of ,habakkuk4 ,the ,prophecy4 ,the prophecy seems to be based upon the ravages of the ,scythians1 whom the nations had come to fear and whom ,egypt had bribed1 and looks to the judgment of the ,lord which cannot be escaped4 ,its theme1 therefore1 is ,the great day of the ,lord in which suffering will come upon all nations with which the prophet is familiar1 ,jerusalem and all ,judea included4 ,converts would be won from all parts of the world and these could worship ,jehovah1 every one from his place4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,the ,coming ,day of ,wrath4 ,ch4 #a4 #a4 ,the destruction of all things1 #a-f4 #b4 ,the severe punishment of ,judah1 #g-ah4 ,,ii4 ,judgment ,upon ,evil ,nations1 #b3a-c3g4 #a4 ,a plea for repentance1 #b3a-c4 #b4 ,the doom that shall engulf the nations1 #b3d-;end4 #c4 ,judah's obstinacy in sin1 #c3a-g4 ,,iii4 ,promised ,blessing for the ,faithful ,remnant1 #c3h-bj4 #a4 ,because of ,israel's sin1 the nation will be cleansed by punishment and converted to ,god1 #c3c-aj4 #b4 ,purified ,israel shall be honored in all the earth1 #c3aa-bj4 ,for ,study and ,discussion1 7#a7 ,gather a list of all that is said to induce repentance or the turning away from evil4 7#b7 ,what sins are condemned in ,judah and other nations4 ,make a list of them4 7#c7 ,name the special classes that are condemned1 as princes4 7#d7 ,make a list of the blessings promised for the coming ,messianic days4 7#e7 ,the purpose of the ,lord's judgments4 ,haggai4 ,the ,prophet4 ,haggai was born in ,babylon and was one of those who returned from captivity1 under ,zerrubbabel1 according to the decree of ,cyrus4 ,he prophesied during the period of the rebuilding of the temple1 as recorded in ,ezra and he was the first prophet called to prophesy after the ,jews returned from the captivity in ,babylon4 ,he began his teaching sixteen years after the return of the first band to ,jerusalem4 ,the ,conditions ,out of ,which ,grew the ,prophecy4 ,under the decree of ,cyrus4 ,king of ,persia1 ,zerrubbabel1 a descendant of ,king ,david1 had led a company of captives back to ,jerusalem4 ,they had set up the altar and work on the temple had been begun1 but the work had been interrupted by the hostile ,samaritans and others and for about fourteen years almost nothing had been done4 ,these years of inactivity had dulled their zeal and they were rapidly becoming reconciled to the situation and by reason of their weakness1 compared with the great task before them1 they were beginning to despair of seeing their people and beloved city and ,temple restored to that glory pictured by former prophets4 ,the ,prophecy4 ,its purpose was to restore the hope of the people and to give them zeal for the cause of ,god4 ,this was accomplished by means of four distinct visions1 each of which shows their folly in not completing the work1 mid promises divine blessing4 ,they hear ,god say1 ,i am with you1 and will bless you4 ,the result is seen in that they are enabled1 in spite of opposition1 to finish and dedicate it in about four years4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,the ,appeal to ,rebuild the ,temple1 ,ch4 #a4 #a4 ,the appeal1 #a3aa4 #b4 ,the preparations to build1 #ab-ae4 ,,ii4 ,the ,new ,temple1 #b3a-ai4 #a4 ,the superior glories of it1 #b3a-i4 #b4 ,the blessing of its holy service1 #b3aj-ai4 ,,iii4 ,the ,messianic ,kingdom1 #b3aj-bc4 ,for ,study and ,discussion1 7#a7 ,the rebukes uttered by the prophet4 7#b7 ,the encouragements he offers4 7#c7 ,the historical confirmation of the facts of this book found in ,ezra4 7#d7 ,false content and discontent4 7#e7 ,basing conclusions upon the comparative strength of the friends and enemies of a proposition1 while leaving ,god out of the count4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xxiii4 ,zechariah and ,malachi4 ,zechariah4 ,the ,prophet4 ,his name means ,remembered of the ,lord and like ,haggai he appears to have been among the captives who returned from ,babylon with ,zerubbabel4 ,he was a co-laborer with ,haggai1 beginning his work two mouths later and continuing into the second year following him4 ,the conditions of the times were the same as those described in ,haggai4 ,the ,prophecy4 ,the purpose is the same as that of ,haggai4 ,the time of the first eight chapters is that of the rebuilding of the temple while the remaining chapters1 #i-ad1 are thought to have been written thirty years later4 ,it is distinguished for3 7#a7 ,the symbolic character of its visions4 7#b7 ,the richness of his ,messianic predictions found in the second part4 7#c7 ,the large place given to angelic mediation in the intercourse with ,jehovah4 ,the ,contents4 ,the contents have been said to contain3 7#a7 ,encouragements to lead the people to repent and reform2 7#b7 ,discussions about keeping up the days of fasting and humiliation observed during the captivity2 7#c7 ,reflections of a moral and spiritual nature2 7#d7 ,denunciations against some contemporary nations2 7#e7 ,promises of the prosperity of ,god's people2 7#f7 ,various predictions concerning ,christ and his kingdom4 ,i4 ,eight ,visions ,encouraging the ,rebuilding of the ,temple1 ,chs4 #a-f4 ,introduction1 #a3a-f4 #a4 ,the horseman among the myrtle trees1 #a3g-ag4 #b4 ,the four horns and four carpenters1 #a3ah-ba4 #c4 ,the man with the measuring line1 ,ch4 #b4 #d4 ,joshua1 the ,high ,priest1 and ,satan1 ,ch4 #c4 #e4 ,the ,golden ,candlestick1 ,ch4 #d4 #f4 ,the ,flying ,roll #e3a-d4 #g4 ,the woman and ephah1 #e3e-aa end4 #h4 ,the four war chariots1 #f3a-h4 ,appendix3 ,joshua crowned as a type of ,christ1 #f3i-ae4 ,,ii4 ,requirement of the ,law and the ,restoration and ,enlargement of ,israel1 ,chs4 #g-h4 #a4 ,obedience better than fasting4 #g3a-g4 #b4 ,disobedience the source of all their past misery1 #g3h-ad end4 #c4 ,the restoration and enlargement which prefigure ,christ ,the ,jew1 ,ch4#h4 ,,iii4 ,visions of the ,messianic ,kingdom4 ,chs4 #i-ad4 #a4 ,the ,messianic ,king1 ,ch4 #i-aj4 #b4 ,the rejected ,shepherd4 ,ch4 #aa1 #c4 ,the restored and penitent people1 ,chs4 #ab-ac4 #d4 ,the divine sovereignty1 ,ch4 #ad4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,the symbols and figures used in the several visions4 7#b7 ,the different ways of expressing or planning the success of ,god's people and the overthrow of their enemies4 7#c7 ,the discussion of fasting1 should they keep it up8 ,what is superior to it8 etc4 7#d7 ,the promises of these prophesies4 7#e7 ,the denunciations and judgments found in the book4 ,malachi4 ,the ,prophet4 ,his name means ,messenger of the ,lord4 or ,my ,messenger4 ,he was connected with the reform movement of ,nehemiah and ,ezra and condemned the same sins which they condemned4 ,he must1 therefore1 have lived about #ajj years after ,haggai and ,zechariah1 or about #dcj-dbj ,b4 ,c4 ,he was the last of the ,old ,testament inspired prophets4 ,the ,condition of the ,time4 ,the people had been restored to ,jerusalem and the temple and walls rebuilt4 ,they had become sensual and selfish and had grown careless and neglectful of their duty4 ,their interpretation of the glowing prophecies of the exilic and pre-exilic prophets had led them to expect to realize the ,messianic kingdom immediately upon their return4 ,they were1 therefore1 discouraged and grew skeptical 7#b3ag7 because of the inequalities of life seen everywhere4 ,this doubt of divine justice had caused them to neglect vital religion and true piety had given place to mere formality4 ,they had not relapsed into idolatry but a spirit of worldliness had crept in and they were guilty of many vices such as we see today in professedly ,christian communities4 ,the ,prophecy4 ,the purpose of this prophecy was to rebuke the people for departing from the worship of the law of ,god1 to call the people back to ,jehovah and to revive their national spirit4 ,there are in it3 7#a7 ,unsparing denunciations of social evils and of the people of ,israel4 7#b7 ,severe rebukes for the indifference and hypocrisy of the priests4 7#c7 ,prophecies of the coming of the ,messiah and the characteristics and manner of his coming4 7#d7 ,prophecies concerning the forerunner of the ,messiah4 ,analysis4 ,introduction3 ,jehovah's love of ,israel4 #a3a-e4 ,this is seen in the contrast between ,israeli and ,egypt4 ,i4 ,israel's ,lack of ,love of ,god1 #a3f-b3af4 ,it is proved4 #a4 ,by their polluted offerings1 #a3f end4 #b4 ,by the sins of the priests4 #b3a-i4 #c4 ,by their heathen marriages and by their divorces1 #b3aj-af4 ,,ii4 ,god ,will ,come and ,judge ,his ,people1 #b3ag-d3f end4 #a4 ,his messenger will separate the righteous from the wicked1 #b3ag- #d3f4 #b4 ,this is seen in the effect of their withholding or paying tithes4 #c3g-ab4 #c4 ,faithful services will be rewarded4 #c3ac-d3f end4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,make a list of the particular sins rebuked4 7#b7 ,make a list of all the different things said about the ,messiah and his mission and also that of the forerunner4 7#c7 ,analyze and study each of the seven controversies4 #a3b1 #g2 #b3ac1 #ad1 #ag2 #c3g1 #h1 #ad4 7#d7 ,compare the future destinies of the righteous and wicked as revealed in this book1 making a list of all that is said of each4 7#e7 ,make a list of all the promises of the book4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xxiv4 ,matthew4 ,each ,gospel was written with a view to creating a definite result and written to a particular people and they differ accordingly4 ,in this book1 therefore1 each ,gospel is discussed with the hope of so outlining its purpose and consequent peculiarities as to stimulate a thorough study of the questions raised4 ,date4 ,written about #fj ,a4 ,d41 but after ,mark4 ,the ,author4 ,the ,author always speaks of himself as the publican1 which may indicate his sense of humility1 felt in having been exalted from so low an estate to that of an apostle4 ,he was the son of ,alpheus 7,mar4 #b3ad2 ,lu4 #e3bg71 and was called ,levi until ,jesus called him and gave him the name ,matthew1 which means ,gift of ,god4 ,we know nothing of his work except his call and farewell feast 7#i3i-aj71 and that he was with the apostles on the day of ,pentecost4 ,thus silent and observant and qualified by former occupation1 he could well undertake the writing of this book4 ,it might be possible that he was chosen by the others for this great task4 ,we know nothing of his death4 ,characteristics and ,purpose4 #a4 ,it is not a ,chronological but a ,systematic and ,topical ,gospel4 ,there is order in the arrangement of materials so that a definite result may be produced4 ,materials are treated in groups1 as the miracles in chapters eight and nine and the parables of chapter thirteen4 ,there is order and purpose also in the arrangement of these groups of miracles and parables4 ,the first miracle is the cure of leprosy1 and is a type of sin2 while the last one is the withering of the fig tree1 which is a symbol of judgment4 ,the first parable is that of the seed of the kingdom1 which is a symbol of the beginning or planting of the kingdom2 the last is that of the talents and prophesies the final adjudication at the last day4 ,this same orderly arrangement is also observed in the two great sections of the book4 ,the first great section #d3ag-af3bj1 especially sets forth the person and nature of ,jesus1 while the second section1 #af3bj end1 narrates his great work for others as seen in his death and resurrection4 #b4 ,it ,is a ,didactic or ,teaching ,gospel4 ,while giving the account of a number of miracles1 the book is marked by several discourses of considerable length1 as ,the sermon on the ,mount1 chapters #c-g1 the denunciation of the ,pharisees1 chapter #bc1 the prophecy of the destruction of ,jerusalem and the end of the world1 chapters #bd-be1 the address to the apostles1 chapter #aj2 and the doctrines of the kingdom1 #ag3bd-bj3af4 ,these portions and the parables noted above will indicate how large a portion of the book is taken up in discourses4 ,the student can make lists of other and shorter sections of teaching4 #c4 ,it ,is a ,gospel of ,gloom and ,despondency4 ,there are no songs of joy like those of ,zacharias1 ,elizabeth1 ,mary1 ,simeon1 ,anna and the ,angels1 recorded in ,luke4 ,nor do we see him popular and wise at the age of twelve4 ,instead1 we have his mother almost repudiated and left in disgrace by ,joseph and only saved by divine intervention4 ,jerusalem is in trouble1 the male children are killed and mothers are weeping for them4 ,the child ,jesus is saved only by the flight into ,egypt1 his whole life after the return from ,egypt is covered in oblivion and he is a despised ,nazarite4 ,the cross is one of desolation with no penitent thief nor sympathy from any one1 with his enemies reviling1 smiting their breasts and passing by4 ,nor is there much optimism or expectation of success4 ,the disciples are to be rejected and persecuted even as their ,lord2 many are to be called and but few are chosen2 only a few are to find the narrow way2 many are to claim entrance into the ,kingdom because they have prophesied in ,his name and be denied4 ,even ,matthew himself is a despised and rejected publican4 #d4 ,it ,is a ,kingly ,gospel4 ,the genealogy shows the royal descent of ,jesus4 ,the ,magi came seeking him that was born king of the ,jews1 and ,john the ,baptist preaches that the ,kingdom of heaven is at hand4 ,here we have the parables of the kingdom1 beginning with the ,kingdom of heaven1 etc4 ,in ,luke a certain man made a great supper and had two sons1 while in ,matthew it was a certain king4 ,in the other evangelists we always have the term gospel while1 with one exception1 ,matthew always puts it the gospel of the ,kingdom4 ,the keys of the kingdom are given to ,peter4 ,all the nations shall gather before him as he sits on the throne and the king say unto them1 and the king shall answer1 etc4 7,matt4 #be3cd1 #dj74 #e4 ,it ,is an ,official and an ,organic ,gospel4 ,this is suggested in that ,matthew represents ,satan as head of a kingdom2 also1 in that those connected with ,jesus' birth are official persons and most of the acts are official in their nature4 ,pilate1 the judge1 washed his hands of the blood of ,jesus1 the ,roman guard pronounces him the ,christ1 and the guards say he could not be kept in the tomb1 ,jesus denounces the officials and calls his own disciples by official names4 ,it is ,peter1 not ,simon1 and ,matthew1 the apostolic name1 and not ,levi as in ,luke4 ,jesus indicates his official capacity in his rejection of the ,jews1 telling them that the kingdom is taken away from them 7#ba3dc74 ,he makes ready for the establishing of his own kingdom and tells them who is to wield the keys of the kingdom which is not to be bound by time or national relations as was the former kingdom4 ,in ,matthew alone do we find full instructions as to the membership1 discipline and ordinances of the church4 ,here alone are we given in the gospels the command to baptize to administer the communion and the beautiful formula for baptism in the name of the ,father1 ,son and ,holy ,ghost1 and here we have his official command to ,go backed by all the authority of heaven and earth4 ,in the further pursuit of this official work1 we find ,jesus giving especial recognition to the ,gentile believers-giving them full place in his kingdom4 ,the genealogy through grace and faith includes ,gentiles2 the second chapter shows how the ,gentile ,magi do him honor2 the ,roman centurion displays a faith superior to any ,israelite2 the great faith of the ,canaanite woman led him to heal her daughter1 and the ,gentile wife of ,pilate because of her dreams sends a warning that he have nothing to do with him4 ,all this tended to show the official and organic way in which ,jesus worked4 #f4 ,it ,is a ,gospel of ,jewish ,antagonism and ,rejection4 ,on the one hand the ,jews antagonize and reject ,jesus4 ,on the other the ,jews1 especially the scribes and ,pharisees1 are exposed and rejected by ,jesus4 ,the ,pharisees plotted against ,jesus and resented his violation of their regulations and customs concerning the ,sabbath and their ceremonies about eating and washing and his associations with publicans and sinners4 ,their opposition culminated in their putting him to death4 ,on the other hand ,jesus also rejects the ,jews4 ,john calls them a generation of vipers and ,jesus designated them with such terms as hypocrites1 blind guides and whited sepulchers1 the climax being reached in chapter #bc4 ,it