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MACKINLAY, •^ •$ •4V Bl I I PUl ■ 1 7 PINNOCK'S W^ CATECHISM e Vl OF BIBLE AND GOSPEL HISTORY, ADAPTED r jVI TO THE CAPACITY OF YOUNG MINDS. % LONDON: PUBLISHED BY WHITTAKER, TREACHER & CO. HALIFAX, N.S. RE-PRINTED BV JAMES BOWES. 1846. A SHORT BIBLE AND GOSPEL HISTORY. CHAPTER I. Question. Who made you and all the world 1 •Answer. God. Q. What is the world called ? A. The Earth. Q- What did God call the light ? A. Day. Q. What did he call darkness 1 A. Night. Q. What did he call the sky ] A. The Firmament. Q. What did he call the gathering together of the waters 1 A. Seas. Q. What did he call the dry land ? A. Earth. Ct. For what purpose did God make the sun ? A. To give light by day. Q. For what purpose did he make the moon 1 A. To give light by night, Q. What creatures did God make to live in the sea 1 A. Fishes of all sorts. 1 I. BIBLE AND GOSPEL HISTORY. 3 • Q. What creatures were made to live in the firma- ment? A. Fowls and birds of every kind. Q. What creatures to live upon the earth ? A. Beasts, insects, and reptiles. Idl r of the n? nT eseal :l CHAPTER II. Q. With what did God make the first man ? A. The dust of the earth. Q. With what did he make the first woman 1 A. With one of the man's ribs, taken out of his side while he slept. Q. How long was God creating the world and all that it contains? A. Six days. Q. What did he do on the seventh day ? A. He rested on the seventh day and blessed it. Q. What was the name of th. first mani A. Ad'am. Q. What was the name of the first woman ? A. Eve. Q,. Where did God put Ad'am and Eve after he had made them % A. In a pleasant garden, called E'den*. * Q. Where was the garden of E'den supposed to have been situated ? A. In Chal'dea, on the north of the Persian Gulf, near the present Bass'ora in Asiat'ic Turkey. ^?V-7'7^ 4 CATECniSM OF wi.?n hTttr'"".'' ":" ''"" '"" -^" •'"• «"" ^-- wnen /le put them into the .t^-arden "^ A-Nottoeatthefruitofapartkulartree. ^. What was the tree calh^d ? A. The tree of the knowledge of ,00.1 and evil. U. Uid they obey God ? •A. No; they ate the fniil. Q. Who ate it first T A. Eve, and then gave some to Ad'a.n. Q. Who tempted Eve to eat the fruit' A. The Devil in the shape of a Serpent, the fruitT ^^'"'P""i^'> Ad'am and Eve for eating A. He turned them out of the warden nf (,-„ «.nd told them that they should die *'"'"' Q. Would they not have died, if thev had not eaten the fruit t ^ "* A. No ; they probably vvould have lived for ever >f they had been obedient to God ,vh?; 7!7 ^""' '"■'""'' "'•'"' "« of ll'e garden Hhat did he promise them ? Hai-'P", A. That he would send a Saviour into the world to save them from everlastinj death. ' Q. Who was that Saviour.' A. Jesus Clirist, the Son of Go-1 left Ih^glrdl". ^''"" ""^ ^- ^'"'h-l «ft«r they A. God made them co^ts of the skins ofbe„s,s. CHAPTER Ifi. W- Who were Cain and A'bel ' A. The two first sons of A'dam' and Kve. « ree. md evil. BIBLE AND GOSPEL HISTORY. 5 ^ «Ji(l Kve I 'I, In ^vhat manner did mankind display their dcr votion after the fall ? A. By offering burnt sacrifices to Cod. Q. How did they do this ? A. By killing a lamb, and burning it upon an altar. Q, Why did they do this ? A. To shew that they believed God's promise of a Saviour. Q. What is meant by the Fall ? A. The disobedience of Ad'am and Eve, by which all mankind became subject to death. Q. Were Cain and A'bel both good 1 A. No ; Cain was wicked. Q. What did he do ? A. He killed his brother A'bel. Q. Why did he kill him ? A. Through envy, because his sacrifice was ac- cepted, and Cain's was not. Q. What happened to Cain after being so wicked ? A. He was so much hated by all that knew him, as to be obliged to leave his country, and live in a foreign land. , Q. To what country did he go ? A. To the land of Nod*'. for eating of Eden, had not for ever garden, 2 world, er (hey asts. * Q. Where was the land of Nod supposed to have been situated ? if A. In that part of A'sia now called Per'sia. (And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of E'den.) — Genesis iv. 16, A2 CATLClflSM or CHAPTER IV. Q. VVhat was the Flood? A. VVhen (he world was fn]] of people, and ihey were all grown very wicked, God sent a great dea'l of ram to drown them all ; it filled all tho earth, and was called the Flood. Q. Was every body wicked ? A. There was only one good man. Q. What was his name ? A. No'ah. Q. Did God drown him? A. No ; God told hirn to build an ark, a kind of vessel to float upon the waters ; and to go into it with all his iamily, and some of all kinds of creatures. Q. What were the names ofNo'ah's three «.ons who went into the ark with him ? A, Shem, Ham, and Ja'pheth. Q. How long was the rain coming down from heaven ? A. Forty days and forty nights. Q. When the waters abated, where did the ark rest^ A. Upon the top of a mountain, called Ar'arat* Q. When No'ah wanted to know if the waters were gone, what did he do ? A. He sent a dove out of the ark, and it could not find a place that was dry to rest upon, and it came back again to the ark. * Q. Where was mount Ar'arat ? A. In Arme'nia, in the northern part of the present Jrer 8ia% J t and ihey ^reat deal j arth, and a kind of to it with itures. iree sons ivn from ark rest? 'arat*. ! waters ould not it came I 3 BIDLE AND GOSPEL HISTORY. 7 U, What did No'ah do then 1 A. Me sent it out again seven daya after, and it ci\n»o bick with an olive leaf in its mouth. Q. Wiien did No'ah send it out again 1 A. Seven days after, and it did not come back any more, so that No^ah knew that .he waters were gone. Q. When the waters were gone, what did God tell No'ah to do? A. To ^o out of the ark, with all his family, and all the crentuies it contained. Q. What did God promise to Ng'ah ? A. That he would not destroy the earth agam by a flood. Q, What did he say should be a sign to make man- kind remember his promise ? A. The rainbow. present CHAPTER V. Q. When the flood was over, how many persons were left in the world 1 A. Eight. Q. Who were they 1 A. No'ah and his wife, and his three sons and their wives. Q. Were No'ah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Ja'phtth, all good ? A. No : Ham was a wicked man. Q. What did the children of No'ah's sons dol A. They began to build the tower of Ba'bel*. * Q. Where was the tower of Ba'bel ? A, In the city of Ba'bel, or Bab'ylon, \Yhich wat '*^ CATECHISM OF Q. What was the tower of Barbel ? A. A tower which they meant to build up as h.Vh as heaven. ^ Q Why (lid they wish to build it as hi^h as heaven ? ° A. To save themselves fron. being drowned, in case Lrod should send another flood. Q. Did God let them finish their work ? A. No; he confounded their language, so that they could not understand one another. Q. What did they do then ? A. They all went to different parts of the world • and dispersing themselves as each understood the' other, termed several tribes and nations ; for before this all the descendants of No'ah constituted a sinde people. ° CHAPTER VI. Q. Who was A'braham ? A. The pattern of believers, and the friend of God Q. Who was KSa^rah 7 A. A'braham's Wile. Q. What did God command A'braham to do 1 situated on the river Euphra'tes, in Bab'ylonia. The city of Bab'ylon was built by JVim'rod, the son of Cush. and en- larged by tlie celebrated queen Semir^.mis, who is said to have employed two hundred thousand men to encompass it With a wall in which were one hundred brazen .^t.. ,^a was forty-fi.e miles in circumference. Bab'ylon^s aLo fa- mous for the death of Alexander the Great as liigh ligh as in case o that vorld ; od the before single God. ityof (1 en- id to ass it and fa- BDiLE AND GOSPEL HISTORY. ^ A. To leave his country, and go to a land which God would shew him. Q. Did A'braham obey God 1 A. Yes ; he went to the land of Ca'naan*. Q, Whom did he take with him 1 A. His wife Sa'rah, and his nephew Lot. Q. What did A'braham's and Lot's servants do ! A. They quarelled. Q. What did A'braham and Lot consider it be^^t to do on this occasion ? A. They thought it would be better to part. Q. Where did Lot go and live 1 A. In a city called Sod'omf. Q. What promise was made by God to A'braham after this event? A. God promised that A'braham should be the father of a threat nation. Q. What was the name of A'braham's first son ? A. Ish'mael. Q. What was the name of the other son promised bv God to A'braham when he was an old man'! A. I'saac. *Q. Where was the land of Ca'iiaan ? A. In the south-west part of Asiat'ic Turkey. The Land of Ca'naan, at different limes, has had the several names of The Land of Promise, The Lmid of hhael, PaVestine, JiideUi, and the Holy Land. fQ. Where was Sodom ? A. In the plains of Jor'dan. in the land of Ca'naan: u'hich country has been overflowing with water, and become a Jake, now called the Dead ^ea. ^^ CATECHISM OF CHAPTER VIT. Q. What was the character of Ish'mael 1 A. He was a rude boy, and behaved ill to Fsaac, and WPS .sent away from home with his mother Ha'-ar. So?'om?'^ '^""'^^'^ "'"'" ^^^^" S'^^^ town near A. Gomor'rah*. Q. In what manner did the Almighty punish the wickedness of the people who lived in these towns ? A. He sent fire from heaven, and consumed them both, and all their inhabitants. Q. Did he burn Lot 1 A. No; he told him to go out of Sod'ora with his wjfe and his two daughters. Q. What happened to Lot's wifel A. She looked back, though God had ordered her not, and wanted to return to Sod'om ; for which God turned her into a pillar of salt. Q. Where did Lot go and live with his daughters ? A. In a cave near the city of Zo'arf. * Q. Where was Gomor'rah situated ? A. A little north of Hod'om, in Ca'naan, in that part now called the Dead Sea. Gomor'rah was considered the second city of Pentap'oli.