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Naaman is Healed Sep 29, 2023

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This Bible story podcast for kids tells the story of Naaman being healed. We referenced the following Biblical passages: 2 Kings 5:1-19. Hey-O Kids Curriculum’s primary goal with the Stories of the Bible animation is to tell the stories from God’s word accurately and in a way that is engaging to children of all ages.

This is Naaman who was a great leader in the army of the king of Aram. Though Naaman was a mighty warrior, he had leprosy which made him have sores all over his body. Naaman had a maid in his house who was a young girl from Israel. This young girl served Naaman’s wife. One day, the girl told Naaman’s wife, “I wish my master would go to see the prophet in Samaria. He would heal him of his leprosy.”

So Naaman went to the king of Aram and told him what the young girl had said. The king told him to go see the prophet and gave him a letter to give the king of Israel. Naaman went to Israel and brought with him many gifts. He gave the letter from his king to the king of Israel which asked him to heal Naaman.

After the king of Israel read the letter, he became very upset because the king knew couldn’t heal Naaman. He thought the king of Aram was trying to pick a fight with him. But there was a man of God in Israel named Elisha. He was a prophet and his job was to tell people what God wanted him to say. He also had done many miracles through God’s power and healed people of sickness. So when he heard that the king of Israel was upset , he sent him a message that said, ““Why are you so upset? Send Naaman to me, and he will learn that there is a true prophet here in Israel.”

So Naaman went to Elisha’s house. But Elisha sent a messenger out to him with this message: “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan River. Then your skin will be restored, and you will be healed of your leprosy.”

This made Naaman angry because he thought Elisha would come to meet him and wave his hand over him to heal him as he called on God’s name. He didn’t understand why he would just need to wash in a river in Israel. So Naaman turned and went away in a rage.

But his officers encouraged Naaman to do what Elisha said and Naaman changed his mind. Naaman went down to the Jordan River and dipped himself seven times, as Elisha had instructed him. And his skin became as healthy as the skin of a young child, and he was healed!

Then Naaman went back to find Elisha. Naaman said to Elisha, “Now I know that there is no God in all the world except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.”

But Elisha refused to accept a gift from Naaman even after he offered a second time. So Naaman asked if he could take some of the dirt from Israel back home, and said he would only offer sacrifices to the one true God from then on.

Elisha said, “Go in peace.” So Naaman started home again, healed from his leprosy by the power of God.

Elijah on Mount Carmel Sep 27, 2023

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This Bible story podcast for kids tells the story of Elijah on Mount Carmel. We referenced the following Biblical passages: 1 Kings 18:16-45. Hey-O Kids Curriculum’s primary goal with the Stories of the Bible animation is to tell the stories from God’s word accurately and in a way that is engaging to children of all ages.

This is Elijah. Elijah was a prophet in Israel during the reign of King Ahab. His job was to tell the people what God wanted them to hear. This is King Ahab. He came from a line of kings who did bad things, but King Ahab was the worst of them all. He led the Israelites to do evil things as well and they turned away from God and started worshiping a fake god called Baal.

God told Elijah to go speak with Ahab. While he was on his way to Ahab, a good man name Obadiah ran into him on the road. Elijah told him to go tell Ahab that he had come. Obadiah was scared that Elijah would not be there when he got back, but Elijah promised that he would. So Obadiah went to tell Ahab that Elijah had come back. King Ahab went out to meet Elijah and when he saw him he said, “So is it really you, you troublemaker of Israel?”

Elijah said, “I have made no trouble for Israel. You and your family are the troublemakers, for you have refused to obey the commands of God and have worshiped images of Baal instead.” Then Elijah told Ahab to bring all of Israel and the prophets of Baal to join him at Mount Carmel.

So Ahab did as Elijah asked. Then Elijah stood in from to them and said, “How much longer will you waver? If the Lord is God, follow him! But if Baal is God, then follow him!” But the people were completely silent.

Elijah called for two bulls and told the prophets of Baal that they could chose the one they wanted to sacrifice to Baal. They could put it on the altar but not set fire to it. Elijah said, “I will prepare the other bull and lay it on the wood on the altar, but not set fire to it. Then call on the name of your god and I will call on the name of the Lord. The god who answers by setting fire to the wood is the true God!” And all the people agreed.

