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King Hezekiah Prays to God

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Isaiah 37:14-21, 35; 38:1-6, 20 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called the Book of Isaiah. Isaiah loved God and told other what God wanted them to know. We begin with a king named Hezekiah. King Hezekiah loved God, and he prayed and talked to God. One day, King Hezekiah was worried about the safety of his city. So, King Hezekiah prayed and talked to God about it. He said, “God, You are the one true God. You made everything. Please help us.” God sent Isaiah the prophet to give a message to King Hezekiah. Isaiah said: “God has heard your prayer and said, “I will guard this city and save it.” Hooray! God’s got it! Another time, King Hezekiah was very sick. The first thing King Hezekiah did was pray and talk to God. Hezekiah talked to God about how much he loved God and trusted God with his whole heart.  He also cried to God because he knew he could talk to God about anything. After Hezekiah prayed to God, God sent Isaiah with another message. Isaiah said: “Hezekiah, God ...

Elijah and the Widow

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1 Kings 17:1-16 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called First Kings (1 Kings). It is the first of two books in the Bible that tell us about the kings of Israel. We begin with a man name Elijah. Elijah trusted God. He always tried to do what God told him to do. But it hadn’t rained in a really long time and there was no food to eat. God told Elijah to go to a town and find a woman there who had food for him. So, Elijah walked to the town. Elijah walked to town and found the woman. Elijah asked her for a little water and a piece of bread.  But she said: “I only have enough flour and oil to make bread for me and my son, and then I will not have any more.” Elijah told the woman: “Don’t be afraid. First, make a loaf of bread for me, and then make some for you and your son. Because God said: ‘Your flour and oil will not run out.’”  So, the woman quickly made some bread . . .  . . . and brought it to Elijah. And guess what? No matter how much flour and oil she used,...

Pillars of Cloud and Fire

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Exodus 13:3-4, 21-22 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called Exodus. The word “exodus” means to leave or go away from. We begin with God’s people, the Israelites. God loved the Israelites so much that God promised to lead them to a new home. This home would have all the food they would need. God called it a land “flowing with milk and honey.” The new home God promised His people was a really special place to live with lots of food. But how would they find their new home? Did they have a map? No. How would they know which way to go? God had a very special way to show them, in a way only God could do. Why? Because God’s got it! God did something AMAZING . . . that only God can do! God gave the Israelites something to follow so they would know where to go. God gave them a pillar of cloud! God told the people to follow the cloud during the day. God told the people to follow the cloud during the day. And when it got dark and they couldn’t see the cloud, God gave them this! God ...

Burning Bush

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Exodus 3:1-18, 6:11; Psalm 118:7 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called Exodus. The word “exodus” means to leave or go away from. Our true story also comes from a part of the Bible called Psalms. The word “psalm” means holy song or special song. We begin with a man named Moses. Moses was taking care of some animals that say, “Baa! Baa!” What kind of animal was he taking care of? Yes! Sheep! One day when Moses was taking care of his sheep, he saw a bush that was on fire. Moses went to look at the bush, and he saw that there was something different about it. It was on fire, but it wasn’t burning up! The leaves were still green. Then, Moses heard God’s voice coming from inside the burning bush. God said: “Moses! Moses!” and Moses said: “Here I am.” (Exodus 3:4 NIV) God told Moses to go to Egypt and help God’s people, the Israelites. God wanted Moses to tell Pharaoh to let God’s people go and to take the Israelites to a new land. Wow! Moses wasn’t sure he could do it. Moses d...