The Children's Bible in 365 Stories

Mary Batchelor is the author of The Lion Book of Children’s Prayers and The Children’s Bible in 365 Stories.

THE OLD TESTAMENT
The Story of Creation
1 God Makes the World 10
2 God Makes People 12
Creation Spoiled
3 The Tempting Fruit 13
4 Paradise Lost 14
Cain and Abel
5 The Two Brothers 15
6 The First Murder 16
The Story of Noah
7 Noah Starts Building 17
8 Rain, Rain, Rain! 19
9 A New Beginning 20
10 Rainbow in the Sky 20
The Tower of Babel
11 The Sky's the Limit! 22
The Story of Abraham
12 God Calls Abraham 23
13 Lot has First Choice 24
14 God's Promise 25
15 Hagar Runs Away 26
16 The Special Visitors 26
17 On the Way to Sodom 28
18 Lot's Rescue 29
The Story of Isaac
19 Isaac is Born 30
20 Sent Packing 30
21 Put to the Test 32
22 A Wife for Isaac 33
23 Rebekah is Found 34
The Story of the Birthright
24 Jacob's Bargain 36
25 Jacob's Trick 36
26 Esau's Return 37
The Story of Jacob
27 Jacob's Dream 39
28 The Trickster Tricked 40
29 The Strange Wrestling-match 40
30 Jacob Meets Esau Again 42
Joseph the Boy
31 Trouble at Home 43
32 Dreams! 44
33 Into the Pit! 44
34 On the Road to Egypt 46
Joseph the Slave
35 Slave in Charge 47
36 Thrown into Prison! 48
37 The Meaning of Dreams 49
38 The Prisoner and the King 50
Joseph the Ruler
39 The New Prime Minister 52
40 Food in Egypt 53
41 Benjamin's Journey 54
42 The Missing Cup 55
43 Family Reunion 56
44 Trouble in Egypt 56
The Story of Moses
45 The Baby who Survived 58
46 Prince of Egypt 60
47 Moses Helps the Shepherd Girls 61
48 God Calls Moses 62
Moses and the King of Egypt
49 The King Says 'No' 63
50 Frogs, Flies and Hail 64
51 The Last Punishment 65
52 The Passover 66
Escape from Egypt
53 Goodbye! 67
54 God Leads the Way 68
55 'Slaves, Come Back!' 69
56 Crossing the Red Sea 70
57 Food in the Desert 72
58 Water in the Desert 72
59 'Hands Up, Moses!' 74
60 Sharing Out the Work 75
God's Laws
61 God's Mountain 76
62 The Ten Commandments-Loving God 77
63 The Ten Commandments-Loving Others 78
64 God Cares 80
God and his People
65 The Agreement 81
66 God's Special Tent 82
67 The Calf Made of Gold 83
68 Putting Things Right 84
On the Borders of Canaan
69 The Promised Land in Sight 85
70 'We Can't Do it!' 86
71 Moses Loses his Temper 87
72 The Bronze Snake 88
73 Balaam and his Donkey 88
74 Moses Says Goodbye 90
The Story of Joshua
75 The New Leader 91
76 Secret Mission 92
77 The Red Cord 92
78 Across the River Jordan 94
The Promised Land
79 Strange Orders 95
80 The Walls Fall Down 97
81 Stale Bread 98
82 'Sun, Stand Still!' 99
83 Sharing Out the Land 100
In the Time of the Judges
84 Trouble 101
85 Ehud, the Left-handed 102
86 Deborah and Barak 103
87 Hammer and Tent Peg 104
The Story of Gideon
88 The Unwilling Hero 105
89 Gideon Makes Sure 106
90 Secret Mission 107
91 Gideon Chooses his Army 108
92 A Whisper in the Night 109
93 Trumpets and Lamps 110
The Story of Jephthah
94 Jephthah's Promise 112
95 'Say Shibboleth!' 113
Samson the Strong
96 A Special Baby 114
97 A Wedding is Arranged 115
98 Answer my Riddle 116
99 Samson and Delilah 116
100 Defeat of the Champion 118
101 Strong in Death 119
The Story of Ruth
102 Unhappy Times 122
103 Ruth Finds Work 123
104 Happy Endings 124
The Story of Samuel
105 A Baby for Hannah 125
106 Small Boy Leaves Home 127
107 'I'm Listening, Lord' 128
108 Disaster 129
109 Strange Happenings 130
110 'We Want a King' 131
Israel's First King
111 The Lost Donkeys 132
112 The Astonishing Secret 132
113 Saul, the Reluctant King 134
114 A Good Start 134
115 Jonathan's Daring Deed 136
116 Saul Disobeys 137
The Young David
117 Choosing a New King 138
118 The Giant's Challenge 139
119 David the Giant-killer 141
120 Jealous King Saul 142
121 Friends for Life 143
David in Hiding
122 Escape by Night 144
123 Danger Signal 144
124 Food and a Sword 146
125 The Tell-tale 147
126 Hide and Seek 148
127 Water from Bethlehem's Well 149
David the Outlaw
