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 TEXT-BOOK No. l 
 
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 « Bible Studies 
 
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 Epwortb league 
 
 
 BY 
 
 REV. B. T. VINCENT 
 
 New York: EATON & MAINS 
 Cincinnati: JENNINGS & GRAHAM 
 
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Text-Book No. 1 
 
 Bible Studies 
 
 FOR THE 
 
 JUNIORS 
 
 OF THE 
 
 EPWORTH LEAGUE 
 
 BY 
 
 REV. B. T. VINCENT 
 
 New York: EATON & MAINS 
 Cincinnati: JENNINGS & GRAHAM 
 
Copyright, 1878, by Nelson & Phillips 
 Copyright, 1804, by Hunt & Eaton. 
 
INTRODUCTION TO SECOND 
 EDITION. 
 
 The favorable reception of this simple 
 outline of knowledge about, and of, the 
 Bible, and of the Catechism of the Church, 
 and the request of Rev. E. A. Schell, Gem 
 era! Secretary of the League work, that 
 an edition be published for the use of the 
 Junior Leagues of the Methodist Episco- 
 "JM Church, have led to this new issue. 
 The suggestions in the first introduction 
 I y are important for the use of parents and 
 teachers who direct or aid in the study. 
 . . Our Junior Leagues find their force first 
 j in leading to habits of study and thought 
 about the Bible and the Church. Sys- 
 lematic study is important both for 
 ^creating interest and fixing knowledge. 
 ^Christian character and church loyalty 
 ® are grounded in knowledge. The best 
 q religious experience is the outgrowth of 
 
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 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 clear convictions; and such experience 
 stays, and leads to fruitful activity. 
 
 These outlines, extended through a 
 series of terms of teaching meetings, will 
 greatly aid in this work and to wholesome 
 results. I know, by trying the experi¬ 
 ment in many appointments, that this is 
 true. 
 
 B. T. VINCENT. 
 
INTRODUCTION. 
 
 To Parents , Pastors , and Teachers :— 
 
 There was a time when busy men and 
 women in the “ struggle for bread ” could 
 know nothing of the arts and sciences 
 because the theory of education involved 
 knowing every thing or nothing. Now 
 “ Science Primers ” are a benediction in 
 the shop, the kitchen, the store, the nurs¬ 
 ery, and the field. People can get out¬ 
 lines of truth within the grasp ot their 
 capacity, and panoramas of events not 
 too large for them to look at. Chief 
 among these provisions is the system of 
 Bible study of which the “Normal De¬ 
 partment ” of our Sunday-School Union 
 and the Chautauqua Assembly scheme 
 are worthy exponents. By moderate ef¬ 
 fort the humblest student can get much 
 Bible knowledge: as to its construction, 
 evidences, interpretation, geography, biog¬ 
 raphy, history, and doctrine. Blest in this 
 general and healthful understanding of the 
 word and its mission, he is blest more by 
 the inspiration it gives to farther research. 
 
 This litttle book seeks to bring like 
 opportunities to the CHILDREN. It pro- 
 
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 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 vides for them brief outlines of what is 
 written in the Bible, that they may, by 
 taking these first steps, have new interest 
 in the Book and quickened desires after 
 more of its knowledge. With this view 
 the following pages will be appreciated. 
 They must not be supposed to be alone, 
 nor even in any large sense, for use at 
 Chautauqua. Children’s classes (“Little 
 People’s Meetings ” we like to call them) 
 ought to be formed in every pastoral 
 charge, to meet on Saturday afternoons, 
 under the direction of the pastor or some 
 other competent person. With maps, 
 blackboard, blocks, papers, pictures, etc., 
 with the aid of singing, manual drills, 
 marches, and other entertaining accom¬ 
 paniments, there will be interest and profit ; 
 and right marvelously will the little folks 
 of our Churches possess themselves of 
 the text, the facts, and the truth of the 
 word. Thus will there be strength in 
 the beginnings; and the Church of the 
 future will not be limited in its Bible 
 knowledge to mere outlines. Nor will it, 
 as now, need the constant call to the duty 
 of study. It will love the rich and strong 
 food upon which it began its growth. 
 
BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
 Section First.—Bible Words. 
 
 Three verses — First , Least , and Last . 
 
 Gen. i, 1 ; John xi, 35 ; Rev. xxii, ax. 
 
 In the beginning God created the heaven 
 and the earth. 
 
 Jesus wept. 
 
 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be 
 with you all. Amen. 
 
 Three verses on Light . 
 
 Gen. i, 3; John viii, 12; 2 Cor. iv, 6. 
 
 And God said, Let there be light: and 
 there was light. 
 
 Then spake Jesus again unto them, 
 saying, I am the light of the world : he 
 that followeth me shall not walk in dark¬ 
 ness, but shall have the light of life. 
 
 For God, who commanded the light to 
 shine out of darkness, hath shined in our 
 hearts, to give the light of the knowledge 
 of the glory of God in the face of Jesus 
 Christ. 
 
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 Three verses on Childhood . 
 
 Ecclcs. xii, i ; Mark x, 14 ; Col. iii, ao. 
 
 Remember now thy Creator in the days 
 of thy youth, while the evil days come not, 
 nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt 
 say, I have no pleasure in them. 
 
 But when Jesus saw it , he was much 
 displeased, and said unto them, Suffer 
 the little children to come unto me, and 
 forbid them not; for of such is the king¬ 
 dom of God. 
 
 Children, obey your parents in all things: 
 (or this is well pleasing unto the Lord. 
 
 Three verses on Christ. 
 
 Isa. liii, 5 ; Luke xxiii, 33 ; x John i, 7, 
 
 But he was wounded for our transgres¬ 
 sions, he was bruised for our iniquities: 
 the chastisement of our peace was upon 
 him; and with his stripes we are healed. 
 
 And when they were come to the place, 
 which is called Calvary, there they cruci¬ 
 fied him, and the malefactors, one on the 
 right hand, and the other on the left. 
 
 Blit if we walk in the light, as he is in 
 the light, we have fellowship one with 
 another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his 
 Son cleanseth us from all sin. 
 
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 Three verses on the Holy Spirit . 
 
 John xiv, 26; John xx, 22 ; Rom. viii, 26. 
 