Elijah let the prophets of Baal go first. They prepared the sacrifice and called on the name of Baal from morning until noontime, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no reply of any kind. Then they danced, hobbling around the altar they had made.

Elijah began mocking them. “You’ll have to shout louder! Perhaps he is away on a trip or is asleep and needs to be wakened!” So they shouted louder and raved all afternoon until the evening, but still there was no sound, no reply, no response.

Then Elijah called to the people, “Come over here!” They all crowded around him as he repaired the altar of God that had been torn down and dug a trench around the altar.

Then he said, “Fill four large jars with water and pour the water over the offering and the wood.”

After they had done this, he said, “Do the same thing again!” And when they were finished, he said, “Now do it a third time!” So they did as he said and the water ran around the altar and even filled the trench.

Elijah walked up to the altar and prayed, “God, prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant. Oh God, answer me! Answer me so these people will know that you are God and that you have brought them back to yourself.”

Immediately the fire of the Lord flashed down from heaven and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the dust. It even licked up all the water in the trench! And when all the people saw it, they fell face down on the ground and cried out, “The Lord—He is God! Yes, the Lord is God!”

Solomon Asks for Wisdom Sep 25, 2023

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This Bible story podcast for kids tells the story of Solomon asking for wisdom. We referenced the following Biblical passages: 1 Kings 3:3-15, 2 Chronicles 1:7-13. Hey-O Kids Curriculum’s primary goal with the Stories of the Bible animation is to tell the stories from God’s word accurately and in a way that is engaging to children of all ages.

This is Solomon. Solomon was the king of Israel after his father David. Solomon loved God and God was with Solomon and made him very powerful. One night, God appeared to Solomon in a dream. God said, “What do you want? Ask and I will give it to you.”

Solomon said, “You showed great and faithful love to David, my father, and now you have made me king in his place.” But then Solomon said that he felt like a child who didn’t know his way and that there were so many people of Israel to lead. So Solomon asked God for wisdom. He asked for an understanding heart so that he could rule God’s people well and know the difference between right and wrong.

God was happy that Solomon asked for wisdom because it showed that his greatest desire was to help God’s people. God said, “I will certainly give you the wisdom and knowledge you requested. But I will also give you wealth, riches, and fame such as no other king has had before you or will ever have in the future!”

Then Solomon woke up and realized it had been a dream. He went back to Jerusalem and made sacrifices to God. God did give all he said he would to Solomon. Solomon was known as a wise king and ruled God’s people with wisdom for many years.

David's Prayers Sep 22, 2023

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This Bible story podcast for kids tells the story of David's prayers. We referenced the following Biblical passages: 1 Chronicles 29:10-14, 2 Samuel 7:18-22, Psalm 118:21, and Psalm 16:7-8. Hey-O Kids Curriculum’s primary goal with the Stories of the Bible animation is to tell the stories from God’s word accurately and in a way that is engaging to children of all ages.

This is David. David was the second king of Israel. He was a great warrior, he loved God with all his heart, and he prayed to God often.

David loved God so much that he wanted to give him a special house to live in. But God told David that it wasn’t His plan for David to build this house. Even so, David thanked God for all He had done for him. He praised God for the great God that He is.

David wrote many psalms, which are prayers and songs to God that are in the Bible. In many of his psalms, David began by thanking and praising God. He thanked God for answering his prayers and giving him victory over his enemies. He thanked God for guiding him and showing him the right path to take.

David thanked God for always being with him. Even when David was an old man, he thanked God in front of all the people of Israel for all that He had done. He said to the people, “Give praise to the Lord your God!”

David talked to God his whole life and this is one reason why God said, “I have found a man after my own heart. He will do everything I want him to.”

David and Goliath Sep 20, 2023

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This Bible story podcast for kids tells the story of David and Goliath. We referenced the following Biblical passages: 1 Samuel 17. Hey-O Kids Curriculum’s primary goal with the Stories of the Bible animation is to tell the stories from God’s word accurately and in a way that is engaging to children of all ages.

This is David. David was a shepherd who lived in Bethlehem. David was chosen by God to be the next king of Israel when he was just a boy. But David had to wait a very long time until that promise would come true because there was another king of Israel named Saul. Saul led the armies of Israel. David’s older brothers were in the army while David took care of the sheep.