-, and Sod'om the lirst. Pentap'olis IS from the Greek, signifying a country of five cities, which name was given to Sod'om, Gomor'rah, Ad'-mah, Ze'-boim, and Zo'ar. These were all destroyed by fire from heaven, except Zo'ar, which was saved through the intercession of Lot with the Almiohty, - tQ. Where was Zo'ar situated? A. In Ca'naan, on the southern part of the Dead Sea. It m Psaac, •Ha'gar. vvn near nish the towns ? 3d them vith his red her ch God :hters ? :iat part 5red the tap'olis , which /-boim, leaven, sion of ca. It BIBLE AND GOSPEL HISTORY. 11 I CHAPTER VIII. ^ Q. When I'saac was arrived at the age of man- hood, what did God command A'braham to do ? A. To kill him and offer him up as a sacrifice to him. Q. Where did God tell him to do this 1 ^ A. Upon one of the mountains in the land of Mori 'ah*. Q. Why did he order A'braham to kill his son ? A. To shew the world that A'braham loved God, and would obey his commands. , Q, Did A'braham obey God ] A. He would have done so, but just as he was going to kill his son, an angel prevented him, and told him to kill a ram that was caught in the bushes. Q. What was A'braham called for his obedience to God 1 A. The Father of the Faithful. 1 Q. What was the conduct of A'braham when very I old, and he wished his son to marry 1 I A. He sent his steward to another country, called Mesopota'miaj, to find a wife for I'saac. Q. What did the steward take with him 7 has had the several names of Be' la Saslis'sa, and Ba'al Salts' sa. *Q. Where was Mount Mori'ah or Cal'vary ? A. jMount Mori'ah was situated near the gateb of Jeru- salem. tQ. Where was Mesopota'mia? A. Mesopota'mia, a district to the east of Ca'naan, was situated between the rivers Ti'gris and Euphra'tes. 12 CATECUISiM OV A. A great many things upon camels for prosenl^. Q. When ihe camels had gone a great way withoul water, what did the steward do ? A. He stopped at a well, and kneeled down, and prayed to God that the woman who was to marrv I'saac might come and draw some water for him and his camels. Q,. Who came to the well ? A. Rebek'ah with her sheep, and offered to draw some water for him and his camels. Q. Who was Rebek'ah 1 A. The daughter of a nephew of A'brahani. Q. What did the steward do then 1 A. He gave her some presents, and went home with her, and her father and^Jmother gave her leave to go with the steward. Q. When Rebek'ah arrived in the land of Ca'naan, what did she do ? A. She married I'saac, and was a very good wife to him. Q. Did Sa'rah live to see her son I'saac married? A. No ; she died before he was married. Q. To what age did A'braham live 1 A. To the age cf a hundred and seventy-five years. Q. Where did his sons bury him 1 A. In the cave of Macphe'iah*, where his wife Sa'rah was buiied. *Q. What was Macphe'iah, and whe^-e situated? Hc^bron in the south of Ca'naan.- -He'bron, at one period* was the capital of Idume'a, the royal residence of David. L _r ueiofc a UIELL A.ND GOSPEL HISTORY. i:i prostMiN. )' wiUioul )wn, ami to inarrv ' him and I to draw m. [)me with ave to go Ca'naan, ood wife narried ? ^e years. bis wife d before c period* David, 1 CHAPTER IX. Q. How many sons had I'saac and ilebek ah ? A. Two: E'sau and Ja'cob. Q. Which was the elder 1 A. E'«au. Q. What can you tell nbout E'sau 1 A. One day when he came home from hunting, very hungry, he saw his brother eating a mess of pot- iivye, or broth, and he sold his birthright to Ja'cob for the broth. Q. Why did Ja'cob make this bargain with his bro- ther ? A. Because he wished to be the father of the great nation which God had promised to A'braham. Q. Did I'saac know that E'sau had sold his birth- right 1 A. No. Q. W^hen I'saac was very old, and quite blind, what did he tell E'sau to do 1 A. He told him to go and get some venison, and dress it, and bring it to him, that he might bless him before he died. Q. What did Rebek'ah do 1 A. She heard what I'saac said to E'sau, and she told Ja'cob to dress himself up in E'sau's clothes, and sret some meat, and cook it like venison, and take it to his father, that he might bless him before E'sau came home. Q. Was I'saac deceived? A. He was ; and he prophesied that the posterity of his sonJa'cob would be blessed above his brother's race B ^^ CATECHISM OF Q. Wiien E'^au came home, what did he do ? A. He was very anrrry with his brother, and said, as soon as his father was dead, he wouhl kill him. Q. What did Rebek'ah tell Ja'cob? A. To go to a place a great way off, that his bro- ther might not kill him. CHAPTER X. Q. What happened to Ja'cob the lirst night of his journey ? A. He laid himself down on the ground, with only a stone for his pillow, but God gave him a comforta- ble dream. Q. What did he dream ? A. He dreamed that he saw angels goin^ up and down between earth and heaven, and God promised him that in his seed all the families of the earth should be blessed ; and that he would bless him wherever he went, and bring him back to his native land. Q. When Ja'cob awoke, what did he call the place ' A. Beth'el*. Q. Where did Ja'cob go then ? A. To Pa'dan-a'ramt, to the house of his mother's brother. *Q. AVherewas Beth'el ? A. In Ca'naan. It was first called Luz, but Ja'oob gave It the name of Bel h'el, which signifies the House of God It was afterwards called Beih-a'ven, which means the House ot Idolatry,— i/osea iv. 15. tQ. Where was Pa'dan-a ram r A. Pa'dan-a'ram is the name of Mesopota'niia, which ia sometimes called Sedan-a'ram Hosea xiii. 13. I nii:LR AiND GOSPEL IIISTOKY. If) do? nd said, [ liirii. lis bro- light of Dther' Ja'cob DfGod, House hith is f th only nforta- X up and 3mised should erever d. 1 place ? Q. What was his name 1 A. La' ban. Q. What did he do there? A. He married Labaii's two ilaughlers. i}. What were their names? A. Le^ih and Pcu'chel. (>. How many children had he? A. Twelve sons and one daughter. Q. How lorij; did Jacob stay with La'ban? A. Twenty vears; and then set out with his wives and children to go to Ca'naan. (I. What did E'sau do when he heard his brother was coming back 1 A. He went to meet him with four hundred men. Q. When they met, what happened? A. God softened E'sau's heart, and he was glad to see his brother, and they were reconciled. Q. Did Ja'cob find his father Tsaac alive? A. Yes ; but he died soon after. Q,. Where was he buried ? A. In the cave of Machpe'lali, where his father A'braham was buried. Q. Do you recollect how many sons Ja'cob had 1 A. Twelve. Q. What was the name of the youngest but one ? A. Joseph. CHAPTER XI. Q. What do vou recollect about Joseph'? A. He was a very good young man, and his father ^ CATECHISM OF lov.ri him better than his elder brothers, nhich mndo then, very jealous, nnd they resolved to kill him. Q. Did they kill him ? A. No;Reu'ben, one of his hrothers, persuaded thnm to put him into a pit, intendin;,^ to take him out ^vhen they were gone. Q. Did they leave him in the pit ? A. No; some people came by, ^vho boMoht mpn and wc:nen for slaves, and they sold Jo^seph to IIumh. Q. What did they tell his father Ja'coh ? A. That his darling was killed by a wild benst ; and Ihey dipped his coat, which was of mony colours, in blood, to make him believe it. Q. Where did th. people who bought Jo'seuh take him 1 ' ' A. To E^gypt.* Q. What happened to him in E grpi ? A. At first he suffered great distress: but he be- ^aved so well, that Pha'raoh f, king of E^^vpr, made iiim governor of that kinn-dom. "^Q. Where is K^gypt j^ilualcd ? A. In the north-east part of Africa. This countrv xv., ormerJy one of the met celebrated in the world, "dfs "a to have contained twenty thousand cities; but ai pre'e t i t::^:t ?' ''^'""^•^ ^^"'^''^^'^' ^"^ ^^^ inhabitants "e l d generated and sunk into such a state of jonorance (hat w. Z ^^r t '^'^'^ '''' '' ^^'^^ ^"^^ ''^ -^^ o "earning am the arts In consequence of the overflowin"- oftleNio tThe word Pha'raoh wa. a common name of the kings I f Ms \ nil mjido liim. rsuaded him out lIuMn. ist; anrl )Ui\->', in i)li taI;o he bo- , inado trv was d is said >eni it is e so de- that \v(» iin^ and le Nile, 'z'raim was the e kings f rji BIBLE AND GOSPEL HISTORV. 17 Q. How (lid he meet with his brothers again '? A. There being a famine in their own country, his brotliers came to E'gypt for to buy corn. Q. What did Jo'seph do when he saw his brothers? A. He knew them, and forgave them, and sent them to fetch their father, that they might all come, and settle in E'gypt, and be provided for by him. Q. What were Jacob's children called? A. Is'raelites; because Is'rael was one of Ja'cob's names. CHAPTER XIT. Q. When the good king Pha'raoh died, what happened to the Is'raelites in E'gypt? A. There was another king Pha'raoh, who did not fear God, and he used the Is'raelites very ill, and treated them like slaves : and he ordered, that if any of them had little boys, they should be thrown into the river. Q. Did any of the Is'raelites disobey this cruel edict? A. One of them named Am'ram and his wife Joch'abed, concealed their infant son for more than three months. Q. What did they do at the end of that time 1 A, Fearing that he would be found and drowned, they made a cradle of bulrushes, and laid him down by the river side, trusting in God to preserve him. v the name of Pha'raoh are mentioned in Scripture. It is pro- n-ounced Faro. B2 ^^ CATECHISM OF Q. What happened to hirn ] A. Pha'raoh's daughter found him, and took him and brou;ninian(l- I Mount ndments le, and >«, n-hen le could nmand- do^ >, which brother is sons Tianded service il What was trie principal ihinp; kept in the tabcr- nacie 1 A. The ark of the covenant. I Q. Wl.at was the ark of the covenant ? A. A small chest, covered with gold, t!ie lid of \\h\c\\ was called the mercy-seat. 1 Q. What was kept in this ark 1 A. The two tables of the law. « Q. When the people of Is'rael were journeying Ihroufrh the wilderness; how did they know when thoy were to stop and when to go onl J A. When the pillar of cloud, which was always over the tabernacle, moved, they knew they were to go on ; when it stood still, they knew they were to stop, set up the tabernacle, and pitch their tents. » Q. JrJow did the people of Is'rael behave after God had delivered them from the Egyp'tians? A. They murmured and rebelled against God, whenever they were in any difficulty. m Q. II ow did God punish them 1 A. He said that all the men who came out of E'g-ypt, except Josh'ua and Caleb, who were faithful, should die in the wilderness ; but that their children should take possession of Ca'naan. Q. Where did A'aron die :2 A. Upon Mount Hor*, and Elea'zer, his son, was made high priest in his stead. m *Q. Where was Mount Hor ? * A. In the north part of Am'bia Fetrae/s, bonlering on {.la'naan. I CATi-CllISM OF I ^' ^'^^ ^^^^«s go into ti.e promised land ? I Pif. M ' ^"! ?'