6. Who were the Phoenicians? 7. What were the chief cities of the Phoenicians? 8. Who were the chief gods of the Canaanites? 9. How were the Israelites governed? 10. What was the consequence of their falling from the true worship? 11. Who were their chief enemies? 12. In what book in the Bible is this history related? 13. For how long a period did the rule of the Judges last? 14. What crime brought on them the loss of the Ark? 15. How was the Ark sent back? 16. What was the prophecy of the Redeemer during this period? --1 _Sam_. ii. 35. 17. Who was the first of the Prophets and last of the Judges? LESSON VI. 1. When did the Israelite kingdom begin? 2. Who was the first king of Israel? 3. On what conditions was Saul to reign? 4. What was Saul's great error? 5. Who was chosen in Saul's stead? 6. Of what tribe was David? 7. What was David's great excellence? 8. What were David's exploits? 9. How was David prepared for the throne? 10. What terrible massacre did Saul commit in his hatred of David? 11. What prophecy was thus fulfilled?--1 _Sam_. ii. 32, 33. 12. What was the beginning of David's kingdom? 13. What was the end of Saul? 14. Who reigned over the rest of Israel? 15. What became of Ishbosheth? 16. What were David's conquests? 17. What is the meaning of the name Jerusalem? 18. How did David regulate the service before the Ark? 19. Which are David's chief prophecies of our Lord?--_P_s. ii.--xvi. 20. Which Psalm marks David as our Lord's forefather?--lxxxix. 21. Why was not David permitted to build the Temple? 22. How long did David reign? 23. What was the site of the Temple? 24. How was the Divine Presence marked there? 25. For what was Solomon's reign remarkable? 26. How did Solomon fall away? 27. What was to be his punishment? 28. What are the prophecies of Solomon? _A. Prov_. viii. and ix.--where our Lord is spoken of as the Divine Wisdom.--_P_s. xlv. The Song of Solomon on the mystical union of Christ and His Church.--_Eccles_. iv. LESSON VII. 1. How did Rehoboam bring about the accomplishment of the sentence on Solomon? 2. What tribes were left to him? 3. How was he prevented from making war on Jeroboam? 4. Who was the Egyptian king who invaded Judea? 5. Who succeeded Rehoboam? 6. Who succeeded Abijah? 7. What was Jehoshaphat's great error? 8. Into what danger did Ahab send him? 9. What great deliverances were vouchsafed to Jehoshaphat? 10. How did Jehoram act on coming to the throne? 11. How was he punished? 12. What became of Ahaziah? 13. Who was Athaliah? 14. Why could she not entirely destroy the seed royal? [Footnote 1: These references are to the Prayer-Book version.] 15. What prophecy was fulfilled by these massacres?--_2 Sam_. xii. 10. 16. How was Joash preserved? 17. How was he restored to the throne? 18. How did Joash reign? 19. What was the sin of Amaziah? 20. What was the sin of Uzziah? 21. How was the sin of Uzziah punished? 22. Who reigned in Uzziah's stead?