One day, King Saul was with his army near the valley of Elah. On the other side of this valley the Philistines, the enemies of Israel, gathered their army ready to fight.

The Philistines had a giant warrior named Goliath who challenged the Israelites. He shouted and taunted them saying, “Choose one man to come down here and fight me!”

Then Goliath spoke badly of God and his people. For forty days, every morning and evening, Goliath strutted in front of the Israelite army. And the Israelites and King Saul were very afraid.

Meanwhile, David’s father sent David to bring some food to his brothers and their captain. So David left his sheep and set out early in morning. He arrived at the camp just as the Israelite army was going out to battle. David followed the army to find his brothers. As he was talking with them, Goliath came out from the Philistine army and David heard him shout his usual mean taunts to the army of Israel.

As soon as the Israelites saw Goliath, they began to run away in fright. They said, “Have you seen the giant? The king has offered a huge reward to anyone who kills him.”

David asked what the reward would be and then said, “Who is this Philistine anyway, that he is allowed to defy the armies of the living God?”

David’s oldest brother heard David talking to the men and he was angry with him. But David said, “I was only asking a question!” And he continued to ask his question of other men. Then David’s question was reported to King Saul and the king sent for him.

David said, “Don’t worry about this Philistine. I’ll go fight him!”

Saul said, “There’s no way you can fight him and win. You’re only a boy!”

But David told Saul that he had taken care of his father’s sheep and rescued them from lions and bears. He had even defeated lions and bears when they would try to attack him. So David said he would do the same to Goliath for he had spoken terrible things about the armies of God. Then David declared, “The Lord who rescued me from the claws of the lion and bear will rescue me from this Philistine!”

So Saul said, “All right, go ahead and may the Lord be with you!”

Saul tried to give David his armor, but he wasn’t used to it. So David left the armor behind and picked up five smooth stones from a stream. Then armed only with his shepherd’s staff and sling, he started across the valley to fight Goliath.

When Goliath saw him coming, he sneered at him and yelled bad things at David. But David said, “You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies—the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This is the Lord’s battle and he will give you to us.”

Goliath moved closer to attack and David quickly ran out to meet him. He hurled a stone from his sling and it hit Goliath in the forehead. The stone sank in and Goliath stumbled and fell to the ground. The men of Israel rushed after the Philistine army and chased them away.

So David triumphed over the Philistine with only a sling and a stone, for he had no sword, but he knew the power of God and trusted God to win the battle against the giant.

Samson and Delilah Sep 15, 2023

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This Bible story podcast for kids tells the story of Samson and Delilah. We referenced the following Biblical passages: Judges 16: 1-21. Hey-O Kids Curriculum’s primary goal with the Stories of the Bible animation is to tell the stories from God’s word accurately and in a way that is engaging to children of all ages.

This is Samson. Who was the last judge of Israel. Samson was very strong and he was supposed to bring God’s people victory over their enemies who were the Philistines.

Now Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah. And the Philistines came to Delilah and convinced her to find out what the secret to Samson’s strength was. They promised her a great amount of money if she could do this.

So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me what makes you so strong and what it would take to tie you up securely.”

Samson replied, “If I were tied up with seven new bowstrings that have not yet been dried, I would become as weak as anyone else.”

So the Philistine rulers brought Delilah seven new bowstrings and she tied Samson up with them. She cried out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!” But Samson snapped the bowstrings. So the secret of his strength was not discovered.

Afterward Delilah said to him, “You’ve been making fun of me and telling me lies! Now please tell me how you can be tied up securely.”

Samson replied, “If I were tied up with brand-new ropes that had never been used, I would become as weak as anyone else.”

So Delilah took new ropes and tied him up with them. And again Delilah cried out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!” But again Samson snapped the ropes from his arms.

Then Delilah said, “You’ve been making fun of me and telling me lies! Now tell me how you can be tied up securely.”

Samson replied, “If you were to weave the seven braids of my hair into the fabric on your loom and tighten it with the loom shuttle, I would become as weak as anyone else.”

So while he slept, Delilah wove the seven braids of his hair into the fabric. Again she cried out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!” But Samson woke up and yanked his hair away from the loom and the fabric.

Then Delilah pouted, “How can you tell me, ‘I love you,’ when you don’t share your secrets with me? You’ve made fun of me three times now, and you still haven’t told me what makes you so strong!” She tormented him with her nagging day after day until he was sick to death of it.

