 Hurlbut's Bible Lessons for Boys and Girls, Questions and Answers on the Old Testament and the New Testament, comprising a complete course of study designed to carry one through the Old Testament in one year, and through the New Testament in one year, by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Preface This lesson book was prepared in order to meet a need realized in my own work as a pastor, a need which is felt by many pastors and workers among the young. In the home, Sunday school and church are children of all ages from six to sixteen. It is found impracticable to give to all this varied company the same teaching. The lessons that are admirably adapted for boys and girls between ten and fifteen are utterly unsuited to the children between six and ten. Moreover after looking carefully I have not been able to find satisfactory lessons which can be taught to the young children, except by one especially trained for the work, and such instructions are hard to find. After various experiments I adopted in my own teaching the following plan. We divided the children into two sections, the first section including all over nine years old, the second section all those under nine. I selected for twelve lessons twelve Bible stories following in succession beginning with the story of Adam and Eve. On each of these stories I prepared a catechism of very simple questions and answers and printed them by a duplicating process. After the opening of the children's hour I told the story to all present in simple language explaining that while the story was told to all it was for the special benefit of the smaller children, but I noticed even the oldest boys and girls listened to it with interest equal to the youngest. After the Bible story and the singing of a hymn the second section withdrew to another room. There the children were divided into classes and taught the questions and answers. A copy of the leaflet containing the questions and answers of the story for the day was given to each child to be taken home and reviewed by parents or the older members of the family. By separating the children into two grades the older young people can receive instruction suited to their age and the little ones are also provided for. So many pastors and others have requested copies of the leaflets containing the questions and answers that it has seemed desirable to publish them and they are now completed upon the entire Bible story and brought together in book form for the use of teachers of children. These lessons may be used in classes of the Sunday school by teachers who desire a more consecutive treatment of the Bible story than is given in the international Sunday school lessons and by parents. There are many families where the story of the Bible has been read to the interest and profit of the children. Students will find that these lessons will help to fix the important facts of the Bible story in the minds of the little ones. It will be seen that the questions and answers do not embrace all the stories in the book. A selection has been made of what seemed to be the most important subjects affording weekly lessons for one year with the allowance for vacations in the Old Testament and another year in the New Testament in the hope that these lessons may aid the children of today who are to be the men and women of tomorrow to gain a definite knowledge of the Word of God these lessons are sent forth. Jesse Lyman Hurlbutt End of preface Suggestions for Teaching 1. Let the teacher in advance read over the questions and answers of the lesson. Note their relation to the story as told in the story of the Bible and to some extent fit the story to the lesson which is to be taught. 2. Tell the story or stories of the day's lesson to the children following the plan given in the book. Use very simple words and avoid all that are in any sense technical or above the mind of a child. 3. After telling the story for the day the children may be divided into classes and assistants may teach the questions and answers, but before the close of the session it will be well to ask all the questions and have the answers given by the children. 4. In order to complete each course in the Old Testament and in the New within a year it may be necessary to omit some of the lessons where classes take a vacation in the summer. To complete the course of each year in such classes the reviews at the end of each series of lessons might be omitted, although they will be valuable as summaries of the important facts of the lesson. Some teachers might prefer to omit from the Old Testament lessons some of the following in order to complete the course in a year. Lesson 28. David and Absalom 30. The Temple 36. Elisha and Jonah 38 and 39. The Kings of Judah 44. Queen Esther These are suggested for omission not because they are unimportant or uninteresting, but in case some lessons might be omitted. In order to complete the course in one year in the New Testament lessons the following might be omitted if some must be. 16. The Mother's Prayer 20. The Good Shepherd 23. Jesus and the Children 26. And 27. The Last Teachings Old Testament Lessons part first from Adam to Moses Lesson 1. The Beautiful Garden 21. Tell Story 1 in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible 22. To the Teacher Under the title of each lesson throughout these pages will be seen instructions to tell certain lessons with numbers. These numbered lessons and parts correspond with the numbered lessons and parts in Hurlbut's Story of the Bible. Let the teacher begin by asking, who can tell us what is the first verse of the Bible? When hands are raised call on three or four children to repeat the verse in turn, then let all the class repeat it in concert, explain what the verse means, that God made the world and all things in it. Tell the story of the creation of the world, of the first man and the first woman, the Garden of Eden, and how Adam and Eve lost their home and were driven out. Then teach the class the answers to the following questions. At the close of the lesson see that every young pupil is shown just where the questions and answers on the lesson are found. The answers should be reviewed by parents or older brothers and sisters until the child can repeat them thoroughly and can tell in his own language the story of the lesson. Questions and Answers 1. What is the first verse in the Bible? In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2. What does this mean? That God made all things. 