The Comic Book Bible

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The Story of Creation – Genesis 1 and 2

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TABLE OF CONTENTS THE OLD TESTAMENT THE STORY OF CREATION. . . . . . . . . . . .

THE STORY OF ADAM AND EVE . . . . . . .

THE STORY OF NOAH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

THE STORY OF ABRAHAM . . . . . . . . . . .

THE STORY OF JACOB AND ESAU . . . . .

THE STORY OF JOSEPH . . . . . . . . . . . . .

JOSEPH IN EGYPT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

THE STORY OF MOSES . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MOSES AND THE EXODUS. . . . . . . . . . .

JOSHUA AND CALEB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

JOSHUA AT JERICHO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DEBORAH THE JUDGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

THE STORY OF GIDEON . . . . . . . . . . . . .

THE STORY OF SAMSON . . . . . . . . . . . .

THE STORY OF RUTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

THE STORY OF SAMUEL . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ISRAEL’S FIRST KING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DAVID AND GOLIATH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DAVID THE KING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DAVID AND ABSALOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ISRAEL’S WISEST KING. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SOLOMON’S TEMPLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A CHARIOT OF FIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ELISHA THE PROPHET . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

THE STORY OF KING JOSIAH . . . . . . . . .

EZRA: THE HOMECOMING . . . . . . . . . . .

NEHEMIAH AND THE WALLS . . . . . . . . .

ESTHER THE QUEEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

THE STORY OF JOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SONGS AND WISDOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ISAIAH AND JEREMIAH. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

THE STORY OF EZEKIEL . . . . . . . . . . . . .

THE STORY OF DANIEL. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

THE STORY OF JONAH . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

THE MINOR PROPHETS. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

THE N GENESIS 1-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-9 GENESIS 3-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-13 GENESIS 6-7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-17 GENESIS 21-22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18-21 GENESIS 27-33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22-25 GENESIS 37-39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26-29 GENESIS 40-45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30-33 EXODUS 1-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34-37 EXODUS 12-25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38-41 NUMBERS 13-14, DEUTERONOMY 31. . . . . . .42-45 JOSHUA 2-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46-49 JUDGES 4-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50-53 JUDGES 6-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54-57 JUDGES 13-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58-61 RUTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62-65 1 SAMUEL 1-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66-69 1 SAMUEL 7-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70-73 1 SAMUEL 16-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74-77 2 SAMUEL 5-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78-81 2 SAMUEL 13-18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82-85 1 KINGS 2-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86-89 1 KINGS 5-11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90-93 1 KINGS 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94-97 1 KINGS 19, 2 KINGS 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98-101 2 KINGS 4-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102-105 2 KINGS 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106-109 EZRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110-113 NEHEMIAH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114-117 ESTHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118-121 JOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122-125 BOOKS OF WISDOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126-129 ISAIAH, JEREMIAH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130-133 EZEKIEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134-137 DANIEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138-141 JONAH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142-145 THE MINOR PROPHETS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146-149

THE BIRTH THE CHILD THE BAPTIS JESUS IS T JESUS FIN JESUS TEA JESUS HEA JESUS AND JESUS WA JESUS TEL JESUS AND JESUS RAI JESUS IN J JESUS’ LA JESUS IS C JESUS IS R PETER IS F JESUS SEN THE FIRST PAUL MEET PETER HAS PETER AND PAUL’S FIRS PAUL’S SHI THE MINIST LETTERS F

MAPS THE WORL MOSES AN TEN COMM FAMILY LIFE THE 23RD SHEPHERD SOLDIERS THE LIFE O PAUL’S MIS VERSES TO

TABLE OF CONTENTS THE NEW TESTAMENT . . .6-9 . . .10-13 . . .14-17 . . .18-21 . . .22-25 . . .26-29 . . .30-33 . . .34-37 . . .38-41 . . .42-45 . . .46-49 . . .50-53 . . .54-57 . . .58-61 . . .62-65 . . .66-69 . . .70-73 . . .74-77 . . .78-81 . . .82-85 . . .86-89 . . .90-93 . . .94-97 . . .98-101 . . .102-105 . . .106-109 . . .110-113 . . .114-117 . . .118-121 . . .122-125 . . .126-129 . . .130-133 . . .134-137 . . .138-141 . . .142-145 . . .146-149

THE BIRTH OF JESUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

THE CHILDHOOD OF JESUS . . . . . . . . . .

