,advent ,christian ,church in ,iberia1 ,missouri ,,constructive ,,bible ,,studies ,,edited ,,by ,,ernest ,d4 ,,burton ,,heroes ,,of ,,israel ,,the ,,university ,,of ,,chicago ,,press ,,chicago1 ,,illinois ,agents ,,the ,,baker ,,taylor ,,company ,,new ,,york ,,the ,,cambridge ,,university ,,press ,,london ,,and ,,edinburgh ,illustration3 ,,the ,,semitic ,,world ,,heroes ,,of ,,israel ,,text ,,of ,,the ,,hero ,,stories ,,with ,,notes ,,and ,,questions ,,for ,,young ,,students ,by ,,theodore ,,gerald ,,soares ,professor of ,homiletics and ,religious ,education in the ,university of ,chicago ,,the ,,university ,,of ,,chicago ,,press ,,chicago1 ,,illinois ,,copyright #aijh ,,by ,,the ,,university ,,of ,,chicago ,all ,rights ,reserved ,published ,january #aiji ,second ,impression ,september #aiji ,third ,impression ,december #aiji ,second ,edition ,october #aiaa ,composed and ,printed ,by ,the ,university of ,chicago ,press ,chicago1 ,illinois1 ,u4,s4,a4 ,,to ,,my ,,father ,,my ,,first ,,hero ,,preface ,it is the purpose to present these ,hero ,studies in two books1 one being the present volume which is intended as a textbook for the students1 the other being the teacher's manual with fuller explanations and suggestions4 ,the necessary prefatory statements will be found in the respective books under the titles ,foreword to the ,student and ,foreword to the ,teacher4 ,this volume contains the text of the stories1 with explanatory notes and questions intended to stimulate study4 ,each lesson consists of a complete story arranged in such a way as to impress the main features of the narrative clearly upon the student's mind4 ,the explanatory material is reduced to the minimum1 since the main desire is to let the stories speak for themselves and not to burden the student with wearisome details4 ,the three reviews divide the course into the three natural parts1 the first extending to ,christmas1 the second to the end of ,march1 the third1 which is shorter1 to the middle of ,june1 when it is usually wise for the regular courses to end4 ,the text of the ,british ,revisers is used in the reprint of the stories with the consent and approval of the ,oxford and ,cambridge ,university presses4 ,as the plan of simplifying the narratives involved certain verbal changes1 it has seemed wise to go a step farther and to use the spellings which would be more familiar to ,american students4 ,for constant suggestions as to form and method ,i am greatly indebted to my wife1 who has taught the lessons from advance sheets to a class of boys4 ,it is a pleasure to acknowledge the valuable counsel of ,professor ,e4 ,d4 ,burton1 the editor of the series1 and especially that of ,professor ,j4 ,m4 ,p4 ,smith1 who at ,professor ,burton's request1 and to my own great satisfaction1 assumed the editorial responsibility of reading the manuscript1 and gave me the benefit of his ripe scholarship and judgment4 ,t4 ,g4 ,s4 ,july #bi1 #aijh ,,contents ,page ,,foreword ,,to ,,the ,,student xv ,,chapter ,i4 ,,abraham1 ,,the ,,father ,,of ,,the ,,faithful #a ,,ii4 ,,abraham1 ,,the ,,magnanimous #i ,,iii4 ,,abraham ,,and ,,isaac #af ,,iv4 ,,jacob1 ,,the ,,clever #bi ,v4 ,,israel1 ,,the ,,godly #da ,,vi4 ,,joseph1 ,,the ,,slave #ea ,,vii4 ,,joseph1 ,,the ,,ruler #fj ,,viii4 ,,joseph1 ,,the ,,generous #gj ,,ix4 ,,moses' ,,early ,,life #he ,x4 ,,moses' ,,commission #id ,,xi4 ,,moses1 ,,the ,,deliverer #ajd ,,xii4 ,,moses1 ,,the ,,lawgiver #aag ,,xiii4 ,,review3 ,,the ,,heroes ,,of ,,israel',s ,,wanderings #abi ,,xiv4 ,,joshua ,,and ,,caleb #ace ,,xv4 ,,gideon1 ,,the ,,warrior #adg ,,xvi4 ,,samson1 ,,the ,,strong ,,man #aeh ,,xvii4 ,,ruth1 ,,the ,,foreigner #aga ,,xviii4 ,,samuel ,,and ,,eli #ahg ,,xix4 ,,samuel ,,and ,,saul #bjj ,,xx4 ,,jonathan',s ,,victory #baa ,,xxi4 ,,david ,,and ,,the ,,giant #bbc ,,xxii4 ,,the ,,hero ,,friends1 ,,david ,,and ,,jonathan #bcg ,,xxiii4 ,,david1 ,,the ,,outlaw #bdg ,,xxiv4 ,,david1 ,,the ,,king #bfj ,,xxv4 ,,david ,,and ,,his ,,rebel ,,son #bgj ,,xxvi4 ,,review3 ,,ten ,,heroes ,,of ,,israel #bhc ,,xxvii4 ,,solomon1 ,,the ,,wise ,,king #bhi ,,xxviii4 ,,elijah1 ,,the ,,champion ,,of ,,pure ,,religion #cjc ,,xxix4 ,,elijah1 ,,the ,,champion ,,of ,,justice #cag ,,xxx4 ,,elisha1 ,,the ,,healer ,,and ,,counselor #cbh ,,xxxi4 ,,nehemiah1 ,,the ,,builder #cci ,,xxxii4 ,,esther1 ,,the ,,patriot ,,queen #cea ,,xxxiii4 ,,judas1 ,,the ,,hammerer #cfd ,,xxxiv4 ,,daniel ,,and ,,his ,,friends #cgc ,,xxxv4 ,,review3 ,,seven ,,heroic ,,names #che ,,maps ,,and ,,illustrations ,page ,,map ,,of ,,the ,,semitic ,,world ,frontispiece ,a ,,caravan ,,in ,,palestine #e ,,map ,,of ,,canaan opposite #dg ,,the ,,seal ,,of ,,the ,,grand ,,vizier ,,of ,,ramses ,,ii #ff ,,portrait ,,statues ,,of ,,ramses ,,ii #hh ,,oriental ,,sandals #ie ,,brick-,,making ,,in ,,egypt #ajb ,,moses #aah ,,winnowing ,,grain #agi ,a ,,philistine #bab ,,david #bbf ,,cedars ,,of ,,lebanon #bid ,,esther',s ,,palace #ceg ,,foreword ,,to ,,the ,,student #a4 ,we are to study the heroes of ,israel4 ,what is a hero8 ,we use this word of the chief character in a book or of one who does a very noble deed4 ,it is also applied to the great men of the past1 who have done deeds that have made their names famous in story and who have been the makers of nations4 ,call to mind some ,american heroes4 #b4 ,why should we study the heroes of ,israel8 ,for three reasons3 7#a7 ,the stories are very interesting and full of adventure4 7#b7 ,israel played a most important part in the world's history4 ,the ,jews1 who now represent ,israel1 are no longer a nation1 and unhappily they are often very badly treated1 but they have many noble qualities4 ,we owe some of the best things in our modern civilization to the men of old ,israel4 ,we shall find a great value in reading their story4 7#c7 ,the questions of duty and religion that often puzzle us are very old questions4 ,they came to these men thousands of years ago4 ,we shall find them clearer to us as we read how the old heroes struggled with their difficulties4 #c4 ,how shall we study8 ,the stories of the heroes are in the ,old ,testament1 but in order to bring them together1 and to separate them from other matter which is less profitable for young people to study they have been reprinted in this book4 ,most of the more difficult names have been omitted1 together with everything that would take from the interest in the story4 ,each chapter is divided into three parts3 ,the ,story1 ,the ,meaning of the ,story1 and the ,written ,review4 ,in preparing the lesson1 the story should be read through first4 ,it would be a very good plan to read it aloud to someone4 ,then take up the suggestions in the second part of the lesson1 one at a time1 and look up the sections of the story to find answers to the questions4 ,when special ,scripture references are given look them up1 and use the maps whenever directions are given to that effect4 ,when you have finished the study read the whole story through again and be sure that you understand it4 ,the ,written ,review is very important4 ,have a notebook in which you will write the review stories every week4 ,the best time to write the review story is soon after the meeting of the class1 while the lesson is still fresh in memory4 ,always read the story of the hero again before you write the review4 ,keep the notebook neat4 ,it is a good plan to write the exercise in pencil first and then copy it into the book in ink4 ,at the end of the year you will have a good-sized book full of your own hero stories4 ,a careful study of these lessons will make you acquainted with a score of the mighty men of the past4 ,many of them you will wish to keep as life-long friends4 ,,abraham ,i4 ,,abraham1 ,,the ,,father ,,of ,,the ,,faithful ,,ii4 ,,abraham1 ,,the ,,magnanimous ,,iii4 ,,abraham ,,and ,,isaac ,,abraham1 ,,the ,,father ,,of ,,the ,,faithful ,,the ,,story ,sec4#a4 ,the ,old ,home of ,abraham 7,gen4 #aa3ca7 ,terah took ,abraham his son1 and ,lot the son of ,haran1 his son's son1 and ,sarah his daughter-in-law1 his son ,abraham's wife2 and they went forth with them from ,ur of the ,chaldees1 to go into the land of ,canaan2 and they came unto ,haran1 and dwelt there1 and ,terah died in ,haran4 ,sec4#b4 ,the ,journey ,westward 7,gen4 #ab3a-e7 ,now the ,lord said unto ,abraham1 ,get thee out of thy country1 and from thy kindred1 and from thy father's house1 unto the land that ,i will show thee3 and ,i will make of thee a great nation1 and ,i will bless thee1 and make thy name great2 and be thou a blessing3 and ,i will bless them that bless thee1 and him that curseth thee will ,i curse3 and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed4 ,so ,abraham went1 as the ,lord had spoken unto him2 and ,lot went with him3 and ,abraham was seventy and five years old when he departed out of ,haran4 ,and ,abraham took ,sarah his wife1 and ,lot his brother's son1 and all their substance that they had gathered1 and the souls that they had gotten in ,haran2 and they went forth to go into the land of ,canaan3 and into the land of ,canaan they came4 ,sec4#c4 ,abraham's ,altars 7,gen4 #ab3f-i7 ,and ,abraham passed through the land unto the place of ,shechem1 unto the oak of ,moreh4 ,and the ,canaanite was then in the land4 ,and the ,lord appeared unto ,abraham and said1 ,unto thy seed will ,i give this land4 ,and there built he an altar unto the ,lord1 who appeared unto him4 ,and he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of ,beth-el1 and pitched his tent1 having ,beth-el on the west1 and ,ai on the east3 and there he built an altar unto the ,lord1 and called upon the name of the ,lord4 ,and ,abraham journeyed1 going on still toward the ,south4 ,sec4#d4 ,a ,test of ,courage 7,gen4 #ab3aj-bj7 ,and there was a famine in the land3 and ,abraham went down into ,egypt to sojourn there2 for the famine was sore in the land4 ,and it came to pass1 when he was come near to enter into ,egypt1 that he said unto ,sarah his wife1 ,behold now1 ,i know that thou art a fair woman to look upon3 and it shall come to pass1 when the ,egyptians shall see thee1 that they shall say1 ',this is his wife'3 and they will kill me1 but they will save thee alive4 ,say1 ,i pray thee1 thou art my sister3 that it may be well with me for thy sake1 and that my soul may live because of thee4 ,and it came to pass1 that1 when ,abraham was come into ,egypt1 the ,egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair4 ,and the princes of ,pharaoh saw her1 and praised her to ,pharaoh2 and the woman was taken into ,pharaoh's house4 ,and he treated ,abraham well for her sake3 and he had sheep1 and oxen1 and he-asses1 and menservants1 and maidservants1 and she-asses1 and camels4 ,and the ,lord plagued ,pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of ,sarah ,abraham's wife4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,caravan ,,in ,,palestine ,and ,pharaoh called ,abraham1 and said1 ,what is this that thou hast done unto me8 why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife8 ,why saidst thou1 ,she is my sister8 so that ,i took her to be my wife3 now therefore behold thy wife1 take her1 and go thy way4 ,and ,pharaoh gave men charge concerning him3 and they brought him on the way1 and his wife1 and all that he had4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #a 7,sec4#a74 ,we begin with the man to whom ,israel looked back as their first great hero4 ,what was his name8 ,what was his father's name8 #b 7,sec4#a74 ,where did he come from8 ,look at the map of the ,semitic world4 ,you will see two great rivers which join and then flow into the ,persian ,gulf4 ,it is not always possible to know where ancient cities were located1 but it is supposed that ,ur may have been on the ,euphrates near the point where the rivers join4 ,it is called ,ur of the ,chaldees1 because people of that name lived there4 ,terah therefore came from the very old country of ,babylonia1 which was rich and fertile because it was in the valley of the two rivers4 ,what ,american river has a rich country in all its wide valley8 #c 7,sec4#a74 ,what route would be taken to go from ,ur to ,canaan8 ,if you lay a ruler on the map you will see that ,jerusalem is almost directly west of ,ur4 ,they lay about six hundred miles apart4 ,but there was a very good reason why they could not travel right across that way4 ,what kind of country would they have had to pass through8 ,they had to follow the river for nearly the same distance in a northwesterly direction4 ,this would bring them to a very rich country where it seems they stopped for some time and where ,terah died4 ,what was its name8 #d 7,sec4#b74 ,evidently most of ,terah's tribe were satisfied to stay in ,haran1 but ,abraham felt a great stir in him to continue the journey to the ,west land4 ,he believed that ,god wanted him to go there and to become the founder of a great nation that should serve ,jehovah4 ,this feeling became so strong that at last it was clear to him that the ,lord was calling him4 ,learn the beautiful passage of the ,call of ,abraham 7,gen4 #ab3a-c7 so that you can recite it4 #e7,sec4#b74 ,what route would ,abraham take from ,haran to ,canaan8 ,let us look at the map again4 ,there was a caravan road that ran from ,haran west across the river1 then it turned south and came down through the country of ,syria to a very ancient city4 ,abraham's chief servant came from this city 7,gen4 #ae3b74 ,the road still runs south and then crosses the river ,jordan into ,palestine4 #f7,sec4#b74 ,how long would such a journey take8 ,there were no railroads and there are still very few in that country4 ,travel was very slow4 ,we have an account in ,ezra #g3i of how long it took a company to make the journey from ,babylon long afterward4 ,but ,abraham's company would move more slowly1 for we must think of him as traveling with a great many animals and servants and children4 ,it was very much as the ,arab tribes move about to-day4 #g7,sec4#b74 ,think of what ,abraham left behind when he obeyed ,god's voice and came into the strange land4 ,what company of people in ,american history felt that ,god called them to leave their own country and come into the new land8 ,is it always safe to obey ,god8 ,look up ,gal4 #c3i and ,heb4 #aa3h-aj and see why ,abraham is called ,the ,father of the ,faithful4 #h7,sec4#c74 ,what promise did ,god give ,abraham after he came to ,canaan8 ,what places did ,abraham visit8 ,locate them on the map of ,canaan4 ,what religious act did he perform wherever he went8 ,what act is the same in our lives8 #i7,sec4#d74 ,abraham's numerous sheep and cattle required him to journey from place to place4 ,why was this8 ,why would dry weather cause him trouble8 ,notice on the map that when the famine came he was in the south of ,palestine4 ,it was only a short journey west to reach a very rich country1 which lay in the valley of a great river4 ,name the country and its river and explain why there was no drought there4 #aj 7,sec4#d74 ,we shall often notice that the old heroes did wrong4 ,tell the story of ,abraham's visit to ,egypt4 ,what do you think of his conduct8 ,if we knew only this part of ,abraham's story we should not call him a hero4 ,ought we then to judge anyone by a single act8 ,,written ,,review ,this story deals with several journeys4 ,let us get them all before our eyes4 ,turn to the map of the ,semitic world at the beginning of the book and make a very simple copy of it1 according to the following directions3 ,mark the two great rivers in the east4 ,make the coast line of the ,mediterranean ,sea4 ,draw the ,river ,nile4 ,make the coast line of the ,red ,sea4 ,locate ,ur1 ,haran1 ,damascus1 ,canaan1 ,egypt4 ,make this map first in pencil and then ink it4 ,,ii4 ,,abraham1 ,,the ,,magnanimous ,,the ,,story ,sec4#e4 ,abraham's ,treatment of ,lot 7,gen4 #ac7 ,and ,abraham went out of ,egypt1 he1 and his wife1 and all that he had1 and ,lot with him1 into the ,south4 ,and ,abraham was very rich in cattle1 in silver1 and in gold4 ,and he went on his journeys from the ,south even to ,beth-el1 unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning1 between ,beth-el and ,ai2 unto the place of the altar1 which he had made there at the first3 and there ,abraham called on the name of the ,lord4 ,and ,lot also1 who went with ,abraham1 had flocks1 and herds1 and tents4 ,and the land was not able to bear them1 that they might dwell together3 for their substance was great1 so that they could not dwell together4 ,and there was a strife between the herdmen of ,abraham's cattle and the herdmen of ,lot's cattle4 ,and ,abraham said unto ,lot1 ,let there be no strife1 ,i pray thee1 between me and thee1 and between my herdmen and thy herdmen2 for we are brethren4 ,is not the whole land before thee8 separate thyself1 ,i pray thee1 from me3 if thou wilt take the left hand1 then ,i will go to the right2 or if thou take the right hand1 then ,i will go to the left4 ,and ,lot lifted up his eyes1 and beheld all the ,plain of ,jordan1 that it was well watered everywhere1 before the ,lord destroyed ,sodom and ,gomorrah1 like the garden of the ,lord1 like the land of ,egypt1 as thou goest unto ,zoar4 ,so ,lot chose him all the ,plain of ,jordan2 and ,lot journeyed east3 and they separated themselves the one from the other4 ,abraham dwelt in the land of ,canaan1 and ,lot dwelt in the cities of the ,plain1 and moved his tent as far as ,sodom4 ,now the men of ,sodom were wicked and sinners against the ,lord exceedingly4 ,and the ,lord said unto ,abraham1 after that ,lot was separated from him1 ,lift up now thine eyes1 and look from the place where thou art1 northward and southward and eastward and westward3 for all the land which thou seest1 to thee will ,i give it1 and to thy seed for ever4 ,and ,i will make thy seed as the dust of the earth3 so that if a man can number the dust of the earth1 then shall thy seed also be numbered4 ,arise1 walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it2 for unto thee will ,i give it4 ,and ,abraham moved his tent1 and came and dwelt by the oaks of ,mamre1 which are in ,hebron1 and built there an altar unto the ,lord4 ,sec4#f4 ,abraham's ,deliverance of ,lot 7,gen4 #ad3aj-bd7 ,and there came five kings from the ,east and made war against the kings of ,sodom and ,gomorrah4 ,and the kings of ,sodom and ,gomorrah fled1 and they fell there1 and they that remained fled to the mountain4 ,and they took all the goods of ,sodom and ,gomorrah1 and all their victuals1 and went their way4 ,and they took ,lot1 ,abraham's brother's son1 who dwelt in ,sodom1 and his goods1 and departed4 ,and there came one that had escaped1 and told ,abraham the ,hebrew3 now he dwelt by the oaks of ,mamre the ,amorite1 brother of ,eshcol1 and brother of ,aner2 and these were confederate with ,abraham4 ,and when ,abraham heard that his brother was taken captive1 he led forth his trained men1 born in his house1 three hundred and eighteen1 and pursued as far as ,dan4 ,and he divided himself against them by night1 he and his servants1 and smote them1 and pursued them unto ,hobah1 which is on the left hand of ,damascus4 ,and he brought back all the goods1 and also brought again his brother ,lot1 and his goods1 and the women also1 and the people4 ,and the king of ,sodom went out to meet him1 after his return from the slaughter of the kings4 ,and ,melchizedek king of ,salem brought forth bread and wine3 and he was priest of ,god ,most ,high4 ,and he blessed him and said1 ,blessed be ,abraham of ,god ,most ,high1 possessor of heaven and earth3 and blessed be ,god ,most ,high1 which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand4 ,and he gave him a tenth of all4 ,and the king of ,sodom said unto ,abraham1 ,give me the persons1 and take the goods to thyself4 ,and ,abraham said to the king of ,sodom1 ,i have lifted up mine hand unto the ,lord1 ,god ,most ,high1 possessor of heaven and earth1 that ,i will not take a thread nor a shoelatchet nor aught that is thine1 lest thou shouldst say1 ,i have made ,abraham rich3 save only that which the young men have eaten1 and the portion of the men which went with me2 ,aner1 ,eshcol1 and ,mamre1 let them take their portion4 ,sec4#g4 ,abraham's ,prayer for ,sodom 7,gen4 #ah3ag-cb2 #ai3bi7 ,and the ,lord said1 ,shall ,i hide from ,abraham that which ,i do2 seeing that ,abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation1 and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him8 ,for ,i have known him1 to the end that he may command his children and his household after him1 that they may keep the way of the ,lord1 to do righteousness and justice2 to the end that the ,lord may bring upon ,abraham that which he hath spoken of him4 ,and the ,lord said1 ,because the cry of ,sodom and ,gomorrah is great1 and because their sin is very grievous2 ,i will go down now1 and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it1 which is come unto me2 and if not1 ,i will know4 ,and ,abraham drew near1 and said1 ,wilt thou consume the righteous with the wicked8 ,peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city3 wilt thou consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein8 ,that be far from thee to do after this manner1 to slay the righteous with the wicked1 that so the righteous should be as the wicked2 that be far from thee3 shall not the ,judge of all the earth do right8 ,and the ,lord said1 ,if ,i find in ,sodom fifty righteous within the city1 then ,i will spare all the place for their sake4 ,and ,abraham answered and said1 ,behold now1 ,i have taken upon me to speak unto the ,lord1 which am but dust and ashes3 peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous3 wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five8 ,and he said1 ,i will not destroy it1 if ,i find there forty and five4 ,and he spake unto him yet again1 and said1 ,peradventure there shall be forty found there4 ,and he said1 ,i will not do it for the forty's sake4 ,and he said1 ,oh let not the ,lord be angry1 and ,i will speak3 peradventure there shall thirty be found there4 ,and he said1 ,i will not do it if ,i find thirty there4 ,and he said1 ,behold now1 ,i have taken upon me to speak unto the ,lord3 peradventure there shall be twenty found there4 ,and he said1 ,i will not destroy it for the twenty's sake4 ,and he said1 ,oh let not the ,lord be angry1 and ,i will speak yet but this once3 peradventure ten shall be found there4 ,and he said1 ,i will not destroy it for the ten's sake4 ,and it came to pass1 when ,god destroyed the cities of the ,plain1 that ,god remembered ,abraham1 and sent ,lot out of the midst of the overthrow1 when he overthrew the cities in which ,lot dwelt4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #aa 7,sec4#e74 ,follow ,abraham's journey back from ,egypt along the coast road4 ,he reached the district in ,southern ,canaan that was called the ,south4 ,what wealth did he have8 ,what would he need for his cattle8 ,notice how this caused him to journey from place to place4 #ab 7,sec4#e74 ,on the western plains of ,america there have been disputes between the cattle men over the rights of grazing4 ,the big men have driven the little men away4 ,tell the story of this old dispute in ,canaan4 ,what plan of settlement did ,abraham suggest8 ,how did ,lot behave in the matter8 ,what good result came to ,abraham8 #ac 7,sec4#e74 ,look up the word magnanimous4 ,could it be applied to ,abraham8 ,have you ever known an act that was magnanimous8 #ad 7,sec4#f74 ,kings in old times used to make war on their neighbors just for the purpose of stealing their goods4 ,this is the story of one of those plundering expeditions that was made against the country near the ,dead ,sea4 ,who had chosen that country for his residence8 ,what was the result of the invasion8 ,how did ,abraham hear of it8 ,how many young men did he have in his service8 ,what does this show of the size of his camp8 ,what did ,abraham do8 #ae 7,sec4#f74 ,what did ,abraham do with the spoil that he captured8 ,was this magnanimous8 #af 7,sec4#f74 ,compare ,abraham's conduct with that of the ,united ,states in ,cuba4 #ag 7,sec4#f74 ,abraham gave back the property that he had rescued3 what should we do with property that we find8 #ah 7,sec4#g74 ,men of old loved to think of ,god appearing to them and talking to them4 ,it is a beautiful picture of the silent message that comes to our hearts4 ,what does ,abraham learn is to happen to the wicked city of ,sodom8 #ai 7,sec4#g74 ,is ,abraham magnanimous in pleading for ,sodom8 ,what do the ,lord's replies to ,abraham's prayers teach us8 #bj 7,sec4#g74 ,what happened to ,sodom8 ,was ,abraham's prayer answered8 ,,written ,,review ,think over and write out the three ways in which ,abraham was magnanimous4 ,if you watch carefully the conduct of the best people you know you will be sure to see somebody do a magnanimous act before the next lesson4 ,when you see it write it down in your notebook as your review work4 ,,iii4 ,,abraham ,,and ,,isaac ,,the ,,story ,sec4#h4 ,abraham's ,devotion 7,gen4 #ba3b1 #c2 #bb3a-ai7 ,a4 ,,the ,,sacrifice ,,of ,,the ,,firstborn ,and ,sarah bare ,abraham a son in his old age1 at the set time of which ,god had spoken unto him4 ,and ,abraham called the name of his son ,isaac4 ,and the child grew4 ,and it came to pass1 that ,god did prove ,abraham and said unto him1 ,abraham4 ,and he said1 ,here am ,i4 ,and he said1 ,take now thy son1 thine only son1 whom thou lovest1 even ,isaac1 and get thee into the land of ,moriah2 and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which ,i will tell thee of4 ,and ,abraham rose early in the morning1 and saddled his ass1 and took two of his young men with him1 and ,isaac his son2 and he clave the wood for the burnt offering1 and rose up1 and went into the place of which ,god had told him4 ,on the third day ,abraham lifted up his eyes1 and saw the place afar off4 ,and ,abraham said unto his young men1 ,abide ye here with the ass1 and ,i and the lad will go yonder2 and we will worship1 and come again to you4 ,and ,abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it upon ,isaac his son2 and he took in his hand the fire and the knife2 and they went both of them together4 ,and ,isaac spake unto ,abraham his father1 and said1 ,my father4 ,and he said1 ,here am ,i1 my son4 ,and he said1 ,behold1 the fire and the wood3 but where is the lamb for a burnt offering8 ,and ,abraham said1 ,god will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering1 my son4 ,so they went both of them together4 ,and they came to the place which ,god had told him of2 and ,abraham built the altar there1 and laid the wood in order1 and bound ,isaac his son1 and laid him on the altar1 upon the wood4 ,and ,abraham stretched forth his hand1 and took the knife to slay his son4 ,b4 ,,the ,,divine ,,interference ,and the angel of the ,lord called unto him out of heaven1 and said1 ,abraham4 ,and he said1 ,here am ,i4 ,and he said1 ,lay not thine hand upon the lad1 neither do thou anything unto him3 for now ,i know that thou fearest ,god1 seeing thou hast not withheld thy son1 thine only son1 from me4 ,and ,abraham lifted up his eyes1 and looked1 and behold1 behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns3 and ,abraham went and took the ram1 and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son4 ,and ,abraham called the name of that place ,jehovah-jireh3 as it is said to this day1 ,in the mount of the ,lord it shall be provided4 ,and the angel of the ,lord called unto ,abraham a second time out of heaven1 and said1 ,by myself have ,i sworn1 saith the ,lord1 because thou hast done this thing1 and hast not withheld thy son1 thine only son3 that in blessing ,i will bless thee1 and in multiplying ,i will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven1 and as the sand which is upon the sea shore2 and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies2 and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed2 because thou hast obeyed my voice4 ,so ,abraham returned unto his young men1 and they rose up and went together to ,beer-sheba2 and ,abraham dwelt at ,beer-sheba4 ,sec4#i4 ,the ,selection of ,isaac's ,wife 7,gen4 #bd7 ,a4 ,,the ,,commission ,,of ,,the ,,servant ,and ,abraham was old1 and well stricken in age3 and the ,lord had blessed ,abraham in all things4 ,and ,abraham said unto his servant1 the elder of his house1 that ruled over all that he had1 ,swear by the ,lord1 the ,god of heaven and the ,god of the earth1 that thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the ,canaanites1 among whom ,i dwell3 but thou shalt go unto my country1 and to my kindred1 and take a wife for my son ,isaac4 ,and the servant said unto him1 ,peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land3 must ,i needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest8 ,and ,abraham said unto him1 ,beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again4 ,the ,lord1 the ,god of heaven1 that took me from my father's house1 and from the land of my nativity1 and that spake unto me and that sware unto me1 saying1 ',unto thy seed will ,i give this land1' he shall send his angel before thee1 and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence4 ,and if the woman be not willing to follow thee1 thou shalt be clear from this my oath2 only thou shalt not bring my son thither again4 ,and the servant sware to ,abraham his master concerning this matter4 ,b4 ,,the ,,meeting ,,with ,,rebekah ,and the servant took ten camels1 of the camels of his master1 and departed2 having all goodly things of his master's in his hand3 and he arose1 and went to ,mesopotamia1 unto the city of ,nahor4 ,and he made the camels to kneel down without the city by the well of water at the time of evening1 the time that women go out to draw water4 ,and he said1 ,o ,lord1 the ,god of my master ,abraham1 send me1 ,i pray thee1 good speed this day1 and show kindness unto my master ,abraham4 ,behold1 ,i stand by the fountain of water2 and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water3 and let it come to pass1 that the damsel to whom ,i shall say1 ',let down thy pitcher1 ,i pray thee1 that ,i may drink2' and she shall say1 ',drink1 and ,i will give thy camels drink also'3 let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant ,isaac2 and thereby shall ,i know that thou hast showed kindness unto my master4 ,and it came to pass1 before he had done speaking1 that1 behold1 ,rebekah came out1 who was born to ,bethuel the son of ,milcah1 the wife of ,nahor1 ,abraham's brother1 with her pitcher upon her shoulder4 ,and the damsel was very fair to look upon2 and she went down to the fountain1 and filled her pitcher1 and came up4 ,and the servant ran to meet her1 and said1 ,give me to drink1 ,i pray thee1 a little water of thy pitcher4 ,and she said1 ,drink1 my lord3 and she hasted1 and let down her pitcher upon her hand1 and gave him drink4 ,and when she had done giving him drink1 she said1 ,i will draw for thy camels also1 until they have done drinking4 ,and she hasted1 and emptied her pitcher into the trough1 and ran again unto the well to draw1 and drew for all his camels4 ,and the man looked stedfastly on her2 holding his peace1 to know whether the ,lord had made his journey prosperous or not4 ,and it came to pass1 as the camels had done drinking1 that the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight1 and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold1 and said1 ,whose daughter art thou8 tell me1 ,i pray thee4 ,is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in8 ,and she said unto him1 ,i am the daughter of ,bethuel the son of ,milcah1 which she bare unto ,nahor4 ,she said moreover unto him1 ,we have both straw and provender enough1 and room to lodge in4 ,and the man bowed his head1 and worshipped the ,lord4 ,and he said1 ,blessed be the ,lord1 the ,god of my master ,abraham1 who hath not forsaken his mercy and his truth toward my master3 as for me1 the ,lord hath led me in the way to the house of my master's brethren4 ,c4 ,,the ,,betrothal ,,of ,,isaac ,,and ,,rebekah ,and the damsel ran1 and told her mother's house according to these words4 ,and ,rebekah had a brother1 and his name was ,laban3 and ,laban ran out unto the man1 unto the fountain4 ,and it came to pass1 when he saw the ring1 and the bracelets upon his sister's hands1 and when he heard the words of ,rebekah his sister1 saying1 ,thus spake the man unto me2 that he came unto the man2 and1 behold1 he stood by the camels at the fountain4 ,and he said1 ,come in1 thou blessed of the ,lord2 wherefore standest thou without8 for ,i have prepared the house1 and room for the camels4 ,and the man came into the house1 and he ungirded the camels2 and he gave straw and provender for the camels1 and water to wash his feet and the men's feet that were with him4 ,and there was set meat before him to eat4 ,but he said1 ,i will not eat1 until ,i have told mine errand4 ,and ,laban said1 ,speak on4 ,and he said1 ,i am ,abraham's servant4 ,and the ,lord hath blessed my master greatly2 and he is become great3 and he hath given him flocks and herds1 and silver and gold1 and menservants and maidservants1 and camels1 and asses4 ,and ,sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old3 and unto him hath he given all that he hath4 ,and my master made me swear1 saying1 ',thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the ,canaanites1 in whose land ,i dwell3 but thou shalt go unto my father's house1 and to my kindred1 and take a wife for my son4' ,and ,i said unto my master1 ',peradventure the woman will not follow me4' ,and he said unto me1 ',the ,lord1 before whom ,i walk1 will send his angel with thee1 and prosper thy way2 and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred1 and of my father's house3 then shalt thou be clear from my oath1 when thou comest to my kindred2 and if they give her not to thee1 thou shalt be clear from my oath4' ,and ,i came this day unto the fountain1 and said1 ',o ,lord1 the ,god of my master ,abraham1 if now thou do prosper my way which ,i go3 behold1 ,i stand by the fountain of water2 and let it come to pass1 that the maiden which cometh forth to draw1 to whom ,i shall say1 ,give me1 ,i pray thee a little water of thy pitcher to drink2 and she shall say to me1 ,both drink thou1 and ,i will also draw for thy camels3 let the same be the woman whom the ,lord hath appointed for my master's son4' ,and before ,i had done speaking in mine heart1 behold1 ,rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder2 and she went down unto the fountain1 and drew3 and ,i said unto her1 ',let me drink1 ,i pray thee4' ,and she made haste1 and let down her pitcher from her shoulder1 and said1 ',drink1 and ,i will give thy camels drink also4' ,so ,i drank1 and she made the camels drink also4 ,and ,i asked her and said1 ',whose daughter art thou8' ,and she said1 ',the daughter of ,bethuel1 ,nahor's son1 whom ,milcah bare unto him4' ,and ,i put the ring upon her nose1 and the bracelets upon her hands4 ,and ,i bowed my head1 and worshipped the ,lord1 and blessed the ,lord1 the ,god of my master ,abraham1 which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter for his son4 ,and now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master1 tell me3 and if not1 tell me2 that ,i may turn to the right hand1 or to the left4 ,then ,laban and ,bethuel answered and said1 ,the thing proceedeth from the ,lord3 we cannot speak unto thee bad or good4 ,behold1 ,rebekah is before thee1 take her1 and go1 and let her be thy master's son's wife1 as the ,lord hath spoken4 ,and it came to pass1 that1 when ,abraham's servant heard their words1 he bowed himself down to the earth unto the ,lord4 ,and the servant brought forth jewels of silver and jewels of gold1 and raiment1 and gave them to ,rebekah3 he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things4 ,and they did eat and drink1 he and the men that were with him1 and tarried all night2 and they rose up in the morning1 and he said1 ,send me away unto my master4 ,and her brother and her mother said1 ,let the damsel abide with us a few days1 at the least ten2 after that she shall go4 ,and he said unto them1 ,hinder me not1 seeing the ,lord hath prospered my way2 send me away that ,i may go to my master4 ,and they said1 ,we will call the damsel1 and inquire at her mouth4 ,and they called ,rebekah1 and said unto her1 ,wilt thou go with this man8 ,and she said1 ,i will go4 ,and they sent away ,rebekah their sister1 and her nurse1 and ,abraham's servant1 and his men4 ,and they blessed ,rebekah1 and said unto her1 ,our sister1 be thou the mother of thousands of ten thousands1 and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them4 ,and ,rebekah arose1 and her damsels1 and they rode upon the camels1 and followed the man3 and the servant took ,rebekah1 and went his way4 ,d4 ,,the ,,marriage ,and ,isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide3 and he lifted up his eyes1 and saw1 and1 behold1 there were camels coming4 ,and ,rebekah lifted up her eyes1 and when she saw ,isaac1 she lighted off the camel4 ,and she said unto the servant1 ,what man is this that walketh in the field to meet us8 ,and the servant said1 ,it is my master4 ,and she took her veil1 and covered herself4 ,and the servant told ,isaac all the things that he had done4 ,and ,isaac brought her into his mother ,sarah's tent1 and took ,rebekah1 and she became his wife2 and he loved her3 and ,isaac was comforted after his mother's death4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #ba4 ,what promise had been made repeatedly to ,abraham8 ,but he had grown old and was still without a son4 ,yet the ,lord repeated the promise and ,abraham believed4 ,at last to his great joy the son was born4 ,it makes a man's life strong to believe that ,god will fulfil his promise4 ,faith and goodness are very near together 7,gen4 #ae3f74 ,a good boy believes his parents3 surely he can believe ,god4 #bb 7,sec4#h;,a74 ,in order to understand this story we must consider a strange and fearful custom of the old times4 ,read ,,ii ,kings #c3bf1 #bg1 and note the awful sacrifice that a king1 who was seeking help1 made to his heathen god4 ,the ancients felt that ,god ought to have the best that man has4 ,they had not learned that he is loving and good1 wishing our best to be given to him in loving service and not killed in sacrifice4 #bc 7,sec4#h;,a74 ,abraham knew that it was the custom of his neighbors to show their loyalty to their gods by killing their oldest sons4 ,he was most anxious to do what ,god would wish1 so what would he naturally think that he ought to do8 ,is a man wicked if he does what he thinks is right8 ,but if he is pure in his motive and is very anxious to know what is right1 he will often come to the truth4 ,this story shows how ,god led ,abraham to know what he really wanted of him4 #bd 7,sec4#h74 ,it is a very striking story4 ,picture the scenes3 7#a7 ,the long journey3 who went8 7#b7 ,abraham and ,isaac alone3 what did ,isaac ask8 ,what was ,abraham's confidence in ,god8 7#c7 ,the preparation for the sacrifice4 7#d7 ,the wonderful interference3 what did this teach ,abraham8 ,what was the promise that was repeated8 #be 7,sec4#h74 ,men have often used wrong methods1 thinking to please ,god4 ,what did the ,puritans do to the witches8 ,but the ,puritans were good men1 anxious to do right1 and they soon learned that they had been wrong4 ,it is not enough for us to be willing to do right4 ,we must try hard to find out what is right4 #bf 7,sec4#i;,a74 ,this section is a long one1 but is full of interest and need not detain us for special study4 ,it is the charming story of an old-time wooing4 ,parents often arranged the marriages of their children in those days as they do in many countries to-day4 ,abraham had a trusted servant who managed his business for him4 ,what did he ask the servant to promise8 #bg 7,sec4#i;,b74 ,mesopotamia means between the rivers4 ,locate it between the two rivers of ,abraham's old country4 ,recall ,abraham's journey 7#e1 #f1 ,sec4#b7 and trace the servant's journey4 #bh 7,sec4#i;,b74 ,tell the story of the meeting with ,rebekah4 #bi 7,sec4#i;,c74 ,tell the story of the betrothal4 ,notice that the betrothal took place although ,isaac was not there4 #cj 7,sec4#i;,d74 ,tell the story of the marriage4 ,,written ,,review ,we have finished the study of the ,father of the ,faithful4 ,he was a man who trusted ,god4 ,think over all that you have learned about him and write down in your notebook two or three ways in which you think that he showed his trust in ,god4 ,think whether there is any way in which you would be willing to trust ,god4 ,,jacob-,,israel ,,iv4 ,,jacob1 ,,the ,,clever ,v4 ,,israel1 ,,the ,,godly ,,iv4 ,,jacob1 ,,the ,,clever ,,the ,,story ,sec4#aj4 ,the ,purchase of the ,birthright 7,gen4 #be3be-cd7 ,isaac and ,rebekah had two sons who were twins4 ,the first was red1 all over like a hairy garment2 and they called his name ,esau1 and the name of his brother was called ,jacob4 ,and the boys grew3 and ,esau was a cunning hunter1 a man of the field2 and ,jacob was a plain man1 dwelling in tents4 ,now ,isaac loved ,esau1 because he did eat of his venison3 and ,rebekah loved ,jacob4 ,and ,jacob boiled pottage3 and ,esau came in from the field1 and he was faint3 and ,esau said to ,jacob1 ,feed me1 ,i pray thee1 with that same red pottage2 for ,i am faint4 ,and ,jacob said1 ,sell me this day thy birthright4 ,and ,esau said1 ,behold1 ,i am at the point to die3 and what profit shall the birthright do to me8 ,and ,jacob said1 ,swear to me this day4 ,and he sware unto him3 and he sold his birthright unto ,jacob4 ,and ,jacob gave ,esau bread and pottage of lentils2 and he did eat and drink1 and rose up1 and went his way3 so ,esau despised his birthright4 ,sec4#aa4 ,the ,deception of ,isaac 7,gen4 #bg3a-de7 ,a4 ,,isaac',s ,,commission ,,to ,,esau ,and it came to pass1 that when ,isaac was old1 and his eyes were dim1 so that he could not see1 he called ,esau his elder son1 and said unto him1 ,my son4 ,and he said unto him1 ,here am ,i4 ,and he said1 ,behold now1 ,i am old1 ,i know not the day of my death4 ,now therefore take1 ,i pray thee1 thy weapons1 thy quiver and thy bow1 and go out to the field1 and take me venison2 and make me savory meat1 such as ,i love1 and bring it to me1 that ,i may eat2 that my soul may bless thee before ,i die4 ,and ,rebekah heard when ,isaac spake to ,esau his son4 ,and ,esau went to the field to hunt for venison1 and to bring it4 ,b4 ,,rebekah',s ,,scheme ,and ,rebekah spake unto ,jacob her son1 saying1 ,behold1 ,i heard thy father speak unto ,esau thy brother1 saying1 ',bring me venison1 and make me savory meat1 that ,i may eat1 and bless thee before the ,lord before my death4' ,now therefore1 my son1 obey my voice according to that which ,i command thee4 ,go now to the flock1 and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats2 and ,i will make them savory meat for thy father1 such as he loveth3 and thou shalt bring it to thy father1 that he may eat1 so that he may bless thee before his death4 ,and ,jacob said to ,rebekah his mother1 ,behold1 ,esau my brother is a hairy man1 and ,i am a smooth man4 ,my father peradventure will feel me1 and ,i shall seem to him as a deceiver2 and ,i shall bring a curse upon me1 and not a blessing4 ,and his mother said unto him1 ,upon me be thy curse1 my son3 only obey my voice1 and go fetch me them4 ,and he went1 and fetched1 and brought them to his mother3 and his mother made savory meat1 such as his father loved4 ,and ,rebekah took the goodly garments of ,esau her elder son1 which were with her in the house1 and put them upon ,jacob her younger son3 and she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands1 and upon the smooth of his neck3 and she gave the savory meat and the bread1 which she had prepared1 into the hand of her son ,jacob4 ,c4 ,jacob's ,deception ,and he came unto his father1 and said1 ,my father4 ,and he said1 ,here am ,i2 who art thou1 my son8 ,and ,jacob said unto his father1 ,i am ,esau thy firstborn2 ,i have done according as thou badest me3 arise1 ,i pray thee1 sit and eat of my venison1 that thy soul may bless me4 ,and ,isaac said unto his son1 ,how is it that thou hast found it so quickly1 my son8 ,and he said1 ,because the ,lord thy ,god sent me good speed4 ,and ,isaac said unto ,jacob1 ,come near1 ,i pray thee1 that ,i may feel thee1 my son1 whether thou be my very son ,esau or not4 ,and ,jacob went near unto ,isaac his father2 and he felt him1 and said1 ,the voice is ,jacob's voice1 but the hands are the hands of ,esau4 ,and he discerned him not1 because his hands were hairy1 as his brother ,esau's hands3 so he blessed him4 ,and he said1 ,art thou my very son ,esau8 ,and he said1 ,i am4 ,and he said1 ,bring it near to me1 and ,i will eat of my son's venison1 that my soul may bless thee4 ,and he brought it near to him1 and he did eat3 and he brought him wine1 and he drank4 ,and his father ,isaac said unto him1 ,come near now1 and kiss me1 my son4 ,and he came near1 and kissed him3 and he smelled the smell of his raiment1 and blessed him1 and said1 ,see1 the smell of my son ,is as the smell of a field which the ,lord hath blessed3 ,and ,god give thee of the dew of heaven1 ,and of the fatness of the earth1 ,and plenty of corn and wine3 ,let peoples serve thee1 ,and nations bow down to thee3 ,be lord over thy brethren1 ,and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee3 ,cursed be every one that curseth thee4 ,and blessed be every one that blesseth thee4 ,d4 ,,esau',s ,,disappointment ,and it came to pass1 as soon as ,isaac had made an end of blessing ,jacob1 and ,jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of ,isaac his father1 that ,esau his brother came in from his hunting4 ,and he also made savory meat1 and brought it unto his father2 and he said unto his father1 ,let my father arise1 and eat of his son's venison1 that thy soul may bless me4 ,and ,isaac his father said unto him1 ,who art thou8 ,and he said1 ,i am thy son1 thy firstborn1 ,esau4 ,and ,isaac trembled very exceedingly1 and said1 ,who then is he that hath taken venison1 and brought it me1 and ,i have eaten of all before thou camest1 and have blessed him8 yea1 and he shall be blessed4 ,when ,esau heard the words of his father1 he cried with an exceeding great and bitter cry1 and said unto his father1 ,bless me1 even me also1 ,o my father4 ,and he said1 ,thy brother came with guile1 and hath taken away thy blessing4 ,and he said1 ,is not he rightly named ,jacob8 for he hath supplanted me these two times3 he took away my birthright2 and1 behold1 now he hath taken away my blessing4 ,hast thou not reserved a blessing for me8 ,and ,isaac answered and said unto ,esau1 ,behold1 ,i have made him thy lord1 and all his brethren have ,i given to him for servants2 and with corn and wine have ,i sustained him3 and what then shall ,i do for thee1 my son8 ,and ,esau said unto his father1 ,hast thou but one blessing1 my father8 bless me1 even me also1 ,o my father4 ,and ,esau lifted up his voice1 and wept4 ,and ,isaac his father answered and said unto him1 ,behold of the fatness of the earth shall be thy dwelling1 ,and of the dew of heaven from above2 ,and by thy sword shalt thou live1 and thou shalt serve thy brother2 ,and it shall come to pass when thou shalt break loose1 ,that thou shalt shake his yoke from off thy neck4 ,e4 ,,esau',s ,,hatred ,and ,esau hated ,jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him3 and ,esau said in his heart1 ,the days of mourning for my father are at hand2 then will ,i slay my brother ,jacob4 ,and the words of ,esau her elder son were told to ,rebekah2 and she sent and called ,jacob her younger son1 and said unto him1 ,behold1 thy brother ,esau1 as touching thee1 doth comfort himself1 purposing to kill thee4 ,now1 therefore1 my son1 obey my voice2 and arise1 flee thou to ,laban my brother to ,haran2 and tarry with him a few days1 until thy brother's fury turn away2 until thy brother's anger turn away from thee1 and he forget that which thou hast done to him3 then ,i will send1 and fetch thee from thence3 why should ,i be bereaved of you both in one day8 ,sec4#ab4 ,the ,dream of the ,heavenly ,ladder 7,gen4 #bh3aj-bb7 ,and ,jacob went out from ,beer-sheba1 and went toward ,haran4 ,and he lighted upon a certain place1 and tarried there all night1 because the sun was set2 and he took one of the stones of the place1 and put it under his head1 and lay down in that place to sleep4 ,and he dreamed1 and behold a ladder set up on the earth1 and the top of it reached to heaven3 and behold the angels of ,god ascending and descending on it4 ,and1 behold1 the ,lord stood above it1 and said1 ,i am the ,lord1 the ,god of ,abraham thy father1 and the ,god of ,isaac3 the land whereon thou liest1 to thee will ,i give it1 and to thy seed2 and thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth1 and thou shalt spread abroad to the west1 and to the east1 and to the north1 and to the south3 and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed4 ,and1 behold1 ,i am with thee1 and will keep thee whithersoever thou goest1 and will bring thee again into this land2 for ,i will not leave thee1 until ,i have done that which ,i have spoken to thee of4 ,and ,jacob awaked out of his sleep1 and he said1 ,surely the ,lord is in this place2 and ,i knew it not4 ,and he was afraid1 and said1 ,how dreadful is this place6 this is none other but the house of ,god1 and this is the gate of heaven4 ,and ,jacob rose up early in the morning1 and took the stone that he had put under his head1 and set it up for a pillar1 and poured oil upon the top of it4 ,and he called the name of that place ,beth-el4 ,and ,jacob vowed a vow1 saying1 ,if ,god will be with me1 and will keep me in this way that ,i go1 and will give me bread to eat1 and raiment to put on1 so that ,i come again to my father's house in peace1 then shall the ,lord be my ,god1 and this stone1 which ,i have set up for a pillar1 shall be ,god's house3 and of all that thou shalt give me ,i will surely give the tenth unto thee4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #ca4 ,no man is altogether good and no one is wholly bad4 ,good and evil struggle for the mastery in us4 ,jacob is a man in whom this is very clearly seen4 ,he was the twin brother of ,esau1 but ,esau had the right of the oldest son4 ,this was called the birthright4 ,it was very important in that day4 ,it meant that after the father's death ,esau would become the head of the tribe1 and would have twice as much of the property as his brother4 ,jacob did not like this and began to scheme to get the better of his brother4 #cb 7,sec4#aj74 ,what was the difference between the two men8 #cc 7,sec4#aj74 ,tell the story of the hunting day and how ,jacob sold the food to his brother4 #cd 7,sec4#aj74 ,what do you think of ,esau in this affair8 ,he gave up a great future for a little satisfaction4 #ce 7,sec4#aj74 ,jacob was smart or clever in his bargain4 ,was he brotherly8 ,is it honest to charge all that you can get for something that people must have8 #cf 7,sec4#aa;,a74 ,the last solemn blessing of the head of the tribe was considered very important4 ,how did ,isaac arrange that it should be given to ,esau8 #cg 7,sec4#aa;,b74 ,there was a wretched favoritism in this family4 ,what was ,rebekah's scheme to get the blessing for her favorite8 ,tell the story4 #ch 7,sec4#aa;,c74 ,picture the blind old father and the crafty son coming to him4 ,how did he secure the blessing8 ,notice how one wrong leads to another4 #ci 7,sec4#aa;,d74 ,tell the story of ,esau's bitter disappointment4 #dj 7,sec4#aa;,e74 ,what revenge did ,esau plan8 ,rebekah was afraid3 what advice did she give to ,jacob8 ,when the man had to flee for his life1 how much had he gained by his deception8 ,do the smart men always win8 ,if they do is it worth while8 #da 7,sec4#ab74 ,the ,lord is wonderfully forgiving1 and he still wanted to lead ,jacob to a noble life4 ,follow the journey on the map4 ,what did ,jacob do when night overtook him8 ,there are great rocks at ,beth-el that look something like a huge staircase4 ,how did these form themselves in ,jacob's dream8 ,this is a simple1 beautiful story of the old time when men thought they saw ,god in dreams4 ,tell the whole story in your own words4 #db 7,sec4#ab74 ,what promise did the ,lord give him8 ,what vow did ,jacob make8 ,,written ,,review ,call to mind the meaning of magnanimous4 ,taking advantage of another's need as ,jacob took advantage of ,esau is the opposite of magnanimous4 ,when the earthquake occurred in ,san ,francisco some stores that had bread put up the price so high that very few could buy it4 ,soldiers compelled them to sell it for the regular price4 ,how were those storekeepers like ,jacob8 ,why was their conduct wrong8 ,write the answers to these two questions in your notebook4 ,v4 ,,israel1 ,,the ,,godly ,,the ,,story ,sec4#ac4 ,jacob's ,return after ,twenty ,years 7,gen4 #bi3a1 #af1 #bc1 #bh2 #cj3dc2 #ca3ag1 #ah7 ,and ,jacob came to the land of the children of the ,east4 ,and he served ,laban1 his mother's brother4 ,and ,laban had two daughters3 the name of the elder was ,leah1 and the name of the younger was ,rachel4 ,and ,laban gave his two daughters to ,jacob to be his wives4 ,and ,jacob increased exceedingly1 and had large flocks1 and maidservants and menservants1 and camels and asses4 ,and after twenty years ,jacob rose up1 and set his sons and his wives upon the camels2 and he carried away all his cattle1 and all his substance which he had gathered to go unto the land of ,canaan4 ,sec4#ad4 ,jacob's ,fear of ,esau 7,gen4 #cb3a-ba7 ,a4 ,,the ,,message ,,to ,,esau ,and ,jacob sent messengers before him to ,esau his brother unto the land of ,seir4 ,and he commanded them1 saying1 ,thus shall ye say unto my lord ,esau1 ',thus saith thy servant ,jacob1 ,i have sojourned with ,laban1 and stayed until now3 and ,i have oxen1 and asses and flocks1 and menservants and maidservants3 and ,i have sent to tell my lord1 that ,i may find grace in thy sight4' ,and the messengers returned to ,jacob1 saying1 ,we came to thy brother ,esau1 and moreover he cometh to meet thee1 and four hundred men with him4 ,then ,jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed3 and he divided the people that was with him1 and the flocks1 and the herds1 and the camels1 into two companies2 and he said1 ,if ,esau come to the one company1 and smite it1 then the company which is left shall escape4 ,b4 ,,jacob',s ,,prayer ,and ,jacob said1 ,o ,god of my father ,abraham1 and ,god of my father ,isaac1 ,o ,lord1 which saidst unto me1 ',return unto thy country1 and to thy kindred1 and ,i will do thee good'3 ,i am not worthy of the least of all the mercies1 and of all the truth1 which thou hast showed unto thy servant2 for with my staff ,i passed over this ,jordan2 and now ,i am become two companies4 ,deliver me1 ,i pray thee1 from the hand of my brother1 from the hand of ,esau3 for ,i fear him1 lest he come and smite me1 the mother with the children4 ,and thou saidst1 ',i will surely do thee good1 and make thy seed as the sand of the sea1 which cannot be numbered for multitude4' ,c4 ,,the ,,present ,,to ,,esau ,and he lodged there that night2 and took of that which he had with him a present for ,esau his brother2 two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats1 two hundred ewes and twenty rams1 thirty milch camels and their colts1 forty kine and ten bulls1 twenty she-asses and ten foals4 ,and he delivered them into the hand of his servants1 every drove by itself2 and said unto his servants1 ,pass over before me1 and put a space betwixt drove and drove4 ,and he commanded the foremost1 saying1 ,when ,esau my brother meeteth thee1 and asketh thee1 saying1 ',whose art thou8 and whither goest thou8 and whose are these before thee8' then thou shalt say1 ',they be thy servant ,jacob's2 it is a present sent unto my lord ,esau3 and1 behold1 he also is behind us4' ,and he commanded also the second1 and the third1 and all that followed the droves1 saying1 ,on this manner shall ye speak unto ,esau1 when ye find him2 and ye shall say1 ',moreover1 behold1 thy servant ,jacob is behind us4' ,for he said1 ,i will appease him with the present that goeth before me1 and afterward ,i will see his face2 peradventure he will accept me4 ,so the present passed over before him3 and he himself lodged that night in the company4 ,sec4#ae4 ,the ,wrestle and the ,new ,name 7,gen4 #cb3bb-ca7 ,and he rose up that night1 and took his two wives1 and his two handmaids1 and his eleven children1 and passed over the ford of ,jabbok4 ,and he took them1 and sent them over the stream1 and sent over that he had4 ,and ,jacob was left alone2 and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day4 ,and when he saw that he prevailed not against him1 he touched the hollow of his thigh2 and the hollow of ,jacob's thigh was strained1 as he wrestled with him4 ,and he said1 ,let me go1 for the day breaketh4 ,and he said1 ,i will not let thee go1 except thou bless me4 ,and he said unto him1 ,what is thy name8 ,and he said1 ,jacob4 ,and he said1 ,thy name shall be called no more ,jacob1 but ,israel3 for thou hast striven with ,god and with men1 and hast prevailed4 ,and ,jacob asked him1 and said1 ,tell me1 ,i pray thee1 thy name4 ,and he said1 ,wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name8 ,and he blessed him there4 ,and ,jacob called the name of the place ,peniel3 for1 said he1 ,i have seen ,god face to face1 and my life is preserved4 ,and the sun rose upon him as he passed over ,peniel1 and he halted upon his thigh4 ,sec4#af4 ,the ,meeting ,with ,esau 7,gen4 #cc3a-af7 ,and ,jacob lifted up his eyes1 and looked1 and behold1 ,esau came1 and with him four hundred men4 ,and he divided the children unto ,leah1 and unto ,rachel1 and unto the two handmaids4 ,and he put the handmaids and their children foremost1 and ,leah and her children after1 and ,rachel and ,joseph hindermost4 ,and he himself passed over before them1 and bowed himself to the ground seven times1 until he came near to his brother4 ,and ,esau ran to meet him1 and embraced him1 and fell on his neck1 and kissed him3 and they wept4 ,and he lifted up his eyes1 and saw the women and the children2 and said1 ,who are these with thee8 ,and he said1 ,the children which ,god has graciously given thy servant4 ,then the handmaidens came near1 they and their children1 and they bowed themselves4 ,and ,leah also and her children came near1 and bowed themselves3 and after came ,joseph near and ,rachel1 and they bowed themselves4 ,and he said1 ,what meanest thou by all this company which ,i met8 ,and he said1 ,to find grace in the sight of my lord4 ,and ,esau said1 ,i have enough2 my brother1 let that thou hast be thine4 ,and ,jacob said1 ,nay1 ,i pray thee1 if now ,i have found grace in thy sight1 then receive my present at my hand3 forasmuch as ,i have seen thy face1 as one seeth the face of ,god1 and thou wast pleased with me4 ,take1 ,i pray thee1 my gift that is brought to thee2 because ,god hath dealt graciously with me1 and because ,i have enough4 ,and he urged him1 and he took it4 ,and he said1 ,let us take our journey1 and let us go1 and ,i will go before thee4 ,and he said unto him1 ,my lord knoweth that the children are tender1 and that the flocks and herds with me have young3 and if they overdrive them one day1 all the flocks will die4 ,let my lord1 ,i pray thee1 pass over before his servant3 and ,i will lead on softly1 according to the pace of the cattle that is before me and according to the pace of the children1 until ,i come unto my lord unto ,seir4 ,and ,esau said1 ,let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me4 ,and he said1 ,what needeth it8 let me find grace in the sight of my lord4 ,so ,esau returned that day on his way unto ,seir4 ,sec4#ag4 ,the ,altar of ,beth-el 7,gen4 #ce3a-g7 ,and ,god said unto ,jacob1 ,arise1 go up to ,beth-el1 and