Making Bible History Come Alive

Children need not be bored by Bible history. Think of the following example: Moses escaped death as a child (Exodus 1-2), was educated as a prince (Exodus 2:10; Hebrews 11:24), was the instrument through which God worked miracles (Exodus 4:1-9; Exodus 7:1-18), and received the Ten Commandments on tablets of stone (Exodus 31:12-18; Exodus 32:1-16).

These are exciting story elements that are designed to teach children about God‘s dealings with man.

Biblical stories have been shared with children for generations — all the way back to the times recorded in Exodus (cf. Exodus 12-13); as well as Deuteronomy 6), where Moses described times when children were to be retold vital stories from Jewish history.

Beloved, let us set aside a time each day to read Bible stories to our children and grandchildren, passing these stories from generation to generation (cf. Deuteronomy 6:1-7; Psalm 78:1-8).

And while we’re at it, let’s put a little animation into our story telling, and then watch their excitement as biblical history comes alive!

—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets