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Reigns of Manasseh and Amon, 132. Scythian invasion, 132.
Call of Jeremiah, 133, 134. Jeremiah pronounces the Scythian inva-
sion a punishment for idolatry, 134, 136. Deliverance conditioned
upon complete moral reform, 136-140. The new law book and the
reformation, 140-142. Death of Josiah and the reaction, 142. Judah,
a vassal of the king of Egypt, 143. Jehoahaz deposed, 143. Jeremiah's
speech at the gate of the Temple, 144. The fall of Assyria, 145.
Battle of Carchemish, 146. Babylon supreme, 146. Jeremiah's lament,
146, 147. Jeremiah's visit to Anathoth, 148. The visit to the
potter, 150, 151. Plot against Jeremiah, 152. Jeremiah placed in the
stocks, 152. Jehoiakim pays tribute to Nebuchadnezzar, 153. Re-
volts after two years, 153. Death of Jehoiakim, 153. Jehoiachin,
his son, surrenders after three months' siege, 153. First deportation
of inhabitants of Jerusalem to Babylon, 154. Jeremiah writes to the
exiles in Babylon, 154-156. Jeremiah's encounter with the court
prophets, 156-160. Jeremiah and the Rechabites, 160-162. Zede-
kiah breaks with Babylon, 162. Jeremiah, a prisoner, 163-165. The
fall of Jerusalem, 165, 166. Last days of Jeremiah, 166, 167. The
contribution of Jeremiah, 167, 168.
TABLE OF IMPORTANT HISTORICAL EVENTS-THE PERSIAN
PERIOD OF JEWISH HISTORY.
The location and condition of the Hebrews in Babylon, 171-173..
Ezekiel and his problem, 173. The call of Ezekiel, 174, 175. Denuncia-
tion of Jerusalem, 176, 177. Parable of the eagle and the cedar twig,
177-179. Jehovah deals with individuals, 180-182. News of Jeru-
salem's call reaches Babylon, 182, 183. Jehovah the shepherd of
Israel, 184, 185. The vision of dry bones, 185, 186. Estimate of
Ezekiel, 187.
CHAPTER XIII. ISAIAH OF BABYLON
The advance of Cyrus the Great, 189. Isaiah of Babylon and
his task, 190. A message of comfort, 190, 191. Jehovah the creator
of the world, 192-194. The coming of Cyrus, the triumph of prophecy,
194. A challenge to the idols, 195. Jehovah the only God, 196.
The senseless makers of idols, 197, 198. Jehovah, the guide of Israel,
198-200. Cyrus the long-expected liberator, 200, 201. Policy of
Cyrus, 201. Call to go forth from Babylon, 201-203. Assurance of
great numbers and the protection of Jehovah, 203-206. "Awake,
awake, O Zion," 206, 207. Purpose of Israel's suffering, 207, 208.
Mission of the servant, 208, 209. Humiliation and exaltation of
Jehovah's servant, 209-212. The great invitation, 212, 213. Mes-
sage of Isaiah, 214.
CHAPTER XIV. PROPHETIC MESSAGES IN THE NEW CITY.
History of Babylonia following arrival of Cyrus to 519 B.C. Acces-
sion of Darius, 215, 216. Drifting back to Jerusalem, 216, 217. The
rebuilding of the Temple, 217. The exhortations of Haggai, 217, 218.
Zechariah encourages Zerubbabel, 219-221. Dedication of the
Temple, 221. Nehemiah's expedition, 222. The new revision of the
Law and its enforcement, 223
CHAPTER XVI. JEHOVAH THE GOD OF ALL MANKIND .
Jonah the type of disobedient Israel, 231. Jonah evades his
mission to Nineveh, 231. Heathen sailors call upon Jehovah and
are saved, 232, 233. Disobedient Jonah calls upon Jehovah and is
saved, 233, 234. Jonah again sent to Nineveh, 234. Repentance of
Nineveh, 234, 235. Jehovah's rebuke, 235, 236. Conclusion, 236, 237.
LIST OF MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
Trade and Caravan Routes in the Ancient Semitic World
Palestine: The United Kingdom
The Frieze of the Prophets: Sargent. Frontispiece
The Hilltop Site of Ancient Samaria
The Ridge of Mount Carmel from the North
An Ancient Tree near Hebron, Traditionally Named Abra-
ham's Oak.
The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser II
Jehu's Tribute to Shalmaneser II
The Wilderness of Tekoa, Showing Road across the Plain
An Assyrian God
Bas-Reliefs Showing Assyrian Soldiers Attacking a City
Site of Ancient Nineveh.
Passage from Micah, Showing the Hebrew Text Used in
Babylonia.
Portion of the Wall of Solomon's Temple-Wailing Place
A Restoration of the Palace of Artaxerxes Mnemon, a
Typical Persian Palace.
This volume belongs to a series of textbooks for religious education intended to cover the period from early childhood to mature life. A list of these books will be found at the close of the volume. The present book is adapted to use in the later years of the academy or high school, or in the earlier years of a college course.
The student has already pursued the consecutive study of the lives of the Old Testament heroes and of Jesus and Paul. He is now ready to turn to the study of the development of the religious life and thought of the Hebrew people through their great men. In taking up the present book the pupil should not therefore feel that because he has already made a study of portions of the Old Testament, he is now duplicating the work of earlier years. While a few of the characters whose lives are treated in this volume have become known to him in his previous study, the whole subject is here presented from a different point of view and with greatly multiplied selections for reading. There is, therefore, no danger of lack of fresh interest in the subject. The student is urged to attack the study of this volume with the same earnestness and to apply to it the same interesting methods which he has found successful in his study of other history and literature.
It is believed that many older people will find in this book a helpful medium of study, since in small compass, without reference to other volumes, it gives through selected literature a rapid survey of the growth of the religion of the Hebrews such as cannot easily be obtained elsewhere.
Both editor and author desire to acknowledge the invaluable assistance of Professor John M. Powis Smith, in the criticism of the work from the point of view of modern historical scholarship. Only on a basis of thorough scholarship can the work of religious education be effectually done for pupils who in other fields of study are taught to search for facts and to accept the results of investigation.
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