THE BAPTISM OF JESUS . . . . . . . . . . . .

JESUS IS TEMPTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

JESUS FINDS DISCIPLES . . . . . . . . . . . .

JESUS TEACHES PEOPLE. . . . . . . . . . . .

JESUS HEALS PEOPLE. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

JESUS AND THE CHILDREN . . . . . . . . . .

JESUS WALKS ON WATER . . . . . . . . . . .

JESUS TELLS PARABLES . . . . . . . . . . . .

JESUS AND ZACCHAEUS . . . . . . . . . . . .

JESUS RAISES LAZARUS . . . . . . . . . . . .

JESUS IN JERUSALEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

JESUS’ LAST SUPPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

JESUS IS CRUCIFIED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

JESUS IS RISEN! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PETER IS FORGIVEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

JESUS SENDS THE SPIRIT . . . . . . . . . . .

THE FIRST CHRISTIANS. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PAUL MEETS CHRIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PETER HAS A VISION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PETER AND THE ANGEL. . . . . . . . . . . . .

PAUL’S FIRST JOURNEY . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PAUL’S SHIPWRECK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

THE MINISTRY OF PAUL . . . . . . . . . . . . .

LETTERS FOR LIVING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

LUKE 1-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150-153 MATTHEW 2, LUKE 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154-157 LUKE 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158-161 LUKE 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162-165 LUKE 5, JOHN 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166-169 MATTHEW 5-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170-173 LUKE 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174-177 MARK 10, JOHN 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178-181 MATTHEW 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182-185 LUKE 10, 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186-189 LUKE 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190-193 JOHN 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194-197 MARK 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198-201 MATTHEW 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202-205 MATTHEW 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206-209 JOHN 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210-213 JOHN 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214-217 ACTS 1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218-221 ACTS 6-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222-225 ACTS 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226–229 ACTS 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230-233 ACTS 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234-237 ACTS 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238-241 ACTS 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242-245 ACTS, PAUL’S LETTERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246-249 EPISTLES, REVELATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250-253

MAPS AND SPECIAL FEATURES THE WORLD OF GENESIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254 MOSES AND THE EXODUS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255 TEN COMMANDMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256 FAMILY LIFE IN ISRAEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257 THE 23RD PSALM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258 SHEPHERDS AND FISHERMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259 SOLDIERS IN BIBLE TIMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260 THE LIFE OF JESUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261 PAUL’S MISSIONARY JOURNEYS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262 VERSES TO KNOW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263

AND DAR IN THE BEGINNING GOD CREATED THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH. AND THE EARTH WAS WITHOUT FORM, AND VOID; . . . .

GENESIS 1:1, 2

IN THE BEGINNING, GOD CREATED EVERYTHING. THE EARTH WAS EMPTY AND FORMLESS.

DARKNESS WAS EVERYWHERE, AND GOD’S SPIRIT HOVERED OVER THE WATERS.

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AND DARKNESS WAS UPON THE FACE OF THE DEEP. AND THE SPIRIT OF GOD MOVED UPON THE FACE OF THE WATERS. GENESIS 1:2

AND GOD SAID, “LET THERE BE LIGHT!”

HE CALLED THE LIGHT “DAY,” AND THE DARKNESS “NIGHT.” EVENING AND MORNING: THE FIRST DAY! ESS.

ON THE SECOND DAY, HE CREATED THE SKY AND THE CLOUDS.

THEN HE FILLED THE EARTH WITH GRASS, TREES, AND FLOWERS ON THE THIRD DAY.

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AND GOD SAID, LET THERE BE LIGHTS IN THE FIRMAMENT OF THE HEAVEN TO DIVIDE THE DAY FROM THE NIGHT; . . . .

GENESIS 1:14 ON THE FOURTH DAY, HE MADE THE SUN, THE MOON, AND THE STARS FOR LIGHT —— AND TO MARK THE SEASONS.

ON THE FIFTH DAY, HE FILLED THE WATERS WITH LIVING THINGS, AND THE SKIES WITH BIRDS.

