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04200
 SPECIAL BIBLE READINGS

  \\THE SATANIC "IF"\\ which challenged Christ's Divinity

  \\(1)\\ At the Temptation

      If thou be the Son of God, turn stones into bread
       # Mt 4:3

      If thou be the Son of God, leap from the top of the temple
       # Mt 4:6

  \\(2)\\ At the Cross

      If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross

      \\(a)\\ The cry of the rabble
           # Mt 27:40

      \\(b)\\ The cry of the soldiers
           # Lu 23:37

      \\(c)\\ The cry of the thief
           # Lu 23:39
04201
 SPECIAL BIBLE READINGS

  \\SATANIC INVASION,\\ Satan's entrance into human hearts

  \\Of Mary Magdalene\\
   # Lu 8:2

  \\Of the man of Gadara\\
   # Lu 8:30

  \\Of the Backslider's Heart\\
   # Lu 11:26

  \\Of Judas Iscariot\\
   # Lu 22:3

  \\Of All who will give him Entrance\\
   # 1Pe 5:8
04202
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  \\THE SERVICE TEST\\

  \\It was Established in Israel\\
   # De 10:12

  \\King Saul was Condemned by it\\
   # 1Sa 15:22

  \\It excludes mere Professors of Religion from the Kingdom\\
   # Mt 7:21

  \\Christ applies it in the Parable of the Good Samaritan\\
   # Lu 10:37

  \\It reveals the Quality of Love\\
   # Joh 21:17

  \\It will be applied in Determining Man's final Destiny\\
   # Mt 25:35,36
04203
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  \\SEVEN MORNING GLORIES of John\\ Chapter 14

  (1) Future Home
       # Joh 14:2

  (2) - Reunion
       # Joh 14:3

  (3) - Achievements
       # Joh 14:12

  (4) - Resources
       # Joh 14:13

  (5) - Companionship
       # Joh 14:16

  (6) - Legacy
       # Joh 14:27

  (7) - Joy
       # Joh 14:28
04204
 SPECIAL BIBLE READINGS

  \\SHALLOWNESS\\

  No deep affection
   # Eze 33:31

  Of sentimental hearing
   # Eze 33:32

  No deep roots
   # Mr 4:16,17

  No deep foundation
   # Lu 6:49

  Inability to receive the deeper message
   # Joh 6:66

  No deep convictions
   # Eph 4:14
04205
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  \\SIN'S INCREMENT\\

  \\Seen in the History of Israel\\
   # Jer 5:28  Ezr 9:6

  \\Illustrated in the Life of Backsliders\\
   # Mt 12:45  2Pe 2:20

  \\Shown by increasing Insensitiveness of the Spiritual Faculties\\
   # Mt 13:15

  \\The Steps in Peter's Fall Illustrate\\
   # Mt 26:74

  \\Will become more Evident in the Last Days\\
   # 2Ti 3:13

 \\--SEE\\ Deterioration, \\992\\
04206
 SPECIAL BIBLE READINGS

  \\SOUL WINNER'S JOY\\

  \\Essential to Success in Christian Work\\
   # Ps 51:12,13

  \\Comes from Bringing in the Sheaves\\
   # Ps 126:6

  \\From Finding the Lost Sheep\\
   # Lu 15:6,7

  \\The Sower and the Reaper rejoice together\\
   # Joh 4:36

  \\Thrills the Church\\
   # Ac 15:3 Php 2:16

  \\Souls won are a Crown of Rejoicing\\
   # 1Th 2:19,20

  \\It Sustained Christ in his Suffering upon the Cross\\
   # Heb 12:2

 \\--SEE\\ Soul-winners, \\3908\\
       Joy in Service, \\3900\\
04207
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  \\SPIRIT OF CHRIST\\

  Divine
   # Isa 11:2

  Wise
   # Isa 11:3

  Just and Fearless
   # Isa 11:4

  Faithful
   # Isa 11:5

  Tender
   # Isa 40:11

  Quiet
   # Isa 42:2

  Gentle
   # Isa 42:3

  Persevering
   # Isa 42:4

  Liberating
   # Isa 61:1

  Saving
   # Isa 63:1

  Compassionate
   # Mt 9:36

  Meek and Lowly
   # Mt 11:29

  Longsuffering
   # Lu 9:55,56

  Forgiving
   # Lu 23:34

  Zealous
   # Ac 10:38

  Burden-bearing
   # Gal 6:2

  Loving
   # Eph 5:2
04208
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  \\SPIRITUAL PERSUASION\\

  \\Of the Divine Ability\\
   # Ro 4:21

  \\Of the Inseparable Love of God\\
   # Ro 8:38,39

  \\Of the Divine Keeping Power\\
   # 2Ti 1:12

  \\Of the Certainty of the Divine Promises\\
   # Heb 11:13
04209
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  \\TELLING JESUS\\

   Our Perils
        # Mt 8:25

   -- Questions
       # Mt 24:3

   -- Sicknesses
       # Mr 1:30

   -- Difficulties
       # Mr 6:35,36

   -- Needs
       # Mr 10:51

   -- Failures
       # Mr 9:28 Lu 5:5

   -- Family troubles
       # Lu 9:38

   -- Victories
       # Lu 10:17

   -- Disappointments
       # Lu 24:18

   -- Bereavements
       # Joh 11:21
04210
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  \\TRUTH MISUNDERSTOOD\\

  Christ's Bodily Temple confused with the earthly temple
   # Joh 2:20

  The New Birth confused with the physical birth
   # Joh 3:4

  The Water of Life confused with physical water
   # Joh 4:15

  Spiritual Nourishment confused with food
   # Joh 4:33

  Absorbing Christ's Spirit confused with eating his body and drinking
  his blood
   # Joh 6:52

  Christ's Departure confused with suicide
   # Joh 8:22

  Spiritual Bondage confused with physical slavery
   # Joh 8:33 11:12
04211
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  \\UNBELIEVERS\\ (\\1222\\)

  \\Their Lifetime spent in Vanity\\
   # Ps 78:32,33

  \\Already Condemned\\
   # Joh 3:18

  \\Die in their Sins\\
   # Joh 8:24

  \\Shall be Judged by God's Word in the Last Day\\
   # Joh 12:48

  \\Are Blinded by the god of this World\\
   # 2Co 4:4

  \\Will be Classed with outbreaking Sinners in Eternity\\
   # Re 21:8

  Note. -This is an additional Bible Reading under the same heading as
  No. \\1222\\
04212
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  \\UNIVERSAL BLESSINGS,\\ possible

  \\Eternal Life\\ - If any man eat of this bread, he shall live forever
   # Joh 6:51

  \\Spiritual Knowledge\\ - If any man will do his will, he shall know of
   the doctrine
    # Joh 7:17

  \\Salvation\\ - By me if any man enter in, he shall be saved
   # Joh 10:9

  \\Wisdom\\ - If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God
   # Jas 1:5

  \\Divine Fellowship\\ - If any man hear my voice and open the door, I
   will come in to him
    # Re 3:20

 \\--SEE\\ Universal Love, \\4124\\
       Salvation (4), \\3119\\
04213
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  \\UNREALIZED POWER\\ of Christ

  To still the tempest
   # Mt 8:27

  To forgive sins
   # Mr 2:7

  To heal the sick
   # Mr 2:12

  To provide for the multitude
   # Mr 8:4

  To cast out demons
   # Mr 9:22

  To control the forces of nature
   # Mr 11:21

  To come down from the cross
   # Mr 15:31

  To raise the dead
   # Joh 11:37

  To conquer death
   # Joh 20:25

 \\--SEE\\ Christ's Power, \\3807\\
04214
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  \\UNREALIZED SERVICE\\ on the part of workers, who did not appreciate
   how much they were doing

  \\Of the Righteous\\
   # Mt 25:38

  \\Of Mary\\
   # Mt 26:12

  \\Of the Poor Widow\\
   # Mr 12:44

  \\Of Andrew in bringing Peter to Jesus\\
   # Joh 1:42

  \\Of Barnabas in going after Paul\\
   # Ac 11:25,26
04215
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  \\UNWORTHINESS FELT\\

  \\By John the Baptist\\
   # Mt 3:11

  \\By the Centurion\\
   # Mt 8:8

  \\By the Righteous\\
   # Mt 25:37

  \\By Peter\\
   # Lu 5:8 Joh 13:8

  \\By Paul\\
   # 1Co 15:9
04216
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  \\VERILY, VERILY"s\\ of Christ in regard to the New Life

  The necessity of
   # Joh 3:3

  How to obtain
   # Joh 5:24

  How to keep
   # Joh 6:53

  How to spend
   # Joh 12:24

  How to act it out
   # Joh 14:12

 \\SEE 3751\\
04217
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  \\VIRGIN BIRTH, THE, \\of Christ

  \\(a)\\ Christ not the son of Joseph

       # Isa 7:14  Mt 1:18,25 Lu 1:34,35

  \\(b)\\ The only begotten son of God

       # Joh 1:14 3:16 1Jo 4:9
04218
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  \\WATER OF LIFE\\

  \\The \\BROOK\\ for the pilgrim \\(\\intermittent in its flow\\)
    # Ps 110:7

  \\The \\WELL (\\local in its refreshment\\)
   # Isa 12:3

  \\The\\ INWARD WELL (\\of spiritual experience\\)
   # Joh 4:14

  \\The\\ INWARD WELL \\becomes a Flowing River of blessing \\(\\after the
   baptism of the Holy Spirit\\)
    # Joh 7:38,39

  \\The River gives life wherever it flows\\
   # Eze 47:9

 \\--SEE\\ Living Water, \\3789\\
04219
 OUTLINE STUDIES OF THE BIBLE

  \\SEVEN EDITIONS OF DIVINE LAW\\

  The divine method of the gradual revelation and publication of the law
  was first written upon nature, next upon man's conscience, then the
  fundamental principles upon the tables of stone.

  Later the entire Scriptures contained a larger and more complete
  edition.  In due time Jesus appeared as the perfect embodiment of the
  truth which he illustrated in his own sinless life.

  It was the divine purpose that the law, at last, should be written in
  the hearts of men, and the final publication of its precepts be found in
  their outward lives.

   \\1st\\ Edition  WRITTEN ON NATURE
          # Ps 19:1

   \\2nd\\ Edition  WRITTEN ON CONSCIENCE
          # Ro 2:15

   \\3rd\\ Edition  WRITTEN ON TABLES OF STONE
          # Ex 24:12

   \\4th\\ Edition  THE ENTIRE SCRIPTURES
          # Ro 15:4

   \\5th\\ Edition  CHRIST THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION
          # Joh 1:14

   \\6th\\ Edition  WRITTEN ON THE HEART
          # He 8:10

   \\7th\\ Edition  THE OUTWARD CHRISTIAN LIFE LIVING EPISTLES
          # 2Co 3:2,3
04220
 \\THE ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE\\

   It is hard for us to realize that when the books of the Bible were
   originally written, there was no printing press to multiply the copies.

   Each copy must be made slowly and laboriously by hand.  Under these
   conditions it was inevitable that many ancient books should be lost.
   This largely accounts for the fact that all the original manuscripts of
   the Bible have perished.

   The question arises, what have we then as the literary foundation of
   our Bible?

  \\(1)\\ We have the most ancient copies made from the original
      manuscripts. We mention only three principal ones.

  (a) \\The Codex Sinaiticus,\\ originally a codex of the Greek Bible
      belonging to the fourth century.  Purchased from the Soviet Republic
      of Russia in 1933 by Great Britain and is now in the British Museum.

  (b) \\The Codex Alexandrinus,\\ probably written in the fifth century,
      now in the British Museum.  It contains the whole Greek Bible with
      the exception of forty lost leaves.

  (c) \\The Codex Vaticanus,\\ in the Vatican library at Rome, originally
      contained the whole Bible, but parts are lost.  Written probably
      about the fourth century.

  \\(2) THE ANCIENT VERSIONS\\

  (a) \\The Septuagint Versions.\\ The Translation of the Old Testament
      Hebrew Scriptures into Greek, made at Alexandria about 285 B.C.

  (b) \\The Samaritan Pentateuch,\\ Not strictly speaking a version, but
      the Hebrew text perpetuated in Samaritan characters.

  (c) \\Peshito or Syriac.\\ The whole Bible, date uncertain (first or
      second century?) apparently a translation into the common language
      of certain portions of Syria.

  (d) \\The Vulgate.\\ The entire Bible translated in the Latin language,
       by Jerome at Bethlehem.  Completed about 400 A.D.  For a thousand
       years this was the standard Bible in the Catholic Church.

  \\ENGLISH VERSIONS\\

   During the dark ages very little Bible translation was attempted.
   There were a few minor translations made of portions of the Bible.

   The Word of God was locked up in the Latin tongue which was unknown
   to the common people.

  \\1320-1384. Jno. Wycliffe,\\ a great English scholar and Bible
    student, conceived the plan of translating the whole Bible into common
    English.

    He first translated the New Testament about 1830.  Exactly how much
    more he did before his death is uncertain.  His friends completed the
    work after his death.

    His work relied upon the Latin Vulgate.

  \\William Tyndale\\ was the next in order of the great English
    Translators.

    He was an early and courageous reformer and was determined that the
    English common people should have the Bible in their own tongue.

    Persecution made in impossible for him to do his work in England, so
    he crossed over to the Continent where his New Testament translation
    was issued in 1525 and the Pentateuch in 1530.

    His version did not rely entirely upon the Latin Vulgate as did
    Wycliffe's.  Tyndale was a ripe Greek scholar and had access to the
    Greek text of Erasmus and other helps which Wycliffe did not possess.

    Moreover he had a fine command of accurate English which left its
    impress upon all later versions.

    He was martyred before he completed the Old Testament but it is
    generally thought that he left the material which appeared later in
    the Matthews' Version.

  \\Miles Coverdale.\\ A friend of Tyndale, prepared and published a Bible
    dedicated to Henry the VIII in 1535.  Coverdale's New Testament is
    largely based on Tyndale's.  He explicitly disclaimed originality but
    used the Latin, and other versions as helps, as well as Tyndale's
    Version.

  \\Matthews' Bible.\\ 1537.  About the same time as the second edition of
    the Coverdale Bible another translation appeared.  Its authorship is
    somewhat uncertain, but although it bears the name of Matthews it is
    generally credited to John Rogers, a friend and companion of Tyndale.
    This scholar, it is thought, came into the possession of Tyndale's
    unpublished translation of the historical books of the Bible.  It
    contains Tyndale's translations in their latest forms but also gives
    evidence of Coverdale's work.

  \\The Great Bible.\\ 1539.  It will be noted that this translation is
    based upon the Matthews, Coverdale and Tyndale Bibles.

    The first edition was prepared by Miles Coverdale and was ordered to
    be set up in every parish church.  It was a large sized volume chained
    to the reading desk in the churches, where the people flocked to hear
    the reading of the Word of God.

  \\The Geneva Bible.\\ 1560.  This translation was made at Geneva by
    scholars who fled from England during the persecution of Queen Mary.

    It was a revision of the Great Bible collated with other English
    translations.  A very scholarly version handy in size, and for many
    years a popular Bible in England.

  \\The Bishop's Bible.\\ 1568.  Prepared under the direction of the
    Archbishop of Canterbury during the reign of Elizabeth.  Mainly a
    revision of the Great Bible although somewhat dependent upon the
    Geneva Version, used chiefly by the clergy, not popular with the
    common people.