 But the Comforter, which is the Holy 
 Ghost, whom the Father will send in my 
 name, he shall teach you all thing’s, and 
 bring all things to your remembrance, 
 whatsoever I have said unto you. 
 
 And when he had said this, he breathed 
 on them , and saith unto them, Receive ye 
 the Holy Ghost. 
 
 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our 
 infirmities : for we know not what we 
 should pray for as we ought: but the 
 Spirit itself maketh intercession for us 
 with groanings which cannot be uttered. 
 
 Three verses on the Church. 
 
 Matt, xvi, 18 ; Eph. v, 27; x Tim. iii, 15. 
 
 And I say also unto thee, That thou art 
 Peter, and upon this rock I will budd my 
 church ; and the gates of hell shall not 
 prevail against it. 
 
 That he might present it to himself a glo¬ 
 rious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, 
 or any such thing; but that it should be 
 holy and without blemish. 
 
 But if 1 tarry long, that thou mayest 
 know how thou oughtest to behave thy- 
 
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 BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
 self in the house of God, which is the 
 church of the living God, the pillar and 
 ground of the truth. 
 
 Three verses on the Future . 
 
 Gal. vi, 8; Rom. vi, 23; Matt, xxv, 46. 
 
 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of 
 the flesh reap corruption; but he that 
 soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit 
 reap life everlasting. 
 
 For the wages of sin is death ; but the 
 gift of God is eternal life through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. 
 
 And these shall go away into everlast¬ 
 ing punishment: but the righteous into 
 life eternal. 
 
 Three verses on the Work of the Church . 
 
 Matt, xxviii, 18, 19, 20. 
 
 And Jesus came and spake unto them, 
 saying, Ail power is given unto me in 
 heaver and in earth. 
 
 Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, 
 baptizing them in the name of the Father, 
 and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 
 
 Teaching them to observe all things 
 whatsoever I have commanded you . and, 
 lo, I am with you alway, even unto the, 
 end of the world. Amen. 
 
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 Three verses on Temperance . 
 
 Prov. xx, x; Eccles. x, 17; Eph. v, 18. 
 
 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is rag¬ 
 ing: and whosoever is deceived thereby 
 is not wise. 
 
 Blessed art thou, O land, when thy 
 king is the son of nobles, and thy princes 
 eat in due season, for strength, and not 
 for drunkenness ! 
 
 And be not drunk with wine, wherein 
 is excess ; but be filled with the Spirit. 
 
 Three verses on Benevolence . 
 
 Psalm xli, x ; Prov. xxviii, 27; 2 Cor. ix, 7. 
 
 Blessed is he that considereth the poor: 
 the Lord will deliver him in time of 
 trouble. 
 
 He that giveth unto the poor shall not 
 lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall 
 have many a curse. 
 
 Every man according as he purposeth 
 in his heart, so let him give ; not grudg¬ 
 ingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a 
 cheerful giver. 
 
 Three Statements of the Law . 
 
 Ex. xx, 3-X7; Matt, xxii, 37-39; Heb. viii, 10, xx. 
 
 By the month of Moses r— 
 
 Thou shalt have no other gods be¬ 
 fore me. 
 
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 Thou shalt not make unto thee any 
 graven image, or any likeness of any 
 thing that is in heaven above, or that is 
 in the earth beneath, or that is in the 
 water under the earth : 
 
 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to 
 them, nor serve them : for I the Lord 
 thy God am a jealous God, visiting the 
 iniquity of the fathers upon the children 
 unto the third and fourth generation of 
 them that hate me ; 
 
 And showing mercy unto thousands of 
 them that love me, and keep my com¬ 
 mandments. 
 
 Thou shalt not take the name of the 
 Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord 
 will not hold him guiltless that taketh his 
 name in vain. 
 
 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it 
 holy. 
 
 Six days shalt thou labor, and do all 
 thy work: 
 
 But the seventh day is the sabbath of 
 the Lord thy God : in it thou shalt not 
 do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy 
 daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maid¬ 
 servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy strangei 
 that is within thy gates: 
 
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 For in six days the Lord made heaven 
 and earth, the sea, and all that in them 
 is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore 
 the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and 
 hallowed it. 
 
 Honor thy father and thy mother : that 
 thy days may be long upon the land which 
 the Lord thy God giveth thee. 
 
 Thou shalt not kill. 
 
 Thou shalt not commit adultery. 
 
 Thou shalt not steal. 
 
 Thou shalt not bear false witness against 
 thy neighbor. 
 
 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s 
 house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s 
 wife, nor his manservant, nor his maid¬ 
 servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any 
 thing that is thy neighbor’s. 
 
 By the mouth of Jesus:— 
 
 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love 
 the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and 
 with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 
 
 This is the first and great command¬ 
 ment. 
 
 And the second is like unto it, Thou 
 shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 
 
 By the mouth of Paul 
 
 For this is the covenant that I will 
 
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 BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
 make with the house of Israel after those 
 days, saith the Lord ; I will put my laws 
 into their mind, and write them in their 
 hearts; and I will be to them a God, and 
 they shall be to me a people: 
 
 And they shall not teach every man his 
 neighbor, and every man his brother, say¬ 
 ing, Know the Lord: for all shall know 
 me, from the least to the greatest. 
 
 Three Statements of the Gospel. 
 
 Isa. xi, 1-6; John iii, 14-18; Rev. vii, 9-17. 
 
 About its Author:— 
 
 And tnere shall come forth a rod out 
 of the stem of Jesse, and a branch shall 
 grow out of his roots : 
 
 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest 
 upon him, the spirit of wisdom and under¬ 
 standing, the spirit of counsel and might, 
 the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of 
 the Lord ; 
 
 And shall make him of quick under¬ 
 standing in the fear of the Lord : and he 
 shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, 
 neither reprove after the hearing of his 
 ears: 
 
 But with righteousness shall he judge 
 the poor, and reprove with equity for the 
 
BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
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 meek of the earth : and he shall smite tne 
 earth with the rod of his mouth, and with 
 the breath of his lips shall he slay the 
 wicked. 
 
 And righteousness shall be the girdle 
 of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of 
 his reins. 
 