is here that in their wickedness they are unable to discern between the work of ,god and of ,beelzebub4 ,they are told of the application of ,isaiah's prophecy1 that they have ears and hear not and that on account of their unworthiness1 the kingdom is taken from them4 ,the blasting of the fig tree with which the miracles of ,matthew ends shows what is to be the fate of the ,jewish nation4 #g4 ,it ,is a ,jewish ,gospel4 ,this is seen in his use of ,jewish symbols1 terms and numbers without explanation4 ,he never explained the meaning of a ,jewish word1 such as ,corban1 nor of a custom1 such as to say that the ,jews eat not except they wash4 ,the other evangelists do4 ,he calls ,jerusalem by the ,jewish terms1 ,city of the great king1 and ,holy ,city1 and ,christ the ,son of ,david and the ,son of ,abraham4 ,he speaks of the ,jewish temple as the temple of ,god1 the dwelling place of ,god and the holy place4 ,the genealogy is traced to ,abraham by three great ,jewish events of history4 ,all this would be calculated to win the ,jews1 but1 much more1 the sixty-five quotations from the ,old ,testament and the oft repeated attempt to show that deeds and sayings recorded were that the ,scripture 7or saying7 might be fulfilled4 ,and1 while not seeing as much in the numbers as ,plummer and others1 one can hardly believe that all numbers1 so characteristic of ,jews1 are accidental here4 ,the genealogy has three fourteens being multiples of seven4 ,there are fourteen parables1 seven in one place and seven in another4 ,there are seven woes in chapter #bc4 ,there are twenty miracles separated into two tens4 ,the number seven usually1 if not always1 divides into four and three1 the human and the divine4 ,of the seven parables in chapter #ac1 four touch the human or natural while three refer to the divine or spiritual side of his kingdom4 ,there are seven petitions in the ,lord's prayer1 the first three relating to ,god and the last four to man4 ,a like division is perhaps true in the beatitudes4 ,subject4 ,the ,kingdom of ,god or of ,heaven4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,the ,beginning of the ,kingdom1 #a3a-d3af4 #a4 ,jesus1 the ,king1 is the ,old ,testament ,messiah1 chs4 #a-b4 #b4 ,jesus1 the ,king1 is prepared for his work1 #c3a-d3af4 ,,ii4 ,the ,proclamation of the ,kingdom1 #d3ag-af3bj4 #a4 ,the beginning of the proclamation1 #d3ag end4 #b4 ,by the ,sermon on the ,mount1 chs4 #e-g4 #c4 ,by the miracles and connected teachings1 chs4 #h-i4 #d4 ,by the sending of the ,twelve and subsequent teachings and miracles1 chs4 #aj-ab4 #e4 ,by the seven parables and subsequent miracles1 chs4 #ac-ad4 #f4 ,by the denunciation of the ,pharisees with attendant miracles and teachings1 #ae3a-af3ab4 #g4 ,by the ,great ,confession1 #af3ab-bj4 ,,iii4 ,the ,passion of the ,kingdom1 #f3ba-bg end4 #a4 ,four predictions of the passion with intervening discourses and miracles1 #af3ba-bf3b4 7,a7 ,at ,caesarea ,philippi1 #af3ba-ag3ba4 7,b7 ,in ,galilee near ,capernaum1 #ag3bb-bj3af4 7,c7 ,near ,jerusalem1 #bj3ag-bb end4 7,d7 ,at ,jerusalem1 #bc3a-bf3b4 #b4 ,the events of the ,passion1 #bf3c-bg end4 ,,iv4 ,the ,triumph of the ,kingdom1 ,ch4 #bh4 #a4 ,the resurrection of the ,king1 #a-ae4 #b4 ,provision for the propagation of the ,kingdom1 #af-bj4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,some events of ,christ's childhood1 7a7 ,the story of the ,magi4 7b7 ,the massacre of the infants1 7c7 ,the flight to ,egypt1 7d7 ,the return to ,nazareth4 7#b7 ,two miracles1 7a7 ,cure of the blind man1 #i3bg-ca4 7b7 ,fish with money in its mouth1 #ag3bd-bg4 7#c7 ,ten ,parables1 7a7 ,the ,tares1 #ac3bd-cj4 7b7 ,the draw net1 #ac3dg-ej4 7c7 ,the unmerciful servant4 #ah3bc-be4 7d7 ,the laborers in the vineyard1 #bj3a-af4 7e7 ,the two sons1 #ba3bh-cb4 7f7 ,the marriage of the king's son1 #bb3a-ad4 7g7 ,the hidden treasure4 #bd3dd4 7h7 ,the pearl1 #bd3de-df4 7i7 ,the ten virgins4 #be3a-ac4 7j7 ,the talents1 #be3ad-cj4 7#d7 ,ten passages in ,christ's discourses3 7a7 ,parts of the ,sermon on the ,mount1 chs4 #e-g4 7b7 ,revelation to babes1 #aa3be-bg4 7c7 ,invitations to the weary1 #aa3bh-cj4 7d7 ,about idle words1 #ab3cf-cg4 7e7 ,prophecy to ,peter1 #af3ag-ai4 7f7 ,humility and forgiveness1 #ah3ad-ce4 7g7 ,rejection of the ,jews1 #ba3dc4 7h7 ,the great denunciation1 ch4 #bc4 7i7 ,the judgment scene1 #bc3ca-df4 7j7 ,the great commission and promise1 #bh3af- #bj4 7#e7 ,some terms by which ,jesus is designated in ,matthew should be studied4 ,let the student make a list of the different places where each of the following terms are used and from a study of the passages compared with any others form opinions as to the significance of the term1 7a7 ,son of ,abraham1 7b7 ,son of ,david1 7c7 ,son of man1 7d7 ,son of ,god1 7e7 ,christ1 the ,christ1 7f7 ,jesus1 7g7 ,lord1 7h7 ,kingdom of heaven or ,kingdom of ,god4 7#f7 ,make a list of all the places where the expression ,that the saying 7or scripture7 might be fulfilled and tabulate all the things fulfilled4 7#g7 ,show how many times and where the phrase ,the ,kingdom of ,heaven 7or of ,god7 occurs and from a study of these passages tabulate in list the nature1 characteristics and purpose of the ,kingdom4 7#h7 ,make a list of all the places mentioned and become familiar with the history and geography of each and memorize the leading events connected with each4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xxv4 ,mark4 ,date4 ,probably written about ,a4 ,d4 #fj1 and before ,matthew4 ,the ,author4 ,he was not an apostle and was variously designated as follows2 7#a7 ,john1 whose surname was ,mark1 ,acts #ab3ab1 #be2 #ae3cg2 7#b7 ,john only1 ,acts #ac3e4 #ac2 7#c7 ,mark only1 ,acts #ae3ci2 7#d7 always ,mark after this1 ,col4 #d3aj1 ,philemon #bd1 #b ,tim4 #d3aa1 #a ,pet4 #e3ac4 ,he was a son of ,mary1 a woman of ,jerusalem 7,acts #ab3ab74 ,her home was the gathering place of the disciples1 whither ,peter went after he was delivered from prison4 ,on this or some other visit ,mark may have been converted through the preaching of ,peter1 and this may have been the cause of ,peter calling him his son 7#a ,pet4 #e3ac71 which doubtless means son in the ministry4 ,he returns with ,paul and ,barnabas from ,jerusalem to ,antioch 7,acts #ab3be71 and accompanies them1 as minister 7,acts #ac3e7 on the first great missionary journey as far as ,perga 7,acts #ac3ac74 ,there he left them and returned home4 ,on the second missionary tour ,paul declined to take him and separated from ,barnabas1 ,mark's cousin 7,col4 #d3aj71 who chose ,mark for his companion 7,acts #ae3cg-ci74 ,ten years later he seems to be with ,paul in his imprisonment at ,rome and was certainly counted a fellow worker by ,paul 7,col4 #d3aj1 ,philemon #bd74 ,paul found him useful and asked ,timothy to bring him to him in his last imprisonment 7#b ,tim4 #d3aa74 ,he was with ,peter when he wrote his first epistle 7#a ,peter #e3ac74 ,what he knew of the work of ,jesus directly we do not know1 probably not much4 ,the early ,christian writers universally say that he was the interpreter of ,peter and that he based his gospel upon information gained from him4 ,characteristics and ,purpose4 #a4 ,it ,is a ,gospel of ,vividness and ,details4 ,he shows the effect of awe and wonder produced upon those present by the works and teaching of ,jesus4 ,he tells the details of the actions of ,jesus and his disciples and the multitudes4 ,jesus looks around1 sat down1 went before4 ,he is grieved1 hungry1 angry1 indignant1 wonders1 sleeps1 rests and is moved with pity4 ,the cock crows twice3 it is the hour1 a great while before day1 or eventide1 there are two thousand swine1 the disciples and ,jesus are on the sea1 on ,olivet1 or in the court yard or in the porch4 ,everything is portrayed in detail4 #b4 ,it ,is a ,gospel of ,activity and ,energy4 ,there is no story of his infancy1 but he starts with ,the beginning of the gospel of ,jesus ,christ4 ,he portrays the active career of ,jesus on earth4 ,he1 however1 lays emphasis upon the works rather than the words of ,jesus4 ,few discourses of any length and only four of the fifteen parables of ,matthew are given and those in the briefest form1 while eighteen of the miracles are given in rapid review4 ,the rapid succession is indicated by one ,greek word1 translated by the seven words immediately1 anon1 forthwith1 by and by1 as soon as1 shortly1 and straightway1 which occur forty-one times in this gospel4 ,the last meaning1 straightway1 is truest to the ,greek idea and may be called ,mark's characteristic word4 ,it indicates how with the speed of a racer he rushed along and thereby furnishes us a breathless narrative which ,farrar says makes us feel like the apostles who1 among the press of the people coming and going1 were twice made to say they 'had no leisure so much as to eat'4 ,it moves as the scenes of a moving picture show4 #c4 ,it ,is a ,gospel of ,power ,over ,devils4 ,here as in no other gospel the devils are made subject to ,jesus4 ,they recognize him as the ,son of ,god and acknowledge their subordination to him by pleading with him as to what shall be done with them 7#e3g1 #ab74 #d4 ,it ,is a ,gospel of ,wonder4 ,everywhere ,jesus is a man of wonder that strikes awe and terror and causes to wonder those who see and hear him4 ,some of these may be studied1 especially in the ,greek1 in #a3bg2 #b3ac2 #d3da2 #e3bh #f3ej2 #ea2 #g3cg4 ,as ,archbishop ,thompson puts it1 ,the wonder-working ,son of ,god sweeps over his ,kingdom swiftly and meteor- like and thus strikes awe into the hearts of the on-lookers4 ,he is a man heroic and mysterious1 who inspires not only a passionate devotion but also amazement and adoration4 #e4 ,it ,is a ,gospel for the ,romans4 ,the ,romans were men of great power1 mighty workers who left behind them great accomplishments for the blessing of humanity4 ,so that ,mark would especially appeal to them by recording of ,jesus his mighty deeds4 ,he lets them see one who has power to still the storm1 to control disease and death1 and even power to control the unseen world of spirits4 ,the ,roman1 who found deity in a ,caesar as head of a mighty ,kingdom1 would bow to one who had shown himself ,king in every realm and whose kingdom was both omnipotent and everlasting1 both visible and unseen1 both temporal and spiritual4 ,then1 too1 the ,roman cared nothing for ,jewish ,scripture or prophecy and so he omits all reference to the ,jewish law1 the word law not being found in the entire book4 ,he only once or twice refers in any way to the ,jewish scriptures4 ,he omits the genealogy of ,jesus which could have no value to a ,roman4 ,then1 too1 he explains all doubtful ,jewish words1 such as ,boanerges 7#c3ag71 ,tabitha cumi 7#e3da71 corban 7#g3aa71 alba 7#ae3cf74 ,he reduced ,jewish money to ,roman currency 7#ab3db74 ,he explains ,jewish customs as not being understood by them4 7,see #g3c2 #ac3c2 #ad3ab2 #ae3db74 ,and once more by the use of terms familiar to him such as centurion1 contend1 etc4 ,mark showed the ,roman a man who was a man indeed4 ,he showed them manhood crowned with glory and power2 ,jesus of ,nazareth1 the ,son of ,god2 a man but a ,man ,divine and sinless1 among sinful and suffering men4 ,him1 the ,god-man1 no humiliation could degrade1 no death defeat4 ,not even on the cross could he seem less than the ,king1 the ,hero1 the only ,son4 ,and as he gazed on such a picture how could any ,roman refrain from exclaiming with the awe-struck ,centurion1 ,truly this was the ,son of ,god4 ,subject4 ,jesus the ,almighty ,king4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,the ,almighty ,king is ,exhibited as the ,son of ,god1 #a3a-ac4 #a4 ,in the baptism and teaching of ,john1 #a-h4 #b4 ,in the baptism of ,jesus1 #i-aa4 #c4 ,in the temptation1 #ab-ac4 ,,ii4 ,the ,almighty ,king at ,work in ,galilee1 #a3ad-i end4 #a4 ,begins his work1 #a3ad end4 #b4 ,reveals his ,kingdom1 ,chs4 #b-e4 #c4 ,meets opposition1 #f3a-h3bf4 #d4 ,prepares his disciples for the end1 #h3bg-i end4 ,,iii4 ,the ,almighty ,king ,prepares for ,death #aj3a-ad3ca4 #a4 ,he goes to ,jerusalem1 #aj3a-aa3aa4 #b4 ,in ,jerusalem and vicinity1 #aa3ab-ad3ca4 ,,iv4 ,the ,almighty ,king ,suffers at the ,hands of ,his ,enemies4 #ad3cb- #ae3df4 #a4 ,agony of ,gethsemane1 #ad3cb-db4 #b4 ,arrest1 #ad3dc-eb4 #c4 ,jewish trial and denial of ,peter1 #ad3ec end4 #d4 ,trial before ,pilate4 #ae3a-ae4 #e4 ,the ,crucifixion4 #ae3af-da4 #f4 ,the ,burial1 #ae3db end4 ,v4 ,the ,almighty ,king ,triumphs ,over ,his ,enemies1 ,ch4#af4 #a4 ,the resurrection1 #a-h4 #b4 ,the appearances1 #i-ah4 #c4 ,the ascension1 #ai-bj4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,sections peculiar to ,mark1 7a7 ,growth of the seed1 #d3bf-bi4 7b7 ,jesus' compassion on the multitudes1 #g3cb-cg4 7c7 ,the blind men healed gradually1 #h2bb-bf4 7d7 ,details about the ass1 etc41 #aa3a-ad4 7e7 ,concerning watching1 #ac3cc-cg4 7f7 ,details concerning ,christ's appearances4 #af3f-aa4 7#b7 ,the spiritual condition of those affected by ,jesus' miracles4 ,keeping in mind their condition before and after the miracle3 7a7 ,were they saved as well as well as healed8 7b7 ,did they or their friends exercise faith1 or did ,jesus act voluntarily without any expression of faith8 7#c7 ,what did ,jesus do in performing the miracle8 7a7 ,did he use the touch8 7b7 ,was he touched8 7c7 ,did he simply give command1 etc8 7#d7 ,from the following scriptures #b3ce2 #a3de2 #c3g-ab2 #f3f2 #f3ba-cb2 #f3df2 #g3cd-be2 #h3bg2 #i3b2 #aa3aa2 #aa3ai2 #ad3a-ab1 make a list of the different places to which ,jesus retired and in connection with each indicate 7in writing73 7a7 ,was it before or after a victory or conflict8 7b7 ,was it in preparation for or rest after the performance of a great work8 7c7 ,indicate in each case whether he went alone or was accompanied and1 if accompanied1 by whom8 7e7 ,in each case also tell what ,jesus did during the period of retirement4 ,did he pray1 teach1 perform miracles or what8 7#e7 ,list the phrases ,son of man and ,kingdom of ,god and point out the appropriateness and meaning of each4 7#f7 ,list all references to demons and to demon possessed people and study their nature1 the nature of their work1 their power1 wisdom1 etc4 7#g7 ,the facts concerning the death of ,jesus4 #ad3a-ae3ad4 ,list them4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xxvi4 ,luke4 ,date4 ,it was probably written about ,a4 ,d4 #fj or #fc1 certainly before the fall of ,jerusalem1 ,a4 ,d4 #gj1 and likely while ,luke was with ,paul in ,rome or during the two years at ,caesarea4 ,author4 ,the author is ,luke1 who also wrote ,acts1 and was a companion of ,paul on his second missionary journey 7,acts #af3aa-dj74 ,he rejoins ,paul at ,philippi 7,acts #bj3a-g7 on the return from the third missionary journey1 remaining with him at ,caesarea and on the way to ,rome 7,acts ,chs4 #bj-bh71 ,he is called the ,beloved physician 7,col4 #d3ad7 and ,paul's fellow laborer 7,philemon #bd74 ,from the context of ,col4 #d3d we learn that he was not of the circumcision and1 therefore1 a ,gentile4 ,from his preface 7,lu4 #a3a7 we learn that he was not an eye witness of what he wrote4 ,he is thought to be the brother whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches 7#b ,cor4 #h3ah71 and1 by tradition1 is always declared to be a ,gentile and proselyte4 ,as is indicated by the gospel itself1 he was the most cultured of all the gospel writers4 ,characteristics and ,purpose4 #a4 ,it ,is a ,gospel of ,song and ,praise4 ,there are a number of songs such as the song of ,mary 7#a3df-ee71 the song of ,zacharias 7#a3fh-gi71 the song of the angels 7#b3ad7 and the song of ,simeon 7#b3bi-cc74 ,there are many expressions of praise such as 7#b3b2 #e3bi2 #g3af2 #ac3ac2 #ag3ae2 #ah3dc2 #bc3dg74 #b4 ,it ,is a ,gospel of ,prayer4 ,jesus prays at his baptism1 7#c3ba71 after cleansing the leper 7#e3af71 before calling the twelve 7#f3ab71 at his transfiguration 7#i3bh71 before teaching the disciples to pray 7#aa3a71 for his murderers as he was on the cross 7#bc3cd71 with his last breath 7#bc3df74 ,luke gives us ,christ's command to pray 7#ba3cf7 and two parables1 the midnight friend 7#aa3e-ac7 and the unjust judge 7#ah3a-h7 to show the certain and blessed results of continued prayer4 #c4 ,it ,is a ,gospel of ,womanhood4 ,no other gospel gives her anything like so large a place as ,luke4 ,indeed1 all of the first three chapters or a greater part of their contents may have been given him1 as he traced out accurately from the first 7#a3c71 by ,mary and ,elizabeth4 ,he gives us the praise and prophecy of ,elizabeth 7#a3db-db71 the song of ,mary 7#a3df-ee74 ,anna and her worship 7#b3cf-ch71 sympathy for the widow of ,nain 7#g3ab-ae71 ,mary ,magdella the sinner 7#g3cf-ej71 the woman associates of ,jesus 7#h3a-c71 tender words to the woman with an issue of blood 7#h3dh71 ,mary and ,martha and their disposition 7#aj3ch-db74 sympathy and help for the daughter of ,abraham 7#ac3af71 the consolation of the daughters of ,jerusalem 7#bc3bh74 ,these references have been collected by others and are the most conspicuous ones and serve to show how large a place woman is given in this gospel4 #d4 ,it ,is a ,gospel of the ,poor and ,outcast4 ,more than any other of the evangelists ,luke reports those teachings and incidents in the life of our ,savior which show how his work is to bless the poor and neglected and vicious4 ,among the more striking passages of this character are the oft repeated references to the publicans 7#c3ab2 #e3bg1 #bi1 #cj1 etc471 ,mary ,magdella1 who was a sinner 7#g3cf-ej71 the woman with an issue of blood 7#h3dc-dh71 the harlots 7#ae3cj71 the prodigal son 7#ac3aa-cb71 ,lazarus1 the beggar 7#af3ac-ca71 the poor1 maimed1 halt and blind invited to the supper 7#ad3g-bd74 the ,story of ,zacchaeus 7#ai3a- #i71 the ,savior's business declared to be to seek and save the lost 7#h3aj71 the dying robber saved 7#bc3ci-dc74 #e4 ,it ,is a ,gentile ,gospel4 ,the book is everywhere filled with a world wide purpose not so fully expressed in the other evangelists4 ,here we have the angels1 announcement of great joy which shall be to all people 7#b3aj7 and the song about ,jesus as a light for revelation to the ,gentiles 7#b3cb74 ,the genealogy traces ,christ's lineage back to ,adam 7#b3ch7 and thus connects him not with ,abraham as a representative of humanity4 ,the fuller account of the sending out of the seventy 7#aj3a-bd74 the very number of whom signified the supposed number of the heathen nations1 who were to go1 not as the twelve to the lost sheep of the house of ,israel1 but to all those cities whither ,jesus himself would come1 is suggestive of this broader purpose of ,luke4 ,the good ,samaritan 7#aj3be-cg7 is ,christ's illustration of a true neighbor and in some way also intends to show the nature of ,christ's work which was to be without nationality4 ,of the ten lepers healed 7#ag3aa-ai7 only one1 a ,samaritan1 returned to render him praise1 thus showing how others than the ,jews would not only be blessed by him but would do worthy service for him4 ,the ,perean ministry1 across the ,jordan 7#i3ea- #ah3d1 probably #i3ea-ai3bh74 is a ministry to the ,gentiles and shows how large a place ,luke would give the ,gentiles in the work and blessings of ,jesus4 #f4 ,it ,is a ,gospel for the ,greeks4 ,if ,matthew wrote for ,jews and ,mark for ,romans1 it is but natural that some one should write in such a way as to appeal1 specially1 to the ,greeks as the other representative race4 ,and1 such the ,christian writers of the first centuries thought to be ,luke's purpose4 ,the ,greek was the representative of reason and humanity and felt that his mission was to perfect humanity4 ,the full grown ,greek would be a perfect world man1 able to meet all men on the common plane of the race4 ,all the ,greek gods were1 therefore1 images of some form of perfect humanity4 ,the ,hindu might worship an emblem of physical force1 the ,roman deify the ,emperor and the ,egyptian any and all forms of life1 but the ,greek adored man with his thought and beauty and speech1 and1 in this1 had most nearly approached the true conception of ,god4 ,the ,jew would value men as the descendants of ,abraham2 the ,roman according as they wielded empires1 but the ,greek on the basis of man as such4 ,the gospel for the ,greek must1 therefore1 present the perfect man1 and so ,luke wrote about the ,divine ,man as the ,savior of all men4 ,christ touched man at every point and is interested in him as man whether low and vile or high and noble4 ,by his life he shows the folly of sin and the beauty of holiness4 ,he brings ,god near enough to meet the longings of the ,greek soul and thereby furnish him a pattern and brother suited for all ages and all people4 ,the deeds of ,jesus are kept to the background while much is made of the songs of others and the discourses of ,jesus as they were calculated to appeal to the cultured ,greek4 ,if the ,greek thinks he has a mission to humanity1 ,luke opens a mission ground enough for the present and offers him an immortality which will satisfy in the future4 #g4 ,it ,is an ,artistic ,gospel4 ,renan calls ,luke the most beautiful book in the world1 while ,dr1 ,robertson says the charm of style and the skill in the use of facts place it above all praise4 ,the delicacy and accuracy1 picturesqueness and precision with which he sets forth the different incidents is manifestly the work of a trained historian4 ,his is the most beautiful ,greek and shows the highest touches of culture of all of the gospels4 ,subject4 ,jesus the ,world's ,savior4 ,analysis4 ,introduction4 ,the dedication of the gospel1 #a3a-d4 ,i4 ,the ,savior's ,manifestation1 #a3e-d3ac4 #a4 ,the announcement of the ,forerunner1 #a3e-be4 #b4 ,the announcement of the ,savior4 #a3bf-ch4 #c4 ,thanksgiving of ,mary and ,elizabeth1 #a3bi-ef4 #d4 ,the birth and childhood of the ,forerunner1 #a3cg end4 #e4 ,the birth of the ,savior1 #b3a-bj4 #f4 ,the childhood of the ,savior4 #c3a-d3ac4 ,,ii4 ,the ,savior's ,work and ,teaching in ,galilee1 #d3ad-i3ej4 #a4 ,he preaches in the synagogue at ,nazareth4 #d3ad-cj4 #b4 ,he works in and around ,capernaum1 #d3ca-f3aa4 #c4 ,work while touring ,galilee1 #f3ab-i3ej4 ,,iii4 ,the ,savior's ,work and ,teaching ,after ,leaving ,galilee ,up to the ,entrance ,into ,jerusalem1 #i3ca-ai3bg4 #a4 ,he journeys to ,jerusalem1 #i3ea end4 #b4 ,the mission of the ,seventy and subsequent matters1 #aj3a-aa3ac4 #c4 ,he exposes the experience and practice of the day1 #aa3ad-ab end4 #d4 ,teachings1 miracles warnings and parables1 #ac3a-ah3cj4 #e4 ,incidents connected with his final approach to ,jerusalem1 #ah3ca- #ai3bg4 ,,iv4 ,the ,savior's ,work and ,teaching in ,jerusalem1 #ai3bh-bb3ch4 #a4 ,the entrance to ,jerusalem1 #ai3bh end4 #b4 ,questions and answers4 ,ch4 #bj4 #c4 ,the widow's mites1 #ba3a-d4 #d4 ,preparation for the end1 #ba3e-bb3ch4 ,v4 ,the ,savior ,suffers for the ,world1 #bb3ci-bc end4 #a4 ,the agony in the garden1 #bb3ci-df4 #b4 ,the betrayal and arrest1 #bb3dg-ec4 #c4 ,the trial4 #bb3ed-bc3bf4 #d4 ,the cross1 #bc3bg-di4 #e4 ,the burial1 #bc3cj end4 ,,vi4 ,the ,savior is ,glorified1 ,ch4 #bd4 #a4 ,the resurrection1 #a-ab4 #b4 ,the appearance and teachings1 #ac-di4 #c4 ,the ascension1 #ej end4 ,for ,study and ,discussion1 #a4 ,six miracles peculiar to ,luke4 7#a7 ,the draught of fishes1 #e3d-aa4 7#b7 ,the raising of the widow's son1 #g3aa- #ah4 7#c7 ,the woman with the spirit of infirmity1 #ac3aa-ag4 7#d7 ,the man with the dropsy1 #ad3a-f4 7#e7 ,the ten lepers1 #ag3aa-ai4 7#f7 ,the healing of ,malchus' ear4 #bb3ej-ea4 #b4 ,eleven parables1 peculiar to ,luke4 7,i7 ,the two debtors1 #g3da-dc4 7#b7 ,the good ,samaritan1 #aj3be-cg4 7#c7 ,the importunate friend1 #aa3e-h4 7#d7 ,the rich fool1 #ab3af-ai4 7#e7 ,the barren fig-tree1 #ac3f-i4 7#f7 ,the lost piece of silver1 #ae3h-aj4 7#g7 ,the prodigal son1 #ae3aa-cb4 7#h7 ,the unjust steward1 #af3a-ac4 7#i7 ,the rich man and ,lazarus1 #ah3ai-ca4 7#aj7 ,the unjust judge1 #ah3a-h4 7#aa7 ,the ,pharisee and publican1 #ah3i-ad4 #c4 ,some other passages mainly peculiar to ,luke4 7#a7 ,chs4 #a-b and #i3ea- #ah3ad are mainly peculiar to ,luke4 7#b7 ,john the ,baptist's answer to the people4 #c3aj-ad4 7#c7 ,the conversation with ,moses and ,elias1 #i3cj- #ca4 7#d7 ,the weeping over ,jerusalem1 #ai3da-dd4 7#e7 ,the bloody sweat1 #bb3dd4 7#f7 ,the sending of ,jesus to ,herod1 #bc3g-ab4 7#g7 ,the address to the daughters of ,jerusalem1 #bc3bg-ca4 7#h7 ,father forgive them1 #bc3cd4 7#i7 ,the penitent robber1 #bc3dj-dc4 7#aj7 ,the disciples at ,emmaus1 #bd3ac-ca2 7#aa7 ,particulars about the ascension4 #bd3ej-ec4 #d4 ,the following words and phrases should be studied1 making a list of the references where each occurs and a study of each passage in which they occur with a view of getting ,luke's conception of the term4 7#a7 ,the son of man 7#bc times74 7#b7 ,the son of ,god 7#g times74 7#c7 ,the kingdom of ,god 7#cb times74 7#d7 ,references to law1 lawyer1 lawful 7#ah times74 7#e7 ,publican 7#aa times74 7#f7 ,sinner and sinners 7#af times74 ,mr4 ,stroud estimates that #ei percent of ,luke is peculiar to himself and ,mr4 ,weiss figures that #eda have no incidences in the other gospels4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xxvii4 ,john4 ,the ,author4 ,from the evidence found in the gospel1 we may learn several things about the author4 7#a7 ,that he was a ,jew4 ,this is seen in his evident knowledge of ,jewish opinions concerning such subjects as the ,messiah1 and his knowledge of their customs1 such as the purification4 7#b7 ,he was an eye-witness to most of what he relates4 ,this is seen in his exact knowledge of time1 as to the hour or time of day a thing occurred2 in his knowledge of the number of persons or things present1 as the division of his garments into four parts2 in the vividness of the narrative which he could hardly have had without first having seen it all4 7#c7 ,he was an apostle4 ,this is seen in his knowledge of the thoughts of the disciples 7#b3aa1 #ag72 in his knowledge of the private words of the disciples to ,jesus and among themselves 7#d3ca1 #cc1 etc472 in his knowledge of the private resorts of the disciples 7#aa3ed4 etc472 and in his knowledge of the ,lord's motives1 etc4 7#b3bd-be1 etc472 and in his knowledge of ,christ's feelings 7#aa3cc74 7#d7 ,he was the son of ,zebedee 7,mar4 #a3ai-bj71 and was probably one of ,john's two disciples whom he turned to ,jesus 7#a- #dj74 7#e7 ,he is one of the three most prominent of the apostles1 being several times especially honored 7,matt4 #ag3a-c4 etc471 and is prominent in the work of the church after ,christ's ascension1 as well as in all their work before his death3 7#f7 ,he also wrote three epistles and ,revelation4 ,he outlived all the other apostles and is supposed to have died on the ,isle of ,patmos as an exile about #ajj ,a4,d4 ,the ,times and ,circumstances of the ,writings4 ,these are so different from those which influenced the other evangelists that one can hardly escape the feeling that ,john's gospel is colored accordingly4 ,the gospel had been preached in all the ,roman empire and ,christianity was no longer considered a ,jewish sect1 attached to the ,synagogue4 ,jerusalem had been overthrown and the temple destroyed4 ,christians had been sorely persecuted1 but had achieved great triumphs in many lands4 ,all the rest of the ,new ,testament except ,revelation had been written4 ,some had arisen1 who disputed the deity of ,jesus and while the gospel is not a mere polemic against that false teaching1 it does1 by establishing the true teaching thoroughly undermine the false4 ,he perhaps wrote to ,christians of all nationalities1 whose history had by this time been enriched by the blood of martyrs for the faith4 ,instead of the ,messiah in whom ,jews would find a ,savior or the mighty worker in whom the ,roman would find him1 or the ,ideal ,man in whom the ,greeks would find him4 ,john wrote concerning the eternal1 ,incarnate ,word in whose ,spiritual ,kingdom each1 having lost his narrowness and racial prejudice1 could be forever united4 ,the ,style and the ,plan4 ,this gospel differs from the others in language and plan4 ,it is both profound and simple and has several elements of style as follows3 7#a7 ,simplicity4 ,the sentences are short and connected by coordinate conjunctions4 ,there are but few direct quotations1 and but few dependent sentences1 and most of them show the sequence of things1 either as a cause or a purpose4 7#b7 ,sameness4 ,this arises from the method of treating each step in the narrative as if isolated and separate from all the rest rather than merging it into the complete whole4 7#c7 ,repetition1 whether in the narrative proper or in the quoted words of the ,lord1 is very frequent4 ,the following examples will illustrate this3 ,in the beginning was the word and the word was with ,god and the word was ,god4 ,the light shineth in darkness and the darkness comprehendeth it not4 ,i am the ,good ,shepherd2 the ,good ,shepherd giveth his life4 ,jesus then1 when he saw her weeping and the ,jews that were weeping with her4 ,if ,i bear witness of myself my witness is not true4 ,there is another that beareth witness of me2 and ,i know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true4 ,let the student gather a list of all such repetitions4 7#d7 ,parallelism1 or statements expressing the same or similar truths1 such as the following are common4 ,peace ,i leave with you1 my peace ,i give unto you2 ,let not your heart be troubled1 neither let it be afraid2 ,i give unto them eternal life and they shall never perish4 ,this parallelism1 which at the same time becomes repetition1 is seen in the way a subject or conclusion is stated and1 after elaboration1 restated in a new and enlarged view1 thus teaching the truth in a gradually unfolding beauty and force4 ,an illustration is found in the statement1 ,i will raise him up in the last day1 #f1 #ci1 #gj1 #dd4 7#e7 ,contrasts4 ,the plan is more simple and more easily seen all along than is that of any other of the ,evangelists4 ,on the one hand1 he shows how love and faith are developed in the believer until1 in the end1 ,thomas1 who was the most doubtful of all1 could exclaim1 ,my ,lord and my ,god4 ,on the other hand1 he shows the unbeliever advanced from mere indifference to a positive hatred that culminated in the crucifixion4 ,this purpose is carried out by a process of contrasting and separating things that are opposites1 such as 7a7 ,light and darkness1 7b7 ,truth and falsehood1 7c7 ,good and evil1 7d7 ,life and death1 7e7 ,god and ,satan4 ,in all of these he is convincing his reader that ,jesus is the ,christ1 the son of ,god4 ,characteristics and ,purpose4 #a4 ,it ,is a ,gospel of the ,feasts4 ,indeed1 if subtract from it those miracles and teachings and other works performed in connection with the feasts1 we should have only a few fragments left4 ,the value of the book would be destroyed and the most beautiful and the profoundest teachings of the gospel lost4 ,the student will do well from the following list of feasts to endeavor to group around each all that ,john records as occurring in connection with it4 7#a7 ,the ,feast of the ,passover 7#b3ac1 #bc71 ,first ,passover1 ,a4 ,d4 #bg4 7#b7 ,a ,feast of the ,jews 7#e3a71 probably ,purim4 7#c7 ,passover a ,feast of the ,jews 7#f3d71 ,second ,passover1 ,a4 ,d4 #bh4 7#d7 ,feast of the ,tabernacles 7#g3b74 7#e7 ,feast of the ,dedication 7#aj3bb74 7#f7 ,passover 7#aa3ee-ef2 #ab3a1 #ab1 #bj2 #ac3bi2 #ah3bh74 ,third ,passover1 ,a4 ,d4 #bi4 #b4 ,it ,is a ,gospel of ,testimony4 ,john writes to prove that ,jesus is the ,christ4 ,he assumes the attitude of a lawyer before a jury and introduces testimony until he fells certain of his case and then closes the testimony with the assurance that much more could be offered if it seemed necessary4 ,there are seven lines of testimony4 7#a7 ,the testimony of ,john the ,baptist4 7#b7 ,the testimony of certain other individuals4 7#c7 ,the testimony of ,jesus' works4 7#d7 ,the testimony of ,jesus himself 7see the ,i am's74 7#e7 ,the testimony of the scripture4 7#f7 ,the testimony of the ,father4 7#g7 ,the testimony of the ,holy ,spirit4 #c4 ,it ,is of ,gospel of ,belief4 ,the purpose being to produce belief there are given3 numerous examples of belief1 showing the growth of faith2 the secret of faith1 such as hearing or receiving the word2 the results of faith1 such as eternal life1 freedom1 peace1 power1 etc4 #d4 ,it ,is a ,spiritual ,gospel4 ,it represents the deeper mediations of ,john1 which are shaped so as to establish a great doctrine which1 instead of history1 became his great impulse4 ,to ,john history is doctrine and he reviews it in the light of its spiritual interpretation4 ,it furnished a great bulwark against the ,gnostic teachers1 who had come to deny the diety of ,jesus4 ,he also emphasized and elaborated the humanity of ,jesus4 ,his whole purpose is not so much the historic record of the facts as the development of their inmost