TALES OF OLD JUDEA

Who created the heavens and the earth?[15 T.J.]
What was the work of Creation on the first day?[15 T.J.]
What was the work of Creation on the second day?[15 T.J.], [16 T.J.]
What was the work of Creation on the third day?[16 T.J.]
What was the work of Creation on the fourth day?[16 T.J.]
What was the work of Creation on the fifth day?[16 T.J.], [17 T.J.]
What was the work of Creation on the sixth day?[17 T.J.]
What did God do on the seventh day?[18 T.J.]
What was the temptation of Eve?[19 T.J.]
What was the punishment?[20 T.J.], [21 T.J.]
Who were the first children?[22 T.J.]
What was the business of each son when he grew up?[22 T.J.]
What terrible crime did Cain commit?[22 T.J.]
What was his punishment?[22 T.J.], [23 T.J.]
What was the name of the first ship?[24 T.J.]
Why was it built?[24 T.J.]
What did it carry?[25-29 T.J.]
How long did it rain?[26 T.J.]
Where did the ark land?[30 T.J.]
What messengers did Noah send from the ark?[30 T.J.]
What covenant did God make with Noah?[31 T.J.]
What was the sign?[31 T.J.]
What foolish plan was made in the land of Shinar?[32 T.J.]
What was the result?[32 T.J.]

Ruth

Of what nationality was Ruth? [35 T.J.]
Of what nationality were Naomi and Elimelech? [35 T.J.]
How did the Hebrew family come to meet Ruth and Orpah? [35 T.J.], [36 T.J.]
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What losses came to Naomi in the land of Moab and why did she decide to return? [36 T.J.]
Give the story of the actions of each daughter-in-law as Naomi begins her return journey [36-39 T.J.]
What six pledges did Ruth make to show she was determined to be one with Naomi? [39 T.J.]
By what name did Naomi, upon her return, wish her friends to call her and why? [39 T.J.]
Into whose field did Ruth go and for what purpose? [39 T.J.], [40 T.J.]
What sacred duty was held by a kinsman in the East? [487 T.J.]
For what reasons did Boaz treat Ruth kindly? [40 T.J.], [41 T.J.]
Name some things Boaz did to make it a pleasant and profitable day for Ruth. [41 T.J.]
Whom did Ruth marry? [47 T.J.]
Give the line of descent from Ruth to David. [48 T.J.]

Deborah

Describe the oppression of the children of Israel in the time of Deborah.[51 T.J.], [52 T.J.]
What was Deborah's command to Barak?[52 T.J.]
On what condition would Barak obey?[52 T.J.]
Describe the battle with the enemy.[52 T.J.], [53 T.J.]
What happened to Sisera, the enemy's captain?[53 T.J.]

Esther

What was the decree of king Ahasuerus regarding Vashti?[60-62 T.J.]
How did Esther happen to come to the throne?[63-64 T.J.]
What nationality was Esther?[63 T.J.]
What position did Haman hold and why was he angered at Mordecai?[65 T.J.]
Describe Haman's plot against the Jews[65-67 T.J.]
How did Esther risk her life to plead for her people?[68 T.J.], [69 T.J.]
How was Mordecai exalted and for what reason?[71 T.J.], [72 T.J.]
What was Haman's fate?[73 T.J.]
What did the feast of Purim commemorate and how long was it celebrated?[78 T.J.], [488 T.J.]

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Judith

Who was Judith?[80 T.J.]
Who was Holofernes?[80 T.J.]
What king attacked Israel because it had not aided him in war?[80-82 T.J.]
What city in the hill country was besieged?[82-86 T.J.]
How did Judith save the city and the nation?[86-105 T.J.]

Elijah

Describe the hospitality of the widow of Zarephath and how it was repaid by Elijah.[114-115 T.J.]
Why did Elijah say he "troubled" Ahab?[116-119 T.J.]
How did Elijah show that God could do greater things than the heathen god, Baal?[120-122 T.J.]
Why did Elijah flee and what happened on his journey?[123-127 T.J.]
How did Ahab and Jezebel plot to get Naboth's vineyard?[127-130 T.J.]

Elisha

Upon whom did the spirit of Elijah rest?[130-134 T.J.]
Tell the story of Elisha and the woman of Shunem.[138-143 T.J.]
How did a little captive maid do a service to the great general Naaman?[143 T.J.]
What did Elisha tell Naaman to do?[144 T.J.]
Tell how Naaman received Elisha's command.[144-147 T.J.]
What was the result of Naaman's compliance?[144-147 T.J.]
How did Elisha save an enemy from destruction?[148-152 T.J.]
To what straits was the city of Samaria reduced when besieged by Benhadad?[152 T.J.]
How did deliverance come to the city?[152-157 T.J.]
What was the fate of the wicked house of Ahab?[157-162 T.J.]
What part had Jehu in this destruction?[157-162 T.J.]