3. In how many days does the Bible tell us that God made the world? In six days. 4. On what day did God rest from his work? On the seventh day. 5. Whom did God make as the first man? Adam. 6. Who was the first woman? Eve. 7. What place did God give to Adam and Eve as their home? The Garden of Eden. 8. How long did Adam and Eve live in the beautiful garden? As long as they did what God told them to do. 9. What became of them when they did not obey God's word? They were driven out of the garden. Lesson 2. The earliest people. Tell stories two and three. To the teacher. 1. In the story of Cain and Abel explain carefully what it is meant by an altar and how in early times people came to God in prayer, with little children used the word praying rather than worship and gift to God or offering rather than sacrifice. 2. In the story of the great ship explain what an ark was. Properly a chastor box in this story a great ship, built not to sail fast but to float on the water and to hold a great amount. Perhaps it was made so large not only to carry many animals and their food, but also very many people, if the people had been willing to be saved by it. 1. Who was the first child of Adam and Eve after they were sent out of the Garden of Eden? Cain. 2. What was the name of Cain's younger brother? Abel. 3. What wicked thing did Cain do when the two boys grew up to be men? He killed his brother Abel. 4. What does the Bible tell of the earliest people who were on the earth? Cain. They lived to be hundreds of years old. 5. Who lived the longest of any of those people? Cain. Methuselah, who lived more than nine hundred years. Cain. 6. Were those people who lived at that time good people? Cain. Nearly all of them were very wicked. Cain. 7. What good man lived in those times? Cain. 8. What was the end of Enoch's life? Cain. He did not die, but God took him to himself. 9. What came upon the earth on account of the wickedness of its people? Cain. Great flood. 10. What good man with his family was saved from the flood? Cain. Noah, who built the ark? 11. On what mountain did Noah and his family leave the ark after the flood? 11. On Mount Ararat. Lesson three, Abram. Tell stories four and five. It may be well to end the story for the present at the foot of page fifty-two, and leave the story of Lot for the next lesson. 1. What was the name of the first large city, built after the great flood? Cain. Babel, afterward called Babylon. 2. What happened to the people who were building a great tower in this city? Cain. They could not understand each other's speech. 3. What did these people of different languages do? Cain. They went away to different lands. 4. Who was Abram? Cain. A good man who prayed to God. 5. To what did all the other people of Abram's time pray? Cain. To gods of wood and stone. 6. What did God tell Abram to do? Cain. 7. What was God's promise to Abram? Cain. I will be with thee and bless thee. 8. To what land did Abram go, obeying God's word? Cain. To the land of Canaan. 9. How did Abram and his family live in the land of Canaan? Cain. In tents, moving from place to place. 10. What did Abram build when he set up his tent? Cain. An altar for prayer to God. 4. Abram and Lot. Begin at page 53 in story 5. Tell stories 6 and 8, omitting all of story 7, except to tell that Abram's name was changed to Abraham. 1. Who was Lot? Cain. He was Abram's nephew, who at first lived with Abram. 2. Where did Lot live, after he left his uncle Abram? Cain. Near the wicked city of Sodom. 3. What happened to Lot and his family at Sodom? Cain. They were carried away by enemies in war. 4. How was Lot saved from those enemies and brought back to his home? Cain. By Abram, who drove the enemies away. 5. What new name did God give to Abram? Cain. The name of Abraham. 6. Who came to visit Abraham in his tent? Cain. Angels from God. 7. What good news did they bring to Abraham? Cain. That he should have a son. 8. What prayer did Abraham make to God? Cain. That God would not destroy the wicked city of Sodom. 9. What did God promise to Abraham? Cain. To spare the city if he should find ten good men in it. 10. How many good men to the angels of the God find in Sodom? Cain. Only one Lot. 11. What came upon Sodom and the cities near it after the angels sent Lot away? Cain. A rain of fire. 11. Lesson 5. Isaac and his sons. Tell stories 10, 11 and 12. 1. What was the name of Abraham's son? Cain. Isaac. 2. What was done with Isaac when he was a boy? Cain. He was laid on an altar. 3. For what purpose was Isaac laid on the altar? Cain. To be given to God. 4. When Isaac grew up who became his wife? Cain. Rebekah. 5. What kind of man was Isaac? Cain. He was a good man who loved peace. 6. Who were the two sons of Isaac and Rebekah? Cain. Aso and Jacob. 7. To whom did Esau sell his right as the older son? Cain. To his brother Jacob. 8. For what price did Esau sell his birthright? Cain. For a bowl of food. 9. What else did Jacob get that was meant for Esau? Cain. His father's blessing. 8. Lesson 6. Jacob. Tell stories 13 and 14. 1. Who was Jacob? The younger son of Isaac. 2. What did Jacob see in a dream at night when he was going far from his home? Cain. A ladder from earth to heaven with angels on it. 3. Whom did Jacob see standing at the top of the ladder? Cain. The Lord God. 4. What did God say to Jacob at that time? Cain. I am with thee and will keep thee. 5. What promise did Jacob make after he saw the heavenly ladder and heard the voice of God? Cain. The Lord shall be my God. 6. What other name was given to Jacob many years afterward? Cain. The name of Israel. 