8. After whom were these tribes named? After the sons of Jā´cob.
9. Where, near the middle of the lands, did Jŏsh´u-ȧ set up the Tabernacle for the worship of God? At Shī´lōh.
10. What did Jŏsh´u-ȧ, before he died, tell the people they must do? Fear the Lord and serve him.
11. What promise did the people make to Jŏsh´u-ȧ? "We will serve the Lord, and the Lord only."
Lesson XVII. The Earlier Judges.
(Tell Stories 8, 9 and 10 in Part Second.)
1. Did the Ĭs̝´ra-el-ītes keep the promise which they had made to serve the Lord only? No, they forgot God, and served idols.
2. What came upon them because of their sins? They fell under the power of their enemies.
3. Who many times brought the people back to God, and set them free from their enemies? Rulers who were called Judges.
4. How many of these "judges" in turn ruled over the Ĭs̝´ra-el-ītes? Fifteen.