T. G. S. July 29, 1908 CONTENTS Page FOREWORD TO THE STUDENT xv CHAPTER I. ABRAHAM, THE FATHER OF THE FAITHFUL 1 II. ABRAHAM, THE MAGNANIMOUS 9 III. ABRAHAM AND ISAAC 16 IV. JACOB, THE CLEVER 29 V. ISRAEL, THE GODLY 41 VI. JOSEPH, THE SLAVE 51 VII. JOSEPH, THE RULER 60 VIII. JOSEPH, THE GENEROUS 70 IX. MOSES' EARLY LIFE 85 X. MOSES' COMMISSION 94 XI. MOSES, THE DELIVERER 104 XII. MOSES, THE LAWGIVER 117 XIII. REVIEW: THE HEROES OF ISRAEL'S WANDERINGS 129 XIV. JOSHUA AND CALEB 135 XV. GIDEON, THE WARRIOR 147 XVI. SAMSON, THE STRONG MAN 158 XVII. RUTH, THE FOREIGNER 171 XVIII. SAMUEL AND ELI 187 XIX. SAMUEL AND SAUL 200 XX. JONATHAN'S VICTORY 211 XXI. DAVID AND THE GIANT 223 XXII. THE HERO FRIENDS, DAVID AND JONATHAN 237 XXIII. DAVID, THE OUTLAW 247 XXIV. DAVID, THE KING 260 XXV. DAVID AND HIS REBEL SON 270 XXVI. REVIEW: TEN HEROES OF ISRAEL 283 XXVII. SOLOMON, THE WISE KING 289 XXVIII. ELIJAH, THE CHAMPION OF PURE RELIGION 303 XXIX. ELIJAH, THE CHAMPION OF JUSTICE 317 XXX. ELISHA, THE HEALER AND COUNSELOR 328 XXXI. NEHEMIAH, THE BUILDER 339 XXXII. ESTHER, THE PATRIOT QUEEN 351 XXXIII. JUDAS, THE HAMMERER 364 XXXIV. DANIEL AND HIS FRIENDS 373 XXXV. REVIEW: SEVEN HEROIC NAMES 385 MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS Page MAP OF THE SEMITIC WORLD Frontispiece A CARAVAN IN PALESTINE 5 MAP OF CANAAN opposite 47 THE SEAL OF THE GRAND VIZIER OF RAMSES II 66 PORTRAIT STATUES OF RAMSES II 88 ORIENTAL SANDALS 95 BRICK-MAKING IN EGYPT 102 MOSES 118 WINNOWING GRAIN 179 A PHILISTINE 212 DAVID 226