The king of Babylon King Nebuchad-nezzar made a big statue that was made up of gold. He wanted everyone to worship it, instead of God. His men went around and told his people that they would worship the idol whenever they heard the flute, pipes and drums blown. If anyone didn’t do it then he […]
In Babylon, the King captured the people of Jerusalem and wanted them to serve the King. They were put on special diet and were made to do tasks, which would make them strong. Daniel was one of the captives and he had two friends named Shadrach and Abednego. One day, Ashpenaz came to them and
People took him wrong and put him into prison. Despite this he kept talking about God and his deeds. The Babylonians placed Zedekiah on the throne, as they knew that he would do everything they wanted him to do. The people then heard the wrong things, and practised them, instead of praying to God. They
When Jeremiah was young, God asked him to become a prophet and convey his messages to the people. Though he knew that he was too young for this job yet, he couldn’t refuse God. He then preached the people about God, but no one heard him and considered him to be a traitor. He said
Soon after the death of Hezekiah, his son Manasseh became King, who was not good at all. He practised Baal and killed all those people who were against him. So as to please the witches and others he also sacrificed his son. Among also was the son of Manasseh, was not good at all. However,
Hezekiah was the King of Juhad, He remained faithful to God, even after Israel was destroyed. He did everything to save his kingdom and ensured that everyone was happy there. He damaged all the idols that were installed on his land. He didn’t pay any charges to Assyria King, and revolted against them in the
The people of Israel ignored whatever the prophets of God had to tell them. The entire king encouraged the people to worship the idol, which was indeed something that was not preached by God. Also, they practised Baal and other wrong things that were against God’s rule. People did everything their King had to tell
As per God’s instruction, Isaiah went to the people to convey the message of God to the people. The task was no easy as people were not willing to move away from the wrong thing that they were doing, until now. He said that the people of Jerusalem as they didn’t do anything that God
Isaiah was a simple man who stayed in Jerusalem, the place of God. He was, however, not happy with the people there, as they were involved in wrong practices and did everything that God hated. Isaiah soon wanted the King to do something to change the people, but soon after his death he lost all
Hosea was a prophet who lived in the north side of Israel. One day, God asked him to marry a woman who would betray him for another man. God wanted to teach the people of their unfaithfulness and their ungrateful attitude towards God. Hosea married the woman called Gomar with whom he had two sons
Elisha soon became old and died and was buried. Now the people of Israel remembered the great Elisha and Elijah who taught them good things about God. Soon God sent some more prophets and one of them was Amos who was a farmer in Jordon. The people of Samaria were cruel and didn’t respect God
Joram was the son of King Ahab’s son, who couldn’t succeed him, after his death. Elisha knew that Jehu would become the king of Israel, and he was the commander of the army of Israel. Elisha called Jehu and said that he would be the future king of the country, and he had to kill
The Lord’s Kingdom was now divided into two parts, and also the people had to live separately. One of the kingdoms was Israel and the other Judah. King Jehosophat was one of the kings who was loved by his people and was known to be the one who trusted God. He was informed by his
Naaman was a brave and powerful commander-in-chief of the Syrian army, and was well known for his heroic deeds. However, he had a serious skin disease which he couldn’t cure despite doing everything. One day a little servant girl who was a slave at his home, told Naaman’s wife to ask him to visit Elisha.
Elisha found shelter with a wealthy woman who stayed there with her husband. She didn’t have a child, and was quite upset with it. She built a room for Elisha and ensured that he would stay there comfortably for whatever time he wanted to. However, she didn’t want any payment for the same. One day,