Lesson 5 · October 31, 1903
The Seventy Years' Captivity in Babylon
Memory Text.—"Nevertheless He regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry; . . . He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives." .
Questions
- 1.After coming out of Egypt, how long was it before the children of Israel entered the land of Canaan? .
- 2.How long did they continue to faithfully serve the Lord? .
- 3.What did they do after Joshua's death? .
- 4.What was the result of the protecting hand of the Lord being withdrawn from them? .
- 5.What means of deliverance did the Lord, in mercy, raise up for them? .
- 6.How long were they ruled by judges? .
- 7.At the close of Samuel's life, what did the people demand? .
- 8.In their demand for a king, whom were they rejecting as king? .
- 9.In His compassion, how did the Lord seek to bring them back to Him and to the high calling to which He had called them? .
- 10.How long did they continue to depart from the Lord and refuse to walk in His ways? .
- 11.When "there was no remedy"—no other remedy—what did the Lord permit to come upon them? .
- 12.What did the Lord promise to do for them at the close of the seventy years? .
Bible texts in this lesson
Psalms 106:44 · Psalms 106:46 · Acts 13:17-19 · Judges 2:7 · Judges 2:11-13 · Judges 2:14 · Judges 2:15 · Acts 13:20 · 1 Samuel 8:4 · 1 Samuel 8:5 · 1 Samuel 8:7 · 2 Chronicles 36:15 · 2 Chronicles 36:16 · Jeremiah 25:8 · Jeremiah 25:9 · Jeremiah 25:11 · Jeremiah 29:10
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