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Welcome to Bible Exploration!
Here are lots of free Bible lessons which will help you become better acquainted with the Bible, God's Word to us, and discover valuable truths for living life. As you will see by the descriptions, many of these are geared to children but even more are meant for teens and adults. Enjoy discovering what God wants you to learn today!
*Bible Stories from Moody Bible Institute (for children, teens & adults)
*David & Goliath Story (for teens and adults)
*Know Your Bible (four sets lessons for children)
*Light from the Old Testament (for mature teens and adults)
*Survey of the Scriptures (for teens and adults)
*Getting Acquainted with the Old Testament (for teens and adults)
*A Journey of Faith with the Patriarchs (for teens and adults)
*Book of Judges (for mature teens and adults)
*Character by Character (for teens and adults)
*Famous Bible Stories (for teens and adults)
*Famous Bible Parables (for teens and adults)
These Old Testament stories, made for children, teens and adults, are self-running presentations with narration. They are all in VIDEO mp4 format and run about 10 minutes each.
Begin by clicking on the Lesson 1 link below (please begin with LESSON 1 especially if you intend to do the questions). After you have gone through each lesson in its video version you can return to this page and click on the relevant "Quiz" link to do the questions for that lesson.
| Lessons |
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| 1. Noah and the Ark Purpose: to show the folly of ignoring God |
| 2. Joseph in Egypt Purpose: to show how troubles can make us strong |
| 3. The Red Sea Purpose: to teach the power of God, and His ability to free from the slavery of sin |
| 4. The Ten Commandments Purpose: to teach the true purpose of the Ten Commandments |
| 5. The Serpent of Brass Purpose: to teach that God's remedy for "the poison of sin" is faith in Him |
| 6. Samson Purpose: to teach the importance of surrendering our lives completely to the Lord |
| 7. The Call of Samuel Purpose: to show that it isn't enough to know about God, to serve in His house, or to have religious parents; we must know Him in our hearts, and give our lives to Him. |
| 8. David and Saul Purpose: to teach the strength of humility |
| 9. The Wisdom of Solomon Purpose: to teach that the greatest treasure we can have is God-given wisdom; and that all wisdom is found in the Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 10. Ahab — the Pouting King Purpose: to teach us that God seeks to turn us from our own way of destruction to a way of life. |
| 11. Elijah and the Prophets of Baal Purpose: to show that God is not willing that men should perish, but calls them to repentance. |
| 12. Naaman the Leper Purpose: to teach the value of witnessing. |
| 13. Elisha and the Syrian Army Purpose: to teach confidence in God's power to deliver us from our enemies; and our obligation to show mercy and forgiveness. |
| 14. Jonah and the Big Fish Purpose: to teach that God is ready to forgive all who call upon Him in sincere repentance. |
| 15. The Fiery Furnace Purpose: to teach courage—through Christ. |
| 16. Belshazzar's Feast Purpose: to show children that God judges and rules over their lives. |
| 17. Daniel in the Lions' Den Purpose: to teach God's care for those who dare to take a stand for Him. |
| 18. The Baby Moses Purpose: to show that God prepares our lives for the work He has chosen for us. |
| 19. The Walls of Jericho Purpose: to teach that a life of victory and blessing depends on faith in God and obedience to Him. |
| 20. Gideon Purpose: to teach the true meaning of trusting and obeying God. |
David & Goliath Story
...a deeper look at the main characters in what you thought was a familiar story
| Lessons |
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| 1. God |
| 2. Goliath |
| 3. David |
| 4. Saul |
| 5. Jonathan |
This is a multi-level series of lessons geared to different school grades. Each set contains 24 lessons taking the student through the Bible by picking up stories from Genesis right through to the Gospels and Acts. These stories, based on Bible passages but adding imaginative scenerios, are designed to acquaint children with Bible stories and characters.
At the present time, Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 and Level 4 (basically for grade/primary 1, grade 2, grade 3 and grade 4 children) are available online here.
Know Your Bible — Level 1
Know Your Bible — Level 2
Know Your Bible — Level 3
Know Your Bible — Level 4
Light from the Old Testament
This series from The Mailbox Club presents valuable insights and applications from Genesis and Exodus. Each lesson is in multiple parts.
Survey of the Scriptures
This Course, for mature teens and adults, will help you understand the unity of the Bible and the themes and basic content of its 66 books in 10 interesting and unique self-running audio-visual presentations. Each lesson contains narration and graphics lasting 15-20 minutes. Original material is from a Moody Institute of Science presentation copyrighted © 1962 by Moody Bible Institute, updated and adapted for web use by UB David & I'll B Jonathan, Inc.
