Hurlbut's Bible Lessons Part 2

Lesson VI. Jacob.

(Tell Stories 13 and 14.)

=1.= Who was J[=a]'cob? =The younger son of [=I]'[s+]aac.=

=2.= What did J[=a]'cob see in a dream at night, when he was going far from his home? =A ladder from earth to heaven with angels on it.=

=3.= Whom did J[=a]'cob see standing at the top of the ladder? =The Lord G.o.d.=

=4.= What did G.o.d say to J[=a]'cob at that time? ="I am with thee and will keep thee."=

=5.= What promise did J[=a]'cob make after he saw the heavenly ladder and heard the voice of G.o.d? ="The Lord shall be my G.o.d."=

=6.= What other name was given to J[=a]'cob many years afterward? =The name of [)I][s+]'ra-el.=

=7.= What does the name [)I][s+]'ra-el mean? =The prince of G.o.d.=

=8.= How many sons did J[=a]'cob or [)I][s+]'ra-el have? =Twelve.=

=9.= What people came from J[=a]'cob or [)I][s+]'ra-el? =The children of [)I][s+]'ra-el or [)I][s+]'ra-el-[=i]tes.=

=10.= What are the [)I][s+]'ra-el-[=i]tes called in the Bible? =The people of G.o.d.=

=11.= Why are they called "the people of G.o.d"? =Because they prayed to G.o.d, when other people were praying to idols.=

Lesson VII. Joseph in Egypt.

(Tell Stories 15 and 16.)

=1.= Who was J[=o]'[s+]eph? =One of the younger sous of J[=a]'cob.=

=2.= How did J[=a]'cob feel toward J[=o]'[s+]eph? =He loved J[=o]'[s+]eph more than his older sons.=

=3.= How did J[=o]'[s+]eph's older brothers feel toward him? =They hated him.=

=4.= How did J[=o]'[s+]eph's brothers treat J[=o]'[s+]eph? =They sold him for a slave.=

=5.= To what land was J[=o]'[s+]eph taken and sold? =To the land of [=E]'[.g][)y]pt.=

=6.= How was J[=o]'[s+]eph treated as a slave in [=E]'[.g][)y]pt? =He was put in prison.=

=7.= What is told of J[=o]'[s+]eph in the prison? ="The Lord was with J[=o]'[s+]eph."=

=8.= Who sent for J[=o]'[s+]eph in the prison? =Ph[=a]'ra[=o]h, the King of [=E]'[.g][)y]pt.=

=9.= What did J[=o]'[s+]eph do for Ph[=a]'ra[=o]h? =He told him the meaning of his dreams.=

=10.= What did J[=o]'[s+]eph tell Ph[=a]'ra[=o]h were coming upon the land? =Seven years of great plenty.=

=11.= What would come after the seven years of plenty? =Seven years of great need.=

=12.= What did King Ph[=a]'ra[=o]h do, when he heard these things? =He made J[=o]'[s+]eph ruler over all the land.=

Lesson VIII. Joseph and his Brothers.

(Tell Stories 17, 18 and 9.)

=1.= What did J[=o]'[s+]eph do after he became ruler of [=E]'[.g][)y]pt, during the seven years of plenty? =He saved up all the food.=

=2.= What was done with the food that was saved up by J[=o]'[s+]eph?

=The people of [=E]'[.g][)y]pt were fed in the years of need.=

=3.= Where were J[=a]'cob and his other sons, the brothers of J[=o]'[s+]eph, living at this time? =In the land of C[=a]'n[)a]an.=

=4.= What did J[=o]'[s+]eph's brothers do to get food in the time of need? =They went down to [=E]'[.g][)y]pt.=

=5.= How did J[=o]'[s+]eph treat his brothers when they came to him? =He gave them food but did not tell them who he was.=

=6.= When they came the second time what did J[=o]'[s+]eph do? =He told them who he was, and forgave them.=

=7.= What else did J[=o]'[s+]eph do for his father and his brothers? =He sent for them all to come down to [=E]'[.g][)y]pt.=

=8.= How many were the [)I][s+]'ra-el-[=i]tes or people of [)I][s+]'ra-el, when they came down to [=E]'[.g][)y]pt? =Seventy people.=

=9.= In what part of [=E]'[.g][)y]pt did they live? =In the land of G[=o]'shen.=

Lesson IX. The Youth of Moses.

(Tell Story 20.)

=1.= How long did the [)I][s+]'ra-el-[=i]tes stay in [=E]'[.g][)y]pt?

=More than four hundred years.=

=2.= How did the [=E]'[.g][)y]pt-ian[s+] treat the [)I][s+]'ra-el-[=i]tes while J[=o]'[s+]eph lived, and for a time afterward? =They were kind to the [)I][s+]'ra-el-[=i]tes.=

=3.= What became of the [)I][s+]'ra-el-[=i]tes in [=E]'[.g][)y]pt? =They grew into a great people.=

=4.= How did the King of [=E]'[.g][)y]pt who ruled many years after J[=o]'[s+]eph's time treat the [)I][s+]'ra-el-[=i]tes? =He was very cruel to them.=

=5.= How did the King treat the [)I][s+]'ra-el-[=i]tes cruelly? =He made them work very hard.=

=6.= What order did the King give, to keep the [)I][s+]'ra-el-[=i]tes from growing in number? =That all their boy babies should be killed.=

=7.= What did one [)I][s+]'ra-el-[=i]te mother do with her little baby-boy? =She left him in a little boat on the river.=