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Old Testament Stories For Children

The document provides summaries of several Bible stories, including: God's creation of the world and humanity; Noah building an ark and surviving a great flood; the Tower of Babel and the confusion of languages; Joseph rising from slavery to become a powerful ruler in Egypt; Moses leading the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt; Ruth and Boaz's marriage; Samuel hearing God speak to him as a boy; young shepherd David defeating the giant Goliath; King Solomon receiving wisdom from God; the prophet Daniel interpreting dreams in Babylon; Queen Esther saving her people; and the story of the reluctant prophet Jonah being swallowed by a large fish.

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Old Testament Stories For Children

The document provides summaries of several Bible stories, including: God's creation of the world and humanity; Noah building an ark and surviving a great flood; the Tower of Babel and the confusion of languages; Joseph rising from slavery to become a powerful ruler in Egypt; Moses leading the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt; Ruth and Boaz's marriage; Samuel hearing God speak to him as a boy; young shepherd David defeating the giant Goliath; King Solomon receiving wisdom from God; the prophet Daniel interpreting dreams in Babylon; Queen Esther saving her people; and the story of the reluctant prophet Jonah being swallowed by a large fish.

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In the Beginning

In the beginning, God created our worldthe sun and moon and stars
and planets, even the earth. God created the plants, the trees, and the
beautiful landscape. He created all creaturesthose that live in the
water, those that fly in the air, and all creatures that live on the ground.
As His final act of creation, God created the first man and woman in His
own image. He placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, a wonderful
place to live.

Sadly, there was a crafty snake in the garden. Satan spoke through the
snake in the garden in order to deceive Eve. Then she and Adam
disobeyed God.

Noah and the Ark


The descendants of Adam and Eve multiplied. However, many people
turned away from obeying God and did wicked things. This evil that people
did against each other made God very sad, because it made it impossible for
them to enjoy the loving and happy lives that God had intended. God
decided to stop the evildoers.
But God found one good man. His name was Noah. God told Noah about
the flood He was planning to send. He told Noah to build a huge boat. Noah
and his three sons built the boat just the way God had told them.

Then it began to rain, and rain, and rain. It rained for forty days and forty
nights without stopping! Everything in the whole world was covered with
water. Only Noah and the others in the boat were left.

A Tower to Reach Heaven


For many years after Noahs death, the people multiplied, and they all
spoke the same language. At one time, they gathered in a valley and
devised a plan:
Lets build a city and a great tower that will reach all the way to heaven!
In their pride, they wanted to build a tower to show how great and
powerful they were. But God was displeased with this plan, and to put a
stop to this, He confused their language.
Very soon, they were no longer able to understand one another and the
work on the tower stopped. The people left the area and the great tower
was left unfinished.

From Shepherd to Slave to Ruler


After the events at the Tower of Babel, people traveled to many places
around the world. The Bible follows the life of one family and a man called
Abraham and the lives of his children. Abraham had two sons, Ishmael and
Isaac. Isaac married and had two sons, Esau and Jacob. Jacob had twelve
sons. One of Jacobs sons was named Joseph.
When Joseph was a teen, his brothers sold him into slavery. His brothers
were jealous of the extra attention their father gave him, and this made
them angry. Joseph was taken to Egypt to work as a slave.
However, Many years later, Pharaoh had two dreams that none of his wise men
could interpret. When Joseph correctly interpreted the dreams, Pharaoh made
him his senior minister, second in command over all Egypt. As such, Joseph was
able to save Egypt, his family, and much of the region from a seven-year
famine, and he was finally reunited with his family.

Moses
After Joseph died, his relatives stayed in Egypt. They and their descendants
continued to live there for many years and had many children. They were
called the Israelites.
After hundreds of years, the Egyptians no longer remembered Joseph and
all he had done to help them. The Pharaoh who was ruling Egypt at that
time made the Israelites slaves to the Egyptians.
Moses led the Israelites out of their bondage as slaves in Egypt. Through
him God gave the Israelites the first five books of the Bible.