dwell there3 and make there an altar unto ,god1 who appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of ,esau thy brother4 ,then ,jacob said unto his household1 and to all that were with them1 ,put away the strange gods that are among you1 and purify yourselves1 and change your garments3 and let us arise1 and go up to ,beth-el2 and ,i will make there an altar unto ,god1 who answered me in the day of my distress1 and was with me in the way which ,i went4 ,illustration ,and they gave unto ,jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand1 and the rings which were in their ears2 and ,jacob hid them under the oak which was by ,shechem4 ,and they journeyed3 and a great terror was upon the cities that were round about them1 and they did not pursue after the sons of ,jacob4 ,so ,jacob came to ,beth-el1 he and all the people that were with him4 ,and he built there an altar1 because there ,god was revealed unto him when he fled from the face of his brother4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #dc 7,sec4#ac74 ,there is a long and interesting story of ,jacob's marriage and of his twenty years' service with ,laban4 ,it was a hard service1 for ,laban was a hard master and was very jealous of the prosperity of his son-in-law4 ,but in spite of difficulty ,jacob was successful1 though in the game of wits he was not always very scrupulous4 ,at last he determined to return to his own land1 but was obliged to go secretly for fear of ,laban4 ,even so1 ,laban pursued him and there was a hot dispute4 ,but at last they made a covenant of peace1 and parted4 ,jacob journeyed as far as the brook ,jabbok1 a stream which flows westward into the ,jordan1 about twenty-five miles north of the ,dead ,sea4 ,locate it on the map4 #dd 7,sec4#ad;,a74 ,as ,jacob returned home1 what might he have to fear8 ,the old sin comes up after twenty years4 ,note ,jacob's plan4 ,he is very courteous to ,esau and yet he wants him to know what a great man he has become4 ,what would the reply of the messengers indicate about ,esau's life for the twenty years8 ,how did ,jacob feel when he heard of ,esau1 and what did he do8 #de 7,sec4#ad;,b74 ,jacob was very shrewd1 but there is a better defense than cunning4 ,read the beautiful prayer4 ,how does he think of ,god8 ,how does he think of himself8 ,what does he pray for8 ,what promise does he plead8 #df 7,sec4#ad;,c74 ,how many animals were there in each of the five droves8 ,how many were there altogether8 ,what was ,jacob's plan to pacify ,esau8 ,do you think this was a shrewd scheme8 #dg 7,sec4#ae74 ,in the old days the experiences and feelings of the heart were often told as if they were physical events4 ,so we must understand the wonderful story of the wrestle4 ,jacob had been a clever man living by his wits4 ,god had in many ways been seeking to bring him to obedience to his will4 ,now when the danger of ,esau is upon him1 ,jacob has the fight of his life--but it is within his own heart4 #dh 7,sec4#ae74 ,picture the loneliness of ,jacob and describe how you think he felt that night8 ,did you ever have a great heart struggle about some duty1 or over some temptation8 #di 7,sec4#ae74 ,jacob was defeated and yet he was victorious4 ,when we give in to ,god1 we are really victors4 ,what was his new name8 ,how are all his people called by it8 ,the old name belongs to the clever man3 the new name belongs to the godly man1 who has received ,god's blessing4 #ej 7,sec4#af74 ,this story may be passed rapidly1 though it is full of interest4 ,tell in your own words3 7#a7 what happened when the brothers met2 7#b7 how ,jacob wisely separated from ,esau4 #ea 7,sec4#ag74 ,there was one place in ,canaan that was very sacred to ,jacob4 ,what had happened at ,beth-el8 ,why did ,god tell him to go there8 ,how did he prepare his people for the visit8 ,what thoughts do you think came to him when he returned to the spot where he had slept as a lonely young man twenty years before8 ,,written ,,review ,tell your parents what you have learned about ,jacob1 and ask them if they ever knew a person who had done wrong and was in danger from it years afterward1 and who was sorry for the wrong1 and was helped by ,god's goodness4 ,write what they tell you in your notebook4 ,,joseph ,,vi4 ,,joseph1 ,,the ,,slave ,,vii4 ,,joseph1 ,,the ,,ruler ,,viii4 ,,joseph1 ,,the ,,generous ,,vi4 ,,joseph1 ,,the ,,slave ,,the ,,story ,sec4#ah4 ,joseph and ,his ,dreams 7,gen4 #cg3c-aa7 ,now ,israel loved ,joseph more than all his children1 because he was the son of his old age3 and he made him a long garment with sleeves4 ,and his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren2 and they hated him1 and could not speak peaceably unto him4 ,and ,joseph dreamed a dream1 and he told it to his brethren3 and they hated him yet the more4 ,and he said unto them1 ,hear1 ,i pray you1 this dream which ,i have dreamed3 for1 behold1 we were binding sheaves in the field1 and lo1 my sheaf arose1 and also stood upright2 and1 behold1 your sheaves came round about1 and made obeisance to my sheaf4 ,and his brethren said to him1 ,shalt thou indeed reign over us8 or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us8 ,and they hated him yet the more for his dreams1 and for his words4 ,and he dreamed yet another dream1 and told it to his brethren1 and said1 ,behold1 ,i have dreamed yet a dream2 and1 behold1 the sun and the moon and eleven stars made obeisance to me4 ,and he told it to his father1 and to his brethren2 and his father rebuked him1 and said unto him1 ,what is this dream that thou hast dreamed8 ,shall ,i and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth8 ,and his brethren envied him2 and his father kept the saying in mind4 ,sec4#ai4 ,joseph ,sold as a ,slave 7,gen4 #cg3ab-ce7 ,and his brethren went to feed their father's flock in ,shechem4 ,and ,israel said unto ,joseph1 ,do not thy brethren feed the flock in ,shechem8 come1 and ,i will send thee unto them4 ,and he said to him1 ,here am ,i4 ,and he said to him1 ,go now1 see whether it be well with thy brethren1 and well with the flock2 and bring me word again4 ,so he sent him out of the vale of ,hebron1 and he came to ,shechem4 ,and a certain man found him1 and1 behold1 he was wandering in the field3 and the man asked him1 saying1 ,what seekest thou8 ,and he said1 ,i seek my brethren3 tell me1 ,i pray thee1 where they are feeding the flock4 ,and the man said1 ,they are departed hence3 for ,i heard them say1 ',let us go to ,dothan4' ,and ,joseph went after his brethren1 and found them in ,dothan4 ,and they saw him afar off1 and before he came near unto them1 they conspired against him to slay him4 ,and they said one to another1 ,behold1 this dreamer cometh4 ,come now therefore1 and let us slay him1 and cast him into one of the pits1 and we will say1 ',an evil beast hath devoured him'3 and we shall see what will become of his dreams4 ,and it came to pass1 when ,joseph was come unto his brethren1 that they stript ,joseph of his coat1 the long garment with sleeves that was on him2 and they took him1 and cast him into the pit3 and the pit was empty1 there was no water in it4 ,and they sat down to eat bread3 and they lifted up their eyes and looked1 and1 behold1 a traveling company of ,ishmaelites came from ,gilead1 with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh1 going to carry it down to ,egypt4 ,and ,judah said unto his brethren1 ,what profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood8 ,come1 and let us sell him to the ,ishmaelites1 and let not our hand be upon him2 for he is our brother1 our flesh4 ,and his brethren hearkened unto him4 ,and they drew and lifted ,joseph out of the pit1 and sold ,joseph to the ,ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver4 ,and they brought ,joseph into ,egypt4 ,and they took ,joseph's coat1 and killed a he-goat1 and dipped the coat in the blood2 and they brought it to their father2 and said1 ,this have we found2 know now whether it be thy son's coat or not4 ,and he knew it1 and said1 ,it is my son's coat2 an evil beast hath devoured him2 ,joseph is without doubt torn in pieces4 ,and ,jacob rent his garments1 and put sackcloth upon his loins1 and mourned for his son many days4 ,and all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him2 but he refused to be comforted2 and he said1 ,for ,i will go down to the grave to my son mourning4 ,and his father wept for him4 ,sec4#bj4 ,joseph's ,faithfulness 7,gen4 #ci3a-f7 ,and ,joseph was brought down to ,egypt2 and ,potiphar1 an officer of ,pharaoh's1 the captain of the guard1 an ,egyptian1 bought him of the hand of the ,ishmaelites1 which had brought him down thither4 ,and the ,lord was with ,joseph1 and he was a prosperous man2 and he was in the house of his master the ,egyptian4 ,and his master saw that the ,lord was with him1 and that the ,lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand4 ,and ,joseph found grace in his sight1 and he ministered unto him3 and he made him overseer over his house1 and all that he had he put into his hand4 ,and it came to pass from the time that he made him overseer in his house1 and over all that he had1 that the ,lord blessed the ,egyptian's house for ,joseph's sake2 and the blessing of the ,lord was upon all that he had1 in the house and in the field4 ,and he left all that he had in ,joseph's hand2 and he knew not aught that was with him save the bread which he did eat4 ,sec4#ba4 ,joseph in ,prison 7,gen4 #ci3ag-bc7 ,but ,potiphar's wife spoke false words concerning ,joseph1 and she said unto her husband1 ,the ,hebrew servant1 which thou hast brought unto us1 came in unto me to mock me3 and it came to pass1 as ,i lifted up my voice and cried1 that he fled out4 ,and it came to pass1 when his master heard the words of his wife1 which she spake unto him1 saying1 ,after this manner did thy servant to me1 that his wrath was kindled4 ,and ,joseph's master took him1 and put him into the prison1 the place where the king's prisoners were bound3 and he was there in the prison4 ,but the ,lord was with ,joseph1 and showed kindness unto him1 and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison4 ,and the keeper of the prison committed to ,joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison2 and whatsoever they did there1 he was the doer of it4 ,the keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand1 because the ,lord was with him2 and that which he did1 the ,lord made it to prosper4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #eb4 ,the story of ,joseph is remarkably beautiful and interesting4 ,it is more fully told than many of the other stories1 and we seem to know ,joseph better than almost any of the older ,bible characters4 ,his life was full of startling adventure and shows how a strong1 noble young hero can meet danger4 #ec 7,sec4#ah74 ,joseph was the youngest but one of ,jacob's sons4 ,the others were grown up1 and many statements show that they were not very good men4 ,how did ,jacob feel toward ,joseph8 ,he gave him a long garment with sleeves1 which was a mark of distinction4 ,the ordinary working garments were short and had no sleeves4 ,how did ,joseph's brothers feel toward him8 ,what do you think of favoritism in families8 ,can a father feel the same toward good sons and bad sons8 #ed 7,sec4#ah74 ,in old times they thought much of dreams and believed they had important meanings4 ,tell ,joseph's two dreams4 ,what were they supposed to mean8 ,do boys often dream of their future8 #ee 7,sec4#ai74 ,why do men with large flocks need to move from place to place8 ,locate ,hebron on the map4 ,then note how far the shepherds had wandered to ,shechem1 which is a very rich pasturage4 ,then notice ,dothan1 #ae miles farther north1 where the pasturage is still richer4 ,about how far was ,dothan from ,hebron8 7,use the scale on the map to measure47 ,tell how ,joseph found his brothers4 #ef 7,sec4#ai74 ,tell the story of the plot4 ,what had prepared these men for the crime they committed8 7,see ,i ,john #c3ae47 ,it is a fearful thing to keep hatred in the heart4 ,shut the book and think for a moment whether you really hate anyone4 ,tell what they did with ,joseph4 ,how does one sin lead to another8 ,what did they tell ,jacob8 ,notice how sorry the old man was and how they showed their sorrow in those days4 #eg 7,sec4#bj74 ,what happened to ,joseph when he reached ,egypt8 ,what is the position of a slave8 #eh 7,sec4#bj74 ,notice how ,joseph1 although he was sold into slavery1 determined to do his duty to his master4 ,some people will only do their best when they are well paid4 ,how was faithfulness rewarded in this case8 #ei 7,sec4#ba74 ,this story is full of strange surprises4 ,just as ,joseph was enjoying his place as overseer1 a new enemy arose4 ,his master's wife made false charges against him4 ,she was a wicked woman and wanted ,joseph to be put out of the way4 ,her husband believed her4 ,what did he do with ,joseph8 #fj 7,sec4#ba74 ,joseph might well be discouraged1 but even in prison he was determined to do his best4 ,whose favor did he gain8 ,in our prisons they call the good prisoners trusties4 ,the jailer soon found that ,joseph was a trusty1 and gave him charge of all the other prisoners4 ,,written ,,review ,bear in mind ,joseph's trouble in slavery and in prison1 and try to find out about someone who has had a very hard time1 but who is patiently and cheerfully doing his work1 trusting in ,god4 ,write the account of it4 ,,vii4 ,,joseph1 ,,the ,,ruler ,,the ,,story ,sec4#bb4 ,joseph's ,interpretation of the ,dreams 7,gen4 #dj7 ,a4 ,,joseph ,,and ,,the ,,state ,,prisoners ,and it came to pass after these things1 that the butler of the king of ,egypt and his baker offended their lord the king of ,egypt4 ,and ,pharaoh was wroth against his two officers1 against the chief of the butlers1 and against the chief of the bakers4 ,and he put them in the house of the captain of the guard1 into the prison1 the place where ,joseph was bound4 ,and the captain of the guard charged ,joseph with them1 and he ministered unto them3 and they continued a season in prison4 ,and they dreamed a dream both of them1 each man his dream1 in one night1 each man according to the interpretation of his dream1 the butler and the baker of the king of ,egypt1 which were bound in the prison4 ,and ,joseph came in unto them in the morning1 and saw them1 and1 behold1 they were sad4 ,and he asked them1 saying1 ,wherefore look ye so sadly to-day8 ,and they said unto him1 ,we have dreamed a dream1 and there is none that can interpret it4 ,and ,joseph said unto them1 ,do not interpretations belong to ,god8 tell it me1 ,i pray you4 ,b4 ,,the ,,chief ,,butler',s ,,dream ,and the chief butler told his dream to ,joseph1 and said to him1 ,in my dream1 behold1 a vine was before me2 and in the vine were three branches3 and it was as though it budded1 and its blossoms shot forth2 and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes3 and ,pharaoh's cup was in my hand2 and ,i took the grapes1 and pressed them into ,pharaoh's cup1 and ,i gave the cup into ,pharaoh's hand4 ,and ,joseph said unto him1 ,this is the interpretation of it3 the three branches are three days2 within yet three days shall ,pharaoh lift up thine head1 and restore thee unto thine office3 and thou shalt give ,pharaoh's cup into his hand1 after the former manner when thou wast his butler4 ,but have me in thy remembrance when it shall be well with thee1 and show kindness1 ,i pray thee1 unto me1 and make mention of me unto ,pharaoh1 and bring me out of this house3 for indeed ,i was stolen away out of the land of the ,hebrews3 and here also have ,i done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon4 ,c4 ,,the ,,chief ,,baker',s ,,dream ,when the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good1 he said unto ,joseph1 ,i also was in my dream1 and1 behold1 three baskets of white bread were on my head3 and in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of baked food for ,pharaoh2 and the birds did eat it out of the basket upon my head4 ,and ,joseph answered and said1 ,this is the interpretation thereof3 the three baskets are three days2 within yet three days shall ,pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee1 and shall hang thee on a tree2 and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee4 ,d4 ,,the ,,interpretation ,,comes ,,true ,and it came to pass the third day1 which was ,pharaoh's birthday1 that he made a feast unto all his servants3 and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and the head of the chief baker among his servants4 ,and he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again2 and he gave the cup into ,pharaoh's hand3 but he hanged the chief baker3 as ,joseph had interpreted to them4 ,yet did not the chief butler remember ,joseph1 but forgot him4 ,sec4#bc4 ,joseph's ,interpretation of ,pharaoh's ,dreams 7,gen4 #da3a-af1 #be-cf7 ,a4 ,,the ,,king',s ,,dream ,and it came to pass at the end of two full years1 that ,pharaoh dreamed3 and1 behold1 he stood by the river4 ,and1 behold1 there came up out of the river seven kine1 well favored and fatfleshed2 and they fed in the reed-grass4 ,and1 behold1 seven other kine came up after them out of the river1 ill favored and leanfleshed2 and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river4 ,and the ill favored and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favored and fat kine4 ,so ,pharaoh awoke4 ,and he slept and dreamed a second time3 and1 behold1 seven ears of corn came up on one stalk1 rank and good4 ,and1 behold1 seven ears1 thin and blasted with the east wind1 sprung up after them4 ,and the thin ears swallowed up the seven rank and full ears4 ,and ,pharaoh awoke1 and1 behold1 it was a dream4 ,and it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled2 and he sent and called for all the magicians of ,egypt1 and all the wise men thereof3 and ,pharaoh told them his dream3 but there was none that could interpret them unto ,pharaoh4 ,b4 ,,the ,,butler',s ,,recommendation ,,of ,,joseph ,then spake the chief butler unto ,pharaoh1 saying1 ,i do remember my faults this day3 ,pharaoh was wroth with his servants1 and put me in prison in the house of the captain of the guard1 me and the chief baker3 and we dreamed a dream in one night1 ,i and he2 we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream4 ,and there was with us there a young man1 an ,hebrew1 servant to the captain of the guards2 and we told him1 and he interpreted to us our dreams2 to each man according to his dream he did interpret4 ,and it came to pass1 as he interpreted to us1 so it was2 ,i was restored unto mine office1 and he was hanged4 ,c4 ,,joseph ,,interprets ,,pharaoh',s ,,dream ,then ,pharaoh sent and called ,joseph1 and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon3 and he shaved himself1 and changed his raiment1 and came in unto ,pharaoh4 ,and ,pharaoh said unto ,joseph1 ,i have dreamed a dream1 and there is none that can interpret it3 and ,i have heard say of thee1 that when thou hearest a dream thou canst interpret it4 ,and ,joseph answered ,pharaoh1 saying1 ,it is not in me3 ,god shall give ,pharaoh an answer of peace4 ,and ,pharaoh told ,joseph his dreams4 ,and ,joseph said unto ,pharaoh1 ,the dream of ,pharaoh is one3 what ,god is about to do he hath declared unto ,pharaoh4 ,the seven good kine are seven years2 and the seven good ears are seven years3 the dream is one4 ,and the seven lean and ill favored kine that came up after them are seven years1 and also the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind2 they shall be seven years of famine4 ,that is the thing which ,i spake unto ,pharaoh3 what ,god is about to do he hath showed unto ,pharaoh4 ,behold1 there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of ,egypt3 and there shall arise after them seven years of famine2 and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of ,egypt2 and the famine shall consume the land2 and the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine which followeth2 for it shall be very grievous4 ,and for that the dream was doubled unto ,pharaoh twice1 it is because the thing is established by ,god1 and ,god will shortly bring it to pass4 ,now therefore let ,pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise1 and set him over the land of ,egypt4 ,let ,pharaoh do this1 and let him appoint overseers over the land1 and take up the fifth part of the land of ,egypt in the seven plenteous years4 ,and let them gather all the food of these good years that come1 and lay up grain under the hand of ,pharaoh for food in the cities1 and let them keep it4 ,and the food shall be for a store to the land against the seven years of famine1 which shall be in the land of ,egypt2 that the land perish not through the famine4 ,sec4#bd4 ,joseph ,made ,ruler of ,egypt 7,gen4 #da3cg-de1 #dg-eg7 ,a4 ,,joseph ,,honored ,,by ,,pharaoh ,and the thing was good in the eyes of ,pharaoh1 and in the eyes of all his servants4 ,and ,pharaoh said unto his servants1 ,can we find such a one as this1 a man in whom the spirit of ,god is8 ,and ,pharaoh said unto ,joseph1 ,forasmuch as ,god hath showed thee all this1 there is none so discreet and wise as thou3 thou shalt be over my house1 and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled3 only in the throne will ,i be greater than thou4 ,and ,pharaoh said unto ,joseph1 ,see1 ,i have set thee over all the land of ,egypt4 ,and ,pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand1 and put it upon ,joseph's hand1 and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen1 and put a gold chain about his neck2 and he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had2 and they cried before him1 ,bow the knee1 and he set him over all the land of ,egypt4 ,and ,pharaoh said unto ,joseph1 ,i am ,pharaoh1 and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or his foot in all the land of ,egypt4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,seal ,,of ,,the ,,grand ,,vizier ,,of ,,ramses ,,ii ,and he gave him to wife ,asenath the daughter of ,poti-phera priest of ,on4 ,and ,joseph went out over the land of ,egypt4 ,b4 ,,joseph',s ,,prosperity ,and in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls4 ,and he gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of ,egypt1 and laid up the food in the cities3 the food of the field1 which was round about every city1 laid he up in the same4 ,and ,joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea1 very much1 until he left numbering2 for it was without number4 ,and unto ,joseph were born two sons before the year of famine came4 ,and ,joseph called the name of the firstborn ,manasseh3 ,for ,god hath made me forget all my toil1 and all my father's house4 ,and the name of the second called he ,ephraim3 ,for ,god hath made me fruitful in the land of my affliction4 ,and the seven years of plenty1 that was in the land of ,egypt1 came to an end4 ,and the seven years of famine began to come1 according as ,joseph had said3 and there was famine in all lands2 but in all the land of ,egypt there was bread4 ,and when all the land of ,egypt was famished1 the people cried to ,pharaoh for bread3 and ,pharaoh said unto all the ,egyptians1 ,go unto ,joseph2 what he saith to you1 do4 ,and the famine was over all the face of the earth3 and ,joseph opened all the storehouses1 and sold unto the ,egyptians2 and the famine was sore in the land of ,egypt4 ,and all countries came into ,egypt to ,joseph to buy grain2 because the famine was sore in all the earth4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #fa4 ,recall rapidly the story of ,joseph as far as we have studied it4 ,read ,sec4#ba and consider the situation of the young prisoner4 #fb 7,sec4#bb;,a74 ,who were these two great men that were sent to prison8 ,it was a high office to be cupbearer to the king4 ,the butler's speech later shows that it was his duty to squeeze the grapes into a goblet of water1 making the refreshing drink for his royal master4 ,the officer who had charge of the kitchen in a great palace would also be an important man4 ,in our time a ,french chef sometimes has a salary of #be1jjj4 ,why were these men in prison8 ,what did ,joseph have to do with them8 #fc 7,sec4#bb;,a74 ,this was three days before the king's birthday and on that day it was customary to decide the fate of state prisoners4 ,how would the two men feel as the day drew near8 ,would they be likely to dream about their former occupations8 ,tell the conversation that took place between them and ,joseph in the morning4 #fd 7,sec4#bb;,b74 ,tell the story4 ,note how natural it was for the butler to dream that he was again preparing the king's grape juice4 ,what do you think of ,joseph's request8 ,was it a reasonable request8 #fe 7,sec4#bb;,c1 ,d74 ,tell the story of the baker's dream and the interpretation4 ,what happened on the king's birthday8 ,how was it that the chief butler was so ungrateful8 #ff 7,sec4#bc;,a74 ,pharaoh was the title given to all the kings of ,egypt1 as ,czar is given to the ,russian emperors1 ,sultan to the rulers of ,turkey1 and ,president to our own chief executive4 ,the most important thing in ,egypt is its famous river4 7,what is its name87 ,it was natural for the king to dream of it4 ,tell the story of his dream4 #fg 7,sec4#bc;,b74 ,we have already noted how much significance was attached to dreams4 ,a king would have a company of learned men who were supposed to be able to interpret his dreams4 ,how was it in this case8 ,what did the chief butler do8 ,how long had he forgotten ,joseph8 #fh 7,sec4#bc;,c74 ,how did they get ,joseph ready to appear before the king8 ,if you look at ,egyptian pictures you will see that the great men never wore beards4 ,the ,egyptians were also very cleanly and particular about white garments4 ,what did ,pharaoh say to ,joseph8 ,note ,joseph's modesty4 #fi 7,sec4#bc;,c74 ,tell ,joseph's interpretation of the dreams4 ,of course we naturally ask how ,joseph could know these things4 ,but we can only say that it is part of the story1 and our interest is in finding just what these beautiful old tales of the heroes have to say to us4 ,what advice did ,joseph give to the king8 ,famines were rare in ,egypt1 because the country is not dependent upon rainfall but upon the overflow of the ,nile4 ,occasionally1 though very seldom1 the water does not come from the upper river in sufficient quantity2 then there is no inundation and the crops fail4 #gj 7,sec4#bd;,a74 ,what did ,pharaoh think of ,joseph's interpretation8 ,what did he think of his advice8 ,what did he decide to do with him4 ,note the six distinctions he gave him and explain what they meant8 ,in ,england one of the highest officers is the ,keeper of the ,great ,seal4 ,and there the aldermen wear gold chains round their necks4 ,it was a notable honor to be married to the daughter of the high priest1 who was a great dignitary4 #ga 7,sec4#bd;,b74 ,what did ,joseph do during the seven prosperous years8 ,how many sons were born to him8 ,what did he do when the famine came8 #gb4 ,when ,joseph was in the pit in slavery1 and in the prison1 whom did he trust8 ,did he ever think the happy dreams of youth were hopeless8 ,what is the best way to meet bad fortune8 ,now note how he meets good fortune4 ,read ,rom4 #h3bh4 ,,written ,,review ,like ,joseph1 you doubtless have some tasks put upon you that are unpleasant4 ,note one of those tasks this week4 ,do it as ,joseph would have done4 ,you will feel after you have done your best that it was worth while4 ,then think again how ,joseph behaved4 ,write out in your notebook why ,joseph always did his duty4 ,,viii4 ,,joseph1 ,,the ,,generous ,,the ,,story ,sec4#be4 ,joseph and the ,guilty ,brothers 7,gen4 #db7 ,a4 ,,the ,,first ,,journey ,,of ,,the ,,brothers ,now ,jacob saw that there was grain in ,egypt1 and ,jacob said unto his sons1 ,why do ye look one upon another8 ,behold1 ,i have heard that there is grain in ,egypt3 get you down thither1 and buy for us from thence2 that we may live1 and not die4 ,and ,joseph's ten brethren went down to buy grain from ,egypt4 ,but ,benjamin1 ,joseph's brother1 ,jacob sent not with his brethren2 for he said1 ,lest peradventure mischief befall him4 ,b4 ,,joseph',s ,,treatment ,,of ,,his ,,brothers ,and ,joseph was the governor over the land2 he it was that sold to all the people of the land3 and ,joseph's brethren came1 and bowed down themselves to him with their faces to the earth4 ,and ,joseph saw his brethren1 and he knew them1 but made himself strange unto them1 and spake roughly with them2 and he said unto them1 ,whence come ye8 ,and they said1 ,from the land of ,canaan to buy food4 ,and ,joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them1 and said unto them1 ,ye are spies2 to see the nakedness of the land ye are come4 ,and they said unto him1 ,nay1 my lord1 but to buy food are thy servants come4 ,we are all one man's sons2 we are true men1 thy servants are no spies4 ,and he said unto them1 ,nay1 but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come4 ,and they said1 ,we thy servants are twelve brethren1 the sons of one man in the land of ,canaan2 and1 behold1 the youngest is this day with our father1 and one is not4 ,and ,joseph said unto them1 ,ye are spies4 ,and he put them all together into prison three days4 ,and ,joseph said unto them the third day1 ,this do1 and live2 for ,i fear ,god3 if ye be true men1 let one of your brethren be bound in your prison house2 but go ye1 carry grain for the famine of your houses3 and bring your youngest brother unto me2 so shall your words be verified1 and ye shall not die4 ,and they said one to another1 ,we are verily guilty concerning our brother1 in that we saw the distress of his soul1 when he besought us1 and we would not hear2 therefore is this distress come upon us4 ,and they knew not that ,joseph understood them2 for there was an interpreter between them4 ,and he turned himself about from them1 and wept2 and he returned to them1 and spake to them1 and took ,simeon from among them1 and bound him before their eyes4 ,c4 ,,the ,,return ,,to ,,jacob ,then ,joseph commanded to fill their vessels with grain1 and to restore every man's money into his sack1 and to give them provision for the way3 and thus was it done unto them4 ,and they laded their asses with their grain and departed thence4 ,and as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the lodging place1 he espied his money2 and1 behold1 it was in the mouth of his sack4 ,and he said unto his brethren1 ,my money is restored2 and1 lo1 it is even in my sack4 ,and their heart failed them1 and they turned trembling one to another1 saying1 ,what is this that ,god hath done unto us8 ,and they came unto ,jacob their father unto the land of ,canaan1 and told him all that had befallen them4 ,and it came to pass as they emptied their sacks1 that1 behold1 every man's bundle of money was in his sack2 and when they and their father saw their bundles of money1 they were afraid4 ,and ,jacob their father said unto them1 ,me have ye bereaved of my children3 ,joseph is not1 and ,simeon is not1 and ye will take ,benjamin away3 all these things are against me4 ,and ,reuben spake unto his father1 saying1 ,slay my two sons1 if ,i bring him not to thee3 deliver him into my hand1 and ,i will bring him to thee again4 ,and he said1 ,my son shall not go down with you2 for his brother is dead1 and he only is left3 if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go1 then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave4 ,sec4#bf4 ,joseph and ,benjamin 7,gen4 #dc7 ,a4 ,,the ,,second ,,journey ,,to ,,egypt ,and the famine was sore in the land4 ,and it came to pass1 when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of ,egypt1 their father said unto them1 ,go again1 buy us a little food4 ,and ,judah spake unto him1 saying1 ,the man did solemnly protest unto us1 saying1 ',ye shall not see my face1 except your brother be with you4' ,if thou wilt send our brother with us1 we will go down and buy thee food3 but if thou wilt not send him1 we will not go down4 ,and ,israel said1 ,wherefore dealt ye so ill with me1 as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother8 ,and they said1 ,the man asked straitly concerning ourselves1 and concerning our kindred1 saying1 ',is your father yet alive8 have ye another brother8' and we told him according to the tenor of these words3 could we in any wise know that he would say1 ',bring your brother down'8 ,and ,judah said unto ,israel his father1 ,send the lad with me1 and we will arise and go2 that we may live1 and not die1 both we1 and thou1 and also our little ones4 ,i will be surety for him2 of my hand shalt thou require him3 if ,i bring him not unto thee1 and set him before thee1 then let me bear the blame for ever3 for except we had lingered1 surely we had now returned a second time4 ,and their father ,israel said unto them1 ,if it be so now1 do this2 take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels1 and carry down the man a present1 a little balm1 and a little honey1 spicery and myrrh1 nuts1 and almonds3 and take double money in your hand2 and the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks carry again in your hand2 peradventure it was an oversight3 take also your brother1 and arise1 go again unto the man3 and ,god ,almighty give you mercy before the man1 that he may release unto you your other brother and ,benjamin4 ,and if ,i be bereaved of my children1 ,i am bereaved4 ,b4 ,,the ,,kind ,,reception ,and the men took that present1 and they took double money in their hand1 and ,benjamin2 and rose up1 and went down to ,egypt1 and stood before ,joseph4 ,and when ,joseph saw ,benjamin with them1 he said to the steward of his house1 ,bring the men into the house1 and slay1 and make ready2 for the men shall dine with me at noon4 ,and the man did as ,joseph bade2 and the man brought the men into ,joseph's house4 ,and the men were afraid because they were brought into ,joseph's house2 and they said1 ,because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in2 that he may seek occasion against us1 and fall upon us1 and take us for bondmen1 and our asses4 ,and they came near to the steward of ,joseph's house2 and they spake unto him at the door of the house1 and said1 ,oh my lord1 we came indeed down at the first time to buy food3 and it came to pass1 when we came to the lodging place1 that we opened our sacks1 and1 behold1 every man's money was in the mouth of his sack1 our money in full weight3 and we have brought it again in our hand4 ,and other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food3 we know not who put our money in our sacks4 ,and he said1 ,peace be to you1 fear not3 your ,god1 and the ,god of your father1 hath given you treasure in your sacks3 ,i had your money4 ,and he brought ,simeon out unto them4 ,and the man brought the men into ,joseph's house1 and gave them water1 and they washed their feet2 and he gave their asses provender4 ,and they made ready the present against ,joseph came at noon3 for they heard that they should eat bread there4 ,c4 ,,the ,,feast ,and when ,joseph came home1 they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house1 and bowed down themselves to him to the earth4 ,and he asked them of their welfare1 and said1 ,is your father well1 the old man of whom ye spake8 ,is he yet alive8 ,and they said1 ,thy servant our father is well1 he is yet alive4 ,and they bowed the head1 and made obeisance4 ,and he lifted up his eyes1 and saw ,benjamin his brother1 his mother's son1 and said1 ,is this your youngest brother1 of whom ye spake unto me8 ,and he said1 ,god be gracious unto thee1 my son4 ,and ,joseph made haste2 for his heart yearned over his brother3 and he sought where to weep2 and he entered into his chamber1 and wept there4 ,and he washed his face1 and came out2 and he refrained himself1 and said1 ,set on bread4 ,and they set on for him by himself1 and for them by themselves1 and for the ,egyptians1 which did eat with him1 by themselves3 because the ,egyptians might not eat bread with the ,hebrews2 for that is an abomination unto the ,egyptians4 ,and they sat before him1 the firstborn according to his birthright1 and the youngest according to his youth3 and the men marvelled one with another4 ,and he took and sent messes unto them from before him3 but ,benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs4 ,and they drank1 and were merry with him4 ,sec4#bg4 ,joseph's ,forgiveness 7,gen4 #dd2 #de3a-ae7 ,a4 ,,the ,,hard ,,test ,and he commanded the steward of his house1 saying1 ,fill the men's sacks with food1 as much as they can carry1 and put every man's money in his sack's mouth4 ,and put my cup1 the silver cup1 in the sack's mouth of the youngest1 and his grain money4 ,and he did according to the word that ,joseph had spoken4 ,as soon as the morning was light1 the men were sent away1 they and their asses4 ,and when they were gone out of the city1 and were not yet far off1 ,joseph said unto his steward1 ,up1 follow after the men2 and when thou dost overtake them1 say unto them1 ',wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good8 ,is not this it in which my lord drinketh1 and whereby he indeed divineth8 ye have done evil in so doing4' ,and he overtook them1 and he spake unto them these words4 ,and they said unto him1 ,wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these8 ,god forbid that thy servants should do such a thing4 ,behold1 the money1 which we found in our sacks' mouths1 we brought again unto thee out of the land of ,canaan3 how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold8 ,with whomsoever of thy servants it be found1 let him die1 and we also will be my lord's bondmen4 ,and he said1 ,now also let it be according unto your words3 he with whom it is found shall be my bondman2 and ye shall be blameless4 ,then they hasted1 and took down every man his sack to the ground1 and opened every man his sack4 ,and he searched1 and began at the eldest1 and left at the youngest3 and the cup was found in ,benjamin's sack4 ,then they rent their clothes1 and laded every man his ass1 and returned to the city4 ,and ,judah and his brethren came to ,joseph's house2 and he was yet there3 and they fell before him on the ground4 ,and ,joseph said unto them1 ,what deed is this that ye have done8 know ye not that such a man as ,i can indeed divine8 ,and ,judah said1 ,what shall we say unto my lord8 what shall we speak8 or how shall we clear ourselves8 ,god hath found out the iniquity of thy servants3 behold1 we are my lord's bondmen1 both we1 and he also in whose hand the cup is found4 ,and he said1 ,god forbid that ,i should do so3 the man in whose hand the cup is found1 he shall be my bondman2 but as for you1 get you up in peace unto your father4 ,b4 ,,judah',s ,,noble ,,offer ,then ,judah came near unto him1 and said1 ,oh my lord1 let thy servant1 ,i pray thee1 speak a word in my lord's ears1 and let not thine anger burn against thy servant3 for thou art even as ,pharaoh4 ,my lord asked his servants1 saying1 ',have ye a father1 or a brother8' ,and we said unto my lord1 ',we have a father1 an old man1 and a child of his old age1 a little one2 and his brother is dead1 and he alone is left of his mother1 and his father loveth him4' ,and thou saidst unto thy servants1 ',bring him down unto me1 that ,i may set mine eyes upon him4' ,and we said unto my lord1 ',the lad cannot leave his father3 for if he should leave his father1 his father would die4' ,and thou saidst unto thy servants1 ',except your youngest brother come down with you1 ye shall see my face no more4' ,and it came to pass when we came up unto my father1 we told him the words of my lord4 ,and our father said1 ',go again1 buy us a little food4' ,and we said1 ',we cannot go down3 if our youngest brother be with us1 then will we go down2 for we may not see the man's face1 except our youngest brother be with us4' ,and my father said unto us1 ',ye know that my wife bare me two sons3 and the one went out from me1 and ,i said1 ,surely he is torn in pieces2 and ,i have not seen him since3 and if ye take this one also from me1 and mischief befall him1 ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave4' ,now therefore when ,i come to my father1 and the lad be not with us2 seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life2 it shall come to pass1 when he seeth that the lad is not with us1 that he will die3 and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of our father with sorrow to the grave4 ,for thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father1 saying1 ',if ,i bring him not unto thee1 then shall ,i bear the blame to my father for ever4' ,now therefore1 let thy servant1 ,i pray thee1 abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord2 and let the lad go up with his brethren4 ,for how shall ,i go up to my father1 and the lad be not with me8 lest ,i see the evil that shall come on my father4 ,c4 ,,the ,,forgiveness ,then ,joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him2 and he cried1 ,cause every man to go out from me4 ,and there stood no man with him1 while ,joseph made himself known unto his brethren4 ,and he wept aloud4 ,and ,joseph said unto his brethren1 ,i am ,joseph2 doth my father yet live8 ,and his brethren could not answer him2 for they were troubled at his presence4 ,and ,joseph said unto his brethren1 ,come near to me1 ,i pray you4 ,and they came near4 ,and he said1 ,i am ,joseph your brother1 whom ye sold into ,egypt4 ,and now be not grieved1 nor angry with yourselves1 that ye sold me hither3 for ,god did send me before you to preserve life4 ,for these two years hath the famine been in the land3 and there are yet five years1 in the which there shall be neither plowing nor harvest4 ,and ,god sent me before you to preserve you a remnant in the earth1 and to save you alive by a great deliverance4 ,so now it was not you that sent me hither1 but ,god3 and he hath made me a father to ,pharaoh1 and lord of all his house1 and ruler over all the land of ,egypt4 ,haste ye1 and go up to my father1 and say unto him1 ',thus saith thy son ,joseph1 ,god hath made me lord of all ,egypt3 come down unto me1 tarry not3 and thou shalt dwell in the land of ,goshen1 and thou shalt be near unto me1 thou1 and thy children1 and thy children's children1 and thy flocks1 and thy herds1 and all that thou hast3 and there will ,i nourish thee2 for there are yet five years of famine2 lest thou come to poverty1 thou1 and thy household1 and all that thou hast4' ,and1 behold1 your eyes see1 and the eyes of my brother ,benjamin1 that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you4 ,and ye shall tell my father of all my glory in ,egypt1 and of all that ye have seen and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither4 ,and he fell upon his brother ,benjamin's neck1 and wept2 and ,benjamin wept upon his neck4 ,and he kissed all his brethren1 and wept upon them3 and after that his brethren talked with him4 ,sec4#bh4 ,joseph and ,his ,father 7,gen4 #de3be-bh2 #df3bh-cj2 #dg3g-aa7 ,and they went up out of ,egypt1 and came into the land of ,canaan unto ,jacob their father4 ,and they told him1 saying1 ,joseph is yet alive1 and he is ruler over all the land of ,egypt4 ,and his heart fainted1 for he believed them not4 ,and they told him all the words of ,joseph1 which he had said unto them3 and when he saw the wagons which ,joseph had sent to carry him1 the spirit of ,jacob their father revived3 and ,israel said1 ,it is enough2 ,joseph my son is yet alive3 ,i will go and see him before ,i die4 ,and he sent ,judah before him unto ,joseph1 to show the way before him unto ,goshen2 and they came unto the land of ,goshen4 ,and ,joseph made ready his chariot1 and went up to meet ,israel his father1 to ,goshen4 ,and he presented himself unto him1 and fell on his neck1 and wept on his neck a good while4 ,and ,israel said unto ,joseph1 ,now let me die1 since ,i have seen thy face1 that thou art yet alive4 ,and ,joseph brought in ,jacob his father1 and set him before ,pharaoh3 and ,jacob blessed ,pharaoh4 ,and ,pharaoh said unto ,jacob1 ,how many are the days of the years of thy life8 ,and ,jacob said unto ,pharaoh1 ,the days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years3 few and evil have been the days of the years of my life1 and they have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage4 ,and ,jacob blessed ,pharaoh1 and went out from the presence of ,pharaoh4 ,and ,joseph placed his father and his brethren1 and gave them a possession in the land of ,egypt1 in the best of the land4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #gc4 ,this a rather long chapter1 but it is so full of interest that it would not be well to divide it4 ,recall the last chapter and tell what was the condition in ,egypt and what was ,joseph's position4 #gd 7,sec4#be;,a74 ,we turn back in our story to what persons8 ,what was happening to them8 ,what was this journey1 who went1 why did they go1 who remained behind8 ,compare this with ,abraham's journey 7,sec4#d74 #ge 7,sec4#be;,b74 ,how did ,joseph feel when he saw his brothers after so many years8 ,how did he recognize them1 while they did not know him8 ,notice how roughly he treats them4 ,he is going to see whether they care for the youngest brother ,benjamin4 ,how does he do this8 ,we saw in the life of ,jacob how an old sin comes back4 ,so it is here1 as the brothers realize4 ,how does the interview end8 #gf 7,sec4#be;,c74 ,what happened about the money8 ,describe the report that they made to ,jacob4 #gg 7,sec4#bf;,a74 ,why did they need to go to ,egypt again8 ,what did ,judah say to his father8 ,how did ,jacob at last consent8 #gh 7,sec4#bf;,b74 ,joseph is not yet ready to tell them of his forgiveness1 because he wants them to be really repentant4 ,he has a very good plan in his mind4 ,what took place between the brothers and the steward8 #gi 7,sec4#bf;,c74 ,this description is very beautiful4 ,what were ,joseph's feelings when he saw ,benjamin8 ,how was the feast arranged8 ,notice that ,joseph ate apart as the ,egyptian custom required4 ,how surprised they were that they should be seated according to their ages6 #hj 7,sec4#bg;,a74 ,what was ,joseph's plan about the cup8 ,tell the story of the arrest4 ,notice the custom of expressing sorrow4 ,the brothers find themselves in a hard case4 ,once1 when they were guilty1 they had been able to escape detection2 now1 when they are innocent1 they cannot escape4 ,what was ,joseph's harsh decision8 #ha 7,sec4#bg;,b74 ,the brothers had not cared that ,joseph should be sold as a slave and ,jacob should be heartbroken4 ,but now when ,benjamin is to be a slave they feel different4 ,why is this8 ,tell in your own words ,judah's noble speech4 ,see how completely ,joseph has brought his brothers to repentance4 #hb 7,sec4#bg;,c74 ,notice 7#a7 ,joseph's loving words1 7#b7 his faith in ,god's providence1 7#c7 his message to his father1 7#d7 his affection for his brothers4 ,have you ever known forgiveness to do any good8 #hc 7,sec4#bh74 ,how did ,jacob receive the good news that ,joseph was alive8 ,goshen was a fertile part of ,egypt in which the ,hebrews were to live4 ,describe the meeting of the father and son4 ,notice the formal presentation of ,jacob to the king1 and how stately is the old patriarch as he blesses the king4 ,,written ,,review ,remember how happy ,joseph was in forgiving his brethren4 ,read ,rom4 #ab3bj1 #ba4 ,if anybody should annoy or anger you this week1 try ,joseph's plan4 ,instead of getting even with your enemy1 be kind to him4 ,see if you do not feel happier about it4 ,write in your notebook your own idea of whether ,joseph was right in his forgiveness4 ,,moses ,,ix4 ,,moses' ,,early ,,life ,x4 ,,moses' ,,commission ,,xi4 ,,moses1 ,,the ,,deliverer ,,xii4 ,,moses1 ,,the ,,lawgiver ,,ix4 ,,moses' ,,early ,,life ,,the ,,story ,sec4#bi4 ,the ,oppression of the ,hebrews 7,exod4 #a3f-ab1 #bb7 ,and ,joseph died1 and all his brethren1 and all that generation4 ,and the children of ,israel were fruitful1 and increased abundantly1 and multiplied1 and waxed exceeding mighty2 and the land was filled with them4 ,now there arose a new king over ,egypt1 which knew not ,joseph4 ,and he said unto his people1 ,behold1 the people of the children of ,israel are more and mightier than we3 come1 let us deal wisely with them2 lest they multiply1 and it come to pass1 that1 when there falleth out any war1 they also join themselves unto our enemies1 and fight against us1 and get them up out of the land4 ,therefore1 they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens4 ,and they built for ,pharaoh store cities1 ,pithom and ,raamses4 ,but the more they afflicted them1 the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad4 ,and they were grieved because of the children of ,israel4 ,and ,pharaoh charged all his people1 saying1 ,every son that is born ye shall cast into the river1 and every daughter ye shall save alive4 ,sec4#cj4 ,the ,birth and ,adoption of ,moses 7,exod4 #b3a-aj7 ,illustration3 ,copyright #aijd by ,underwood and ,underwood ,,the ,,sixty-,,five-,,foot ,,portrait ,,statues ,,of ,,ramses ,,ii ,and there went a man of the house of ,levi1 and took to wife a daughter of ,levi4 ,and the woman bare a son3 and when she saw him that he was a goodly child1 she hid him three months4 ,and when she could not longer hide him1 she took for him an ark of bulrushes1 and daubed it with slime and with pitch3 and she put the child therein1 and laid it in the flags by the river's brink4 ,and his sister stood afar off1 to know what would be done to him4 ,and the daughter of ,pharaoh came down to bathe at the river2 and her maidens walked along by the river side2 and she saw the ark among the flags1 and sent her handmaid to fetch it4 ,and she opened it1 and saw the child3 and1 behold1 the babe wept4 ,and she had compassion on him1 and said1 ,this is one of the ,hebrews' children4 ,then said his sister to ,pharaoh's daughter1 ,shall ,i go and call thee a nurse of the ,hebrew women1 that she may nurse the child for thee8 ,and ,pharaoh's daughter said to her1 ,go4 ,and the maid went and called the child's mother4 ,and ,pharaoh's daughter said unto her1 ,take this child away1 and nurse it for me1 and ,i will give thee thy wages4 ,and the woman took the child1 and nursed it4 ,and the child grew1 and she brought him unto ,pharaoh's daughter1 and he became her son4 ,and she called his name ,moses4 ,sec4#ca4 ,the ,young ,man's ,unwise ,methods 7,exod4 #b3aa-ae7 ,and it came to pass in those days1 when ,moses was grown up1 that he went out unto his brethren1 and looked on their burdens3 and he saw an ,egyptian smiting a ,hebrew1 one of his brethren4 ,and he looked this way and that way1 and when he saw that there was no man1 he smote the ,egyptian1 and hid him in the sand4 ,and he went out the second day1 and1 behold1 two men of the ,hebrews strove together3 and he said to him that did the wrong1 ,wherefore smitest thou thy fellow8 ,and he said1 ,who made thee a prince and a judge over us8 thinkest thou to kill me1 as thou killedst the ,egyptian8 ,and ,moses feared1 and said1 ,surely the thing is known4 ,now when ,pharaoh heard this thing1 he sought to slay ,moses4 ,sec4#cb4 ,moses in ,midian 7,exod4 #b3af-bb7 ,moses fled from the face of ,pharaoh1 and dwelt in the land of ,midian3 and he sat down by a well4 ,now the priest of ,midian had seven daughters3 and they came and drew water1 and filled the trough to water their father's flock4 ,and the shepherds came and drove them away3 but ,moses stood up and helped them1 and watered their flock4 ,and when they came to ,reuel their father1 he said1 ,how is it that ye are come so soon to-day8 ,and they said1 ,an ,egyptian delivered us out of the hands of the shepherds1 and moreover he drew water for us1 and watered the flock4 ,and he said unto his daughters1 ,and where is he8 why is it that ye have left the man8 call him1 that he may eat bread4 ,and ,moses was content to dwell with the man3 and he gave ,moses ,zipporah his daughter1 and she bare a son1 and he called his name ,gershom3 for he said1 ,i have been a sojourner in a strange land4 ,sec4#cc4 ,the ,unhappy ,hebrews 7,exod4 #b3bc-be7 ,and it came to pass in the course of those many days1 that the king of ,egypt died3 and the children of ,israel sighed by reason of the bondage1 and they cried1 and their cry came up unto ,god by reason of the bondage4 ,and ,god heard their groaning1 and ,god remembered his covenant with ,abraham1 with ,isaac1 and with ,jacob4 ,and ,god saw the children of ,israel1 and ,god took knowledge of them4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #hd4 ,in any nation one of the greatest heroes is the man who was the founder of the national life4 ,the ,italians look to the great ,garibaldi1 who delivered them from their enemies and brought about a united ,italy4 ,americans call ,washington the father of his country1 because he was the leader in the great struggle to make ,america a nation4 ,the ,hebrews always looked back to ,moses as their great deliverer1 who brought them out of ,egypt and made them a nation4 ,the study of this hero takes us to the second book of the ,bible1 which is called ,exodus1 meaning ,going out1 because it gives the story of the escape of the ,hebrews from ,egypt4 #he 7,sec4#bi74 ,in the last chapter we were studying about a small tribe of people4 ,now we find that a long time has passed and the people have greatly increased in numbers4 ,consider how the negroes have increased in numbers since the ,war4 ,there were then four millions4 ,how many are there now8 #hf 7,sec4#bi74 ,there probably arose a new dynasty1 or line of kings4 ,what did the king fear might happen if the ,hebrews grew too numerous8 ,these ,pharaohs were mighty builders4 ,what great objects had some of the earlier ,pharaohs built8 ,they loved to have splendid palaces and temples and strong fortifications4 ,as there was no machinery1 this work required great numbers of men4 ,in the wars of those days all prisoners were made slaves and compelled to work4 ,so the ,egyptians treated the ,hebrews as if they were prisoners4 ,what kind of labor were they compelled to do8 #hg 7,sec4#bi74 ,we get a glimpse into the awful harshness of that old slavery4 ,as we see the pictures of the magnificent structures of those days we remember that they cost the lives of millions of human beings4 ,we have done away with slavery1 but are not people still compelled to work in awful conditions8 ,there are very many occupations where the health of the laborers is broken down and their lives shortened4 ,we have still a great deal to learn about how men ought to labor4 #hh 7,sec4#bi74 ,when the harsh slavery did not prevent the increase of the ,hebrews1 it was brutally determined to murder them4 ,what was the plan8 ,the girls were saved because they could not fight4 #hi 7,sec4#cj74 ,doubtless many of the ,hebrew children were drowned1 but one mother was determined to save her boy4 ,tell the story of how he was hidden and found and saved4 #ij 7,sec4#cj74 ,by the happy plan of the mother and sister the boy could be brought up safely in his own home4 ,but he was also to have the opportunity of training in the royal palace4 ,what did it mean that he was adopted by the princess8 #ia 7,sec4#ca74 ,which people would it have been most profitable for ,moses to belong to--the ,egyptians or the ,hebrews8 ,sometimes we see a boy who is clever and fortunate separating himself from his family4 ,how did ,moses feel when he grew up and saw the sad condition of his people8 ,what hasty thing did he do8 ,was ,moses justified in that act8 ,let us see how it turned out4 #ib 7,sec4#ca74 ,the young man was not only anxious to save his people from tyranny but also from quarreling among themselves4 ,what happened the next day8 ,people are not always willing to take good advice4 ,what danger was ,moses in8 #ic 7,sec4#cb74 ,what was ,moses obliged to do because he had killed the ,egyptian overseer8 ,locate ,midian4 ,when ,moses was off in the desert1 a fugitive from justice1 could he help his people8 ,was not his hasty act unwise8 ,do you remember someone attacking saloons with a hatchet8 ,can we often do good by violence8 ,sometimes we are very indignant because we see injustice1 but in the long run we shall gain all good ends by peaceful means4 ,lynching is a poor way to secure justice4 #id 7,sec4#cb74 ,notice that the girls were in charge of the flocks4 ,what did the rude shepherds do8 ,again ,moses interferes to help the weak1 but this time he seems to have done it without fighting4 ,why did the girls think ,moses was an ,egyptian8 ,how did it all turn out8 #ie 7,sec4#cc74 ,meantime everything looked very dark for the ,hebrews4 ,but ,god was preparing a man to save them4 ,would it have been a good thing for the ,hebrews to have been happy in ,egypt and to have stayed there and become ,egyptians8 ,would it have been well if the ,pilgrims had been well treated in ,england and had stayed there8 ,are our troubles ever good for us8 ,who is watching all the time8 ,,written ,,review ,moses was obliged to be a shepherd instead of a wealthy ,egyptian4 ,so sometimes our plans are changed4 ,but often it turns out for good4 ,ask your parents1 or your pastor1 or some friend1 to tell you if anything ever happened to them that seemed at the time to upset all their plans of life1 but which turned out to be of great value in their training4 ,write an account of it in your notebook4 ,x4 ,,moses' ,,commission ,,the ,,story ,sec4#cd4 ,the ,call in the ,wilderness 7,exod4 #c3a-aa2 #d3a-ag7 ,a4 ,,the ,,burning ,,bush ,now ,moses was keeping the flock of ,jethro his father-in-law1 the priest of ,midian3 and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness1 and came to the mountain of ,god1 unto ,horeb4 ,and the angel of the ,lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush3 and he looked1 and1 behold1 the bush burned with fire1 and the bush was not consumed4 ,and ,moses said1 ,i will turn aside now1 and see this great sight1 why the bush is not burnt4 ,and when the ,lord saw that he turned aside to see1 ,god called unto him out of the midst of the bush1 and said1 ,moses1 ,moses4 ,and he said1 ,here am ,i4 ,and he said1 ,draw not nigh hither3 put off thy shoes from off thy feet1 for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground4 ,i am the ,god of thy father1 the ,god of ,abraham1 the ,god of ,isaac1 and the ,god of ,jacob4 ,and ,moses hid his face2 for he was afraid to look upon ,god4 ,and the ,lord said1 ,i have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in ,egypt1 and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters2 for ,i know their sorrows2 and ,i am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the ,egyptians1 and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large1 unto a land flowing with milk and honey4 ,come now therefore1 and ,i will send thee unto ,pharaoh1 that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of ,israel out of ,egypt4 ,illustration3 ,,oriental ,,sandals ,b4 ,,moses' ,,hesitation ,and ,moses said unto ,god1 ,who am ,i1 that ,i should go unto ,pharaoh1 and that ,i should bring forth the children of ,israel out of ,egypt8 ,behold1 they will not believe me1 nor hearken unto my voice3 for they will say1 ',the ,lord hath not appeared unto thee4' ,and the ,lord said unto him1 ,what is that in thine hand8 ,and he said1 ,a rod4 ,and he said1 ,cast it on the ground4 ,and he cast it on the ground1 and it became a serpent2 and ,moses fled from before it4 ,and the ,lord said unto ,moses1 ,put forth thine hand and take it by the tail4 ,and he put forth his hand1 and laid hold of it1 and it became a rod in his hand4 ,and the ,lord said furthermore unto him1 ,put now thine hand into thy bosom4 ,and he put his hand into his bosom3 and when he took it out1 behold1 his hand was leprous1 as white as snow4 ,and he said1 ,put thine