The Israelites, once again, sinned and turned away from God. As a result, the Philistines enslaved them for forty years. But all was not lost yet. An Israelite man called Manoah lived with his wife in the town of Zorah. Manoah and his wife were loyal to God. But they were not able to have […]
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The Israelites reached Mount Sinai after three long months of travelling in the desert.They pitched their tents near the mountain and decided to stay there for a while. It was at Mount Sinai that God gave instructions to the people of Israel through Moses. At the foot of this mountain, Moses built an altar with
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Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt. They took their belongings and their cattle with them. God went with them, guiding them onto the right path. He took them through a desert. Following God’s command, the Israelites took a roundabout route through the desert. God did not want them to change their minds and return
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The morning after Sabbath (a day of religious observance and abstinence from work), Mary Magdalene (follower of Jesus) visited the tomb of Jesus. The stone at the mouth of the tomb had rolled away! When she stepped inside, she was shocked. Jesus’ body had disappeared! Mary started crying. Suddenly, two angels appeared and asked Mary
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The Jewish leaders had declared Jesus to be guilty. But Pontius Pilate, the Roman Governor, had to pass the final sentence. So, Jesus was brought in front of Pilate, who asked Him if He was the King of the Jews. Jesus replied, “Yes!” Pilate asked Jesus whether He had heard the accusations against Him. He
Jesus sent His two disciples, John and Peter, on the way to Jerusalem to prepare the Passover supper for Him and all His disciples. The supper was to be held in a house in Jerusalem. Jesus had instructed John and Peter before they left, “As soon as you reach the city, you will see a
One day, the tax collectors and the sinners had all gathered around Jesus. The Jewish spiritual leaders, known as Pharisees, murmured, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” They thought that Jesus was wrong to be with people they considered as bad. Since Jesus knew what they were thinking, He decided to teach the
One day, after feeding thousands of people and sending them away, Jesus wanted to pray alone. He made His disciples get into a boat and go ahead to the other side of the Sea of Galilee. He himself, then, went up the hill to pray Several hours later in the night, the disciples were caught
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Jesus was once invited to the house of a man named Simon, in a town called Nain. Simon was a Pharisee, which meant he lived strictly on the basis of Jewish law. In those days, a number of customs were followed when one visited someone’s house. The guest would be greeted with a kiss of
