long ago the world was very different from the world we know today it was a time when people forgot about being kind and good to each other instead they chose to be selfish and mean making the world a sad and dark place up above watching over everything was gone he saw how bad things had gotten and felt deeply saddened but amidst all this there was one man who was different his name was Noah Noah was not like the others he was kind he cared for his family and he always tried to do what was right
because of his goodness God noticed him one day God spoke to Noah he told Noah about the big plan to wash the world clean with a great flood but because Noah was good God wanted to keep him and his family safe God gave Noah a special task to build a huge boat called an ark this wasn't just any boat it was to be big enough to hold Noah's family and two of every kind of animal in the world Noah got to work even though the people around him couldn't understand why they laughed at him thinking
he was silly but Noah didn't mind he trusted God and kept building the ark plank by plank after the ark was built something amazing happened animals started arriving in pairs Lions elephants giraffes and even tiny insects all lined up to board the ark just as God had said it was two of every kind of animal in the world Noah and his family helped them find their places inside making sure that all the animals were comfortable it was a beautiful sight all the different animals living together peacefully then the skies began to darken and the first
drops of rain started to fall it rained like it had never rained before water poured from the sky day and night for 40 days and 40 nights as the rain poured down and the waters climbed higher entire cities and all the people in them disappeared beneath the waves leaving nothing behind inside the ark Noah his family and all the animals were safe and dry they could hear the rain and the storm but they stayed together waiting for the moment they could come out again finally the rain stopped but the Earth was still covered with water
Noah needed to find out if it was safe to leave the ark he sent out a raven but it came back finding nowhere to land then he sent out a dove which also returned Noah waited a bit longer and sent the dove out again this time it brought back an olive leaf which meant that the waters were receding and life was starting to grow again soon the ark came to rest on a Mountaintop the Earth was finally dry enough for them to leave their big wooden home Noah together with his family and all the animals
opened the door of the Ark and stepped out onto the soft muddy ground they stretched their legs and took deep breaths of fresh air the world looked clean and new like a blank page waiting to be filled with stories flowers started to bloom and trees began to grow tall and green again as Noah and his family stood on the fresh Earth God spoke to Noah again he made a very special promise God promised that he would never send a flood to cover the whole earth again and as a sign of This Promise he put a
rainbow in the sky it was bright and colorful a reminder of God's love for every living creature in the Bible there were two cities called Sodom and Gomorrah these cities were filled with people who made very bad choices and didn't listen to anyone not even God God saw what was happening and was very sad he decided that he couldn't let it go on anymore but there was one good man named lot who lived in Sodom with his family God didn't want to hurt lot because lot always tried to do what was right so God sent
two angels disguised as men to Sodom they went to lot's house lot saw them and invited them in being kind and hospitable he didn't know they were Angels at first but he wanted to make sure they were safe in his City but the people of Sodom saw these strangers and wanted wanted to harm them they surrounded lot's house and demanded lot to send the strangers out lot tried to protect his guests showing he was a good man they told him you need to leave this city with your family because God is going to destroy it
for being so wicked the Angels told lot to take his wife and two daughters and warned them to not look back once they left God was going to rain down fire and brimstone from the sky to cleanse the land of all evil so lot and his family ran away in the middle of the night they ran as fast as they could away from the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah behind them the sky lit up as fire fell burning everything in those cities to the ground it was like a giant fiery storm wiping away all the
wrongdoings Lot's wife however made a big mistake even though the Angels told her not to she looked back to see what was happening to the city and because she didn't listen she turned into a pillar of salt stuck there forever lot and his daughters kept going safe because they listened to the warning they remembered not to look back and lived on remembering the lesson of what happens when people choose not to do what's right they learned the consequences of bad choices and the importance of listening and following guidance especially when it comes from God once
upon a time there was a huge city named Babylon it was known for its incredibly strong walls and beautiful Hanging Gardens it was one of the greatest cities of ancient times Babylon was like the heart of everything important money power and culture the king of Babylon was very proud and thought his City could never be beaten claiming it was the best city ever made people in Babylon didn't care much about being fair or kind anymore they were more into worshiping statues and other things rather than remembering the real God who created everything God tried to
warn them through Messengers saying that bad times were coming but nobody in Babylon paid any attention they thought they were too safe behind their massive walls and with all their Treasures but God wanted to prove that no place no matter how strong or Rich could ignore him and get away with it the warning became real during the reign of King Bel shazar at a big party in the king's Palace suddenly a hand appeared out of nowhere and wrote a strange message on the wall of the palace the message was confusing to everyone and not even
the smartest people in the palace could figure it out then the queen remembered Daniel a wise man who followed God and could understand dreams and signs Daniel came and looked at the strange message on the wall he told them the writing was a message from God saying the king had failed to be good and as a result Babylon would be conquered and taken over by others just like Daniel said that very night something unexpected happened the army of the Persians led by King Cyrus made a sneaky attack they cleverly damned the river that flowed under
babylon's walls and sneaked into the city where the river used to flow because everyone was busy partying they didn't even guard the gates so Babylon was captured without much resistance babylon's fall happened quickly and took Everyone by surprise it was the end of babylon's time sending a strong message that being too proud and not listening to God leads to disaster once upon a time after a big flood had washed the earth clean people everywhere spoke the same language they found a nice flat land in a place called shinar and decided to settle there imagine everyone
being neighbors understanding each other perfectly like one big family one day the people had a big idea let's build a city with a tower that reaches up to the sky it'll be so tall it'll touch the clouds they said excited to start they used bricks instead of stones and sticky tar for glue everyone work together passing bricks and mixing tar laughing and dreaming about their Skyhigh Tower but then something unexpected happened God looked down from heaven and saw the city and the tall tower look at them all speaking the same language working together on this
