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14. The Death of Moses 310 XXXIII. Joshua   315 XXXIV. The Judges   319 XXXV. Samuel   319 XXXVI. Saul   325 1. War with the Philistines.—Goliath slain 325 2. Saul’s Jealousy of David 329 3. The Death of Saul 331 XXXVII. David   323 XXXVIII. Solomon   347 1. How Solomon obtained Power 347 2. How Solomon feasted all Flesh 349 3. The Building of the Temple 351 4. The Travels of Solomon 353 5. The History of the Queen of Sheba 358 6. Solomon’s Adventure with the Apes 364 7. Solomon marries the Daughter of Pharaoh 365 8. How Solomon lost and recovered his Ring 366 9. The Death of Solomon 369 XXXIX. Elijah   371 XL. Isaiah   373 XLI. Jeremiah   376 XLII. Ezekiel   377 XLIII. Ezra   377 XLIV. Zachariah   380

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LEGENDS OF THE

PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS.

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I.
THE FALL OF THE ANGELS.

In the beginning, before the creation of heaven and earth, God made the angels; free intelligences and free wills; out of His love He made them, that they might be eternally happy. And that their happiness might be complete, He gave them the perfection of a created nature; that is, He gave them freedom.

But happiness is only attained by the free will agreeing in its freedom to accord with the will of God. Some of the angels by an act of free will obeyed the will of God, and in such obedience found perfect happiness; other angels by an act