Lesson XIX. The Last of the Judges

Jesse Lyman Hurlbut · 1907

Retold story (not Scripture)
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Bible: 1 Samuel 1—7 · 1 min read · All ages

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(Omit Stories 13 and 14 in Part Second. Tell Stories 15, 16, 17.)

1. Who was the fourteenth of the fifteen judges in Ĭs̝´ra-el? Ē´lī, who was also priest.

2. What woman brought her little child to Ē´lī in the house of God? Hăn´nah.

3. What was her little boy's name? Săm´u-el.

4. Where did Săm´u-el grow up? In the house of the Lord.

5. What came to Săm´u-el while he was a child? The voice of the Lord.

6. What did Săm´u-el answer when the Lord spoke to him? "Speak, for thy servant heareth."

7. What was Săm´u-el when he became a man? The last of the judges in Ĭs̝´ra-el.

8. What did Săm´u-el do as Judge? He brought the people back to God.

9. What did the prayers of Săm´u-el give to the people? Victory over their enemies.

10. What is said of Săm´u-el as a ruler? He was wise and good.

11. At what place did Săm´u-el live while he was judge? At Rā'mah.

Jesse Lyman Hurlbut, Hurlbut's Bible Lessons for Boys and Girls (Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., copyright 1907). Public domain. Transcription by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (pgdp.net). printed page 15. Source

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