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VOLUME NINE
By
ARTHUR S.MAXWELL
^-.A vM iS
THE BIBLE STORY VOLUME
IX
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King of Kings (From the Closing Scenes
of Jesus' Life to His Ascension)
STORY
BIBLE
More Than Four Hundred Stories in Ten Volumes Covering the Entire Bible From Genesis to Revelation
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VOLUME NINE King of Kings
BY ARTHUR Author of Uncle Arthur's Bedtime
The
Stories,
S.
§*=
MAXWELL
The Children's Hour With Uncle Arthur,
Secret oj the Cave, etc.
PACIFIC PRESS PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION Mountain View, California
THIS BOOK.
IS
COPYRIGHTED.
1957,
by the Review and Herald Publishing Association. All rights are reserved. No part of its literary or pictorial contents may be reproduced without permission from the publishers.
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CONTENTS —
Part I
Stories of the
Matthew 11:19;
John
King
of Lovers
16:21-23; 18:1-19:30; 21:12-16; 26:6-13;
12:20-33;
14:3-11;
Luke
7:36-50;
9:51-56;
Mark
10:13-
18:15-19:48;
11:55-12:33
PAGE 1.
Friend of Children
2.
Loved Village Jesus Wouldn't Burn Tears Jesus Shed Secret Jesus Told
3.
4. 5.
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28
Vision Jesus
Matthew
33
39 44
Saw
Stories of the 26:20-75;
19
22
8.
—
15
_....
9.
7.
9
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Jesus
Donkey Jesus Remembered The King Who Stopped to Cry Scene in the Temple — -
6.
Part II
Youth
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King
Mark
48
of Sorrows
14:12-15:20;
Luke 22:3^; John U:
27-57; 13:1-18:37
Washed
1.
Feet Jesus
2.
Farewell Party
3.
Last Loving
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--
Words
65
5.
Look After Them Night in a Garden
6.
Betrayed by a Traitor
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7.
Denied by
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8.
Condemned by Enemies
4.
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Please
a Friend
55 61
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70 73
—
78
—
82 88
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4r- PAINTING BY KUSSELL HAKLAN
©
1957, BY REVIEW AND HERALD
Hearing of the cruel death of Jesus, the children who loved Him must have been brokenhearted to find only an empty cross, the crown of thorns, and a few nails to tell the story.
THE BIBLE STORY
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Part 111
Stories of the
Matthew
Mark
of Sufferers
15:21-47;
Luke 23:18-56; John
19:1-42
1.
Rejected for a Robber
2.
Helped by an African
101 105
3.
Nailed
4.
Promise
5.
"Good-by, Mother"
6.
History Breaks in
7. 8.
9.
10.
Part
27:20-66;
King
IV
97
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to a Cross to a
Thief
112 118
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Two
124
The Man Who Pulled the Nails The Creator Rests Again — Most Sacred Day Most Awful Night
_..._
Stories of the
Matthew Acts
28:1-20;
King
Mark
129
134
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—
25;
.._
139 143
of Life
16:1-20;
Luke
24:1-53;
John
20:1-21:
1:1-11
1.
Most Glorious Morning
151
2.
Mysterious Stranger
156 161
5.
Burning Hearts Doubted Back to the Boats
6.
Breakfast by Galilee
7.
Feed
3. 4.
8.
9.
Why Thomas My
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Sheep Forty Wonderful Days Angels With a Promise
165 170 175
179 182
187
PART Stories of the
(Matthew
of Lovers
16:21-23; 18:1-19:30; 21:12-16; 26:6-13;
13-11:19; 12:20-33; 14:3-11;
48;
King
I
John 11:55-12:33)
Luke
Mark
10:
7:36-50; 9:51-56; 18:15-19:
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PART ONE
STORY
1
Friend of Children
HE
MAY
have been four.
He may
have been
five.
Nobody knows. His name may have been Amos, or Enoch, Benjamin. Again I don't know. Nobody knows.
I
don't know.
