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15. The history of the ark of the

covenant.

16. The symbolical things contained in the Holy of Holies.

17. How do the Jews divide the Scriptures?

18. Give an account of the Jewish feasts.

19. The characteristics of a Hebrew Ode, as exhibited in the Ode of Moses on passing the Red Sea.

20. Give an account of the removal of the Ark to Mount Sion, by David.

21. What kind of imagery is generally used by the inspired writers of the Old Testament?

1. The moral condition of the Jews in the time of Elijah.

2. The history of Edom, as derived from sacred Scripture.

3. The character of Josiah.

4. The date of Sennacherib's invasion. 5. Who compiled the two books of the Kings?

6. When were they first so called?

7. The circumstances that attended the dedication of Solomon's Temple.

8. The history of the Temples from the time of Solomon, until the reign of Vespasian.

9. The character of Jehoiada.

10. What period of history does the book of Ezra include ?

11. What period is included in that of Nehemiah?

12. What was the language of the Jews after their return from Babylon ? 13. A plan of Jerusalem in the time of our Saviour.

14. The site of Mount Calvary.

15. A history of the city of Babylon. 16. What part of the Temple was called the ORACLE? Why?

17. How were the priests maintained during the Levitical dispensation? 18. What blessings did Moses promise to Levi?

19. How many kinds of sacrifices were there among the Jews?

20. Explain what is meant by the Sabbatical year.

21. How did Othniel deliver Israel?

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22. The prophecies of Nathan.

23. What was the first offence of Saul? 24. David's direct prophecies of the Messiah.

1. "The LORD shall bring a nation upon thee from far, from the end of the earth, [swift] as the eagle flieth, a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand, a nation of fierce countenance, which shall not respect the person of the old, nor pity the young." Deut. xxviii. 49.

To whom does this prophecy refer? When was it spoken? Is this the whole of the prophecy?

2. Explain the words Jeshurun, Elohim, Jehovah, Hallelujah, Selah, Hosanna.

3. What was the spirit and design of the Mosaic Institutions?

4. Were they imitated by other nations? 5. What was the Sanhedrim?

6. A sketch of the Hebrew government, as left by Moses.

7. The principal servitudes of the Israelites.

1. The difference between avάoтασis and άváσraois, as applied to the resurrection.

2. Prove that the observance of festivaldays is not contrary to the practice of the Apostles.

1. What were the signs predicted by Christ in reference to the destruction of Jerusalem ?

2. Did the Christians take advantage of these predictions?

3. The character of Eliphaz the Temanite.

4. Which is the first parable on record in the Bible?

5. The geographical situation of the places on the east of Jordan.

6. What king of Egypt was contemporary with Solomon?

7. The interview between Joash and Elisha, and the moral to be derived from

it.

8. To what countries were the Israelites

banished after their captivity?

9. Particularize the three stages of the captivity of Judah.

10. What testimony is there to the prophetical character of Daniel in the New Testament ?

1. How did Antiochus Epiphanes persecute the Jews?

2. Give a brief account of the government of the Maccabees.

3. In whose power was the nation of the Jews placed at the Advent of our Lord?

4. Who were the Karaites ?

5. What is meant by the term "Proselytes of the gate?"

6. What are the chief events in Jewish history between the close of the canon of the Old Testament, and the birth of John the Baptist?

7. Was John the Baptist the subject of prophecy?

8. Who were the Essenes ?

9. An account of the Herodians.

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