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lest a wild anim al devour them . As they sa t in th e mellow evening ligh t listening to th e soft bleating of th e sheep, suddenly the heavens were ablaze w ith a strang e glory and a shining angel appeared to th e shepherds saying, “ Behold, I bring you good tidings of g reat joy— for unto you is born th is day in th e City of David a Savior which is Christ the Lord.’’ Then suddenly a m u ltitud e of th e heavenly host appeared singing th e w onderful chorus, “ Glory to God in th e highest.” As the angels disappeared and th e glory faded away, the shepherds felt a g reat happiness and peace stealing into th eir hearts, for th e long looked fo r event had tak en place, -—th e King had come! H urriedly they made th e ir way to Bethelehem , and th ere in a stable lying in a rude manger lay th e in fan t Jesus, th e ir Saviour and King. W ith h earts filled w ith joy, th e shepherds retu rn ed to th e ir work, glorifying and praising God th a t th e Lord, the K ing of glory, had a t last come to be w ith them . STUDY THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND WR ITE THE ANSWERS IN YOUR BOOK. FIRST WEEK I. Read Gen. 3:15, and w rite in th e book th e following sentences, (1) “ It (Christ) shall bruise thy (S atan ’s) head and thou (Satan) shall bruise His (C h rist’s) heel.” Gen. 3:15. (2 ). This is th e first prom ise of a Saviour in the Bible. II. Read Isa. 53, and all w rite in book V. (Always w rite reference afte r quotation from B ible). Boys and girls 10 to 12 years inclusive, are to w rite a sho rt description of Jesus as He is pictured in Isa. 53, using not more th a n seventy- five words. Children 7 to 9 years, inclusive, may w rite five sentences describing Jesus as He is pictured in Isa. 53. III. Who were Isaiah, Jerem iah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Micah? Answer questions in one sentence.) IV. Read Micah 5: 2, and state in book th e nam e of the place where Micah says Christ was to be born. (Always answer questions in a sentence). V. Read Matt. 2:1 and Luke 2:4-7, an d sta te in your book w hether Micah w a# correct in his prophecy. VI. Micah lived and prophesied about seven hundred years before Christ was born. (1) How do you th in k he knew ju st where Jesus was to be born? (2 ) W hat does th is prove to you about the Bible? (Answer both questions in sentences). SECOND WEEK I. Read Luke 1:26-35 and answer th e following ques tions in your book. (1 ). Why was th e angel Gabriel sent by God to ta lk to Mary? (2 ). W hat message did he give h er abou t Jesus? (vs. 32 and 33). (3 ). Read Luke 1:35 and answer in a sentence “Who was th e F ath e r of Jesu s?” II. Read Luke 2:1-18 and Matt. 2:1-12, and w rite a story in your own words, using as your subject, “Jesu s’ B irthday.” (Boys and girls 10 to 12 inclusive, allowed 150 words. Children 7 to 9 ten sentences). : THIRD WEEK I. Read Luke 2:21-40 and answer th e following ques tions: (1 ). How old was th e baby Jesu s when he was circumcised (dedicated t o 1 God) and given His name, Jesus?, .(vs. 21 and 22. (2 ). W hat two people in the tem ple/w ere glad to see Jesus? (3 ). W hat word in v. 30
shows th a t Jesus is th e Saviour? (4 ). W h at different word in v. 38 also shows th a t He is the Saviour? II. Read Matt. 2:13-18, and answer th e following ques tions:' (l)f. Why did Joseph and Mary ta k e Jesus to Egypt? (2 ). See Jer. 31:15 and compare th e verse w ith Matt. •2:17/118. Jerem iah lived several hundred years before Christ was born. How did he know th a t R achael (meaning th e mothers) would weep because th e ir children were dead? III. W hat does th is prove about th e Bible? FOURTH WEEK I. Draw a simple outline map of Palestine, locating th e following p la c e s,^D e a d Sea, Sea of Galilee, Nazareth, Bethlehem , Jerusalem . (See a Bible A tlas,) Map should be drawn on un ruled paper. P rin t names of above places on th e map. ' (Children 7 to 9 should be given some in structions; b u t the draw ing of th e map should be th e ch ild ’s own w o rk ). II. On th e same page in your book w rite th e following sentences, filling in blanks: 1. Nazareth was the home of-——-----an d ------- ’-------and -ri------— (See Matt. 2:19-23)./’ 2. Jesus was born in—— --------------— .