^ ^''' ^^'"^ " ^""^' «^' '^ ^^-""^ '^^^n,nt I ^'^-ah , andhediedinthelandofMo'abf. III' CHAPTER XV. to be Ihe leader of the people of 1.4-ael ? I •'1. Josh'iiii. Q. Wh.l „a, ,j,e name of the first town th.v took possession ofin the h,ml of Ca'naan? »?• Je'richoJ. Q- Did they take it without resistance ' ^- ^o: the people resisted them, and God g-ive them possession ofil by a miracle. Q- What was the miracle t -^. God ordered them to carry the ark of the cove. "nt round the town for six days, and on the sevenlh pr.es.s were to h,ow their trumpets and, he pe t ;e;;^::"''''''^''''''''-^^''^''>'^-^•"''-^''- Q. Was Josh 'ua a good man? *Q. Where was Mount Pi.r.ah situated ? ^- i" the land of Mo'ab, to the p^ -t r.f ih • r , to Wf.Pr. , /"''^^^^ea.tot the river .TorMan. J^. W here was the land of Mo'ab ' ^^^ A. Jn Ara'bia Petr.'a, situated to the east of ,he Dead ^Q. ^^^here was the city of Jer/icho situated^ A. In the Jand of Pa'nnn ->--^ - w 1(1? •nm Mount 0(1 appoint ihcy took Go::l cf'ivo the cove- 2 seventh he people ills of the t in, and rJor'dan. ilie Dead • ee miles BIBLE AND GOSPEL HISTORY. 23 '^ »1 Ves ; he lived to an old age, an(i was much re- LH-etted wh.)n he died. H CHAPTER XVI. Q. After the death of Josh'ua, what was the beha- viour of the next generation of the people of Is'rael ? A, They did not remain faithful to God, but wor- shipped idols, and did not destroy the nations that were left in the land of Ca'naan. Q. How were they punished for their transgres- sions 1 A. God delivered thenri over into the hands of the Hea/lhen nations, by whom they were cruelly ha- rassed. Q. How did they act in their distress? A. While oppressed by calamity they remembered their sins, and besought pardon from their offended God ; and the Lord sent them deliverers, who freed them from the power of their enemies. Q. Did they shew themselves grateful for this de- liverance ? A, No ; as soon as they found themselves in safety they again fell into idolatry, and provoked the anger of the Almighty by their manifold transgressions. Q. What was the civil state of the country ? A. "There was no king in Is'rael, and every man did that which seemed right in his own eyes ;" con- Kequenily the country was distracted by many atro- cious outrages which it was scarcely possible to pre- vent. 24} CATECHISM OF Q. What was llie external condition of (he country.' A. When the protection of Jeho'vah was with- drawn, the Is'raelites suffered severely from the in- vasions of the hostile nations n'hich surrounded the land of Ca'naan. Q. Who were the most powerful of their enemies ? A. The Philis'tinesi Q. Who were the Philis'tines 1 A. A people of the southern part of Ca'naan. Q. Did God suffer the Philis'tines to overcome them? A. No ; he raised up a very strono- man whose name was Sam'son ,' he was so strong that he could Jiill a lion as easily as a lamb. Q. What proofs of strength did he give ? A. He could fight with hundreds of men at once. When he was shut up in the city of Ga'zaf, he took the gates of the town upon his shoulders and carried them away. Q. Was Sam'son a good man ? A. He was frequently seduced to transgress the divine laws, and once to punish him, God deprived him of his strength; Avhen Sam'son thus lost the as- sistance of the Almighty, he fell an easy prey to the * Q. Where was the land of the Philis'tines ? ^ A. (See Map.) On the sea coast to the south-west of Ca'naan. t Q. Where was the city of Ga'za situated ? A. In thfc-'southern part of Ca'naan, on the borders of the Mediterra'nean Sea. It was in this city that Camby'-^es deposited his riches when he went into E'^vpt. »e countrv.' was with- om the in- unded the ' enemies J naan. overcome lan whose t he could 1 at once. f, he took id carried f?gress tlie 1 deprived ►st the as- rey to the pth-west of ders of the Cambv'<5e» BIBLE A.ND GOSPEL HISTORY. ^3 Philis'tines", who threw him into prison and put out his eyes. Q. What did he do then 1 A. He repented, and prayed to God, and God gave him his strength again ; but the Philistines did not know it. Q. What did the Philistines dol A. Tliey one day sent for him to the temple of one of their idols, and he laid hold of the two pillars which supported it, and pulled the buildings upon them, and destroyed them all. Q. Did Sam'son die with them 1 A. Yes ; God suffered him to be killed, because ho had been wicked. CHAPTER XVn. Q. Is the history of any private family introduced among the historical books of the Old Testament 1 A. Yes ; the book of Ruth contains a very affecting narrative of the life of a widow named Nao'mi^ and her daughter-in-law, Ruth. Q. Why is this narrative introduced ? A. To shew the origin of the royal family of Da- vid, from which Je'sus Christ, jhe Saviour of the world, was descended. Q. How did Nao'mi and Ruth become acquainted? A. Nao'mi's husband removed wiih his two sons into the land of Mo'ab ; and soon after the yo^ung men married two sisters, Or'phah and Ruth. In a short time, however, Nao'mi w C itncssed the death of 28 CATECHISM OP her husband and children, and determined in conse- quence to return to her own country. Q. In uhal manner did Nao'mi'ti daugluers-in-law bi'li.ive 1 A. One remained at home with her ow,n kindred, bur Ruth refused lo he | aited from Nao^nii ; raying-, "Whiliier thou goest I will go, thy })eo|de shall be my ()eople, a;id thy God my God." Q. On their arrival in Ju'dea how did Ruth be- have 1 A. She worked as a gleaner in the field, for her own and Nao'mi's support. Q. Did any remarkable circumstance occur there 1 A. Yes; her beauty and rnode?ty attracted the atleniion of fio'az, a near relative of her deceased husband ; haviiijr made enquiries respecting her con- duct, he sought and obtain-Ml her as his wife. Q. What was their son's lanjc? A. O'bed, the grandfather of Da'vid, who becanne king of Is'rael, and from whom the Mes'siah was de?iceiided. Ci. Who was Han'nah? A. A very good woman, who lived in the days of Eli. Q. Who was E'li ? A. High-priest and judge of Is'racl. Q. What is meant by the Land of Is'rael? A. The Land of Is'rael comprehended all Ca'naan* * Thf LiO.p.d of C oJ no.(i)i wa« «o calls:] hpcaus?* it v/n?? Hrst peopled by the descendants of Ca'n.-inn (the son of Han.)— It received the name of The Land of Promise, becaijse God ' had promised to give it lo the de!»cendai;t9 of Abra'hau^, i in conse- ( IS -in-law \ kind red, i ; raying-, e siiali be Ruth be- I, for her 111- there 1 •at: ted the deceased y her con- fe. o becanne s'isiah was 18 days of BIBLE AND GOSPEL HISTORY. 27 which God gave for an inheritance to the def?cend- ants of Ja'colsafterwards called the children otls'niel. Q. Wiiat can you tell sne about Han'nah'! A. She had no chihiren, which liiado her very iin- linppy, and she prayed to God that he woidd please to let her have a child ; her i)rayers were heard, and she had a son. Q. What name did she give himl A. The name of ^^a'lnuel. il. What do you know about Sam'uel? A. As soon as he could speak, his mother taught / him to fe.'.r and love God : and when he was four years old ^he brou.iiht him to E'li, and t.dd him she wl-hed him to s[)end iiis v.hole life in serving:: God : so E li took h:m lo live wilh him, and Sam'uel grew Vkiser at\d better every year. Q. What did God do with Sam'uel 1 A. At length he ma«^^ him his prophet ; that is, ho employed him to tell ihe people ofls'rael what he chose they should do. d? Ca'naan* ' it \\'i\h first of Hail.) — eerajse God Abra'haui, I'snnc nndJacob— It was called the Land of the He'brnos Js'tat^lilts. or h'rat-h ^^ince ihe time of .lo>h'ua, who di- vided it nmon;: the twelve tribes of Is'mel — In the tiire of lUhobo'am. the son of Solomon, ii was divided into two kinj^flonis. that of h'i\!