Contents The Old TestamentIn the Beginning 7Paradise lost 10The great flood 14God’s Promise to Abraham 19Abraham, Sarah… and Isaac 22The story of Isaac 24Jacob and Esau 26Joseph 33The Story of Moses 43Moses and the pharaoh 46The great escape 52God’s laws 57Into Canaan 61The Land of Israel 65Warriors for God 70Samson 74Ruth 77Samuel 80A Kingdom, a City, and a Temple 85David the shepherd boy 88King David 94King Solomon 98Two Kingdoms 107King Ahab of Israel… and Elijah 109Elisha 113The Assyrian menace 117Hezekiah and the siege of Jerusalem 120The story of Jonah 121The defeat of Judah 125The Jewish People 129Ezekiel and the good shepherd 131The fiery furnace 133The writing on the wall 138Daniel and the lions 140Queen Esther 145The land of the Jews 150 The New TestamentThe Birth of Jesus 155Mary and the angel 157The birth of John 160The baby in the manger 161The wise men and their gifts 166Jesus in the Temple 170Jesus the Teacher 175Jesus in the synagogue 179Jesus and his disciples 181Living as God wants 186The Kingdom of God 193Parables of the kingdom 196Belonging to God’s kingdom 198Friends and Enemies 207Jesus and the sabbath 210Jesus and the storm 212Jairus and his daughter 215Who is Jesus? 218The good Samaritan 220Jesus and the man born blind 224An End and a Beginning 229Zacchaeus 230To Jerusalem 233The Last Supper 238Betrayed 241Condemned 245A new beginning 258Bible References 256