15 Q. Whither did the Prophet go, when the Brook was dried up? A. God fent him to a Woman of Sarepta, near Sidon, to be maintained by her, when she had only a handful of Meal in a Barrel, and a little Oil in a Cruise. 1 Kings xvii. 9, &c.

16 Q. How could this maintain the Woman and her Son, and the Prophet? A. God wonderfully increased the Oil and the Meal, fo that the Barrel of Meal wafted not, neither did the Cruise of Oil fail, till God fent Rain upon the Land. ver. 14, &c.

17 Q. What further Miracle did Elijah work in this Woman's Family, to prove that he was fent from God? A. When her Son died, the Prophet raifed him to Life again. ver. 21-24.

18 Q. What Special Deliverance did God give Ifrael in the time of Ahab? A. Though Ahab was fo great a Sinner, yet God made Ifrael victorious over the Syrians who invaded them, because Benhadad the King of Syria boafted and blafphemed God. I Kings xx.

19 Q. What were fome of the Special Sins of Ahab against God? A. Befides the Idolatry of the Calves, he alfo fet up the Idol Baal, he caused Ifrael to worship it, and by the Influence of his Wife Jezebel, flew a great number of the Prophets of the Lord. 1 Kings xviii. 4.

20 Q. Were any of the Prophets of the Lord faved? A. Obadiah the Governor of Ahab's House. hid a hundred of them in two Caves, and fed them with Bread and Water, while Elijah fled wherefoever he could find a hiding-place. ver. 5, 6, 10.

21. How did Elijah bring about the Destruction of Baal's Prophets? A. He boldly met Ahab, and bid him fummon all Ifrael together, and the four hundred and fifty Prophets of Baal, that a Sacri

fice might be offered to Baal and to Jehovah, to make an Experiment which was the true God.

22 Q: How did he convince the People that Jehovah was the true God? A. Fire came from Heaven and confumed Elijah's Sacrifice after he had poured great quantities of Water upon it, which the Prophets of Baal attempted in vain to procure on their Altar, though they cut themfelves with Knives, and cryed aloud to their God. 1 Kings xviij. 17-38.

23 Q. What Influence had this upon the People? A. They fell upon their Faces, and acknowledged Jehovah to be the true God; and then, at the command of Elijah, the People flew all the Prophets of Baal. v. 39, 40.

24 Q: How did God further manifeft his Approbation of this Conduct of Elijah? A. He immediately fent Rain, and put an end to the Famine. V. 41, 45.

25 Q. What was one of the most remarkable Sins of Ahab againft Man? A. He coveted the Vineyard of Naboth, and by the help of false Witneffes ftoned Naboth to death for Blafphemy, and took poffeffion of his Land. 1 Kings xxi.

26 Q. What was the manner of Ahab's Death at laft, after fo wicked a Life? A. In oppofition to the Prophecy of Micaiah he went to fight with the King of Syria, and received a mortal Wound. 1 Kings xxii. 34.

27 Q. Wherein did the Judgment of God against Ahab appear in his Death? A. The Dogs licked up his Blood on that spot of Ground, where Naboth's Blood was fhed, according to the Prophecy of Elijah. 1 King. xxii. 38. and xxi. 19.

28 Q. What fort of man was Ahaziah?. A. Ahaziah, the Son of Ahab, who fucceeded him in

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the Kingdom, followed his wicked Ways. 2 Kings xxii. 51.

29 Q. What particular Crimes of Ahaziah are recorded? A. When he was fick, he fent to enquire of Baalzebub, the God of Ekron, about his Recovery; and becaufe Elijah reproved him for it, he fent three Captains each with fifty Men, to make Elijah their Prifoner. 2 Kings i. 1, 9.

30 Q. What did Elijah do on this Occafion? 4. He brought down Fire from Heaven, which confumed the two firft of them with their Troops, but he fpared the third upon his Intreaty, and then went down with him to King Ahaziah, and told him that he should furely die. v. 9-16.

31 Q. How did Elijah leave the World? A. He was taken up to Heaven in a Whirlwind by a Chariot and Horses of Fire, and left his Mantle behind him. 2 Kings ii.

