Nineveh Repents (Jonah 3:5-10) true repentance of the Ninevites5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. 6 For word came to the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe […]
Bible Stories
Jonah Preaches to the Ninevites That God Will Destroy Them: Jonah 3:1-4
Jonah Preaches to the Ninevites (Jonah 3:1-4) Sweet Publishing/FreeBibleimages.org/CC BY-SA 3.0 1 And the word of the LORD came to Jonah the second time, saying, 2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the preaching that I bid you. 3 So Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh, according to the word […]
Jonah Cast Into the Sea and Swallowed by a Big Fish: Jonah 1:11-17, 2:1-10
Jonah Cast Into the Sea and Swallowed (Jonah 1:11-17) Sweet Publishing/FreeBibleimages.org/CC BY-SA 3.0 11 Then said they to him, What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us? for the sea worked, and was tempestuous. 12 And he said to them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the […]
Jonah Sent to Nineveh, Flees to Tarshish: Jonah 1:1-10
Sweet Publishing/FreeBibleimages.org/CC BY-SA 3.0 Jonah Sent to Nineveh, Flees to Tarshish (Jonah 1:1-3) 1 Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee […]
Joshua 2: Rahab Welcomes the Spies
Rahab Welcomes the Spies – Joshua 2 1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there. 2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, […]
Joshua 3: The Crossing of the Jordan
1 And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over. 2 And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host; 3 And they commanded the people, saying, When […]
The Camp at Gilgal
The Camp at Gilgal Sweet Publishing/FreeBibleimages.org/CC BY-SA 3.0 19 And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho. 20 And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal. 21 And he spoke […]
The Walls of Jericho
The Walls of Jericho – Joshua 6 1 Now Jericho was straightly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. 2 And the LORD said to Joshua, See, I have given into your hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valor. 3 And you […]
Joshua 1: God Commissions Joshua
God Commissions Joshua – Joshua 1 1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying, 2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you, and all this people, to […]
Joshua 7: The Sin of Achan
Israel Defeated at Ai – Joshua 7 1 But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children […]