Life sketches of ellen g. white

[LS15].
When publishing "Facts of Faith," in 1864, Mrs. White
included in that little volume matter that carried the
story of Israel beyond the days of David. In the seventies
she wrote quite fully on the restoration of the Israelites
from Babylon, dwelling in detail on the experiences of
Nehemiah. In articles, and in the bound volumes of
"Testimonies for the Church," she often told and retold the
story of Solomon, of Elijah and Elisha, of Isaiah and
Jeremiah, of Daniel and the Hebrew worthies, and of the
return of the exiles under Zerubbabel and Joshua and Ezra.
p. 435, Para. 1, [LS15].
"Facts of Faith" has long been out of print, the matter
contained therein having been largely incorporated, with
many additions, in the later volume, "Spirit of Prophecy,"
Volume 1 (1870), and finally in "Patriarchs and Prophets"
(1890). When "Patriarchs" was completed, Mrs. White hoped
soon to go on with the story from the close of David's
reign, and publish in connected form that which she had
been enabled to write through the years concerning the
experiences of Solomon and divided Israel, and their final
restoration to divine favor as one united people,--a type
of spiritual Israel, the church of God on earth today, to
whom will finally be fulfilled all the covenant promises.
p. 435, Para. 2, [LS15].
It was the hope of preparing, in some form suitable for
publication, this story of the prophets and kings of Old
Testament history, that led to the grouping of such
material into several series of articles, which have been
published in the columns of the Review, the Signs, and the
Watchman. p. 435, Para. 3, [LS15].
Not long after Mrs. White's return from Australia, work
was undertaken anew on the Old Testament story, and
continued intermittently for more than ten years. Thus
consideration was given to the many manuscripts dealing
with this period of Bible history not included in the other
volumes of the "Controversy" series. p. 436, Para. 1,
[LS15].
To the completion of this work, Mrs. White gave much
thought during 1913 and 1914. At the time of her accident,
in February, 1915, all but the last two chapters had been
completed for a volume bearing the title, "The Captivity