BIBLE QUESTIONS ON THE BOOK OF EXODUS.

CHAPTERS I. TO XXI.

1. WHO were taken care of by God because they feared Him more than they feared their own king?

2. Who refused to comply with the request of a messenger because he did not know who sent him?

3. Who escaped a great calamity by making use of the means which God had appointed?

4. Who repented many times, and died repenting, but still unsaved?

5. Who, although he was great and wise, hearkened to the counsel of another man?

6. In which verse is there both a command and a promise to children?

7. Who desired not to hear the voice of their best friend?

What lessons and examples have we in connection with each of the above questions?

ANSWERS TO BIBLE QUESTIONS ON THE BOOK OF GENESIS. CHAPTERS XXV. TO THE END.

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1. Isaac, xxvi. 12-14.

2. Esau, xxv. 34; xxvii. 34-36.
3. Laban, xxxi. 24 and 42.
4. Joseph, xxxvii. 3, 4.

5. Jacob, xxxvii. 31-35.

6. Jacob, xxxvii. 31-35; xlii. 36.
7. Joseph, xxxix. 20-23.
8. Joseph's brethren; 1. 15-18.

1. [The wicked often envy the godly when they see that they are blest, but do not pray to God for His blessing to rest upon themselves.]

"That it is wicked for persons to envy those whom God blesses."-S. Parsons.

"Not to be envious if others get more praise or wealth than we; but to be content with our lot, and thankful for what God gives us."-E. Parris, Z. Hockley, F. H. Hunt.

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"Not to despise any privilege we possess, for we may afterwards, like Esau, be sorry for doing so when it is too late." -C. Horton, A. Rowell, E. T. Scott, R. Chaplin.

"Never to despise God's gifts, but prize them and use them in a right way."M. Drake, A. Carter, M. M. Mathews, F. S. Selfe.

3. "God protects those who love and fear Him with special care, and will not let them be injured."-S. Parsons, C.

Horton.

"God does not always let the wicked have their own way."-E. T. Scott, A. Chambers.

"God knows our secret intentions, and can reprove us in an unexpected way."A. M. Lower.

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4. Parents should not make favourites in the family, for partiality in a family is very unwise, and causes jealousy and hatred."-A. M. Lower, M. Newton, A. Chambers, A. Newton.

"Let us, like Joseph, love all our relatives, if all our relatives will not love us." -Z. Hockley, K. Colgate.

5. [Jacob believed the acted lie of his sons rather than the words God spake to Joseph by dreams.]

"We should always trust God's word rather than men's. If we trust to men we shall suffer for it."-C. Horton, F. S. Selfe.

"God's Word may be depended upon, even when circumstances seem to contradict it, and lead us to suppose that man's word may be more true than God's."-K. Colgate, J. Tyler.

6. [Jacob was deceived by the bloodstained coat too easily; and if we examine closely all the supposed evidences brought against God's Word, we shall ultimately find them to be like the marks on Joseph's coat-unreal and deceiving.] "We should never deceive our parents,

for it may cause them much sorrow.”C. Horton, F. S. Selfe, M. E. Burton, G. G. Damp, M. S. Mathews, E. S. Thomas, M. Drake.

"Not to trust too much to friends and relatives, for even they may deceive us." -A. M. Lower.

7. "God will protect and reward those who suffer for righteousness sake. Joseph feared God in all things, and God made all things to prosper in his hands."-E. Drake, B. T. Giles.

"Though the Lord's people often have to suffer, yet God does not forget them in their trouble."-A. Hulmes, A. Newton.

8. A guilty conscience is a great burden, and causes much fear."-E. J. Collins, S. House, M. Ricketts, A. Wiles, G. L. Gibbs.

"We should pray to be kept from injuring others, for we shall suffer for it if we do; our sins will find us out.”—E. Parsons, E. T. Scott.

[When we know that we have injured any one it makes us afraid of them, even though it is a kind brother. We should not treat any one badly when they are under us, for one day they may be far above us, and we may need their help.]

