The Bible : The Old Testament: Complete Version

By Joël Muller, Roger De Klerk and The Bible Explained to Children

Discover the greatest and most widely read book in the world, made accessible to every child : The Bible

Discover all the most important stories from the Old Testament in this book:

• Adam and Eve
• Noah's Ark
• The Tower of Babel
• Isaac's Sacrifice
• Joseph, Prince of Egypt
• Moses and the Ten Commandments
• Samson and Delilah
• David and Goliath
... and many more!

This publication dedicated to young readers (6-10 years old) is perfect to discover the greatest stories and the most important characters from the Bible.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Caramel
• Release date: Jul 14, 2016
• ISBN: 9782511041222

Book preview

The creation of the world

In the beginning, there was nothing!

Only a huge, cold, dark and lifeless emptiness.

One day, a very long time ago, God created heaven and earth. No one is quite sure how long it took to create life on earth because one day could have lasted a million years.

On the first day, God created light by separating it from darkness.

Light was called day and darkness was called night.

On the second day, God separated the water. The water above the firmament (clouds, rain…), were called the sky.

On the third day, God gathered all the waters bellow and the continent appeared. The continent was called land and the water seas.

That same day, all sorts of trees bearing grains and fruits, all sorts of grasses, seeds and greenery were created.

On the fourth day, God created the sun to light the day on both sides of the world, and the stars and the moon to light up the night.

On the fifth day, God created living beings.

All sorts of fishes, sea snakes and other beings swarming in the sea, and all sorts of birds and winged beings in the sky.

God blessed them and told them:

Go forth and multiply in the waters and skies.

On the sixth day, God created all sorts of animals on earth, cattle, bugs and wild beasts, and told them to multiply and to go forth.

God created man in his likeness. He created man and woman.

God blessed them and told them: Go forth and multiply, for you will be the masters of living beings in the skies, the land and the seas.

God gave all nature, flora and fauna, fruit and seeds to man for food.

God sanctified the seventh day and saw that creation was completed. Thus were created the skies and the earth and all living things.

God profusely gives life to make every living being happy. God has given the best of himself.

Heaven

The first man was called Adam, which means born from the earth, and the first woman was called Eve, which means the living.

God put them in a marvellous, splendid garden. In the Garden of Eden, there were thousands of beautiful trees filled with delicious fruit, a multitude of multi-coloured flowers, plants and animals. In the middle stood a gigantic and sumptuous tree, looking like a magnificent apple tree: the Tree of knowledge of good and evil.

God forbade Adam to eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. He told Adam that if he ever ate one of the tree’s fruits, he would die.

Adam and Eve tempted by the Devil

The serpent was more subtle than all the animals. He tempted Eve and told her that she could eat the delicious fruits of the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil. He added that she should not listen to God and that she would not die…

The snake told Eve that if Adam and her were to eat the fruit, they would be as powerful as God knowing good and evil, and that they would be the masters of their own lives. Eve picked a fruit and ate it.

She gave Adam an apple, and he ate it too.

They started to perceive the world differently and realised that they were both naked. They used fig leaves to make clothes.

Adam and Eve sent away from Heaven

Adam and Eve knew that they had disobeyed God so they hid. They were ashamed of their fault. God knew that they had eaten the forbidden fruit and was very disappointed. Man and Woman had to leave Heaven where everything was abundantly available. From now on, they will have to make their own clothes, hunt for food and will lose eternal life. They started a new life far away from the Garden of Eden.

Ils commencèrent alors une nouvelle vie loin du jardin d’Eden.

Cain and Abel

Adam and Eve had two sons, Cain and Abel. Abel grew up to be a shepherd and Cain cultivated soil.

One day, Cain presented his harvest to God, as an offering, to thank him. Abel chose the first born of his flock. God chose Abel’s offering and did not accept Cain’s. Abel gave what he cherished most to God, whom he respected more than anything else, whereas Cain had only offered God some rotten fruits and vegetables. His love was not true and sincere.

God knew this.

Cain was hugely disappointed by God’s choice and was jealous of his brother. God asked Cain not to fall into temptation. But Cain asked his brother to take a walk to the countryside, jumped on him and killed him. God knew Cain’s terrible sin and chased him away from the fertile land he inhabited. God continued to protect Cain so that no one could kill him. Cain went to live east of Eden.

Noah’s Ark

God gave man and woman everything. But as time went by, they did not manage to live in peace, together.

Many arguments unfold, people were jealous of one another, and stole property from their neighbours. They had no respect and no values!

God was very disappointed and wanted to give them another chance, another life where men and women would live in peace and love. God asked Noah, who had God and the others in his heart, to build a large ark.

Noah trusted God and built a huge ship although there was no water around his village. It took him months. Everyone said that Noah had gone mad!

God asked a couple of every species, Noah, his wife and sons and all his family to go on-board the ship. All those who arrived on time and who wanted to go on-board could. The others died, drowning in the rising waters.

The Flood

There was a huge storm and a great flood that covered the entire surface of the earth, even the tallest mountains. All living beings on land, in the sea and the airs were drowned!

It rained non-stop for forty days and forty nights.

The ark sailed the waters and all the living being on-board stayed alive.

When the rain stopped, Noah waited for several days and opened the tiny window that he had built. He released a crow.

The crow came and went, but did not find any tree on which to rest.

Then, Noah released a dove, but it came back after a short while as she had not found a branch to rest. There was water on the entire surface of the earth. Noah stretched his hand, took the dove and let her into the ark. Noah waited for seven days and released the bird. The dove came back that night. It held a fresh olive branch. Thus, Noah knew that the water had gone down He waited for another seven days and released the dove once again. This time, it did not come back. It had found a tree where to land and feed.

Noah removed the ark’s cover. He looked around and saw that the surface of the earth was dry! After a while, the entire earth was once again dry and the oceans had found their place.

Leaving the Ark

God asked Noah to come out of the ark with his wife, his sons and the wives of his sons, as well as all the other living beings.

Noah got all the animals out, birds, beasts, bugs and everything that creeps on the earth, elephants, tigers, lions, giraffes, snakes, lizards, horses, hippopotamuses, monkeys, antelopes, bears… and many, many more. Noah built a stone shrine to thank God