meaning4 #e4 ,it ,is a ,gospel of ,symbolism4 ,john was a mystic and delighted in mystic symbols4 ,the whole book speaks in the language of symbols4 ,the mystic numbers three and seven prevail throughout the book not only in the things and sayings recorded but in the arrangement of topics4 ,each of the ,eight ,miracles is used for a sign or symbol1 as the feeding of the five thousand in which ,jesus appears as the bread or support of life4 ,the great allegories of the ,good-,shepherd1 the sheep-fold and the vine2 the names used to designate ,jesus as the ,word1 ,light1 the ,way1 the ,truth1 the ,life1 etc41 all show how the whole gospel is penetrated with a spirit of symbolic representation4 #f4 ,it ,is the ,gospel of the ,incarnation4 ,matthew explains his messianic function2 ,mark his active works and ,luke his character as ,savior4 ,john magnifies his person and everywhere makes us see the word made flesh4 ,god is at no great distance form us4 ,he has become flesh4 ,the word has come as the ,incarnate ,man4 ,jesus1 this ,incarnate ,man1 is ,god and as such fills the whole book1 but he1 nevertheless1 hungers and thirsts and knows human experience4 ,god has come down to man to enable him to rise up to ,god4 ,subject3 ,jesus1 the ,christ1 ,god's ,son4 ,analysis4 ,introduction or prologue1 #a3a-ah4 7#a7 ,the divine nature of the word4 #a-e4 7#b7 ,the manifestation of the word as the world's ,savior1 #f-ah4 ,i4 ,the ,testimony of ,his ,great ,public ,ministry1 #a3ai-ab end4 #a4 ,he is revealed1 #a3ai-b3ab4 #b4 ,he is recognized1 #b3ac-c end4 #c4 ,he is antagonized1 ,chs4 #e-aa4 #d4 ,he is honored1 ,ch4 #ab4 ,,ii4 ,the ,testimony of ,his ,private ,ministry with ,his ,disciples1 ,chs4 #ac-ag4 #a4 ,he teaches and comforts his disciples1 ,chs4 #ac-af4 #b4 ,he prays for his disciples1 ,ch4 #ag4 ,,iii4 ,the ,testimony of ,his ,passion4 ,chs4 #ah-ai4 #a4 ,his betrayal1 #ah3a-aa4 #b4 ,the ,jewish or ecclesiastical trial1 #ah3ab-bg4 #c4 ,the ,roman or civil trial1 #ah3bh-ai3af4 #d4 ,his death and burial1 #ai3ag end4 ,,iv4 ,the ,testimony of ,his ,resurrection and ,manifestation1 ,chs4 #bj-ba4 #a4 ,his resurrection and manifestation to his disciples1 ,ch4 #bj4 #b4 ,further manifestations and instructions to his disciples1 ,ch4 #ba4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,the events and discourses connected with each feast mentioned above4 7#b7 ,the seven lines of testimony mentioned above4 ,list examples of each4 7#c7 ,the following miracles as signs1 pointing out what they symbolize about ,jesus3 7a7 ,the ,cana miracle1 #b3a-aa2 7b7 ,the nobleman's son1 #d3dh-ed2 7c7 ,the impotent man1 #e3a-af2 7d7 ,feeding five thousand1 #f3c-ad2 7e7 ,walking on the sea1 #f3af-bj2 7f7 ,healing the blind man1 #i3a-af2 read all the chapter2 7g7 ,raising ,lazarus1 ,ch4 #aa2 7h7 ,the draft of fishes1 #ba3a-aa4 7#d7 ,the following discourses3 7a7 ,the conversation with ,nicodemus1 ,ch4 #c2 7b7 ,the conversation with the woman at the well1 ,ch4 #d2 7c7 ,the discourse on the shepherd and the sheep1 ,ch4 #aj2 7d7 ,the discussions of chapter #ac2 7e7 ,the discourse on the vine1 ,ch4 #ae2 7f7 ,the ,lord's prayer1 ,ch4 #ag4 7#e7 ,from the following passages find the cause or explanation of unbelief1 #a3de2 #c3aa1 #ai1 #bj2 #e3af1 #dj1 #db1 #dd2 #f3db1 #eb2 #g3da1 #db1 #dh2 #h3ac1 #ad1 #de2 #ab3bf1 #dd2 #bj3i4 7#f7 ,from the following study the results of unbelief1 #c3ah1 #bj1 #cf2 #d3ac1 #ad2 #f3ce1 #ec1 #eh2 #h3ai1 #cd1 #ee2 #ad3a1 #bh2 #ae3e2 #af3f1 #i4 7#g7 ,make a list of all the night scenes of the book and study them4 7#h7 ,study each instance of someone worshiping ,jesus4 7#i7 ,name each chapter of the book so as to indicate some important event in it-as the vine chapter or ,good ,shepherd chapter4 7#aj7 ,find where and how many times each of the following words and phrases occurs and study them as time will admit4 7#a7 ,eternal life1 #ag times1 only #ah in all the other gospels1 7#b7 believe1 7#c7 believe on1 7#d7 sent1 7#e7 life1 7#f7 sign or signs 7,revised version71 7#g7 work or works1 7#h7 ,john the ,baptist1 7#i7 verily1 always double and used by ,jesus1 7#aj7 receive1 received1 etc41 7#aa7 witness1 or testify1 testimony1 etc44 7#ab7 truth1 7#ac7 manifest1 manifested1 7#ad7 ,i am 7spoken by ,jesus74 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xxviii4 ,acts4 ,the ,author4 ,the author is ,luke who wrote the gospel of ,luke4 ,facts concerning him may be found in chapter twenty-seven4 ,he wrote this book about ,a4 ,d4 #fc or #fd4 ,the ,purpose4 ,it was addressed to an individual as a sort of continuation of the former thesis and aims to chronicle the growth and development of the movement inaugurated by ,jesus as it was carried on by the apostles after the resurrection and ascension of ,jesus4 ,it is taken up largely with the history of ,christian work among the ,gentiles and only gives enough of the history of the ,jerusalem church to authenticate the work among the ,gentiles4 ,the chief purpose1 therefore1 seems to be to give an account of the spread of ,christianity among the ,gentiles4 ,this view is further strengthened in the fact that ,luke himself was a gentile 7,col4 #d3aj7 and that he was a companion of ,paul 7,col4 #d3ad7 and the we section of ,acts4 ,the book does not1 therefore1 claim to be a complete account of the labors of the early apostles4 ,but it does give in a simple1 definite and impressive manner an account of how the religion of ,jesus was propagated after his death and of how it was received by those to whom it was first preached4 ,the ,spirituality4 ,in the ,old ,testament ,god the ,father was the active agent4 ,in the gospels ,god the ,son 7,jesus7 was the active agent4 ,in ,acts 7and ever after7 ,god the ,holy ,spirit is the active agent4 ,he is mentioned about seventy times in ,acts4 ,the ,savior had told the apostles to wait at ,jerusalem for the power of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,until they were endued with ,his power they were very ordinary men4 ,afterward they were pure in their purpose and ideals and were always triumphant in their cause4 ,the book is a record of mighty spiritual power seen in action everywhere4 ,analysis4 ,introduction1 #a3a-c4 ,i4 ,the ,church ,witnessing in ,jerusalem1 #a3d-h3aa4 #a4 ,preparation for witnessing1 #a3d-b3d4 #b4 ,first witnessing1 #b3d-dg end4 #c4 ,first persecution1 #c3a-d3ca4 #d4 ,blessed state of the church1 #d3cb-e3db4 #e4 ,first deacons1 #f3a-g4 #f4 ,the first martyr1 #f3h-h3a4 ,,ii4 ,the ,church ,witnessing in ,palestine1 #h3b-ab3be4 #a4 ,the witnesses are scattered abroad1 #h3b-d4 #b4 ,philip witnesses in ,samaria and ,judea1 #h3e-dj4 #c4 ,the ,lord wins new witnesses1 #i3a-aa3ah4 #d4 ,center of labor changed to ,antioch1 #aa3ai-cj4 #e4 ,the witnesses triumph over ,herod's persecution1 #ab3a-be4 ,,iii4 ,the ,church ,witnessing lo the ,gentile ,world1 #ac3a-bh3ca4 #a4 ,witnessing in ,asia1 ,chs4 #ac-ad4 ,paul's ,first ,missionary ,journey4 #b4 ,the first church council1 #ae3a-ce4 #c4 ,witnessing in ,europe1 #ae3cf-ah3bb4 ,paul's ,second ,missionary ,journey4 #d4 ,further witnessing in ,asia and ,europe1 #ah3bc-ba3ag4 ,paul's ,third ,missionary ,journey4 #e4 ,paul1 the witness1 rejected and attacked by the ,jews at ,jerusalem1 #ba3ah-bc3ce4 #f4 ,two years imprisonment at ,caesarea1 ,chs4 #bd-bf4 #g4 ,paul1 the witness1 carried to ,rome1 #bg3a-bh3ae4 #h4 ,paul1 the witness1 at ,rome1 #bh3af-ca4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,the first church conference for business1 #a3ae-bf4 7#b7 ,the coming of the ,holy ,spirit1 #b3a-d4 7#c7 ,peter's sermon on the day of ,pentecost1 #b3e-dg4 7#d7 ,the first miracle1 ch4 #c4 7#e7 ,the first persecution1 #d3a-ca4 7#f7 ,death of ,annanias and ,sapphira1 #e3a-aa4 7#g7 ,the first deacons1 #f3a-g4 7#h7 ,the first martyr1 ch4#g4 7#i7 ,philip's work in ,samaria1 #h3e-dj4 7#aj7 ,conversion of ,saul1 #i3a-ca4 7#aa7 ,conversion of ,cornelius1 #aj3a-aa3ah4 7#ab7 ,list the principal churches of the book1 their location and what makes them notable4 7#ac7 ,list the principal preachers of the book and note the sermons or miracles1 etc41 that make them prominent4 7#ad7,the sermons and addresses of the book1 to whom each was delivered1 its purpose1 etc47#ae7 ,the chief elements of power of these early disciples4 7#af7 ,the growth of ,christianity and the hindrances it had to overcome4 7#ag7 ,the great outstanding teachings of these early ,christians4 7#ah7 ,the tact and adaptation of the apostles 7give examples74 7#ai7 ,the different plans to kill ,paul and the way by which he escaped each4 7#bj7 ,the missionary journeys of ,paul and his journey to ,rome as a prisoner4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xxix4 ,romans4 ,the ,author4 ,paul1 the author1 was a ,hebrew by descent1 a native of ,tarsus in ,cilicia1 and educated by ,gamaliel1 the great ,pharisaic teacher4 ,he was one of the most unmerciful persecutors of the early ,christians1 but was converted by the sudden appearance to him of the risen ,lord4 ,he began preaching at ,damascus1 but on account of persecution went into ,arabia4 ,returning from ,arabia he visited ,jerusalem and ,damascus1 and then went to ,cilicia1 where he doubtless did evangelistic work until ,barnabas sought him at ,tarsus and brought him to ,antioch1 where he worked a year with ,barnabas4 ,after this they went up to ,jerusalem with contributions for the brethren4 ,upon return to ,antioch he was called by the ,holy ,ghost to mission work in which he continued till his death1 making at least three great missionary journeys1 during which and afterward he suffered one long martyrdom till his death4 ,paul's ,epistles4 ,paul's epistles are commonly put into four groups as follows3 7#a7 ,the ,eschatological group1 or those dealing with the second coming of ,christ4 ,these are ,i4 and ,,ii4 ,thessalonians and were written from ,corinth about #fb to #fc ,a4 ,d4 7#b7 ,the ,anti-,judaic group1 or those growing out of controversy with ,judaistic teachers4 ,they are ,i4 ,corinthians4 ,,ii4 ,corinthians1 ,galatians and ,romans1 written during the third ,missionary journey1 probably at ,ephesus1 ,philippi1 and ,corinth4 7#c7 ,the ,christological group1 which center their teachings around the character and work of ,jesus1 and were written during the imprisonment at ,rome4 ,they are ,philippians1 ,colossians1 ,philemon1 ,ephesians1 and ,hebrews 7many think ,paul did not write ,hebrews74 7#d7 ,the ,pastoral ,group1 or those written to young preachers touching matters of church organization and government and practical instructions concerning evangelists1 pastors1 and other ,christian workers4 ,they are #a ,timothy1 #b ,timothy and ,titus4 ,all of ,paul's epistles1 unless it be ,hebrews1 fall very naturally into five sections1 as follows3 7#a7 ,an introduction1 which may contain a salutation1 usually including the subject of the epistle and the name of those with ,paul as co-laborers at the time of the writing1 and a thanksgiving for the good character or conduct of those whom he addresses4 7#b7 ,a ,doctrinal ,section1 in which he discusses some great ,christian teaching1 which needs special emphasis as the case of the church or individual addressed4 7#c7 ,a ,practical ,section1 in which he sets forth the practical application of the principles discussed in the doctrinal section to the life of those addressed4 7#d7 ,a ,personal ,section1 in which are personal messages and salutations sent to and by various friends4 7#e7 ,a ,conclusion1 in which may be found a benediction or autograph conclusion to authenticate the letter1 maybe both1 with other closing words4 ,the ,occasion of the ,roman ,epistle4 7#a7 ,paul longed to go to ,rome 7,acts #ai3ba7 and now hoped soon to do so 7,romans #ae3bd-cc74 ,he may1 therefore1 have wished them to know of his doctrine before his arrival1 especially as they had perhaps heard some false reports of it4 7#b7 ,it was just after he wrote ,galatians and ,paul's mind was full of the doctrine of justification1 and he may have desired to write further upon the subject1 giving special emphasis to the ,divine side of the doctrine as he had given to the human side of it in ,galatians4 7#c7 ,then1 too1 he may have been misunderstood in ,galatians and desired to enlarge upon his teaching4 ,in ,galatians man is justified by believing1 in ,romans ,god gives his own righteousness to the believer for his justification4 7#d7 ,phoebe1 a woman of influence and ,christian character1 a friend of ,paul1 was about to go to ,rome from the coasts of ,corinth1 and ,paul not only had a good opportunity to send the letter1 but could do her a service by way of introducing her 7#af3a-b74 ,the ,church at ,rome4 ,it was doubtless in a very prosperous condition the time of ,paul's writing4 ,it was perhaps organized by some ,jews heard and believed while at ,jerusalem1 probably on the day of ,pentecost4 ,while its membership included both ,jews and ,gentiles 7#a3f- #ac2 #g3a71 it was regarded by ,paul as especially a ,gentile church 7#a3c- #g2 #ac-ae74 ,some ,errors of ,doctrine and ,practice ,had ,crept in ,which ,needed ,correction4 7#a7 ,they seem to have misunderstood ,paul's teachings and to have charged that he taught that the greater the sin the greater the glory of ,god 7#c3h74 7#b7 ,they may have thought him to teach that we should sin in order to get more grace 7#f3a7 and1 therefore1 may have made his teaching of justification by faith an excuse for immoral conduct4 7#c7 ,the ,jews would not recognize the ,gentile ,christians as equal with them in ,christ's ,kingdom 7#a3i1 #bi1 etc474 7#d7 ,some of the ,gentile brethren1 on the other hand1 looked with contempt upon their narrow and prejudiced and bigoted ,jewish brethren 7#ad3c74 7#e7 ,paul1 therefore1 aimed to win the ,jews to ,christian truth and the ,gentiles to ,christian love4 ,paul's ,connection ,with the ,church4 ,he had never been there up to this time 7#a3aa1 #ac1 #ae7 and it is not likely that any other apostles had been there4 ,for then ,paul would have not have been planning to go since his rule was not to go where another had worked 7#ae3bj2 #b ,cor4 #aj3ad-af74 ,this strikes a heavy blow at ,catholicism1 claiming that ,peter was first bishop of ,rome4 ,if ,paul would not have followed him1 then ,peter had not been there1 and the most important test of papacy is overthrown4 ,paul had1 however1 many intimate friends and acquaintances at ,rome1 many of whom were mentioned in chapter #af4 ,among them were his old friends1 ,aquila and ,priscilia4 ,the ,argument of the ,book4 ,the doctrines of the book are considered and discussed under four main propositions3 7#a7 ,all men are guilty before ,god 7,jews and ,gentiles alike74 7#b7 ,all men need a ,savior4 7#c7 ,christ died for all men4 7#d7 ,we all1 through faith1 are one body in ,christ4 ,date4 ,probably from ,corinth1 about ,a4 ,d4 #eh4 ,theme4 ,the gift of the righteousness of ,god as our justification which is received through faith in ,christ1 or justification by faith4 ,analysis4 ,introduction1 #a3a-ag4 ,i4 ,all ,men ,need of ,righteousness1 #a3ah-c3bj4 ,,ii4 ,all ,men ,may ,have ,righteousness by ,faith in ,christ 7justification7 #c3ba-d end4 ,,iii4 ,all ,who ,are ,thus ,justified ,will ,be ,finally ,sanctified1 ,chs4 #e-h4 ,the believer's final redemption is thus guaranteed4 #a4 ,by the new relation to ,god which this righteousness gives4 ,ch4 #e4 #b4 ,by the new realms of grace into which it brings him1 ,ch4 #f 7no death in this realm74 #c4 ,by the nature given him1 ,ch4 #g4 ,this wars against the old nature and will win4 #d4 ,by the new possession 7the ,holy ,spirit7 which it gives1 ,ch4 #h3a- #bg4 #e4 ,by the foreordained purpose of ,god for them1 #h3bh-ci4 ,,iv4 ,this ,doctrine as ,related to the ,rejection of the ,jews1 chs4 #i-aa4 #a4 ,the justice of their rejection1 #i3a-bi4 #b4 ,the cause of their rejection1 #i3cj-aj end4 #c4 ,the limitations of their rejection1 ch4 #aa4 ,v4 ,the ,application of ,this ,doctrine to ,christian ,life1 #ab3a-ae3ac4 #a4 ,duty to ,god-consecration1 #ab-ab4 #b4 ,duty to self-a holy life1 #ab3c end4 #c4 ,duty to state authorities-honor1 #ac3a-g4 #d4 ,duty to society-love all1 #ac3h-aj4 #e4 ,duty as to the ,lord's return-watchfulness1 #ac3aa-ad4 #f4 ,duty to the weak -helpfulness and forbearance1 #ad3a-ae3ac4 ,conclusion4 #ae3ad-af end4 7#a7 ,personal matters1 #ad3ad end4 7#b7 ,farewell greetings and warnings1 ch4 #af4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,the greeting 7#a3a-g74 ,what does it reveal about1 7a7 ,the