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Chapter II
1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Jndea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to
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2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
3. When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
Who is Jesus ?
Where did he live before he lived in this world?
What made him come into this world at all ?
Was he a full-grown man when he came, or did he grow up as children do ?
Where did Jesus live after he came into this world ?
What does the first verse say about it ?
Was Beth-le-hem a country, a city or a village ?
Was Judea a country, a city or a town ?
Was Judea in America or in Europe or in some other land ?
Now in what country was the village of Bethlehem ?
Was Je-ru-sa-lem a mountain or town or city ?
Was it larger or smaller than Bethlehem ?
What was the name of the King in Jerusalem ?
What was the name of the people who had him for a King ?
Are there any Jews now ?
How long ago do you think Herod the king lived ?
When the wise men got to Jerusalem, what did they ask for ?
What does the second verse say about it ?
What had they seen, to tell them that Jesus was born ?
What made the wise men call Jesus the King of the Jews when he was only a baby ?
Had they seen this wonderful child yet ?
What were they trying to find ?
Who heard what the wise men were trying to do ?
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4. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
5. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea : 'for thus it is written by the prophet,
6. And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, art not the least among the princes of Judah : for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
Now you have all recited the lesson ; and I want you to recite last Sunday's lesson too. The lessons are very short. By and by ait the end of a quarter of the year, I shall want you to recite all the lessons of the quarter ; and so you must get them perfectly. It will help you to review a little every Sunday. Now : the first in the class, the first verse : next, the second verse : next, the third verse : next, the fourth verse, (in to-day's lesson :) next, the fifth verse : next, the sixth.
Was it right for the wise men to want to worship Jesus ?
Why was King Herod troubled when he heard what the wise men said ? Answer, Because he thought Jesus would be king instead of himself.
What is a priest ? Answer. A Jewish minister.
Which is the priest in the picture ?
Who were the chief priests ? Answer. The greatest of all the priests.
Which is the chief priest in the picture ?
What is a scribe ? Answer. A man who wrote down the Scriptures with a pen.
Which is the scribe in the picture ?
What made Herod call the chief priests and scribes together ?
What does the fourth verse say about it ?
Is Christ the same as Jesus ?
What is the full name of Jesus ?
How could the priests and scribes tell where this wonderful child would be born ?
Would they have known, if they hadn't studied the Bible ?
In what place did the Bible say that Jesus would be born ? In what country ?
What is a prophet ? Answer. A man who could tell what was going to happen.
How could a prophet know that Jesus would be a Governor ?
How does the last verse show that Bethlehem was more honored than all other villages ?
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7. Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
8. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child : and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him* also.
9. When they had heard the king, they departed : and, lo, the
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went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
After reciting the lesson, recite last Sunday's lesson ; or, if you would like to do so, you may recite from the beginning. The first at the other end of the class, the first verse ; the next, the second verse ; and so on. Get every word and letter right, so as to have all the lessons ready for the end of the quarter.
Why did King Herod send now for the wise men ?
What does it mean when it says, ' when he had priv4l-y called the wise men ' ? Answer. That he called them without letting any body know it.
What did he ask about the star for ?
What did he send the wise men to Bethlehem for ?
What did he say to the wise men ?
What does c Go and search dil-i-gent-ly ' mean ? Answer. c Go and look care-fully!'
Was King Herod a good man or a bad man ?
Do you think he really wanted to worship Jesus ?
What did he want the wise men to do, after they should find Jesus ?
Where did the wise men go when they left King- Herod ?
How many miles was it from Jerusalem to Bethlehem ? Answer. Six miles.
Can you tell me some place about six miles from here ?
Will you point out Jerusalem and Bethlehem on the map ?
What did the star do ?
Where did the star stop ?
Tell me any thing el§e that you know about the place where Jesus was.
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10. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great
f/f ] 11. And when they were come ~"' I into the house, they saw the young child, with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him • ,\ and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts ; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
12. And being warned of God
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return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. Don't forget to review every Sunday one or two lessons.
