Description
Book SynopsisTold simply and with illustrations throughout, this gift edition of the beloved Lion Children's Bible is perfect for special occasions in a child's life.
Trade Review"The Lion Children's Bible has been a major success story all over the world." -- Universe
"All the main stories of the Old and New Testaments are attractively presented . . . like a series of rich, short stories." -- Good Book Guide
Table of ContentsContents:
Old Testament:
In the Beginning … 6
- Adam and Eve
Noah’s Boat …. 9
The Tower of Babel …. 13
Abraham and Lot … 15
Isaac: the test … 18
A wife for Isaac … 20
The Story of Jacob … 23
Joseph and his brothers … 29
Moses hears God’s call … 37
Pharaoh says no … 40
- The Story of the plagues
- The Escape from Egypt
‘Manna’ in the desert … 44
The ten laws of God … 47
God’s special tent … 50
Rebellion! … 55
- The twelve spies
Rehab and the spies … 58
The fortress-city of Jericho … 60
Israel in the promised land … 63
Gideon’s three hundred … 66
Samson the strong … 69
Ruth leaves home … 70
Hannah’s baby … 73
Samuel, the king-maker … 80
The shepherd-boy and the giant … 83
- David and Goliath
David and the king’s son … 87
- The story of David and Jonathan
Long live King David! … 91
- David and Bathsheba
- Nathan the prophet
- Absalom’s rebellion
Salomon the wise … 97
- The queen of Sheba
Solomon builds a house for God … 101
Elijah and the prophets of Baal … 105
King Ahab ad the vineyard … 111
Stories of Elisha … 113
- The house at Shunem
- Naaman’s story
Joash – the boy king … 119
Invasion from the north … 123
- King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah
Josiah’s discovery … 129
Jeremiah and the fall of Jerusalem … 132
Ezekiel and the exiles … 138
The Story of Daniel … 141
- The golden statue
- Belshazzar’s feast
- Daniel in the lion-pit
Back home in Jerusalem! … 148
- Ezra and Governor Nehemiah
The plot that failed … 154
- The story of Queen Esther
The Runaway … 158
- Jonah’s story
New Testament
A girl named Mary … 162
‘His name is John’ … 164
- John the Baptism
The King born in a stable … 167
Strangers – and a star … 171
- The story of the wise men
The boy in the Temple … 175
The King’s herald … 177
Jesus goes to a wedding … 181
The twelve friends … 182
Lessons out of the doors … 184
- The ‘sermon on the mount
The paralysed man … 189
The Storm … 191
Visit to Jerusalem … 192
Trouble about the Sabbath … 195
King Herod’s birthday … 197
Believing – and forgiving … 198
The good shepherd … 200
Alive and well! … 202
God’s Kingdom … 204
The hungry crowd … 207
- Jesus feeds 5000 people
On the mountain … 208
The two sons … 210
The Pharisees and their questions … 212
Martha, Mary, and Lazarus … 215
On the way to Jerusalem … 218
- Bartimaeus and Zacchaeus
The King rides in … 221
The last meal – and betrayal! … 225
Sentenced to death … 227
Alive from the dead! … 232
Wind and fire! … 238
The lame man – and a warning … 240
Stephen … 242
Paul joins the Christians … 244
Peter and Cornelius … 246
The travels of Paul … 249
Prison – and shipwreck … 254
