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548 warneford scholarships Compare with one another the characters of Abraham Isaac Jacob and Joseph as illustrated by their own lives and by the record of God's special dealings with them Give sketch of any tioo of the following periods The wandering in the wilderness The conquest of the promised land The period of the Judges The reigns of David and Solomon Examine the general relations of the Israelites after the Exodus to Egypt Tyre Assyria Babylon Show that certain critical periods of the Israelitish history were specially marked by displays of miraculous power Trace the gradual development of the prophetic order in Israel and show what was its special office independent of all prediction in the theocratic system of national government Show the intimate connection of the careers of Elijah Isaiah and Jeremiah with the history of the kingdom at large Give short account of the restoration of the exiled Jews to Palestine and of the parts played by Zorobabel Ezra and Nehemiah therein What events in the Old Testament history are connected with the following places Ramoth-gilead Meribah Megiddo Ezion-geber Lachisb Gibeon Hebron 10 Explain the context and meaning of the following passages Is not the gleaning of Ephraim better than the vintage of Ebyiezerf "The Lord is in this place and knew it not My son give glory to the Lord and teU me what thou hast done Hitherto bath the Lord helped us He called it Nehushtan king we are not careful to answer thee in this matter To obey is better than sacrifice and to hearken than the fat of rains The Lord look upon it and require it