Lesson XXXVI. Elisha and Jonah

Jesse Lyman Hurlbut · 1907

Retold story (not Scripture)
This is a storyteller's retelling from an old children's book. Read the Bible passage for God's own words.

Bible: 2 Kings 4—5 · 1 min read · All ages

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(Tell Stories 14 and 17 in Part Fourth. Omit Stories 15 and 16.)

1. With what land was Ĭs̝´ra-el often at war in the time of the Kings? With Sy̆r´ĭ-ȧ.

2. Who greatly helped the king of Ĭs̝´ra-el by his power as a prophet? E̍̄-lī´shȧ.

3. At what place did the Sy̆r´ĭ-ans̝ send an army to make E̍̄-lī´shȧ their prisoner? At Dō´than.

4. What did the servant of E̍̄-lī´shȧ see around E̍̄-lī´shȧ to keep him safe from the Sy̆r´ĭ-ans̝? Chariots and horses of fire.

5. Who came to visit E̍̄-lī´shȧ when he was dying? Jō´ăsh the King of Ĭs̝´ra-el.

6. What did the dying E̍̄-lī´shȧ promise to the king? Victory over the Sy̆r´ĭ-ans̝.

7. What prophet was sent to preach to a great city? Jō´nah.

8. To what city was Jō´nah sent? To Nĭn´e-veh.

9. What wonderful thing happened to Jō´nah? He was for three days inside a great fish.

10. What did Jō´nah do afterward? He preached to the people of Nĭn´e-veh.

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 25. Source

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