But for one all
hour he was the most favored boy in
brief
the world. Jesus picked
and
told everybody
around
they would never enter His
What loving,
He
him to
out of a crowd of children
become
kingdom
a dear, sweet boy he
face,
and
like this little
boy or
of love.
must have been! So kind,
and obedient! The goodness
been shining from his
or
Jesus
in his heart
saw
must have
it.
couldn't have been one of the rough kind, rushing
around shouting and whistling and making a nuisance of himself.
He
couldn't have been shoving the other boys about or
teasing the
little girls
and making them
cry.
No.
He was
just
standing there quietly and respectfully, looking up at Jesus
with wide-open
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PAINTING BY HARRY ANDERSON
©
eyes,
watching everything
1957, BY REVIEW
AND HERALD
Jesus loved children. Their simplicity, their trust, their simple faith were qualities that made them dear to the heart of God. It is with childlike faith He wishes us to come to Him.
He
did and listen-
THE BIBLE STORY ing to every word
He
said,
happy
so
Then he heard his name called. The Bible says, "Jesus called a "John,"
He
John, couldn't
said
it.^*
—and
"Please
Little John, blushing
while
all
happen
to
little
near
child unto
name
the boy's
come here
be
Jesus.
Him."
could have been
moment.
I
need you."
and smiling, ran toward
the Master,
a
the other children pressed near to see
what would
next.
Then, perhaps with one hand placed gently on head, Jesus said to the grownups
who were
little
John's
listening to
Him,
"Unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the
kingdom
of heaven."
His
disciples
Him who
had
would be the
His kingdom, and answer. is
asked
greatest in
this
The kingdom
for the
just
was His of heaven
humble, the gentle, the
kind, the unselfish. Unless the disciples
stopped
things
and
wanting the
the
best
places
best
for
themselves they would never see heaven.
^A.
^, is
"Whoever humbles himself like this child," the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."
Then His heart.
went on
Jesus
And
there
grownups never
the
do
so.
He
said, "it
something
to say
was sternness
At
would be
little
"How
and
to be
was on
He warned
Should anyone to
have a great
drowned
in the
John and the other children must have
wonderful
Why,
like this!
him
better for
as
sea."
this,
thought,
else that
His voice
to lead a child into sin.
millstone fastened round his neck
depth of the
in
Jesus said, "he
not only
have Somebody to care for us
to
Jesus our friend; He's our
is
own
big brother!"
They became more to the little
went on
to say
grownups, "See that you do not despise one of these
ones; for
I
tell
behold the face of added, "It
is
one of these
How to
sure of this as Jesus
Father
not the will of little
who
My
is
their angels always
in heaven."
Father
who
girl in all the
angels. If
is
in
Then He
heaven that
ones should perish."
dearly Jesus must love children!
any boy or
and the
you that in heaven
My
anyone
world but
starts
it
Nothing happens^ is
known
to
bullying one of His
him to do wrong, he had with him like the wonderful
Him "little
ones," or tempting
better look out!
Jesus will deal
big brother that
He
is!
You can imagine how
the children, hearing Jesus say such
things, came to love Him more and more. He was their hero. They were ready to do anything He said and follow Him any-
where
He
went. 11
t
THE BIBLE STORY Mothers loved
They brought
Him
too, because
Him
their babies to
He
loved their children.
and begged
Him
just to
put His hands on them and bless them.
The
Bible
of one such
tells
were crowding around Jesus
and innocent laughter
as usual.
always
as there
Then mothers began
together.
happy
to
scene.
Boys and
girls
There was much fun is
when
come with
children get
their little ones
in their arms.
my little Jacob!" I can hear one saying. "And my little Rebekah!" said another. "And my precious Daniel! Please, Jesus, put your "Bless
hands
on him!"
He
Jesus smiled as
cuddled the babies in His arms, whis-
pering gently to one after another, "Bless you, darling! Bless you,
little
To
sweetheart!"
the mothers
them up
right.
Be
I
am
sure
He
sure to teach
His commandments."
"And mind you bring them to love God and keep said,
FRIEND OF CHILDREN Then suddenly somebody
spoiled
it
"Get away, get away!" one of the "Leave the Master alone! Can't you
more important things
to
do than
all.
disciples
see bless
was
He's tired?
saying.
He
has
your children. Get
away!
