My Little Blessings Bible

Juliet David

Description

A Bible story book with 52 stories, illustrated with a mix of Bible characters and modern characters, and presented in a white padded cover with a presentation page. Mikki Butterley's charming soft art style makes this Bible a delight. Makes a wonderful companion to Blessings for Little Girls, Prayers for Little Girls, Our Father, and The Lord's my Shepherd.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie

Informations

• Publié par: Lion Hudson
• Date de parution: 15 octobre 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781781282502
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 6 Mo

Extrait

Copyright © 2015 Lion Hudson/Tim Dowley Associates Ltd
Illustrated by Mikki Butterley

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any
form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any
information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

Published by Candle Books
an imprint of
Lion Hudson plc
Wilkinson House, Jordan Hill Road,
Oxford OX2 8DR, England
www.lionhudson.com/candle

ISBN 978 1 78128 193 2
e-ISBN 978 1 78128 250 2

First edition 2015

Acknowledgments
Scripture on page 8 taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©
1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. New
International Version® and NIV® are registered trademarks of Biblica, Inc. Use of either trademark
for the offering of goods or services requires the prior written consent of Biblica US, Inc.

Scripture on pages 55 and 103 taken or adapted from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright
© 1996 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol
Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

Scripture on pages 59, 75, 83, 87, 108, 125, 157, 177 and 216 taken or adapted from the Contemporary
English Version copyright © 1991, 1992, 1995 by American Bible Society. Used by permission.

Scripture on pages 130 and 197 adapted from the Good News Bible © 1994 published by the Bible
Societies/HarperCollins Publishers Ltd UK, Good News Bible © American Bible Society 1966, 1971,
1976, 1992. Used with permission.

Scripture on page 173 taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Anglicized Edition, copyright
© 1989, 1995 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by
permission. All rights reserved.

