19. What sacrilegious attempt was made in the time of Seleueus? 20. How was it punished? 21. What was the end of Seleueus? 22. Who succeeded him, and by what means? 23. How was the success of Antiochus Epiphanes foretold?--Dan. si. 21. 24. What was he in Daniel's vision?--Dan. viii. 9. 25. What was his character? 26. How was his preference of Roman to Greek gods foretold?--Dan. xi. 27. What terrible apostasy took place among the Jews? 28. How had Zechariah predicted the fall of the Priests? Zech. xi. 16. 29. What war was predicted in Daniel xi.? 30. What wickedness was being perpetrated at Jerusalem? 31. How had this sacrilege been foretold?--verses 30, 31.--viii. 11, 12. 32. How had the martyrdoms been foretold?--viii. 10. 33. What Psalms are applicable to this persecution?-- lxxiv.--lxxix.--lxxx. 34. What were the most remarkable martyrdoms? 35. In what apocryphal book are they recorded? 36. What was the remarkable difference between these and Christian martyrs? LESSON XVIII. 1. What deliverers were raised up for the Jews? 2. Why was the family of Mattathias called Asmonean? 3. How was Mattathias first roused to resistance? 4. What purification did Mattathias make? 5. What were the predictions of him and his sons?--Dan. xi. 32, 33. 6. Who succeeded Mattathias? 7. How arose the name of Maccabees? 8. What was the great work of Judaa Maccabæus? 9. What was the end of Antiochus Epiphanes? 10. How had it been predicted?--Dan. xi. 44, 45. 11. What was the death of Eleazar? 12. How was the varying success of the Maccabees foretold?--Dan. xi. 13. What was the death of the apostate Menelam? 14. How had Zechariah spoken of him?--Zech, xi. 17. 15. How had Zechariah foretold these wars?--Zech, ix. 13. 16. Who succeeded Maccabaeus? 17. With whom did Jonathan make a treaty? 18. What success did Jonathan gain? 19. What became of Jonathan? 20. Who succeeded him? 21. What work did Simon complete? 22. What was the end of Simon? 23. Who was the successor of Simon? 24. What conquest was made by John Hyrcanus? 25. What prophecies were fulfilled by the fall of Edom?--Ps. cxxxvii. 7.--Is. xxxiv. 6, to the end.--Joel, iii. 19. 26. What is the present state of Idumea? LESSON XIX. 1. Who was the first Asmonean King? 2. What prophecy thus had a fulfilment? A. Zech. vi. 13; but this was only really accomplished in our Lord. 3. Who reigned after Aristobulus? 4. Who after Alexander Janneus? 5. What dispute broke out between the sons of Alexandra? 6. Who fostered the ill-will between the brothers? 7. To whose decision was the dispute referred? 8. What was it that made the Roman power so terrible? 9. How did the Romans extend their dominion? 10. What were the Roman triumphs? 11. How was the Roman army composed? 12. What was the Roman standard? 13. How did the Romans rule their conquered provinces? 14. Who alone could obtain law and justice?