hand into thy bosom again4 ,and he put his hand into his bosom again2 and when he took it out of his bosom1 behold1 it was turned again as his other flesh4 ,and the ,lord said1 ,it shall come to pass1 if they will not believe thee1 neither hearken to the voice of the first sign1 that they will believe the voice of the latter sign4 ,and ,moses said unto the ,lord1 ,oh ,lord1 ,i am not eloquent1 neither heretofore1 nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant3 for ,i am slow of speech1 and of a slow tongue4 ,and the ,lord said unto him1 ,who hath made man's mouth8 or who maketh a man dumb1 or deaf1 or seeing1 or blind8 is it not ,i the ,lord8 ,now therefore go1 and ,i will be with thy mouth1 and teach thee what thou shalt speak4 ,and he said1 ,oh ,lord1 send1 ,i pray thee1 by the hand of another whom thou wilt choose4 ,and the anger of the ,lord was kindled against ,moses1 and he said1 ,is there not ,aaron thy brother8 ,i know that he can speak well4 ,and also1 behold1 he cometh forth to meet thee3 and when he seeth thee1 he will be glad in his heart4 ,and thou shalt speak unto him1 and put the words in his mouth3 and ,i will be with thy mouth1 and with his mouth1 and will teach you what ye shall do4 ,and he shall be thy spokesman unto the people4 ,and thou shalt take in thine hand this rod1 wherewith thou shalt do the signs4 ,and the ,lord said to ,aaron1 ,go into the wilderness to meet ,moses4 ,and he went1 and met him in the mountain of ,god1 and kissed him4 ,and ,moses told ,aaron all the words of the ,lord wherewith he had sent him1 and all the signs wherewith he had charged him4 ,sec4#ce4 ,the ,return to ,egypt 7,exod4 #d3ah1 #bj1 #bg-ca7 ,and ,moses went and returned to ,jethro his father-in-law1 and said unto him1 ,let me go1 ,i pray thee1 and return unto my brethren which are in ,egypt1 and see whether they be yet alive4 ,and ,jethro said to ,moses1 ,go in peace4 ,and ,moses took his wife and his sons1 and set them upon an ass1 and he returned to the land of ,egypt4 ,and ,moses and ,aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of ,israel3 and ,aaron spake all the words which the ,lord had spoken unto ,moses1 and did the signs in the sight of the people4 ,and the people believed3 and when they heard that the ,lord had visited the children of ,israel1 and that he had seen their affliction1 then they bowed their heads and worshipped4 ,sec4#cf4 ,pharaoh's ,harshness 7,exod4 #e3a-f3a7 ,a4 ,,the ,,challenge ,and afterward ,moses and ,aaron came1 and said unto ,pharaoh1 ,thus saith the ,lord1 the ,god of ,israel1 ',let my people go1 that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness4' ,and ,pharaoh said1 ,who is the ,lord1 that ,i should hearken unto his voice to let ,israel go8 ,i know not the ,lord1 and moreover ,i will not let ,israel go4 ,and they said1 ,the ,god of the ,hebrews hath met with us3 let us go1 we pray thee1 three days' journey into the wilderness1 and sacrifice unto the ,lord our ,god4 ,and the king of ,egypt said unto them1 ,wherefore do ye1 ,moses and ,aaron1 loose the people from their work8 get you unto your burdens4 ,behold1 the people of the land are now many1 and ye make them rest from their burdens4 ,b4 ,,the ,,bitter ,,bondage ,and the same day ,pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people1 and their officers1 saying1 ,ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick1 as heretofore3 let them go and gather straw for themselves4 ,and the number of the bricks1 which they did make heretofore1 ye shall lay upon them2 ye shall not diminish aught thereof3 for they be idle2 therefore they cry1 saying1 ',let us go and sacrifice to our ,god4' ,let heavier work be laid upon the men1 that they may labor therein2 and let them not regard lying words4 ,and the taskmasters of the people went out1 and their officers1 and they spake to the people1 saying1 ,thus saith ,pharaoh1 ',i will not give you straw4 ,go yourselves1 get you straw where ye can find it3 for nought of your work shall be diminished4' ,so the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of ,egypt to gather stubble for straw4 ,and the taskmasters were urgent1 saying1 ,fulfil your works1 your daily tasks1 as when there was straw4 ,and the officers of the children of ,israel1 which ,pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them1 were beaten1 and demanded1 ,wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task both yesterday and to-day1 in making brick as heretofore8 ,then the officers of the children of ,israel came and cried unto ,pharaoh1 saying1 ,wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants8 ,there is no straw given unto thy servants1 and they say to us1 ',make brick'3 and behold1 thy servants are beaten2 but the fault is in thine own people4 ,but he said1 ,ye are idle1 ye are idle3 therefore ye say1 ',let us go and sacrifice to the ,lord4' ,go therefore now1 and work2 for there shall no straw be given you1 yet shall ye deliver the number of bricks4 ,and the officers of the children of ,israel did see that they were in evil case1 and they met ,moses and ,aaron1 who stood in the way1 as they came forth from ,pharaoh3 and they said unto them1 ,the ,lord look upon you1 and judge2 because ye have made us to be abhorred in the eyes of ,pharaoh1 and in the eyes of his servants1 to put a sword in their hand to slay us4 ,c4 ,,the ,,promise ,,of ,,the ,,lord ,and ,moses returned unto the ,lord1 and said1 ,lord1 wherefore hast thou evil entreated this people8 why is it that thou hast sent me8 ,for since ,i came to ,pharaoh to speak in thy name1 he hath evil entreated this people2 neither hast thou delivered thy people at all4 ,and the ,lord said unto ,moses1 ,now shalt thou see what ,i will do to ,pharaoh3 for by a strong hand shall he let them go1 and by a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #if 7,sec4#cd;,a74 ,we left ,moses in ,midian4 ,locate it again on the map4 ,with whom did he live8 ,what was his occupation8 ,notice that he came to ,mt4 ,horeb1 which is also called ,mt4 ,sinai4 ,locate it on the map4 #ig 7,sec4#cd;,a74 ,as ,moses was alone in the wilderness1 his thoughts would naturally turn to his people4 ,what would he wish for them8 ,how greatly they needed a leader6 ,if ever the thought occurred to him that he ought to be their leader1 how would he feel about it8 ,at last ,god's message came to him4 ,it is one of the beautiful stories of ,god speaking to man4 ,how was ,moses told to show his reverence8 ,it is the custom in the ,east4 ,how could they take off their shoes so easily8 7,see illustration of the sandal47 ,what custom do we have to show reverence8 ,how did ,moses show a still deeper reverence8 #ih 7,sec4#cd;,a74 ,what did ,god tell ,moses8 ,it might have seemed to the lonely exile that the ,lord had forgotten all about the people in bondage4 ,a commission is a duty given to a man3 what was ,moses' commission8 ,at last ,god's plan for poor ,israel was clear4 ,the deliverer had been found4 #ii 7,sec4#cd;,b74 ,it was a startling commission for ,moses4 ,he remembered how the people had treated him when he had tried to help them4 7,recall ,sec4#ca47 ,what was he now afraid of8 ,tell the story of the signs with which the ,lord gave him confidence4 ,people were always anxious for something wonderful in those old days4 #ajj 7,sec4#cd;,b74 ,moses had another reason for hesitation4 ,is humility a good preparation for a great work or is confidence better8 ,how does the ,lord fit an earnest man for his work8 ,humility is not good when it is through lack of faith4 ,the anger of the ,lord means his displeasure at what is not right4 ,who was sent with ,moses8 #aja 7,sec4#ce74 ,how did ,moses act after receiving the commission4 ,did he tell his father-in-law his plans8 ,describe the meeting1 as you may imagine it1 between the two brothers and the ,hebrew people4 ,illustration3 ,copyright #aijd by ,underwood and ,underwood ,,brick-,,making ,,in ,,egypt #ajb 7,sec4#cf;,a74 ,it was a bold thing to go to the king4 ,what did ,moses and ,aaron demand8 ,what did the king say about the ,lord8 ,what did he say ,moses and ,aaron were doing8 #ajc 7,sec4#cf;,b74 ,brick was made from the black ,nile mud mixed with sand and with chopped straw4 ,there are pictures in ,egypt of captives making these bricks with overseers guarding them4 ,the soft mud would be put into a wooden mold1 which would then be lifted off and the brick left to dry in the sun4 ,sometimes the captives had to gather waste material or stubble instead of straw4 ,why was this such a hardship to the ,hebrews8 #ajd 7,sec4#cf;,b74 ,note how the orders were carried out4 ,there are two classes of officials mentioned3 the ,egyptian taskmasters and the ,hebrew officers4 ,the latter were responsible for the full work being done by their countrymen4 ,tell the whole story of the bondage4 #aje 7,sec4#cf;,b74 ,describe the interview of the officers with ,pharaoh4 ,how did they feel toward ,moses and ,aaron8 #ajf 7,sec4#cf;,c74 ,how did all this affect ,moses8 ,it is often darkest just before day4 ,what did the ,lord promise8 ,,written ,,review ,think over the story carefully and prepare for a debate1 the students taking different sides on the question3 ,resolved that ,moses was wrong in settling down in ,midian and leaving his people so long without help4 ,,xi4 ,,moses1 ,,the ,,deliverer ,,the ,,story ,sec4#cg4 ,the ,plagues of ,egypt 7,exod4 #g3ad-ah1 #be2 #h3a-d1 #f1 #h1 #ac1 #ae-ag1 #bj-bd1 #bh1 #ca1 #cb2 #i3a-f1 #h1 #i1 #bb-bh1 #cc1 #cd2 #aj3c-f1 #ad1 #ai-bc1 #bh1 #bi2 #aa3d-h2 #ab3bi-cf7 ,a4 ,,the ,,nile ,,turned ,,to ,,blood ,and the ,lord said unto ,moses1 ,pharaoh's heart is stubborn1 he refuseth to let the people go4 ,get thee unto ,pharaoh in the morning2 lo1 he goeth out unto the water2 and thou shalt stand by the river's brink to meet him2 and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand4 ,and thou shalt say unto him1 ',the ,lord1 the ,god of the ,hebrews1 hath sent me unto thee1 saying1 ,let my people go1 that they may serve me in the wilderness3 and1 behold hitherto thou hast not hearkened4 ,thus saith the ,lord1 ,in this thou shalt know that ,i am the ,lord3 behold1 ,i will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river and they shall be turned to blood4 ,and the fish that is in the river shall die1 and the river shall be polluted2 and the ,egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river4' ,b4 ,,the ,,swarms ,,of ,,frogs ,and seven days were fulfilled1 after that the ,lord had smitten the river4 ,and the ,lord spake unto ,moses1 ,go in unto ,pharaoh1 and say unto him1 ',thus saith the ,lord1 ,let my people go1 that they may serve me4 ,and if thou refuse to let them go1 behold1 ,i will smite all thy borders with frogs3 and the river shall swarm with frogs1 which shall go up and come into thine house1 and into thy bedchamber1 and upon thy bed1 and into the house of thy servants1 and upon thy people1 and into thine ovens1 and into thy kneading-troughs3 and the frogs shall come up both upon thee1 and upon thy people1 and upon all thy servants4' ,and the frogs came up1 and covered the land of ,egypt4 ,then ,pharaoh called for ,moses and ,aaron1 and said1 ,entreat the ,lord1 that he take away the frogs from me1 and from my people2 and ,i will let the people go1 that they may sacrifice unto the ,lord4 ,and the frogs died1 but when ,pharaoh saw that there was respite1 he hardened his heart4 ,c4 ,,the ,,stinging ,,gnats ,,and ,,swarms ,,of ,,flies ,and the ,lord said unto ,moses1 ,stretch out thy rod1 and smite the dust of the earth1 that it may become stinging gnats throughout all the land of ,egypt4 ,and there were gnats upon man1 and upon beast2 all the dust of the earth became gnats throughout all the land of ,egypt4 ,and the ,lord said unto ,moses1 ,rise up early in the morning1 and stand before ,pharaoh2 and say unto him1 ',thus saith the ,lord1 ,let my people go1 that they may serve me4 ,else1 if thou wilt not let my people go1 behold1 ,i will send swarms of flies upon thee1 and upon thy servants1 and upon thy people1 and into thy houses3 and the houses of the ,egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies1 and also the ground whereon they are4 ,and ,i will separate in that day the land of ,goshen1 in which my people dwell1 that no swarms of flies shall be there2 to the end thou mayest know that ,i am the ,lord in the midst of the earth4' ,and the ,lord did so2 and there came grievous swarms of flies into all the land of ,egypt4 ,and ,pharaoh said1 ,i will let you go1 that ye may sacrifice to the ,lord your ,god in the wilderness4 ,and the ,lord removed the swarms of flies from ,pharaoh1 from his servants1 and from his people2 there remained not one4 ,and ,pharaoh hardened his heart this time also1 and he did not let the people go4 ,d4 ,,the ,,cattle ,,pestilence ,,and ,,the ,,boils ,then the ,lord said unto ,moses1 ,go in unto ,pharaoh1 and tell him1 ',thus saith the ,lord1 the ,god of the ,hebrews1 ,let my people go1 that they may serve me4 ,for if thou refuse to let them go1 and wilt hold them still1 behold1 the hand of the ,lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field1 upon the horses1 upon the asses1 upon the camels1 upon the herds1 and upon the flocks3 there shall be a very grievous pestilence4 ,and the ,lord shall separate between the cattle of ,israel and the cattle of ,egypt3 and there shall nothing die of all that belongeth to the children of ,israel4' ,and on the morrow all the cattle of ,egypt died3 but of the cattle of the children of ,israel died not one4 ,and the ,lord said unto ,moses and unto ,aaron1 ,take handfuls of ashes1 and let ,moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of ,pharaoh4 ,and it shall become small dust over all the land of ,egypt1 and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man and upon beast1 throughout all the land of ,egypt4 ,e4 ,,the ,,hail1 ,,the ,,locusts1 ,,and ,,the ,,darkness ,and the ,lord said unto ,moses1 ,stretch forth thine hand toward heaven1 that there may be hail in all the land of ,egypt1 upon man1 and upon beast1 and upon every herb of the field4 ,so there was hail1 and fire mingled with the hail1 very grievous1 such as had not been in all the land of ,egypt since it became a nation4 ,and the hail smote all that was in the field1 both man and beast2 and the hail smote every herb of the field1 and brake every tree of the field4 ,only in the land of ,goshen1 where the children of ,israel were1 was there no hail4 ,and ,pharaoh sent1 and called for ,moses and ,aaron1 and said unto them1 ,i have sinned this time4 ,i will let you go1 and ye shall stay no longer4 ,and the thunders and hail ceased1 and the rain was not poured upon the earth4 ,and when ,pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased1 he sinned yet more1 and hardened his heart1 he and his servants4 ,and ,moses and ,aaron went in unto ,pharaoh1 and said unto him1 ,thus saith the ,lord1 the ,god of the ,hebrews1 ',how long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me8 let my people go1 that they may serve me4 ,else1 if thou refuse to let my people go1 behold1 to-morrow ,i will bring locusts into thy border3 and they shall cover the face of the earth1 that one shall not be able to see the earth3 and they shall eat that which remaineth unto you from the hail1 and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field3 and thy houses shall be filled1 and the houses of all thy servants1 and the houses of all the ,egyptians2 as neither thy fathers nor thy fathers' fathers have seen1 since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day4' ,and ,moses stretched forth his rod over the land of ,egypt1 and the ,lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day1 and all the night2 and when it was morning1 the east wind brought the locusts4 ,and they did eat every herb of the land1 and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left4 ,then ,pharaoh called for ,moses and ,aaron in haste2 and he said1 ,i have sinned against the ,lord your ,god1 and against you4 ,and the ,lord turned an exceeding strong west wind1 which took up the locusts1 and drove them into the ,red ,sea2 there remained not one locust in all the border of ,egypt4 ,but ,pharaoh did not let the children of ,israel go4 ,and the ,lord said unto ,moses1 ,stretch out thine hand toward heaven1 that there may be darkness over the land of ,egypt1 even darkness which may be felt4 ,and ,moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven1 and there was a thick darkness in all the land of ,egypt three days2 they saw not one another1 neither rose any from his place for three days3 but all the children of ,israel had light in their dwellings4 ,f4 ,,the ,,last ,,plague ,and ,pharaoh said unto ,moses1 ,get thee from me1 take heed to thyself1 see my face no more2 for in the day thou seest my face thou shalt die4 ,and ,moses said1 ,thus saith the ,lord1 ',about midnight will ,i go out into the midst of ,egypt3 and all the firstborn in the land of ,egypt shall die1 from the firstborn of ,pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne1 even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill2 and all the firstborn of cattle4 ,and there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of ,egypt1 such as there hath been none like it1 nor shall be like it any more4' ,but against any of the children of ,israel shall not a dog move his tongue1 against man or beast3 that ye may know how that the ,lord doth put a difference between the ,egyptians and ,israel4 ,and all these thy servants shall come down unto me1 and bow down themselves unto me1 saying1 ',get thee out1 and all the people that follow thee'3 and after that ,i will go out4 ,and he went out from ,pharaoh in hot anger4 ,and it came to pass at midnight1 that the ,lord smote all the firstborn in the land of ,egypt1 from the firstborn of ,pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon2 and all the firstborn of cattle4 ,and ,pharaoh rose up in the night1 he1 and all his servants1 and all the ,egyptians2 and there was a great cry in ,egypt2 for there was not a house where there was not one dead4 ,and he called for ,moses and ,aaron by night1 and said1 ,rise up1 get you forth from among my people1 both ye and the children of ,israel2 and go1 serve the ,lord1 as ye have said4 ,take both your flocks and your herds1 as ye have said1 and be gone2 and bless me also4 ,and the ,egyptians were urgent upon the people1 to send them out of the land in haste2 for they said1 ,we be all dead men4 ,and the children of ,israel did according to the word of ,moses2 and they asked of the ,egyptians jewels of silver1 and jewels of gold1 and raiment3 and the ,lord gave the people favor in the sight of the ,egyptians1 so that they let them have what they asked4 ,sec4#ch4 ,the ,great ,deliverance 7,exod4 #ac3ag1 #ah1 #ba1 #bb2 #ad3e-g1 #aj-ad1 #ai-bg7 ,a4 ,,the ,,flight ,,and ,,pursuit ,and it came to pass1 when ,pharaoh had let the people go1 that ,god led them not by the way of the land of the ,philistines1 although that was near2 for ,god said1 ,lest peradventure the people repent when they see war1 and they return to ,egypt3 but ,god led the people about1 by the way of the wilderness by the ,red ,sea3 and the children of ,israel went up armed out of the land of ,egypt4 ,and the ,lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud1 to lead them the way2 and by night in a pillar of fire1 to give them light2 that they might go by day and by night3 the pillar of cloud by day1 and the pillar of fire by night1 departed not from before the people4 ,and it was told the king of ,egypt that the people were fled3 and the heart of ,pharaoh and of his servants was changed towards the people1 and they said1 ,what is this we have done1 that we have let ,israel go from serving us8 ,and he made ready his chariot1 and took his people with him3 and he took six hundred chosen chariots1 and all the chariots of ,egypt1 and captains over all of them4 ,and when ,pharaoh drew nigh1 the children of ,israel lifted up their eyes1 and1 behold1 the ,egyptians marched after them2 and they were sore afraid3 and the children of ,israel cried out unto the ,lord4 ,and they said unto ,moses1 ,because there were no graves in ,egypt1 hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness8 wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us1 to bring us forth out of ,egypt8 ,is not this the word that we spake unto thee in ,egypt1 saying1 ',let us alone1 that we may serve the ,egyptians'8 ,for it were better for us to serve the ,egyptians1 than that we should die in the wilderness4 ,and ,moses said unto the people1 ,fear ye not1 stand still1 and see the salvation of the ,lord1 which he will work for you to-day3 for the ,egyptians whom ye have seen to-day1 ye shall see them again no more for ever4 ,the ,lord shall fight for you1 and ye shall hold your peace4 ,b4 ,,the ,,passage ,,of ,,the ,,red ,,sea ,and the angel of ,god1 which went before the camp of ,israel1 removed and went behind them2 and the pillar of cloud removed from before them1 and stood behind them3 and it came between the camp of ,egypt and the camp of ,israel2 and there was the cloud and the darkness1 yet gave it light by night3 and the one came not near the other all the night4 ,and ,moses stretched out his hand over the sea2 and the ,lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all the night1 and made the sea dry land4 ,and the children of ,israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground4 ,and the ,egyptians pursued1 and went in after them into the midst of the sea1 all ,pharaoh's horses1 his chariots1 and his horsemen4 ,and it came to pass in the morning watch1 that the ,lord looked forth upon the host of the ,egyptians through the pillar of fire and of cloud1 and discomfited the host of the ,egyptians4 ,and he took off their chariot wheels1 that they drove them heavily3 so that the ,egyptians said1 ,let us flee from the face of ,israel2 for the ,lord fighteth for them against the ,egyptians4 ,and the ,lord said unto ,moses1 ,stretch out thine hand over the sea1 that the waters may come again upon the ,egyptians1 upon their chariots1 and upon their horsemen4 ,and ,moses stretched forth his hand over the sea1 and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared2 and the ,egyptians fled against it2 and the ,lord overthrew the ,egyptians in the midst of the sea4 ,sec4#ci4 ,the ,song of the ,exodus 7,exod4 #ad3cj1 #ca2 #ae3a1 #b1 #bj1 #ba7 ,thus the ,lord saved ,israel that day out of the hand of the ,egyptians2 and ,israel saw the ,egyptians dead upon the sea shore4 ,and ,israel saw the great work which the ,lord did upon the ,egyptians1 and the people feared the ,lord3 and they believed in the ,lord1 and in his servant ,moses4 ,then sang ,moses and the children of ,israel this song unto the ,lord1 and spake1 saying1 ,i will sing unto the ,lord1 for he hath triumphed gloriously3 ,the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea4 ,the ,lord is my strength and song1 ,and he is become my salvation3 ,this is my ,god and ,i will praise him2 ,my father's ,god1 and ,i will exalt him4 ,and ,miriam the prophetess1 the sister of ,aaron1 took a timbrel in her hand2 and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances4 ,and ,miriam answered them1 ,sing ye to the ,lord1 for he hath triumphed gloriously2 ,the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #ajg4 ,the story of the deliverance from ,egypt makes a long chapter1 but it is full of exciting interest and shows the fearless character of the great leader who trusted in his ,god4 ,it was a bold thing for ,moses to return to ,egypt and try to persuade the king to let ,israel go4 ,but when he was sent to threaten ,pharaoh it was indeed a task requiring courage4 ,imagine a single man to-day demanding of the sultan of ,turkey that he should free his slaves4 #ajh 7,sec4#cg74 ,moses was sent to tell the king that terrible plagues would come upon his people if he refused to let the ,hebrews go4 ,ten plagues are mentioned4 ,nine of them were as follows3 7#a7 the water of the ,nile turned to blood-red color and made undrinkable2 7#b7 enormous numbers of frogs2 7#c7 swarms of stinging insects1 perhaps gnats or mosquitoes2 7#d7 swarms of flies1 which would be terrible in a hot country2 7#e7 a cattle pestilence2 7#f7 fearful boils on men and cattle2 7#g7 destructive hail2 7#h7 locusts that ate vegetation2 7#i7 the awful hot desert wind filling the air with fine sand and causing darkness4 #aji 7,sec4#cg74 ,when ,pharaoh was frightened by each of the plagues1 what did he promise8 ,what made him break his promise8 ,did you ever know anyone who was sorry for doing wrong when the punishment came1 but forgot his promises afterward8 #aaj 7,sec4#cg;,f74 ,what did ,pharaoh threaten ,moses after the ninth plague8 ,what did ,moses say should be the last plague8 ,probably some sudden terrible pestilence came upon ,egypt4 ,tell the story of that night4 #aaa 7,sec4#ch;,a74 ,study the map and notice what a short journey it would be from ,egypt along the coast to the ,philistine country4 ,but the borders of ,egypt were strongly guarded1 so that was a dangerous way to go4 ,what might have happened if the ,hebrews had seen that they would have to fight8 #aab 7,sec4#ch;,a74 ,moses was a wise leader4 ,he knew he had a host of slaves1 who had not learned courage4 ,so he led them southward toward the ,red ,sea4 ,there was a road leading to the wilderness near the ,bitter ,lakes4 ,locate this4 #aac 7,sec4#ch;,a74 ,what happened when the ,egyptians found that the people had actually gone8 ,what did the ,hebrews say when they learned that ,pharaoh was following them8 ,how did ,moses encourage them8 #aad 7,sec4#ch;,b74 ,the ,hebrews were in a very difficult situation4 ,they had come to a place where the water from the ,red ,sea ran far up the low-lying sands4 ,what great canal has since been dug there8 ,the water was too deep for the ,hebrews to cross4 ,pharaoh's army was coming up behind4 ,the only thing that could save ,israel would be a strong wind that should drive the waters back and leave the sands clear4 ,how often ,god's great ,providence helps his people in trouble6 ,moses bravely encouraged them4 #aae 7,sec4#ch;,b74 ,what separated the ,israelites from the ,egyptians8 ,what made the crossing possible8 ,what trouble did the ,egyptians experience8 ,what would naturally happen if the high wind stopped after the ,israelites had crossed8 ,tell the story of the deliverance4 #aaf 7,sec4#ci74 ,what do you think were the feelings of ,israel when they found themselves safe8 ,recite the song in which they celebrated their escape8 ,what does ,exodus mean8 ,,written ,,review ,let us try to see just what happened to the ,hebrews4 ,draw a map of ,egypt and the ,sinai peninsula on a larger scale than that in your book4 ,mark ,goshen1 the region where the ,hebrews lived4 ,mark the bitter lakes coming nearly to the ,gulf of ,suez4 ,connect these with a wavy line showing the shallow waters which were driven back for the passage of the ,hebrews4 ,mark with a red line the road which the ,hebrews might have taken along the coast road straight to ,canaan and the road which they actually took south of the bitter lakes4 ,continue this last line into the ,sinai peninsula1 noting that the people were led into the wilderness4 ,,xii4 ,,moses1 ,,the ,,lawgiver ,,the ,,story ,sec4#dj4 ,the ,law at ,sinai 7,exod4 #ae3bb-be1 #bg2 #ai3a7 ,a4 ,,the ,,march ,,and ,,the ,,murmuring ,and ,moses led ,israel onward from the ,red ,sea1 and they went three days in the wilderness1 and found no water4 ,and when they came to ,marah1 they could not drink of the waters for they were bitter4 ,and the people murmured against ,moses1 saying1 ,what shall we drink8 ,and he cried unto the ,lord2 and the ,lord showed him a tree1 and he cast it into the waters1 and the waters were made sweet4 ,and they came to ,elim1 where were twelve springs of water1 and threescore and ten palm trees3 and they encamped there by the waters4 ,and they took their journey from ,elim1 and in the third month they came to the wilderness of ,sinai2 and there ,israel encamped before the mount4 ,illustration3 ,,moses ,b4 ,,the ,,ten ,,commandments ,and ,moses went up unto ,god1 and the ,lord called unto him out of the mountain1 saying1 ,thus shalt thou say to the house of ,jacob1 and tell the children of ,israel2 ,i am the ,lord thy ,god1 which brought thee out of the land of ,egypt1 out of the house of bondage4 ,thou shalt have none other gods before me4 ,thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image1 nor the likeness of any form that is in heaven above1 or that is in the earth beneath1 or that is in the water under the earth2 thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them1 nor serve them3 for ,i the ,lord thy ,god am a jealous ,god1 visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children1 upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me2 and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments4 ,thou shalt not take the name of the ,lord thy ,god in vain2 for the ,lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain4 ,remember the sabbath day1 to keep it holy4 ,six days shalt thou labor1 and do all thy work3 but the seventh day is a sabbath unto the ,lord thy ,god3 in it thou shalt not do any work1 thou1 nor thy son1 nor thy daughter1 thy manservant1 nor thy maidservant1 nor thy cattle1 nor thy stranger that is within thy gates3 for in six days the ,lord made heaven and earth1 the sea1 and all that in them is1 and rested the seventh day3 wherefore the ,lord blessed the sabbath day1 and hallowed it4 ,honor thy father and thy mother3 that thy days may be long upon the land which the ,lord thy ,god giveth thee4 ,thou shalt do no murder4 ,thou shalt not commit adultery4 ,thou shalt not steal4 ,thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor4 ,thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house1 thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife1 nor his manservant1 nor his maidservant1 nor his ox1 nor his ass1 nor any thing that is thy neighbor's4 ,and all the people saw the thunderings1 and the lightnings1 and the voice of the trumpet1 and the mountain smoking3 and when the people saw it1 they trembled1 and stood afar off4 ,and they said unto ,moses1 ,speak thou with us1 and we will hear3 but let not ,god speak with us1 lest we die4 ,and ,moses said unto the people1 ,fear not3 for ,god is come to prove you1 and that his fear may be before you1 that ye sin not4 ,and the people stood afar off1 and ,moses drew near unto the thick darkness where ,god was4 ,sec4#da4 ,the ,great ,rebellion 7,exod4 #bd3ac1 #ah2 #cb3a-h1 #ae-bj1 #cj-ce7 ,a4 ,,the ,,golden ,,calf ,and ,moses and ,joshua his minister went up into the mount of ,god4 ,and ,moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights4 ,and when the people saw that ,moses delayed to come down from the mount1 the people gathered themselves together unto ,aaron1 and said unto him1 ,up1 make us gods1 which shall go before us2 for as for this ,moses1 the man that brought us up out of the land of ,egypt1 we know not what is become of him4 ,and ,aaron said unto them1 ,break off the golden rings1 which are in the ears of your wives1 of your sons1 and of your daughters1 and bring them unto me4 ,and all the people brake off the golden rings which were in their ears1 and brought them unto ,aaron4 ,and he received it at their hand1 and fashioned it with a graving tool1 and made it a molten calf3 and they said1 ,these be thy gods1 ,o ,israel1 which brought thee up out of the land of ,egypt4 ,and when ,aaron saw this1 he built an altar before it2 and ,aaron made proclamation1 and said1 ,to-morrow shall be a feast to the ,lord4 ,and they rose up early on the morrow1 and offered burnt offerings1 and brought peace offerings2 and the people sat down to eat and to drink1 and rose up to play4 ,and the ,lord spake unto ,moses1 ,go1 get thee down2 for thy people1 which thou broughtest up out of the land of ,egypt1 have corrupted themselves3 they have turned aside quickly out of the way which ,i commanded them3 they have made them a molten calf1 and have worshipped it1 and have sacrificed unto it4 ,and ,moses turned and went down from the mount with the two tables in his hand4 ,and when ,joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted1 he said unto ,moses1 ,there is a noise of war in the camp4 ,and he said1 ,it is not the voice of them that shout for mastery1 neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome3 but the noise of them that sing do ,i hear4 ,and it came to pass1 as soon as he came nigh unto the camp1 that he saw the calf and the dancing3 and ,moses' anger waxed hot1 and he cast the tables out of his hands1 and brake them beneath the mount4 ,and he took the calf which they had made1 and burnt it with fire1 and ground it to powder1 and strewed it upon the water1 and made the children of ,israel drink of it4 ,b4 ,,moses' ,,prayer ,and it came to pass on the morrow1 that ,moses said unto the people1 ,ye have sinned a great sin3 and now ,i will go up unto the ,lord2 peradventure ,i shall make atonement for your sin4 ,and ,moses returned unto the ,lord1 and said1 ,oh1 this people have sinned a great sin1 and have made them gods of gold4 ,yet now1 if thou wilt forgive their sin--2 and if not1 blot me1 ,i pray thee1 out of thy book which thou hast written4 ,and the ,lord said unto ,moses1 ,whosoever hath sinned against me1 him will ,i blot out of my book4 ,and now go1 lead the people unto the place of which ,i have spoken unto thee3 behold1 mine angel shall go before thee3 nevertheless in the day when ,i visit1 ,i will visit their sin upon them4 ,and the ,lord smote the people1 because they made the calf1 which ,aaron made4 ,the people were forgiven1 but again and again they rebelled4 ,moses prayed for them1 but the ,lord said they must wander in the wilderness forty years4 ,at last ,moses led them to the plains of ,moab and to the river ,jordan1 where he made his farewell speech4 ,sec4#db4 ,the ,last ,days of ,moses 7,deut4 #ca3a-c1 #f-h2 #cd7 ,a4 ,,the ,,farewell ,,speech ,and ,moses spake these words unto all ,israel1 ,i am a hundred and twenty years old this day2 ,i can no more go out and come in3 and the ,lord hath said unto me1 ',thou shalt not go over this ,jordan4' ,the ,lord thy ,god1 he will go over before thee2 he will destroy these nations from before thee1 and thou shalt possess them3 and ,joshua1 he shall go over before thee1 as the ,lord hath spoken4 ,be strong and of a good courage1 fear not1 nor be affrighted at them3 for the ,lord thy ,god1 he it is that doth go with thee2 he will not fail thee1 nor forsake thee4 ,and ,moses called unto ,joshua1 and said unto him in the sight of all ,israel1 ,be strong and of a good courage3 for thou shalt go with this people into the land which the ,lord hath sworn unto their fathers to give them2 and thou shalt cause them to inherit it4 ,and the ,lord1 he it is that doth go before thee2 he will be with thee1 he will not fail thee1 neither forsake thee3 fear not1 neither be dismayed4 ,b4 ,,the ,,death ,,of ,,moses ,and ,moses went up from the plains of ,moab unto mount ,nebo1 to the top of ,pisgah1 that is over against ,jericho4 ,and the ,lord showed him all the land4 ,and the ,lord said unto him1 ,this is the land which ,i sware unto ,abraham1 unto ,isaac1 and unto ,jacob1 saying1 ,i will give it unto thy seed3 ,i have caused thee to see it with thine eyes1 but thou shalt not go over thither4 ,so ,moses the servant of the ,lord died there in the land of ,moab1 according to the word of the ,lord4 ,and he buried him in the valley in the land of ,moab1 but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day4 ,and ,moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died3 his eye was not dim1 nor his natural force abated4 ,and the children of ,israel wept for ,moses in the plains of ,moab thirty days4 ,and there hath not arisen a prophet since in ,israel like unto ,moses1 whom the ,lord knew face to face2 in all the signs and the wonders1 which the ,lord sent him to do in the land of ,egypt1 to ,pharaoh1 and to all his land2 and in all the mighty hand1 and in all the great terror1 which ,moses wrought in the sight of all ,israel4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #aag4 ,after the ,revolutionary ,war1 the thirteen ,american states adopted a constitution4 ,washington was the great leader4 ,we all honor him now1 but during his life many were jealous of him and the people often found fault with him and lost confidence in him4 ,he was greatly tried and would have given up the presidency but for his sense of duty4 ,so it was with ,moses4 ,he brought deliverance to the people and gave them their first great laws1 but they constantly murmured against him and against ,god4 ,the long story of his leadership of ,israel during forty years in the wilderness is told in the books of ,exodus1 ,leviticus1 ,numbers1 and ,deuteronomy4 ,we shall study a few of the main incidents4 #aah 7,sec4#dj;,a74 ,after the victory over the ,egyptians1 ,moses led the people toward ,mt4 ,sinai4 ,notice on the map the mountain range in the ,sinai ,peninsula4 ,what difficulty soon arose8 ,how did the people meet it8 ,this was the beginning of a number of trials that ,moses had in his leadership4 #aai 7,sec4#dj;,a74 ,how long did it take to reach ,mt4 ,sinai8 ,the gathering at the mountain was a very solemn occasion4 ,israel was to receive a constitution4 ,think of the solemn time when the constitution of the ,united ,states was adopted4 #abj 7,sec4#dj;,b74 ,what do we call these great words8 ,every student should know them by heart4 ,if they were learned in the ,primary ,department it would be well to recall them4 #aba 7,sec4#dj;,b74 ,how were the people impressed by the holy law8 ,let us understand that when we speak of the fear of the ,lord it does not mean that we are afraid of him1 but that we have a great reverence for him4 #abb 7,sec4#da;,a74 ,how long had ,moses remained in the mountain to which he had gone to receive the laws8 ,the people could not understand a ,god whom they could not see4 ,they wanted an idol such as the ,egyptians had4 ,tell the story of the golden calf4 #abc 7,sec4#da;,a74 ,how did ,moses learn of what had happened8 ,what did ,moses bring down from the mountain8 ,what did ,joshua hear8 ,what did ,moses do when he found what had happened8 ,is it ever right to be angry8 #abd 7,sec4#da;,b74 ,the people had greatly disappointed ,moses1 but he was very sorry for their sin4 ,he went to pray for them4 ,read carefully his wonderful prayer4 ,moses well knew ,god's love1 but he knew also that wickedness must be punished4 #abe4 ,we shall consider another great rebellion in connection with the next two heroes whom we study4 ,it resulted in the ,hebrews being sentenced to travel about for forty years4 ,moses led them4 ,he was their chief1 ruling over them1 and their general1 enabling them to conquer their enemies4 #abf 7,sec4#db;,a74 ,moses had led the people for forty years4 ,at last the grand old man brought them to the very border of the ,promised ,land4 ,what river was all that separated them from ,canaan8 ,locate the place of the last camp just opposite ,jericho4 ,the book of ,deuteronomy gives the farewell speeches of ,moses4 ,this section is a part of what he said to them4 ,tell it in your own words4 ,what great ,american gave a ,farewell ,message to his countrymen8 #abg 7,sec4#db;,b74 ,it was a great disappointment to ,moses that he could not lead the people into ,canaan1 but he cheerfully accepted ,god's will4 ,it must have been a wonderful sight that the old man saw from the mountain4 ,imagine yourself on ,mt4 ,nebo4 ,look over ,canaan and tell what ,moses saw4 ,where did ,moses die8 ,how did ,israel mourn for him8 ,what did the writer of the last verses think of this great man8 ,learn ,mrs4 ,alexander's beautiful poem4 ,,the ,,burial ,,of ,,moses ,by ,nebo's lonely mountain1 ,on this side ,jordan's wave1 ,in a vale in the land of ,moab1 ,there lies a lonely grave2 ,but no man dug that sepulchre1 ,and no man saw it e'er1 ,for the angels of ,god upturned the sod1 ,and laid the dead man there4 ,that was the grandest funeral ,that ever passed on earth2 ,but no man heard the tramping1 ,or saw the train go forth4 ,noiselessly as the daylight ,comes when the night is done1 ,and the crimson streak on ocean's cheek ,grows into the great sun1 ,noiselessly as the springtime ,her crown of verdure weaves1 ,and all the trees on all the hills ,open their thousand leaves1 ,so1 without sound of music1 ,or voice of them that wept1 ,silently down from the mountain crown ,the great procession swept4 ,this was the bravest warrior ,that ever buckled sword2 ,this the most gifted poet ,that ever breathed a word2 ,and never earth's philosopher ,traced1 with his golden pen1 ,on the deathless page1 truths half so sage ,as he wrote down for men4 ,and had he not high honor8 ,the hillside for his pall2 ,to lie in state while angels wait1 ,with stars for tapers tall2 ,and the dark rock-pines1 like tossing plumes1 ,over his bier to wave2 ,and ,god's own hand1 in that lonely land1 ,to lay him in the grave4 ,,written ,,review ,draw a picture of two large tables of stone4 ,write the first five commandments on one1 using just the first sentence of each commandment4 ,write the last five commandments on the other in full1 except that for the tenth commandment use only its first four words4 ,do this very neatly4 ,,review ,,xiii4 ,,the ,,heroes ,,of ,,israel',s ,,wanderings ,,xiii4 ,,the ,,heroes ,,of ,,israel',s ,,wanderings #abh4 ,our studies have brought us to the time when the ,hebrews were about to enter the land of ,canaan4 ,up to that time they were a wandering people going from place to place1 seeking pasture for their flocks or refuge from famine4 ,after they settled down they used to tell the stories of the heroes of the old wandering days4 ,we have studied five of these4 ,who was called the ,father of the ,faithful8 ,who was his son8 ,who was the man who gave his name to the nation8 ,which of his sons became the ruler of ,egypt8 ,who was the deliverer of the people from ,egypt8 ,let us recall some of the stories of these five heroes4 #abi 7#e-g1 ,sec4#b74 ,tell the story of ,abraham's journey westward to the new land4 ,who did he believe called him and led him8 ,what people in our own history did we compare with him8 #acj 7#ab1 #ac1 ,sec4#e74 ,abraham had a nephew with him3 what was his name8 ,what great wealth did these two men have8 ,what trouble was caused by the increase of their wealth8 ,how did ,abraham settle the matter8 ,why did we call him magnanimous8 #aca 7#bc1 #bd1 ,sec4#h74 ,abraham was most anxious to do what he thought was right4 ,tell the wonderful story of how ,god showed him that he need not sacrifice his son4 #acb4 ,read ,sec4#aa;,a and see if you can recall the story of ,jacob's deception of ,isaac4 #acc 7#ej1 ,sec4#af74 ,after many years and after ,jacob had learned many hard lessons he turned back to his own land4 ,tell the story of his meeting with the brother whom he had wronged4 #acd 7,sec4#ai74 ,how many sons had ,jacob8 ,who was his favorite8 ,why did his brothers hate him8 ,tell the story of how they sold him as a slave4 #ace 7,sec4#bc;,c74 ,joseph prospered in ,egypt1 but through false accusation was thrown into prison4 ,here he interpreted the dreams of two men3 who were they8 which of the men was pardoned by the king and forgot ,joseph8 ,the king dreamed3 how did this lead to ,joseph's promotion8 #acf 7,sec4#bg;,c74 ,there were seven years of good crops followed by seven years of famine4 ,how did the famine bring ,joseph's brothers to ,egypt8 ,why did they not recognize him when he knew them8 ,what plan did he use to make them sorry for their unkindness and to make one of them willing to be a slave to save his youngest brother8 ,tell the story of the forgiveness4 #acg 7#hd1 #hi1 #ij1 ,sec4#cj74 ,after the ,hebrews had been a long time in ,egypt they became very numerous4 ,pharaoh was alarmed at their numbers4 ,what order did he give so that there should be no more men8 ,tell the story of ,moses' safety and adoption4 #ach 7#ig1 #ih1 ,sec4#cd;,a74 ,moses had been obliged to flee from ,egypt and had lived a long time in the wilderness thinking about how his people could be saved4 ,perhaps sometimes he thought that he ought to deliver them1 but he hesitated4 ,tell the story of the ,burning ,bush and how ,god encouraged him to go back to ,egypt and be the deliverer4 #aci 7#aad1 ,sec4#ch;,b74 ,moses boldly went back and told the king he must let the people go4 ,after ten awful plagues ,pharaoh let them go4 ,but no sooner were they gone than he repented and followed after them4 ,how did ,moses lead them into safety by ,god's good providence8 #adj 7#abg1 ,sec4#db;,b74 ,how many years did ,moses lead his people in the wilderness8 ,to what point did he bring them at last8 ,there he made them a noble farewell speech of encouragement4 ,tell the story of how he saw ,canaan1 and of his death4 ,what did the writer of the ,book of ,deuteronomy think of ,moses8 ,,war ,,heroes ,,xiv4 ,,joshua ,,and ,,caleb ,,xv4 ,,gideon1 ,,the ,,warrior ,,xvi4 ,,samson1 ,,the ,,strong ,,man ,,xiv4 ,,joshua ,,and ,,caleb ,,the ,,story ,sec4#dc4 ,the ,twelve ,spies 7,num4 #ac3a1 #b1 #ag-ba1 #be-bh1 #cj-cc2 #ad3a-aj1 #bf-cc7 ,a4 ,,the ,,mission ,,of ,,the ,,spies ,the ,lord spake unto ,moses1 saying1 ,send thou men1 that they may spy out the land of ,canaan1 which ,i give unto the children of ,israel3 of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man1 every one a prince among them4 ,and ,moses sent twelve men of the tribes of ,israel1 and of them ,caleb was of the tribe of ,judah and ,joshua of the tribe of ,ephraim4 ,and ,moses sent them to spy out the land of ,canaan1 and said unto them1 ,get you up this way by the ,south1 and go up into the mountains3 and see the land1 what it is2 and the people that dwelleth therein1 whether they be strong or weak1 whether they be few or many2 and what the land is that they dwell in1 whether it be good or bad2 and what cities they be that they dwell in1 whether in camps1 or in strongholds2 and what the land is1 whether it be fat or lean1 whether there be wood therein1 or not4 ,and be ye of good courage1 and bring of the fruit of the land4 ,now the time was the time of the first-ripe grapes4 ,so they went up1 and spied out the land4 ,and they came unto the valley of ,eshcol1 and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes1 and they bare it upon a staff between two2 they brought also of the pomegranates1 and of the figs4 ,b4 ,,the ,,report ,,of ,,the ,,cowards ,and they returned from spying out the land at the end of forty days4 ,and they went and came to ,moses1 and to the children of ,israel1 and showed them the fruit of the land4 ,and they told him1 and said1 ,we came unto the land whither thou sentest us1 and surely it floweth with milk and honey2 and this is the fruit of it4 ,howbeit the people that dwell in the land are strong1 and the cities are fenced1 and very great3 and moreover we saw the giants1 the children of ,anak1 there4 ,and ,caleb stilled the people before ,moses1 and said1 ,let us go up at once1 and possess it2 for we are well able to overcome it4 ,but the men that went up with him said1 ,we are not able to go up against the people2 for they are stronger than we4 ,and they brought up an evil report of the land which they had spied out unto the children of ,israel1 saying1 ,the land1 through which we have gone to spy it out1 is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof2 and all the people that we saw in it are men of great stature4 ,and there we saw the giants1 the sons of ,anak3 and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers1 and so we were in their sight4 ,c4 ,,the ,,discouragement ,and all the congregation lifted up their voice1 and cried2 and the people wept that night4 ,and all the children of ,israel murmured against ,moses and against ,aaron3 and said unto them1 ,would ,god that we had died in the land of ,egypt6 or would ,god we had died in this wilderness6 ,and wherefore doth the ,lord bring us unto this land1 to fall by the sword8 ,our wives and our little ones shall be a prey3 were it not better for us to return into ,egypt8 ,and they said one to another1 ,let us make a captain1 and let us return into ,egypt4 ,then ,moses and ,aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the children of ,israel4 ,d4 ,,the ,,advice ,,of ,,the ,,heroes ,and ,joshua and ,caleb1 which were of them that spied out the land1 rent their clothes3 and they spake unto all the children of ,israel1 saying1 ,the land1 which we passed through to spy it out1 is an exceeding good land4 ,if the ,lord delight in us1 then he will bring us into this land1 and give it unto us2 a land which floweth with milk and honey4 ,only rebel not against the ,lord1 neither fear ye the people of the land2 for they are bread for us3 their defence is removed from over them1 and the ,lord is with us3 fear them not4 ,but all the people cried to stone them with stones4 ,e4 ,,the ,,sentence ,,of ,,the ,,lord ,and the glory of the ,lord appeared in the tent of meeting unto all the children of ,israel4 ,and the ,lord spake unto ,moses and unto ,aaron1 saying1 ,i have heard the murmurings of the children of ,israel1 which they murmur against me4 ,say unto them1 ',as ,i live1 saith the ,lord1 surely as ye have spoken in mine ears1 so will ,i do to you3 your carcases shall fall in this wilderness2 and all that were numbered of you1 according to your whole number1 from twenty years old and upward1 which have murmured against me1 surely ye shall not come into the land1 concerning which ,i lifted up my hand that ,i would make you dwell therein1 save ,caleb and ,joshua4 ,but your little ones1 which ye said should be a prey1 them will ,i bring in1 and they shall know the land which ye have rejected4 ,but as for you1 your carcases shall fall in this wilderness4 ,and your children shall be wanderers in the wilderness forty years4' ,sec4#dd4 ,after the ,forty ,years 7,josh4 #a3a-aa2 #aa3af-ah2 #ad3f-ac7 ,a4 ,,joshua',s ,,reward ,now it came to pass after the death of ,moses the servant of the ,lord1 that the ,lord spake unto ,joshua1 ,moses' minister1 saying1 ,moses my servant is dead2 now therefore arise1 go over this ,jordan1 thou1 and all this people1 unto the land which ,i do give to them1 even to the children of ,israel4 ,every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon1 to you have ,i given it1 as ,i spake unto ,moses4 ,from the wilderness1 and this ,lebanon1 even unto the great river1 the river ,euphrates1 all the land of the ,hittites1 and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun1 shall be your border4 ,there shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life3 as ,i was with ,moses1 so ,i will be with thee3 ,i will not fail thee1 nor forsake thee4 ,be strong and of a good courage3 for thou shalt cause this people to inherit the land which ,i sware unto their fathers to give them4 ,only be strong and very courageous1 to observe to do according to all the law1 which ,moses my servant commanded thee3 turn not from it to the right hand or to the left1 that thou mayest have good success whithersoever thou goest4 ,this book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth1 but thou shalt meditate therein day and night1 that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein3 for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous1 and then thou shalt have good success4 ,have not ,i commanded thee8 ,be strong and of a good courage2 be not affrighted1 neither be thou dismayed3 for the ,lord thy ,god is with thee whithersoever thou goest4 ,then ,joshua commanded the officers of the people1 saying1 ,pass through the midst of the camp1 and command the people1 saying1 ',prepare you victuals2 for within three days ye are to pass over this ,jordan1 to go in to possess the land1 which the ,lord your ,god giveth you to possess it4' ,b4 ,,joshua',s ,,conquests ,so ,joshua took all that land1 the hill country1 and all the ,south1 and the lowland1 and the hill country of ,israel1 and the lowland of the same2 and all their kings he took1 and smote them1 and put them to death4 ,joshua made war a long time with all those kings4 ,so ,joshua took the whole land1 according to all that the ,lord spake unto ,moses2 and ,joshua gave it for an inheritance unto ,israel according to their divisions by their tribes4 ,c4 ,,caleb',s ,,reward ,then the children of ,judah drew nigh unto ,joshua3 and ,caleb said unto him1 ,thou knowest the thing that the ,lord spake unto ,moses the man of ,god concerning me and concerning thee in ,kadesh-barnea4 ,forty years old was ,i when ,moses the servant of the ,lord sent me from ,kadesh-barnea to spy out the land2 and ,i brought him word again as it was in mine heart4 ,nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt3 but ,i wholly followed the ,lord my ,god4 ,and ,moses sware on that day1 saying1 ',surely the land whereon thy foot hath trodden shall be an inheritance to thee and to thy children for ever1 because thou hast wholly followed the ,lord my ,god4' ,and now1 behold1 the ,lord hath kept me alive1 as he spake1 these forty and five years1 from the time that the ,lord spake this word unto ,moses1 while ,israel walked in the wilderness3 and now1 lo1 ,i am this day fourscore and five years old4 ,as yet ,i am as strong this day as ,i was in the day that ,moses sent me3 as my strength was then1 even so is my strength now1 for war1 and to go out and to come in4 ,now1 therefore1 give me this mountain1 whereof the ,lord spake in that day2 for thou heardest in that day how the giants1 the sons of ,anak1 were there1 and cities great and fenced3 it may be that the ,lord will be with me1 and ,i shall drive them out1 as the ,lord spake4 ,and ,joshua blessed him2 and he gave ,hebron unto ,caleb for an inheritance4 ,and the land had rest from war4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #ada4 ,we have followed the story of ,moses to the time of his death4 ,now we shall go back to notice the part that two other heroes played in the wilderness4 ,it was at the time when ,moses had led the people from ,mount ,sinai toward the southern part of ,canaan4 ,locate this journey on the map4 #adb 7,sec4#dc;,a74 ,notice that we take up the ,book of ,numbers1 which is so called because it tells of the census of the people in the wilderness4 ,try to imagine the feelings of the people who had come from slavery in ,egypt and had reached the borders of the strange new land4 ,they would wish to know what was before them4 ,what plan was to be used to find out8 #adc 7,sec4#dc;,a74 ,the southern part of ,canaan was called the ,south4 ,locate it4 ,they were to go through there and then to the higher country where the vineyards were planted on the hills4 ,what seven different things were these men to find out8 ,what were they to bring back with them8 ,what time of the year was it8 ,we can imagine how the settlers in the early history of our country might have sent scouts to go through the ,indian lands to find out what they were and what kind of people the ,indian tribes were4 #add 7,sec4#dc;,a74 ,these twelve men went all through the land4 ,what did they get as a sample of the fruit8 ,why did two men have to carry it8 ,what does this show of the character of the land8 #ade 7,sec4#dc;,b74 ,how long did it take them to find out about the country8 ,what did they do when they came back4 ,what report did they give8 ,the children of ,anak were very tall men4 ,it seems that there must have been a tribe of exceedingly big men in ,canaan4 ,these frightened the spies4 #adf 7,sec4#dc;,b74 ,there was one of the committee who spoke out a bold word4 ,who was he and what did he say8 ,but what did the others reply8 ,notice that at first they said they saw some tall men4 ,soon they began to think that all the ,canaanites were giants4 ,so difficulties grow in our minds when we are cowardly4 #adg 7,sec4#dc;,c74 ,what happened when the people heard the discouraging report8 ,it shows how a few men can discourage a whole army4 ,what rebellion did they plan8 ,would it have been wise to go back to ,egypt8 #adh 7,sec4#dc;,d74 ,moses and ,aaron were very much troubled4 ,but the two heroes out of the twelve spies made a great speech4 ,they were troubled so they tore their clothes4 ,but what did they say about the land8 ,who did they say would bless the people if they would be faithful and brave8 ,how did the people respond8 ,think of the two noble men standing against the great crowd4 #adi 7,sec4#dc;,e74 ,the message of the ,lord tells of the punishment for the rebellion4 ,what was to happen to all the grown men8 ,what two men were to be an exception8 ,what was to happen to the children8 ,notice that the punishment is that they shall not go into the land4 ,but they did not want to go4 ,sometimes the worst punishment is to take a person at his word4 #aej 7,sec4#dd;,a74 ,now imagine forty years to pass4 ,all the old men are gone4 ,the great leader is gone4 ,let us see what became of the two brave men4 ,we turn to a new book1 the sixth in our ,bible1 which is called after the name of the hero4 ,who was chosen to succeed ,moses8 ,was not this an honor and reward8 ,what was to be his duty for the people8 ,what spirit was he to have8 ,what was to be his guide8 ,who promised to be with him8 ,what did he immediately do as the first act of his leadership8 #aea 7,sec4#dd;,b74 ,the first eleven chapters of this book give the account of ,joshua's wars to gain the land for his people4 ,this passage tells how he succeeded4 ,tell it in your own words4 #aeb 7,sec4#dd;,c74 ,the old hero ,caleb comes up to get his share of the new land4 ,tell what he says to ,joshua4 ,as he states that it is forty-five years since ,moses gave him the promise1 there must have been five years spent in conquering the land4 ,it was a long time to wait for his reward1 but at last the old man receives it4 ,it is interesting to note that he chooses his own reward4 ,he asks to be given the very highland country that the spies were so much afraid of4 ,he expects the ,lord to help him to drive the giants out4 ,one would think that an old man would ask for an easy place4 ,caleb asks for a hard one4 ,what do you think of ,caleb8 ,what kind of a place do you want in the world--an easy place with plenty to get or a hard place with plenty of chance to do good8 ,think about that question and then answer it to yourself4 ,,written ,,review ,this week you will undoubtedly have some difficult lessons assigned in school4 ,it will seem that they are too hard and you will feel inclined to give them up4 ,do not be afraid of the giants1 be like ,joshua and ,caleb and you can conquer if you are brave enough4 ,make up your mind to conquer some hard task each day4 ,when you are sure you have really conquered a difficulty think how those heroes must have felt about the giants4 ,write in your notebook the reason why ,caleb and ,joshua wanted to do the hard duty4 ,,xv4 ,,gideon1 ,,the ,,warrior ,,the ,,story ,sec4#de4 ,the ,call of ,gideon 7,judg4 #f3b-f1 #aa-bd1 #cf-dj7 ,a4 ,,the ,,oppression ,,of ,,the ,,midianites ,the hand of ,midian prevailed against ,israel3 and because of ,midian the children of ,israel made them the dens which are in the mountains1 and the caves1 and the strongholds4 ,and so it was1 when ,israel had sown1 that the ,midianites came up and encamped against them1 and destroyed the increase of the earth1 and left no sustenance in ,israel1 neither sheep1 nor ox1 nor ass4 ,for they came up with their cattle and their tents1 they came in as locusts for multitude2 both they and their camels were without number3 and they came into the land to destroy it4 ,and ,israel was brought very low because of ,midian2 and