LIST OF
BIBLE STORIES
© Doris Day
This
is only a partial list of Bible stories and special
needs.
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1. Old Testament Stories |
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Creation
of the World |
Genesis
1:1 - 2:4, 18-22 |
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Adam
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Eve Sin |
Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-23 |
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Cain
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Genesis 4:1-16 |
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Noah
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the Flood |
Genesis 6:5-22;
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Tower
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Genesis 11:1-9 |
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God
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Abraham |
Genesis 12:1-5 |
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Abram
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God’s
Covenant with Abram |
Genesis
15:1-21; 17:1-27;
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Isaac’s
Birth; Abraham
Tested |
Genesis 21:1-7; 22:1-19 |
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Jacob
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Genesis 25:19-20,24-34 |
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Jacob
Receives Blessing |
Genesis 27:1-27, 41-45 |
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Jacob
Flees; Ladder |
Genesis 28:10-22; 30:25-26 |
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Jacob
Marries; Returns Home;Wrestles with God |
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Joseph’s
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Genesis 37:1-5 |
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Joseph
Sold by Brothers |
Genesis
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Joseph,
Potiphar’s Slave; Potiphar’s Wife Tempts |
Genesis 39 |
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Joseph
in
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Genesis 40 |
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Joseph
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Genesis 41:1-4,8-16, |
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Family
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42:1-8; 45:3-5; 46; 47:1,27; 50:19-22 |
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Moses’
Birth |
Exodus
1:6-14,22; 2:1-10 |
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Moses
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Moses’
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Exodus 3:1-15;
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Moses
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Pharaoh; 1st
to 9th Plagues |
Exodus 4:27-31;
5:1-2; 7:10-13,20-21; 8:1-4, 16,17,20-21; 9:1-4,
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10th
Plague; |
Exodus
11:1-10; 12:3-8, 23, 29-31, 37, 50-51 |
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Israelites
Leave Crossing
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Exodus 13:17-22; 14:5-7,15-
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God
Provides Manna, Quail and Water |
Exodus
16:2-4,12,31; 17:1-6; 8:1, 5-11, 14, |
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Ten
Commandments |
Exodus 19:1-3;
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Building
the Tabernacle |
Exodus 35 - 40 |
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Moses
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13:1-2, 17-33 |
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Moses’
Disobeys God; Death |
Numbers 20:7-12; Deuteronomy
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Joshua,
the New Leader |
Joshua
1:1-9,16-17; 2:1
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Spies
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Joshua 2 |
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Crossing
the |
Joshua
3:1,14-17; 4:23-24; 6:1-5,12-17,20,22-23 |
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Gideon
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Samson
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Ruth
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Hannah’s
Prayer; Samuel’s Birth |
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Samuel
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God
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Saul,
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8:1-10,19-22; 9:1-20,27; 10:1,16-24;
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David
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Goliath |
1
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David
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David,
the King |
2
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Solomon,
the King |
1
Kings
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Solomon
Asks for Wisdom |
1
Kings 3:1-28; 10:1-9 |
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Solomon
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Kings 5:13 - 8:66 |
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Division
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Elijah
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2
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Elijah
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2
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Elisha
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Elisha
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Naaman
Healed of Leprosy |
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Jonah
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Daniel’s
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Daniel
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Shadrach,
Meshach and Abednego in Fiery Furnace |
Daniel 3:1-31 |
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Daniel
in
the Lions’ Den |
Daniel 6:1-28 |
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Ezra:
Exiles return to |
Ezra
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Nehemiah:
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Nehemiah
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Esther
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Birth of
John the Baptist |
Luke
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Angel
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Luke 1:26-38 |
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Angel
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Birth of
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Shepherds
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Jesus
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Luke 2:22-38 |
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Wise Men
Visit Jesus; Escape to
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Jesus
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Luke 2:41-50 |
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Jesus’
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Temptation
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Matthew 4:1-11;
Luke 4:1-13 |
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Jesus
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John 2:1-11 |
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Nicodemus
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John 3:1-21 |
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Jesus
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John 4:4-42 |
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Jesus
Heals the Official’s Son |
John 4:46-54 |
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Jesus
Calls Four Fishermen |
Matthew 4:18-22; Luke
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Jesus
Calls Matthew |
Matthew 9:9-13;
Luke 5:27-32 |
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Jesus
Selects Twelve Disciples |
Mark 3:13-19;
Luke 6:12-16 |
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Sermon
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Mountain (Youth) |
Matthew
5, 6, 7 |
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Paralytic
Man Healed |
Luke
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