Why were the wise men full of joy to see the star again ?
Over what house did the star stop ?
Who was there beside the young child ?
Why did the wise men at once kneel down to worship this little child ?
Did they worship his mother Mary ?
Did you ever see a little child whom you would think it right to worship ?
Is it wrong not to worship Jesus ? Why ?
What things did the wise men give to the child Jesus ?•
Were they cheap things or costly things ?
Which one of them do you know is very costly now ?
Is there any thing too costly to give to Jesus ?
Where did we get all the best things which we have ?
Did the wise men go Ijack to tell King Herod, when they found out where the wonderful child was ?
Why didn't they go back to him ?
Were they awake or asleep when God spoke to them ?
Do you think these wise men good men or bad men ? Where did the wise men go when they went away ?
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FLEE-IXG TO EGYPT.
13. And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word : for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
14. When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt :
15. And was there until the death of Herod : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
What happened after the wise men had gone ?
What is an angel ? Who was Joseph ?
Do you know any thing about any other Joseph in the Bible ?
What did Joseph dream the angel told him ?
Did God really speak to Joseph, or was it only a dream ?
Where did God tell Joseph to go ?
Was Egypt a village or a town or a country ?
Look on the map and show where Egypt was.
Why did God tell Joseph to take Jesus and Mary away ?
Do you think it .was a long journey or a. short journey to Egypt ?
Did they go north or south ?
Was Joseph ready to obey God ?
Did they go in the day-time or the night-time ?
How long did God tell them to stay in Egypt ?
How soon should we obey God after he has told us to do any thing ?
Who died while they were in Egypt ?
What is a prophet ?
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16. Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
17. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,
heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
What did King Herod do, when he found that the wise men didn't come back to him ?
What made him so angry ?
What did he kill the little children for ?
How much smaller are children two years old than you are ?
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Did cruel King Herod get Jesus to kill him ?
Who took care of Jesus ?
Who will take care of good children in trouble ?
Was it any excuse for Herod, because he was angry when he did such a wicked thing ?
When children get angry and do wicked things, is it any excuse because they were angry ?
Do you think King Herod knew what an awful thing he was doing till he got over his anger ?
Do you think King Herod felt badly at all, after he got over it ?
If, from a child, he had always kept his temper, would he have done such a wicked thing when he got to be kin^ ?
Why were the mothers in Bethlehem crying and mourning ?
Which verse of the lesson speaks of it ?
In what city did King Herod live ?
Was Bethlehem a little way or a great way from Jerusalem ?
Who was greatest, King Herod or King Jesus ? 1*
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COMING BACK FKOM EGYPT.
19. But when Herod was dead behold, an angel of the Lord appear eth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
20. Saying, .Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the 3 T oung child's life.
21. And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
22. But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee :
How did Joseph know when Herod was dead ?
Where was Joseph when the angel told him ?
What country did the other Joseph live in ?
Did the other Joseph ever have dreams ?
Can you tell any of his dreams ?
Does God now tell people in dreams what they ought to do?
How does he tell them now ?
Where was the land of Israel ?
Was Israel the name of a country ? Answer. l\ T o ; it was the name of a man. One name of Jacob was Israel.
What, then, was the land of Israel ? Ansioer. The land of Jacob ; where Jacob used to live.
Show on the map what the land of Israel was.
How old do you think Jesus was when they took him back ?
Why were they not afraid to go back ?
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Jesus might have come like an angel : what «did he want to show children by being himself a child ? Who was the father of the new King Ar-che-la-us ? Why was Joseph afraid of King Ar-che-la-us ? Why did Joseph go to Galilee f Was Galilee a country or city ?
Show on the map how large Galilee was. Who told Joseph to go to Galilee ?
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CITY OF NAZARETH.
23. And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
Chapter III
1. In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
2. And saying, Repent ye : for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
3. For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
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Point out on the map where this city was.
What did the people mean when they called Jesus a ' Nazarene' ? Answer. That he lived at Nazareth.
Did they think Nazareth was a good place or a bad place ? Answer. A bad place.
