idolatry and punishment. Successful

expedition against the Midianites.

Slaughter of five kings. Balaam is

slain. The Israelites draw near to

Canaan. The tribes of Reuben and

Gad settle upon the east of Jordan,

with the half tribe of Manasseh.

Moses appoints the division of Ca-

naan by lot. Cities of refuge. Fare-

well address of Moses to the tribes.

Urim and Thummim. Death of

Moses. Mount Pisgah.

CHAPTER XII.

The Conquest. Joshua succeeds Moses.
Spies sent to Jericho. Rahab con-
ceals them. Crossing of the Jordan.
Joshua is informed in a vision how
to take Jericho. The walls of the
city fall down. Description of Jeri-
cho. Achan's theft. Its conse-
Achan stoned. Capture

quences.

of Ai. Sacrifices and reading of

the law upon Mount Ebal. Treaty

with the Gideonites. Joshua routs

and slays the confederate kings. The

sun stands still. The whole country

subdued. Death of Joshua and Elea-

Burial of the bones of Joseph

at Shechem.

zer.

CHAPTER XIII.

Ehud is

The Hebrews become corrupted by their

idolatrous neighbors. Idolatry pre-

vails. They are subdued and become

tributary to the king of Mesopotamia.

Othniel delivers them. Again sub-

dued by the Moabites.

their deliverer. Eighty years of rest,

B. C. 1426. Story of Ruth. War

with the Canaanites. The great

victory of Deborah and Barak over

Sisera. Sisera slain by Jael, the

wife of Heber. Song of Deborah.

Incursions of the Midianites. Gide-

on, the deliverer. His great victory

with three hundred men. The Israel-

ites offer to make him king.

refuses. His death.

CHAPTER XIV.

He

Abimelech, spurious son of Gideon, mur-

ders all his brothers except Jotham.

He takes the government. He op-

presses the people. They expel him.

He is killed by a woman.

Tola and

Jair govern Israel. Jephtha defeats

the Ammonites. Jephtha's vow. He

judges Israel six years, 1247 B. C.

Idolatry and subjection of the Israel-

ites. Birth of Samson. His strength.

228

237

His capture by the Philistines. He

carries off the gates of Gaza. He

pulls down the temple, and kills great

numbers of his enemies, with him-

self, 1222 B. C.

CHAPTER XV.

Eli. His neglect of family government.

Punishment denounced upon him.

The Israelites defeated by the Phil-

istines. The ark taken. Death of

Eli. Samuel judges Israel. Israel

renounces idolatry. Great victory

over the Philistines. Wickedness

of Samuel's sons. The people de-

mand a king. Jahn's estimate of

the causes that led the nation to this

demand. Samuel endeavors to dis-

suade them. Saul the first king.

Chosen by lot, 1110 B. C. Jahn's

account of the times and the office

of the judges.

CHAPTER XVI.

Saul's reign. His victory over the Am-

monites at Jabesh Gilead. He con-

quers the Amalekites. His sinful

neglect to destroy King Agag and

the booty. The prophet Samuel's

rebuke of Saul. Samuel anoints

David to be king. Saul's mental

malady. He is soothed by David's

harp. War with the Philistines.

Story of David and Goliah. Glory

of David. Jealousy of Saul. His

efforts to kill David. Friendship of

David and Jonathan. Death of

Samuel. Saul's continued hostility.

David's generous forbearance. Saul

consults the witch of Endor, and

hears his doom. Israel is overcome

by the Philistines. Death of Saul's

three sons.

Saul's suicide.

CHAPTER XVII.

David reigns at Hebron. His lamenta-
tion over the death of Saul. Wars
between the houses of David and Saul.

253

265

279

Description of Hebron. Death of

Abner. The inauguration of David.

He takes possession of Mount Zion.

He prepares to build a temple to

Jehovah. His victories over Eastern

nations. His fall, and his murder of

Uriah. The reproof of Nathan, the

prophet. The rebellion of Absalom.

Battle in the forest of Ephraim.

