282 CATECHISM OF SCRIPTURE NAMES. 16. Q. Who was Moses ? A. The deliverer and law- giver of the people of Israel, and he led them through the wil- derness. 17. Q. Who was Aaron? 'A. Moses's brother, and he was the firsthigh -priest of Israel. 18. Q. Whowere the priests ? A. They who offered sacri- fice to God, and taught his laws to men. 19. Q. Who was Joshua ? A. The leader of Israel when Moses was dead, and he brought them into the promised land. 20. Q. Who was Samson? A. The strongest man, and he slew a thousand of his enemies with a jaw-bone. 2'1. Q. Who was Eli? A. He was a good old man, but God was angry with him for not keeping his children from wickedness. 22. Q. Who was Samuel ? A. The prophet whom God called when he was a child. 22. Q. Who were the prophets ? A. Persons whom God taught to foretel things to come, and to make knownhis mind to the world. 24. Q. Who was David ? A. The man after God's own heart, who was raised from a shepherd to a king. 25. Q. Who was Goliah ? A. The giant whom David slew with a sling and a stone. 26. Q. Who was Absalom ? A. David's wicked son, who rebelled against his father, and he was killed as he hung on a tree. 27. Q. Who was Solomon ? A. David's beloved son, the king of Israel, and the wisest of men. 28. Q. Who was Josiah ? A. A very young king, whose heart was tender, and he feared God. 29. Q. Whowas Isaiah ? A. The prophet whospake more of Jesus Christ than the rest. 30. Q. Who was Elijah ? A. The prophet who was car- ried to heaven in achariot of fire. 31. Q. Who was Elisha? A. The prophet who was mocked by the children, and wild bear tore them to pieces. 32. Q. Whowas Gehazi ? A. Theprophet's servant who told a lie, and he was struck with a leprosy which could never be cured. 33. Q. Whowas Jonah ? A. The prophet who lay three days and-three nights in the belly of a fish. 34. Q. Who was Daniel ? A. The prophet who was saved in the lions' den, because he prayed to God. 35. Q. Who were Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego ? A. The three Jews who would not worship an image, and they were cast into the fiery furnace, and were not burned.
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