What other person beside Jesus came into that coun try in those days ?
Why was John called John the Baptist f
In what part of Judea did he preach ?
What is a wilderness ? Answer. A wild and dry place, where scarcely any thing grows.
Show on the map where the wilderness of Judea was.
Do ministers generally go into the wilderness to preach ?
What did John say when he preached ? Recite the second verse again.
What is meant by c repent ' ? Answer. Be sorry for doing wrong, and stop doing it.
What is a kingdom ?
What is the kingdom of heaven ? Answer. God's kingdom.
What is a prophet ?
What is the name of the prophet mentioned in this lesson ?
Did the prophet E-sa-ias live before Jesus was born or after ? Answer. A great many years before.
How could he tell that John would come preaching in the wilderness ?
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JOHN THE BAPTIST.
4. And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins ; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
5. Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan,
6. And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
t 7. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come ?
Do you review a lesson every Sunday ?
The first verse of the lesson says : 'John had his raiment of camel's hair.' What does 'raiment' mean? Answer. His clothing.
What was John's clothing made of?
What is a girdle ? Answer. A belt around the body.
What was John's girdle made of?
What kind of meat c^d John eat ?
What is a locust ? Ansioer. A large grasshopper.
Do people ever eat locusts now ? Answer. Yes ; the wild Arabs cook and eat them.
What kind of honey is wild honey ? Answer. Honey that bees make in the woods or in the rocks.
Point out the raiment, the girdle, the locust, the wild honey in the picture.
. Did ma?iy people go to the wilderness where John was ?
Where did they go from ? What- did they go for ?
What is it to be baptized ?
Was Jordan a village or river or mountain ? Point it out .on the map.
What did John do to the people ?
What does c confessing their sins ' mean ? Answer. They told what wrong things they had done.
To w^hom ought you and I to confess our sins ?
What two kinds of men did John see coming to him ?
What does the word ' vipers ' mean ? Answer. Ser-. pents.
Why did John call them serpents ?
What does c wrath ' mean ? Answer. Anger.
Is God ever angry ? Answer. A verse in the Bible says : ' God is angry with the wicked every day.'
What does c wrath to come' mean ? Answer. God's dreadful anger, which will come on wicked people.
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JOHN PREACHING BY THE RIVER-SIDE.
8. Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance :
9. And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
10. And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees : therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Review the verses from the beginning of this chapter.
What did John say in the eighth verse to the Phar-isees and Sad-dn-cees ?
What is fruit ?
How can you tell by the fruit whether a tree is good or bad ?
Did John mean the fruit of a tree ?
How can you tell whether a child's heart is good or bad by his fruit ?
What does c repentance ' mean ?
What does 'fruits meet for repentance'* mean? Answer. Actions which show that we are sorry for doing wrong.
What does the ninth verse say that the Phar-i-sees and Sad-du-cees thought within themselves ?
Who was Abraham ?
Was Abraham their father ?
Why were they proud of Abraham ?
Did they think God would love them because Abraham was a Jew and because they were Jews too ?
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If they would be bad, would God treat them any better because they were related to Abraham ?
Were they good like Abraham ?
If they should be destroyed, could God make good iren like Abraham out of stones ?
Do men cut down good fruit-trees or bad fruit-trees with axes ?
Does God cut down good men or bad men ?
What kind of fruit do the men bear whom God cuts down ?
Why do men sometimes burn* up trees which they have cut down ?
What becomes of bad men whom God cuts down ?
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11. I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance : but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear : he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire :
12. Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner ; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
13. Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
Review the verses of this chapter.
What did John say that he baptized with ?
What is it to baptize any body ?
Who was mightier than John ?
Were the shoes which John and Jesus wore like those which we wear ?
Find a pair of shoes like theirs in the picture.
Who carried the shoes for people in John's country ? Answer. Servants.
What did John mean, then, by saying that he wasn't good enough to carry the shoes of Jesus ?
Wasn't John a good man ?
Who is the Holy Ghost ?
