The Bible Story Part 25

What great city did Simon capture and what citadel did he take? 471, 472 T.J.

Tell the story of Israel's prosperity in the days of Simon. 475, 476 T.J.

What great captain was defeated by the sons of Simon? 479,480 T.J.

How were Simon and his sons betrayed and murdered? 481, 482 T.J.

Name two things which the Maccabees' valor secured to the spiritual life of the nation. 482 T.J.

Who was the last of the line of the Maccabees? 482 T.J.

Give the history of the collection of books called the Apocrypha. 489 T.J.

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THE LIFE OF JESUS

The Nativity

Where was Jesus born? 37 L.J.

Tell three things about the shepherds. 37 L.J.

What two signs did the angel give regarding Jesus? 37 L.J.

What was the angels' song? 38 L.J.

After the angels departed, what did the shepherds do? 38 L.J.

How did Mary treat the words of the shepherds? 38 L.J.

The Wise Men

What question did the wise men ask on reaching Jerusalem? 41 L.J.

What was the effect of the question on Herod, the king? 41 L.J.

When they saw Jesus, what three things did the wise men do? 42 L.J.

What popular stories has fancy woven about the wise men? 485 L.J.

Flight into Egypt

What was the reason for the flight into Egypt? 45 L.J.

When and why was Jesus brought back to Palestine? 46 L.J.

To what city was he taken to live? 46 L.J.

Boyhood of Jesus

To what great feast at Jerusalem was Jesus taken when he was twelve years of age? 49, 491 L.J.

What happened on the trip home? 49 L.J.

What was Jesus' answer to his mother when she found him in the temple? 49 L.J.

What was the home life of little children of Nazareth? 50 L.J.

Describe the school life of Nazareth. 50 L.J.

What glimpses of the outer world were possible to the residents of Nazareth? 50 L.J.

Describe a journey to the great feast at Jerusalem. 53 L.J.

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Baptism of Jesus

What was the great message of John the Baptist? 65, 485 L.J.

How does John the Baptist speak of the superiority of Jesus? 66 L.J.

What did John the Baptist say to the mult.i.tudes, the publicans, the soldiers? 66 L.J.

Tell the story of the baptism. 66-69 L.J.

Temptation

Where did Jesus go after his baptism? 70 L.J.

What was the first temptation? Give Jesus' answer. 70 L.J.

What fact made this temptation exceedingly keen? 70 L.J.

What was the second temptation?

What did Jesus answer? 70 L.J.

What was the third temptation? 70, 73 L.J.

Give Jesus' answer. 73 L.J.