ON THE SIXTH DAY, HE MADE ALL THE ANIMALS OF THE EARTH. BUT ONE THING WAS STILL MISSING. 8

The Story of Creation – Genesis 1 and 2

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IN HIS OW LIKENESS HE CREATE THE FIRST MAN AND THE FIRST WOMAN: ADAM AND EVE.

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AND GOD SAID, LET US MAKE MAN IN OUR IMAGE, AFTER OUR LIKENESS: AND LET THEM HAVE DOMINION. . .OVER ALL THE EARTH . . . . GENESIS 1:26

IN HIS OWN LIKENESS, HE CREATED THE FIRST MAN AND THE FIRST WOMAN: ADAM AND EVE.

THEY WERE TO TEND THEIR BEAUTIFUL GARDEN, EDEN, AND TO NAME AND CARE FOR ALL THE ANIMALS.

DE ALL ARTH. MISSING.

THEN IT WAS THE SEVENTH DAY —— AND GOD RESTED.

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AND GOD SAID, BEHOLD, I HAVE GIVEN YOU EVERY HERB BEARING SEED, . . . AND EVERY TREE; . . . TO YOU IT SHALL BE FOR MEAT. GENESIS 1:29 GOD HAS GIVEN US EVERYTHING WE COULD EVER NEED!

HE MUST REALLY LOVE US! STILL —— DON’T YOU WONDER ABOUT THIS TREE?

YES. BUT YOU KNOW THAT’S THE ONLY TREE GOD WARNED US ABOUT.

ITS FRUIT IS OFF LIMITS.

HMMM. WE’LL SEE ABOUT THAT!

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The Story of Adam and Eve – Genesis 3 and 4

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. . . AND HE [THE SERPENT] SAID UNTO THE WOMAN, YEA, HATH GOD SAID, YE SHALL NOT EAT OF EVERY TREE OF THE GARDEN? GENESIS 3:1

EVER WONDER WHY GOD WOULD MAKE SUCH A RIDICULOUS RULE?

IT’S THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL. HE JUST SAID NEVER TO EAT ITS FRUIT. TAKE A BITE, TASTE WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE GOD HIMSELF!

WANT A BITE, ADAM? COME ON, I TOOK ONE!

MM. L SEE T THAT!

WELL —— WHY NOT?

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. . . AND ADAM AND HIS WIFE HID THEMSELVES FROM THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD GOD AMONGST THE TREES OF THE GARDEN. GENESIS 3:8 EVE, I THINK WE’VE DONE THE WRONG THING.

ME, TOO. I THINK WE’D BETTER HIDE.

DON’T BLAME ME —— IT WAS ALL EVE’S IDEA!

ADAM AND

YOU’VE DISOBEYED ME, HAVEN’T YOU!

BECAUSE OF YOUR SIN, YOU MUST LEAVE THE GARDEN AND WORK THE REST OF YOUR LIVES!

THE WHOLE THING WAS THE SNAKE’S IDEA!

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The Story of Adam and Eve – Genesis 3 and 4

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. . . AND THE LORD HAD RESPECT UNTO ABEL AND TO HIS OFFERING: BUT UNTO CAIN AND TO HIS OFFERING HE HAD NOT RESPECT . . . . GENESIS 4:4-5 ADAM AND EVE HAD 2 SONS: CAIN AND ABEL. I’LL OFFER THE BEST OF MY FLOCK TO GOD!

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AS USUAL, GOD LIKED ABEL’S SACRIFICE BETTER. WELL, I’M SICK OF IT!

CAIN, WHERE IS YOUR BROTHER?

ABEL IS ALWAYS SACRIFICING TO GOD. MAYBE THIS OLD PLANT WILL DO FOR ME.

WE WON’T HEAR FROM ABEL —— OR HIS SACRIFICES —— AGAIN!

HIS BLOOD CRIES OUT TO ME AND MY HEART IS BROKEN. CAIN, YOU WILL FOREVER WANDER WITHOUT A HOME.

I DON’T KNOW, I’M NOT HIS KEEPER!

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AND GOD SAID UNTO NOAH . . . MAKE THEE AN ARK OF GOPHER WOOD; . . . AND OF EVERY LIVING OF ALL FLESH, TWO OF EVERY SORT SHALT THOU BRING INTO THE ARK . . . . GENESIS 6:13, 19 C WHAT EVIL TIMES! PEOPLE WORSHIP EVERY KIND OF IDOL!

