The Washington times., 1920-03-28
BIBLE CONTEST IS
NEARING ITS CLOSE
Three Sets of Questions Remain.
Another Competition May
Follow.

Participants In the Bible contest
being held under the auspices OF the
District Federation of Women's Clubs
are now in the home stretch" and
three more sets OF questions VIII
bring them to their goal.
Special invitation is issued by the
committee In charge to any who may
wish to enter at this time to do 80
and "get into training" for a similar
contest which may. be inaugurated
later All replies should be sent 10
Bible Contest Editor. The Times.
New Questions.
The questions fol- this week. which
have been copyrighted by Mrs. Louise
Harding EARL, are as follows:
What method of warfare did God
say he would use to drive out the
enemies OF the new nation-thc
Invites. the Canaanites, and the
Hitites?
How many OF the closing chapters,
and which. give a description Of the
house OF, worship OF the new nation!
How many Of the hrst chapters or
. Leviticus are devoted to a descrip-
tion Of the services of the "Taber-
nacle"-the nrst house of worship
known to history. And what miracle
happened in the tabernacle that caused
the people To shout and to fall upon
their faces!
What happened to two of Moses
nephews for undertaking to present
an Offering to God in their own way.
and not In Gods way?
Moses, instructed by God. told the
children OF Israel what they might
and what they might not eat; what
v~aI. Al ME-
to eat?
What three things that we discard
as food did Moses. as Gods mouth
piece. tell Israel they might eat?
What disease among the children
of Israel was so horrible that God
told Moses and Aaron to provide for
1t a special ecclesiastical treatment?
What condition did God, through
Moses, say would bring peace to Is
rael; and IL that condition existed.
how many men would. be needed to
put 10000 enemies to flight? (See
.Leviticus, chapter 26) Give refer
ence.
Who ordered the first census to be
taken? Who was the director? Who
the assistant director? And how
many men served as heads of depart
nents?
How many men of draft age were
there in Israel one year and two
months after leaving Egypt?
Last Weeks Answers.
The answers to the questions OF
last week, which have been copy
riShted by Mrs. Earll, are announced
today as follows:
In the third month after leaving
Egypt, GOD said to Israel. If We will
obey my voice indeed. and keep my
covenant, then We shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people;
for all the earth is mine. and ye shall
re unto Me kingdom OF priests. and
a holy nation. Exodus 1885.
The basic laws given for the new
nation Israel were: % They were
to worship ono God; t2) they were
not to worship the work of their own
hands: CD they were not to speak
lightly of God: ~ they wefes4p. II.
,ervc the seventh. day fors rest ~
they were to honor their fathetsx nd
mother: 60 they were not 'to~kilf;
ca they were not to commit adul-
terry. 90 they were not to steal; 90
not TO bear false witness against an
other; GO) and were not to covet
what belonged to a neighbor. Exodus
20;1-17.
Moses instructed the children of
Israel that a Hebrew slave was to be
given his freedom every seventh year;
but IL the slave said that he loved
his master and preferred to remain
with him, then a hole was to be bored
through the slaves ear with an awl.
Exodus 21:1s.1s.
Under the instructions Of Moses, il
a man stole an OK, he was to restore
TO the owner Ave oxen: IL the thief
stole a sheep. he was to restore to the
owner four sheep. Exodus 2c:1.
Concerning STRIKES" Moses admon-
ished his people thus: Thou shalt not
follow a multitude to do evil, neither
shalt thou speak in a cause to de-
cline after many to wrest judgment.
Exodus 1882.
Moses told the children of Israel
not to take gifts (bribes), for the gift
bIindeth the wise, and perverteth the
words OF the righteous Exodus 1888.
To the children of Israel Moses said.
Neither vex a stranger nor Cypress
him for We know the heart
of a stranger, seeing We were strang-
crs in the Land Of Egypt. Exodus
22:21 and Ease.
Moses told Israel that IL they served
the Lord their God he would take
sickness away from their midst.
Exodus 23:g5.