Q.43. What did Joseph and Mary do after the 40 days were accomplished? Luke ii. 22.

Q.44.

What sacrifice did they offer?

Q 46.

What did he say to Mary?

Q. 47.

Q 48.

What is related of Anna the prophetess ?
Where did Joseph and Mary go from Jeru-

salem? last verse.

Q. 49.

Did they tarry there? Matth. ii. 13.

Q 50. How Ing were they in Egypt ? Repeat Hosea ii. 1. Mat. ii. 15. which happened about 3 months after the departure into Egypt?

Q. 51. What had Herod done after enquiring of the wise men and why? xvi. 17 and 18 verses. Repeat Jeremiah xxxi. 15.

SECTION II.

THE MINISTRY OF JOHN.

Q. 1. Where did Joseph reside after his return and why?

A. Nazareth was in Zebulon 90 miles north of Jerusalem.

Q 2

Do we find any such prophecy as this in the old Testament?

A. No particular one, but it is the general spirit of them all. Psalms Ixix. 9 Isaiah liii. 1.-The word Nazareth signifies seperated, and Nazarene was the name early given to christians by way of reproach.

Q. 3. What occurred when Jesus was 12 years old? Luke i. 40 &c.

Q. 4.
Q. 5.

areth?

6.

Where did his parents find him?

What did they say and what was his reply?
What is said of him after his return to Naz-

Q. 7. Do we hear any more of Jesus Christ until he entered upon his public ministry?

A. Nothing for 18 years.

What was the official character of John?Matthew iii. 1.-Luke iii. Ito 11.-Mark i. 1 to 5. Mal achi iii. 1. Isaiah xl. 3.

Q. 9. In whose reign did John's public ministry

commence?

A. Tiberius shared with Augustus in the government 3 years before the death of the latter and in the 5th year of his reign, John was about 30 years oldAnnas was the high priest-Caiaphas his deputy.

Q. 10.

Mark i. 4.

Q. 11.

Q. 12.

Where did John commence his ministry

What did he teach?

What was his food and raiment? Matt. iii. 4. Q. 13. Whom and where did he baptize? Luke iñi -Matt. iii. 6.

Q. 14. sees? Q. 15.

What did the people ask of him and what was his reply? Luke iii, 10. Q. 16.

What was his reply to the publicans and sol diers? verses 12, 13, 14.

Q. 17. What did he say to the people who were in expectation of Christ and were anxious to know whether he was the Messiah? Matth. iii. 11. Mark i. 7, 9,— Luke iii. 15. 16. 17.-John i. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

Q 18. What when he was asked whether he were Elias? John i. 19.

Q. 19.

i. 29.

What testimony to Christ did he bear? John

Q. 20. Who became the disciples of Christ in consequence? verses 38 and 42.

Q. 21. Who came from Nazareth to be baptized by John and what did John say to him? Matt. iii. 13. to 16 Luke ii. 21.-Mark i. 9.

Q. 22.

Q. 23.

Q. 24.

What took place the next day? verse 48.
Why was Nathaniel surprised?

What occurred when Jesus came out of the

water? Luke iii. 21 to 23. Mark i, 10 and 11. Matt. N

17.

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Q 25. How old was Jesus at this time? Luke iii. 23. Q. 26. Was this the age at which Priests were inducted into office? Numbers iv. 3 to 7. 1 Chron. xxiii. 9. Q. 27. What took place immediately after Jesus returned from Jordan? Luke iv. 1. Matt. iv. 1. Mark i. 12. and 13.

Q. 28. What further testimony did John bear on be ing examined by the learned among the Jews? John i

19 to 28.

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SECTION III

MINISTRY OF CHRIST.

Relate what took place when Jesus attendded a marriage at Cana? Cana was in the south part

of Zebulon.

A. After going to Capernaum what took place when he went up to Jerusalem? John ii. 12 to 17. This is supposed to have been the first passover after his ministry begun. March 15. A. D. 30.

Q. 2. When the Jews asked a sign what did he say? Q. 3. Who came to Jesus by night and what was said to him? John. iii. 1.