  \\Douay Bible.\\  A Roman Catholic Version made from the Latin Vulgate.
    The New Testament published at Rheims, 1582.  The Old Testament at
    Douay, 1609-10.

    It contains controversial notes.  It is the generally accepted English
    Version of the Roman Church.

  \\The King James\\ or \\Authorized Version. 1611.\\

    The translation now generally used by the English-speaking people.
    Made by forty-seven scholars under the authorization of King James I
    of England.

    The Bishop's Bible was the basis of the new version but the Hebrew and
    Greek texts were studied and other English translations consulted with
    the view of obtaining the best results.  It has held the first place
    throughout the English speaking world for over three centuries.

  \\The Revised Version.\\ 1881-1884.  Made by a company of English and
    American Scholars.

    It will be noted that the Revised Version, while it was supposed to
    be a revision of the Authorized Version, has one distinct advantage
    over all its predecessors. It utilizes the most ancient copies of the
    original scriptures

    Some of the these ancient codices were not available at the time of
    the translation of the Authorized Version.

  \\The American Standard Version.\\ 1900-1901.  This version incorporates
    into the text, the readings preferred by the American members of the
    Revision Committee of 1881-5.
04221
 \\THE MESSIANIC STARS\\

   The prophetic promises of a coming Messiah appeared like bright stars
   in the different periods of the dark night of Hebrew history.

   Beginning with Gen 3.15 they shone forth one after another until the
   close of the Old Testament prophecy, all pointing to the star of
   Bethlehem.
    # Mt 2:2

  \\Period of BEGINNINGS\\
    Life of Adam
     # Ge 3:15

  \\PATRIARCHAL Period\\
    CALL of ABRAHAM 1921 BC?
     # Ge 22:18 49:10

  \\THEOCRATIC Period\\
    EXODUS from EGYPT 1492 BC?
     # De 18:15

  \\MONARCHICAL Period\\
    KINGDOM ESTABLISHED 1491 BC?
     # Ps 2:1-12 16:10 45:2 68:18 69:21 110:1 118:22 132:11
     # Isa 2:4 7:14 9:2,6 11:10 28:16 42:1 53:1-12 59:16 61:1 63:1
     # Mic 5:2 Jer 23:5

  \\Period of FOREIGN RULE\\
    CAPTIVITY of ISRAEL 587 BC?  The MACCABEAN Period
    The BIRTH of CHRIST
     # Hag 2:7 Zec 3:8 6:12 9:9 11:12 12:10 13:7 Mal 3:1
04222
 \\TEMPLE OF TRUTH ** OLD & NEW TESTAMENT CONDENSED OUTLINES\\

   In the Sermon on the Mount, Christ first enumerated the eight
   progressive steps by which men reach the higher altitudes of spiritual
   life. \\SEE 377\\

   The eight steps leading to the Temple are:

  Humility
   # Mt 5:3

  Penitence
   # Mt 5:4

  Meekness
   # Mt 5:5

  Spiritual Hunger
   # Mt 5:6

  Mercifulness
   # Mt 5:7

  Inward Purity
   # Mt 5:8

  Peacemaking
   # Mt 5:9

  Sacrificial Suffering
   # Mt 5:10-12

   The Pillars are the great doctrinal principles.

   1. Influence
       # Mt 5:13-16
   2. Law Eternal
       # Mt 5:17-20
   3. Self-Control
       # Mt 5:21-22
   4. Reconciliation
       # Mt 5:23-26
   5. Inward Purity
       # Mt 5:27-30
   6. Marriage Sacred
       # Mt 5:31,32
   7. Speech Guarded
       # Mt 5:33-37
   8. Non-Resistance
       # Mt 5:38-40
   9. Unlimited Service
       # Mt 5:41
  10. Benevolence
       # Mt 5:42
  11. Universal Love
       # Mt 5:43-47
  12. Divine Standard
       # Mt 5:48
  13. Almsgiving
       # Mt 6:1-4
  14. Prayer
       # Mt 6:5-15
  15. Fasting
       # Mt 6:16-18
  16. Heavenly Investments
       # Mt 6:19-21
  17. Spiritual Vision
       # Mt 6:22-23
  18. Undivided Service
       # Mt 6:24
  19. Trustfulness
       # Mt 6:25-32
  20. Primacy of God's Kingdom
       # Mt 6:33
  21. Charitableness
       # Mt 7:1-5
  22. Stewardship of Truth
       # Mt 7:6
  23. Divine Benevolence
       # Mt 7:7-11
  24. Golden Rule
       # Mt 7:12
  25. The Law of the Road
       # Mt 7:13-14
  26. Fruit, Test of Life
       # Mt 7:15-20
  27. Obedience, The Rock Foundation
       # Mt 7:21-27

 \\4222-a OLD TESTAMENT-CONDENSED OUTLINE\\

  \\I. PENTATEUCH. FIVE BOOKS\\

   \\(1) Genesis.\\ The Book of Origins

    The origin of the universe, human race, etc.  Largely a record of the
    early history of the Chosen Family. \\SEE 4223\\

   \\(2) Exodus.\\  The bondage, deliverance, and beginnings of the
       history of Israel on the way to Canaan, under the leadership of
       Moses. \\SEE 4224\\

   \\(3) Leviticus.\\  The book of laws concerning morals, cleanliness,
       food, etc.
       It teaches access to God through sacrifices.

   \\(4) Numbers.\\  The book of the pilgrimages of Israel.  The forty
       years wanderings in the wilderness. \\SEE 4226\\

   \\(5) Deuteronomy.\\  A repetition of the laws given shortly before
       Israel entered Canaan.

  \\II HISTORICAL BOOKS. TWELVE.\\

   \\(1) Joshua.\\  A record of the conquest of Canaan under the
       leadership of Joshua, and the division of the land among the twelve
       tribes.

   \\(2) Judges.\\  The history of the six servitudes of Israel, and the
       various deliverances of the land through the fifteen judges.

   \\(3) Ruth.\\  A beautiful pastoral story in which Ruth appears as
       ancestress of King David and of Jesus Christ. \\SEE 4230\\

   \\(4, 5) I, II Samuel.\\  The history of Samuel, with the beginning and
       early years of the monarchical period in Israel under the reigns
       Saul and David. \\SEE 4231\\
                         & \\4232\\

   \\(6, 7) I, II Kings.\\  The early history of the kingdom of Israel,
       and later of the divided Kingdom.
       The heroic characters of Elijah and Elisha appear. \\SEE 4233\\
                                                            & \\4234\\

   \\(8, 9) I, II Chronicles.\\  Largely a record of the reigns of David,
       Solomon, and the kings of Judah up to the time of captivity.

  \\(10) Ezra.\\  A record of the return of the Jews from captivity, and
       the rebuilding of the temple. \\SEE 4237\\

  \\(11) Nehemiah.\\  An account of the rebuilding of the walls of
       Jerusalem, and the re-establishing of the sacred ordinances.

  \\(12) Esther.\\  The story of Queen Esther's deliverance of the Jews
       from the plot of Haman, and the establishment of the feast of Purim,
       etc. \\SEE 4239\\

  \\III. POETICAL.  FIVE.\\

   \\(1) Job.\\  The problem of affliction, showing the malice of Satan,
       the patience of Job, the vanity of human philosophy, the divine
       wisdom, and final deliverance of the sufferer.

   \\(2) Psalms.\\  A collection of one hundred and fifty spiritual songs,
       poems and prayers used through the centuries by the church in its
       devotions. \\SEE 4241\\

   \\(3) Proverbs.\\  A collection of moral and religious maxims, and
       discourses on wisdom, temperance, justice, etc. \\SEE 4242\\

   \\(4) Ecclesiastes.\\  Reflections on the vanity of life, and man's
       duties and obligations to God, etc.

   \\(5) Song of Solomon.\\  A religious poem symbolizing the mutual love of
       Christ and the church.  \\SEE 4244\\

  \\IV. PROPHETICAL BOOKS.  SEVENTEEN.  MAJOR PROPHETS.  FIVE

   \\(1) Isaiah.\\  The great prophet of the redemption.  A book rich in
       Messianic prophecies, mingled with woes pronounced upon sinful
       nations. \\SEE 4245\\

   \\(2) Jeremiah.\\  The weeping prophet.  Lived from time of Josiah to
       the captivity.

       Main Theme, - The backsliding, bondage and restoration of the Jews.
       \\SEE 4246\\

   \\(3) Lamentations.\\ A series of dirges by Jeremiah, bewailing the
       afflictions of Israel.

   \\(4) Ezekiel.\\  One of the mystery books, full of striking metaphors
       vividly portraying the sad condition of God's people, and the
       pathway to future exaltation and glory.

   \\(5) Daniel.\\  A book of personal biography and apocalyptic visions
       concerning events in both secular and sacred history.

  \\MINOR PROPHETS. TWELVE.\\

   \\(1) Hosea.\\  Contemporary with Isaiah and Micah.
       Central Thought - The apostasy of Israel characterized as spiritual
       adultery.
       The book is filled with striking metaphors describing the sins of
       the people.

   \\(2) Joel.\\  A prophet of Judah.
       Leading topic - National repentance and its blessings.  "The day of
       the Lord," a time of divine judgments, may be transformed into a
       season of blessing.

   \\(3) Amos,\\ the herdsman prophet, a courageous reformer, denouncing
       selfishness and sin.  The book contains a series of five visions.

   \\(4) Obadiah.\\  Leading topic - The doom of Edom and final
       deliverance of Israel.

   \\(5) Jonah.\\  The story of the "Reluctant Missionary" who was taught
       by bitter experience the lesson of obedience and the depth of
       divine mercy. \\SEE 4254\\

   \\(6) Micah.\\  This book gives a dark picture of the moral condition
       of Israel and Judah, but foretells the establishment of a Messianic
       kingdom in which righteousness shall prevail. \\SEE 4255\\

   \\(7) Nahum.\\  Main theme - The destruction of Nineveh.  Judah is
       promised deliverance from Assyria. \\SEE 4256\\

   \\(8) Habakkuk.\\  Written in the Chaldean period.  Main theme - The
       mysteries of providence.  How can a just God allow a wicked nation
       to oppress Israel? \\SEE 4257\\

   \\(9) Zephaniah.\\  This book is somber in tone, filled with
       threatenings, but ends in a vision of the future glory of Israel.

  \\(10) Haggai.\\  A colleague of Zechariah.  He reproves the people for
       slackness in building the second temple; but promises a return of
       God's glory when the building should be completed. \\SEE 4259\\

  \\(11) Zechariah.\\  Contemporary with Haggai.
       He helped to arouse the Jews to rebuild the temple.  He had a
       series of eight visions, and saw the ultimate triumph of God's
       kingdom. \\SEE 4260\\

  \\(12) Malachi.\\  Gives a graphic picture of the closing period of Old
       Testament history.
       He shows the necessity of reforms before the coming of the
       Messiah. \\SEE 4261\\

 \\NEW TESTAMENT-CONDENSED OUTLINE\\

  \\I BIOGRAPHICAL.  FOUR BOOKS.\\

   \\(1) Matthew.\\  Author, one of the twelve apostles.
       Narrative especially adapted to the Jews, showing that Jesus was
       the kingly Messiah of Jewish Prophecy. \\SEE 4262\\

   \\(2) Mark.\\  Author, John Mark.
       A brief, picturesque record, emphasising the supernatural power of
       Christ over nature, disease and demons.  All this divine energy
       exercised for the good of man. \\SEE 4263\\

   \\(3) Luke.\\  Writer, "The beloved physician."  The most complete
       biography of Jesus.
       It portrays him as the Son of man, full of compassion for the
       sinful and the poor.

   \\(4) John.\\  Writer, "The beloved disciple."
       The Narrative unveils Jesus as the Son of God, and records his
       deeper teachings.
       The two words, "Faith" and "Eternal Life" re-echo throughout the
       book. \\SEE 4265\\

  \\II. HISTORICAL. ONE BOOK. The Acts of the Apostles\\
       Writer, Luke.  A sequel to the Gospel of Luke.  Main theme - The
       origin and growth of the early church, from the ascension of
       Christ, to the imprisonment of Paul at Rome.

  \\III. THE PAULINE EPISTLES.  FOURTEEN\\ (including Hebrews).
   \\(1) Romans.\\  Addressed to Roman Christians.
       Part (1) Chs. 1-11.  A masterly exposition of the need for, and the
       nature of, the Plan of Salvation.

       Part (2) Chs. 12-16. Largely exhortations relating to spiritual,
       social and civic duties. \\SEE 4267\\

   \\(2) I Corinthians.\\  Addressed to the Corinthian church.  Leading
       topics - The cleansing of the church from various evils, together
       with doctrinal instructions. \\SEE 4268\\

   \\(3) II Corinthians.\\  Leading topics - The characteristics of an
       apostolic ministry, and the vindication of Paul's apostleship.

   \\(4) Galatians.\\  Addressed to the church in Galatia.  Leading
       Topics - A defense of Paul's apostolic authority, and of the
       doctrine of Justification by Faith, with warnings against false
       teachers and reversion to Judaism.  \\SEE 4270\\

   \\(5) Ephesians.\\  Written to the church at Ephesus.  An exposition of
       the glorious Plan of Salvation.  Special emphasis is laid upon the
       fact that all barriers between Jews and Gentiles are broken down.

   \\(6) Philippians.\\  A love letter to the Philippian church.  It
       reveals the apostle's intense devotion to Christ, his joyful
       experience in prison, his deep concern that the church should be
       steadfast in sound doctrine.

   \\(7) Colossians.\\  Written to the church at Colosse.  Leading topic -
       The transcendant glory of Christ as the Head of the Church.
       This sublime truth calls for the abandonment of all worldly
       philosophy and sin.

   \\(8) I Thessalonians.\\  Written to the church at Thessalonica.  It is
       composed of apostolic commendations, reminiscences, counsels and
       exhortations.  Especial emphasis is laid upon the comforting hope
       of the future advent of Christ. \\SEE 4274\\

   \\(9) II Thessalonians.\\  A sequel to the first epistle.  Written to
       enlighten the church concerning the doctrine of Christ's Second
       Coming and to warn believers against unrest and social disorders.
       \\SEE 4275\\

  \\(10) I Timothy.\\  Counsels to a young pastor concerning his conduct
        and ministerial work.

  \\(11) II Timothy.\\  Paul's last letter, written shortly before his
        death, giving instructions and counsels to his beloved "son in the
        gospel." \\SEE 4277\\

  \\(12) Titus.\\  An apostolic letter giving counsels and exhortations
        to a trusted friend, who was pastor in a hard field.
        Special emphasis is laid upon the doctrine of good works.
        \\SEE 4278\\

  \\(13) Philemon.\\  A private letter written to Philemon, beseeching him
        to receive and forgive Onesimus, a runaway slave.

  \\(14) Hebrews.\\  Writer uncertain.
        Leading topic - The transcendant glory of Christ, and of the
        blessings of the new dispensation, compared with those of the Old
        Testament.  Key Word, "Better."

  \\IV. GENERAL EPISTLES.  SEVEN.\\
   \\(1) James.\\  Writer probably James, the Lord's brother.  Addressed
       to Jewish converts of the dispersion.
       Main theme - Practical Religion, manifesting itself in good works,
       as contrasted with mere profession of faith. \\SEE 4281\\

   \\(2) I Peter.\\  A letter of encouragement written by the apostle
       Peter to the saints scattered throughout Asia Minor.
       Leading topic - The privilege of believers following the example of
       Christ, to have victory in the midst of trials, and to live holy
       lives in an unfriendly world.