 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, 
 and the leopard shall lie down with the 
 kid ; and the calf and the young lion and 
 the fading together; and a little child 
 shall lead them. 
 
 About its Plan:— 
 
 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in 
 the wilderness, even so must the Son of 
 Man be lifted up : 
 
 That whosoever believeth in him should 
 not perish, but have eternal life. 
 
 For God so loved the world, that he 
 gave his only begotten Son, that whoso¬ 
 ever believeth in him should not perish, 
 but have everlasting life. 
 
 For God sent not his Son into the world 
 to condemn the world ; but that the world 
 through him might be saved. 
 
 He that believeth on him is not con¬ 
 demned : but he that believeth not is 
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 BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
 condemned already, because he hath noi 
 believed in the name of the only begotten 
 Son of God. 
 
 About its Result:— 
 
 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great mul¬ 
 titude, which no man could number, of all 
 nations, and kindreds, and people, and 
 tongues, stood before the throne, and be¬ 
 fore the Lamb, clothed with white robes, 
 and palms in their hands ; 
 
 And cried with a loud voice, saying, 
 Salvation to our God which sitteth upon 
 the throne, and unto the Lamb. 
 
 And all the angels stood round about 
 the throne, and about the elders and the 
 four beasts, and fell before the throne on 
 their faces, and worshiped God, 
 
 Saying, Amen : Blessing, and glory, and 
 wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and 
 power, and might, be unto our God for 
 ever and ever. Amen. 
 
 And one of the elders answered, saying 
 unto me, What are these which are ar¬ 
 rayed in white robes ? and whence came 
 they? 
 
 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. 
 And he said unto me, These are thev 
 
BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
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 which came out of great tribulation, and 
 have washed their robes, and made them 
 white in the blood of the Lamb. 
 
 Therefore are they before the throne of 
 God, and serve him day and night in his 
 temple : and he that sitteth on the throne 
 shall dwell among them. 
 
 They shall hunger no more, neither 
 thirst any more; neither shall the sun 
 light on them, nor any heat. 
 
 For the Lamb which is in the midst of 
 the throne shall feed them, and shall lead 
 them unto living fountains of waters : and 
 God shall wipe away all tears from their 
 eyes. 
 
 Three Choice Psalms . 
 
 The First; the Twenty-third; the One Hundredth. 
 
 A Psalm of Duty:— 
 
 Blessed is the man that walketh not in 
 the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth 
 in the wiy of sinners, nor sitteth in the 
 seat of the scornful. 
 
 But his delight is in the law of the 
 Lord ; and in his law doth he meditate 
 day and night. 
 
 And he shall be like a tree planted by 
 the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his 
 fruit in his season ; his leaf also shall not 
 
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 wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall 
 prosper. 
 
 The ungodly are not so: but ate like 
 the chaff which the wind driveth away. 
 
 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand 
 in the judgment, nor sinners in the con¬ 
 gregation of the righteous. 
 
 For the Lord knoweth the way of the 
 righteous: but the way of the ungodly 
 shall perish. 
 
 A Psalm of Guidance 
 
 The Lord is my shepherd ; I shall not 
 want. 
 
 He maketh me to lie down in green 
 pastures: he leadeth me beside the still 
 waters. 
 
 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me 
 in the paths of righteousness for his name’s 
 sake. 
 
 Yea, though I walk through the valley 
 of the shadow of death, I will fear no 
 evil: for thou art with me ; thy rod and 
 thy staff they comfort me. 
 
 Thou preparest a table before me in the 
 presence of mine enemies : thou anointest 
 my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 
 
 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow 
 
BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
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 me all the days of my life : and I will dwell 
 in the house of the Lord forever. 
 
 A Psalm of Praise 
 
 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all 
 ye lands. 
 
 Serve the Lord with gladness: come 
 before his presence with singing. 
 
 Know ye that the Lord he is God: it 
 is he that hath made us, and not we our¬ 
 selves ; we are his people, and the sheep 
 of his pasture. 
 
 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, 
 and into his courts with praise : be thank¬ 
 ful unto him, and bless his name. 
 
 For the Lord is good; his mercy is 
 everlasting; and his truth endureth to all 
 generations. 
 
 Three Clusters of Blessings . 
 
 Deut. xxviii, 1-8; Matt, v, 1-12; Rev. xiv, 1a, 13. 
 
 In Possessions:— 
 
 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt 
 hearken diligently unto the voice of the 
 Lord thy God, to observe and to do 
 all his commandments which I command 
 thee this day, that the Lord thy God will 
 set thee on high above all nations of the 
 earth: 
 
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 And all these blessings shall come on 
 thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt 
 hearken unto the voice of the. Lord thy 
 God. 
 
 Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and 
 blessed shalt thou be in the field. 
 
 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body , 
 and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit 
 of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and 
 the flocks of thy sheep. 
 
 Blessed shall be thy basket and thy 
 store. 
 
 Blessed shalt thou be when thou com- 
 est in, and blessed shalt thou be when 
 thou goest out. 
 
 The Lord shall cause thine enemies 
 that rise up against thee to be smitten be¬ 
 fore thy face : they shall come out against 
 thee one way, and flee before thee seven 
 ways. 
 
 The Lord shall command the blessing 
 upon thee in thy store-houses, and in all 
 that thou settest thine hand unto ; and he 
 shall bless thee in the land which the 
 Lord thy God giveth thee. 
 
 In Character:— 
 
 And seeing the multitudes, he went up 
 
BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
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 into a mountain: and when he was set, 
 his disciples came unto him : 
 
 And he opened his mouth, and taught 
 them, saying, 
 
 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs 
 is the kingdom of heaven. 
 
 Blessed are they that mourn: for they 
 shall be comforted. 
 
 Blessed are the meek: for they shall 
 inherit the earth. 
 
 Blessed are they which do hunger and 
 thirst after righteousness: for they shall 
 be filled. 
 
 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall 
 obtain mercy. 
 
 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they 
 shall see God. 
 
 Blessed are the peacemakers : for they 
 shall be called the children of God. 
 
 Blessed are they which are persecuted 
 for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the 
 kingdom of heaven. 
 
 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile 
 you, and persecute you , and shall say all 
 manner of evil against you falsely, for my 
 sake. 
 