128 Nabal the Fool 150
129 'Tomorrow You Will Die!' 151
130 David Joins the Enemy 152
131 Everything Lost! 153
132 To the Rescue 154
133 Together in Death 155
David the King
134 Long Live King David! 156
135 David's City-the City of God 157
136 Plans for God's House 158
137 David Keeps his Promise 159
David's Failures
138 Beautiful Bathsheba 160
139 One Sin Leads to Another 161
140 The Little Pet Lamb 162
141 Family Troubles 163
Absalom's Rebellion
142 'Come Home, Absalom!' 164
143 The Plot Thickens 164
144 King David Leaves Jerusalem 166
145 Schemes and Spies 166
146 Death in the Woods 168
147 David Returns in Triumph 169
The Golden Age of Solomon
148 The New King 170
149 Solomon's Dream 171
150 Wise Decisions 172
151 Solomon's Glory 172
152 Building God's Temple 175
153 The Visit of the Queen of Sheba 176
The Kingdom is Divided
154 Solomon's Sins 178
155 Astonishing News for Jeroboam 178
156 A Difficult Choice 180
157 The Divided Land 181
Troubles in Israel
158 Jeroboam's Failure 182
159 Ahab and his Wicked Queen 183
160 The Long Drought 184
161 The Food that Never Ran Out 185
Elijah Challenges Baal
162 A Contest on the Mountain 186
163 God Sends Fire 187
164 The Clouds Gather 189
Elijah, God's Messenger
165 Danger! 190
166 The Still, Small Voice 191
167 Ahab's Kitchen Garden 192
168 The King Gets his Way 193
169 Elijah's Last Journey 194
170 The Fiery Chariot 196
Israel and Judah
171 The Truthful Prophet 197
172 The Death of Ahab 198
173 Singing for Victory 199
Stories of Elisha
174 One Problem Solved 200
175 A Room of his Own 201
176 One Dreadful Day 202
177 Alive Again 203
178 The Girl Prisoner 204
179 Cure for Naaman 205
180 Eyes to See 206
181 Hunger in the City 208
182 Good News! 209
Troubles in Judah and Israel
183 Secret Mission 210
184 The Crazy Driver 210
185 King in Hiding 212
186 Swindlers and Robbers! 212
187 'Please Come Back!' 214
188 Isaiah's Vision 215
189 Keep Calm! 216
Critical Times in Judah
190 The Emperor States his Price 217
191 Enemy at the Gate 219
192 The King's Illness 220
193 The Great Find 220
194 Josiah Lights a Bonfire 222
The Last Days of Judah
195 'Don't Send Me!' 223
196 Jeremiah at the Pottery 224
197 The King's Penknife 225
198 Babylon's Yoke 226
199 The Baskets of Figs 227
200 Rescue Party 229
201 The Last Days in Jerusalem 229
Daniel and his Friends
202 Special Training at the Palace 232
203 The Forgotten Dream 232
204 The God who can Explain 234
205 The Meaning of the Dream 235
206 The Giant Statue 236
207 Four Men in the Fire 237
208 Nebuchadnezzar's Madness 238
209 The Mysterious Hand 240
210 Weighed in the Scales 241
211 Plot Against Daniel 242
212 Daniel Keeps Praying 243
213 The Morning After 244
Ezekiel's Message
214 Wheels and Wings 246
215 Silent Sermons 247
216 Dry Bones Come Alive! 248
God's People Go Home
217 The Long Trek Back 249
218 Building Begins 250
219 The New Temple 251
220 The King's Wine Steward 252
221 Rebuilding the Walls 253
222 Learning God's Law 254
The Story of Esther
223 A New Queen is Chosen 256
224 Plot Against the Jews 256
225 The Queen's Request 258
226 A Day to be Remembered 258
The Story of Job
227 Troubles for Job 260
228 Cheering Job Up? 261
229 God Talks to Job 262
The Hymnbook of Israel
230 Praising God 263
231 Songs to Comfort and Help 264
Proverbs
232 Wise Words 265
Jonah's Story
233 Running Away from God 266
234 Storm at Sea 267
235 The Lesson of the Big Fish 268
236 The Lesson of the Little Worm 270
Malachi
237 'My Messenger is Coming!' 271
THE NEW TESTAMENT
The Promised King
238 Hoping and Praying 274
239 The Promise of a Baby 275
240 Journey to the Hills 276
241 'Call him John!' 276
242 Joseph 278
God's Promise Comes True
243 Jesus is Born 279
244 The Shepherds' Story 280
245 'Where is the Prince?' 282
246 Presents Fit for a King 283
247 Escape to Egypt 284
Jesus Growing Up
248 The Boy in the Temple 285
John the Baptist
249 Show You Are Sorry! 286