7. What does the name Israel mean? Cain. The Prince of God. 8. How many sons did Jacob or Israel have? Cain. 12. 9. How many people came from Jacob or Israel? Cain. The children of Israel or Israelites? Cain. 10. What are the Israelites called in the Bible? Cain. The people of God. 11. Why are they called the people of God? Cain. Because they pray to God when other people are praying to idols. 7. Joseph in Egypt. Tell stories 15 and 16. 1. Who was Joseph? Cain. One of the younger sons of Jacob. 2. How did Jacob feel toward Joseph? Cain. He loved Joseph more than his older sons. 3. How did Joseph's older brothers feel toward him? Cain. They hated him. 4. How did Joseph's brothers treat Joseph? Cain. They sold him for a slave. 5. To what land was Joseph taken and sold? Cain. Egypt. 6. How was Joseph treated as a slave in Egypt? Cain. He was put in prison. 7. What is told of Joseph in the prison? Cain. The Lord was with Joseph. 8. Who sent for Joseph in the prison? Cain. Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. 9. What did Joseph do for Pharaoh? Cain. He told him the meaning of his dreams. 10. What did Joseph tell Pharaoh were coming upon the land? Cain. Seven years of great plenty. 11. What would come after the seven years of plenty? Cain. Seven years of great need. 12. What did King Pharaoh do when he heard these things? Cain. He made Joseph ruler over all the land. 8. Lesson 8. Joseph and his brothers. Tell stories 17, 18 and 19. 1. What did Joseph do after he became ruler of Egypt during the seven years of plenty? Cain. He saved up all the food. 2. What was done with the food that was saved up by Joseph? Cain. The people of Egypt were fed in the years of need. 3. Where were Jacob and his other sons, the brothers of Joseph, living at this time? Cain. In the land of Canaan. 4. What did Joseph's brothers do to get food in the time of need? Cain. They went down to Egypt. 5. How did Joseph treat his brothers when they came to him? Cain. He gave them food, but did not tell them who he was. 6. When they came the second time, what did Joseph do? Cain. He told them who he was, and forgave them. 7. What else did Joseph do for his father and his brothers? Cain. He sent for them all to come down to Egypt. 8. How many were the Israelites or people of Israel when they came down to Egypt? Cain. Seventy people. 9. In what part of Egypt did they live? Cain. In the land of Goshen. 9. The youth of Moses. Tell story twenty. 1. How long did the Israelites stay in Egypt? Cain. More than four hundred years. 2. How did the Egyptians treat the Israelites while Joseph lived and for a time afterward? Cain. They were kind to the Israelites. 3. What became of the Israelites in Egypt? Cain. They grew into a great people. 4. How did the king of Egypt, who ruled many years after Joseph's time, treat the Israelites? Cain. He was very cruel to them. 5. How did the king treat the Israelites cruelly? Cain. He made them work very hard. 6. What order did the king give to keep the Israelites from growing in number? Cain. That all their boy babies should be killed. 7. What did one Israelite mother do with her little baby boy? Cain. She left him in a little boat on the river. 8. Who found the baby floating in the river? Cain. The daughter of Pharaoh the king. 9. What did the daughter of Pharaoh do with the baby? Cain. She made him her own son. 9. 10. What was the name of this boy? Cain. Moses. 10. 11. To what land did Moses go after he grew up? Cain. To the land of Midian. 10. The Israelites leaving Egypt? Cain. Tell stories 21, 22 and 23. 11. How long was Moses in the land of Midian? 40 years. 12. What was Moses at that time? Cain. A shepherd. 13. On what mountain did Moses see a wonderful sight? Cain. On Mount Horab called also Mount Sinai. 14. What did Moses see on this mountain? Cain. A bush and fire yet not burned up. 15. What spoke to Moses from the burning bush? Cain. The Lord God of Israel. 16. What did God tell Moses to do? Cain. To bring his people out of Egypt. 17. Who helped Moses in this work? Cain. His brother Aaron. 18. Who would not allow the Israelites to go out of Egypt? Cain. Pharaoh the king. 19. What came upon Pharaoh and the Egyptians until they were willing to let the Israelites go? Cain. Many plagues. 20. How were the Israelites at last let out of Egypt? Cain. By a pillar of cloud and a fire. 20. Lesson 11. The Israelites in the wilderness. Tell stories 24, 25, 26 and 27 but make the account of the tabernacle very brief. 21. Through what sea did God lead the Israelites when they came out of Egypt? Cain. Through the Red Sea. 22. Into what land did they go from Egypt? Cain. The wilderness of the salt of Canaan. 23. What kind of a land was this wilderness? Cain. Land without food or water. 24. What did God give to the people for food while they were in the wilderness? Cain. Bread from heaven. 25. How did God give water to the people? Cain. From Iraq. 26. Where did God speak to the people? Cain. From Mount Sinai. 27. What did God give to the people at Mount Sinai? Cain. The Ten Commandments. 28. How long was Moses in the mountain with God? Cain. Forty days. 29. What tent for the worship of God did the Israelites build in the wilderness? Cain. The Tabernacle. 30. Lesson 12. From the wilderness to Canaan. 28. 29. 30. Tell stories 31. 32. 34. Omit. 33. 1. To what place did the Israelites go after leaving Mount Sinai? Cain. To Cadesbernia near the land of Canaan. 2. Whom did Moses send to go through the land and bring word about it? 12. 12 men called spies. 3. What did most of the spies say about the land? That the Israelites could not take it. 4. Who said that the Lord would help them to go in and take the land? Caleb and Joshua. 5. Because the people would not believe in God and go into the land, what happened to the Israelites? They were sent back into the wilderness. 