Ruth, a Young Woman from Moab


After Naomis husband and two sons died in Moab she decided to return
to her homeland, Israel. Naomi suggested to both of her daughters-in-law
that they should stay in their own country but one daughter-in-law, Ruth,
chose to go with Naomi to her home in Israel. Do not ask me to leave you.
Wherever you go, I will go. Your people will be my people and your God my
God, Ruth told Naomi.
Naomi and Ruth arrived in Bethlehem during the harvest season. Because
they were poor, Ruth went to pick up grain left behind after the men had
harvested the fields. There one day she met Boaz, a land owner and a
relative of Naomis deceased husband.
Boaz and Ruth loved each other and decided to be married. They had a
son whom they named Obed, who was to be the grandfather of King David.
This line of family members continued for many generations and had a
special descendant, Jesus, Gods Son.

Speak, Lord, Your Servant Listens


Little Samuel served the Lord by helping Eli the priest. One night, after
Samuel went to live with Eli, while he was sleeping, Samuel heard a voice
calling him. He woke up and ran to where Eli slept. Here I am, he said,
because he thought that Eli had called him. But Eli said, I didnt call you.
Go back to bed.
Two more times Samuel heard the same voice and ran to see Eli. Eli then
realized that God wanted to talk to Samuel, and told Samuel how to
respond the next time he heard the voice. When God called Samuel again,
he sat up in his bed and answered, Speak, Lord. As Your servant, I am
listening. God then spoke to Samuel with an important message.
When Samuel grew up, he became a judge to the people and one of Israels
greatest prophets.

A Shepherd Boy and a Giant


While King Saul of Israel was fighting a war against the Philistines, a giant
soldier of the Philistines army came and defied the Israelite army. Send a
man who dares to fight me, said Goliath, the giant. If he kills me, the
Philistines will be your servants. But if I kill him, you will be our slaves! Not
one soldier in King Sauls army dared answer the challenge to fight the
biggest, strongest, most feared man of all the Philistine soldiers.
Unexpectedly, a young man spoke up, Ill do it. This young shepherd, who
was not a soldier, valiantly faced the fierce giant armed with only a sling and
a few stones. You come with a sword and a spear and a shield, the boy
cried. But I come in the name of the Lord God who will give me the victory!
And God did! The name of the young shepherd was David, who later became
the king of Israel.

Solomon
After many years, David died, and his son Solomon began to rule over
Israel. God asked Solomon what he wanted most. When Solomon asked
for wisdom, God was pleased and made him the wisest man in the world.
Solomon built the Temple for which his father David had planned. People
now worshiped God and offered sacrifices to him at the Temple instead of
at the Tent of Meeting.
Solomon blessed the people and said, "Praise the Lord! He has kept his
promise and given us peace. May the Lord help us to always obey Him.

The Prophet Daniel


Many years after the rule of King David and King Solomon, a young prophet
named Jeremiah gave a warning from God that the Babylonian army was
approaching. The Babylonians laid siege to the city of Jerusalem, taking
some of the people captive, and eventually conquering and burning the city.
Amongst the captives taken to Babylon was a young boy named Daniel.
Despite his captivity, Daniel was greatly used by God. At one point, God
used him to interpret King Nebuchadnezzars dream, foretelling the future.
Daniel also received amazing visions from God of events to come.

Brave and Beautiful Queen Esther


After the Babylonian Empire faded from history, a new power arosethe
empire of the Medes and the Persians. During the rule of King Ahasuerus,
there lived a Jewish man named Mordecai in the capital, Shushan. In
Mordecais care was Esther, his uncles daughter, whom he had adopted
after the death of her parents.
Esther was a young Jewish girl when she caught the eye of the Persian king.
After becoming queen, Esther risked her life to save her people when the
king's corrupt minister, Haman, ordered all the Jews in the kingdom to be
put to death.

The Runaway Prophet


A fascinating story is found in the Bible about God instructing His prophet
Jonah to deliver a message to the powerful city of Nineveh to warn them
that God was very displeased with their wickedness. But Jonah didnt want
to do this, and instead of going to Nineveh, he boarded a ship that was
sailing in the opposite direction.
God wasnt pleased with Jonahs disobedience. Soon a terrible storm arose
at sea. The terrified sailors suspected that their problem had something to
do with Jonah. After admitting his disobedience, Jonah told them that they
should throw him overboard and that God would then stop the storm.
Once Jonah had been thrown into the sea, the storm ceased, but God
hadnt forgotten about poor Jonah and sent a big fish to swallow him. After
three days and three nights, the fish spit Jonah out onto the shore and
Jonah did what God had asked.

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