My First Bible

By Merce Segarra and Armelle Modere

A Brand-New, Illustrated Bible for Beginning Christians!
Introduce your child to the Christian faith with My First Bible! Some of the most famous stories in the Bible are retold in this fully illustrated Bible, including:

• Noah’s Ark
• Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors
• The Ten Commandments
• David and Goliath
• The Birth of Jesus
• Jesus’s Parables
• The Last Supper
• And more!

Perfect for beginning readers, My First Bible retells Bible stories in a way that young children can understand. Give this Bible as a gift for baptisms, birthdays, and Christmas, or save it and read it for bedtime stories. No matter how you use it, My First Bible is sure to become a household favorite!
 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Good Books
• Release date: Feb 4, 2020
• ISBN: 9781680994926

Book preview

Creation

God created the world step by step. The first step was to create light in the daytime and darkness at night. Secondly, He created the sky, the seas, the mountains, the trees and the flowers.

Thirdly, He created the sun, the moon and the stars. Fourthly, He created the animals. And in the fifth and final step, He created humans to love the earth.

Old Testament : Genesis 2–3

Adam and Eve

The first man and the first woman that God created were called Adam and Eve and they lived in a marvelous place: The Garden of Eden.

God told them they could eat the fruit from any tree, except the one in the very middle of the garden.

But an evil serpent convinced them to eat it. When God discovered that they had tasted the forbidden fruit, He became angry and banished them from the garden.

Old Testament : Genesis 6

Building the Ark

The earth became ever more populated. Many people were not good and they forgot about God, except for Noah.

Reviews for My First Bible

[emabbott-206119 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I would give this a 3.5 really. The editing was a little sloppy. The exegesis was questionable at points, but I expected as much given the nature of the book. By the end, the author had lost me. I couldn't agree with some of the connections he was making especially. That said, I loved the shepherding stories from the author. It really did push me to rethink this Psalm. I am going to have to examine some of my assumptions about this text and give it a fresh look. For that reason, I am glad I read this book.

[erwinkennythomas · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

W. Phillip Keller, author of A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 grew up and lived in East Africa surrounded by herders. He explains much of what happens resembles those shepherds in the Middle East. For eight years he was a sheep rancher, and was engrossed with the stories of the Bible. He therefore uses natural phenomena to provide insights into supernatural truth. Keller points out that present day city dwellers miss biblical teachings because they are unable to relate to nomadic folks who live in simplicity. He brings to bear a shepherd’s insight to this devotional Psalm. He empathizes with David himself and refers to Psalm 23 as “David’s Hymn of Praise to Divine Diligence.” With “I shall not want,” God points out that in our lives like sheep we’ll be free from friction, for he has prepared an ideal banquet for our every need. God leads us to “still waters.” He doesn’t want us to toil on dry, semi-arid soil without having deep, clean, and pure water to drink. This situation is ideal for sheep grazing.God “restores my soul.” This happens when sheep becomes distressed, but here God is ready to comfort and give them rest. In “paths of righteousness” is our assurance that his flock will strive. Even as they “walk through the valley” is the fact that our Savior knows firsthand the terrain of our lives, just like any shepherd, who leads his sheep in mountainous territory.“Thy rod and thy staff” brings the sheep comfort as they are guided by a loving, and caring Savior. “Thou preparest a table,” Keller feels this is similar to the feast on Table Mountain near Cape Town, Africa. “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life” is his everlasting care exercised over the sheep. “I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever” climaxes this proud and joyous Psalm.Psalm 23 is considered the nightingale of Psalms. It’s the epitome of feeding, guiding, governing, and defending the sheep. Its climax terminates in everlasting rest – not one of sorrow and pain, but joy, hope, and pleasure. People can say, “O death, where is thy sting!” “Thy rod dost comfort me” as we journey and feed on his Holy Word. Now we reach the zenith, and are guests of God’s everlasting banquet. Keller captures it all in his wonderful little book, A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23.

[bell7_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Phillip Keller, a former shepherd, takes apart the 23rd Psalm and investigates it line by line, sharing stories from his own experiences and explaining elements from the perspective of caring for sheep throughout the course of the year.When I was in college, I heard a series of short sermons that had been inspired by this book, so it had been on my TBR list for awhile. Unfortunately, I think the sermons were the better parts of the book. Though there were some nuggets of wisdom and some details of caring for sheep that I never would have connected to lines in the psalm, I was left underwhelmed. Many of the thoughts are overly repetitive. Keller was a lay preacher, and some of his points seemed to me rather thinly connected to the psalm through a bit of wordplay, and not backed up by the meaning of the original words or Bible scholarship. More personally, I thought his wording old-fashioned (this was published in the '70s) and was a little put off by his choice to quote the King James Version. Cautiously recommended for some of the details that do connect strongly with the psalm.

[vigilant20 · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

This is the first book in a long time that I picked up and just could not force myself to finish reading. It started with a lot of convoluted trinitarian thinking and launched into a very tedious breakdown of Psalm 23, phrase by phrase..where even the most basic ideas required long winded explanations to prove.

[aethercowboy · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

"The Lord is my shepherd," starts the 23rd Psalm. And then it goes from there.It was because of this first line, though, that the Australian shepherd, Phillip Keller, decided to take a look at what this was all about, and what it meant to him, as a shepherd.Keller is admittedly a layperson when it comes to great theological mysteries, so instead of delving into the deep significance of cups runneth-ing over, he instead looks at it in a more simple light.If you are interested in biblical studies, and would like to augment your understanding of the 23rd Psalm, then this book may be of interest to you.

[lbigcrum · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The Lord! But who is the Lord? What is His character? Does He have adequate credentialsto be my Shepherd—my manager—my owner? ~ W. Phillip Keller, A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23Every person who claims to know the 23rd Psalm should read this 173 book. Find out what it really means for a sheep to lie down in green pastures. Discover what the “table” in the presence of enemies refers to for the shepherd.Never again will I speak a phrase of the 23rd Psalm without thinking of the pictures planted in my mind by this little book. It has given me a feeling of truly being loved and cared for by the Lord, my Shepherd, in the midst of his flock.Learn the depth of meaning of this so often quoted Psalm from the experience of a shepherd.

[mrslee_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book changed the way I perceived God. I knew in my head that God would never discard me, that salvation is by grace and not works, but through this book, God made that idea real to my heart. My love for Him abounds with no reservations.