What will become of those who now will not flee for refuge to the hope laid before them in the gospel? Whose fault will it be if they are for ever shut out from Christ and heaven? What does Jesus say in Luke xiii. 24, to those who sin away the time until it is too late? 17. How long did it rain upon the earth? What became of the ark? 18. What is said of the waters? What is meant by "the waters prevailed?" Upon what did the ark go? What is meant by "the face of the waters ?" 19. What parts of the earth were covered? 20. How far were the waters above the earth? How many feet are fifteen cubits? Were the mountains covered? 21. What became of all flesh that moved upon the earth? Did Noah then feel sorry that he had obeyed God? What became of those who did not obey God? 22. What is again said of the inhabitants of the earth? Who first breathed into them the breath of life? Why did he thus suddenly and awfully take it from them? 23. Repeat this verse. Who alone remained alive? Was not this judgment of God just? How will his judgment be executed at last upon sinners, as in 2 Thess. i. 8, 9? 24. How long did the waters prevail upon the earth? What signs are there now scattered throughout the world which show that there has been such a general deluge or flood of waters? Are there any traditions of this flood among the heathen nations of the earth? LESSON VIII. Genesis, Chap. viii. verses 1–19. The Earth Dried. 1. Whom and what did God remember? Does God ever forget his people? What does the Lord say to his people in Is. xlix. 15? What is the meaning of assuaged? Who alone has power over the winds and waters ? Who, in after times, said to the winds and waves "be still," and they obeyed him? 2. What were stopped? What was restrained? What is the meaning of "restrained?" 3. What became of the water? At the end of how many days were the waters abated? What is meant by abated? 4. When did the ark rest? Where did the ark rest? How many months from the commencement of the flood? Where are the mountains of Ararat? 5. Until what month did the waters decrease continually? What is the meaning of decrease? What were seen on the first day of the tenth month? How long was this after the ark rested on mount Ararat? 6. What did Noah do at the end of forty days? Forty days from what time? 7. What did Noah then send out? What is a raven, and what is its nature? What did the raven do? What is the meaning of " to and fro ?” 8. What did Noah next send forth? What sort of bird is a dove ? 9. What is said of this dove? Why did she return? What did Noah do when she came back to him? 10. When did Noah again send forth the dove? 11. When did the dove return to him? What was in her mouth? What did Noah understand from this? Of what is the olive branch now considered an emblem ? Is it probably derived from this circumstance? 12. How long did Noah wait before he sent out the dove again? 'Did she come back? Why did she not return 13. At what time were the waters dried from off the earth? up What did Noah then do? When he looked out, how did the ground appear? 14. On what month and day of the month was the carth entirely dry? How long a time had Noah been in the ark? Did he go immediately out as soon as he saw that the earth was dry? For what did he wait? 15, 16. What did God say to Noah? 17. What was he to bring forth with him? 18. What persons left the ark? 19. What else left the ark? What should you learn from Noah's conduct in Įatiently waiting for the command of God? Prov. i i, 5, 6. What do you learn of the dealings of God with the wicked, from this account of the flood? What does it teach you of God's dealings with his people? Why is the ark considered a type of Christ? Will the earth ever be overflowed with water again? Gen. ix. 11. How will it finally be destroyed, as you read in 2 Fet. iii. 7, 10-12? In whom alone can you find safety on that awful day? LESSON IX. Genesis, Chap. ix. verses 28, 29, and Chap. xi. verses 1-9, 27-32. Confusion of Tongues, and the Names of Abram's Family. 28. How long did Noah live after the flood? 29. How many were all the days of Noah? What is then said of him? Repeat Rom. v. 12. When you read of the death of others, of what should it remind you? And when you think that you too must die, what should you be led to do? What is said of the sens of Noah in Gen. ix. 18, 19 ? Of whom is Ham said to be the father? What land was afterwards called after Canaan, Ham's son ? What were Canaan's descendants called? From which of Noah's sons did Abraham and his family descend? Upon which of his sons did Noah pronounce a curse? Gen. ix. 25. What blessing did he pronounce upon Shem? ver. 26. Chap. xi. verses 1-9, 26-32. 1. What is here said of the whole earth? Who are meant by the whole earth? What language is that generally supposed to be?. In what language was the old Testament written? What nation spoke this language? How should we all feel and act towards each other, seeing that we are of one family? What is God said to have done in Acts xvii. 26? 2. As the children of men journeyed from the east, what did they find? Did they stop there? Where was the land of Shinar? Towards what country would they journey as they went west? 3. What did these men say one to another? What had they for stone and mortar? 4. What did they farther agree together to do? What is meant by the expression "let us make us a |