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I. ANCIENT CHURCHES
1. Among what people was the first Church of which record is made in the Bible?
A. Among the Canaanites.
2. What tribe of the Canaanites?
A. The Jebusites.
3. Who were the Canaanites?
A. Descendants of Canaan, one of the sons of Ham
4. When was the Church first made known?
A. In the time of Abraham, probably two thousand years before Christ.
5. What is a Church?
A. A number of people united for the worship of God.
6. In what city was the Canaanitish Church located?
A. In the city of Salem on Mt. Zion.
7. Who was the priest in Salem in the days of Abraham?
A. Melchizedek, who was also King.
8. What is a priest?
A. One who directs the church in the worship of God.
9. What great religious man recognized the priesthood of Melchizedek?
A. Abraham the founder of the Israelitish Church.
10. When did this recognition take place?
A. When Abraham returned from the slaughter of the kings.
11. What caused Abraham to slaughter the king?
A. They had taken Lot captive.
12. Who was Lot?
A. Abraham's nephew.
13. What Canaanitish king honored Abraham on his return from battle
A. The king of Sodom.
14. What other king also honored Abraham?
A. Melchizedek, the king of Salem.
15. What was Salem afterwards called?
A. Jerusalem.
16. How did this name originate?
A. It was probably Jebus-Salem.
17. Why so?
A. Because the city was in the country of the Jebusites, and may have been called Jebus-Salem to distinguish it from some other city called Salem.
18. In what way did Melchizedek honor Abraham?
A. By bringing with him bread and wine and pronouncing a blessing upon Abraham.
19. What authority had Melchizedek to confer a blessing upon Abraham?
A. He was a priest of the most high God.
20. How did Abraham recognize the priesthood of Melchizedek?
A. By paying to him tithes.
21. What were the tithes?
A. A tenth part of all the goods captured from the four kings.
22. What name in the scripture denotes the church of God?
A. Zion.
23. Give scripture proofs.
A. Praise thy God, O Zion. Sing us one of the songs of Zion. The Lord hath founded Zion.
24. Repeat a verse of a hymn that teaches the same truth.
A. "Sure as thy truth shall last,
To Zion shall be given
The brightest glories earth can yield,
And brighter bliss of Heaven."
25. Of what was the Canaanitish priesthood a type?
A. Of Christ. See Heb. 5:10.
26. Of what was Canaan a type?
A. Of Heaven. It is called the Promised Land.
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