What did Joseph do for his father and his father's family? He sent for them, to come down into Egypt, and nourished them there, Gen. 45:&46:

In what part of Egypt did they settle? In Goshen, Gen. 47:6.

LESSON 5.

How did the Egyptians treat the children of Israel? Very kindly for a number of years, and afterwards very cruelly.

What wicked command did Pharaoh give his people? He commanded them

to cast the infant sons of Israel into a river.

Who was hid three months by his mother, that he might not be cast into the river? Moses.

What did she then do with him? She put him into a little ark or basket, and placed

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it by the side of the river among the flags, Ex. 2:3.

Who found him? Pha. raoh's daughter, Ex. 2:10.

How did she treat him? She adopted him for her son, Acts 7:21.

To whom did she commit him for nursing? To his mother.

In what did he become learned? In all the wisdom of the Egyptians.

Why did he refuse to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter? He chose rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season, Heb. 11:25.

Why did Moses slay ar Egyptian? For smiting one of the Hebrews.

Who were the Hebrews? The Israelites.

Why was not Moses slain for killing the Egyptian? He fled into Midian, Ex. 2:15.

Whose flock did he keep in Midian? Jethro's, Ex.3:1. Whom did Moses marry? Zipporah, Jethro's daughter.

LESSON 6.

How did God first appear to Moses? In a burning bush.

Why did God then appear to Moses? To send him into Egypt, to deliver the Hebrews from bondage, Ex. 3:10.

Whom did God send out of Egypt, to meet Moses, in order to go with him into Egypt, and assist him in delivering the Hebrews? Aahis elder brother, Ex.4: How many plagues were sent upon the Egyptians, before Pharaoh would let Israel go? Ten.

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What was the last and most dreadful of these plagues? Slaying all the 2

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first born of the Egyptians Ex. 11:

What was instituted to commemorate the preservation of Israel from that plague? The Passover, Ex. 12:

Why was it so called? Be. cause, when the Lord smote the Egyptians, he passed over the Israelites without hurting them, Ex. 12:12,13,43.

What did Pharaoh do, when he found the Israel. ites were gone out of Goshen? He pursued them with his army.

How did the Israelites es. cape the Egyptians? They went through the Red Sea on dry ground.

What became of the Egyptians? In attempting to follow the Israelites they were drowned in the Red Sea, Ex. 14:

How did the Israelites

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acknowledge their deliverance from the Egyptians? In a song of praise to God, Ex. 15:

LESSON 7. Where was the law giv. en? At mount Sinai.

How were the ten commandments given? God spake them in a loud voice, so that all Israel could hear, Ex. 19:

Upon what did God write them? Upon two tables of

stone.

What great sin did the Israelites commit, while Moses was receiving the law in the mount with God? They made and worshipped a golden calf, Ex. 32:

When Moses saw the calf and the people dancing round it, what did he do with the two tables of stone? He cast them down and broke them.

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How were they replaced? Moses prepared two others; & God wrote the commandments upon them, Ex. 34:

Where were they after. wards kept? In an ark or chest made for the purpose.

LESSON 8.

Who was the first Levitical priest? Aaron.

From whom did the other Levitical priests descend? From Aaron.

Who were struck dead for offering strange fire? Nadab and Abihu, sons of Aaron, Lev. 10:

What is meant by strange fire? That which God had not commanded.

How many men were sent from Kadeshbarnea, to spy out Canaan? Twelve, one of each tribe, Num. 13:

Who of them brough back a good report of th

land? Caleb and Joshua, Num. 14: 6,7.

How were they rewarded? They were permitted to enter Canaan, Num. 14:24,30. What report did the other ten spies bring back? A very evil report; they slandered the land.

What judgment befel them? They died of the plague.

What Israelites murmur. ed against God in the wilderness? Most of those who were above twenty years old, when they came out of Egypt.

What became of them? They were destroyed in the wilderness, Num. 26:65.

What was the character of those who were under 20 years old, when they came out of Egypt? They were generally pious, Jer. 2:2,3. Heb. 3:16.

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LESSON 9.

What was done to the man who gathered sticks on the Sabbath? He was stoned to death, Num. 15:36.

Who were destroyed for rebelling against Moses and Aaron? Korah and his company, Num. 16:

How were they destroy. ed? Some were swallowed up by the earth; and some were slain by fire from the

What was done to the son of Shelomith for curs. ing and blasphemy? He was stoned to death, Lev. 24:10-16,23.

Who first refused to let Israel pass through his land? The king of Edom, Num. 20:14-21.

Where did Aaron die In mount Hor, Num. 20:

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