Absalom slain. Absalom's sepulchre.

The famine. Revolt of Adonijah.

The anointing of Solomon. David's

last counsel to Solomon. Death of

David. His burial on Mount Zion. 304

CHAPTER XVIII.

Solomon comes to the throne, 1030 B. C.
His great wealth and power. Plot
of Adonijah to gain the kingdom.
Adonijah and Joab are put to death.
Solomon marries the daughter of
Pharaoh. Building of the Temple
on Mount Moriah. Description of
it. Solomon's pools. His splendid
palaces. Account of the commerce
and revenues of his kingdom. Solo-
mon reigns forty years. His death. 336

CHAPTER XIX.

Rehoboam succeeds Solomon. Revolt of
the ten tribes under Jeroboam. Judah
and Benjamin adhere to Rehoboam.

Jeroboam establishes other places of

worship besides Jerusalem, and a new

priesthood. Jeroboam's death, 968

B. C. He is followed by Nadab,

Baaska, Zimri, and Omri. Omri

builds Samaria. He dies, 931 B. C.

Description of Samaria.

(Judah, from B. C. 990 to B. C. 929.)

Rehoboam soons falls into idolatry. He

is conquered, and Jerusalem plun-
dered by Shishak, king of Egypt.
Rehoboam dies, 973 B. C. Abijah
succeeds him. Asa follows, a pious
and prosperous king.

(Israel, from B. C. 931 to B. C. 895.)

Ahab succeeds Omri. Evil influence of

Jezebel. Idolatry becomes prevalent.

Elijah announces famine. He con-

founds the prophets of Baal, whom

the people slay, and acknowledge

Jehovah. Great victory of Israel

over Ben Hadad. Doom of Ahab

pronounced by Elijah. Ahab slain,

909 B. C. Ahaziah. Jehoram. Elisha

raises the Shunamite's son. Story of

Naaman. Famine. Panic and flight

of the Syrian host. Jehu anointed

king by Elisha. Jehoram, Ahaziah,

and Jezebel slain. Destruction of

the family of Ahab. Jehu destroys

the temple of Baal, and roots out

idolatry.

CHAPTER XX.

(Judah, from B. C. 929 to B. C. 725.)
Jehoshaphat begins to reign, 929 B. C.

one of the best of the Hebrew kings.
He continues to root out idolatry.
One million one hundred and sixty
thousand men enrolled to bear arms.
Judges are placed in all the princi-
pal cities. Jehoshaphat's admirable
charge to them. Death of Jehosh-

354

aphat. Jehoram comes to the throne,
904 B. C. His wife was Athaliah,
daughter of Jezebel. Jehoram mur-
ders his six brothers. Idolatry again
established. Judgments denounced
by Elisha. Death and disgrace of
the king. Ahaziah succeeds to the
throne. A bad man. Reigns one
year. Athaliah slays all her grand-
sons except Joash. Joash hidden in
the temple. The people rise and
slay Athaliah, and make Joash king.
Jehoiada, the chief priest, is regent.
Joash repairs the temple. His
His apos-
tasy and murder. Amaziah reigns.
Victory over the Edomites. He is
killed by conspirators, B. c. 809.
Uzziah succeeds. He is struck with
leprosy. Jotham, his son, administers

the government. Death of Uzziah.

Death of Jotham. Ahaz on the

throne. A corrupt, idolatrous mon-

arch. Dies, 725 B. C. He is not

allowed a place in the sepulchre of

the kings.

CHAPTER XXI.

(Israel, from B. C. 895 to B. C. 719.)
Jehu comes to the throne, B. C. 895. The
country east of the Jordan seized by
Hazael, king of Syria. Death of
Jehu. Death of Elisha. Jonah's
mission. Conquest of Samaria and
the whole country by Shalmaneser,

king of Assyria. The principal in-

habitants carried away captive.

(Judah, from B. C. 725 to B. C. 586.)

