The Articles of Faith / A Series of Lectures on the Principal Doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

by James E. Talmage

15. Show that inspiration does not deprive man of his freedom or individuality.

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?