was God to make? For whom was God to make this help?

19. And out of the ground the Lord God (1) formed every beast of the field, and every (2) fowl of the air, and brought them unto Adam, to see what (3) he would call them; and (4) whatsoever Adam called (5) every living crea ture, that was the name (6) thereof.

1. Made.-2. Bird.-3. Names he would give.-4. That which.-5. Each.6. Of it.

19. What was formed out of the ground? By whom was every beast formed? Out of what were the beasts formed? What were formed by God, besides the beasts of the field? What did God do with them? To whom did God bring them? What did God bring to Adam? For what purpose did God bring the beasts to Adam? What did Adam do when the creatures were brought to him? Who gave the animals names?

20. And Adam gave names to all (1) cattle, and to the (2) fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an (3) help (4) meet for him. 1. Beasts of pasture.-2. Birds.-3. Assistant.-4. Suitable.

20. What did Adam do? To what did Adam give names? Who gave names to all cattle and fowls? What was not found for Adam? For whom was there not a help meet found?

21. And the Lord God (1) caused a (2) deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and be slept; and (3) he took one ofį (4) his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead (5) thereef.

1. Made.-2. Sound.-3. Ged.-4. The bones of Adam's side.-5. Of the rib.

21. What did God cause? What fell upon Adam? Upon whom did the deep sleep fall? Who caused this deep sleep to fall upon Adam? What did Adam do? What did God do when Adam slept? What did God take? One of whose ribs? What did God do to the flesh of Adam's side? What did he close up? Instead of what?

22. And the (1) rib, which the Lord God had taken from (2) man, made he a woman, and brought her unto (3) the man.

1. Bone and its flesh.-2. Adam's side.-3. Adam.

22. What did God do with the rib ? Who took the rib? From whom did God take the rib? What did God make? Of what did God make the woman? What did God do with the woman, when he had made

her? To whom was the woman brought? Who brought her to the man?

23. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman; because she was taken out of man.

23. What did Adam say when the woman wis brought to him? What was the woman? Of whose bone and flesh was she? What did Adam call her ? Who called her Woman? Why did Adam call her woman? Qut of whom was she taken? Who was taken out of man?

24. (1) Therefore shall a man (2) leave his father and his mother, and shall (3) cleave unto his wife; and they shall be (4) one flesh.

1. For this reason.-2. Go away from.-3. Live with.-4. United in one.

24. What was man to do for his wife? Whom was he to leave? Who was to leave father and mother? Why was man to leave father and mother? To whom was he to cleave? What were man and wife to be? Who were to be one flesh?

25. And they were both (1) naked, the man and his wife, and were not (2) ashumed.

1. Without clothes.-2. Conseious of any impropriety.

25. What were they both? Who were naked? What were they not? Of what were the man and his wife not ashamed?

LESSONS.

28. Adam, in innocence, was to dress and keep the garden, ver. 15.-We should be industrious and diligent in some useful employment.

29. Alam was implicitly to obey God, ver. 16.We should obey God in every thing.

30. Death was to be the consequence of one sin, ver. 17. We should never think lightly of the very least sin.

31. God said that it was not good for man to be alone, ver. 18.-We should make ourselves useful in Society.

32. Adam reviewed the beasts, and gave them

names, ver. 19.—We should, as we have opportunity; make ourselves acquainted with the wonders of God in nature.

33. There was not among all the beasts, a help meet for Adam, ver. 20.-We should never misplace or debase our affections, by an unreasonable attachment to any of the lower animals.

34. God took a rib from Adam, that he might give him a wife, ver. 21.-We should never repine at a loss, when we know that it shall work for our good.

35. God made but one woman for Adam, ver. 22. -A man should have no more than one wife at one time.

36. The man was to leave all for the sake of his wife, ver. 24.-Husbands and wives should love one another above every other worldly object.

37. Adam and Eve were not ashamed, ver. 25.— We should maintain our integrity and innocence that we may never be ashamed before men.

5.

SECTION V.

The Fall of Man.-Gen. iii. 1-13.

1. Now the serpent was more (1) subtile than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And (2) he said unto (3) the woman, (4) Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 1. Cunning.-2. Satan in the serpent.-3. Eve.-4. Is this true.

1. What is here said of the serpent? What was more subtile? Than what was the serpent more subtile? Than what beast? Who made the beasts of the field? To whom did the serpent speak? What did the serpent say to Eve? What did he ask about God? What were they not to eat? Of what tree did he ask if they were not to eat?

2. And the woman said unto the serpent, We (1) may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

1. Are permitted to.

2. What did Eve say to the serpent 2 What might

they eat? Of the fruit of what trees might they eat? Who might eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden?

3. But of the fruit of the tree which is in the (1) midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, 2 neither shall ye (3) touch it, lest ye die.

1. Middle.-2. Nor.-3. Put forth your hand to.

3. What did Ene say they were not to eat? Where was that tree? In the midst of what? What had God said? What were they not to do? What were they not to touch? What was to happen if they ate or touched that tree? Who should die? Why should they die?

And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die.

4. Who spake again? To whom did the serpent speak? What did the serpent say in answer to Eve? Who should not die?

5. For God doth know, that in the day ye eat (1) thereof then your eyes shall be opened; and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. 1. Of that tree.

5. Who knew? What did Satan say that God knew? What should be opened? Whose eyes should be opened? When should their eyes be opened? As what did Satan say they would be ? When would they be as gods? What would they know?

6. And when (1) the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was (2) pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be (3) desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit (4) thereof, and did eat; and gave also unto (5) her husband with her, and he did eat.

1. Eve.-2. Delightful.-3. Wished for.-4. Of the tree.-5. Adams. 6. What did the woman see? What did she think was good for food? What was it to the eyes? What was pleasant to the eyes? Why was the tree to be desired? What did Eve think would make one wise? What did Eve do ? Of what did she take? What did she do with the fruit when she had taken it? To whom did she give it? Where was her husband? What did Adum du?

7. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they (1) knew that they were (2) naked: and they (3) sewed (4) fig-leaves together, and made themselves (5) aprons.

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1. For the first time observed and were ashamed, because.-2. Without clothes.-3. Put, or fastened.-4. Some leaves of the fig-tree.-5, Loose garments to wear before them.

7. What happened after they had eaten the forbidden fruit? What were opened? Whose eyes were opened? What did they know? When did they know they were naked? What did they do? What did they sew together? For what purpose did they sew fig-leaves together? What did they make? For whom did they make the aprons?

8. And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife (1) hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

1. Concealed.

8. What did Adam and Eve hear? Whose voice did they hear? Who heard this voice? Where did they hear God? When did they hear God? What did they do when they heard God? From what did they hide themselves? Where did they hide themselves? Why did they hide themselves?

9. And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

9. What did God do? Unto whom did God call? What did God say? About whom did God ask?

10. And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was (1) naked; and I (2) hid myself.

. 1. Without clothes.-2. Concealed.

10. What did Adam say to God? What had Adam heard? Whose voice had he heard? Where? What was Adam when he heard God's voice? Why was Adam afraid? What did Adam say he did?

11. And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree (1) whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? 1. Of which.

11. What did God ask at Adam? Told him what? That who was naked? What did God ask him about the tree? Eaten what? Of what tree? Who commanded? What had God commanded? Of what were they not to eat?

12. And the man said, The woman, whom thou gavest to be (1) with e, she gave ine of the tree, and I did eat.

1. My wife.