The Children's Bible
HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS LITERATURE OF CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
WOOLSEY PROFESSOR OF BIBLICAL LITERATURE IN YALE UNIVERSITY
© Curtis Publishing Company Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God
NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS MCMXXXVI
The Children's Bible provides, in simple English, a translation of selections from both the Old and the New Testament. These selections have been made as a result of more than twenty-five years of observation and study. The text is that of the Bible itself, but in the language of the child, so that it may easily be read to the younger children and by those who are older. It is not in words of one syllable, for while the child is reading the Bible he should gradually learn the meaning of new words and idioms.
The Bible contains the foundations on which the religious life of the child must be built. The immortal stories and songs of the Old and New Testaments are his richest inheritance from the past. To give him this heritage in language and form that he can understand and enjoy is the duty and privilege of his parents and teachers.
It is hoped that The Children's Bible will meet the need and the demand, which parents and educators alike have long felt and often expressed, for a simple translation of selections from the Bible most suited to the needs and the interests of the child. It is also believed that after the child has learned to appreciate and love these stories and songs, he will be eager and able to read the Bible as a whole with genuine interest and understanding.
Henry A. Sherman
Charles Foster Kent
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THE CHILDREN'S BIBLE
HENRY A. SHERMAN
AND
CHARLES FOSTER KENT
PREFACE
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
THE OLD TESTAMENT
THE CHILDREN'S BIBLE
THE STORY OF CREATION
GOD'S GOOD GIFTS TO MAN
THE FIRST DISOBEDIENCE
CAIN AND HIS BROTHER ABEL
NOAH AND THE GREAT FLOOD
THE STORY OF THE TOWER OF BABEL
ABRAHAM, THE FRIEND OF GOD AND MAN
LOT'S ESCAPE FROM A WICKED CITY
GOD'S CARE FOR THE BOY ISHMAEL
ABRAHAM'S LOYALTY TO GOD
HOW REBEKAH BECAME THE WIFE OF ISAAC
HOW JACOB DECEIVED HIS FATHER
JACOB'S DREAM
THE DECEIVER DECEIVED
MEETING A BROTHER WHO HAD BEEN WRONGED
JOSEPH SOLD AS A SLAVE BY HIS BROTHERS
JOSEPH'S EAGERNESS TO HELP OTHERS
A PRISONER WHO BECAME A MIGHTY RULER
THE TESTING OF JOSEPH'S BROTHERS
JOSEPH'S FORGIVENESS OF HIS BROTHERS
JOSEPH'S LOYALTY TO HIS FAMILY
THE BOYHOOD AND TRAINING OF MOSES
THE VOICE FROM THE BUSH
PHARAOH THE STUBBORN RULER
THE COST OF BEING CRUEL AND STUBBORN
THE ESCAPE FROM EGYPT
GOD'S COMMANDS TO THE PEOPLE
OUR DUTIES TO GOD AND MAN
THE REPORT OF THE HEBREW SPIES
THE LAST WORDS OF MOSES
CROSSING THE RIVER JORDAN
THE CAPTURE OF JERICHO AND AI
WOMEN WHO SAVED A NATION
GIDEON'S BRAVE BAND
JEPHTHAH'S FOOLISH PROMISE