ANSWER TO SCRIPTURE RIDDLE

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THE thing mentioned was a great fish prepared by God for His rebellious servant; the living soul in it was Jonah, who hungered after God, for he prayed to Him and craved forgiveness for his sins. The fish, having no power of thought, knew not God, and could not seek Him; and yet it obeyed Him, for it was prepared for this purpose by Him; and it must have been a great punishment to Jonah to be inside the fish three days and three nights. "Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights" Jonah i. 17).

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1. It is useless to try to flee from God, for He is omnipresent, and we can never escape His eye (Psa. cxxxix. 7—12; Prov. xv. 3; Gen. xvi. 13).

2. We may learn that all things are under the control of God (Psa. cxlviii. 8-10).

3. In this narrative the mercy and forgiveness of God are shown very strongly (Psa. ciii. 8).

MARGARET STARLING

(aged 13 years and 10 months). Bow Road, London, E.

BIBLE ENIGMA.

WHO was the wife of Pharaoh ? An animal mentioned twice in the Bible.

The name of a place noted for gold. The name of a goldsmith who helped to repair the wall of Jerusalem.

A sweet spice quoted only once.

One of the stars mentioned in the Bible.

What relation was Noah to Zelophehad? The name of an insect mentioned in the Bible.

The mother of Timothy.

Who was the son of Dodo?

A king of Assyria.

One of the seven churches of Asia.

The longest name in the Bible.

The name of one who prophesied in the camp of Israel.

F all the false practices that have been introduced into the world under the name of religion, the Romish institution of monasteries seems the most specious. It seems to the natural mind so much easier to serve God shut away from the world. But how directly contrary is this to the Word of God! Our Lord says, "Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."

God has many a little "candle," lighted by Himself, burning in obscure places; but sometimes He puts one in a specially prominent place, for the reflecting of His glory. Such was Sir Henry Havelock, the Christian soldier. We have reason to believe that it was when at school, at the Charterhouse, he first began to " pray" (Acts ix. 11). With three others, he would have little meetings for prayer and Bible reading in one of the dormitories, and there he first earned his ironical nickname of "saint." When he grew up he entered the army, and, after serving some years at home, was sent to India. It was during the voyage there that the work of God's grace was much deepened in his soul by means of the godly conversation of a Lieutenant Gardner, who was in the same ship. His regiment was soon after stationed near Rangoon, in Burmah; and, as God had given him a heart to desire the good of his men, he used to gather together as many as would, for reading the Scriptures and prayer. The most retired and convenient place he could find was a deserted temple dedicated to the Buddhist god Gandama. There he might every Sunday (and oftener if opportunity offered) be seen in the midst of his men, Bible in hand, praying and praising God. Their candles were placed in the laps of

the idols, which were sitting in niches in the walls. The scene was a striking one; and it reminds us how sometimes unlikely instruments are made to be of use to God's people.

Havelock strongly discouraged the use of strong drink. He often said, "There was no such soldier in the world as the English soldier, if he could be kept from drink." Great success seemed to attend his Christian endeavours among his men, of whom there were some, we trust, who received more than a temporary and moral benefit from his instruction. He had a special gift for exhorting and speaking publicly in his Master's name. Of course he was persecuted, for the army is not an easy place in which to serve God, but ridicule was one of his smallest trials. The world will always, in the people of God, "Gaze, and admire, and hate the change" which is wrought by His Spirit. "A city that is set on a hill," however, cannot be hid; " so the upright, sober, reliable behaviour of Havelock and the greater part of his men was acknowledged, once in a striking manner. A sudden attack was made by the enemy on an English outpost in the night, and a detachment was ordered to go to the relief; but so many of the men were drunk, or absent, or unready, that in impatient anger the officer said, "Then call out Havelock's saints; they are never drunk, and always ready." It was done, and very quickly they were at the threatened point, and the enemy was soon repulsed. The same testimony to the value of Havelock's influence and examples can be found in the official army reports, when it was remarked that there were fewer misdemeanours reported in his division than among any other in the army.

Though first "a good soldier of Jesus Christ," he always showed himself a good soldier and servant of his Queen and