the children of ,israel cried unto the ,lord4 ,b4 ,,the ,,angel',s ,,visit ,,to ,,gideon ,and the angel of the ,lord came1 and sat under the oak that belonged unto ,joash the ,abiezrite3 and his son ,gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress1 to hide it from the ,midianites4 ,and the angel of the ,lord appeared unto him1 and said unto him1 ,the ,lord is with thee1 thou mighty man of valor4 ,and ,gideon said unto him1 ,oh my lord1 if the ,lord be with us1 why then is all this befallen us8 and where are all his wondrous works which our fathers told us of1 saying1 ',did not the ,lord bring us up from ,egypt8' but now the ,lord hath cast us off1 and delivered us into the hand of ,midian4 ,and the ,lord looked upon him1 and said1 ,go in this thy might1 and save ,israel from the hand of ,midian3 have not ,i sent thee8 ,and he said unto him1 ,oh ,lord1 wherewith shall ,i save ,israel8 behold1 my family is the poorest in ,manasseh1 and ,i am the least in my father's house4 ,and the ,lord said unto him1 ,surely ,i will be with thee1 and thou shalt smite the ,midianites as one man4 ,and he said unto him1 ,if now ,i have found grace in thy sight1 then show me a sign that it is thou that talkest with me4 ,depart not hence1 ,i pray thee1 until ,i come unto thee1 and bring forth my present1 and lay it before thee4 ,and he said1 ,i will tarry until thou come again4 ,and ,gideon went in1 and made ready a kid1 and unleavened cakes of an ephah of meal3 the flesh he put in a basket1 and he put the broth in a pot1 and brought it out unto him under the oak1 and presented it4 ,and the angel of ,god said unto him1 ,take the flesh and the unleavened cakes1 and lay them upon this rock1 and pour out the broth4 ,and he did so4 ,then the angel of the ,lord put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand1 and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes2 and there went up fire out of the rock1 and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes2 and the angel of the ,lord departed out of his sight4 ,and ,gideon saw that he was the angel of the ,lord2 and ,gideon said1 ,alas1 ,o ,lord ,god6 forasmuch as ,i have seen the angel of the ,lord face to face4 ,and the ,lord said unto him1 ,peace be unto thee2 fear not3 thou shalt not die4 ,then ,gideon built an altar there unto the ,lord4 ,c4 ,,the ,,sign ,,of ,,the ,,fleece ,and ,gideon said unto ,god1 ,if thou wilt save ,israel by mine hand1 as thou hast spoken1 behold1 ,i will put a fleece of wool on the threshing-floor3 if there be dew on the fleece only1 and it be dry upon all the ground1 then shall ,i know that thou wilt save ,israel by mine hand1 as thou hast spoken4 ,and it was so3 for he rose up early on the morrow1 and pressed the fleece together1 and wrung the dew out of the fleece1 a bowlful of water4 ,and ,gideon said unto ,god1 ,let not thine anger be kindled against me1 and ,i will speak but this once3 let me prove1 ,i pray thee1 but this once with the fleece2 let it now be dry only upon the fleece1 and upon all the ground let there be dew4 ,and ,god did so that night3 for it was dry upon the fleece only1 and there was dew on all the ground4 ,sec4#df4 ,the ,defeat of the ,midianites 7,judg4 #f3cc-ce2 #g3b-bd2 #h3d1 #aj-ab1 #ba7 ,a4 ,,the ,,gathering ,,of ,,the ,,tribes ,then all the ,midianites assembled themselves together2 and they passed over1 and pitched in the valley of ,jezreel4 ,but the spirit of the ,lord came upon ,gideon2 and he blew a trumpet2 and ,abiezer was gathered together after him4 ,and he sent messengers throughout all ,manasseh2 and they also were gathered together after him3 and he sent messengers unto ,asher1 and unto ,zebulun1 and unto ,naphtali2 and they came up to meet them4 ,b4 ,,the ,,choice ,,of ,,the ,,warriors ,and the ,lord said unto ,gideon1 ,the people that are with thee are too many for me to give the ,midianites into their hand1 lest ,israel vaunt themselves against me1 saying1 ',mine own hand hath saved me4' ,now therefore go to1 proclaim in the ears of the people1 saying1 ',whosoever is fearful and trembling1 let him return and depart from mount ,gilead4' ,and there returned of the people twenty and two thousand2 and there remained ten thousand4 ,and the ,lord said unto ,gideon1 ,the people are yet too many2 bring them down unto the water1 and ,i will try them for thee there3 and it shall be1 that of whom ,i say unto thee1 ',this shall go with thee1' the same shall go with thee2 and of whomsoever ,i say unto thee1 ',this shall not go with thee1' the same shall not go4 ,so he brought down the people unto the water3 and the ,lord said unto ,gideon1 ,every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue1 as a dog lappeth1 him shalt thou set by himself2 likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink4 ,and the number of them that lapped1 putting their hand to their mouth1 was three hundred men3 but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water4 ,and the ,lord said unto ,gideon1 ,by the three hundred men that lapped will ,i save you1 and deliver the ,midianites into thine hand3 and let all the people go every man unto his place4 ,so the people took victuals in their hand1 and their trumpets3 and he sent all the men of ,israel every man unto his tent1 but retained the three hundred men3 and the camp of ,midian was beneath him in the valley4 ,c4 ,,the ,,dream ,,of ,,the ,,enemy ,and it came to pass the same night1 that the ,lord said unto him1 ,arise1 get thee down into the camp2 for ,i have delivered it into thine hand4 ,but if thou fear to go down1 go thou with ,purah thy servant down to the camp3 and thou shalt hear what they say2 and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down into the camp4 ,then went he down with ,purah his servant unto the outermost part of the armed men that were in the camp4 ,and the ,midianites lay along in the valley like locusts for multitude2 and their camels were without number1 as the sand which is upon the sea shore for multitude4 ,and when ,gideon was come1 behold1 there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow1 and said1 ,behold1 ,i dreamed a dream1 and1 lo1 a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of ,midian1 and came unto the tent1 and smote it that it fell1 and turned it upside down1 so that the tent lay flat4 ,and his fellow answered and said1 ,this is nothing else save the sword of ,gideon the son of ,joash1 a man of ,israel3 into his hand ,god hath delivered ,midian1 and all the host4 ,and it was so1 when ,gideon heard the telling of the dream1 and the interpretation thereof1 that he worshipped2 and he returned into the camp of ,israel1 and said1 ,arise2 for the ,lord hath delivered into your hand the host of ,midian4 ,d4 ,,the ,,plan ,,of ,,the ,,battle ,and he divided the three hundred men into three companies1 and he put into the hands of all of them trumpets1 and empty pitchers1 with torches within the pitchers4 ,and he said unto them1 ,look on me1 and do likewise3 and1 behold1 when ,i come to the outermost part of the camp1 it shall be that1 as ,i do1 so shall ye do4 ,when ,i blow the trumpet1 ,i and all that are with me1 then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp1 and say1 ',for the ,lord and for ,gideon4' ,so ,gideon1 and the hundred men that were with him1 came unto the outermost part of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch1 when they had but newly set the watch3 and they blew the trumpets1 and brake in pieces the pitchers that were in their hands4 ,and the three companies blew the trumpets1 and brake the pitchers1 and held the torches in their left hands1 and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal3 and they cried1 ,the sword of the ,lord and of ,gideon4 ,and they stood every man in his place round about the camp3 and all the host ran2 and they shouted1 and put them to flight4 ,and they blew the three hundred trumpets1 and the ,lord set every man's sword against his fellow1 and against all the host3 and the host fled and the men of ,israel pursued after ,midian4 ,e4 ,,the ,,pursuit ,,and ,,the ,,victory ,and ,gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of ,ephraim1 saying1 ,come down against ,midian and take the ,jordan before them4 ,so they came down4 ,and ,gideon came to the ,jordan1 and passed over1 he1 and the three hundred men that were with him1 faint1 yet pursuing4 ,now the two kings of ,midian had with them about fifteen thousand men1 all that were left of the host4 ,and ,gideon smote the host4 ,and the two kings of ,midian fled4 ,and ,gideon pursued after them and took them4 ,and he slew them1 and took the crescents that were on their camels' necks4 ,sec4#dg4 ,the ,result of the ,victory 7,judg4 #h3bb-bg7 ,then the men of ,israel said unto ,gideon1 ,rule thou over us1 both thou1 and thy son1 and thy son's son also3 for thou hast saved us out of the hand of ,midian4 ,and ,gideon said unto them1 ,i will not rule over you1 neither shall my son rule over you3 the ,lord shall rule over you4 ,and ,gideon said unto them1 ,i would desire and request of you1 that ye would give me every man the earrings of his spoil4 ,and they answered1 ,we will willingly give them4 ,and they spread a garment1 and did cast therein every man the earrings of his spoil4 ,and the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold2 beside the crescents1 and the pendants1 and the purple raiment that was on the kings of ,midian1 and beside the chains that were about their camels' necks4 ,and ,gideon made an idol thereof1 and put it in his city1 even in ,ophrah3 and all ,israel went after it there3 and it became a snare unto ,gideon1 and to his house4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #aec4 ,after the death of ,joshua1 the ,hebrews had a hard time from their many enemies4 ,just as our forefathers were constantly in danger from the ,indians1 so the ,hebrew settlers were often attacked and their goods taken from them4 ,but in their case it was worse1 because their enemies often came against them in great armies and conquered them4 ,israel had no king or governor1 but from time to time some hero rose up to deliver them4 ,these men were called judges1 because in addition to leading the people in war they decided matters of dispute4 ,their stories are told in the ,book of ,judges4 ,gideon was one of these military heroes4 #aed 7,sec4#de;,a74 ,the ,midianites were a wandering people of the desert4 ,they wandered on the borders of ,edom and ,moab4 ,find these places on the map1 southeast of ,canaan4 ,as they raised no crops themselves they delighted to attack the agricultural people after the crops were harvested and steal all the result of the year's work4 ,that is the meaning of the fear of the ,hebrews that is described4 ,where did the ,hebrews hide8 ,how many were there of the enemy8 #aee 7,sec4#de;,b74 ,notice that ,gideon was afraid to thresh his wheat in the open place1 so he was beating out a few sheaves in the hollow where they pressed the grapes4 ,what did the angel say to him when he saw his powerful frame and how vigorously he was beating his wheat8 ,tell the conversation1 showing how the angel encouraged ,gideon4 ,he was a brave man1 but like everyone else he had lost heart4 ,what sign was given to ,gideon8 ,it was such a solemn thing to be called by ,god to deliver the people that ,gideon was afraid1 but ,god encouraged him4 ,what did ,gideon build there8 ,what did that mean8 #aef 7,sec4#de;,c74 ,what further sign was given to ,gideon to make him sure that the ,lord was with him8 #aeg 7,sec4#df;,a74 ,there were twelve tribes in ,israel and each tribe consisted of a number of clans4 ,gideon was of the clan of ,abiezer1 which was part of the tribe of ,manasseh4 ,look at the map of ,canaan and note the names of the ,twelve ,tribes4 ,in the tribe of ,issachar is the ,plain of ,esdraelon4 ,that was the great plain where many of the battles of ,israel were fought4 ,if you can look at a relief map you will see how this great plain lay4 ,the enemy had crossed the ,jordan and camped on this plain4 ,when ,gideon heard it1 he was stirred to the heart4 ,what did he do8 ,first his own clan followed him4 ,then he called his own tribe to follow him4 ,then he sent to three of the northern tribes4 ,find all these on the map4 ,try to imagine the ,israelites all gathering together at the call of the hero4 #aeh 7,sec4#df;,b74 ,here we have a strange story4 ,it would seem as if the army ought to be as large as possible1 but the ,lord told ,gideon that he did not want the people to boast of the victory4 ,who were told to go home8 ,how large was the army8 ,how many went home8 ,how many remained8 ,but still the numbers were too large3 what was the second plan to reduce them8 ,how many at last were left8 #aei 7,sec4#df;,c74 ,what did ,gideon do in order to find out about the enemy8 ,tell the dream that he heard explained4 #afj 7,sec4#df;,d74 ,read carefully and explain what ,gideon told his men4 ,he had a stratagem in mind to frighten the enemy4 ,it is to be noted that the men who went home left their provisions and their trumpets1 so ,gideon had as many trumpets in his little army as in the big army4 ,what would the ,midianites think when they heard three hundred trumpets blowing8 ,the night was divided into three watches4 ,the sentries had just been set for the second watch when the attack was made4 ,describe the actions of the ,israelites4 ,what did they shout8 ,the ,midianites killed one another in the confusion4 #afa 7,sec4#df;,e74 ,gideon wanted the great tribe of ,ephraim to help in the fight1 so he asked them to go down to the river ,jordan to cut off the flying enemy4 ,what did ,gideon do himself8 ,what happened to the kings of ,midian and the host8 #afb 7,sec4#dg74 ,what did the grateful people offer ,gideon8 ,why did he refuse8 ,what great ,american refused to be a king8 ,the story closes in disappointment4 ,is it not strange that after the great victory ,gideon should forget ,god8 ,tell the story of making the idol4 ,,written ,,review ,make a search during the next week for an example of some brave person standing up like ,gideon for a good cause when others hold back4 ,there is sure to be someone if you are keen enough to find him4 ,it may be at school or in the city1 or you may hear of someone in the newspapers4 ,talk it over with your companions until you have found the best example4 ,write about it in your notebook4 ,,xvi4 ,,samson1 ,,the ,,strong ,,man ,,the ,,story ,sec4#dh4 ,the ,birth of ,samson 7,judg4 #ac3b-f1 #bd7 ,there was a certain man of the ,danites1 whose name was ,manoah2 and his wife bare no child4 ,and the angel of the ,lord appeared unto the woman1 and said unto her1 ,behold now1 thou shalt bear a son4 ,now therefore beware1 ,i pray thee1 and drink no wine nor strong drink1 and eat not any unclean thing3 for1 lo1 thou shalt bear a son2 and no razor shall come upon his head3 for the child shall be a ,nazirite unto ,god from his birth3 and he shall begin to save ,israel out of the hand of the ,philistines4 ,then the woman came and told her husband4 ,and the woman bare a son and called his name ,samson3 and the child grew and the ,lord blessed him4 ,sec4#di4 ,the ,riddle at the ,wedding ,feast 7,judg4 #ad7 ,and ,samson went down to ,timnah1 and saw a woman in ,timnah of the daughters of the ,philistines4 ,and he came up1 and told his father and his mother1 and said1 ,i have seen a woman in ,timnah of the daughters of the ,philistines3 now therefore get her for me to wife4 ,then his father and his mother said unto him1 ,is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren1 or among all my people1 that thou goest to take a wife of the ,philistines8 ,and ,samson said unto his father1 ,get her for me2 for she pleaseth me well4 ,then went ,samson down1 and his father and his mother1 to ,timnah1 and came to the vineyards of ,timnah3 and1 behold1 a young lion roared against him4 ,and the spirit of the ,lord came mightily upon him1 and he rent him as he would have rent a kid1 and he had nothing in his hand3 but he told not his father or his mother what he had done4 ,and he went down1 and talked with the woman2 and she pleased ,samson well4 ,and after a while he returned to take her1 and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion3 and1 behold1 there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion1 and honey4 ,and he took it into his hands1 and went on1 eating as he went1 and he came to his father and mother1 and gave unto them1 and they did eat3 but he told them not that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion4 ,and his father went down unto the woman3 and ,samson made there a feast2 for so used the young men to do4 ,and it came to pass1 when they saw him1 that they brought thirty companions to be with him4 ,and ,samson said unto them1 ,let me now put forth a riddle unto you3 if ye can declare it me within the seven days of the feast1 and find it out1 then ,i will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of raiment3 but if ye cannot declare it me1 then shall ye give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of raiment4 ,and they said unto him1 ,put forth thy riddle1 that we may hear it4 ,and he said unto them1 ,out of the eater came forth meat1 ,and out of the strong came forth sweetness4 ,and they could not in three days declare the riddle4 ,and it came to pass on the seventh day1 that they said unto ,samson's wife1 ,entice thy husband1 that he may declare unto us the riddle1 lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire3 have ye called us to impoverish us8 is it not so8 ,and ,samson's wife wept before him1 and said1 ,thou dost but hate me1 and lovest me not3 thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people1 and hast not told it me4 ,and he said unto her1 ,behold1 ,i have not told it my father nor my mother1 and shall ,i tell thee8 ,and she wept before him the seven days1 while their feast lasted3 and it came to pass on the seventh day1 that he told her1 because she pressed him sore3 and she told the riddle to the children of her people4 ,and the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down1 ,what is sweeter than honey8 and what is stronger than a lion8 ,and he said unto them1 ,if ye had not plowed with my heifer1 ,ye had not found out my riddle4 ,and the spirit of the ,lord came mightily upon him1 and he went down to ,ashkelon1 and smote thirty men of them1 and took their spoil1 and gave the changes of raiment unto them that declared the riddle4 ,and his anger was kindled1 and he went up to his father's house4 ,but ,samson's wife was given to his companion1 whom he had used as his friend4 ,sec4#ej4 ,samson's ,strength 7,judg4 #ae3a-ag2 #af3a-c7 ,a4 ,,the ,,story ,,of ,,the ,,foxes ,but it came to pass after a while1 in the time of wheat harvest1 that ,samson visited his wife with a kid2 and he said1 ,i will go in to my wife into the chamber4 ,but her father would not suffer him to go in4 ,and her father said1 ,i verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her2 therefore ,i gave her to thy companion3 is not her younger sister fairer than she8 take her1 ,i pray thee1 instead of her4 ,and ,samson said unto them1 ,this time shall ,i be blameless in regard to the ,philistines1 when ,i do them a mischief4 ,and ,samson went and caught three hundred foxes1 and took firebrands1 and turned tail to tail1 and put a firebrand in the midst between every two tails4 ,and when he had set the brands on fire1 he let them go into the standing grain of the ,philistines1 and burnt up both the shocks and the standing grain1 and also the oliveyards4 ,then the ,philistines said1 ,who hath done this8 ,and they said1 ,samson1 the son-in-law of the ,timnite1 because he hath taken his wife1 and given her to his companion4 ,and the ,philistines came up1 and burnt her and her father with fire4 ,and ,samson said unto them1 ,if ye do after this manner1 surely ,i will be avenged of you1 and after that will ,i cease4 ,and he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter3 and he went down and dwelt in the cleft of the rock of ,etam4 ,b4 ,,the ,,story ,,of ,,the ,,jawbone ,then the ,philistines went up1 and pitched in ,judah1 and spread themselves in ,lehi4 ,and the men of ,judah said1 ,why are ye come up against us8 ,and they said1 ,to bind ,samson are we come up1 to do to him as he hath done to us4 ,then three thousand men of ,judah went down to the cleft of the rock of ,etam1 and said to ,samson1 ,knowest thou not that the ,philistines are rulers over us8 what then is this that thou hast done unto us8 ,and he said unto them1 ,as they did unto me1 so have ,i done unto them4 ,and they said unto him1 ,we are come down to bind thee1 that we may deliver thee into the hand of the ,philistines4 ,and ,samson said unto them1 ,swear unto me1 that ye will not fall upon me yourselves4 ,and they spake unto him1 saying1 ,no2 but we will bind thee fast1 and deliver thee into their hand3 but surely we will not kill thee4 ,and they bound him with two new ropes1 and brought him up from the rock4 ,when he came unto ,lehi1 the ,philistines shouted as they met him3 and the spirit of the ,lord came mightily upon him1 and the ropes that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire1 and his bands dropped from off his hands4 ,and he found a new jawbone of an ass1 and put forth his hand1 and took it1 and smote a thousand men therewith4 ,and ,samson said1 ,with the jawbone of an ass1 heaps upon heaps1 ,with the jawbone of an ass have ,i smitten a thousand men4 ,and it came to pass1 when he had made an end of speaking1 that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand4 ,c4 ,,the ,,story ,,of ,,the ,,gates ,,of ,,gaza ,and ,samson went to ,gaza4 ,and it was told the ,gazites1 saying1 ,samson is come hither4 ,and they compassed him in1 and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city1 and were quiet all the night1 saying1 ,let be till morning light1 then we will kill him4 ,and ,samson lay till midnight1 and arose at midnight1 and laid hold of the doors of the gate of the city1 and the two posts1 and plucked them up1 bar and all1 and put them upon his shoulders1 and carried them up to the top of the mountain that is before ,hebron4 ,sec4#ea4 ,samson's ,weakness 7,judg4 #af3d-bb7 ,and it came to pass afterward1 that he loved a woman1 whose name was ,delilah4 ,and the lords of the ,philistines came up unto her1 and said unto her1 ,entice him1 and see wherein his great strength lieth1 and by what means we may prevail against him1 that we may bind him to afflict him3 and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver4 ,and ,delilah said to ,samson1 ,tell me1 ,i pray thee1 wherein thy great strength lieth1 and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee4 ,and ,samson said unto her1 ,if they bind me with seven new bowstrings that were never dried1 then shall ,i become weak1 and be as another man4 ,then the lords of the ,philistines brought up to her seven new bowstrings which had not been dried1 and she bound him with them4 ,now she had liers in wait abiding in the inner chamber4 ,and she said unto him1 ,the ,philistines be upon thee1 ,samson4 ,and he brake the bowstrings as a string of tow is broken when it touches the fire4 ,so his strength was not known4 ,and ,delilah said unto ,samson1 ,behold1 thou hast mocked me1 and told me lies3 now tell me1 ,i pray thee1 wherewith thou mightest be bound4 ,and he said unto her1 ,if they only bind me with new ropes wherewith no work hath been done1 then shall ,i become weak1 and be as another man4 ,so ,delilah took new ropes1 and bound him therewith1 and said unto him1 ,the ,philistines be upon thee1 ,samson4 ,and the liers in wait were abiding in the inner chamber4 ,and he brake them from off his arms like a thread4 ,and ,delilah said unto ,samson1 ,hitherto thou hast mocked me1 and told me lies3 tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound4 ,and he said unto her1 ,if thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web4 ,and she fastened it with the pin1 and said unto him1 ,the ,philistines be upon thee1 ,samson4 ,and he awaked out of his sleep1 and plucked away the pin of the beam1 and the web4 ,and she said unto him1 ,how canst thou say1 ',i love thee1' when thine heart is not with me8 thou hast mocked me these three times1 and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth4 ,and it came to pass1 when she pressed him daily with her words1 and urged him1 that his soul was vexed unto death4 ,and he told her all his heart1 and said unto her1 ,there hath not come a razor upon mine head3 for ,i have been a ,nazirite unto ,god from my birth3 if ,i be shaven1 then my strength will go from me1 and ,i shall become weak1 and be like any other man4 ,and when ,delilah saw that he had told her all his heart1 she sent and called for the lords of the ,philistines1 saying1 ,come up this once1 for he hath told me all his heart4 ,then the lords of the ,philistines came up unto her1 and brought the money in their hand4 ,and she made him sleep upon her knees3 and she called for a man1 and shaved off the seven locks of his head2 and she began to afflict him1 and his strength went from him4 ,and she said1 ,the ,philistines be upon thee1 ,samson4 ,and he awoke out of his sleep1 and said1 ,i will go out as at other times1 and shake myself4 ,but he wist not that the ,lord was departed from him4 ,and the ,philistines laid hold on him1 and put out his eyes2 and they brought him down to ,gaza1 and bound him with fetters of brass2 and he did grind in the prison house4 ,howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven4 ,sec4#eb4 ,samson's ,vengeance 7,judg4 #af3bc-ca7 ,and the lords of the ,philistines gathered them together to offer a great sacrifice unto ,dagon their god1 and to rejoice3 for they said1 ,our god hath delivered ,samson our enemy into our hand4 ,and when the people saw him1 they praised their god3 for they said1 ,our god hath delivered into our hand our enemy1 and the destroyer of our country1 which hath slain many of us4 ,and it came to pass1 when their hearts were merry1 that they said1 ,call for ,samson1 that he may make us sport4 ,and they called for ,samson out of the prison house2 and he made sport before them3 and they set him between the pillars4 ,and ,samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand1 ,suffer me that ,i may feel the pillars whereupon the house resteth1 that ,i may lean upon them4 ,now the house was full of men and women2 and all the lords of the ,philistines were there2 and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women1 that beheld while ,samson made sport4 ,and ,samson called unto the ,lord1 and said1 ,o ,lord ,god1 remember me1 ,i pray thee1 and strengthen me1 ,i pray thee1 only this once4 ,o ,god1 that ,i may be at once avenged of the ,philistines for my two eyes4 ,and ,samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house rested1 and leaned upon them1 the one with his right hand1 and the other with his left4 ,and ,samson said1 ,let me die with the ,philistines4 ,and he bowed himself with all his might2 and the house fell upon the lords1 and upon all the people that were therein4 ,so the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life4 ,then his brethren and all the house of his father came down1 and took him1 and brought him up1 and buried him in the burying-place of ,manoah his father4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #afc4 ,all peoples have their old stories of heroes who had great strength4 ,the ,greeks had their ,hercules and the ,hebrews had their ,samson4 ,in reading his story we must remember that it belongs to a rude age1 when men's passions were strong and they had not learned the gentler ways of life4 ,the story is full of adventure2 it is very well told2 it shows us much of the old ,hebrew life2 and it helps us to see how hard the lot of the people must have been under their oppressors4 ,of course they remembered any strong man of those days1 and his story grew as it was told from generation to generation4 #afd 7,sec4#dh74 ,the first thing that we learn about the hero is that he was a promised child4 ,he was set apart from his birth to the ,lord4 ,such persons were called ,nazirites4 ,they had to abstain from wine1 and their hair was not to be cut4 #afe 7,sec4#di74 ,with whom did ,samson fall in love8 ,the ,philistines were the oppressors of his people4 ,what did his parents think of it8 ,it would seem that they all went down to make the betrothal feast4 ,what great feat of strength did ,samson perform on the way8 ,then there was a second visit for the marriage itself4 ,what did ,samson find this time on his way8 #aff 7,sec4#di74 ,the story describes some of the old customs4 ,what was ,samson expected to provide for the wedding8 ,how many young men were there8 ,what bet did he make with them8 ,what was the riddle8 ,could you have guessed it8 #afg 7,sec4#di74 ,how did the young men find out the riddle8 ,how did ,samson pay his bet8 ,consider what rude times those must have been4 #afh 7,sec4#ej;,a74 ,we have a number of the old stories of ,samson's strength4 ,consider what injury was done to ,samson4 ,what humorous and savage revenge did ,samson take upon his enemies8 ,it was considered a great insult to burn the standing grain4 ,what horrible vengeance did the ,philistines take on the bride's family8 #afi 7,sec4#ej;,b74 ,tell what ,samson's own people did to him4 ,why did they do it8 ,what was ,samson's great feat8 ,notice how big they made the stories--one man killing a thousand4 #agj 7,sec4#ej;,c74 ,they loved the stories of ,samson's clever escapes4 ,how did the men of ,gaza think he was caught8 ,how did ,samson escape8 #aga 7,sec4#ea74 ,this strong man was not really a great man4 ,after he had lost his first ,philistine wife he fell in love with another woman of the same race4 ,she proved as deceitful as the first4 ,note the enormous bribe that the ,philistine lords offered ,delilah4 ,what was the first trial of ,samson's strength8 ,the new bowstrings were probably cords made from the intestines of animals4 ,if they were not dried they would be tougher4 #agb 7,sec4#ea74 ,tell the story of the second trial4 ,the story of the third trial is not quite so plain4 ,it means that his long hair was to be woven in with a piece of stuff that was being woven in the loom4 ,when he woke up he walked off with the whole heavy loom4 #agc 7,sec4#ea74 ,notice how he let the wicked woman tease him4 ,was he strong or weak8 ,is it the part of a strong man to go into temptation or to run away from it8 ,what was done to ,samson8 ,he makes us think of many a big strong man who was weak when it came to a question of goodness4 ,most of the big prize fighters are so weak that they become drunkards4 ,think of this hero doing the work of a slave4 #agd 7,sec4#eb74 ,notice how delighted the ,philistines were that they had overcome their great enemy4 ,imagine the crowd gathered in a temple1 the roof of which rested upon two central pillars4 ,when they were very merry they sent for the poor blind ,samson to make fun of him4 ,what happened8 #age4 ,do you think ,samson was a great man8 ,,written ,,review ,discuss the question whether ,samson ought to have been put among the heroes of ,israel4 ,read over the story carefully and see why the ,hebrews would have wished to class him with their heroes4 ,read it again to see what there is against giving him that distinction4 ,prepare for a debate upon the question4 ,a ,,heroine ,,xvii4 ,,ruth1 ,,the ,,foreigner ,,xvii4 ,,ruth1 ,,the ,,foreigner ,,the ,,story ,sec4#ec4 ,the ,three ,widows 7,ruth #a3a-e7 ,and it came to pass in the days when the judges judged1 that there was a famine in the land4 ,and a certain man of ,bethlehem went to sojourn in the country of ,moab1 he1 and his wife1 and his two sons4 ,and the name of the man was ,elimelech1 and the name of his wife ,naomi1 and the name of his two sons ,mahlon and ,chilion4 ,and they came into the country of ,moab1 and continued there4 ,and ,elimelech1 ,naomi's husband died2 and she was left1 and her two sons4 ,and they took them wives of the women of ,moab2 the name of the one was ,orpah1 and the name of the other ,ruth3 and they dwelt there about ten years4 ,and ,mahlon and ,chilion died both of them2 and the woman was left of her two children and of her husband4 ,sec4#ed4 ,the ,return to ,bethlehem 7,ruth #a3f-bb7 ,a4 ,,the ,,two ,,daughters-,,in-,,law ,then she arose with her daughters-in-law1 that she might return from the country of ,moab3 for she had heard in the country of ,moab how that the ,lord had visited his people in giving them bread4 ,and she went forth out of the place where she was1 and her two daughters-in-law with her2 and they went on the way to return unto the land of ,judah4 ,and ,naomi said unto her two daughters-in-law1 ,go1 return each of you to her mother's house3 the ,lord deal kindly with you1 as ye have dealt with the dead1 and with me4 ,the ,lord grant you that ye may find rest1 each of you in the house of her husband4 ,then she kissed them1 and they lifted up their voice1 and wept4 ,and they said unto her1 ,nay1 but we will return with thee unto thy people4 ,and ,naomi said1 ,turn again1 my daughters3 why will ye go with me8 have ,i yet sons that they may be your husbands8 ,turn again1 my daughters1 go your way2 for ,i am too old to have a husband4 ,if ,i should say1 ,i have hope1 if ,i should even have a husband1 and should also bear sons2 would ye therefore tarry till they were grown8 would ye therefore stay from having husbands8 nay1 my daughters3 for it grieveth me much for your sakes1 for the hand of the ,lord is gone forth against me4 ,and they lifted up their voice1 and wept again3 and ,orpah kissed her mother-in-law2 but ,ruth clave unto her4 ,and she said1 ,behold thy sister-in-law is gone back unto her people1 and unto her god3 return thou after thy sister-in-law4 ,and ,ruth said1 ,entreat me not to leave thee1 and to return from following after thee2 for whither thou goest1 ,i will go2 and where thou lodgest1 ,i will lodge2 thy people shall be my people1 and thy ,god my ,god2 where thou diest1 will ,i die1 and there will ,i be buried3 the ,lord do so to me1 and more also1 if aught but death part thee and me4 ,and when she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her1 she left off speaking unto her4 ,b4 ,,the ,,arrival ,,in ,,bethlehem ,so they two went until they came to ,bethlehem4 ,and it came to pass1 when they were come to ,bethlehem1 that all the city was moved about them1 and the women said1 ,is this ,naomi8 ,and she said unto them1 ,call me not ,naomi1 call me ,mara2 for the ,almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me4 ,i went out full1 and the ,lord hath brought me home again empty2 why call ye me ,naomi1 seeing the ,lord hath testified against me1 and the ,almighty hath afflicted me8 ,so ,naomi returned1 and ,ruth the ,moabitess1 her daughter-in-law1 with her2 and they came to ,bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest4 ,sec4#ee4 ,in the ,barley ,field 7,ruth #b7 ,a4 ,,the ,,gleaners ,and ,naomi had a kinsman of her husband's1 a mighty man of wealth2 and his name was ,boaz4 ,and ,ruth the ,moabitess said unto ,naomi1 ,let me now go to the field1 and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight ,i shall find favor4 ,and she said unto her1 ,go1 my daughter4 ,and she went1 and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers3 and she happened to light on the portion of the field belonging unto ,boaz4 ,and1 behold1 ,boaz came from ,bethlehem1 and said unto the reapers1 ,the ,lord be with you4 ,and they answered him1 ,the ,lord bless thee4 ,then said ,boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers1 ,whose damsel is this8 ,and he answered1 ,it is the ,moabitish damsel that came back with ,naomi out of the country of ,moab3 and she said1 ',let me glean1 ,i pray you1 and gather after the reapers among the sheaves4' ,so she came1 and hath continued even from the morning until now1 save that she tarried a little in the house4 ,then said ,boaz unto ,ruth1 ,hearest thou not1 my daughter8 ,go not to glean in another field1 neither pass from hence1 but abide here fast by my maidens4 ,let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap1 and go thou after them3 have ,i not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee8 and when thou art athirst1 go unto the vessels1 and drink of that which the young men have drawn4 ,then she fell on her face1 and bowed herself to the ground1 and said unto him1 ,why have ,i found favor in thy sight1 that thou shouldst take knowledge of me1 seeing ,i am a foreigner8 ,and ,boaz answered and said unto her1 ,it hath fully been showed me1 all that thou hast done unto thy mother-in-law since the death of thy husband2 and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother1 and the land of thy nativity1 and art come unto a people that thou knewest not heretofore4 ,the ,lord recompense thy work1 and a full reward be given thee of the ,lord1 the ,god of ,israel1 under whose wings thou art come to take refuge4 ,then she said1 ,let me find favor in thy sight1 my lord2 for that thou hast comforted me1 and for that thou hast spoken kindly unto thy handmaid1 though ,i be not as one of thy handmaidens4 ,and at meal-time ,boaz said unto her1 ,come hither1 and eat of the bread1 and dip thy morsel in the vinegar4 ,and she sat beside the reapers2 and they reached her parched grain1 and she did eat1 and was sufficed1 and left thereof4 ,and when she was risen up to glean1 ,boaz commanded his young men1 saying1 ,let her glean even among the sheaves1 and reproach her not4 ,and also pull out some for her from the bundles1 and leave it1 and let her glean1 and rebuke her not4 ,b4 ,,the ,,humble ,,and ,,happy ,,home ,so she gleaned in the field until even2 and she beat out that which she had gleaned1 and it was about a bushel of barley4 ,and she took it up1 and went into the city2 and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned3 and she brought forth and gave to her that which she had left after she was sufficed4 ,and her mother-in-law said unto her1 ,where hast thou gleaned to-day8 and where hast thou wrought8 blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee4 ,and she showed her mother-in-law with whom she had wrought1 and said1 ,the man's name with whom ,i wrought to-day is ,boaz4 ,and ,naomi said unto her daughter-in-law1 ,blessed be he of the ,lord1 who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead4 ,and ,naomi said unto her1 ,the man is nigh of kin unto us1 one of our near kinsmen4 ,and ,ruth the ,moabitess said1 ,yea1 he said unto me1 ',thou shalt keep fast by my young men1 until they have ended all my harvest4' ,and ,naomi said unto ,ruth her daughter-in-law1 ,it is good1 my daughter1 that thou go out with his maidens1 and that they meet thee not in any other field4 ,so she kept fast by the maidens of ,boaz1 to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest2 and she dwelt with her mother-in-law4 ,sec4#ef4 ,at the ,threshing ,floor 7,ruth #c7 ,a4 ,,the ,,plan ,and ,naomi her mother-in-law said unto her1 ,my daughter1 shall ,i not seek rest for thee1 that it may be well with thee8 ,and now is not ,boaz our kinsman1 with whose maidens thou wast8 ,behold1 he winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing-floor4 ,wash thyself therefore1 and anoint thee1 and put thy raiment upon thee1 and get thee down to the threshing-floor2 but make not thyself known unto the man1 until he shall have done eating and drinking4 ,and it shall be1 when he lieth down1 that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie1 and thou shalt go in1 and uncover his feet1 and lay thee down3 and he will tell thee what thou shalt do4 ,and she said unto her1 ,all that thou sayest ,i will do4 ,illustration3 ,copyright #aijd by ,underwood and ,underwood ,,winnowing ,,grain ,b4 ,,the ,,duty ,,of ,,the ,,kinsman ,and she went down unto the threshing-floor1 and did according to all that her mother-in-law bade her4 ,and when ,boaz had eaten and drunk1 and his heart was merry1 he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain3 and she came softly1 and uncovered his feet1 and laid her down4 ,and it came to pass at midnight1 that the man was afraid1 and turned himself2 and1 behold1 a woman lay at his feet4 ,and he said1 ,who art thou8 ,and she answered1 ,i am ,ruth thy handmaid3 spread therefore thy skirt over thy handmaid2 for thou art a near kinsman4 ,and he said1 ,blessed be thou of the ,lord1 my daughter3 thou hast showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning1 inasmuch as thou followedst not young men1 whether poor or rich4 ,and now1 my daughter1 fear not2 ,i will do to thee all that thou sayest2 for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a worthy woman4 ,and now it is true that ,i am a near kinsman2 howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than ,i4 ,tarry this night1 and it shall be in the morning1 that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman1 well2 but if he will not1 then will ,i do the part of a kinsman to thee1 as the ,lord liveth3 lie down until the morning4 ,and she lay at his feet until the morning3 and she rose up before one could discern another4 ,for he said1 ,let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing-floor4 ,and he said1 ,bring the mantle that is upon thee1 and hold it1 and she held it2 and he measured six measures of barley1 and laid it on her3 and he went into the city4 ,and when she came to her mother-in-law1 she said1 ,how hast thou fared1 my daughter8 ,and she told her all that the man had done to her4 ,and she said1 ,these six measures of barley gave he me2 for he said1 ',go not empty unto thy mother-in-law4' ,then she said1 ,sit still1 my daughter1 until thou know how the matter will fall2 for the man will not rest1 until he have finished the thing this day4 ,sec4#eg4 ,at the ,city ,gate 7,ruth #d3a-ag7 ,a4 ,,the ,,purchase ,now ,boaz went up to the gate1 and sat him down there3 and1 behold1 the near kinsman of whom ,boaz spake came by3 unto whom he said1 ,ho1 such a one6 turn aside1 sit down here4 ,and he turned aside1 and sat down4 ,and he took ten men of the elders of the city1 and said1 ,sit ye down here4 ,and they sat down4 ,and he said unto the near kinsman1 ,naomi1 that is come again out of the country of ,moab1 selleth the parcel of land1 which was our brother ,elimelech's3 and ,i thought to disclose it unto thee1 saying1 ',buy it before them that sit here1 and before the elders of my people4' ,if thou wilt redeem it1 redeem it3 but if thou wilt not redeem it1 then tell me1 that ,i may know2 for there is none to redeem it besides thee2 and ,i am after thee4 ,and he said1 ,i will redeem it4 ,then said ,boaz1 ,what day thou buyest the field of the hand of ,naomi1 thou must buy also ,ruth the ,moabitess1 the wife of the dead1 to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance4 ,and the near kinsman said1 ,i cannot redeem it for myself1 lest ,i mar mine own inheritance3 take thou my right of redemption on thee2 for ,i cannot redeem it4 ,now this was the custom in former time in ,israel concerning redeeming and concerning exchanging1 to confirm all things2 a man drew off his shoe1 and gave it to his neighbor2 and this was the manner of witness in ,israel4 ,so the near kinsman said unto ,boaz1 ,buy it for thyself4 ,and he drew off his shoe4 ,and ,boaz said unto the elders1 and unto all the people1 ,ye are witnesses this day1 that ,i have bought all that was ,elimelech's1 and all that was ,chilion's and ,mahlon's1 of the hand of ,naomi4 ,moreover ,ruth the ,moabitess1 the wife of ,mahlon1 have ,i purchased to be my wife1 to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance1 that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren1 and from the gate of his place2 ye are witnesses this day4 ,and all the people that were in the gate1 and the elders1 said1 ,we are witnesses4 ,the ,lord make the woman that is come into thy house like ,rachel and like ,leah1 which two did build the house of ,israel3 and do thou worthily in ,ephrathah1 and be famous in ,bethlehem4 ,b4 ,,the ,,happy ,,marriage ,so ,boaz took ,ruth1 and she became his wife1 and she bare a son4 ,and the women said unto ,naomi1 ,blessed be the ,lord1 who hath not left thee this day without a near kinsman2 and let his name be famous in ,israel4 ,and he shall be unto thee a restorer of life1 and a nourisher of thine old age2 for thy daughter-in-law1 who loveth thee1 who is better to thee than seven sons1 hath borne him4 ,and ,naomi took the child1 and laid it in her bosom1 and became nurse unto it4 ,and the women her neighbors gave it a name1 saying1 ,there is a son born to ,naomi4 ,and they called his name ,obed4 ,he is the father of ,jesse1 the father of ,david4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #agf4 ,we study one of the heroines of ,israel4 ,she was a foreigner of the country of ,moab1 but held a most important place in ,israel's history as the great-grandmother of ,king ,david4 ,the story tells of her devotion and of its reward4 #agg 7,sec4#ec74 ,notice the time in which the story is placed4 ,the town which is mentioned is well known to us because of one who was born there long afterward3 who was he8 ,the farmer with his wife and two sons went over to the rich high country of ,moab4 ,locate it on the map1 east of the ,jordan4 ,what happened in ,moab8 #agh 7,sec4#ed;,a74 ,what did ,naomi decide to do8 ,these three women loved one another very dearly1 but ,naomi thought that the young women ought to marry again1 so she told them to stay in their own land as they would not be likely to find husbands among strangers4 #agi 7,sec4#ed;,a74 ,according to the ,hebrew custom1 if a man died his brother would marry the widow1 but ,naomi had no sons who could marry these young widows4 ,why did ,orpah return8 ,why did ,ruth refuse to leave her mother-in-law8 ,note how beautifully ,ruth spoke4 ,love does not count the cost4 ,what do we mean by ,ruth's devotion8 #ahj 7,sec4#ed;,b74 ,why were the ,bethlehem women so surprised at ,naomi's appearance8 ,naomi means ,pleasant4 ,perhaps the name had been given to her because of her beauty4 ,mara1 the same as our name ,mary1 means ,bitter4 ,explain what ,naomi meant by her speech to the women4 ,what time of year was it when they returned8 #aha 7,sec4#ee;,a74 ,the principal man of the story is introduced to us4 ,the two women had nothing to live on1 but the ,hebrew law permitted the poor to follow the reapers and to gather up the stalks that were dropped or left4 ,this was called gleaning4 ,where did ,ruth go to glean8 ,this young woman did not leave her mother to do the work4 ,her love expressed itself in deeds4 #ahb 7,sec4#ee;,a74 ,tell the conversation between ,boaz and the foreman4 ,note the kindness of this ,bethlehem gentleman to the stranger4 ,it is the mark of a gentleman to be kind4 ,it was not usual to invite the gleaners to share the lunch with the farm hands1 but ,boaz was especially kind to ,ruth4 ,what directions did he give to the young men8 ,how would this help her in gleaning8 #ahc 7,sec4#ee;,b74 ,notice that she beat out the ears of barley1 so as not to carry home the straw4 ,how much did she have8 ,this was a good day's gleaning4 ,how surprised ,naomi was that she had secured so much6 ,tell their conversation in your own words4 ,they were poor1 but they were happy all that harvest time3 why8 #ahd 7,sec4#ef;,a74 ,remember that it was the ,hebrew custom for a man's widow to be married by his brother4 ,if he had no brother his nearest relative was expected to marry her4 ,so ,naomi hoped that ,boaz1 who was related to her dead husband1 would marry ,ruth4 ,she plans a little scheme to let him know privately that he is a near relative who ought to do this honor for those who were dead4 ,there would be a great feast at the time the barley was threshed1 and then all the men would go to sleep in the open air on the smooth floor where the threshing was done4 ,ruth was instructed to let ,boaz know the plan when the others were asleep4 #ahe 7,sec4#ef;,b74 ,tell the story in your own words4 ,notice especially that ,boaz explains that there is a nearer relative who ought to marry ,ruth4 ,what did ,boaz give to ,ruth to take to her mother-in-law8 ,tell the conversation of the two women4 #ahf 7,sec4#eg;,a74 ,the ,gate was the place where all the business was done4 ,note how the business was begun1 and how arrangements were made for the bargain to be witnessed4 ,the conversation refers to the ,hebrew laws of real estate4 ,it is enough for us to see that the kinsman was not willing to marry ,ruth4 ,what interesting old custom is shown8 ,they were sitting on the ground cross-legged1 so one could easily pull off his shoe or sandal4 ,what other story have we had in which the sandal was easily taken off8 7,see #ig and illustration47 ,note ,boaz' solemn statement of the agreement4 ,how did all the people congratulate ,boaz8 #ahg 7,sec4#eg;,b74 ,it is interesting to see that the people congratulated ,naomi when ,ruth's baby was born1 because there was again a son for her family4 ,this grandson would take the place of the sons whom she had lost4 ,what did the women think of ,ruth8 ,what relation was ,ruth to ,david8 #ahh4 ,what do you think of ,ruth8 ,look up ,i ,cor4 #ac3ac in the ,revised ,version and see what it says about the greatest thing in the world4 ,can everybody have this greatest thing8 ,how much does it cost8 ,think whether you are bringing that into your home4 ,,written ,,review ,we do not always see the heroism that is just about us4 ,the only women whom we think about as heroines are those who have done some great public work1 but there is many a heroine who is quietly giving up her ambitions to make the home happy as ,ruth gave up herself to go with ,naomi4 ,ask your mother to tell you about some young woman who gave up opportunity of education1 or ease1 or pleasure1 in order to help the family4 ,write about it in your notebook4 ,,the ,,founders ,,of ,,the ,,kingdom ,,xviii4 ,,samuel ,,and ,,eli ,,xix4 ,,samuel ,,and ,,saul ,,xx4 ,,jonathan',s ,,victory ,,xviii4 ,,samuel ,,and ,,eli ,,the ,,story ,sec4#eh4 ,the ,birth of ,samuel 7,i ,sam4 #a3a-d1 #h-bh2 #b3aa7 ,a4 ,,hannah',s ,,grief ,now there was a certain man of the hill country of ,ephraim1 and his name was ,elkanah4 ,and the name of his wife was ,hannah and she had no children4 ,and this man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice unto the ,lord of hosts in ,shiloh4 ,and the two sons of ,eli1 ,hophni and ,phinehas1 priests unto the ,lord1 were there4 ,and when the day came that ,elkanah sacrificed1 ,hannah wept1 and did not eat4 ,and ,elkanah her husband said unto her1 ,hannah1 why weepest thou8 and why eatest thou not8 and why is thy heart grieved8 am ,i not better to thee than ten sons8 ,so ,hannah rose up after they had eaten in ,shiloh1 and after they had drunk4 ,now ,eli the priest sat upon his seat by the door post of the temple of the ,lord4 ,and she was in bitterness of soul1 and prayed unto the ,lord1 and wept sore4 ,and she vowed a vow1 and said1 ,o ,lord of hosts1 if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid1 and remember me1 and not forget thine handmaid1 but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child1 then ,i will give him unto the ,lord all the days of his life1 and there shall no razor come upon his head4 ,and it came to pass1 as she continued praying before the ,lord1 that ,eli marked her mouth4 ,now ,hannah1 she spake in her heart2 only her lips moved1 but her voice was not heard3 therefore ,eli thought she had been drunken4 ,and ,eli said unto her1 ,how long wilt thou be drunken8 put away thy wine from thee4 ,and ,hannah answered and said1 ,no1 my lord1 ,i am a woman of a sorrowful spirit3 ,i have drunk neither wine nor strong drink1 but ,i poured out my soul before the ,lord4 ,count not thine handmaid for a wicked woman3 for out of the abundance of my complaint have ,i spoken4 ,then ,eli answered and said1 ,go in peace3 and the ,god of ,israel grant thy petition that thou hast asked of him4 ,and she said1 ,let thy servant find grace in thy sight4 ,so the woman went her way1 and did eat1 and her countenance was no more sad4 ,and they rose up in the morning early1 and worshipped before the ,lord1 and returned1 and came to their house to ,ramah4 ,b4 ,,the ,,dedication ,,of ,,samuel ,and it came to pass1 that ,hannah bare a son2 and she called his name ,samuel4 ,and the man ,elkanah went up to offer unto the ,lord the yearly sacrifice1 and his vow4 ,but ,hannah went not up2 for she said unto her husband1 ,i will not go up until the child be weaned1 and then ,i will bring him1 that he may appear before the ,lord1 and there abide for ever4 ,and ,elkanah her husband said unto her1 ,do what seemeth thee good2 tarry until thou hast weaned him2 only the ,lord establish his word4 ,so the woman tarried until she weaned him4 ,and when she had weaned him1 she took him up with her1 with three bullocks1 and one ephah of meal1 and a bottle of wine1 and brought him unto the house of the ,lord in ,shiloh3 and the child was young4 ,and they slew the bullock1 and brought the child to ,eli4 ,and she said1 ,oh my lord1 as thy soul liveth1 my lord1 ,i am the woman that stood by thee here1 praying unto the ,lord4 ,for this child ,i prayed2 and the ,lord hath given me my petition which ,i asked of him3 therefore ,i also have granted him to the ,lord2 as long as he liveth he is granted to the ,lord4 ,and ,elkanah went to ,ramah to his house4 ,and the child did minister unto the ,lord before ,eli the priest4 ,sec4#ei4 ,the ,wicked ,priests 7,i ,sam4 #b3ab-ag1 #bb-be1 #ah1 #ai1 #bf7 ,now the sons of ,eli were wicked men2 they knew not the ,lord4 ,and the custom of the priests with the people was1 that1 when any man offered sacrifice1 the priest's servant came1 while the flesh was being boiled1 with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand2 and he struck it into the kettle2 all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took4 ,so they did in ,shiloh unto all the ,israelites that came thither4 ,yea1 before they burnt the fat1 the priest's servant came1 and said to the man that sacrificed1 ,give flesh to roast for the priest2 for he will not have boiled flesh of thee1 but raw4 ,and if the man said unto him1 ,they will surely burn the fat presently1 and then take as much as thy soul desireth2 then he would say1 ,nay1 but thou shalt give it to me now3 and if not1 ,i will take it by force4 ,and the sin of the young men was very great before the ,lord2 for they despised the offering of the ,lord4 ,now ,eli was very old2 and he heard all that his sons did unto all ,israel4 ,and he said unto them1 ,why do ye such things8 for ,i hear of your evil dealings from all this people4 ,nay1 my sons2 for it is no good report that ,i hear3 ye make the ,lord's people to transgress4 ,if one man sinned against another1 ,god shall judge him3 but if a man sin against the ,lord1 who shall entreat for him8 ,notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father4 ,but ,samuel ministered before the ,lord1 being a child1 girded with a linen ephod4 ,moreover his mother made him a little robe1 and brought it to him from year to year1 when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice4 ,and ,eli blessed ,elkanah and his wife4 ,and the child ,samuel grew on1 and was in favor both with the ,lord1 and also with men4 ,sec4#fj4 ,the ,call of ,samuel 7,i ,sam4 #c3a-ah7 ,and the child ,samuel ministered unto the ,lord before ,eli4 ,and it came to pass at that time1 when ,eli was laid down in his place1 7now his eyes had begun to wax dim1 that he could not see17 and the lamp of ,god was not yet gone out1 and ,samuel was laid down to sleep1 in the temple of the ,lord1 where the ark of ,god was2 that the ,lord called ,samuel3 and he said1 ,here am ,i4 ,and he ran unto ,eli1 and said1 ,here am ,i2 for thou calledst me4 ,and he said1 ,i called not2 lie down again4 ,and he went and lay down4 ,and the ,lord called yet again1 ,samuel4 ,and ,samuel arose and went to ,eli1 and said1 ,here am ,i2 for thou calledst me4 ,and he answered1 ,i called not1 my son2 lie down again4 ,now ,samuel did not yet know the ,lord1 neither was the word of the ,lord yet revealed unto him4 ,and the ,lord called ,samuel again the third time4 ,and he arose and went to ,eli1 and said1 ,here am ,i2 for thou calledst me4 ,and ,eli perceived that the ,lord had called the child4 ,therefore ,eli said unto ,samuel1 ,go1 lie down3 and it shall be1 if he call thee1 that thou shalt say1 ',speak1 ,lord2 for thy servant heareth4' ,so ,samuel went and lay down in his place4 ,and the ,lord came1 and stood1 and called as at other times1 ,samuel1 ,samuel4 ,then ,samuel said1 ,speak2 for thy servant heareth4 ,and the ,lord said to ,samuel1 ,behold1 ,i will do a thing in ,israel1 at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle4 ,in that day ,i will perform against ,eli all that ,i have spoken concerning his house1 from the beginning even unto the end4 ,for ,i have told him that ,i will judge his house for ever1 for the iniquity which he knew1 because his sons did bring a curse upon themselves1 and he restrained them not4 ,and ,samuel lay until the morning1 and opened the doors of the house of the ,lord4 ,and ,samuel feared to show ,eli the vision4 ,then ,eli called ,samuel1 and said1 ,samuel1 my son4 ,and he said1 ,here am ,i4 ,and he said1 ,what is the thing that the ,lord hath spoken unto thee8 ,i pray thee hide it not from me3 ,god do so to thee1 and more also1 if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he spake unto thee4 ,and ,samuel told him every whit1 and hid nothing from him4 ,and he said1 ,it is the ,lord3 let him do what seemeth him good4 ,sec4#fa4 ,the ,punishment of the ,wicked ,priests 7,i ,sam4 #d3a-ah7 ,a4 ,,israel',s ,,double ,,defeat ,now ,israel went out against the ,philistines to battle4 ,and the ,philistines put themselves in array against ,israel3 and when they joined battle1 ,israel was smitten before the ,philistines3 and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men4 ,and when the people were come into the camp1 the elders of ,israel said1 ,wherefore hath the ,lord smitten us to-day before the ,philistines8 ,let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the ,lord out of ,shiloh unto us1 that it may come among us1 and save us out of the hand of our enemies4 ,so the people sent to ,shiloh1 and they brought from thence the ark of the covenant of the ,lord of hosts2 and the two sons of ,eli1 ,hophni and ,phinehas1 were there with the ark4 ,and when the ark of the covenant of the ,lord came into the camp1 all ,israel shouted with a great shout1 so that the earth rang again4 ,and when the ,philistines heard the noise of the shout1 they said1 ,what meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the ,hebrews8 ,and they understood that the ark of the ,lord was come into the camp4 ,and the ,philistines were afraid1 for they said1 ,god is come into the camp4 ,and they said1 ,woe unto us6 for there hath not been such a thing heretofore4 ,woe unto us6 who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods8 these are the gods that smote the ,egyptians with all manner of plagues in the wilderness4 ,be strong1 and quit yourselves like men1 ,o ye ,philistines1 that ye be not servants unto the ,hebrews1 as they have been to you3 quit yourselves like men1 and fight4 ,and the ,philistines fought1 and ,israel was smitten1 and they fled every man to his tent3 and there was a very great slaughter2 for there fell of ,israel thirty thousand footmen4 ,and the ark of ,god was taken2 and the two sons of ,eli1 ,hophni and ,phinehas1 were slain4 ,b4 ,,the ,,death ,,of ,,the ,,old ,,priest ,and there ran a man of ,benjamin out of the army1 and came to ,shiloh the same day with his clothes rent1 and