13. BIBLE CURIOSITIES.

i. In confessing his sin, an offender said: "I saw," "I coveted,' "I coveted," "I took."-Joshua 7, verse 21. (Achan took money and clothing, which had been forbidden.)

ii. A riddle is given in Judges 14, verse 14. (Samson gave the following riddle: "Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness.")

iii. The first time the contents of a letter are given in the Bible is in II. Samuel 11, verse 15. (David wrote the letter.)

iv. A king is said by his people to be worth ten thousand men in II. Samuel 18, verse 3: (David was the king.)

V. The only place in the Bible in which a "ferryboat" is mentioned is Samuel 19, verse 18.

QUESTIONS ON CHAPTER I.

1. Into how many parts is the Bible divided? What is the first part called? What are its four names?

2. Into how many portions is the Torah divided? What is the name of each portion? What use was made of each portion?

3. How many books are there in the second part of the Bible? What is the name of the second part? What does it mean?

4. Into how many parts are the "Prophets' divided?

What is the name of the first part? What is the name of the second part?

5. Why was the first part called "Earlier Prophets'? What is the name of a great prophet who is said to have written some of these books?

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ets''?

7.

How many books are there in the "Earlier Proph-
What are the names of these books?

What portion of the Israelites' history is told in the Book of Joshua? What land did the people conquer? How many tribes were there in Israel?

8. What portion of the Israelites' history is told in the Book of Judges? What do you mean by a "Judge''?

9. What portion of the Israelites' history is told in I. Samuel? Who was the greatest of the Judges? Who was the first king? Who was the second king?

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What portion of the Israelites' history is told in

II. Samuel?

11. What portion of the nation's history is told in I. Kings? When was the first Temple built? Where was it built? What is a "Civil War''? Into how many kingdoms was the nation divided? What were these divisions?

12. What portion of the nation's history is told in II. Kings? What do you mean by "exile''? Where was the Northern Kingdom exiled to? Where was the Southern Kingdom exiled to? Which was exiled earlier?

13. Who confessed his sin in a few short words? What sin did he commit? What riddle is mentioned in the Bible? Who asked the riddle? Who wrote a letter, the contents of which are given in the Bible? What king was said to be worth ten thousand men? Who said so? How often is a ferryboat spoken of in the Bible?

CHAPTER II.

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

(Exodus 20, Verses 2-17.)

1. I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.

From these words you learn that your fathers, who were held as slaves in Egypt, were brought out of that sad and unhappy condition by the help of God; that the God who helped your fathers so long ago, is the same God whom you love and worship today; that there is no other than this one, only God.

2. Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters under the earth; thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them nor serve them.

These words mean that you may not take statues or pictures of the sun, moon or stars, of men or

women, of tre's, birds, beasts or fish, and such things, for the purpose of praying to them. You must worship nothing and no one but God. You must pray to Him and Him alone.

3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.

This commandment forbids the use of God's name except when you pray, when you read holy books, or when you are called upon to take an oath in a law court. God's name is something sacred and must be treated with deep respect. From this commandment you also learn that you should not swear or use bad language.

4. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work; but the seventh day is a sabbath unto the Lord thy God.

You must work in order to live and keep healthy, but you must also rest, not only each night, but at the end of each week. You must give up one day out of each seven days to rest. The rest day is called "Sabbath," which is a Hebrew word meaning "rest." The day should not be spent in bed or in doing nothing. On "Sabbath" you should attend service in the Temple, read good and holy books; take some exercise and get some amusement. You should try to make the Sabbath the happiest day of the week.

5. Honor thy father and thy mother that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

It is your duty to love and obey your parents. The best way to show honor to parents is to cheerfully and quickly do what they ask, to be ready at all times to serve them and help them in any way. Some children think that if they hug their father and mother they are honoring and loving them. That is only one way to show love, but it is a very weak way, unless you are always willing to obey their wishes and follow their advice. One of the best ways to show honor to your parents is to do out of their sight only what you would do if they were with you.

6. Thou shalt not commit murder.

All life comes from God. It is His gift to you. He commands you to take care of it. You must never do anything to shorten your own life, or the life of another. You must do all you can to take care of your own health and to help others to take care of theirs.

7. Thou shalt not commit adultery.

These words me in that you should always try to be pure and faithful. When you grow up and get married you must be true to your husband or wife. Husband and wife should love each other and in every way be kind, gentle and truthful to each other.