 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for 
 great is your reward in heaven: for so 
 
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 BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
 persecuted they the prophets which were 
 before you. 
 
 In Death:— 
 
 Here is the patience of the saints: here 
 are they that keep the commandments of 
 God, and the faith of Jesus. 
 
 And I heard a voice from heaven say¬ 
 ing unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead 
 which die in the Lord from henceforth : 
 Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest 
 from their labors; and their works do 
 follow them. 
 
 Section Second.—Bible History. 
 
 Period First. From Adam to Enoch, 
 1,000 Years. 
 
 Persons . 
 
 Adam, Eve, 
 
 Cain, Abel, 
 Seth, Enoch. 
 
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 Events. 
 
 1. The creation of the world and man. 
 
 2. The disobedience and fall of man. 
 
 3. The first murder. 
 
 The Story. 
 
 In the beginning God created the world 
 and man. The first man was called Adam, 
 who with his wife, Eve, was placed in a 
 beautiful garden in Eden, which was in 
 Asia, between the Black Sea and the 
 Persian Gulf. Because of their diso¬ 
 bedience they were driven out of the 
 garden. Of their sons Cain, the eldest, 
 in jealous anger, killed Abel, his younger 
 brother. Seth, the third son, was the 
 father of Enos, and the grandfather of 
 Cainan. Mahalaleel was the son of 
 Cainan ; the son of Mahalaleel was 
 Jared, the father of Enoch, of whom 
 Paul said, 44 By faith Enoch was trans¬ 
 lated, that he should not see death.” 
 
 The Hymn. 
 
 Father, how wide thy glory shines, 
 
 How high thy wonders rise 1 
 
 Known through the earth by thousand signs, 
 By thousaLds through the skies. 
 
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 Those mighty orbs proclaim thy power 
 Their motions speak thy skill: 
 
 And on the wings of every hour 
 We read thy patience still. 
 
 Part of thy Name divinely stands, 
 
 On all thy creatures writ; 
 
 They show the labor of thy hands, 
 
 Or impress of thy feet : 
 
 But when we view thy strange design 
 To save rebellious worms, 
 
 Where vengeance and compassion join 
 In their divinest forms : 
 
 Here the whole Deity is known, 
 
 Nor dares a creature guess 
 
 Which of the glories brighter shone, 
 The justice or the grace. 
 
 Period Second. From Enoch to 
 Abram, 1,000 Years. 
 
 Persons . 
 
 Methuselah, 
 
 Lamech, 
 
 Noah, 
 
 Shem, 
 
 Ham, 
 
 JAPHETH. 
 
BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
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 Events . 
 
 1. The world’s great wickedness. 
 
 2. The great flood. 
 
 3. The rainbow in the cloud. 
 
 The Story . 
 
 Methuselah, the son of Enoch, was 
 “ the oldest man.” He was the father of 
 Lamech, and the grandfather of Noah. 
 At this time the wickedness of man was 
 so great that God sent a flood to destroy 
 the earth. Noah and his wife, and their 
 sons— Shem, Ham, and Japheth— and 
 their wives, were saved by means of an 
 ark, which the Lord had commanded 
 them to build. It was five hundred feet 
 long, eighty feet wide, and fifty feet high. 
 After the flood, which lasted about a year, 
 the ark rested on the mountains of Ar¬ 
 arat, near the Black Sea. The Lord 
 then made the rainbow a sign that the 
 world should not again be destroyed by 
 water. After this the City and Tower 
 of Babel were built, and also the City 
 of Nineveh. Toward the end of this 
 period Abram was bom in Ur of the 
 Chaldees. 
 
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 BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
 The Hymn . 
 
 Salvation I O the joyful sound ! 
 
 What pleasure to our ears ; 
 
 A sov’reign balm for every wound, 
 
 A cordial for our fears. 
 
 Salvation ! let the echo fly 
 The spacious $arth around, 
 
 While all the armies of the sky 
 Conspire to raise the sound. 
 
 Salvation 1 O thou bleeding; Lamb 1 
 To thee the praise belongs : 
 
 Salvation shall inspire our hearts, 
 
 And dwell upon our tongues. 
 
 Period Third. From Abram to Sol¬ 
 omon, i,ooo Years. 
 
 Persons . 
 
 Abram, 
 
 Isaac, 
 
 Jacob, 
 
 Joseph, 
 
 Moses, 
 
 Joshua, 
 
 Fifteen Judges. 
 
 Ruth, 
 
 Three Kings. 
 
 Events . 
 
 i. Abram called and directed to the 
 land. 
 
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 2. Jacob and his family leaving the 
 land. 
 
 3. The Israelites returning to, taking, 
 and dwelling in the land. 
 
 The Story . 
 
 Abram was called by the Lord to go 
 down into Canaan ; this he did, taking 
 with him Sarah, his wife, and Lot, his 
 nephew. His favorite son was Isaac, 
 whom he offered a sacrifice on Mount 
 Moriah, but whose life the Lord saved, 
 after testing the laith of the obedient 
 father. Jacob was the chosen son of 
 Isaac ; he was afterward called Israel. 
 He had twelve sons: Reuben, Simeon, 
 Levi, Judah, Dan, Gad, Naphtali, 
 Asher, Issacher, Zebulon, Joseph, 
 and Benjamin. Through the jealous 
 cruelty of some of these brothers Joseph 
 was sold into Egypt, where, after hav¬ 
 ing been a slave and a prisoner, he be¬ 
 came ruler over all the land. Having, 
 during a famine, brought his father and 
 brothers and their families into Egypt, 
 they became a great nation, and were 
 called the Israelites. Joseph having 
 died, one of the later kings of Egypt 
 
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 BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
 greatly oppressed the Israelites, and 
 Moses was raised up to deliver them. 
 He, with Aaron his brother, led the 
 people out of Egypt and through the 
 wilderness toward Canaan. They re¬ 
 ceived the Ten Commandments and the 
 plan of the tabernacle at Mount Sinai. 
 On Mount Pisgah Moses died, and 
 Joshua led the people into the land of 
 Canaan, taking possession of it by the 
 miraculous help of God. After the death 
 of Joshua fifteen Judges ruled the peo¬ 
 ple, among whom were Gideon, Samson, 
 Eli, and Samuel. After the Judges* 
 three Kings governed the land. They 
 were Saul, the tall king; David, the 
 shepherd, who killed the giant; and SOL¬ 
 OMON, the wise man, who built the tem 
 pie at Jerusalem. 
 
