I Will Make of Thee a Great Nation
Subtitle: Old Testament stories
By: as told by Val D. Greenwood ; illustrations by Owen Richardson.
Contributors: Illustrations by Owen Richardson, Forward by George D Durrant
Publisher: American Book Publishing
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Salt Lake City, UT
Language: eng
Format: Paperback (perfect bound)
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9781589824393
Copyright date: 2008 (Released 2 February 2009)
Subjects: Bible stories, English -- O.T; (For Adults)
Genres: Religion - nonfiction
Description: I Will Make of Thee a Great Nation by Val D Greenwood is an inspirational collection of more than 200 Old Testament stories for Christian adults and young adults. The stories take them on a significant journey through the Old Testament—from the Creation until after the return of the Jews from captivity in Babylon. During this journey, the reader will become acquainted with peoples, kings, and prophets as he rediscovers those favorite Bible stories from childhood, along with many other less familiar accounts of faith and devotion. The book―in modern English and a comfortable and reverent writing style―is thorough yet engaging. It is true to the scriptural account and is simple without being simplistic. 
I Will Make of Thee a Great Nation is not a substitute for reading the Old Testament; the two should be used together. The whole intent is to help the reader find comfort and enlightenment without being overwhelmed. The book’s study aids―the footnotes, the pronunciation guide, the two indexes, the maps, and the chart of the kings―also help bring the Bible to life and enhance the reader’s understanding
Notes: Includes footnotes, bibliographical references, pronunciation guide, illustrations, maps, name index, and subject index.
Table of contents: title: Section I.	The Creation, the Fall, and the Early Patriarchs 1−In the Image of God 	(Genesis 1−2; John 1)	2 2−The Serpent Deceived Me	(Genesis 2−3)	3 3−My Brother’s Keeper	(Genesis 4)	5 4−The Great Flood	(Genesis 6−9)	6 	5−A Tower and a City Called Babel	(Genesis 10−11)	8  Section II.	Abraham and Isaac 6− In You and in Your Seed	(Genesis 11–13)	10 7−The Rescue of Lot	(Genesis 14)	12 8−You Shall Bear a Son and Call Him Ishmael	(Genesis 15−16)	13 9−A Father of Many Nations	(Genesis 17−18)	14 10−For the Sake of Ten	(Genesis 18−19)	15 11−A Man of Great Influence	(Genesis 20)	17 12−Hearken to the Voice of Sarah	(Genesis 21)	18 13−The Son Whom You Love	(Genesis 22)	19 14−This Thing Is of Jehovah	(Genesis 23−24)	20 15−Abraham Is Gathered to His People	(Genesis 25)	22 16−The Elder Shall Serve the Younger	(Genesis 25)	22 17−Isaace, a Man of Patience	(Genesis 26)	23  Section III.	Jacob and Joseph 18−Jacob Receives the Blessing	(Genesis 26−28)	26 19−A Ladder That Reaches to Heaven	(Genesis 28)	27 20−The Younger Daughter	(Genesis 29)	28 21−One Man’s Family	(Genesis 30)	30 22−Jacob Prospers in Haran	(Genesis 30−31)	31 23−A Covenant of Peace	(Genesis 31)	32 24−Face-to-Face	(Genesis 32, 35)	33 25−The Reunion	(Genesis 32−33)	34 26−In Defense of Dinah’s Honor	(Genesis 34)	36 27−The Last Son	(Genesis 35)	37 28−Sold into Egypt	(Genesis 37)	38 29−She Has Been More Righteous Than I	(Genesis 38)	39 30−My Master Trusts Me	(Genesis 39)	40 31−Ruler over All Egypt	(Genesis 39−41)	41 32−I Will Go to Egypt to See My Son	(Genesis 41−47)	43 33−Blessings with Crossed Hands	(Genesis 47−48)	46 34−God Will Surely Visit You	(Genesis 49−50)47	47 35−The Faithfulness of Job	(Job 1−42)	49  Section IV.	