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Paul was a missionary, theologian, and writer. He wrote 13 epistles that make up one fourth of the New Testament. Prior to his conversion to Christianity, he was known as Saul. He was a Roman citizen who persecuted and executed believers. While traveling on the road to Damascus, Jesus appeared to him and Saul was saved. He began to travel preaching the message of Jesus. His journeys took him places like Athens, Corinth, Ephesus, Cyprus, Macedonia, Galatia and many, many more. He traveled with Barnabas, Silas, and Timothy. He was beaten and imprisoned along the way, but never lost faith in Jesus as his Lord and Savior.

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An Israelite man named Elimelech and his wife, Naomi, moved to Moab where they raised their two sons. The sons grew up and married two women named Ruth and Orpah. First Elimelech died and then later both sons died. Naomi decided to return to Bethlehem with her two daughters-in-law. She decided it would be better for the two women to return to their families. Orpah left. Ruth refused. She insisted that she wanted to go with Naomi. Ruth and Naomi went to Bethlehem. Ruth began to work in a barley field. One day she met the owner, Boaz. He was a remote relative of Naomi’s. Ruth and Boaz married and had a son named Obed.

Solomon was the son of David and Bathsheba. He became king when David was too old and sick to continue. He was considered a “wise” king. For example, one day two women came to him with a dispute. The women lived in the same house and both had baby boys. One on the boys had died accidentally when the mother rolled over on him in the night. The two women argued over who the remaining baby belonged to. Solomon thought about it and ordered the remaining child be cut in half, one half for each mother. The real mother of the child said “No don’t kill him, give him to her.” Solomon immediately gave the woman the baby because she had proved herself his mother. Solomon built a temple to the Lord. Unfortunately, he did not end his reign as well as he started out. He ended up being disobedient to God. He had multiple wives and concubines, he worshiped idols, and attempted to kill a man named Jeroboam. After Solomon died, his son Solomon became king.

Elijah was a prophet. King Ahab was an evil king. Elijah was sent to tell Ahab that a drought would last for years until Elijah said otherwise. During those years Elijah obeyed God, going where God commanded and doing what He commanded. God empowered Elijah to perform miracles. Elijah tried to convince people to believe in God and turn away from worshiping Baal. He was eventually successful and the people turned to God. Elijah and his friend, Elisha, went to Jericho. They had to cross the Jordan River. Elijah parted the waters with his cloak. After they crossed, Elisha watched as God took Elijah in a whirlwind of fire up to heaven. Elisha was left behind to carry on. He became a prophet working miracles and spreading the word of God.

Jesus sent two men for a donkey. He rode that donkey when he entered Jerusalem. As Jesus rode into the city people placed their cloaks on the ground in front of him. They celebrated, cheered, and waved palm branches as they cried out, “Hosanna!” The day after arriving in the city, Jesus went to the temple and found people buying and selling things there. He overturned tables and chased people away telling them it was wrong to be conducting business in the temple. The chief priests and scribes heard about this, but did nothing to Jesus at that point. They feared him.

During the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Zedekiah became king of Judah. He eventually rebelled against Babylon. Babylon attacked Jerusalem. After two years under siege, Jerusalem was left with no food and the people were starving to death. Zedekiah escaped from captivity. He was later found, taken again into custody, and forced to watch his sons killed. The Babylonians then blinded him and put him in jail. They also burned down the Temple of the Lord. Any people still alive were taken captive and Jerusalem was left in ruins.

David was the king who united Israel and Judah. It was through his lineage that Jesus, the Messiah, would one day be born. As a boy, he was selected to be a musician for King Saul. He also killed the Philistine giant named Goliath. David became best friends with Saul’s son, Jonathan. Saul became very jealous of David and plotted to kill him. Jonathan helped him escape. David became King of Israel and made many mistakes. He was married when he saw Bathsheba. He fell in love with her. She was also married. David arranged for Uriah to be killed in battle. He then married Bathsheba. Their firstborn son died, but she later gave birth to Solomon. David had several children with troubled lives. His son, Ammon, raped David’s daughter Tamar. Absalom, David’s third son, resented David. He became king of Hebron. A battle took place between Hebron and Israel. Joab with David’s army killed Absalom. David’s life was filled with sin, heartache, grief, and forgiveness. David ruled from about 1005 to 965 B.C. and was thought to be the ideal king. He was the writer of Psalms.

Jesus, the Son of God, was born to a virgin named Mary. Mary and Joseph raised the Son of God who came to this earth to provide a way for mankind to have a relationship with God. By dying on the cross, Jesus paid the price for our sins and provided a way for us to spend eternity in heaven with Him. At the age of 33, Jesus began His earthly ministry. His coming was announced by John the Baptist. Jesus spent forty days in the wilderness being tempted by Satan, He was victorious over Satan. He chose twelve disciples who helped Him as He went about the countryside. He was a teacher, telling parables that illustrated a point about how we are to live our lives. He taught about God, Himself, and told about the coming of the Holy Spirit. He performed miracles. He was eventually betrayed by Judas, arrested, crucified, buried, rose from the grave on the third day and then ascended to heaven. One day He will return to earth to establish His kingdom forever.

One day Jesus was at his home in Capernaum and a crowd gathered to hear him teach. Four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on his bed. They had brought him to be healed, but could not get inside the house because so many people were there. They cut a hole in the roof and lowered their friend inside. Jesus healed the paralytic man.

King Nebuchadnezzar trained Daniel and his three friends for duty in the royal court. They refused to eat what the others ate. They ate and drank only healthy things and after training they were healthier than anyone else. At the end of three years, the four young men joined the royal court. One night, Nebuchadnezzar had a dream. Daniel interpreted the dream for him and he was appointed him head of all the royal court. The king commanded that everyone worship a statue he built. When Daniel’s friends (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego) refused to do so. They were arrested and placed in the fiery furnace. God saved them by sending an angel to protect them. The king saw the fourth man and knew that God had intervened. He released them and praised God. The king became sick and Belshazzar, his son, replaced him as king. He worshiped idols. God wrote a message on the wall and Daniel interpreted it. Daniel told him the message said he would die soon because of his disobedience. Belshazzar died and Darius became king. Darius promoted Daniel. The officials became jealous and arranged for Daniel to be placed in the lion’s den. God protected him. Darius declared that everyone worship the God of Daniel.

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The people of Israel were worshiping the Canaanite idols. The Lord allowed the Midianites to conquer and rule over the Israelites as punishment. The Midianites destroyed the land and the crops each year before they were harvested. The Israelites were helpless. Finally, after seven years they called out to God for help. The angel of the Lord spoke to Gideon, calling on him to rescue the Israelites. That very night Gideon and his men destroyed the idols and built a new altar to the Lord. When the Israelites woke the next morning, they were furious. They wanted to kill Gideon, but did not. A message arrived saying that the Midianites and Amalekites had crossed the Jordan River into the Jezreel Valley. Gideon called on the Israelites to come and fight. God gave very detailed instructions about how Gideon would defeat the enemy. Gideon obeyed God and was victorious. The men who had helped him carry out God’s plan were punished. Israel lived forty years in peace, but once again returned to idol worship after Gideon’s death.