The Joy of Jesus Bible

A storybook Bible for families

The Joy of Jesus Bible

Every story from Genesis to Revelation, retold for little hearts — and each one quietly leading home to Jesus. Read it aloud together; the painting stays in view while the words unfold.

285 stories · Genesis → Revelation

01

Primeval History & Patriarchs (Genesis 1-50)

28 stories

The Light That Loved to MakeGenesis 1:1-2:3type true and better

The Garden Where Nobody Was LonelyGenesis 2:4-25longing to fulfillment

The Day the Hiding StartedGenesis 3promise keeping

Two Gifts and a Hurting HeartGenesis 4:1-16brokenness rescue

The Man Who Walked Right Off the PageGenesis 5second coming hope

The Boat Built Before the RainGenesis 6:5-22gods heart

The One Safe DoorGenesis 7-8type true and better

The Bow Hung in the SkyGenesis 8:20-9:17promise keeping

The Tower That Wanted to Be FamousGenesis 11:1-9upside down kingdom

Go, and I'll Show YouGenesis 12:1-9promise keeping

Count the Stars If You CanGenesis 15promise keeping

The God Who Saw the Girl Nobody WantedGenesis 16gods heart

The Laugh Behind the Tent DoorGenesis 18:1-15promise keeping

The Pleading Man and the Burning CityGenesis 18:16-19:29brokenness rescue

Two Boys, One Tender FatherGenesis 21:1-21gods heart

The Mountain Where God ProvidedGenesis 22type true and better

A Bride Brought Home from Far AwayGenesis 24already not yet

The Birthright Sold for SoupGenesis 25:19-34upside down kingdom

The Blessing That Got StolenGenesis 27-28:5brokenness rescue

The Stairway in the WildernessGenesis 28:10-22already not yet

The Girl Whose Eyes Looked TiredGenesis 29:15-30:24gods heart

The Night Jacob Wrestled GodGenesis 32:22-32brokenness rescue

The Brother Who Ran to ForgiveGenesis 33gods heart

The Coat and the Empty PitGenesis 37type true and better

The Servant Who Wouldn't BendGenesis 39gods heart

The Dreams That Woke a KingGenesis 40-41gods heart

I Am Joseph — Come CloseGenesis 45upside down kingdom

You Meant It for Bad, God Meant It for GoodGenesis 50:15-26promise keeping

02

Exodus, Law & Wilderness (Exodus-Deuteronomy)

23 stories

The Baby in the River-BasketExodus 1-2:10gods heart

The Prince Who Ran AwayExodus 2:11-25brokenness rescue

The Bush That Burned and Wouldn't Burn UpExodus 3-4gods heart

When Helping Made It WorseExodus 5-6already not yet

Ten Times God Knocked on Pharaoh's DoorExodus 7-10gods heart

The Night the Lamb Stood InExodus 11-12type true and better

A Road Through the Middle of the SeaExodus 13:17-15:21type true and better

The Song on the Far ShoreExodus 15:1-21second coming hope

The Bitter Water and the TreeExodus 15:22-27type true and better

Breakfast That Fell from the SkyExodus 16longing to fulfillment

Water from a StoneExodus 17:1-7type true and better

The Battle of the Tired ArmsExodus 17:8-16gods heart

The Mountain That Shook with FireExodus 19-20longing to fulfillment

The Tent Where God Came to StayExodus 25-31; 40type true and better

The Golden Calf and the Friend Who BeggedExodus 32brokenness rescue

Show Me Your GloryExodus 33:12-23longing to fulfillment

The Goat That Carried It All AwayLeviticus 16type true and better

Ten Scared Spies and Two Who BelievedNumbers 13-14second coming hope

Look Up and LiveNumbers 21:4-9type true and better

The Donkey Who Saw the AngelNumbers 22-24promise keeping

Words to Tie Onto Your HeartDeuteronomy 6:4-9gods heart

A Prophet Like Me, Only GreaterDeuteronomy 18:15-19promise keeping

The Mountain Where Moses Said GoodbyeDeuteronomy 34already not yet

03

Conquest, Judges & Ruth (Joshua, Judges, Ruth)