   \\(3) II Peter.\\  Largely a warning against false teachers and
       scoffers. \\SEE 4283\\

   \\(4) I John.\\  A deep spiritual message addressed by the apostle John
       to different classes of believers in the church.
       It lays great stress upon the believer's privilege of spiritual
       knowledge, the duty of fellowship and brotherly love.

   \\(5) II John.\\  A brief message of John on divine truth and worldly
       error.  Addressed to "The elect lady and her children."
       A warning against heresy and false teachers. \\SEE 4285\\

   \\(6) III John.\\  An apostolic letter of commendation written to
       Gaius, containing character sketches of certain persons in the
       church.

   \\(7) Jude.\\  Writer, probably the brother of James.
       Leading topics - Historical examples of apostasy and divine
       judgments upon sinners, together with warnings against immoral
       teachers. \\SEE 4287\\

  \\V. PROPHETICAL.  ONE BOOK.
   \\Revelation.\\  Writer, the apostle John.
       Leading topics - Mainly a series of apocalyptic visions dealing
       with events in religious history.
       A great moral conflict is portrayed, between the divine and satanic
       powers, ending in the victory of the Lamb. \\SEE 4288\\
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      In the following topics is presented a brief but comprehensive
   analysis of each book of the Old and New Testaments.
      The authorship, the historical occasion of the writing, the main
   theme, and other points of especial interest are brought out.
      Whenever possible the aim has been to strike the "key note" of the
   book and open up its deepest spiritual meaning.
      In many cases the reader's attention has been called to the more
   striking passages in the book, under the heading "Choice Selections."

  \\The Book of Genesis\\

  \\AUTHOR, Moses\\ (commonly accepted)

  \\THE BOOK OF ORIGINS\\

   A record of the origin of, -Our Universe, -the Human Race, -Sin
   -Redemption, -Family life, -Corruption of society, -The Nations, -the
   Different languages, -the Hebrew Race, &c.
      The early chapters of the book have been continually under the fire
   of modern criticism.
      But the facts they present, when rightly interpreted and understood,
   have never been disproved.
      It is not the purpose of the author of Genesis to give an elaborate
   account of the creation; only a single chapter is devoted to the
   subject; just a bare outline containing a few fundamental facts, while
   thirty-eight chapters are given to an account of the history of the
   chosen family.

  \\MAIN THEME\\

   Man's sin, and the initial steps taken for his redemption by a divine
   covenant, made with a chosen race whose early history is here
   portrayed.

  \\KEY WORD,\\  Beginning.

  \\FIRST MESSIANIC PROMISE\\
    # Ge 3.15

  \\SYNOPSIS.\\
   \\I. The History of Creation.\\

     (a) Of our Universe
          # Ge 1:1-25
     (b) Of Man
          # Ge 1:26-31 2:18-24

   \\II. The Story of Primeval Man.\\

     (a) The Temptation and Fall; the personality and character of the
         Tempter, -the penalty of sin, and the promise of a coming
         Redeemer.  Ch. 3
          # Ge 3:1
     (b) The story of Cain and Abel  Ch. 4
          # Ge 4:1
     (c) The genealogy and death of the patriarchs  Ch. 5
          # Ge 5:1
     (d) The Events connected with the Flood  Chs. 6,7,8
          # Ge 6:1 - 8:1
     (e) The rainbow covenant and Noah's sin  Ch. 9
          # Ge 9:1
     (f) The Descendants of Noah  Ch. 10
          # Ge 10:1
     (g) The confusion of tongues at Babel  Ch. 11
          # Ge 11:1

  \\III. The History of the Chosen Family\\

   \\(1) The Career of Abraham  SEE 15\\
                                & \\4290\\

     (a) His divine call  Ch. 12
          # Ge 12:1
     (b) The story of Abraham and Lot  Chs. 13,14
          # Ge 13:1 - 14:1
     (c) The divine revelations and promises to Abraham, particularly, the
         promise of a son, the possession of the Holy Land, and of a great
         prosperity  Chs. 15-17
          # Ge 15:1 - 17:1
     (d) His intercession for the Cities of the Plain and their
         destruction  Chs. 18,19
          # Ge 18:1 - 19:1
     (e) His life at Gerar, and the fulfillment of the promise of a son in
         the birth of Isaac  Chs. 20,21
          # Gen 20:1 - 21:1
     (f) The test of his obedience by the divine command to offer up
         Isaac  Ch. 22
          # Ge 22:1
     (g) His death
          # Ge 25:8

   \\(2) The Career of Isaac\\

     (a) His birth
          # Ge 21:3
     (b) His marriage  Ch. 24
          # Ge 24:1
     (c) The birth of his sons Jacob and Esau
          # Ge 25:20-26
     (d) His later years  Chs. 26,27
          # Ge 26:1 -27:1

         For other events connected with his life, \\SEE 1802\\

   \\(3) The Career of Jacob\\

     (a) His craftiness in securing the birthright
          # Ge 27:1-29
     (b) His vision of the heavenly ladder
          # Ge 28:10-22
     (c) Incidents connected with his marriage and life in
         Padan-aram  Chs. 29-31
          # Ge 29:1 - 31:1

         For further history of his life \\SEE 1837\\
                                           & \\4291\\

   \\(4) The Career of Esau\\ as related in Genesis \\SEE 1149\\

   \\(5) The Career of Joseph,\\ the Later Years of Jacob, and the Descent
       of the Chosen Family into Egypt  Chs. 37-50
        # Ge 37:1 - 50:1

         For further history of his life \\SEE\\ "Joseph," \\1917\\
                                           &           \\4291\\

  \\PROMINENT NAMES ASSOCIATED TOGETHER\\

    Adam and Eve, -Cain and Abel, -Abraham and Lot, -Isaac and Ishmael,
    -Esau and Jacob, -Joseph and his brethren.

  \\FIVE GREAT SPIRITUAL CHARACTERS.\\

   \\(1) Enoch,\\ the man who "walked with God," \\SEE 1135\\

   \\(2) Noah,\\ the Ark Builder \\SEE 4289\\
                               & \\2597\\

   \\(3) Abraham,\\ the Father of the Faithful \\SEE 4290\\
                                             & \\15\\

   \\(4) Jacob,\\ the man whose life was transformed by prayer
       \\SEE 4291\\
         & \\1837\\

   \\(5) Joseph,\\ the son of Jacob, who rose from slavery to become the
       premier of Egypt \\SEE 4292\\
                          & \\1917\\

  \\THE LESSON OF THE AGES.\\

    The Bible opens with Mankind ruined, Paradise Lost  Ch. 3
     # Ge 3:1
    The Plan of Salvation instituted
     # Ge 3:15

    The Bible closes with the Promise Redeemed, Paradise
    Regained. See Rev. Chs. 21,22
     # Re 21:1 - 22:1
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  \\The Book of Exodus\\

    Note:- This book should be studied in connection with Moses' Life
    \\SEE 4307\\

  \\AUTHOR AND CENTRAL CHARACTER,\\ Moses

  \\MAIN THEME,\\ The History of Israel from the Death of Joseph to the
  Erection of the Tabernacle

  \\KEY THOUGHT,\\ "Deliverance"

  \\SYNOPSIS.  Four Periods in the History of Israel.\\

   \\I. The Period of Bondage.\\

   \\(1)\\ The Oppression in Egypt
        # Ex 1:7-22
   \\(2)\\ The events in the early life of Moses
     (a) His birth and adoption
          # Ex 2:1-10
     (b) His fleshly attempt to aid his brethren
          # Ex 2:11-14
     (c) His flight to Midian
          # Ex 2:15
     (d) His marriage
          # Ex 2:21

        (Forty years pass)
         # Ac 7:30

  \\II. The Period of Deliverance\\

     (a) The call of Moses at the burning bush
          # Ex 3:1-10
     (b) His Divine commission and empowerment.
          # Ex 3:12-22 4:1-9
     (c) His excuses
          # Ex 3:11 4:10-13
     (d) Aaron associated with Moses in demanding of Pharaoh the liberation
         of Israel
          # Ex 4:27-31 5:1-3
     (e) The bondage made more severe
          # Ex 5:5-23
     (f) The divine instructions to Moses and Aaron  Chs. 6,7
          # Ex 6:1 -7:1
     (g) The contest with Pharaoh and the infliction of the ten
         plagues  Chs. 7-11
          # Ex 7:11 - 11:1
     (h) The Passover  Ch. 12
          # Ex 12:1

  \\III. The Period of Discipline\\

     (a) The Exodus
          # Ex 12:31-51
     (b) Experiences on the way to Mt. Sinai  Chs. 13-18
          # Ex 13:1 - 18:1

         See references under "Types"

  \\IV. The Period of Legislation and Organization\\

     (a) The arrival at Sinai
          # Ex 19:1,2
     (b) The appearance of Jehovah upon the Mount  Ch. 19
          # Ex 19:1
     (c) The giving of the Ten Commandments  Ch. 20
          # Ex 20:1
     (d) Other laws proclaimed  Chs. 21-24
          # Ex 21:1 - Ch. 24:1
     (e) Directions concerning the building of the tabernacle  Chs. 25-27
          # Ex 25:1 - 27:1
     (f) The appointment of the high priest  Ch. 28
          # Ex 28:1
     (g) The worship of the golden calf  Ch. 32
          # Ex 32:1
     (h) The preparation for, and the erection of the
         tabernacle  Chs. 35-40
          # Ex 35:1 - 40:1

  \\THE PILGRIMAGE OF ISRAEL A TYPE OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE,\\ see
    # 1Co 10:1-11

    The Egyptian bondage.  A type of the bondage of sin.

    Moses as deliverer.  A type of Christ (see parallel between Christ
    and Moses,  \\SEE 2421\\

    The Exodus.  A type of abandonment of the sinful life.

    The Passover lamb.  A type of Christ, the Lamb of God.

    Pharaoh's pursuit of Israel.
     # Ex 14:8,9
    A type of the evil forces pursuing believers.

    The opening of the Red Sea.
     # Ex 14:21
    A type of hindrances removed.

    The pillar of cloud and fire.
     # Ex 14:19,20
    A type of the divine presence with believers.

    The song of Moses.
     # Ex 15:1-19
    A type of the songs of spiritual victory.

    The mixed multitude.
     # Ex 12:38
    A type of the worldly element in the church.

    Marah and Elim.
     # Ex 15:23-27
    A type of the bitter and sweet experiences of the religious life.

    The Flesh Pots.
     # Ex 16:3
    A type of the sensual pleasures of the old life.

    The manna.
     # Ex 16:4
    A type of Christ, the Bread of Life

    The water from the rock.
     # 1Co 10:4
    A type of Christ, the living water.

    The upholding of Moses' hands.
     # Ex 17:12
    A type of the need of co-operation with leaders.

    In the structure of the tabernacle, its furniture, ordinances, the
    garments of the priesthood, the ark of the covenant, &c. are found
    many types Christ and the church.
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  \\The Book of Leviticus\\

  \\NAME,\\ Derived from the tribe of Levi.
  \\AUTHOR, Moses,\\ commonly accepted
  \\KEY WORDS, "Access"\\ and \\"Holiness"\\
  \\SUBJECT MATTER,\\ a digest of divine laws
  \\CENTRAL PERSON,\\ the high priest.
  \\CENTRAL THEME,\\ How can sinful man approach a Holy God?  The word
   "Holy" appears eighty times in this book.
  \\COMPANION BOOK,\\ Hebrews

  \\ANALYSIS\\

  \\I. The Way of Access to God\\

  \\(1)\\ Through sacrifices and offerings
    (a) Burnt offerings, signifying atonement and consecrations.
         # Le 2:1-9
    (b) Meat (meal) offerings, signifying thanksgiving
         # Le 2:1,2
    (c) Peace offerings, signifying fellowship
         # Le 7:11-15
    (d) Sin offerings, signifying reconciliation
         # Le 4:1-35
    (e) Trespass offerings, signifying cleansing from guilt
         # Le 6:2-7
  \\(2)\\ Through Priestly Mediation

       The human priesthood;-
       The call of
        # Le 8:1-5
       the cleansing of
        # Le 8:6
       garments of
        # Le 8:7-13
       atonement for
        # Le 8:14-34
       example of the sinfulness of  Ch. 10
        # Le 10:1

  \\II. Special Enactments Governing Israel\\

  \\(1)\\ As to food  Ch. 11
       # Le 11:1
  \\(2)\\ As to cleanliness, sanitation, customs, morals, &C., all
      emphasizing purity of life, as a condition of divine favour chs. 12-20
       # Le 12:1 - 20:1
  \\(3)\\ Purity of priests and offerings  Chs. 21. 22
       # Le 21:1 - 22:1

  \\III. The Five Annual Solemnities, or Feasts\\

  \\(1)\\ The Feast of the Passover, beginning April 14.  Commemorating
      the Exodus
       # Le 23:5
  \\(2)\\ The Feast of Pentecost, the sixth day of June, commemorating the
      giving of the law
       # Le 23.15
  \\(3)\\ The Feast of Trumpets, the first of October
       # Le 23:23-25
  \\(4)\\ The Day of Atonement, the tenth day of October, the high priest
      enters the Holy of Holies to make atonement for the sins of the
      people
       # Le 16:1 23:27-32
  \\(5)\\ The Feast of Tabernacles, beginning the fifteenth day of
      October, commemorating the life in the wilderness, and thanksgiving
      for the harvest
       # Le 23:39-43

  \\IV. General Enactments and Instructions\\

  \\(1)\\ The Sabbatical Year; once in seven years the ground was left
      untilled.
       # Le 25:2-7
      \\SEE 3104\\
  \\(2)\\ The Year of Jubilee; once in fifty years the slaves were
      liberated, debtors were freed, and a general restitution took place.
       # Le 25:8-16
      \\SEE 1953\\
  \\(3)\\ Conditions of blessing, and warnings concerning chastisement
       # Le 26:1
  \\(4)\\ The law of vows
       # Le 27:1
  \\(5)\\ The book of Hebrews should be studied as a companion to
      Leviticus.
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  \\The Book of Numbers\\

   The book of the pilgrimage of Israel.  \\SEE\\ Moses' Life, \\4307\\

  \\NAME,\\ derived from the numberings of Israel
  \\AUTHOR, Moses\\ (commonly accepted)
  \\CENTRAL LESSON, unbelief bars the entrance to abundant life\\
   # He 3:7-19

  \\LEADING TOPICS AND EVENTS\\

  \\(1)\\ Organization and legislation  Chs. 1-9
       # Nu 1:1 - 9:1
  \\(2)\\ Leaving Mt. Sinai
       # Nu 10:11-12
  \\(3)\\ The mixed multitude loath the manna
       # Nu 11:4-6
  \\(4)\\ The discouragement of Moses
       # Nu 11:10-15
  \\(5)\\ The seventy elders appointed
       # Nu 11:16-25
  \\(6)\\ The quails sent
       # Nu 11:31-34
  \\(7)\\ The jealousy of Miriam and Aaron  Ch. 12
       # Nu 12:1
      \\SEE 2375\\
        & \\1\\