 The Hymn . 
 
 There is a land of pure delight, 
 
 Where saints immortal reign ; 
 
 Infinite day excludes the night, 
 
 And pleasures banish pain. 
 
 There everlasting spring abides, 
 
 And never-with’ring flowers; 
 
 Death, like a narrow sea, divides 
 This heavenly land from ours. 
 
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 Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood 
 Stand dressed in living green; 
 
 So to the Jews old Canaan stood, 
 
 While Jordan rolled between. 
 
 Could we but climb where Moses stood, 
 
 And view the landscape o’er, 
 
 Not Jordan’s stream, nor death’s cold flood, 
 Should fright us from the shore. 
 
 Period Fourth. From Solomon to 
 Christ, 1,000 Years. 
 
 Persons . 
 
 Solomon, 
 
 Nineteen Kings, 
 
 Twenty Kings, 
 
 Three Hebrew 
 Children, 
 
 Daniel, 
 
 Esther, 
 
 Zerubbabel, 
 
 Ezra, 
 
 Nehemiah. 
 
 Events . 
 
 1. The dedication of the Temple. 
 
 2. The division of the kingdom. 
 
 3. The captivities of the Israelites and 
 Jews. 
 
 The Story . 
 
 After dedicating the Temple, Solomon 
 died; and the kingdom was divided, by 
 
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 BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
 the rebellion of ten of the tribes, into the 
 two kingdoms of Judah and Israel. 
 Over the first Rehoboam was king, and 
 over the second Jeroboam ruled. Twen¬ 
 ty Kings reigned, one after another, over 
 Judah, and nineteen over Israel. Alter 
 many years the people of both kingdoms 
 were carried into captivity, and the beau¬ 
 tiful Temple was destroyed. Among the 
 captives were Daniel and the three He¬ 
 brew children— Shadrach, Meshach, 
 and Abed-nego —who stood firm in the 
 faith amid great trial. Esther, the beau¬ 
 tiful queen, was a Jewish captive. Some 
 of the people of the kingdom of Judah 
 were afterward allowed to return to their 
 own land and rebuild their Temple, un¬ 
 der the direction of Zerubbabel, Ezra, 
 and Nehemiah. After many years of 
 trouble the Holy Land was occupied 
 by the Romans. Herod was king of 
 Judea when Christ was born in Beth 
 lehem. 
 
 The Hymn . 
 
 I love thy kingdom, Lord,— 
 
 The house of thine abode,— 
 
 The Church our blest Redeemer saved 
 With his own precious blood. 
 
BIBLE STUDIES, 
 
 2 9 
 
 I love thy Church, O God! 
 
 Her walls before thee stand, 
 
 Dear as the apple of thine eye, 
 
 And graven on thy hand. 
 
 For her my tears shall fall; 
 
 For her ray prayers ascend ; 
 
 To her my cares and toils be given, 
 Till toils and cares shall end. 
 
 Beyond my highest joy 
 
 I prize her heavenly ways; 
 
 Her sweet communion, solemn vows, 
 Her hymns of love and praise. 
 
 Sure as thy truth shall last, 
 
 To Zion shall be given 
 The brightest glories earth can yield, 
 And brighter bliss of heaven. 
 
 Period Fifth. From Christ to St. 
 John, ioo Years. 
 
 Persons, 
 
 Herod. 
 
 The Wise Men, 
 
 John Baptist, 
 
 Mary, 
 
 Christ, 
 
 Twelve Disci¬ 
 ples, 
 
 Paul, 
 
 Timothy, 
 
 Luke. 
 
 3 
 
3 ° 
 
 BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
 Events . 
 
 1. The wonderful birth, life, death, res 
 urrection, and ascension. 
 
 2. The coming of the Holy Spirit. 
 
 3. The preaching of the Gospel, and 
 organization of the Church. 
 
 The Story . 
 
 The last and shortest period gives the 
 grandest history. JESUS Christ, the Son 
 of God, who was bom in Bethlehem, 
 lived a beautiful life of obedience at Naz¬ 
 areth until he was thirty years old, when 
 he began to do his great work of preach¬ 
 ing and healing. He called twelve men 
 to be his disciples ; they were Peter, 
 Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bar¬ 
 tholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James 
 the Less, Simon, Jude, and Judas. At 
 the end of three years Jesus was betrayed 
 by Judas, and crucified at Calvary; 
 he arose from the dead and ascended into 
 heaven. After his ascension the Holy 
 Spirit was poured out upon his disci¬ 
 ples, and they became mighty preachers 
 of the Gospel. Matthias was selected 
 as one of the twelve, in place of Judas, 
 the traitor, and Paul was specially called 
 
BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
 3 1 
 
 of the Lord Jesus to preach the Gospel 
 to the Gentiles. St. John, the beloved 
 disciple, wrote the last book of the Bible. 
 Thus ends the sacred story. 
 
 The Hymn . 
 
 When I survey the wondrous cross 
 On which the Prince of glory died, 
 
 My richest gain I count but loss, 
 
 And pour contempt on all my pride. 
 
 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, 
 
 Save in the death of Christ, my God ; 
 
 All the vain things that charm me most, 
 
 1 sacrifice them to his blood. 
 
 See, from his head, his hands, his feet, 
 Sorrow and love flow mingled down ; 
 
 Did e’er such love and sorrow meet, 
 
 Or thorns compose so rich a crown ? 
 
 Were the whole realm of nature mine, 
 
 That were a present far too small ; 
 
 Love so amazing, so divine, 
 
 Demands my soul, my life, my all. 
 
 Section Third.—Bible Geography. 
 
 I. The Holy Land, 
 i . Other names: Canaan, Palestine, Prom¬ 
 ised Land. 
 
 2 . Distance from New York: 6,ooc 
 miles. 
 
32 BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
 3. Size: 180 miles long, 40 wide at the 
 
 north, and 90 at the south. 
 
