The Bible for the Young: The Prophets and Kings
By J. Paterson Smyth (1903)
The dramatic chronicle of Israel's golden age and decline: Samuel, Saul, David, Solomon, the fiery contest of Elijah on Mount Carmel, Elisha, and Isaiah's visions. Mason's core Form II/III Old Testament textbook.
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Lesson 1: The Child Samuel in the Tabernacle at Shiloh
Hannah's prayer; the child girded with a linen ephod; the voice calling in the night: 'Speak, Lord; for thy servant hear...
### The Child Samuel in the Tabernacle at Shiloh
**Living Narrative Summary**: Hannah's prayer; the child girded with a linen ephod; the voice calling in the night: 'Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth.'
**Charlotte Mason Discussion & Narration Focus**: How does Samuel model the quiet, attentive posture of a child listening for God's voice?
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Lesson 1: The Child Samuel in the Tabernacle at Shiloh
Hannah's prayer; the child girded with a linen ephod; the voice calling in the night: 'Speak, Lord; for thy servant hear...
Lesson 2: Saul Anointed King and the First Battle
Saul searching for his father's asses; Samuel's secret anointing; the rescue of Jabesh-gilead from the Ammonites; humili...
Lesson 3: David Anointed at Bethlehem and the Harp before Saul
Samuel looks on Jesse's sons: 'Man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart'; David called f...
Lesson 4: David and Goliath in the Valley of Elah
The giant champion of Gath in bronze armor; Israel's terror; David's sling and five smooth stones from the brook: 'Thou ...
Lesson 5: The Covenant of Jonathan and David's Outlaw Years
The soul of Jonathan knit with the soul of David; the warning arrows in the field; David sparing Saul's life in the cave...
Lesson 6: Solomon's Wise Choice at Gibeon and the Temple
God's question in a dream: 'Ask what I shall give thee'; Solomon requests an understanding heart; the judgment between t...
Lesson 7: Elijah and the Ravens at the Brook Cherith
The drought upon Israel; Ahab and Jezebel; Elijah fed by ravens morning and evening; the barrel of meal and cruse of oil...
Lesson 8: The Contest on Mount Carmel: Fire from Heaven
Eight hundred and fifty false prophets; the trench drenched with water; Elijah's sunset prayer; the fire falling to cons...
Lesson 9: The Still Small Voice at Horeb
Elijah fleeing Jezebel's wrath; the cave at Mount Horeb; the whirlwind, earthquake, and fire—and then the sound of gentl...
Lesson 10: Naboth's Vineyard and the Stolen Inheritance
Ahab coveting the vineyard near his palace; Jezebel's treacherous plot; Elijah confronts the king in the garden: 'Hast t...
Lesson 11: Elisha and the Chariot of Fire
The journey from Gilgal to Bethel and Jordan; Elisha refuses to leave his master; the parting of the river; the chariot ...
Lesson 12: Isaiah's Vision in the Temple and the Live Coal
In the year King Uzziah died; the Lord high and lifted up; seraphim crying 'Holy, holy, holy'; the live coal from the al...
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