with earth upon his head4 ,and when he came1 lo1 ,eli sat upon his seat by the wayside watching3 for his heart trembled for the ark of ,god4 ,and when the man came into the city1 and told it1 all the city cried out4 ,and when ,eli heard the noise of the crying1 he said1 ,what meaneth the noise of this tumult8 ,and the man hasted1 and came and told ,eli4 ,now ,eli was ninety and eight years old2 and his eyes were set1 that he could not see4 ,and the man said unto ,eli1 ,i am he that came out of the army1 and ,i fled to-day out of the army4 ,and he said1 ,how went the matter1 my son8 ,and he that brought the tidings answered and said1 ,israel is fled before the ,philistines1 and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people1 and thy two sons also1 ,hophni and ,phinehas1 are dead1 and the ark of ,god is taken4 ,and it came to pass1 when he made mention of the ark of ,god1 that he fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate1 and his neck brake1 and he died3 for he was an old man1 and heavy4 ,and he had judged ,israel forty years4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #ahi4 ,we turn to the ,books of ,samuel1 which take their name from one of the great heroes of ,israel4 ,he did not write the books1 for they contain the story of what happened long after his death1 but as he was the noblest character in the books they were named after him4 #aij 7,sec4#eh;,a74 ,at the beginning of this story we learn that ,elkanah the husband and ,hannah his wife had no children4 ,they had gone up to ,shiloh to the sacred building that was called the house of ,god1 and had celebrated a sacred feast4 ,but ,hannah was greatly troubled that she had no child4 ,what did she do8 ,what did she promise if she could have a son8 ,we remember from the story of ,samson that leaving the hair uncut was a mark that the child was to serve ,god4 #aia 7,sec4#eh;,a74 ,when ,hannah prayed1 did she speak aloud8 ,what did ,eli1 the old priest1 think about her8 ,tell in your own words their conversation4 #aib 7,sec4#eh;,b74 ,the boy whom ,hannah longed for was born4 ,what was his name8 ,it was the custom to kill animals at the house of ,god as a sign of thanksgiving3 what did ,hannah take with her for this sacrifice8 ,what did she say to ,eli8 ,note that she brings the boy to the old priest to learn the duties of the house of ,god4 #aic 7,sec4#ei74 ,perhaps the wrong-doing of the priests seems rather difficult to understand4 ,eli1 the old priest1 was assisted by his two sons4 ,their duty was to offer the sacrifices for the people1 and they would be allowed part of the meat as their pay4 ,that was one of the ways in which a priest had his living4 ,but these young priests would send their servants to stick a large fork into the pot where the meat was boiling and whatever came out they would take4 ,or they would take the meat first1 before the offering to the ,lord had been made1 and this was considered a dishonor to the sacrifice4 ,it often happens that public officers are more anxious to get what they can than to do their duty4 #aid 7,sec4#ei74 ,how did the father feel about his sons8 ,what did he say to them8 ,what ought he to have done to them8 ,why did he not do so8 #aie 7,sec4#ei74 ,what was happening to ,samuel all this time8 ,the linen ephod was a white dress such as a priest would wear4 ,who made the boy's garments8 ,think what those happy meetings of the parents and boy once a year must have been4 #aif 7,sec4#fj74 ,imagine how the little church1 or temple1 was at night4 ,there was a room in which the sacred box called the ark was kept4 ,a lamp burned in this room all night4 ,samuel had a room near by1 where he slept1 and old ,eli had another4 ,what wonderful thing happened to ,samuel one night8 ,tell it in your own words4 ,nearly all men and women who have become great have heard calls in some manner in their youth4 ,joan of ,arc1 the young girl who saved ,france from her enemies1 thought that she heard ,god calling to her1 though she was only thirteen years of age4 ,this was a vision that ,samuel saw in the night4 ,do you remember the dreams of ,joseph8 ,it is often in conscience and in times of thoughtfulness that ,god speaks to us4 #aig 7,sec4#fj74 ,how did ,samuel do as ,eli had told him8 ,note that ,god tells the boy that a great punishment will come upon ,eli's family4 ,how was ,eli to blame for the wickedness of his sons8 #aih 7,sec4#fj74 ,what did ,samuel do as soon as he got up in the morning8 ,what does this show us regarding his duties8 ,what did he think about the vision8 ,but old ,eli knew that there was something very important that had happened4 ,tell in your own words the conversation between them4 ,note that the poor old man can simply say that he must bear what comes upon him4 ,what do you think of ,eli8 #aii 7,sec4#fa;,a74 ,with whom did ,israel go to war8 ,locate the country of these enemies on the map4 ,how did the battle come out8 ,the people thought that if they could have the ark with them they could conquer4 ,they thought the ,lord would fight for them4 ,where did they go to get the ark8 ,who were with the ark8 #bjj 7,sec4#fa;,a74 ,when the two priests brought the ark to the camp1 what happened8 ,what effect did this have upon the ,philistines8 ,what was the result8 ,what happened to the two priests8 ,what happened to the ark8 #bja 7,sec4#fa;,b74 ,when a ,hebrew felt very sad he covered his head with dust and tore his dress4 ,tell the story of how the news of the defeat was brought to ,eli4 ,how old was the priest8 ,what was he doing8 ,why did he care so much about the ark of ,god8 ,what happened to him8 ,eli was a noble man himself1 but could he not have done better for ,israel than he did8 ,remember that young ,samuel was growing up while these things were going on4 ,,written ,,review ,think of what paragraph #aif means to you4 ,it is at ,samuel's age that most young people come into the full membership of the church4 ,write what you think that means4 ,,xix4 ,,samuel ,,and ,,saul ,,the ,,story ,sec4#fb4 ,the ,meeting of ,samuel and ,saul 7,i ,sam4 #i3a-be7 ,a4 ,,saul ,,seeking ,,the ,,donkeys ,now there was a man of ,benjamin1 whose name was ,kish1 a mighty man of valor4 ,and he had a son1 whose name was ,saul1 a young man and a goodly3 and there was not among the children of ,israel a goodlier person than he3 from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people4 ,and the asses of ,kish1 ,saul's father1 were lost4 ,and ,kish said to ,saul his son1 ,take now one of the servants with thee1 and arise1 go seek the asses4 ,and he passed through the hill country of ,ephraim1 and there they were not3 and he passed through the land of the ,benjamites1 but they found them not4 ,when they were come to the land of ,zuph1 ,saul said to his servant that was with him1 ,come and let us return2 lest my father cease caring for the asses1 and take thought for us4 ,and he said unto him1 ,behold now1 there is in this city a man of ,god1 and he is a man that is held in honor2 all that he saith cometh surely to pass3 now let us go thither2 peradventure he can tell us concerning our journey whereon we go4 ,then said ,saul to his servant1 ,but1 behold1 if we go1 what shall we bring the man8 for the bread is spent in our vessels1 and there is not a present to bring to the man of ,god3 what have we8 ,and the servant answered ,saul again1 and said1 ,behold1 ,i have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver3 that will ,i give to the man of ,god1 to tell us our way4 ,then said ,saul to his servant1 ,well said2 come1 let us go4 ,b4 ,,saul ,,entertained ,,by ,,samuel ,so they went unto the city where the man of ,god was4 ,as they went up the ascent to the city1 they found young maidens going out to draw water1 and said unto them1 ,is the seer here8 ,and they answered them1 and said1 ,he is2 behold1 he is before thee3 make haste now1 for he is come to-day into the city2 for the people have a sacrifice to-day in the high place3 as soon as ye be come into the city1 ye shall straightway find him1 before he go up to the high place to eat3 for the people will not eat until he come1 because he doth bless the sacrifice2 and afterwards they eat that be bidden4 ,now therefore get you up2 for at this time ye shall find him4 ,and they went up to the city2 and as they came within the city1 behold1 ,samuel came out toward them1 to go up to the high place4 ,now the ,lord had revealed unto ,samuel a day before ,saul came1 saying1 ,to-morrow about this time ,i will send thee a man out of the land of ,benjamin1 and thou shalt anoint him to be prince over my people ,israel1 and he shall save my people out of the hand of the ,philistines3 for ,i have looked upon my people1 because their cry is come unto me4 ,and when ,samuel saw ,saul1 the ,lord said unto him1 ,behold the man of whom ,i spake to thee6 this same shall have authority over my people4 ,then ,saul drew near to ,samuel in the gate1 and said1 ,tell me1 ,i pray thee1 where the seer's house is4 ,and ,samuel answered ,saul1 and said1 ,i am the seer2 go up before me unto the high place1 for ye shall eat with me to-day3 and in the morning ,i will let thee go1 and will tell thee all that is in thine heart4 ,and as for thine asses that were lost three days ago1 set not thy mind on them2 for they are found4 ,and on whom is all the desire of ,israel8 ,is it not on thee1 and for all thy father's house8 ,and ,saul answered and said1 ,am not ,i a ,benjamite1 of the smallest of the tribes of ,israel8 and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of ,benjamin8 wherefore then speakest thou to me after this manner8 ,and ,samuel took ,saul and his servant1 and brought them into the guest-chamber1 and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden1 which were about thirty persons4 ,and ,samuel said unto the cook1 ,bring the portion which ,i gave thee1 of which ,i said unto thee1 ',set it by thee4' ,and the cook took up the thigh1 and that which was upon it1 and set it before ,saul4 ,and ,samuel said1 ,behold that which hath been reserved6 set it before thee and eat2 because unto the appointed time hath it been kept for thee1 for ,i said1 ',i have invited the people4' ,so ,saul did eat with ,samuel that day4 ,and when they were come down from the high place into the city1 he communed with ,saul upon the housetop4 ,sec4#fc4 ,saul ,anointed by ,samuel 7,i ,sam4 #i3bf-aj3g7 ,a4 ,,the ,,promise ,,of ,,the ,,kingdom ,and they arose early3 and it came to pass about the spring of the day1 that ,samuel called to ,saul on the housetop1 saying1 ,up1 that ,i may send thee away4 ,and ,saul arose1 and they went out both of them1 he and ,samuel1 abroad4 ,as they were going down at the end of the city1 ,samuel said to ,saul1 ,bid the servant pass on before us1 7and he passed on17 but stand thou still at this time1 that ,i may cause thee to hear the word of ,god4 ,then ,samuel took the vial of oil1 and poured it upon his head1 and kissed him1 and said1 ,is it not that the ,lord hath anointed thee to be prince over his inheritance8 ,when thou art departed from me to-day1 then thou shalt find two men by ,rachel's sepulchre1 in the border of ,benjamin2 and they will say unto thee1 ',the asses which thou wentest to seek are found3 and lo1 thy father hath left the care of the asses1 and taketh thought for you1 saying1 ,what shall ,i do for my son8' ,then shalt thou go on forward from thence1 and thou shalt come to the oak of ,tabor1 and there shall meet thee there three men going up to ,god to ,beth-el1 one carrying three kids1 and another carrying three loaves of bread1 and another carrying a bottle of wine3 and they will salute thee1 and give thee two loaves of bread2 which thou shalt receive of their hand4 ,after that thou shalt come to the hill of ,god1 where is the garrison of the ,philistines3 and it shall come to pass1 when thou art come thither to the city1 that thou shalt meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery1 and a timbrel1 and a pipe1 and a harp1 before them2 and they shall be prophesying3 and the spirit of the ,lord will come mightily upon thee1 and thou shalt prophesy with them1 and shalt be turned into another man4 ,and let it be1 when these signs are come unto thee1 that thou do as occasion serve thee3 for ,god is with thee4 ,b4 ,,saul',s ,,return ,,home ,and it was so1 that when he had turned his back to go from ,samuel1 ,god gave him another heart3 and all those signs came to pass that day4 ,and when they came thither to the hill1 behold1 a band of prophets met him2 and the spirit of ,god came mightily upon him1 and he prophesied among them4 ,and it came to pass1 when all that knew him before-time saw that1 behold1 he prophesied with the prophets1 then the people said one to another1 ,what is this that is come unto the son of ,kish8 ,is ,saul also among the prophets8 ,and when he had made an end of prophesying1 he came to the high place4 ,and ,saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant1 ,whither went ye8 ,and he said1 ,to seek the asses3 and when we saw that they were not found1 we came to ,samuel4 ,and ,saul's uncle said1 ,tell me1 ,i pray thee1 what ,samuel said unto you4 ,and ,saul said unto his uncle1 ,he told us plainly that the asses were found4 ,but concerning the matter of the kingdom1 whereof ,samuel spake1 he told him not4 ,sec4#fd4 ,saul's ,opportunity 7,i ,sam4 #aa3a-aa1 #ae7 ,then ,nahash the ,ammonite came up1 and encamped against ,jabesh-gilead3 and all the men of ,jabesh said unto ,nahash1 ,make a covenant with us1 and we will serve thee4 ,and ,nahash the ,ammonite said unto them1 ,on this condition will ,i make it with you1 that all your right eyes be put out2 and ,i will lay it for a reproach upon all ,israel4 ,and the elders of ,jabesh said unto him1 ,give us seven days' respite1 that we may send messengers unto all the borders of ,israel3 and then1 if there be none to save us1 we will come out to thee4 ,then came the messengers to ,gibeah of ,saul1 and spake these words in the ears of the people3 and all the people lifted up their voice1 and wept4 ,and1 behold1 ,saul came following the oxen out of the field2 and ,saul said1 ,what aileth the people that they weep8 ,and they told him the words of the men of ,jabesh4 ,and the spirit of ,god came mightily upon ,saul when he heard those words1 and his anger was kindled greatly4 ,and he took a yoke of oxen1 and cut them in pieces1 and sent them throughout all the borders of ,israel by the hand of messengers1 saying1 ,whosoever cometh not forth after ,saul and after ,samuel1 so shall it be done unto his oxen4 ,and the dread of the ,lord fell on the people1 and they came out as one man4 ,and he numbered them in ,bezek2 and the children of ,israel were three hundred thousand1 and the men of ,judah thirty thousand4 ,and they said unto the messengers that came1 ,thus shall ye say unto the men of ,jabesh-gilead1 ',to-morrow1 by the time the sun is hot1 ye shall have deliverance4' ,and the messengers came and told the men of ,jabesh2 and they were glad4 ,therefore the men of ,jabesh said1 ,to-morrow we will come out unto you1 and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you4 ,and it was so on the morrow1 that ,saul put the people in three companies2 and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch1 and smote the ,ammonites until the heat of the day3 and it came to pass1 that they which remained were scattered1 so that two of them were not left together4 ,and all the people went to ,gilgal2 and there they made ,saul king before the ,lord in ,gilgal2 and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the ,lord2 and there ,saul and all the men of ,israel rejoiced greatly4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #bjb 7,sec4#fb;,a74 ,look at the map of ,canaan and find the tribe of ,benjamin4 ,is it a very large tribe8 ,the tribes occupied separate districts1 something like our states4 ,this story is going to tell us about how the first king was chosen1 so it is particular to tell us where he came from and how it happened4 ,what kind of man was ,saul8 ,some animals that are used very much in ,palestine had strayed3 tell about them4 #bjc 7,sec4#fb;,a74 ,saul and the servant had wandered a long way looking for the donkeys1 probably spending several days in the hunt4 ,at last ,saul made up his mind to do something3 what was it8 ,but the servant thought of a plan to help them in their search4 ,the man of ,god was one who could help people in their troubles4 ,they were supposed to bring him a present4 ,what did ,saul do about the present8 #bjd 7,sec4#fb;,b74 ,try to imagine the whole scene4 ,think what ,saul and the servant were doing3 whom did they meet and what did they ask8 ,we must understand that a feast was to be held4 ,the people were going to cook a whole animal4 ,they would pour out the blood and burn the fat1 which was called a sacrifice and was part of their religion2 then they would eat the rest of the animal with great joy4 ,it happened that the two men reached the city just as the feast was to be held4 ,and ,samuel would be there to ask the blessing4 ,the girls told the two men all this4 ,what happened just as they reached the city8 #bje 7,sec4#fb;,b74 ,the ,philistines were enemies of ,israel who greatly troubled them4 ,samuel had been wondering how the people could be saved from their enemies4 ,what had the ,lord told him8 ,what did ,samuel feel just as soon as he saw ,saul8 #bjf 7,sec4#fb;,b74 ,try to imagine the meeting4 ,what did ,saul say8 ,what did ,samuel answer8 ,notice the invitation1 the information about the donkeys1 and especially the hint of some great thing4 ,saul is surprised3 what does he say to ,samuel8 #bjg 7,sec4#fb;,b74 ,what did ,samuel do for ,saul8 ,what plan had ,samuel made so that a good piece of meat could be kept8 ,note the part of the animal that they thought best is the same that we like3 it is the leg of lamb or the second joint of the turkey4 ,what did ,samuel say to ,saul8 #bjh 7,sec4#fb;,b74 ,evidently ,samuel took ,saul to his own house4 ,what part of the house did they use in those days for visiting8 ,how could they do so8 ,what do you think they talked about8 ,once during the ,civil ,war ,abraham ,lincoln went to visit ,henry ,ward ,beecher3 what do you think they talked of8 ,samuel had great hopes that ,saul was the man to save ,israel4 #bji 7,sec4#fc;,a74 ,after the conversation they went to bed4 ,then they talked again early in the morning4 ,then ,samuel walked with ,saul out of the city4 ,what plan did ,samuel use to be alone with ,saul8 ,picture the scene to yourself3 the old man with the flask of olive oil in his hand1 the tall young man wondering about his future1 the anointing1 the solemn kiss1 the promise4 #baj 7,sec4#fc;,a74 ,what signs was ,saul to have8 ,samuel's last word meant that ,saul was to wait until some great opportunity should arise and then to do as ,god led him4 ,we shall see how the opportunity came4 #baa 7,sec4#fc;,b74 ,tell the story of what happened to ,saul after he left ,samuel4 ,what was the conversation between ,saul and his uncle8 ,what did ,saul keep silent about8 ,why do you think he did so8 ,he was modest2 he did not want to boast4 ,it seems that he went quietly to work on his father's farm and waited for something to happen that should show him what to do4 #bab 7,sec4#fd74 ,the scene of the story changes4 ,locate ,ammon on the map1 east of the ,jordan4 ,the ,ammonites were old enemies of ,israel4 ,locate ,jabesh-,gilead1 the town which they attacked4 ,the people were afraid and begged for mercy4 ,what terms did the cruel king offer them8 ,he was so sure that no one in ,israel could save them that he let them send messengers asking for help4 ,the messengers came to the town where ,saul lived4 ,locate ,gibeah in ,saul's tribe4 ,how did the people feel when they heard the news8 ,what had ,saul been doing since his return from ,samuel8 ,tell the story of how he came home on the day the messengers arrived4 #bac 7,sec4#fd74 ,how did the news affect ,saul8 ,this was the opportunity that ,samuel had told him to wait for4 ,what striking thing did he do to gather an army8 ,tell the story of the successful march to relieve ,jabesh-,gilead4 #bad 7,sec4#fd74 ,what did the people think of the hero who had saved them8 ,what did they do8 ,who was the first president of the ,united ,states8 ,why was he elected8 ,who was the first king of ,israel8 ,why was he chosen8 ,,written ,,review ,consider which man you would rather have been3 ,a wise1 good man who was magnanimous enough to see that a king was needed and to choose him1 or the vigorous man who could conquer the enemies and win the kingship4 ,think carefully of the heroic qualities of each of them4 ,write down which you admire the most and why you would rather be that one4 ,,xx4 ,,jonathan',s ,,victory ,,the ,,story ,sec4#fe4 ,the ,new ,king and the ,old ,foes 7,i ,sam4 #ac3b-g1 #ae-ag2 #ad3a-bc7 ,a4 ,,the ,,outbreak ,,of ,,war ,when ,saul had reigned two years over ,israel1 he chose him three thousand men of ,israel2 whereof two thousand were with him in ,michmash and in the mount of ,beth-el1 and a thousand were with ,jonathan in ,gibeah of ,benjamin3 and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent4 ,and ,jonathan smote the garrison of the ,philistines that was in ,geba1 and the ,philistines heard of it4 ,and ,saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land1 saying1 ,let the ,hebrews hear4 ,and all ,israel heard say that ,saul had smitten the garrison of the ,philistines1 and that ,israel also was had in abomination with the ,philistines4 ,and the people were gathered together after ,saul4 ,and the ,philistines assembled themselves together to fight with ,israel1 thirty thousand chariots1 and six thousand horsemen1 and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude3 and they came up1 and pitched in ,michmash1 eastward of ,beth-aven4 ,when the men of ,israel saw that they were in a strait1 7for the people were distressed17 then the people did hide themselves in caves1 and in thickets1 and in rocks1 and in holds1 and in pits4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,philistine ,now some of the ,hebrews had gone over ,jordan to the land of ,gad and ,gilead4 ,and ,saul numbered the people that were present with him1 about six hundred men4 ,and ,saul1 and ,jonathan his son1 and the people that were present with them1 abode in ,geba of ,benjamin3 but the ,philistines encamped in ,michmash4 ,and the spoilers came out of the camp of the ,philistines4 ,b4 ,,jonathan',s ,,bold ,,attack ,now it fell upon a day1 that ,jonathan the son of ,saul said unto the young man that bare his armor1 ,come and let us go over to the ,philistines' garrison1 that is on yonder side4 ,but he told not his father4 ,and ,saul abode in the uttermost part of ,gibeah under the pomegranate tree which is in ,migron3 and the people that were with him were about six hundred men4 ,and the people knew not that ,jonathan was gone4 ,and between the passes1 by which ,jonathan sought to go over unto the ,philistines' garrison1 there was a rocky crag on the one side1 and a rocky crag on the other side4 ,the one crag rose up on the north in front of ,michmash1 and the other on the south in front of ,geba4 ,and ,jonathan said to the young man that bare his armor1 ,come and let us go over unto the garrison3 it may be that the ,lord will work for us3 for there is not restraint to the ,lord to save by many or by few4 ,and his armorbearer said unto him1 ,do all that is in thine heart3 turn thee1 behold ,i am with thee according to thy heart4 ,then said ,jonathan1 ,behold1 we will pass over unto the men1 and we will discover ourselves unto them4 ,if they say thus unto us1 ',tarry until we come to you2' then we will stand still in our place1 and will not go up unto them4 ,but if they say thus1 ',come up unto us1' then we will go up3 for the ,lord hath delivered them into our hand3 and this shall be the sign unto us4 ,and both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the ,philistines3 and the ,philistines said1 ,behold1 the ,hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves4 ,and the men of the garrison answered ,jonathan and his armorbearer1 and said1 ,come up to us1 and we will show you a thing4 ,and ,jonathan said unto his armorbearer1 ,come up after me3 for the ,lord hath delivered them into the hand of ,israel4 ,and ,jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet1 and his armorbearer after him3 and they fell before ,jonathan2 and his armorbearer slew them after him4 ,and that first slaughter1 which ,jonathan and his armorbearer made1 was about twenty men1 within as it were half an acre of land4 ,and there was a trembling in the camp1 in the field1 and among all the people2 the garrison1 and the spoilers1 they also trembled3 and the earth quaked2 so there was an exceeding great trembling4 ,c4 ,,the ,,general ,,battle ,and the watchmen of ,saul in ,gibeah of ,benjamin looked2 and1 behold1 the multitude melted away1 and they went hither and thither4 ,then said ,saul unto the people that were with him1 ,number now1 and see who is gone from us4 ,and when they had numbered1 behold1 ,jonathan and his armorbearer were not there4 ,and ,saul said unto ,ahijah the priest1 ,bring hither the ark of ,god4 ,for the ark of ,god was there at that time with the children of ,israel4 ,and it came to pass1 while ,saul talked unto the priest1 that the tumult that was in the camp of the ,philistines went on and increased3 and ,saul said unto the priest1 ,withdraw thine hand4 ,and ,saul and all the people that were with him were gathered together1 and came to the battle3 and1 behold1 every man's sword was against his fellow1 and there was a very great discomfiture4 ,now the ,hebrews that were with the ,philistines as before-time1 which went up with them into the camp from the country round about1 even they also turned to be with the ,israelites that were with ,saul and ,jonathan4 ,likewise all the men of ,israel which had hid themselves in the hill country of ,ephraim1 when they heard that the ,philistines fled1 even they also followed hard after them in the battle4 ,so the ,lord saved ,israel that day3 and the battle passed over by ,beth-aven4 ,sec4#ff4 ,saul's ,oath and ,jonathan's ,danger 7,i ,sam4 #ad3bd-df7 ,a4 ,,the ,,oath ,,of ,,abstinence ,and the men of ,israel were distressed that day3 for ,saul had adjured the people1 saying1 ,cursed be the man that eateth any food until it be evening1 and ,i be avenged on mine enemies4 ,so none of the people tasted food4 ,and all the people came into the forest2 and there was honey upon the ground4 ,and when the people were come unto the forest1 behold1 the honey dropped3 but no man put his hand to his mouth2 for the people feared the oath4 ,but ,jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath3 wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand1 and dipped it in the honeycomb1 and put his hand to his mouth2 and his eyes were enlightened4 ,then answered one of the people1 and said1 ,thy father straitly charged the people with an oath1 saying1 ',cursed be the man that eateth food this day4' ,and the people were faint4 ,then said ,jonathan1 ,my father hath troubled the land3 see1 ,i pray you1 how mine eyes have been enlightened1 because ,i tasted a little of this honey4 ,how much more1 if haply the people had eaten freely to-day of the spoil of their enemies which they found8 for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the ,philistines8 ,b4 ,,the ,,hungry ,,warriors ,and they smote of the ,philistines that day from ,michmash to ,aijalon3 and the people were very faint4 ,and the people flew upon the spoil1 and took sheep1 and oxen1 and calves1 and slew them on the ground3 and the people did eat them with the blood4 ,then they told ,saul1 saying1 ,behold1 the people sin against the ,lord1 in that they eat with the blood4 ,and he said1 ,ye have dealt treacherously3 roll a great stone unto me this day4 ,and ,saul said1 ,disperse yourselves among the people1 and say unto them1 ',bring me hither every man his ox1 and every man his sheep1 and slay them here1 and eat2 and sin not against the ,lord in eating with the blood4' ,and all the people brought every man his ox with him that night1 and slew them there4 ,and ,saul built an altar unto the ,lord3 the same was the first altar that he built unto the ,lord4 ,c4 ,,jonathan',s ,,danger ,,and ,,rescue ,and ,saul said1 ,let us go down after the ,philistines by night1 and spoil them until the morning light1 and let us not leave a man of them4 ,and they said1 ,do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee4 ,then said the priest1 ,let us draw near hither unto ,god4 ,and ,saul asked counsel of ,god1 ,shall ,i go down after the ,philistines8 wilt thou deliver them into the hand of ,israel8 ,but he answered him not that day4 ,and ,saul said1 ,draw nigh hither1 all ye chiefs of the people3 and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day4 ,for1 as the ,lord liveth1 which saveth ,israel1 though it be in ,jonathan my son1 he shall surely die4 ,but there was not a man among all the people that answered him4 ,then said he unto all ,israel1 ,be ye on one side1 and ,i and ,jonathan my son will be on the other side4 ,and the people said unto ,saul1 ,do what seemeth good unto thee4 ,therefore ,saul said unto the ,lord1 the ,god of ,israel1 ,show the right4 ,and ,jonathan and ,saul were taken by lot3 but the people escaped4 ,and ,saul said1 ,cast lots between me and ,jonathan my son4 ,and ,jonathan was taken4 ,then ,saul said to ,jonathan1 ,tell me what thou hast done4 ,and ,jonathan told him1 and said1 ,i did certainly taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand2 and1 lo1 ,i must die4 ,and ,saul said1 ,god do so and more also3 for thou shalt surely die1 ,jonathan4 ,and the people said unto ,saul1 ,shall ,jonathan die1 who hath wrought this great salvation in ,israel8 ,god forbid3 as the ,lord liveth1 there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground2 for he hath wrought with ,god this day4 ,so the people rescued ,jonathan1 that he died not4 ,then ,saul went up from following the ,philistines3 and the ,philistines went to their own place4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #bae 7,sec4#fe;,a74 ,there was a strong enemy on the western coast that was the most serious trouble to ,israel4 ,it was to save themselves from these people that the ,hebrews had longed for a king4 ,imagine how we should feel if some foreign nation should capture ,new ,york and ,chicago and ,st4 ,louis and ,san ,francisco and should compel us to give up a large part of our crops every year4 ,we should look for a great general to lead us to turn them out4 ,what then did ,saul feel was his first duty as king8 ,he had with him his noble son3 what was his name8 ,the first blow was struck at the town of ,geba3 what followed at once8 #baf 7,sec4#fe;,a74 ,note the great force of the ,philistines4 ,what do you think they expected to do with the ,hebrews8 ,how did the ,hebrews behave8 ,we have seen before how the people would hide from their enemies4 ,how many warriors did ,saul have left8 ,notice that the two forces were drawn up on opposite sides of a valley4 ,each was on a height which it was difficult to attack4 ,the reference to the spoilers means that the ,philistines determined to destroy all the ,hebrew country4 ,the little army of ,saul was unable to prevent the raids4 #bag 7,sec4#fe;,b74 ,evidently some bold deed had to be done4 ,we find that the king had a hero son4 ,the knights in ,europe used to have their squires3 ,jonathan had his armorbearer4 ,why did he not tell his father of his plan8 ,at the battle of ,santiago in the ,cuban war ,lieutenant ,hobson wanted to do a very bold deed1 but it was so dangerous that he had difficulty in getting permission4 ,jonathan was afraid his father would think his plan foolhardy4 ,study the description of the place4 ,there was a narrow pass between two rocky crags4 ,in order to reach the ,philistines1 ,jonathan would have to climb the steep rock4 ,note that ,jonathan hopes for the ,lord to be with him4 ,how does the armorbearer respond8 #bah 7,sec4#fe;,b74 ,jonathan proposes to go into the open at the bottom of the valley and call to the ,philistine sentinels1 and then to decide whether to attack according to their reply4 ,he thinks that they will make one of two replies3 what were they8 ,tell what happened4 ,how do you think the sudden attack of two men could have frightened the ,philistines8 #bai 7,sec4#fe;,c74 ,the ,hebrew sentinels on their crag suddenly saw a great disturbance on the opposite height1 which the ,philistines held4 ,what did ,saul do8 ,the king intended to consult ,god through the priest1 but the confusion in the enemy's camp grew so great that he decided to attack at once4 ,three causes helped to put the ,philistines to flight3 what were they8 #bbj 7,sec4#ff;,a74 ,in the old time it was thought to be very religious to make solemn vows to ,god4 ,saul felt that the ,lord was saving ,israel from the oppression3 what oath did he put upon the people8 ,what did the hungry people find in the forest8 ,how did they act8 ,how did ,jonathan act8 ,the little food was so refreshing that he seemed to see clearly again1 so it is said his eyes were enlightened4 ,tell what conversation took place about the honey4 #bba 7,sec4#ff;,b74 ,in order to understand this story1 we must remember that it was considered wrong to eat meat unless it had been properly killed so that the blood could run off4 ,the blood was thought to be an offering to ,god4 ,the ,jews still keep up the same custom1 and their meat is always specially killed4 ,when the ,philistines fled1 what property did they leave behind8 ,how did the hungry ,hebrews behave8 ,how did ,saul secure an altar where the animals could be properly killed8 ,saul was very careful to do everything that was considered right4 #bbb 7,sec4#ff;,c74 ,the king thought that the victory should be followed up1 so that the ,philistines could not return to trouble them4 ,they had a custom of seeking to find out ,god's will about any matter through the priest1 just as people do in the temples of ,japan to-day4 ,but there was some difficulty in securing an answer1 so ,saul felt sure that someone had broken the oath4 ,it was a most solemn matter to him4 ,what did he say to the leaders of the people8 ,tell how they found out that ,jonathan was guilty4 #bbc 7,sec4#ff;,c74 ,when a man was found out by the lot1 he was expected to confess4 ,what did ,jonathan confess8 ,do you think that he had done wrong8 ,evidently ,saul thought so1 because at that time it seemed terrible to break a solemn oath4 ,picture the scene to yourself and see how nobly ,jonathan was ready to bear the punishment4 #bbd 7,sec4#ff;,c74 ,it seems to us most strange that the king should think so much of the matter as to feel that his son must die1 but we must remember that it was part of their religion4 ,it makes us very glad that we know ,god so much better1 and that we can see that he must have been pleased with the hero who had risked his life to save his people from their enemies4 ,indeed we find that ,jonathan's noble conduct was so clear that the people decided that the old custom must be broken4 ,what did they say8 ,why did they think the ,lord would not wish ,jonathan to die8 ,,written ,,review ,imagine that you were ,jonathan's armorbearer4 ,write a letter home1 just as the young man might1 telling what happened that day4 ,make it as full of description as possible4 ,,david ,,xxi4 ,,david ,,and ,,the ,,giant ,,xxii4 ,,the ,,hero ,,friends1 ,,david ,,and ,,jonathan ,,xxiii4 ,,david1 ,,the ,,outlaw ,,xxiv4 ,,david1 ,,the ,,king ,,xxv4 ,,david ,,and ,,his ,,rebel ,,son ,,xxi4 ,,david ,,and ,,the ,,giant ,,the ,,story ,sec4#fg4 ,the ,anointing of ,david 7,i ,sam4 #af3a-ac7 ,and the ,lord said unto ,samuel1 ,i have rejected ,saul from being king over ,israel4 ,fill thine horn with oil1 and go1 ,i will send thee to ,jesse the ,bethlehemite3 for ,i have provided me a king among his sons4 ,and ,samuel said1 ,how can ,i go8 if ,saul hear it1 he will kill me4 ,and the ,lord said1 ,take an heifer with thee1 and say1 ',i am come to sacrifice to the ,lord4' ,and call ,jesse to the sacrifice1 and ,i will show thee what thou shalt do3 and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom ,i name unto thee4 ,and ,samuel did that which the ,lord spake1 and came to ,bethlehem4 ,and the elders of the city came to meet him trembling1 and said1 ,comest thou peaceably8 ,and he said1 ,peaceably3 ,i am come to sacrifice unto the ,lord3 sanctify yourselves1 and come with me to the sacrifice4 ,and he sanctified ,jesse and his sons1 and called them to the sacrifice4 ,and it came to pass1 when they were come1 that he looked on ,eliab1 and said1 ,surely the ,lord's anointed is before him4 ,but the ,lord said unto ,samuel1 ,look not on his countenance1 or on the height of his stature2 because ,i have rejected him3 for the ,lord seeth not as man seeth2 for man looketh on the outward appearance1 but the ,lord looketh on the heart4 ,illustration3 ,,david ,then ,jesse called ,abinadab1 and made him pass before ,samuel4 ,and he said1 ,neither hath the ,lord chosen this4 ,then ,jesse made ,shammah to pass by4 ,and he said1 ,neither hath the ,lord chosen this4 ,and ,jesse made seven of his sons to pass before ,samuel4 ,and ,samuel said unto ,jesse1 ,the ,lord hath not chosen these4 ,and ,samuel said unto ,jesse1 ,are here all thy children8 ,and he said1 ,there remaineth yet the youngest1 and1 behold1 he keepeth the sheep4 ,and ,samuel said unto ,jesse1 ,send and fetch him3 for we will not sit down till he come hither4 ,and he sent1 and brought him in4 ,now he was ruddy1 and withal of a beautiful countenance1 and goodly to look upon4 ,and the ,lord said1 ,arise1 anoint him3 for this is he4 ,then ,samuel took the horn of oil1 and anointed him in the midst of his brethren3 and the spirit of the ,lord came mightily upon ,david from that day forward4 ,sec4#fh4 ,david and ,goliath 7,i ,sam4 #ag3a-ad1 #af-eb7 ,a4 ,,goliath',s ,,challenge ,now the ,philistines gathered together their armies to battle1 and they were gathered together at ,socoh1 which belongeth to ,judah4 ,and ,saul and the men of ,israel were gathered together1 and pitched in the vale of ,elah1 and set the battle in array against the ,philistines4 ,and the ,philistines stood on the mountain on the one side1 and ,israel stood on the mountain on the other side3 and there was a valley between them4 ,and there went out a champion out of the camp of the ,philistines1 named ,goliath1 of ,gath1 whose height was six cubits and a span4 ,and he had an helmet of brass upon his head1 and he was clad with a coat of mail2 and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass4 ,and he had greaves of brass upon his legs1 and a javelin of brass between his shoulders4 ,and the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam2 and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron3 and his shield-bearer went before him4 ,and he stood and cried unto the armies of ,israel1 and said unto them1 ,why are ye come out to set your battle in array8 am not ,i a ,philistine1 and ye servants to ,saul8 choose you a man for you1 and let him come down to me4 ,if he be able to fight with me1 and kill me1 then will we be your servants3 but if ,i prevail against him1 and kill him1 then shall ye be our servants1 and serve us4 ,and the ,philistine said1 ,i defy the armies of ,israel this day1 give me a man1 that we may fight together4 ,and when ,saul and all ,israel heard those words of the ,philistine1 they were dismayed1 and greatly afraid1 and the ,philistine drew near morning and evening1 and presented himself forty days4 ,b4 ,,david',s ,,visit ,,to ,,the ,,army ,now ,jesse had eight sons3 and the man was an old man in the days of ,saul1 stricken in years among men4 ,and the three eldest sons of ,jesse had gone after ,saul to the battle3 and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were ,eliab the firstborn1 and next unto him ,abinadab1 and the third ,shammah4 ,and ,david was the youngest3 and the three eldest followed ,saul4 ,and ,jesse said unto ,david his son1 ,take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn1 and these ten loaves1 and carry them quickly to the camp to thy brethren2 and bring these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand1 and look how thy brethren fare4 ,and ,david rose up early in the morning1 and left the sheep with a keeper1 and took1 and went1 as ,jesse had commanded him2 and he came to the place of the wagons1 as the host which was going forth to the fight shouted for the battle4 ,and ,israel and the ,philistines put the battle in array1 army against army4 ,and ,david left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage1 and ran to the army1 and came and saluted his brethren4 ,and as he talked with them1 behold1 there came up the champion1 the ,philistine of ,gath1 ,goliath by name1 out of the ranks of the ,philistines1 and spake according to the same words3 and ,david heard them4 ,and all the men of ,israel1 when they saw the man1 fled from him1 and were sore afraid4 ,and the men of ,israel said1 ,have ye seen this man that is come up8 surely to defy ,israel is he come up3 and it shall be1 that the man who killeth him1 the king will enrich him with great riches1 and will give him his daughter1 and make his father's house free in ,israel4 ,and ,david spake to the men that stood by him1 saying1 ,what shall be done to the man that killeth this ,philistine1 and taketh away the reproach from ,israel8 for who is this ,philistine1 that he should defy the armies of the living ,god8 ,and the people answered him after this manner1 saying1 ,so shall it be done to the man that killeth him4 ,and ,eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men2 and ,eliab's anger was kindled against ,david1 and he said1 ,why art thou come down8 and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness8 ,i know thy pride1 and the naughtiness of thine heart2 for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle4 ,and ,david said1 ,what have ,i now done8 ,is there not a cause8 ,and he turned away from him toward another1 and spake after the same manner3 and the people answered him again after the former manner4 ,c4 ,,the ,,acceptance ,,of ,,the ,,challenge ,and when the words were heard which ,david spake1 they rehearsed them before ,saul2 and he sent for him4 ,and ,david said to ,saul1 ,let no man's heart fail because of him2 thy servant will go and fight with this ,philistine4 ,and ,saul said to ,david1 ,thou art not able to go against this ,philistine to fight with him3 for thou art but a youth1 and he a man of war from his youth4 ,and ,david said unto ,saul1 ,thy servant kept his father's sheep2 and when there came a lion1 or a bear1 and took a lamb out of the flock1 ,i went out after him1 and smote him1 and delivered it out of his mouth3 and when he arose against me1 ,i caught him by his beard1 and smote him1 and slew him4 ,thy servant smote both the lion and the bear3 and this ,philistine shall be as one of them1 seeing he hath defied the armies of the living ,god4 ,and ,david said1 ,the ,lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion1 and out of the paw of the bear1 he will deliver me out of the hand of this ,philistine4 ,and ,saul said unto ,david1 ,go1 and the ,lord shall be with thee4 ,and ,saul clad ,david with his apparel1 and he put an helmet of brass upon his head1 and he clad him with a coat of mail4 ,and ,david girded his sword upon his apparel1 and he essayed to go2 for he had not proved it4 ,and ,david said unto ,saul1 ,i cannot go with these2 for ,i have not proved them4 ,and ,david put them off him4 ,d4 ,,the ,,combat ,and he took his staff in his hand1 and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook1 and put them in the shepherd's bag which he had1 even in his scrip2 and his sling was in his hand3 and he drew near to the ,philistine4 ,and the ,philistine came on and drew near unto ,david2 and the man that bare the shield went before him4 ,and when the ,philistine looked about1 and saw ,david1 he disdained him3 for he was but a youth1 and ruddy1 and withal of a fair countenance4 ,and the ,philistine said unto ,david1 ,am ,i a dog1 that thou comest to me with staves8 ,and the ,philistine cursed ,david by his gods4 ,and the ,philistine said to ,david1 ,come to me1 and ,i will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air1 and to the beasts of the field4 ,then said ,david to the ,philistine1 ,thou comest to me with a sword1 and with a spear1 and with a javelin3 but ,i come to thee in the name of the ,lord of hosts1 the ,god of the armies of ,israel1 which thou hast defied4 ,this day will the ,lord deliver thee into mine hand2 and ,i will smite thee1 and take thine head from off thee2 and ,i will give the carcases of the host of the ,philistines this day unto the fowls of the air1 and to the wild beasts of the earth2 that all the earth may know that there is a ,god in ,israel3 and that all this assembly may know that the ,lord saveth not with sword and spear3 for the battle is the ,lord's1 and he will give you into our hand4 ,and it came to pass1 when the ,philistine arose1 and came and drew nigh to meet ,david1 that ,david hastened1 and ran toward the army to meet the ,philistine4 ,and ,david put his hand in his bag1 and took thence a stone1 and slang it1 and smote the ,philistine in his forehead2 and the stone sank into his forehead1 and he fell upon his face to the earth4 ,so ,david prevailed over the ,philistine with a sling and with a stone1 and smote the ,philistine1 and slew him2 but there was no sword in the hand of ,david4 ,then ,david ran1 and stood over the ,philistine1 and took his sword1 and drew it out of the sheath thereof1 and slew him1 and cut off his head therewith4 ,and when the ,philistines saw that their champion was dead1 they fled4 ,and the men of ,israel and of ,judah arose1 and shouted1 and pursued the ,philistines1 until thou comest to ,gath1 and to the gates of ,ekron4 ,sec4#fi4 ,david before ,saul 7,i ,sam4 #ag3ae-ah3e7 ,and when ,saul saw ,david go forth against the ,philistine1 he said unto ,abner1 the captain of the host1 ,abner1 whose son is this youth8 ,and ,abner said1 ,as thy soul liveth1 ,o king1 ,i cannot tell4 ,and the king said1 ,inquire thou whose son the stripling is4 ,and as ,david returned from the slaughter of the ,philistine1 ,abner took him1 and brought him before ,saul with the head of the ,philistine in his hand4 ,and ,saul said to him1 ,whose son art thou1 thou young man8 ,and ,david answered1 ,i am the son of thy servant ,jesse the ,bethlehemite4 ,and it came to pass1 when he had made an end of speaking unto ,saul1 that the soul of ,jonathan was knit with the soul of ,david1 and ,jonathan loved him as his own soul4 ,and ,saul took him that day1 and would let him go no more home to his father's house4 ,then ,jonathan and ,david made a covenant1 because he loved him as his own soul4 ,and ,jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him1 and gave it to ,david1 and his apparel1 even to his sword1 and to his bow1 and to his girdle4 ,and ,david went out whithersoever ,saul sent him1 and behaved himself wisely3 and ,saul set him over the men of war1 and it was good in the sight of all the people1 and also in the sight of ,saul's servants4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #bbe 7,sec4#fg74 ,it is a surprise to read that ,saul who had begun his reign so well had made a failure so early4 ,but he was a headstrong man4 ,he would not take ,samuel's advice1 and the old prophet realized that a new king would have to be chosen4 ,we have now the interesting story of how ,david was given his first knowledge of the great future that was before him4 #bbf 7,sec4#fg74 ,tell the story of the plan for a visit to ,bethlehem4 ,what did ,samuel think when he saw ,jesse's oldest son8 ,what did the ,lord tell him about the way to judge of men8 ,saul was a man of noble appearance1 but sometimes such men are disappointing4 ,what occurred regarding the other sons8 ,tell the story of the anointing of ,david4 ,compare this with the anointing of ,saul4 #bbg 7,sec4#fh;,a74 ,we hear again of the same old enemies of ,israel4 ,who were they and where did they live8 ,who was their champion8 ,six cubits and a span would be at least ten feet1 so we may suppose that as this story was told over and over again they came to exaggerate the height of the giant4 ,but he must have been a very big man4 ,he had heavy bronze armor4 ,how many pieces8 ,five thousand shekels would be about #aej lbs4--a heavy coat of mail4 ,who was with him8 ,tell the story of his challenge4 #bbh 7,sec4#fh;,b74 ,how many of ,david's brothers were in the army8 ,why did ,jesse send ,david to the army and what presents did he send with him8 ,tell the story of ,david's inquiry about the ,philistine4 ,what did his brother say to him8 ,what did ,david think of the challenge8 #bbi 7,sec4#fh;,c74 ,tell the story of ,david's interview with ,saul4 ,what kind of a young man was he8 ,what had he been able to do in his shepherd life8 ,how did he get along with ,saul's armor8 #bcj 7,sec4#fh;,d74 ,there was one weapon with which ,david was very skilful4 ,some of the ,israelites could do wonders with this simple weapon3 read ,judg4 #bj3af4 ,try to imagine what the two men looked like when they met4 ,describe the meeting4 #bca 7,sec4#fh;,d74 ,what did ,goliath say to ,david8 ,the young man knew that the safety of his people depended upon this fight4 ,what noble words did he say8 ,did he boast of his own skill8 ,tell the story of the combat4 #bcb 7,sec4#fi74 ,what conversation took place regarding ,david8 ,what did ,saul do for the young victor8 #bcc 7,sec4#fi74 ,jonathan comes out nobly in the story4 ,we might think that he would be jealous of ,david's success1 but instead of that1 he was delighted with his fine appearance and his courage4 ,how did ,jonathan show his pleasure in ,david8 ,there began that day a great friendship that lasted till death4 ,there can be no jealousy between friends4 ,it is one of the noblest feelings1 when one friend can be glad of another's advancement4 ,,written ,,review ,when ,david was practicing with his sling and keeping his flocks he little thought that he would ever be king of ,israel4 ,we do not know how our common duties are getting us ready for a greater work4 ,make a list of the principal things that you will have to do this week4 ,write them down in your notebook4 ,then write down what good you think they will do to prepare you for your work when you are grown up4 ,,xxii4 ,,the ,,hero ,,friends1 ,,david ,,and ,,jonathan ,,the ,,story ,sec4#gj4 ,saul's ,jealousy of ,david 7,i ,sam4 #ah3f-i1 #bg-bi2 #ai3a-ah7 ,a4 ,,the ,,beginning ,,of ,,the ,,jealousy ,and it came to pass as they came1 when ,david returned from the slaughter of the ,philistine1 that the women came out of all the cities of ,israel1 singing and dancing1 to meet king ,saul1 with timbrels1 with joy1 and with instruments of music4 ,and the women sang one to another as they played1 and said1 ,saul hath slain his thousands1 ,and ,david his ten thousands4 ,and ,saul was very wroth1 and this saying displeased him2 and he said1 ,they have ascribed unto ,david ten thousands1 and to me they have ascribed but thousands3 and what can he have more but the kingdom8 ,and ,saul eyed ,david from that day and forward4 ,and ,saul gave him ,michal his daughter to wife4 ,and ,saul saw and knew that the ,lord was with ,david2 and ,michal ,saul's daughter loved him4 ,and ,saul was yet the more afraid of ,david2 and ,saul was ,david's enemy continually4 ,b4 ,,jonathan ,,the ,,peacemaker ,and ,saul spake to ,jonathan his son1 and to all his servants1 that they should slay ,david4 ,but ,jonathan1 ,saul's son1 delighted much in ,david4 ,and ,jonathan told ,david1 saying1 ,saul my father seeketh to slay thee3 now therefore1 ,i pray thee1 take heed to thyself in the morning1 and abide in a secret place1 and hide thyself3 and ,i will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art1 and ,i will commune with my father of thee2 and if ,i see ought1 ,i will tell thee4 ,and ,jonathan spake good of ,david unto ,saul his father1 and said unto him1 ,let not the king sin against his servant1 against ,david2 because he hath not sinned against thee1 and because his works have been very good toward thee3 for he put his life in his hand1 and smote the ,philistine1 and the ,lord wrought a great victory for all ,israel3 thou sawest it1 and didst rejoice3 wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood1 to slay ,david without a cause8 ,and ,saul hearkened unto the voice of ,jonathan3 and ,saul sware1 ,as the ,lord liveth1 he shall not be put to death4 ,and ,jonathan called ,david1 and ,jonathan showed him all those things4 ,and ,jonathan brought ,david to ,saul1 and he was in his presence1 as before-time4 ,c4 ,,saul',s ,,attempts ,,to ,,kill ,,david ,and there was war again3 and ,david went out1 and fought with the ,philistines1 and slew them with a great slaughter2 and they fled before him4 ,and an evil spirit from the ,lord was upon ,saul1 as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand2 and ,david played with his hand4 ,and ,saul sought to smite ,david even to the wall with the spear2 but he slipped away out of ,saul's presence1 and he smote the spear into the wall3 and ,david fled1 and escaped that night4 ,and ,saul sent messengers unto ,david's house1 to watch him1 and to slay him in the morning3 and ,michal ,david's wife told him1 saying1 ,if thou save not thy life to-night1 to-morrow thou shalt be slain4 ,so ,michal let ,david down through the window3 and he went1 and fled1 and escaped4 ,and ,michal took the teraphim1 and laid it in the bed1 and put a pillow of goats' hair at the head thereof1 and covered it with the clothes4 ,and when ,saul sent messengers to take ,david1 she said1 ,he is sick4 ,and ,saul sent the messengers to see ,david1 saying1 ,bring him up to me in the bed1 that ,i may slay him4 ,and when the messengers came in1 behold1 the teraphim was in the bed1 with the pillow of goats' hair at the head thereof4 ,and ,saul said unto ,michal1 ,why hast thou deceived me thus1 and let mine enemy go1 that he is escaped8 ,and ,michal answered ,saul1 ,he said unto me1 ',let me go2 why should ,i kill thee8' ,now ,david fled1 and escaped1 and came to ,samuel to ,ramah1 and told him all that ,saul had done to him4 ,and he and ,samuel went and dwelt in ,naioth4 ,sec4#ga4 ,the ,two ,friends 7,i ,sam4 #bj3a-ci7 ,a4 ,,the ,,covenant ,,of ,,the ,,friends ,and ,david fled from ,naioth in ,ramah1 and came and said before ,jonathan1 ,what have ,i done8 what is mine iniquity8 and what is my sin before thy father1 that he seeketh my life8 ,and he said unto him1 ,god forbid2 thou shalt not die3 behold1 my father doeth nothing either great or small1 but that he discloseth it unto me and why should my father hide this thing from me8 it is not so4 ,and ,david sware moreover1 and said1 ,thy father knoweth well that ,i have found grace in thine eyes2 and he saith1 ',let not ,jonathan know this1 lest he be grieved'3 but truly as the ,lord liveth1 and as thy soul liveth1 there is but a step between me and death4 ,then said ,jonathan unto ,david1 ,whatsoever thy soul desireth1 ,i will even do it for thee4 ,and ,david said unto ,jonathan1 ,behold1 to-morrow is the new moon1 and ,i should not fail to sit with the king at meat3 but let me go1 that ,i may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even4 ,if thy father miss me at all1 then say1 ',david earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to ,bethlehem his city3 for it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the family4' ,if he say thus1 ',it is well2' thy servant shall have peace3 but if he be wroth1 then know that evil is determined by him4 ,therefore deal kindly with thy servant2 for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the ,lord with thee3 but if there be in me iniquity1 slay me thyself2 for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father8 ,and ,jonathan said1 ,far be it from thee3 for if ,i should at all know that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee1 then would not ,i tell it thee8 ,then said ,david to ,jonathan1 ,who shall tell me if perchance thy father answer thee roughly8 ,and ,jonathan said unto ,david1 ,come and let us go out into the field4 ,and they went out both of them into the field4 ,and ,jonathan said unto ,david1 ,the ,lord1 the ,god of ,israel1 be witness2 when ,i have sounded my father about this time to-morrow1 or the third day1 behold1 if there be good toward ,david1 shall ,i not then send unto thee1 and disclose it unto thee8 ,the ,lord do so to ,jonathan1 and more also1 should it please my father to do thee evil1 if ,i disclose it not unto thee1 and send thee away1 that thou mayest go in peace3 and the ,lord be with thee1 as he hath been with my father4 ,and thou shalt not only while yet ,i live show me the kindness of the ,lord1 that ,i die not3 but also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever3 no1 not when the ,lord hath cut off the enemies of ,david every one from the face of the earth4 ,and ,jonathan caused ,david to swear again1 for the love that he had to him3 for he loved him as he loved his own soul4 ,then ,jonathan said unto him1 ,to-morrow is the new moon3 and thou shalt be missed1 because thy seat will be empty4 ,and when thou hast stayed three days1 thou shalt go down quickly1 and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand1 and shalt remain by the stone ,ezel4 ,and ,i will shoot three arrows on the side thereof1 as though ,i shot at a mark4 ,and behold1 ,i will send the lad1 saying1 ',go1 find the arrows4' ,if ,i say unto the lad1 ',behold1 the arrows are on this side of thee'3 take them1 and come2 for there is peace to thee and no hurt1 as the ,lord liveth4 ,but if ,i say thus unto the boy1 ',behold1 the arrows are beyond thee'2 go thy way2 for the ,lord hath sent thee away4 ,and as touching the matter which thou and ,i have spoken of1 behold1 the ,lord is between thee and me for ever4 ,b4 ,,saul',s ,,deadly ,,anger ,so ,david hid himself in the field3 and when the new moon was come1 the king sat him down to eat meat4 ,and the king sat upon his seat1 as at other times1 even upon the seat by the wall2 and ,jonathan stood up1 and ,abner sat by ,saul's side3 but ,david's place was empty4 ,nevertheless ,saul spake not any thing that day2 for he thought1 ,something hath befallen him1 he is not clean2 surely he is not clean4 ,and it came to pass on the morrow after the new moon1 which was the second day1 that ,david's place was empty3 and ,saul said unto ,jonathan his son1 ,wherefore cometh not the son of ,jesse to meat1 neither yesterday1 nor to-day8 ,and ,jonathan answered ,saul1 ,david earnestly asked leave of me to go to ,bethlehem3 and he said ',let me go1 ,i pray thee2 for our family hath a sacrifice in the city2 and my brother1 he hath commanded me to be there3 and now1 if ,i have found favor in thine eyes1 let me get away1 ,i pray thee1 and see my brethren4' ,therefore he is not come unto the king's table4 ,then ,saul's anger was kindled against ,jonathan1 and he said unto him1 ,thou son of a perverse rebellious woman1 do not ,i know that thou hast chosen the son of ,jesse to thine own shame8 ,for as long as the son of ,jesse liveth upon the ground1 thou shalt not be established1 nor thy kingdom4 ,wherefore now send and fetch him unto me1 for he shall surely die4 ,and ,jonathan answered ,saul his father1 and said unto him1 ,wherefore should he be put to death8 what hath he done8 ,and ,saul cast his spear at him to smite him3 whereby ,jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to put ,david to death4 ,so ,jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger1 