Hezekiah, a pious prince. Description of

the sepulchre of the kings. Hezekiah

restores the true worship. The pass-

over revived. Hezekiah subject, for
a time, to Sennacherib, the Assyrian

king. Destruction of the Assyrian

host by a "blast" from the Lord.

Sickness of Hezekiah. His life pro-

longed in answer to prayer. His

death. Manasseh succeeds, at twelve

years of age. He becomes corrupt.

Defeated by Esarhaddon, taken cap-

tive, and sent to Babylon. He re-

pents and is released. Josiah, a good

king. He overturns idolatry. Killed
in battle against Necho, king of

Egypt. Jehoiakim.
Jehoiakim. Warning by
Jeremiah. His imprisonment by
Jehoiakim. Jehoiakim subdued by
Nebuchadnezzar. Forty thousand
of the people sent into captivity.
Zedekiah made king. He revolts.
Nebuchadnezzar burns the temple
and city, demolishes the walls, carries
off all the sacred vessels and treasure.

Zedekiah is taken, and carried in

fetters to Babylon. The country

depopulated.

CHAPTER XXII.

The seventy years' captivity. Discussion

of the causes of the downfall of the

Hebrew nation. The divine inten-

tion in its establishment not frustrat-

ed. Media the scene of the Captivity.

The captivity a colonization rather

than a slavery. Tobit. Daniel and

his three friends. Their Chaldæan

names. Nebuchadnezzar's dream of

the image. Daniel's interpretation.

Nebuchadnezzar acknowledges God.

Daniel and his friends promoted.

They refuse to worship the image.

The fiery furnace. Other dreams.

Their interpretation and accomplish-

ment. Nebuchadnezzar again honors

Jehovah. He dies, 561 B. C. Suc-

ceeded by Evil Merodach, who is

slain in battle with Cyrus. Belshaz-

zar comes to the throne. He pro-

fanes the sacred vessels. The hand-

Daniel's

writing upon the wall.

interpretation. Belshazzar's death,

553 B. C. Darius takes the kingdom.

Daniel exalted. Jealousy. He is

thrown to lions for praying to the

Almighty. His deliverance. Jeho-

vah honored. Death of Darius, 551

B. C.

Cyrus succeeds. Defection of

Nabonadius. Babylon taken by
Cyrus. Prophecy of Isaiah. Cyrus
acknowledges the supremacy of Je-
hovah. He allows the captives to
return to the Holy Land.

CHAPTER XXIII.

The Restoration. The honor of Jehovah
maintained and extended by the
Captivity. Why was Judah allowed
to return, and not Israel? Remarks
of Professor Jahn. What became
of the Ten Tribes? Remarks of
Rabbi Benjamin — of Major Rawlin-
son. Zerubbabel and Joshua, with
fifty thousand of the people, return to
Palestine. Daniel remains at the
Court of Cyrus. Zerubbabel is ap-
pointed Governor of Judæa. He re-
ceives from Cyrus the sacred vessels of
the Temple. Feast of Tabernacles
celebrated at Jerusalem. An altar is
built on the ruins of the Temple.
The people assemble to rebuild the
Temple. Death of Cyrus. Darius
Hystaspes elected King. The Tem-
ple completed, 516 B. C. The dedi-
cation. The temple service re-estab-

394

411

lished. Battle of Marathon, B. C.

490.

Suc-

Darius dies, 485 B. C.

ceeded by Xerxes, the Ahasuerus of

Ezra. Artaxerxes. The rebuilding

of Jerusalem stopped. Queen Vashti

deposed. Esther promoted. Ezra

commissioned to go to Jerusalem and

beautify the Temple. The plot of

Haman. The Jews saved by Esther.

Nehemiah gains permission to rebuild

the walls. Jeremiah appointed Gov-

ernor of Judæa. Collection and

revisal of the sacred books of the

Old Testament. The Chaldee dialect

displaces the old Hebrew. A temple

built on Mount Gerizim.

Old Testament Canon.

End of the

CHAPTER XXIV.

De-

(From B. c. 420 to B. C. 163.)

