GOD’S AMAZING PLAN BIBLE

SPECIFICATIONS

GOD’S AMAZING PLAN BIBLE Size (WxH): 148×210 mm Full color on all pages Pages: 328 Age: 8-12 Retail price US $14.99 ISBN: 9788772031392

Author: Amy Parker Illustrator: Jacqui Davis

KEY FEATURES

• Important stories from the Bible retold by bestselling author Amy Parker • Contains real Bible text, ending each story with key verses from scripture • Written in straightforward language—easy to read and understand • Illustrations show both popular and rare scenes from the Bible stories

GOD’S AMAZING PLAN BIBLE IS A RETOLD BIBLE STORYBOOK FOR TWEENS—AN EASY TO READ INTRODUCTION TO THE MAIN MESSAGE OF THE BIBLE: GOD’S PLAN TO RESTORE AND REDEEM HIS CREATION. GOD’S AMAZING PLAN BIBLE SEEKS TO EMPHASIZE THE WAYS GOD WORKS TO BRING ABOUT SALVATION, FROM CHOOSING HIS PEOPLE AND SAVING THEM FROM SLAVERY TO ESTABLISHING THEM AS A NATION AND FINALLY, AT THE RIGHT TIME, SENDING HIS SON JESUS CHRIST, THE ULTIMATE SAVIOR.

Reach and revenue We try our best—together with you—to reach as many people with the Gospel as we can, while at the same time generating as much revenue as possible, to keep our businesses alive and thriving. This title will do both of these things. It will help us reach the 8-12 year olds in our community with the message of the Bible. Additionally, as a well-written and beautifully illustrated 328page children’s Bible, it is our experience that God’s Amazing Plan Bible will generate substantial income, from the time of publication and for years to come.

A stepping stone to understanding God God’s Amazing Plan Bible is an overview of God’s work in history and a stepping stone to understanding God as a loving Father who never gives up on His fallen creation.

Each story ends with key Bible verses for the reader to reflect on, express the essence of the story itself. These verses, taken as a whole, are like beads on a string, connecting the Bible storybook to the biblical text while also connecting the reader to the main message, theme, or idea of each story, expressed in the Bible’s own words.

IN THE BEGINNING

Genesis 1-2

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Along, long time ago, in the very beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was empty and shapeless, there was darkness all around, and God’s Spirit moved over the waters.

Into the darkness, God said, “Let there be light!” and light flooded the earth. God saw that it was good. He separated the light from the darkness. He called the light “day” and He called the darkness “night.” This was the first day of our world.

The next day, God created a space for air around the earth. He called the space “sky,” and He placed some of the earth’s water above the sky. The sky separated the water on the earth from the water above the earth. That was the second day.

On the third day, God gathered up the waters into one place so that dry land would appear. He called the dry land “earth,” and He called the water “seas.” He looked out over the land and seas, and He saw that they were good.

Then He said, “Let the earth produce plants.” The land grew green with grasses, golden with grains, and lush with tall trees

IN THE BEGINNING

filled with leaves and fruit. God looked out at the beautiful earth and saw that it was good. This was the third day.

The next morning, God said, “Let there be lights to divide the day from the night, to make different seasons, and to measure days and years.” With those words, God created a large, bright light for the daytime and a smaller light for the night. He set each and every star in place, and they began to shine their radiant light throughout the vast night sky. That was the fourth day.

The next day, God filled the sea and the sky with living things. Crabs and clownfish, porpoises and pufferfish, swordfish and sea turtles swirled and splashed in the water. Bursts of color filled the air as cardinals and toucans took flight. The very first songs of canaries and cockatiels were carried on an afternoon breeze. Eagles and ospreys built their nests high above as God said, “Multiply and fill the earth.” That was the fifth day.

Finally, God said, “Let there be creatures to fill the earth.” Just like that, animals large and small creeped and crawled over the land. Antelope leapt, and armadillos waddled. Mice scurried, and monkeys swung from tree to tree.

Kangaroos jumped, and cows chewed the grasses of their lush, new home. God looked around and saw that it was all good. He had created a vibrant new world, brimming with colorful plants and playful creatures—but day six wasn’t over yet!

God then said, “Let’s make people, to look like us and to be in charge of the creatures of the land, air, and sea.” With those

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