,illustration ,,bible ,,pictures ,,and ,,stories ,,in ,,large ,,print ,illustration ,,boston ,,lothrop ,,publishing ,,company ,,copyright1 #ahih1 ,,by ,,lothrop ,,publishing ,,company4 ,,bible ,,pictures ,,and ,,stories ,,in ,,large ,,print4 ,illustration ,,adam ,,and ,,eve4 ,god made the sun1 the moon1 the stars1 the earth1 the sea and all the beasts1 birds1 insects1 plants and fishes4 ,after that ,he made man1 then woman4 ,adam was the first man1 ,eve the first woman4 ,he planted a lovely garden and gave it to ,adam and ,eve to live in4 ,there was every kind of luscious fruits in this garden and ,god was willing they should eat all but one2 this ,he told them they must not even touch4 ,for a while they minded ,god and were happy1 but one day they both ate some of this fruit4 ,then ,god was very angry and sorry for what they had done4 ,he drove them out of the lovely garden forever4 ,,cain ,,and ,,abel4 ,adam and ,eve had two sons1 ,cain and ,abel4 ,cain1 when he got old enough1 became a farmer1 ,abel a shepherd4 ,they both brought gifts to ,god4 ,cain's gift was fruit2 ,abel's gift was the very best of his lambs4 ,for some reason ,god liked ,abel's gift1 but did not like ,cain's4 ,this made ,cain hate ,abel so much that he killed him4 ,when ,god asked ,cain what had become of his brother he said3 8,i know not3 ,am ,i my brother's keeper80 ,but ,god1 who sees everything1 had seen what ,cain had done and punished him by making him wander homeless and friendless over all the earth4 ,illustration3 ,,cain ,,and ,,abel4 ,,the ,,flood4 ,a great many years after ,cain killed ,abel--over a thousand perhaps--the people had grown to be so very wicked that ,god made up his mind to destroy them by a great flood4 ,but there was one good old man ,noah1 whom ,god loved4 ,so ,he had him build a huge boat or ark and told him to put into it all his own family1 and two of every kind of animal on the earth4 ,as soon as ,noah had done this1 the rain began to fall4 ,it kept on raining for forty days and forty nights until everything was covered by the water1 even the highest mountains4 ,nothing was saved except what was in the ark4 ,illustration3 ,,entering ,,the ,,ark4 ,,babel4 ,after ,noah's death1 his sons and their families kept traveling westward4 ,by and by they came to a beautiful plain4 ,they were very tired of traveling1 so they rested a long time4 ,the plain pleased them so much that they thought they would like to live there always1 and they began to build a great city and a high tower 8whose top should reach unto ,heaven40 ,god came down to see the city and the tower4 ,the sight made him angry and at once he caused the workmen to speak different languages1 so they could not understand one another and had to stop building4 ,the tower is called ,babel because ,god 8did there confound the language of all the earth40 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,tower ,,of ,,babel4 ,,lot',s ,,flight ,,from ,,sodom4 ,lot lived in ,sodom1 a city so wicked that not ten good men could be found there4 ,one evening two angels came to ,lot1 to tell him that ,god was going to destroy the wicked city and to warn him to flee in the morning with his wife and daughters4 ,lot and his family heeded the angel's warning and fled to ,zoar1 a city near by4 ,then ,god rained down fire and brimstone upon ,sodom1 until it was burned to ashes4 ,lot and his two daughters were saved1 but ,lot's wife was turned into a pillar of salt1 because she looked back at the burning city4 ,this the angels had warned them not to do4 ,illustration3 ,,lot ,,entering ,,zoar4 ,,the ,,finding ,,of ,,moses4 ,in time there came to be so many ,israelites in ,egypt that ,pharaoh began to be afraid of them4 ,so he issued an order that all boy babies should be put to death4 ,but one mother hid her baby boy three months4 ,then she made a little boat out of rushes1 laid the baby in it1 and put the boat in the water near the shore4 ,a little while after she did this one of ,pharaoh's daughters came down to the river to bathe and saw the little boat4 ,she had one of her maids wade out and get it4 ,when she saw the little boy1 she felt so sorry for him that she took him for her own son4 ,she named him ,moses1 which means 8drawn out of the water40 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,finding ,,of ,,moses4 ,,the ,,flight ,,from ,,egypt4 ,pharaoh made the ,israelites work very hard and treated them cruelly in other ways4 ,god was sorry for his people1 so he came to ,moses and told him to go to ,pharaoh with his brother ,aaron and order him to let the ,israelites go away from ,egypt to a land ,he had made ready for them4 ,but ,pharaoh did not care anything about what ,god told him to do and would not let the people go4 ,so ,god sent dreadful plagues upon the ,egyptians4 ,still ,pharaoh was stubborn and held out against ,god until the tenth plague came1 which killed the eldest child in every ,egyptian house4 ,then he sent the ,israelites out of the land4 ,illustration3 ,,sprinkling ,,the ,,blood4 ,,moses ,,striking ,,the ,,rock4 ,after the ,israelites had been away from ,egypt quite a long time1 they came into a dry1 stony country called the ,wilderness1 where there were no springs of water and no rivers4 ,they got very thirsty1 but could find nothing anywhere to drink4 ,this made them angry with their leader1 ,moses1 so angry that they were going to stone him to death4 ,but ,moses asked ,god to help him1 saying3 8,what shall ,i do unto this people8 they be almost ready to stone me40 ,god told him to take his rod and strike a certain rock on ,mount ,horeb4 ,moses did so4 ,at once a clear stream of water burst out of the rock1 enough for all the people4 ,illustration3 ,,striking ,,the ,,rock4 ,,the ,,ten ,,commandments4 ,when the ,israelites came near ,mount ,sinai1 ,god said that in three days from that time he would come down upon the mountain4 ,but none of the people except ,moses and ,aaron were to touch the mountain4 ,if they did1 they would die4 ,they could come up into the mountain and be with ,him4 ,god did as he promised4 ,there was a thick cloud all about ,him1 and fire and smoke1 and thunder and lightnings1 so the people could not see him4 ,and the mountain shook and the voice of ,god was heard like the sound of a trumpet1 giving to them the ,ten ,commandments4 ,and the people were afraid and drew back from the mountain4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,ten ,,commandments4 ,,bezaleel ,,and ,,aholiab4 ,after ,god had given the ,ten ,commandments1 ,moses went up into the mountain and stayed with ,god forty days and forty nights4 ,god told him that the ,israelites must build ,him a house to live in which should be called 8,the ,tabernacle40 ,they must give gold1 silver1 brass1 blue1 purple1 scarlet1 fine linen1 oils1 spices1 costly woods1 jewels and other precious things1 for this house4 ,bezaleel and ,aholiab must build it1 because ,he had made them wise4 ,moses told the people what ,god had said4 ,they were so anxious to help that they brought more than ,god had asked for4 ,and ,god's beautiful house was soon made4 ,illustration3 ,,bezaleel ,,and ,,aholiab4 ,,the ,,brazen ,,serpent4 ,once1 almost forty years after they made ,god's ,house1 the ,israelites were very hungry and thirsty4 ,they said hateful things about ,moses and about ,god too1 which was very wicked4 ,so ,god sent fiery serpents to bite the people4 ,the bite was poisonous1 and many died4 ,then they knew this was because they had done wrong4 ,they came to ,moses and asked him to pray ,god to take the serpents away4 ,moses prayed4 ,god told ,moses to make a brass serpent and set it on a pole where all the people could see it4 ,when ,moses had done this he told the people to look4 ,every one who was bitten was made well as soon as he saw the brass serpent4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,brazen ,,serpent4 ,,the ,,passage ,,of ,,the ,,jordan4 ,after ,moses died ,joshua led the people of ,israel4 ,they had come very near to the land ,god had made ready for them1 but there was still the great river ,jordan to cross4 ,they did not know how to get across1 for the water was deep and they had no boats4 ,but ,god had a way for them4 ,he told ,joshua to have the priests of his ,tabernacle go into the water first and stand there4 ,as soon as the feet of the priests touched the water it stopped flowing from above and piled up in a great heap4 ,so the people went across the ,jordan on dry land4 ,after the priests left the river1 the water flowed just as it had before4 ,illustration3 ,,crossing ,,the ,,jordan4 ,,the ,,captain ,,of ,,the ,,lord',s ,,host4 ,when the ,canaanites heard how the ,israelites had crossed the ,jordan1 they were afraid and shut themselves up in their city1 ,jericho4 ,the ,israelites had to find some way to break into the city4 ,one day when ,joshua was walking near the wall of ,jericho1 he saw a man with a drawn sword in his hand4 ,he at once asked the man whether he was a friend or an enemy4 ,the man answered3 8,as captain of the host of the ,lord am ,i now come40 ,then ,joshua knew it was an angel and fell down and worshiped him4 ,the angel said3 8,loose thy shoe from off thy foot1 for the place whereon thou standest is holy40 ,joshua did so4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,captain ,,of ,,the ,,lord',s ,,host4 ,,how ,,jericho ,,was ,,captured4 ,the ,israelites took ,jericho in a very curious way4 ,every day for six days the armed men marched around the city once4 ,on the seventh day they marched around seven times1 while the priests blew their trumpets4 ,just as they finished the last march1 the trumpets gave a long blast and all the people together gave a mighty shout4 ,then that strong1 high wall fell down flat1 and they went in and took the city and burnt it and everything in it except the silver and gold and vessels of brass and iron4 ,the rest of the people of ,canaan were greatly surprised when they heard how ,jericho was captured4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,fall ,,of ,,jericho4 ,,achan',s ,,sin4 ,ai was a city not far from ,jericho4 ,three thousand ,israelites went to take it4 ,but some were killed and the rest got frightened and ran away4 ,joshua felt so badly that he went and told ,god all about it4 ,god said that the ,israelites had been beaten because one of them had kept for his own some of the silver and gold taken from ,jericho4 ,god pointed out that ,achan was the man who had stolen these things and that he had hidden them in his tent4 ,when they looked in the tent they found them buried in the ground4 ,achan and all his family and all that he had were stoned and burned and a great heap of stones raised over them as a warning4 ,illustration3 ,,achan ,,confessing ,,his ,,sin4 ,,the ,,altar ,,on ,,mount ,,ebal4 ,after ,achan had been burned1 the ,israelites captured ,ai and hanged its king on a tree4 ,then ,joshua built an altar to ,god on ,mount ,ebal of whole stones that had never been cut4 ,on the altar he put burnt offerings4 ,on the stones of the altar he wrote the laws that ,moses had given to the people when he was alive4 ,then he got all the people together1 men1 women and little ones1 and read to them ,god's promises of the good things that would happen to them if they did right1 and the bad things that would happen if they did wrong4 ,the people listened carefully to the reading4 ,joshua did this because he had promised ,moses that he would just before he died4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,altar ,,on ,,mount ,,ebal4 ,,the ,,cities ,,of ,,refuge4 ,in those old times1 when one man killed another1 the friends of the dead man had the right to kill the murderer4 ,but sometimes it happened that one person killed another without meaning to do it4 ,of course it was not right that he should be killed for what he could not help4 ,god saw that there ought to be some way of saving him4 ,so he told ,joshua to name six cities to which such a person could flee and where no one could touch him4 ,these cities were called ,cities of ,refuge4 ,three of them were on the west side of ,jordan and three on the east4 ,some say that all the guide posts along the way had 8,refuge60 8,refuge60 written on them4 ,illustration3 ,,fleeing ,,to ,,the ,,city ,,of ,,refuge4 ,,the ,,death ,,of ,,joshua4 ,a long time after the fall of ,jericho1 when ,joshua was an old man1 he made all the ,israelites come into one place so that he could talk to them1 before he left them1 forever4 ,he asked them to count over the good things ,god had done for them1 and promised that ,he would do even more for them than ,he had already4 ,he told them to be brave1 to do as ,moses had wanted them to do when he was alive1 and never to have anything to do with people who worshiped idols4 ,if they did1 ,god would punish them4 ,when ,joshua had instructed the ,israelites in all the good ways1 having said all that was on his mind1 he died4 ,he was one hundred and ten years old4 ,illustration3 ,,joshua ,,exhorting ,,the ,,people4 ,,gideon ,,and ,,the ,,fleece4 ,after ,joshua died1 the ,israelites forgot ,god and worshiped idols4 ,so ,god punished them as ,joshua said4 ,the ,midianites came into the land and the ,israelites had to hide from them in dens and caves4 ,gideon1 a mighty man1 was threshing corn one day when an angel came to him and told him to go and save ,israel4 ,gideon was willing to go1 but asked ,god to show him some sign that he would beat the ,midianites4 ,so one night ,god made a fleece that ,gideon put on the ground wet with dew while all the ground was dry1 and the next night he kept the fleece dry while all the ground was wet4 ,then ,gideon knew that ,god would be on his side4 ,illustration3 ,,examining ,,the ,,fleece4 ,,the ,,defeat ,,of ,,the ,,midianites4 ,gideon got together a large army1 but ,god told him that only a part must fight4 ,so ,gideon picked out the three hundred bravest men and divided them into three companies of one hundred each1 and put a trumpet in each man's hand and an empty pitcher and a lamp inside the pitcher4 ,about the middle of the night they came to the camp of the ,midianites and blew the trumpets and broke the pitchers and held up the lamps and cried 8,the sword of the ,lord and of ,gideon40 ,the ,midianites were afraid and ran about and cried out and killed one another4 ,the ,israelites ran after them and drove them out of the country4 ,illustration3 8,,the ,,sword ,,of ,,the ,,lord1 ,,and ,,of ,,gideon40 ,,the ,,death ,,of ,,samson4 ,samson was the strongest man that ever lived4 ,at one time he tore a live lion apart with his hands1 at another he killed one thousand men1 and at another he carried away the gates of ,gaza1 a city of the ,philistines4 ,but the very last thing that he did was the most wonderful of all4 ,the ,philistines had cruelly put out his eyes4 ,at a feast where there were over three thousand of them1 ,samson got a boy to show him the way1 and then putting his hands upon two pillars that held up the roof1 and praying ,god for help1 he pressed upon them with all his might4 ,the pillars broke1 the roof fell4 ,samson himself and the ,philistines were killed4 ,illustration3 ,,samson ,,and ,,the ,,philistines4 ,,ruth ,,and ,,naomi4 ,naomi's home was at ,bethlehem4 ,but one year1 because there was no food there1 she went to ,moab with her husband and her two sons4 ,both the sons took wives in ,moab4 ,the wives' names were ,orpah and ,ruth4 ,after a little time ,naomi's husband died1 then both the sons4 ,naomi started to go back to ,bethlehem1 and ,orpah and ,ruth started with her4 ,but ,naomi did not think they ought to leave their homes and advised them to stay in ,moab4 ,orpah stayed4 ,but ,ruth said to ,naomi3 8,whither thou goest1 ,i will go1 and where thou