Inspired History is discontinued from 420

B. C. to His birth. Hebrew history

derived from Josephus and others.

Artaxerxes succeeded by Xerxes on

the Persian throne. Wars of the

Persians with the Egyptians. The

Jews faithful to the Persians.

struction of Sidon. Overthrow of

Egypt by the Persian King, 350 B. C.

Invasion of Persia by Alexander, 334

B. C. Fulfilment of the prophecy of

Zechariah. Alexander invades Syria.

He is met in his march against Jeru-

salem by a procession of priests. He

is shown the prophecy of Daniel.

Offers sacrifices. Grants the Jews

free enjoyment of their national laws.

Exemption from tribute every seventh

year. Alexander dies at Babylon.

Ptolemy. He favors the Jews. De-

population of Babylon. The High

Priest, Simon, repairs the temple and

city of Jerusalem. He completes

the Canon of the Old Testament.

Simon dies, 291 B. C. Ptolemy Phil-

adelphus executes the translation of

the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek,

called the Septuagint, B. C. 278. In-
fluence of the Greeks. Origin of
the Sadducees. Persecution of the
Jews by Ptolemy Philopater. De-
struction of the temple by Appolonius,
167 B. C. Idolatry established. Judas
Maccabæus desires to maintain the
true worship. He gains the mastery
of Judæa. Attempts to rebuild the
temple. Wars of the Maccabees.

CHAPTER XXV.

Death of Judas Maccabæus. Jonathan

succeeds him. His treaty with the

Syrian king. Siege of the citadel

423

CHAPTER I.

The New Testament the best commentary

on the Old. The promise of the

Angel Gabriel to Zacharias and

Elisabeth. The announcement by

Gabriel to the Virgin Mary. Birth of

John. Bethlehem. Birth of Christ.

The joy of the aged Simeon and

Anna. The wise men. The Star.

Herod's bloody purpose. Flight of

Joseph to Egypt. Death of Herod.

Return of Joseph and Mary. Naza-

reth. John the Baptist. Baptism

of Christ. His fast of forty days.

His temptation. Testimony of John.

Christ's miracle at Cana. Descrip-

tion of Cana. Cleansing the Temple.

Nicodemus. Death of John. Christ
in Galilee. Attempt of the people
to kill him. Call of Simon and
Andrew, James and John. The
great draught of fishes. Healing of
the demoniac, and of Peter's wife's
mother. Sermon on the Mount.
Miracles. Pool of Bethesda. The
man with the withered hand.
twelve Apostles. Their commission. 521

CHAPTER II.

The

Raising the widow's son at Nain. Christ

is anointed from the alabaster box of

precious ointment. Description of

Tiberias. The stilling of the tem-
pest. Casting out of devils. Rais-

ing of the daughter of Jairus. Feed-

ing of the multitude. The storm

upon the lake. Peter's attempt to

walk upon the water. Second mira-

culous supply of food to the multitude.
Christ's transfiguration. Healing of

the lunatic. Paying tribute. Teach-

ing in the Temple. Discussions with

the Scribes. Jericho. The Holy

Land in the time of Christ, with

map. Parable of the Prodigal. The

rich man and Lazarus. Restoring

sight to the blind. Christ blesses

little children. Mary and Martha.

Raising of Lazarus.

CHAPTER III.

The Passover at Jerusalem. Description
of Jerusalem, with a plan. Plan
of the Temple. Blind Bartimeus.
Bethany. The anointing by Mary.
Triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
Expulsion of the money-changers
from the Temple. Treachery of
Judas. The Last Supper. Gethsem-
ane. The olive-trees. Peter's zeal.
The agony. Peter's fall.
Peter's fall. His re-
pentance. Remorse of Judas. His

suicide.

CHAPTER IV.

Jesus at the bar of Pilate. His condem-

nation. Mocking. Scourging. Crown-

ing with thorns. Crucifixion. The

two thieves. Description of the cross,

and the mode of execution. Christ's

filial affection. The darkness. Rend-

ing of the veil of the Temple. Rend-

ing of the rocks. Opening of the

graves. Piercing of the body. Christ's

burial by Joseph. Closing the tomb.

