Excerpt from A Manual of Lessons in Old Testament History: For Academic Grades The lessons here submitted for your consideration, and for your use if you find them adapted to your needs, are the lessons I have been using for a number of years in my own work. The chief difficulty in the study and teaching of Old Testament history is that there is too much matter for one year's work; but as one year is all that can possibly be allowed for the subject, we must be content, and do our best with the time that is ours. The lessons are therefore long ones. I wish they could be shorter, but know of no other way to cover the subject. They may not seem uniform in length; and they are not, if one considers chapters and verses only. It has seemed to me necessary to be governed more by subjects than by the amount of words to be read and studied; therefore while the average assignment is three chapters, there are some lessons that require more, and some fewer. A few notes will be found in the lessons. These for the most part are quotations from authorities. I think it would be well if there were more of these; but because of a persistent eye trouble, I have not been able to make the selections. I should be glad of your cooperation in this respect, so that future editions, if there shall be such, may contain more valuable notes. Outline maps are placed through the book where they are required by the lessons. These maps may be obtained in loose leaf form for notebooks and drill work if so desired. The review questions I give my pupils as a help in preparing for tests, and sometimes take the questions for examination from these questions. They may be used in various ways. The lists of proper names may be used not only as an aid in spelling and pronunciation, but as a test, by asking, Who was Aaron? or, What was Abana? With the hope that these lessons may lighten your labors, and help your pupils to a better understanding of this important subject, I submit them to you for your use, and suggestions for improvement. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.