Through what personal experience was Hosea able to interpret the love of God? Can you discover in "The Longing of God for His Children" the strong feeling due to this experience? 365, 366 S.A. Amos Because of the circumstances of his early life Amos drew most of his figures from nature and agricultural occupations. How many such allusions can you find in the selections here given? 354-362 S.A. Micah In the prophecy of Micah appear probably the most striking words ever written predicting world peace. Locate them. 367-369 S.A. {121} Nahum In what regards do you consider the description of war in "The Doom of Nineveh" an adequate picture of modern day warfare? 387-391 S.A. Habakkuk Compare the theme of the prophecy of Habakkuk with the theme of the book of Job. 179, 392 S.A. The prayer of Habakkuk is said to be a composition unrivaled for boldness of conception, sublimity of thought, and majesty of diction. After reading can you pick out passages that confirm this estimate of it? 393-396 S.A. Haggai What is said of the style of Haggai's writing? 397 S.A. Zechariah What is the meaning of the prophecy of Zechariah? 401 S.A. 5. The Bible-an Inspiration to Writers Compare Victor Hugo's account of the Fall of Jericho with the Bible account. 293, 287-292 H. T. Show how the wilderness journey of the children of Israel is traced out in the poem, "Lead Me On". 238 H.T. How many of the twenty and more allusions to the Bible in Whittier's poem, "Palestine," can you pick out and explain? 15-17 H.T. To what event of Israelitish history does the "Song of the Manna Gatherers" refer? 198 H.T. (196 H.T.) Poems Inspired by the Bible The following well-known poems were inspired by passages in the Old Testament. Bring out some of the beauty and power which the poets saw in these passages by comparing them with the poems. The Finding of Moses. 134 H.T. (138 H.T.) The Seventh Plague of Egypt. 162 H.T. (166 H.T.) The Burial of Moses. 274 H.T. (272,273 H.T.) Saul and David 395 H.T. (396 H.T.) {122} Cave of Adullam. 437 H.T. (438 H.T.) Ruth. 49 T.J. (35 T.J.) Belshazzar. 211 T.J. (201-206 T.J.) The Destruction of Sennacherib. 315 T.J. (271-276 S.A.)