Lesson XLII. The Return from Babylon.
(Tell Stories 13 and 14 in Part Fifth.)
1. Who broke up the Băb-y̆-lō´nĭ-an kingdom and formed the kingdom of Pẽr´s̝iȧ? Çȳ´rus.
2. How did Çȳ´rus, the new king, treat the Jews̝ who were in Băb´y̆-lon? He was kind to them.
3. What did Çȳ´rus allow the Jews̝ to do? To go back to their own land.
4. How long had the Jews̝ been in the land of Băb´y̆-lon? Seventy years.
5. What happy journey did the Jews̝ take? To the land of Jū-dē´ȧ.
6. What city did they begin to build again? The city of Je̍̄-rṳ´sa̍̄-lĕm.
7. What house did they build? The temple of God.
8. Who led the Jews̝ in their journey and their building? Ze̍̄-rŭb´ba-bĕl the ruler.
9. What prophet encouraged the people to build? Hăg´ga-ī and Zĕch-a-rī´ah.