call1 duty and standing of an apostle or preacher8 7b7 ,the standing1 privileges and duties of a church1 or individual ,christian8 7c7 ,the relation of the old dispensation to the new8 7d7 ,christ's diety or his ,messiahship in fulfillment of prophecy8 7e7 ,the different persons of the ,trinity8 7#b7 ,study sin as described in #c3aj-ah1 and what can be learned concerning3 7a7 ,the state of sin1 7b7 ,the practice of sin1 7c7 ,the reason for sin4 7#c7 ,abraham as an example of justification by faith1 ch4 #d4 7#d7 ,the plan and method by which ,god rescues men from sin1 #e3f-aa4 7#e7 ,the contrast between ,adam and ,christ4 #e3ab-ca4 ,do we get more in ,christ than we lost in ,adam8 7#f7 ,why a matter under grace should not continue in sin1 #f3a-ad4 7#g7 ,a converted man's relation to the law4 #g3a-f4 7#h7 ,the different things done for us by the ,holy ,spirit1 #h3a-bg4 7#i7 ,the practical duties of a ,christian1 ch4 #ab4 7#aj7 ,make a list of the following key-words1 showing how many times and were each occurs1 and outline form the scripture references the teachings about each4 ,power1 sin and unrighteousness1 righteousness1 justification1 faith and belief1 atonement1 redemption1 adoption1 propitiation1 election1 predestination4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xxx4 ,first and ,second ,corinthians4 ,the ,city of ,corinth4 ,it contained #djj1jjj inhabitants and was the chief city of ,greece when ,paul visited it1 being situated on a large isthmus where the commerce of the world passed4 ,the inhabitants were ,greeks1 ,jews1 ,italians and a mixed multitude from everywhere4 ,sailors1 merchants1 adventurers and refugees from all the world crowded the city1 bringing with them the evils of every country1 out of which grew many forms of human degradation4 ,religion and philosopy had been prostituted to low uses4 ,intellectual life was put above moral life1 and the future life was denied that they might enjoy the present life without restraint4 ,the ,church at ,corinth4 ,it was founded by ,paul on the second missionary journey 7,acts #ah3a-ah74 ,his spirit in founding the church is seen in #a ,cor4 #b3a-b4 ,while there ,paul made his home with ,aquila and ,priscilla1 ,jews who had been expelled from ,rome 7,acts #ah3b-c71 but who now became members of the church4 ,apollos preached to this church and aided it in ,paul's absence 7#ah3bd-bh2 #ai3a74 ,both ,epistles are full of information as to the condition of the church and the many problems which hit had to face from time to time4 ,it must be remembered that ,corinth was one of the most wicked cities of ancient times and that the church was surrounded by heathen customs and practices4 ,many of its members had but recently been converted from heathenism to ,christianity and the church was far from ideal4 ,first ,corinthians4 ,the ,occasion and ,purpose of the ,letter4 ,unfavorable news had come to ,paul concerning the ,corinthian church and he had written them a letter 7#e3i7 which has been lost4 ,in that letter he seems to have commanded them to give up their evil practices and promised to visit them4 ,in the meantime1 members of the household of ,chloe7#a3aa7 and other friends 7#af3ag7 came to him at ,ephesus and brought news of their divisions and of the evil practices of certain of their members4 ,finally1 they wrote him a letter asking his advice on certain matters 7#g3a74 ,from all this we learn 7#a7 that there were four factions among them1 #a3b2 7#b7 that there was gross immorality in the church as in the case of the incestuous person1 ,ch4 #e2 7#c7 that they went to law with each other1 ,ch4 #f2 7#d7 that many practical matters troubled them4 ,paul1 therefore1 wrote to correct all these errors in doctrine and practice4 ,content4 ,this letter contains some of the greatest passages in the ,new ,testament4 ,it is1 however1 remarkable especially for the very practical nature of its contents4 ,it deals with many of the problems of every day life and has been said not to discuss but one great doctrine1 that of the resurrection4 ,date4 ,from ,ephesus in the spring of ,a4 ,d4 #eg4 ,analysis4 ,introduction1 #a3a-i4 ,i4 ,concerning ,divisions and the ,party ,spirit4 #a3aj-d4 ,divisions are prevented3 #a4 ,by ,christ as the center of ,christianity1 #a3aj end4 #b4 ,by spiritual mindedness1 #b3a-c3d4 #c4 ,by a right view of preachers1 #c3e-d end4 ,,ii4 ,correction of ,moral ,disorders1 ,chs4 #e-f4 #a4 ,the incestuous person1 ,ch4 #e4 #b4 ,lawsuits1 #f3a-aa4 #c4 ,sins of the body1 #f2ab end4 ,,iii4 ,answers to ,questions and ,cognate ,matters1 #g3a-af3d4 #a4 ,concerning marriage and celibacy1 ,ch4 #g4 #b4 ,concerning things offered to idols4 #h3a-aa3a4 #c4 ,concerning head dress1 #aa3b-af4 #d4 ,concerning the ,lord's supper1 #aa3ag end4 #e4 ,concerning spiritual gifts1 ,chs4 #ab-ad4 #f4 ,concerning the resurrection1 ,ch4 #ae4 #g4 ,concerning collections for the saints1 #af3a-d4 ,,iv4 ,personal ,matters and ,conclusion1 #af3e end4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,earthly wisdom and heavenly foolishness1 #a3ah-be4 7#b7 ,spiritual wisdom1 #b3g-af4 7#c7 ,paul's apostolic labors1 #d3i-ac4 7#d7 ,the scripture estimate of the human body1 #f3ab-bj4 7#e7 ,marriages and divorce1 #g3be-ej1 letting virgin mean any single person1 male or female4 7#f7 ,paul's practice in the matter of his rights1 #i3a-bc4 7#g7 ,the ,christian race1 #i3bd-bg4 7#h7 ,love and its nature1 ,ch4 #ac4 7a7 ,superior to other gifts1 #a-c4 7b7 ,its ten marks1 #d-f4 7c7 ,its power1 #g4 7d7 ,its permanence1 #h-ac4 7#i7 ,spiritual gifts1 ,chs4 #ab-ad4 ,name and describe them4 7#aj7 ,the resurrection1 ,ch4 #ae4 7a7 ,calamities to result1 if there were none-or the other doctrines here made to depend on the resurrection2 7b7 ,the nature of the resurrected body4 ,second ,corinthians4 ,the ,occasion and ,purpose of the ,letter4 ,from suggestions found here and there in these two epistles it appears that much communication passed between ,paul and the church and that the two letters that have come down to us are only some of a series4 ,he suffered much perplexity and grief because of the conditions of the church4 ,he met ,titus in ,macedonia on the third missionary journey 7he had hoped for him with news from ,corinth while he was at ,troas74 ,he wrote this letter in response to the messages brought by ,titus4 ,he expresses solicitude for them1 defends himself against the charges of his enemies1 warns them against errors1 instructs them in matters of duty and expresses joy that they have heeded his former advice4 ,the ,character and ,content4 ,it is the least systematic of all ,paul's epistles4 ,it abounds in emotion1 showing mingled joy1 grief and indignation4 ,it is intensely personal and from it we1 therefore1 learn more of his life and character than from any other source4 ,this makes it of great value in any study of ,paul himself4 ,section one has as its great topic tribulation and consolation in tribulation1 and has in it an undercurrent of apology1 darkened by a suppressed indignation4 ,section two is colored by a sorrowful emotion4 ,section three everywhere teems with a feeling of indignation4 ,through the whole letter there runs an undercurrent of self-defense4 ,the key-note of this book1 as well as of ,first ,corinthians1 is loyalty to ,christ4 ,date4 ,it was written from ,macedonia 7probably ,philippi7 fall of ,a4,d4 #eg4 ,analysis4 ,introduction1 #a3a-g4 ,i4 ,paul's ,trials1 ,principles and ,consolation as a ,preacher1 #a3h- #g3af4 #a4 ,his interest in the ,corinthian church4 #a3h-b3aa4 #b4 ,his service both to ,god and men1 #b3ab end4 #c4 ,his appointment by the ,holy ,spirit1 ,ch4 #c4 #d4 ,his power given by ,god1 ,ch4 #d4 #e4 ,his hope of future blessedness1 #e3a-ai4 #f4 ,his exhortation and appeal to the church4 #e3bj-g3d4 #g4 ,his joy at their reception of the word1 #g3e end4 ,,ii4 ,the ,collection for the ,poor ,saints1 ,chs4 #h-i4 #a4 ,the appeal for liberality1 #h3a-ae4 #b4 ,the sending of ,titus and two other brethren1 #h3af-i3e4 #c4 ,the ,blessedness of liberality1 #i3f end4 ,,iii4 ,paul's ,apostolic ,authority4 #aj3a-ac3aj4 #a4 ,he vindicates his apostolic authority1 #aj3a-ab3ac4 #b4 ,he warns them that his coming will be with apostolic authority1 #ab3ad-ac3aj4 ,conclusion1 #ac3aa end4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,paul's reasons for not going to ,corinth1 #a3ae-b3d4 7#b7 ,the glory of the gospel ministry1 #d3a-f4 7#c7 ,his affectionate injunction1 #f3aa-ah4 7#d7 ,the grace of liberality1 ,chs4 #h-i4 ,make a list of 7a7 ways of cultivating this grace1 7b7 the blessings it will bring to the possessor1 to others and to the whole church4 7#e7 ,paul's boasting1 #aa3af-ab3bj4 7a7 ,of what things did he boast8 7b7 ,when is boasting justifiable8 7#f7 ,paul's self-defense8 ,when should we defend ourselves8 7#g7 ,the vision of the third heaven1 #ab3a-d4 7#h7 ,the thorn in the flesh1 #ab3g-i4 7#i7 ,the personal attacks on ,paul4 ,note the hints in #b3ag2 #d3c2 #e3c2 #aj3h2 #aj3aj2 #aa3f4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xxxi4 ,galatians and ,ephesians4 ,galatians4 ,the ,country4 7#a7 ,politically it was the ,roman province which included ,lycaonia1 ,isauria1 and parts of ,phrygia and ,pisidia4 7#b7 ,geographically it was the center of the ,celtic tribes1 and in this sense it seems to be used in this epistle and in ,acts 7,gal4 #a3a2 ,acts4 #ac3ad2 #ad3f2 #af3f74 ,the ,celtic ,people4 ,they were descended from the ,gauls who sacked ,rome in the fourth century ,b4 ,c4 and in the third century ,b4 ,c4 invaded ,asia ,minor and northern ,greece4 ,a part of them remained in ,galatia4 predominating in the mixed population formed out of the ,greek1 ,roman and ,jewish people4 ,they were quick-tempered1 impulsive1 hospitable and fickle people4 ,they were quick to receive impressions and equally quick to give them up4 ,they received ,paul with enthusiastic joy1 and were then suddenly turned from him 7,gal4 #d3ac-af74 ,the ,churches of ,galatia4 ,just how and by whom these churches were established we do not know4 ,the great highway from the ,east to ,europe passed through this region1 making it possible for some of those present at ,pentecost to have sown the seed of the gospel there4 ,it could have sprung up from work done by ,paul while at ,tarsus from the time of his return from ,arabia to his going to ,antioch with ,barnabas4 ,but the scripture gives us no word about this4 ,on the second missionary journey ,paul visited them 7,acts #af3f7 and seems to have been taken sick while passing through and to have preached to them while unable to travel 7,gal4 #d3ad-ae74 ,they gladly received his teaching1 and churches seem to have sprung up4 ,paul also visited them while on the third missionary journey 7,acts #ah3bc7 and instructed and established them in the faith4 ,the churches were running well when ,paul left them1 but ,judaizing teachers had now come in and1 acting upon their fickle and unstable nature1 had greatly corrupted the simplicity of their faith4 ,the ,occasion of the ,epistle4 7#a7 ,judaizing teachers had gone among the ,galatians1 claiming that the ,jewish law was binding upon ,christians1 admitting that ,jesus was the ,messiah1 but claiming that salvation must1 nevertheless1 be obtained by the works of the law4 ,they especially urged that all ,gentiles be circumcised4 7#b7 ,in order to gain their point and turn the ,galatians from their belief1 they were trying to weaken their confidence in ,paul1 their spiritual teacher4 ,they said he was not one of the twelve1 and therefore1 not one of the apostles1 and his teachings were not of binding authority4 ,they suggested that he had learned his doctrine from others1 especially from the apostles who were pillars of the church4 ,the ,purpose of the ,epistle4 ,the purpose of the epistle was to root out the errors of doctrine introduced by the ,judaizers and to hold the ,galatians to their earlier faith4 ,to do this it was necessary to establish his apostolic authority and the divine origin of his gospel4 ,he also desired to show the practical value or application of his teaching4 ,he especially shows the value of ,christian freedom and at the same time shows that it is not license4 ,in fulfilling these purposes he gave us an inspired classic upon the fundamental doctrine of justification by faith and forever settled the disturbing question of the relation of ,christians to the ,jewish law4 ,author and ,date4 ,it was written by ,paul1 probably from ,corinth in ,a4,d4 #eg4 ,analysis4 ,introduction1 #a3a-aj4 ,i4 ,authoritativeness of ,paul's ,gospel1 #a3aa-b end4 #a4 ,it is independent of man1 #a3aa end4 #b4 ,it is the gospel of an apostle1 ,ch4 #b4 ,,ii4 ,teaching of ,paul's ,gospel1 ,chs4 #c-d4 ,justification by faith4 #a4 ,their experience proves it1 #c3a-e4 #b4 ,the example of ,abraham attests it1 #c3f-h4 #c4 ,the scripture teaches it1 #c3aj-ab4 #d4 ,the work of ,christ provides for it1 #c3ac-ad4 #e4 ,its superior results demonstrate it4 #c3ae-d3bj4 #f4 ,the experiences of ,sarah and ,hagar and their sons illustrate it1 #d3ba end4 ,,iii4 ,application of ,paul's ,gospel to ,faith and ,conduct1 #e3a-f3aj4 #a4 ,he exhorts them to stand fast in the liberty of ,christ2 #e3a-ab2 #e3ab4 ,this liberty excludes ,judaism4 #b4 ,he exhorts them not to abuse their liberty1 #e3ac-f3aj4 ,conclusion1 #f3aa end4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,the dangers of fickleness 7#a3f2 #d3i2 #ae3af74 7#b7 ,the methods of false teachers3 7a7 ,their chief method is to attack men prominent in the movement1 7b7 ,they usually put forward some one else for leader2 ,they would supplant ,paul with ,peter1 7c7 ,one may well consider how a man will often allow the influence of another to be undermined if he is himself exalted4 7#c7 ,the reasons ,paul gives to show that his teaching is not of man1 #a3aa end4 7#d7 ,the confirmation of ,paul's divine call1 #b3a-aj4 7#e7 ,difference between one under law and under faith1 #d3a-g4 7#f7 ,the lusts of the flesh1 sins of body and mind are included1 #e3ai-ba4 7#g7 ,the fruits of the spirit1 #e3bb-bc4 7#h7 ,the words1 liberty1 lust1 flesh1 spirit1 works of the law1 live and die1 servant and bondage1 justified1 righteousness1 faith and believe4 7#i7 ,for more advanced study list and study passages in ,galatians that coincide with or correspond to passages in ,romans4 ,ephesians4 ,the ,city4 ,it was the capital of pro-consular ,asia1 being about a mile from the sea coast1 and was the great religious1 commercial and political center of ,asia4 ,it was noteworthy because of two notable structures there4 ,first1 the great theatre which had a seating capacity of #ej1jjj people1 and second1 the temple of ,diana which was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world4 ,it was #cdb feet long and #afd feet wide1 made of shining marble1 supported by a forest of columns #ef feet high1 and was #bbj years in building4 ,this made it the center of the influence of ,diana worship1 of which we read in ,acts #ai3bc-da4 ,the statue with its many breasts betokened the fertility of nature4 ,next to ,rome1 ,ephesus was the most important city visited by ,paul4 ,it has been called the third capital of ,christianity1 it being the center of work in ,asia through which were founded all the churches of ,asia1 especially the seven churches of ,asia to which ,jesus sent the messages of ,revelations4 ,jerusalem1 the birth place of power1 is the first1 and ,antioch1 the center of mission work1 is the second capital4 ,paul's ,work at ,ephesus4 7#a7 ,revisited there on the return from the second missionary journey 7,acts #ah3ah-ba74 and left with them ,aquila and ,priscilla4 7#b7 ,on the third missionary journey he spent about three years there1 7,acts #bj3ca74 7#c7 ,during this second visit he had such influence as to check the worship of ,diana to such an extent as to arouse the opposition of her worshippers and make it necessary for him to depart into ,macedonia 7,acts #bj3a74 7#d7 ,on the return from the third missionary journey he stopped at ,miletus1 thirty miles away1 and sent for the elders of ,ephesus to whom he delivered a farewell address 7,acts #bj3af-ch74 ,the ,epistle4 ,the contents are much akin to those of ,colossians1 but also differ greatly from them4 7#a7 ,in each book half is doctrinal and half practical4 7#b7 ,colossians discusses ,christ-hood or ,christ the head of the church1 while ,ephesians discusses church-hood or the church as the body of ,christ4 7#c7 ,in ,colossians ,christ is ,all and in