Finally, Samson shared his secret with her. “My hair has never been cut for I was dedicated to God as a Nazarite from birth. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as anyone else.”

Delilah realized he had finally told her the truth, so she sent for the Philistine rulers. “Come back one more time,” she said, “for he has finally told me his secret.” So the Philistine rulers returned. Delilah lulled Samson to sleep, and then she called in a man to shave off the seven locks of his hair. Samson’s strength left him.

Then she cried out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!”

When he woke up, he thought, “I will do as before and shake myself free.” But he didn’t realize the Lord had left him. So the Philistines captured him and took him to prison.

God Speaks To Samuel Sep 13, 2023

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This Bible story podcast for kids tells the story of God speaking to Samuel. We referenced the following Biblical passages: 1 Samuel 3. Hey-O Kids Curriculum’s primary goal with the Stories of the Bible animation is to tell the stories from God’s word accurately and in a way that is engaging to children of all ages.

This is Samuel. Samuel was the son of Hannah. Hannah prayed for God to give her a son and God did! So Hannah gave Samuel back to God and Samuel grew up in the temple serving under Eli, the priest. As Samuel grew up, he learned how to serve God from Eli.

Samuel lived in the house of God, but he did not know God or what God’s voice sounded like. In those days, messages from God were rare. But one night after Eli had gone to bed, Samuel was sleeping in the Tabernacle when suddenly God called out, “Samuel!”

Samuel got up and ran to Eli and said, “Did you call me?”

Eli said, “I didn’t call you. Go back to bed.” So Samuel did.

Then God called out again, “Samuel!” And again Samuel got up and ran to Eli asking, “Did you call me.”

Eli said, “I didn’t call you. Go back to bed.” So Samuel did.

God called Samuel for a third time and Samuel went to Eli yet again. After three times, Eli realized that God was trying to speak to Samuel. So Eli taught Samuel to say, “Speak, Lord, your servant is listening.”

Samuel went back to bed. And God came and called as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, your servant is listening.” God told him many things about what would happen to Israel. As Samuel grew up, God was with him and everything God spoke through Samuel came true. Samuel was seen as a great prophet of God because he could hear the voice of God and he listened when God spoke to him.

Hannah and God Sep 11, 2023

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This Bible story podcast for kids tells the story of Hannah and God. We referenced the following Biblical passages: 1 Samuel 1 and 2: 1-11. Hey-O Kids Curriculum’s primary goal with the Stories of the Bible animation is to tell the stories from God’s word accurately and in a way that is engaging to children of all ages.

This is Hannah. Hannah was married to a man named Elkanah, but they were not able to have any children. This made Hannah sad.

Every year Hannah and Elkanah would go to the House of the Lord at Shiloh to pray to God and offer sacrifices. Hannah would cry out and pray to the Lord. She told God that if he gave her a son, she would give it back to him and that her son would serve God all the days of his life.

Hannah was so upset that one of the priests, Eli thought that there was something off about her. But Hannah told him that she had been praying because she had a broken heart.

So Eli told her, “May the God of Israel grant the request you’ve made.” And then Hannah was no longer sad.

In due time, Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel for she said, “I asked the Lord for him.”

Hannah did as she said she would and once Samuel was a little older, she took him to the temple. Hannah prayed and gave thanks to God. And Samuel grew up in the temple serving the Lord.

Gideon's 300 Men Sep 08, 2023

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This Bible story podcast for kids tells the story of Gideon's 300 Men. We referenced the following Biblical passages: Judges 7. Hey-O Kids Curriculum’s primary goal with the Stories of the Bible animation is to tell the stories from God’s word accurately and in a way that is engaging to children of all ages.

This is Gideon who was a judge of Israel. In the time when Gideon lived, the Israelites were being over taken by a group called the Midianites. The Midianites were so cruel that the Israelites hid from them and were starving because the Midianites were taking all their food and ruining the land. So the Israelites called out to God and ask Him to help. God chose Gideon to rescue the Israelites from the Midianites and gave him the power to lead an army of Israelites.

One day Gideon and his army got up early and came close to the Midianite camp. God told Gideon that he had too many warriors with him. God said, “If I let all of you fight the Midianites, the Israelites will boast to me that they saved themselves by their own strength.” So God told Gideon to let all the men who were scared go home. So 22,000 men went home and Gideon was left with only 10,000.

