The spies after arriving at their camp were quite and spoke to one another about the land that God was going to present them. The people had to cross River Jordon, which was not an easy task at all. They also had to transport goats, sheep, women, babies and small kids. At times, the river […]
After the men of King Jordan had left the place, the Israelites asked the women as to why she would save them from her own country people. She calmly and confidently said that she trusted God, and knew that He had sent them here for a special reason. All she wanted in return was security
Jordon River and the tall and strong walls of Jericho were the two main problems that stood between the Israelites and the land God was distributing them. Joshua sent some spies to check the quality of the land, so as to find better ways to solve the problem. The King of Jericho, however, found out
After the death of Moses, God called Joshua and asked him to lead His followers to the Promised Land of Canaan. Joshua was unsure of undertaking such a responsibility, as he never acted as a leader. Throughout his life, he acted as a helper to Moses and thought that he was no close to his
The Israelites set off and Moses climbed the hill as he had promised, with Aaron his brother and Hur, another leader, beside him. Then Moses held up his arms, to urge the Israelites into battle and pray for God’s help. The Israelites were not used to fighting. It gave them fresh courage to see Moses,
For three days the people of Israel had trudged on without finding fresh water, so they were overjoyed at last to catch sight of a quiet pool. Those in front rushed to get a drink but at once the eagerness on their faces changed to expressions of sour disgust. The water tasted horrible! “Do something,
All the excitement of escaping from Egypt was over. The Israelites had seen the last of their slave-drivers. Now they had to get used to a different way to life. Slowly they began to make their way to Canaan, the land that God had promised them. But it was not long before they began to
Moses did just as God had told him; He lifted his stick high over the Sea of Reeds. A strong east wind began to blow. It whipped up the waters of the lake into a bank on either side, leaving a clear pathway through the sea. As night fell, the cloud’s fiery glow gave light
Meanwhile, in his palace in Egypt, the king was having second thoughts. Why had he let those Israelite slaves escape? He forgot all about the terrible disaster that had made him send them packing. Now he wondered how he would get their hard work. He must fetch them all back. He gave orders for his
Jehovah wanted to test the loyalty of Abraham and asked him to do something that no father would ever want to do. He asked him to take his only son Isaac, whom he loved the most, to a far-off land in Moriah. Jehovah asked him to offer his son as a burnt offering on a
Alice had a pair of red shoes. They were very pretty but when she walked, they made a funny squeaky sound. Once she wore them to a birthday party and they squeaked, “Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!” All the children thought that there was a mouse in the room and were scared. At home, her mother didn’t
Moses and Aaron went back to the king and warned him that if he did not obey God and set free his people, all kinds of misfortunes would come to Egypt. But the king simply laughed and refused to pay any attention. God kept his promise and nine terrible disasters struck Egypt—all at God’s command.
Moses and his family set off on the road to Egypt. Before they arrived, he met his brother Aaron, just as God had promised. Moses told Aaron all that God had told him. “God who called Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, knows all about your unhappiness and is going to rescue you,” Aaron said, “He promised
Many years passed while Moses cared for the flocks of Jethro, his father-in-law. One day, the sheep and the goats were cropping the grass on the lower slopes of Mount Sinai. Moses looked up and saw a bush that seemed to be on the fire. He watched anxiously, in the case of fire should spread
Jochebed took good care of her baby-son. As she grew older, she told him about the true God who had saved him from death and would care for him, even in the king’s palace. The day came when Moses had to go to the palace, to the princess. When he went out in his fine