"We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done."
Psalm 78:4 · KJV
Stories in the library
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Creation — how everything began
Genesis 1 · Ages 6-10
Before there was anything, God spoke. He made light. He made the sky. He made the sea and the land. He made every kind of plant and every kind of animal. And on the seventh day, he rested.
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Noah's Ark — the rainbow promise
Genesis 6-9 · Ages 6-10
Noah built a great big boat because God asked him to. Two of every kind of animal came aboard. The rain came for forty days. When the water dried up, God set a rainbow in the sky as a promise.
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David and Goliath
1 Samuel 17 · Ages 6-10
The shepherd boy David faced the giant Goliath with a sling, five smooth stones, and the name of the Lord. The battle was the Lord's.
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Baby Moses in the Basket
Exodus 2 · Ages 6-10
Baby Moses was hidden in a basket among the reeds of the Nile. Pharaoh's daughter found him. His own sister Miriam brought his own mother to nurse him.
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Jonah and the Great Fish
Jonah 1-3 · Ages 6-10
Jonah ran the wrong way from God. A great fish swallowed him for three days. Then God gave him a second chance — and the city of Nineveh repented.
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Daniel in the Lions' Den
Daniel 6 · Ages 6-10
Daniel would not stop praying, even when a wicked law told him he must. He was thrown to the lions. God shut the lions' mouths and Daniel was not hurt.
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Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors
Genesis 37-50 · Ages 6-10
Joseph's brothers meant to hurt him. But God meant it for good, and used it to save many lives. Joseph forgave his brothers with tears.
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The First Christmas — Baby Jesus is Born
Luke 2 · Ages 6-10
Mary and Joseph travelled from Nazareth to Bethlehem, and the baby Jesus was born in a stable. The shepherds came running when the angels sang.
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Zacchaeus in the Sycomore Tree
Luke 19 · Ages 6-10
Zacchaeus was a short tax collector who climbed a sycomore tree to see Jesus. Jesus looked up, called him by name, and came to his house that day.
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The Good Samaritan
Luke 10 · Ages 6-10
A man lay wounded on the road. A priest passed by. A Levite passed by. But a Samaritan stopped, bound his wounds, and cared for him. Jesus said: go and do thou likewise.
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The Prodigal Son — the Father Who Ran
Luke 15 · Ages 6-10
The younger son took his father's money and left. He wasted it all. When he came home, hungry and ashamed, his father saw him a great way off — and ran to meet him.
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Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
John 6 · Ages 6-10
A boy gave Jesus his little lunch — five loaves and two fish. Jesus gave thanks. And there was enough to feed more than five thousand people — with twelve baskets left over.
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Abraham's Call — Follow God to a Far Country
Genesis 12 · Ages 6-10
God called Abraham to leave his home and follow him to a new land. Abraham did not know where he was going. But he trusted God, and God kept every promise.
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Joshua and the Walls of Jericho
Joshua 6 · Ages 6-10
Israel marched around Jericho for six days in silence. On the seventh day they marched seven times, blew the trumpets, and shouted. The walls fell down flat.
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Ruth and Naomi — Whither Thou Goest
Ruth 1-4 · Ages 6-10
Ruth would not leave her mother-in-law Naomi. Her loyalty led her to Boaz, and to Bethlehem, and into the family line of King David and Jesus himself.
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Samuel — 'Speak, for Thy Servant Heareth'
1 Samuel 3 · Ages 6-10
Little Samuel heard God calling him in the temple at night. When he finally understood, he said the perfect prayer: 'Speak; for thy servant heareth.'
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King Solomon and the Two Mothers
1 Kings 3 · Ages 6-10
Young King Solomon asked God not for money or long life, but for an understanding heart. God gave him the wisdom to know who the real mother was.
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Elijah and the Ravens
1 Kings 17 · Ages 6-10
When there was no food in the land, God fed the prophet Elijah with birds. Every morning and every evening, the ravens brought him bread and meat.
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Peter Walks on the Water
Matthew 14 · Ages 6-10
Peter stepped out of the boat and walked on the water to Jesus. When he looked at Jesus, he walked. When he looked at the waves, he began to sink — but Jesus caught him.
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The Easter Story — He is Risen
Matthew 26-28 · Ages 6-10
Jesus died on the cross to take away our sins. On the third day the tomb was empty. The angel said, 'He is not here: for he is risen, as he said.'
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Pentecost — the Church is Born
Acts 2 · Ages 6-10
Ten days after Jesus went to heaven, the Holy Spirit came like a rushing wind and tongues of fire. Peter preached, and three thousand people believed. The Church was born.
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Paul on the Road to Damascus
Acts 9 · Ages 6-10
Saul was fighting against Christians. On the road to Damascus a great light shone, and Jesus spoke to him. Saul became Paul, and preached the Gospel to the whole world.
The library keeps growing. Each story is written by the household — carefully, one at a time.
How every story is written
Every Bible story on this page follows the same shape:
- A KJV verse anchor — the actual Bible verse, quoted exactly.
- A plain retelling — the story in words a six- to ten-year-old can follow.
- One thing we learn — a single lesson, said once. No lectures.
- A memory verse — short, from the KJV, worth learning by heart.
- A prayer — one or two sentences, appropriate for children.
Nothing is added that is not in the Bible. Nothing is left out that a child needs to know.