YES, LORD, I HEAR YOU. WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?

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COME ON, NOAH, LIVE A LITTLE. YOUR GOD WON’T CARE!

FAMILY, THE LORD HAS RUN OUT OF PATIENCE. HE WANTS TO CLEANSE THE EARTH AND MAKE A FRESH START, AND WE HAVE A BUILDING PROJECT...

The Story of Noah – Genesis 6 and 7

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THUS DID NOAH; ACCORDING TO ALL THAT GOD COMMANDED HIM, SO DID HE. GENESIS 6:22 PHER RY SORT 19

...SO NOAH CALLS IT AN ARK, AND, GET THIS —— HE’S SAYING HE GOT THE PLANS FROM

SAY, NOAH, WOULDN’T YOUR BOAT BE MORE USEFUL NEAR A BODY OF WATER?

GOD!

WHAT HAS GOTTEN INTO HIM?

YOU’D BETTER HEAD HOME, SIR —— I’M TOLD THERE’S A STORM COMING!

IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO TURN FROM YOUR SIN!

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THERE WENT IN TWO AND TWO UNTO NOAH INTO THE ARK, . . . AND IT CAME TO PASS AFTER SEVEN DAYS, THAT THE WATERS OF THE FLOOD WERE UPON THE EARTH. GENESIS 7:9-10

THE DOVE RE

HERE COME THE ANIMALS —— JUST AS GOD SAID!

SOON...

THE FLOOD WASHED AWAY OUR HOMES —— HOW LONG BEFORE IT COVERS THESE HILLS? I WISH WE WERE ON THE BOAT!

SAY, HERE COMES THE RAIN —— JUST AS NOAH SAID!

ON THE ARK...

FATHER, THE RAIN STOPPED AFTER 40 DAYS. AND THE FLOOD HAS BEEN RECEDING FOR WEEKS.

YES, SON —— THAT’S WHY I’M RELEASING A DOVE. IF IT DOESN’T COME BACK, IT HAS FOUND DRY LAND.

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ALL THE EV WASHED AWA NOW IT’S U TO START

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AND GOD SPAKE UNTO NOAH, SAYING, GO FORTH OF THE ARK, THOU, AND THY WIFE, AND THY SONS, AND THY SONS’ WIVES WITH THEE. GENESIS 8:15-16 THE DOVE RETURNED. NOAH RELEASED ANOTHER. AN OLIVE BRANCH? THERE MUST BE A FEW TREE TOPS SHOWING!

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D D THE N EKS.

FINALLY...

ALL THE EVIL IS WASHED AWAY —— AND NOW IT’S UP TO US TO START OVER!

FATHER’S THIRD DOVE NEVER RETURNED! LOOKS LIKE WE’RE HEADED FOR DRY LAND!

O LORD, OUR FAMILY BEGINS THIS NEW LIFE WORSHIPING YOU!

THIS IS A RAINBOW: GOD’S REMINDER THAT HE WILL NEVER SEND ANOTHER FLOOD!

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NOW THE LORD HAD SAID UNTO ABRAM, GET THEE OUT OF THY COUNTRY, AND FROM THY KINDRED, AND FROM THY FATHER’S HOUSE, UNTO A LAND THAT I WILL SHEW THEE. GENESIS 12:1

AND HE TIME OF L HEARD IT AS THE YE

GENERATIONS AFTER NOAH, GOD SPOKE TO A MAN NAMED

ABRAHAM. ABRAM, LEAVE YOUR COUNTRY, YOUR PEOPLE, AND YOUR FAMILY, AND GO TO THE LAND I WILL SHOW YOU. YOU WILL BE THE FIRST OF A GREAT NATION, AND I WILL BLESS YOU. I WILL MAKE YOUR NAME GREAT, AND YOU WILL BE A BLESSING TO OTHERS. I WILL BLESS THOSE WHO BLESS YOU, AND I WILL CURSE THOSE WHO CURSE YOU!

OH, ABRAHAM, I KNOW WHAT GOD SAID —— BUT WE’RE GETTING OLDER, AND HAVE NO CHILDREN.

SARAI, GOD HAS SPOKEN, AND ALL WE CAN DO IS WAIT AND TRUST.

IS THIS HOW GOD REWARDS YOUR LIFE OF OBEDIENCE?