6. How long did they live in the wilderness? 40 years. 7. Where did the long journey of the Israelites end? At the River Jordan. 8. On what mountain did Moses die? On Mount Nebo. 9. By what name is Moses spoken of in the Bible? Moses, the man of God. 13. Review of early Bible people. 4. Tell enough of the stories to bring these names to the memory of the children. 1. Who was the first man? Adam. 2. Who was the first woman? Eve. 3. What son of Adam and Eve killed his brother? Cain. 4. What was the name of Cain's brother whom he killed? Abel. 5. Who was the oldest man that ever lived? Methuselah. 6. What good man was taken to heaven without dying? Enoch. 7. Who built the ark and was saved from the flood? Noah. 8. Who believed God and went on a long journey when God sent him? Abraham. 9. Who was saved from the wicked city of Sodom? Lot. 10. What son of Abraham was laid on an altar? Isaac. 11. What son of Isaac sold his birthright for something to eat? Esau. 12. Who saw the heavenly ladder? Jacob. 13. What other name was given to Jacob? Israel. 14. Who was sold as a slave but became a prince? Joseph. 15. Who led the Israelites out of Egypt? Moses. 14. Lesson 14. Review of early Bible places. 1. What place did God give to Adam and Eve for their home? The Garden of Eden. 2. On what mountain did the ark rest after the flood? On Mount Ararat. 3. What great city was built after the flood? Babel or Babylon. 4. What land was promised to Abraham as his home? The land of Canaan. 5. What city was destroyed by rain of fire? Sodom. 6. In what country was Joseph first a slave and then the ruler? Egypt. 7. In what part of Egypt did the Israelites live for four hundred years? The land of Goshen. 8. Through what sea did God lead the Israelites? Through the Red Sea. 9. On what mountain did God give the Ten Commandments? Mount Sinai. 10. In what land did the Israelites wander forty years after coming out of Egypt? The wilderness. 11. From what place did Moses send the twelve spies into the land of Canaan and then afterwards led the Israelites back into the wilderness? From Kadesh, Borneo. 12. On what mountain did Moses die? On Mount Nebo. End of Section 1. Section 2 of Herbert's Bible Lessons. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain. Herbert's Bible Lessons by Jesse Lyman Herbert. Section 2. Part 2. From Joshua to Samuel. Lesson 15. How Jericho was taken. Tell stories one and two in Part 2. 1. Who became the ruler of the Israelites after Moses died? Joshua. 2. What did God say to Joshua when he took charge of the Israelites? Be strong and of a good courage. 3. Where was the camp of the Israelites at that time? Beside the River Jordan. 4. What land was in front of them across the river? The land of Canaan. 5. What city of Canaan was near to the river? The city of Jericho. 6. Who did Joshua send to look at the city of Jericho? Two spies. 7. What woman hid the two spies and saved their lives? Rahab. 8. How did God help the Israelites to cross the River Jordan? The river became dry. 9. How did God help them to take the city of Jericho? Its walls fell down. 10. What became of Rahab who had helped the spies? Her life was saved. 11. Lesson 16. How the land of Canaan was won? Tell stories 3, 4, 5 and 7 in part 2. Omit story 6. 11. To what place did Joshua lead the Israelites after Jericho had been taken? To Shechem in the middle of the land. 12. What did Joshua do near Shechem? He read God's law to the people. 13. Where was the great battle fought between Joshua and the Canaanites? To Bethoron. 14. What is told about this battle? The sun and moon stood still. 15. What did Joshua and the Israelites do in this war? They took the land from the Canaanites. 16. What was the land of Canaan called after this war? The land of Israel. 17. Into how many parts did Joshua divide the land? Into twelve parts for the twelve tribes. 18. After whom were these tribes named? After the sons of Jacob. 19. Where, near the middle of the lands, did Joshua set up the tabernacle for the worship of God? A chilo. 10. What did Joshua, before he died, tell the people they must do? Fear the Lord and serve him. 11. What promise did the people make to Joshua? We will serve the Lord and the Lord only. 17. The earlier judges. Tell stories eight, nine and ten in part second. 1. Did the Israelites keep the promise which they had made to serve the Lord only? No, they forgot God and served idols. 2. What came upon them because of their sins? They fell under the power of their enemies. 3. Who, many times, brought the people back to God and set them free from their enemies? Rulers who were called judges. 4. How many of these judges, in turn, ruled over the Israelites? 15. 5. Who was the first of the judges? Ethneel. 6. What one of the judges was a woman? Deborah, the fourth judge. 7. What did Deborah do for the Israelites? She led them to a great victory over the Canaanites. 8. Who was the greatest of all the judges? Gideon, the fifth judge. 9. What did Gideon do for the people? He won victories over the Canaanites. 10. Who helped Gideon to win his first great victory? A band of three hundred brave men. 18. The later judges. Omit stories 11 and 13. Tell stories 12 and 14 in part second. 1. What enemies gave to the Israelites the greatest trouble in the time of the judges? The Philistines. 2. Who began to set Israel free from the Philistines? Samson. 3. For what was Samson famed? For his great strength. 4. What did Samson once carry away from a city? The gates of Gaza. 5. What did the Philistines do to Samson when they made him prisoner? They put out his eyes. 6. What did Samson do to the Philistines afterwards? He pulled down a temple upon them. 7. What good woman came to live among the Israelites in the time of the judges? Ruth. 8. In what city did Ruth live? Bethlehem. 9. What rich man married Ruth? Boaz. 10. What king was the great grandson of Boaz and Ruth? David. 