The guard. The constancy of the

women. The Resurrection. Absurd

falsehood of the chief priests. Christ's

appearance to Mary to Thomas

to the two disciples on the way to

Emmaus -to the disciples at the

Sea of Tiberias. His final instruc-

tions to the Apostles. His ascension

from the Mount of Olives.

character of Christ. The Christian
religion. Contrast with heathenism.
List of Christ's Miracles, Parables,
and Discourses.

CHAPTER V.

The

From the Ascension to the full establish-

ment of Christianity. Choice of

Matthias as successor to Judas. Pen-

tecost. The gift of tongues. Preach-

ing of Peter. Conversion of three
thousand people. Healing of the
cripple at the beautiful gate. Peter
and John thrown into prison. Peter's
address to the Council. They are
released. The gift of the Holy Ghost.
Charity of the believers. Ananias
and Sapphira. Cures wrought by
the Apostles. They are again cast
into prison. Miraculous deliverance.
They are scourged. Choice of seven
deacons to care for the poor. Stephen.
His arrest. His address to the Coun-
cil. His martyrdom. Dispersion of
the Christians from Jerusalem.

CHAPTER VI.

Philip flees from Jerusalem. Ilis success-

ful preaching in Samaria. Philip

and the Eunuch. Saui's persecution

of Christians. His miraculous con-

version. Cæsarea. Damascus. His

powerful preaching. Description of

Joppa. Peter raises Tabitha. His

vision and commission to the Gen-

tiles. Cornelius. Peter's discourse.

Descent of the Holy Ghost. Con-

version and baptism of many.

CHAPTER VII.

Persecutions under Herod Agrippa. He
kills James. Peter imprisoned. He

is delivered by an angel in answer

to prayer. Death of Herod. Barna-
bas and Saul journey to Cyprus,

Paphos, Perga, and Antioch, preach-

ing. Paul's discourse in the syna-

gogue in Pisidia. He is invited to

preach again. He proclaims the

doctrine that salvation is for the

Gentiles as well as the Jews. He is

driven out of the city. He heals the

cripple at Lystra. The people wish

to offer sacrifice to him and Barnabas.

They forbid it. Paul stoned.

CHAPTER VIII.

Paul and Silas make an extensive tour to

preach. The cure of the demoniac.
Paul and Silas are taken before the

magistrates. Imprisoned, with their
feet in the stocks. They pray and

sing. The prison doors opened by
Conversion and
an earthquake.
baptism of the jailer and his family.
Paul at Athens. Idolatry of the
city. Paul brought before the Arco-
pagus. His discourse to the judges.

Conversion of some persons of' rank.
Paul at Corinth. Description of the

city. Paul writes his second letter

to the Thessalonians. Paul's success

at Ephesus. Geographical notices.

CHAPTER IX.

Description of Ephesus. Disorderly con
duct of some Christians at Corinth.
Paul writes them a letter. He also
writes to the Galatians. Jealousy of
Demetrius, the silversmith. Paul's
deliverance from the fury of the
people. He leaves Timothy in care
of the Church at Ephesus. Ile
travels through. Macedonia and Acha-
The
ia. He preaches at Troas.
death of Eutychus. Paul restores
him to life. Geographical notices.
Paul's farewell discourse to the Ephe-
sian Christians. He visits Tyre.
Here he is advised not to go to Jeru-
salem. Paul at Jerusalem. He is

falsely accused and dragged from the

Temple. He is allowed by the Roman

commander to speak. He gives a

detailed account of his conversion.

They dare not scourge him, because

he is a Roman citizen. The plot to

kill him. It is frustrated. He is

sent under guard to Cæsarea to Felix,

the Roman governor.

CHAPTER X.

Paul brought before Felix. Tertullus
speaks against him. Paul's defence.
Paul speaks again before Felix and