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The Story of Abraham – Genesis 11 through 22

SAR SAYS YO AT THOS YOU THIN THINGS H

COUNTRY, O A LAND

AND HE SAID, I WILL CERTAINLY RETURN UNTO THEE ACCORDING TO THE TIME OF LIFE, AND, LO, SARAH THY WIFE SHALL HAVE A SON. AND SARAH HEARD IT IN THE TENT DOOR, WHICH WAS BEHIND HIM. GENESIS 18:10 AS THE YEARS PASSED, GOD SPEAKS AGAIN.

ONE DAY...

THREE STRANGERS —— I’LL OFFER THEM REST AND A MEAL.

NOAH, N NAMED

COUNTRY, OUR FAMILY, ND I WILL .

FIRST OF A D I WILL L MAKE AND YOU TO OTHERS. OSE WHO I WILL WHO !

ABRAHAM, COUNT THE STARS IF YOU CAN. THAT IS THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN YOU WILL HAVE.

ABRAM, THIS TIME NEXT YEAR YOU WILL HAVE A SON.

HA! THAT’S A LAUGH!

AI, SPOKEN, E CAN DO AND ST.

SARAI, GOD SAYS YOU LAUGHED AT THOSE MEN. DO YOU THINK THERE ARE THINGS HE CAN’T DO?

HE HAS GIVEN US HIS WORD, AND NEW NAMES: ABRAHAM AND SARAH!

AND...

ABRAHAM, IT’S TRUE! I’M GOING TO HAVE A BABY! AT MY AGE!

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AND ABRAHAM WAS AN HUNDRED YEARS OLD, WHEN HIS SON ISAAC WAS BORN UNTO HIM. AND SARAH SAID, GOD HATH MADE ME TO LAUGH, SO THAT ALL THAT HEAR WILL LAUGH WITH ME. GENESIS 21: 5, 6

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A FEW YEARS LATER, GOD SPEAKS AGAIN. THIS IS A HAPPY DAY! WE’LL CALL HIM ISAAC, WHICH MEANS “HE LAUGHS!”

FROM MY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, I KNOW I CAN TRUST GOD —— BUT HOW COULD HE ASK SUCH A THING, WHEN WE WAITED SO LONG FOR ISAAC?

ABRAHAM, TAKE YOUR SON ISAAC, WHOM YOU LOVE, TO MOUNT MORIAH AND OFFER HIM AS A SACRIFICE.

DO YO P

FATHER, WE NEED ONLY ONE MORE THING FOR THE SACRIFICE —— WHERE IS THE LAMB?

THERE IS THAN TO O SON. YO CHILDREN THE STARS — OF SAND AT THEY WIL WORL EVE

FATHER SEEMS STRANGE.

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N ISAAC O LAUGH, 21: 5, 6

. . . AND ABRAHAM BUILT AN ALTAR THERE, AND LAID THE WOOD IN ORDER, AND BOUND ISAAC HIS SON, AND LAID HIM ON THE ALTAR UPON THE WOOD. GENESIS 22:9

KS AGAIN. ABRAHAM! DO NOT LAY A HAND ON YOUR SON! YOU HAVE PROVEN THE DEPTH OF YOUR FAITH!

THERE IS NO DEEPER FAITH THAN TO OFFER ONE’S ONLY SON. YOUR CHILDREN’S CHILDREN WILL OUTNUMBER THE STARS —— EVEN THE GRAINS OF SAND AT THE BEACH —— AND THEY WILL CONQUER THE WORLD AND BLESS EVERY NATION.

ISAAC GREW UP TO BE A GREAT MAN.

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. . . THE ONE PEOPLE SHALL BE STRONGER THAN THE OTHER PEOPLE; AND THE ELDER SHALL SERVE THE YOUNGER. GENESIS 25:23 ISAAC AND REBEKAH HAD TWO SONS. ESAU WAS THE FIRSTBORN BY A FEW SECONDS, BUT JACOB CAME INTO THE WORLD GRIPPING HIS ANKLE; THEIR TWO LIVES CONTINUED THIS THEME.

WELL —— GO EASY ON HIM —— YOU KNOW HE’S MY FAVORITE.

JACOB LIVES UP TO HIS NAME —— ”THE DECEIVER.” HE’S ALWAYS FOOLING HIS BROTHER.