(l ar.d Jn'dca, and coniianed >o till tljc'iiihabitaiiis we; e led in cipliv j' y to BabvMon, and A-S'yna; but after iVei'- return, it received the name of Jit'dm. foin thetribeof Ju'chdi— It wascahed Phani'da and Pnl'i-stine by the Greeks and Uo'mans— The name of the Holy Lajid \vas jiiven to it bv the Chri-'iians, on account of ihemivac'es wrought thereby Je'sus Christ, rho^ni cia compiHec ;vk-o a consider ible portion north of Ca'naan, which included Tyre and Si'don. 28 CATECHISM OF Q. Did the people of Is'rael remain satisfied with Sam'uel as their Judge ? A. No; at last they insisted upon having a king, which was very foolish and 'wicked, as God was their king: but as they wished it, the Lord said they should have a king. Q. Whom did God choose to be king of Is'rael 1 A. Saul, the son of Kish, of the tribe of Ben'jamin. I CHAPTER XVIIT. Q. What can you tell me about Saul's being made king? A. He was travelling in search of some asses his father had lost, and he went to Ra'mah, to the house of Sam'uel, who anointed him king, as the Lord com- manded : afterwards when Sam'uel presented him to the people of Is'rael as king, they shouted, and said, God save the kinor. Q. Was Saul a good king ? A. At first he was a very good king, and subdued all their enemies ; but afterwards lie grew proud, and despised the commands of God, who sent Sam'uel, the prophet, to tell him that he would take his bless- ing from him, and give it to a better man than he ; after which he could not conquer the enpmies of Israel, and was very unhappy to the end of his life. Q. eC. with ^ a king, od was aid they i'rael 1 n'jamin. ing made asses his he house lOrd com- 5d him to and said, subdued roud, and Sam'uel, his bless- than he ; ipmies of »f his life. BIBLE A WD GOSPEL HI3T0IIY. ^ CHAPTER XIX. Q. Who was Da'vid 1 A. Da'vid wos the son of a man named Jes'.e, who livfid at Bcilh'lehem*. Q. Was Da'vid a ^^ood youth ? A. Yes : ho loved God Vvitli all 1 i^ heart, Q. What cnn vou toll me about Da'vid 1 A. \Yhi^n Saul proved v.irked, God chose Da'vid . tohetl.eneKtidncr of Is'rael, and sent S^uiVuel to ^ annoint him, but did not let him con.c to the Ihrono (ill alter Saul'.s death. Q. Can you tell me any thing rcmarUuhle that Da'vid (lid T A. When he was a very young man, there was a .var between the IsVaelite. ^nd Philis'tlnes ; and amonir tl.e Pliiii.Vtines was a monstrous .iziant natued Goli'ah of Galh^ who (Vi-hloned Saul and his people very murh ; luU David, trusting in God, went to fi.dit the jrreat jiian'., and killedi him, with no other weapon than a sling imil n stone. Q^ What did ho do alter he had killed tl.e giant ? A. He cutoff his head, and then the Is'raelitea vs-ere delivered from tl.eir enemies. Q. Alter tliis, what happened to Da'vid ? A. S;iul v.-ns very jealous of him, and would have *q. Where was Be-, h'lehcm ? A. Ab-nit f^ix miles f;om Jeru'salem. +0, W litre v/as Gath ? 'a. A noted city of the Philis'tiacs; ab(JUt thirty4w9 fiiiies west of4eiu'tnlem. 30 CATECHISM OF killed him, if the Lord had not many times delivered him out of his hnnds ; at last, Saul was killed in bat- lh», and Da'vid was made king of Is'rael. Q. What great town did Da'vid build 1 A. He built Jeru'salem*, upon Mount Sion, Q. Of wiiat was Da'vid particularly fond? A. He was very fond of playing upon the harp nnd ginirinir to the glory of God ; and ho wrote a number of Psalms, which are now read and sung in our ch:irclies. I left hir ofDa'^ spear. Q. ] A. : died f< Q A. SoVoi CHAPTER XX. Q. Wiio was Ab'salom 1 A. One of David's sons. Q. Was he a good youn^ man 1 A. No : he liked better to follow idle sports than to serve God, and he did not love his good father ; he wished the people to make him king instead of Da'vid, and raised an army to fight against hi5 father. Q. Did Da'vid love his wicked son? A. Yes ; and bei^ged all his officers to save his life. Q, Did God suffer him to go unpunished? A. No ; as he was riding, his hair, which was very loni^, caught in the boughs of an oak, and the mule \y as *Q. What was Jeru'salem? A. Jeru'salem was the capital of Ju'dea. It founded in the year of the world 2035 by Melchiz'edeck, when the Jews entered the Land of Promise.. I I slivered I in bat- 1, number in our BIBLE ANL C08PEL HISTORT. • . .»,a»vofibvhishair, tillJo'ab, one left him hanging to the U ee by h. ^ of Da'vid's officers, saw hiu, and k.llefl ^P®'"'' ., •„„ «t AVsalom's death? a. Did Da^nd rejoice at A^^^^^^ ^^^ A No: he lamented, and said, wn . , nu\ Ah'salom, my son, my son I died for thee. Oh I Ab '^^'^J^ ^.^^ ^e do ? O WhenDa'vid\vasanoldman,wiiaL (^. vv neii whose name was A t-Tp made one of his sons, SotfonrUing in his stead, and soon after died. )rts than \ father ; istead of \s father. e his life. was very the mule it Was :hiz'cdeck, I CHAPTER XXI. Q What can you tell me about SoVomonI ll..e.asthe^.estm..t ..^^^^^^^ while he honoured God, he wd monarch. n.i i_ An.o Q. What ••-arkahle thing .he d^ A. He bnilt ^-;ff •= ;'Cnt Mori'ab. where of God, at Jeru'salem, on mouii. Aa^raham offered np his son Psaac Q. What was the temple called . A. Sol'omon's Temple. o X)\d Soromon continue a good and wise Kin. Q. Did feoi omu wisdom, and set up A No • he became vain ot ms wisuui , u 1. nf Ts'rael to worship, which made idols for the people > ['^'^l^^^J.y,,, he would God very angry, and he told ^o ^rn taUe the Uin.dom from ^^^:^:2^ l,^, ,,e Ihe favour of God, and wa^ v vi j « - rest of his life. --- ■ 3C CATECHISM Of CHAPTER XXII. Q. Who succeeded So'Iomon ? A. Rchobo'nni, ins son, who was a very foolish prince, and took Ihe advice of yoiins .■cUed :„ "ebauasllu w"S tbe servant of 1.11 J.Mi. «"' ■ A. li-l" »»■' 'y l,^, iH^camo (lie pro- :i;:;s:a irK:;,:..'::::; „. ... . .„, ..a * "'o' ttint can voulell me about, him? ?ilued children lau.heaal him. and be- A. ^oinc \>i«-»> o-reat havedveryrudely.ohin.,;»Kl God sent uvo „ bears which lore lh..n to 1"«=^.»- , , a. What happened to the '"" 'j ; ^ \,i,,ed. A, Tiie kings -JP-1''« "^f;' ""I'eioreGod ,,a .avo themselve. up to . oiauy t^ -^ ^"'^^'■^^'T":„^^ -Tut'toroeUingdoin Blrangeland. An ena u ,,■,,, ,e„,ained. of Is'iael, but the kingdom o Jo d ' « ^^.^^^ Q. Were the kings ofJu'dal, w.w lu, Rehobo'am, goodf ^^^ ^,^^ „„a A. Some were good and some w ^^^ God sent .nany prophets to .hem. to tel, l>tn Slv , ltd not repent they would be punul-'i- Mention somp of those prophets - A. Isa'iah, Jcremi'nh and Kxe lucl. 1 I 36 CATECHISM OF Q. Did the people attend to the prophets ? A. No; and at last, Nebuchadnez'zar, king of Baby'Ion*, sent great armies against Jeru'salen, and burnt it to the ground, with the fine temple which Sol'omon had built. Q. What happened to the king ? A. King Zedeki'ah and all the people that were not killed, were carried away captives, and the kingdom ofJu'dah was destroyed ; but God promised that, after seventy years, Jeru'salem should be rebuilt. I CHAPTER XXV. . Q. Who reigned over the kingdom of BaVylon at this timel A. King Nebuchadnez'zar. Q. What remarkable miracle was performed by God in his reign ? A. Three of the captive Jews, named Sha'drach, Me'shach, and Abedne'go, were delivered safe out of a fiery furnace into which they had been thrown by the king's orders. Q. Why did he cause them to be put there 1 A. Because they believed in the true God, and would not bow down and worship an image of gold which Nebuchadnez'zar had set -up. Q. What followed ] A. When the cruel king saw that the Almighty had preserved isinged, b of God, t set at lib to worsh Q. W A. Oi Bab'yloi chose hi of Dari' Q. V Dan'iel I ' A. S' , orders 1 days, V Dan'ie the del I Q. 1 A. I verv s found hirn. Q A. wicke be th diate * Q, Where was Bab'ylon ? A. Dab'ylon was siiuaUd on the uvci Euphia'tea. ;ing of m, and which ere not ngdoiii 1 that, uilt. I ylon at I I med by si'drach, ate out thrown 3d, and I of gold ;hty had £3. I ^7 BlBl.r, A NP GOSPEL HISTOrV. .reserved Chem, and lb.a„ol.U,.i.ofU.c.heaci.v^^ li,«ed he was so struck wi,l, the power and jusUee of Go that he in>u>ediatoly ordered they should b. l:;nbeHy,.ndco,n,nandedhis.u^ecU..niuture, l„ worship the only true and liv.ns God. Q Who was Dan'iel 1 , . • . A. One of those who had been carried cr.pUve ,n o Bab'Ylon; who being a very good young man God X.IZ: to be a prophet, and he gained the favour nfDari'us, king of Persia.* J Wh^t ca.: you ton me concerning Dar.'us and "";"' Some ungodly people persuaded Dari'us to give orders that nobody should say their prayers R,r r^ days under pain of being east into a den of lion . days, unu V as usual and was cast into Dan'iel prayed to God, a= usuai, «> the den. , , Q. Did the lions kill him ? ... ^ No ; in the morning, when D.ri'us, who was verv sorry for what he had done, went to the den he "Ll that God had prevented the lions from hurting Q What did Dari'us do then 1 __ A He took Dan'iel out of the den, and ordered the wicked people who had advised him to be r,o cruel, to be thrown in, and the lions devoured them imme- diately. I I » Q. Where ift Persia ? " A In A'sia, but the boundaries 01 tirc a-,..e„, „.ere by no means so extensive as the present. I 3S CATECHISM OF CHAPTER XXVI. Q. What were the Is'raelites called when they were captives in Bab'ylon 1 ? A. Jews. Q. Why were they called Jews ? A. They were so called from Ju'dah their founder. Q, vVhat happened to the Jews at the end of seven- ty years from the destruction of Jeru'salem ? | A. They were set at liberty by Cy'rus, king of Per'sia, who gave them leave to go back to their own land, and to re-build Jeru'salem and their temple. Q. Did they finish it in the reign of Cy'rus ? A. No; they were continually prevented by their enemies ; especially the Samar'itans ; but in the reign of Artaxerx'es who was also called Ahasue'rus, Es'- ther the queen, who was a Jewess, interceded for her countrymen, and the king permitted Ez'ra to conduct the Jews to their native land. Q. What did Ez'ra do for them ? A. He gave the Jews the book of Scripture, and instructed them in their duty, but they afterward^ grew neglectful of it, and God made them suffer greatly ; but as they did not quite forsake him, it pleased him to raise up Matthi'as a deliverer for them. ^ Q, Atter the aeain ui JiYiiiiuii ac, *t.iv ^-^-^o.... •-% the Jews 1 A. .Tu'da iv.4 ^cabe'us, one oi his sons-, he defeated I the vast ai invaded J Q. Wh cabe'us ? A. TlK their kinj and after the Jews Q. W A. H( I en they founder, )f seven- • * king of heir own emple. IS? by their the reign rus, Es'- jd for her > conduct BIBLE AND GOSPEl. H.STORY. ^» • „f Sv'ria*. and other nations who the vast armies of by "» > invaded Jude'at- ,u„ flpath of Judas Mac- Q. What happened after the death cabe'us? «• „„j i„'aas Avistobu'lus to be A. The rulers sufiered ^^^''^' ^f p^^jd ; their king, though he was not o he a-^^^^ and after hi.n several others bore the the Jews. , Q. Who was the ^<^-\°['^'2ose ^^. j„de'a be- A. Her'od the Great, "^J^o e le J came a Roman province and our bav.our ^ Q. Was He'-d a^ew by b.nh . ^^^^^^^^ A Nn -he wasthe tirstioieiguci t A. INO , »« >>cio V reisrn t"3Lt ,, . King of the Jews,'; and ^^ J - - ^ ^^^^^ Christ was horn, according o the p oph^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ byja'cob ^-^l'^'^^^^^^^^^ Lmhetwen depart from Ju'dah, nor a aw ^ his feet, until Shi'loh come. ure, and fterward; jm suffer e him, it verer for ? defeated I ■ J r;u::fe4.