Lesson XXIV. Jesus at Jericho

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: Luke 19 · 1 min read · All ages

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(Tell Story 29 in Part Sixth.)

1. What city did Jē´s̝us visit, as he was leaving the land of Pe̍̄-rē´a? Jĕr´ĭ-chō.

2. Whom did Jē´s̝us meet at the gate of Jĕr´ĭ-chō? A blind man.

3. What was this blind man's name? Bär-ti-mæ´us.

4. What did Bär-ti-mæ´us cry out as Jē´s̝us came near? "Have mercy on me."

5. What did Jē´s̝us do to blind Bär-ti-mæ´us? He gave to him sight.

6. With what rich man did Jē´s̝us stay while he was in Jĕr´ĭ-chō? With Zăc-chæ´us.

7. What did the people think that Zăc-chæ´us was? A sinner.

8. For what purpose did Jē´s̝us say that he came? To seek and to save the lost.

9. What parable did Jē´s̝us give at that time? The parable of the Pounds.

10. What does the parable of the Pounds show us that we should do? That we should work for Chrīst.

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 45. Source

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