250 Jesus is Baptized 287
251 A New Leader 288
Preparing to Start
252 Temptation 288
253 'Follow Me!' 290
254 Doctor for the Sick 290
Jesus' Mission Begins
255 Wine for the Wedding 292
256 Screams in the Synagogue 294
257 Jesus Makes People Well 295
258 It's Only Joseph's Son! 296
259 John in Prison 297
260 Reward for the Dancing Girl 298
Lessons out of Doors
261 The Sermon on the Mount 299
262 'Lord, Teach us to Pray!' 300
263 The Two Prayers 300
264 The Friend at Midnight 302
265 Building the Right Way 302
Jesus' Enemies
266 Four Friends Find a Way 303
267 Who Can Forgive Sins? 305
268 Not on the Sabbath! 306
269 'He's Mad!' 307
Stories about God's Kingdom
270 Sowing Seed 308
271 Making Bread 309
272 Finding Treasure 310
273 The Big Dinner Party 311
Jesus, Friend in Need
274 The Storm on the Lake 312
275 Madman Among the Tombs 313
276 Two Very Important People 314
277 Awake from Death 316
278 'Don't Cry!' 317
Jesus and his Disciples
279 Two by Two 318
280 Who is the Most Important? 318
281 Salt and Light 320
Jesus in Control
282 The Enormous Picnic 321
283 Walking on Water 322
Questions and Answers
284 The Man who Came at Night 324
285 The Woman who Came for Water 325
Stories about God's Love
286 The Lost Sheep 326
287 The Lost Coin 327
288 The Lost Sons 328
289 The Workers and their Wages 330
Jesus Teaches about Money
290 The Man with a Lot of Money 331
291 The Biggest Gift of All 332
292 The Poor Rich Farmer 333
Jesus Teaches about Himself
293 'You are God's Messiah!' 334
294 The Road Ahead 334
The Transfiguration
295 A Glimpse of Glory 336
Jesus the Healer
296 The Frantic Father 337
297 The Soldier's Servant 338
298 'Open Up!' 339
299 Trees that Walk 340
Jesus Teaches about Obedience
300 The Two Sons 341
Stories about Loving Others
301 The Man who Wouldn't Forgive 342
302 The Good Friend 343
303 Sheep or Goats 345
Jesus Welcomes Everyone
304 The Loving Welcome 346
305 Families 346
306 The Man who Came Back 348
Jesus Says 'I Am...'
307 The Good Shepherd 349
308 The Real Vine 350
Stories about Using Opportunities
309 The Fig-Tree without Any Figs 351
310 The Wise and Foolish Girls 352
311 The Three Servants 353
312 The Watcher from the Tree 355
313 Beggar by the Roadside 356
Friends of Jesus
314 What Matters Most 357
315 'Your Friend is Ill' 358
316 Alive Again! 359
317 A Present for Jesus 360
Palm Sunday
318 The Big Procession 361
Jesus' Enemies Grow Stronger
319 Jesus in the Temple 362
320 Enemies Outside 364
321 The Wicked Tenants 365
322 Enemies Inside 366
The Last Supper
323 Preparing the Passover Meal 367
324 Looking after Others 368
325 The Passover Meal 369
326 Preparing the Disciples 370
Jesus' Arrest and Trial
327 Arrest in the Garden 371
328 'I Don't Know the Man!' 373
329 Judas' Story 374
330 Jesus Stands Trial 374
Jesus' Crucifixion
331 The Road to Golgotha 376
332 Jesus on the Cross 377
Jesus' Resurrection
333 He is Alive! 378
334 Walk to Emmaus 380
335 Thomas' Story 381
336 'Do You Love Me?' 382
Jesus' Ascension
337 Home to Heaven 383
The Coming of the Holy Spirit
338 God's Spirit Comes 384
339 Jesus is Lord! 384
The Young Church
340 A Healing-and Trouble 386
341 The Couple who Told Lies to God 387
342 Stephen the Fearless 388
343 The African Official 389
Paul's Conversion
344 Journey to Damascus 390
345 A Changed Man 391
Peter the Leader
346 Tears for Tabitha 392
347 A Sheet Full of Animals 393
348 The Roman Soldier 394
349 Prison Gates Open 394
Paul the Preacher
350 'The Gods Have Come to Earth' 396
351 Mission Europe 397
352 Singing in Prison 398
353 Riot at Ephesus 399
354 The Long Sermon 400
Paul the Prisoner
355 Arrested! 401
356 The Secret Plot 402
357 Shipwreck! 403
358 Safe Ashore! 405
359 Rome at Last 406
The Letter Writers
360 Letters from Paul 407
361 The Runaway Slave 408
362 Letter to Jewish Christians 409
363 Letter from James 410
364 Letters from Peter 411
New Heaven-New Earth
365 A Glimpse into Heaven 412
INDEX 414