Once there was a king who had lent a large sum of money to one of his servants. In today’s money lets say it was £50,000. The servant was not able to pay it back. So the king said, “You must be sold to another master along with your wife and children. Your house and [...]
There was once a very rich man who decided to have a big party and invite all his friends and neighbours. He gave instructions for the food and good wine to be served. But when he sent his servantgs out with the invitations they came back with lots of excuses why people could not come.
One [...]
There grew up amongst the Israelites a very strong young man called Samson. The Philistines tried to kill Samson and sent 1000 men, but Samson just picked up a big bone and killed them all. That did not please the Philistines at all and they wanted even more to stop him.
The had two things against [...]
The farmer walked up and down his newly ploughed field thowing handfuls of seeds out of his basket. It was a windy day and because there was no hedge around the field some of the seeds were blown outside the field. They fell on the road and the birds picked them up and eat them.
Some other seeds [...]
After Moses had died God chose Joshua to lead the Children of Israel into their promised land called Canaan. But two things stood in their way the River Jordan and the city of Jericho. The Priests carried the Ark of the Covanant - a special box which contained the 10 Commandments.
As they approached the River [...]
The Children of Israel had been wonderings round the desert when they came to a high mountain. God told Moses to climb the mountain where he gave him 10 rules. These 10 rules are known as the 10 Commandments.
God carved them on two tablets of stone and said, “These are My Commandments, I want all [...]
Moses with God’s help tried many times to help his people escape from Egypt. But Pharaoh would not let the Children of Israel go. They were his slaves, building his cities. Finally God said to Moses, “I will try one more time. Have your people put some lamb’s blood over their door tonight. This will [...]
One day Moses was leading his flock of sheep when he saw a strange site. He looked and saw a bush that was on fire but the bush was not being consumed by the fire. “Take off your shoes,” said a voice from the burning bush. “You are on holy ground.” “Who is speaking?” asked [...]
There once was a farmer who had two sons. The older son was very sensible and worked hard on the farm. He was looking forward to one day having the farm as his own. The younger son did not like working on the farm at all. He was restless and wanted to go away from [...]
There was once a man who owned a vineyard. Here he grew grapes which were harvested once a year and turned into wine. Each year he would hire men to pick the grapes.
One harvest day he went out early and found some men looking for work. “Would you like to come and pick grapes for me?” [...]