LECTURE XVII, ARTICLE 10.
The Dispersion of Israel.
1. Explain the term "Israel" (1, derivation of the word; 2, bestowal of the title on Jacob; 3, its use as the name of Jacob's posterity; 4, as a name of one of the kingdoms after the division of the nation; 5, as a title of the chosen people of God in a collective sense).
2. Give a general outline of the Israelites' history from the time of Jacob receiving the name Israel, to the time of the first king.
3. Outline the history of Israel as a united nation under the kings.
4. State the circumstances attending the division of the nation.
5. Outline the history of the kingdom of Judah after the division.
6. The same of the kingdom of Israel. By what other name is this division of the people sometimes known?
7. Define the terms "Hebrew" and "Jew."
8. Show that the dispersion of Israel was fore-told by their prophets from very early times.
9. On what conditions was this dispersion predicated?
10. Cite Book of Mormon predictions concerning the dispersion. State specifically the prophecies of Zenos. Who was he?
11. Give historical evidences of the fulfillment of these prophecies of dispersion in the case of the kingdom of Judah. What part did Nebuchadnezzar take in the work of dispersion? At what time? Give an account of the Babylonian captivity. How did Titus contribute to the work of dispersion?
12. Give historical evidence of the fulfillment of prophecy relating to the dispersion of the kingdom of Israel. How did Shalmanezer and Sargon contribute to the dispersion? At what time? Show the literal fulfillment of Ahijah's prophecy to the wife of Jeroboam.
13. Explain the term "Lost Tribes."
14. What is known of the journeyings of the Lost Tribe?