  \\THE FAILURE AT KADESH BARNEA\\ (Lost in sight of home).
  \\(8)\\ The sending of the spies, and their report  Ch. 13
       # Nu 13:1
  \\(9)\\ The rebellion of the people, and the curse pronounced upon
      them  Ch. 14
       # Nu 14:1
      The whole generation doomed
       # Nu 14:29
  \\(10)\\ The events connected with the forty years wandering in the
       wilderness  Chs. 15-19
        # Nu 15:1 - 19:1
  \\(11)\\ The return to Kadesh Barnea, the sin of Moses, and the death of
       Aaron  Ch. 20
        # Nu 20:1
  \\(12)\\ The brazen serpent  Ch. 21
        # Nu 21:1
  \\(13)\\ Balaam, the mercenary prophet.  \\SEE 333\\
       and the corruption of Israel  chs. 22-25
        # Nu 22:1 - 25:1
  \\(14)\\ The numbering of the new generation  Ch. 26
        # Nu 26:1
  \\(15)\\ Sundry laws concerning inheritance, offerings, feast,
       vows, &c.  chs. 27-30
        # Nu 27:1 - 30:1
  \\(16)\\ The judgment of Midian  Ch. 31; the assignment of the land east
       of the Jordan  Ch. 32
        # Nu 31:1 - 32:1
  \\(17)\\ The cities of refuge  Ch. 35
        # Nu 35:1

  \\MESSIANIC TYPES\\
  \\The Smitten Rock\\
   # Nu 20:7-11
  see
   # 1Co 10:4
  \\The Brazen Serpent\\
   # Nu 21:6-9
  see
   # Joh 3:14
  \\The Cities of Refuge\\  Ch. 35
   # Nu 35:1
  see
   # Heb 6:18

  \\THE SEVEN MURMURINGS\\
  \\(1)\\ Concerning the way
       # Nu 11:1-3
  \\(2)\\ Concerning the food
       # Nu 11:4-6
  \\(3)\\ Concerning the giants
       # Nu 13:33 - 14:2
  \\(4)\\ Concerning their leaders
       # Nu 16:3
  \\(5)\\ Concerning the divine judgments
       # Nu 16:41
  \\(6)\\ Concerning the desert
       # Nu 20:2-5
  \\(7)\\ The second time concerning the manna
       # Nu 21:5
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  \\The Book of Deuteronomy\\

  \\AUTHOR, Moses\\ (commonly accepted)
  \\NAME.\\  Derived from two Greek words, "deuteros," meaning second,
   and "nomos," law.
  \\HISTORICAL OCCASION.\\  The former generation of Israel had died in
   the wilderness; hence it was important that the law should be repeated
   and expounded to the new generation before they entered the Promised
   Land.
  \\CONTENTS.\\  A series of discourses and exhortations given by Moses on
   the plains of Moab before the crossing of the Jordan.
    # De 1:1
  \\MAIN THEME.\\  A rehearsal of the Laws proclaimed at Sinai, with a
   call to obedience, interspersed with a review of the experiences of
   the old generation.
  \\KEY THOUGHT.\\  The divine requirement of obedience.
    # De 10:12,13

  \\SYNOPSIS\\
  \\(1)\\ A rehearsal of God's dealings with Israel in the past, chs. 1-4
       # De 1:1 - 4:1
  \\(2)\\ A repetition of the decalogue and references to the choice of
      Israel to be a separated people, obedient to the Divine
      Commandments, chs. 5-11
       # De 5:1 - 11:1
  \\(3)\\ A code of laws to be observed in Canaan, chs. 12-26
       # De 12:1 - 26:1
  \\(4)\\ Blessings pronounced on obedience and curses on disobedience.
      Death and life set before the people, chs. 27-30
       # De 27:1 - 30:1
  \\(5)\\ The final words of Moses, his song, blessing, &c., chs. 31-33
       # De 31:1 - 33:1
  \\(6)\\ Supplemental account of the last vision and death of
      Moses, ch. 34
       # De 34:1

  \\KEY WORD, "Remember."\\  It is frequently repeated throughout the
  entire book.
   Remember (a) The giving of the law
                 # De 4:9,10
            (b) The Covenant
                 # De 4:23
            (c) The Past Slavery
                 # De 5:15
            (d) The Great Deliverance
                 # De 7:18
            (e) The Divine Leadership, and Supplies
                 # De 8:2-6
            (f) The Sins of the Past
                 # De 9:7
            (g) The Divine Judgments
                 # De 24:9
            (h) The Ancient Days
                 # De 32:7

  \\NOTABLE PASSAGES.\\
   (a) The \\great commandment\\ and the importance of remembering God's
       Word
        # De 6:4-12
   (b) The riches of the divine supplies, and the danger of forgetfulness
       and idolatry, ch. 8
        # De 8:1
   (c) The blessings of obedience, and the curse of sin, ch. 28
        # De 28:1
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  \\The Book of Joshua\\

  \\AUTHOR,\\ uncertain, probably \\Joshua\\
  \\LEADING TOPIC, \\The Conquest and Division of the Land of Canaan.
  \\KEY THOUGHT,\\ How to be successful in the Battle of Life.
   # Jos 1:8,9

  \\HISTORICAL ANALYSIS\\

  \\(1)\\ The Invasion of the Land, chs. 1-5
       # Jos 1:1 - 5:1
  \\(2)\\ The Fall of Jericho, ch. 6
       # Jos 6:1
  \\(3)\\ The Battle at Ai, and Israel at Ebal and Gerizim, chs. 7,8
       # Jos 7:1 - 8:1
  \\(4)\\ The Conquest of the South, ch. 10
       # Jos 10:1
  \\(5)\\ The Conquest of the North, and the list of kings smitten,
      chs. 11,12
       # Jos 11:1 - 12:1
  \\(6)\\ The Division of the Land, appointment of Cities of
      Refuge, etc.  chs. 13-22
       # Jos 13:1 - 22:1
  \\(7)\\ The Farewell Address, and the Death of Joshua, chs. 23,24
       # Jos 23:1 - 24:1

  \\SUGGESTED LESSON,\\ The certainty of the fulfillment of the Divine
  Purposes.
  This is seen,
  \\(1)\\ In the judgments coming upon the Canaanites because of their
      awful sins.
  \\(2)\\ In the descendants of Abraham being given possession of the
      land according to God's promise,
       # Ge 12:7

  \\TYPES.\\
   According to the common conception, the Crossing of the Jordan
   represents Death, --and Canaan, Heaven; but a better analogy is given
   below;

   \\Canaan,\\ a type of the Higher Christian Life, to be won by warfare
    # Rom 7:23
   \\Canaanites,\\ a type of our Spiritual Enemies
    # Eph 6:12
   \\The Warfare of Israel,\\ a type of the Fight of Faith
    # 1Ti 6:12
   \\Israel's Rest\\ after the Conquest (Josh 11:23), a type of the Rest
   of the Soul
    # Jos 11:23 Heb 4:9
   \\The Canaanites partly subdued,\\ a type of Besetting Sins,
   unconquered
    # Heb 12:1

  \\CHOICE SELECTIONS\\
   (a) God's encouragement of Joshua
        # Jos 1:1-9
   (b) Joshua's Farewell Address
        # Jos 23:1-16 24:1-27
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  \\The Book of Judges\\

  \\WRITER,\\ unknown; tradition attributes the authorship to \\Samuel\\
  \\MAIN THEME, \\The History of Israel during the Times of the Fourteen
  Judges.
     The Book portrays a series of relapses into idolatry on the part of
  God's people, followed by invasions of the Promised Land and the
  oppressions by their enemies.
     The narrative centres around the personalities of the heroic judges
  who were raised up to become deliverers of Israel, whenever they
  sincerely repented of their sins.  The dark side of the picture is
  especially emphasized in the record.
     A study of the dates would seem to show that the people maintained
  an outward loyalty to Jehovah a larger part of the time than the casual
  reading of the book would indicate.

  \\THREE PERIODS\\ into which the book may be divided.

  \\SYNOPSIS\\

  \\I.\\ The Period Immediately after the Death of Joshua
      # Jud 1:1 - 2:10
  \\II.\\ The Period of the Seven Apostasies, Six Servitudes \\and\\ Civil
     War, chs. 3-16
      # Jud 3:1 - 16:1
   \\The First Servitude,\\ to Mesopotamia, --Judge, Othniel
     # Jud 3:5-9
   \\The Second Servitude,\\ to Moab, --Judges, Ehud and Shamgar
      # Jud 3:12-31
   \\The Third Servitude,\\ to Jaban and Sisera, --Judges, Deborah and
    Barak
     # Jud 4:1-23
   \\The Fourth Servitude,\\ to Midian, --Judge, Gideon, chs. 6,7
     # Jud 6:1 - 7:1
   \\The Civil War,\\ Judges, Abimelech, Tola and Jair
     # Jud 8:33 - 10:5
   \\The Fifth Servitude,\\ to the Philistines and Ammon, --Judges,
   Jephtha, Ibzan, Elon and Abdon chs. 10-12
     # Jud 10:1 - 12:1
   \\The Sixth Servitude,\\ to the Philistines, --Judge, Samson chs. 13-16
     # Jud 13:1 - 16:1
  \\III. The Period of Confusion and Anarchy,\\ chs. 17-21
        # Jud 17:1 - 21:1

  \\SPIRITUAL MESSAGES\\
   \\(1) Human Failure,\\ divine mercy, and deliverance.
   \\(2) The power of prayer\\ in emergencies when it becomes a real
       crying to God.  Note in the book the repeated statement that Israel
       \\cried\\ unto the Lord.  \\SEE\\ "Crying to God" \\1071\\

  \\COMPANION BOOK, Galatians.\\ Compare the relapse of Israel into
  idolatry with the backsliding of the Galatian church into ceremonialism.

  \\CHARACTER STUDIES\\
   \\Deborah,\\ the patriotic woman, \\SEE 948\\
   \\Gideon,\\ the mighty man of valour, \\SEE 1414\\
                                      & \\4294\\
   \\Jephtha,\\ the man of the rash vow, \\SEE 1876\\
   \\Samson,\\ the weak strong man, \\SEE 3137\\
04230
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  \\The Book of Ruth\\

   A beautiful pastoral story, considered a Literary gem by critics.
   One of two books in the Bible in which woman is the principal
   character, --Ruth and Esther.
  \\RUTH, a Moabite,\\ married a Hebrew husband; Esther, a Jewess, married
  a Gentile king.

  \\AUTHOR\\ unknown, possibly \\Samuel.\\
  \\PERIOD,\\ the time of the \\Judges\\
  \\SUBJECT, How a Young Moabitish Woman's Life Was Enriched.\\

   \\(1)\\ By a beautiful Constancy, and Wise Choice
        # Ru 1:16
   \\(2)\\ By a humble Industry
        # Ru 2:2,3
   \\(3)\\ By accepting Counsel from an Older Friend
        # Ru 3:1-5
   \\(4)\\ By a Providential Alliance
        # Ru 4:10,11
   \\(5)\\ By Exaltation to a Royal Line
        # Ru 4:13-17

  \\MAIN PURPOSE, To show how a Gentile Woman became one of the Ancestors
  of Christ\\

  \\HISTORICAL ANALYSIS\\
   \\(1)\\ The Sojourn in Moab
        # Ru 1:1-5
   \\(2)\\ The sad Return Home
        # Ru 1:6-22
   \\(3)\\ Ruth gleans in the fields of Boaz, ch. 2
        # Ru 2:1
   \\(4)\\ Her Marriage to Boaz
        # Ru 4:13
   \\(5)\\ The Birth of her son, the grandfather of David
        # Ru 4:13-16
   \\(6)\\ The Genealogy of David
        # Ru 4:18-22
04231
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  \\The Book of I Samuel\\

  \\Author\\ unknown
  \\THE HISTORY\\ centres around Three characters

   \\(1) Samuel,\\ the last of the Judges.  \\SEE 3138\\
                                          & \\4295\\
   \\(2) Saul,\\ the first King of Israel.  \\SEE 3158\\
   \\(3) David,\\ Israel's Versatile King.  \\SEE 919\\
                                          & \\4296\\
  \\THE PERIOD One of Transition;\\-the rule of the Judges ends, the
  kingdom is established.

  \\LEADING TOPICS AND EVENTS\\
   The Birth and Dedication of Samuel, ch. 1
    # 1Sa 1:1
   The Failure of Eli as Judge and Parent
    # 1Sa 2:12-36
   Samuel's Call and remarkable Boyhood, ch. 3
    # 1Sa 3:1
   The Capture and Return of the Ark of the Covenant, chs. 4-6
    # 1Sa 4:1- 6:1
   The Defeat of the Philistines through the Prayer of Samuel, ch. 7
    # 1Sa 7:1
   The Clamour of Israel for a King, ch. 8
    # 1Sa 8:1
   Saul Chosen, and Anointed King, chs. 9,10
    # 1Sa 9:1 - 10:1
   Saul's First Battle, ch. 11
    # 1Sa 11:1
   Samuel proclaims the Kingdom, and warns the people concerning their
   Presumption in demanding a King, ch. 12
    # 1Sa 12:1
   Saul's Self-will, and Samuel's Prophecy, ch. 13
    # 1Sa 13:1
   Jonathan's Deliverance of Israel
    # 1Sa 14:1-16
   Obedience is Better than Sacrifice
    # 1Sa 15:1-23
   David Anointed King, ch. 16
    # 1Sa 16:1
   David Slays the giant, Goliath, ch. 17
    # 1Ch 17:1
   The Friendship of David and Jonathan, ch. 18
    # 1Sa 18:1
   The Persecution of David by Saul
    # 1Sa 18:9 - 27:4
   The Last Years of Saul's reign, and his Suicide, chs. 26-31
    # 1Sa 26:1 - 31:1

  \\SPIRITUAL MESSAGE,\\ --Prayer, the Dominating Element in the life of
  Samuel.

   (a) Born in answer to prayer
        # 1Sa 1:10-28
   (b) Name means "Asked of God,"
        # 1Sa 1:20
   (c) His prayer brings deliverance at Mizpah
        # 1Sa 7:2-13
   (d) His prayer, when Israel insisted on having a king
        # 1Sa 8:21
   (e) His unceasing prayer for his people
        # 1Sa 12:23

  \\FIVE DEVIATIONS FROM THE DIVINE LAW\\ which resulted in misery.

   \\(1)\\ Polygamy
        # 1Sa 1:6
   \\(2)\\ Parental Indulgence
        # 1Sa 2:22-25 8:1-5
   \\(3)\\ Trust in Sacred Objects
        # 1Sa 4:3
   \\(4)\\ Impatience
        # 1Sa 13:8,9
   \\(5)\\ Partial Obedience, ch. 15
        # 1Sa 15:1
04232
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  \\The Book of II Samuel\\

  \\Author\\ unknown
  \\MAIN SUBJECT,\\ The reign of David,  \\SEE 919\\
                                       & \\4296\\

  \\FIRST PERIOD,\\ The Early Years of the Reign
  During this period the king, although engaged in military campaigns
  common to the age, yet manifested a spiritual mind.