(See Luke 2 :3 -7 ). 3. Jesus was tak en to th e temple in—’----------------- when -------- ----- was --------------days old, to be presented to the Lord. .(See Luke 2:21, 22). u t il e sg o v e r n i n g t h e c o n t e s t L T h e M g jli w ill c o n s ist o f a se rie s of sim p le stu d ie s in "T h e E a r th ly L ife of J e s u s /’ c o v e rin g a p erio d o f six m o n th s, b e g in n in g Oct. 1, 1923, a n d e n d in g M arch 31, 1924. II. A g e o f C on te sta nt s^ A ll b o y s a n d g irls , und er 13, m a y ta k e a n d w ill be d iv id ed in to tw o g roup s, —-G roup No. 1.— c h ild re n fro m 7 to 9 y e a rs o f ag e, in c lu siv e ; a n d G ro u p No. 2 -c h ild re n fro m 10 to 12 y e a r s of ag e, in clu siv e. J w m uc a w a ru e u to xen c n u a re n in ea ch g roup (20 p riz e s m a ll) th e sam e p r iz e s b e in g g iv e n to each g ro u p , b u t th e w o rk re q u ire d o f th e c h ild re n in G ro u p No. 1 w ill be sim p le r th a n th a t re q u ire d o f th o se in G ro u p No 2 P riz e s a re a s fo llo w s: F ir s t P riz e, F iv e D o lla rs— ($5 00) S econd P riz e , T h re e D o lla rs— ($3.00). T h ird P riz e Tw o D o lla rs— ($2.00). F o u rth P riz e, One D o lla r— ($1.00). ’ F if th Prize-—a ’n ice P o c k e t •T estam en t. ■’ !1 ' T 9 e a ch o f th e liv e n e x t b e st w ill be g iv e n a y e a r ’s su b - desired* ” t0 T h e K m g s B u s in e ss- to be s e n t to a n y a d d re ss , p a ri, u n i n o t w in n in g p rizes, w ill h a v e th e ir n am es p u b lish e d on th e H o n o r R o ll in th is m ag azin e. H 0T’*le, B o ok s u se d (a c c o rd in g to d ire c tio n s in e a c h lesso n ) ? r ?,. . be e ig h t a n d .o n e -h a lf in ch es w id e b y te n a n d o n e- §§£■ 11111 io n s (sim ila r to th o se u se d fo r not.e b o o k s in Pu ^ lc sc h o o ls), a n d illu s tr a te d b y s u ita b le d ra w in g s S'??» a p p ro p ria te p ic tu re s. T h e co v er of th e b o o k m a y be d e c o ra te d in a n y s u ita b le w a y b y th e p u p il. V. E a ch B o ok m u st be th e in d iv id u a l w o rk of th e p u p il w h o se n am e it b e a rs, a lth o u g h h elp m a y be g iv e n b y o ld e r p eo p le in a n s w e rin g q u estio n s. C h ild ren w h o c a n n o t re a d re a d ily , m a y h av e S c rip tu re re a d to th em , b u t a ll sh o u ld stu d y th e m em o ry v e rse s a s sig e d th em e v e ry d ay . T h e se le c tid n an d a r ra n g e m e n t, o f , p ic tu re s, p a s tin g in book, d ra w in g s a n d w r itin g m u st be_ d o n e b y th e c h ild re n th em se lv e s, a n d a n - . s w e rs to q u e s tio n s m u st be in th e p u p il's ow n w o rd s G ro u p No. 2 m u s t u se in k , b u t th e y o u n g e r c h ild re n m a y u se p en cils. ■. ■ :; '_L ;/ 7V: „■ ’ ;■ • VI. B ook s w ill b e ra ted on th e fo llo w in g p o in ts: C o rre c tn e ss o r a n s w e rs ; n e a tn e s s ; le g ib ility o f w r itin g ; c o rre c t sp e ll in g ; in d iv id u a lity sh o w n in th e a n s w e rs a n d illu s tr a tio n s V II. A ll w o r k m u st b e don e w e e k ly , a n d m em o ry v e rse s r e n t e d to»som e re sp o n sib le p e rso n su c h a s th e P a s to r, S u n d ay S ch o o l S u p e rin te n d e n t o r te a c h e r, J u n io r E n d e a v o r S u p e r in te n d e n t, P a r e n ts o r G u ard ian . V III. B ook s m u st b e m a ile d on o r b e fo re A p ril 15, 1924, (to a n a d d re ss w h ic h w ill’ be fu rn is h e d la te r ) , acco m p an ied by a sig n e d s ta te m e n t fro m o n e o f th e ab o v e m e n tio n e d p e r s o n s (See V II) th a t th e b o o k is th e ch ild ’s ow n w o rk , a n d th a t a ll th e m em o ry v e rse s h av e b een le a rn e d a n d re c ite d ■to th e p e rso n s ig n in g th e s ta te m e n t. A ge, n am e a n d n a tio n a lity of c h ild sh o u ld also b e g iv en . (N o te to P a r e n ts ) : T h e m o n ey o ffered a s p riz e s h a s b een g iv e n fo r th is p u rp o se b y a frie n d w h o is d e siro u s t h a t th e c h ild re n m a y fo rm th e h a b it of re a d in g a n d s tu d y in g th e W o rd o f God.
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