Amplified Classic Bible With Stories & Audio

Amplified Classic Bible With Stories & Audio

Bible Stories

Lazarus Raised from the Dead

Lazarus Raised from the Dead

The raising of Lazarus or the resurrection of Lazarus, found only in the Gospel of John (John 11:1–44), is a miracle of Jesus in which Jesus brings Lazarus of Bethany back to life four days after his burial. In John, this is the last of the miracles that Jesus performs before the Passion and his own resurrection.

Isaac and Rebekah - Bible Story

Isaac and Rebekah - Bible Story

Isaac was the son of Abraham and Sarah, promised by God and born to them late in life. When Isaac was of age to be married, Abraham called for his most trusted servant and gave him a crucial role in this story. He asked the servant to search out and find his son a wife from a good family that would join him in devotion to God.

Ethiopian Eunuch - Bible Story

Ethiopian Eunuch - Bible Story

This story, from the book of Acts chapter 8, begins with Philip the Evangelist visited by an Angel who tells him to travel south from Jerusalem where he meets an Ethiopian eunuch along the road. Philip helps the eunuch understand the gospel of Jesus and then baptizes him in nearby water. A wonderful example of the teachings of Christ spreading through the world.

The Abrahamic Covenant - Bible Story

The Abrahamic Covenant - Bible Story

The Abrahamic Covenant, found in the book of Genesis, was God's promise to Abraham to bless him with a "great nation" of many descendants and to curse those who dishonor him. Read a summary of the divine agreement and the bible verses detailing this story.

Nebuchadnezzar's Dream - Bible Story

Nebuchadnezzar's Dream - Bible Story

Daniel interpreted a dream of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, in which the king saw a giant statue made of four metals. As he watched, a stone "not cut by human hands" destroyed the statue and became a mountain filling the whole world. Daniel explained to the king that the statue represented four successive kingdoms beginning with Babylon, while the stone and mountain signified a kingdom established by God which would never be destroyed nor given to another people.

Baby Moses - Bible Story

Baby Moses - Bible Story

As a newborn, Moses is placed in a basket and hidden in the Nile to save his life from Pharoah's orders to kill all Hebrew sons. He is found by Pharoah's daughter who takes pity on him and allows him to live. Pharoah's daughter raises and gives him the name, Moses, as she "drew him out of the water." Amazingly, this one saved Hebrew son would go on to deliver the Israelites from Egypt.

Peter Denies Jesus - Bible Story

During Jesus' Last Supper with his disciples, he predicted that Peter would deny knowledge of him, stating that Peter would disown him before the rooster crowed the next morning. Following the arrest of Jesus, Peter denied knowing him three times, but after the third denial heard the rooster crow and recalled the prediction as Jesus turned to look at him.

Judgment of King Solomon - Bible Story

The Judgment of Solomon is a story from the Bible in which King Solomon of Israel ruled between two women both claiming to be the mother of a child. He tricked the parties into revealing their true feelings by using a false appeal to fairness. It is considered an archetypal lesson of a neutral authority utilizing wisdom in making a ruling.

The Golden Calf - Bible Story

When Moses goes to Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments, the Israelites create a Golden Calf to worship from their impatience of his absence. Upon returning, Moses is very angered by the false idol they have created and destroys both the tablets given to him and their Golden Calf.

PART 1 Creation to the Flood

PART 2 The Flood to the Deliverance From Egypt

PART 3 Deliverance From Egypt to Israel’s First King

PART 4 Israel’s First King to Captivity in Babylon

PART 5 Captivity in Babylon to Rebuilding of Jerusalem’s Walls

PART 6 Birth of Jesus to His Death

PART 7 Jesus’ Resurrection to Paul’s Imprisonment

PART 8 What the Bible Foretells Comes True