Jonah

What were the three commands given to Jonah? [165 T.J.]
How did Jonah disobey? [165 T.J.]
When the storm came what two things did the sailors do? [165 T.J.]
What happened to Jonah on this voyage? [166-169 T.J.]
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When Jonah got to Nineveh, what did he do? [170 T.J.]
Give the words of Jonah's message to the people. [170 T.J.]
What was the threefold effect of Jonah's preaching? [170 T.J.]

Samson

What man had strength of body above all other men of his time?[172 T.J.]
In what way was Samson weak?[172 T.J.]
Describe Samson's first feat of strength.[172 T.J.], [173 T.J.]
Explain Samson's riddle and how the Philistines were able to guess it.[173 T.J.], [174 T.J.]
In what way did Samson burn the enemy's cornfield?[175 T.J.]
How did Samson escape from Gaza?[176 T.J.]
What offer did the lords of the Philistines make to Delilah?[177 T.J.]
What three falsehoods did Samson tell Delilah as to how he could be bound?[177 T.J.], [178 T.J.]
How was Samson finally captured?[178-181 T.J.]
In what way was Samson revenged upon his enemies?[181 T.J.], [182 T.J.]

Daniel

Name three qualifications of the youths who were chosen to stand before king Nebuchadnezzar. [183 T.J.]
What captive Hebrew boy refused to defile himself by eating the king's food? [184 T.J.]
What was the outcome of the food test proposed by Daniel? [184 T.J.], [185 T.J.]
By what service was Daniel exalted in Nebuchadnezzar's court? [185-190 T.J.]
Through what trial did the three Hebrew boys pass? [190-196 T.J.]
What four miraculous facts were noticed when the three men were taken from the furnace? [195 T.J.], [196 T.J.]
Why did Nebuchadnezzar believe that Daniel could interpret his dream? [196-198 T.J.]
What was Nebuchadnezzar's fate? [199 T.J.], [200 T.J.]
Name two impious actions at Belshazzar's feast. [201 T.J.]
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What was promised to the interpreter of the handwriting on the wall? [201 T.J.]
Tell how Daniel was called to interpret the words. [201-205 T.J.]
What was Daniel's interpretation? [206 T.J.]
Why was Daniel cast into the lions' den? [206-208 T.J.]
What facts indicate the kind of night spent by the king while Daniel was in the lions' den. [208 T.J.]
What effect did Daniel's deliverance have on the king? [208 T.J.], [209 T.J.]

Nehemiah

What great man of the Hebrew people preferred hardship in his native land to pleasure and plenty in the Persian king's palace?[212 T.J.]
What was Nehemiah's position in the foreign court?[212 T.J.], [213 T.J.]
What facts were the cause of Nehemiah's resolve to return to Jerusalem?[212 T.J.]
How did Nehemiah show his practical patriotism?[212-218 T.J.]
What difficulties and perils from without did Nehemiah encounter?[218 T.J.], [219 T.J.]
What precautions were taken against the enemy?[219-221 T.J.]
What opposition did Nehemiah have to meet within?[221-225 T.J.]
How did Nehemiah meet the proposals of the enemies?[225-227 T.J.]
Describe the celebration of the people when the walls were dedicated[227-232 T.J.]
What oaths did the people enter into at this time?[231 T.J.]
State Nehemiah's idea of national greatness.[232 T.J.]
How did the people in the restored city of Jerusalem profane the Sabbath?[233 T.J.]
What four means did Nehemiah use to rid the city of Sabbath breaking?[233 T.J.], [234 T.J.]
What were the characteristics of Nehemiah that made him an all-round man?[212-234 T.J.]

Divided Kingdom

Name the first three kings of the Hebrew people in the order of their succession. [236 T.J.]
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How did the splendor of Solomon's kingdom put a burden on the people? [237 T.J.]

Rehoboam

Give the reasons for the rebellion of the people against Rehoboam, Solomon's son and successor.[237-239 T.J.]
What two tribes remained loyal to Rehoboam?[239 T.J.], [240 T.J.]
Give the names of the two kingdoms after the division.[236 T.J.]
Who was the leader and first king of the revolting Northern Kingdom?[237 T.J.]
What happened to the kingdom of Judah under Rehoboam?[240 T.J.], [241 T.J.]

Abijah

What great victory was won by Abijah?[242-246 T.J.]