Q. 4. And what when he expressed his surprise? on verse 8 repeat Gen. iii. 15.

Q. 5. Of what did Jesus say the brazen serpent was emblematical? on verse 34 refer to Psal. xlv. 6 and 7. and repeat Isa. xi. 1. 2 and 3.

Q. 6. What further testimony to the dignity of Christ did John bear while baptizing at Enon?

Q. 7. Why did Herod cast John into prison? Luke . 19. Mark vi. 17-20. Matt. xiv. 3-5.

Q. 8. Why did he desire and yet fear to put him to death? Matt. xiv. 5. Luke iii. 19 and 20.

Q. 9. Where did our Lord next go and what occurred at Jacob's well? John iv. 1.

Q. 10. What did he say to the woman, and what did the disciples think when they came?

Q. 11.

Relate what took place between them? Q. 12. Was the gospel successful in Samaria?

Q. 13. Where did Jesus go when he heard of the imprisonment of John? Mark i. 14. Matt. iv. 12. John'

iv. 43.

Q. 14. What occurred at Capernaum?

Q. 15. When Jesus began to teach in the synagogues what occurred at Nazareth? Luke iv. 16. 27. on 19 and 21 verses refer to Isa. 61. 1. 8. &c.

Q. 16. Q. 17.

What effect had this discourse?

Where did he next abide and why? Matt, iv. 18. Isaiah. ix. 1 and 2.

Q. 18. What did he do on the Sabbath while here Luke iv. 31.

Q. 19. What occurred as he walked by the sea?Mark i. 16. Matt. iv. 17 to 20.

Q. 20. What took place after he had preached at the lake of Genesareth? Luke v. 1.

Q. 21. What is told of him when he taught on the Sabbath in Capernaum? Mark i. 21. and Luke iv. 33. to 37.

Q. 22. What effect had these cures upon the people? Q. 28. What took place at evening and in the morning? Mark i. 32 to 38. Luke iv. to 44. Matt. iv. 23.

SECTION IV.

MIRACLES OF JESUS.

Mat. v. 1.

Q. 1. What next took place? Q.. 2. What occurred when he came down, as stated Mat. viii. 15. Luke v. 12 to 16. Mark i. 40 to 45. Q. 3. What when he again entered Capernaum Mark ii. 1.

Capernaum stood on the lake, in the northeast corner of Canaan, about 100 miles from Jerusalem.

Q. 4. How was the sick man brought before him? Luke v. 19. Mat. ix. 2.

Q. 5. What effect had this cure upon the people? Mark, ii. 12. Mat. ix. 8.

Q. 6. called?

Q. 7.

usalem? Q. 8.

What disciple was immediately afterwards
Luke v. 27 and 8. Mark ii. 14.

On what occasion did Jesus next go to Je
John v. 1.

What occurred at Bethesda? This was the second passover after our Saviour's baptism, in the spring of A. D. 81.

Q. 9. What did the Jews say, it being the Sab

Bath?

Q. 10.

Why did they seek to kill Jesus?

Q. 11. surrection? Q. 12. Relate what took place on the first Sabbath after the 2d. day of the passover? Luke vi. 1, 5. Mat. xii. S. Mark ii. 23, 25.

What did he further say concerning the res

Q. 13. What on the following Sabbath? Same chapters continued.

Q. 14. Pharisees?

What effect had this conversation upon the

Q. 15. Who followed him to the sea of Galilee and what occurred there? Mark iii. 7. Mat. xii. 15. The river Jordan passed through this lake. It is 6 miles ride and 18 long.

Q. 16. Why did he charge them not to make him known? Mat. xii. 17 to 20. This is cited from Isaiah xlii. 1, 4.

Relate what he did and said after the night spent in prayer. Luke vi. 14 to 19. Mark iii. 13 to 17.

Q. 17. What did he there say to his disciples?-Luke vi. 20.

Q. 18. Where did he go after having ended these sayings and what miracles did he perform? Luke vii. Mat. viii. 5 to 13.

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Q. 19. Relate the events of the lodged at Capernaum? Mark iii. 19.

day after he had Luke vii. 11. Q. 20. For what did John send two of his disciples

to Jesus and what did he say to them? Luke vii. 18. Mat. xi. 2 and 3, on 5th. versc. Repeat Isaiah xxxv. from 4 to 8.