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Henry A. Sherman

The Childrens Bible

Henry A. Sherman

Sherman's comprehensive retelling of biblical stories in child-friendly language, from Creation through Old Testament heroes and the complete life of Jesus, His disciples, and the early church.

217 Chapters

Table of Contents

1 PREFACE 2 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 8 LOT'S ESCAPE FROM A WICKED CITY 9 GOD'S CARE FOR THE BOY ISHMAEL 10 ABRAHAM'S LOYALTY TO GOD 11 HOW REBEKAH BECAME THE WIFE OF ISAAC 12 HOW JACOB DECEIVED HIS FATHER 13 JACOB'S DREAM 14 THE DECEIVER DECEIVED 15 MEETING A BROTHER WHO HAD BEEN WRONGED 16 JOSEPH SOLD AS A SLAVE BY HIS BROTHERS 17 JOSEPH'S EAGERNESS TO HELP OTHERS 18 A PRISONER WHO BECAME A MIGHTY RULER 19 THE TESTING OF JOSEPH'S BROTHERS 20 JOSEPH'S FORGIVENESS OF HIS BROTHERS 21 JOSEPH'S LOYALTY TO HIS FAMILY 22 THE BOYHOOD AND TRAINING OF MOSES 23 THE VOICE FROM THE BUSH 24 PHARAOH THE STUBBORN RULER 25 THE COST OF BEING CRUEL AND STUBBORN 26 THE ESCAPE FROM EGYPT 27 GOD'S COMMANDS TO THE PEOPLE 28 OUR DUTIES TO GOD AND MAN 29 THE REPORT OF THE HEBREW SPIES 30 THE LAST WORDS OF MOSES 31 CROSSING THE RIVER JORDAN 32 THE CAPTURE OF JERICHO AND AI 33 WOMEN WHO SAVED A NATION 34 GIDEON'S BRAVE BAND 35 JEPHTHAH'S FOOLISH PROMISE 36 SAMSON WHO DID TO OTHERS AS THEY DID TO HIM 37 A STRONG MAN WHO LOST HIS STRENGTH 38 THE DEVOTION OF RUTH 39 SAMUEL THE BOY PROPHET 40 THE ARK AMONG THE PHILISTINES 41 HOW SAMUEL FOUND A LEADER 42 JONATHAN'S BRAVE DEED 43 DAVID'S VICTORY OVER THE GIANT 44 SAUL'S MEAN JEALOUSY 45 JONATHAN'S LOVE FOR DAVID 46 THE COST OF A LIE 47 A SOLDIER WHO SPARED HIS ENEMY 48 ABIGAIL'S SENSIBLE ADVICE 49 MAKING THE BEST OF TROUBLE 50 THE DEATH OF TWO BRAVE WARRIORS 51 A SHEPHERD BOY WHO WAS CALLED TO LEAD A NATION 52 JERUSALEM MADE THE CAPITAL CITY 53 DAVID'S KINDNESS TO JONATHAN'S SON 54 A RICH MAN WHO WAS A THIEF 55 ABSALOM THE UNGRATEFUL SON 56 A BROKEN-HEARTED FATHER 57 HOW SOLOMON BECAME THE RULER OF ISRAEL 58 A YOUNG MAN'S WISE CHOICE 59 BUILDING A GREAT TEMPLE 60 A RULER WHO WRONGED HIS PEOPLE 61 REHOBOAM'S GREAT MISTAKE 62 ELIJAH AND THE WIDOW'S SON 63 THE PROPHET OF FIRE 64 GOD'S LOW WHISPER 65 AHAB THE THIEF 66 MICAIAH'S COURAGE IN TELLING THE TRUTH 67 THE MANTLE OF ELIJAH 68 ELISHA HEALING THE SICK BOY 69 A SLAVE GIRL WHO HELPED HER MASTER 70 ELISHA'S WAY OF TREATING ENEMIES 71 THE END OF AHAB'S SELFISH FAMILY 72 THE BOY JOASH ON THE THRONE OF JUDAH 73 A YOUNG MAN WHO SAID, |SEND ME| 74 JEREMIAH'S CALL TO DO A HARD TASK 75 THE YOUNG JOSIAH AND THE BOOK OF THE LAW 76 THE WRITING OF AN ANCIENT BOOK 77 A PROPHET WHO SAVED A GREAT CITY 78 JEREMIAH'S COURAGE IN DANGER 79 THE SAD FATE OF A GUILTY NATION 80 THE COURAGE OF FOUR CAPTIVES 81 A KING'S STRANGE DREAM 82 THE TEST BY FIRE 83 THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL 84 DANIEL IN THE LIONS' DEN 85 QUEEN ESTHER'S LOVE FOR HER PEOPLE 86 REBUILDING THE TEMPLE 87 NEHEMIAH'S ANSWER TO A CALL FOR HELP 88 OVERCOMING GREAT DIFFICULTIES 89 A BRAVE KNIGHT 90 JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT 91 THE STORY OF JOB 92 THE KING OF GLORY 93 GOD THE LOVING CREATOR 94 GOD THE LOVING FATHER 95 GOD FROM WHOM ALL GOOD THINGS COME 96 GOD'S GOODNESS AND MERCY 97 GOD THE ALL-SEEING 98 GOD WHO ALWAYS WATCHES OVER HIS PEOPLE 99 GOD WHO PROTECTS FROM ALL DANGER 100 GOD'S PROTECTION OF THOSE WHO TRUST IN HIM 101 GOD'S LOVING CARE 102 TRUSTING IN GOD'S CARE 103 A PRAYER OF TRUST 104 SAFETY IN GOD'S CARE 105 GOD OUR REFUGE 106 THE JOY OF WORSHIPPING GOD 107 WHAT GOD ASKS OF THOSE WHO WORSHIP HIM 108 A CALL TO PRAISE GOD 109 THE UNITED SONG OF PRAISE 110 MAN'S PLACE IN GOD'S WORLD 111 THE REWARD OF DOING RIGHT 112 A PRAYER FOR FORGIVENESS 113 THE REWARDS OF LISTENING TO THE ADVICE OF THE WISE 114 WHAT GOD LIKES AND DISLIKES 115 GOD'S CARE FOR THOSE WHO TRY TO DO RIGHT 116 THE WAY TO BE WELL AND HAPPY 117 THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING WILLING TO LEARN 118 HOW TO HONOR YOUR PARENTS 119 THE TROUBLES OF THOSE WHO ARE LAZY 120 THINGS THAT ARE BETTER THAN RICHES 121 RIGHT EATING AND DRINKING 122 THE RIGHT USE OF THE TONGUE 123 THE CONTROL OF THE TEMPER 124 WHAT IT MEANS TO BE MODEST 125 BEING GENEROUS AND LOVING 126 JESUS IS BORN AT BETHLEHEM 127 THE WISE MEN BRING GIFTS TO THE YOUNG CHILD 128 THE BOY JESUS ASKS QUESTIONS 129 JOHN THE BAPTIST TELLS OF JESUS' WORK 130 JESUS DECIDES HOW HE WILL DO HIS WORK 131 JESUS WINS DEVOTED FRIENDS 132 THE WEDDING AT CANA 133 THE HEALING OF THE TEN LEPERS 134 HEALING THE MAN AT THE POOL 135 JESUS TALKS WITH A SAMARITAN WOMAN 136 GIVING LIFE TO A WIDOW'S SON 137 JESUS HEALS THE SICK 138 JESUS CURES A MAN WHO CANNOT WALK 139 JESUS MAKES EVEN WRONG-DOERS HIS FRIENDS 140 JESUS FINDS JOY IN ALL HIS WORK 141 JESUS CALMS THE STORM 142 JESUS HEALS A LITTLE GIRL 143 JESUS VISITS HIS OLD HOME 144 JESUS CALLS TOGETHER HIS FRIENDS AND HELPERS 145 WHAT JESUS ASKS OF HIS FRIENDS AND HELPERS 146 THE WAY TO LEARN FROM JESUS 147 THE REWARDS FOR FOLLOWING JESUS' TEACHINGS 148 GOD'S LOVE EVEN FOR SINNERS 149 GOD'S READINESS TO ANSWER PRAYER 150 HOW TO PRAY 151 WHY WE SHOULD TRUST GOD 152 THE KINGDOM OF GOD 153 THE TWO GREAT COMMANDMENTS 154 THE