NOTE.-The Titles of the Lessons in Italics are Poetical Pieces. My Father, LXXIV.-The Prophets of the Captivity, LXXV. The Captivity-Daniel, LXXVI.-The Captivity-Shadrach, Meshech, and Abednego, Some Murmur, LXXVII.-After the Captivity-Daniel (continued), LXXXV.-The Maccabees, LXXXVI.-Figurative Language of the Old Testament, LXXXVII.-Parables of the Old Testament, LXXXVIII.-Parables of the Old Testament (continued),. Justice and Mercy, XCI.-Parables of the Old Testament (continued), . PAGE 7 9 10 11 14 15 16 19 21 22 24 26 23 30 31 32 36 39 40 41 41 45 46 48 49 51 53 53 55 57 58 70 75 78 82 83 85 CHAP. PAGE CX.-Miracles of the Prophets (continued), XCIII.-Miracles in the Wilderness, Light Shining out of Darkness, XCV.-Miracles in the Wilderness (continued), XCIX.-Miracles under Joshua (continued),. The Guardian Angels, CII.-Miracles in the Time of the Kings,. CIII. The Miracles of Elijah, CIV. The Miracles of Elijah (continued), CV.-Miracles of Elisha, CVI.-Miracles of Elisha (continued), CVII.-Miracles of Elisha (continued), CVIII.-Miracles of Elisha (continued), CXI.-Miracles of the Prophets (continued), CXIII.-Dreams (continued),. CXIV. Dreams (continued), CXV.-Dreams (continued), CXVI.-Dreams (continued), CXVII.-An Emblem-The Lord was my Stay, The Child's First Grief, List of Emblem Lessons, Shortness of Life, CXVIII.-The Poetical Books, . The Stars, CXIX. Proverbs, CXX.-Proverbs (continued), CXXI.-Proverbs (continued), CXXII.-Proverbs (continued), CXXIII.-Proverbs (continued), 87 92 93 94 96 98 103 105 107 110 112 115 116 120 122 126 127 131 135 135 139 140 142 145 148 150 152 154 156 157 161 163 164 166 167 170 171 173 175 177 179 181 184 Appendix.-Chronology, Genealogy, Journeys of Israel, Judges, Kings of Israel and Judah, Weights and Measures, Jewish Money, Roman THE OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY. PART II. CHAPTER LX. KINGS OF ISRAEL. THERE were nineteen kings who reigned over the ten tribes of Israel. But all of them were wicked. 1. JE-RO-BO-AM, the son of Nebat. He made two calves of gold, and he set the one in Bethel, and the other in Dan. And he said to the people, "Behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt." And the people worshipped them. "And he made a house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi. He also offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel." God sent a man of God from Judah to rebuke him, as he sacrificed on that altar; and he foretold, that Josiah, a King of Judah, should burn the bones of the false priests on that same altar, and so it came to pass. God also sent Ahijah the prophet to tell Jeroboam"Thus saith the Lord God of Israel: Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel, and rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it to thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart to do that only which was right in mine eyes; and hast done evil above all that were before thee; for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back; I will cut off from Jeroboam every man in the city. "Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat; for the Lord hath spoken it." 2. NADAB, the son of Jeroboam, reigned after his father. "He did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father, and in the sin wherewith Jeroboam made Israel to sin." When he had reigned two years, Baasha conspired against him and slew him. 3. BA-A-SHA, of the house of Ahijah, of the tribe of Issachar, became king after Nadab's death. "He did evil in the sight of the Lord; and walked in the way of Jeroboam." 4. ELAH, the son of Baasha, reigned after his father. He also did evil in the sight of the Lord; and when he had been king two years, Zimri, who was captain of half his chariots, smote him. 5. ZIMRI took the kingdom after the death of Elah. He destroyed all the family of Baasha, as God had foretold by the prophet Jehu. And Zimri reigned seven days in Tirzah; and then the city being taken, he went into the palace, and burnt it over him with fire. 6. OMRI became king after Zimri. He did evil in the sight of the Lord worse than all that were before him. QUESTIONS. How many kings of Israel were there? Of what sort were they? What was the sin of Jeroboam? Who was Ahijah? What did he tell Jeroboam? How many kings of Israel were killed? What became of Zimri? CHAPTER LXI. KINGS OF ISRAEL (continued). 7. AHAB, the son of Omri, reigned after his father. He was a very wicked king. "He did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him." He married Jezebel, the daughter of Eth-ba-al, King of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal and worshipped him. He also worshipped As-tar-te or Ash-ta-roth. |