  \\(1) Preliminary Events.\\
    (a) The execution of the Amalekite who slew king Saul
         # 2Sa 1:2-16
    (b) David's lamentation for Saul and Jonathan
         # 2Sa 1:17-27
  \\(2) David Anointed King\\ over Judah
       # 2Sa 2:4
  \\(3) The Battle\\ between the followers of David and the servants of
      Ishbosheth
       # 2Sa 2:8-32
  \\(4) Facts which Indicate the Kings's Godliness\\
    (a) His seeking the divine direction
         # 2Sa 2:1
    (b) His punishment of those who sought to curry favour by assassinating
        his rival
         # 2Sa 4:5-12
    (c) His discernment, after having been exalted to be king over all
        Israel, in perceiving that his promotion had come from God
         # 2Sa 5:1-12
    (d) His humility in attributing his military success to divine power
         # 2Sa 5:20
    (e) His enthusiasm for the return of the Ark of the Covenant to
        Jerusalem
         # 2Sa 6:1-5
    (f) His desire to build a temple for Jehovah and the dedication of
        great treasures for its erection, chs. 7,8
         # 2Sa 7:1 - 8:1
    (g) His kindness to the son of Jonathan, ch. 9
         # 2Sa 9:1

  \\THE MIDDLE PERIOD\\
   \\(1) The King's great Military Successes\\ ch. 10
        # 2Sa 10:1
   \\(2) His Fall and Punishment\\
     (a) Tempted while at ease
          # 2Sa 11:1,2
     (b) His pollution of a humble home and murder of Uriah, ch. 11
          # 2Sa 11:1
     (c) Divine judgments overtake him,--
         In the denunciation by Nathan, the prophet
          # 2Sa 12:1-14
         In the death of the babe
          # 2Sa 12:15-19
         In the corruption of his son Ammon
          # 2Sa 13:1-20
         In his son Absalom's rebellion, chs. 15-18
          # 2Sa 15:1-18:1

  \\FINAL PERIOD,\\ David's Last Years chs. 20-24
   # 2Sa 20:1 - 24:1
  For other references to David's career, \\SEE 919\\
                                            & \\4296\\
  \\CHOICE SELECTIONS\\
   David's generosity to Mephibosheth, ch. 9
    # 2Sa 9:1
   Nathan's Parable
    # 2Sa 12:1-6
   David's Psalm of Thanksgiving, ch. 22
    # 2Sa 22:1
04233
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  \\The Book of I Kings\\

  \\AUTHOR\\ unknown
  \\TITLE.\\ In the Hebrew Mss., I and II Kings appear as one book, the
  division may have been made for the convenience of Greek readers.

  \\SYNOPSIS.\\ The Book may be Divided into Two Divisions.

  \\PART I.  The History of the Reign of Solomon.\\
   \\(1) Opening Events,\\ The death of David, and the accession of
       Solomon, his son, chs. 1,2
        # 1Ki 1:1 - 2:1
   \\(2) The Early Years\\ of Solomon's Reign, the Golden Age of Israel,
        Made Famous by
     (a) The king's wise choice
          # 1Ki 3:5-14
     (b) His discriminating judgment
          # 1Ki 3:16-28
     (c)  His surpassing wisdom
          # 1Ki 4:29-34
     (d) The growth of his dominions
          # 1Ki 4:21
     (e) The splendour of his court, and palaces
          # 1Ki 4:22-28 7:1-12
     (f) The building of the temple, chs. 5,6
          # 1Ki 5:1 - 6:1
     (g) Other building enterprises and great wealth
          # 1Ki 9:17-23 10:14-29
     (h) The visit of the Queen of Sheba
          # 1Ki 10:1-13

   \\(3) The Later Years of His Reign\\
       The decline of his kingdom brought about by,
     (a) His extravagant luxury
          # 1Ki 10:14-29
     (b) His notorious sensuality
          # 1Ki 11:1-3
     (c) His apostasy from God
          # 1Ki 11:4-8
     (d) The enemies which the Lord stirred up against him
          # 1Ki 11:14-40

  \\PART II.  The History of the Kingdoms of Judah and Israel.\\  From the
  death of Solomon to the Accession of Jehoram, in Judah, and from the
  Accession of Jeroboam to the Reign of Ahaziah, in Israel.

   \\(1) The Disruption of the Kingdom\\ through the folly of Solomon's
        son, Rehoboam
         # 1Ki 11:43 - 12:19
   \\(2) The Ten Tribes revolt,\\ and enthrone Jeroboam as king of Israel
        # 1Ki 12:20
   \\(3) The Comparative History of the Two Kingdoms.\\
     (a) The reigns in Judah of Rehoboam, Abijam, Asa and Jehoshaphat
          # 1Ki 12:1 - 22:50
     (b) The evil reigns in Israel of Jeroboam, Nadab, Baasha, Elah,
         Zimri, Omri, Ahab, and Ahaziah
          # 1Ki 12:20 - 22:53

  \\HEROIC CHARACTER, The prophet Elijah.\\
   (a) For the summary of his life, \\SEE 1112\\
                                      & \\4298\\
   (b) Prophecies of, \\SEE 1113\\
   (c) Miracles of, \\SEE 2366\\

  \\CHOICE SELECTIONS\\
   \\Solomon's Wise Choice\\
    # 1Ki 3:5-14
   \\Solomon's Prayer\\ at the dedication of the temple
    # 1Ki 8:22-53
   \\The Ministry of Elijah\\ chs. 17,18,19,21
    # 1Ki 17:1 - 19:1 21:1
   \\The call of Elisha\\
    # 1Ki 19:19-21
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  \\The Book of II Kings\\ A Sequel to I Kings

  \\AUTHOR\\ unknown
  \\MAIN SUBJECT, The History of the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah,\\ from
  the latter of the reign of Ahaziah in Israel, and Jehoram in Judah, up
  to the time of the captivities.
     As far as the history of Israel is concerned it is a dark picture of
  degenerate rulers and sinful people ending in slavery.
     The Kingdom of Judah was also on the down grade, but judgment was not
  visited upon her so speedily because of the influence of a number of
  good kings who reigned during this period;
  \\SEE\\ analysis of II Chronicles, \\4236\\
     The interest of the book largely centres around the record of the
  lives of two prophets, Elijah and Elisha.

  \\SPIRITUAL MESSAGE, The Powerful Influence of rulers upon a nation.\\
  \\SYNOPSIS.\\  The book man be divided into three parts.

  \\PART I.  Mainly the History of the last days of Elijah.\\
   \\(1)\\ He calls down fire from heaven to destroy his enemies.
        # 2Ki 1:9-12
   \\(2)\\ The Dividing of the River Jordan
        # 2Ki 2:8
   \\(3)\\ His translation
        # 2Ki 2:11
       For other references to his life, \\SEE 1112\\
                                           & \\4298\\

  \\PART II.  Mainly the History of Elisha\\
   \\(1)\\ He asks for a double portion of grace
        # 2Ki 2:9
   \\(2)\\ He divides the Jordan
        # 2Ki 2:14
   \\(3)\\ He heals the waters
        # 2Ki 2:19-22
   \\(4)\\ The cursing of the mocking children
        # 2Ki 2:23,24
   \\(5)\\ The procuring of water for an army
        # 2Ki 3:15-20
   \\(6)\\ The increasing of the widow's oil
        # 2Ki 4:1-7
   \\(7)\\ The raising of the dead child to life
        # 2Ki 4:18-37
   \\(8)\\ The healing of the deadly pottage
        # 2Ki 4:38-41
   \\(9)\\ The feeding of the multitude
        # 2Ki 4:42-44
   \\(10)\\ The healing of Naaman, the leper
         # 2Ki 5:5-15
   \\(11)\\ The smiting of Gehazi with leprosy
         # 2Ki 5:20-27
   \\(12)\\ The causing of the iron to swim
         # 2Ki 6:1-7
   \\(13)\\ The disclosing of the plans of the king of Syria, ch. 6
         # 2Ki 6:1
   \\(14)\\ Smites the Syrians with blindness
         # 2Ki 6:18-20
   \\(15)\\ His prophecy of plenty for a famine-stricken city
         # 2Ki 7:1-18
   \\(16)\\ Secures the restoration of her land to the Shunammite woman
         # 2Ki 8:3-6
   \\(17)\\ Prophecies concerning the exaltation of Hazael
         # 2Ki 8:7-15
   \\(18)\\ Commands the anointing of Jehu as king
         # 2Ki 9:1-6
   \\(19)\\ Retains his prophetic power on his death-bed
         # 2Ki 13:14-19
   \\(20)\\ The post-mortem manifestation of divine power at his sepulcher
         # 2Ki 13:20,21
        The Secret of his Power,--His desire for the reception of a double
        portion of grace enabled him to live in the spirit of continual
        victory, \\SEE 1117\\
                   & \\4299\\

  \\PART III.  Other Notable Events\\ in the history of Judah and Israel
   \\(1)\\ Jehu's execution of divine judgment upon Joram, Ahaziah,
       Jezebel, seventy of Ahab's children, and the worshippers of
       Baal, chs. 9,10
        # 2Ki 9:1 - 10:1
   \\(2)\\ The good reign of Joash (Jehoash), chs. 11,12
        # 2Ki 11:1 - 12:1
   \\(3)\\ The reign of evil kings in Israel, followed by the captivity of
       the ten tribes, chs. 13-17
        # 2Ki 13:1 - 17:1
   \\(4)\\ The good reign of Hezekiah, chs. 18-20
        # 2Ki 18:1 - 20:1
   \\(5)\\ The evil reign of Manasseh, ch. 21
        # 2Ki 21:1
   \\(6)\\ Josiah, the last of the good kings, chs. 22,23
        # 2Ki 22:1 - 23:1
   \\(7)\\ The series of evil kings in Judah lead to the captivity of the
       nation, and the destruction of Jerusalem, ch. 25
        # 2Ki 25:1
04235
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  \\The Book of I Chronicles\\

   \\AUTHORSHIP\\ uncertain, thought to have been edited by \\Ezra\\
    First and Second Chronicles are one book in the Jewish Bible.
   \\TIME.\\  Probably written during, or shortly after, the captivity.
   May be regarded as
   \\A SUPPLEMENT to the books of I and II Samuel, and I and II Kings.\\
    Some of the historical descriptions are almost identical with those of
    the preceding books.
   \\DISTINCTIVE FEATURES.\\  The books of Samuel and Kings refer to
   events in both kingdoms,--whereas Chronicles deals almost exclusively
   with the history of Judah
   \\CENTRAL THOUGHT, The Sovereignty of God\\
    # 1Ch 4:9-10 5:20 11:14 12:18 14:2,10,14,15
   \\CENTRAL CHARACTER, David,\\ for the history of his life, \\SEE 919\\
                                                            & \\4296\\

  \\ANALYSIS OF THE BOOK.\\

  \\PART I.\\
   \\(1)\\ chs. 1-9, Genealogies
        # 1Ch 1:1 - 9:1
   \\(2)\\ Ch 10, Overthrow and death of Saul.
        # 1Ch 10:1

  \\PART II.  The Reign of David.\\
   \\(1)\\ His accession to the throne,--the capture of Jerusalem,--his
       mighty men and armies, chs. 11,12
        # 1Ch 11:1 - 12:1
   \\(2)\\ His mistake in attempting to transport the Ark on a
       "new cart," ch. 13
        # 1Ch 13:1
   \\(3)\\ His victory over the Philistines, ch. 14
        # 1Ch 14:1
   \\(4)\\ The Ark brought to Jerusalem, ch. 15
        # 1Ch 15:1
   \\(5)\\ The great festival of rejoicing, ch. 16
        # 1Ch 16:1
   \\(6)\\ The King's desire to build a temple for Jehovah denied, ch. 17
        # 1Ch 17:1
   \\(7)\\ Great military victories, chs. 18-20
        # 1Ch 18:1 - 20:1
   \\(8)\\ The sinful census, ch. 21
        # 1Ch 21:1
   \\(9)\\ The preparation of materials for the building of the temple,
       and a charge to Solomon, ch. 22
        # 1Ch 22:1
   \\(10)\\ The further organization of the affairs of the
       kingdom, chs. 23-27
        # 1Ch 23:1- 27:1
   \\(11)\\ David's last charge to the people and to his son, Solomon;-
       Solomon made king, chs. 28-29;- the death of David
        # 1Ch 28:1 - 29:1 29:28

  \\CHOICE SELECTIONS.\\
   \\(1) Jabez's Prayer\\
        # 1Ch 4:10
   \\(2) David pours out the water\\ from the well of Bethlehem
        # 1Ch 11:17-19
   \\(3) David's Psalm\\
        # 1Ch 16:7-36
   \\(4) Description of David's Chorus Choir\\ and Orchestra, ch. 25
        # 1Ch 25:1
   \\(5) David's last blessing and prayer\\
        # 1Ch 29:10-19
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  \\The Book of II Chronicles\\

  This book is a sequel to I Chronicles, and likewise a supplement to the
  book of Kings.
     The history of Judah as related here is on the whole a dark picture
  of instability and apostasy, interspersed with periods of religious
  reformation.

  \\DISTINCTIVE FEATURES.  The Spiritual Element\\ in the History is more
  emphasized in Chronicles than in Kings.
   (a) See below "The Five Periods of Reformation."
   (b) Other illustrations of references found only in II Chronicles,
       Abijah's devout address
        # 2Ch 13:5-12
       Asa's neglect of God
        # 2Ch 16:12
       Jehoshaphat's foolish alliances
        # 2Ch 20:35
       Cause of Uzziah's leprosy
        # 2Ch 26:16-21
       Manasseh's captivity and restoration
        # 2Ch 33:11-13

  \\FIVE PERIODS OF REFORMATION\\ are described.
   \\(1) Under King Asa\\, ch. 15
        # 2Ch 15:1
   \\(2) Under King Jehoshaphat\\
        # 2Ch 17:6-10
   \\(3) Under the priest, Jehoiada, and King Joash\\
        # 2Ch 23:16-19
   \\(4) Under King Hezekiah,\\ chs. 29-31
        # 2Ch 29:1 - 31:1
   \\(5) Under King Josiah,\\ chs. 34,35
        # 2Ch 34:1 - 35:1

  \\SUMMARY.  The Reign of Solomon \\
  \\PART I.\\
   \\(1)\\ Solomon's sacrifices at Gibeon, and his wise choice, ch. 1
        # 2Ch 1:1
   \\(2)\\ The building of the temple, chs. 2-4
        # 2Ch 2:1 - 4:1
   \\(3)\\ The glory of the Lord fills the house, ch. 5
        # 2Ch 5:1
   \\(4)\\ Solomon's prayer at the dedication of the temple, ch. 6
        # 2Ch 6:1
   \\(5)\\ Jehovah appears to Solomon again at night, ch. 7
        # 2Ch 7:1
   \\(6)\\ The prosperity and fame of Solomon, ch. 8
        # 2Ch 8:1
   \\(7)\\ The visit of the Queen of Sheba, and the death of Solomon, ch. 9
        # 2Ch 9:1

  \\PART II.  The Folly of Rehoboam,\\ leading to the Division of the
  Kingdom, ch. 10
   # 2Ch 10:1

  \\PART III.  The History of various reigns\\ from Rehoboam to Zedekiah.
   Abijah, ch. 13
    # 2Ch 13:1
   Asa, chs. 14-16
    # 2Ch 14:1 - 16:1
   Jehoshaphat, chs. 17-20
    # 2Ch 17:1 - 20:1
   Jehoram, ch. 21
    # 2Ch 21:1
   Ahaziah
    # 2Ch 22:1-9
   Athaliah (queen)
    # 2Ch 22:10 - 23:15
   Joash, ch. 24
    # 2Ch 24:1
   Amaziah, ch. 25
    # 2Ch 25:1
   Uzziah, ch. 26
    # 2Ch 26:1
   Jotham, ch. 27
    # 2Ch 27:1
   Ahaz, ch. 28
    # 2Ch 28:1
   Hezekiah, chs. 29-32
    # 2Ch 29:1 - 32:1
   Manasseh
    # 2Ch 33:1-20
   Amon
    # 2Ch 33:21-25
   Josiah, chs. 34,35
    # 2Ch 34:1 - 35:1
   Jehoahaz
    # 2Ch 36:1-3
   Jehoiakim
    # 2Ch 36:4-8
   Jehoiachin
    # 2Ch 36:9,10
   Zedekiah
    # 2Ch 36:11-13

  \\SPIRITUAL MESSAGE, The Power of Prayer to give success and victory\\
   # 2Ch 11:16 13:13-18 14:11 15:12 17:4 20:3 26:5 27:6 30:18-20
   # 2Ch 31:21 32:20 34:3

  \\SPIRITUAL LESSONS\\
   \\(1) The Preëminence of wisdom\\
        # 2Ch 1:7-12
   \\(2) The Glory of the Lord\\ fills the prepared temple
        # 2Ch 5:13,14
   \\(3) The Spirit of Praise\\ renders God's people invincible
        # 2Ch 20:20-25
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  \\The Book of Ezra\\

  \\WRITER\\ unknown.  It is generally conceded that Ezra was not the
  author of the entire book, but may have been the compiler of those
  portions which he did not write.  He was a Jewish exile in Babylon of
  priestly descent.
   # Ezr 7:1-6
  For his characteristics \\SEE 1199\\

  \\MAIN SUBJECTS.\\  The return of the Jews from their captivity in
  Babylon, the rebuilding of the temple and the inauguration of social and
  religious reforms.