But God told Gideon that he still had too many men with him. He told Gideon to bring the men down to the water and that God would give them a test. Gideon did as God asked and then God said, “Divide the men in two groups. In one group put all those who cup water in their hands and lap it up with their tongues like dogs. In the other group put those who kneel down and drink with their mouths in the stream.” Only 300 of the men drank from their hands.

God told Gideon, “With these 300 men I will rescue you and give you victory over the Midianites. Send all the others home.” So Gideon did as God said.

Now the Midianite camp was in the valley just below where Gideon and his 300 men were. That night God told Gideon to get up and go down to the camp to listen to what the Midianites were saying. God told Gideon that if he was afraid he could take his servant Purah with him. So Gideon and Purah went to the edge of the enemy camp.

The enemy army was huge! There were too many men and camels for Gideon to even count! Gideon crept up close to the camp and heard a man telling his friend about his dream. The man said that in his dream a loaf of bread came tumbling down to the camp and knocked a tent down flat. His friend said the dream could only mean one thing - that God had given Gideon victory over the Midianites.

When Gideon heard this, he worshipped God. Then he went back to the Israelite camp and shouted, “Get up! For God had given you victory over the Midianites!” He divided his 300 men into three groups and gave them a ram’s horn and a clay jar with a torch in it.

Then he said, “Keep your eyes on me. When I come to the edge of the camp, do just as I do.” So the Israelite army went down to the enemy camp. It was just after midnight, after the changing of the guard. Suddenly, the Israelites blew their horns and broke their jars. They held blazing torches in one hand and horns in their other and all shouted, “A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!”

Gideon and his 300 men stood in position around the camp and watched as all the Midianites rushed around in a panic and tried to escape! Then they blew their ram horns and God caused the warriors in the camp to fight against each other. Some of them escaped, but Gideon called for the warriors of the other tribes in Israel to cut them off and so God used Gideon and his army of 300 men to defeat the Midianite army, just as He said He would.

Ruth and Naomi Sep 06, 2023

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This Bible story podcast for kids tells the story of Ruth and Naomi. We referenced the following Biblical passages: Ruth 1 (with mention of storyline of 2-4). Hey-O Kids Curriculum’s primary goal with the Stories of the Bible animation is to tell the stories from God’s word accurately and in a way that is engaging to children of all ages.

This is Naomi, who was a Jewish woman from Bethlehem in Judah. Naomi’s husband took her and her two sons to live in a country called Moab because there was a famine in Judah, meaning there wasn’t enough food for them to eat. While they were in Moab, Naomi’s husband died and her sons married two Moabite women named Orpah and Ruth. But then Naomi’s sons died, leaving Naomi, Orpah, and Ruth alone.

Naomi heard that God had blessed his people in Judah by giving them good crops for food again. So Naomi took her two daughters-in-law and set out for Judah. On the way, Naomi told her daughters-in-law to go back to their mothers’ homes. They all cried and then Ruth and Orpah told Naomi that they wanted to go with her to her people. But Naomi told them to go home and marry other men. They all cried again and Orpah said goodbye.

Ruth clung tightly to Naomi though. Naomi told her that she should go like Orpah did, but Ruth said, “Don’t ask me to leave you and turn back. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.” When Naomi saw that Ruth was set on going with her, she said nothing more.

So Ruth and Naomi went back to Judah. When the people in Bethlehem saw Naomi they were excited! But Naomi said to, “Call me Mara, for the Almighty has made life very bitter for me.”

When Ruth and Naomi returned, it was harvest time in Bethlehem. Ruth went to gather grain in the field of a man named Boaz. Boaz treated Ruth with kindness and made sure that she and Naomi had food from the fields. Naomi heard of this and told Ruth that Boaz was a close relative of Naomi’s husband, so he could be her husband. Ruth went to Boaz and told him that she was her family’s redeemer. Boaz then put everything in order to take Ruth as his wife. Ruth and Boaz had a son named Obed. Naomi cared for Obed as if he were her own. Obed went on to have a son of his own named Jesse and he had a son named David who would be the great king of Israel who defeated a giant named Goliath. And many, many years later Ruth and Boaz’s descendants would include Jesus, the savior of the world!

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