A catalogue record for this book is available
from the British Library
Illustrated by Mikki Butterley
by Juliet David
Blessings Bible
My Little
Old Testament
At the Beginning
page 10
In the Garden
page 14
Noah’s Great Ark
page 18
The Unfinished Tower
page 22
A New Start
page 24
A Wife for Isaac
page 28
Terrible Twins!
page 32
Joseph the Dreamteller
page 36
Baby in a Basket
page 40
A Burning Bush
page 44
Terror in Egypt
page 48
The Sea Dries Up
page 52
Moses Climbs a Mountain
page 56
Across the River
page 60
A Fearful General
page 64
The Kind Farmer
page 68
Hannah’s Prayer
page 72
A King for Israel
page 76
David and the Giant
page 80
Wisest of Kings
page 84
No Rain!
page 88
Lots of Oil!
page 92
A Terrible Disease
page 96
Saved from Lions
page 100
Rescued by a Fish
page 104
New Testament
Message for Mary
page 110
The Visitors
page 114
Lost in Jerusalem
page 118
A Fresh Start
page 122
Jesus Picks a Team
page 126
How to Pray
page 130
Jesus at a Party
page 132
Blind Man Sees
page 134
Thank You, Jesus
page 136
Life for a Girl
page 138
A Hungry Crowd
page 142
When the Wind Blew
page 146
The Stranger Who Helped
page 150
Missing Sheep
page 154
Two Houses
page 158
The Lost Son
page 162
Like Children!
page 166
Jesus and a Captain
page 168
Man Through the Roof
page 170
Tiny Man Meets Jesus
page 174
To Jerusalem
page 178
Cleaning the Temple
page 182
Jesus Alone
page 186
To the Cross!
page 190
Empty Tomb!
page 194
Two Friends Meet Jesus
page 198
Jesus is Alive!
page 202
Better than Money!
page 206
Saul Meets Jesus
page 208
Earthquake!
page 212
The earth is the Lord’s,
and everything in it.
PSALM 24:1
Old Testament
10
At the Beginning
In the very beginning, God made heaven and earth.
There was no light. It was completely dark.
So God said, “Let there be light!”
And there was light.
On day two God put water into the sea
and clouds into the sky.
On day three God was very busy. He made
mountains, hills, and valleys. He created oceans,
lakes, rivers, and streams. After this, God made
the earth green: grasses, trees, and flowers sprang
up. And God saw it was all good.
On day four God said, “There should be lights
in the sky!” So he made the sun, moon, and stars.
He divided the year into seasons: spring, summer,
autumn, and winter.
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12
Day five came.
God said, “Let there be living creatures!”
So he made sea creatures: jellyfish, shellfish,
flatfish, and crabs. He made birds and insects:
eagles, sparrows, and hummingbirds wasps, flies,
and bees. And God saw that they were all good.
On day six God made creatures that live on land:
dogs, horses, and camels; lions, lizards, and snails.
And God saw it was all good.
13
But something was missing: there were no
people! So God created the first man, Adam –
and the first woman, Eve. He made them like
himself, so that they could be his friends.
God looked at everything that he had made.
It was all very good. So on day seven God rested!
That’s how God created the heavens
and the earth.
Genesis 1–2
14
In the Garden
God gave Adam and Eve a beautiful garden to live
in. It was called the Garden of Eden.
“Give names to all the animals,” said God.
So Adam made up names for the creatures!
“Enjoy the garden,” God told Adam. “You can
eat anything you like – except the fruit from that
tree in the middle of the garden.”
So Adam and Eve looked after the creatures in
the Garden of Eden. They enjoyed the flowers and
fruit. Until one day a snake slithered up to Eve.
“Take a bite of the fruit on that tree,” he hissed.
“But God told us not to eat that fruit,” said Eve.
“Just one tiny little bite,” sneered the snake.
“Surely that can’t matter!”
So Eve took a bite of the fruit.
Before long Adam came to find her.
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16
“Taste this delicious fruit,” said Eve. “I have
– and it hasn’t harmed me.”
So Adam took a bite of this forbidden fruit too.
Late in the afternoon, God came to visit them
in the garden.
“Adam! Where are you?” he called. “Why are
you hiding from me?”
“Eve gave me the fruit – so I ate it,” said Adam.
17
“The snake tricked me,” explained Eve.
Adam and Eve had disobeyed God. So he sent
them out of the Garden of Eden – forever.
He put angels and a flaming, flashing sword to
stop Adam and Eve returning to the garden.
Adam and Eve felt sorry and very sad. Now
they had to work on the land every day, digging
and sowing, hoeing and raking.
Sometimes they thought back to the happy
times they had enjoyed in the Garden of Eden.
Genesis 3
18
Noah’s Great Ark
Years later, many people were living on the earth.
But they were arguing and cheating and fighting.
One good man remained. His name was Noah.
“A great flood is coming,” God warned Noah.
“You must build a huge boat. When it’s finished,
fill it with your family, and with two of every sort
of animal.”
Noah did as God told him.
He built a huge boat
– an ark. Then he filled it
with his family and two
of every sort of animal.
When the last
creature had climbed
on board, God
shut the door.
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20
Then it started to rain. It wasn’t long before the
ark was floating on the water. Noah, his family, and
the animals were all safe and warm inside.
After forty days and nights, the rain stopped.
The ark landed on a mountainside. Crasshh! But
Noah could still see water everywhere.
He let a raven fly out to try to find out what
was happening. It never came back.
A few days later,
Noah let a dove fly
out from the ark.
She soon came back,
carrying a green olive
leaf in her beak.
Plants must be
growing again! It was
now time to come out
of the ark.
21
Noah, his family, and all the animals climbed out
of the ark. It was good to be on dry land again!
God put a wonderful rainbow in the sky.
“I will never flood the whole earth again,”
he promised.
Genesis 6–9
22
The Unfinished
Tower
One day, some people decided to build a very,
very tall tower, reaching high into the air.
“This sky-scraping tower will show just how
clever we are!” they boasted.
When he saw the tower, God was angry. These
people were much too pleased with themselves!
So God decided to stop them
At this time, everyone spoke the same language.
But when the builders woke up the next morning,
they were all speaking different languages. Nobody
could understand what anyone else was saying!
So they had to leave their tower unfinished.
This tower was called “Babel” – which means
“all mixed-up”!
Genesis 11:1–9
23
24
A New Start
Long ago, in a far-off land called Ur, lived
a man named Abraham.
Abraham was married to Sarah.
They were both very old
– but they had no children.
“Leave your home and your
friends,” God said to Abraham one
day. “Take a long journey with Sarah.
I’m going to give you a special new land.”
This country was called Canaan. Because
God promised it to Abraham, we also call it the
“Promised Land”.
Abraham and Sarah were bold. They believed
God’s promise, and were ready to leave home.
They soon started out for Canaan, taking their
servants, their camels, their cattle, and their sheep.
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26
Abraham had no map for their journey. But
God said, “I’ll show you the route to the Promised
Land.”
After journeying for many months, Abraham
and Sarah came at last to the land God had told
them about. They saw lush, green valleys
and fast-flowing rivers.
“ This is the country I promised you!” God told
Abraham. “I’m giving this land to you, to your
children, and to your grandchildren.”
Abraham thanked God for bringing him and his
family to such a wonderful land.
Although they were both now very old,
Abraham and Sarah really wanted to have a baby.
One day God sent three visitors to Abraham.
“Sarah is going to have a baby boy,” they told him.
Sarah just laughed! She couldn’t believe it.
27
But about a year later, Sarah had a baby boy,
just as God had promised.
Abraham and Sar