lodgest ,i will lodge2 thy people shall be my people and thy ,god1 my ,god40 ,so ,ruth and ,naomi came to ,bethlehem4 ,illustration3 ,,ruth ,,and ,,naomi4 ,,boaz ,,and ,,ruth4 ,ruth and ,naomi were poor4 ,so ,ruth went out to pick up the grain which the reapers let fall at their work4 ,the field into which she went belonged to a rich man named ,boaz4 ,he was pleased with ,ruth1 and let her eat and drink with the reapers4 ,he told her never to go anywhere else1 but always to come to his field1 and he made the reapers let fall some grain on purpose for her4 ,so when she came home to ,naomi at night1 she had a very large bundle4 ,ruth went to that field all through the harvest4 ,afterward she became the wife of ,boaz4 ,so you see ,ruth did not lose anything by staying with ,naomi4 ,illustration3 ,,boaz ,,showing ,,kindness ,,to ,,ruth4 ,,eli ,,and ,,samuel4 ,once a year ,samuel's mother went to see him and always took with her a little coat4 ,one night1 when ,samuel was asleep1 he heard his name spoken4 ,he thought ,eli called him1 and ran to see what he wanted4 ,but ,eli said he had not called him4 ,so he went back to bed4 ,again he heard 8,samuel10 and again he ran to ,eli4 ,but ,eli had not called him4 ,still again he was called and ran to ,eli4 ,then ,eli knew that ,god had spoken and told him to say1 8,speak1 ,lord1 for thy servant heareth10 next time he was called4 ,samuel did this1 and ,god told him of something terrible that was going to happen to ,eli and his sons4 ,illustration3 ,,samuel ,,and ,,eli4 ,,death ,,of ,,eli ,,and ,,his ,,sons4 ,a little while after ,god spoke to ,samuel1 the ,israelites fought against the ,philistines4 ,they were beaten4 ,then they took the ark of ,god from the tabernacle and marched against the ,philistines4 ,at first the ,philistines were afraid of the ark4 ,but they fought bravely4 ,the ,israelites were again beaten4 ,eli's two sons were killed and the ark of ,god was taken4 ,eli was then ninety-eight years old4 ,he was blind4 ,he was sitting on a bench by the roadside when he heard the sad news4 ,he was so overcome by the intelligence he fell over backward and brake his neck4 ,that was what ,god told ,samuel would happen4 ,illustration3 ,,eli ,,receiving ,,the ,,news ,,of ,,the ,,death ,,of ,,his ,,sons4 ,,playing ,,on ,,the ,,harp ,,before ,,saul4 ,saul was the king of ,israel4 ,david was a shepherd boy1 the son of ,jesse4 ,he had a happy1 ruddy face that made everybody like him4 ,besides he was very brave4 ,once he killed both a lion and a bear that came to eat up the lambs in his father's flock4 ,he knew how to throw stones with a sling and could play on the harp beautifully4 ,one day ,king ,saul was feeling very sad and wanted somebody to play to him4 ,he thought music would make him feel better4 ,his servants told him about ,david4 ,so he sent for him4 ,david came and played so nicely on the harp that ,saul forgot all about his trouble4 ,illustration3 ,,david ,,playing ,,on ,,the ,,harp ,,before ,,saul4 ,,david ,,and ,,goliath4 ,the ,israelites and ,philistines were at war4 ,goliath was a ,philistine giant4 ,he used to come out in front of the ,israelites every day and dare any one to fight with him4 ,he was so big and strong that all the ,israelites were afraid to try4 ,one day ,david came to the camp on an errand1 and when he saw ,goliath he made up his mind to fight him4 ,so he chose five smooth stones out of a brook and put them in his shepherd's bag4 ,then with sling in hand he went toward ,goliath4 ,goliath laughed at him1 but ,david did not mind that4 ,he threw a stone with his sling4 ,it hit ,goliath on the forehead and he fell to the ground4 ,then ,david cut off his head4 ,illustration3 ,,david4 ,,david ,,and ,,araunah4 ,david was not a bad man1 but he sometimes did wrong and then ,god had to punish him although ,he was very fond of him4 ,when he had been king many years he had the ,israelites counted4 ,this displeased ,god and ,he sent a plague upon ,israel4 ,this plague killed many thousand people4 ,david felt very sorry to have his people die for his sin and prayed ,god to stop the plague and punish him instead4 ,god told ,david to go to the threshing-floor of ,araunah and make an offering4 ,david went4 ,he bought the threshing-floor and some oxen and wood4 ,then he built an altar and made the offering4 ,god stopped the plague4 ,illustration3 ,,david ,,and ,,araunah4 ,,elijah ,,fed ,,by ,,ravens4 ,ahab was a very wicked king1 more wicked than any that came before him4 ,he took a wife who worshiped idols and built an altar to a heathen god and worshiped this god4 ,so ,god sent ,elijah to ,ahab to say to him3 8,as the ,lord of ,israel liveth there shall not be dew nor rain these years40 ,ahab was so angry at ,elijah that he had to flee and hide himself by the brook ,cherith near the river ,jordan4 ,the brook gave him all the water he needed1 but there was no food there4 ,but ,god would not let his prophet starve4 ,he sent ravens to feed him4 ,these ravens brought him bread and meat twice every day2 in the morning and in the evening4 ,illustration3 ,,elijah ,,fed ,,by ,,ravens4 ,,elijah ,,and ,,elisha4 ,one day ,elijah was traveling through the land1 when he saw twelve men ploughing with twelve yoke of oxen4 ,one of these men was ,elisha4 ,when ,elijah saw ,elisha1 he knew that he was the man ,god wished him to take for a servant4 ,so ,elijah threw his coat on ,elisha as he went by4 ,then ,elisha ran after ,elijah and said3 8,let me1 ,i pray thee1 kiss my father and mother and then ,i will follow thee40 ,he killed a yoke of oxen and made a feast4 ,then he said good-by to his father and mother and went away with ,elijah4 ,afterward ,god took ,elijah up to ,heaven in a chariot of fire4 ,elisha was with him at the time4 ,illustration3 ,,ploughing ,,in ,,canaan4 ,,the ,,shunammite',s ,,son4 ,a kind ,shunammite woman who liked ,elisha made for him a little chamber on the wall4 ,she made it cosey with a bed and table and stool and candlestick4 ,elisha used to come to this little room when he got tired4 ,now this good woman had a little boy whom she dearly loved1 for he was her only child4 ,one morning the little fellow was running about in the field with the reapers4 ,all at once he felt a pain and ran to his father1 crying1 8,my head6 my head60 ,when the father saw his little son was not feeling well1 he had him taken home to his mother4 ,she held him in her lap till noon4 ,then he died4 ,elisha brought him back to life4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,shunammite',s ,,son ,,restored4 ,,the ,,little ,,captive ,,maid4 ,naaman was a great ,syrian general1 who had beaten the ,israelites in battle4 ,he was very wretched because he was a leper4 ,now ,naaman's wife had a little ,israelite girl to wait upon her1 who had heard of the wonderful things ,elisha had done4 ,this little girl had told her mistress that ,elisha could cure ,naaman4 ,so ,naaman went with his chariot and horses to see ,elisha4 ,elisha told him to wash seven times in the river ,jordan4 ,naaman would not do this at first1 it seemed such a little thing4 ,but he finally changed his mind1 and washed in the ,jordan and was cured4 ,you see how much good one little girl can do4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,little ,,captive ,,maid4 ,,jonah ,,at ,,nineveh4 ,god told ,jonah to go to ,nineveh and warn the people that their city would be destroyed because they were so wicked4 ,but ,jonah ran away to sea4 ,there was a terrible storm on the sea1 and the sailors threw ,jonah overboard4 ,they thought he was the cause of the storm4 ,but he was not drowned1 for ,god sent a great fish to swallow him4 ,jonah was inside the fish three days and three nights4 ,then ,god made the fish throw ,jonah up on the dry land4 ,after this ,god sent ,jonah to ,nineveh4 ,but the people were so sorry for their sins that ,he took pity on them and did not