CONTENTS
1. The Origin of Nations The Confusion of Tongues - The Tower of Babel.
2. The Sons of Japheth The Cimmerians - God and Magog, the Scythians - The Huns, Ancient the Modern - “The Admitted Rival of Rome” - The Greek Race - The Tuplai and Muskai - The Thracian Tribes - The Celtic Race - The Armenians.
3. The Sons of Ham The Ethiopians - The Egyptians - Sidon and Her Daughter - The Power of the Hittites - Tarsus and Hamath.
4. The Sons of Shem The Chaldeans and Arabians - The Lydians and Syrians - The Israelites.
5. The Gods of the Nations The Source and Character of Idolatry - The Nature of Sun-worship - Sun-worship in Canaan - The Only True God. The Babylonian Calendar.
6. The Beginnings of Kingdoms The Kingdom of Nimrod - The Babylonian Chronology - The First Mighty Builder - The First Great Conqueror - The Ascendency of Karrak - Ascendency of Babylon and of Accad - Accadian Empire - The Second Elamitic Empire - Babylon Becomes a Permanent Capital - The Rise of Assyria - Babylon and Assyria - Assyria Predominant - Subjection of Egypt. Egyptian Calendar.
7. The Egyptian Empire The Development Theory - The Shepherds in Egypt - The Countries and Peoples of the East - Expedition of Thothmes I - The Greatest Egyptian Conqueror - The Battle of Megiddo - Thothmes III in Palestine - Thothmes IV and the Sphinx-god - Amenophis III as a Builder - Queens of Egypt from Mesopotamia - The Families of Egypt and Mesopotamia - Letter from Assur-yuballidh - Letter from Burnaburyas - Enforced Sun-worship in Egypt - Letters from Assyria - Letters from Phenicia - Letters from Palestine - Letters from Ebedtob of Jerusalem - Letter from Biridi of Megiddo - Egypt and the Hittites - The “Hall of Columns” - Seti’s Wonderful Wall - “The Oldest Diplomatic Document” - Characteristics of Rameses II - Rameses II and Israel - The Pharaoh of the Oppression - Ancestry of Rameses II - “The Assyrian Oppressed Them” - “Pharaoh’s Daughter.” Hebrew Calendar.
8. The People of Israel Israel in Egypt - Pharaoh against God - Egypt against Sabbath Observance - The Miracles in Egypt - Jehovah the God of Justice - The Song of Moses - The Government of Israel - The Apostasy and Monarchy - Result of Rejecting God.
9. The Kingdom of Israel - Saul and David God Would yet Guide Israel - Saul’s Scheming against David - David Flees to Gath - David in the Cave of Adullam - Saul’s Slaughter of the Priests - David at Maon and En-gedi - David Spares Saul a Second Time.
10. The Empire of Israel - Reign of David Battle of Medeba and Helam - Absalom’s Conspiracy and Rebellion - With God there Is Forgiveness.
11. The Empire of Israel - Reign of Solomon The Greatness of the Dominion - Solomon’s Buildings and Glory - Solomon’s Shame - Solomon’s Adversaries - Rehoboam’s Counselors.
12. The Ten Tribes - Reign of Jeroboam Precedents in Behalf of Beth-el - The Priests of Jeroboam’s Religion - The Fate of Jeroboam.
13. Judah - From Rehoboam to Asa “The Lord is Righteous.”
14. The Ten Tribes - From Nadab to Jehu The Founding of Samaria - Jezebel Enforces Sun-worship - The Test of Baal - Elijah at Sinai - Those “Merciful Kings” - The Death of Ahab - Mesha, King of Moab - Elisha Captures an Army - “Jehu Is King” - The Fate of Jezebel.
15. Judah - From Asa to Ahaziah The Battle of Berachah - Sun-worship Enters Judah.
16. The Ten Tribes - From Jehu to the End of the Kingdom The Prophecy of Amos - The Prophecy of Hosea - Warnings from Assyria Also - “We Have No King” - A Last Effort for Israel - The Kingdom Is Perished.
17. Judah - from Athaliah to Hezekiah Death of Athaliah - The Reign of Uzziah - Judah Is Brought Low - Ahaz Calls Assyria - Hezekiah’s Reformation - Judah Subject to Assyria. Assyrian Calendar.
18. The Assyrian Empire - Tiglath-Pileser I and Assur-natsir-pal II The Land of Meshech - Parks and Buildings of Tiglath-Pileser I - Assur-natsir-pal’s Character and Genealogy - Assur-natsir-pal in Babylonia and Chaldea.
19. The Assyrian - Reign of Shalmaneser II The Place of Pethor - Battle of the Orontes - In Babylon and Chaldea - Tribute from Jehu and Hazael - The Items of Jehu’s Tribute.
20. The Assyrian Empire - From Samas-Rimmon to Assur-narari In Media and Babylonia - Semiramis of Babylon - The Kings much “at Home” - Jonah’s Visit to Nineveh.
21. The Assyrian Empire - Pul and Tiglath-Pileser III The Transplanting of Peoples - In Media and Arabia - In Galilee and Naphtali - The “Era of Nabonassar.”
22. The Assyrian Empire - Reign of Sargon Further Corruption in Samaria - From Gaza to Media - In Armenia - Concerning Ashdod - The Lord Delivers Jerusalem - Sargon against Merodach-Baladan - Merodach-Baladan’s City Wiped Out - Tribute from Meshech and Cyprus - Sargon’s Palaces and Parks.
23. The Assyrian Empire - Reign of Sennacherib Sennacherib’s Palace - Sennacherib in Palestine - Sennacherib against Hezekiah - Merodach-Baladan’s Final Flight - Siege of Lachish - The Captivity of Lachish - Hezekiah Appeals of God - The Lord’s Answer to Sennacherib - Sennacherib against Elam and Babylon - The Battle of Khaluli - Affairs in Elam and Babylon - Sargon, Sennacherib, and Hezekiah - The Sum of the Evidence.
24. The Assyrian Empire - Reign of Esar-haddon Captivity of Manasseh - Esar-haddon against Sidon - In Arbia and Egypt - Esar-haddon’s Palaces and Parks.
25. The Assyrian Empire - Reign of Assur-bani-pal First Expedition to Ethiopia - Second Expedition to Ethiopia - Lydia and the Sea-rovers - Revolt of Elam and Babylon - Battle at the River Ulai - Expedition in Babylonia - Shushan Destroyed - Elam Devastated - Expeditions in Arabia - Assur-bani-pal’s Palace - Extent of the Assyrian Empire.
26. End of the Assyrian Empire The Burden of Nineveh - Nineveh a Desolation.
27. The Captivity of Judah Josiah Puts down Sun-worship - Partitions of Assyrian Dominions - They Persecute the Prophets - Nebuchadnezzar against Necho - Jehoiakim Burns the Testimony - The Fate of Jehoiakim - Ten Thousand Carried Captive - The False Prophets - Ezekiel Begins to Prophesy - The Lord Marks His People - “Remove the Diadem: Take off the Crown” - Jeremiah Is Imprisoned - Last Appeal to Zedekiah - The City Is Destroyed.
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