The Children's Bible

Henry A. Sherman, Charles Foster Kent

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Title: The Children's Bible

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THE CHILDREN'S BIBLE

SELECTIONS FROM THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS TRANSLATED AND ARRANGED

BY HENRY A. SHERMAN

HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS LITERATURE OF CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

AND CHARLES FOSTER KENT

WOOLSEY PROFESSOR OF BIBLICAL LITERATURE IN YALE UNIVERSITY

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© 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

C OPYRIGHT , 1922, BY CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign languages, including Scandinavian

Printed in the United States of America

PREFACE

"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

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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.

CONTENTS

THE OLD TESTAMENT T HE S TORYOF C REATION G OD ' S G OOD G IFTSTO M AN T HE F IRST D ISOBEDIENCE C AINAND H IS B ROTHER A BEL N OAHANDTHE G REAT F LOOD T HE S TORYOFTHE T OWEROF B ABEL A BRAHAMTHE F RIENDOF G ODAND M AN L OT ' S E SCAPEFROMA W ICKED C ITY G OD ' S C AREFORTHE B OY I SHMAEL A BRAHAM ' S L OYALTYTO G OD H OW R EBEKAH B ECAMETHE W IFEOF I SAAC H OW J ACOB D ECEIVED H IS F ATHER J ACOB ' S D REAM T HE D ECEIVER D ECEIVED M EETINGA B ROTHER W HO H AD B EEN W RONGED J OSEPH S OLDASA S LAVEBY H IS B ROTHERS J OSEPH ' S E AGERNESSTO H ELP O THERS A P RISONER W HO B ECAMEA M IGHTY R ULER T HE T ESTINGOF J OSEPH ' S B ROTHERS J OSEPH ' S F ORGIVENESSOF H IS B ROTHERS J OSEPH ' S L OYALTYTO H IS F AMILY T HE B OYHOODAND T RAININGOF M OSES T HE V OICEFROMTHE B USH P HARAOHTHE S TUBBORN R ULER T HE C OSTOF B EING C RUELAND S TUBBORN T HE E SCAPEFROM E GYPT G OD ' S C OMMANDSTOTHE P EOPLE O UR D UTIESTO G ODAND M AN T HE R EPORTOFTHE H EBREW S PIES T HE L AST W ORDSOF M OSES C ROSSINGTHE R IVER J ORDAN T HE C APTUREOF J ERICHOAND A I W OMEN W HO S AVEDA N ATION G IDEON ' S B RAVE B AND J EPHTHAH ' S F OOLISH P ROMISE S AMSON W HO D IDTO O THERSAS T HEY D IDTO H IM A S TRONG M AN W HO L OST H IS S TRENGTH T HE D EVOTIONOF R UTH S AMUELTHE B OY P ROPHET T HE A RK A MONGTHE P HILISTINES H OW S AMUEL F OUNDA L EADER J ONATHAN ' S B RAVE D EED D AVID ' S V ICTORYOVERTHE G IANT S AUL ' S M EAN J EALOUSY J ONATHAN ' S L OVEFOR D AVID

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T HE R EWARDOF D OING R IGHT A P RAYERFOR F ORGIVENESS T HE R EWARDSOF L ISTENINGTOTHE A DVICEOFTHE W ISE W HAT G OD L IKESAND D ISLIKES G OD ' S C AREFOR T HOSE W HO T RYTO D O R IGHT T HE W AYTO B E W ELLAND H APPY T HE I MPORTANCEOF B EING W ILLINGTO L EARN H OW T O H ONOR Y OUR P ARENTS T HE T ROUBLESOF T HOSE W HO A RE L AZY T HINGS T HAT A RE B ETTER T HAN R ICHES R IGHT E ATINGAND D RINKING T HE R IGHT U SEOFTHE T ONGUE T HE C ONTROLOFTHE T EMPER W HAT I T M EANSTO B E M ODEST B EING G ENEROUSAND L OVING

THE NEW TESTAMENT J ESUS I S B ORNAT B ETHLEHEM T HE W ISE M EN B RING G IFTSTOTHE Y OUNG C HILD T HE B OY J ESUS A SKS Q UESTIONS J OHNTHE B APTIST T ELLSOF J ESUS ' W ORK J ESUS D ECIDES H OW H E W ILL D O H IS W ORK J ESUS W INS D EVOTED F RIENDS T HE W EDDINGAT C ANA T HE H EALINGOFTHE T EN L EPERS H EALINGTHE M ANATTHE P OOL J ESUS T ALKSWITHA S AMARITAN W OMAN G IVING L IFETOA W IDOW ' S S ON J ESUS H EALSTHE S ICK J ESUS C URESA M AN W HO C ANNOT W ALK J ESUS M AKES E VEN W RONG - DOERS H IS F RIENDS J ESUS F INDS J OYIN A LL H IS W ORK J ESUS C ALMSTHE S TORM J ESUS H EALSA L ITTLE G IRL J ESUS V ISITS H IS O LD H OME J ESUS C ALLS T OGETHER H IS F RIENDSAND H ELPERS W HAT J ESUS A SKSOF H IS F RIENDSAND H ELPERS T HE W AYTO L EARN F ROM J ESUS T HE R EWARDSFOR F OLLOWING J ESUS ' T EACHINGS G OD ' S L OVE E VENFOR S INNERS G OD ' S R EADINESSTO A NSWER P RAYER H OWTO P RAY W HY W E S HOULD T RUST G OD T HE K INGDOMOF G OD T HE T WO G REAT C OMMANDMENTS T HE R EWARDSOF M ODESTYAND U NSELFISHNESS H OWTO U SE M ONEY D IFFERENT W AYSOF U SING T ALENTS T HE G OOD S AMARITAN T HE W AYTO T REAT T HOSE W HO W RONG U S T HE G OLDEN R ULE T HE P EOPLE W HO A RE R EALLY H APPY J ESUS S ENDS O UTTHE F IRST M ISSIONARIES J ESUS P RAISES J OHNTHE B APTIST J ESUS F EEDSTHE H UNGRY J ESUS T ELLS W HAT I T M EANSTO B E C LEAN J ESUS I S K INDTOA S TRANGER J ESUS M AKESAN H EROIC C HOICE J ESUS I S G LORIFIED J ESUS T ELLS H OW O NE M AY B ECOME G REAT J ESUS M AKESTHE W ICKED Z ACCHEUS H IS F RIEND J ESUS I S G LADLY W ELCOMEDBYTHE P EOPLE J ESUS F IGHTS W RONGINTHE T EMPLE J ESUS C ONDEMNS T HOSE W HO P RETENDTO B E G OOD J ESUS W ARNS H IS D ISCIPLES

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