Hurt and disappointed,
the mothers
and children looked
around, wondering what they had done wrong. of
them
them
to stay,
"Suffer
Me:
go away. Then
started to
and rebuked the
little
for of such
children,
is
the
Maybe some
Jesus spoke up.
He
told
disciples for acting like this.
and forbid them
kingdom
of heaven,"
not, to
He
come unto
said.
"Let the children alone, do not stop them from coming to
Me,"
is
the
way another
translation reads.
What a nice, kind thing And He hasn't changed that far-ofF afternoon.
children
dress, or
to say!
a bit since then.
says
it
now
He
said
on
it
today. "Don't stop the
to
what language you
you. Just come. child away.
Him
Me!" He wants every boy and girl in all come to Him. No matter where you live, or how
coming
the world to
you
He
for
And
you
may
speak. His invitation
be sure
He
is
will never turn
to
any
THE BIBLE STORY But what did Jesus mean when
kingdom
of heaven"?
no indeed.
I
Are
all
said,
"Of such
is
the
children ready for heaven? Oh,
can think of some
and disobedient they
He
who
are so
would turn heaven
naughty and rude
into a
madhouse
if
they should ever get there. Others are so destructive they would tear the
were
New
to let
Jesus
Jerusalem to pieces in no time at
them
all
if
Jesus
in.
was thinking of
sweet, innocent, unspoiled children
when He said, "Of such is the kingdom of heaven." He had in mind those dear boys and girls who respect and obey their parents and who try to be helpful and unselfish at home and at school. Heaven will be made up of people like this. And if we are not like this now? Then we must change, or be left out. That is why Jesus wants us to come to Him, so
He
can change
He hearted,
wants
us.
to
make
us as kind, patient, tender-
and sweet-tempered
as
He was
as a boy.
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PART ONE
STORY
2
Youth Jesus Loved
How LONG babies that
however,
go home
to supper
"Good-by,
girls
and
do not know. At
last,
Jesus spent with the boys
happy afternoon
He
them
told
and
it
I
was time
and
for
them
all to
to bed.
Jesus, good-by,
good-by!"
I
can hear them
call-
ing as they slowly walked away.
Perhaps Jesus said to Himself, I
love
And now
them!
while." But
it
was not
I'll
have a
to be.
For
"What little
just
dear children
!
How
peace and quiet for a
then a young
man came
running toward Him.
Such
a noble-looking lad
his fine clothes telling that
Nobody
"Good "what It
shall
was
to see
him.
Master,"
said
I
do that
—
had ever come
quite like this
Lord was glad
he was
I
big, strong,
and clean
he belonged to the wealthy
the
may
to Jesus before,
youth,
and the
kneeling respectfully,
inherit eternal
a thoughtful question
class.
life.f'"
and showed
that the
young 15
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YOUTH man had
LOVED
JESUS
been thinking seriously about the future. People had
kingdom in which there would be no death and where everybody would live forever, and he had come to find out how he could share in it.
him
told
that Jesus
was preaching about
Looking tenderly
a
young man's
into the
earnest,
upturned
"You know the commandments: Do not comDo not kill, Do not steal. Do not bear false witness.
face, Jesus said,
mit adultery.
Defraud
Honor
not,
thy father and mother."
"Master," replied the youth eagerly, "all these have served
my
from
Clearly this fine lad loved
As
a child he had
he
still
his
ob-
God and wanted
to
do
right.
memorized the Ten Commandments, and
knew them by
They were
heart.
the guiding rules of
life.
No
wonder
Jesus saw
do
I
youth."
him
that "Jesus beholding
all
the
good
him and
in
all
loved him."
good he might
the
in days to come. This noble youth could
become
a great
church leader, a mighty champion of His kingdom of
"You
lack one thing," said Jesus. !
"Just one thing "
one!
love.
What
is
it,
I
Lord.-^
can hear the young
man
me and
do
Tell
I
will
anything, for the rich boon of eternal
life."
you," said Jesus. "If you
want
"I'll tell
saying. it!
"Only
Anything,
to be perfect, sell
everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven.
Then come,
take
up the
cross,
and
fol-
low me." Joy
left
the
young man's
face, as
though a
light
had gone
out inside him. 9-2
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