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times in the book does the following phrase occur and what is the
significance of the statement, "In those days there was no king in Israel"
9. Name the judges mentioned in the catalogue of the faithful in Hebrews 11.
10. Name a piece of literature based on any one of the characters, and the author thereof.
QUOTATION.--"This period has been called the Heroic age of Hebrew history. It
abounds in wild adventure and desperate feats of individual valor. Personal activity,
daring and craft were the qualifications which raised the judges to their title and
eminence. They appear as gallant insurgents, or guerrilla leaders, rather than as grave
administrators of justice or the regular authorities of a great kingdom." Copy in blank
book.
XV. _Items of Special Interest._
Select ten.
XVI. _Individual Finds._
Chapters

5, 11, 16, 21.

RUTH
I. Read the book through thoroughly, thoughtfully, and record the length of time required.
II. Name the eight leading characters.
III. Name seven interesting facts gleaned from the book.
IV. Prepare three questions upon the material of each chapter.
V. Give a phrase name to each of the four chapters.
VI. Record what you regard as the best verse.
VII. _Questions:_
1. Why, according to your opinion, is this story of Ruth recorded in the Bible?
2. What two large modern problems would be solved by living as indicated in this book?
3. Write a paragraph of one hundred words about gleaning, based upon this book and
other portions of Scripture.
4. In what part of what gospel is the name of Ruth mentioned?

IV and V
THE KINGDOM UNDIVIDED AND THE KINGDOM DIVIDED
THE HISTORICAL BOOKS:
I and II Samuel.
I and II Kings.
I and II Chronicles.
NOTE.--As these three pairs of books are so closely related in their historical contents, it
is deemed best to study them together, though they overlap the two divisions of IV and V.

I. CHARTS
_Chart A. General Contents_

+--------------------------+ | I AND II SAMUEL | +-------------+-----+------+ |Samuel |Saul
|David | +-------------+-----+------+----------------------------------+ | | | | I AND II KINGS | | |
| +---------+-----------+------------+ | | | |Solomon |20 Kings of |20 Kings of | | | | | |Judah
|Israel | | | | +--------+------------+------------+ | | | | | |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | I AND II CHRONICLES
| +---------+-------------+-----+------+--------+------------+------------+ |Genealogy|Courses of
|Saul |David |Solomon |20 Kings of | | |from |Participants | | | |Judah | | |Adam |in Temple | |
| | | | | |Service | | | | | | +---------+-------------+-----+------+--------+------------+------------+
NOTE.--Biblical scholars differ as to the number of kings in the divided kingdoms.
Twenty is assigned to each, based upon authority of Philip Schaff.
NOTE.--Verify contents of above chart.
CHART B.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN KINGS AND CHRONICLES
+------------------------------------+-------------------------------+ | KINGS |CHRONICLES |
+------------------------------------+-------------------------------+ | 1. Record of both Israel and
Judah | 1. Record of Judah only | | 2. Tends toward the secular | 2. Tends toward the
religious | | 3. Emphasizes the Acts of the King | 3. Emphasizes the Worship of | | | the
Sanctuary | +------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
CHART C. SUMMARY OF THE KINGDOMS
UNDIVIDED KINGDOM | TRIBES | DIVIDED KINGDOM
+-------+----+----+--------+----------------+ |40 YRS | 40 | 40 | 1 |JUDAH. 20 KINGS | | S |
D | S | 2 | | | A | A | O +--------+----------------+ | U | V | L | 3 | | | L | I | O | 4 | | | | D | M | 5 | |
| | | O | 6 | | | | | N | 7 |ISRAEL. 20 KINGS| +-------+----+----| 8 | | | 9 | | | 10 | | | 11 | | | 12 | |
+--------+----------------+
CHART D. CHRONOLOGY OF THE KINGDOMS
+----------------------------------------+ |UNDIVIDED KINGDOM: 1095 B.C. to 975 B.C.|
+----------------------------------------+ |KINGDOM ISRAEL: 975 B.C. to 721 B.C. |
+----------------------------------------+ |KINGDOM OF JUDAH: 975 B.C. to 606 B.C. |
+----------------------------------------+
CHART E. KINGS OF DIVIDED KINGDOMS
NOTE.--Let the teacher assign as many kings as is deemed best, to be wrought out on the
chart from the books of I and II Kings. Work out the kings of Israel on a like chart.
_Kings of Judah._
+-----------+---------+--------------+---------+----------------+--------+ | NAME
|CHARACTER| RELATION TO | PROPHET | PHRASE |KIND | | | | PREDECESSOR | |

|OF DEATH| +-----------+---------+--------------+---------+----------------+--------+ |1.
Rehoboam|Evil | |Shemaiah |And Judah did |Natural | | | | | |that which was | | | | | | |evil in
the | | | | | | |sight of Jehovah| | | | | | | | | |2. Abijam |Evil |Son |None |His heart was |Natural |
| | | |mentioned|not perfect with| | | | | | |Jehovah his God | | | | | | | | |