What is wheat? What is chaff? Answer. The little light husk of the wheat.
Do you know how men blow the chaff out of the wheat ?
Is the fan which they blow with like the fan you use ?
Point out the fan, the wheat and the floor in the picture.
Who will separate good men from bad men ? When ?
Who are the wheat which God will keep for himself?
Who are the chaff which will be burned up ?
Recite the last verse again.
Who came to John to be baptized ?
Where was John ?
Where did Jesus come from ?
At what city in Galilee had Jesus been ? Answer.
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Find the twenty-third verse of the last chapter, and find the answer in it.
Find the picture of this place.
Show on the map how Jesus went from this city to the river Jordan.
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JOHN AND JESUS.
14. But John forbade him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me ?
15. And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now : for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
16. And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water : and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him :
17. And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Keview from the beginning of the chapter.
Did John wish at first to baptize Jesus ?
Who did John think was the right one to do the baptizing, Jesus or himself ? Why ?
Would it have been right for John not to do what Jesus told him to do ?
Did John do what Jesus said ?
How was Jesus baptized ?
What happened when Jesus came up out of the water ?
Is a dove gentle or rough ?
Is a dove pure and clean or dirty ?
Is a dove quiet or noisy ?
Is a dove beautiful or ugly ?
Why is God's Spirit like a dove ?
Does God's Spirit ever come down on men now ?
What was heard when the dove came down on Jesus ?
Whose voice was it ?
What did the voice say ?
Why was God well pleased with Jesus ?
Was not God always well pleased with Jesus ?
Why did God say so just at this time ? Answer, Because Jesus was very soon going to preach ; and God wanted to show to the people that he was his dear Son.
Can we please God without loving his Son ?
Let me hear you all together recite this last verse again.
REVIEW OF THE FIRST TWELVE LESSONS.
Now, children, it has been a quarter of a year since we began the book. To-day you must recite all the verses which we have been over ; but there will not be time for each one to recite them all. And so we must go very fast around the class ; the first one, the first verse ; the next, the second ; and so on through the forty verses.
Tell me the two things which we have studied during the last twelve Sundays. Answer. 1. About Jesus the little child. 2. About Jesus baptized in the water.
1. Jesus the little child.
What three things have we studied about Jesus the child? Answer. 1. The wise men who worshipped
Jesus when a little infant. 2. The father and mother of Jesus fleeing to Egypt. 3. The father and mother of Jesus coming back from Egypt.
Where was Jesus born, when the wise men came to worship him ?
Point out the place on the map.
What king didn't like to have Jesus King ?
Why did he want to find out where Jesus was ?
Did the wise men let him know ? Why ?
What did the wise men do when they saw Jesus ?
Why did Joseph and Mary flee to Egypt ?
What did King Herod do when they had gone ?
What bad passion made Herod murder the children ?
Would a child ever grow to be a murderer, if he never got angry ?
How did Joseph and Mary know when to come back ?
Did they go back to the village of Bethlehem ?
Where did they go ? Show the place on the map.
2. Jesus baptized in the water.
Who baptized Jesus ? In what river ?
Point it out on the map.
What kind of clothing did John wear ?
What food did he eat ?
Why didn't he wish at first to baptize Jesus ?
Why did he baptize him at all ?
What came down through the air when Jesus was baptized ?
Whose voice spoke ?
What did it say ?
What shows that Jesus was sent of God when he was a little infant ? Answer. The star which led the wise men ; the Scripures which told where he would be born ; and what God said to his father and mother.
What shows that Jesus was the Son of God when He was baptized ? Anstcer. God called him his ' wellbeloved Son.'
Note. — It will help greatly to fix the Scripture in mind, if, in addition to the class-review in the Sunday-School, a regular public meeting be held four times a year, at which the public recitation of the review-lesson is made a prominent exercise. To give variety, the children may recite in turn, or classes may recite in turn, or classes may recite in chorus. The children will then have an additional motive all through the quarter for accuracy and regularity. The children might answer the review-questions also at this meeting.
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