Originally published in 1898, this classic volume is a retelling, in simple language for young people, of the story of the Old Testament.
CONTENTS
PART I: THE PATRIARCHS
Israel in the Wilderness
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob and Esau
Jacob and Laban
Joseph the Spoilt Darling
Joseph in Prison
Joseph the Ruler of Egypt
PART II: MOSES AND JOSHUA
The Son of Pharaoh’s Daughter
The Reproach of Christ
The Burning Bush
The Ten Plagues
The Exodus
The Red Sea
The Wanderings in the Wilderness
The Conquest of Jericho
The Gibeonites
PART III: THE JUDGES, RUTH, AND SAMUEL
Deborah and Barak
Gideon
Jephthah
Ruth
Hannah and Samuel
Eli and Samuel
PART IV: SAUL, DAVID, AND SOLOMON
Saul, the First King of Israel
Saul’s Victories
David, Saul’s Minstrel and Armour-Bearer
David and Goliath
David and Jonathan
David Spares Saul’s Life
David and the Ark On Zion
David and Absalom
PART V: ELIJAH AND ELISHA
The Famine
The Rain
The Still Small Voice
Naboth’s Vineyard
The War with Moab
Naaman
Jehu
PART VI: AMOS, HOSEA, AND ISAIAH
Amos and Hosea
The Call of Isaiah
The Deliverance From Sennacherib
PART VII: JEREMIAH
The Putting Down of the High Places
The Fall of Jerusalem
PART VIII: RELIGIOUS STORIES OF ANCIENT ISRAEL
The Creation
The Fall
Cain and Abel
The Flood
The Tower of Babel
PART IX: THE NEW ISRAEL
The New Temple
Ezra and Nehemiah
PART X: RELIGIOUS STORIES OF THE NEW ISRAEL
The Creation
The Flood
Note: The original physical edition of this work includes several illustrations. They are not included in this Kindle edition.
About the Author:
William Henry Bennett (1855–1920) was Professor of Old Testament Exegesis in New and Hackney Colleges, London; a Fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge, England; and a Lecturer in Hebrew at Firth College, Sheffield. Other works include “A Primer of the Bible,” “Old Testament History,” and “The Bible and Criticism.”
CONTENTS
PART I: THE PATRIARCHS
Israel in the Wilderness
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob and Esau
Jacob and Laban
Joseph the Spoilt Darling
Joseph in Prison
Joseph the Ruler of Egypt
PART II: MOSES AND JOSHUA
The Son of Pharaoh’s Daughter
The Reproach of Christ
The Burning Bush
The Ten Plagues
The Exodus
The Red Sea
The Wanderings in the Wilderness
The Conquest of Jericho
The Gibeonites
PART III: THE JUDGES, RUTH, AND SAMUEL
Deborah and Barak
Gideon
Jephthah
Ruth
Hannah and Samuel
Eli and Samuel
PART IV: SAUL, DAVID, AND SOLOMON
Saul, the First King of Israel
Saul’s Victories
David, Saul’s Minstrel and Armour-Bearer
David and Goliath
David and Jonathan
David Spares Saul’s Life
David and the Ark On Zion
David and Absalom
PART V: ELIJAH AND ELISHA
The Famine
The Rain
The Still Small Voice
Naboth’s Vineyard
The War with Moab
Naaman
Jehu
PART VI: AMOS, HOSEA, AND ISAIAH
Amos and Hosea
The Call of Isaiah
The Deliverance From Sennacherib
PART VII: JEREMIAH
The Putting Down of the High Places
The Fall of Jerusalem
PART VIII: RELIGIOUS STORIES OF ANCIENT ISRAEL
The Creation
The Fall
Cain and Abel
The Flood
The Tower of Babel
PART IX: THE NEW ISRAEL
The New Temple
Ezra and Nehemiah
PART X: RELIGIOUS STORIES OF THE NEW ISRAEL
The Creation
The Flood
Note: The original physical edition of this work includes several illustrations. They are not included in this Kindle edition.
About the Author:
William Henry Bennett (1855–1920) was Professor of Old Testament Exegesis in New and Hackney Colleges, London; a Fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge, England; and a Lecturer in Hebrew at Firth College, Sheffield. Other works include “A Primer of the Bible,” “Old Testament History,” and “The Bible and Criticism.”