11. Lesson 19. The last of the judges. Omit stories 13 and 14 in part second. Tell stories 15, 16 and 17. 1. Who was the 14th of the 15 judges in Israel? Eli, who was also priest. 2. What woman brought her little child to Eli in the house of God? Hannah. 3. What was her little boy's name? Samuel. 4. Where did Samuel grow up? In the house of the Lord. 5. What came to Samuel while he was a child? The voice of the Lord. 6. What did Samuel answer when the Lord spoke to him? Speak for thy servant Heareth. 7. What was Samuel when he became a man? The last of the judges in Israel. 8. What did Samuel do as judge? He brought the people back to God. 9. What did the prayers of Samuel give to the people? Victory over their enemies. 10. What is said of Samuel as a ruler? He was wise and good. 11. At what place did Samuel live while he was judge? A trauma. Lesson 20. The first king of Israel. Tell story 18 in part 2. 1. When Samuel grew old what did the people ask him to do? To give them a king. 2. Why did the Israelites wish for a king? To be like the others around them. 3. Why was Samuel not pleased at this? Because he wished God to be the king of Israel. 4. What did God tell Samuel to do? To let the people have a king. 5. Whom did God chose as the first king of Israel? A young man called Saul. 6. How did Saul look when he was made king? He was the tallest man of all the people. 7. What did the people say when they saw their new king? Long lived the king. 8. What did Samuel do for the king and the people? He wrote the laws of the land in a book. 9. Where did Saul live as king? At Gibeah. Lesson 21. Review of Bible people from Joshua to Saul. With each name tell enough of the story to recall it to the minds of the pupils. 1. Who was the ruler of the Israelites after Moses died? Joshua. 2. What woman hid the spies and was saved by the Israelites when her city was taken? Rahab. 3. Who ruled the Israelites in turn after Joshua? Fifteen judges. 4. Who was the first judge? Ethnial. 5. Who was the woman judge? Deborah. 6. Who was the greatest of the judges? Gideon. 7. What judge offered up his daughter? Jeffta. 8. What judge was a very strong man? Samson. 9. What old man was at the same time judge and priest? Eli. 10. Who was the last of the judges? Samuel. 11. Who was the mother of Samuel? Hannah. 12. Who was the first king of Israel? Saul. 22. Review of Bible places in part second. Tell enough of the story with each place to recall the name to the pupils. 1. What land was won by Joshua and the Israelites in war? The land of Canaan. 2. What river stopped flowing while the Israelites walked across its bed? The Jordan River. 3. What city was taken by the Israelites when its walls fell down? Jericho. 4. Near what place did Joshua read the law of God to the Israelites? Near the city of Shechem. 5. At what battle do we read that the sun and moon stood still? The battle of Bathoron. 6. What name was given to the land of Canaan after it was taken by the Israelites? The land of Israel. 7. Where were the tabernacle and the Ark of God placed after the land was won? At Shiloh. 8. Where did Samuel live while he was judged? At Ramah. 9. Where did Saul live while he was king? At Gibert. End of Section 2. Section 3 of Hurlbot's Bible Lessons. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain. Hurlbot's Bible Lessons by Jesse Lyman Hurlbot. Section 3. Part 3. From Saul to Solomon. Lesson 23. Saul as King. Tell stories 1, 2 and 3 in Part 3. 1. How did Saul begin his rule as king of Israel? He began by doing brave deeds. 2. What good things did Saul do soon after becoming king? He drove away the enemies of Israel. 3. Who helped Saul in his wars? His brave son Jonathan. 4. Over what enemy did Jonathan win a great victory? Over the Philistines. 5. Who spoke to Saul the word of the Lord? Samuel, the prophet. 6. What is a prophet? A man who speaks God's word. 7. What did Saul do that was wrong? He disobeyed God's words. 8. What did Samuel say to Saul? A baying God is better than offerings. 9. What did Samuel say that the Lord would do to Saul? That he would take the kingdom from him. 10. How did Samuel feel when he saw that Saul would not obey the Lord? He wept for Saul. Lesson 24. The boy David. Tell stories 4 and 5 in Part 3. 1. To what place did God send Samuel to find a king in the place of Saul? Bethlehem. 2. Whom did God show to Samuel at Bethlehem, as the one whom he had chosen? A boy named David. 3. Whose son was David? The son of an old man named Jesse. 4. What was David at this time? He was a shepherd. 5. What did Samuel do to show that David was to be king? He poured oil on his head. 6. What did David do while caring for his sheep? He made music on his harp. 7. Who sent for David to play before him? King Saul. 8. With what people were the Israelites at war most of the time while Saul was king? The Philistines. 9. What Philistine dared the Israelites to choose a man to fight with him? A giant named Goliath. 10. Who fought the giant and killed him? The boy David. 11. With what did David fight the giant? With a sling and stone. Lesson 25. David and Saul. Tell stories 6, 7 and 8 in part 3. 1. What did Saul do with David after David had killed the Philistine giant? He made David an officer in his army. 2. Whom did David marry after this? A daughter of King Saul. 3. How did King Saul feel toward David? He was very jealous. 4. How did Saul show that he was jealous? He tried to kill David. 5. Who loved David greatly? Saul's son Jonathan. 6. What promise did David make to Jonathan? To be true to him and kind to his children. 7. What did David do on account of Saul's hate? He hid in the wilderness. 8. How did David treat Saul when he found him asleep in a cave? He spared his life. Lesson 26. The end of Saul's reign. Tell stories 9 and 10 in part 3. 1. What is said of Saul in the latter part of his reign? The Lord had left Saul. 2. Why did the Lord leave Saul? Because Saul would not obey the Lord. 3. What showed that the Lord had left Saul? There was no one to help him in his need. 4. What people were at war with the Israelites nearly all the time that Saul was king? The Philistines. 