Asa

What was the general condition of Judah under Asa?[247 T.J.]
Tell the story of Asa's victory over the Ethiopians.[248 T.J.]
What foreign alliance did Asa make?[250-254 T.J.]

Jehoshaphat

What events, favorable to Jehoshaphat, came to pass in his reign?[255-265 T.J.]
What mistake did Jehoshaphat make?[256 T.J.], [257 T.J.]

Jehoram

With what evil deed did Jehoram begin his reign?[266 T.J.]
What covenant formerly given saved the kingdom from destruction?[266 T.J.], [267 T.J.]
Why was Jehoram smitten?[267 T.J.], [268 T.J.]

Athaliah

Tell the story of Athaliah's destruction of the royal children and how Joash was saved [271 T.J.], [272 T.J.]
How did the priest Jehoiada plan to effect a reform? [272 T.J.]
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How was the plot carried out? [272-275 T.J.]
What was the fate of the wicked queen? [275 T.J.]
What covenant was made at this time and how was it followed up? [276 T.J.]

Joash

How long did Joash do what was right?[277 T.J.]
What ingenious method did Joash adopt for raising money to repair the house of the Lord?[277-279 T.J.]
For what guilt did wrath come upon the kingdom?[279 T.J.]
What disasters overtook the people?[279 T.J.], [280 T.J.]

Amaziah

With what victory did Amaziah begin his reign?[281-285 T.J.]
What foolish challenge did Amaziah send to the king of Israel?[285 T.J.]
With what story did the king of Israel reply?[285 T.J.]
What was the result of the king's boasting?[285 T.J.], [286 T.J.]

Uzziah

What important work did Uzziah undertake for the nation?[287-291 T.J.]
What act of irreverence did he do?[291 T.J.]
What was Uzziah's fate?[291 T.J.]

Jotham

What good work did Jotham do?[292 T.J.]
Why did he become mighty?[292 T.J.]

Ahaz

Describe the character of Ahaz.[293 T.J.]
What was the great guilt of Ahaz?[293 T.J.]
To whom and in what way did Ahaz become a vassal?[295 T.J.], [296 T.J.]

Hezekiah

What made Hezekiah one of the greatest of Judah's kings? [299 T.J.]
What reforms did Hezekiah carry out? [299-302 T.J.]
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What was done during this reign in regard to the Passover feast? [302-307 T.J.]
How did the people show their faithfulness? [307-311 T.J.]
Describe the defense of Jerusalem against the hordes of Sennacherib. [311-313 T.J.]
What piece of engineering skill did Hezekiah undertake? [314 T.J.]

Manasseh

What were the evil deeds of Manasseh?[317-319 T.J.]
Under what circumstances did Manasseh repent?[319 T.J.]
Describe his later deeds.[319 T.J.]

Amon

Tell the story of Amon's reign.[322 T.J.]

Josiah

What work did Josiah order done as soon as he was old enough to assert himself?[323 T.J.], [324 T.J.]
What discovery led to sweeping reforms in the kingdom?[324-326 T.J.]
Describe the reforms.[326-328 T.J.]
What tragedy happened in the valley of Megiddo?[328 T.J.], [329 T.J.]

Jehoahaz

Tell the story of Jehoahaz's short reign.[332 T.J.]

Jehoiakim

How did Jehoiakim come to the throne of Judah?[335 T.J.]
What was the character of Jehoiakim, judging from the words of Jeremiah?[335-344 T.J.]
What disaster came to the kingdom in the time of Jehoiakim?[344-345 T.J.]

Jehoiachin

Into what country were the people of Judah carried captive?[346 T.J.], [347 T.J.]
Describe the host which Nebuchadnezzar carried off to Babylon.[346 T.J.], [347 T.J.]
What besides captives did the enemy take from Jerusalem?[346 T.J.]

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Zedekiah

What was Zedekiah's position in Judah?[348 T.J.]
Why did Nebuchadnezzar again besiege Jerusalem?[348 T.J.]
What was Zedekiah's fate?[351 T.J.]
Describe the destruction of Jerusalem.[351 T.J.]

Jeroboam

In what way did Jeroboam seek to keep the loyalty of the people?[353 T.J.], [354 T.J.]
Tell the story of the prophet from Judah.[354-362 T.J.]
What was the prophecy of Ahijah, the prophet, concerning Jeroboam's house?[362-364 T.J.]

Nadab

Describe Nadab's brief reign.[367 T.J.]

Baasha

How did the house of Jeroboam come to an end?[368 T.J.]
How did Baasha become king in Israel?[368 T.J.]
Why was the house of Baasha condemned?[368 T.J.], [369 T.J.]

Elah

How did Elah differ from Baasha, his father?[370 T.J.]
In what way did Elah meet his death?[370 T.J.]

