While David's brothers went to fight, young David stayed back. One day, the nation of Israel was called to fight the Philistine army that had gathered for war. David and Goliathĭavid was the youngest of Jesse's twelve sons. The Israelite army raced in quickly conquering the city and, as promised, only Rahab and her family were spared. All items of silver, gold, bronze, and iron were to go into the Lord's depository.Īt Joshua's order, the men produced a powerful roar, and Jericho's walls miraculously fell down. Joshua assured them that by God's order, everyone in the city must be slain, except Rahab and her family. On the seventh day, the Israelites marched around the walls of Jericho seven times. While marching, the soldiers played their trumpets as the priests carried the Ark of the Covenant around the city of Jericho. He told Joshua to have his army march around the city once a day for six straight days. God instructed Joshua with an unusual strategy for the battle of Jericho. She was to fasten a scarlet rope in her window as the symbol of their protection. Rahab demanded the spies affirm an oath as she swore not to give their plans away, and congruently, they vowed to spare Rahab and her family when the battle of Jericho occurred. She helped the scouts hide from the king's soldiers, then leave out a window since her house was located next to the city wall. Rahab had faith in God and informed the Israelites of Jericho's fear saying "I know that the Lord has given you this land and that a great fear of you has fallen on us so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you." Scouts from the Israelites crept into the walled city of Jericho and hid at the house of Rahab, noted as a prostitute. This is why many pictures depicting Noah's ark show animals coming two by two. God told Noah to prepare an ark big enough to hold one male and one female from every kind of animal and creature. The entire population of mankind had become evil and wicked and God decided to bring a flood to the earth to destroy everyone but Noah and his family. Noah was a man who found great favor in God's eyes.
The story of Noah's ark is one filled with faith, perseverance, and promise. Read more about the story of Adam and Eve, their lives in the Garden of Eden, how sin entered the world, and what the consequences were for disobeying God in Genesis 1-3. Adam and Eve, now knowing that they had sinned, immediately felt ashamed and tried to hide from God. She then gave some to Adam for him to eat. Eve believed the lie and took a bite of the fruit. Eve told the serpent that God said they should not eat it and they would die if they did, but Satan tempted Eve to eat saying that she would become like God if she did. One day Satan came disguised as a snake and spoke to Eve, convincing her to eat the fruit from the tree of good and evil. God warned them that if they ate from the tree they would die.
He told Adam and Eve that they could eat from any fruit from the trees except for the tree of good and evil. God put Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden to care for and nurture the land. God created the first man Adam and then created the first woman, Eve. Fiery Furnace: Shadrach, Meschach, and Abednego.Use these stories as an introduction to the Bible for children, starting with the creation of Earth to the resurrection of Jesus! Bible Stories for ChildrenĬlick on the Bible stories below to jump right to that biblical account. Here are ten of the most popular and important Bible stories for kids to learn about God and Jesus.
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