“Do not be afraid, Zacharias” 162

They were filled with fear 169

The baby in the manger 170

The Shepherds in the Field 171

The wise men went their way 173

He took his wife and baby and went down to Egypt 176

Sitting in a company of the doctors of the law 181

“Fill the jars with water” 185

“Take these things away” 187

The net caught so many fishes they could not pull it up 196

“I came not to call those who think themselves to be good” 201

Then, on the mountain, he preached 203

“Speak the word and my servant shall be cured” 207

The children loved to gather around him 210

Then he lifted him up 219

Came to Bethany where his friends Martha and Mary lived 221

She wiped his feet with her hair 223

They threw their garments upon the ground for Jesus to ride upon 225

The great city was deaf to his pleadings 227

Peter Denies Christ 232

He heard their complaints 235

INTRODUCTION

The Bible is one of the two or three oldest books in the world, but unlike most of the ancient books, it is found not only in great libraries, but in almost every home of the civilized world; and it is not only studied by learned scholars, but read by the common people; and its many stories grasp and hold the attention of little children.  Happy is that child who has heard, over and over again, the Bible stories until they have become fixed in his mind and memory, to become the foundations of a noble life.

It is with the desire of aiding parents and teachers in telling these stories, and aiding children to understand them, also in the hope that they may be read in many schools, that a few among the many interesting stories in the Bible have been chosen, brought together and as far as necessary simplified to meet the minds of the young.

[Signature:  Jesse Lyman Hurlbut]

THE STORY OF ADAM AND EVE

The first man’s name was Adam and his wife he called Eve.  They lived in a beautiful Garden away in the East Country which was called Eden, filled with beautiful trees and flowers of all kinds.  But they did not live in Eden long for they did not obey God’s command, but ate the fruit of a tree which had been forbidden them.  They were driven forth by an angel and had to give up their beautiful home.

[Illustration:  They were driven forth by an angel]