prophecy, and it does not include the New Testament Epistles. It is not a direct translation of the Bible; instead, it tells the story in plain, simple English. With very little commentary, I’m trying to give “just the facts”—to tell the story as it is recorded. One thing to keep in mind: Just because an event is recorded in the Bible does not mean God approves of it. The nature of historical narrative is to record what happened. The writers of Scripture assume the reader will look at events from