destroy the city4 ,illustration3 ,,jonah ,,at ,,nineveh4 ,,hezekiah ,,and ,,sennacherib4 ,hezekiah was the best king ,judah ever had4 ,the ,bible says no king ever served ,god so well4 ,when ,hezekiah had been king fourteen years1 ,sennacherib1 the king of ,assyria1 marched against ,jerusalem4 ,he sent a letter to ,hezekiah1 telling him to give up the city because his ,god could not help him4 ,hezekiah took this letter up into the temple4 ,he spread it out before ,god and prayed ,him to save ,jerusalem4 ,god heard his prayer4 ,that night ,his angel went into the ,assyrian camp and killed one hundred and eighty-five thousand of the ,assyrians4 ,soon after this ,sennacherib's two sons killed him4 ,illustration3 ,,hezekiah ,,laying ,,the ,,letter ,,before ,,god4 ,,the ,,brave ,,hebrew ,,boys4 ,daniel1 ,hananiah1 ,mishael and ,azariah were four ,hebrew boys who were prisoners at ,babylon4 ,they thought it was wrong to eat the meat and drink the wine the king sent1 and refused both when offered them4 ,they asked for plain food and pure water instead4 ,but the servant was afraid they would grow thin if he gave them nothing else4 ,then the king would be angry at him and he would lose his life4 ,daniel told him to give them plain food and water for ten days4 ,he did so4 ,at the end of the ten days they seemed so much better than those who ate the meat and drank the wine that the servant was glad to do as they wished4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,brave ,,hebrew ,,boys4 ,,daniel ,,and ,,the ,,lions4 ,when ,darius was king at ,babylon he liked ,daniel so well that he made him the chief officer in his kingdom4 ,this made the other officers hate ,daniel4 ,they got ,darius to make a law that every man who prayed to any one except ,darius himself should be thrown into the den of lions4 ,daniel kept on praying to his ,god three times a day4 ,when ,darius heard that ,daniel prayed he was very sorry he had made the law4 ,but he could not change it1 so ,daniel was thrown into the lions' den4 ,that night ,darius could not sleep1 he felt so bad4 ,very early next morning he ran to the den4 ,but ,daniel was safe1 for ,god had shut the lions' mouths4 ,illustration3 ,,daniel ,,and ,,the ,,lions4 ,,esther ,,before ,,the ,,king4 ,ahasuerus was king of ,persia4 ,esther1 a ,jewess1 was his queen4 ,haman was next to the king4 ,he was a cruel man1 and hated the ,jews because one of them1 a servant of the king1 would not bow down to him4 ,so he got the king to make a law that all the ,jews in his kingdom should be killed4 ,esther felt very sorry for her people4 ,she made up her mind to save them if she could4 ,but first she spent three days in fasting and prayer4 ,then she went to the king and begged him to save the ,jews4 ,the king loved ,esther so much that he did what she asked4 ,so the ,jews were saved from the cruel decree of the king ,ahasuerus4 ,illustration3 ,,esther ,,before ,,the ,,king4 ,,david ,,and ,,jonathan4 ,saul loved ,david at first4 ,then he hated him and tried to kill him twice by throwing his spear at him4 ,david escaped and hid himself4 ,now ,saul had a son named ,jonathan1 who thought a great deal of ,david4 ,it made him feel very bad to see his father trying to kill him4 ,jonathan thought that ,saul might get over his anger in two or three days and take ,david back4 ,but when he was sure that ,saul really meant to kill ,david1 he went to his hiding place and told him how he might get away4 ,after they had wept and kissed each other and promised always to be friends1 ,david fled and ,jonathan went back to his father4 ,illustration3 ,,david ,,and ,,jonathan4 ,,the ,,birth ,,of ,,christ4 ,one night certain shepherds were out in the fields taking care of their sheep4 ,suddenly they saw a light brighter than the sun1 and in the glory of the light1 an angel4 ,they felt afraid4 ,but the angel spoke to them2 he said3 8,fear not4 ,i have good news for you1 and for all the people in the world4 ,there was born to-day1 in the city of ,bethlehem1 a little child who is to be a ,saviour2 his name is ,christ the ,lord4 ,you will find him lying in a manger40 ,as he spoke1 suddenly there appeared a great company of angels1 and they sang3 8,glory to ,god in the highest1 and on earth1 peace1 good-will toward men40 ,when the angels were gone back to ,heaven1 the shepherds said to one another3 8,let us go right away to ,bethlehem1 and find this wonderful baby that the ,lord has sent us word about40 ,so they started in haste4 ,when they reached ,bethlehem1 they found the stable1 and the manger1 and there was the baby with his mother4 ,then the shepherds told what the angels had said and sung4 ,the people wondered at it2 the mother remembered every word1 and thought about what it all meant4 ,then the shepherds went back to their work praising ,god as they went1 for all that he had told them1 and for all that they had seen4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,birth ,,of ,,christ4--,matt4 ii4 #a4 ,,the ,,childhood ,,of ,,jesus4 ,the child ,jesus grew strong in body and mind4 ,he was so unlike any other child that he was 8filled with wisdom40 ,god's favor was with him all the time4 ,when he was twelve years old he went with his father and mother to ,jerusalem to the great yearly feast called the ,passover4 ,having been there eight days1 they started for home4 ,but ,jesus stayed behind at ,jerusalem4 ,his father and mother didn't know it2 they supposed him to be with some of the friends4 ,at night when they stopped to rest1 they found he was not to be found4 ,they went among the friends and acquaintances who were travelling with them1 but they got no news of him2 so they turned back toward ,jerusalem1 looking for him all the way4 ,in this way three days passed2 then they found their son sitting in the church among the learned men1 listening and asking questions4 ,and the people who listened were astonished at the questions which ,jesus asked1 and at the words which he spoke4 ,when his parents saw him1 they were very much astonished4 ,his mother said to him3 8,my son1 why did you treat us in this way8 ,your father and ,i have hunted for you in great sorrow40 ,then he made this strange answer3 8,how is it that you sought me8 ,didn't you know that ,i must be about my ,father's business80 ,they didn't understand what he meant2 they forgot that their son was not simply a boy2 he was ,god4 ,but he came at once from the church1 and went home with them1 and obeyed his father and mother in everything4 ,but his mother never forgot any of the strange words that he spoke4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,child ,,jesus4--,luke ii4 #dj4 ,illustration3 ,,jesus ,,in ,,the ,,temple1 ,,teaching ,,the ,,doctors4--,luke ii4 #df4 ,,ministry ,,of ,,john ,,the ,,baptist4 ,when ,jesus had grown to be a young man1 there came a minister through the country about ,jordan1 preaching to the people that they repent and be baptized4 ,some thought he was the ,christ for whom they had been waiting4 ,but he said to them3 8,i baptize you with water1 but there is coming one1 so much mightier than ,i1 that ,i am not even worthy to untie his shoes this was the work of the lowest servant2 ,he will baptize you with the ,holy ,ghost and with fire4 ,he will make clean the hearts of his people4 ,he will gather them in as wheat is gathered into the garner4 ,but the wicked will be like chaff which is burned up1 with a fire that cannot be put out40 ,many other solemn things1 also1 this minister preached to the people4 ,a man named ,herod1 ruler over part of the country1 was angry with ,john because he had been reproved for many sins1 among them marrying a woman whom he had no right to marry2 and he put ,john in prison4 ,but before that happened1 one day1 when ,john had been preaching and baptizing many people1 ,jesus came1 and asked to be baptized also2 and as he was praying1 a wonderful