Moses is chosen by God to lead the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and into the land of Canaan, which God has promised to them. A miracle is performed at the Red Sea to allow the Israelites to esc...
The story of Abraham and Isaac is one of profound faith and obedience to God. When Abraham was 99 years old, God promised him and his wife Rebekah, then 89, a son. A year later God's promise came true...
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Read the Bible story of Jacob and Rachel with the full scripture text and commentary of its deeper meaning....
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The drunkenness of Noah in Genesis is a surprising story of Noah who was considered "perfect in his generations." Read the Bible verses of this account and learn its meaning and significance....
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Read the Bible story of Jonah and the Whale and learn about its meaning for Christians today....
This story, from the book of Acts chapter 8, begins with Philip the Evangelist visited by an Angel who tells him to travel south from Jerusalem where he meets an Ethiopian eunuch along the road. Phil...
The story of Abimelech presents a malevolent example of a leader. He commanded by force, murdered his opposition, and led in such a manner that even his subjects sought to overthrow him. In contrast ...
As a newborn, Moses is placed in a basket and hidden in the Nile to save his life from Pharoah's orders to kill all Hebrew sons. He is found by Pharoah's daughter who takes pity on him and allows him...
Daniel interpreted a dream of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, in which the king saw a giant statue made of four metals. As he watched, a stone "not cut by human hands" destroyed the statue and becam...
Sometimes God uses the unexpected to open our eyes to His power. In the Bible story of Jesus feeding the 5,000, we see the doubt of Jesus’s disciples and the provision of God through a miracle....
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Read the story of Bartimaeus, the blind man healed by Jesus, and understand the meaning behind this Bible account. Be encouraged as you learn of the miracle of healing through faith!...
The temptation of Christ is described in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. According to scripture, after being baptized by John the Baptist, Jesus fasted for 40 days and nights in the Judaean De...
John the Baptist, well-known for baptizing Jesus in the river Jordan, is commonly referred to as the precursor or forerunner of Jesus. There are many parallels to the lives of John the Baptist and Je...
The Sermon on the Mount is recorded in the Bible book of Matthew 5. Jesus was just beginning his early ministry after being baptized by John and was traveling through Galilee. On a mountainside, not f...
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Read the Bible account of Paul's conversion along the road to Damascus, in which the Lord appeared to him....
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The Bible story of Lazarus and the rich man is a well-known parable of Jesus found in the Gospel of Luke. This Bible story teaches us much about the consequences of our actions on earth and the import...
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The Bible Story of the Battle of Jericho is found in the book of Joshua, chapter six. According to the biblical narrative, the walls of Jericho fell when Joshua's Israelite army marched around the cit...
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As the Philistines gathered to fight against Israel, Saul consulted a medium (witch) to bring back Samuel from death. Read the full scripture text of this intriguing Bible story....
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The parable of the prodigal son is one of the greatest love stories ever told - a story filled with mercy and grace....