5. Where was fought the last battle of Saul's reign? On Mount Gilboa. 6. Which side was beaten in the battle of Mount Gilboa? Saul and the Israelites. 7. What brave man was killed in the battle? Saul's son Jonathan. 8. What did Saul do after this battle? He killed himself. 9. How long had Saul ruled as king? 40 years. 10. What did David do when he heard of Saul's death? He mourned for Saul and Jonathan. 11. After Saul's death, what tribe chose David as its king? The tribe of Judah. 27. David, king of Israel. Tell stories 11 and 12 in part 3. 1. How long did David reign as king over the tribe of Judah only? 7 years. 2. What did the people of the land do 7 years after Saul was killed? They made David king over all Israel. 3. How did David find the land when he became king? It was weak and in the power of enemies. 4. What great city did David take from his enemies? The city of Jerusalem. 5. On what mountain was the city of Jerusalem? On Mount Zion. 6. What did David do with Jerusalem after he had taken it? He made it strong and lived in it. 7. What enemies did David drive out of the land? The Philistines. 8. What did David bring to Jerusalem? The Ark of God. 9. What did David win by war? Rule over all the land around Israel. 10. Whose son did David treat kindly after he became king? The son of Jonathan. 20. Lesson 28. David and Absalom. Tell stories 13, 14 and 15 in part 3. 1. What wicked thing did king David do? He caused one of his brave soldiers to be killed. 2. For what purpose was this done? So that David might marry the soldier's wife. 3. Who came to David and told him that he had done wickedly? The prophet Nathan. 4. In what story did Nathan show the king how wickedly he had acted? In the story of a little lamb. 5. What did David say when Nathan spoke to him? I have sinned against the Lord. 6. What did Nathan say should come to David because of his sin? He should be made to suffer. 7. What son of David tried to take his kingdom from him? Absalom. 8. How far did Absalom succeed? He drove David away from Jerusalem. 9. Where was the battle fought between the men of Absalom and the men of David? In the wood of Ephraim. 10. What happened to Absalom in the battle? He was killed. 11. What came to David? He reigned again as king. Lesson 29. Solomon. Omit, story 16, tell story 17 and 18 in part 3. 1. What did David wish to do while he was king? To build a temple to the Lord. 2. Why would not God allow David to build the temple? Because he had been a man of war. 3. What did God promise to David? That his son should build the temple. 4. How long did David reign? Forty years, seven over Judah and thirty-three over Israel. 5. What does the Bible say of David as king? He was the greatest and best of all the kings of Israel. 6. Whom did David make king before he died? His son Solomon. 7. What did Solomon have through all his reign? Peace in all the land. 8. What did the Lord say to Solomon at night? Ask what I shall give you. 9. For what did Solomon ask the Lord? For wisdom to rule the people. 10. What did God promise to give to Solomon besides wisdom? Riches and honor and long life. 30. The temple. Tell stories 19 and 20 in part 3. 1. What was the greatest work in the reign of Solomon? The building of the temple. 2. For what purpose was the temple built? For the house of God. 3. Where was the temple built? On Mount Mariah. 4. Of what older building was it a copy in its plan? The tabernacle. 5. What stood in front of the temple? An open court. 6. What were the two rooms of the building? The holy place and the holy of holies. 7. What was kept in the holy of holies? The Ark of the Covenant. 8. What was in the Ark of the Covenant? The Ten Commandments. 9. For what was Solomon known throughout the world? For his wisdom. 10. What queen came from a far country to see Solomon? The Queen of Sheba. Lesson 31. Review of part 3. Tell enough of the stories to help the pupils in answering the questions. 1. Who was the first king of Israel? Saul. 2. Where did Saul live as king? At Gibert. 3. What was the name of Saul's brave son? Jonathan. 4. Who spoke to Saul the word of the Lord? Samuel. 5. Why was the kingdom taken from Saul? Because he disobeyed God. 6. Whom did God choose for king in place of Saul? David. 7. Where did David live as a boy? At Bethlehem. 8. What was the name of the giant whom David killed? Goliath. 9. Where did David hide from Saul? In the wilderness. 10. What people were at war with Saul and the Israelites? The Philistines. 11. Where was Saul killed? On Mount Gilboa. 12. Who became king after Saul? David. 13. What city did David take from enemies and make his home? Jerusalem. 14. Who tried to make himself king in place of David? Absalom. 15. Who was king after David? Solomon. 16. What did Solomon build? The Temple. End of Section 3. Section 4. Of Herbat's Bible Lessons. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain. Herbat's Bible Lessons. By Jesse Lyman Herbat. Section 4. Part 4. The Kingdom of Israel. Lesson 32. The Two Kingdoms. Tell stories 1 and 2 of Part 4. 1. What took place after King Solomon died? The Kingdom was divided. 2. What was the larger part called? The Kingdom of Israel. 3. How many of the tribes were in the Kingdom of Israel? 10 of the 12 tribes. 4. Who was the first king of the 10 tribes of Israel? Jeroboam. 5. What was the smaller part called? The Kingdom of Judah. 6. What tribes were in the Kingdom of Judah? Judah and Benjamin. 7. Who was the first king of Judah? Rehoboam, the son of Solomon. 8. What wicked thing did Jeroboam the king of Israel do? He led his people away from God. 9. What did Jeroboam lead his people to do? To pray to idols. 10. What is Jeroboam called in the Bible? Jeroboam, who made Israel to sin. 11. What did the Prophet of God tell Jeroboam? That the Kingdom should be taken from his family. Lesson 33. Elijah. Read Story 3 in Part 4. 