OXFO ADVERTISEMENT. THE former portion of this Book continues the brief abstract of Old Testament History, with the biographies of a few of the most remarkable of its heroes. This is followed by a short notice of each of the Prophets, and a few chapters which bring down the history to the birth of Christ. These The latter portion is occupied with precept rather than history. It exhibits the Divine modes of teaching by Figures, Parables, Miracles, Visions, Emblems, Hymns, and Proverbs. chapters, it is hoped, will furnish abundant material to skilful teachers for a very large number of oral lessons, while the Proverbs might be committed to memory by the pupils with much advantage to them in after life. The Editor would also refer teachers for additional information of a similar kind to the "Help to Students of the Bible,” compiled by him, for their use, for the Oxford University Press. The Tables, to be found in the Appendix, will be useful both for reference and in elucidation of the text. The Editor begs again to record his thanks to those Authors and Publishers who have so courteously and readily allowed him to make extracts from their valuable works. OXFORD, 1877. JAMES RIDGWAY. LXXXVI.-Figurative Language of the Old Testament, LXXXVII.-Parables of the Old Testament, LXXXVIII.-Parables of the Old Testament (continued),. LXXXIX.-Parables of the Old Testament (continued),. XC.-Parables of the Old Testament (continued),. XCIII.-Miracles in the Wilderness, Light Shining out of Darkness, XCIV.-Miracles in the Wilderness (continued), XCV.-Miracles in the Wilderness (continued), XCVI.-Miracles in the Wilderness (continued), XCVII.-Miracles in the Wilderness (continued), XCVIII.-Miracles under Joshua, XCIX.-Miracles under Joshua (continued), C.-Miracles under Joshua (continued), CII.-Miracles in the Time of the Kings, CIV.-The Miracles of Elijah (continued), Appendix.-Chronology, Genealogy, Journeys of Israel, Judges, Kings of Israel and Judah, 188 THE OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY. PART II. CHAPTER LX. KINGS OF ISRAEL. THERE were nineteen kings who reigned over the ten tribes of Israel. But all of them were wicked. 1. JE-RO-BO-AM, the son of Nebat. He made two calves of gold, and he set the one in Bethel, and the other in Dan. And he said to the people, "Behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt." And the people worshipped them. "And he made a honse of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi. Не also offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel." God sent a man of God from Judah to rebuke him, as he sacrificed on that altar; and he foretold, that Josiah, a King of Judah, should burn the bones of |