thing happened4 ,the ,holy ,ghost came down out of heaven in the form of a dove1 and rested on ,jesus1 and a voice out of heaven said3 8,thou art my beloved son2 in thee ,i am well pleased40 ,,jesus ,,at ,,nazareth4 ,we find ,jesus to-day in ,nazareth1 where he lived in his boyhood4 ,it is the ,sabbath-day1 and he has gone to church1 and stands reading to the people from the ,bible4 ,he read in the book named ,isaiah2 read about himself4 ,these are the words3 8,the ,spirit of the ,lord is upon me1 because ,he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor2 ,he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted1 to preach deliverance to the captives1 and recovering of sight to the blind1 to set at liberty them that are bruised1 to preach the acceptable year of the ,lord40 ,when he had read these wonderful words he closed the book1 and gave it to the minister1 and sat down4 ,all the people looked at him1 wondering what he would say4 ,then he began to talk4 ,he told them that the promises he had been reading to them were fulfilled4 ,all listened and wondered at the tender and beautiful words that he spoke4 ,they whispered to each other1 saying1 8,isn't this ,joseph's son80 ,then he said to them3 8,you will surely remind me of the proverb1 #8,physician1 heal thyself4' ,do some of the wonderful things here that we have heard of you doing in ,capernaum4 ,but1 remember1 no prophet is highly thought of in his own country4 ,remember that during that time of famine in ,israel1 when it didn't rain for three years and six months1 there were many widows1 but the prophet ,elijah was sent only to one at ,sarepta1 a city of ,sidon4 ,and there were many lepers in ,israel while the prophet ,elisha lived there2 but ,naaman1 the ,syrian1 was the only one that was cured40 ,this preaching made the people angry1 and they started up in wrath and thrust him out of their city1 and wanted to push him headlong down the hill on the top of which ,nazareth was built4 ,but just there he showed his power1 in passing quietly through the crowd of angry people1 holding them back by the power of his gaze1 and went away4 ,illustration3 ,,jesus ,,in ,,the ,,temple1 ,,reading ,,the ,,bible4--,luke iv4 #af4 ,,the ,,draught ,,of ,,fishes4 ,jesus stood by the shore of ,lake ,gennesaret1 and the people pressed about him1 to hear him talk about ,god4 ,he saw two ships near the water2 they were empty1 for the fishermen to whom they belonged were gone to wash their nets4 ,one of the ships belonged to a man named ,simon4 ,jesus stepped into it1 and when ,simon came asked him to push out a little from the shore2 then he sat down in the ship and taught the people4 ,when the sermon was over he said to ,simon3 8,push out now where it is deep1 and let down your net40 ,simon answered3 8,we have been at work all night1 ,master1 and have caught no fish2 but we will do as you say40 ,so they let down the net into the water1 and at once it became so full of fish that it began to break4 ,then ,simon and the other fisherman called to their partners1 who were in the other ship1 to come and help4 ,they came and filled both the ships with fish2 then the ships began to sink4 ,simon ,peter1 seeing that1 fell on his knees and began to pray2 he said3 8,depart from me1 for ,i am a sinful man1 ,o ,lord40 ,he meant that he was not worthy to be near the ,lord4 ,he was astonished and frightened1 and so were the others--,james and ,john1 and they were the sons of ,zebedee4 ,jesus spoke kindly and tenderly to ,simon2 he said3 8,fear not2 after this you shall catch men40 ,illustration3 ,,miraculous ,,draught ,,of ,,fishes4--,john xxi4 #d4 ,,the ,,centurion',s ,,faith4 ,next we find ,jesus at ,capernaum4 ,a certain ,roman military officer lived there1 who had a servant lying very sick4 ,the officer loved his faithful servant4 ,he saw that he was going to die4 ,he had heard of ,jesus1 and he sent some of the elders to him1 begging that he would come and cure the sick man4 ,the messengers came to ,jesus and urged him to go at once to the sick one2 they told him how kind the officer had been to their people4 ,he went with them4 ,when they were near the house1 other friends came out to meet the ,saviour1 and presently the officer came himself4 ,he told ,jesus that he did not feel himself worthy to have so great a man in his house2 that he did not want to trouble him to go there1 and at first he thought he ought not even to come to him1 troubling him4 ,he begged that ,jesus would just then and there speak a word that should cure his servant4 ,he said that he was a man in authority1 having servants who obeyed orders4 ,jesus1 he believed1 had but to give orders1 and his invisible servants would obey him4 ,jesus wondered at his faith4 ,he turned1 and said to the people who were following3 8,i haven't found such great faith as this in all ,israel40 ,some of those who had been sent to ,jesus1 now reached the house where the sick man had lain1 and behold he was well6 ,this story is also told in ,matthew viii4 #e-ac4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,centurion4--,matt4 viii4 #h4 ,,the ,,widow ,,of ,,nain4 ,once ,jesus went to the city of ,nain4 ,his disciples went with him4 ,many people followed him4 ,as he reached the city gate he met a funeral procession4 ,it was a long procession1 for the young man who was dead had been his mother's only son1 and she was a widow4 ,the people were very sorry for her4 ,jesus1 when he saw her1 felt very sorry for her1 too4 ,he spoke to her4 ,he said1 8,weep not40 ,then he went towards the frame on which the dead body was laid1 and touched it2 and the men who were carrying it stood still1 and ,jesus spoke to the dead4 ,he said1 8,young man1 ,i say unto thee1 arise40 ,immediately the dead man sat up and spoke to ,jesus2 and ,jesus called his mother to him4 ,this wonderful thing made the people afraid2 they said1 8,a great prophet has come among us40 ,and they praised ,god for sending him4 ,this story was told all over the country1 and for many miles around4 ,when the people came together they said1 8,have you heard how that poor widow who lives in ,nain had her son given back to her after he was dead80 ,illustration3 ,,jesus ,,raiseth ,,the ,,widow',s ,,son4--,luke vii4 #ad-ae4 ,,the ,,friend ,,of ,,sinners4 ,jesus was invited to dine with a man named ,simon4 ,while at table1 a poor woman came in and poured sweet-smelling ointment over the feet of ,jesus1 weeping so that she washed his feet with her tears4 ,simon did not like this1 for the woman was very wicked4 ,he thought if ,jesus were a prophet he would know what sort of a woman this was1 and would not allow her to touch him4 ,jesus saw these thoughts in his heart1 and told him he had something to say to him4 ,then he told him this story3 8,there was once a man who was owed by two men2 one owed him five hundred pence1 and the other fifty4 ,both were poor1 having nothing with which to pay their debt4 ,the good man knowing this1 forgave them both4 ,tell me1 which of them will love him most80 8,why10 said ,simon1 8,i suppose the one who owed the most40 8,yes10 said ,jesus1 8that is true4 ,simon1 do you see this poor woman8 ,you gave me no water to wash my feet1 but she has washed them with her tears1 and wiped them with her hair4 ,you gave me no kiss1 but she continues to kiss my feet4 ,you did not even anoint my head1 but she has anointed my feet4 ,now ,i tell you this3 her sins which are many1 are forgiven1 for she loves me very much4 ,if people feel that they have but little to be forgiven1 they have but little love40 ,then he spoke to the woman2 he said3 8,your sins are forgiven40 ,those who were sitting with him at table began to say among themselves1 8,why1 who is this man who can forgive sins80 ,jesus spoke again to the woman2 he said3 8,thy faith hath saved thee2 go in peace40 ,illustration3 ,,mary ,,magdalen ,,anointing ,,the ,,feet ,,of ,,jesus4--,luke vii4 #ch4 ,,return ,,of ,,the ,,seventy4 ,seventy people were sent out in many directions to tell the people of the ,lord ,jesus4 ,they had blessed meetings4 ,they came back filled with joy4 ,they told ,jesus that they had found even devils who had to obey their words when they spoke in his name4 ,jesus told them that he had long known that ,satan would be subject to him4 ,also he promised them that nothing should hurt them in their work1 neither that serpent ,satan1 nor any of his helpers4 ,but he reminded them1 that though they had such great power given them1 there was something better than that for them to rejoice over forever3 that their names were written in heaven4 ,then ,jesus1 with great joy in his heart1 thanked ,god that he had hidden many things from the worldly-wise and the selfishly prudent1 and had made them known to the humble-hearted who were willing to be like little children and learn of him4 ,he reminded his disciples that no man knew about the mysteries of ,god1 but that all things were delivered to him1 and that no one could understand the ,father unless he made him plain to their hearts4 ,and he said to those disciples aside1 8,blessed are the eyes which see the things that you see2 many prophets and kings desired to see them1 but were not permitted40 ,illustration3 ,,and ,,when ,,ye ,,come ,,into ,,an ,,house1 ,,salute ,,it4--,matt4 x4 #ab4 ,,the ,,good ,,samaritan4 ,a lawyer once asked ,jesus who was his neighbor1 and ,jesus told him this story3--8,once a man went from ,jerusalem to ,jericho1 and on the road he met a party of thieves4 ,they stripped his clothes from him2 they wounded him1 and at last went away1 leaving him lying half dead4 ,a little while after a certain minister passed that way2 he saw the man1 but he crossed the street and went on4 ,then there came a ,levite2 he stopped and looked at the poor man1 and then he too crossed the street and went on his way4 ,then there came a ,samaritan2 he stopped and looked at the poor man1 and his heart was filled with pity4 ,the man was nothing to him1 not even one of his own nation2 but he bound up his wounds1 pouring oil and wine on them to soothe the pain2 then he lifted the man to his own horse and took him to a place where he could be cared for4 ,in the morning before he went on his journey1 he took from his pocket some money1 and gave it to the host1 and asked him to have the sick man taken care of4 ,if he had to spend money1 when he came that way again he would pay the bill40 8,now10 said ,jesus1 8which of these three people do you think treated the poor man like a neighbor80 8,why10 said the lawyer1 8the one who took care of him40 8,then10 said ,jesus1 8see that you follow his example40 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,good ,,samaritan4--,luke x4 #cc4 ,,importunity ,,in ,,prayer4 ,at one time when ,jesus was with his disciples they asked him to teach them to pray4 ,having talked with them about the ,lord's ,prayer1 he illustrated prayer by the following3 ,said he3 8,suppose you had a friend to whom you should go one night at midnight1 and ask him to lend you three loaves of bread1 for a friend had arrived unexpectedly1 and you had nothing for him4 ,suppose he should answer1 #8,don't trouble me2 ,i've shut my house for the night1 and my children and ,i are in bed2 ,i can't get up and attend to you4' ,now ,i tell you1 though he wouldn't attend to you on account of friendship1 yet if you persist in urging your need he will get up and give you what you want4 ,now ,i say to you3 ask and it shall be given you2 seek and ye shall find2 knock and it shall be opened unto you4 ,every one that asks shall receive2 he who seeks shall find2 to him who knocks it shall be opened4 ,suppose your son asks for a piece of bread1 would you give him a stone8 ,suppose he asks for a fish1 would you give him a serpent8 ,if he ask for an egg1 would you give him a scorpion8 ,now1 if you with evil hearts and ignorant minds1 yet know enough to take care of your children and give them proper things1 don't you suppose that your ,heavenly ,father knows what you need1 and will give the ,holy ,spirit to those who ask him80 ,illustration3 ,,secret ,,prayer4--,matt4 vi4 #f4 ,,warning ,,against ,,covetousness4 ,jesus had been talking about the loving care of the ,heavenly ,father1 and one of the listeners interrupted him with a request that he would talk to his brother and get him to divide equally between them the property that had been left4 ,jesus asked him who he thought made him a judge1 or a divider over them2 and then1 by the story he told them1 he showed the covetous thought that was in the man's heart4 ,he reminded them that the important thing in a man's life was not to have a great deal of property4 ,said he3 8,there was a certain man who grew rich2 his harvests were so great that he wondered what he should do with all his grain4 ,at last he decided to pull down his barns and build larger ones1 and then say to his soul1 #8,soul1 you have plenty of food1 enough to last you many years2 take your ease1 eat1 drink and be merry4' ,but just then ,god spoke to him2 ,he said1 #8,foolish man1 this night your soul shall be called to leave the body2 then who will have all these things which you have provided8'--,now10 said ,jesus1 8the man who plans for himself1 laying up treasures for himself1 and has none of the riches that ,god could give him1 is like this poor1 foolish man in the story40 ,then ,he turned to ,his disciples and told them that living meant more than simply keeping the body alive and clothed4 ,illustration3 ,,consider ,,the ,,lilies ,,how ,,they ,,grow4--,luke xii4 #bg4 ,,warning ,,against ,,formalism4 ,jesus was traveling through the cities and villages on his way to ,jerusalem1 teaching as he went4 ,one day a man asked him if many would be saved4 ,he said all must strive to enter in at the straight gate1 for many would try some other way and would not get in4 ,he said1 8,it was like a feast spread for guests2 and when once the master of the house had closed the door1 no more could get in4 ,those who stood outside saying1 #8,lord1 ,lord1 open the door for us1' would only be answered with #8,i don't know you4' ,they might answer1 #8,we have eaten and drank with you1 and you have taught in our streets1' for some of these people who would not follow ,jesus had sat at table with him and heard his teachings4 ,but he said the answer to any such would be1 #8,i don't know you2 go away1 you are wicked people4'--,then10 said ,jesus1 8there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth20 ,abraham1 and ,isaac1 and ,jacob would be inside1 but those who would not come to him by the right way would be thrust out4 ,people from every quarter shall come together and sit down in ,god's kingdom4 ,the ,gentiles1 who were the last to hear the good news1 shall be among the first in heaven1 and some of the ,jews 7,god's dear people who would not love ,him7 will not get in4 ,illustration3 ,,jesus ,,eateth ,,with ,,publicans ,,and ,,sinners4--,mark ii4 #af4 ,,the ,,gospel ,,feast4 ,one ,sabbath-day ,jesus was taking dinner at the house of a ,pharisee4 ,he talked with the people at the table about humility of manner at the great feasts which were given in those days4 ,then one of the company said to him1 8,blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of ,god40 ,i do not think he meant heaven1 but rather the kingdom that he hoped the ,messiah would set up on the earth4 ,jesus answered him in the form of a story about a man who made a great supper1 sending out many invitations4 ,when everything was ready he sent for his guests to come1 and every one of them sent an excuse4 ,one said he had bought a piece of ground and must go and see it1 and begged to be excused2 another said he had bought five yoke of oxen1 and was going to prove them2 another said he had just been married and