YOU LIKE ESAU BEST BECAUSE HE HUNTS AND STAYS IN THE FIELDS!

SO... W HIS BLES

IT’S NOT FAIR THAT ESAU SHOULD RULE THE TRIBE JUST BECAUSE HE’S A FEW SECONDS OLDER. I’M SMARTER AND I’LL PROVE IT ——

BY GETTING THAT BIRTHRIGHT

FROM HIM!

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AND JACOB SOD [COOKED] POTTAGE: AND ESAU CAME FROM THE FIELD, AND HE WAS FAINT. GENESIS 25:29

EBEKAH HAD AU WAS THE

BY A FEW UT JACOB HE WORLD S ANKLE; O LIVES ED THIS ME.

JACOB, I’VE BEEN IN THE FIELDS FOR DAYS AND I’M STARVED! GIVE ME SOME OF WHATEVER YOU’RE COOKING! I’LL MAKE YOU A DEAL: GIVE ME YOUR BIRTHRIGHT AND YOU CAN EAT YOUR FILL. ANYTHING —— JUST HAND ME A BOWL!

DONE! HOW AM I GOING TO GET MY BLESSING FROM FATHER? MOTHER WILL KNOW.

IT FEELS LIKE ESAU, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE JACOB!

WELL —— O EASY ON HIM —— YOU NOW HE’S MY FAVORITE.

OU LIKE EST BECAUSE S AND STAYS E FIELDS!

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I’VE COME FOR MY BLESSING, FATHER!

SO... WHEN YOUR FATHER IS TO GIVE HIS BLESSING, WEAR THESE GOATSKINS. HIS EYES ARE WEAK AND HE’LL THINK IT’S ESAU’S HAIRY BACK!

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AND JACOB SAID UNTO HIS FATHER, I AM ESAU THY FIRSTBORN; I HAVE DONE ACCORDING AS THOU BADEST ME: ARISE, I PRAY THEE, SIT AND EAT OF MY VENISON, THAT THY SOUL MAY BLESS ME. GENESIS 27:19 MAY NATIONS SERVE YOU, AND PEOPLE BOW TO YOU, MAY YOU RULE OVER YOUR BROTHERS.

AND HE D THE TOP O A SLEEP HA

MAY THOSE WHO CURSE YOU BE CURSED, AND THOSE WHO BLESS YOU BE

FATHER, GIVE ME MY BLESSING. IS THAT ESAU?...BUT WHO WAS JUST HERE?

BLESSED!

NOW I UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT DECEIVER HAS DONE —— HE STOLE MY BIRTHRIGHT AND MY BLESSING! AFTER FATHER IS GONE, JACOB IS A

DEAD MAN!

REBEKAH WARNED JACOB, AND HE LEFT HOME TO ESCAPE HIS BROTHER’S WRATH. I WON POWER AMONG MY PEOPLE, YET I MUST FLEE THEM —— DID I REALLY WIN?

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; I HAVE T AND EAT S 27:19

AND HE DREAMED, AND BEHOLD A LADDER SET UP ON THE EARTH, AND THE TOP OF IT REACHED TO HEAVEN: AND BEHOLD THE ANGELS OF GOD ASCENDING AND DESCENDING ON IT. GENESIS 28:12 SLEEPING UNDER THE STARS, JACOB HAS AN INCREDIBLE DREAM. I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD, GOD OF ABRAHAM AND ISAAC. I WILL BE WITH YOU, AND YOUR CHILDREN WILL SPREAD OUT ACROSS THE EARTH. I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU, JACOB.

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YEARS LATER, ESAU RECEIVES A MESSAGE. JACOB WANTS HIS MASTER ESAU TO KNOW HE HAS GROWN WEALTHY, AND HE SENDS THIS MESSAGE TO SEEK YOUR FAVOR AND FORGIVENESS.

ESAU IS COMING TO MEET YOU WITH 400 MEN.

SURELY THE LORD IS IN THIS PLACE AND I DIDN’T REALIZE IT!

BUT...

JACOB, I’VE MISSED YOU!

I MUST SEND MY FAMILY AWAY. THEY MAY BE COMING TO KILL ME!

ESAU, GOD HAS CHANGED ME. LET’S PUT THE PAST BEHIND US!

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