Journey Through the Bible

Preface ix
THE OLD TESTAMENT
Joseph's Family Moves
to Egypt
Genesis 45:16-47:31 46
Hebrews Become Slaves
Exodus 1 47
Moses Is Born
Exodus 2:1-10 48
Moses Kills an Egyptian
and Flees to Midian
Exodus 2:11-25 50
The Burning Bush
Exodus 3:1-4:17 52
The Plagues
Exodus 4:18-10:29 54
The Passover
Exodus 11:1-12:50 56
The Exodus
Exodus 12:51-13:16 58
Crossing the Red Sea
Exodus 13:17-22; 14 60
Food in the Wilderness
Exodus 15-16; 17:1-7 62
The Ten Commandments
Exodus 20 64
The Golden Calf
Exodus 32 66
The Tabernacle
Exodus 35-36; 39:1-31;
Leviticus 1-9 68
Twelve Spies
Numbers 13-14 70
The Bronze Serpent
Numbers 21:4-9 72
Crossing the Jordan
Joshua 3-4 74
Jericho Captured
Joshua 6 76
Achan's Sin and the
Conquest of Ai
Joshua 7-8 78
The Sun and Moon Stand
Still at Aijalon
Joshua 10:1-28 80
Gideon's Call and Tests
Judges 6 82
Gideon's 300
Judges 7 84
The Birth of Samson
Judges 13 86
Samson the Prisoner
Judges 16:1-31 88
The Story of Ruth
The Book of Ruth 90
The Birth of Samuel
1 Samuel 1:1-20 92
God Speaks to Samuel
1 Samuel 1:21-2:11; 3 94
The Ark Is Captured
1 Samuel 4:1-5:12 96
The Return of the Ark
1 Samuel 6:1-7:2 97
Saul Is Made King
1 Samuel 8-10 98
Saul Sacrifices Wrongly
1 Samuel 13 99
Samuel Anoints David
1 Samuel 16:1-13 100
David Plays for Saul
1 Samuel 16:14-23 102
David and Goliath
1 Samuel 17 104
David and Jonathan
1 Samuel 18:1-4 106
Saul Tries to Kill David
1 Samuel 18-19 107
Jonathan Warns David
1 Samuel 20 108
David Runs From Saul
1 Samuel 21-22 109
Abigail Shares Her Food
1 Samuel 25 110
David Spares Saul
1 Samuel 26 111
The Witch of Endor
1 Samuel 28 112
Saul Dies
1 Samuel 31 113
David Becomes King of Judah
2 Samuel 2:1-11 114
David Captures Jerusalem
2 Samuel 5:1-16;
1 Chronicles 11:1-9 116
Contents
Creation
Genesis 1-2 2
The Fall
Genesis 3 4
Cain and Abel
Genesis 4 6
Noah Builds the Ark
Genesis 6-8 8
The Tower of Babel
Genesis 11:1-9 10
Abraham's Journeys
Genesis 11:27-12:20 12
Abraham and Lot
Genesis 13:1-13; 14 14
God's Covenant with Abraham
Genesis 17 15
Abraham Entertains Angels
Genesis 18 16
The Destruction of Sodom
Genesis 19 18
Isaac Is Born
Genesis 21:1-7 20
Hagar and Ishmael Are
Sent Away
Genesis 21:8-21 22
Abraham Offers Isaac
Genesis 22 24
A Bride for Isaac
Genesis 24 26
Esau Sells His Birthright
Genesis 25:29-34 28
Jacob Deceives Isaac
Genesis 27:1-40 30
Jacob's Ladder
Genesis 27:41-28:22 32
Jacob Meets Rachel
Genesis 29:1-30 34
Joseph's Cloak
Genesis 37:1-11 36
Joseph Is Sold as a Slave
Genesis 37:12-36 38
Joseph in Potiphar's House
Genesis 39-40 40
Joseph Becomes Governor
Genesis 41 42
Joseph's Brothers Buy Grain
Genesis 42-44; 45:1-15 44
The Ark Is Moved
2 Samuel 6; 1 Chronicles
13; 15:1-16:3 118
David and Bathsheba
2 Samuel 11-12 120
Absalom Rebels
2 Samuel 15-18 122
Araunah's Threshing Floor
2 Samuel 24 124
Solomon Builds the Temple
1 Kings 5-8;
2 Chronicles 2-7 126
Solomon's Glory
1 Kings l0; 2 Chronicles
8:17-9:28 128