  \\SPIRITUAL MESSAGE.\\  The power of the Word of God in human life.
   Referred to as the "Word of the Lord"
    # Ezr 1:1 9:4
   "Law of Moses"
    # Ezr 3:2 6:18 7:6
   "Commandments"
    # Ezr 6:14 10:3,5
   "Law of the Lord"
    # Ezr 7:10,14

  \\SYNOPSIS\\
  \\PART I.  The Return of the First Colony of Jews\\ under the Leadership
  of Zerubbabel, chs. 1-6
   # Ezr 1:1 - 6:1
   (a) Authorized by King Cyrus
        # Ezr 1:1-4
   (b) The names of the returning remnant of the people, the priests, the
       Levites, the descendants of Solomon's servants, and their substance
       and gifts, ch. 2
        # Ezr 2:1

  \\PART II. Their Building Enterprises.\\
   (a) \\The altar rebuilt\\ and worship established
        # Ezr 3:1-6
   (b) \\The foundation of the temple laid\\
        # Ezr 3:8-13
   (c) The people of the land desire to join in the work
        # Ezr 4:1,2
   (d) When their offer was rejected they became violent opposers,
       causing \\the suspension of the work\\
        # Ezr 4:4-24
   (e) After a long delay \\the work was resumed\\ by an edict of King
       Darius, chs. 5,6
        # Ezr 5:1 - 6:1
   (f) \\The temple finished\\ and dedicated and ancient rites observed
        # Ezr 6:15-22

  \\PART III.  The Return of the Second Colony under Ezra,\\ authorized by
  the king, Artaxerxes, chs. 7-10
   # Ezr 7:1 - 10:1
    (a) The list of Ezra's company of returning exiles, and their arrival
        at Jerusalem, ch. 8
         # Ezr 8:1
    (b) The \\correction of social evils\\ by Ezra, chs. 9,10
         # Ezr 9:1 - 10:1

  \\THE LITERARY AND RELIGIOUS WORK OF EZRA.\\ He is the reputed author of
  several Psalms, notably the 119th.
     According to ancient tradition he wrote First and Second Chronicles,
  but this cannot be proven.
     He was associated with Nehemiah in initiating a revival of the study
  of the Scriptures, Neh. ch. 8
   # Ne 8:1
     He was reputed to be the organizer of the Jewish synagogue, and to
  have assembled most of the books of the Old Testament.

  \\CHOICE SELECTIONS\\
   \\(1)\\ Ezra's sublime trust in divine protection when called upon to
       carry great treasures through dangerous places.
        # Ezr 8:21-32
   \\(2)\\ Ezra's prayer and confession for the people
        # Ezr 9:5-15
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  \\The Book of Nehemiah\\
  In the Hebrew manuscripts the books of Ezra and Nehemiah appeared as one
  book.

  \\AUTHOR OR COMPILER\\ uncertain.  A large portion of the book is
  regarded by many students as an autobiography of Nehemiah.
  \\KEY TEXT,\\ ch. 6.3
   # Ne 6:3
  \\LEADING TOPICS, The Rebuilding of the Walls of Jerusalem,\\ the
  rehearsal of certain Divine Laws, and the restoration of Ancient
  Ordinances.

  \\SYNOPSIS\\
  \\PART I.  A TYPICAL STUDY.\\

   \\THEME,\\ The Rebuilding of the Walls of Jerusalem considered as a
   Type of the upbuilding of the Divine Kingdom in the Earth.
    (a) The walls broken down, ch. 1.3, may typify the defenses of God's
        kingdom weakened.
         # Ne 1:3
    (b) The preliminary season of fasting and prayer ch. 1.4-11, may typify
        the state of mind which should precede all great spiritual
        enterprises.
         # Ne 1:4-11
    (c) Nehemiah's sacrifice of a fine position for the good of the cause,
        ch. 2.5, may typify the sacrificial service always needed when a
        great work is to be accomplished.
         # Ne 2:5
    (d) The night inspection of the city, ch. 2.15,16, may typify the
        necessity of facing the facts before beginning constructive work.
         # Ne 2:15,16
    (e) The seeking of co-operation, ch. 2.17,18, may typify an essential
        element in all successful work.
         # Ne 2:17,18
    (f) The enlistment of all classes, ch. 3, may typify the importance of
        thorough organization.
         # Ne 3:1

  \\THE SAME METHODS MAY BE USED IN OVERCOMING HINDRANCES TO SPIRITUAL
  WORK.\\
   (a) \\Ridicule\\
        # Ne 2:19
       overcome by \\confidence in God\\
        # Ne 2:20
   (b) \\Wrath and contempt\\
        # Ne 4:3
       overcome by \\prayer and hard work\\
        # Ne 4:4-6
   (c) \\Conspiracy\\
        # Ne 4:7,8
       overcome by \\watchfulness and prayer\\
        # Ne 4:9
   (d) \\Discouragement of friends\\
        # Ne 4:10,12
       overcome by \\steadfast courage\\
        # Ne 4:13,14
   (e) \\Selfish greed\\
        # Ne 5:1-5
       overcome by \\rebuke\\ and \\self-sacrificing example\\
        # Ne 5:6-17
   (f) Work completed, enemies confounded by persistent endeavour
        # Ne 6:1-15

  \\PART II.  CLOSING EVENTS.\\
   (a) The rehearsal and exposition of the Divine Law, ch. 8
        # Ne 8:1
   (b) The confession of the Priests and Levites, and the signing of the
       covenant, chs. 9,10
        # Ne 9:1 - 10:1
   (c) The call for people to dwell in Jerusalem, ch. 11
        # Ne 11:1
   (d) The dedication of the walls, ch. 12
        # Ne 12:1
   (e) Social and religious reforms, ch. 13
        # Ne 13:1
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  \\The Book of Esther\\

  \\AUTHOR\\ unknown
  \\CANONICITY.\\  The right of the book to a place in the Scripture Canon
  has been greatly disputed.  The name of God does not appear in it, while
  a heathen king is referred to over one hundred and fifty times.  There
  is no allusion to prayer or spiritual service of any kind, with the
  possible exception of fasting.

  \\MESSAGE.\\  Without doubt it occupies its place in God's Word because
  of its hidden teaching of an overshadowing providence in connection with
  God's people and the certainty of retribution overtaking their enemies.

  \\LEADING TOPIC,\\ The deliverance of the Jews by Queen Esther.  For
  analysis of her life, \\SEE 1152\\
  \\KEY VERSE\\ ch. 4:14
   # Es 4:14

  \\SYNOPSIS.\\ The main events of the history centre around three feasts:
  \\I.\\  THE FEAST OF AHASUERUS,\\ and events connected with it.
   \\(1)\\ On the seventh day, when the king was merry with wine, Queen
       Vashti, being ordered to appear before the assembled princes, refuses
        # Es 1:1-12
   \\(2)\\ The angry king decides to accept the advice of his wise men,
       and dethrones the queen
        # Es 1:13-22
   \\(3)\\ After a kingdom-wide search for a new queen, Esther, the Jewess
       is chosen
        # Es 2:1-17

  \\II.  THE FEAST OF ESTHER, \\preliminary events, and its final outcome.
   \\(1)\\ Mordecai, the Jew, the queens's foster father, saves the king's
       life
        # Es 2:7,21-23
   \\(2)\\ The promotion of Haman and the failure of Mordecai to do him
       honour so enrages Haman that he decides to destroy all the Jews
        # Es 3:1-15
   \\(3)\\ The mourning of the Jews on the discovery of Haman's plot
        # Es 4:1-4
   \\(4)\\ The heroic determination of Esther to appear before the king
       with a plan in her mind to foil the plot
        # Es 4:5-17
   \\(5)\\ Esther's gracious reception by the king, and her invitation to
       himself and Haman to attend her feast
        # Es 5:1-8
   \\(6)\\ Haman erects a gallows upon which to hang Mordecai
        # Es 5:9-14
   \\(7)\\ During a sleepless night the king examines the court records and
       discovers that Mordecai has received no reward for saving his life
        # Es 6:1-3
   \\(8)\\ Haman's selfish vanity results in his own humiliation and great
       honour for Mordecai
        # Es 6:4-11
   \\(9)\\ Esther's feast and Haman's plot revealed.  He is hanged upon
       the gallows he built for Mordecai, ch. 7
        # Es 7:1

  \\III.  THE FEAST OF PURIM\\
   \\(1) Preliminary Events.\\
    (a) The vengeance of the Jews against their enemies authorized by the
        king, ch. 8
         # Es 8:1
    (b) Vengeance executed, ch. 9
         # Es 9:1
   \\(2) The Feast Instituted\\
        # Es 9:20-31
   \\(3) The Exaltation of Mordecai,\\ ch. 10
        # Es 10:1
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  \\The Book of Job\\

  \\AUTHOR,\\ unknown
  \\DATE,\\ subject of much discussion.  Regarded by many scholars as the
  oldest book in the Bible; others place it as late as the exile.
  \\PLACE, the Land of Uz.\\

  \\MAIN SUBJECT, the Problem of Job's affliction.\\  The book is poetical
  and pictorial in its descriptions.  It may be divided into twelve scenes.

   \\Scene I.\\ Job and his family before affliction overtook them.
      Job appears as a godly father, unspoiled by prosperity, ministering,
   as a priest, to his large household
    # Job 1:5
   \\Scene II.\\
    (a) Satan enters the divine presence, insinuating that Job serves God
        because of special favours
         # Job 1:9-11
    (b) Satan is permitted to test Job by inflicting the loss of property
        and children
         # Job 1:12-20
    (c) Job retains his integrity
         # Job 1:21,22
   \\Scene III.\\
    (a) Satan re-enters the divine presence, saying,
         If Job's own body were afflicted, he would curse God
          # Job 2:1-5
    (b) Satan is permitted to smite Job with a horrible disease
         # Job 2:7,8
    (c) The blasphemous advice of his wife, and the triumphant submission
        of Job
         # Job 2:9,10
   \\Scene IV.\\  The arrival of Job's three friends, and the seven days
   silent sympathy
    # Job 2:11-13
   \\Scene V.\\ Job's patience being exhausted, he utters his
   complaint, ch. 3
    # Job 3:1
   \\Scene VI.\\ The long and fruitless discussions between Job and his
   three friends concerning his afflictions.
      His friends maintain that suffering is the result of personal sin.
      Job defends himself and asserts his innocence, chs. 4-31
       # Job 4:1 - 31:1
   \\Scene VII.\\ Elihu enters into the discussion, chs. 32-37
    # Job 32:1 37:1
   \\Scene VIII.\\ The Lord answers Job out of the whirlwind with words of
   enlightenment and reproof, chs. 38-39
    # Job 38:1 - 39:1
   \\Scene IX.\\ Job's confession
    # Job 40:3-5
   \\Scene X.\\ The Lord speaks the second time ch. 40.7-41
    # Job 40:7 - 41:1
   \\Scene XI.\\
    (a) Job's second confession
         # Job 42:1-6
    (b) The Lord's rebuke of Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar for their foolish
        words, and command for them to offer sacrifices
         # Job 42:7-9
   \\Scene XII.\\ Job prays for his friends, his own prosperity is
   restored, and he lives to a great age
    # Job 42:10-17

  \\SUGGESTED LESSONS.\\
   \\(1) The malignant power of Satan\\ in human life.
   \\(2) The use of suffering\\ in the divine plan as a means of
       perfecting character.

  \\CHOICE SELECTION, Job's discourse on wisdom\\ ch. 28
   # Job # 28.1
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  \\The Book of Psalms\\

  \\One hundred and fifty spiritual songs\\ and poems used by the church
  in all ages in worship and devotional exercises.  It was used as the
  hymn-book of the second temple.
  \\The Predominant Themes are Prayer and Praise,\\ but the Psalms cover a
  great variety of religious experiences.
     They are quoted more frequently in the New Testament than any other
  book, except Isaiah.
     They are often called the Psalms of David because he was the author
  of a large number of them.

  \\AUTHORSHIP.\\ The authorship of many is uncertain; it is probable that
  in some cases the name affixed to certain psalms may refer to the
  COLLECTOR, rather than the AUTHOR.
     The following is a conjectural list of authors taken from the various
  versions of the Scriptures.
     Attributed to David, 73; to Sons of Korah, 11; to Asaph, 12; to
  Heman, 1; to Ethan, 1; to Solomon, 2; to Moses, 1; to Haggai, 1; to
  Zechariah, 1; to Hezekiah, number doubtful; to Ezra, 1; the remainder
  anonymous.