Zimri

How long did Zimri reign?[373 T.J.]
Who was Omri and how was he made king?[373 T.J.]
How did Zimri die?[373 T.J.]

Omri

What new capital of the northern kingdom did Omri establish?[374 T.J.]
What was the character of Omri's reign?[374 T.J.]

Ahab

For what purpose did Ahab join the king of Judah?[377-381 T.J.]
How did Ahab meet his death?[380 T.J.], [381 T.J.]

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Ahaziah

What were the evil deeds of Ahaziah?[382 T.J.]
What dealings did Ahaziah have with the prophet Elijah?[382-386 T.J.]

Joram

How did Joram begin his reign?[387 T.J.]
Describe the expedition against Moab and its result.[388-392 T.J.]

Jehu

What did Jehu do to the royal family when he came to the throne?[395-397 T.J.]
Describe the destruction of the priests of Baal.[397 T.J.], [398 T.J.]

Jehoahaz

By what means was the kingdom of Israel almost blotted out during this reign?[399 T.J.]
What were the sins of the people at this time?[399 T.J.]

Joash

How did Joash retrieve the kingdom's losses?[400 T.J.]

Jeroboam II

What rank does Jeroboam II take among Israel's kings?[401 T.J.]
How did the country prosper under him?[401 T.J.]
What prophet was associated with Jeroboam II?[401 T.J.]

Zechariah

After the reign of Jeroboam II, what largely determined the succession to the throne?[402 T.J.]
What word was fulfilled by Zechariah's short reign?[402 T.J.], [398 T.J.]

Shallum

What terminated Shallum's reign?[403 T.J.]

Menahem

To what nation was Israel tributary in Menahem's reign?[404 T.J.]

Pekahiah

How did Pekahiah come to the throne?[407 T.J.]
How did Pekahiah fall?[407 T.J.]

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Pekah

What nation invaded and overran Israel in Pekah's reign?[408 T.J.]
How was Pekah's reign terminated?[408 T.J.]

Hoshea

How did the capital city, Samaria, fall?[411 T.J.]
What were the great sins of this people?[411-413 T.J.]
Into what land were the people of Israel carried captive?[413 T.J.]

Tales of the Maccabees

Who were the Maccabees, and why were they so called? [418 T.J.]
What great general conquered Palestine? [418-420 T.J.]
How did Antiochus try to force Greek religion and customs upon the people? [420-422 T.J.]
Tell the story of the first revolt of the Maccabees [422 T.J.], [423 T.J.]
Tell the story of the disaster which befell the Jewish army because it would not fight on the Sabbath. [425 T.J.]
What counsel did Mattathias give his sons before his death? [426 T.J.], [427 T.J.]
What son of Mattathias took command after his death? [428 T.J.]
How did Judas win his sword? [431 T.J.]
On what famous battlefield did Judas overcome his foes? [431 T.J.], [432 T.J.]
What stratagem did Judas use in his campaign against the Syrians? [432 T.J.]
How did Judas defeat the Syrians under Lysias? [437 T.J.]
How did Judas purify the temple? [438 T.J.]
Describe the great army which the king brought against the Jews. [439 T.J.]
How did Eleazar die for his country? [443 T.J.]
How did Judas defeat Nicanor? [443 T.J.], [444 T.J.]
With what great empire did Judas make a treaty? [445-448 T.J.]
Who took Judas' place as leader? [451 T.J.]
How did Jonathan and his men escape from a superior army? [451 T.J.], [452 T.J.]
What large city was taken by Jonathan? [452 T.J.], [453 T.J.]
How did Jonathan and his captains stand against a host? [459 T.J.]
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How was Jonathan caught at last by his foes? [460 T.J.], [463 T.J.]
Who took Jonathan's place as leader? [463 T.J.]
How were the foes of Israel delayed by a snowstorm? [464-467 T.J.]
How did Jonathan die? [467 T.J.]
What memorial did Simon build for his valiant father and brothers? [467 T.J.], [468 T.J.]
With what king did Simon make a treaty? [468 T.J.], [471 T.J.]
What great city did Simon capture and what citadel did he take? [471 T.J.], [472 T.J.]
Tell the story of Israel's prosperity in the days of Simon. [475 T.J.], [476 T.J.]
What great captain was defeated by the sons of Simon? [479 T.J.],[480 T.J.]
How were Simon and his sons betrayed and murdered? [481 T.J.], [482 T.J.]
Name two things which the Maccabees' valor secured to the spiritual life of the nation. [482 T.J.]
Who was the last of the line of the Maccabees? [482 T.J.]
Give the history of the collection of books called the Apocrypha. [489 T.J.]

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