--s;:.ra"" ..a .,.-.... .^. H;^-:; "its: e.pW» Mediterra'nean Sea to me »c , to the east. ^ Q. Where v.as Jude'a ^^^, „j A. Jude'a was situated n th^ »°»«^ j^.^.h. the river Jord'an. It took its name or>g.naUj the fourth son of Js'cob. i ^ is. 40 CA rKCHlSM ov CHAPTER XXVII. M E W T E S T AMEN T. Q Who was Zachari'as ? A. He was a priest who lived in the clays of Her'od; his wife's name was Elizabeth, and they were very good, but had no child, though they were both grown ohl. Q. Did thev continue childless? A. No ; one day when Zachari'as was burning in- cense in the temole, as was the custom with the Jews, . nn an^el appeared to him, ar.d promised him a son tellinrv him to call bis name John, a v.i that he would be oreat in the si-ht of the Lord, and was io prepare peo^'ple's minds to receiv3 and to Iniow the Messi'ah. Q. Did Zachari'as believe what the angel told him? A No ; he doubted ; and the angel told him, that he was the anoel Ga'briel, sent by the Lord to tell him the ^^ood news, and that to punish him for his un- belief, l^e should be dumb till the things he foretold should come to pass. Q. Was the angel Ga'briel sent to foretelany other remarkable event 1 A Yes ; about six months after, he was sent from God unto a city of Gal'ilee*, called Naz-areth, to a vir-in who had promised to be the wife ol a man named Jo'seph ; to te!l her that she should have a fion, and be great, Q. W A. It a savioi cause ** Q ^ A. ^ Q. ^ A. art thi Q,. child A. that HigV his \ pie, ofG Q I^. her nai I sh ' ed A. A provinc: Lower Gai'ile* Gal'n*^^? e ol" Pales tine, I divided iulo Upp»*r and I clays of md they ey were rning in- ,he Jews, m a son, he would ) prepare Messi'ah. told him? him, that )id to tell ["or his un- e foretold any other sent from reth, to a i ol' a man Lild have a ,,„, and should can hU n- - _; ^^ ,,, Highest. ,,e great, and should be c^"*^" ^^j je'sus ? a.W..atUthe.nean.n,o.t>..._^^^^^^^^^^ A- '' '^ ^'", "^Lord was called by that name be- ::^r;;iirsiv";isp^^ CHAPTER XXVni. ^ fKp virgin's name ? Q. What was the \irgii* A- ^^'^* . ^Pl first address her ? child was born 1 ^ he prophesied A. Yes ; his mouth --^^^2^;, ,,, p,,phet of the that his son John ^l--'-^ ^^ j;; ,,,e Lord to prepare Highest, and ^o"^*^ f" "^ ;7,i,atio„ unto his peo- his way , to g've knowledge f^ ^^^^^^,^ ^^^ ^,,,y ple,bytherevinssionoftheir °fg.° Where was J«;-^^°';^,,ia, called Beth'le- A. InJu'dea,inthec,ty ofDa ;^^^^^^^^ ^^^^,^ hem. where •'"'^^fj,:;'!, as Augustus C^sar, names set down m *« ^"fj^, ^^at all his suboects ^^^°';rt:ardr;;UhthechiUUe.uswhenhe was born \ ^ He wai wrai'i .;.«waddnn^ clothes, ^nd hid m a '^ •'^''- o-or |_|j^. tONNlV lull ^,W 42 cATrciii«M ov \ came to hnve their names ^^et down, there w«s no room for them in the ii^"J. 1 Q, Was the birth of Ch'-ist arno\inced i?t any par- ticular way ? A, Yes ; an •anf.^el appeared to some shepherds who were keepino- watch over their flocks by night, and said unto the^ni, " Fear not ; for behold ! 1 bring you good tidings of great joy wliich shall be to you and all people. For unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord; and this shall be a sign unto you, ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger." Q, When the angel had said this, what happened? A. There suddenly appeared, with vhe angels, a multitude of the heavenly hor^t, praising God, and gaying, *'Glory to God in the Highest, and on earth peace, good-will towards men." Q. Did the shepherds do as the angels had com- manded them ? A. Yes; they went to Beth'lehem, where they • found Mary and Joseph with the babe in the manger ; and when they bad seen this, they made known abroad what had been told them concerning this child, and returned home glorifying and praising God for all things they had heard and seen. CHAPTER XXIX. Q. Who was Sim'ecn 1 , u * A Sim/eon was a good man, who was born at Jeru'salem, to whom it was revealed, by the iioiy Ghost, that he had seen the Lord's Christ. Q. How and where did he see hira ? A. Hi gent him the guid his arm' thou th^ word* i Q. V A. ^ who se nigbta Q. birth ( A. a cou and n follow Q. A. whic to tl iher four C wh hoi do go as no I.' par- is who ) and ig you 3U and le city i; and e babe oened? rels, a d, and n earth id com- re they danger; known ing this ing God born at ,he Holy BIBLE AND GOSPEL HISTORT. ^^ the guidance of the Holy b » ^ j^^^^.t ''•-™^'"^^^1t;rri;ceacco;aingtothy ,hou thy servant ^epai ' 1 ^^i.^uon." word, for mine eyes ^^ve se-Ul J Q. Was there any one else m tl F ^^^^_ A Yes; Anna, a prophetess a . eryo .ht-slve'd God .ith f-'--'"^^ -^nCustaod. -rV^rSa cansed a— -;-:--: a country far distant from udj .^^^^^ andmadeUnownto emt,.^^^^^^^^^^^ followed its eourse,lead them to^ V Q. Did they follow the star ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ A. Yes; -""l ^^^ k^^V'lXl "here, according ^^^'^'^^•^^;";'t::urXui;hr:orn; and sending to the prophets, Je sus b ^^^ , ^^^^ ,hemtoBeth'lehemore.d e .^^^^^^^._^_ found the young child, to return a. What >^^P>>-«7^';;:;;;tem tm it stood over A. The star «"-d b ore Ih ^^^^^^ ,^^^ ^^^ .vhere the young ch.ld ^^as^^ « ^ ^„^ f,l, house, and saw Je'sus and My Is ^^^^ , .^ down and worshipped h.tn, ana pr gord!franU'incense*,andmyrvht. --r-T,. ^.^,e . n sweet scented-gum. t Myrrh, .- « P««°"' ^''^ °^ «""' 44. CATECHISM OF Q. Did they aftcvvvards return to Her'odl A. No ; they were warned of God in a dream, not to do so, ' and therefore they returned to their own ^ country another way. Q. What happened after the wise men were gone ? A, The angel of the Lord appeared unto Jo'seph in a dream, and told him that Her'od would seek to de- stroy Je'sus, and that he must flee into E'gypt with Mary and the young child, and remain there till he brought him word. Q. Did Jo'seph do as the angel ordered him 1 A. Yes, he did ; and after he was gone, Her'od sent and killed all the children that were in Beth'lehem, whom he supposed, from their age, to have been born since the star appeared to the wise men. Q. What happened to this wicked kingi A. He was soon after seized with a terrible dis- order, of which he died in great agonies, and Arche- la'us,his son, reigned in Jude'a, who was also a very barbarous tyrant. Q. After the death of Her'od what happened to Joseph 1 Jill A. An angel appeared to him in a dream, and told him to take the young child and his mother, and re- turn into the land of Is'rael, which he did ; but hearmg that ArcheWus reigned in Jude'a, he was afraid to go thither, and went into a city called Nazareth^^ in * Q. Where was Naz'areth ? A, Naz'areth was situated in Lower GaUilee, and was the usual residence of our Saviour. Hence be was called a Naz'arene. B Ithe pvo-'inc^ loiHer'odi^ r< 45 I .,, rOSPEl. HISTORY- the pro-'ince ot t. ofHet'odAn'hpaB. ________ ^- """/Ihetas twelve years oW ^^^^ "'• -'Testae -.- - ^-'l^-::! i:: casto. ^\ h to -o to t\ie »«mple, 3S ,„ing ^ ^ he Staid behind, ana j aoctors, xvitli them, he swi ^^^^st ot iu*= ^,„i,s »»™. J'™,. ,„..uh.d .11..' "»«•■ ^ed in wisdom and slaiui , Gorind man- ^^, „,„ for J-^'-^J^J^^re a. Wben the trme^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^,^^„,,„, John, ^°" ° Toto fo'l^ '"^^ ''' " o S-'Bt. He was ^- or or messenger ot *-»• ^ o„ ^'-^"'^"Tirmen^ of camel's haK, and in J.K"^-;wh-.ch,row.w,....-- 46 CATECHISM OP Q. What dill John do in the wilderness ? A. He exhorted all the people who went out to meet him, to repent of their sins ; and those who promised to amend their lives were baptized with water, in token that they should, by the mercy of God, be cleansed from the sins they had committed, and be admitted into the kingdom of heaven. Q. Did not Je'sus come from Gal'ilee to John to be baptized of him / A. Yes ; a short time after John began to preach and to baptize. CHAPTER XXXI. Q. What happened after the baptism of Je'sus ? A. He went up directly out of the water, and the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending upon him, and a voice came from heavon saying " This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." Q. After this, what happened to Je'sus 1 A. He went into the wilderness, where he fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards, when he was hungry, the devil came to him, promising to give him all the kingdoms of the world, if he would fall down and worship him. Q. What did Je'sus do? A. Je'sus, despising all earthly riches, and deter- mined to bear all sorrows for the sake of mankind, .„ ..2.„j^. .. ^s, 1,,,.., ,.,^,-r- M-.-.-i! !.! -^ •. s T C s3srE\,L?i, TV tlltll bear the name of locusts, were the food of John ihe Baptist, The former opinion is by far the most reasonable. 1 Fftid to the written, T I him only s Q. Did A, Yes and alien a. w A. A inon, I*^ first dis' a. ^ A. > stance trary wbicV amir Q. A. whic Q A C \va 4 \v< w cc G out to B who 1 with jrcy of nitted, ohn to preach e'sus ? nd the jfGod leavon m well fasted hen he to give lid fall deter- nkind, Tvhich Baptist. GOSPEI- HISTORV. vi BIBLE AND GOSV^ • gatan •• it U 1 «eV Tho; s;.U .ovship " i shall thou serve." him only sh»ii .^^ I „ only shaU;'^""!^;^ leave him 1 Q- ^''^ *^ T; .