  \\MESSIANIC PSALMS.\\
  The following are some of the psalms which are regarded as containing
  direct, or typical, references to Christ:
   \\(1) Christ, as King,\\ Ps 2; 45; 72; 110; 132 v.11
        # Ps 2:1 45:1 72:1 110:1 132.11
   \\(2) The Sufferings of,\\ Ps 22; 41; 55; 69
        # 22:1 41:1 55:12-14 69:20,21
   \\(3) The Resurrection of,\\ Ps 16
        # Ps 16:1
   \\(4) The Ascension of\\
        # Ps 68:18

  \\TOPICAL ARRANGEMENT.\\
  Each Psalm is arranged under some topic which appears prominently in it.
  \\MAN\\
   Exaltation of, Ps 8
    # Ps 8:1
   Sinfulness of, Ps 10; 14; 36; 55; 59; and many others
    # Ps 10:1 14:1 36:1 55:1 59:1
  \\THE WORLDLY AND THE WICKED\\
   (a) Contrasted with the godly, Ps 1; 4; 5
        # Ps 1:1 4:1 5:1
   (b) The delay of the punishment of, Ps 10
        # Ps 10:1
   (c) The prosperity of, Ps 37; 73
        # Ps 37:1 73:1
   (d) The fate of, Ps 9; 11
        # Ps 9:1 11:1
   (e) Trust in riches, Ps 49
        # Ps 49:1
  \\RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCES\\
   (a) Penitence, Ps 25; 38; 51; 130
        # Ps 25:1 38:1 51:1 130:1
   (b) Pardon, Ps 32
        # Ps 32:1
   (c) Conversion, Ps 40
        # Ps 40:1
   (d) Consecration, Ps 116
        # Ps 116:1
   (e) Trust, Ps 3; 16; 20; 23; 27; 31; 34; 42; 61; 62; 91; 121
        # Ps 3:1 16:1 20:1 23:1 27:1 31:1 34:1 42: 61:1 62:1 91:1 121:1
   (f) Teachableness, Ps 25
        # Ps 25:1
   (g) Aspiration, Ps 42; 63; 143
        # 42:1 63:1 143:1
   (h) Prayer, Ps 55; 70; 77; 85; 86; 142; 143
        # Ps 55:1 70:1 77:1 85:1 86:1 142:1 143:1
   (i) Praise, Ps 96; 98; 100; 103; 107; 136; 145; 148; 149; 150
        # Ps 96:1 98:1 100:1 103:1 107:1 136:1 145:1 148:1 149:1 150:1
   (j) Worship, Ps 43; 84; 100; 122; 132
        # Ps 43:1 84:1 100:1 122:1 132:1
   (k) Affliction, Ps 6; 13; 22; 69; 88; 102
        # Ps 6:1 13:1 22:1 69:1 88:1 102:1
   (l) Old age, Ps 71
        # Ps 71:1
   (m) Vanity of life, Ps 39; 49; 90
        # Ps 39:1 49:1 90:1
   (n) Home, Ps 127
        # Ps 127:1
   (o) Homesickness, typical, Ps 137
        # 137:1
  \\THE CHURCH\\ (typical)
   (a) Safety of, Ps 46
        # Ps 46:1
   (b) Glory of, Ps 48; 87
        # Ps 48:1 87:1
   (c) Love for, Ps 84; 122
        # Ps 84:1 122:1
   (d) Unity in, Ps 133
        # Ps 133:1
  \\THE WORD OF GOD,\\ Ps 19; 119
   # Ps 19:1 119:1
  \\MISSIONARY,\\ Ps 67; 72; 96; 98
   # Ps 67:1 72:1 96:1 98:1
  \\DUTY OF RULERS,\\ Ps 82; 101
   # Ps 82:1 101:1
  \\DIVINE ATTRIBUTES\\
   (a) Wisdom, Majesty, and Power, Ps 18; 19; 29; 62; 66; 89; 93; 97; 99;
       118; 147
        # Ps 18:1 19:1 29:1 62:1 66:1 89:1 93:1 97:1 99:1 118:1 147:1
   (b) Mercy, Ps 32; 85; 136
        # Ps 32:1 85:1 136:1
   (c) Infinite Knowledge, Ps 139
        # Ps 139:1
   (d) Creative Power, Ps 33; 89; 104
        # Ps 33:1 89:1 104:1
  \\ISRAEL'S EXPERIENCES\\
   (a) Unbelief, Ps 78
        # Ps 78:1
   (b) Desolation and misery of, Ps 79; 80
        # Ps 79:1 80:1
   (c) Backsliding of, Ps 81
        # Ps 81:1
   (d) Divine Providence, Ps 105; 106; 114
        # Ps 105:1 106:1 114:1
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  \\The Book of Proverbs\\

  \\A COLLECTION OF MORAL AND RELIGIOUS MAXIMS\\ containing instruction
  concerning right living.  Also brief discourses on Wisdom, Justice,
  Temperance, Industry, Purity, etc.
     In these pithy sayings a sharp contrast is drawn between Wisdom and
  Folly, Righteousness and Sin.

  \\AUTHORS.  Solomon\\ is generally credited with the authorship of a
  large portion of the Proverbs.  It is quite probable that all were not
  original with him.  In chapters 30 and 31 are found the words of Agur
  and Lemuel.

  \\CHIEF PURPOSE, To give Moral Instruction,\\ especially to young People.
  \\KEY VERSE\\
   # Pr 1:4
  \\KEY THOUGHT, "The fear of the Lord,"\\ which occurs fourteen times.

  \\SYNOPSIS.\\
   \\(1)\\ Fatherly counsels and warnings, with exhortations concerning the
   attainment of wisdom, chs. 1-7
        # Pr 1:1 - 7:1
   \\(2)\\ Wisdom's call, chs. 8,9
        # Pr 8:1 - 9:1
   \\(3)\\ Proverbs of Solomon;--contrasts between Good and Evil, Wisdom
   and Folly, chs. 10-20
        # Pr 10:1 - 20:1
   \\(4)\\ Proverbial maxims and counsels, chs. 21-24
        # Pr 21:1 - 24:1
   \\(5)\\ Proverbs of Solomon copied by men of King Hezekiah, chs. 25-29
        # Pr 25:1 - 29:1
   \\(6)\\ The words of Agur, the oracle, ch. 30
        # Pr 30:1
   \\(7)\\ The words of King Lemuel;--a mother's advice
        # Pr 31:1-9
       The description of an Ideal wife
        # Pr 31:10-31

  \\CHOICE SELECTIONS\\
   \\Wisdom,\\ the \\Call of,\\
    # Pr 1:20-23
   the \\Source of\\
    # Pr 2:6 8:1-36
   the \\Preciousness of\\
    # Pr 3:13-26
   the \\Principal thing\\
    # Pr 4:5-13
   the \\Richest Treasure\\
    # Pr 8:11-36
   the \\Feast of\\
    # Pr 9:1-6

  \\SUBJECTS SPECIALLY DISCUSSED\\
   \\Anger\\
    # Pr 14:17,29 15:18 16:32 19:11
   \\Benevolence\\
    # Pr 3:9,10 11:24-26 14:21 19:17 22:9
   \\Children, correction of\\
    # Pr 13:24 19:18 22:6,15 23:13,14
   \\Enticers\\
    # Pr 4:14 9:13 16:29
   \\Fear of God\\
    # Pr 1:7 3:7 9:10 10:27 14:26,27 15:16,33 16:6 19:23 23:17 24:21
   \\Fools\\
    Slanderous
     # Pr 10:18
    Short-lived
     # Pr 10:21
    Mischief-makers
     # Pr 10:23
    Self-righteous
     # Pr 12:15
    Irritable
     # Pr 12:16
    Mock at sin
     # Pr 14:9
    Talk nonsense
     # Pr 15:2
    Insensible
     # Pr 17:10
    Dangerous
     # Pr 17:12
    Visionary
     # Pr 17:24
    Meddlesome
     # Pr 20:3
    Despise Wisdom
     # Pr 23:9
    Stupid
     # Pr 27:22
    Self-confident
     # Pr 14:16 28:26
    Garrulous
     # Pr 29:11
   \\Friendship\\
    # Pr 17:17 18:24 19:4 27:10,17
   \\Indolence\\
    # Pr 6:6-11 10:4,5 12:27 13:4 15:19 18:9 19:15,24 20:4,13 22:13
    # Pr 24:30-34 26:13-16
   \\Knowledge Divine\\
    # Pr 15:11 21:2 24:12
   \\Oppression\\
    # Pr 14:31 22:22 28:16
   \\Pride\\
    # 6:17 11:2 13:10 15:25 16:18,19 18:12 21:4,24 29:23 30:13
   \\Prudence\\
    # Pr 12:23 13:16 14:8,15,18 15:5 16:21 18:15 27:12
   \\Scorners\\
    # Pr 3:34 9:7 14:6 19:25 24:9
   \\Strife\\
    # 3:30 10:12 15:18 16:28 17:1,14,19 18:6,19 20:3 22:10 25:8 30:33
   \\Temperance\\
    # 20:1 21:17 23:1-3,20 23:29-35 25:16 31:4-7
   \\The Tongue\\
    # Pr 4:24 10:11-32 12:6,18,22 13:3 14:3 15:1-7,23 16:13,23,27 17:4
    # Pr 18:7,21 19:1 20:19 21:23 26:28 30:32
   \\Unjust Gain\\
    # Pr 10:2 13:11 21:6 28:8
   \\Wealth\\
    # Pr 10:2,15 11:4,28 13:7,11 15:6 16:8 18:11 19:4 27:24 28:6,22
   \\Women, evil\\
    # Pr 2:16-19 5:3-14,20,23 6:24-35 7:5-27 9:13-18
   \\Women, good\\
    # Pr 5:18,19 31:10-31

  \\SPIRITUAL LESSON\\
   Solomon was a GUIDE-POST, rather than an example.  He pointed the way
   to Wisdom, but in the latter part of his life he did not walk in it;
   hence his son, Rehoboam, followed his EXAMPLE, rather than his
   COUNSELS, and became a foolish and evil ruler.
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  \\The Book of Ecclesiastes\\

  \\NAME,\\ borrowed from the Septuagint.  In the Hebrew Bible it is
  called "Koheleth."  The meaning of this word is somewhat disputed, but
  it is rendered in the English version PREACHER, or one who addresses an
  assembly.

  \\AUTHORSHIP\\ doubtful, but is commonly ascribed to \\Solomon.\\
   # Ec 1:1,2
     Many of the experiences related seem to correspond to those likely to
   have happened in his life, judging from the bare outline of his
   history found in the Bible.

  \\KEY VERSE\\
   # Ec 12:13
  \\KEY WORDS, "Vanity,"\\ and \\"under the sun,\\ --each expression
  occurs more than twenty-five times.
  \\CONTENTS\\
     The book contains the reflections and experiences of a philosopher
  whose mind was in conflict over the problems of life.
     After speaking of the disillusionments that had come to him, he
  presents the view of the Epicurean materialist, that there is nothing
  better than the carnal enjoyment of the pleasures of life.
     As this idea reappears all through the book, it is quite evident that
  the writer was struggling with it, while at the same time he was uttering
  profound truths concerning man's duty and obligations to God.
     At last he seems to emerge from his speculations and doubts, and
  reaches the noble conclusion in Chapter 12:13, "Fear God and keep his
  commandments; for this is the whole duty of man."
   # Ec 12:13

  \\SYNOPSIS. Chs. 1,2\\
   \\(1) Introduction.\\ Reflection of the monotonous round of life
        # Ec 1:1-11
   \\(2) The Search\\ of the natural man for his satisfaction and
       happiness.
    (a) It is not to be found in the acquisition of wisdom
         # Ec 1:12-18
    (b) It is not to be found in worldly pleasure
         # Ec 2:1-3
    (c) It is not to be found in art or agriculture
         # Ec 2:4-6
    (d) It is not to be found in great possessions
         # Ec 2:7-11
   \\(3) Conclusions\\
    (a) The wise man is superior to the fool
         # Ec 2:12-21
    (b) Of the Epicurean,-there is nothing better than to eat and drink
        and enjoy life
         # Ec 2:24-26
   \\Ch. 3.\\ The natural man's view of the weary round of life.
    (a) There is a time for everything
         # Ec 3:1-8
    (b) The conclusion of the Materialist
         # Ec 3:13-22
   \\Ch. 4.\\ The study of the Social Evils apart from faith
          # Ec 4:1-15
         Conclusion, all is vanity and vexation of spirit
          # Ec 4:16
   \\Ch. 5.\\
    (a) Advices concerning religious duties
         # Ec 5:1-7
    (b) The vanity of riches
         # Ec 5:9-17
    (c) The conclusion is,-Eat and drink and enjoy life
         # Ec 5:18-20
   \\Ch. 6.\\ The vanity of long life
          # Ec 6:3-12
   \\Ch. 7.\\
    (a) A series of wise sayings
         # Ec 7:1-24
    (b) Conclusions concerning the evil woman
         # Ec 7:25-28
   \\Ch. 8.\\
    (a) Civil duties
         # Ec 8:1-5
    (b) The uncertainty of life
         # Ec 8:6-8
    (c) The certainty of Divine judgment, and the injustices of life
         # Ec 8:10-14
    (d) Epicurean conclusion
         # Ec 8:15
    (e) The work of God and man
         # Ec 8:16,17
   \\Ch. 9.\\
    (a) Like things happen to the righteous and the wicked; the grave is
        the goal of life, man is a creature of circumstances.  Epicurean
        conclusion, "Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow die."
         # Ec 9:1-9
    (b) Wisdom is preëminent though often unappreciated
         # Ec 9:13-18
   \\Ch. 10.\\ Various wise sayings, the contrast between wisdom and
          folly, &c.
   \\Ch. 11.\\
    (a) Advices concerning benevolences
         # Ec 11:1-6
    (b) Advice to the young
         # Ec 11:9-10
   \\Ch. 12.\\ A poetical description of old age
           # Ec 12:1-7
          The closing words of the preacher and the final conclusion
          concerning the highest duty of man
           # 12:8-14
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  \\The Song of Solomon\\

  \\AUTHOR, Solomon,\\ according to tradition.
     This book has been severely criticized because of its amorous language.
     Its right to a place in the Bible has been defended by many saintly
  souls in all ages.  They have regarded it as a Spiritual Allegory,
  representing the holy affections existing between God and his Chosen
  People, or Christ and his church.
  \\IT IS AN ORIENTAL POEM,\\ the ardent expressions of which can only be
  properly interpreted by a mature spiritual mind.

  \\SYNOPSIS\\ (the Bridegroom representing Christ,-the bride, the Church)
   \\(1)\\ Spiritual communion between the Bride and the heavenly
       Bridegroom
        # So 1:1 - 2:7
   \\(2)\\ The Bride misses her companion and seeks him
        # So 2:8 - 3:5
   \\(3)\\ The ardent discourses of the Bride and the Bridegroom on their
       mutual love and the graces of each other
        # So 3:6 - 8:14

  \\KEY THOUGHT, "My Beloved,"\\ the believer's title for Christ
   # So 2:16
  \\COMPANION PASSAGE,\\ the forty-fifth Psalm
   # Ps 45:1

  \\SIDE LIGHTS\\
   \\The Heavenly Bridegroom\\
    \\(1)\\ His love covers all defects of the Bride
         # So 4:7
    \\(2)\\ He rejoices over her
         # Isa 62:5
    \\(3)\\ He gave his life for her
         # Eph 5:25
    \\(4)\\ He will come to claim her as his own
         # Mt 25:6

   \\The Bride\\
    \\(1)\\ Loves the Bridegroom
         # So 2:16
    \\(2)\\ Feels her unworthiness
         # So 1:5
    \\(3)\\ Has been purified and dressed in spotless robes
         # Re 19:8
    \\(4)\\ Wears the jewels of Divine grace
         # Isa 61:10
    \\(5)\\ Issues the invitations to the wedding
         # Re 22:17

   \\THE MARRIAGE SUPPER\\
    \\(1)\\ Prepared by the Father for the Son
         # Mt 22:2
    \\(2)\\ Costly preparations made
         # Mt 22:4
    \\(3)\\ Invitations to, a great honour
         # Re 19:9
    \\(4)\\ Invitations scorned by many
         # Mt 22:5
    \\(5)\\ Invitations include all classes
         # Mt 22:10
    \\(6)\\ Neglect of wedding garment leads to exclusion from
         # Mt 22:11-13
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  \\The Book of Isaiah\\

  \\THE PROPHET, The Son of Amoz\\
     Prophesied during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah
      # Isa 1:1
  \\His Call\\ and anointing
   # Isa 6:1-8
  \\His Family\\
   # Isa 7:3 8:3,4
  \\GENERALLY REGARDED AS THE GREATEST of the Old Testament Prophets\\
   \\(1)\\ Because he is \\preëminently the Prophet of Redemption\\
   \\(2)\\ Many of the passages in his book are among the finest in
       literature.
          Some modern scholars have studied this poetical prophecy as a
       botanist studies flowers, dissecting and analyzing them.
          By the use of this scientific method the beauty and unity of the
       book, like that of the rose, is almost forgotten as the different
       parts are pulled to pieces for examination.

