It would be well to place a printed copy of these rules in the hands of each student, to be pasted in the front of the blank book. These blank books should be examined and graded every four or six weeks and should constitute at least a third of the student's grade. The recording of the work in the blank books may be omitted in the community or church classes, at the option of the teacher. But the record of the work by pencil in a cheap tablet should be insisted upon as absolutely necessary for the best results. In the academy and college classes the painstaking record in ink has been found by experience to be a most valuable portion of the study.
Let the teacher review constantly. Drill the students, singly and collectively, in the recitation material. Emphasize the avoidance of mechanical study. Secure as much consecutive reading of the Word as possible. Feed upon rich truths. Make practical and personal applications of the Word. "All Scripture is profitable."
CHART OF THE SIXTY-SIX BOOKS OF THE BIBLE
INTRODUCTORY LESSON. CHART OF THE SIXTY-SIX BOOKS
| Names of Divisions | I The Kingdom Foreshadowed | II The Kingdom Forming | III The Kingdom Conquering | IV The Kingdom Undivided | V The Kingdom Divided | ||||
| Number of Books | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 12 | ||||
| Beginning and Ending Dates | 4004-1689 B.C. | 1571-1451 B.C. | 1451-1095 B.C. | 1095-975 B.C. | 975-606 B.C. | ||||
| Names of Books | Genesis ---- Job | Exodus Numbers ---- Leviticus Deuteronomy (Read Psalms 78, 90, 105-107) | Joshua Judges ---- Ruth | I and II Samuel I Chronicles ---- Psalms Song of Solomon Proverbs Ecclesiastes | I and II Kings II Chronicles
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| Names of Divisions | VI The Kingdom in Captivity | VII The Kingdom Restored | VIII The Kingdom's True King | IX The Kingdom Conquering the World | X The Kingdom Triumphant |
| Number of Books | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 1 |
| Beginning and Ending Dates | 606-536 B.C. | 536-420 B.C. | 4 B.C.-29 A.D. | 29 A.D. | |
| Names of Books | Daniel Esther ---- Jeremiah Lamentations Obadiah Ezekiel (Read Ps. 137) | Ezra Nehemiah ---- Haggai Zechariah Melachi | Matthew Mark Luke John | Acts ---- I Thessalonians II Thessalonians Galatians I Corinthians Romans II Corinthians Philemon Ephesians Philippians Colossians Hebrews I Timothy Titus II Timothy James I Peter II Peter Jude I John II John III John | Revelation |
NOTES ON THE CHART
1. The sixty-six books are divided into ten groups, according to their relation to the Kingdom. In this connection the word Kingdom is not used in any restricted or technical sense. It is used to designate the Kingdom of God instituted to redeem the race from sin, under whatever form manifested.