XXIII. THE BRAMBLE AND THE FIRE 116 XXIV. JEPHTHAH’S DAUGHTER 121 XXV. THE KING’S GREAT-GRANDMOTHER 126 XXVI. “SAMUEL! SAMUEL!” 131 XXVII. THE BATTLE OF THE ARK OF GOD 136 XXVIII. FIVE GOLD MICE 141 XXIX. SAUL AND THE SEER 145 XXX. THE BATTLE OF THE RIGHT EYES 150 XXXI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GREAT TREMBLING 154 XXXII. THE BLEATING OF THE SHEEP 159 XXXIII. A SHEPHERD OF BETHLEHEM 164 XXXIV. DAVID FIGHTS THE GIANT 169 XXXV. UNDER THE KING’S DISPLEASURE 174 XXXVI. THE CAVE OF ADULLAM 179 XXXVII. THE OUTLAW AND THE SHEEPMASTER 184 XXXVIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE KING’S SPEAR 189 XXXIX. IN THE LAND OF THE ENEMY 194 XL. THE WITCH OF ENDOR 199 ILLUSTRATIONS Lot chooses the Pleasant Land (page 12) _Colored frontispiece_ The Ark rests on the Top of a Mountain 8 The Blessing of the Second Son 26 There is the Dreamer 38 Moses by the Burning Bush 50 It sounds to Me like Singing 64 The Ass and the Angel 70 So They stoned Achan 80 Jael takes the Tent Pin 88 Gideon hears the telling of a Dream 98 Samson kills the Lion with his Hands 108 Boaz notices Ruth and asks about Her 128 The Lad shall belong to the Lord 132 They put the Ark upon a Cart, and the Mice beside It 142 Samuel and Saul have a Long Talk together 148 David escapes by the Window 174 David with the King’s Spear 190 THE GARDEN OF EDEN I THE GARDEN OF EDEN This is the oldest story in the world. It began to be told when children began to ask questions; and that was very long ago. The children said, “Where did everything come from? Who made the hills and the sea? Who made the sun and the stars?” And their fathers and mothers answered as best they could.