SAMSON WHO DID TO OTHERS AS THEY DID TO HIM
A STRONG MAN WHO LOST HIS STRENGTH
THE DEVOTION OF RUTH
SAMUEL THE BOY PROPHET
THE ARK AMONG THE PHILISTINES
HOW SAMUEL FOUND A LEADER
JONATHAN'S BRAVE DEED
DAVID'S VICTORY OVER THE GIANT
SAUL'S MEAN JEALOUSY
JONATHAN'S LOVE FOR DAVID
THE COST OF A LIE
A SOLDIER WHO SPARED HIS ENEMY
ABIGAIL'S SENSIBLE ADVICE
MAKING THE BEST OF TROUBLE
THE DEATH OF TWO BRAVE WARRIORS
A SHEPHERD BOY WHO WAS CALLED TO LEAD A NATION
JERUSALEM MADE THE CAPITAL CITY
DAVID'S KINDNESS TO JONATHAN'S SON
A RICH MAN WHO WAS A THIEF
ABSALOM THE UNGRATEFUL SON
A BROKEN-HEARTED FATHER
HOW SOLOMON BECAME THE RULER OF ISRAEL
A YOUNG MAN'S WISE CHOICE
BUILDING A GREAT TEMPLE
A RULER WHO WRONGED HIS PEOPLE
REHOBOAM'S GREAT MISTAKE
ELIJAH AND THE WIDOW'S SON
THE PROPHET OF FIRE
GOD'S LOW WHISPER
AHAB THE THIEF
MICAIAH'S COURAGE IN TELLING THE TRUTH
THE MANTLE OF ELIJAH
ELISHA HEALING THE SICK BOY
A SLAVE GIRL WHO HELPED HER MASTER
ELISHA'S WAY OF TREATING ENEMIES
THE END OF AHAB'S SELFISH FAMILY
THE BOY JOASH ON THE THRONE OF JUDAH
A YOUNG MAN WHO SAID, "SEND ME"
JEREMIAH'S CALL TO DO A HARD TASK
THE YOUNG JOSIAH AND THE BOOK OF THE LAW
THE WRITING OF AN ANCIENT BOOK
A PROPHET WHO SAVED A GREAT CITY
JEREMIAH'S COURAGE IN DANGER
THE SAD FATE OF A GUILTY NATION
THE COURAGE OF FOUR CAPTIVES
A KING'S STRANGE DREAM
THE TEST BY FIRE
THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL
DANIEL IN THE LIONS' DEN
QUEEN ESTHER'S LOVE FOR HER PEOPLE
REBUILDING THE TEMPLE
NEHEMIAH'S ANSWER TO A CALL FOR HELP
OVERCOMING GREAT DIFFICULTIES
A BRAVE KNIGHT
JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT
THE STORY OF JOB
PSALMS
THE KING OF GLORY
GOD THE LOVING CREATOR
GOD THE LOVING FATHER
GOD FROM WHOM ALL GOOD THINGS COME
GOD'S GOODNESS AND MERCY
GOD THE ALL-SEEING
GOD WHO ALWAYS WATCHES OVER HIS PEOPLE
GOD WHO PROTECTS FROM ALL DANGER
GOD'S PROTECTION OF THOSE WHO TRUST IN HIM
GOD'S LOVING CARE
TRUSTING IN GOD'S CARE
A PRAYER OF TRUST
SAFETY IN GOD'S CARE
GOD OUR REFUGE
THE JOY OF WORSHIPPING GOD
WHAT GOD ASKS OF THOSE WHO WORSHIP HIM
A CALL TO PRAISE GOD
THE UNITED SONG OF PRAISE
MAN'S PLACE IN GOD'S WORLD
THE REWARD OF DOING RIGHT
A PRAYER FOR FORGIVENESS
THE SAYINGS OF THE WISE
THE REWARDS OF LISTENING TO THE ADVICE OF THE WISE
WHAT GOD LIKES AND DISLIKES
GOD'S CARE FOR THOSE WHO TRY TO DO RIGHT
THE WAY TO BE WELL AND HAPPY
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING WILLING TO LEARN
HOW TO HONOR YOUR PARENTS
THE TROUBLES OF THOSE WHO ARE LAZY
THINGS THAT ARE BETTER THAN RICHES
RIGHT EATING AND DRINKING
THE RIGHT USE OF THE TONGUE
THE CONTROL OF THE TEMPER
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE MODEST
BEING GENEROUS AND LOVING
THE NEW TESTAMENT
JESUS IS BORN AT BETHLEHEM
THE WISE MEN BRING GIFTS TO THE YOUNG CHILD
THE BOY JESUS ASKS QUESTIONS
JOHN THE BAPTIST TELLS OF JESUS' WORK
JESUS DECIDES HOW HE WILL DO HIS WORK
JESUS WINS DEVOTED FRIENDS
THE WEDDING AT CANA