^came and ministered to h>m, . Yes -, and angeis ^^^^ ^"attended on 1>- ^ ^;j!l ,eft the .Udernessi a What happened afer.)« .^^ ,,13 brothers bi- •i' A man nan.ed An'drevv ^ ^^,^^^ ,3 1,3 PhiVi- end Nathan'iel, to'- mon, r"" '' first disciples. _ a Tlo you kno^^ «'^*'^^; Txtraordinary circum- ^- When God allows any ext^^f„,^,d, con- u*«Vi Vag was invHcu " o wh.i "• *• ■"""1 of «.'■' i"'" "■'"';. conversation >vUh her, God. Q, Were his disciples w lib Uiva al .1 i 1 48 CATECHISM OF A. No; they were gone to buy provision, and wljen i they returned, were surprised to find Je'sus talking 1 with a Samar'ilan woman, because there was a great hatred between the Jews and Samar'itans ; but Je'sus loved all mankind. Q. Can you not tell me another miracle performed by Je'sus in Ca'na of Gal'ilee ? A. Yes; a nobleman, whose son was sick at Ca- per'naum*, went to him, and besought him to go and heal him : but Je'sus, without going, only said, Go thy way, thy son liveth ; and from that hour the lever left him, and he recovered. Q. Did not Je'sus perform any other miracles ? A. Yes; he healed the sick, restored sight to the blind, made the dumb to speak, and the deaf to hear, raised to life those who were dead, and performed many other wondrous works. CHAPTER XXXIII. Q. Who were the twelve apostles? A. Twelve men whom Je'sus chose from among his disciples to preach the Gospel ; and he gave them power to heal sickness, and to do other wonderful works in his name. Q. What were the names of the twelve apostles 1 ' A. Simmon Pe'ter, James the son of Zeb'edec, and John his brother, Andrew, PhiMp, Bartholomew, Mat'thew, Tho'mas, James the son of Arpheus, * Q. Where was Caper'naum ? A. A city in Gal'ilee ; where our Saviour usually resided during his ministry. Thad'dei] Iscar'iot. a. w A. Gc happy n him to \ Q. V A. I lives. A. - ingi^ good- keep lent' it W8 Q wid A the and on\ nia sat ov ci vvlien talking a great t Jq'su3 formed at Ca- ge and lid, Go e lever les? i to tho hear, formed among e them iderful )stles 1 jc, and omew, pheus^ resided I „ , , Si'mon the Canaanite, «mJ Jud a. Thad'deus, ?5i mon happy news to those y,„ to be the Son of God. A. I mean to be soiry lui lives. . . ^^^^^ ._...,. ..rmon on the mount! a What A. A sermon ho pre as our Saviour ss i\ched t ermoi othe m in them to be hu nlwe, meeU, paUen', men. .ultilude, teacli- ful, anil iheir enemies, and good-naiure.! to au l-"^'"' -" ^htlhem t"al excel- U f-" ^^^t:?:'::; ti; Lol-a's Pvaye. because to all people, to love healsotau" lent prayer which we it was ina .ae by our Saviour ReUte -to me Uow 3e.us ra.sc ;d to life the Q. ^vidow's son A. As he we the bo and he had compass nt into the city c ,Ued Nain^ he met out to be buried ,yof adeaaman • ^^^j^^,,,,,er ion on his mother oniy son, an d he touched the man, I say unto thee, Arise bieri, and sui.l, Youn- a he who was dead sat up and began to sp eatandJe'sus delivered hun over to his mother. •'^•^^nr— ■."G.'Uec, near .cant T«.or. A. Nain t Bier, s. a liand- carriage for tlie dead. 50 CATECHISM OF Q. In what manner did he still the tempest ? A. He was in a hark with his disciples, upon the lake, and there arose a ijjreat tempi'st while he was asleep; his disciples awoke him, and Je'sus rebuked the winds, and said unto the water, Peace, be siill ; and the winds ceased, and there was a great calm. Q. What effect had these miracles on the minds of the peojde ? A. Many believed on him, and many did not; and his enemies, the Scribes and Pliari'^ees, said he per- formed miracles hy the power of the devil. JBut Je'sus went about, preaching and teaching in every town and village, with his apostles, and he taught them many things by parables. Q. Who were the Scribes 1 A. Teachers of the Law ' nong the Jews.' Q. Who were he Phari'^ es ? A. A sect among the Jews, who pretended to a rigid exactness in ihe law of God ; but, under that preteiice, were very vicious. Q,. Were th«Me any other remarkable sects among the Jews at the time of Christ's preachmgl A. Yes, several ; but the most remarkable were the Esse'nes, tiie Sad'ducees, and the Hero'dians. Q. Are the Esse'nes mentioned in the New Testa- ment ! A. Not by name, but there are several allusions made to their peculiar doctrines. They pretended to greater purity ol life even than the Pha'risees, and studiously avoided the most innocent indultrenre. Q. Who were the Sad'duccefi 1 A. They were a sect founded by a Jewish doctor called Sa only vec< rejecting doctrine slate of Q H the Sad A. I^ which t self'M. many ] God o these differ* Q A. sect, Hev' Jews Q Lor A pay the the cit op as d( IRY. 61 ? on the lie was sbuked e siill ; aim. inds of •t ; and le per- . i3ut every taught d to a 3r that among^ e were ians. festa- usions ided to , and doctor I i on.y veceivea the five W^^^^^^^ .U-.ch ...ey tbe„.eWes -Uno 1 J ^^^ ^^^^^, „,any ye«.-s nftor the.r f^^ ,, ■, ^lows that these natiurciis ^'•"q. W1.0 we.e the Ile.^ - ^^^^ A. They were « po UUcal ,. „.,„,,„ent to ,ec., a^lwere -"-'^■^1; Lnt, which the other '^a Ste'He..o'.U.ns ever attempt to entr.p our L„nl in <^""^'^;-^'\";"; ..,,,, ether it were Uwlu' to A. They »sUed h.m, w ^ ^^^^^^^,, „ ye.," „,y uibnte to Cu»,'sar or noU U ^^^^^^,j „, ^Jy Unew tl>at the Jew.s peop.«, ^^_^J ^^^,,, ^„,.„ the Ro'mnn r"^^'«'-' .^^ ' , „e.«t>ve. they h.d «n eitie. -, but if he rophed tl e n ^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^_._^^^, oppor.uni.yof«ccusush,.ntol as « pre«cher of '''';^'"f^ „^ j^^;,. uenohery ? Hnw aid our Lord I'"™ Vn ^'' ie.,e of coin, and 1 He requested to be sh__o„^nM-^^.^^^ ^„, ,,pe..- de;;nnded ot- them .. -..=,;^^_^;^^^,^ ." then i,a a- icnpti«n they replied, 52 Catechism of swered and said unto them, '' Render unto C^isar th tilings that are Cte e sar's, and unto God the things that are God's." , Q- There are a class of people called Publicans mentioned in the Gospel,— what were they ? A. The Publicans were the persons who collected the taxes which the Ro'nian government imposed on all the nations it had subdued. Q. Were the Publicans a respectable class ofpeople? A. No ; partly on account o^he odious nature of the tax, but chiefly on account of the rapacity and cruelty with which it was levied, the Puhlicans were universally detested, and in common conversation classed with profligates and sinners. CHAPTER XXXV. Q. What do you mean by parables? A. Short stories, the object of which was to teach thorn that when the world is at an end, the Messi'ah will send forth his anoels, and they shall cast all those who do wickedly into a place of torment, where they wdl sulTer the utmost misery lor ever, but that the righteous shall be rewarded in heaven. Q. What liaj)pL'nod to John the Baptist ? ^. lie WAH cast into prison by fler'od An'tipas. Q. What was the occasion of this] A. Her'od An'tipas married HeroVlias, wife of his brother Her'od PhiPip, for which John the Baptist reproved him. This enrai^ed Hero'dias, and she per- «uaded Hcr'od t( " " \>U' jonn joio prison. Q. What happened to John the Baptist in prison ? -- iO[iii*« ,m Knn GOSPEL HISTORY A. Aner remaining there some time BfBL by ,.jer of Her'od. 53 he was be- ;a1h < A. one day, -hen the d«" J " of ^^^^ ^^ wouW give her ^''''■^'«\".',,,d„fj„hn in a charger ,„other macle her request ^^'J'^J ,^^ ,,, ^.e sake chosin, 1''-''f ^;';^.7; "Iea„ea. -fhisoa.hi,eoraer. n ; ' ,^^^^^^^^^^ Q. How 7^^'V^'f desert place? they follovved h.m to a de ei p .^ ^^^^_ A. The people were »bo"t fi^e ^^^^ ^^^,„ . ... ana ti.ey h,,d 00 y five^^^^^^^^^^^^^ •small fishes. Bu 3e «"« J» ^,^^, j^ ^h^y .and after they had eaten - " -" ' ,;,,,y u>aves, took up the fragn.enU of the .enough to fill twelve baskets^ CHAPTER XXXVI. Q. WHAT was the t«"«tt!;"'--|'''" • ^„.„„,„, A. Je'sus took Peter, James, ami on ^^^ ..vas transfigured, oi ="^"6 ^_^^ ,„„,„« I,, face shone as the sun, ^nd 1- , ^,^^„ ,,,„ ^hite as the light »"\^^ ^J^' „nd b.hold ! a M..'ses and EU'as »»'-g -" ^ ^ \„, « voice was bright cio„d --f ;^-''; ' ;^,,d son, in whom heard, which saul,'- 11"^ '5 •".y, I ,.,„ well ple^'^-^'l' 1'-" >-^ ^T a Whi>t did the .Uscipics = r .,;,, . bill I They ien - ;;;'^ ;n:. rUe, and bu not ■ ,Jo'»u3 touched theui, ano ^ ^^ CATECHISM OP im,'? afraid: and when ihey lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, but Je'sus only. .^. Q. What was the reason of the enmity the Jews bore to Jesus'? ^ A. They expected that the Messi'ah would come in great earthly pomp to deliver them from their sub- jection to the Romans^ and set their nation up as in the days of Da'vid and Sol'omon, above all the king« iloms of the earth ; and because Je'sus came in a meek and lowly manner they would not believe him to be the Messi'ah, and they carried their rage against him to such a height, that they resolved to kill him. Q. Did Je'sus know this ? A. Yes ; he told his disciples that he should be put to death by the chief priests and scribes, and that he should rise again from the dead the third day : this Uiey did not understand, for they as well as the Jews 'expected to see their master a king on earth. Q. Did not the Jews attempt to stone Je'sus ? A. Yes; they more than once attempted it, but he escaped out of their hands. Q. What other name beside Je'sus is given to our Lord ] A. He is called Christ, which signifies the same as Messiah or anointed, that is, set apart by the will ot (jod to be the Redeemer of mankind. Q. What persons were anointed under the old dispensation 1 A. Prophets, priests, and kin^:5. Q. In which of these relations is Je'sus called the Christ, or the Anointed ? A. In all three ; he was Iho great Prophet sent into f the wo that w bimse] by his hey saw he Jews Id come eir sub- up as in le king- me in a eve him against (ill him. i be put that he y : this he Jews ■ us? it, but I to our le same Ihe will Ihe oia led the ent into BIBLE A^^15 GOSPEL HISTOT. ^^ the world to teach the will of God ; the High Priest that was to reconcile us to God by the sacrifice of himself; and he is our Lord and Kins; to govern us by his laws, and at las t to brin g us to glory. CHAPTER XXXVII. Q. Relate to me the miracle of Je'sus raising T.az'arus from the dead 1 A. La.'avus, the brother oi Martha and Mary was sick, ar,d the sisters sent to Je'sus to nUreat h,m ol but he went not till he knew that La.'arus Z dead. He des.red to be conduct, to the p ae • ^vhere Laz'arus was buried, a„d ordered Iha the one which lay at the entrance of the cave should moved away ; when this was done, Je'sus cried with ad ic, « L-'«-. --<= f""" • ' »"" " """ : dead ca^e foKh in his .rave clothes ; and Je'sus said " Loose him, and let him go ;" and many of the 'lew's who saw these things believed on Inn.. ■ Q What particular mark of respect did Mary shew toJe'susatBoih'any*? A. He was supping with a man named Si mon .vho invited Martha, Mary, .nd Laz'arus to n.eet ll. Martlm waited on our Lord : but Mary took ♦ Q. Where was Belh'any ? . , , ,i,„ A Beth'any was a considerable place, situated at the root of the Mount of Ol'ives, about two nriles from Jeru- L, in the way to Jer'icho. At prese. it -.