 4. Four Principal Waters: Mediterra¬ 
 
 nean Sea, Dead Sea, Sea of Galilee 
 
 and the River Jordan. 
 
 5. Six Principal Mountains : 
 
 Hermon and Lebanon, the highest 
 mountains; 
 
 Ebal and Gerizim, the twin mount¬ 
 ains ; 
 
 Carmel and Olivet, the mountains of 
 prayer and victory. 
 
 6. Six Principal Towns and Cities: 
 
 Bethlehem, where Jesus was born ; 
 
 Nazareth and Capernaum, where he 
 he lived; 
 
 Cana, where he performed his first 
 miracle; 
 
 Jerusalem, where he was crucified ; 
 
 Nain, where he interrupted a funeral 
 procession. 
 
 II. Bible Lands. 
 
 c. Ten Countries: Armenia, Mesopota¬ 
 mia, Babylonia, Assyria, Canaan, 
 
 Egypt, Asia Minor, Greece, Italy, 
 
 Arabia. 
 
BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
 33 
 
 2. Seven Bodies of Water: Red Sea, 
 
 Persian Gulf, Caspian Sea, Black 
 Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Dead Sea, 
 Sea of Galilee. 
 
 3. Four'Rivers: Tigris, Euphrates, Jor¬ 
 
 dan, Nile. 
 
 4. Six Mountains: Ararat, Hermon, 
 
 Lebanon, Pisgah, Hor, Sinai. 
 
 5. Ten Cities: Nineveh, Babylon, Da¬ 
 
 mascus, Jerusalem, On, Tarsus, Eph¬ 
 esus, Athens, Corinth, Rome. 
 
 6 . Four Islands: Cyprus, Crete, Melita, 
 
 Sicily. 
 
 III. Principal Scripture Journeys. 
 
 1. Of Abraham : 
 
 1. Ur to Haran ; 
 
 2. Haran to Egypt; 
 
 3. Egypt to Bethel; 
 
 4. Bethel to Hebron ; 
 
 5. Hebron to Gerar and Beer-sheba. 
 
 2. Of the Israelites : 
 
 1. Egypt to Mount Sinai; 
 
 2. Mount Sinai to Kadesh-bamea; 
 
 3. Kadesh-bamea, wandering through 
 the wilderness thirty-eight years, 
 and return to Kadesh; 
 
 4. Kadesh-barnea to Canaan. 
 
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 BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
 3. Of the Captives: 
 
 1. Of Israel, the northern kingdom, 
 from Canaan to Assyria, (captured 
 and taken away by Tiglath-pilne- 
 ser, Shalmaneser, and Sargon.) 
 
 2 . Of Judah, the southern kingdom : 
 I.) From Canaan to Babylon, (cap¬ 
 tured and taken away by Nebu¬ 
 chadnezzar.) 2.) From Babylon 
 to Canaan, (returning by permis¬ 
 sion of Cyrus, and led by Zerub- 
 babel, Ezra, and Nehemiah.) 
 
 4. Of Jesus: 
 
 1. Bethlehem to Jerusalem, and re¬ 
 turn ; 
 
 2. Bethlehem to Egypt, and thence 
 to Nazareth ; 
 
 3. Nazareth to Jerusalem, and re¬ 
 turn ; 
 
 4. Nazareth to the Jordan, the wil¬ 
 derness, the Temple, the high 
 mountain, and return; 
 
 5. Nazareth, by way of Cana and Ca¬ 
 pernaum, to Jerusalem, and return, 
 through Sychar and Nazareth, to 
 Capernaum, where he afterward 
 lived: 
 
BIBLE STUDIES. 35 
 
 6. Nine journeys from Capernaum, 
 and return; 
 
 7. Galilee to Jerusalem ; 
 
 8. Jerusalem to cities round about, 
 and return ; 
 
 9. After his resurrection, to Galilee 
 and Olivet. 
 
 5. Of Paul: 
 
 1. Damascus to Arabia, Jerusalem, 
 Cesarea, Tarsus, and Antioch; 
 
 2. Antioch, through Cyprus and parts 
 of Asia Minor, and return ; 
 
 3. Antioch to Jerusalem, and return ; 
 
 4. Antioch, through Asia Minor, 
 Macedonia, Greece, and Palestine, 
 and return; 
 
 5. Antioch, through Asia Minor, 
 Macedonia, Illyricum, and Greece, 
 and by Cesarea to Jerusalem ; 
 
 6. Jerusalem, by way of Crete, Meli- 
 ta, and Sicily, to Rome. 
 
 Section Fourth.—Bible Doctrines. 
 
 I. God. 
 
 An Uncreated Spirit . Ex. lii, 14. 
 
 Every-where present. Psa. cxxxix, 7-10. 
 
 All-wise. Rom. xi, 33. 
 
 Almighty. Rev. xix, 6. 
 
36 
 
 BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
 Eternal. Psa. xc, 2. 
 
 Holy. Psa. cxlv, 17. 
 Merciful. Jas. v, 11. 
 Just. Psa. lxxxix, 14. 
 True. Psa. c, 5. 
 
 “a OD IS LOVE.” 
 
 I John iv, 8. 
 
 Father: 
 
 Eph. iv, 6. 
 
 Creator : 
 Rev. iv, 11. 
 
 He is 
 
 Son : Holy Ghost : 
 
 Isa. ix, 6. John xiv, 26. 
 Also, 
 
 Upholder: 
 
 1 Chron. xxix, ia. 
 
 II. Man. 
 
 Body : Material and mortal. 
 Genesis iii, 19. 
 
 Soul: Spiritual and immortal. 
 
 Job xxxiii, 4. 
 
 His 
 
 Authority: Horne: Duty: 
 
 Dominion. Eden. Obedience. 
 
 Gen. i, 26. Gen. ii, 8. Gen. ii, 16, 17, 
 
 He 
 
 Was tempted by the devil. Gen. iii, 4, 5. 
 Fell into sin and misery. Gen. iii, 17-19. 
 Was driven out of Eden. Gen. iii, 23, 24. 
 Injured all his Dost^ptv. Rom. v, 12. 
 
BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
 37 
 
 III. God-Man. 
 
 God loved the world; gave his only be¬ 
 gotten Son. i John iv, 19. 
 