Solomon Turns from God
1 Kings 11;
2 Chronicles 9:29-30 129
The Kingdom Divides
1 Kings 12:1-24;
14:21-31; 15:6-8;
2 Chronicles 10-11 130
Ravens Feed Elijah
1 Kings 17:1-7 132
The Widow of Zarephath
1 Kings 17:8-16 134
Elijah and the Prophets of Baal
1 Kings 18 136
Elijah and the Still, Small Voice
1 Kings l9:1-18 138
Elijah's Mantle to Elisha
1 Kings 19:19-21 139
Naboth's Vineyard
1 Kings 21 140
Elijah Is Taken in a Whirlwind
2 Kings 2 142
Elisha Raises the
Shunammite Boy
2 Kings 4 :8-37 144
Naaman Is Healed
2 Kings 5:1-19 146
Elisha's Greedy Servant
2 Kings 5:20-27 148
Elisha and the Syrians
2 Kings 6:8-23 150
Jehu Overthrows Jezebel
and Destroys Baal
2 Kings 9-10 152
The Story of Jonah
The Book of Jonah 154
The Story of Isaiah
The Book of Isaiah 156
Israel Taken Into Captivity
2 Kings 17 158
Sennacherib Goes against
Hezekiah
2 Kings 18 160
Josiah Repairs the Temple -
The Book of the Law Found
2 Kings 22:1-23:30;
2 Chronicles 34-35 162
The Story of Jeremiah
The Book of Jeremiah 164
Judah Falls, Jerusalem Is
Destroyed and Zedekiah
Is Blinded
2 Kings 24-25;
2 Chronicles 36:5-21 166
Daniel and the King's Food
Daniel 1 168
The Fiery Furnace
Daniel 3 169
The Handwriting on the Wall
Daniel 5-6 170
The Story of Queen Esther
The Book of Esther 172
Ezra and the People Return
The Book of Ezra 174
Nehemiah Prays for His
Homeland
Nehemiah 1 176
Nehemiah Builds
Jerusalem's Walls
Nehemiah 4-7 178
Ezra Reads the Law
Nehemiah 8-10 180
The Story of Job
The Book of Job 182
The Prophets and the
Coming King
Various prophecy books 184
THE NEW TESTAMENT
John's Birth Announced
Luke 1:5-25 186
Jesus' Birth Announced
Luke 1:26-38 188
Mary Visits Elizabeth
Luke 1:38-56 190
John the Baptist Is Born
Luke 1:57-80 192
Jesus Is Born
Luke 2:1-7 194
Shepherds Worship Jesus
Luke 2:8-20 196
Simeon and Anna Honour Jesus
Luke 2:21-38 198
Wise Men See a Star
Matthew 2:1-8 199
Wise Men Visit Jesus
Matthew 2:9-12 201
The Flight to Egypt
Matthew 2:13-18 202
The Return to Nazareth
Matthew 2:19-23;
Luke 2:39 204
The Carpenter's Shop
Luke 2:40; Matthew 13:55;
Mark 6:3 205
Jesus and the Teachers
Luke 2:41-52 206
John Preaches in the Wilderness
Matthew 3:1-12; Mark 1:1-8;
Luke 3:1-18 207
Jesus Is Baptized
Matthew 3:13-17; Mark
1:9-11; Luke 3:21-23 208
Jesus Is Tempted
Matthew 4:1-11 209
The Wedding at Cana
John 2:1-11 210
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
John 2:13-22 212
Nicodemus
John 2:23-3:21 214
The Woman at the Well
John 4:1-42 215
The Nobleman's Son Is Healed
John 4:46-54 216
Jesus at the Synagogue
Luke 4:16-31 218
The Miracle of Fish
Luke 5:1-11 219
Jesus Calls Four Disciples
Matthew 4:18-22; Mark
1:16-20 220
At the Capernaum Synagogue
Mark 1:21-28;
Luke 4:31-37 222
Jesus Heals Peter's Mother-
in-Law
Matthew 8:14-17; Mark
1:29-34; Luke 4:38-41 224
A Healing Tour of Galilee
Matthew 4:23-25; Mark
1:35-39; Luke 4:42-44 226
Through the Roof to Jesus
Matthew 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12;
