THE CATECHISM OF SCRIPTURAL NAMES voit LITTLE CHILDREN. The Scripture Names in the Old Testament. I. QUESTION. WHO was Adam ? A. The first man that God made, and the father of us all. 2. Q. Who was Eve ? The first woman, and she was the mother of us all. 3. Q. Who was Cain ? A. Adam's eldest son, and he kil- led his brother Abel. 4. Q. What was Abel ? A. A better man than Cain, and therefore Cain hated him. 5. Q. Who was Enoch ? A. The man who pleased Gods, and he was taken up to heaven without dying. 6. Q. Who was Noah ? A. The good man who was saved when the world was drowned. 7. Q. Who was Job ? A. The most patient man under pains and losses. S. Q. Whowas Abraham ? A. The pattern of believers}; and the friend of God. 9. Q. Who was Isaac ? A. Abraham's son according to God's promise. IO. Q. Who was Sarah ? A. Abraham's wife, and she was Isaac's mother. 11. Who was .Jacob ? A. Isaac's youngest son, and he craftily obtained his father's blessing. 12. Q. What was Israel ? A. A new name that God him- self gave to Jacob. 13. Q. What was Joseph ? A. Israel's beloved son, but his brethren hated him and sold him. 14. Q. Who were the twelve patriarchs ? A. The twelve sons of Jacob, and the fathers of the people of Israel. 15. Q. Who was Pharaoh ? A. The king of Egypt, who drowned the children, and hewas drowned in the Red Sea. The usual character of Enoch is, that he walked with God; but this phrase is above the understanding of children : Nor is it given only to Enoch in scripture, for Noah also walked with God Gen vi. 9. 1 bave rather therefore expressed it, that Enoch pleased God ; as in lieb. si, 5. 1, It is also the usual character of Abraham, that he was the father of the faithful ; Rom. iv. l 1. but it chiefly means the pattern of believers, which iS Much easier for children to understand. VOL. v. T
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