-"'y -^ ' U.e. Near aa old ruin, which is called Lax'arus s ca.tle. vilh fls shewn his sepulchre, w veneration.) hich the Turks regard with great and is used by them as a place of prayer. 96 CATECHISM or 'i\ '■ a box of the most costly ointment, and poured it on his head, and then anointed his feet, and wiped them with her hair. Q. Did any body object to what she had done ? A. Yes; Ju'das Iscar'iot, one of our Lord's aj)0s- tles, who was a bad man, said tliat the ointment might hwe been sold for a great deal of money, and piven to the poor; but Je'sns commended what she had done, and said, "The poor ye have always with you, and whenever you will, you may do them good, but me ye have not always.'* Q. Did notJe'sus make a triumphant entry into Jerusalem? A. Yes ; he said unto his disciples, " Go into the villrttre over against you, and ye shall find an ass tied and with her a colt, whereon never man sat; loose them, and bring them unto me. And if any man say aught unto yon, ye shall say, the Lord hath need of them, and he shall send them immediately.'* Q. Did they do as the Lord commanded them 1 A. Yes ; they brought the colt to Je'sus, and they cast their garments on the colt, and set Je'sus upon him ; and many spread their '^.^j-uients in the way, others cut down branches and strewed them, and all cried out, " Hosannah*! Idessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord." Q. When Je'sus came near to Jeru'salein, what did he «l() ? A. He wept over the city, and foretold that it would be dt'suoyed l-y ihe Ro'maii powei*. *Ho-annah, s. (from the Hebrew, si^^nifying, sai?e, VOe beseach thte^) an ejcclanjation, or Bonji ot'praiwe. i Q. H the desi A. H eagles I iug the Q. V disciple should A. I passed w^ fiui advice calarn' wheln Q. )d it on id them )ne ? s aj)OS- t might nven to (i done, >u, and t me ye ry into nto ihe uss tied ; loose lan say need of ami id they IS upon e way, and all meih in , what that it avcy we I ElBt.n AKD GOSPEL HlSTORr. 57 Q. How A, The Mount of Ol'iveo wa» situated a little to the east of Jerus'alera. to him ; cording iiis lile isciples m. at ion of ulaire in I'licn lie passed II mat k- :, whicli issover, /as cru- er, give jf tliem l>e lliat liR had 10 soon le pass- I Pe'ter i the east I BIBLE AND GOSPEL HtSTOUT. 59 declared to our Lord that he would remain faithf..! to him; but Je-su9 said, -Verily, I say unto thee, the co,:k shall not crow till thou hasl dented me thrice." . Q What did .Te'sus do after this? A. He went into a place called Gethsem'ane*. where he co.itinued some time in prayer, and the thou.-bt of what he was shortly to suffer threw h.m intoluch an agony, that the sweat ran ofi h,s face like drops of blood; y'et he resolved to subnt.t wtll.ng- IV to these sufferings lor the sake of mank.nd and he said, "Father, not my will, but thine be done. CHAPTER XL. Q How did Jvi'das betray Je'sus Christ 1 A. He came with a band of men and officers with lonthorn,, torches, and weapotts, and drew tiigh unto Je'sus lokiss him ;but Je'sus said, '^ .Tu'das, be trayest thouthe Son of Man with a kiss!" A..d when he had asked him whom they sought, he delivered ht.n- selfinto their hands, and they bound h.m, and led hiin away to Caiaphas, the high pnesl. Q. Did Si'mon P'cter follow Jesusi A. Yes, he did ; but whe. he was asked whether he was one of his disciples, he denied him, and when he had denied him a third ti.r.e, the cock crowed and Jesus looked on him. -d Peter romembe.ca the words which Je'sus had said unto him, and be went out ana we|ji uii«.vx.y. * A garden near Jeru'ealctn. 60 CATECHISM OF Q. IIow was Je'siis treated by the chief priests ? A. They hired false witnesses against him, but they could prove no crime in him; and when Je'sus said he was the Son of God, they accused him of blas- phemy, and said he was deserving of death ; and the men who held Je'sus mocked him, and spat in his face, and bufTeted him: and others smote him with the palms of their hands ; but he bore all their insults patiently for the sake of niankind. Q, Did they put Je'sus to death? A. No ; the Jews being under the government of the Romany, had not the power of putting him to death ; but delivered him to the Roman Governor. Q. Was Je'sus condemned to die 1 A. After being taken before Pon'lius Filiate and Her'od, who mocked and insulted him, Pi'late tried to persuade the Jews to let him go, but they cried out, Let him be crucified; and Pilate to please them, ordered Jesus to be scourged. Q. Was this cruel treatment foretold by any of the prophets ? A. Isa'iah says, "he was wounded for our trans- gressions; he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.'* Q. What did the soldiers who scourged Je'sus do? A. They platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand ; and they put on him a purple robe, and bowed the knee before him, mockinof him, am aying. ing of the Jews A. N( Crucify previii], Q. VI doV A. H to the c the ter Q. ^ A. 1 Strang of blo( skull bear 1 and V U. A on a a A on h Q pro^ ■■^^. ber il. Were the Jews Sc^lisned with thisi iriests ? •ut tliev Ills said of blas- and the b in his m with insults nent of him to jrnor. ate and le tried y cried e them, f of the I* trans- « ; the nd with JUS do? t on his put on re him, Jews I BIBIX AS» OOSPEt HISTOUY. ^^ A No- Ihey continued to cry oul, Crucify hin,, Crtiry h'im - and when Pi'lato .« w that he could not nreviSil he delivered Je'sus to he crucified. ' Q When Je'sus «as condemned what d.d Ju'das ■"a He repented, and took the thirty pieces of silver ,oichLfU-"^e'^r''''i:- :;;;;" the temple, and went and hanged h.mse f. a Wha did the chief priests do w.th the ..Iver ? a" Th V bought the potter', field with .t, to bury n ami it was called from that time the field strangers in, and n wua ^ai of blood. ^ CHAPTER XW. O WheRh: was Je'sus put to death 1 and women. j ,.1 o Q. How did they put him to death ? ^ They crucified him ; that i., they ^^^-^^^^/r ^ ;^' liner him to it by his hands and ieet. on a cross, nailing him 10 J^ r» Was he crucified alone . , , . ^iNoTtwothieveswere crucified ^.thim^ on his right hand, and the other^^^^^^^^^^ Q. Was this circumstance piedictea ny y ^^?S^ it was ibretold, that «he should be num- bered with the transgressors. Mount 'Cal'yarv r ;alem. F II CATECHISM Of Q, Did not Je'sus set us an example of patience and forgiveness upon the cross ? A. Yes; he prayed for his murderers, saying, Fa- ther, forgive them, for ihey know not what they do. Q. What did Pilate cause to be written at the top of the cross ? A. "This is Je'sus, the kin^ of the Jews.** Q. How did the Jews behave to him when he waa upon the cross? A. They reviled him saying, *' If thou be t'le Son of God, come down from the cross : and the chief priests and scribes mocked him, saying, He saved olher<, liimseir he cannot save." Q. How did the thieves behave upon the cross"! A. One of ihem reviled him, but the other was penitent, and said to Je'sus, Lord, remember me when thou coniest into thy kingdom. Q. What answer did Je'sus make him ? A. *' Verily I say unto thee, this Jay shalt thou be with me in Paradise." CHAPTER XLII. Q. What happened at the moment of Je'sus' death? A. The earth did quake, and the rocks were ienl, and there was darkness over the land for three Ijours, Q. Was there any itiinarkable proof of Chrisl's be- ing dead before he was taken from. the cr ssl A. Yes; ihe soldiers, instead of breaking the legs i whereby cies con( a. vv A. Tl and aga pierced. Q. W filled at A. Y bis gart coat, v Q. V by this A. * my vei ofJe^sus, as they did oi Utv iwo uiievt-s ciu^iiiuu with him, seeing him dead already, pierced his side m\h n spear, whence there came out blood and water, Q. A. begge spice rollei q: Chri A with Q *( tbtJ .tience ip, Fa- ley do, he top he waa \e Son lO chief e saved ross 1 er was je when thou be s' death? ere ieat, je hour»« risl's be- the legs I his side id water, BIBLE ASD GOSPEL BISTORT. ^« Whereby al.o were fulfilled two remarkable prophe- cies concerning our Saviour. a What were those prophecies 1 A 'Phat " a bone of him should not be broken ; '''q'wI there any other remarkab'e prophecy ful- fiiiPi\ nt the crucifixon of our Saviour? 'a Yes . .e s.-l.liers who crucified Je'su., parted his gann .3 am-gst the.n, but they cas, lot, for h>. CO a which wa.. woven from the lop ""•"'f "" • , . Q.' What was the prophecy they ignorantly fulfilled 5 ''A.":TiIypartedmyraiment.