The Beginners Bible - The Beginners Bible Bedtime Collection: 20 Favorite Bible Stories and Prayers

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18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 /DSC/ 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Contents Genesis 1 In the beginning, the world was empty. Printed in China 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 /DSC/ 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Contents Genesis 1 In the beginning, the world was empty.

Darkness was everywhere. But God had a plan. God separated the light from the darkness. Let there be light! he said. And the light turned on. He called the light day.

And he called the darkness night. This was the end of the very first day. Then God said, I will divide the waters. He separated the waters in the clouds above from the waters in the ocean below. He called the space between them sky. Next, God rolled back the waters and some dry ground appeared. Next, God rolled back the waters and some dry ground appeared.

He made plants of many shapes and colors. He made mountains, hills, and valleys. This was the end of the third day. God put a shining sun in the sky for daytime. He put a glowing moon and twinkling stars in the sky for nighttime. On the fifth day, God made swishy fish and squiggly creatures to live in the ocean. On the fifth day, God made swishy fish and squiggly creatures to live in the ocean.

Then God made birds to fly across the sky. On the sixth day, God made animals to creep, crawl, hop, and gallop. Then from the dust, God made the most wonderful creature of alla person. God named him Adam. On the seventh day, God rested. Goodnight Prayer Thank you, God, for creating our beautiful world.

Tonight, when I look at the stars, I will remember that you made them! The heavens tell about the glory of God. The skies show that his hands created them. Psalm 19:1 Genesis 2 God had planted a beautiful garden for Adam in a place called Eden. A river flowed through the garden. Adam loved his new home. His job was to name all the animals and care for the garden.

Adam loved all the animals, but he could not find a friend that was just right for him. So God created a woman. Adam named her Eve. She was just right for Adam. Adam and Eve loved each other. Together they took care of Gods garden.

Goodnight Prayer God, thank you for giving me my family and friends. I am thankful that you made me part of your family too! Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long time in the land the LORD your God is giving you. Exodus 20:12 Genesis 69 After Adam and Eve left the garden, many people were born. The people kept doing bad things, and they forgot about God. Except Noah.

Noah loved God. God was sad that everyone but Noah forgot about him. He told Noah about his plan to start over. Make yourself an ark, God said. Heres how. When it was done, God said, Take your family and two of every animal into the ark.