REWARDS OF MODESTY AND UNSELFISHNESS 155 HOW TO USE MONEY 156 DIFFERENT WAYS OF USING TALENTS 157 THE GOOD SAMARITAN 158 THE WAY TO TREAT THOSE WHO WRONG US 159 THE GOLDEN RULE 160 THE PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY HAPPY 161 JESUS SENDS OUT THE FIRST MISSIONARIES 162 JESUS PRAISES JOHN THE BAPTIST 163 JESUS FEEDS THE HUNGRY 164 JESUS TELLS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE CLEAN 165 JESUS IS KIND TO A STRANGER 166 JESUS MAKES AN HEROIC CHOICE 167 JESUS IS GLORIFIED 168 JESUS TELLS HOW ONE MAY BECOME GREAT 169 JESUS MAKES THE WICKED ZACCHEUS HIS FRIEND 170 JESUS IS GLADLY WELCOMED BY THE PEOPLE 171 JESUS FIGHTS WRONG IN THE TEMPLE 172 JESUS CONDEMNS THOSE WHO PRETEND TO BE GOOD 173 JESUS WARNS HIS DISCIPLES 174 JESUS CURES A BLIND MAN 175 JESUS TELLS WHAT HE CAME TO DO 176 JESUS BRINGS LAZARUS BACK TO LIFE 177 JESUS PRAISES A WOMAN WHO GAVE HER BEST 178 JESUS EATS THE LAST SUPPER WITH HIS DISCIPLES 179 JESUS ENCOURAGES HIS FRIENDS AND HELPERS 180 JESUS IS SEIZED BY THE MOB 181 JESUS IN THE HANDS OF HIS ENEMIES 182 JESUS IS CRUCIFIED BY HIS ENEMIES 183 JESUS CONQUERS DEATH 184 JESUS WALKS AND TALKS WITH TWO OF HIS DISCIPLES 185 JESUS GIVES HIS LAST COMMANDS TO HIS HELPERS 186 THE HEALING OF THE LAME MAN AT THE BEAUTIFUL GATE 187 THE GENEROSITY OF THE EARLY CHRISTIANS 188 STEPHEN THE FIRST CHRISTIAN MARTYR 189 PHILIP AND THE ETHIOPIAN 190 PETER AND THE ROMAN OFFICER 191 PETER'S ESCAPE FROM PRISON 192 PAUL'S ACCOUNT OF WHAT HE SAW AND HEARD ON HIS WAY TO DAMASCUS 193 THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH AT ANTIOCH 194 PAUL AND BARNABAS IN FOREIGN LANDS 195 WHY PAUL WENT TO MACEDONIA 196 PAUL AND SILAS IN MACEDONIA 197 PAUL'S GREAT SPEECH AT ATHENS 198 PAUL WRITES TO HIS FRIENDS AT THESSALONICA 199 PAUL'S WORK AT CORINTH 200 PAUL WRITES TO HIS FRIENDS IN CORINTH 201 THE NEW LIFE AFTER DEATH 202 WAYS OF SHOWING LOVE 203 PAUL'S TRIALS AND VICTORIES AT EPHESUS 204 PAUL WRITES TO THE CHRISTIANS AT ROME 205 PAUL'S LAST JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM 206 PAUL'S NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH 207 A PRISONER WHO PREACHED TO HIS JUDGES 208 PAUL'S SHIPWRECK 209 THE END OF PAUL'S LONG JOURNEY 210 PAUL'S LAST WORDS TO HIS FRIENDS 211 THE MEANING OF FAITH 212 THE IMPORTANCE OF DOING WHAT IS RIGHT 213 THE LOVE THAT MAKES MEN BROTHERS 214 THE GLORY AND HONOR THAT JESUS HAS WON 215 THE REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL 216 THE NEW HEAVEN ON EARTH 217 Scribner Illustrated Classics for Younger Readers

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