 He 
 
 Came in the flesh . John i, 14. 
 
 Lived for an example . 1 Peter ii, 21-23- 
 Died to make atonement. 1 Peter ii, 24. 
 Rose for our justification. Rom. iv, 24, 25. 
 Ascended to make intercession. 1 John ii, 1. 
 
 IV. Salvation. 
 
 For 
 
 Infants, unconditionally. Mark x, 13-16. 
 Believers , by repentance and faith. 
 Acts iii, 19. 
 
 Through 
 
 Justification , pardon for Christ's sake. 
 Rom. iii, 24. 
 
 Regeneration , new birth of the soul. 
 
 2 Cor. v, 17. 
 
 Sanctification , holiness by divine grace. 
 1 Thes. v, 23. 
 
 V. The Church. 
 
 Invisible, all God’s people. John x, 14-16. 
 Visible, a congregation of the faithful. 
 Acts ii, 41, 42. 
 
3» 
 
 BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
 Organized for 
 
 Preaching and Teaching the Word. 
 Eph. iv, ii, 12. 
 
 Administering the Sacraments . Matt, 
 xxviii, 19; 1 Cor. xi, 23-26. 
 
 The Sacraments are 
 Baptism with water, sign of new birth. 
 Acts ii, 38. 
 
 Lord's Supper , with bread and wine, as 
 symbols of Christ’s body and blood. 
 
 1 Cor. x, 16. 
 
 VI. The Bible. 
 
 Old Testa?nent . New Testameni. 
 
 Acts xvii, 11. 2 Cor. iii, 6-9. 
 
 A revelation of 
 
 Divine Truth . Gods Will . 
 
 Psa. xix, 7-11. 2 Peter i, 19-21. 
 
 The only rule of 
 Faith . Practice . 
 
 2 Tim. iii, 15. James i, 22-25. 
 
 VII. Prayer. 
 
 Our desires offered up 
 To God . Through Christ . 
 
 Psa. lxii, 8. John xvi, 23. 
 
BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
 39 
 
 With 
 
 Confession . Thanksgiving . Faith . 
 Dan. ix, 4. Col. iv, 2. James i, 5, 6. 
 In 
 
 Church . Families . Closets. 
 
 Psa. cxxii. Jer. x, 25. Matt, vi, 6. 
 
 VIII. Law. 
 
 7 ># Commandments . Ex. xx, 3-17. 
 7 #* Law of Lave . Matt, xxii, 37-40. 
 7 ^£ Golden Rule . Matt, vii, 12. 
 
 IX. The Future. 
 
 Death . Resurrection . Judgment. 
 
 James iv, 14. John v, 28, 29. 2 Cor. v, 10. 
 
 Right Hand. 
 To the Good, 
 
 CHRIST THE JUDGE. 
 
 7 >/V Hand. 
 
 To the Bad, 
 
 “ Come,” 
 “Life Eternal.” 
 
 " Depart,” 
 
 “ Everlasting 
 Punishment.” 
 
 Noth to Teachers. —These outlines of our Church 
 Catechism are within the reach of all pupils. A little 
 skill in teaching them will put an easily remembered 
 frame-work of our excellent system of doctrine into the 
 minds of all students. By this help the Catechism 
 itself will be made more attractive and useful. 
 
r Pentateuch, 5: G., E., L., N. 
 
 40 
 
 BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
 Section Fifth.—Bible Construction. 
 
 1. Six Names of the Book : Bible, Script 
 tires, Word, Oracles, Law, Test* 
 ments. 
 
 2. Books of the Book :— 
 
 « 
 
 si 
 
 fc 
 
 s r 
 
 Q 'S* ° - 
 
 r JW "> °.OS 
 * J W w ^ N 
 « " ^ J ^ af 
 
 ^ ^ ^ x N r 
 
 H . 
 1 X 
 
 H of 
 &,■ r 
 r H 
 W r 
 r H 
 C * 
 
 J 
 
 « M 
 
 *1 w 
 PeT 
 
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 .a 
 
 X 
 
 m I 
 
 13 | 
 
 *a a 
 8 8 
 Ok Ok 
 
 11 
 
 § 
 
 V 
 
 V Prophetical, 
 
BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
 4* 
 
 3. Sources of the Book: 
 
 1. Inspired by the Holy Ghost. 
 
 2. Written in Hebrew and Greek, by 
 about forty holy men. 
 
 3. Translated into English, under the 
 authority of King James I., of 
 England, in 1611. 
 
 Section Sixth.—-Bible Study. 
 
 1. Its Object, 
 
 That we may receive 44 doctrine,” 44 re¬ 
 proof,” 44 correction,” 44 instruction in 
 righteousness.” 
 
 That we may becoine 44 perfect,* 44 thor¬ 
 oughly furnished unto all good works.*’ 
 
 2. Its Mode. 
 
 Reading the Bible regularly through. 
 Committing to memory at least one 
 verse every day. 
 
 Learning about its people and its lands; 
 the doctrines it contains, and the duties 
 it enjoins. 
 
 3. Its Helps. 
 
 Helpful Feelings: Reverence, humility, 
 prayerfulness, obedience. 
 
42 
 
 BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
 Helpful Associations: A religious home. 
 Always follow, in your own Bible, 
 the reading at family worship ; ask 
 help of others, as well as give help to 
 others, in daily study. All Church 
 services. Always take your own Bi¬ 
 ble to all the meetings, and look out 
 texts, lessons, references, etc. 
 
 Helpful Books: A Concordance, or 
 44 Text-book,” a Bible Dictionary, a 
 Bible Atlas. 
 
 General Outline for Review. 
 
 r Thirty miscellaneous Scripture 
 verses. 
 
 Three statements each of the 
 Law and the Gospel. 
 
 Three, each, choice Psalms and 
 s.. clusters of blessings. 
 
 «. History 
 
 r x. Gar. A. 1,000 E. Per.: A. E. C. 
 A. S. E. Ev. Cr. Dis. Mur. 
 