IMPORTANT: you should have a high-speed Internet connection in order to view these easily as the video files are large.
Begin by clicking on the Lesson 1 link below (please begin with LESSON 1 especially if you intend to do the questions). After you have gone through each lesson in its video version you can return to this page and click on the relevant "Quiz" link to do the questions for that lesson.
Getting Acquainted with the Old Testament
The 39 books of the Old Testament Scriptures provide the crucial background and foundation for the coming of Jesus Christ in the New Testament. Without the Old Testament we cannot understand God's plans and purposes as He works out salvation history through both Testaments. This 10-hour survey course will introduce you to all 39 books in an interesting devotional overview style with lots of graphics to aid understanding.
Each session is a self-running audio-visual presentation produced by Rev. Brian Cummins (former WebServant for this website) and can be viewed online or downloaded in MP4 format (as well as MP3 audio only, plus PDF versions of the scripts). Sessions run between 7 and 17 minutes long with an average of about 11 minutes each so you can tackle this series in bite-sized chunks.
Depending on your Internet speed and what device you're using, you may need to pause the videos from time to time if the video stops running, in order to give the download time to catch up.
A Study in Genesis 12 – 50
This in-depth series on Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph will help you understand better the nature of faith and your walk with God. These are some of the most memorable personalities in the Bible, with fascinating stories and significant lessons for us.
Each session is a self-running audio-visual presentation produced by Rev. Brian Cummins (WebServant for this website) and can be viewed online or downloaded in MP4 format (as well as MP3 audio only, plus PDF versions of the scripts). Sessions run between 5 and 16 minutes long with an average of about 10 minutes each so you can tackle this series in bite-sized chunks.
The Book of Judges
This in-depth study of an entire Old Testament book is intended for mature teens and adults. It will provide you with many practical principles for living the Christian life as we explore the fascinating stories of Israel's "Dark Ages".
Each session is a self-running audio-visual presentation produced by Rev. Brian Cummins (WebServant for this website) and can be viewed online or downloaded in mp4 format. Sessions run between 8 and 18 minutes long with an average of a little under 13 minutes each. Scripts of each session are available in PDF format and audio-only (mp3) files can also be downloaded from each session page.
Character by Character
This series is an exciting journey into the Scriptures, looking at some of the well-known (and not so well-known) personalities in the Word of God. These lessons are intended for teens and adults, giving brief but comprehensive studies of 58 Bible characters, with many practical applications. These four sets of lessons were written by renowned UK Bible teacher, Selwyn Hughes.
You will not find any more rewarding or fascinating experience than to trace in the lives of Bible characters the amazing interplay of divine providence with human personality.
This long course of 55 lessons is divided into four sets. Series 1 covers 15 personalities from Adam and Eve to King Saul. Series 2 completes the Old Testament from David to Zechariah. Series 3 begins the New Testament with Matthew and goes to Andrew. Series 4 completes the New Testament with 14 characters from Stephen to James.
Character by Character: Series 1
| Lessons |
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| 1. Adam and Eve |
| 2. Noah |
| 3. Abraham |
| 4. Isaac |
| 5. Jacob |
| 6. Joseph |
| 7. Moses |
| 8. Joshua |
| 9. Deborah |
| 10. Gideon |
| 11. Ruth |
| 12. Samson |
| 13. Samuel |
| 14. Saul |
Character by Character: Series 2
| Lessons |
|---|
| 1. David |
| 2. Jonathan |
| 3. Solomon |
| 4. Elijah |
| 5. Elisha |
| 6. Ezra |
| 7. Nehemiah |
| 8. Esther |
| 9. Job |
| 10. Isaiah |
| 11. Jeremiah |
| 12. Daniel |
| 13. Hezekiah |
| 14. Amos |
| 15. Jonah |
| 16. Zechariah |
Character by Character: Series 3
| Lessons |
|---|
| 1. Matthew |
| 2. Mark |
| 3. Luke |
| 4. John |
| 5. Mary |
| 6. Joseph |
| 7. John the Baptist |
| 8. Simon Peter |
| 9. Mary & Martha |
| 10. Lazarus |
| 11. Judas |
| 12. Thomas |
| 13. Andrew |
Character by Character: Series 4
| Lessons |
|---|
| 1. Stephen |
| 2. Philip the Evangelist |
| 3. Paul |
| 4. Cornelius |
| 5. Lydia |
| 6. Aquila & Priscilla |
| 7. Barnabas |
| 8. Silas |
| 9. Timothy |
| 10. Titus |
| 11. Philemon |
| 12. James |
Famous Bible Stories
Famous Bible Parables
