Category: Mother Stories
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The Ten Commandments
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS The Israelites journeyed onward and encamped before Mount Sinai. There God talked with Moses, and instructed him to remind the people of the great things He had done for them; and to say that if they obeyed Him, and kept His covenant, they should be a peculiar treasure to Him above all…
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Moses Striking the Rock
MOSES STRIKING THE ROCK After the Israelites left Egypt they crossed the Red Sea, whose waters divided so that they passed through on dry land. Then they travelled through the wilderness toward Mount Sinai. Passing onward, they wanted water and food; and forgetting the great things God had already done for them, they began to…
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The Flight From Egypt
THE FLIGHT FROM EGYPT When Moses was forty years old he had to flee from Egypt. He went to Midian, where he dwelt for forty years; at the end of which time God appeared to him, and instructed him to return to Egypt; where he was appointed by God to lead the Israelites from bondage…
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THE FINDING OF MOSES
THE FINDING OF MOSES Pharoah, becoming alarmed at the increasing power and numbers of the Israelites in Egypt, ordered that every male child who might be born to them should be cast into the river, and drowned. But the wife of a man named Levi felt that she could not give up her babe, and…
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Joseph and His Brethren
JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHREN How wonderful is the way in which God works for those who fear Him! The history of Joseph teaches us this truth. Joseph had one younger and ten elder brothers. The name of the younger brother was Benjamin. Jacob was the father of them all; and Rachel was the mother of…
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The Story of Rebekah
THE STORY OF REBEKAH When Abraham had grown old, he desired that his son, Isaac, should take a wife. But he did not wish him to choose one from among the women of Canaan, for they worshipped idols. So he called his oldest servant, and commanded him to make a journey to Abraham’s own country,…
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Lot’s Flight from Sodom
LOT’S FLIGHT FROM SODOM In Palestine, the land in which Jesus dwelt when He was upon earth, there is an inland sea, called the Dead Sea. Its waters are very salt, and no trees grow upon its shores. Many long years before the birth of Jesus Christ, two cities stood upon the plain which the…
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Abraham and Isaac
ABRAHAM AND ISAAC Abraham feared God and obeyed His commandments; and God promised to bless Abraham very greatly. He gave him riches in cattle, and silver, and gold; and said that the land of Canaan should belong to him and his descendants. God also gave him a son in his old age, whom he loved,…
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MOTHER STORIES From the Old Testament
This book contains engaging stories from the Old Testament, ideal for mothers to share with their children, including tales of creation, heroes, and important lessons.
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The Tower of Babel
THE TOWER OF BABEL Babel means confusion. Was it not a strange name to give a tower? How did it get this? After Noah left the ark, God made a promise to him that He would no more destroy the earth by a flood, and blessed him and his sons. In course of time many…