and did eat no meat the second day of the month3 for he was grieved for ,david1 because his father had done him shame4 ,c4 ,,the ,,parting ,,of ,,the ,,friends ,and it came to pass in the morning1 that ,jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with ,david1 and a little lad with him4 ,and he said unto his lad1 ,run1 find now the arrows which ,i shoot4 ,and as the lad ran1 he shot an arrow beyond him4 ,and when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which ,jonathan had shot1 ,jonathan cried after the lad1 and said1 ,is not the arrow beyond thee8 ,and ,jonathan cried after the lad1 ,make speed1 haste1 stay not4 ,and ,jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows1 and came to his master4 ,but the lad knew not any thing3 only ,jonathan and ,david knew the matter4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #bcd4 ,when ,david returned victorious from the fight with ,goliath1 ,jonathan1 the king's son1 made a fast friendship with him4 ,read ,sec4#fi4 ,what do you think each of these young men would admire in the other8 ,there was the beginning that day of a life-long friendship4 #bce 7,sec4#gj;,a74 ,it is still the custom among the ,arabs for the women to go dancing and singing to meet the warriors returning from a fight4 ,the women of ,israel had the simplest musical instrument1 the tambourine1 such as the ,salvation ,army women use4 ,they composed a little verse to sing3 what was it8 ,how did ,saul feel when he heard it8 ,was it natural for him to have this feeling8 ,it was a very sad thing connected with the ,spanish ,war1 that after the battle of ,santiago there was a bitter jealousy between the two ,american admirals4 ,it is a most pitiful thing when great men are jealous4 ,recall why we called ,abraham magnanimous4 ,what would have been magnanimous conduct in ,saul8 ,was ,jonathan jealous8 #bcf 7,sec4#gj;,b74 ,there are a number of stories of ,saul's enmity against ,david4 ,we shall study a few of them4 ,how did ,jonathan try to be the peacemaker8 ,how did he praise ,david to the king8 ,what effect did it have8 ,evidently ,saul had a better nature1 to which ,jonathan could appeal1 but there was always danger that the fit of jealousy would return4 #bcg 7,sec4#gj;,c74 ,david had been appointed to a high command in the army4 ,he seems always to have been successful against the ,philistines4 ,but it made ,saul jealous4 ,saul had been subject to fits of melancholy1 which was explained in those days as caused by an evil spirit4 ,david1 who was a skilful player on the harp1 had often been able to soothe the king4 ,so1 when the jealousy made him moody1 ,david tried to cheer him with music4 ,but a sudden fit of rage came upon ,saul4 ,what happened8 #bch 7,sec4#gj;,c74 ,david had married ,michal1 the daughter of the king4 ,what plan of ,saul's did she discover8 ,how did she help her husband to escape8 ,the teraphim was an idol about the size of a man3 how did ,michal use it to deceive ,saul's messengers8 ,but when ,saul was determined to have ,david brought to him even if he were sick in bed1 how was the deceit discovered8 ,what did ,saul say to his daughter8 ,notice that she told her father a falsehood1 saying that ,david had threatened to kill her4 ,where did ,david flee8 #bci 7,sec4#ga;,a74 ,this is another story of how ,jonathan helped ,david when he first found out his father's jealousy4 ,note that ,jonathan feels sure that ,saul will not do evil to ,david1 but ,david is certain of his danger4 ,a plan is thought of to find out whether the king is really ,david's enemy4 ,there was to be the regular monthly religious feast at the time of the new moon and it was ,david's duty to be present4 ,what was the plan that he suggested to test the king8 ,what appeal does ,david make to ,jonathan8 ,the two friends go out into the field where they can talk unobserved4 #bdj 7,sec4#ga;,a74 ,this is the story of the covenant or agreement4 ,if ,jonathan finds that ,saul is well disposed to ,david1 what does he promise to do8 ,if ,saul is evil disposed1 what does he agree to do8 ,he is sure that ,david will succeed to the throne2 what therefore does he ask of him in the future8 ,we are glad to know that ,david remembered this promise long after and took care of ,jonathan's lame son4 #bda 7,sec4#ga;,a74 ,jonathan knows that it will be dangerous for him to tell ,david the result of his observation of the king as he would probably be watched1 so he arranges to tell him by signal4 ,read the story carefully1 and then tell in your own words how ,david was to know if he could return safely1 and how he was to know if he must escape4 #bdb 7,sec4#ga;,b74 ,tell the story of the ,feast of the ,new ,moon4 ,notice that ,saul did not object to ,david's absence the first day1 thinking that there might be some religious cleansing that was necessary4 ,what excuse did ,jonathan make8 ,the king thought that ,jonathan could not understand that ,david would get the throne1 and he was angry with him for being so foolish as to be friends with him4 ,do you think ,jonathan knew that ,david was to be king8 ,what was the end of the discussion between the king and his son8 #bdc 7,sec4#ga;,c74 ,how did ,jonathan inform ,david that the king was his enemy8 ,why did he say to the boy1 ,make speed1 haste1 stay not8 ,so these two friends parted1 each trusting the other4 ,,written ,,review ,have you known a friend who was magnanimous when he might have been jealous8 ,write about it in your notebook4 ,,xxiii4 ,,david1 ,,the ,,outlaw ,,the ,,story ,sec4#gb4 ,the ,band of ,outlaws 7,i ,sam4 #bb3a1 #b2 #bc3a-h1 #ac1 #ad2 #be3b-db7 ,a4 ,,the ,,gathering ,,of ,,the ,,band ,david arose and fled for fear of ,saul1 and escaped to the cave of ,adullam3 and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it1 they went down thither to him4 ,and every one that was in distress1 and every one that was in debt1 and every one that was discontented1 gathered themselves unto him2 and he became captain over them3 and there were with him about four hundred men4 ,and they told ,david1 saying1 ,behold1 the ,philistines are fighting against ,keilah1 and they rob the threshing-floors4 ,therefore ,david enquired of the ,lord1 saying1 ,shall ,i go and smite these ,philistines8 ,and the ,lord said unto ,david1 ,go1 and smite the ,philistines1 and save ,keilah4 ,and ,david's men said unto him1 ,behold1 we be afraid here in ,judah3 how much more then if we go to ,keilah against the armies of the ,philistines8 ,then ,david enquired of the ,lord yet again4 ,and the ,lord answered him and said1 ,arise1 go down to ,keilah2 for ,i will deliver the ,philistines into thine hand4 ,and ,david and his men went to ,keilah1 and fought with the ,philistines1 and brought away their cattle1 and slew them with a great slaughter4 ,so ,david saved the inhabitants of ,keilah4 ,and it was told ,saul that ,david was come to ,keilah4 ,and ,saul summoned all the people to war1 to go down to ,keilah1 to besiege ,david and his men4 ,then ,david and his men1 which were about six hundred1 arose and departed out of ,keilah1 and went whithersoever they could go4 ,and it was told ,saul that ,david was escaped from ,keilah2 and he forbare to go forth4 ,and ,david abode in the wilderness in the strongholds1 and remained in the hill country4 ,b4 ,,david',s ,,request ,,of ,,nabal ,and there was a man in ,maon1 whose possessions were in ,carmel2 and the man was very great1 and he had three thousand sheep1 and a thousand goats3 and he was shearing his sheep in ,carmel4 ,now the name of the man was ,nabal2 and the name of his wife ,abigail3 and the woman was of good understanding1 and of a beautiful countenance3 but the man was churlish and evil in his doings4 ,and ,david heard in the wilderness that ,nabal did shear his sheep4 ,and ,david sent ten young men1 and ,david said unto the young men1 ,get you up to ,carmel1 and go to ,nabal1 and greet him in my name3 and thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity1 ',peace be both unto thee1 and peace be to thine house1 and peace be unto all that thou hast4 ,and now ,i have heard that thou hast shearers3 thy shepherds have now been with us1 and we did them no hurt1 neither was there aught missing unto them1 all the while they were in ,carmel4 ,ask thy young men1 and they will tell thee3 wherefore let the young men find favor in thine eyes2 for we come in a good day3 give1 ,i pray thee1 whatsoever cometh to thine hand1 unto thy servants1 and to thy son ,david4' ,and when ,david's young men came1 they spake to ,nabal according to all those words in the name of ,david4 ,and ,nabal answered ,david's servants1 and said1 ,who is ,david8 and who is the son of ,jesse8 there be many servants now-a-days that break away every man from his master4 ,shall ,i then take my bread1 and my water1 and my flesh that ,i have killed for my shearers1 and give it unto men of whom ,i know not whence they be8 ,so ,david's young men turned on their way1 and went back1 and came and told him according to all these words4 ,and ,david said unto his men1 ,gird ye on every man his sword4 ,and they girded on every man his sword2 and ,david also girded on his sword3 and there went up after ,david about four hundred men2 and two hundred abode by the stuff4 ,c4 ,,abigail',s ,,peacemaking ,but one of the young men told ,abigail1 ,nabal's wife1 saying1 ,behold1 ,david sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master2 and he flew upon them4 ,but the men were very good unto us1 and we were not hurt1 neither missed we anything1 as long as we were with them1 when we were in the fields3 they were a wall unto us both by night and by day1 all the while we were with them keeping the sheep4 ,now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do2 for evil is determined against our master1 and against all his house3 for he is such a worthless fellow1 that one cannot speak to him4 ,then ,abigail made haste1 and took two hundred loaves1 and two bottles of wine1 and five sheep ready dressed1 and five measures of parched corn1 and a hundred clusters of raisins1 and two hundred cakes of figs1 and laid them on asses4 ,and she said unto her young men1 ,go on before me2 behold1 ,i come after you4 ,but she told not her husband ,nabal4 ,and it was so1 as she rode on her ass1 and came down by the covert of the mountain1 that1 behold1 ,david and his men came down against her2 and she met them4 ,now ,david had said1 ,surely in vain have ,i kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness1 so that nothing was missed of all that belonged unto him3 and he hath returned me evil for good4 ,god do so unto ,david1 and more also1 if ,i leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light so much as one man child4 ,and when ,abigail saw ,david1 she hasted1 and lighted off her ass1 and fell before ,david on her face1 and bowed herself to the ground4 ,and she fell at his feet1 and said1 ,upon me1 my lord1 upon me be the iniquity3 and let thine handmaid1 ,i pray thee1 speak in thine ears1 and hear thou the words of thine handmaid4 ,let not my lord1 ,i pray thee1 regard this worthless fellow1 even ,nabal3 for as his name is1 so is he2 ,nabal1 fool1 is his name1 and folly is with him3 but ,i thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord1 whom thou didst send4 ,now therefore1 this present which thy servant hath brought unto my lord1 let it be given unto the young men that follow my lord4 ,forgive1 ,i pray thee1 the trespass of thine handmaid3 for the ,lord will certainly make my lord a sure house1 because my lord fighteth the battles of the ,lord2 and evil shall not be found in thee all thy days4 ,and though man be risen up to pursue thee1 and to seek thy life1 yet the life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the ,lord thy ,god2 and the lives of thine enemies1 them shall he sling out1 as from the hollow of a sling4 ,and it shall come to pass1 when the ,lord shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee1 and shall have appointed thee prince over ,israel2 that this shall be no grief unto thee1 nor offence of heart unto my lord1 either that thou hast shed blood causeless1 or that my lord hath avenged himself3 and when the ,lord shall have dealt well with my lord1 then remember thine handmaid4 ,and ,david said to ,abigail1 ,blessed be the ,lord1 the ,god of ,israel1 which sent thee this day to meet me3 and blessed be thy wisdom1 and blessed be thou1 which hast kept me this day from bloodguiltiness1 and from avenging myself with mine own hand4 ,for in very deed1 as the ,lord1 the ,god of ,israel1 liveth1 which hath withholden me from hurting thee1 except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me1 surely there had not been left unto ,nabal by the morning light so much as one man child4 ,so ,david received of her hand that which she had brought him3 and he said unto her1 ,go up in peace to thine house2 see1 ,i have hearkened to thy voice1 and have accepted thy person4 ,d4 ,,the ,,end ,,of ,,nabal ,and ,abigail came to ,nabal2 and1 behold1 he held a feast in his house1 like the feast of a king2 and ,nabal's heart was merry within him1 for he was very drunken3 wherefore she told him nothing1 less or more1 until the morning light4 ,and it came to pass in the morning1 when the wine was gone out of ,nabal1 that his wife told him these things1 and his heart died within him1 and he became as a stone4 ,and it came to pass about ten days after1 that the ,lord smote ,nabal1 that he died4 ,and when ,david heard that ,nabal was dead1 he said1 ,blessed be the ,lord1 that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of ,nabal1 and hath kept back his servant from evil2 and the evil-doing of ,nabal hath the ,lord returned upon his own head4 ,and ,david sent and spake concerning ,abigail1 to take her to him to wife4 ,and when the servants of ,david were come to ,abigail to ,carmel1 they spake unto her1 saying1 ,david hath sent us unto thee1 to take thee to him to wife4 ,and she arose1 and bowed herself with her face to the earth1 and said1 ,behold1 thine handmaid is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord4 ,and ,abigail hasted1 and arose1 and rode upon an ass1 with five damsels of hers that followed her2 and she went after the messengers of ,david1 and became his wife4 ,sec4#gc4 ,david's ,generosity to ,saul 7,i ,sam4 #bf3b-be2 #bg3a-d7 ,a4 ,,the ,,sleeping ,,enemy ,and ,saul arose1 and went down to the wilderness1 having three thousand chosen men of ,israel with him1 to seek ,david4 ,david therefore sent out spies and knew where ,saul was come4 ,and ,david arose1 and came to the place where ,saul had pitched3 and ,david beheld the place where ,saul lay1 and ,abner1 the captain of his host3 and ,saul lay within the place of the wagons1 and the people pitched round about him4 ,then answered ,david and said to ,ahimelech the ,hittite1 and to ,abishai1 ,who will go down with me to ,saul to the camp8 ,and ,abishai said1 ,i will go down with thee4 ,so ,david and ,abishai came to the people by night3 and1 behold1 ,saul lay sleeping within the place of the wagons1 with his spear stuck in the ground at his head3 and ,abner and the people lay round about him4 ,then said ,abishai to ,david1 ,god hath delivered up thine enemy into thine hand this day3 now therefore let me smite him1 ,i pray thee1 with the spear to the earth at one stroke1 and ,i will not smite him the second time4 ,and ,david said to ,abishai1 ,destroy him not3 for who can put forth his hand against the ,lord's anointed1 and be guiltless8 ,and ,david said1 ,as the ,lord liveth1 either the ,lord shall smite him2 or his day shall come to die2 or he shall go down into battle1 and perish4 ,the ,lord forbid that ,i should put forth mine hand against the ,lord's anointed3 but now take1 ,i pray thee1 the spear that is at his head1 and the cruse of water1 and let us go4 ,so ,david took the spear and the cruse of water from ,saul's head2 and they gat them away1 and no man saw it1 nor knew it1 neither did any awake3 for they were all asleep2 because a deep sleep from the ,lord was fallen upon them4 ,b4 ,,saul',s ,,repentance ,then ,david went over to the other side1 and stood on the top of the mountain afar off2 a great space being between them3 and ,david cried to the people1 and to ,abner1 saying1 ,answerest thou not1 ,abner8 ,then ,abner answered and said1 ,who art thou that criest to the king8 ,and ,david said to ,abner1 ,art not thou a valiant man8 and who is like to thee in ,israel8 wherefore then hast thou not kept watch over thy lord the king8 for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord4 ,this thing is not good that thou hast done4 ,as the ,lord liveth1 ye are worthy to die1 because ye have not kept watch over your lord1 the ,lord's anointed4 ,and now1 see1 where the king's spear is1 and the cruse of water that was at his head4 ,and ,saul knew ,david's voice1 and said1 ,is this thy voice1 my son ,david8 ,and ,david said1 ,it is my voice1 my lord1 ,o king4 ,wherefore doth my lord pursue after his servant8 for what have ,i done8 or what evil is in mine hand8 for the king of ,israel is come out to seek a flea1 as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains4 ,then said ,saul1 ,i have sinned3 return1 my son ,david3 for ,i will no more do thee harm1 because my life was precious in thine eyes this day3 behold1 ,i have played the fool1 and have erred exceedingly4 ,and ,david answered and said1 ,behold the spear1 ,o king6 let then one of the young men come over and fetch it4 ,and the ,lord shall render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness3 forasmuch as the ,lord delivered thee into my hand to-day1 and ,i would not put forth mine hand against the ,lord's anointed4 ,and1 behold1 as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes1 so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the ,lord1 and let him deliver me out of all tribulation4 ,then ,saul said to ,david1 ,blessed be thou1 my son ,david3 thou shalt both do mightily1 and shalt surely prevail4 ,so ,david went his way1 and ,saul returned to his place4 ,c4 ,,david',s ,,flight ,,from ,,israel ,and ,david said in his heart1 ,i shall now perish one day by the hand of ,saul3 there is nothing better for me than that ,i should escape into the land of the ,philistines2 and ,saul shall despair of me1 to seek me any more in all the borders of ,israel3 so shall ,i escape out of his hand4 ,and ,david arose1 and passed over1 he and the six hundred men that were with him1 unto ,achish the king of ,gath4 ,and ,david dwelt with ,achish at ,gath1 he and his men4 ,and it was told ,saul that ,david was fled to ,gath3 and he sought no more again for him4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #bdd4 ,it was clear to ,david that ,saul had determined to kill him4 ,he therefore decided to flee to his own tribe of ,judah and to dwell in the mountains where it would be hard for ,saul to reach him4 ,the caves in the ,judean hills have been the refuge all through the centuries for those who were in danger from the government4 ,in thus fleeing from the king1 ,david became an outlaw1 that is1 one who refuses to be under the law4 ,of course he was obliged to do so by the king's tyranny4 #bde 7,sec4#gb;,a74 ,adullam was probably about twelve miles from ,bethlehem4 ,david would have friends near his own town4 ,he gathered to him all his own relatives1 who otherwise might have been killed by the king4 ,three classes of people are mentioned as joining him3 who are they8 ,the first would be those who were oppressed1 the second those who were likely to be sold as slaves for debt1 the third those who had some grievance4 ,it has often happened in countries where there was no free government that men have banded together in sufficient strength to defy the rulers4 ,in ,english history we read of ,robin ,hood and his outlaws1 who made the rich pay tribute1 when they caught them in the forest4 ,of course in our modern free states there is no excuse for any such life1 and we rightly put down all bandits as criminals4 ,how many men did ,david have at the first8 #bdf 7,sec4#gb;,a74 ,news soon came to ,david that the people of ,keilah1 a few miles south of ,adullam1 were being robbed by the old enemies1 the ,philistines4 ,they had come when the people were threshing the grain1 and intended to steal it4 ,how did ,david use his band of adventurers against the ,philistines8 ,what food supply did he secure8 #bdg 7,sec4#gb;,a74 ,how was ,david's expedition brought to an end8 ,how large had his band grown to be8 ,he must have been an able chieftain to attract these men to him4 ,the next story shows how he provided for them4 #bdh 7,sec4#gb;,b74 ,find ,maon and ,carmel on the map1 just south of ,hebron4 ,who was the rich sheep owner8 ,what kind of man was he and what kind of wife had he8 ,it is evident that ,david's men had protected the shepherds4 ,what request did he make at the time of the shearing feast8 ,was this a reasonable request8 ,there were so many bands of robbers abroad that it was a great advantage to the ,judean shepherds to have ,david's protection4 ,of course he in turn needed supplies for his men4 #bdi 7,sec4#gb;,b74 ,what answer did ,nabal send back8 ,how did he sneer at ,david's band8 ,what did ,david decide to do8 ,how did he divide his men8 #bej 7,sec4#gb;,c74 ,what report was brought to ,abigail8 ,what did the shepherds think of ,david8 ,what did ,abigail immediately do8 ,david was in a great rage with ,nabal1 though of course he really had no right to any pay from the man4 ,what vengeance had he decided to take8 ,what do you think of that8 ,how thankful it makes us feel that we live in times when we have strong laws1 and no man is permitted to take the law in his own hands4 #bea 7,sec4#gb;,c74 ,notice how beautifully ,abigail speaks to ,david1 telling him that she knows he will never be sorry that he was merciful4 ,how does ,david respond8 ,what do you think of a man who gives up his purpose so suddenly8 #beb 7,sec4#gb;,d74 ,note the character of the drunken fellow and his cowardice when he learned of his escape4 ,probably his drunkenness and the shock of his terror seriously affected him4 ,how long afterward did he die8 ,when ,david heard the news1 what message did he send to the beautiful ,abigail8 ,how did she reply8 #bec 7,sec4#gc;,a74 ,saul had not given up his determination to kill ,david4 ,he had made several unsuccessful attempts to capture him4 ,at last he heard of ,david's hiding-place4 ,how many men did he take with him8 ,but ,david was ever on the watch4 ,how did he discover that ,saul was coming8 #bed 7,sec4#gc;,a74 ,tell the story of the sleeping camp1 of ,david's stealthy approach with a single companion1 of the proposal of ,abishai1 of ,david's reply1 of the spear and the jug of water4 ,what did we mean when we said ,abraham was magnanimous8 ,would you say that ,david was magnanimous8 ,read ,rom4 #ab3ai-ba4 ,where does ,david appear best--when he threatens ,nabal or when he spares ,saul8 #bee 7,sec4#gc;,b74 ,tell the story of the conversation with ,saul3 ,david's summons to the sleepers1 his reproach of the captain1 ,saul's recognition1 ,david's appeal1 ,saul's repentance1 the peaceful separation4 #bef 7,sec4#gc;,c74 ,david knew that he could not trust ,saul4 ,there was constant danger from the jealous king1 so he decided to leave the country4 ,we are surprised to find that he found refuge with ,israel's enemies4 ,where did he go8 ,locate the city on the map4 ,how was he received8 ,what did ,saul decide8 ,but ,david could afford to wait4 ,in a little while everything was going to turn to his advantage4 ,,written ,,review ,imagine that you were ,abishai4 ,write the story as though you were telling your brother ,joab about that night when you crept with ,david to the sleeping camp4 ,describe all that happened and tell what you thought of ,david4 ,,xxiv4 ,,david1 ,,the ,,king ,,the ,,story ,sec4#gd4 ,the ,way to the ,throne 7,i ,sam4 #ca3a-f2 ,,ii ,sam4 #a3a-d1 #ag1 #ai1 #bj1 #bc1 #bd1 #bf1 #bg2 #b3a-d1 #h-aa2 #c3a2 #e3a-c7 ,a4 ,,the ,,battle ,,of ,,gilboa ,now the ,philistines fought against ,israel3 and the men of ,israel fled from before the ,philistines1 and fell down slain in mount ,gilboa4 ,and the ,philistines followed hard upon ,saul and upon his sons2 and the ,philistines slew ,jonathan1 and ,abinadab1 and ,malchi-shua1 the sons of ,saul4 ,and the battle went sore against ,saul1 and the archers overtook him2 and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers4 ,then said ,saul to his armorbearer1 ,draw thy sword1 and thrust me through therewith2 lest these ,philistines come and thrust me through1 and abuse me4 ,but his armorbearer would not2 for he was sore afraid4 ,therefore ,saul took his sword1 and fell upon it4 ,and when his armorbearer saw that ,saul was dead1 he likewise fell upon his sword1 and died with him4 ,so ,saul died1 and his three sons1 and his armorbearer1 and all his men1 that same day together4 ,b4 ,,david',s ,,dirge ,,over ,,saul ,,and ,,jonathan ,and it came to pass after the death of ,saul1 that a man came out of the camp from ,saul with his clothes rent1 and earth upon his head3 and so it was1 when he came to ,david1 that he fell to the earth1 and did obeisance4 ,and ,david said unto him1 ,from whence comest thou8 ,and he said unto him1 ,out of the camp of ,israel am ,i escaped4 ,and ,david said unto him1 ,how went the matter8 ,i pray thee1 tell me4 ,and he answered1 ,the people are fled from the battle1 and many of the people also are fallen and dead2 and ,saul and ,jonathan his son are dead also4 ,and ,david lamented with this lamentation over ,saul and over ,jonathan his son3 ,thy glory1 ,o ,israel1 is slain upon thy high places6 ,how are the mighty fallen6 ,tell it not in ,gath1 ,publish it not in the streets of ,ashkelon2 ,lest the daughters of the ,philistines rejoice1 ,lest the daughters of the enemy triumph4 ,saul and ,jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives1 ,and in their death they were not divided2 ,they were swifter than eagles1 ,they were stronger than lions4 ,ye daughters of ,israel1 weep over ,saul1 ,who clothed you in scarlet delicately1 ,who put ornaments of gold upon your apparel4 ,i am distressed for thee1 my brother ,jonathan3 ,very pleasant hast thou been unto me3 ,thy love to me was wonderful1 ,passing the love of women4 ,how are the mighty fallen1 ,and the weapons of war perished6 ,c4 ,,david ,,made ,,king ,and it came to pass after this1 that ,david enquired of the ,lord1 saying1 ,shall ,i go up into any of the cities of ,judah8 ,and the ,lord said unto him1 ,go up4 ,and ,david said1 ,whither shall ,i go up8 ,and he said1 ,unto ,hebron4 ,so ,david went up thither1 and his men that were with him did ,david bring up3 and they dwelt in the cities of ,hebron4 ,and the men of ,judah came1 and there they anointed ,david king over the house of ,judah4 ,now ,abner1 the captain of ,saul's host1 had taken ,ish-bosheth the son of ,saul1 and made him king over ,israel4 ,but the house of ,judah followed ,david4 ,and the time that ,david was king in ,hebron over the house of ,judah was seven years and six months4 ,now there was long war between the house of ,saul and the house of ,david3 and ,david waxed stronger and stronger1 but the house of ,saul waxed weaker and weaker1 and when ,ish-bosheth was dead1 then came all the tribes of ,israel to ,david unto ,hebron1 and spake1 saying1 ,behold1 we are thy bone and thy flesh4 ,in times past1 when ,saul was king over us1 it was thou that leddest out and broughtest in ,israel3 and the ,lord said to thee1 ',thou shalt feed my people ,israel1 and thou shalt be prince over ,israel4' ,so all the elders of ,israel came to the king to ,hebron2 and king ,david made a covenant with them in ,hebron before the ,lord3 and they anointed ,david king over ,israel4 ,sec4#ge4 ,david's ,great ,reign 7,i ,chron4 #aa3d-i2 ,,ii ,sam4 #e3ag-be2 #h3b-f1 #ac1 #ad2 #aj3f1 #ag-ai2 #aa3a2 #ab3bi-ca2 #e3aa1 #ab2 #bc3ad-ag7 ,a4 ,,the ,,new ,,capital ,and ,david and all ,israel went to ,jerusalem1 where the ,jebusites were1 the inhabitants of the land4 ,and the inhabitants said to ,david1 ,thou shalt not come hither4 ,nevertheless ,david took the stronghold of ,zion4 ,and ,david said1 ,whosoever smiteth the ,jebusites first shall be chief and captain4 ,so ,joab the son of ,zeruiah went up first1 and was chief4 ,and ,david dwelt in the stronghold2 therefore they called it the city of ,david4 ,and he built the city round about1 from ,millo1 even round about3 and ,joab repaired the rest of the city4 ,so ,david waxed greater and greater3 for the ,lord of hosts was with him4 ,b4 ,,david',s ,,wars ,,of ,,defense ,and when the ,philistines heard that they had anointed ,david king over ,israel1 they went up and spread themselves in the valley of ,rephaim4 ,and ,david enquired of the ,lord1 saying1 ,shall ,i go up against the ,philistines8 wilt thou deliver them into my hand8 ,and the ,lord said unto ,david1 ,go up2 for ,i will certainly deliver the ,philistines into thy hand4 ,and ,david went up and smote them2 and he said1 ,the ,lord hath broken down mine enemies before me like the breaking of waters4 ,and the ,philistines came up yet again1 and spread themselves in the valley of ,rephaim4 ,and when ,david enquired of the ,lord1 he said1 ,thou shalt not go up4 ,go about to their rear and come upon them opposite the mulberry trees4 ,and it shall be1 when thou hearest the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees1 that then thou shalt bestir thyself2 for then is the ,lord gone out before thee to smite the host of the ,philistines4 ,and ,david did so as the ,lord commanded him1 and smote the ,philistines1 and subdued them4 ,and he smote ,moab4 ,and the ,moabites became servants to ,david and brought tribute4 ,and ,david put garrisons in ,damascus2 and the ,syrians became servants to ,david1 and brought tribute4 ,and the ,lord gave victory to ,david whithersoever he went4 ,and ,david got him a name when he returned from smiting ,edom in the valley of salt1 even eighteen thousand men4 ,and he put garrisons in ,edom2 and all the ,edomites became servants to ,david4 ,and the children of ,ammon hired the ,syrians4 ,and it was told ,david2 and he gathered all ,israel together1 and passed over the ,jordan4 ,and the ,syrians set themselves in array against ,david1 and fought with him4 ,and the ,syrians fled before ,israel2 and ,david slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the ,syrians1 and forty thousand horsemen1 and smote the captain of their host4 ,and when all the kings saw that they were smitten before ,israel1 they made peace with ,israel1 and served them4 ,so the ,syrians feared to help the children of ,ammon any more4 ,and it came to pass1 at the return of the year1 that ,david sent ,joab1 and his servants with him1 and all ,israel2 and they destroyed the children of ,ammon4 ,and ,david went to ,rabbah1 and fought against it1 and took it4 ,and he brought forth the spoil of the city exceeding much4 ,and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of ,ammon4 ,and ,hiram king of ,tyre sent messengers to ,david1 and cedar trees1 and carpenters1 and masons3 and they built ,david a house4 ,and ,david perceived that the ,lord had established him king over ,israel1 and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people ,israel's sake4 ,c4 ,,david',s ,,knights ,and at one time ,david was in the stronghold1 and the garrison of the ,philistines was then in ,bethlehem4 ,and ,david longed1 and said1 ,oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of ,bethlehem1 which is by the gate6 ,and the three mighty men brake through the host of the ,philistines1 and drew water out of the well of ,bethlehem1 that was by the gate1 and took it1 and brought it to ,david3 nevertheless he would not drink thereof1 but poured it out unto the ,lord4 ,and he said1 ,be it far from me1 ,o ,lord1 that ,i should do this3 shall ,i drink the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives8 therefore he would not drink it4 ,these things did these three mighty men4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #beg4 ,david spent many years as captain of his outlaw band1 first in the mountains of ,judah and then in ,philistia4 ,the ,philistines thought he had given up his own people and become one of them4 ,fortunately1 however1 they did not wish him to fight against ,saul1 so he was not obliged to meet that difficulty4 ,he had simply to wait till the end of ,saul's reign4 ,it came very tragically4 #beh 7,sec4#gd;,a74 ,the battles of ,israel were generally fought on the broad plain of ,esdraelon4 ,find it on the map southeast of ,mt4 ,carmel4 ,in this case1 however1 ,saul had entrenched his army on the high ground to the south of the plain4 ,but the terrible enemies who had troubled ,israel so long were too strong for him4 ,how did the battle result8 ,who were killed8 ,how did ,saul die8 #bei 7,sec4#gd;,b74 ,david was still in the ,philistine town of ,ziklag4 ,he had been fighting the ,amalekites who had attacked him4 ,how was the news of the battle of ,gilboa brought to him8 ,how would you expect him to feel about ,saul's death8 how about ,jonathan's8 ,as a matter of fact he forgot all his wrongs1 and remembered only how he had loved ,saul and honored him in the early days1 and of course he remembered his great friendship with ,jonathan4 ,was this magnanimous8 #bfj 7,sec4#gd;,b74 ,a dirge means a song for the dead4 ,david was a fine poet and he sang this beautiful song of lamentation over the king and the prince4 ,notice the six stanzas4 ,the first and the last are a refrain4 ,the second is a hope that the ,philistines will not know the sad news4 ,the third is a praise of ,saul and ,jonathan4 ,the fourth is a special praise of ,saul1 whose victories had brought spoil to ,israel4 ,the fifth is the tender lament of the singer for his friend4 ,this would be a noble poem to learn by heart4 #bfa 7,sec4#gd;,c74 ,after ,saul's death1 it was a question whether ,david should return home4 ,tell what happened4 ,find ,hebron on the map in the south4 ,but ,saul's general had another policy4 ,what did he do8 ,so there was war between the north and south4 ,at last ,ish-bosheth1 ,saul's son1 was murdered by two men who thought they would get reward from ,david4 ,he punished them of course1 but the way was open for ,david to be king of the whole land4 ,tell how ,david was elected king4 #bfb 7,sec4#ge;,a74 ,when the thirteen ,american colonies adopted the ,constitution and became the ,united ,states1 it was necessary to have a capital that should not be in any one state4 ,so two of the states gave a piece of land1 which was called a ,district3 what is its full name8 ,what is the name of the city that was built to be the capital of our country8 ,does it belong to any one of the states in particular8 ,saul had not had a definite capital1 except his own town4 ,david had his headquarters at the old town of ,hebron4 ,but it would not do to have a town of ,judah as capital of all ,israel4 ,there was a strong town that had never been conquered and occupied by the ,israelites1 but was still inhabited by the old ,jebusites4 ,david decided to capture this city and make it his capital4 ,what is the name of the city that is still after #c1jjj years the chief city in ,palestine8 ,find it on the map4 ,the fortress was so strong that there was a proverb that it could be defended even by the blind and the lame4 ,tell the story of the capture4 #bfc 7,sec4#ge;,b74 ,the first necessity was to prevent the enemies all around ,israel from interfering with the new kingdom4 ,who was the first enemy subdued8 ,locate their territory4 ,in several campaigns these old enemies were prevented from giving any more trouble4 ,the next enemy was in the southeast3 who were they8 ,locate their territory4 ,the next was an old city in the north1 then a people in the south1 then a nation to the east who hired northern allies4 ,locate all these1 and note that ,david subdued all his troublesome neighbors4 ,one people was left on the northwest coast1 but they were a commercial and not a military people4 ,what alliance did ,david make with them8 #bfd 7,sec4#ge;,c74 ,david was able to conquer all these enemies because he had a noble company of knights about him4 ,they were brave and loyal to their king4 ,we study one fine passage that tells of a heroic deed during one of the ,philistine campaigns4 ,what do you think of the bravery of the heroes and the conduct of the king8 ,,written ,,review ,draw an outline map of ,canaan4 ,mark ,jerusalem which ,david made his capital4 ,mark the territory of each of the enemies whom ,david conquered4 ,you will find that you will have to go all around the map showing that ,david had to defend his people on every side4 ,,xxv4 ,,david ,,and ,,his ,,rebel ,,son ,,the ,,story ,sec4#gf4 ,the ,treacherous ,son and the ,loyal ,friends 7,,ii ,sam4 #ad3be1 #bf2 #ae3a-ae1 #ah-cg7 ,a4 ,,absalom',s ,,beauty ,,and ,,treachery ,now in all ,israel there was none to be so much praised as ,absalom for his beauty3 from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him4 ,and when he cut the hair of his head1 7now it was at every year's end that he cut it3 because the hair was heavy on him1 therefore he cut it37 he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels1 after the king's weight4 ,and ,absalom prepared him a chariot and horses1 and fifty men to run before him4 ,and ,absalom rose up early1 and stood beside the way of the gate3 and it was so1 that when any man had a suit which should come to the king for judgment1 then ,absalom called unto him1 and said1 ,of what city art thou8 ,and he said1 ,thy servant is of one of the tribes of ,israel4 ,and ,absalom said unto him1 ,see1 thy matters are good and right2 but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee4 ,absalom said moreover1 ,oh that ,i were made judge in the land1 that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me1 and ,i would do him justice6 ,and it was so1 that when any man came nigh to do him obeisance1 he put forth his hand1 and took hold of him1 and kissed him4 ,and on this manner did ,absalom to all ,israel that came to the king for judgment3 so ,absalom stole the hearts of the men of ,israel4 ,and it came to pass at the end of four years1 that ,absalom said unto the king1 ,i pray thee1 let me go and pay my vow1 which ,i have vowed unto the ,lord1 in ,hebron4 ,and the king said unto him1 ,go in peace4 ,so he arose1 and went to ,hebron4 ,but ,absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of ,israel1 saying1 ,as soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet1 then ye shall say1 ',absalom is king in ,hebron4' ,and with ,absalom went two hundred men out of ,jerusalem1 that were invited1 and went in their simplicity2 and they knew not any thing4 ,and ,absalom sent for ,ahithophel the ,gilonite1 ,david's counselor1 from his city1 even from ,giloh1 while he offered the sacrifices4 ,and the conspiracy was strong2 for the people increased continually with ,absalom4 ,b4 ,,david',s ,,flight ,and there came a messenger to ,david1 saying1 ,the hearts of the men of ,israel are after ,absalom4 ,and ,david said unto all his servants that were with him at ,jerusalem1 ,arise1 and let us flee2 for else none of us shall escape from ,absalom3 make speed to depart1 lest he overtake us quickly1 and bring down evil upon us1 and smite the city with the edge of the sword4 ,and the king's servants said unto the king1 ,behold1 thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall choose4 ,and the king went forth1 and all his household after him4 ,and all his servants passed on beside him2 and all the ,cherethites1 and all the ,pelethites1 and all the ,gittites1 six hundred men which came after him from ,gath1 passed on before the king4 ,then said the king to ,ittai the ,gittite1 ,wherefore goest thou also with us8 return1 and abide with the king3 for thou art a stranger1 and also an exile2 return to thine own place4 ,whereas thou camest but yesterday1 should ,i this day make thee go up and down with us1 seeing ,i go whither ,i may8 return thou1 and take back thy brethren2 mercy and truth be with thee4 ,and ,ittai answered the king1 and said1 ,as the ,lord liveth1 surely in what place my lord the king shall be1 whether for death or for life1 even there also will thy servant be4 ,and ,david said to ,ittai1 ,go and pass over4 ,and ,ittai the ,gittite passed over1 and all his men1 and all the little ones that were with him4 ,and all the country wept with a loud voice1 and all the people passed over3 the king also himself passed over the brook ,kidron1 and all the people passed over1 toward the way of the wilderness4 ,and1 lo1 ,zadok also came1 and all the ,levites with him1 bearing the ark of the covenant of ,god2 and they set down the ark of ,god1 until all the people had done passing out of the city4 ,and the king said unto ,zadok1 ,carry back the ark of ,god into the city3 if ,i shall find favor in the eyes of the ,lord1 he will bring me again1 and show me both it1 and his habitation3 but if he say thus1 ',i have no delight in thee2' behold1 here am ,i1 let him do to me as seemeth good unto him4 ,c4 ,,david',s ,,plan ,the king said unto ,zadok the priest1 ,return into the city in peace4 ,see1 ,i will tarry at the fords of the wilderness1 until there come word from you4 ,zadok therefore carried the ark of ,god again to ,jerusalem3 and they abode there4 ,and ,david went up by the ascent of the mount of ,olives1 and wept as he went up2 and he had his head covered1 and went barefoot3 and all the people that were with him covered every man his head1 and they went up1 weeping as they went up4 ,and one told ,david1 saying1 ,ahithophel is among the conspirators with ,absalom4 ,and ,david said1 ,o ,lord1 ,i pray thee1 turn the counsel of ,ahithophel into foolishness4 ,and it came to pass1 that when ,david was come to the top of the ascent1 behold1 ,hushai came to meet him with his coat rent1 and earth upon his head3 and ,david said unto him1 ,if thou passest on with me1 then thou shalt be a burden unto me3 but if thou return to the city1 and say unto ,absalom1 ',i will be thy servant1 ,o king2 as ,i have been thy father's servant in time past1 so will ,i now be thy servant'3 then shalt thou defeat for me the counsel of ,ahithophel4 ,and hast thou not there with thee ,zadok and ,abiathar the priests8 therefore it shall be1 that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house1 thou shalt tell it to ,zadok and ,abiathar the priests4 ,behold1 they have there with them their two sons2 and by them ye shall send unto me everything that ye shall hear4 ,so ,hushai1 ,david's friend1 came into the city4 ,sec4#gg4 ,the ,folly and ,fate of ,absalom 7,,ii ,sam4 #af3ae1 #af1 #bj2 #ag3a-af1 #bb1 #bd2 #ah3a-ag1 #ba1 #bd1 #be1 #ca-cc7 ,a4 ,,absalom',s ,,council ,,of ,,war ,and ,absalom1 and all the people1 the men of ,israel1 came to ,jerusalem1 and ,ahithophel with him4 ,and it came to pass1 when ,hushai1 ,david's friend1 was come unto ,absalom1 that ,hushai said unto ,absalom1 ,god save the king1 ,god save the king4 ,then said ,absalom to ,ahithophel1 ,give your counsel what we shall do4 ,and ,ahithophel said unto ,absalom1 ,let me now choose out twelve thousand men1 and ,i will arise and pursue after ,david this night3 and ,i will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed1 and will make him afraid3 and all the people that are with him shall flee2 and ,i will smite the king only3 and ,i will bring back all the people unto thee3 so all the people shall be in peace4 ,and the saying pleased ,absalom well1 and all the elders of ,israel4 ,then said ,absalom unto ,hushai1 ,ahithophel hath spoken after this manner3 shall we do after his saying8 if not1 speak thou4 ,and ,hushai said unto ,absalom1 ,the counsel that ,ahithophel hath given this time is not good4 ,thou knowest thy father and his men1 that they be mighty men1 and they be chafed in their minds1 as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field3 and thy father is a man of war1 and will not lodge with the people4 ,behold1 he is hid now in some pit1 or in some other place3 and it will come to pass1 when some of them be fallen at the first1 that whosoever heareth it will say1 ',there is a slaughter among the people that follow ,absalom4' ,and even he that is valiant1 whose heart is as the heart of a lion1 shall utterly melt3 for all ,israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man1 and they which be with him are valiant men4 ,but ,i counsel that all ,israel be gathered together unto thee1 from ,dan even to ,beer-sheba1 as the sand that is by the sea for multitude2 and that thou go to battle in thine own person4 ,so shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found1 and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground3 and of him and of all the men that are with him we will not leave so much as one4 ,moreover1 if he be gotten into a city1 then shall all ,israel bring ropes to that city1 and we will draw it into the river1 until there be not one small stone found there4 ,and ,absalom and all the men of ,israel said1 ,the counsel of ,hushai is better than the counsel of ,ahithophel4 ,then said ,hushai unto ,zadok and to ,abiathar the priests1 ,thus and thus did ,ahithophel counsel ,absalom and the elders of ,israel2 and thus and thus have ,i counselled4 ,now therefore send quickly1 and tell ,david1 saying1 ',lodge not this night at the fords of the wilderness1 but in any wise pass over2 lest the king be swallowed up1 and all the people that are with him4' ,then ,david arose1 and all the people that were with him1 and they passed over ,jordan3 by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over ,jordan4 ,and when ,ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed1 he saddled his ass1 and arose1 and gat him home1 unto his city1 and set his house in order1 and hanged himself2 and he died1 and was buried in the sepulchre of his father4 ,b4 ,,the ,,battle ,,and ,,the ,,death ,,of ,,absalom ,and ,david numbered the people that were with him1 and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them4 ,and ,david sent forth the people1 a third part under the hand of ,joab1 and a third part under the hand of ,abishai1 ,joab's brother1 and a third part under the hand of ,ittai the ,gittite4 ,and the king said unto the people1 ,i will surely go forth with you myself also4 ,but the people said1 ,thou shalt not go forth3 for if we flee away1 they will not care for us2 neither if half of us die1 will they care for us3 but thou art worth ten thousand of us3 therefore now it is better that thou be ready to succor us out of the city4 ,and the king said unto them1 ,what seemeth you best ,i will do4 ,and the king stood by the gate side1 and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands4 ,and the king commanded ,joab and ,abishai and ,ittai1 saying1 ,deal gently for my sake with the young man1 even with ,absalom4 ,and all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning ,absalom4 ,so the people went out into the field against ,israel3 and the battle was in the forest of ,ephraim4 ,and the people of ,israel were smitten there before the servants of ,david1 and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men4 ,for the battle was there spread over the face of all the country3 and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured4 ,and ,absalom chanced to meet the servants of ,david4 ,and ,absalom rode upon his mule1 and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak1 and his head caught hold of the oak1 and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth2 and the mule that was under him went on4 ,and a certain man saw it1 and told ,joab1 and said1 ,behold1 ,i saw ,absalom hanging in an oak4 ,and ,joab said unto the man that told him1 ,and1 behold1 thou sawest it1 and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground8 and ,i would have given thee ten pieces of silver1 and a girdle4 ,and the man said unto ,joab1 ,though ,i should receive a thousand pieces of silver in mine hand1 yet would ,i not put forth mine hand against the king's son3 for in our hearing the king charged thee and ,abishai and ,ittai1 saying1 ',beware that none touch the young man ,absalom4' ,otherwise if ,i had dealt falsely against his life1 7and there is no matter hid from the king17 then thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me4 ,then said ,joab1 ,i may not tarry thus with thee4 ,and he took three darts in his hand1 and thrust them through the heart of ,absalom1 while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak4 ,and ten young men that bare ,joab's armor compassed about and smote ,absalom1 and slew him4 ,and ,joab blew the trumpet1 and the people returned from pursuing after ,israel3 for ,joab held back the people4 ,and they took ,absalom1 and cast him into the great pit in the forest1 and raised over him a very great heap of stones3 and all ,israel fled every one to his tent4 ,c4 ,,david',s ,,grief ,then said ,joab to the ,cushite1 ,go tell the king what thou hast seen4 ,and the ,cushite bowed himself unto ,joab1 and ran4 ,now ,david sat between the two gates3 and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate unto the wall1 and lifted up his eyes1 and looked1 and1 behold1 a man running alone4 ,and the watchman cried1 and told the king4 ,and the king said1 ,if he be alone1 there is tidings in his mouth4 ,and1 behold1 the ,cushite came2 and the ,cushite said1 ,tidings for my lord the king3 for the ,lord hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee4 ,and the king said unto the ,cushite1 ,is it well with the young man ,absalom8 ,and the ,cushite answered1 ,the enemies of my lord the king1 and all that rise up against thee to do thee hurt1 be as that young man is4 ,and the king was much moved1 and went up to the chamber over the gate1 and wept3 and as he went1 thus he said1 ,o my son ,absalom1 my son1 my son ,absalom6 would ,god ,i had died for thee1 ,o ,absalom1 my son1 my son6 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #bfe4 ,david did not bring up his sons well and there were very bad family quarrels4 ,at last ,absalom murdered one of his brothers and was obliged to flee4 ,the king allowed him to return1 but the wicked young man planned to rebel against his father4 #bff 7,sec4#gf;,a74 ,what are we told of this handsome young man8 ,beauty of face and figure is very desirable1 but it frequently makes a person vain and selfish4 ,probably ,absalom had been admired and spoiled1 and had come to think only of himself4 #bfg 7,sec4#gf;,a74 ,how did the young prince make a fine appearance8 ,we see that people were accustomed to come to the king to have their matters of law decided4 ,he was the supreme court4 ,of course it was not always possible to hear all the cases at once4 ,how did ,absalom persuade the people that he would make a better king than his father8 ,note how the prince pretended to be democratic4 ,what do you think of all this conduct8 #bfh 7,sec4#gf;,a74 ,this deceitful conduct continued for four years until ,absalom thought he was ready to strike the blow4 ,he decided to make ,hebron the headquarters of his rebellion4 ,locate ,hebron4 ,it was where ,david had his capital when he was king of ,judah4 ,can you think of any reason why that city might have been dissatisfied8 ,what excuse did ,absalom give for a journey to ,hebron8 ,how did he plan to gather an army8 ,how many innocent men went with him8 ,what wise man did ,absalom get on his side8 #bfi 7,sec4#gf;,b74 ,what did ,david decide upon as soon as he heard the news8 ,notice that he had a body guard of #fjj ,philistine soldiers4 ,the old enemies were good warriors and he had taken them into his service4 ,david had a wonderful way of gaining friends4 ,tell the story of ,ittai4 ,how did the people feel about the flight of the old king8 #bgj 7,sec4#gf;,b74 ,it was customary for the ark to be taken when the army went to battle 7,sec4#fa;,a74 ,so the priest thought he ought to carry it with ,david4 ,but the king sent it back again1 saying that he would trust in the ,lord4 ,moreover he was glad to have a friend in the city4 ,how did he arrange with ,zadok to have news sent to him8 ,describe the sad journey up the ,mount of ,olives4 ,what signs of grief did they show8 #bga 7,sec4#gf;,c74 ,whom did ,david hear had joined ,absalom8 ,how did he plan that bad advice might be given to ,absalom8 ,how did he arrange for news to be brought to him8 ,let us get the movement of the story before us4 ,absalom is marching from ,hebron with his counselor and his army2 ,david is in flight with his #fjj guards and some faithful friends1 but he has left some friends in the city to send him news2 presently ,absalom marches into the city4 #bgb 7,sec4#gg;,a74 ,the first act of the new king is to decide what to do4 ,ahithophel advised immediate pursuit of ,david4 ,tell what he said4 ,absalom decided to ask the wise old ,hushai his advice also4 ,whose side was ,hushai really on8 ,what advice did he give8 ,how did he frighten ,absalom and how did he flatter him8 ,why was this advice good for ,david8 ,what was decided8 #bgc 7,sec4#gg;,a74 ,how was ,david informed of the council8 ,he decided to cross the river at once1 so as to have the swift stream between himself and his pursuers4 ,locate the ,jordan4 ,did he succeed in getting his whole company over8 ,what became of ,ahithophel8 ,meantime ,absalom was gathering a considerable army4 ,after a lapse of a little time he followed his father1 who had been gathering all the people that were loyal to him4 ,the matter could only be settled by battle4 #bgd 7,sec4#gg;,b74 ,how many divisions were there of ,david's army8 ,why did he not go himself to battle8 ,notice how he reviewed the troops as they went forth4 ,what special command did he give to the captains8 ,why did he do this8 ,give an account of the battle4 #bge 7,sec4#gg;,b74 ,in the battle1 which was going against him1 ,absalom met ,david's guards4 ,what accident happened to him as he was trying to escape8 ,what dispute took place between the soldier and ,joab8 ,what did ,joab do8 ,there was no need for further pursuit1 so ,joab called back his troops4 ,what was done with ,absalom8 ,we see that with the death of the leader the rebels fled to their homes4 ,joab called a ,cushite1 that is a negro slave3 what command did he give him8 #bgf 7,sec4#gg;,c74 ,where was ,david during the battle8 ,what conversation took place between the king and the ,cushite8 ,how was ,david affected8 ,what do you think of ,david in all this matter8 ,a ,,review ,,of ,,david ,david was one of those men who loved others and could make them love him4 ,it will be interesting to make a list of all those of whom we have studied who felt the influence of his winning disposition4 ,read ,i ,sam4 #af3ab1 #ba2 #ah3a1 #bj2 #bd3af2 #be3db2 ,,ii ,sam4 #a3bf2 #b3d2 #e3c2 #ae3ba1 #cb2 #ah3c2 #bc3ae1 #af4 ,write a little paper telling of all the people who loved ,david4 ,,review ,,xxvi4 ,,ten ,,heroes ,,of ,,israel ,,xxvi4 ,,ten ,,heroes ,,of ,,israel ,after we had studied the heroes of ,israel's wanderings we looked back over the stories and tried to remember the great characters we had learned to know4 ,now we have added ten more heroes to our acquaintance since ,moses4 ,let us look back over the stories of these ten1 and see if we can remember about them4 #bgg4 ,moses brought the people near to ,canaan and then sent twelve spies into the land to find out about it4 ,ten of the men were afraid1 and said that the ,hebrews could not conquer it1 but two men were brave1 and told their countrymen to trust in the ,lord and go up4 ,tell the story of these two and what happened to them later4 7,sec4#dd2 ,josh4 #a3a1 #b2 #ad3ac4a7 #a3 ,very short ,scripture references are given--just enough to recall the story4 ,read these and glance over the section in the textbook to refresh the memory4 #bgh4 ,after the ,hebrews had settled in ,canaan they were greatly troubled by enemies4 ,many heroes arose who delivered them4 ,one1 who was called by the ,lord1 gathered a large army1 then sent home all who were not fit and reduced his army to #cjj men4 ,he then devised a strange plan to frighten the enemy4 ,tell the story4 7,sec4#df2 ,judg4 #g3ai1 #bj47 ,what reward did this hero refuse8 7,sec4#dg2 ,judg4 #h3bb1 #bc47 #bgi4 ,one of the heroes of ,israel was a man of enormous strength4 ,what were some of the stories told about him8 ,how did he foolishly sin and lose his strength8 7,sec4#ea2 ,judg4 #ae3ad1 #ae2 #af3ah1 #ai47 #bhj4 ,who was the heroine of whom we studied8 ,tell what you remember of her4 7,sec4#ed47 #bha4 ,do you remember the story of the good old priest who had two wicked sons1 and of the little boy who came to live with him8 ,tell the story of how the boy came1 and what happened one special night1 and how the old priest died4 7,sec4,sec4#fj1 #fa2 ,i ,sam4 #c3aj1 #aa2 #d3ah47 #bhb4 ,the little boy grew up to be a great prophet4 ,he saw that the people could never be saved from their enemies without a strong king4 ,one day a young man who was seeking some straying animals came to see him4 ,tell the story of what happened4 ,what great blow for liberty did this young man strike and so become king8 7,sec4#fd2 ,i ,sam4 #aa3f-aa47 #bhc4 ,the new king had a brave son4 ,this young man determined to help free his people from their oppressors4 ,tell the story of his bold attack upon the ,philistines4 7,sec4#fe2 ,i ,sam4 #ad3ac47 ,how did ,saul follow up the attack8 #bhd4 ,the young man who was to be the great king of ,israel performed a wonderful feat of arms4 ,one of the ,philistine heroes challenged the ,hebrews to send a single man against him4 ,who accepted the challenge and how did the combat turn out8 7,sec4#fh2 ,i ,sam4 #ag3dh1di47 #bhe4 ,who were the two hero friends8 ,tell the story of their parting4 7,sec4#ga2 ,i ,sam4 #bj3ce-ci47 #bhf4 ,why was ,david an outlaw8 ,tell the story of his sparing the king's life4 7,sec4#gc2 ,i ,sam4 #bf3i-ab47 #bhg4 ,david had a company of heroes about him4 ,tell the story of the knights who brought him the drink of water4 7,sec4#ge;,c2 ,,ii ,sam4 #bc3ad-ag47 #bhh4 ,david had a bitter trial in his wicked son who rebelled against him4 ,but many loyal friends stood by him3 who were these1 and how did they show their loyalty8 7,sec4#gf2 ,,ii ,sam4 #ae3ai-cd47 #bhi4 ,write down the names of the ten heroes in a column4 ,how many were great patriots8 ,how many trusted ,god8 ,how many showed fine leadership8 ,how many showed weakness of character8 ,who showed a great love8 ,how many were unselfish8 ,which of them do you think the greatest8 ,,solomon ,,xxvii4 ,,solomon1 ,,the ,,wise ,,king ,,xxvii4 ,,solomon1 ,,the ,,wise ,,king ,,the ,,story ,sec4#gh4 ,solomon's ,wise ,choice 7,i ,kings #b3ab2 #c3c-ae7 ,solomon sat upon the throne of ,david his father2 and his kingdom was established greatly4 ,and ,solomon loved the ,lord1 walking in the statutes of ,david his father4 ,and the king went to ,gibeon to sacrifice there2 for that was the great high place3 a thousand burnt offerings did ,solomon offer upon that altar4 ,in ,gibeon the ,lord appeared to ,solomon in a dream by night3 and ,god said1 ,ask what ,i shall give thee4 ,and ,solomon said1 ,thou hast showed unto thy servant ,david my father great kindness1 according as he walked before thee in truth1 and in righteousness1 and in uprightness of heart with thee2 and thou hast kept for him this great kindness1 that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne1 as it is this day4 ,and now1 ,o ,lord my ,god1 thou hast made thy servant king instead of ,david my father3 and ,i am but a little child2 ,i know not how to go out or come in4 ,and thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen1 a great people1 that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude4 ,give thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge thy people1 that ,i may