23. Who began to prophesy in Uzziah's time? A. Isaiah. 24. What was the character of Ahaz? 25. How was the sin of Ahaz punished? 26. What were Isaiah's chief prophecies of our Lord? A. _Isaiah_, vii. 14.--ix. 6.--xi.--xii.--xxxii.--xxxv.--xl.--xlii.--l. 5, 6.--li. 13, 14, 15.--liii.--lxiii. LESSON VIII. 1. Where had the greatness of Joseph's children been foretold? A. _Gen_. xlix. 25, 26. _Deut_. xxxiii. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17. 2. How did Jeroboam forfeit these blessings? 3. What warnings did he receive? 4. Who overthrew the house of Jeroboam? 5. What kings reigned next? 6. What city did Omri make his capital? 7. How had the site of Samaria been made remarkable?--_Deut_, xxvii. 8. What was the difference between the sin of Jeroboam and the sin of Ahab? 9. How was Ahab influenced? 10. What prophet warned him? 11. What proofs were given that the Lord is the only God? 12. Who were the chief enemies of Israel? 13. What was the fate of Ahab? 14. Who became prophet after Elijah? 15. Who executed judgment on the house of Ahab? 16. How long was the house of Jehu to continue? 17. How did Joash disobey Elisha?--_2 Kings_, xiii. 19. 18. What prophets succeeded Elisha?--A. Hosea and Amos. 19. What was Hosea's prophecy of Redemption?--_Hosea_, xiii. 14. 20. What was Amos' prophecy of Redemption?--_Amos_, ix. 11-15. 21. What was the end of the house of Jeroboam? 22. Who were the two allies against Judah? 23. What generous action was done by the Ephraimites? LESSON IX. 1. Who founded the Assyrian Empire? 2. What is the description of Nineveh? 3. What prophet was sent to warn the Ninevites? 4. How did the Ninevites receive the message? 5. What prophetic book besides Jonah is concerned with Nineveh? 6. Which King of Nineveh was contemporary with Ahaz? 7. Why did Ahaz seek the alliance of Tiglath Pileser? 8. What victories did the Ninevites gain? 9. What was the effect upon Judah? 10. What profanation did Ahaz commit in the Temple? 11. Who was the successor of Ahaz? 12. Who was the last King of Samaria? 13. What partial reformation took place in Israel? 14. What was the punishment of the Israelites? 15. Where were the Israelites placed? 16. What was the next conquest attempted by the Assyrians? 17. How was the danger turned away? 18. What apocryphal book mentions the history of an Israelite captive? 19. What great mercy was vouchsafed to Hezekiah? 20. How did he show that he was uplifted? 21. What was the rebuke for his display? 22. Who was the King of Nineveh after Sennacherib? A. Esarhaddon, also called Sardocheus, and Asnapper. 23. What apocryphal history is supposed to have taken place at this time? 24. How did Esarhaddon fill the empty land of Samaria? 25. What request was made by these heathen colonists? 26. Of what race were they the parents? 27. What additions were made to the Holy Scriptures in Hezekiah's time? 28. What is Micah's chief prophecy?--_Micah_, v. 2, 3, 4. 29. Who reigned after Hezekiah?