From Egypt to Sinai 36–The Son of Pharaoh’s Daughter	(Exodus 1−2)	54 37−From Prince to Shepherd	(Exodus 2)	55 38−I Have Seen the Afflictions of My People	(Exodus 3−4)	56 39−Let My People Go	(Exodus 4−6)	57 40−The Plagues of God	(Exodus 7−11)	59 41−The Last Plague and the Passover	(Exodus 11−12)	61 42−Stand Still and See the Salvation of Jehovah	(Exodus 12−14)	63 43−The Bread that Jehovah Has Given You	(Exodus 15−17)	64 44−As Long as His Hands Were Raised	(Exodus 17; Deuteronomy 25)	66 45−The Task Is Too Great for One Man	(Exodus 18)	67 46−God Is Come to Prove You	(Exodus 19−23; Deuteronomy 5))	68 47−Come Up into the Mountain	(Exodus 24−31)	70 48−Forgotten Covenants and a Golden Calf	(Exodus 32−33; Deuteronomy 9)	72 49−Hew Out Two New Stones	(Exodus 34; Deuteronomy 10)	73 50−The Tabernacle	(Exodus 35−40; Leviticus 8)	74 51−My Presence Shall Go with You		(Exodus 33; Leviticus 9; Deuteronomy 9; Numbers 2)	75 52−The Levites Shall Be Mine	(Leviticus 10; Numbers 3, 18; Deuteronomy 10)	76  Section V.	Through the Wilderness and Into Canaan 53−The Burden of an Ungrateful People	(Numbers 10−11)	80 54−What Kind of Prophet?	(Numbers 12)	81 55−Forty Years for Forty Days	(Numbers 13−14; Deuteronomy 1)	82 56−The Priesthood and the Plague	(Numbers 16−17)	84 57−Speak to the Rock	(Numbers 20)	85 58−The Brass Serpent	(Numbers 21; Deuteronomy 29)	86 59−The Curse of Balaam	(Numbers 21−24)	87 60−He Was Zealous for His God	(Numbers 25)	89 61−Take Joshua, the Son of Nun	(Numbers 26−36)	90 62−Moses’ Farewell	(Deuteronomy 1−34)	91 63−Jehovah Has Given You This Land	(Joshua 1−2)	93 64−Jehovah Will Do Wonders among You	(Joshua 3−4)	94 65−The Captain of Jehovah’s Army	(Joshua 5)	95 66−The Fall of Jericho	(Joshua 6)	95 67−The Price of Disobedience	(Joshua 7−8)	97 68−From a Very Far Country	(Joshua 9)	98 69−A Land for Which You Did Not Labor	(Joshua 10−24)	99  Section VI.	The Reign of the Judges 70−A Message for You from God	(Judges 3) 	102 71−The Man Whom You Seek	(Judges 4)	103 72−The Sword of Jehovah and of Gideon	(Judges 6−8)	104 73−The Wickedness of Abimelech	(Judges 9)	106 74−The Victory and the Vow	(Judges 11)	108 75−Shibboleth	(Judges 12)	110 76−He Shall Begin to Deliver Israel	(Judges 13)	110 77−Samson, the Bane of the Philistines	(Judges 14−15)	111 78−Tell Me the Source of Your Strength	(Judges 16)	113 79−Micah and the Danites	(Judges 17−18)	114 80−The Desolation of Benjamin	(Judges 19−21)	116 81−The Loyal Moabitess	(Ruth 1−4)	117 82−I Am Loaning Him to Jehovah	(1 Samuel 1−2)	119 83−Jehovah Can No Longer Honor You	(1 Samuel 2)	121 84−Speak, Lord, for Thy Servant Hears Thee	(1 Samuel 2−3)	122 85−The Glory Departs from Israel	(1 Samuel 4)	123 86−The Ark among the Philistines	(1 Samuel 5−7)	124 87−Samuel’s Victory over the Philistines	(1 Samuel 7)	125  Section VII.	Saul and David: The Rise and Fall of King Saul 88−That We Might Be Like Other Nations	(1 Samuel 8)	128 89−Jehovah Has Anointed You	(1 Samuel 9−10)	129 90−Victory for King Saul	(1 Samuel 11−12)	131 91−You Have Acted Very Foolishly	(1 Samuel 13)	132 92−Victory—and Nearly Death—for Jonathan	(1 Samuel 14)	133 93−To Obey Is Better than Sacrifice	(1 Samuel 15)	134 94−Jehovah Looks at Men’s Hearts	(1 Samuel 16)	136 95−Let David Stand Before Me	(1 Samuel 16)	137 96−I Come in the Name of Jehovah	(1 Samuel 17)	137 97−A Victim of Saul’s Jealousy	(1 Samuel 18−19)	139 98−True Friends	(1 Samuel 20)	141 99−David on the Run	(1 Samuel 21−22)	142 100−The Hunted Spares the Hunter	(1 Samuel 23−24)	144 101−The Foolishness of Nabal	(1 Samuel 25)	145 102−You Shall Do Great Things	(1 Samuel 26)	147 103−David among the Philistines	(1 Samuel 27−28)	148 104−Saul Seeks Light from a Dark Source	(1 Samuel 28)	148 105−A Providential Rejection	(1 Samuel 29−30)	149 106−The End of King Saul	(1 Samuel 31; 1 Chronicles 10)	151 107−Your Own Mouth Testified against You	(2 Samuel 2)	152  Section VIII.	