  \\SYNOPSIS\\
  \\SECTION I.\\ chs. 1-39, \\Refers chiefly to events leading up to the \\
 \\ Captivity.\\
   # Isa 1:1 - 39:1
   (a) Exhortations and warnings of Divine Judgments, mingled with
       predictions of better days and the coming of the Messiah, chs. 1-12
        # Isa 1:1 - 12:1
   (b) Prophecies respecting surrounding nations,-Assyria, Babylonia,
       Moab, Egypt, Philistia, Syria, Edom, and Tyre, etc. chs. 13-23
        # Isa 13:1 - 23:1
   (c) Writings concerning the sins and misery of the people, promises of
       salvation, a song of Confidence in God, and his care over his
       vineyard, chs. 24-27
        # Isa 24:1 - 27:1
   (d) Chiefly woes pronounced upon Ephraim and Jerusalem, especially for
       trusting in foreign alliances, chs. 28-31
        # Isa 28:1 - 31:1
   (e) Promises of a Righteous King, and the outpouring of the Spirit,
       the exaltation of the Righteous, and the turning of the wilderness
       into a Garden of the Lord, chs. 32-35
        # Isa 32:1 - 35:1
   (f) Hezekiah's deliverance from the Assyrians, and the lengthening of
       his life, chs. 36-39
        # Isa 36:1 - 39:1

  \\SECTION II.\\
     The second part of the book contains Predictions, Warnings, and
   Promises which refer to events beyond the Captivity, and reach on
   down the centuries through the Christian Dispensation.
     This portion of the prophecy is especially rich in Messianic
   references.
   \\THE KEY WORD is "Salvation." \\Isaiah means, "Salvation of Jehovah."

    \\Salvation\\
     (a) Wells of
          # Isa 12:3
     (b) Joy of
          # Isa 25:9
     (c) Walls of
          # Isa 26:1
     (d) Everlasting
          # Isa 45:17
     (e) Day of
          # Isa 49:8
     (f) Feet of the heralds of
          # Isa 52:7
     (g) Spread of
          # Isa 52:10
     (h) Arm of
          # Isa 59:16
     (i) Helmet of
          # Isa 59:17
     (j) Garments of
          # Isa 61:10
     (k) Light of
          # Isa 62:1

   \\SEVEN EVERLASTINGS\\
    \\(1)\\ Strength
         # Isa 26:4
    \\(2)\\ Judgments
         # Isa 33:14
    \\(3)\\ Joy
         # Isa 35:10
    \\(4)\\ Salvation
         # Isa 45:17
    \\(5)\\ Kindness
         # Isa 54:8
    \\(6)\\ Covenant
         # Isa 55:3
    \\(7)\\ Light
         # 60:19
  \\SEE\\ also Isaiah's portrayal of Christ, \\4301\\
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  \\The Book of Jeremiah\\

  Contains the Biography and Message of \\"The Weeping Prophet"\\
  \\THE PERIOD,\\ Dark days in the Kingdom of Judah,-from the thirteenth
  year of Josiah (the last good king) until some years beyond the
  captivity.
  \\MAIN THEMES, The Backsliding, Bondage, and Restoration of the Jews.\\

  \\THE LIFE OF JEREMIAH\\
   \\Family\\
    # Jer 1:1
   \\Birth,\\ and Divine choice as Prophet
    # Jer 1:5
   \\Youthful Call,\\-in the days of King Josiah
    # Jer 1:2-6
   \\Divine Enduement\\
    # Jer 1:9
   \\Commission\\
    # Jer 1:10
    Promise of Divine Presence
     # Jer 1:19
   \\Pressure of Duty upon\\
    # Jer 20:9
    Sustained by the Word of God
     # Jer 15:16
   \\Persecution of,\\ predicted
    # Jer 1:19
    Put in the Stocks
     # Jer 20:2
    In a miry Dungeon
     # Jer 38:6
    Carried into Egypt
     # Jer 43:5-7

  \\SYNOPSIS OF THE BOOK\\
   \\(1)\\ Call of the prophet, ch. 1
        # Jer 1:1
   \\(2)\\ Rebukes, Warnings, and Promises to the Jews, chs. 2-20
        # Jer 2:1 - 20:1
   \\(3)\\ A Denunciation of rulers, and also of False Shepherds and
       Prophets, chs. 21-23
        # Jer 21:1 - 23:1
   \\(4)\\ Predictions of Divine Judgments, the Overthrow of Jerusalem,
       and the Seventy Years captivity, chs. 25-29
        # Jer 25:1 - 29:1
   \\(5)\\ Promises of the Restoration of the Jews, chs. 30-33
        # Jer 30:1 - 33:1
   \\(6)\\ Prophecies occasioned by the sins of Jehoiakim and
       Zedekiah, chs. 34-39
        # Jer 34:1 - 39:1
   \\(7)\\ The wretched condition of the Remnant left in Judah, and
       Prophecies uttered to them, chs. 40-44
        # Jer 40:1 - 44:1
   \\(8)\\ Consolation to Baruch, ch. 45
        # Jer 45:1
   \\(9)\\ Prophecies concerning the Hostile Nations, chs. 46-51
        # Jer 46:1 - 51:1

  \\THE MESSAGE\\
   \\(1) Some High Spots In\\
    (a) The fountain and cistern
         # Jer 2:13
    (b) The ineradicable stain of sin
         # Jer 2:22
    (c) The search for a man
         # Jer 5:1
    (d) The old ways, best
         # Jer 6:16
    (e) The lost opportunity
         # Jer 8:20
    (f) The tearful call to repentance
         # Jer 9:1
    (g) The depravity of the human heart
         # Jer 17:9
    (h) The clay and the potter, ch. 18
         # Jer 18:1
    (i) The false Shepherds, ch. 23
         # Jer 23:1
    (j) How to find God
         # Jer 29:13
    (k) The new covenant
         # Jer 31:31-34
    (l) The mutilation of God's Word
         # Jer 36:21-24

   \\(2) Rejected\\
    (1) By his neighbours
         # Jer 11:19-21
    (2) By his own family
         # Jer 12:6
    (3) By the priests and prophets
         # Jer 20:1,2
    (4) By his friends
         # Jer 20:10
    (5) By all the people
         # Jer 26:8
    (6) By the King
         # Jer 36:23
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  \\The Lamentations of Jeremiah\\

  A SEQUEL TO THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH

  \\THEME, a series of dirges\\ in the form of an acrostic, written as if
  for a National Funeral, portraying the capture and destruction of
  Jerusalem.
  \\In the Septuagint Version\\ the following introductory words are
  found, "And it came to pass after Israel was led into captivity that
  Jeremiah sat weeping and lamenting and lamented this lamentation over
  Jerusalem."
  \\In the Hebrew Scriptures\\ chapters 1, 2, 4, and 5 have each
  twenty-two verses, and each verse begins with one the of the twenty-two
  letters of the Hebrew alphabet in order
  \\In chapter three\\ the first three verses begin with aleph, the second
  three with beth, and so on throughout.
  \\The fifth chapter\\ has twenty-two verses, but no acrostic.

  \\SYNOPSIS OF THE BOOK\\
   \\(1)\\ The ruin of Jerusalem and misery of the exiles, because of
       their sins, ch. 1
        # La 1:1
   \\(2)\\ Jehovah, the ancient defender of Israel, has given up his
       people to their awful fate, ch. 2
        # La 2:1
   \\(3)\\ Jeremiah's grief over the afflictions of his people,-his trust
       God, and his own persecution, ch. 3
        # La 3:1
   \\(4)\\ The former glory of Israel contrasted with their present
       misery, ch. 4
        # La 4:1
   \\(5)\\ A prayer for mercy, ch. 5
        # La 5:1
  \\KEY VERSE\\
   # La 1:12
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  \\The Book of Ezekiel\\

  \\NAME MEANS\\ God Strengthens.
  \\THIS PROPHECY,\\ like Daniel and Revelation, \\might be termed a\\
  \\Mystery Book.\\  It contains much imagery which is difficult of
  interpretation.  Nevertheless, many of its teachings are clear and of
  the highest value.

  \\SYNOPSIS OF THE BOOK\\
   \\SECTION I. The preparation and Call of the Prophet,\\ chs. 1-3
    # Eze 1:1 - 3:1
    (a) \\Son of a priest\\
         # Eze 1:3
    (b) \\Carried away captive\\ to Babylon
         # Eze 1:1 2Ki 24:11-16
    (c) \\His vision of God\\ ch. 1
         # Eze 1:1
    (d) \\His Call\\
         # Eze 1:3
    (e) \\His Commission\\ and Enduement chs. 2,3
         # Eze 2:1 - 3:1
    (f) \\Spiritual Food\\
         # Eze 3:1-3
        see
         # Rev 10:10
    (g) \\His Task,\\ a Spiritual Watchman
         # Eze 3:4-11 17-21
    (h) Ezekiel claims the highest degree of Inspiration.
        The words "Thus saith Jehovah" are reiterated over and over again
        throughout the entire book.

  \\KEY NOTE, "I am Jehovah."\\
   \\SECTION II, a portrayal of the Apostate Condition of Judah\\ before
   the captivity.
    (a) Largely visions, warnings and predictions concerning the guilt of
        the people and the coming destruction of Jerusalem, chs. 4-24
         # Eze 4:1 - 24:1
    (b) Divine judgments upon the Seven Surrounding Nations, chs. 25-32
         # Eze 25:1 - 32:1

   \\SECTION III. Chiefly Predictions and Promises\\ concerning the means
   by which the glory of the nations is to be restored, chs. 33-48
    # Eze 33:1 - 48:1
    (a) By Heeding the Warnings of the Spiritual Watchmen, and repenting
        of Sin, Ch. 33
         # Eze 33:1
    (b) By displacing the False Shepherds, and the coming of the Good
        Shepherd, who will feed the flock, ch. 34
         # Eze 34:1
    (c) By a National Revival, and a Spiritual Resurrection in the
        Valley of Dry Bones, chs. 36,37
         # Eze 36:1 - 37:1
    (d) By the Overthrow of the Enemies of the Nation, chs. 38,39
         # Eze 38:1 - 39:1
    (e) By the Building of a New Sanctuary, chs. 40-42
         # Eze 40:1 - 42:1
    (f) By the returning of the Glory of the Lord
         # Eze 43:4,5 44:4
    (g) By the Ministry of a Loyal Priesthood
         # Eze 44:9-31
    (h) By Life-giving Waters issuing from the Sanctuary, ch. 47
         # Eze 47:1
        see
         # Rev 22:1,2

  \\OUTSTANDING EVENTS\\ in the book
   \\(1) The Departure of the Glory of the Lord from the Temple\\
        # Eze 10:16-18 11:23
   \\(2) The Fall of Jerusalem\\
        # Eze 33:21
   \\(3) The Return of the Shekinah Prophesied\\
        # Eze 44:4

  \\CHOICE SELECTIONS\\
   \\(1)\\ The New Heart
        # Eze 11:19 36:25-28
   \\(2)\\ Personal Responsibility
        # Eze 18:20-32
   \\(3)\\ Untempered Mortar
        # Eze 13:10-15
   \\(4)\\ The Search for a Man of Integrity
        # Eze 22:30
       see
        # Jer 5:1
   \\(5)\\ Sentimental Hearers
        # Eze 33:30-32
   \\(6)\\ Chapters for Ministers, 13, 33, 34
        # Eze 13:1 33:1 34:1
   \\(7)\\ Revival Chapter, 37
        Eze 37:1
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  \\The Book of Daniel\\

  A COMPANION TO THE BOOK OF REVELATION

  \\AUTHOR, like Ezekiel, a captive in Babylon\\
  He was brought before King Nebuchadnezzar while young, and trained in
  the Chaldean language and sciences
   # Da 1:17,18
   \\SEE 14300\\
  \\CAREER OF, Resembled that of Joseph;-\\Promoted to the highest office
  in the realm
   # Da 2:48
  he maintained his spiritual life in the midst of a heathen court
   # Da 6:10

  \\MAIN THEME, the Sovereignty of God\\ over the affairs of men in all
  ages.  The pagan king's confessions of this fact constitute the Key
  Verses of this book.
   # Da 2:47 4:37 6:26

   \\SECTION I.  Largely a Narrative of Personal Biography and Local\\
   \\History.\\ It contains an account of thrilling events and divine
   interpositions unsurpassed in the Old Testament.  It refers to six
   moral conflicts in which Daniel and his companions participated.

   \\First Conflict.\\  Between pagan Self-indulgence, and conscientious
   Abstinence, in promoting health.
    \\Abstinence wins\\
     # Da 1:8-15
   \\Second Conflict.\\  Between pagan Magic and heavenly Wisdom in the
   interpretation of dreams.
    \\Divine Wisdom Wins\\
     # Da 2:1-47
   \\Third Conflict.\\  Heathen Idolatry arrayed against Loyalty to God.
    \\Loyalty to God Wins\\
     # Da 3:1-30
   \\Fourth Conflict.\\  A pagan king's Pride arrayed against Divine
   Sovereignty.
    \\God wins,\\-the king turned out to eat grass
     # Da 4:4-37
   \\Fifth Conflict.\\ Impious Sacrilege arrayed against Reverence for
   Sacred Objects
    \\Reverence wins,\\-the Handwriting on the Wall.  Belshazzar dethroned
     # Da 5:1-30
   \\Sixth Conflict.\\  Between Malicious Plotting and the Providence of
   God over his Saints
    \\Providence wins.\\ The lions mouths stopped
     # Da 6:1-28

  \\SECTION II. Visions and Prophecies\\ relating to the controlling hand
  of God moving the scenes in the Panorama of History, chs. 7-12
   # Da 7:1 - 12:1

   \\INTERPRETATION.  The Book of Daniel is a companion to the Book of\\
   \\Revelation;\\ both contain much imagery which is mysterious.
      The attempt to fit the prophecies of Daniel and Revelation into the
   facts and events of human history has produced and endless conflict of
   opinions.
      The true interpretation of the details of the visions is not always
   clear.
      \\Two Facts\\ are generally acknowledged by candid scholars-
       \\(1)\\ That the prophecies represent a partly veiled Revelation of
           Future Events in secular and sacred history.
       \\(2)\\ That the visions point to the ultimate triumph of God's
           Kingdom over all Satanic and World Powers.

      \\In Chapter Seven\\ many commentators see the \\Four Beasts\\ as
      representing the \\Four great Empires,-Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece\\
      and\\ Rome\\
       # Da 7:1-7
      followed by a vision of the \\Coming Messiah.\\

      \\In Chapter Eight\\ another period of Medo-Persian and Grecian
      history appears under the figure of a beast.

      \\ Chapter Nine\\ contains Daniel's prayer and a veiled prophecy of
      the time of the Coming of the Messiah.

      \\Chapters Ten to Twelve\\ contain additional far-reaching
      predictions and revelations of future events.
         These three chapters have been the battle ground of theological
      controversy with many varied interpretations.

  \\CHOICE SELECTIONS\\
   \\(1)\\ The Purpose of Daniel
        # Da 1:8
   \\(2)\\ The Stone out of the Mountain
        # Da 2:44-45
   \\(3)\\ The Answer of the Three Hebrew Captives
        # Da 3:16-18
   \\(4)\\ The Feast of Belshazzar, ch. 5
        # Da 5:1
   \\(5)\\ Daniel in the Lions Den
        # Da 6:1-24
   \\(6)\\ The Vision of the Judgment
        # Da 7:9-14
   \\(7)\\ The Soul-winner's Promise
        # Da 12:3