The Toddler's Bible

"The Toddler's Bible" build right attitudes about God and His words, with more than 100 Bible stories written just for toddlers. Full color.

V. Gilbert Beers has been developing biblical reference books for more than 50 years. He has authored more than 160 books, 125 of which are for children. Gil and his wife, Arlie, live in Elgin, Illinois. They have five children, eleven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

Contents
The Toddler’s Bible 9
To Parent and Teacher 10
Creation (Genesis 1:1—2:3) 12
God Makes Adam and Eve (Genesis 2:4–25) 16
The Garden of Eden (Genesis 3) 20
Noah Builds a Big Boat (Genesis 6:1—7:10) 24
God Sends a Big Flood (Genesis 7:11—9:19) 28
The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1–9) 32
Isaac Is Born (Genesis 21:1–7) 36
Esau and Jacob Are Born (Genesis 25:19–28) 40
Esau Sells His Birthright (Genesis 25:29–34) 44
Isaac Will Not Fight (Genesis 26:12–33) 48
Jacob Tricks His Father (Genesis 27:1—28:9) 52
Jacob’s Dream (Genesis 28:10–22) 56
Jacob Meets Rachel (Genesis 29:1–14) 60
Joseph’s Brothers Sell Him (Genesis 37:12–36) 64
God Helps Joseph (Genesis 41:1–45) 68
Joseph’s Secret (Genesis 45:1–15) 72
Hebrew Slaves (Exodus 1) 76
Baby Moses (Exodus 2:1–10) 80
A Bush Keeps Burning (Exodus 3:1—4:17) 84
Ten Bad Things (Exodus 7:14—12:36) 88
Moses Leads His People (Exodus 12:37—13:16) 92
Cloud and Fire (Exodus 13:17–22) 96
Walking through a Sea (Exodus 14:1—15:21) 100
God Gives Good Food (Exodus 16) 104
God Gives Good Rules (Exodus 20:1–21) 108
The Golden Calf (Exodus 32) 112
Giving to God (Exodus 35:4–29) 116
God’s Tent House (Exodus 35:30—38:31; 40) 120
God Gives Meat to Eat (Numbers 11:4–34) 124
God Promises a New Home (Numbers 13—14) 128
The Walls of Jericho (Joshua 6) 130
Gideon’s Little Army (Judges 7) 134
Samson Fights a Lion (Judges 14) 138
A Wonderful Lady Named Ruth
(The Book of Ruth) 142
God Talks to Samuel (1 Samuel 3) 146
A New King (1 Samuel 10:17–27) 150
David Fights a Giant (1 Samuel 17) 154
David’s New Friend (1 Samuel 18:1–4) 158
David Helps Mephibosheth (2 Samuel 9) 162
A Special Gift for King Solomon
(1 Kings 3:1–15; 2 Chronicles 1:1–12) 166
Solomon Builds God’s House
(1 Kings 5—8; 2 Chronicles 2—6) 170
Ravens Feed Elijah (1 Kings 17:1–6) 174
God Sends Food Every Day (1 Kings 17:7–16) 178
Who Is Really God? (1 Kings 18) 182
A Room for Elisha (2 Kings 4:8–17) 186
A Big Chest in God’s House
(2 Kings 12:1–16; 2 Chronicles 24:1–16) 190
Nehemiah Builds Some Walls
(Nehemiah 2:11—7:3) 194
Queen Esther (The Book of Esther) 198
The Story of Job (The Book of Job) 202
The King’s Food (Daniel 1) 206
Daniel and the Lions (Daniel 6) 210
Jonah and a Big Fish (The Book of Jonah) 214
An Angel Brings Good News (Luke 1:26–38) 218
Baby Jesus (Luke 2:1–7) 222