David and Solomon: The House of Judah on the Throne 108−The King of Judah Only	(2 Samuel 2−4)	154 109−Shall the Sword Devour Forever?	(2 Samuel 2)	155 110−The Ark Comes to the City of David		(2 Samuel 5−6; 1 Chronicles 11, 13−15)	156 111−Love Turns to Hate	(2 Samuel 6; 1 Chronicles 15)	157 112−Your Son Shall Build My House	(2 Samuel 7; 1 Chronicles 17)	158 113−Honor for the House of Saul	(2 Samuel 9)	158 114−David and the Tenth Commandment	(2 Samuel 10−11)	159 115−You Are That Man	(2 Samuel 12)	161 116−Absalom’s Revenge	(2 Samuel 13)	162 117−Absalom Returns from Exile	(2 Samuel 14)	163 118−The Man Who Would Be King	(2 Samuel 15)	164 119−The Flight from Jerusalem	(2 Samuel 16)	165 120−The Rejection of Ahithophel	(2 Samuel 16−17)	166 121−Absalom’s Death and David’s Sorrow	(2 Samuel 18)	168 122−David’s Return from Exile	(2 Samuel 19)	170 123−Sheba the Benjamite	(2 Samuel 20)	171 124−Rizpah’s Faithful Vigil	(2 Samuel 21)	172 125−That Which Costs Me Nothing	(2 Samuel 24; 1 Chronicles 21)	174 126−All These Things Have Come from Thee	(1 Chronicles 22, 28−29)	175 127−Adonijah’s Ambition	(1 Kings 1)	176 128−Be Strong and Show Yourself a Man	(1 Kings 1, 2)	178 129−Justice for His Father’s Enemies	(1 Kings 2)	179 130−A Wise and Understanding Heart	(1 Kings 3)	180 131−Divide the Living Child in Two	(1 Kings 3)	181 132−The Holy Temple	(1 Kings 4−8; 2 Chronicles 2−7)	182 133−Because You Have Broken My Covenant	(1 Kings 11)	184  Section IX.	Divided Israel (Part I): Two Separate Kingdoms  The Kings of Israel and Judah 	(Chart)	188 134−Israel Divided	(1 Kings 12; 2 Chronicles 10−11)	192 135−A Prophet from Judah Comes to Beth-el	(1 Kings 13)	193 136−Judah: Rehoboam’s Kingdom	(1 Kings 14; 2 Chronicles 11−12)	195 137−The Fall of Jeroboam’s House Foretold	(1 Kings 14)	196 138−Righteous King Asa	(1 Kings 15; 2 Chronicles 13−16)	197 139−Prophecies Fulfilled in Israel  	(1 Kings 15−16; 2 Chronicles 16)	198 140−The Righteous Reign of Jehoshaphat in Judah    (2 Chronicles 17)	199 141−Greater Wickedness in Israel	(1 Kings 16)	200 142−The Curse of Jericho Fulfilled	(1 Kings 16)	200 143−Your Barrel of Meal Shall Not Waste 	(1 Kings 17)	201 144−Showdown at Mount Carmel	(1 Kings 18)	202 145−The Rains Return and Jezebel’s Wrath is Kindled    (1 Kings 18−19)	204 146−A Still, Small Voice	(1 Kings 19)	205 147−King Ahab Defeats Syria	(1 Kings 20)	206 148−Naboth’s Vineyard	(1 Kings 21)	208 149−If Ahab Returns in Peace, Jehovah Has Not Spoken     (1 Kings 22; 2 Chronicles 18)	209 150−You Shall Not Need to Fight Them	(2 Chronicles 19−20)	211 151−He Shall Not Come Down from His Bed	(2 Kings 1)	212 152−I Have Seen the Chariot of Israel	(2 Kings 2)	213 153−Moab Falls to Israel and Her Allies	(2 Kings 3)	215 154−The Widow’s Oil	(2 Kings 4)	216 155−Death—Then Life—for the Promised Son	(2 Kings 4)	217 156−Miracles at Gilgal	(2 Kings 4)	218 	   Section X.	