1. Who was the most wicked of all the kings of Israel? Ahab. 2. What was the name of Ahab's wife who led him to wickedness? Jeroboam. 3. At what city did the kings of Israel live? Samaria. 4. What great prophet came at the time while Ahab was king? Elijah. 5. What did Elijah tell King Ahab? That no rain should come upon the land. 6. Where did Elijah hide from King Ahab? By the brook Charith. 7. Who brought him food while he was by the brook? Wild birds called ravens. 8. Where did God send Elijah afterward? To the city of Zephyrith. 9. Who cared for Elijah in that city? A poor widow. 10. What did Elijah do for this widow? He brought her dead son to life. Lesson 34. Elijah on Carmel and Horeb. Tell stories 4 and 5 in Part 4. 1. How long did no rain fall on the land of Israel? For more than three years. 2. At what place did Elijah call for all the people to meet him after three years? On Mount Carmel. 3. What did Elijah tell them to build on Mount Carmel? Two altars. 4. For whom were these altars? One for God and the other for the idol called Baal. 5. What came upon God's altar when Elijah prayed? Fire from heaven. 6. What also came in answer to Elijah's prayer? A great rain. 7. Who tried to kill Elijah after this? Queen Jezebel. 8. Where did Elijah go to escape from Jezebel? To Mount Horeb in the wilderness. 9. Who spoke to Elijah there? The Lord God. 10. What did the Lord give to Elijah? A great work to do. 11. Whom did Elijah call to go with him and help him? Elijah. Lesson 35. The Prophet Elijah. Omet Stories 678. Tell Stories 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 in Part 4. In Story 10 tell only about the spring sweetened by salt. 1. How is the Prophet Elijah taken to heaven? In a chariot of fire. 2. Who took Elijah's place as Prophet? Elijah. 3. How did Elijah make the bitter water of a spring sweet? By pouring in salt. 4. How did Elijah help a poor woman to pay a debt? By a vessel of oil. 5. What lady built a room in her house for Elijah? The woman of Shunem. 6. What did Elijah do? 6. What did Elijah do for this woman? He raised her son to life. 7. What Syrian general came to Elijah? Naaman. 8. What disease did Naaman have? He was leper. 9. What did Elijah tell him to do? To wash seven times in the river Jordan. 10. What took place when he had washed? He was made well. 11. Lesson 36. Elijah and Jonah. Tell stories 14 and 17 in part 4. Omit stories 15 and 16. 1. With what land was Israel often at war in the time of the kings? With Syria. 2. Who greatly helped the king of Israel by his power as a prophet? Elijah. 3. At what place did the Syrians send an army to make Elijah their prisoner? Dothan. 4. What did the servant of Elijah see around Elijah to keep him safe from the Syrians? Chariots and horses of fire. 5. Who came to visit Elijah when he was dying? Jewish, the king of Israel. 6. What did the dying Elijah promise to the king? Jonah. 7. What prophet was sent to preach to a great city? Jonah. 8. To what city was Jonah sent? To Nineveh. 9. What wonderful thing happened to Jonah? He was for three days inside a great fish. 10. What did Jonah do afterward? He preached to the people of Nineveh. Lesson 37. The Ten Tribes Lost with review of part 4. Read story 18 in part 4 and recall of the other stories as much as may be needed for the review. 1. How many tribes were in the kingdom of Israel? Ten. 2. Who was the first king of the Ten Tribes? Jeroboam. 3. How many kings ruled over Israel or the Ten Tribes? Nineteen. 4. What is said of these kings? Nearly all of them were wicked. 5. Who was the most wicked of all the kings of Israel? Ahab. 6. Who was Ahab's wife? Queen Jezebel. 7. What was the chief city in the kingdom of Israel? Samaria. 8. What great prophet lived in the times of Ahab and Jezebel? Elijah. 9. How was Elijah fed while hiding by a brook? By ravens. 10. Where did he restore to life a widow's son? At Serapheth. 11. Where did he call down fire from heaven upon an altar? On Mount Carmel. 12. Where did God talk with Elijah? At Mount Horeb. 13. How was Elijah taken to heaven? In a chariot of fire. 14. Who was the prophet after Elijah? Elisha. 15. How did Elisha make a bitter spring fresh? By pouring in salt. 16. What woman son did Elisha raise to life? The woman of Shunem. 17. What Syrian general did Elisha cure of leprosy? Neyemen. 18. Where were chariots and horses of fire seen around Elisha? At Dothan. 19. Who lived three days inside a great fish? Jonah. 20. To what land were the ten tribes carried away as prisoners? To Assyria. End of Section 4. Section 5 of Herobot's Bible Lessons. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain. Herobot's Bible Lessons by Jesse Lyman Herobot. Section 5. Part 5. The Kingdom and People of Judah. Lesson 38. The Early Kings of Judah. Tellstories 1, 2 and 3 in Part 5. Number 1. Where was the Kingdom of Judah? West of the Dead Sea. Number 2. What was it chief city? Jerusalem. Number 3. How many kings reigned over the Kingdom of Judah? Nineteen kings and one queen. Number 4. To what family did all these kings belong? To the family of David. Number 5. Who was the first king of Judah? Reoboam. Number 6. Who was the greatest and strongest of the kings of Judah? Jehozaphat. Number 7. What wicked woman made herself queen and ruled the land? Etalia. Number 8. What little boy was crowned king after Etalia? Joesh. Number 9. What king became a leper? Uzair. Number 10. What great prophet lived in Judah at that time and saw the Lord in the temple? Isaiah. Lesson 39. The later kings of Judah. Tell stories 4, 5 and 6 in part 5th. Number 1. Who was the best of all the kings of Judah? Hezekiah. Number 2. From what enemies did the Lord save the city of Jerusalem in the time of Hezekiah? From the Assyrians. Number 3. What bad king became good after being put into prison? Manasseh. Number 4. What king while he was young chose the Lord and followed him? Josiah. Number 