Bible News Press

Yahweh explains some of his perspective on having a house built for him, correcting David's good intentions. The prophet Nathan speaks out of turn and has to come back and give God's real word, which includes an incredible promise for King David. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to:...

Paul and Barnabas travel around Lycaonia doing miracles and getting stoned. The miracles are believed, but for the wrong reasons. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to:  https://thehappyhomeschool.com/reading-acts-chapter-14/

Being careful to follow what God has written, King David, the Levites, and all the people celebrate bringing the ark to Jerusalem. Everyone gets a nice dinner, that includes a raisin cake. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to:  https://thehappyhomeschool.com/reading-1-chronicles-chapt...

King David and the Levites have done some research and are ready to bring the ark to Jerusalem the right way. Hundreds of people are part of the procession and lots of skillful music is involved. Unfortunately, David's humble and enthusiastic worship is unappreciated by his first wife, Saul's daughter, Michal. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on...

The Holy Spirit tells the teachers and prophets in Antioch to send out Barnabas and Saul. They encounter a conniving sorcerer while talking with a proconsul. Later they sail to Cyprus, then Antioch of Pisidia, where they are invited to speak in the synagogue. However, the Jews get jealous when Gentiles get saved and throw them out of town. Paul and Barnabas respond by shaking the dust off of their...

Hiram king of Tyre is honored by being mentioned for blessing King David, the Philistines abandon their gods when routed by David in battle, and the fame of David spreads into all lands. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to: https://thehappyhomeschool.com/reading-1-chronicles-chapter-...

Herod (Agrippa) has James the brother of John murdered, then intends to do the same with Peter, but an angel prods Peter awake and leads him to safety. However, when Peter arrives at the house where people are praying for him, no one believes the servant girl and Peter has to keep knocking before they finally let him in. Finally, Herod pretends he is a god and the real God proves that to be false....

Peter is confronted by the Jewish Christians in Judea because he ate with uncircumcised Gentiles. They accept his explanation and glorified God that the Gentiles were also granted repentance to life. Barnabas is sent to Antioch to see what is going on there among the recent converts, then he goes to get Saul from Tarsus. A world wide famine is prophesied. Read from the World English Bible. All of...

David makes his first serious mistake as king and someone dies as a result. Another man ends up being blessed when David leaves the ark of the covenant behind. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to:  https://thehappyhomeschool.com/reading-1-chronicles-chapter-13/

Cornelius and Peter both get special communication from God, one via an angel and the other through a trance, to bring them together. Cornelius and his household are so ready to accept the gospel message that Peter doesn't even have a chance to call them to repentance, but the Holy Spirit just falls on them while Peter is still talking! Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Pres...

We are told how King David's army grew. Specific men are listed and described as being very mighty warriors. After David is recognized by all of Israel as king, they have a three day long party. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to: https://thehappyhomeschool.com/reading-1-chronicles-...

All of Israel finally recognizes David as kings. He proceeds to go conquer Jerusalem. Some astounding exploits of his mighty men are told which might have encouragement for us in following God's Anointed One, the son of David. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to:  https://thehappyhom...

The more narrative portion of 1 Chronicles begins with a brutal account of how Saul and his sons die, as well as God's reasons for judging Saul. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to:  https://thehappyhomeschool.com/reading-1-chronicles-chapter-10/

Saul of Tarsus is stopped in his tracks by bright light and the voice of the Lord Jesus. Saul is led away blind, but God sends Ananias to pray for him and tell him to call on the name of the Lord to be saved. Saul believes and amazes people by proving that Jesus is the Christ. This naturally makes some people want to kill him. We also hear of Peter healing a paralyzed man, as well as bringing a be...

We find out which and how many Jews went back to live in Jerusalem after being in Babylon, we find out more about priestly responsibilities to guard things in the temple, and a repetition of King Saul's lineage and descendants show that even though he and three of his sons met a tragic end, some of his descendants returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity. Read from the World English Bi...

It's a bit of a puzzle making sense of Benjamin's family and King Saul's lineage, but there are clues that can be pulled together! Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to:  https://thehappyhomeschool.com/reading-1-chronicles-chapter-8/

Saul's murderous rampage continues, Simon the sorcerer makes a huge mistake, and Philip gets instructions from an angel. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to:  https://thehappyhomeschool.com/reading-acts-chapter-8/

Important family information is given about six more Jewish tribal groups to set the stage for the rest of Chronicles. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to: https://thehappyhomeschool.com/reading-1-chronicles-chapter-7/

Stephen answers the high priest with a history lesson that shows that Moses prophesied about Jesus. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to:  https://thehappyhomeschool.com/reading-acts-chapter-7/

There are important reasons to carefully evaluate the series The Chosen. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to:  https://thehappyhomeschool.com/is-the-chosen-biblical-and-does-it-matter/

It was important to those in the early Church to take care of the basic needs of widows. They chose men full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom to oversee it. Stephen was one of these men. He also spent time explaining things in the synagogue and did such a good job of it that it made some men mad enough to accuse him of blasphemy, which would allow them to kill him. Read from the World English Bible....

In the first scene, Ananias and Sapphira try to lie to the Holy Spirit. Great fear came on those in the church when they saw the consequences. Later Peter and the apostles are arrested because the Sadducees are jealous, but an angel breaks them out of prison, which perplexes the religious leaders, but not enough to repent when they hear the gospel. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bib...

Lineages in the tribe of Levi are explained, including who served in Solomon's temple and who went into Babylonian captivity. The specific genealogy of the three lead singers appointed by King David are given, and thus we are reminded of the rebellion of Korah against Moses and see that not all of his family sided with him. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings...

Reuben's infamy is again recounted, along with more explanation for why Judah was listed first in the genealogies. We hear of a war with a people called Hagrites during a time when the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Mannasseh were trusting in God. Two Assyrian kings are also mentioned, Pul and Tiglath-Pileser, who are stirred up against these tribes because of their wickedness. Rea...

Peter and John are taken into custody by the religious authorities for teaching about Jesus and the resurrection from the dead. Peter takes the opportunity to preach the gospel, including Psalm 118 to show it was prophesied. The two disciples are threatened and released. There is also a brief summary of the new believers selling property to take care of other believers' needs, with Barnabas being...