spoken in the days of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and page 27 Sect. IX. Josiah repairs the house of the Lord. The book of the law found. A covenant made. A great passover : kept. . . . . - • 31 Sect. X. Part of the prophecy of Jeremiah. He warns the nations of impending judgments, and calls upon them to humble themselves and reform their lives. : 36 Sect. XI. Part of the prophecy of Jeremiah. He describes the treachery of God's chosen people; and foretells the judgment which would be inflicted upon them. 39 Sect. XII. The conclusion of the reign of Josiah. He is slain in battle, His good character. . - - 44 Sect. XIII. Part of the prophetic lamentation of Jeremiah for the captivity of the Jewish nation. . . 47 Sect. XIV. Part of the history of the heathen nations which were concerned with the Jews. - - - - 50 Sect. XV. The reign of Jehoahaz (called also Shallum) king of Judah. Jeremiah sent to call the people to repente - - 52 Sect. XVI. Jehoahaz deposed. Jehoiakim made king of Judah. 60 Set. XVII. The beginning of the reign of Jehoiachim. Je miah again sent to call the people of Judah to re- miah. Urijah the prophet slain. - Sect. XVIII. Nebuchadnezzar, kiog of Babyloni, comes up. against Judah. Jeremiah furetells seventy years capti. . 65 Scot. XIX. Jeremiah commanded to write his prophecies in a buuk. He gives the book to Baruch, who reads it in - 68 Soet. - - -- - - - ---- Sect. XX. Jehoiachim becomes tributary to Nebuchadnezzar. Baruch reads to the princes Jeremiah's prophecies. to be burnt. Jeremiah writes another book... page 71 Sect. XXI. Jehoiachim rebels against Nebuchadnezzar. His death. Sect. XXII. The beginning of the reign of Jehoiachin (called also Jechoniah, and Coniah) king of Judah. Jeremiah . sent to call upon him to return to righteousness, and to threaten bim with punishment for disobedience. . 76 Sect. XXIII. Jerusalem besieged by Nebuchadnezzar. Jecho. niah taken prisoner, and carried into captivity with " Sect, XXIV. The beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah. Jeremiah sent to command him in the name of the Lord to submit to Nebuchadnezzar. - - 81 Sect. XXV. A false prophet contradicts Jeremiah's prophecy. 85 Sect. XXVI. Jeremiah's consolatory letter to the captives in Babylon, foretelling the end of their captivity. - 87 Sect. XXVII. Zedekiah's disobedience. Ezekiel's prediction : concerning him. - - - - 00 Sect. XXVIII. The city of Jerusalem clus ly lesi geil by Ne bachadnezzar. Jeremiah's prediction concerning him. Sect. XXIX. The army of Nebuchadnezzar withdrawn from Jerusalem. Jeremiah foretells its return. The prophet - . - - - 94 Sect. XXX. Jeremiah released by Zedekiah. . . Seet. XXXI. The princes conspire against Jeremiah for his prediction. He is cast into a dungeon. Ebed meleeh procures his deliverance, Zedekiah consults him pri... vately. - i. 97 A 3 Sect, Sect. XXXII. Zedekiah hardens his heart. Jeremiah's pro phetic description of the miseries of the siege. - page 101 Sect. XXXIII. The city of Jerusalemn taken. Zedekiah pur. sued by the Chaldeans and taken. Ezekiel's and Jere- • · 102 Sect. XXXIV. The temple burnt. The city of Jerusalem de siroyed. The remaining treasures carried away. - 104. Sect. XXXV. Jeremiah's predictive lamentation for the mise ries of Judah. - - - - 106 Sect. XXXVI. Jeremiah sat at liberty. He continues with others of the Jewish nation in Judea. ' . . 110 S:ct. XXXVII. Gedeliah made governor over the Jews in Judca. Ishmael and others conspire against him. Ge deliah is treacherously slain. Johanan succeeds him. 113 Sect. XXXVIII. Ishmael and the people form a design to take refuge in Egypt. They comsult Jeremiah. He in Judea. - - . - - 117 Sect. XXXIX. The people discredit Jeremiah's prediction, and scorn his counsel. They depart from Judea and go Egypt by Nebuchadnezzar. - - - 120 Sect. XL, Jeremiah's prediction respecting the Jews who dwelt in Egypt. The Jews despise his counsel, and - - 122 Sect. XLI. The history of the Jews who were carried cap tive into Babylon. The piety of Daniel, Shadrach, - - 127 Sect. XLII. Nebucharinezzar's prophetic dream forgotten by himself, but recalled to his memory and interpreted by : Daniel. Daniel and his friends promoted. - 131 Sect. XLIII, Nebuchaduezzar sets up a goldest image, Sha. drach, 138 . drach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, cast into a fiery far- - - - Page 1 Sect. XLIV. Prophecies of Isaiah designed for the comfort of the people of God, under the prospect of captivity, - - 147 Sect. XLV. Prophecies of Jeremiah respecting the restoration of God's people. - - 150 Sect. XLVI. A prophecy of Ezekiel relating to the city of Tyre. - - - 153 Sect. XLVII. Prophecies of Jeremiah and Ezekiel concerning the Ammonites 's the Ammonites . - 15 - - 159 Sect. XLIX. Prophecies of Jeremiah and Ezekiel, against Egypt. - 165 Sect. L. Another prophetic dream of Nebuchadnezzar's in terpreted by Daniel. Nebuchadnezzar abased for Lis - - - 109 Sect. LI. The kindness of Evil-merodach king of Babylon to Jehoiachin king of Judah in his captivity. - - 175 Sect. LII. Isaiah's, predictions concerning the downfall of Babylon. Cyrus mentioned by naine as the con- 177 Sect. LIII. Predictions of Jeremiah concerning Babylon and her idols. • • 180 Sect. LIV. Further predictions concerning the destruction of Babylon by the Medes. - - - 182 Sect. LV. A prophetic account of the Lord's stirring up the nations against Babylon, and of the circumstances of - - . - 188 Sect. LVI. The reign of Belshazzar king of Babylon. His impious impious feast. The hand-writing on the wall. Da niel's interpretation of it. His promotion. - page 190 Sect. LVII, Babylon taken by Cyrus according to the predic tions of the prophets. Darius the Median takes the - 195 : Sect. LVII. Daniel highly promoted by Darius. His ene mie persuade the king to make a decree. Daniel cast into a den of lions for breaking it. He is miraculously · rreserved. - - - - - - 198 Sect. LIX. Daniel's vision of the four beasts. - - 203 Sect. LX. Daniel's prayer for the restoration of Israel. - 205 Sert. LXI. Cyrus makes a proclamation for the rebuilding of the house of the Lord at Jerusalern. Ile restores the . . . 209 Sect. LXII. The foundation of the temple laid at Jerusalem. 212 Sect. LXIII. Daniel's vision of the Son or MAN - ' 216 king of Persia, concerning the building of the temple. - 219 Sect. LXV. The prophecy of Haggai concerning the house of the Lord. - 221 Sect. LXVI. Extracts from the prophecies of Zechariah and Taggai, calling the people to repentance. The building of the temple continued. - -. - 224 Sect. LXVII. Tatnai the governor of Palestine opposes the work of the temple. He writes to Darius, who makes a decrec in favour of the Jews. - - - 226 Sect. LXVIII. The people enquire of the Lord concerning fasting. Zechariah receives conimand to admonish - the in. - - 230 Sect: LXIX. God's blessiug restored to his people, by the . dlouih vi Zechariah the prophet. - - - 232 Sect |