A retelling of the Bible story of Moses and the Ten Commandments, exploring why the story is important and offering contextual information to make it come alive. It begins with the Israelites making their way through the wilderness after the Egyptians perished in the Red Sea. It tells of Moses receiving God's Ten Commandments, and smashing them after witnessing the idolatry of the Israelites. After the death of Moses the Israelites invade Canaan under the leadership of Joshua to lay their claim to the Promised Land. After the death of Joshua, the text tells the stories of the Judges, men and women appointed by God to rescue the Israelites from their oppressors, including the great victories of Samson, and his final revenge on the Philistines' temple of Dagon. The text is illustrated with artwork, specially commissioned from Italian artists, and there are maps to indicate where the events took place. Special context feature panels provide information on the story. This volume is part of a series of eight titles covering both the Old and New Testaments.
This book is part of a book series called Bible Discoverers .
There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2002 by Anness Publishing .
Victoria Parker has worked with children's books, many of which have been shortlisted for literary awards. Janet Dyson is an educational consultant whose specialist area is Religious Education.
This book contains the following stories:
Gideon and the Angel
God appears before Gideon in the form of an agngel and tells him to lead a battle against the Midianites.
Samson and the Philistines
Samson was a man with herculean strength who used his power to fight the Philistines who were occupying the land of Israel. He led his people for 20 years but was then betrayed by his wife, Delilah, and captured by the Philistines. Samson was tied to pillars by his captors. Blinded and humiliated he knocked down the pillars, killing himself and all the Philistines inside the building that housed them.
