Children Can Explore Scripture Through God's Animal Menagerie Your family will love this unique board book! Using colorful, engaging artwork, From Eden to Bethlehem introduces little ones to the coming messiah - from fall to prophecy to Incarnation - using the animals of the Bible to tell the story. Children will delight in the beautiful illustrations and learning about key animals in the Old and New Testaments. The creatures featured in From Eden to Bethlehem follow the narrative arc of Scripture and help children understand Jesus's coming as the central story of the Bible. You will appreciate the artistic design, theologically sound content, and helping your little one gain a greater understanding of the animal kingdom, as well as the coming/establishing of God's kingdom on earth. *** Baby Believer primers are designed to grow with children, from early infancy through elementary school. In addition to basic Bible theology, Baby Believer board books are filled with quotations from the Bible, creeds, hymns, church fathers, and other articles of faith to help reinforce the content and provide intellectual handholds for older children who possess a greater capacity for learning and memorization.

We, like Adam, find ourselves in a world not of our own making, awe-stricken, wondering what it's all about. Surely, we have an innate hunger to know our Creator. For the answers we turn to the Bible as the only written word about who God is and how we relate to him. God and His People: From Eden to Bethlehem follows Old Testament events and personalities in a smooth chronological flow from the Garden of Eden to the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem. Omitting the poetic books, the author uses key verses of Scripture, mainly from The Book, to develop sixty-four short, overlapping essays, under nine natural headings, to convey the unbroken journey of God's people from Adam in Eden to Jesus in Bethlehem-including happenings in the Holy Land between the Old and New Testaments.

Discover the real story behind the Christmas story. You and your family can discover the big picture of the Bible through this eye-opening, daily reading. Families want Christmas to be more spiritual and less commercial--more about Jesus and less about Santa.We also want to connect Christmas with the Bible. Sure, we read the "Christmas story" from the Gospels, but there's so much more to discover. For Christians, the word "Advent" means the arrival of a notable person. And this arrival was actually foretold 6,000 years ago, in Genesis 3:15.What happens to the Seed between Eden and the arrival in Bethlehem? You and your family can follow this Advent Journey in December, and explore how 64 generations (64 families) prepared for the arrival of Jesus."Many believers think they know all about the Christmas story, but I love this resource because it shows that God's miraculous plan began before Genesis. An eye-opening read that will bring a deeper appreciation for the season." --Dr. Alex Himaya, senior pastor of BattleCreek Church

Jesus was born in Bethlehem, but why Bethlehem? Why should God purpose to become man somewhere so marginal, so insignificant? This book follows the unfolding story of Bethlehem through the Bible, from the death of Rachel to the birth of Jesus, uniquely combining four perspectives: a) the Bible as one developing story, b) the Bible as a Middle Eastern book, c) insights from contemporary Palestinians from Bethlehem, and d) what this means for mission. Suffering Rachel, refugee Rahab, vulnerable Ruth, overlooked David all have a connection with Bethlehem. If Bethlehem shelters refugees, then so must we. If Bethlehem welcomes strangers, so must we. If Bethlehem weeps at injustice, and takes a stand against empire, so must we. What we see in Bethlehem’s story, we apply to our own stories. We enter into Bethlehem’s story with as much cultural and geographical colour and flavour as we can muster in order to feel the crises, taste the dust, hear the lambs bleating on the hillside. And there we find the Christ-child, son of David, the Good Shepherd, Lion of Judah, Bread of Life, Lamb of God, fulfilling all the recurring themes, taking his inevitable place as rightful king.

What is it that is revealed in the Revelation of Bethlehem? This fascinating book discusses the meaning of the name "Bethlehem" and explains why the Messiah was born in this little town. The format combines short meditations on the Birth of Christ with detailed explanations of certain points, which are gathered together as footnotes in sections called The Grain Bins. The information brought forth in this work includes such accounts as: 1. The reason why the village of Ephrathah had its name changed to Bethlehem. 2. The reason why Caleb chose the city of Hebron as hi portion, and the relationship between the city of Bethlehem and the Calebites: the "dog" clan offshoot of the tribe of Judah. 3. The possible Calebite ancestry of King David. 4. The native origins of the shepherds. 5. The reason why Adam was brought into the Garden of Eden and the two stages of mankind. 6. The meaning of suffering. 7. The hidden reason behind the flight; to Egypt and the return to the Holy Land. The author is a Scripture scholar who brings a wealth of material to light in this study, helping the reader to discover some interesting details about the birth of Christ which will make the infancy narratives even more meaningful.

The land is an important theme in the Bible. It is a theme through which the whole biblical history found in the Old and New Testaments can be studied and analyzed. Looking at the land in the Bible from its beginnings in the garden of Eden this publication approaches the theme from three distinct perspectives – holiness, the covenant, and the kingdom. Through careful analysis the author recognises that the land has been universalized in Christ, as anticipated in the Old Testament, and as a result promotes a missional theology of the land that underlines the social and territorial dimensions of redemption.