Divided Israel (Part II): Good Kings, Bad Kings, and the Threat of Captivity 157−The Healing of Naaman	(2 Kings 5)	220 158−The Floating Ax Head	(2 Kings 6)	222 159−Those Who Are with Us	(2 Kings 6)	222 160−By This Time Tomorrow	(2 Kings 6−7)	223 161−The Murder of Ben-hadad	(2 Kings 8)	225 162−The Wickedness of King Jehoram	(2 Kings 8; 2 Chronicles 21)	226 163−The Beginning of the End for the House of Ahab    (2 Kings 9; 2 Chronicles 22)	227 164−Jehu’s Sacrifice to Baal	(2 Kings 10; 2 Chronicles 22)	229 165−Farewell to Athaliah	(2 Kings 11; 2 Chronicles 22−23)	230 166−King Joash Forsakes Jehovah	(2 Kings 12; 2 Chronicles 24)	232 167−The Arrow of Jehovah’s Deliverance	(2 Kings 13)	233 168−Defeat on the Heels of Victory	(2 Kings 14; 2 Chronicles 25)	234 169−Jeroboam’s Success and Uzziah’s Pride 	(2 Kings 14−15; 2 Chronicles 26)	236 170− Jonah, Nineveh, and the Bean Plant	(Jonah 1−4)	237 171−The End of Israel Is in Sight	(2 Kings 15−16; Isaiah 7)	239 172−The Kings of Judah Forsake Jehovah	(2 Kings 15−16; 2 Chronicles 27−28; Isaiah 7)	240 173−Assyria’s Victory and Israel’s Captivity	(2 Kings 17)	241 174−The Renewal of Judah’s Righteousness 	(2 Kings 18; 2 Chronicles 29−31)	243 175−Jehovah Will Defend This City	(2 Kings 18−19; 2 Chronicles 32; Isaiah 36−37)	244 176−Fifteen Additional Years		(2 Kings 20; 2 Chronicles 32; Isaiah 38)	247 177−Judah’s Captivity Prophesied	(2 Kings 20; Isaiah 39)	247 178−The Abominations of King Manasseh	(2 Kings 21; 2 Chronicles 33; Jeremiah 15)	248  Section XI.	Judah’s Captivity: The Prophecies, the Siege, and the Reality 179−King Josiah Fulfills the Prophecy  	(2 Kings 22−23; 2 Chronicles 34−35)	250 180−A Prophet to the Nations	(Jeremiah 1−2)	252 181−After This Manner Will I Mar the Pride of Judah     (Jeremiah 13)	253 182−We Will Walk After Our Own Devices	(Jeremiah 18)	254 183−One More Chance for Judah	(Jeremiah 26)	255 184−As This Jug Is Broken	(Jeremiah 19−20)	256 185−The Burning of the Book	(2 Kings 23−24; 2 Chronicles 36; Jeremiah 21, 25, 36, 45)	257 186−Judah on the Brink of Destruction	(2 Kings 24; 2 Chronicles 36)	258 187−Hananiah	(Jeremiah 27−28)	259 188−Jeremiah’s Imprisonment	(Jeremiah 37, 32, 38)	260 189−A Watchman to the House of Israel	(Ezekiel 1−5, 18)	262 190−Judah, the Harlot Wife	(Ezekiel 6−16)	264 191−The Eagles, the Cedar Tree, and the Vine	(Ezekiel 17)	266 192−Why Will You Die, O Israel?	(Ezekiel 18)	267 193−You Shall Not Mourn for Her	(Ezekiel 24)	267 194−I Will Save My Flock	(Ezekiel 34, 36, 37)	268 195−Can These Bones Live?	(Ezekiel 37)	269 196−The Two Shall Be One	(Ezekiel 37)	270 197−Water from Under the Temple	(Ezekiel 38−48)	270 198−The Fall of Jerusalem	(2 Kings 25; Jeremiah 39−40)	271 199−Judah’s Remnant Flees to Egypt	(Jeremiah 40−43)	272 200−To the Queen of Heaven    (Jeremiah 44)			274  Section XII.	The Captivity of Judah, the Return, and Beyond 201−The Babylonian and Persian Empires	(Miscellaneous sources)	278 202−Prove Us for Ten Days	(Daniel 1)	279 203−You Beheld a Great Image	(Daniel 2)	280 204−We Cannot Serve Your Gods	(Daniel 3)	282 205−The Great Tree	(Daniel 4)	284 206−An Everlasting Kingdom	(Daniel 7)	285 207−The Time of this Vision Is the Time of the End    (Daniel 8)	287 208−The Handwriting on the Wall	(Daniel 5)	288 209−In the Lions’ Den	(Daniel 6)	290 210−He Shall Confirm His Covenant	(Daniel 9)	291 211−Another Vision of Judah’s Future	(Daniel 10−12)	292 212−The Return of Judah’s Exiles	(Ezra 1−4; Nehemiah 7, Isaiah 44, 45)	295 213−King Darius Supports the Temple Project	(Ezra 5−6; Haggai 1−2)	297 214−For Such a Time As This	(Esther 1−10)	299 215−Ezra Brings More Exiles		(Ezra 7−8)	303 216−Marriages to Unbelievers	(Ezra 9−10; Nehemiah 8)	304 217−Let Us Rise Up and Build	(Nehemiah 1−7)	306 218−Should You Not Walk in the Fear of God?	(Nehemiah 5)	308 219−Judah Struggles to be Obedient	(Nehemiah 9−13)	309 Maps	311 Pronunciation Guide	319 Bibliography		337 Name Index	339 Subject Index	363