5. What lost book was found in the temple in the time of Josiah? The Book of the Law. Number 6. Who was the last king of Judah? Zedekiah. Number 7. What prophet warned the people by Judah about the evils that were coming? Jeremiah. Number 8. What great king over many lands came against Jerusalem? Nebuchadnezzar. Number 9. What did Nebuchadnezzar do? He burned the city and the temple. Number 10. To what land did he carry away all the people of Judah? To the land of Babylonia. Lesson 40. The Jews in Babylon. Stories 7, 8 and 9 in Part 5. Number 1. By what name were the people of Judah called after they were taken to Babylon? By the name Jews. Number 2. What prophet among them saw a vision? Ezekiel. Number 3. What prophet lived in the palace of king Nebuchadnezzar? Daniel. Number 4. What did Daniel and his Jewish friends in the palace refuse to eat? The meat and wine of the king. Number 5. What did God help Daniel to do for king Nebuchadnezzar? To tell him the meaning of his dreams. Number 6. What did three friends of Daniel refuse to do? To bow down before a golden image. Number 7. What was done to these men? They were thrown into a furnace of fire. Number 8. Whom did king Nebuchadnezzar see with those men in the fire? The Lord God. Number 9. What did God do for these men in the fire? He kept them alive. Lesson 41. Daniel. Tell stories 10, 11 and 12 in Part 5. Number 1. What came upon king Nebuchadnezzar? He lost his mind for seven years. Number 2. What became of the Babylonian kingdom when Nebuchadnezzar died? It lost its power. Number 3. Who was the last king in Babylon? Bel Shazer. Number 4. What did Bel Shazer see one night in his palace? A handwriting on the wall. Number 5. Who read the writing to the king? Daniel. Number 6. What did the writing mean? That his kingdom was ended. Number 7. How was the kingdom ended? The city was taken and Bel Shazer was killed. Number 8. What kingdom took the place of the Babylonian kingdom? The kingdom of Persia. Number 9. What was done to Daniel after this? He was thrown into a den of lions. Number 10. How was Daniel saved from the lions? The Lord shut the lions' mouths. Lesson 42. The return from Babylon. Tell stories 13 and 14 in part 5. Number 1. Who broke up the Babylonian kingdom and formed the kingdom of Persia? Cyrus. Number 2. How did Cyrus, the new king, treat the Jews who were in Babylon? He was kind to them. Number 3. What did Cyrus allow the Jews to do? To go back to their own land. Number 4. How long had the Jews been in the land of Babylon? Seventy years. Number 5. What happy journey did the Jews take? To the land of Judea. Number 6. What city did they begin to build again? The city of Jerusalem. Number 7. What house did they build? The temple of God. Number 8. Who led the Jews in their journey and their building? The rubable ruler. Number 9. What prophet encouraged the people to build? Hagiai and Zechariah. Lesson 43. Queen Esther. Tell story 15 in part 5. Number 1. In what city did the king of Persia live? In the city of Shushan. Number 2. What beautiful Jewish girl lived in Shushan? Esther. Number 3. Who cared for Esther and brought her up? Her cousin Mordecai. Number 4. Who was the king of Persia at the time? Ahazueras. Number 5. What did King Ahazueras do when he saw Esther? He made her queen. Number 6. Who stood next to the king in power? A man named Haman. Number 7. What law did Haman cause King Ahazueras to make? That all the Jews should be killed. Number 8. What did Queen Esther do when she heard that this law had been made? She went to the king in his palace. Number 9. What did she ask the king to do? To spare the lives of her people. Number 10. What became of Haman the Jews' enemy? He was put to death. Lesson 44. The end of the Old Testament. Tell stories 16, 17 and 18 in part 5. Number 1. What good man came to Jerusalem soon after the time of Queen Esther? Ezra described. Number 2. What was a scribe among the Jews? One who wrote copies of God's laws. Number 3. What great work did Ezra do? He brought together the books of the Old Testament. Number 4. What did Ezra do at Jerusalem? He thought the people to obey God's law. Number 5. What other good man came while Ezra was at Jerusalem? Nehemiah. Number 6. What did Nehemiah do? He helped the people to build a wall around the city. Number 7. Why did they need a wall around the city? To make it strong against enemies. Number 8. What was done at a great meeting of the people when the wall was finished? The law was read to the people. Number 9. Who was the last prophet of the Old Testament? Malachi. Lesson 45. Review of Jewish people. Number 1. How many kings reigned over Judah? Nineteen kings and one queen. Number 2. Who was the first king of Judah? Rehoboam. Number 3. Who was the greatest king? Jehoshaphat. Number 4. Who was the youngest when he became king? Joesh. Number 5. Who was the best of the kings? Hezekiah. Number 6. What prophet saw the Lord in the temple? Isaiah. Number 8. Who was the last king of Judah? Zarikaya. Number 9. To what land were the people of Judah carried as captives? To Babylonia. Number 10. What prophet saw the vision of the valley of dry bones? Ezekiel. Number 11. What prophet lived in the palace of the king of Babylon? Daniel. Number 12. What prophet lived in Babylon? Ezekiel. Number 12. Who was the great king of Babylon? Nebuchadnezzar. Number 13. What king of Babylon saw the handwriting on the wall? Belshazzar. Number 14. Who was kept alive when thrown into a den of lions? Daniel. Number 15. How long were the Jews captive in Babylon? Seventy years. Number 16. Who allowed the Jews to go back to their own land? Cyrus. Number 17. What queen saved the lives of her people? Esther. Number 18. Who read the law of God to the people in Jerusalem? Ezra. Number 19. Who helped the Jews to build a wall around the city? Nehemiah. Number 20. Who was the last prophet of the Old Testament? Malachi. Number 21. And of the Old Testament Lessons? End of section 5.