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himself unceasingly
through the life of his people, and that the Bible which records that
revelation consists not of two disconnected parts but is one book.
To two of my former students, the Reverend Harold B. Hunting and
Ralph H. Pierce, I am under obligation for valuable aid and suggestions
in preparing this volume for press.
C.F.K. YALE UNIVERSITY, October, 1911.

CONTENTS
THE EXILE AND REVIVAL OF THE JUDEAN COMMUNITY
Section XCI. THE JEWS IN PALESTINE AND EGYPT
Lam. 2:1-10, 5:1-18, Jer. 43:3-12, 44:1-14, 28.
I. The Significance of the Destruction of the Hebrew State.--II. The
Book of Lamentations.--III. Authorship and Date of the Book.--IV. Its
Real Character.--Numbers and Fortunes of the Jews Who Remained in
Palestine.-- VI. Fortunes of the Jews in Egypt.--VII. The Jewish Colony
at Elephantine. --VIII. The Temple of Jahu at Elephantine.
Section XCII. EZEKIEL'S MESSAGE TO HIS SCATTERED
COUNTRYMEN.

Ezek. 37, 40:1, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21b, 44-47, 41:1-8a, 43:1-9, 44:9-16,
23, 24, 45:1-8.
I. The Home of the Exiles in Babylon.--II. Their New Conditions and
Occupations.--III. Their Religious Life. IV. The Prophecies of
Ezekiel.--
V. The Resurrection of the Dead Nation.--VI. The Divine Shepherd.--
VII. Ezekiel's Plan of the Restored Temple.
Section XCIII. THE CLOSING YEARS OF THE BABYLONIAN
RULE
II Kings 25:27-30, Isa. 9:1-7, 11:1-10, 13:2-4, 11, 17, 18b, 19-22, Ezra
6:3-5, 5:14, 15, 1:5-6, I Esdr. 5:4-6, Ezra 3:2-4, 6b.
I. The Transformation of the Jews into a Literary People.--II. The
Literary Activity of the Babylonian Period.--III. The Holiness Code.--
IV. The Liberation of Jehoiachin and the Hopes of the Jews.--V. The
Rule of Nabonidus.--VII. Rise and Conquests of Cyrus.--VII. His
Capture of Babylon.--VIII. His Treatment of Conquered Peoples.
Section XCIV. THE REBUILDING OF THE TEMPLE
Hag. 1, 2, Ezra 5:3-6:14.
I. The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah.--II. The Chronicler's Conception
of the Restoration.--III. Convulsions in the Persian Empire.--IV.
Haggai's Effective Addresses.--V. The Attempt to Stop the Rebuilding
of the Temple.--VI. The Significance of the Restoration of the Temple.
Section XCV. ZECHARIAH'S VISIONS AND ENCOURAGING
ADDRESSES
Zech. 1:7-4:6a, 11-14, 8b-10, 6:9-15, 7, 8:1-8.
I. Zechariah's Ancestry and Point of View.--II. The Book of Zechariah.
--III. Problems and Hopes of the Judean Community.--IV. Zechariah's
Assurances of Jehovah's Care.--V. Preparations for the Crowning of
Zerubbabel.--VI. Disappointment of these Patriotic Hopes.--VII.
Zechariah's Later Exhortations and Predictions.
Section XCVI. ISRAEL'S TRAINING AND DESTINY
Isa. 40:1-4, 6, 31, 41:1-4, 8-10, 42:1-7, 10-15, 22-28, 44:1-5.
I. The Seventy Years Following the Rebuilding of the Temple.-- II.
Spiritual Forces in Judaism.--III. Evidences that Isaiah 40-66 Were
Written in Palestine.--IV. Their Probable Date.--V. Their Literary
Characteristics.--VI. Their Theme and Purpose.--VII. Reasons Why
Jehovah Will Restore His People.

Section XCVII. CONDITIONS AND PROBLEMS WITHIN THE
JUDEAN COMMUNITY
Mal. 1:6-14, 2, 3, 4:1-3, Ps. 22:1-18.
I. Date of the Book of Malachi.--II. Neglect of the Temple Service.--
III. The Need of a Great Moral Awakening.--IV. The Lot of the
Faithful.-- V. The Problem of Suffering in the Literature of the Period.
Section XCVIII. THE PROBLEM AND TEACHINGS OF THE
BOOK OF JOB
Job 1, 2 3:2, 11, 13-15, 17, 19, 20-22, 25, 26, 4:1-7, 17-19, 5:17-22, 26,
27, 6:1-4b, 14, 15, 20-30, 7:1-6, 9-18, 20, 21, 8:1-6, 9:1-7, 16-20, 24,
31-35, 10:9-15, 20-22, 11:1, 7-9, 13-15, 12:1-3, 13:7-18, 21-25,
14:7-10, 13-15, 18, 19, 15:4-6, 16:1-4, 11-13a, 18-21, 18:1, 5-7, 19:1,
13-15, 23-27, 20:1-5, 21:1, 7-9, 22:1-5, 23, 27, 28, 23:1-6, 25:1-4, 26:1,
27:2, 4, 5, 7-9, 29:1-5, 30:15-21, 31:5-8, 35-37, 40:2, 8, 9, 38:2-7, 8-11,
39-41, 42:2, 3, 5, 8.
I. The Structure of the Book of Job.--II. Dates of the Different Parts.--
III. The Prose Story.--IV. The Poem of Job.--V. Progress in Job's
Thought.--VI. Significance of the Speeches of Job.
Section XCIX. THE TRAINING AND MISSION OF THE TRUE
SERVANT OF JEHOVAH
Isa. 49:1-15, 50:4-10, 52:13-15, 53.
I. The Different Portraits of Jehovah's Servant.--II. The Prophet's
Purpose.--III. The Character and Condition of Those to Whom the
Prophet Appealed.--IV. The Task and Training of Jehovah's
Servant.--V. Methods of Jehovah's Servant.--VI. Realization of the
Ideal of Service.
Section C. NEHEMIAH'S WORK IN REBUILDING THE WALLS
OF JERUSALEM
Neh. 1-4, 6, 7:1-5a, 12:31, 32, 37-40.
I. Nehemiah's Memoirs.--II. Nehemiah's Response to the Call to
Service.-- III. Obstacles that Confronted Him.--IV. His Plan of
Work.--V. The Restored Walls.--VI. Completion and Dedication of the
Walls.
Section CI. NEHEMIAH'S SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS REFORMS
Isa. 56, 58:2-12, Neh. 5, 13:4-31.
I. Cruelty and Hypocrisy of the Jewish Leaders.--II. Nehemiah's
Method of Correcting the Social Evils in the Community.--III. The

Historical Value of Nehemiah 13.--IV. Regulations Regarding the
Temple Service.-- V. Provisions Regarding Sabbath Observance and
Foreign Marriages.-- VI. Significance of Nehemiah's Work.
Section CII. TRADITIONAL ACCOUNT OF THE ADOPTION OF
THE PRIESTLY LAW
Ezra 7:1, 6-10, Neh. 7:73b-8:4a, 5, 6, 9-18, 9:1-3, 6-8. 32-38,
10:28-39b
I. The Ezra Tradition.--II. The Historical Value of the Ezra Tradition.--
III. The Facts