Luke 5:17-26 227
Jesus Calls Matthew
Matthew 9:9; Mark 2:13-14;
Luke 5:27-28 228
A Dinner at Matthew's House
Matthew 9:10-13; Mark
2:15-17; Luke 5:29-32 230
Wineskins and Patched
Garments
Matthew 9:14-17; Mark
2:18-22; Luke 5:33-39 231
At the Pool of Bethesda
John 5:1-47 232
Sabbath in a Wheat Field
Matthew 12:1-8; Mark
2:23-28; Luke 6:1-5 233
The Withered Hand
Matthew 12:9-14; Mark 3:1-6;
Luke 6:6-11 234
Teaching by the Sea
Matthew 12:15-21;
Mark 3:7-12 235
Choosing the Twelve
Mark 3:13-19;
Luke 6:12-16 236
The Sermon on the Mount
Matthew 5:1-8:1;
Luke 6:17-49 238
A Centurion's Servant
Matthew 8:5-13;
Luke 7:1-10 240
The Widow of Nain
Luke 7:11-17 241
The Sower and Other Parables
Matthew 13:1-52; Mark
4:1-34; Luke 8:4-18 242
Jesus Stills a Storm
Matthew 8:18, 23-27; Mark
4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25 243
Jesus Heals a Man with Demons
Matthew 8:28-34; Mark
5:1-20; Luke 8:26-39 244
The Fringe of His Garment
Matthew 9:20-22; Mark
5:25-34, Luke 8:43-48 245
Jairus' Daughter
Matthew 9:18-19, 23-26;
Mark 5:21-24, 35-43;
Luke 8:40-42, 49-56 246
Two by Two
Matthew 9:35-11:1; Mark
6:6-13; Luke 9:1-6 248
John Is Beheaded
Matthew 14:1-12; Mark
6:14-29; Luke 3:19-20,
9:7-9 250
Jesus Feeds 5,000
Matthew 14:13-21; Mark
6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17;
John 6:1-13 252
Jesus Walks on the Sea
Matthew 14:24-33; Mark
6:47-52; John 6:16-21 253
Healing at Gennesaret
Matthew 14:34-36;
Mark 6:53-56 254
The Syro-Phoenician Woman
Matthew 15:21-28;
Mark 7:24-30 255
Jesus Heals a Deaf and
Dumb Man
Matthew 15:29-31;
Mark 7:31-37 256
Jesus Heals at Bethsaida
Matthew 16:5-12; Mark
8:13-26 257
A Visit to Caesarea Philippi
Matthew 16:13-20; Mark
8:27-30; Luke 9:18-21 258
The Transfiguration
Matthew 17:1-8; Mark 9:2-8;
Luke 9:28-36 260
A Fish with Tax Money
Matthew 17:24-27 262
Who Is Greatest?
Matthew 18:1-6; Mark
9:33-37; Luke 9:46-48 264
The Two Debtors
Matthew 18:15-35 265
The Pool of Siloam
John 9:1-41 266
The Good Shepherd
John 10:1-21 268
The Good Samaritan
Luke 10:25-37 270
Mary and Martha
Luke 10:38-42 271
Tears for Jerusalem
Luke 13:31-35 272
The Lost Sheep
Luke 15:1-7 274
The Lost Coin
Luke 15:8-10 275
The Prodigal Son
Luke 15:11-32 276
The Rich Man and Lazarus
Luke 16:19-31 277
Jesus Raises Lazarus
John 11:1-44 278
Ten Lepers
Luke 17:11-19 280
A Pharisee and a Publican
Luke 18:9-14 281
Jesus and the Children
Matthew 19:13-15; Mark
10:13-16; Luke 18:15-17 282
The Rich Young Ruler
Matthew 19:16-30; Mark
10:17-31; Luke 18:18-30 283
The Labourers in the Vineyard
Matthew 20:1-16 284
Blind Bartimaeus
Matthew 20:29-34; Mark
10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43 286
Zaccheus and the Parable
of the Three Servants
Luke 19:1-27 288
Jesus' Triumphal Entry
into Jerusalem
Matthew 21:1-9; Mark
11:1-10; Luke 19:29-44; John
12:12-19 289
Jesus at the Temple
Matthew 21:10-17; Mark
11:11-19; Luke 19:45-48 290
Give to Caesar