THE HEALING OF THE TEN LEPERS
HEALING THE MAN AT THE POOL
JESUS TALKS WITH A SAMARITAN WOMAN
GIVING LIFE TO A WIDOW'S SON
JESUS HEALS THE SICK
JESUS CURES A MAN WHO CANNOT WALK
JESUS MAKES EVEN WRONG-DOERS HIS FRIENDS
JESUS FINDS JOY IN ALL HIS WORK
JESUS CALMS THE STORM
JESUS HEALS A LITTLE GIRL
JESUS VISITS HIS OLD HOME
JESUS CALLS TOGETHER HIS FRIENDS AND HELPERS
WHAT JESUS ASKS OF HIS FRIENDS AND HELPERS
THE WAY TO LEARN FROM JESUS
THE REWARDS FOR FOLLOWING JESUS' TEACHINGS
GOD'S LOVE EVEN FOR SINNERS
GOD'S READINESS TO ANSWER PRAYER
HOW TO PRAY
WHY WE SHOULD TRUST GOD
THE KINGDOM OF GOD
THE TWO GREAT COMMANDMENTS
THE REWARDS OF MODESTY AND UNSELFISHNESS
HOW TO USE MONEY
DIFFERENT WAYS OF USING TALENTS
THE GOOD SAMARITAN
THE WAY TO TREAT THOSE WHO WRONG US
THE GOLDEN RULE
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY HAPPY
JESUS SENDS OUT THE FIRST MISSIONARIES
JESUS PRAISES JOHN THE BAPTIST
JESUS FEEDS THE HUNGRY
JESUS TELLS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE CLEAN
JESUS IS KIND TO A STRANGER
JESUS MAKES AN HEROIC CHOICE
JESUS IS GLORIFIED
JESUS TELLS HOW ONE MAY BECOME GREAT
JESUS MAKES THE WICKED ZACCHEUS HIS FRIEND
JESUS IS GLADLY WELCOMED BY THE PEOPLE
JESUS FIGHTS WRONG IN THE TEMPLE
JESUS CONDEMNS THOSE WHO PRETEND TO BE GOOD
JESUS WARNS HIS DISCIPLES
JESUS CURES A BLIND MAN
JESUS TELLS WHAT HE CAME TO DO
JESUS BRINGS LAZARUS BACK TO LIFE
JESUS PRAISES A WOMAN WHO GAVE HER BEST
JESUS EATS THE LAST SUPPER WITH HIS DISCIPLES
JESUS ENCOURAGES HIS FRIENDS AND HELPERS
JESUS IS SEIZED BY THE MOB
JESUS IN THE HANDS OF HIS ENEMIES
JESUS IS CRUCIFIED BY HIS ENEMIES
JESUS CONQUERS DEATH
JESUS WALKS AND TALKS WITH TWO OF HIS DISCIPLES
JESUS GIVES HIS LAST COMMANDS TO HIS HELPERS
THE HEALING OF THE LAME MAN AT THE BEAUTIFUL GATE
THE GENEROSITY OF THE EARLY CHRISTIANS
STEPHEN THE FIRST CHRISTIAN MARTYR
PHILIP AND THE ETHIOPIAN
PETER AND THE ROMAN OFFICER
PETER'S ESCAPE FROM PRISON
PAUL'S ACCOUNT OF WHAT HE SAW AND HEARD ON HIS WAY TO DAMASCUS
THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH AT ANTIOCH
PAUL AND BARNABAS IN FOREIGN LANDS
WHY PAUL WENT TO MACEDONIA
PAUL AND SILAS IN MACEDONIA
PAUL'S GREAT SPEECH AT ATHENS
PAUL WRITES TO HIS FRIENDS AT THESSALONICA
PAUL'S WORK AT CORINTH
PAUL WRITES TO HIS FRIENDS IN CORINTH
THE NEW LIFE AFTER DEATH
WAYS OF SHOWING LOVE
PAUL'S TRIALS AND VICTORIES AT EPHESUS
PAUL WRITES TO THE CHRISTIANS AT ROME
PAUL'S LAST JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM
PAUL'S NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH
A PRISONER WHO PREACHED TO HIS JUDGES
PAUL'S SHIPWRECK
THE END OF PAUL'S LONG JOURNEY
PAUL'S LAST WORDS TO HIS FRIENDS
THE MEANING OF FAITH
THE IMPORTANCE OF DOING WHAT IS RIGHT
THE LOVE THAT MAKES MEN BROTHERS
THE GLORY AND HONOR THAT JESUS HAS WON
THE REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL
THE NEW HEAVEN ON EARTH
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