The Child's Story Bible

Publisher's note:

Catherine Vos’ Child’s Story Bible combines qualities which are not generally found together: she appeals to the interest and imagination of children without sacrificing fidelity to the text of Scripture; she uses the stories to impress great doctrinal truths, uniting the element of enjoyment with instruction; and she takes the sombre warning passages of the word of God as well as those which call for admiration and trust in the Saviour around whom children once gathered upon earth.

Suitable to be read to children aged 3+, and read by children aged 7+ by themselves.

Also suitable for all adults who wish to refresh themselves of the overarching narrative of the biblical story.

This edition includes 26 colour illustrations by Neil McArdle and readers will be interested to know that there are no images of Christ in the book.

CONTENTS

OLD TESTAMENT
1. In the Beginning God
2. How the World Began
3. The First Man, Adam
4. The First Woman, Eve
5. Adam and Eve Disobey God
6. How God Punished Them
7. A Loss and a Promise
8. The First Crime
9. What the First Men Were Like
10. The Second Beginning
11. The Strange Division of Men into Nations
12. Abram Follows God
13. God Talks with Abram
14. Sodom and Gomorrah
15. Abraham Sends Ishmael Away
16. Isaac, the Promised Son
17. Rebekah
18. Jacob Buys the Birthright
19. Jacob Deceives His Father
20. Jacob Leaves Home
21. Jacob Meets Rachel
22. Jacob Leaves Paddan-Aram Secretly
23. Jacob Goes Home
24. How Joseph Was Sold
25. In Potiphar’s House
26. From Prison to Palace
27. Joseph’s Dreams Come True
28. Benjamin Goes to Egypt
29. Joseph’s Silver Cup
30. Israel Goes to Egypt
31. The Death of Jacob
32. Moses
33. God Chooses Moses
34. The Stubborn King
35. The Children of Israel Leave Egypt
36. The End of the Egyptians
37. Israel in the Wilderness
38. God Talks from Mount Sinai
39. The Golden Calf
40. The Tabernacle
41. Aaron and the Levites
42. The Dedication of the Tabernacle
43. How Israel Worshipped
44. Israel’s Feasts
45. God Gives Many Laws
46. The Israelites Continue Their Journey
47. The Grumbling Israelites
48. Spies Search Out the Land
49. The Rebellious Israelites Turn Back
50. Some Strange Happenings in the Desert
51. God Gives Victory
52. Balaam Displeases a Frightened King
53. The Israelites Numbered Again
54. The Last Words of Moses
55. Canaan at Last
56. A Victory and a Defeat
57. How Trickery Overthrew Ai and Saved Gibeon
58. Dividing the Land
59. Judges Rule Israel
60. How Death Came to Sisera
61. Gideon, Who Saw an Angel
62. Samson
63. Samson Captured
64. Ruth’s Choice
65. Samuel is Promised to God
66. War with the Philistines
67. Saul, the First King
68. David, the Shepherd Boy
69. David Becomes an Outlaw
70. Stories about the Outlawed David
71. More Stories about David and Saul
72. David, the King Whom God Loved
73. How the Good King Sinned
74. The Plan of a Bad Son
75. The Failure of the Plot
76. The Wisest Man in the World
77. The Golden Kingdom of Solomon
78. The Beginning of Bad Times
79. The Divided Kingdom
80. Elijah, the Stern Prophet
81. Stories about Israel’s Wicked King
82. The Death of Ahab
83. God Protects His People
84. Good-bye to Elijah
85. Elisha, the Gentle Prophet
86. Trouble with Syria
87. The Soldier-King, Jehu
88. The Little Boy Who Became King
89. Elisha’s Last Prophecy
90. A Proud King Defeated
91. Jonah, the Unwilling Prophet
92. Stories about the Two Kingdoms
93. ‘Here Am I — Send Me’
94. The End of the Kingdom of Israel
95. Hezekiah the Good
96. Wicked King Who Repented
97. Stories about King Josiah
98. The Man Who Had To Prophesy
99. The Captivity of Judah
100. Daniel
101. The Fiery Furnace
102. The King Who Lived in the Fields
103. The Fall of Babylon
104. Daniel in the Lion’s Den
105. Back to the Promised Land
106. The Rebuilding of the City
107. Esther, the Beautiful Queen
108. Esther Saves Her People
109. Ezra, the Teacher of the Law
110. Nehemiah, the Governor of Jerusalem

THE NEW TESTAMENT
1. The Priest Who Could Not Talk
2. The Message of the Angel
3. The Holy Night
4. A Star in the East
5. Warned by a Dream
6. The Boy in the Temple
7. The Preacher in the Desert
8. Satan Talks to God’s Son
9. Jesus Chooses His Disciples
10. Jesus at the Wedding Feast
11. The Father’s House
12. A Visit by Night
13. The Woman at Jacob’s Well
14. The Father Who Believed
15. The Mob That Wanted a Miracle
16. The Crowd at Jesus’ Door
17. Through the Roof to Jesus
18. Matthew and His Feast
19. The Withered Hand Made Well
20. The Sermon on the Mount
21. Jesus Gives Back Health and Life
22. Stories Which Jesus Told
23. The Winds and the Waves Obey
24. The Little Girl Brought to Life
25. The Wish of a Young Girl
26. Five Loaves of Bread and Five Thousand People
27. Walking on Top of the Stormy Water
28. Friends and Enemies
29. An Answered Prayer
30. Hungry People Fed
31. ‘Who Am I?’
32. Glory on the Mountain
33. The Good Samaritan
34. The Feast of Tabernacles
35. Two Sisters Who Loved Jesus
36. The Friend of Children and His Prayer
37. The Lost Sheep and the Son Who Went Away
38. Jesus Wakes Lazarus from Death
39. The Blind Beggar Who Called to Jesus
40. Mary’s Gift
41. The King Comes
42. The Roman Coin
43. The Last Day and the Great Sin
44. In the Upper Room
45. Jesus’ Last Words to His Disciples
46. The Kiss of Judas
47. Peter, the Coward
48. Jesus Before the High Priest
49. Why Pilate Washed His Hands
50. Carrying the Cross
51. The Sun Becomes Dark
52. The Stone is Rolled Away
53. Visitors to the Tomb
54. The Risen Lord
55. Jesus Comes to His Friends
56. How Jesus Left the Earth
57. Power from Above
58. The Lame Man in the Temple
59. The Story of a Lie
60. The Open Prison Doors
61. The Man Who Looked into Heaven
62. The Magician Who Tried to Buy God
63. The Ethiopian Who Believed
64. The Light on the Road
65. The Changed Man
66. Saul Escapes Twice
67. The Good Woman Who was Brought to Life
68. A Lesson Peter Had to Learn
69. A New Church
70. The Angel in Prison
71. On to Cyprus
72. Why People Thought Paul was God
73. A New Journey
74. The Poor Fortune-Teller
75. The Jailer Who Believed
76. From City to City
77. About the Unknown God
78. The Riot of the Statue-Makers
79. The Young Man Who Fell Asleep
80. Back to Jerusalem
81. An Uproar in the Temple
82. Paul’s Speech to the Jews
83. A Wicked Oath
84. How Paul Was Saved
85. The Trial
86. The Appeal to Caesar
87. A King is Almost Persuaded
88. Paul Sets Out for Rome
89. The Shipwreck
90. The Rescue
91. The Hero of Faith
92. The Last Things
93. The Vision of John