couldn't come4 ,when the servant came back and told his master he was angry4 ,he told his servants to go out quickly through the streets and bring all the lame people1 and the blind people1 and the poor people of every sort4 ,so the servant did as he was told2 but he said to his master1 8,there is room yet40 ,so the master told him to go out in the highways and hedges1 and coax people to come to the supper1 and fill the house1 for none of those who were first invited should be allowed to taste of the supper4 ,illustration3 ,,jesus ,,and ,,his ,,disciples ,,on ,,the ,,road ,,to ,c,,sarea4--,mark viii4 #bg4 ,,the ,,prodigal ,,son4 ,jesus once1 in teaching the people1 told this story3 8,a man had two sons2 the younger of them asked his father to give him the part of the property that would finally belong to him4 ,so the father divided his wealth between them4 ,a few days after that the younger son went a long journey1 taking all his money with him2 but he wasted it in wild and foolish living4 ,when it was all gone there came a great famine to that country1 and the foolish young man had nothing to live on4 ,he went looking for work1 and a man hired him to take care of swine4 ,he was so hungry that he was willing to eat the husks that the swine had for food2 and no one gave anything to him4 ,then he began to think of his home1 and to remember how his father's servants had plenty to eat1 and here he was starving6 ,then he said1 #8,i will arise and go to my father1 and ,i will say to him1 ,father1 ,i have sinned against heaven and before you4 ,i am not worthy to be called your son2 let me be one of your hired servants4' ,so he went on his journey home4 ,when he was yet a great way from the house1 his father saw him and ran out to meet him1 and put his arms around him and kissed him4 ,then the son said1 #8,father1 ,i have sinned against heaven and against you2 ,i am not worthy to be called your son4' ,but the father said1 #8bring the best clothes in the house for him to wear1 and put a ring on his hand1 and shoes on his feet1 and have the fatted calf killed1 and make a feast1 and let us eat and drink and be merry2 for my son was the same to me as dead1 and now he is alive again2 he was lost1 but now he is found4' ,and they were merry40 ,illustration3 ,,return ,,of ,,the ,,prodigal ,,son4--,luke xv4 #bj4 ,,the ,,rich ,,man ,,and ,,lazarus4 ,in order to explain to his disciples that there were two worlds for souls1 ,jesus once told them this story3--8,there was a rich man who wore elegant clothing and lived richly every day4 ,there was a poor1 sick beggar1 named ,lazarus1 lying at his gate4 ,he wanted the crumbs which were left from the rich man's table4 ,his body was full of sores1 and the dogs used to come and lick them4 ,one day this poor man died1 but ,god sent his angels and carried him to heaven4 ,then the rich man died1 and was buried4 ,his soul went to hell4 ,one day1 while he was in that place of pain and torment1 he looked up1 and away off he saw heaven1 and ,lazarus the beggar was there1 with his head on ,abraham's bosom4 ,he called to him3 #8,father ,abraham1 have mercy on me1 and send ,lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue1 for ,i am tormented in this flame4' ,but ,abraham said3 #8,son1 remember that while you were living you had plenty of good things1 while ,lazarus suffered at your gate4 ,now he is happy1 and you are suffering4 ,and1 besides1 there is a great gulf between you and us1 so that if we wanted to come to you we could not2 neither can you come here from that place4' ,then the rich man said1 #8,i pray you send him to my father's house to tell my five brothers about this dreadful place1 so they need not come here4' ,but ,abraham said1 #8,why1 they have the story of that place4 ,moses wrote about it1 and the ,prophets wrote about it2 let them read it4' ,but the rich man said1 #8,o1 ,father ,abraham1 if one went back to them from the dead1 they would repent4' #8,no1' said ,abraham1 #8if they will not believe ,god's own word1 as ,moses and the ,prophets wrote it in the ,bible1 neither would they believe if one went to them from the dead4'0 ,illustration3 ,,lazarus ,,at ,,the ,,rich ,,man',s ,,door4--,luke xvi4 #ai4 ,,the ,,ten ,,lepers4 ,one day ,jesus1 on his journey to ,jerusalem1 passed through a village in ,samaria4 ,he saw ten men who had the leprosy2 they kept away from all other people1 as the law obliged them to4 ,but when they saw ,jesus1 they called out with loud voices1 8,jesus1 ,master1 have mercy on us60 ,jesus said to them1 8,go show yourselves to the priest40 ,this was what people who were cured of leprosy were obliged to do before they could go among the people4 ,the priest had to give them a certificate to say that they were cured4 ,as these ten men turned to go to the priest1 as ,jesus had told them1 suddenly they found that they were well4 ,one of them1 as soon as he found it out1 turned back and followed after ,jesus1 and when he reached him he bowed down at his feet1 thanking him and praising ,god4 ,he was from a ,samaritan village2 not one of the ,lord's chosen people1 but a ,gentile4 ,jesus said to him1 8,didn't ,i cure ten men8 ,where are the nine8 ,not one of them came back to thank me1 except this ,samaritan40 ,then he said to the kneeling man1 8,arise1 and go on your way2 your faith hath made you whole40 ,illustration3 ,,jesus ,,curing ,,the ,,ten ,,lepers4--,luke xvii4 #ad4 ,,whom ,,the ,,lord ,,receives4 ,when ,jesus was on earth he met some people who thought that they were perfect1 and they despised other people4 ,one day he told them this story3 8,there were two men who went to the temple one day to pray4 ,one of them was a ,pharisee1 the other a publican4 ,the ,pharisee said1 #8,god1 ,i thank thee that ,i am not like other men1 extortioners1 unjust1 adulterers1 or even as this man beside me4 ,i fast twice in the week1 and ,i give a tenth of all that ,i have4' ,then the publican prayed3 he did not even go close to the holy place3 he kept his eyes on the ground1 and he struck his breast1 which was a sign of deep humility1 as he said1 #8,god be merciful to me1 a sinner'--,i tell you10 said ,jesus1 8that man went back to his home justified1 rather than the other1 for every one who thinks too well of himself must be humbled2 but those who are humble ,god will exalt40 ,the rest of the story is about some very little children being brought to ,jesus4 ,his disciples tried to have them sent away1 for they did not understand ,jesus2 but he called the little ones to him and said3 8,suffer little children to come unto me1 and forbid them not1 for of such is the kingdom of heaven4 ,truly ,i say to you1 that any one who will not receive the kingdom of heaven with the faith of a little child shall never enter there40 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,pharisee ,,and ,,the ,,publican4--,luke xviii4 #aj4 ,,zaccheus ,,the ,,publican4 ,there was a man named ,zaccheus1 a rich man1 a tax-gatherer1 who wanted very much to see ,jesus4 ,one day1 when ,jesus was passing through the city of ,jericho1 ,zaccheus1 who was a small man and could not see over the heads of the crowd who were following ,jesus1 ran ahead of them and climbed into a sycamore tree4 ,when ,jesus reached the tree he looked up and said1 8,zaccheus1 make haste and come down2 ,i want to go to your house to-day40 ,then ,zaccheus hurried down and joyfully took ,jesus home with him4 ,but the people murmured about it2 they said1 8,he has gone to visit a wicked man40 ,then ,zaccheus talked with ,jesus2 he said to him1 8,lord1 ,i mean to give the half of all my goods to the poor2 and if ,i have taken anything from any man wrongfully1 ,i will give him back four times as much40 ,then ,jesus said to him1 8,this day is salvation come to your house4 ,you are a ,jew1 a son of ,abraham2 you shall have the promised gift40 ,,judaism ,,overthrown4 ,jesus1 one day1 