Matthew 22:15-22; Mark
12:13-17; Luke 20:20-26 292
The Widow's Mite
Mark 12:41-44;
Luke 21:1-4 293
Figs, Lamps, and Sheep
Matthew 24:32-25:46; Mark
13:28-37; Luke 21:29-36 294
Mary Anoints Jesus' Feet
Matthew 26:6-13; Mark
14:3-9; John 12:2-11 296
Thirty Pieces of Silver
Matthew 26:14-16; Mark
14:10-11; Luke 22:3-6 298
The Last Supper
Matthew 26:17-29; Mark
14:12-25; Luke 22:7-20, 24-30;
John 13:1-20 300
Gethsemane
Matthew 26:36-56; Mark
14:32-52; Luke 22:39-53; John
18:2-12 304
Jesus on Trial
Matthew 26:57-68; Mark
14:53-65; Luke 22:54, 63-65;
John 18:12-14, 19-24 306
Peter Denies Jesus
Matthew 26:58, 69-75;
Mark 14:54, 66-72; Luke 22:54-
62; John 18:15-18, 25-27 308
Judas Hangs Himself
Matthew 27:3-10; Acts
1:18-19 309
Jesus Is Sent to Pilate
Matthew 27:2, 11-14; Mark
15:1-5; Luke 23:1-5; John
18:28-38 310
Jesus is Sentenced to Death
Matthew 27:15-30; Mark
15:6-19; Luke 23:6-25; John
18:39-19:5 312
The Way of the Cross
Matthew 27:31-34; Mark
15:20-23; Luke 23:26-33; John
19:16-17 314
The Day Jesus Died
Matthew 27:27-56; Mark
15:16-41; Luke 23:26-49; John
19:14-30 316
Women Visit Jesus' Tomb
Matthew 27:57-68; Mark
15:42-16:8; Luke 23:50-24:3;
John 19:31-20:8 318
Peter and John Visit
Jesus' Tomb
Luke 24:11-12;
John 20:2-10 320
Mary Magdalene
Mark 16:9-11;
John 20:11-18 321
The Road to Emmaus
Mark 16:12-13;
Luke 24:13-35 322
Doubting Thomas
Mark 16:14; Luke 24:36-43;
John 20:19-31 324
The Miracle of Fish
John 21 326
Jesus Ascends into Heaven
Mark 16:19-20; Luke 24:50-53;
Acts 1:9-12 328
Pentecost
Acts 2 330
Peter and John Heal
a Lame Man
Acts 3 332
Peter and John before
the Council
Acts 4:1-31 333
The Believers
Acts 4:32-5:16 334
The Seven Deacons
Acts 6:1-7 336
Stephen Is Killed
Acts 6:8-7:60 338
Philip and the Ethiopian
Acts 8:26-40 339
Saul Becomes Paul
Acts 9:1-22 340
Saul Escapes
Acts 9:23-31 342
Dorcas
Acts 9:36-42 343
Cornelius
Acts 9:43-10:48 344
Christians at Antioch
Acts 11 346
Peter in Prison
Acts 12:1-23 348
Paul's First Missionary Journey
Acts 13:1-3 350
Paul's Journey Begins
Acts 13:4-52 352
Mistaken for Gods
Acts 14 354
Paul's Second Missionary
Journey
Acts 15:36-41 356
The Macedonian Call
Acts 16:1-10 358
Timothy's Family and Home
Acts 16:1-4; 2 Timothy 1:5 360
Lydia Becomes a Believer
Acts 16:11-15 362
The Philippian Prison
Acts 16:16-40 364
Paul at Thessalonica
Acts 17:1-9 366
The Bereans Accept Paul
Acts 17:10-14 367
Paul at Mars Hill
Acts 17:16-34 368
Paul at Corinth
Acts 18:1-4 370
Gallio Judges Paul at Corinth
Acts 18:5-17 372
Books of Evil Are Burned
Acts 19:17-20 374
Diana of the Ephesians
Acts 19:23-41 376
Eutychus
Acts 20:6-12 378
Paul Is Arrested
Acts 21:17-23:35 380
Paul Before Felix and Festus
Acts 24:1-25:12 382
Paul Before King Agrippa
Acts 25:13-26:32 383
Paul's Journey Toward Rome
Acts 27:1-8 384
Paul's Shipwreck
Acts 27:27-28:10 386
Paul at Rome
Acts 28:11-31 388
Philemon
The Book of Philemon 390
The Seven Churches
The Book of Revelation 392
Index