discern between good and evil2 for who is able to judge this thy great people8 ,and the speech pleased the ,lord1 that ,solomon had asked this thing4 ,and ,god said unto him1 ,because thou hast asked this thing1 and hast not asked for thyself long life2 neither hast asked riches for thyself1 nor hast asked the life of thine enemies1 but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern justice2 behold1 ,i have done according to thy word3 lo1 ,i have given thee a wise and an understanding heart2 so that there hath been none like thee before thee1 neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee4 ,and ,i have also given thee that which thou hast not asked1 both riches and honor1 so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee1 all thy days4 ,and if thou wilt walk in my ways1 to keep my statutes and my commandments1 as thy father ,david did walk1 then ,i will lengthen thy days4 ,and ,solomon awoke1 and1 behold1 it was a dream3 and he came to ,jerusalem1 and stood before the ark of the covenant of the ,lord1 and offered up burnt offerings1 and offered peace offerings1 and made a feast to all his servants4 ,sec4#gi4 ,solomon and the ,temple 7,i ,kings #e3a-ab2 #f3a1 #b1 #g1 #ae1 #af1 #ai1 #ba1 #bb1 #ch2 #h3a1 #f1 #aj1 #aa1 #bb1 #bc1 #bf1 #bg1 #cj1 #ed-eh1 #fb7 ,a4 ,,preparations ,,for ,,the ,,temple ,and ,hiram king of ,tyre sent his servants unto ,solomon2 for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father3 for ,hiram was ever a lover of ,david4 ,and ,solomon sent to ,hiram1 saying1 ,thou knowest how that ,david my father could not build a house for the name of the ,lord his ,god for the wars which were about him on every side1 until the ,lord put them under the soles of his feet4 ,but now the ,lord my ,god hath given me rest on every side1 so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrence4 ,and1 behold1 ,i purpose to build a house for the name of the ,lord my ,god1 as the ,lord spake unto ,david my father1 saying1 ',thy son1 whom ,i will set upon thy throne in thy room1 he shall build a house for my name4' ,now therefore command thou that they cut me cedar trees out of ,lebanon2 and my servants shall be with thy servants3 and ,i will give thee hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt say3 for thou knowest that there is not among us any that knoweth how to cut timber like unto the ,sidonians4 ,and it came to pass1 when ,hiram heard the words of ,solomon1 that he rejoiced greatly1 and said1 ,blessed be the ,lord this day1 which hath given unto ,david a wise son over this great people4 ,and ,hiram sent to ,solomon1 saying1 ,i have heard the message which thou hast sent unto me3 ,i will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar1 and concerning timber of fir4 ,my servants shall bring them down from ,lebanon unto the sea3 and ,i will make them into rafts to go by sea unto the place that thou shalt appoint me1 and will cause them to be broken up there1 and thou shalt receive them1 and thou shalt accomplish my desire1 in giving food for my household4 ,illustration3 ,,cedars ,,of ,,lebanon ,so ,hiram gave ,solomon timber of cedar and timber of fir according to all his desire4 ,and ,solomon gave ,hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household1 and twenty measures of pure oil3 thus gave ,solomon to ,hiram year by year4 ,and the ,lord gave ,solomon wisdom1 as he promised him2 and there was peace between ,hiram and ,solomon2 and they two made a league together4 ,b4 ,,the ,,building ,,of ,,the ,,temple ,and it came to pass in the fourth year of ,solomon's reign1 in the second month1 that he began to build the house of the ,lord4 ,and the house was sixty cubits in length1 twenty cubits in breadth1 and thirty cubits in height4 ,and the house was built of stone made ready at the quarry2 and there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house1 while it was in building4 ,and he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar3 and he covered the floor of the house with boards of fir4 ,and he built an oracle1 even the most holy place1 in the midst of the house within1 to set there the ark of the covenant of the ,lord4 ,solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold3 and he drew chains of gold across before the oracle2 and he overlaid it with gold4 ,also the whole altar that belonged to the oracle he overlaid with gold4 ,and in the eleventh year1 in the eighth month1 was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof1 and according to all the fashion of it4 ,so was he seven years in building it4 ,c4 ,,the ,,dedication ,,of ,,the ,,temple ,then ,solomon assembled the elders of ,israel1 and all the heads of the tribes1 the princes of the children of ,israel1 to bring up the ark of the covenant of the ,lord4 ,and the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the ,lord unto its place1 into the oracle of the house1 to the most holy place4 ,and it came to pass1 when the priests were come out of the holy place1 that the cloud filled the house of the ,lord so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud2 for the glory of the ,lord filled the house4 ,then ,solomon stood before the altar of the ,lord in the presence of all the assembly of ,israel1 and spread forth his hands toward heaven2 and he said1 ,o ,lord1 the ,god of ,israel1 who keepest covenant and lovingkindness with thy servants1 that walk before thee with all their heart1 let thy word1 ,i pray thee1 be verified1 which thou spakest unto thy servant ,david my father4 ,but will ,god in very deed dwell on the earth8 behold heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee2 how much less this house that ,i have builded6 ,yet hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant1 and of thy people ,israel1 when they shall pray toward this place3 yea1 hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place2 and when thou hearest1 forgive4 ,d4 ,,the ,,benediction ,and it was so1 that when ,solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the ,lord1 he arose from before the altar of the ,lord1 from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread forth toward heaven4 ,and he stood1 and blessed all the congregation of ,israel with a loud voice1 saying1 ,blessed be the ,lord1 that hath given rest unto his people ,israel1 according to all that he promised3 there hath not failed one word of all his good promise1 which he promised by ,moses his servant4 ,the ,lord our ,god be with us1 as he was with our fathers3 let him not leave us1 nor forsake us3 that he may incline our hearts unto him1 to walk in all his ways1 and to keep his commandments1 and his statutes1 and his ordinances1 which he commanded our fathers4 ,and the king1 and all ,israel with him1 offered sacrifice before the ,lord4 ,sec4#hj4 ,the ,greatness of ,solomon 7,i ,kings #aj3a-aj1 #ac1 #bc-be7 ,a4 ,,the ,,visit ,,of ,,the ,,queen ,,of ,,sheba ,and when the queen of ,sheba heard of the fame of ,solomon concerning the name of the ,lord1 she came to prove him with hard questions4 ,and she came to ,jerusalem with a very great train1 with camels that bare spices1 and very much gold1 and precious stones3 and when she was come to ,solomon1 she communed with him of all that was in her heart4 ,and ,solomon told her all her questions3 there was not anything hid from the king1 which he told her not4 ,and when the queen of ,sheba had seen all ,solomon's wisdom1 and the house that he had built1 and the food of his table1 and the sitting of his servants1 and the attendance of his ministers1 and their apparel1 and his cupbearers1 and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the ,lord2 there was no more spirit in her4 ,and she said to the king1 ,it was a true report that ,i heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom4 ,howbeit ,i believed not the words1 until ,i came1 and mine eyes had seen it3 and1 behold1 the half was not told me3 thy wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame which ,i heard4 ,happy are thy men1 happy are these thy servants1 which stand continually before thee1 and that hear thy wisdom4 ,blessed be the ,lord thy ,god1 which delighted in thee1 to set thee on the throne of ,israel3 because the ,lord loved ,israel for ever1 therefore he made thee king1 to do justice and righteousness4 ,and she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold1 and of spices very great store1 and precious stones3 there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of ,sheba gave to king ,solomon4 ,and king ,solomon gave unto the queen of ,sheba all her desire1 whatsoever she asked1 besides that which ,solomon gave her of his royal bounty4 ,so she turned and went to her own country1 she and her servants4 ,b4 ,,his ,,wealth ,,and ,,wisdom ,so king ,solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom4 ,and all the earth sought the presence of ,solomon1 to hear his wisdom1 which ,god had put in his heart4 ,and they brought every man his tribute1 vessels of silver1 and vessels of gold1 and raiment1 and armor and spices1 horses1 and mules1 a rate year by year4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #bij4 ,we are to study the story of the man whom the ,hebrews loved to think of as one of their heroes1 because of his great wisdom and wealth4 ,he was the most splendid of all their kings4 ,to be sure he laid very heavy taxes upon the people to raise money for his magnificence1 but the later ages forgot all that in admiration of his glory4 #bia 7,sec4#gh74 ,when ,david died he left a throne to his son that was secure from all enemies4 ,the young king had a great opportunity to be a noble ruler4 ,read carefully the story of the young man's dream4 ,what offer did ,god make to him in the dream8 ,in what spirit did ,solomon reply8 ,when he says he is a little child he means that he is young and inexperienced4 ,remember that one of the important duties of an eastern king was to hear cases1 as a kind of chief justice4 ,what quality did ,solomon ask for8 ,why was the ,lord pleased8 ,what did he give ,solomon8 #bib 7,sec4#gh74 ,it is often true that the young man who desires above all things to fit himself to do his duty1 without thinking of honor or wealth1 actually obtains those also4 ,washington never sought greatness1 but what do we think of him8 ,tennyson wrote of the great ,duke of ,wellington1 ,not once or twice in our fair island story ,the path of duty was the way to glory4 ,learn these lines4 #bic 7,sec4#gi;,a74 ,one of ,david's great hopes was that he could build a noble house of worship4 ,he had been unable to do so1 partly because of his many wars4 ,solomon therefore decided to carry out his father's plan4 ,but the ,hebrews were not skilful as artists or mechanics4 ,they were at that time mostly farmers and shepherds4 ,solomon therefore decided to secure the help of the people of ,phoenicia1 called the ,sidonians1 who lived on his northwest border4 ,locate the country4 ,what are its two chief cities8 ,who was the king who sent to congratulate ,solomon on his succession to the throne8 #bid 7,sec4#gi;,a74 ,read carefully ,solomon's message to ,hiram4 ,what proof does he give that he is able to build the temple8 ,what trees does he ask for8 ,these were the noble trees that grew in the mountains of ,lebanon4 ,locate this region to the north of ,israel4 ,what reason does ,solomon give why the ,sidonians 7that is1 the people of ,sidon7 should cut the trees8 #bie 7,sec4#gi;,a74 ,read ,hiram's reply4 ,notice the plan of getting the timber to ,jerusalem4 ,the lumbermen from ,tyre and ,sidon would cut it in the mountains4 ,it would be hauled by the nearest route to the sea4 ,note on the map where that would be4 ,then how was it to be taken by sea to the port nearest to ,jerusalem8 ,this port was probably ,joppa4 ,locate it4 ,what then was to be done with it before it was hauled up the steep roads to ,jerusalem8 ,it was a hard job in those days when they had no railways4 ,how different from the way our lumber trains carry the great timbers6 ,what was ,solomon to give ,hiram in exchange8 ,this is a very old story of trade between nations4 #bif 7,sec4#gi;,b74 ,when did ,solomon begin to build8 ,the building itself was not very large4 ,a cubit is rather less than two feet1 so the structure was about #ajj feet long1 #ce feet wide1 and #ej feet high4 ,do you know any building about that size8 ,inside1 one-third of the space was partitioned off for the ark4 ,how was this room ornamented8 ,how long did it take to finish the work8 #big 7,sec4#gi;,c74 ,what solemn procession was held8 ,how was the glory of the ,lord shown8 ,read carefully the prayer of ,solomon and see that it is reverent and trustful4 ,what is his great hope that ,god will do for the people when they pray8 ,we are quite sure that ,god will do that4 ,read ,i ,john #a3i4 #bih 7,sec4#gi;,d74 ,who pronounced the benediction upon the people8 ,what does he feel that ,god has done for them8 ,what does he hope that ,god will do for them8 #bii 7,sec4#hj;,a74 ,this is one of the stories showing the fame of ,solomon4 ,sheba was in ,arabia4 ,note how much information the story gives us of the products of those times4 ,tell the story of the visit4 #cjj 7,sec4#hj;,b74 ,what does the story tell us finally of ,solomon's wealth and wisdom8 ,,written ,,review ,recall the lines about the ,duke of ,wellington and write them in your notebook4 ,find out if there is any man in your own state of whom that would be true4 ,find someone in politics or business or in one of the professions who has been more anxious to do his duty than for anything else and to whom reward has come4 ,write an account of it4 ,,two ,,prophets ,,xxviii4 ,,elijah1 ,,the ,,champion ,,of ,,pure ,,religion ,,xxix4 ,,elijah1 ,,the ,,champion ,,of ,,justice ,,xxx4 ,,elisha1 ,,the ,,healer ,,and ,,counselor ,,xxviii4 ,,elijah1 ,,the ,,champion ,,of ,,pure ,,religion ,,the ,,story ,sec4#ha4 ,elijah and the ,drought 7,i ,kings #af3cj-ag3bd7 ,a4 ,,the ,,startling ,,prophecy ,ahab the son of ,omri did that which was evil in the sight of the ,lord above all that were before him4 ,and it came to pass1 that he took to wife ,jezebel the daughter of ,ethbaal king of the ,sidonians1 and went and served ,baal1 and worshipped him4 ,and he reared up an altar for ,baal in the house of ,baal1 which he had built in ,samaria4 ,and ,ahab did yet more to provoke the ,lord1 the ,god of ,israel1 to anger than all the kings of ,israel that were before him4 ,and ,elijah the ,tishbite1 who was of the sojourners of ,gilead1 said unto ,ahab1 ,as the ,lord1 the ,god of ,israel1 liveth1 before whom ,i stand1 there shall not be dew nor rain these years1 but according to my word4 ,b4 ,,elijah ,,at ,,the ,,brook ,and the word of the ,lord came unto him1 saying1 ,get thee hence1 and turn thee eastward1 and hide thyself by the brook ,cherith1 that is before ,jordan4 ,and it shall be1 that thou shalt drink of the brook2 and ,i have commanded the ravens to feed thee there4 ,so he went and did according unto the word of the ,lord3 for he went and dwelt by the brook ,cherith1 that is before ,jordan4 ,and the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning1 and bread and flesh in the evening2 and he drank of the brook4 ,and it came to pass after a while1 that the brook dried up1 because there was no rain in the land4 ,c4 ,,the ,,widow',s ,,cake ,and the word of the ,lord came unto him1 saying1 ,arise1 get thee to ,zarephath1 which belongeth to ,sidon1 and dwell there3 behold1 ,i have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee4 ,so he arose and went to ,zarephath2 and when he came to the gate of the city1 behold1 a widow woman was there gathering sticks3 and he called to her1 and said1 ,fetch me1 ,i pray thee1 a little water in a vessel1 that ,i may drink4 ,and as she was going to fetch it1 he called to her1 and said1 ,bring me1 ,i pray thee1 a morsel of bread in thine hand4 ,and she said1 ,as the ,lord thy ,god liveth1 ,i have not a cake1 but an handful of meal in the barrel1 and a little oil in the cruse3 and1 behold1 ,i am gathering two sticks1 that ,i may go in and dress it for me and my son1 that we may eat it1 and die4 ,and ,elijah said unto her1 ,fear not2 go and do as thou hast said3 but make me thereof a little cake first1 and bring it forth unto me1 and afterward make for thee and for thy son4 ,for thus saith the ,lord1 the ,god of ,israel1 ',the barrel of meal shall not waste1 neither shall the cruse of oil fail1 until the day that the ,lord sendeth rain upon the earth4' ,and she went and did according to the saying of ,elijah3 and she1 and he1 and her house1 did eat many days4 ,the barrel of meal wasted not1 neither did the cruse of oil fail1 according to the word of the ,lord1 which he spake by ,elijah4 ,d4 ,,the ,,widow',s ,,son ,and it came to pass after these things1 that the son of the woman1 the mistress of the house1 fell sick2 and his sickness was so sore1 that there was no breath left in him4 ,and she said unto ,elijah1 ,o thou man of ,god8 thou art come unto me to bring my sin to my remembrance1 and to slay my son6 ,and he said unto her1 ,give me thy son4 ,and he took him out of her bosom1 and carried him up into the chamber1 where he abode1 and laid him upon his own bed4 ,and he cried unto the ,lord1 and said4 ,o ,lord my ,god1 hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom ,i sojourn1 by slaying her son8 ,and he stretched himself upon the child three times1 and cried unto the ,lord1 and said1 ,o ,lord my ,god1 ,i pray thee1 let this child's soul come into him again4 ,and the ,lord hearkened unto the voice of ,elijah2 and the soul of the child came into him again1 and he revived4 ,and ,elijah took the child1 and brought him down out of the chamber into the house1 and delivered him unto his mother3 and ,elijah said1 ,see1 thy son liveth4 ,and the woman said to ,elijah1 ,now ,i know that thou art a man of ,god1 and that the word of the ,lord in thy mouth is truth4 ,sec4#hb4 ,elijah's ,victory 7,i ,kings #ah3a-df7 ,a4 ,,the ,,search ,,for ,,pasturage ,and it came to pass after many days1 that the word of the ,lord came to ,elijah1 in the third year1 saying1 ,go1 show thyself unto ,ahab2 and ,i will send rain upon the earth4 ,and ,elijah went to show himself unto ,ahab4 ,and the famine was sore in ,samaria4 ,and ,ahab called ,obadiah1 who was over the household4 7,now ,obadiah feared the ,lord greatly3 for it was so1 when ,jezebel cut off the prophets of the ,lord1 that ,obadiah took a hundred prophets1 and hid them by fifty in a cave1 and fed them with bread and water47 ,and ,ahab said unto ,obadiah1 ,go through the land1 unto all the fountains of water1 and unto all the brooks3 peradventure we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive1 that we lose not all the beasts4 ,so they divided the land between them to pass throughout it3 ,ahab went one way by himself1 and ,obadiah went another way by himself4 ,b4 ,,elijah',s ,,challenge ,,to ,,the ,,king ,and as ,obadiah was in the way1 behold1 ,elijah met him3 and he knew him1 and fell on his face1 and said1 ,is it thou1 my lord ,elijah8 ,and he answered him1 ,it is ,i3 go1 tell thy lord1 ',behold1 ,elijah is here4' ,and he said1 ,wherein have ,i sinned1 that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of ,ahab1 to slay me8 ,as the ,lord thy ,god liveth1 there is no nation or kingdom1 whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee3 and when they said1 ',he is not here1' he took an oath of the kingdom and nation1 that they found thee not4 ,and now thou sayest1 ',go1 tell thy lord1 ,behold1 ,elijah is here4' ,and it shall come to pass1 as soon as ,i am gone from thee1 that the spirit of the ,lord shall carry thee whither ,i know not2 and so when ,i come and tell ,ahab1 and he cannot find thee1 he shall slay me3 but ,i thy servant fear the ,lord from my youth4 ,was it not told my lord what ,i did when ,jezebel slew the prophets of the ,lord1 how ,i hid a hundred men of the ,lord's prophets by fifty in a cave1 and fed them with bread and water8 ,and now thou sayest1 ',go1 tell thy lord1 ,behold ,elijah is here'3 and he shall slay me4 ,and ,elijah said1 ,as the ,lord of hosts liveth1 before whom ,i stand1 ,i will surely show myself unto him to-day4 ,so ,obadiah went to meet ,ahab1 and told him3 and ,ahab went to meet ,elijah4 ,and it came to pass1 when ,ahab saw ,elijah1 that ,ahab said unto him1 ,is it thou1 thou troubler of ,israel8 ,and he answered1 ,i have not troubled ,israel2 but thou1 and thy father's house1 in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the ,lord1 and thou hast followed the ,baalim4 ,now therefore send1 and gather to me all ,israel unto mount ,carmel1 and the prophets of ,baal four hundred and fifty1 which eat at ,jezebel's table4 ,c4 ,,the ,,test ,,at ,,carmel ,so ,ahab sent unto all the children of ,israel1 and gathered the prophets together unto mount ,carmel4 ,and ,elijah came near unto all the people1 and said1 ,how long halt ye between two opinions8 if the ,lord be ,god1 follow him3 but if ,baal1 then follow him4 ,and the people answered him not a word4 ,then said ,elijah unto the people1 ,i1 even ,i only1 am left a prophet of the ,lord2 but ,baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men4 ,let them therefore give us two bullocks2 and let them choose one bullock for themselves1 and cut it in pieces1 and lay it on the wood1 and put no fire under3 and ,i will dress the other bullock1 and lay it on the wood1 and put no fire under4 ,and call ye on the name of your god1 and ,i will call on the name of the ,lord3 and the ,god that answereth by fire1 let him be ,god4 ,and all the people answered and said1 ,it is well spoken4 ,and ,elijah said unto the prophets of ,baal1 ,choose you one bullock for yourselves1 and dress it first2 for ye are many2 and call on the name of your god1 but put no fire under4 ,and they took the bullock which was given them1 and they dressed it1 and called on the name of ,baal from morning even until noon1 saying1 ,o ,baal1 hear us4 ,but there was no voice1 nor any that answered4 ,and they leaped about the altar which was made4 ,and it came to pass at noon1 that ,elijah mocked them1 and said1 ,cry aloud3 for he is a god2 either he is musing1 or he is gone aside1 or he is on a journey1 or peradventure he sleepeth1 and must be awaked4 ,and they cried aloud1 and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances1 till the blood gushed out upon them4 ,and it was so1 when midday was past1 that they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice2 but there was neither voice1 nor any to answer1 nor any that regarded4 ,and ,elijah said unto all the people1 ,come near unto me4 ,and all the people came near unto him4 ,and he repaired the altar of the ,lord that was thrown down4 ,and ,elijah took twelve stones1 according to the number of the tribes of the sons of ,jacob4 ,and with the stones he built an altar in the name of the ,lord2 and he made a trench about the altar1 as great as would contain two measures of seed4 ,and he put the wood in order1 and cut the bullock in pieces1 and laid it on the wood4 ,and he said1 ,fill four barrels with water1 and pour it on the burnt offering1 and on the wood4 ,and he said1 ,do it the second time4 ,and they did it the second time4 ,and he said1 ,do it the third time4 ,and they did it the third time4 ,and the water ran round about the altar2 and he filled the trench also with water4 ,and it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice1 that ,elijah the prophet came near1 and said1 ,o ,lord1 the ,god of ,abraham1 of ,isaac1 and of ,israel1 let it be known this day that thou art ,god in ,israel1 and that ,i am thy servant1 and that ,i have done all these things at thy word4 ,hear me1 ,o ,lord1 hear me1 that this people may know that thou1 ,lord1 art ,god1 and that thou hast turned their heart back again4 ,then the fire of the ,lord fell1 and consumed the burnt offering1 and the wood1 and the stones1 and the dust1 and licked up the water that was in the trench4 ,and when all the people saw it1 they fell on their faces3 and they said1 ,the ,lord1 he is ,god2 the ,lord1 he is ,god4 ,and ,elijah said unto them1 ,take the prophets of ,baal2 let not one of them escape4 ,and they took them3 and ,elijah brought them down to the brook ,kishon1 and slew them there4 ,d4 ,,the ,,coming ,,of ,,the ,,rain ,and ,elijah said unto ,ahab1 ,get thee up1 eat and drink2 for there is the sound of abundance of rain4 ,so ,ahab went up to eat and to drink4 ,and ,elijah went up to the top of ,carmel2 and he bowed himself down upon the earth1 and put his face between his knees4 ,and he said to his servant1 ,go up now1 look toward the sea4 ,and he went up1 and looked1 and said1 ,there is nothing4 ,and he said1 ,go again1 seven times4 ,and it came to pass at the seventh time1 that he said1 ,behold1 there ariseth a cloud out of the sea1 as small as a man's hand4 ,and he said1 ,go up1 say unto ,ahab1 ',make ready thy chariot1 and get thee down1 that the rain stop thee not4' ,and it came to pass in a little while1 that the heaven grew black with clouds and wind1 and there was a great rain4 ,and ,ahab rode1 and went to ,jezreel4 ,and the hand of the ,lord was on ,elijah2 and he girded up his loins1 and ran before ,ahab to the entrance of ,jezreel4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #cja4 ,in the beautiful city of ,florence in ,italy there was once a great prince named ,lorenzo1 whose reign was very splendid1 but who oppressed the people and lived an evil life4 ,the people followed his bad example and there was great immorality in ,florence4 ,but a fearless preacher came to the city who told the prince and the people plainly of their sins4 ,great crowds went to hear him and he became the most influential man in ,florence4 ,by his stirring words he compelled the government to give back the liberties to the people1 and he led the citizens to promise to serve ,god with good lives4 ,his enemies finally proved too strong for him and killed him1 but this noble ,italian preacher1 ,savonarola1 left an influence that has lasted to this day4 ,among the heroes of ,israel were some bold preachers1 called prophets1 who did not hesitate to denounce the sins of kings and people4 ,one of the greatest of these was ,elijah4 #cjb 7,sec4#ha;,a74 ,ahab was a very wicked king who married a princess from ,sidon4 ,locate the city on the coast of ,palestine4 ,the ,sidonians worshipped a god called ,baal1 and so the king built a temple for this idol in his capital4 ,he thought he could go on serving the ,lord and serve ,baal also4 ,suddenly a man appeared in the court4 ,he was roughly clad1 not a man of the city4 ,what startling message did he bring8 #cjc 7,sec4#ha;,b74 ,while the drought came upon ,israel the prophet was taken care of4 ,tell the story of ,elijah at the brook4 ,what happened to the brook at last8 #cjd 7,sec4#ha;,c74 ,elijah was east of the ,jordan4 ,he was sent to ,zarephath near ,sidon4 ,locate it4 ,tell the story of his conversation with the widow4 ,the cruse was a flask or small jug for holding liquids4 #cje 7,sec4#ha;,d74 ,many wonderful stories were told of this great prophet4 ,tell the story of the widow's son4 ,think of the prophet waiting all this time till he should be sent back to the king4 #cjf 7,sec4#hb;,a74 ,at last ,elijah's message came4 ,how long had he waited8 ,meantime what was the condition in ,israel1 and ,samaria the capital8 ,who was ,obadiah8 ,what had he done8 ,what did the king and ,obadiah undertake8 #cjg 7,sec4#hb;,b74 ,tell the story of ,elijah's conversation with the timid ,obadiah4 ,this man was good1 but he was having a hard time as the servant of a bad king4 ,what bold answer did ,elijah make to the king8 ,what is a challenge8 ,what challenge did ,elijah make8 #cjh 7,sec4#hb;,c74 ,this is the important part of the story4 ,find ,mt4 ,carmel on the coast4 ,imagine the scene3 the king1 the prophets of ,baal1 and ,elijah1 as the actors1 and the great crowd as an audience4 ,what was ,elijah's first question to the people8 ,we have a saying that no one can be on the fence3 everyone must be on one side or the other4 ,whenever there is a right and wrong1 people must take sides4 #cji 7,sec4#hb;,c74 ,what test did ,elijah propose8 ,who prepared the bullock for the sacrifice first8 ,how did they try to gain the attention of their god8 ,could ,baal hear them8 ,how did ,elijah mock them8 ,what was the result of all the excitement8 #caj 7,sec4#hb;,c74 ,notice how serious ,elijah was4 ,how did he prepare for the sacrifice8 ,how did he arrange so that nobody could say there was a trick8 ,what prayer did ,elijah offer8 ,learn this noble prayer so that you can recite it4 ,what happened8 ,how did it affect the people8 #caa 7,sec4#hb;,c74 ,those were days when men were very stern4 ,what awful punishment did ,elijah inflict on the false prophets8 #cab 7,sec4#hb;,d74 ,elijah was sure that the drought would now be over4 ,what did he say to ,ahab8 ,they had eaten nothing all day1 so everyone went eagerly to the food4 ,but ,elijah went back to the mountain4 ,who went with him8 ,what happened8 ,what message did the prophet send to ,ahab8 ,notice how quickly the storm came up4 ,elijah was a man of the desert1 hardy and strong2 he was also under great excitement from the events of the day4 ,it was sixteen miles from ,carmel to ,jezreel4 ,locate these places on the map4 ,the king drove his horses hard in the storm4 ,what did ,elijah do8 ,,written ,,review ,imagine yourself present at the scene on ,mt4 ,carmel and that your parents were unable to go4 ,how would you tell them the story of all that happened that day8 ,write it out just as you would have told it1 if you were a young ,israelite on that great occasion4 ,,xxix4 ,,elijah1 ,,the ,,champion ,,of ,,justice ,,the ,,story ,sec4#hc4 ,elijah's ,discouragement 7,i ,kings #ai3a-ba7 ,a4 ,,the ,,bitter ,,disappointment ,and ,ahab told ,jezebel all that ,elijah had done1 and how he had slain all the prophets with the sword4 ,then ,jezebel sent a messenger unto ,elijah1 saying1 ,so let the gods do to me1 and more also1 if ,i make not thy life as the life of one of them by to-morrow about this time4 ,and when he saw that1 he arose1 and went for his life1 and came to ,beer-sheba1 which belongeth to ,judah1 and left his servant there4 ,but he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness1 and came and sat down under a juniper tree3 and he requested for himself that he might die2 and said1 ,it is enough2 now1 ,o ,lord1 take away my life2 for ,i am not better than my fathers4 ,and he lay down and slept under a juniper tree2 and1 behold1 an angel touched him1 and said unto him1 ,arise and eat4 ,and he looked1 and1 behold1 there was at his head a cake baked on the coals1 and a bottle of water4 ,and he did eat and drink1 and laid himself down again4 ,and the angel of the ,lord came again the second time1 and touched him1 and said1 ,arise and eat2 because the journey is too great for thee4 ,and he arose1 and did eat and drink1 and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights unto ,horeb the mount of ,god4 ,b4 ,,elijah ,,comforted ,,and ,,instructed ,and he came thither unto a cave1 and lodged there2 and1 behold1 the word of the ,lord came to him1 and he said unto him1 ,what does thou here1 ,elijah8 ,and he said1 ,i have been very jealous for the ,lord1 the ,god of hosts2 for the children of ,israel have forsaken thy covenant1 thrown down thine altars1 and slain thy prophets with the sword3 and ,i1 even ,i only1 am left2 and they seek my life1 to take it away4 ,and he said1 ,go forth1 and stand upon the mount before the ,lord4 ,and1 behold1 the ,lord passed by1 and a great and strong wind rent the mountains1 and brake in pieces the rocks before the ,lord2 but the ,lord was not in the wind3 and after the wind an earthquake2 but the ,lord was not in the earthquake3 and after the earthquake a fire2 but the ,lord was not in the fire3 and after the fire a still small voice4 ,and it was so1 when ,elijah heard it1 that he wrapped his face in his mantle1 and went out1 and stood in the entering of the cave4 ,and1 behold1 there came a voice unto him1 and said1 ,what doest thou here1 ,elijah8 ,and he said1 ,i have been very jealous for the ,lord1 the ,god of hosts2 for the children of ,israel have forsaken thy covenant1 thrown down thine altars1 and slain thy prophets with the sword2 and ,i1 even ,i only1 am left2 and they seek my life1 to take it away4 ,and the ,lord said unto him1 ,go1 return on thy way to the wilderness of ,damascus3 and when thou comest1 thou shalt anoint ,hazael to be king over ,syria3 and ,jehu shalt thou anoint to be king over ,israel3 and ,elisha the son of ,shaphat shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room4 ,and it shall come to pass1 that him that escapeth from the sword of ,hazael shall ,jehu slay3 and him that escapeth from the sword of ,jehu shall ,elisha slay4 ,yet will ,i leave me seven thousand in ,israel1 all the knees which have not bowed unto ,baal1 and every mouth which hath not kissed him4 ,c4 ,,the ,,call ,,of ,,elisha ,so he departed thence1 and found ,elisha the son of ,shaphat1 who was plowing1 with twelve yoke of oxen before him1 and he with the twelfth3 and ,elijah passed over unto him1 and cast his mantle upon him4 ,and he left the oxen1 and ran after ,elijah1 and said1 ,let me1 ,i pray thee1 kiss my father and my mother1 and then ,i will follow thee4 ,and he said unto him1 ,go back again2 for what have ,i done to thee8 ,and he returned from following him1 and took the yoke of oxen1 and slew them1 and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen1 and gave unto the people1 and they did eat4 ,then he arose1 and went after ,elijah1 and ministered unto him4 ,sec4#hd4 ,elijah and the ,tyrant 7,i ,kings #ba3a-bd7 ,a4 ,,ahab ,,covets ,,naboth',s ,,vineyard ,and it came to pass after these things1 that ,naboth the ,jezreelite had a vineyard1 which was in ,jezreel1 hard by the palace of ,ahab king of ,samaria4 ,and ,ahab spake unto ,naboth1 saying1 ,give me thy vineyard1 that ,i may have it for a garden of herbs1 because it is near unto my house2 and ,i will give thee for it a better vineyard than it3 or1 if it seem good to thee1 ,i will give thee the worth of it in money4 ,and ,naboth said to ,ahab1 ,the ,lord forbid it me1 that ,i should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee4 ,and ,ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which ,naboth the ,jezreelite had spoken to him3 for he had said1 ,i will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers4 ,and he laid him down upon his bed1 and turned away his face1 and would eat no bread4 ,but ,jezebel his wife came to him1 and said unto him1 ,why is thy spirit so sad1 that thou eatest no bread8 ,and he said unto her1 ,because ,i spake unto ,naboth the ,jezreelite1 and said unto him1 ',give me thy vineyard for money2 or else1 if it please thee1 ,i will give thee another vineyard for it'3 and he answered1 ',i will not give thee my vineyard4' ,and ,jezebel his wife said unto him1 ,dost thou now govern the kingdom of ,israel8 arise1 and eat bread1 and let thine heart be merry3 ,i will give thee the vineyard of ,naboth the ,jezreelite4 ,b4 ,,jezebel',s ,,plot ,so she wrote letters in ,ahab's name1 and sealed them with his seal1 and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in the city1 and that dwelt with ,naboth4 ,and she wrote in the letters1 saying1 ,proclaim a fast1 and set ,naboth on high among the people3 and set two wicked men before him1 and let them bear witness against him1 saying1 ',thou didst curse ,god and the king4' ,and then carry him out1 and stone him1 that he die4 ,and the men of his city1 even the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city1 did as ,jezebel had sent unto them1 according as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them4 ,they proclaimed a fast1 and set ,naboth on high among the people4 ,and the two wicked men came in and sat before him3 and the men bare witness against him1 even against ,naboth1 in the presence of the people1 saying1 ,naboth did curse ,god and the king4 ,then they carried him forth out of the city1 and stoned him with stones1 that he died4 ,then they sent to ,jezebel1 saying1 ,naboth is stoned1 and is dead4 ,and it came to pass1 when ,jezebel heard that ,naboth was stoned1 and was dead1 that she said to ,ahab1 ,arise1 take possession of the vineyard of ,naboth the ,jezreelite1 which he refused to give thee for money3 for ,naboth is not alive1 but dead4 ,and it came to pass1 when ,ahab heard that ,naboth was dead1 that he rose up to go down to the vineyard of ,naboth the ,jezreelite1 to take possession of it4 ,c4 ,,elijah',s ,,startling ,,sentence ,and the word of the ,lord came to ,elijah the ,tishbite1 saying1 ,arise1 go down to meet ,ahab king of ,israel1 who dwelleth in ,samaria3 behold1 he is in the vineyard of ,naboth1 whither he is gone down to take possession of it4 ,and thou shalt speak unto him1 saying1 ',thus saith the ,lord1 ,hast thou killed1 and also taken possession8' and thou shalt speak unto him1 saying1 ',thus saith the ,lord1 ,in the place where dogs licked the blood of ,naboth1 shall dogs lick thy blood1 even thine4' ,and ,ahab said to ,elijah1 ,hast thou found me1 ,o mine enemy8 ,and he answered1 ,i have found thee3 because thou hast sold thyself to do that which is evil in the sight of the ,lord4 ,behold1 ,i will bring evil upon thee1 and will utterly sweep thee away1 and will cut off from ,ahab every man child1 and him that is shut up and him that is left at large in ,israel1 for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger1 and hast made ,israel to sin4 ,and of ,jezebel also spake the ,lord1 saying1 ',the dogs shall eat ,jezebel by the rampart of ,jezreel4' ,him that dieth of ,ahab in the city the dogs shall eat2 and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat4 ,sec4#he4 ,the ,old ,prophet and the ,new ,prophet 7,,ii ,kings #b3a-ae7 ,a4 ,,the ,,farewell ,,of ,,the ,,old ,,prophet ,and it came to pass1 when the ,lord would take up ,elijah by a whirlwind into heaven1 that ,elijah went with ,elisha from ,gilgal4 ,and ,elijah said unto ,elisha1 ,tarry here1 ,i pray thee2 for the ,lord hath sent me as far as ,beth-el4 ,and ,elisha said1 ,as the ,lord liveth1 and as thy soul liveth1 ,i will not leave thee4 ,so they went down to ,beth-el4 ,and the sons of the prophets that were at ,beth-el came forth to ,elisha1 and said unto him1 ,knowest thou that the ,lord will take away thy master from thy head to-day8 ,and he said1 ,yea1 ,i know it2 hold ye your peace4 ,and ,elijah said unto him1 ,elisha1 tarry here1 ,i pray thee2 for the ,lord hath sent me to ,jericho4 ,and he said1 ,as the ,lord liveth1 and as thy soul liveth1 ,i will not leave thee4 ,so they came to ,jericho4 ,and the sons of the prophets that were at ,jericho came near to ,elisha1 and said unto him1 ,knowest thou that the ,lord will take away thy master from thy head to-day8 ,and he answered1 ,yea1 ,i know it2 hold ye your peace4 ,and ,elijah said unto him1 ,tarry here1 ,i pray thee2 for the ,lord hath sent me to ,jordan4 ,and he said1 ,as the ,lord liveth1 and as thy soul liveth1 ,i will not leave thee4 ,and they two went on4 ,and fifty men of the sons of the prophets went1 and stood over against them afar off3 and they two stood by ,jordan4 ,and ,elijah took his mantle1 and wrapped it together1 and smote the waters1 and they were divided hither and thither1 so that they two went over on dry ground4 ,and it came to pass1 when they were gone over1 that ,elijah said unto ,elisha1 ,ask what ,i shall do for thee1 before ,i be taken from thee4 ,and ,elisha said1 ,i pray thee1 let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me4 ,and he said1 ,thou hast asked a hard thing3 nevertheless1 if thou see me when ,i am taken from thee1 it shall be so unto thee2 but if not1 it shall not be so4 ,and it came to pass1 as they still went on1 and talked1 that1 behold1 there appeared a chariot of fire1 and horses of fire1 which parted them both asunder2 and ,elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven4 ,and ,elisha saw it1 and he cried1 ,my father1 my father1 the chariots of ,israel and the horsemen thereof6 ,b4 ,,the ,,new ,,prophet ,and he saw him no more3 and he took hold of his own clothes1 and rent them in two pieces4 ,he took up also the mantle of ,elijah that fell from him1 and went back1 and stood by the bank of ,jordan4 ,and he took the mantle of ,elijah that fell from him1 and smote the waters1 and said1 ,where is the ,lord1 the ,god of ,elijah8 and when he also had smitten the waters1 they were divided hither and thither3 and ,elisha went over4 ,and when the sons of the prophets which were at ,jericho over against him saw him1 they said1 ,the spirit of ,elijah doth rest on ,elisha4 ,and they came to meet him1 and bowed themselves to the ground before him4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #cac4 ,how did the great day close after ,elijah had defeated the prophets of ,baal8 ,how do you think ,ahab felt about it8 ,elijah probably hoped to see a complete return of the people to the ,lord and he expected the wicked queen ,jezebel to be prevented from interfering with the prophets of the ,lord4 #cad 7,sec4#hc;,a74 ,what did ,ahab do when he returned home8 ,what did ,jezebel decide8 ,was she willing to give up her power8 ,elijah saw that nothing had been gained1 for the wicked queen was still in control4 ,where did he go8 ,follow his journey on the map4 ,mention all the circumstances that would make ,elijah tired out4 ,his discouragement was largely due to his exhaustion from hunger and travel4 ,what kind thing did the ,lord do for the tired prophet8 #cae 7,sec4#hc;,b74 ,where did ,elijah go8 ,horeb is another name for ,mount ,sinai4 ,do you remember what great hero led the people to ,sinai8 7,sec4#dj;,a47 ,elijah wanted to go back to the mountain where his people had heard of the ,lord4 ,tell the story of what happened at the cave4 ,the ,lord would show ,elijah that the people could not be saved by great contests1 but by gentle means4 ,he also told him that it would take time to get rid of the idolatry4 ,he told him three important persons would all have a part in the work1 even after he was dead3 who were these8 #caf 7,sec4#hc;,b74 ,elijah was mistaken in thinking that he was the only faithful man left4 ,how many were there8 ,there are often more good people than we think4 #cag 7,sec4#hc;,c74 ,tell the story of the call of ,elisha4 #cah 7,sec4#hd;,a74 ,locate ,jezreel on the map4 ,we found it before1 near ,mt4 ,carmel4 ,king ,ahab had a fine palace there1 though his capital was in ,samaria4 ,but the king needed some more land to make a garden4 ,how did he try to get it8 ,why would not the man sell it8 ,we must remember that in those times a farm would sometimes remain in one family for centuries4 ,how did ,ahab behave8 ,what did ,jezebel say that she would do8 #cai 7,sec4#hd;,b74 ,a king of ,israel could not do as he pleased4 ,he was bound to respect the rights of his people4 ,jezebel therefore thought out a plan to have ,naboth killed4 ,what was the plan and how did it work8 #cbj 7,sec4#hd;,b74 ,when ,jezebel heard of the success of her plot she told the king4 ,what did he do8 ,what ought he to have done8 #cba 7,sec4#hd;,c74 ,the king and queen had forgotten all about ,elijah4 ,how did he suddenly appear8 ,imagine how frightened the king must have been when he saw the stern prophet coming to meet him in the garden4 ,so conscience suddenly speaks when we have forgotten it4 ,what did ,elijah say8 #cbb 7,sec4#hd;,c74 ,we have seen ,elijah the champion of pure religion1 now we see him the champion of justice4 ,there was no one else who dare speak against the king's tyranny4 ,do you think he was brave8 ,why did not ,ahab kill him8 #cbc 7,sec4#he;,a74 ,tell the story of the last journey of ,elijah and ,elisha4 ,follow the journey on the map4 ,imagine the fearful mountain storm on the east of ,jordan in the midst of which ,elijah was carried away4 ,is it not a grand story of the end of such a stormy life8 #cbd 7,sec4#he;,b74 ,how did the new prophet begin his work8 ,,written ,,review ,ahab1 although in many respects an able king1 showed himself in this incident a bully4 ,a bully is one who does wrong to a person who is too weak to resist4 ,there is generally a bully in every school4 ,is there also a hero8 ,write what you think a hero ought to do with a bully4 ,,xxx4 ,,elisha1 ,,the ,,healer ,,and ,,counselor ,,the ,,story ,sec4#hf4 ,the ,payment of the ,widow's ,debt 7,,ii ,kings #d3a-g7 ,now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto ,elisha1 saying1 ,thy servant my husband is dead3 and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the ,lord3 and the creditor is come to take unto him my two children to be slaves4 ,and ,elisha said unto her1 ,what shall ,i do for thee8 tell me2 what hast thou in the house8 ,and she said1 ,thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house1 save a pot of oil4 ,then he said1 ,go1 borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors1 even empty vessels2 borrow not a few4 ,and thou shalt go in1 and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons1 and pour out into all those vessels2 and thou shalt set aside that which is full4 ,so she went from him1 and shut the door upon her and upon her sons2 they brought the vessels to her1 and she poured out4 ,and it came to pass1 when the vessels were full1 that she said unto her son1 ,bring me yet a vessel4 ,and he said1 ,there is not another vessel4 ,and the oil stopped4 ,then she came and told the man of ,god4 ,and he said1 ,go1 sell the oil1 and pay thy debt1 and live thou and thy sons on the rest4 ,sec4#hg4 ,the ,healing of the ,leper 7,,ii ,kings #e7 ,a4 ,,naaman',s ,,visit ,,to ,,israel ,now ,naaman1 captain of the host of the king of ,syria1 was a great man with his master1 and honorable1 because by him the ,lord had given victory unto ,syria3 he was also a mighty man of valor1 but he was a leper4 ,and the ,syrians had gone out in bands1 and had brought away a captive out of the land of ,israel a little maid2 and she waited on ,naaman's wife4 ,and she said unto her mistress1 ,would ,god my lord were with the prophet that is in ,samaria6 then would he recover him of his leprosy4 ,and one went in1 and told his lord1 saying1 ,thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of ,israel4 ,and the king of ,syria said1 ,go to1 go1 and ,i will send a letter unto the king of ,israel4 ,and he departed1 and took with him ten talents of silver1 and six thousand pieces of gold1 and ten changes of raiment4 ,and he brought the letter to the king of ,israel1 saying1 ,and now when this letter is come unto thee1 behold1 ,i have sent ,naaman my servant to thee1 that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy4 ,and it came to pass1 when the king of ,israel had read the letter1 that he rent his clothes1 and said1 ,am ,i ,god1 to kill and to make alive1 that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy8 but consider1 ,i pray you1 and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me4 ,b4 ,,naaman ,,healed ,and it was so1 when ,elisha the man of ,god heard that the king of ,israel had rent his clothes1 that he sent to the king1 saying1 ,wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes8 let him come now to me1 and he shall know that there is a prophet in ,israel4 ,so ,naaman came with his horses and with his chariots1 and stood at the door of the house of ,elisha4 ,and ,elisha sent a messenger unto him1 saying1 ,go and wash in ,jordan seven times1 and thy flesh shall come again to thee1 and thou shalt be clean4 ,but ,naaman was wroth1 and went away1 and said1 ,behold1 ,i thought1 ,he will surely come out to me1 and stand1 and call on the name of the ,lord his ,god1 and wave his hand over the place1 and recover the leper4 ,are not ,abanah and ,pharpar1 the rivers of ,damascus1 better than all the waters of ,israel8 may ,i not wash in them1 and be clean8 ,so he turned and went away in a rage4 ,and his servants came near1 and spake unto him1 and said1 ,my father1 if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing1 wouldest thou not have done it8 how much rather then1 when he saith to thee1 ',wash1 and be clean'8 ,then went he down1 and dipped himself seven times in ,jordan1 according to the saying of the man of ,god3 and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child1 and he was clean4 ,c4 ,,naaman',s ,,gratitude ,and he returned to the man of ,god1 he and all his company1 and came1 and stood before him3 and he said1 ,behold now1 ,i know that there is no ,god in all the earth1 but in ,israel3 now therefore1 ,i pray thee1 take a present of thy servant4 ,but he said1 ,as the ,lord liveth1 before whom ,i stand1 ,i will receive none4 ,and he urged him to take it2 but he refused4 ,and ,naaman said1 ,if not1 yet ,i pray thee let there be given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth2 for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods1 but unto the ,lord4 ,and he said unto him1 ,go in peace4 ,so he departed from him a little way4 ,d4 ,,punishment ,,of ,,greed ,,and ,,deceit ,but ,gehazi1 the servant of ,elisha the man of ,god1 said1 ,behold1 my master hath spared this ,naaman the ,syrian1 in not receiving at his hands that which he brought3 as the ,lord liveth1 ,i will run after him1 and take somewhat of him4 ,so ,gehazi followed after ,naaman4 ,and when ,naaman saw one running after him1 he lighted down from the chariot to meet him1 and said1 ,is all well8 ,and he said1 ,all is well4 ,my master hath sent me1 saying1 ',behold1 even now there be come to me from the hill country of ,ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets2 give them1 ,i pray thee1 a talent of silver1 and two changes of raiment4' ,and ,naaman said1 ,be content1 take two talents4 ,and he urged him and bound two talents of silver in two bags1 with two changes of raiment1 and laid them upon two of his servants2 and they bare them before him4 ,and when he came to the hill1 he took them from their hand1 and bestowed them in the house3 and he let the men go1 and they departed4 ,but he went in1 and stood before his master4 ,and ,elisha said unto him1 ,whence comest thou1 ,gehazi8 ,and he said1 ,thy servant went no whither4 ,and he said unto him1 ,went not mine heart with thee1 when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee8 ,is it a time to receive money1 and to receive garments1 and oliveyards and vineyards1 and sheep and oxen1 and menservants and maidservants8 ,the leprosy therefore of ,naaman shall cleave unto thee1 and unto thy seed for ever4 ,and he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow4 ,sec4#hh4 ,mysterious ,capture of the ,syrian ,soldiers 7,,ii ,kings #f3h-bc7 ,a4 ,,the ,,syrians' ,,fear ,,of ,,elisha ,now the king of ,syria warred against ,israel2 and he took counsel with his servants1 saying1 ,in such and such a place shall be my camp4 ,and the man of ,god sent unto the king of ,israel1 saying1 ,beware that thou pass not such a place2 for thither the ,syrians are coming down4 ,and the king of ,israel sent to the place which the man of ,god told him and warned him of2 and he saved himself there1 not once nor twice4 ,and the heart of the king of ,syria was sore troubled for this thing2 and he called his servants1 and said unto them1 ,will ye not show me which of us is for the king of ,israel8 ,and one of his servants said1 ,nay1 my lord1 ,o king3 but ,elisha1 the prophet that is in ,israel1 telleth the king of ,israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber4 ,and he said1 ,go and see where he is1 that ,i may send and fetch him4 ,and it was told him1 saying1 ,behold1 he is in ,dothan4 ,b4 ,,the ,,unseen ,,army ,,of ,,the ,,lord ,therefore sent he thither horses1 and chariots1 and a great host3 and they came by night1 and compassed the city about4 ,and when the servant of the man of ,god was risen early1 and gone forth1 behold1 an host with horses and chariots was round about the city4 ,and his servant said unto him1 ,alas1 my master6 how shall we do8 ,and he answered1 ,fear not3 for they that be with us are more than they that be with them4 ,and ,elisha prayed1 and said1 ,lord1 ,i pray thee1 open his eyes1 that he may see4 ,and the ,lord opened the eyes of the young man2 and he saw3 and1 behold1 the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about ,elisha4 ,and when they came down to him1 ,elisha prayed unto the ,lord1 and said1 ,smite this people1 ,i pray thee1 with blindness4 ,and he smote them with blindness according to the word of ,elisha4 ,and ,elisha said unto them1 ,this is not the way1 neither is this the city3 follow me1 and ,i will bring you to the man whom ye seek4 ,and he led them to ,samaria4 ,c4 ,,the ,,release ,,of ,,the ,,prisoners ,and it came to pass1 when they were come into ,samaria1 that ,elisha said1 ,lord1 open the eyes of these men1 that they may see4 ,and the ,lord opened their eyes1 and they saw2 and1 behold1 they were in the midst of ,samaria4 ,and the king of ,israel said unto ,elisha1 when he saw them1 ,my father1 shall ,i smite them8 shall ,i smite them8 ,and he answered1 ,thou shalt not smite them3 wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow8 set bread and water before them1 that they may eat and drink1 and go to their master4 ,and he prepared great provision for them3 and when they had eaten and drunk1 he sent them away1 and they went to their master4 ,and the bands of ,syria came no more into the land of ,israel4 ,sec4#hi4 ,elisha's ,last ,counsel 7,,ii ,kings #ac3ad-ai7 ,now ,elisha was fallen sick of the sickness of which he died3 and ,joash the king of ,israel came down unto him1 and wept over him1 and said1 ,my father1 my father1 the chariots of ,israel and the horsemen thereof6 ,and ,elisha said unto him1 ,take bow and arrows4 ,and he took unto him bow and arrows4 ,and he said to the king of ,israel1 ,put thine hand upon the bow4 ,and he put his hand upon it4 ,and ,elisha laid his hands upon the king's hands4 ,and he said1 ,open the window eastward4 ,and he opened it4 ,then ,elisha said1 ,shoot4 ,and he shot4 ,and he said1 ,the ,lord's arrow of victory1 even the arrow of victory over ,syria3 for thou shalt smite the ,syrians in ,aphek1 till thou have consumed them4 ,and he said1 ,take the arrows4 ,and he took them4 ,and he said unto the king of ,israel4 ,smite upon the ground4 ,and he smote thrice1 and stayed4 ,and the man of ,god was wroth with him1 and said1 ,thou shouldest have smitten five or six times2 then hadst thou smitten ,syria till thou hadst consumed it3 whereas now thou shalt smite ,syria but thrice4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #cbe4 ,different kinds of men are needed for different times4 ,severe contests require vigorous men3 times of trouble require patient men4 ,when the king and all ,israel were going into heathen worship1 the strong1 stern ,elijah was the man to force them back to right conduct4 ,but when the kingdom of ,israel fell into great weakness and was beaten again and again by the ,syrians1 there was need of a prophet who could comfort and encourage the nation4 ,the young man who had been trained by ,elijah was fitted for this work4 ,what was his name8 ,he must have been a most kindly and helpful man as there are more wonderful stories gathered about his name than about any of the other heroes of ,israel4 ,we shall study four of these stories4 #cbf 7,sec4#hf74 ,this story shows us how harsh the old law of debt was4 ,why were the widow's two sons to be sold as slaves8 ,she came to ,elisha in her trouble1 and he said that they would use whatever she had4 ,what did she have8 ,how was the debt paid8 #cbg 7,sec4#hg;,a74 ,locate ,syria on the map to the north of ,israel4 ,what is the capital8 ,these people had been fighting against ,israel and had taken many prisoners and made slaves of them4 ,what was the name of the ,syrian general8 ,he was a great man1 but he had the terrible disease of leprosy4 ,it is a most frightful malady1 slowly eating away the body4 ,the general's wife had a little ,hebrew slave4 ,how did she get her8 ,what did the little slave say to her mistress8 ,tell the story of ,naaman's visit to ,israel4 #cbh 7,sec4#hg;,b74 ,how was the king of ,israel troubled1 and what did ,elisha say to him8 ,describe the grand visit of the general with all his servants to the simple home of the prophet4 ,what message did ,elisha send8 ,why was ,naaman angry8 ,what did his servants say to him8 ,how did it all turn out8 #cbi 7,sec4#hg;,c74 ,what great change of feeling came over ,naaman8 ,what did he wish to give ,elisha8 ,the prophet did not want any present1 because he wished ,naaman to know that the ,lord's prophet would help anyone in need without money4 #ccj 7,sec4#hg;,d74 ,what did ,elisha's servant think of this conduct of his master8 ,tell the story of his greed and deceit4 ,notice how one sin leads to another and one lie leads to another4 ,but the prophet understood the wicked servant4 ,what terrible punishment came upon him8 #cca 7,sec4#hh;,a74 ,how did ,elisha help his people against the plans of the ,syrians8 ,what did the ,syrian king think of it8 ,it seems evident that ,elisha was the counselor of ,israel4 ,locate ,dothan on the map4 #ccb 7,sec4#hh;,b74 ,tell the story of the two armies1 one of them visible and the other invisible4 ,this is a beautiful way of telling of ,god's power and care that are always over us4 ,how did ,elisha lead the army to ,samaria8 #ccc 7,sec4#hh;,c74 ,how did the ,syrians find that they were in the capital of their enemies8 ,what did the king want to do to them8 ,how did ,elisha say they should be treated8 ,do you remember that several times we have called the heroes magnanimous8 ,elisha has this character4 ,after all1 forgiveness is the best revenge4 #ccd 7,sec4#hi74 ,at last the old prophet who had been the counselor of several kings was about to die4 ,who visited him8 ,notice he used the same words of him that ,elisha had used of ,elijah4 ,what did it mean8 ,tell the story of the bow and arrows4 ,the king was not a strong character and he showed it in this little bit of play4 ,elisha meant to tell him that great things in the world can only be done by determination4 ,in the ,civil ,war our great generals did not give up after three endeavors4 ,grant said ,i propose to fight it out on this line1 if 444 7finish the quotation71 and ,lee held together his gallant army to the last limit of endurance4 ,,written ,,review ,tell your parents1 or some friend1 what you have learned about ,elisha1 and explain that you are to write a short story in your notebook on ,a ,hero of ,helpfulness4 ,ask them if they can tell you about some good doctor who was unselfish and kindly and gave himself for the good of others4 ,or perhaps they know some pastor who was always seeking to help his people and cared very little what good things he got himself4 ,or they may be able to tell you of a good woman who spent her life in doing good to people4 ,she would be ,a ,heroine of ,helpfulness4 ,find out some strong character who did good unselfishly like ,elisha1 and write the story for the next class4 ,,patriots ,,in ,,troublous ,,times ,,xxxi4 ,,nehemiah1 ,,the ,,builder ,,xxxii4 ,,esther1 ,,the ,,patriot ,,queen ,,xxxiii4 ,,judas1 ,,the ,,hammerer ,,xxxiv4 ,,daniel ,,and ,,his ,,friends ,,xxxi4 ,,nehemiah1 ,,the ,,builder ,,the ,,story ,sec4#ij4 ,nehemiah's ,plans 7,neh4 #a3a-d1 #aa4 #b3a-i1 #aa-ac1 #af-ah7 ,a4 ,,nehemiah',s ,,sorrow ,,for ,,jerusalem ,now it came to pass as ,i was in ,shushan the palace1 that ,hanani1 one of my brethren1 came1 he and certain men out of ,judah2 and ,i asked them concerning the ,jews that had escaped1 which were left of the captivity1 and concerning ,jerusalem4 ,and they said unto me1 ,the remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach3 the wall of ,jerusalem also is broken down1 and the