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The Bible Story Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the The Bible Story novel. A total of 337 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : The Bible Story.by Rev. Newton Marshall Hall and Rev. Irving Francis Wood.FOREWORD The f
The Bible Story.by Rev. Newton Marshall Hall and Rev. Irving Francis Wood.FOREWORD The five volumes of THE BIBLE STORY have served to beautify and cla.s.sify the Bible and are simple and complete in themselves. They do not require explanation or enrichmen
- 301 There is one question over which men have puzzled for many, many hundreds of years. It is the question, "Why do good people suffer?"When wicked people suffered, the reason seemed to be plain. It was because they had done wrong; and people who do
- 302 Is not thy fear of G.o.d thy confidence, And thy hope the integrity of thy ways?Now a thing was secretly brought to me, And mine ear received a whisper thereof. {186} In thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falleth on men, Fear came upo
- 303 They are pa.s.sed away as the swift s.h.i.+ps: As the eagle that swoopeth on the prey.My soul is weary of my life; I will give free course to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.I will say unto G.o.d, "Do not condemn me; Shew me w
- 304 But I would strengthen you with my mouth, And the solace of my lips should a.s.suage your grief.G.o.d delivereth me to the unG.o.dly, And casteth me into the hands of the wicked.I was at ease, and he brake me asunder; Yea, he hath taken me by the neck, an
- 305 One dieth in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and quiet: And another dieth in bitterness of soul, And never tasteth of good.They lie down alike in the dust, And the worm covereth them.Behold, I know your thoughts, And the devices which ye wrongfull
- 306 He stirreth up the sea with his power, And by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab. {209} By his spirit the heavens are garnished; His hand hath pierced the swift serpent.Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways: And how small a whisper do we hea
- 307 For G.o.d speaketh once, Yea twice, though man regardeth it not.In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings upon the bed; Then he openeth the ears of men, And sealeth their instruction, That he may withdraw man f
- 308 Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth?Declare, if thou hast understanding.Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest?Or who stretched the li
- 309 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; He eateth gra.s.s as an ox.Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles of his belly. {228} He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together.His bones are as
- 310 THE WINTER IS PAST, THE RAIN IS OVER AND GONE My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.For, lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; The time of the singing of birds is com
- 311 THE PRAISES OF WISDOM WISDOM CRIETH ALOUD IN THE STREET Wisdom crieth aloud in the street; She uttereth her voice in the broad places; She crieth in the chief place of meeting; At the entering in of the gates, In the city, she uttereth her words: "Ho
- 312 She riseth also while it is yet night, And giveth meat to her household, And their task to her maidens.She considereth a field, and buyeth it: With the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.She perceiveth that her merchandise is profitable: Her lamp
- 313 And he answered, "Until cities be waste without inhabitant, and houses without man, and the land become utterly waste, and the Lord have removed men far away, and the forsaken places be many in the midst of the land."II ISAIAH'S FIRST PUBLI
- 314 I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, For though thou wast angry with me, Thine anger is turned away, And thou comfortest me.Behold G.o.d is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid: For the Lord Jehovah is my strength and song; And he is become
- 315 Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion; Put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; For henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncirc.u.mcised and the unclean.Shake thyself from the dust; Arise, sit thee down, O Jerusalem: Loo
- 316 Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: They all gather themselves together, they come to thee: Thy sons shall come from far, And thy daughters shall be carried in the arms.Then thou shalt see and be lightened, And thine heart shall tremble and be enlarg
- 317 Thus said the Lord, "Go, and buy a potter's earthen vessel, and take of the elders of the people, and of the elders of the priests; and go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the gate Harsith, and proclaim there
- 318 Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, "If I declare it unto thee wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, thou wilt not hearken unto me."{313} So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, "As the Lord liveth, that mad
- 319 Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after he had slain Gedaliah the royal governor, even the men of
- 320 "'Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: slay and utterly destroy after them,' saith the Lord, 'and do according to all that I have commanded thee. A sound of battle is in the land, and of great des
- 321 {349} Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; they have made thy benches of ivory inlaid in boxwood, from the isles of Kittim.Of fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was thy sail, that it might be to thee for an ensign; blue and purple from
- 322 Jehovah repented for this. "It shall not be," saith Jehovah.This the Lord Jehovah caused me to see: and behold, the Lord Jehovah was calling fire into the contest; and it devoured the Great Deep, yea, it was about to devour the land.{355} "O Lord Jehov
- 323 They that turn justice to wormwood, and abase righteousness to the earth! They hate him that reproveth in the gate and him that speaketh sincerely they abhor. Wherefore, because ye trample on the weak, and take from him a present of corn, ye shall have ho
- 324 {374} JOEL (At some time, we are not told just when, a terrible plague of locusts came upon the land. A prophet, whose name was Joel, took this occasion to tell the people of their sins, and of the judgments which G.o.d would bring upon them.) I THE PROPH
- 325 {381}{382} [Ill.u.s.tration]"THE PROPHETS"From the frieze of "The Prophets," by Sargent, in the Boston Public Library.The prophets here represented are Zephaniah, Joel, Obadiah, and Hosea.[End ill.u.s.tration]{383} Which have wrought his judgment; See
- 326 The prophets here represented are Amos, Nahum, Ezekiel, and Daniel.[End ill.u.s.tration]{391} Draw water for the siege, strengthen thy forts!Get thee down to the mud, and tramp in the clay!Grip fast the brick mould!There fire consumes thee, the sword cuts
- 327 {401} ZECHARIAH (Zechariah aided Haggai in his attempt to get the temple built.Nothing is known of his personality or history. Most of his prophecy is in the form of a series of visions, whose meaning as a whole is that G.o.d is guiding in the history of
- 328 {408} MALACHI (Malachi wrote after the Exile. The temple, whose building Haggai had urged, was erected; but the people were already tired of its service."What a weariness it is!" they said. They brought worthless animals for sacrifice, and would
- 329 Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: neither give place to the devil. Let him that stole steal no more: but rat
- 330 Go to now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.Your gold and your silver are rusted; and their rust shall be for a testimony against you, and shall eat your flesh a
- 331 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of G.o.d!how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out! For who hath known the mind of the Lord or who hath been his counsellor?or who hath first given to him, and it shall
- 332 {456} SELECTIONS FROM THE APOCALYPSE OF JOHN (This book is also called the Revelation.) The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which G.o.d gave him to shew unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pa.s.s: and he sent and signified it by his
- 333 And when the living creatures shall give glory and {468} honour and thanks to him that sitteth on the throne, to him that liveth for ever and ever, the four and twenty elders shall fall down before him that sitteth on the throne, and shall wors.h.i.+p him
- 334 Many of the great hymns are given elsewhere in the series.A few of the choicest of the centuries are given here.{481} NEARER, MY G.o.d, TO THEE Nearer, my G.o.d, to Thee, Nearer to Thee!E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me!Still all my song shal
- 335 LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT Lead, kindly Light! amid the encircling gloom, Lead Thou me on; The night is dark and I am far from home, Lead Thou me on; Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene; one step enough for me.I was not ever thus, nor prayed
- 336 _Psalm 45_. It is said that the coronation ceremonies of English monarchs are founded on this Psalm--the oil of gladness, the sword, the crown, the sceptre, the throne._Psalm 46_. The best known paraphrase is Luther's vigorous version-- "A mighty fortre
- 337 _Psalm 130_. One of Luthers best known German hymns is founded on this Psalm-- "Aus tiefer Noth schrel Ich zu dir." {506} Beza died repeating lines 5 and 6, and it was one of the sustaining influences of Bunyan in his spiritual struggles with hi