talking with his disciples1 said to them3 8,take care that you are not deceived4 ,there will be many coming in my name1 saying1 #8,i am ,christ1 and the end is near2' but don't follow after them4 ,when you hear of wars and disturbances1 don't be frightened2 these things must first come1 but the end is not at once4 ,nation shall rise against nation1 and kingdom against kingdom1 and there shall be great earthquakes1 and famines1 and pestilences1 and fearful sights2 and great signs shall there be from heaven3 and before these come1 people will persecute you1 and put you in prisons1 and you shall be brought before kings and rulers1 for my name's sake4 ,and you will have a chance to testify for me2 but you need not plan what you shall say1 for ,i will give you words that your enemies can neither answer nor resist4 ,you will be betrayed by parents1 brothers1 relatives and friends1 and some of you will be put to death2 and you will be hated by men for my sake2 but not a hair of your head shall perish4 ,be patient to the end1 and your souls shall be saved4 ,when you see ,jerusalem surrounded with armies1 then know that desolation is near4 ,then let them which are in ,judea flee to the mountains1 and let them which are in the midst of it depart out1 and let not them which are in the countries enter thereinto40 ,illustration3 ,,jesus ,,foretells ,,the ,,destruction ,,of ,,the ,,temple4--,matt4 xxiv4 #b4 ,,the ,,lord',s ,,supper4 ,it was the evening before ,jesus was to be crucified that these things happened which are in our lesson to-day4 ,jesus sent ,peter and ,john to make ready the supper1 that they might eat it together4 ,he said to them3 8,when you get to the city of ,jerusalem1 a man will meet you1 carrying a pitcher of water2 follow him and stop at the same house4 ,tell the man of the house that the ,master told you to ask him where the guest-chamber was in which he could eat the ,passover with his disciples4 ,he will show you a large upper room1 furnished4 ,in that room make all things ready40 ,it all happened just as he said1 and they prepared the supper4 ,when ,jesus and the twelve disciples sat down he said to them1 8,i have longed to eat this ,passover with you before ,i suffer1 for ,i will not eat of it any more until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of ,god40 ,then he took up the cup and gave thanks1 and said1 8,take this and divide it among yourselves1 for ,i say unto you1 ,i shall not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of ,god shall come40 ,and he took bread and gave thanks1 and gave the bread to them1 saying1 8,this is my body which is given for you2 do this in remembrance of me40 ,after supper he took the cup and passed it to them1 saying1 8,this cup is the new testament in my blood1 which is shed for you40 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,last ,,supper4--,matt4 xxvi4 #bf4 ,,the ,,cross4 ,at the place which is called ,calvary1 our ,lord was crucified1 and on the cross with him hung two thieves1 one on each side4 ,the soldiers divided his clothes among them1 casting lots which should have them4 ,he prayed for them all2 he said1 8,father1 forgive them1 for they know not what they do40 ,the people and the rulers stood about him1 looking at him and mocking4 ,they said1 8,he saved others1 let him save himself if he is ,christ1 the chosen one of ,god40 ,and the soldiers also mocked him1 offering him vinegar to drink1 and saying to him1 8,if you are the king of the ,jews1 save yourself40 ,then they wrote on a tablet in ,greek1 and in ,latin1 and in ,hebrew1 8,this is the ,king of the ,jews10 and hung it over the cross4 ,one of the thieves joined in the mocking1 saying1 8,if you are ,christ1 save yourself and us20 but the other thief reproved him1 asking him if he did not fear ,god1 since they were suffering the same punishment4 8,they10 he said1 8deserved their punishment1 but the other had done nothing wrong40 ,then he spoke directly to ,jesus3 he said1 8,lord1 remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom40 ,and instantly ,jesus answered him in these words1 8,verily ,i say unto you1 ,to-day shalt thou dwell with me in ,paradise40 ,these things happened about twelve o'clock4 ,from that time until three o'clock the earth was dark2 the sun hid away4 ,when ,jesus cried out with a loud voice1 he said1 8,it is finished20 and then1 8,father1 into thy hands ,i commit my spirit20 and having said this1 he died4 ,just then the veil which had always hidden the inner temple split in two from top to bottom4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,crucifixion4--,john xix4 #be4 ,,the ,,walk ,,to ,,emmaus4 ,the third day after ,jesus was buried1 two of his friends walked to a village named ,emmaus1 which was about seven miles from ,jerusalem4 ,as they walked along they talked together about the sad things that had lately happened4 ,at that moment ,jesus himself came along and joined them1 but they did not know him4 ,he asked them what it was they were talking about1 and why they were so sad4 ,one of them1 named ,cleopas1 asked him if he was a stranger in ,jerusalem that he had not heard the strange1 sad news4 ,he asked them1 8,what news80 ,and ,cleopas answered3 8,why1 about ,jesus of ,nazareth2 he was a mighty prophet2 his words and his deeds were wonderful2 but our rulers condemned him to death and crucified him4 ,we hoped that he was the one who was to redeem the people of ,israel2 but this is the third day since these things were done4 ,some women who were at the grave this morning1 told us a strange story2 they say his body is not there1 and that they saw angels who said that he was alive2 and some of our friends went to the grave and found that it was as the women said1 but they did not see him40 ,then ,jesus said to them3 8,o what foolish people4 ,how slow you are to believe all that the prophets wrote about this6 ,did they not tell that ,christ must suffer these things and then enter into his glory80 ,then he began with the books that ,moses wrote1 and explained what he and the other writers had said about ,christ4 ,when they drew near to ,emmaus the stranger acted as though he was going further1 but they begged him to stop with them1 as the day was nearly gone4 ,so he stopped with them1 and as they sat down to the table together1 suddenly something opened their eyes to know that it was ,jesus who sat with them4 ,he took some bread and blessed it1 and gave them some4 ,then he vanished out of their sight4 ,illustration3 ,,jesus ,,and ,,the ,,disciples ,,at ,,emmaus4--,luke xxiv4 #cj4 ,,the ,,saviour',s ,,last ,,words4 ,the disciples and friends of ,jesus were together talking of him and of the wonderful story that he had risen1 when he appeared to them again and talked with them4 ,he reminded them that the things which had happened were the very ones which he had foretold1 and which were told in the ,bible would happen4 ,then he explained the ,bible to them and gave them wisdom to understand what he said4 ,he showed them how it was written that ,christ would come1 and suffer and die1 and rise again on the third day1 and that repentance and forgiveness of sin should be preached to all people1 beginning at ,jerusalem4 ,then he told them they were the witnesses that all these things had taken place4 ,then he assured them that he would send to them that which the ,father had promised they should have1 and they were to wait in ,jerusalem until ,god sent them a special power4 ,the last story that we have of the life of ,jesus on earth was when he led his disciples out to ,bethany1 and1 lifting up his hands1 blessed them1 and was parted from them and carried up into ,heaven4 ,then the disciples worshiped him and returned to ,jerusalem with great joy2 and now they could be found continually in the temple1 praising and blessing ,god4 ,illustration3 ,,jesus ,,appears ,,to ,,his ,,disciples4--,luke xxiv4 #cj4