32 Q. Who fucceeded Elijah in the Office of a Prophet? A. Elisha, who was with him when he was taken up to Heaven, and had a double Portion of the Spirit of Elijah given him. v. 9, 10.

33Q What were fome of the chief Miracles and Prophecies of Elifha? A. (1.) He fmote the Waters of Jordan with Elijah's Mantle, faying, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? And the Waters divided for him to pafs over. (2.) He cured the unwholesome Water near Jericho, by cafting Salt into it. (3.) He curfed fome Children that mocked and reproached him, and there came two She-Bears out of the Wood and tore to pieces forty two of them. (4.) He brought Water in a time of drought to fupply three Armies. (viz.) that of Edom, Judab and Ifrael. (5.) He increafed the Widow's Pot of Oil, that it was fufficient to pay her Debts, and maintain her. (6.) He promised a Son to the

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Shunamite Woman who entertained him, who was before barren, and raised this Son to Life again when he died. (7.) He healed Naaman the Syrian of his Leprofy, by bidding him wash in Fordan. (8.) He pronounced the Plague of Leprofy on Gehazi, his own Servant, for his Covetoufness and Lying. (9.) He made the Iron Head of an Ax float on the Water that it might be reftored to its Owner. (10.) He difcovered the King of Syria's private Counfels to the King of Ifrael, and fmote his Army with Blindness. (11.) He foretold vaft Plenty on the Morrow, in the midft of a Siege and Famine in Samaria. (12.) He foretold the Death of Benhadad the King of Syria, and that Hazael fhould fucceed him, and treat Ifrael with Cruelty. See the fecond Book of Kings, from the fecond to the eighth Chapter.

34 Q. Who was Jehu, and how came he to the Kingdom? A. Jehu was a Captain, who was anointed King by the Prophet whom Elisha fent for that purpose, according to the Appointment of God and Elijah. 1 Kings xix. 16. and 2 Kings ix. 1, 2, &c.

35 Q. What was the great Work for which God raifed up Jehu to the Kingdom? A. To destroy the Worship of Baal, and to bring the threatned Judgments of God on the House of Ahab for their Wickedness. ver. 7.

36 Q. How did Jehu execute this bloody Work upon the House of Ahab? A. These three ways; (1.) He fhot Jehoram, the Son of Ahab, who was then King, with an Arrow, and cast him upon the Land of Naboth, whom Ahab flew. (2.) He commanded Jezebel, the wicked and idolatrous QueenMother, to be thrown out of the Window, and the Dogs eat her up. (3.) He ordered the feventy remaining Sons of Ahab to be flain in Samaria

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and their Heads to be brought him in Baskets. 2 Kings ix. and x.

37 Q. How did he destroy the Worship of Baal? A. He gathered the Prophets of Baal, and his Priefts and his Worshippers together into his Temple, under pretence of a great Sacrifice to Baal; and then commanded them all to be flain with the Sword, and the Images to be burnt, and the Temple to be deftroyed. ver. 18--28.

38 Q. Did Jehu continue to obey God in all things? A. No; for though he executed the Vengeance of God against Ahab, and the Worfhippers of Baal, yet he maintained the Idolatry of Feroboam, (viz.) the golden Calves of Dan and Bethel. ver. 29, 30.

39 Q. Who was Joafh? A. He was the Son of Fehoabaz the Son of Jehu, and he reigned over Ifrael. 2 Kings xiii. 10.

40 Q. What is remarkable in his Conduct? A. When Elifba was upon his Death- Bed, he came down to fee him, and wept over him, yet he departed not from the Sins of Jeroboam. ver. 14.

41 Q What did he do for the good of Ifrael? A. According to the Prophecy of dying Elifba, he fmote the Syrians thrice who had oppreffed Ifrael in the Days of his Father. ver. 19, 25.

42 Q. Is there any thing of moment recorded concerning Elifha after his death. A. They buried a Man the Year following in the Sepulchre of Elifha, and as foon as he touched the Bones of Elifba, he revived and ftood upon his Feet. ver. 21.

43Q. What did Joash do against. Judah? A. When Amaziah King of Judah provoked him to war, he routed the Army of Judah, and took the King Prifoner: he brake down the Wall of Jerufalem, and plundered the House of the Lord, and the