Shepherds Visit Jesus (Luke 2:8–20) 226
Wise Men Visit Jesus (Matthew 2:1–12) 230
Going to Egypt (Matthew 2:13–18) 234
The Boy Jesus (Luke 2:39–40) 238
Jesus Teaches Some Teachers (Luke 2:41–52) 242
A Preacher Named John (Matthew 3:1–12;
Mark 1:1–8; Luke 3:1–18; John 1:19–34) 246
John Baptizes Jesus (Matthew 3:13–17;
Mark 1:9–11; Luke 3:21–22) 250
Jesus Is Tempted (Matthew 4:1–11;
Mark 1:12–13; Luke 4:1–13) 254
Nicodemus Visits Jesus (John 3:1–21) 258
A Woman at a Well (John 4:4–42) 262
Jesus Goes Fishing (Luke 5:1–11) 266
Come with Me (Matthew 4:18–22; Mark 1:16–20) 270
Down through the Roof
(Mark 2:1–12; Luke 5:17–26) 274
Jesus Calls Matthew (Matthew 9:9; Mark 2:13–14;
Luke 5:27–28) 278
Jesus Chooses Twelve Helpers (Mark 3:13–19;
Luke 6:12–16) 282
Jesus Preaches a Sermon (Matthew 5—7;
Luke 6:17–49) 286
A Widow’s Boy (Luke 7:11–17) 290
Jesus’ Wonderful Stories (Matthew 13:1–3;
Mark 4:1–2; Luke 8:4) 294
Jesus Stops a Storm (Matthew 8:23–27;
Mark 4:35–41; Luke 8:22–25) 298
Jairus’s Daughter (Matthew 9:18–26;
Mark 5:22–43; Luke 8:41–56) 302
Lunch for 5,000 (Matthew 14:13–21; Mark 6:30–44;
Luke 9:10–17; John 6:1–15) 306
Jesus Walks on Water (Matthew 14:22–33;
Mark 6:45–52; John 6:16–21) 310
Jesus Is Our Good Shepherd (John 10:1–21) 314
Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38–42) 318
The Lost Sheep (Matthew 18:10–14; Luke 15:1–7) 322
A Boy Who Ran Away (Luke 15:11–32) 326
Lazarus Is Alive! (John 11:1–44) 330
Ten Men with Terrible Trouble (Luke 17:11–19) 334
Jesus Loves Children (Matthew 19:13–15;
Mark 10:13–16; Luke 18:15–17) 338
Blind Bartimaeus (Matthew 20:29–34;
Mark 10:46–52; Luke 18:35–43) 342
Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1–10) 346
Jesus Rides into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1–11;
Mark 11:1–11; Luke 19:28–44; John 12:12–19) 350
A Woman’s Big-Little Gift (Mark 12:41–44;
Luke 21:1–4) 354
The Last Supper (Matthew 26:20–30; Mark 14:17–26;
Luke 22:14–39; John 13:1–30) 358
Jesus Prays in a Garden (Matthew 26:36–46;
Mark 14:32–42; Luke 22:39–46; John 18:1) 362
Jesus Dies on the Cross (Matthew 27:31–56;
Mark 15:20–41; Luke 23:32–49; John 19:17–30) 366
Some Women Visit Jesus’ Tomb (Matthew 28:1–10;
Mark 16:1–8; Luke 24:1–12) 370
Jesus Goes Back to Heaven (Mark 16:19–20;
Luke 24:50–53; Acts 1:9–11) 374
The Holy Spirit Comes (Acts 2:1–41) 378
An Ethiopian Hears about Jesus (Acts 8:26–40) 382
Saul Becomes Jesus’ Friend (Acts 9:1–19) 386
Barnabas Is a Good Friend (Acts 9:26–31) 390
Dorcas Is Alive Again (Acts 9:36–43) 394
Singing in Jail (Acts 16:16–40) 398
Telling a King about Jesus (Acts 25:13—26:32) 402
Shipwreck! (Acts 27:9–44) 406
A Boy Named Timothy (2 Timothy 1:5; Acts 16:1–5) 410
Bible Lessons in The Toddler’s Bible 414
Character Values in The Toddler’s Bible 420