Tag: Children’s bible
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The House Built Upon the Sand
THE HOUSE BUILT UPON THE SAND What a foolish man the builder of the house shown in our picture must have been! Of course, when the wind blew and the waves dashed against his house, it would fall. Look how the sea has washed the foundation away, and how the roof is falling in! And…
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Mother Stories from the New Testament
“Mother Stories from the New Testament” shares engaging narratives for children, emphasizing faith, kindness, and moral lessons from Jesus’ life.
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The Wonderful Draught of Fishes
THE WONDERFUL DRAUGHT OF FISHES One day, as the crowds pressed round Him to hear the Word of God, Jesus came to the Lake of Gennesaret and saw two boats drawn up on the shore. Now one of these belonged to a man named Simon Peter, who was at the water’s edge washing his nets.…
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Jesus in the Temple
JESUS IN THE TEMPLE When Jesus was twelve years of age, His parents took Him with them to Jerusalem to the feast of the Passover. Great numbers journeyed from different parts to keep this feast; and travelled in companies or caravans, the women and old men riding on asses or mules, and the rest going…
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The Wise Men’s Visit
THE WISE MEN’S VISIT The birth of Jesus Christ was announced by two remarkable events: the coming of wise men from the East, and the appearance of angels to some shepherds at Bethlehem. The wise men were probably astronomers; and in watching the stars they had seen one that had led them to leave their…
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Joshua’s Exhortation
JOSHUA’S EXHORTATION Exhortation seems a hard word, but it simply means to strongly urge to good deeds, and this is what our artist shows Joshua to be doing. Joshua is now an old man, and the Israelites are settled peaceably in Canaan. He has called them before him, with their elders, and heads, and judges,…
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The Cities of Refuge
THE CITIES OF REFUGE Revenge is contrary to the teaching of Jesus Christ, “If thine enemy hunger, feed him,” says the Saviour; but among the Israelites and other eastern nations a different practice prevailed. If one slew another, the kinsman of him that was slain felt bound to avenge his relative, and to slay him…
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The Altar on Mount Ebal
THE ALTAR ON MOUNT EBAL Before Moses died he called the Israelites together, and urged them to faithfully serve God; also directing that when they entered Canaan, they were to build an altar of rough stones, covered with plaster, on Mount Ebal, and to write the words of God’s law upon this altar. Then six…
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Achan’s Sin
ACHAN’S SIN God commanded the Israelites to destroy Jericho; and all the gold, silver, and other riches found there were to be devoted to the Lord. If any disobeyed this command then a curse was to rest upon all, and they were not to prosper. The Israelites were to conquer the Canaanites, and drive them…
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How Jericho was Captured
HOW JERICHO WAS CAPTURED When men in olden times attacked a city, they tried to batter down the walls with heavy beams of wood, having heads of iron, called battering rams; but God did not instruct the Israelites thus to capture Jericho. They were to remember that it was not by their own power they…