=2.= How did Ç[=y]´rus, the new king, treat the Jew[s+] who were in B[)a]b´[)y]-lon? =He was kind to them.= =3.= What did Ç[=y]´rus allow the Jew[s+] to do? =To go back to their own land.= =4.= How long had the Jew[s+] been in the land of B[)a]b´[)y]-lon? =Seventy years.= =5.= What happy journey did the Jew[s+] take? =To the land of J[=u]-d[=e]´[.a].= =6.= What city did they begin to build again? =The city of J[+e]-r[u:]´s[+a]-l[)e]m.= =7.= What house did they build? =The temple of God.= =8.= Who led the Jew[s+] in their journey and their building? =Z[+e]-r[)u]b´ba-b[)e]l the ruler.= =9.= What prophet encouraged the people to build? =H[)a]g´ga-[=i] and Z[)e]ch-a-r[=i]´ah.= Lesson XLIII. Queen Esther. (Tell Story 15 in Part Fifth.) =1.= In what city did the king of P[~e]r´[s+]i[.a] live? =In the city of Sh[u:]´shan.= =2.= What beautiful Jew´[)i]sh girl lived in Sh[u:]´shan? =[)E]s´th[~e]r.= =3.= Who cared for [)E]s´th[~e]r and brought her up? =Her cousin Môr´de-c[=a]i.= =4.= Who was the king of P[~e]r´[s+]i[.a] at that time? =[+A]-h[)a][s+]-[=u]-[=e]´r[)u]s.= =5.= What did king [+A]-h[)a][s+]-[=u]-[=e]´r[)u]s do when he saw [)E]s´th[~e]r? =He made her queen.= =6.= Who stood next to the king in power? =A man named H[=a]´man.= =7.= What law did H[=a]´man cause king [+A]-h[)a][s+]-[=u]-[=e]´r[)u]s to make? =That all the Jew[s+] should be killed.= =8.= What did Queen [)E]s´th[~e]r do when she heard that this law had been made? =She went to the king in his palace.= =9.= What did she ask the king to do? =To spare the lives of her people.= =10.= What became of H[=a]´man, the Jew[s+]' enemy? =He was put to death.= Lesson XLIV. The end of the Old Testament. (Tell Stories 16, 17 and 18 in Part Fifth.) =1.= What good man came to J[+e]-r[u:]´s[+a]-l[)e]m soon after the time of Queen [)E]s´th[~e]r? =[)E]z´r[.a] the scribe.= =2.= What was a scribe among the Jew[s+]? =One who wrote copies of God's laws.= =3.= What great work did [)E]z´r[.a] do? =He brought together the books of the Old Testament.= =4.= What did [)E]z´r[.a] do at J[+e]-r[u:]´s[+a]-l[)e]m? =He taught the people to obey God's law.= =5.= What other good man came while [)E]z´r[.a] was at J[+e]-r[u:]´s[+a]-l[)e]m? =N[=e]-he-m[=i]´ah.= =6.= What did N[=e]-he-m[=i]´ah do? =He helped the people to build a wall around the city.= =7.= Why did they need a wall around the city? =To make it strong against enemies.= =8.= What was done at a great meeting of the people when the wall was finished? =The law was read to the people.= =9.= Who was the last prophet of the Old Testament? =M[)a]l´a-ch[=i].= Lesson XLV. Review of Jewish People. =1.= How many kings reigned over J[=u]´dah? =Nineteen kings and one queen.= =2.= Who was the first king of J[=u]´dah? =R[=e]-ho-b[=o]´am.= =3.= Who was the greatest king? =J[+e]-h[)o]sh´a-ph[)a]t.= =4.= Who was the youngest when he became king? =J[=o]´[)a]sh.= =5.= Who was the best of the kings? =H[)e]z-e-k[=i]´ah.=