 2. Ar. E. 1,000 A. Per.: M. L. N. 
 S. H. J. Ev. Wic. FI. Ra. 
 
 3. La. A. 1,000 S. Per.: A. I. J J 
 ; M. J. 15, R. 3. Ev. Ca. Le. Ret. 
 
 4. Tem. S. 1,000 C. Per.: S. 19, 20, 
 3 D. E. Z. E. N. Ev. Ded. 
 Div. Cap. 
 
 5. Cr. C. 100 J. Per.: H.W.J M 
 C. 12, P. T. L. Ev. Won. H. 
 
 k S. Pr. 
 
BIBLE STUDIES. 43 
 
 3. Geography. 
 
 ( Holy Land: 4 N. D. S. 4 W. 6 M. 
 6 T. and C. 
 
 J Bible Land :x 0C.7W.4R.6M 
 
 ) xo C. 4 I. 
 
 Prin. Journeys : A. 5, I. 4, C. 17, 
 l P.6. 
 
 4. Doctrines. 
 
 r 1. God: Char., Pers., Acts. 
 
 а. Man: B., S.,-A., H., D.,- 
 
 4 Facts. 
 
 3. God-Man : Love;—C., L., D.. 
 
 R., A. 
 
 4. Salvation : I., B.— J., R., S. 
 
 5. The Church: Inv., Vis.,— 
 
 < W., S. 
 
 б. The Bible: O., N.,—T.,W.,- 
 
 F., P. 
 
 7. Prayer: Des.,--C., T., F.,— 
 
 C., F., C. 
 
 8. Law: 10 C., Lov., G.-R. 
 
 9. The Future: D., R., J.,— 
 
 < R*f L. 
 
 5. Construction. 
 
 b. Study. 
 
 J 
 
 Name*. B. S. W. 0 . L. T. 
 
 < 39: P. S» H. xa, P. 5, 
 Books. 66. < P. 17. 
 
 / 27: H. s, E. ax, P. s 
 Sources. Insp. H. S., Wr. 40, 'Tr. 
 J. I., x6xx. 
 
 Object. Refer to a limothy iii. 
 x6, 17. 
 
 Mode. Reading. . . . Com.. . , 
 L. abt. P., L., D. % D 
 Help*. Feelings, Associations, 
 
 Books. 
 
44 
 
 BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
 QUESTIONS. 
 
 Section I. 
 
 1. Name the subjects on which there 
 are selections of three verses each. 
 
 2. Repeat the verses. 
 
 3. By whom are the three statements 
 of the law ? 
 
 4. Repeat them. 
 
 5. What are the three statements of the 
 Gospel ? 
 
 6. What are the subjects of the three 
 choice Psalms ? 
 
 7. Repeat them. 
 
 8. What are the three clusters of bless¬ 
 ings ? 
 
 9. Who wrote the Ten Command- 
 ments? 
 
 10. From whom did Paul quote his 
 statement of the law ? 
 
 Section II. 
 
 1. Into how manv periods do we divide 
 Bible history ? 
 
BTBLE STUDIES. 45 
 
 2 . Name the persons whose lives make 
 this division. 
 
 3. How long are these periods? 
 
 4. What are pictures which illustrate 
 the main facts of the five periods ? 
 
 5. Tell the story of each period in your 
 own language, 
 
 6. Name the persons of each period. 
 
 7. What are the events ? 
 
 8. Repeat the period hymns. 
 
 9. Name the first, the oldest, the wisest, 
 the bravest, and the best man of the Bible, 
 finding them in the five periods in the 
 order in which they are called for. 
 
 10. What great name belongs to all 
 periods ? 
 
 Section III. 
 
 1. Name the principal Bible countries. 
 
 2. The principal seas and rivers among 
 them. 
 
 3. The most prominent mountains. 
 
 4. The chief cities and towns. 
 
 5. Which is the most sacred country? 
 
 6. How far is it from New York? 
 
 7. Give several of its names. 
 
 8. How large is it? 
 
 9. Trace the journeys of Abram. 
 
 4 
 
46 
 
 BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
 10. Of the children of Israel. 
 
 11. Of the captive Israelites and Jews 
 
 12. Of Jesus the Saviour. 
 
 13. Of Paul the apostle. 
 
 Section IV. 
 
 1. Give an outline of the character, 
 person, and work of God. 
 
 2. What can you say of man, as to his 
 creation, his home, his temptation, and 
 his fall? 
 
 3. Who was the God-man, and wh> 
 and how did he come to earth ? 
 
 4. What became of him ? 
 
 5. Who are saved by him, and how are 
 they saved ? 
 
 6. What are the three fruits of salva¬ 
 tion ? 
 
 7. What two definitions of the Church 
 are given ? 
 
 8. For what is it organized? 
 
 9. Describe thfe sacraments? 
 
 10. Into what two parts is the Bible 
 divided ? 
 
 11. Of what is it the revelation ? 
 
 12. And of what the only rule? 
 
 13. What is prayer, and where is it to 
 be offered ? 
 
BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
 47 
 
 14. Recite the Ten Commandments, 
 the Law of Love, and the Golden Rule. 
 
 15. What three events are certain to 
 come to all men ? 
 
 16. Describe the two sides before Christ 
 in the day of judgment 
 
 Section Y. 
 
 1. Give six names of the Book. 
 
 2. How many books are there in the 
 Bible? 
 
 3. How many are in each—the Old and 
 New Testament? 
 
 4. What different classes of books are 
 there in the Old Testament; and how 
 many books in each class ? 
 
 5. What classes in the New, and how 
 many books in each ? 
 
 6. Name all the books in the Bible. 
 
 7. By whom was the Book inspired ? 
 
 8. Who wrote it, and in what languages ? 
 
 9. Who authorized the translation of 
 the Bible we now use ? 
 
 10. When was the work done ? 
 
 Section VI. 
 
 1. What must we do to make the Bible 
 useful to us ? 
 
4 8 
 
 BIBLE STUDIES. 
 
 2. What are we to receive by its study ? 
 
 3. What shall we become ? 
 
 4. Give the modes of studying the 
 Bible. 
 
 5. Name the helpful feelings. 
 
 6. What associations help us in Bible 
 study ? 
 
 7. Name three helpful books. 
 
 
 
 
 
 And that from a child thou 
 hast known the holy Scriptures, 
 which are able to make thee wise 
 unto salvation through faith which 
 is in Christ Jesus. 2 Tim. iii, 15. 
 
 
 
 
 
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