Child's Story of the Bible

Samuel speaking to the Lord
"For the child I prayed," she said, "and the Lord has answered my prayer

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Title: Child's Story of the Bible

Author: Mary A. Lathbury

Release Date: May 3, 2008 [EBook #25309]

Language: English

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for we may not do evil that good may come.

One was a Syrian woman whose daughter was troubled by an evil spirit, and she begged Jesus to have mercy upon her.

How glad and grateful Abraham must have been that morning, when he came down the mountain, with Isaac walking beside him, to think that he had still obeyed God when it was hard to do so.

"Lay not thine hand upon the lad," said the voice, "for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thine only son from me."