«onslhem..ndfor my vesture they did cast lots." 1 CHAPTER XLTII. Q. BywhomwasJe'susburiedl _ ' A Rv Jo'seph of Arimathe'a', a r.ch msn, who ' .,*Q. What was Arimathe'a ?^ ^ ^^ ;^_ \.^^^ g.^^^ A. Arimathe'a wa- a city oi J- u^- » «-- - tht prophet. ^^ v., CATECHISM OF ,Mm H^ouldrifte again after three days,^ what did they do to prevent his disciples taking him away by night 1 A. They appointed a guard to keep watch over hini, and sealed the stone to malie the sepalchre^ sure. . . Q. Did he rise again, as he said he would ? . A. Yes; early in the morning of the first day of thQ week, the svngelof the Lord descended from hfta- v^n, and rolled back the stonfi from the sepulchre. Those who watched were frightened, and were as dead men, and Je'sus rose from the dead, but no man saw , . ■ . ^ .. , ■ M:ai\m ?;a«ui^ him rise. ,^ Q. By whom was the resurrectioa of Christ lore- A. It was obscurely predicted by Da'vid and Isa'iah, but was explicitly foretold by himself. Q. In what words did Da vid foretel the resurrec- tion? A. "Thou shall not leave my soul in hell, neither Shalt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption." Q. What is the meaning of the word hell in this passage? A. The state of the dead, the place or condition of the soul after it is parted from the body. It has the same signification in that article of the Apostles' Creed which declares that Christ "descended into Q. What are the words of Isa'lah on the subject .' A. When thou shalt make his soul an offering f^,. g'jp,^ he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his his han< a. B should A.V he said build it "the t his disi wthat 1 chief [ again' Q was g A. Je'sus to ani Q. that . A. taker have the s garn the ( Q »urr A *f ,- *«-'* Sepulchre, s. a grave, tomb. » 44f eepv ley do ghtl irhirn, mre. day of m h«^- lilchre. as dead an saw st fore- 'id and f. 29urrec- neither uplion." 11 in this iditionof t has the \postles' ided into hi subject ? offerinsf •olong his BIBLB *NO GOSPEI. HWTORT. » 4a,., ohd the pka^ore of the Lord .h«U prosper ia "a^By'-b-t type did our Lord declare that h. should rise agsin Irom the grave ? A . White the Jews « ere boastmg of their temple he said " destroy tl,T, temple, and in three daya r «.l baild it up again," meaning, as the «-.ptm-e > "J •Hhe temple of his body." He .Iso expl.c.t y told V.s ai.ciple.s before hi - last journey to eru salem 1: hat he mu,t suffet any things ^^ ^^ f^^^"^ chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raUed again on the third day." CHAPTER XLIV. Q, Who first discovered that the body of our Lord tvas ffone from the sepulchre? A 1lary Ma..Iale'„e, and Mary the .nolher of aetB!\2> came w,th some wotuen to the =.pulch« fo Rnoint the body of Jesus. , ^ ^^ Q What did Mary Magdale'ne do ,.hen she found that Je'siis was gone '. _ .u.vli«va A. She went to Peter and John, say.ng, Ihev have taken awav tho Lord, a,.d we know not where they have lai.i bim. And as some of the women entered he s plh.-e. t- angeU «tood by them in sl.m.« gannents: and told them that Je.^sus was rtsen fro^ '' a tito whom did Je'sus first appear afte* hi. re- •"r;;!?:^t»rv Ma«da^e'ne, a. .he .tood b, the ,e;«lc;;e:buT«Le kaew not that^.t wa. ho till he .a.a (^5 CATFGHfSlNI OY unto her, Mary. And he desired her and the other woman, whom he also met, to go to his disciples, and tell them to go into Gal'ilee, where they should see him. ' u 1 Q. Did the disciples believe that the wome^i had seen Je'susi ^^f^'^ A. No; they did not. . [ j ^ . CHAPTER XLV. .^.^ri-- t Q. What did the chief priests do whenthey found Je'sus was risen from the dead ? ifin^ii ^ > \ They bribed the soldiers to say that the dis- ciples came by night, and stole the body of Je'sus away, while they slept ; and the Jews believed them. O. How was it that Je'sus first appeared to his disciDies A. The same clay that he arose from the dead, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assem- bled for fear of ihe Jews, Je'sus came and stood in the midst, and said unto them. Peace be unto you : and he shewed them his hands and side. Q. Were all the disciples together at this time . A All but Thomas, who refused to believe when the disciples told him they had seen him: but Jelsus appeared to his disciples after eight days, when Thomas was with them. Q. Did Thomas then believe? A Je'sus said to him, Reach hither thy finger, and h»bnld mv hands, and reach hither thy hand, and feel .„, Bide, 'and be not faithless, but believing Thomas iaid unto him, My Lord, and my God my and other s, and Id see Qu had ^• 'i ■ f found Lhe cVis- Je'sus d them, i to his id, when i assem- stood in ato you : I time 1 ive when >ut Jeisus s, when nger, and I, and feel ing ; and God ! BILLI^ .VND GOSPEL HISTORY. ^.7 CHAPTER XLVl. 1 \iM Tp'^us remain on earth alter his Q. How long did Je sus reinai tesnrrection 1 ' ' , aDoeared in A. Fovtv days, during ^vh.ch t""^/'^ J^ ^^^ r^al'Uee to above five hundred peop e at once, Gftl nee TO .^ ^gi, ahve. g»ve .mny mfall.ble P °"' ^^^ hi. disciples he- Q. What promise did Je su»i"» fore'he ascended into heaven 1 _ A. That he would send down the Hoy Gl^^^^ tH^-n, -^ •'-•■-' tTtre::::cU::cH.U nations, time of its commff, and then s, ^^^ ■baptizirirthemirtlhe name of the Father, ,^t^';S^ltt.«s at the time he ascended into ^'^r MBeth'any,.iU. his disciple. and ^^^ ed then., he wa, parted fvo- U.em ■ d taUn p, ^^ ^^ . oloud received hin. '^^^^^^^ ..^Vof God. Tti:;::r^-iS:-el.e an apostle inlheroomofJu'dasIscarMof! A. A ma. named Matth - ^^^ ^^^^^ Q. On what day was it tiie noiy « the disciples ? .T,„„Mprost a great feast of the in one place Ghost descend ? t ?h°rre:ns"s"it.^ '^^^r.;;;t"thercit"e^ „ig,;trwina, »-; /'^r: jr::t u'n each'of them, tongues, like as of/ji«. i"i''„^f hJ^^ Ghost, and be- and they werojii_^n>.->—-;^„ to' thorn before. can to speak langus 6S CATECHISM OP CHAPTER XLVIL TheAcfsofiheJIposiles. Q. By whom is the hook culled the *' Acts ofth« Apostles" sU[>f)osed to have been wrillen? A. By tiie Evangelist St. Luke, who has dedicated this as well as his Gospel to some Christian convert named Theo'philus. Q. What are the principal contents of this treatise] A. It contains the general history of the Christian Church, from the Resurrection to the mission of Saint Paul to the Gentiles, and a particular history of that apostle's labours from the time of his conversion until his arrival in Rome. Q. What nre the most remarkable facts recorded in the general history 1 A. The miracles wrought by the Apostles, the first persecution of the Christians, and the preaching of the Gospel to the Gentiles. Q. In what respect do the miracles wrought by the Apostles differ Irom those performed by our Saviour ? A. Ho performed all his miirhty works in his own nnme and by his own inherent anlhcrriiy ; Ihey worked miracles only in the name of Jesus Christ; all the supernatural works of Christ were miracles of mercy those performed by the apostles were sometimes miracles of venj^eance. Q. Can you give me nny instances / A. The miraculous punishnient of Ana'nias and Sap'phira with death for telling a lie. Q. Who was ihe first martyr 1 A. Siiint Ste'phen, who was cruelly stoned by the uubelieviiiy Jews, ^9 BIBLE AI^D GOSPEL HISTORY. pix.^ Ann^tles 'lilt to death i» the Q. Were any of the Aposues ,» IU.'ro,l, and a miracle was necessary to rescue Pe'ter from the same fate. convert? ,v,a Who was the first remarkable Genti e co ' A Corne'Uu., a Ro'man centur>on at C.,a rea. j,,Q. What do you mean by a ""^""""^ „,, -A An officer in the Ro' man army, who h. i command of one^hundred men .^ ,,, Q. Was there any th,ingveiy conversion ? t^ravins? before God, A While he was on his knees prayi ^ 1 n,^, anu two to t»e Thessalo'nians. He also wrote Uvo Epist es to bii disciple Timo'thy, one tQ Ti'tus,and one toPhil'eitton. to BIBLE AND GOSPEL HIS-ORT. "?» Q Why did St. Paul write to the Corin'thians ? ^" He wrote to them to show how unw.se ,t was r ;, .n L...ree with one another, and .oprove<5 S;:::::I:e:;'::rr.hea.vision, that .ad taUen puce among them in his absence. Q. What were these div.^-ions ? A Some of the Corin'thians vrofessed to follow A. borne 01 w.c ,n,ne declared them- Ce'pbas. . , O How did St. Paul reprove them 1 ioi. now uju v-^ ru.Utisone and hi» A Pv 9l owins them lliftt Chii^t is one, Ce'phas, might plant, it was ui j ^■'^a; o,::;:r:;casions were the other Epistles of ^Ti^'':::L were v.rious, but the end in J^'sus Christ, to obey his divine commands, and forsake sin and ^^i'^'""'"^';- ^^^,^ ^, Ihe Hebrews Q. By whom was the tpistio lo written? u.,? .„ «!t Paul; but A. It is also generally "^"••''.f ,1" ^*„ 1 ■;iates the aul'.or of it is not ^''^r';' ' ^ ,,'' e "Vie' tl.oo.l of fr CVfECUISM OF BIBLE AND GOSPEL HISTOUY. ruSSl t.:rlfo:/r;aned\ha General Epi.tle """f WeTthc first and second Epistles General of •St Peter written to the Jews'! A No • they woro written to those persons wl.o Ji, ron;erled to Christianity,, whoever they m,gl,t ?■ TIn-oe the first, a genersil Epistle ; theseoomt, totlad - wh'o was amon| the nmnl.er o. his d.scp e. to d lao) wii" hrinL'ini!; up her clnldren in tlie commena.ng l'^' /•'>^^^^'"S' f, ^.i,,, „nd the third, "■"^'''•':'?rrofessr^r he Gospel, whom St. J..hn ;;;atrKsbeU:rin Christ a^d his hospilalUy t„ ^'a'what is contained in the G;neral Epistle of ' «t Iu to contend aga.ns a I particularly delence of their faith. ''' t BTvvhom Tas the book of the Revelation. '" a' Tt was written by St. John, who is here called thi'divh: then he w^s banislW to the Isle o. Pat'- nios* by the Ua'man emperor Domi Han, n. 1 In Asia relating to their respective ciicum. ^::^:i^Pictrth^n.ost re^n^Mee^em, u. tlfe ChVisiiaa Church to the end of the >vorld. * Q. Where is Pat'mos situated ? A. In the Grecian Archipelago. THE' END. 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