My Book of Bible Stories
Enjoy 116 stories from the Bible. They are accurate, easy to understand, and beautifully illustrated.
Introduction
THIS is a book of true stories. They are taken from the world’s greatest book, the Bible. The stories give you a history of the world from when God began to create until right up to our present day. They even tell about what God promises to do in the future.
This book gives you an idea of what the Bible is all about. It tells about people of the Bible and the things they did. It also shows the grand hope of everlasting life in a paradise earth that God has given to people.
There are 116 stories in the book. These are grouped in eight parts. A page at the beginning of each part tells briefly what is found in that part. The stories appear in the order that events occurred in history. This helps you to learn when, in relation to other events, things happened in history.
The stories are told in simple language. Many of you young children will be able to read them for yourselves. You parents will discover that your smaller children will delight to have these stories read to them over and over again. You will find that this book contains much of interest for young and old alike.
Bible citations are given at the end of each story. You are encouraged to read these portions of the Bible on which the stories are based. When you have finished a story, also review the study questions for that story found after Story 116 and try to recall the answers.
PART 1
Creation to the Flood
From where did the heavens and earth come? How did the sun, moon and stars, as well as the many things on earth, come to be? The Bible gives the true answer when it says that they were created by God. So our book begins with Bible stories about creation.
The first creations of God, we learn, were spirit persons somewhat like himself. They were angels. But the earth was created for people like us. So God made the man and woman named Adam and Eve and put them in a beautiful garden. But they disobeyed God and lost the right to keep living.
In all, from Adam’s creation until the great Flood, there were 1,656 years. During this time many bad persons lived. In heaven, there were the unseen spirit persons, Satan and his bad angels. On earth, there were Cain and many other bad persons, including some unusually powerful men. But there were also good people on earth—Abel, Enoch and Noah. In Part ONE we will read about all these people and events.
IN THIS SECTION
STORY 1
God Begins to Make Things
The Genesis story of creation is understandable and fascinating—even to young children.
STORY 2
A Beautiful Garden
According to Genesis, God made the garden of Eden a very special place. God wants the whole earth to be just like that beautiful garden.
STORY 3
The First Man and Woman
God created Adam and Eve and placed them in the garden of Eden. They became the first married couple.
STORY 4
Why They Lost Their Home
The Bible book of Genesis tells us how the original paradise was lost.
STORY 5
A Hard Life Begins
Outside the garden of Eden, Adam and Eve faced many problems. If only they had obeyed God, life would have been happy for them and their children.
STORY 6
A Good Son, and a Bad One
The story of Cain and Abel, as recorded in Genesis, teaches us about the kind of people we should be—and what attitudes to change before it’s too late.
STORY 7
A Brave Man
The example of Enoch shows that you can do what is right, even if people all around you do what is bad.
STORY 8
Giants in the Earth
Genesis chapter 6 tells about giants who hurt people. Those giants, called Nephilim, were children of the fallen angels who left heaven and lived as humans.
STORY 9
Noah Builds an Ark
Noah and his family survived the Flood because they obeyed God even though others would not listen.
STORY 10
The Great Flood
People laughed at Noah’s warning message. But they were not laughing when the flood waters fell from heaven! Learn how Noah’s ark saved Noah, his family, and many animals.