all1 in ,ephesians the ascended ,christ is seen in his church4 7#d7 ,in ,colossians we have ,paul in the heated arena of controversy2 in ,ephesians he is quietly meditating upon a great theme4 ,it has been said to contain the profoundest truth revealed to men1 and the church at ,ephesus was1 perhaps1 better prepared than any other to be the custodian of such truth1 since ,paul's long stay there had so well prepared them to hear and understand it4 ,it may have been written as a circular letter to be sent in turn to several churches of which the church at ,ephesus was one4 ,date4 ,by ,paul1 probably from ,rome1 ,a4 ,d4 #fb or #fc4 ,theme4 ,the church1 ,christ's mystical body4 ,analysis4 ,salutation1 #a3a-b4 ,i4 ,the ,spiritual ,blessings of the ,church4 #a3c-ad4 #a4 ,the origin of these blessings1 v4 #c4 #b4 ,the blessings enumerated1 #d-ad4 ,,ii4 ,prayer for the ,readers1 #a3ae end4 #a4 ,that ,god may grant them the spirit of wisdom1 the ,holy ,spirit1 #ae-ag4 #b4 ,that they may know what they have in ,christ1 #ah-cc4 ,,iii4 ,the ,great ,work ,done for ,them1 ,ch4 #b4 ,both ,jews and ,gentiles4 #a4 ,they were regenerated1 #a3aj4 #b4 ,they were organized1 #aa end4 ,,iv4 ,paul's ,mission and ,prayer for ,them1 ,ch4 #c4 #a4 ,his mission to preach the mystery of ,christ4 #a-ac4 #b4 ,his prayer for them and doxology of praise to ,god1 #ad end4 ,v4 ,the ,duty of the ,churches as the ,body of ,christ1 #d3a-f3bj4 #a4 ,duty of individual members in relation to other members and to the world4 #d3a-e3ba4 #b4 ,duties of individuals in their home relations1 #e3bb-f3i4 #c4 ,duties of individual members in their relation to the organized efforts of the church4 #f3aj-bj4 ,conclusion1 #f3ba end4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,the ,christian's standing before ,god1 ,chs4 #a-b4 ,such words as sealed1 chosen1 quickened4 7#b7 ,the blessings of the church1 make a list1 #a3c-ad4 7#c7 ,the elements and characteristics of the new life1 #d3be-cb4 7#d7 ,the different things done in an intelligent ,christian life1 #e3c-ag4 7#e7 ,the exalted nature and office of ,christ1 #a3b-cc2 #b3ac-bb4 7#f7 ,the eternal purpose of ,god1 #b3c-e2 #b3d-g2 #c3i-ab4 7#g7 ,principles of ,christian sociology seen in the home relations such as husband and wife1 child and parents1 and servant and master4 7#h7 ,the ,christian's relation to ,christ as seen in these relations4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xxxii4 ,philippians and ,colossians4 ,philippians4 ,the ,city4 ,it belonged to ,thrace until #ceh ,b4 ,c41 when it was seized by ,philip1 king of ,macedon1 father of ,alexander the ,great ,it was the place where ,marcus ,antonius and ,octavius defeated ,brutus and ,cassius 7#db ,b4 ,c474 which defeat overthrew the ,roman ,oligarchy1 and ,augustus 7,octavius7 was made ,emperor4 ,is was on the great highway through which all trade and traders going eastward and westward must pass1 and was1 therefore1 a fit center of evangelism for all ,europe4 ,it was the place where the first church ,of ,europe was established by ,paul on his second missionary journey1 ,a4 ,d4 #eb4 ,paul's ,connection with the ,church4 ,by a vision from ,god he went to ,philippi on the second missionary journey 7,acts #af3i-ab74 ,he first preached at a woman's prayer-meeting1 where ,lydia was converted4 ,she furnished him a home while he continued his work in the city4 ,after some time there arose great opposition to him and he and ,silas were beaten and put in prison1 but through prayer they were released by an earthquake which also resulted in the conversion of the jailer 7,acts ch4 #af74 ,he perhaps visited them again on his journey from ,ephesus to ,macedonia 7,acts #bj #b ,cor #b3ab-ac2 #g3e-f74 ,he spent the ,passover there 7,acts #bj3f7 and received messages from them 7,phil4 #d3af74 ,they also sent him assistance 7,phil4 #ah7 and he wrote them this letter4 ,the ,character and ,purpose of the ,letter4 ,it is an informal letter with no logical plan or doctrinal arguments4 ,it is the spontaneous utterance of love and gratitude4 ,it is a tender1 warm-hearted1 loving friend and brother presenting the essential truths of the gospel in terms of friendly intercourse4 ,he found in them constant reasons for rejoicing1 and now that ,epaphroditus who had brought their aid to him was about to return from ,rome to ,philippi1 he had an opportunity to send them a letter of thanks 7,phil4 #d3ah74 ,it is remarkable for its tenderness1 warnings1 entreaties and exhortations and should be read often as a spiritual tonic4 ,date4 ,it was written by ,paul during his imprisonment at ,rome1 about ,a4 ,d4 #fb4 ,analysis4 ,introduction1 #a3a-aa4 ,i4 ,paul's ,present ,situation and ,feeling4 #a3ab-bf4 ,,ii4 ,some ,exhortations1 #a3bg-b3ah4 ,,iii4 ,he ,plans to ,communicate with ,them1 #b3ai end4 ,,iv4 ,some ,warnings1 ch4 #c4 #a4 ,against ,judaizers1 #a-af4 #b4 ,against false professors1 #ag end4 ,v4 ,final ,exhortation4 #d3a-i4 ,,vi4 ,gratitude for ,their ,gifts1 #d3aj-ai4 ,conclusion1 #d3bj end4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,paul as a good minister1 #a3c-h4 ,paul's prayer for the ,philippians1 #a3i-aa4 7#c7 ,the choice between life death1 #a3ai-bf4 7#d7 ,humble-mindedness and its rewards as seen in ,jesus #b3e- #aa4 7#e7 ,an upright ,christian life1 #b3ab-ah4 7#f7 ,paul's sense of imperfection1 #c3ab-af4 7#g7 ,worthy meditations1 #d3h-i4 7#h7 ,outline the information the book gives concerning ,paul's condition at the time of the writing4 7#i7 ,point out all the teachings of the book on the necessity of cultivating unselfishness and the blessing derived from it4 7#aj7 ,the expression of joy and rejoicing4 7#aa7 ,the number of times our ,lord1 under different names1 is referred to4 ,colossians4 ,the ,city4 ,it was situated about #ajj miles east of ,ephesus1 and was of little importance at the time of this epistle1 though it had once been of considerable influence4 ,it was one of a group of three cities1 ,laodicia and ,hierapolis being the ,other two1 situated on the ,lycus river near where it flows into the famous ,meander4 ,the ,church of ,colossae4 ,it was perhaps founded by ,epaphras 7#a3f-g2 #d3ab-ac7 who was directed by ,paul in his work there for us on our behalf1 7#a3g74 ,paul though having a very vital connection with it4 had never visited the church 7#a3g2 #b3a74 ,he seems to have kept posted about conditions in the church 7#a3c2 #d1 #i1 #b3a71 and to have approved the work and discipline of the church 7#a3e-g1 #bc1 #b3e-g2 #d3ab-ac74 ,he was loved by them 7#a3h7 and knew and loved some of them4 ,see also ,phile #i4 ,condition of the ,church and ,occasion for the ,epistle4 ,false teachers or a false teacher1 had come among them and had greatly hindered the prosperity of the church4 ,the main source of all their false teaching lay in an old eastern dogma1 that all matter is evil and its source also evil4 ,if this were true1 ,god1 who is in no wise evil1 could not have created matter4 ,and since our bodies are matters they are evil and ,god could not have created them4 ,from this notion that our bodies are evil two extremes of error arose3 7#a7 ,that only by various ascetic practices1 whereby we punish the body1 can we hope to save it1 #b3bj- #bc4 7#b7 ,that since the body is evil1 none of its deeds are to be accounted for4 ,license was1 therefore1 granted to evil conduct1 and evil passions were indulged at pleasure and without impunity 7#c3e-h74 ,in seeking to find relief from this condition they formulated two other false doctrines4 7#a7 ,an esoteric and exclusive theory which was a doctrine of secrets and initiation 7#b3b1 #c1 #h74 ,by this doctrine they declared that the remedy for man's condition was known to only a few1 and to learn this secret one must be initiated into their company4 7#b7 ,that since ,god could not have been creator of these sinful bodies1 they could not1 therefore1 come to him for blessing1 and so they formulated1 in their theory1 a series of intermediary beings or ,aeons1 such as angels1 that must have created us and whom we must worship 7#b3ah71 especially as a means of finally reaching ,god4 ,all these false theories conspired to limit the greatness and authority of ,jesus ,christ1 and to limit the efficiency of redemption in him 7#b3i-aj74 ,they are called by the one name1 ,gnosticism1 and present four aspects of error in this book4 7#a7 ,philosophic1 #b3c1 #d1 #h4 7#b7 ,ritualistic1 or ,judaistic1 #b3aa1 #ad1 #af-ag4 7#c7 ,visionary1 or angel-worship1 #a3af2 #b3aj1 #ae1 #ah4 7#d7 ,ascetic practices1 #b3bj-bc4 ,there are three modern applications of the ,colossian heresy4 7#a7 ,ceremonialism1 or ritualism4 7#b7 ,speculation4 7#c7 ,low standards of righteousness4 ,the ,epistle4 ,the news of these false teachings was brought to ,paul probably by ,epaphras4 #a3g-h1 and he wrote to combat them4 ,it is polemic in spirit and argues that we have everything in ,christ1 that he is the source and ,lord of all creation and that he alone can forgive sins and reconcile us to ,god4 ,it1 therefore1 represents more fully than any other of ,paul's epistles his doctrine of the person and preeminence of ,christ4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,doctrinal ,teachings1 ,ch4 #a4 #a4 ,introduction1 #a-ad4 #b4 ,christ in relation to creation1 #ae-ag4 #c4 ,christ in relation to the church1 #ah end4 ,,ii4 ,polemic ,against ,false ,teachings1 ch4 #b4 #a4 ,introduction1 #a-g4 #b4 ,polemic against the general false teachings1 #h-ae1 #c4 ,polemic against the particular claims of the false teachers1 #af end4 ,,iii4 ,hortatory ,section1 #c3a-d3f4 #a4 ,to a lofty ,christian life1 #c3a-d4 #b4 ,to exchange the old vices for the ,christian graces1 #c3e-ad4 #c4 ,to make ,christ sovereign over the whole of life1 #c3ae-ag4 #d4 ,to the ,christian discharge of relative duties1 #c3ah-d3a4 #c4 ,to a proper prayer life1 #d3b-f4 ,,iv4 ,personal ,section1 #d3g end4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,paul's prayer for them1 #a3i-ad4 7#b7 ,the preeminence of the ,savior1#a3e-bj4 7#c7 ,the false and true philosophy of religion1 #b3h-ae4 7#d7 ,the worldly vices1 #c3e-h4 7#e7 ,the ,christian graces1 #c3i-ad4 7#f7 ,the lofty ,christian life1 #c3ae-ag4 7#g7 ,all references to the false teachings as in the words mystery1 head1 body1 ,lord1 fullness1 etc4 ,note #b3c1 #h1 #aa1 #af1 #ah1 and many others4 7#h7 ,paul's view of ,jesus4 ,study every reference to him4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xxxiii4 ,first and ,second ,thessalonians4 ,the ,city of ,thessalonica4 ,it was founded by ,cassander1 ,king of ,macedon #cae ,b4 ,c41 and was about a hundred miles west of ,philippi4 ,it was a great commercial center of ,paul's time1 the inhabitants being ,greeks1 ,romans and ,jews4 ,it still exists under the name of ,saloniki1 and has a population of from #ge1jjj to #he1jjj about half of whom are ,jews4 ,the ,church of ,thessalonica4 ,upon being delivered from prison at ,philippi4 ,paul continued his second missionary journey to ,thessalonica1 having also ,silas and ,timothy with him 7,acts #ag3a-e74 ,he spent three ,sabbaths there1 but on account of the persecution of the ,jews1 went from there to ,berea1 then to ,athens1 and then to ,corinth where he spent #ah months4 ,the first letter bears testimony to the splendid ,christian character of these new converts from heathenism4 ,first ,thessalonians4 ,this is probably the first epistle written by ,paul and perhaps the first written document of the ,christian religion4 ,it is not doctrinal1 has no element of controversy and is one of the most gentle and affectionate of ,paul's letters4 ,it is notable for its special salutations and refers to their expectations of the immediate return of ,jesus4 ,its main idea is consolation 7#d3ag-ah71 its keynote hope and its leading words affliction and advent4 ,its purpose was3 7#a7 to send affectionate greetings1 7#b7 to console them in their afflictions1 7#c7 to correct their wrong1 their mistaken views of ,christ's second coming1 7#d7 to exhort then to proper living as against certain immoral tendencies4 ,date4 ,from ,corinth ,a4 ,d4 #ec4 ,analysis ,i4 ,the ,spiritual ,condition of the ,church1 ,ch4 #a4 #a4 ,introduction4 #a4 #b4 ,their faith1 love and hope1 #b-c4 #c4 ,the cause of these1 #d-e4 #d4 ,the result of these1 #f-aj4 ,,ii4 ,paul's ,character and ,conduct ,while ,with ,them1 #b3a-af4 #a4 ,how he brought them the gospel1 #a-ab4 #b4 ,how they received it1 #ac-af4 ,,iii4 ,paul's ,interest in the ,church ,since ,leaving ,them4 #b3ag-c end4 #a4 ,desired to visit them1 #b3ag end4 #b4 ,he sent ,timothy to them and rejoices in his report of them1 #c3a- #aj4 #c4 ,benediction upon them1 #c3aa end4 ,,iv4 ,exhortation for the ,future1 #d3a-e3aa4 #a4 ,to purity1 #d3a-h4 #b4 ,to brotherly love1 #d3i-aj4 #c4 ,to honest industry1 #d3aa-ab4 #d4 ,to be comforted in the loss of their dead in ,christ1 #d3ac-e3aa4 ,conclusion1 #e3ab4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,things in the church for which ,paul is thankful1 #a3b-f4 7#b7 ,what is said about how the gospel was preached to them1 #b3a-af4 7#c7 ,paul's longing to know about them1 #c3a-i4 7#d7 ,the duties enjoined1 #d3a-ab4 7#e7 ,the second coming of ,christ and the resurrection1 #d3ac-ah4 7#f7 ,how we are prepared for the great day of his coming1 #e3c-aj4 7#g7 ,the several exhortations in #e3ab-bb4 7#h7 ,the human elements or explanation of ,paul's power as a preacher ,ch4 #b4 7#i7 ,the deity of ,jesus seen in the book4 ,second ,thessalonians4 ,this letter was also written from ,corinth and during the same year4 ,it is the shortest letter ,paul wrote to any church and is characterized by its lack of special salutations and for its general idea of patient waiting for our ,lord4 ,the occasion seems to be to correct their wrong views of the second coming of ,christ and the errors of life growing out of it4 ,it may be that they had misunderstood his own teaching to be that the day of the ,lord was already at hand 7#b3b74 ,analysis4 ,introduction1 #a3a-b4 ,i4 ,thanksgiving and ,prayer for in ,view of ,the ,second ,coming of ,christ1 #a3b end4 ,,ii4 ,warnings about ,christ's ,second ,coming4 #b3a-ab4 ,,iii4 ,their ,escape at ,his ,coming1 #b3ac end4 ,,iv4 ,practical ,matters1 #c3a-ae4 #a4 ,their prayers for each other1 #a-e4 #b4 ,discipline for the disorderly1 #f-ae4 ,conclusion1 #c3af end4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,things commendable in the church1 #ac-ad4 7#b7 ,moral disorders of the church1 #c3g-aa4 7#c7 ,how to deal with the disorderly1 #c3f1 #ad1 #ae4 7#d7 ,how to deal with the idle1 #c3ab4 7#e7;,facts concerning ,christ's second coming1 from the whole book4 7#f7 ,facts concerning the judgment of the wicked4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xxxiv4 ,first and ,second ,timothy4 ,timothy4 ,he was a native of ,lycaonia4 ,his father was a ,greek1 but his mother and grandmother were ,jews1 #b ,tim4 #a3e4 ,he was taught the scriptures from his very youth1 #b ,tim4 #c3ae1 and was probably converted during ,paul's first visit to ,lystra1 ,acts #ad3h-bj4 ,he was ordained as an evangelist #a ,tim4 #d3ad2 #b ,tim4 #a3f1 and1 after ,paul's second visit to ,lystra4 he spent most of his time with ,paul1 ,acts #af3a4 ,he did much valuable service for ,paul1 and was greatly esteemed by him4 ,acts #ag3ad2 #ah3e2 #bj3d2 ,rom4 #af3ba2 #a ,cor4 #d3ag2 #af3aj4 ,his name is associated with ,paul in writing a number of letters1 #b ,cor4 #a3a2 ,phil4 #a3a2 ,col4 #a3a4 ,he was pastor at ,ephesus and while there received these letters1 #a ,tim4 #a3c-d4 ,paul desired to have him with him when death came1 #b ,tim4 #d3i2 #ac1 #ba4 ,first ,timothy4 ,this epistle was written while ,timothy was pastor at ,ephesus1 probably between ,a4 ,d4 #fd and #ff4 ,its purpose was to instruct ,timothy with regard to his pastoral duties4 ,it1 therefore1 reflects the condition of the church and especially the errors which he would correct or against which he wished to warn his true child in the faith4 ,analysis4 ,greeting1 #a3a-b4 ,i4 ,the ,true ,teachings of the ,gospel1 #a3c end4 #a4 ,gnostic teachings and the true purpose of the law1 #c-aa4 #b4 ,paul's salvation4 #ab-ag4 #c4 ,further warnings against false teachers1 #ah end4 ,,ii4 ,public ,worship4 ,ch4 #b4 #a4 ,prayer1 #a-g4 #b4 ,conduct of men and women in church assemblies1 #h end4 ,,iii4 ,church ,officers4 ,ch4 #c4 #a4 ,a bishop or pastor1 #a-g4 #b4 ,deacons and deaconesses4 #h-ac4 #c4 ,a personal word1 #ad end4 ,,iv4 ,pastoral ,duties1 #d3a-f3b4 #a4 ,as to the true doctrine1 ,ch4 #d4 #b4 ,toward the various classes of the church1 #e3a-bj4 #c4 ,concerning himself1 #e3ba end4 #d4 ,in teaching slaves and their masters1 #f3a-b4 ,v4 ,final ,warnings and ,exhortations1 #f3c end4 #a4 ,against false teachers1 #c-aj4 #b4 ,to be truly godly1 #aa-af4 #c4 ,to teach the rich aright1 #ag-ai4 #d4 ,to be true to his charge1 #bj end4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,false teachings1 #a3c-aa2 #d3a-h2 #f3bj-ba4 7#b7 ,the kind of man a pastor should be1 #d3ab-e3b4 7#c7 ,the kind of men to select for church officers1 #c3a-ac4 7,fifteen qualifications of a pastor and seven of a deacon74 7#d7 ,church government and services of worship1 #b3a1 #b1 #h2 #c3ad1 #ae4 7#e7 ,the word's doctrine or teaching1 godliness and faith meaning doctrine4 ,second ,timothy4 ,this letter was written from ,rome just before his martyrdom ,a4 ,d4 #fg4 ,it was written to further instruct ,timothy and to explain his own personal affairs4 ,it is the last letter written by ,paul1 a sort of last will and testimony and is of great importance as it tells as how he fared just before his death4 ,it is more personal in tone than ,first ,timothy and shows us how very pitiable was his plight in these last days4 ,analysis4 ,introduction1 #a3a-e4 ,i4 ,exhortations to ,timothy4 #a3f-b end4 #a4 ,to steadfastness in the gospel4 #a3f end4 #b4 ,to patient endurance of suffering1 #b3a-ac4 #c4 ,to faithfulness as a pastor1 #b3ad-bf end4 ,,ii4 ,warnings to ,timothy4 #c3a-d3e4 #a4 ,concerning the perilous1 #c3a-ac4 #b4 ,concerning his duties in such times1 #c3ad-d3e4 ,,iii4 ,paul's ,view of ,death1 #d3f-ah4 #a4 ,his satisfaction and hope at its approach1 #f-h4 #b4 ,his hope during this loneliness and need1 #i-ah4 ,conclusion1 #d3ai end4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,paul's condition when he wrote1#a3ag2 #d3g1 #ac-af2 #f3bj4 7#b7 ,the desire or appeal of #a3d2 #c3h2 #d3e1 #i1 #ac1 #ba4 7#c7 ,the exhortations to ,timothy1 #a3f1 #g1 #ac1 #ad2 #b3a-f1 #ae1 #bc2 #c3ad2 #d3e4 7#d7 perilous times to come1 ,ch4 #c4 7#e7 ,paul's view of death1 #d3e-bb4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xxxv4 ,titus and ,philemon4 ,titus4 ,the ,author4 ,we do not know much of the work of ,titus4 ,but from ,gal4 #b3a-e2 #b ,cor4 #b3ab-ac2 #g3b-af1 and ,titus #a3e and #c3ab we learn3 7#a7 that he was a ,gentile whom ,paul carried to ,jerusalem1 7#b7 that by the liberty of the gospel the ,jerusalem council did not require him to be circumcised4 7#c7 that he a capable and an energetic missionary1 7#d7 that ,paul had left him in ,crete to finish the work which he had begun there4 ,the ,book4 ,the book is written to counsel ,titus concerning the work ,paul had left him to do 7#a3e74 ,it contains3 7#a7 the qualifications of the presbyters to be selected2 7#b7 the method of dealing with false teachings2 7#c7 instructions to the different classes of the church2 7#d7 exhortations to ,titus himself4 ,date4 ,probably written from ,macedonia1 ,a4 ,d4 #ff4 ,analysis4 ,greeting1 #a3a-d4 ,i4 ,qualifications and ,duties of ,bishops or ,pastors1 #a3e end4 #a4 ,the qualifications and duties1 #e-i4 #b4 ,reasons for needing such officers1 #aj end4 ,,ii4 ,instruction in ,practical ,godliness1 #b3a-c3aa4 #a4 ,proper conduct for the different classes and its basis1 ,ch4 #b4 #b4 ,proper conduct in the different life relations1 #c3a-aa4 ,conclusion4 #c3ab-ae4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,qualifications of presbyters #a3e-aj4 7#b7 ,lofty moral ideals for all ,christians #b3a-ae4 7#c7 ,savior and salvation used seven times4 7#d7 ,good works or good things1 the keyword of the epistles and used seven times4 7#e7 ,sound doctrine occurs seven times in this form or as sound in the faith1 uncorruption in doctrine1 sound speech or doctrine of ,god4 7#f7 ,sober-minded occurring six times1 at least in thought4 ,these last three constitute the ,epistle's idea of real godliness4 ,philemon4 ,philemon lived at ,colossae and was probably a convert of ,paul and member of the ,colossian church4 ,onesimus was a slave of ,philemon who had robbed his master 7v #ah7 and fled to ,rome where he had been converted under ,paul's preaching 7v #aj74 ,it is the only individual or private letter written by ,paul and is written to tell ,philemon of the conversion of ,onesimus and to make a plea for him4 ,through the kindness shown ,onesimus we have revealed to us the great kindness of the ,apostle's heart4 ,he speaks to ,philemon not as an apostle in authority1 but as a friend to a friend1 thereby showing his great courtesy4 ,the letter is of inestimable value as showing the power of the gospel to win and transform a poor slave and to soften the harsh relations between the different classes of ancient society4 ,date1 ,from ,rome about ,a4 ,d4 #fc4 ,analysis4 #a4 ,introduction1 #a-g4 #b4 ,the purpose of the letter-an appeal to ,onesimus1 #h-ba4 #c4 ,closing matters1 #bb end4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,how ,christianity deals with slaves4 7#b7 ,the effectiveness of the ,christian religion in a life3 7a7 ,even a fugitive slave would confess his guilt1 as1 no doubt1 ,onesimus had done to ,paul2 7b7 ,it will make one desire to correct any wrongs one has done1 and willing1 as was ,onesimus1 to go to the one wronged and make confession2 7c7 ,it often raises one from worthlessness to great usefulness 7v #aa72 7d7 ,it will not only make one useful to others in temporal matters1 but will make one profitable in things spiritual 7v #ac74 7#c7 ,concerning a real ,christian helper1 we may learn that1 like ,paul3 7a7 ,he wilt not try to hide or cover up a man's past faults2 7b7 ,he will sympathize with the poor fellow who has a bad record behind him2 7c7 ,he will make it as easy as possible for such a convert to right the past2 7d7 ,he will gladly use the very humblest ,christian 7v #ac72 7e7 ,he will be courteous and recognize the rights of others1 as in the case of ,philemon2 7f7 ,he will not force a man to do his duty1 but will use love and persuasion to bring him to it4 7#d7 ,make a list of all the persons named and learn something of each4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xxxvi4 ,hebrews and ,james4 ,hebrews4 ,the ,author4 ,the writer nowhere indicates his name1 and there is difference of opinion as to who wrote it4 ,i am personally inclined to the view of those who regard ,paul as the author1 which for a long time was the common view4 ,the main points against his authorship are that the language and style are dissimilar to ,paul's and that it is less like an epistle than any other book that bears his name4 ,it seems clear1 however1 that the thoughts and course of reasoning are ,pauline and the differences otherwise may be explained by the difference of purpose and spirit in writing4 ,for the arguments for and against his authorship the student is referred to the larger commentaries and introductions to the ,new ,testament literature4 ,those ,to ,whom ,it ,was ,written4 ,it was1 no doubt1 addressed to ,hebrew ,christians1 but whether to a special church or to those in a special locality1 is a matter of dispute4 ,several things1 however1 may be learned about them4 7#a7 ,they had steadfastly endured persecution and the loss of property4 7#b7 ,they had shown sympathy with other ,christians1 #f3aj2 #aj3cb-cd4 7#c7 ,they had been ,christians some time1 #e3ab4 7#d7 ,they knew the writer whom they are1 by their prayers1 to help restore to themselves1 #ac3ai4 7#e7 ,they knew ,timothy who was to visit them1 #ac3bc4 7#f7 ,they were now in danger of apostacy to ,judaism but had not yet resisted to blood1 #ab3c-d2 #e3aa2 #f3i4 ,their danger of going back to ,judaism might arise from several sources4 7#a7 ,there was a tendency to disbelieve ,christ and his claims1 #c3ab4 7#b7 ,the elaborate worship of the ,temple compared with the simple worship of the ,christian church4 7#c7 ,the ,jews branded them as traitors and taunted them for turning against the law1 which was given by prophets1 angels1 and ,moses1 and from the sanctuary ministered to by the priests of ,god4 7#d7 ,they were suffering persecution4 ,purpose and ,contents4 ,the purpose was to prevent apostacy from ,christianity to ,judaism and incidentally to comfort them in their suffering and persecution4 ,to accomplish this purpose the author shows1 by a series of comparisons1 that the religion of ,christ is superior to that which preceded it4 ,better is the key-word1 which along with other terms of comparison such as more excellent is constantly used to show the superiority of ,christianity4 ,it is very much like a sermon1 the author often turning aside to exhort1 then returning to the theme4 ,date4 ,it was written from ,jerusalem1 ,alexandria or ,rome some time before ,a4 ,d4 #gj1 since the temple was still standing1 #i3f-g2 #aj3a4 ,analysis4 ,i4 ,christianity is ,superior to ,judaism because ,christ through ,whom it was ,introduced is ,superior to the ,messengers of ,judaism1 chs4 #a-f4 #a4 ,he is superior to prophets1 #a3a-c4 #b4 ,he is superior to angels4 #a3d-b end4 #c4 ,he is superior to ,moses1 including ,joshua1 chs4 #c-f4 ,three points in each of these comparisons are the same4 #a4 ,he is ,god's son4 #b4 ,he is man's ,savior4 #c4 ,he is man's high priest4 ,neither prophets nor angels nor ,moses equal ,jesus in these points4 ,there are two notable exhortations1 7a7 #b3a-d2 7b7 #e3aa-f end4 ,,ii4 ,christianity in ,superior to ,judaism because ,its ,priesthood is ,superior to that of ,judaism1 #g3a-aj3ah4 #a4 ,christ its priest is superior to the priests of ,judaism1 #g3a- #h3f4 #b4 ,its covenant is superior to that of ,judaism1 #h3g end4 #c4 ,its tabernacle is superior to that of ,judaism1 ch4 #i4 #d4 ,its sacrifice is superior to those of ,judaism1 #aj3a-ah4 ,,iii4 ,christianity is ,superior to ,judaism1 because the ,blessings it ,confers are ,superior to those of ,judaism4 #aj3ai-aa end4 #a4 ,in the liberty of approach to ,god1 #aj3ai end4 #b4 ,in the superior ground of faith1 #aa3a-ab3ag4 #c4 ,in our coming to ,mount ,zion instead of ,mount ,sinai1 #ab3ah end4 ,,iv4 ,practical ,conclusion1 ch4 #ac4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,description of ,christ4 #a3a-c4 7#b7 ,christ's superiority to angels4 #a3c-ad4 7#c7 ,christ's humiliation for our salvation1 #b3i-ah4 7#d7 ,how is ,christ superior to ,aaronic priests1 #c3ad1 #ae2 #e3a-g1 #i2 #g3bh4 7#e7 ,the two covenants1 #h3f-ab4 7#f7 ,typical character of the old ordinances4 #i3a-aj3d4 7#g7 ,our assurance and hope1 #f3ac-bj4 7#h7 ,the danger of rejecting ,christ1 #aj3bf-ca4 7#i7 ,the benefit of affliction1 #ab3d-aa4 7#aj7 ,the comparisons of #ab3ah-bi4 7#aa7 ,the warning of #ac4-h-ae1 7#ab7 ,the exhortations of the book1 as #b3a-d4 ,make a list4 7#ac7 ,all the terms of comparison1 as better and more excellent4 ,make a list4 7#ad7 ,every reference to ,christ as high priest4 7#ae7 ,every reference to the ,holy ,spirit-,what are his works and where in the book is it taught8 ,james4 ,the ,author4 ,three persons called ,james are mentioned in the ,new ,testament4 ,one of these is ,james1 the ,lord's brother 7,matt4 #ac3ee71 who did not believe on ,jesus until after the resurrection1 ,jno4 #g3b-i2 ,mar4 #c3ba1 #ca2 ,acts #a3ac-ad4 ,this ,james occupies and important place as pastor at ,jerusalem1 and made an important speech at the council of the ,apostles1 ,acts #ae3 #ac-ba4 ,he is mentioned elsewhere1 in ,acts1 #ab3ag2 ,gal4 #a3ai2 #b3i-ab4 ,josephus tells us that he was stoned to death about #fb ,a4 ,d4 on a charge of departing from the ,jewish law4 ,this ,james1 the ,lord's brother1 is supposed to be the author of this epistle4 ,to ,whom ,written4 ,this letter was written to the ,jews scattered everywhere1 #a3a1 and evidently to ,christian ,jews1 #b3a4 ,some of them were rich1 some poor1 #b3a-aj4 ,they were lustful1 greedy1 and proud1 #d3a-ab1 and were omitting to do the ,lord's work as they should4 #a3bb- #bg4 ,the ,epistle4 ,the chief characteristic of style is abruptness4 ,change is made from one subject to another with no effort to connect them4 ,there is1 therefore1 no general subject1 and a lack of close connection between the points of analysis4 ,faith without works is dead flashes in every section as a sort of bond of unity4 ,it is eloquent1 stern and sincere1 and has a distinct ,jewish tone4 ,it lacks the doctrinal emphasis found in ,paul and states the ,christian faith in terms of moral excellence and instructs them in the subject of ,christian morals4 ,it is notable for its omissions4 ,it does not have the resurrection or ascension and only mentions ,christ's name twice4 ,date and ,place of ,writing4 ,it was no doubt written from ,jerusalem where he was pastor1 but the date is much disputed4 ,some put it as early as ,a4 ,d4 #dj4 ,others among whom is ,dr4 ,robertson say it was written not later than ,a4 ,d4 #ej4 ,still others put it about ,a4 ,d4 #fa or #fb1 just before the martyrdom of ,james4 ,it is probably safe to say that it was one of the very earliest of the ,new ,testament books4 ,analysis4 ,salutation1 #a3a4 ,i4 ,proper ,attitude ,toward ,trials4 #a3b-ah4 ,,ii4 ,proper ,altitude ,toward ,god's ,word1 #a3ai-bg end4 ,,iii4 ,various ,warnings4 #b3a-d3ab4 #a4 ,against respect of persons1 #b3a-ac4 #b4 ,against barren professions of faith1 #b3ad-bf4 #c4 ,against the dangers of the tongue1 #c3a-ab4 #d4 ,against false wisdom1 #c3ac-ah4 #e4 ,against quarrels1 greed and pride4 #d3a-ab4 ,,iv4 ,various ,denunciations1 #d3ac-e3f4 ,v4 ,various ,exhortations1 #e3g-bj end4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,from the following scriptures make a list of all the things ,james advises us not to do3 #a2f1 #ac1 #af1 #bb2 #b3a1 #ad2 #c3a4 #aj2 #d3a1 #aa1 #ac2 #e3i1 #ab4 7#b7 ,from the following scriptures make a list of all the things ,james advises us to do2 #a3b1 #d1 #e1 #f1 #i1 #aa1 #bb1 #bf2 #b3h1 #ab2 #c3ac2 #d3h4 #e3g1 #aj1 #ab1 #ac1 #af1 #ai4 7#c7 ,make a sketch of heavenly wisdom1 showing the different things said about it1 studying especially1 #a3e-h and #c3ac-ah4 7#d7 ,study the ethics of speech and of the tongue1 #a3ai-ba and #c3a-ab4 7#e7 ,life's trial and temptations1 #a3b-d1 #ab-ae4 7#f7 ,make a list of ail the figures of speech1 especially similes and metaphors as a doubter is like a surge of the sea1 #a3f4 7#g7 ,james' rebuke of selfishness1 #e3a- #f4 7#h7 ,the utility and power of prayer1 #e3ac-ah4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xxxvii4 ,first and ,second ,peter4 ,the ,author4 ,the author was the ,apostle ,peter1 whose name before he became a disciple1 was ,simon4 ,he was born in ,bethsaida and lived in ,capernaum where he followed the occupation of fishing4 ,he was brought to ,jesus by ,andrew1 his brother1 and became one of the leaders of the ,apostles1 both before and after ,christ's death4 ,his career should be studied as it is found in ,acts4 ,he was impetuous1 brave and energetic1 and after the ascension performed many miracles4 ,first ,peter4 ,those ,addressed4 ,the sojourn of the dispersion 7#a3a7 points to ,jewish ,christians4 ,they were strangers 7sojourners7 #a3a1 #ag2 #b3aa1 who were persecuted1 #c3ag2 #d3ab-ai1 but whose persecution came1 not from the ,jews1 but from pagans1 #d3c-d4 ,they had certain faults and wrong tendencies1 #b3a1 #aa1 #ab1 #af2 #h3h-ab2 #d3i2 #e3b-c4 ,purpose4 ,to console them in their suffering1 and to exhort them to faithfulness and duty4 ,date4 ,probably about #fd-fh ,a4 ,d4 ,certainly not after #gj ,a4 ,d41 as he was not doubt put to death before then4 ,analysis4 ,introduction1 #a3a-b4 ,i4 ,thanksgiving for the ,blessing of ,grace1 #a3c-ab4 #a4 ,for a living hope and an abiding inheritance1 #c-e4 #b4 ,for joyful faith during trials1 #f-i4 #c4 ,for salvation1 #aj-ab4 ,,ii4 ,obligations ,growing out of the ,blessings of ,grace1 #a3ac-d3ai4 #a4 ,a right relation of the heart toward ,god and man1 #a3ac-b3aj4 #b4 ,right conduct in life relations1 #b3aa-c3ab4 #c4 ,right attitude toward suffering1 #c3ac-d3ai end4 ,,iii4 ,exhortations to ,particular ,classes1 #e3a-i4 ,conclusion #e3aj end4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,peter's loyalty to ,christ4 7a7 ,he makes everything depend on ,christ1 his cross 7#a3ah-ai2 #b3bd2 #c3ah71 his suffering 7#b3ba2 #c3ah2 #d3ac71 his resurrection 7#a3c71 his manifestation 7#a3g-ac71 his exaltation 7#c3bb2 #d3aa2 #e3aj74 7b7 ,he calls ,christ a living stone1 #b3d-h4 7c7 ,he clings to ,christ's teaching1 submission to rightful authority 7#b3ac-af71 forgiveness of