THE CHILDREN'S BIBLE [NOOK Book]

PREFACE


"The Children's Bible" provides, in simple English, a translation of
selections from both the Old and the New Testament. These selections
have been made as a result of more than twenty-five years of observation
and study. The text is that of the Bible itself, but in the language of
the child, so that it may easily be read to the younger children and by
those who are older. It is not in words of one syllable, for while the
child is reading the Bible he should gradually learn the meaning of new
words and idioms.

The Bible contains the foundations on which the religious life of the
child must be built. The immortal stories and songs of the Old and New
Testaments are his richest inheritance from the past. To give him this
heritage in language and form that he can understand and enjoy is the
duty and privilege of his parents and teachers.

It is hoped that "The Children's Bible" will meet the need and the
demand, which parents and educators alike have long felt and often
expressed, for a simple translation of selections from the Bible most
suited to the needs and the interests of the child. It is also believed
that after the child has learned to appreciate and love these stories
and songs, he will be eager and able to read the Bible as a whole with
genuine interest and understanding.




CONTENTS

THE OLD TESTAMENT

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THE STORY OF CREATION 3

GOD'S GOOD GIFTS TO MAN 4

THE FIRST DISOBEDIENCE 5

CAIN AND HIS BROTHER ABEL 6

NOAH AND THE GREAT FLOOD 7

THE STORY OF THE TOWER OF BABEL 9

ABRAHAM THE FRIEND OF GOD AND MAN 10

LOT'S ESCAPE FROM A WICKED CITY 11

GOD'S CARE FOR THE BOY ISHMAEL 14

ABRAHAM'S LOYALTY TO GOD 14

HOW REBEKAH BECAME THE WIFE OF ISAAC 15

HOW JACOB DECEIVED HIS FATHER 19

JACOB'S DREAM 21

THE DECEIVER DECEIVED 22

MEETING A BROTHER WHO HAD BEEN WRONGED 24

JOSEPH SOLD AS A SLAVE BY HIS BROTHERS 26

JOSEPH'S EAGERNESS TO HELP OTHERS 27

A PRISONER WHO BECAME A MIGHTY RULER 29

THE TESTING OF JOSEPH'S BROTHERS 32

JOSEPH'S FORGIVENESS OF HIS BROTHERS 36

JOSEPH'S LOYALTY TO HIS FAMILY 38

THE BOYHOOD AND TRAINING OF MOSES 40

THE VOICE FROM THE BUSH 42

PHARAOH THE STUBBORN RULER 44

THE COST OF BEING CRUEL AND STUBBORN 45

THE ESCAPE FROM EGYPT 49

GOD'S COMMANDS TO THE PEOPLE 52

OUR DUTIES TO GOD AND MAN 54

THE REPORT OF THE HEBREW SPIES 55

THE LAST WORDS OF MOSES 56

CROSSING THE RIVER JORDAN 57

THE CAPTURE OF JERICHO AND AI 60

WOMEN WHO SAVED A NATION 62

GIDEON'S BRAVE BAND 64

JEPHTHAH'S FOOLISH PROMISE 67

SAMSON WHO DID TO OTHERS AS THEY DID TO HIM 69

A STRONG MAN WHO LOST HIS STRENGTH 71

THE DEVOTION OF RUTH 74

SAMUEL THE BOY PROPHET 78

THE ARK AMONG THE PHILISTINES 81

HOW SAMUEL FOUND A LEADER 84

JONATHAN'S BRAVE DEED 87

DAVID'S VICTO