big project if they can do this they'll think they can do anything they're forgetting that some things are meant for God alone so God decided to mix things up a bit suddenly when one person asked for a brick another handed them a shovel when someone needed more tar they got a bucket of water instead it was like everyone had started speaking in riddles confused and frustrated they couldn't work together anymore the tower that was supposed to reach the sky was left unfinished because they couldn't understand each other people started to drift apart forming smaller groups
with those they could communicate with these groups traveled far and wide finding new places to live the big family was scattered across the Earth each group speaking its own new language they traveled far to places where no one had lived before each group found new lands with mountains rivers and forests they built new homes using what they had learned but this time they respected their limits the world was filled with a rainbow of languages each as beautiful and complex as the next in these new lands people's lives took on new colors and shapes they dressed
in different clothes sang different songs and told different stories under the stars children grew up learning how to say hello and I love you in their own special language they learned from the land and the animals and they celebrated the seasons in their own ways in the end the story of the Tower of Babel shows us that it's important to remember we're not all powerful and that God has plans we might not understand God made us all different with many languages and ways of living making the world a more interesting place when we learn to
listen and understand each other we make not just buildings but friendships that God Smiles upon a long long time ago after Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt and through the Red Sea they traveled through the desert to a place called Mount Si God had saved them from slavery and now he wanted to give them special rules to live by rules that would help them be good to each other and stay close to him Moses climbed up the tall Rocky Mount Si all alone the mountain was covered in thick clouds and there was thunder and
lightning it was a bit scary but Moses knew it was important God himself was going to speak to him there God talked to Moses on the mountain for 40 days and 40 nights he told Moses 10 very important rules which became known as the Ten Commandments these weren't just any rules they were God's way of showing the people how to live peacefully with each other and be faithful to him when Moses came down from the mountain he brought two stone tablets with him the Commandments were written on these tablets so everyone could remember them the
Commandments said you shall have no other gods before me this meant that the Israelites should only worship the one true God you shall not make for yourself an idol which meant God didn't want the people to worship statues or images as if they were Gods you shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God God meant that they were to speak God's name with respect not carelessly remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy he wanted one day a week for them to rest and think about God just like God rested on the seventh
day when he created the world honor your father and your mother this meant they should respect and take care of their parents you shall not murder which meant life is precious and they were to protect each other you shall not commit adultery God wanted husbands and wives to be faithful to each other you shall not steel which meant taking something that isn't yours is wrong you shall not give false testimony against your neighbor this meant telling lies about others is harmful you shall not covet which means not to be jealous of what others have the
people promised to follow these Commandments and Moses helped them learn what each one meant the Ten Commandments were a gift to help the Israelites understand right from wrong they were rules to live by that would keep them safe and happy after wandering in the desert for 40 years the Israelites led by Joshua were finally entering the promised land but there was a big obstacle in their way the Fortified city of Jericho a city with walls so strong and high that no Army could easily defeat it God had a plan for how the Israelites would conquer
Jericho and it was unlike any battle plan ever devised God told Joshua to have the armed men March around the city once a day for 6 days they were to be followed by seven priests carrying trumpets made from Ram's horns and the Ark of the Covenant a sacred chest that represented God's presence among them then on the seventh day they were to March around the city seven times at Joshua's command after the seventh lap the priests were to blow their trumpets and all the people were to shout as loud as they could Joshua and the
isra ites did exactly as God instructed the people of Jericho were watching as the Israelites circled their City once a day quietly except for the sound of the trumpets they were confused and even amused by such an unusual military strategy finally the seventh day arrived the Israelites got up at dawn and marched around the city not once but seven times the anticipation grew with each lap then when Joshua gave the signal the priests blew their trumpets and the people shouted with all their might and something incredible happened the walls of Jericho fell down flat the
Israelites charged straight into the City and captured it just as God had promised a long time ago in the land where Jesus was born there ruled a king named Herod King Herod was known for his magnificent buildings and cities but he was also known for something not so great land his fear of losing his power when Jesus was born in Bethlehem a bright star appeared in the sky wise men from the East saw this star and knew it meant that a new king the king of kings had been born they wanted to find and worship
this new king so they traveled to Jerusalem and started looking for him when King Herod heard this he was very troubled Herod didn't want anyone to take his place as king so he called together all the chief priests and asked them where the Messiah was born they told him in Bethlehem of Judea King Herod secretly called the wise men to find out exactly when the star had appeared he told them to find the child and report back to him so that he too could worship him but Herod didn't really want to worship the new king
he wanted to get rid of him the wise men went on their way they followed the star until it stopped over a stable a house where the animals slept when they saw Jesus with his mother Mary they bowed down and worshiped him they also gave Jesus Gifts of gold frankincense and myrrh but when it was time to go back to King Herod they were warned in a dream not to return to him so they went back to their country by another path when Herod realized that the wise men had tricked him he was Furious he
gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem who were 2 years old and under this terrible act showed just how far Herod would go to protect his throne however God protected Jesus from herod's plan an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream and said get up take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt stay there until I tell you for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him Joseph did exactly as the angel said they ran away to Egypt and they stayed there until the day Herod had died