others 7#d3h2 ,matt4 #ah3bb71 humility 7#e3e74 7#b7 ,the mercy of ,god our hope #a3c-g4 ,from this passage list what is said of spiritual inheritors and their inheritance4 7#c7 ,how to obtain the ,christian ideal1 #a3ac-ba4 7#d7 ,spiritual development4 #b3a-aj4 7#e7 ,various deities of society1 #b3ac-ag2 of domestic life #b3ah2 #c3a1 #g2 of ,christian brotherhood1 #a3bb1 #b3a-e2 #c3h-i2 #d3h-aa2 #e3a-e4 7#f7 ,the work of the different persons of the ,trinity4 7#g7 ,the words precious1 joy and rejoicing1 mercy1 love and faith4 ,second ,peter4 ,the ,occasion4 ,the occasion of the epistle is found in the harm being done to the church by false teachers1 who were of two classes1 the libertines and the mockers about whom he warns4 ,purpose4 ,its purpose was to exhort them to ,christian growth and to warn them against false teachers4 ,comparison with ,first ,peter4 ,it has no reference to ,christ's death1 suffering1 resurrection and ascension4 ,glance through #a ,peter again to see how often these are mentioned4 ,the spirit manifested is one of anxiety1 severity1 and denunciation1 white in #a ,peter it is one of mildness1 sweetness and fatherly dignity4 ,it connects the second coming of ,christ with the punishment of the wicked1 while #a ,peter connects it with the glorification of the saints4 ,its key-note is knowledge1 while that of #a ,peter is hope4 ,some ,teachings4 7#a7 ,to be holy1 not to secure an inheritance1 but because we already have it4 7#b7 ,to love the brethren1 not to purify our soul1 but because it is pure4 7#c7 ,that we sacrifice1 not as penance1 but as an expression of praise4 ,analysis4 ,introduction1 #a3a-b4 ,i4 ,progress in the ,christian ,life1 #a3c-ba end4 #a4 ,an exhortation to growth1 #c-aa4 #b4 ,reasons for these exhortations1 #ab-ba4 ,,ii4 ,false ,teachers1 ,ch4 #b4 #a4 ,the evil teachers and their followers1 #a-c4 #b4 ,their punishment1 #e-aj4 #c4 ,their character1 evil ways and end1 #aa-cb4 ,,iii4 ,the ,second ,coming of ,christ1 #c3a-ac4 ,he will bring both blessings and destruction4 ,conclusion1 #c3ad-ah4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,what our salvation involves1 #a3e-aa4 7#b7 ,the characteristics of the false teachers1 #b3a-c1 #aj1 #ab-ad4 7#c7 ,the certain punishment of these false teachers1 #b3d-f1 #ae1 #af1 #ba1 #bb4 7#d7 ,the exhortations of the book such as to sobriety1 #a3ac4 7#e7 ,the predictions of the book4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xxxviii4 ,first1 ,second and ,third ,john and ,jude4 ,first ,john4 ,author and ,date4 ,it was probably written from ,ephesus1 #hj or #he ,a4 ,d4 though some put it as early as ,a4 ,d4 #fi1 while others put it as late as ,a4 ,d4 #ie4 ,the author nowhere indicates his name1 but through all the centuries it has been attributed to ,john1 the beloved disciple4 ,for information concerning him see lesson twenty-eight4 ,the ,readers4 ,it was doubtless written primarily to the churches of ,asia ,minor in which ,john by reason of his work at ,ephesus had a special interest4 ,it is evident that those addressed were of all ages and were hated of the world4 ,they were inclined to worldliness and to the danger of looking too lightly upon sin4 ,they were also in danger of being led into doubt by those who denied the deity of ,jesus4 ,the ,style4 ,it is more in the form of a sermon or pastoral address than of an epistle4 ,it is written with a tone of conscious authority4 ,the thought is profound and mystical1 but the language is simple both in words and in sentences4 ,the arguments are by immediate inference4 ,their are many contrasts1 parallelisms and repetitions with no figures of speech except perhaps the words light and darkness4 ,the ,purpose4 ,the chief purpose was to tell them how they might know that they had eternal life1 #e3ac4 ,the accomplishment of this purpose would also assure the fulfillment of the secondary purpose stated in #a3c1 #d4 ,theme4 ,the evidence of eternal life4 ,analysis ,introduction1 #a3a-d4 ,i4 ,how ,those ,who ,possess ,eternal ,life will ,live1 #a3e-e3ab4 #a4 ,they will dwell in the light1 #a3e-b3bh4 #b4 ,they will do righteousness1 #b3bi-d3f4 #c4 ,they will live a life of love1 #d3g-e3c4 #d4 ,they will walk by faith1 #e3d-ab4 ,,ii4 ,what ,those who ,live such ,lives may ,know1 #e3ac-bj4 #a4 ,that they have eternal life4 #ac4 #b4 ,that their prayers are answered1 #ad-ag4 #c4 ,that ,god's people do not live in sin1 #ah4 #d4 ,their true relation to ,god and to ,christ1 #ai-bj4 ,conclusion1 #e3ba4 ,the following analysis made with the idea of the theme being ,fellowship with ,god 7#a3c-d7 is very suggestive4 ,introduction1 #a3a-d4 ,i4 ,god is ,light and our fellowship with him depends upon our walking in the light1 #a3e-b3bh4 ,,ii4 ,god la ,righteous and our fellowship with him depends upon our doing righteousness1 #b-bi1 #d3f4 ,,iii4 ,god is ,love and our fellowship with him depends upon our having and manifesting a spirit of love1 #d3g-e3c4 ,,iv4 ,god ,is ,faithful and our fellowship with him depends upon our exercising faith in him1 #e3d-ab4 ,conclusion4 #e3ac-ba end4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,the different things we may know and how we may know them4 ,make a list giving reference1 as1 know ,him if we keep ,his commandments 7#b3c74 7#b7 ,make a list of the things defined in the following scriptures1 and give the definition in each case3 #a3e2 #b3be2 #c3aa1 #c3bc2 #e3c2 #e3d2 #e3aa2 #e3ad4 7#c7 ,the several figures and attributes of ,god1 as light1 righteousness and love4 7#d7 ,the requirements of deeds of righteousness1 #a3f1 #g2 #b3i-aa2 #c3ag-bc4 7#e7 ,god's love for his children1 #c3a-b2 #d3h-aa1 #af1 #ai4 7#f7 ,christians' duty to love one another1 #b3aj2 #c3aj-bd2 #d3g-ba2 #e3a-b4 7#g7 ,the propitiatory death of ,jesus ,christ1 #a3g2 #b3a-b2 #d3aj4 7#h7 ,difference between ,christians and non-,christians1 #c3d-aj4 ,how many times do each of the following words occur8 ,love1 light1 life1 know1 darkness1 hate1 righteousness1 sin1 liar and lie1 true and truth4 ,second ,john4 ,it is a friendly1 personal letter1 written some time after the first letter1 to the elect lady who1 as ,i think1 was ,john's friend1 and not a church or some nation as has sometimes been argued4 ,the aim is evidently to warn his friend against certain false teachers4 ,analysis4 #a4 ,greeting1 #a-c4 #b4 ,thanksgiving1 #d4 #c4 ,exhortation to obedience4 #e-f4 #d4 ,warning against anti-,christs1 #g-i4 #e4 ,how to deal with false teachers1 #aj-aa4 #f4 ,conclusion1 #ab-ac4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,the character of the children of the elect lady4 7#b7 ,evidence of real discipleship4 7#c7 ,how to deal with false teachers4 ,this also is a private letter written1 some time after ,first ,john1 to his personal friend1 ,gaius4 ,there was some confusion about receiving certain evangelists4 ,gaius had received them while ,diotrephes had opposed their reception4 ,he commends ,gaius for his ,christian hospitality and character4 ,analysis4 #a4 ,greeting1 #a4 #b4 ,prayer for his posterity1 #b4 #c4 ,commends his godly walk1 #c-d4 #d4 ,commends his hospitality1 #e-h4 #e4 ,complaint against ,diotrephes1 #i-aj4 #f4 ,test of relation to ,god1 and worth of ,demetrius1 #aa-ab4 #g4 ,conclusion1 #ac-ad4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,the character of ,gaius and ,diotrephes4 7#b7 ,christian hospitality4 7#c7 ,such words as truth1 sincerity and reality4 ,jude4 ,the author is named as ,jude1 the brother of ,james4 ,he probably means the ,james wrote the epistle of that name and is1 therefore1 the ,lord's brother4 ,purpose4 ,false teachers were boldly teaching their heresies in the meetings of the congregation4 ,these men were also very immoral in conduct and the epistle is written to expose their errors and to exhort his readers to contend for the true faith and to live worthy lives4 ,in many points it is very similar to the second letter of ,peter4 ,date4 ,it was probably written about ,a4 ,d4 #ff4 ,at any rate it must have been written before ,a4 ,d4 #gj when ,jerusalem was destroyed1 as ,jude would hardly have failed to mention that event along with other examples of punishment1 #e-g4 ,analysis4 ,introduction1 #a-d4 ,i4 ,the ,fate of ,wicked ,disturbers1 #e-af4 #a4 ,god punishes the wicked1 #e-g4 #b4 ,he will destroy these men1 #h-af4 ,,ii4 ,how to ,contend ,for the ,faith1 #ag-bc4 #a4 ,be mindful of the enemies1 #ag-ai4 #b4 ,be strong 7built up in the faith71 #bj-ba4 #c4 ,maintain an evangelistic spirit1 #bb-bc4 ,conclusion1 #bd-be4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,make a list of all the words and phrases occurring in threes1 as mercy1 love1 peace1 or ,cain1 ,baalam1 ,korah4 7#b7 ,make a list of all the different things taught about the evil workers mentioned1 #h-aj1 #ab1 #ac4 #af1 #ai4 7#c7 ,what the apostles had foretold concerning them4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chapter ,,xxxix4 ,revelation4 ,author4 ,john1 the ,apostle1 while in exile on the ,isle of ,patmos1 #a3a1 #d1 #i2 #bb3h4 ,date4 ,about #ie or #if ,a4 ,d4 ,the ,book4 7#a7 ,it is a book of symbols and imagery1 and constantly creates excitement and wonder4 7#b7 ,it is a book of wars1 but war always ends in peace4 ,the word war occurs seven times in ,revelation1 and only seven times in all the rest of the ,new ,testament4 7#c7 ,it is a book of thunder1 but the thunder and earthquake die away and are followed by liturgies and psalms4 7#d7 ,it is a book of the rewards of the righteous4 ,this is seen in the letters to the seven churches1 and in the victories of the right in all conflicts and wars of the book4 7#e7 ,it is1 therefore1 a book of optimism4 ,everywhere ,god overcomes ,satan1 the ,lamb triumphs1 ,babylon falls1 etc4 ,its ,interpretation4 ,there are several classes of interpreters1 as follows 7#a7 ,the ,praeterist1 who thinks it has been fulfilled in its primary sense4 ,he makes all the prophesies and visions refer to ,jewish history down to the fall of ,jerusalem1 and to the history of ,pagan ,rome4 7#b7 ,the ,futurist1 who interprets literally and thinks all the events of the book are to come just before or just after the second coming of ,christ4 7#c7 ,the ,historical or ,continuous ,school4 ,these think some have been fulfilled1 some are now being fulfilled1 and some will be fulfilled in the future4 7#d7 ,the ,spiritualist1 who objects to the other three classes of interpreters because they make so much of the time element4 ,he lays stress upon the moral and spiritual element of the book and reads the book as a representation of ideas rather than of events4 ,value4 ,the chief value of the book seems to lie in its testimony to the faith and hope of persecuted ,christians and in the comfort and inspiration it has brought to sorrowing and oppressed souls of every age4 ,it points outthat there will be an end of conflict1 that ,god and the ,lamb will triumph that the enemies of our souls will be punished and that the followers of ,god will be rewarded with eternal reward4 ,analysis4 ,introduction1 #a-h4 ,i4 ,the ,seven ,churches1 #a3i-c end1 #a4 ,a preparatory vision of ,christ1 #a3i end4 #b4 ,the addresses to the churches1 ,chs4 #b-c4 ,,ii4 ,the ,seven ,seals1 #d3a-h3a4 #a4 ,a preparatory vision of the throne1 ,chs4 #d-e4 #b4 ,six seals opened in order1 ,ch4 #f4 #c4 ,an episode-sealing ,god's servants1 ,ch1 #g4 #d4 ,the seventh seal opened1 #h3a4 ,,iii4 ,the ,seven ,trumpets1 #h3al end4 #a4 ,a preparatory vision1 #h3b-f4 #b4 ,six trumpets sounded in order1 #h3g-i end4 #c4 ,an episode-,little book1 measuring the temple and two witnesses1 #aj3a-aa3ad #d4 ,the seventh trumpet sounded1 #aa3ae end4 ,,iv4 ,the ,seven ,mystic ,figures4 ,chs4 #ab-ad4 #a4 ,the sun-clothed woman1 ,ch4 #ab4 #b4 ,the red dragon1 ,ch1 #ab4 #c4 ,the man-child1 ,ch4 #ab4 #d4 ,the beast from the sea1 #ac3a-aj4 #e4 ,the beast from the earth1 #ac3aa-ah4 #f4 ,the ,lamb on ,mount ,sion1 #ad3a-ac4 ,three angels4 #g4 ,the son of man on the cloud1 #ad3ad-bj4 ,three angels4 ,v4 ,the ,seven ,vials1 ,chs4 #ae-af4 #a4 ,the preliminary vision1 ,ch4 #ae-;a song of victory4 #b4 ,six vials poured out in order1 #af3a-ab4 #c4 ,an episode1 #af3ac-af4 ,the spirits of the devil gather the kings of the earth to the battle of ,armageddon4 #d4 ,the seventh vial poured out1 #af3ag-ba 7end74 ,,vi4 ,three ,final ,conflicts and ,triumphs1 #ag3a-bb3e4 #a4 ,the first conflict and triumph1 #ag3a-ai3aj4 #b4 ,the second conflict and triumph1 #ai3aa-bj3f4 #c4 ,the third conflict and triumph1 #bj3g-bb3e4 ,,vii4 ,the ,epilogue ,conclusion1 #bb3f-ba end4 #a4 ,three-fold testimony to the truth of the vision4 ,angel1 ,jesus4 ,john1 #f-h4 #b4 ,directions of the angels concerning the prophecy1 #i-aj4 #c4 ,the moral of the book1 #aa-ag4 #d4 ,john's attestation and salutation1 #ah-ba4 ,for ,study and ,discussion4 7#a7 ,the vision of ,jesus1 #a3i end4 7#b7 ,the letters to the seven churches3 7a7 ,which churches are given noting but praise8 7b7 ,which nothing but blame8 7c7 ,which both praise and blame8 7d7 ,what is commended and what condemned in each4 7#c7 ,the twenty-four elders1 four living creatures1 sealed book and the ,lamb1 ,chs4 #d-e4 7#d7 ,the sealing of ,god's servants1 ,ch4 #g4 7#e7 ,the little book1 ,ch4 #aj4 7#f7 ,the measuring rod and two witnesses2 #aa3a-ad4 7#g7 ,each of the seven mystic figures1 ,chs4 #ab-ad4 ,describe each4 7#h7 ,mystery ,babylon1 ,ch4 #ag4 7#i7 ,song of triumph over ,babylon1 #ai3a-aj4 7#aj7 ,the judgment of ,satan1 #bj3a-aj4 7#aa7 ,the description of the general resurrection and judgment1 #bj3aa-ae2 #bb3aj-ae4 7#ab7 ,the description of heaven1 ,chs4 #ba-bb4 7#ac7 ,verify the following points of similarity in the seven seals1 seven trumpets and seven vials1 7a7 that heaven is opened and a preliminary vision before each series1 7b7 that the first four in each series refer especially to the present natural world1 while the last three in each series refer more particularly to the future or spiritual world1 7c7 that in each series there is an episode after the sixth which is either an elaboration of the sixth or an introduction to the seventh4 7#ad7 ,compare these three series again and note1 7a7 that they portray the same events in similar language1 7b7 that the victory of the righteous and the destruction of the wicked are portrayed in each1 7c7 that the victory of the redeemed predominates in the first 7seals7 while the destruction of the wicked predominates in the last 7vials74 7#ae7 ,in the series note the progress in the severity of punishment1 7a7 one- fourth afflicted in the first 7seals71 7b7 one-third afflicted in the second 7trumpets71 7c7 all are destroyed in the third 7vials74 7#af7 ,from the following scriptures make a list allowing how nearly the same thing is affected in each of the seven trumpets and vials1 7a7 #h3g and #af3b1 7b7 #h3h and #af3c1 7c7 #h3aj-aa and #af3d-g1 7d7 #h3ab and #af3h-i1 7e7 #i3i-aa and #af3aj-aa1 7f7 #i3ac-ba and #af3ab-af1 7g7 #aa3ae-ah and #af3ag-ba4 7#ag7 ,the contrasts and resemblances of the trumpets and vials4 ,trumpets4 #a4 ,hail1 fire blood cast on earth1 one-third of the trees burned4 ,vails4 #a4 ,the ,vial poured out on the earth1 affliction upon the followers of the beast4 ,trumpets4 #b4 ,one-third of the sea made blood1 one-third of its creatures and of its ships destroyed4 ,vails4 #b4 ,the whole sea made blood1 and every soul therein destroyed4 ,trumpets4 #c4 ,one-third of the rivers made bitter1 many men destroyed ,vials4 #c4 ,all the rivers made blood and vengeance upon all men4 ,trumpets4 #d4 ,one-third of the sun1 etc41 smitten1 one-third of the day darkened4 ,vials4 #d4 ,the whole sun smitten1 men are scorched1 they blaspheme and repent not4 ,trumpets4 #e4 ,the stars of heaven fall into the pit2 locusts sent forth2 men seek death4 ,vials4 #e4 ,the throne and kingdom of the beast smitten1 men suffer and blaspheme and repent not4 ,trumpets4 #f4 ,one-third of the men destroyed by the armies of the ,euphrates2 men do not repent4 ,episode3 ,god's two witnesses witness for ,him and work miracles4 ,war against them by the beasts4 ,vials4 #f4 ,a way prepared for the kings beyond the ,euphrates4 ,episode3 ,the dragon's three unclean spirits witness for him and work miracles4 ,war by the world at ,armageddon4 ,trumpets4 #g4 ,voices in heaven1 judgment1 earthquake1 hail1 etc4 ,vials4 #g1 ,voice in heaven1 fall of ,babylon1 earthquake1 hail1 etc4 7#ah7 ,the benedictions and doxologies of the book4 7#ai7 ,things taught about ,jesus4 7#bj7 ,things taught about ,satan4 ,,end4