gates thereof are burned with fire4 ,and it came to pass1 when ,i heard these words1 that ,i sat down and wept1 and mourned certain days2 and ,i fasted and prayed before the ,god of heaven1 and said1 ,o ,lord1 ,i beseech thee1 let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant1 and to the prayer of thy servants1 who delight to fear thy name3 and prosper1 ,i pray thee1 thy servant this day1 and grant him mercy in the sight of this man4 7,now ,i was cupbearer to the king47 ,b4 ,,the ,,king',s ,,permission ,,to ,,rebuild ,and it came to pass in the month ,nisan1 in the twentieth year of ,artaxerxes the king1 when wine was before him1 that ,i took up the wine1 and gave it unto the king4 ,now ,i had not been before-time sad in his presence4 ,and the king said unto me1 ,why is thy countenance sad1 seeing thou art not sick8 this is nothing else but sorrow of heart4 ,then ,i was very sore afraid4 ,and ,i said unto the king1 ,let the king live for ever3 why should not my countenance be sad1 when the city1 the place of my father's sepulchres1 lieth waste1 and the gates thereof are consumed with fire8 ,then the king said unto me1 ,for what dost thou make request8 ,so ,i prayed to the ,god of heaven4 ,and ,i said unto the king1 ,if it please the king1 and if thy servant have found favor in thy sight1 that thou wouldest send me unto ,judah1 unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres1 that ,i may build it4 ,and the king said unto me1 7the queen also sitting by him17 ,for how long shall thy journey be8 and when wilt thou return8 ,so it pleased the king to send me2 and ,i set him a time4 ,moreover ,i said unto the king1 ,if it please the king1 let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river1 that they may let me pass through till ,i come unto ,judah2 and a letter unto ,asaph the keeper of the king's forest1 that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the castle1 and for the wall of the city1 and for the house that ,i shall enter into4 ,and the king granted me1 according to the good hand of my ,god upon me4 ,c4 ,,nehemiah',s ,,arrival ,,in ,,jerusalem ,then ,i came to the governors beyond the river1 and gave them the king's letters4 ,now the king had sent with me captains of the army and horsemen4 ,so ,i came to ,jerusalem1 and was there three days4 ,and ,i arose in the night1 ,i and some few men with me2 neither told ,i any man what my ,god put into my heart to do for ,jerusalem3 neither was there any beast with me1 save the beast that ,i rode upon4 ,and ,i went out by night by the valley gate1 and viewed the walls of ,jerusalem1 which were broken down1 and the gates thereof were consumed with fire4 ,and the rulers knew not whither ,i went1 or what ,i did2 neither had ,i as yet told it to the ,jews1 nor to the priests1 nor to the nobles1 nor to the rulers1 nor to the rest that did the work4 ,d4 ,,the ,,beginning ,,of ,,the ,,work ,then said ,i unto them1 ,ye see the evil case that we are in1 how ,jerusalem lieth waste1 and the gates thereof are burned with fire3 come and let us build up the wall of ,jerusalem1 that we be no more a reproach4 ,and ,i told them of the hand of my ,god which was good upon me2 as also of the king's words that he had spoken unto me4 ,and they said1 ,let us rise up and build4 ,so they strengthened their hands for the good work4 ,sec4#ia4 ,nehemiah's ,difficulties 7,neh4 #d3a-d1 #f-i1 #af-bj2 #f3a-i7 ,a4 ,,scornful ,,jealousy ,,of ,,the ,,enemies ,but it came to pass that1 when ,sanballat heard that we builded the wall1 he was wroth1 and took great indignation1 and mocked the ,jews4 ,and he spake before his brethren and the army of ,samaria1 and said1 ,what do these feeble ,jews8 will they fortify themselves8 will they sacrifice8 will they make an end in a day8 will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish1 seeing they are burned8 ,now ,tobiah the ,ammonite was by him1 and he said1 ,even that which they build1 if a fox go up1 he shall break down their stone wall4 ,hear1 ,o our ,god2 for we are despised3 and turn back their reproach upon their own head2 for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders4 ,so we built the wall2 and all the wall was joined together unto half the height thereof3 for the people had a mind to work4 ,b4 ,,conspiracy ,,of ,,the ,,enemies ,but it came to pass that1 when ,sanballat1 and ,tobiah1 and the ,arabians1 and the ,ammonites1 and the ,ashdodites1 heard that the repairing of the walls of ,jerusalem went forward1 and that the breaches began to be stopped1 that they were very wroth2 and they conspired all of them together to come and fight against ,jerusalem1 and to cause confusion therein4 ,but we made our prayer unto our ,god1 and set a watch against them day and night1 because of them4 ,and it came to pass from that time forth1 that half of my servants wrought in the work1 and half of them held the spears1 the shields1 and the bows1 and the coats of mail2 and the rulers were behind all the house of ,judah4 ,they that builded the wall and they that bore burdens laded themselves1 every one with one of his hands wrought in the work1 and with the other held his weapon2 and the builders1 every one had his sword girded by his side1 and so builded4 ,and he that sounded the trumpet was by me4 ,and ,i said unto the nobles1 and to the rulers and to the rest of the people1 ,the work is great and large1 and we are separated upon the wall1 one far from another3 in what place soever ye hear the sound of the trumpet1 resort ye thither unto us2 our ,god shall fight for us4 ,c4 ,,plots ,,of ,,the ,,enemies ,now it came to pass1 when it was reported to ,sanballat and ,tobiah1 and to ,geshem the ,arabian1 and unto the rest of our enemies1 that ,i had builded the wall1 and that there was no breach left therein 7though even unto that time ,i had not set up the doors in the gates72 that ,sanballat and ,geshem sent unto me1 saying1 ,come1 let us meet together in one of the villages in the plain of ,ono4 ,but they thought to do me mischief4 ,and ,i sent messengers unto them1 saying1 ,i am doing a great work1 so that ,i cannot come down3 why should the work cease1 whilst ,i leave it1 and come down to you8 ,and they sent unto me four times after this sort2 and ,i answered them after the same manner4 ,then sent ,sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand2 wherein was written1 ,it is reported among the nations1 and ,gashmu saith it1 that thou and the ,jews think to rebel2 for which cause thou buildest the wall3 and thou wouldest be their king1 according to these words4 ,and thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at ,jerusalem1 saying1 ',there is a king in ,judah'3 and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words4 ,come now therefore1 and let us take counsel together4 ,then ,i sent unto him1 saying1 ,there are no such things done as thou sayest1 but thou feignest them out of thine own heart4 ,for they all would have made us afraid1 saying1 ,their hands shall be weakened from the work1 that it be not done4 ,but now1 ,o ,god1 strengthen thou my hands4 ,sec4#ib4 ,nehemiah's ,success 7,neh4 #f3ae1 #af2 #g3a-c2 #ab3bg1 #ca1 #ch1 #dj1 #dc2 ,ps4 #abb3b1c7 ,a4 ,,the ,,completion ,,of ,,the ,,wall ,so the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month ,elul1 in fifty and two days4 ,and it came to pass1 when all our enemies heard thereof1 that all the heathen that were about us feared1 and were much cast down in their own eyes3 for they perceived that this work was wrought of our ,god4 ,now it came to pass1 when the wall was built1 and ,i had set up the doors1 that ,i gave my brother ,hanani1 and ,hananiah the governor of the castle1 charge over ,jerusalem3 for he was a faithful man1 and feared ,god above many4 ,and ,i said unto them1 ,let not the gates of ,jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot2 and while they stand on guard1 let them shut the doors1 and bar ye them3 and appoint watches of the inhabitants of ,jerusalem1 every one in his watch1 and every one to be over against his house4 ,b4 ,,the ,,dedication ,,of ,,the ,,wall ,and at the dedication of the wall of ,jerusalem they sought the ,levites out of all their places1 to bring them to ,jerusalem1 to keep the dedication with gladness1 both with thanksgivings1 and with singing1 with cymbals1 psalteries1 and with harps4 ,then ,i brought up the princes of ,judah upon the wall1 and appointed two great companies that gave thanks and went in procession2 whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall eastward4 ,and the other company of them that gave thanks went to meet them1 and ,i after them1 with the half of the people1 upon the wall4 ,and the two companies of them that gave thanks met in the house of ,god1 and stood still1 and the singers sang loud3 ,our feet are standing ,within thy gates1 ,o ,jerusalem1 ,jerusalem1 that art builded ,as a city that is compact together4 ,and they offered great sacrifices that day1 and rejoiced2 for ,god had made them rejoice with great joy2 and the women also and the children rejoiced3 so that the joy of ,jerusalem was heard even afar off4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #cce4 ,when a man has been prominent in a great undertaking it is very interesting to have his own account of it4 ,general ,grant was persuaded by friends to write a story of his own campaigns4 ,it was called ,personal ,memoirs of ,ulysses ,s4 ,grant1 the word memoirs meaning his own recollections of the events4 ,perhaps the first man who ever wrote such a personal story was the ,governor of ,judah1 #b1cjj years ago4 ,the story we study here might be called ,personal ,memoirs of ,nehemiah4 #ccf4 ,nehemiah was a great patriot4 ,it is easy to be a patriot when it simply means shouting for a great1 prosperous country4 ,but this man had never seen his own land4 ,his great-grandparents had been taken away as prisoners1 and the family had been one hundred and fifty years in the foreign land4 ,but they had never forgotten their own beloved country4 ,nehemiah was rich1 and in a high office in ,persia1 but he loved ,jerusalem and longed to be able to serve her4 ,read 7and learn7 ,ps4 #acg3e1 #f1 and you will see how the patriotic ,jews in the ,east felt about their fatherland4 ,let us read this personal story of the patriot and see what he did4 #ccg 7,sec4#ij;,a74 ,look at the map of the ,semitic world and find ,persia in the ,east4 ,find ,susa1 which is the same as ,shushan4 ,it is a long way from ,jerusalem4 ,but one day some of the ,jews came from ,jerusalem to the palace of the ,persian king to tell the story of the sad condition of their city4 ,what did they tell ,nehemiah8 ,how did the story affect him8 ,what office did he hold8 ,look up the description of this office that we had some time ago 7#fb74 #cch 7,sec4#ij;,b74 ,oriental kings are very arbitrary and the courtiers have to be most careful not to offend them4 ,note how cleverly ,nehemiah managed1 so that he obtained all that he wanted from the king4 ,what did he obtain8 #cci 7,sec4#ij;,c74 ,look again at the map4 ,what is the river that ,nehemiah mentions8 ,recall the first journey that we followed from the ,east to ,palestine 7,sec4,sec4#c1 #e74 ,note that the ,governor traveled with a body guard4 ,what did he do first in ,jerusalem8 #cdj 7,sec4#ij;,d74 ,the people who had lived so long in the ruined city were discouraged4 ,how did ,nehemiah cheer them8 ,how did they respond8 #cda 7,sec4#ia;,a74 ,there were jealous enemies all around ,judah1 so ,nehemiah soon found himself in difficulties4 ,first they despised his efforts4 ,how did he meet this ridicule8 #cdb 7,sec4#ia;,b74 ,when the enemies could not stop him by laughing at him1 what did they try8 ,how did ,nehemiah plan his work so as not to be surprised8 #cdc 7,sec4#ia;,c74 ,what plots did the enemies devise8 ,how did ,nehemiah meet the plots8 #cdd 7,sec4#ib;,a74 ,in the old times1 cities had to have walls all around them to prevent attacks4 ,how long did it take this vigorous governor to repair the fortifications8 ,how did he plan to guard the city8 #cde 7,sec4#ib;,b74 ,what help did ,nehemiah feel that he had in all his work8 ,dedication means an offering to ,god4 ,they gave the city to ,god4 ,tell the story of this joyful patriotic service4 ,learn the song that they sang4 ,,written ,,review ,you will probably find that people to-day are opposed in their determination to do what is right in just the same three ways that ,nehemiah suffered4 ,keep a good lookout during the week and see if you can find anyone1 young or old1 trying to do some right thing while somebody else laughs1 or while somebody tries to stop it by force1 or while somebody tells falsehoods about it4 ,if you find any hero who goes straight on in right-doing in spite of these oppositions1 give a short account of it in your notebook4 ,,xxxii4 ,,esther1 ,,the ,,patriot ,,queen ,,the ,,story ,sec4#ic4 ,esther ,made ,queen 7,esther #a3a1 #e1 #g1 #i1 #aa-ac1 #ae1 #af1 #ai1 #ba2 #b3a1 #b1 #d1 #e1 #g1 #h1 #ae-ah1 #bj7 ,a4 ,,queen ,,vashti ,,deposed ,king ,ahasuerus made a feast unto all the people that were present in ,shushan the palace1 both great and small1 seven days in the court of the garden of the king's palace4 ,and they gave them in vessels of gold royal wine in abundance1 according to every man's pleasure4 ,also ,vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house4 ,on the seventh day1 when the heart of the king was merry with wine1 he commanded to bring ,vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal1 to show the peoples and the princes her beauty3 for she was fair to look on4 ,but the queen ,vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by the chamberlains3 therefore was the king very wroth1 and his anger burned in him4 ,then the king said to the wise men1 ,what shall we do unto the queen ,vashti according to law1 because she hath not done the bidding of the king8 ,and ,memucan answered before the king and the princes1 ,if it please the king1 let there go forth a royal commandment from him1 and let it be written among the laws of the ,persians and the ,medes1 that it be not altered1 that ,vashti come no more before king ,ahasuerus2 and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she4 ,and the saying pleased the king and the princes2 and the king did according to the word of ,memucan4 ,b4 ,,the ,,selection ,,of ,,esther ,after these things1 when the wrath of king ,ahasuerus was pacified1 he remembered ,vashti1 and what she had done1 and what was decreed against her4 ,then said the king's servants that ministered unto him1 ,let there be fair young maidens sought for the king in all his kingdom2 and let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of ,vashti4 ,and the thing pleased the king2 and he did so4 ,there was a certain ,jew1 whose name was ,mordecai1 who had brought up ,esther1 his uncle's daughter3 for she had neither father nor mother1 and the maiden was fair and beautiful2 and when her father and mother were dead1 ,mordecai took her for his own daughter4 ,so it came to pass1 when the king's commandment and his decree was heard1 and when many maidens were gathered together unto ,shushan the palace1 that ,esther was taken into the king's house4 ,now when the turn of ,esther was come to go in unto the king1 she required nothing but what the keeper of the women appointed4 ,and ,esther obtained favor in the sight of all them that looked upon her4 ,so ,esther was taken unto king ,ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month1 in the seventh year of his reign4 ,and the king loved ,esther above all the women1 and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins2 so that he set the royal crown upon her head1 and made her queen instead of ,vashti4 ,then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants1 even ,esther's feast2 and he gave gifts1 according to the bounty of the king4 ,esther had not yet showed her kindred nor her people2 as ,mordecai had charged her3 for ,esther did the commandment of ,mordecai1 like as when she was brought up with him4 ,sec4#id4 ,the ,plot against the ,jews 7,esther #c3a1 #b1 #e1 #f1 #h-ac2 #d3a1 #b1 #d1 #e1 #h1 #aa-ag7 ,a4 ,,the ,,enmity ,,of ,,haman ,after these things did king ,ahasuerus promote ,haman1 and advanced him1 and set his seat above all the princes that were with him4 ,and all the king's servants1 that were in the king's gate1 bowed down1 and did reverence to ,haman3 for the king had so commanded concerning him4 ,but ,mordecai bowed not down1 nor did him reverence4 ,and when ,haman saw that ,mordecai bowed not down1 nor did him reverence1 then was ,haman full of wrath4 ,but he thought scorn to lay hands on ,mordecai alone2 for they had showed him the people of ,mordecai3 wherefore ,haman sought to destroy all the ,jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of ,ahasuerus1 even the people of ,mordecai4 ,and ,haman said unto king ,ahasuerus1 ,there is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of thy kingdom2 and their laws are diverse from those of every people2 neither keep they the king's laws3 therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them4 ,if it please the king1 let it be written that they be destroyed4 ,and the king took his ring from his hand and gave it unto ,haman1 and said1 ,the people is given to thee to do with them as it seemeth good to thee4 ,then were the king's scribes called1 and letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces1 to destroy1 to slay1 and to cause to perish1 all ,jews1 both young and old1 little children and women1 in one day1 even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month1 which is the month ,adar1 and to take the spoil of them for a prey4 ,b4 ,,mordecai',s ,,appeal ,,to ,,esther ,now when ,mordecai knew all that was done1 ,mordecai rent his clothes1 and put on sackcloth with ashes1 and went out into the midst of the city1 and cried with a loud and a bitter cry3 and he came even before the king's gate3 for none might enter within the king's gate clothed with sackcloth4 ,and in every province1 whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came1 there was great mourning among the ,jews1 and fasting1 and weeping1 and wailing2 and many lay in sackcloth and ashes4 ,and ,esther's maidens and her chamberlains came and told it her2 and the queen was exceedingly grieved3 and she sent her chamberlain to ,mordecai to know what this was1 and why it was4 ,and ,mordecai gave him a copy of the writing of the decree that was given out in ,shushan to destroy them1 to show it unto ,esther1 and to declare it unto her2 and to charge her that she should go in unto the king1 to make supplication unto him1 and to make request before him1 for her people4 ,and he came and told ,esther the words of ,mordecai4 ,then ,esther gave him a message unto ,mordecai1 saying3 ,all the king's servants1 and the people of the king's provinces1 do know1 that whosoever1 whether man or woman1 shall come unto the king into the inner court1 who is not called1 there is one law for him1 that he be put to death1 except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre1 that he may live3 but ,i have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days4 ,and they told to ,mordecai ,esther's words4 ,then ,mordecai bade them return answer unto ,esther1 ,think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house1 more than all the ,jews4 ,for if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time1 then shall relief and deliverance arise to the ,jews from another place1 but thou and thy father's house shall perish3 and who knoweth whether thou art not come to the kingdom for such a time as this8 ,then ,esther bade them return answer unto ,mordecai1 ,go1 gather together all the ,jews that are present in ,shushan1 and fast ye for me1 and neither eat nor drink three days1 night or day3 ,i also and my maidens will fast in like manner2 and so will ,i go in unto the king1 which is not according to the law3 and if ,i perish1 ,i perish4 ,so ,mordecai went his way1 and did according to all that ,esther had commanded him4 ,sec4#ie4 ,esther's ,brave ,intercession 7,esther #e3a-e2 #g3b-f1 #i1 #aj2 #h3a-h1 #i1 #aa1 #ae-ag2 #i3a1 #b1 #e1 #bj-bc1 #cb7 ,a4 ,,the ,,dangerous ,,interview ,now it came to pass on the third day1 that ,esther put on her royal apparel1 and stood in the inner court of the king's house1 over against the king's house3 and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house1 over against the entrance of the house4 ,and it was so1 when the king saw ,esther the queen standing in the court1 that she obtained favor in his sight3 and the king held out to ,esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand4 ,so ,esther drew near1 and touched the top of the sceptre4 ,then said the king unto her1 ,what wilt thou1 queen ,esther8 and what is thy request8 it shall be given thee even to the half of the kingdom4 ,illustration3 ,from ,price1 ,the ,monuments and the ,old ,testament ,,esther',s ,,palace ,and ,esther said1 ,if it seem good unto the king1 let the king and ,haman come this day unto the banquet that ,i have prepared for him4 ,then the king said1 ,cause ,haman to make haste1 that it may be done as ,esther hath said4 ,so the king and ,haman came to the banquet that ,esther had prepared4 ,and the king said unto ,esther1 ,what is thy petition1 queen ,esther8 and it shall be granted thee3 and what is thy request8 even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed4 ,then ,esther the queen answered and said1 ,if ,i have found favor in thy sight1 ,o king1 and if it please the king1 let my life be given me at my petition1 and my people at my request3 for we are sold1 ,i and my people1 to be destroyed1 to be slain1 and to perish4 ,then spake the king ,ahasuerus and said unto ,esther the queen1 ,who is he1 and where is he1 that durst presume in his heart to do so8 ,and ,esther said1 ,an adversary and an enemy1 even this wicked ,haman4 ,then ,haman was afraid before the king and the queen4 ,then said one of the chamberlains that were before the king1 ,behold also1 the gallows fifty cubits high1 which ,haman hath made for ,mordecai standeth in the house of ,haman4 ,and the king said1 ,hang him thereon4 ,so they hanged ,haman on the gallows that he had prepared for ,mordecai4 ,then was the king's wrath pacified4 ,b4 ,,the ,,deliverance ,,of ,,the ,,jews ,on that day did the king ,ahasuerus give the house of ,haman the ,jews' enemy unto ,esther the queen4 ,and ,mordecai came before the king2 for ,esther had told what he was unto her4 ,and the king took off his ring1 which he had taken from ,haman1 and gave it unto ,mordecai4 ,and ,esther set ,mordecai over the house of ,haman4 ,and ,esther spake yet again before the king1 and fell down at his feet1 and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of ,haman and his device that he had devised against the ,jews4 ,then the king held out to ,esther the golden sceptre4 ,so ,esther arose1 and stood before the king4 ,and she said1 ,if it please the king1 and if ,i have found favor in his sight1 and the thing seem right before the king1 and ,i be pleasing in his eyes1 let it be written to reverse the letters devised by ,haman which he wrote to destroy the ,jews which are in all the king's provinces3 for how can ,i endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people8 or how can ,i endure to see the destruction of my kindred8 ,then the king ,ahasuerus said unto ,esther the queen and to ,mordecai the ,jew1 ,behold1 ,i have given ,esther the house of ,haman1 and him they have hanged upon the gallows1 because he laid his hand upon the ,jews4 ,write ye also to the ,jews1 as it liketh you1 in the king's name1 and seal it with the king's ring3 for the writing which is written in the king's name1 and sealed with the king's ring1 may no man reverse4 ,then were the king's scribes called at that time1 and it was written according to all that ,mordecai commanded unto the ,jews1 and to the satraps1 and the governors and princes of the provinces1 that the king granted the ,jews which were in every city to gather themselves together1 and to stand for their life1 to destroy1 to slay1 and to cause to perish1 all the power of the people and province that would assault them1 their little ones and women1 and to take the spoil of them for a prey4 ,and ,mordecai went forth from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white1 and with a great crown of gold1 and with a robe of fine linen and purple3 and the city of ,shushan shouted and was glad4 ,the ,jews had light and gladness1 and joy and honor4 ,and in every province1 and in every city1 whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came1 the ,jews had gladness and joy1 a feast and a good day4 ,and many from among the peoples of the land became ,jews2 for the fear of the ,jews was fallen upon them4 ,c4 ,,the ,,feast ,,of ,,the ,,deliverance ,now in the twelfth month1 which is the month ,adar1 on the thirteenth day of the same1 when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution1 in the day that the enemies of the ,jews hoped to have rule over them2 whereas it was turned to the contrary1 that the ,jews had rule over them that hated them2 the ,jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king ,ahasuerus1 to lay hand on such as sought their hurt3 and no man could withstand them2 for the fear of them was fallen upon all the peoples4 ,and the ,jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword1 and with slaughter and destruction1 and did what they would unto them that hated them4 ,and ,mordecai wrote letters unto all the ,jews that were in all the provinces of the king ,ahasuerus1 both nigh and far1 to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month ,adar1 and the fifteenth day of the same1 yearly1 as the days wherein the ,jews had rest from their enemies1 and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to gladness1 and from mourning into a good day3 that they should make them days of feasting and gladness1 and of sending portions one to another1 and gifts to the poor4 ,and the ,jews undertook to do as they had begun1 and as ,mordecai had written unto them4 ,and the commandment of ,esther confirmed these matters of the feast of ,purim2 and it was written in the book4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #cdf4 ,among the stories of their heroes the ,jews preserved several stories of heroines1 and none is more striking than that of the patriot queen1 whose extraordinary bravery saved her people4 ,there are many kinds of bravery1 some in doing1 some in suffering4 ,let us try to get a correct judgment of ,esther4 #cdg 7,sec4#ic;,a74 ,the first part of the story shows how ,esther became the queen of ,persia4 ,what kind of feast did the king give8 ,what command did he give to ,vashti8 ,let us remember that ladies in the ,east do not often appear in public before men4 ,how did it happen that ,vashti was deposed8 #cdh 7,sec4#ic;,b74 ,what plan was proposed to secure a most beautiful wife for the king8 ,who was ,mordecai8 ,how did he get ,esther introduced to the king8 ,how did she become queen8 ,note that her cousin had advised her not to let it be known that she was a ,jewess1 because there was a prejudice against her nation4 #cdi 7,sec4#id;,a74 ,the villain of the story is ,haman4 ,what high place did he hold8 ,how did ,mordecai offend him8 ,what revenge did he plan8 #cej 7,sec4#id;,b74 ,mordecai knew that when a royal decree had been issued it could not be changed4 ,how did he behave8 ,what did he request ,esther to do8 #cea 7,sec4#id;,b74 ,notice the strict rule of the ,persian court4 ,no one could see the king unless summoned by him4 ,how different from our democratic government1 where any citizen may at least ask permission to see the president6 ,but ,mordecai urged ,esther to risk her life to save her people4 ,now see how brave she was4 ,she might have said1 ,no one knows that ,i am a ,jewess4 ,i am quite safe as the king's wife4 ,i will keep silent4 ,it would be folly to risk my life by offending the king4 ,but she decided to risk her great place with its wealth and luxury1 and also her life1 because her duty to her people required it4 ,what answer did she send to ,mordecai8 #ceb 7,sec4#ie;,a74 ,describe ,esther's approach to the king4 ,the tyrant happened to be in a good humor1 so she was safe4 ,what invitation did she extend8 #cec 7,sec4#ie;,a74 ,haman was delighted with the great honor the queen did him4 ,he had no idea that his enemy1 whom he had planned to hang on a high gallows1 was the queen's cousin4 ,how did it all turn out8 #ced 7,sec4#ie;,b74 ,how was ,mordecai promoted8 ,we must remember that although ,haman was dead1 the king's decree for the slaughter of the ,jews could not be changed4 ,but permission could be given to the ,jews to defend themselves on the day of the massacre4 ,how was this arranged8 #cee 7,sec4#ie;,c74 ,of course this is an old story of times when people took fierce revenge1 so we learn that the ,jews slaughtered their enemies4 ,but it was a great deliverance1 and ,mordecai and ,esther planned that a great feast should be kept to celebrate it4 ,what kind of feast was it8 #cef 7,sec4#ie;,c74 ,the ,jews still keep the ,feast of ,purim4 ,it is one of the merriest times they have4 ,they have all kinds of fun and give presents1 as we do at ,christmas4 ,and they still honor the beautiful queen1 who stood with her own people in their peril1 and saved them by her wit and courage4 ,,written ,,review ,recall ,mordecai's suggestion to ,esther 7p4 #cef74 ,in the days of chivalry knights had a motto3 ,noblesse oblige meaning that those of noble rank had an obligation to serve those in need4 ,any strength or good we have is not for our own use1 but to help others with4 ,take this as your motto4 ,draw a banner and inscribe in colors3 ,noblesse oblige4 ,,xxxiii4 ,,judas1 ,,the ,,hammerer ,,the ,,story ,sec4#if4 ,the ,tyrant and the ,heroes 7,i ,macc4 #a3da-ej1 #ed-eg2 #b3a-g1 #ad1 #ae1 #ag-be1 #bg1 #bh1 #dd1 #de1 #dh-ej1 #fd-ff1 #gj7 ,a4 ,,the ,,tyranny ,,of ,,antiochus ,antiochus1 king of ,syria1 who had rule over many peoples and over the ,jews1 wrote to his whole kingdom1 that all should be one people1 and that each should forsake his own laws4 ,and all the nations agreed according to the word of the king1 and many of ,israel consented to his worship1 and sacrificed to the idols1 and profaned the sabbath4 ,and the king sent letters by the hand of messengers unto ,jerusalem and the cities of ,judah1 that they should follow laws strange to the land1 and should profane the sabbaths and feasts1 and pollute the sanctuary2 that they should build altars1 and temples for idols1 and should sacrifice swine's flesh and unclean beasts4 ,and whosoever shall not do according to the word of the king1 he shall die4 ,and they built an abomination of desolation upon the altar1 and in the cities of ,judah they built idol altars4 ,and they rent in pieces the books of the law which they found1 and set them on fire4 ,and wheresoever was found with any a book of the covenant1 and if any consented to the law1 the king's sentence delivered him to death4 ,b4 ,,the ,,old ,,hero ,,and ,,his ,,five ,,sons ,in those days rose up ,mattathias the priest1 who dwelt at ,modin4 ,and he had five sons1 ,john1 ,simon1 ,judas who was called ,maccabaeus 7the ,hammerer71 ,eleazar1 ,jonathan4 ,and he saw the blasphemies that were committed in ,judah and in ,jerusalem1 and he said4 ,woe is me6 wherefore was ,i born to see the destruction of my people and of the holy city8 ,wherefore should we live any longer8 ,and ,mattathias and his sons rent their clothes1 and put on sackcloth1 and mourned exceedingly4 ,and the king's officers came into the city ,modin to sacrifice4 ,and they spake to ,mattathias saying1 ,thou art a ruler and an honorable and great man in this city1 and strengthened with sons and brethren2 now therefore come thou first and do the commandment of the king1 as all the nations have done1 and the men of ,judah1 and they that remain in ,jerusalem3 and thou and thy house shall be in the number of the king's ,friends1 and thou and thy sons shall be honored with silver and gold and many gifts4 ,and ,mattathias answered and said with a loud voice1 ,if all the nations that are in the king's dominion hearken unto him1 to fall away each one from the worship of his fathers1 and have made choice to follow his commandments1 yet will ,i and my sons and my brethren walk in the covenant of our fathers4 ,we will not hearken to the king's words1 to go aside from our worship1 on the right hand1 or on the left4 ,and when he had left speaking these words1 there came a ,jew in the sight of all to sacrifice on the altar which was at ,modin1 according to the king's commandment4 ,and ,mattathias saw it1 and his zeal was kindled1 and he showed forth his wrath1 and ran and slew him upon the altar4 ,and the king's officer1 who compelled men to sacrifice1 he killed at that time1 and pulled down the altar4 ,and he cried with a loud voice1 ,whosoever is zealous for the law1 let him come forth after me4 ,and ,mattathias and his sons fled into the mountains1 and they mustered a host and smote sinners in their anger1 and they went round about1 and pulled down the altars1 and they rescued the law out of the hand of the ,gentiles4 ,and the days of ,mattathias drew near that he should die1 and he said unto his sons1 ,my children1 be ye zealous for the law1 and give your lives for the covenant of your fathers4 ,be strong and show yourselves men in behalf of the law2 for therein shall ye obtain glory4 ,and1 behold1 ,simon your brother1 ,i know that he is a man of counsel2 give ear unto him alway3 he shall be a father unto you4 ,and ,judas ,maccabaeus1 he hath been strong and mighty from his youth3 he shall be your captain1 and shall fight the battle of the people4 ,and he blessed them1 and was gathered to his fathers4 ,and all ,israel made great lamentation for him4 ,sec4#ig4 ,the ,great ,deliverance 7,i ,macc4 #c3a1 #b1 #ac1 #ae-bc1 #be1 #cd1 #ce2 #d3ad1 #be1 #bh1 #cd1 #cf-dj1 #db1 #dc1 #dg1 #dh1 #ec-ef1 #eh2 #i3bj-bb7 ,a4 ,,the ,,victories ,,of ,,judas ,and his son ,judas1 who was called ,maccabaeus1 rose up in his stead4 ,and all his brethren helped him1 and so did all they that clave unto his father4 ,and they fought with gladness the battle of ,israel4 ,and ,seron1 the commander of the host of ,syria1 heard that ,judas had gathered a congregation of faithful men with him1 and of such as went out to war4 ,and he went up with a mighty army of the ungodly to take vengeance on the children of ,israel4 ,and ,judas went forth to meet him with a small company4 ,but when they saw the army coming to meet them they said unto ,judas1 ,what8 shall we be able1 being a small company1 to fight against so great and strong a multitude8 ,and we for our part are faint1 having tasted no food this day4 ,and ,judas said1 ,it is an easy thing for many to be shut up in the hands of a few2 and with heaven it is all one to save by many or by few3 for victory in battle standeth not in the multitude of a host2 but strength is from heaven4 ,they come to destroy us and our wives and our children3 but we fight for our lives and our laws4 ,be ye not afraid of them4 ,now when he had left off speaking1 he leapt suddenly upon them1 and ,seron and his army were discomfited before him4 ,and the fear of ,judas and his brethren1 and the dread of them1 began to fall upon the nations round about them4 ,and king ,antiochus gave ,lysias half of his forces1 and the elephants1 and gave him charge to destroy the strength of ,israel1 and the remnant of ,jerusalem4 ,and ,lysias chose three mighty men2 and with them he sent forty thousand footmen1 and seven thousand horse1 to go into the land of ,judah1 and to destroy it4 ,and ,judas joined battle1 and the ,gentiles were discomfited4 ,and ,israel had a great deliverance that day4 ,and the next year ,lysias gathered together sixty thousand chosen footmen1 and five thousand horse4 ,and ,judas met them with ten thousand men4 ,and they joined battle2 and there fell of the army of ,lysias about five thousand men4 ,b4 ,,the ,,temple ,,cleansed ,judas and his brethren said1 ,behold1 our enemies are discomfited2 let us go up to cleanse the holy place and to dedicate it afresh4 ,and all the army was gathered together1 and they went up unto mount ,zion4 ,and they saw the sanctuary laid desolate1 and the altar profaned and the gates burned up1 and shrubs growing in the court as in a forest1 and the priests' chambers pulled down4 ,and they rent their clothes1 and made great lamentation1 and put ashes upon their heads1 and fell on their faces to the ground1 and cried toward heaven4 ,then ,judas chose blameless priests1 and they cleansed the holy place4 ,and they built a new altar after the fashion of the former2 and they built the holy place1 and the inner parts of the house2 and they hallowed the courts4 ,c4 ,,the ,,old ,,worship ,,restored ,and they offered sacrifice according to the law upon the new altar of burnt offerings which they had made4 ,at what time and on what day the ,gentiles had profaned it1 even on that day was it dedicated afresh1 with songs and harps and lutes1 and with cymbals4 ,and all the people fell upon their faces1 and worshipped1 and gave praise unto heaven1 which had given them good success4 ,and they kept the dedication of the altar eight days1 and offered burnt offerings with gladness1 and sacrificed a sacrifice of deliverance and praise4 ,and there was exceeding great gladness among the people1 and the reproach of the ,gentiles was turned away4 ,d4 ,,the ,,death ,,of ,,judas ,and when ,judas died all ,israel made great lamentation for him1 and mourned many days1 and said1 ,how is the mighty fallen1 the ,savior of ,israel6 ,and the rest of the acts of ,judas1 and his wars1 and the valiant deeds which he did1 and his greatness1 they are not written2 for they were exceeding many4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #ceg4 ,three hundred years ago ,king ,philip ,,ii of ,spain was the most powerful king in ,europe4 ,he was a bitter tyrant1 determined to rule his people according to his own will4 ,he was a ,roman ,catholic and hated all ,protestants4 ,the little country of ,holland was part of his territory and he ordered the people to become ,roman ,catholics4 ,they refused1 for they were loyal to their own religion4 ,he sent against them a great army under the command of a brutal general1 ,alva1 and all ,europe thought that the little people would be crushed4 ,but they fought for their faith and their homes so valiantly that the tyrant was compelled to withdraw4 ,it is almost impossible to destroy patriots4 #ceh4 ,we always admire the heroism of those who resist tyrants4 ,the ,jews were often bitterly persecuted and they had many a hero who defended them4 ,one of the greatest of all their heroes was ,judas1 who was called the ,maccabee1 or the ,hammerer4 ,with a great faith in ,god and a wonderful courage he defeated large armies4 ,his story is not found in the ,old ,testament1 but in another collection of ,hebrew books called ,the ,apocrypha4 ,the book is ,i ,maccabees4 #cei 7,sec4#if;,a74 ,at the time of this story the ,jews were under the rule of ,antiochus1 the king of ,syria4 ,what was the wish of this tyrant8 ,what insults were offered to the religion of the ,jews8 #cfj 7,sec4#if;,b74 ,an old priest was living in one of the villages of ,judah with his five noble sons4 ,they were very much distressed about the sad state of their people3 but what could they do against the strong king8 ,at last the king's officers came to this village to order the heathen sacrifices4 ,what did they demand of ,mattathias1 and what did they promise him8 ,how did the old priest answer8 ,what followed8 #cfa 7,sec4#if;,b74 ,the priest and his sons went to the hills1 where they could find refuge in the caves4 ,who joined them8 ,what did they do8 ,the fierce contest was too severe for the old man1 and he soon fell ill4 ,what were his last words to his sons8 #cfb 7,sec4#ig;,a74 ,who took the lead after the death of the old priest8 ,note that there was no jealousy among those noble brothers4 ,tell the story of the first victory over the ,syrians4 #cfc 7,sec4#ig;,a74 ,the king was astonished that his forces should be defeated by the little army of patriots4 ,great preparations to crush the ,jews were made4 ,note that elephants with armed men were employed4 ,what was the result of the campaigns8 #cfd 7,sec4#ig;,b74 ,at last the victories were so conclusive that they thought it safe to go to ,jerusalem and clean out the abominations from the temple4 ,in what condition did they find the temple8 ,how did it affect them8 ,how did ,judas purify it8 #cfe 7,sec4#ig;,c74 ,note how happy they were when they could worship once more in the house of ,god4 ,describe the celebration4 #cff 7,sec4#ig;,d74 ,one can imagine how greatly the ,jews would honor such a deliverer as ,judas4 ,how did they mourn for him at his death8 ,,written ,,review ,imagine yourself a boy 7or girl7 about thirteen years old1 living in the village of ,modin a little over two thousand years ago4 ,imagine that you were present on the day when the officers came to command the heathen sacrifice4 ,then imagine yourself writing a letter describing everything that took place that day4 ,write it in the first person to some friend who was absent4 ,describe the whole scene just as it lies in your mind1 and tell what you think of the heroes4 ,,xxxiv4 ,,daniel ,,and ,,his ,,friends ,,the ,,story ,sec4#ih4 ,the ,training of the ,young ,men 7,daniel #a3a-ai7 ,when ,nebuchadnezzar1 king of ,babylon1 came against ,jerusalem and captured it1 certain of the youths of the nobility were taken and given into the charge of the master of the king's servants that he should teach them the learning and the tongue of the ,chaldeans4 ,and the king appointed for them a daily portion of the king's meat1 and of the wine which he drank1 and that they should be nourished three years2 that at the end thereof they might stand before the king4 ,now among these were1 of the children of ,judah1 ,daniel1 ,hananiah1 ,mishael1 and ,azariah4 ,and the master gave names unto them3 unto ,daniel he gave the name of ,belteshazzar2 and to ,hananiah1 of ,shadrach2 and to ,mishael1 of ,meshach2 and to ,azariah1 of ,abed-nego4 ,but ,daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king's meat1 nor with the wine which he drank3 therefore he requested of the master that he might not defile himself4 ,now ,god made ,daniel to find favor and compassion in the sight of the master4 ,and he said unto ,daniel1 ,i fear my lord the king1 who hath appointed your meat and your drink3 for why should he see your faces worse liking than the youths which are of your own age8 so should ye endanger my head with the king4 ,then said ,daniel to the steward1 whom the master had appointed over them1 ,prove thy servants1 ,i beseech thee1 ten days2 and let them give us vegetables to eat1 and water to drink4 ,then let our countenances be looked upon before thee1 and the countenance of the youths that eat of the king's meat2 and as thou seest1 deal with thy servants4 ,so he hearkened unto them in this matter1 and proved them ten days4 ,and at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer1 and they were fatter in flesh1 than all the youths which did eat of the king's meat4 ,so the steward took away their meat1 and the wine that they should drink1 and gave them vegetables4 ,now as for these four youths1 ,god gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom3 and ,daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams4 ,and at the end of the days which the king had appointed for bringing them in1 the master brought them in before ,nebuchadnezzar4 ,and the king communed with them2 and among them all was found none like ,daniel1 ,hananiah1 ,mishael1 and ,azariah3 therefore stood they before the king4 ,sec4#ii4 ,the ,golden ,image and the ,fiery ,furnace 7,dan4 #c3a1 #b1 #d-cj7 ,a4 ,,the ,,worship ,,of ,,the ,,golden ,,image ,nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold1 whose height was sixty cubits1 and its breadth six cubits3 he set it up in the plain of ,dura in the province of ,babylon4 ,then the king sent to gather together all the rulers of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image4 ,then the herald cried aloud1 ,to you it is commanded1 ,o peoples1 nations1 and languages1 that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet1 flute1 harp1 sackbut1 psaltery1 dulcimer1 and all kinds of music1 ye fall down and worship the golden image that ,nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up3 and whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace4 ,therefore at that time1 when all the peoples heard the music1 they fell down and worshipped the golden image that ,nebuchadnezzar the king had set up4 ,b4 ,,the ,,three ,,jews ,,defy ,,the ,,king ,wherefore at that time certain ,chaldeans came near1 and brought accusation against the ,jews1 and said to ,nebuchadnezzar1 ,o king1 live for ever4 ,thou1 ,o king1 hast made a decree1 that every man that shall hear the sound of the music1 shall fall down and worship the golden image3 and whoso falleth not down and worshippeth1 shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace4 ,there are certain ,jews whom thou hast appointed over the affairs of the province of ,babylon1 ,shadrach1 ,meshach1 and ,abed-nego2 these men1 ,o king1 have not regarded thee3 they serve not thy gods1 nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up4 ,then ,nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring ,shadrach1 ,meshach1 and ,abed-nego4 ,then they brought these men before the king4 ,nebuchadnezzar said unto them1 ,is it of purpose1 ,o ,shadrach1 ,meshach1 and ,abed-nego1 that ye serve not my god1 nor worship the golden image which ,i have set up8 ,now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the music1 ye fall down and worship the image which ,i have made1 well3 but if ye worship not1 ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace2 and who is that god that shall deliver you out of my hands8 ,shadrach1 ,meshach1 and ,abed-nego answered and said to the king1 ,o ,nebuchadnezzar1 we have no need to answer thee in this matter4 ,if it be so1 our ,god whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace2 and he will deliver us out of thine hand1 ,o king4 ,but if not1 be it known unto thee1 ,o king1 that we will not serve thy gods1 nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up4 ,c4 ,,deliverance ,,from ,,the ,,fiery ,,furnace ,then was ,nebuchadnezzar full of fury1 and the form of his visage was changed against ,shadrach1 ,meshach1 and ,abed-nego3 therefore he spake1 and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was wont to be heated4 ,and he commanded certain mighty men that were in his army to bind ,shadrach1 ,meshach1 and ,abed-nego1 and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace4 ,then these men were bound in their hose1 their tunics1 and their mantles1 and their other garments1 and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace4 ,therefore because the king's commandment was urgent1 and the furnace exceeding hot1 the flame of the fire slew those men that took up ,shadrach1 ,meshach1 and ,abed-nego4 ,and these three men1 ,shadrach1 ,meshach1 and ,abed-nego1 fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace4 ,then ,nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished and rose up in haste3 he spake and said unto his counselors1 ,did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire8 ,they answered and said unto the king1 ,true1 ,o king4 ,he answered and said1 ,lo1 ,i see four men loose1 walking in the midst of the fire1 and they have no hurt2 and the aspect of the fourth is like a son of the gods4 ,then ,nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace3 he spake and said1 ,shadrach1 ,meshach1 and ,abed-nego1 ye servants of the ,most ,high ,god1 come forth1 and come hither4 ,then ,shadrach1 ,meshach1 and ,abed-nego1 came forth out of the midst of the fire4 ,and the satraps1 the deputies1 and the governors1 and the king's counselors1 being gathered together1 saw these men1 that the fire had no power upon their bodies1 nor was the hair of their head singed1 neither were their hose changed1 nor had the smell of fire passed on them4 ,nebuchadnezzar spake and said1 ,blessed be the ,god of ,shadrach1 ,meshach1 and ,abed-nego1 who hath sent his angel1 and delivered his servants that trusted in him1 and have changed the king's word1 and have yielded their bodies1 that they might not serve nor worship any god1 except their own ,god4 ,therefore ,i make a decree1 that every people1 nation1 and language1 which speak anything amiss against the ,god of ,shadrach1 ,meshach1 and ,abed-nego1 shall be cut in pieces1 and their houses shall be made a ruin3 because there is no other god that is able to deliver after this sort4 ,then the king promoted ,shadrach1 ,meshach1 and ,abed-nego1 in the province of ,babylon4 ,sec4#ajj4 ,daniel and the ,lions 7,dan4 #f3a-bh7 ,a4 ,,the ,,decree ,,of ,,king ,,darius ,it pleased ,darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps1 which should be throughout the whole kingdom2 and over them three presidents1 of whom ,daniel was one2 that these satraps might give account unto them1 and that the king should have no damage4 ,then this ,daniel was distinguished above the presidents and the satraps1 because an excellent spirit was in him2 and the king thought to set him over the whole realm4 ,then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against ,daniel as touching the kingdom2 but they could find none occasion nor fault2 forasmuch as he was faithful1 neither was there any error or fault found in him4 ,then said these men1 ,we shall not find any occasion against this ,daniel1 except we find it against him concerning the law of his ,god4 ,then these presidents and satraps assembled together to the king1 and said thus unto him1 ,king ,darius1 live for ever4 ,all the presidents of the kingdom1 the deputies and the satraps1 the counselors and the governors1 have consulted together1 to establish a royal statute1 and to make a strong decree1 that whosoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days1 save of thee1 ,o king1 he shall be cast into the den of lions4 ,now1 ,o king1 establish the decree1 and sign the writing1 that it be not changed1 according to the law of the ,medes and ,persians1 which altereth not4 ,wherefore king ,darius signed the writing and the decree4 ,b4 ,,daniel ,,at ,,his ,,prayers ,and when ,daniel knew that the writing was signed1 he went into his house 7now his windows were open in his chamber toward ,jerusalem72 and he kneeled upon his knees three times a day1 and prayed1 and gave thanks before his ,god1 as he did aforetime4 ,then these men assembled together1 and found ,daniel making petition and supplication before his ,god4 ,then they came near1 and spake before the king concerning the king's decree2 ,hast thou not signed a decree1 that every man that shall make petition unto any god or man within thirty days1 save unto thee1 ,o king1 shall be cast into the den of lions8 ,the king answered and said1 ,the thing is true1 according to the law of the ,medes and ,persians1 which altereth not4 ,then answered they and said before the king1 ,that ,daniel1 which is of the children of the captivity of ,judah1 regardeth not thee1 ,o king1 nor the decree that thou hast signed1 but maketh his petition three times a day4 ,then the king1 when he heard these words1 was sore displeased1 and set his heart on ,daniel to deliver him3 and he labored till the going down of the sun to rescue him4 ,then these men assembled together unto the king and said unto the king1 ,know1 ,o king1 that it is a law of the ,medes and ,persians1 that no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed4 ,c4 ,,daniel ,,delivered ,,from ,,the ,,lions ,then the king commanded1 and they brought ,daniel1 and cast him into the den of lions4 ,now the king spake and said unto ,daniel1 ,thy ,god whom thou servest continually1 he will deliver thee4 ,and a stone was brought1 and laid upon the mouth of the den2 and the king sealed it with his own signet1 and with the signet of his lords2 that nothing might be changed concerning ,daniel4 ,then the king went to his palace1 and passed the night fasting3 neither were instruments of music brought before him3 and his sleep fled from him4 ,then the king arose very early in the morning1 and went in haste unto the den of lions4 ,and when he came near unto the den to ,daniel1 he cried with a lamentable voice3 the king spake and said to ,daniel1 ,o ,daniel1 servant of the living ,god1 is thy ,god1 whom thou servest continually1 able to deliver thee from the lions8 ,then said ,daniel unto the king1 ,o king1 live for ever4 ,my ,god hath sent his angel1 and hath shut the lions' mouths1 and they have not hurt me3 forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me2 and also before thee1 ,o king1 have ,i done no hurt4 ,then was the king exceeding glad1 and commanded that they should take ,daniel up out of the den4 ,so ,daniel was taken up out of the den1 and no manner of hurt was found upon him1 because he had trusted in his ,god4 ,and the king commanded1 and they brought those men which had accused ,daniel1 and they cast them into the den of lions1 them1 their children1 and their wives2 and the lions had the mastery of them1 and break all their bones in pieces1 or ever they came at the bottom of the den4 ,d4 ,,the ,,prosperity ,,of ,,daniel ,then king ,darius wrote unto all the peoples1 nations1 and languages1 that dwell in all the earth2 ,peace be multiplied unto you4 ,i make a decree1 that in all the dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the ,god of ,daniel3 for he is the living ,god1 and stedfast for ever1 and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed1 and his dominion shall be even unto the end3 he delivereth and rescueth1 and he worked signs and wonders in heaven and in earth2 who hath delivered ,daniel from the power of the lions4 ,so this ,daniel prospered in the reign of ,darius1 and in the reign of ,cyrus the ,persian4 ,,the ,,meaning ,,of ,,the ,,story #cfg4 ,in the last chapter we studied the bitter persecution of the ,jews in the time of ,antiochus4 ,god sent them a great deliverer in ,judas the ,hammerer4 ,he also sent them a helper who told them heroic stories of the olden time to encourage them to believe that ,god would surely deliver them4 ,these stories were of ,daniel and his three friends who were taken to ,babylon in the captivity4 ,they were under great temptation to be untrue to their religion4 ,we can see how these stories would help the people to be faithful4 #cfh 7,sec4#ih74 ,in the old times the food and wine for the king's table would first be offered to the heathen gods1 so ,daniel felt that he would really be an idolator if he took them4 ,what request did he make8 ,how did the master think it would be discovered that he had not fed them on rich food8 ,what test did ,daniel propose8 ,how did it turn out8 ,of course it was really much more healthy for the young men to live simply4 ,it took some courage to stand out against the officer1 but it was a matter of conscience with ,daniel and his friends4 #cfi 7,sec4#ii;,a74 ,imagine the great golden image #ajj feet high4 ,what was the king's command to the people8 ,what was to be the penalty if they refused to obey8 ,how would a faithful servant of the ,lord feel about it8 #cgj 7,sec4#ii;,b74 ,we do not know where ,daniel was at this time1 but what did his three friends do8 ,what did the king say to them8 ,what did they answer him8 ,notice carefully that they said they were sure ,god could save them1 but whether he did or not they would be faithful4 ,god does not always save people from death4 ,the noble army of martyrs have been faithful unto death4 ,but ,god has always brought good out of their sufferings4 #cga 7,sec4#ii;,c74 ,describe the scene when these men were thrown into the furnace8 ,what did the king think he saw8 ,what did he do to the three8 ,what impression did it make on the king8 ,we can understand how the ,jews would have told such a wonderful story as this to cheer those who were under great temptation to give up their faith4 #cgb 7,sec4#ajj;,a74 ,long after1 when ,daniel was an old man1 another great danger arose4 ,he had meantime been promoted to the highest station4 ,great men always have many enemies who are jealous of them4 ,all our great ,americans have had those who envied them4 ,what foolish thing did ,daniel's enemies persuade the king to do8 ,there seems to have been a rule that if the king gave an order it could not be changed4 #cgc 7,sec4#ajj;,b74 ,what had been ,daniel's custom regarding prayer8 ,how did he change it when he heard of the decree8 ,would he have been wiser to pray secretly8 ,some of our soldier boys that went to the war were ashamed to kneel down and pray at night1 but some of them were not afraid even when their companions jeered them4 ,do you remember a story like that in ,tom ,brown at ,rugby8 ,how did the king feel when he found that ,daniel had refused to obey the decree8 ,why could not the king pardon him8 ,notice how bitterly his enemies insisted on the penalty4 #cgd 7,sec4#ajj;,c74 ,what did the king say to ,daniel8 ,how did the king pass the night8 ,what happened in the morning8 ,what was done to his enemies8 #cge 7,sec4#ajj;,d74 ,what message did the king send to his people8 ,daniel's bravery made the king respect his religion4 ,what was the result of all this to ,daniel8 ,suppose ,daniel had been killed by the lions1 what would you think of him8 ,,written ,,review ,think about ,daniel's refusal to do wrong4 ,you have probably known one of your companions who refused to do some wrong when it was hard to refuse4 ,young people can be heroes in standing up for duty4 ,write about anybody whom you have known who did this4 ,or perhaps you will find somebody actually doing such a thing now4 ,make a good story of it for your notebook4 ,,review ,,xxxv4 ,,seven ,,heroic ,,names ,,xxxv4 ,,seven ,,heroic ,,names #cgf4 ,the ,hebrews always looked back to their magnificent king1 whom they thought of as the wisest of men4 ,what was his name8 ,tell the story of his great building4 7,sec4#gi2 ,i ,kings #e3b-f4b7 #b3 ,very short ,scripture references are given1 just enough to recall the story4 ,it might be well to read these as well as to look at the section in the textbook4 #cgg4 ,what great prophet was the champion of pure religion8 ,tell the story of the test at ,mount ,carmel4 7,sec4#hb2 ,i ,kings #ah3bj-bd47 #cgh4 ,king ,ahab had a fine palace in ,jezreel and ,naboth had a vineyard near by4 ,tell the story of the king's covetousness4 ,why did ,elijah interfere8 7,sec4#hd2 ,i ,kings #ba3ag-bc47 #cgi4 ,who was the prophet that followed ,elijah8 ,why did we call him the healer and counselor8 ,we read a number of stories of his kindly deeds to the people4 ,tell one of them4 #chj4 ,one of ,israel's heroes was a man who had always lived far away from ,jerusalem4 ,he had a high office1 and would have found it more profitable not to trouble himself about his countrymen4 ,but he heard of their sad condition and persuaded the king to let him help them4 ,tell the story of ,nehemiah building the wall of ,jerusalem4 7,sec4#ia2 ,neh4 #f3ae1 #af47 #cha4 ,two books in the ,old ,testament are named after women4 ,one was a foreigner who came into ,israel1 the other was the beautiful ,jewess who married the ,persian king4 ,who was the wicked man that wanted to kill all the ,jews8 ,how did the queen risk her life to save her people8 7,sec4#ie2 ,esther #d3ac-ag47 #chb4 ,we studied about one hero1 whose story is not in the ,old ,testament4 ,what did his surname 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