12 stories

The Scarlet Rope in the WindowJoshua 2; 6:22-25upside down kingdom

The River That Held Its BreathJoshua 3-4type true and better

The Walls That Came Down for a ShoutJoshua 6upside down kingdom

The Hidden Thing Under the TentJoshua 7brokenness rescue

The Stone That Heard a PromiseJoshua 24:14-28promise keeping

The Circle That Kept SpinningJudges 2:6-23brokenness rescue

The Song of the Brave MotherJudges 4-5upside down kingdom

The Smallest One Hiding in the WinepressJudges 6gods heart

The Army God Made SmallerJudges 7upside down kingdom

The Baby Promised Before He Was BornJudges 13longing to fulfillment

Stronger at the Very EndJudges 16:23-31type true and better

The Kinsman Who Bought Her BackRuth 1-4type true and better

04

United & Divided Monarchy (1 Samuel - 2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles distinctives)

25 stories

The Prayer Hannah Couldn't Say Out Loud1 Samuel 1-2:11longing to fulfillment

The Song of the Turned-Around World1 Samuel 2:1-10upside down kingdom

The Boy Who Heard His Name in the Dark1 Samuel 3gods heart

When the Holy Box Went to War1 Samuel 4-6brokenness rescue

The People Who Begged for a Smaller King1 Samuel 8longing to fulfillment

The Tall Man Hiding in the Luggage1 Samuel 9-10brokenness rescue

The King Who Kept the Best for Himself1 Samuel 15brokenness rescue

The Boy God Saw in the Field1 Samuel 16upside down kingdom

Five Smooth Stones Against a Giant1 Samuel 17type true and better

The Friend Who Gave Away His Crown1 Samuel 18-20gods heart

The King's Robe and the Hand That Wouldn't Strike1 Samuel 24upside down kingdom

The King Who Danced in the Street2 Samuel 6gods heart

The Forever House God Promised to Build2 Samuel 7promise keeping

A Seat at the King's Table for a Forgotten Boy2 Samuel 9gods heart

The Little Lamb and the King Who Wept2 Samuel 11-12brokenness rescue

Make My Heart New and Clean AgainPsalm 51brokenness rescue

The Shepherd Who Walks Me Through the Dark ValleyPsalm 23gods heart

The Boy King Who Asked for Wisdom Instead of Gold1 Kings 3type true and better

The House Too Small to Hold God's Glory1 Kings 8type true and better

The Kingdom That Tore in Two1 Kings 11-12brokenness rescue

The Flour Jar That Never Ran Empty1 Kings 17:8-24gods heart

The Day Fire Fell on the Mountain1 Kings 18promise keeping

The Whisper for the Prophet Who Wanted to Quit1 Kings 19gods heart

The Cloak That Fell from the Whirlwind2 Kings 2already not yet

The Proud General Who Dipped Seven Times2 Kings 5upside down kingdom

05

Pre-exilic Prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Hosea, Amos, Micah, Jonah, Joel, Obadiah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah)

22 stories

The Day the Doorposts ShookIsaiah 6:1-8gods heart

A Light for People Who Walk in the DarkIsaiah 7:14; 9:2-7promise keeping

A Green Branch from a Dead StumpIsaiah 11:1-9second coming hope

The Feast Where God Wipes Every FaceIsaiah 25:6-9second coming hope

Comfort, Comfort — Make a Road in the WildernessIsaiah 40:1-11longing to fulfillment

Wings Like Eagles for the Worn-OutIsaiah 40:27-31gods heart

The Quiet Lamb Who Carried Our WrongIsaiah 53type true and better

Carved on the Hands of GodIsaiah 49:14-16gods heart

Come and Eat When You Have No MoneyIsaiah 55:1-9upside down kingdom

Good News Wrapped Around the BrokenIsaiah 61:1-3already not yet

Before You Were Born I Knew YouJeremiah 1:4-10gods heart

The Potter Who Won't Throw the Clay AwayJeremiah 18:1-6brokenness rescue

A Promise Written Inside Your HeartJeremiah 31:31-34promise keeping

The Husband Who Bought His Wife BackHosea 1-3brokenness rescue

God Teaches His Child to WalkHosea 11:1-9gods heart

The Day God Pours Out His Spirit on EveryoneJoel 2:28-32already not yet

Let Fairness Roll Like a RiverAmos 5:21-24gods heart

The Runaway and the Big FishJonah 1-4type true and better

The Littlest Town Gets the Greatest KingMicah 5:2-5upside down kingdom

What God Has Always Wanted From YouMicah 6:6-8longing to fulfillment

The Watchman Who Argued With GodHabakkuk 1-3already not yet

God Sings Over You Like a SongZephaniah 3:14-20gods heart

06

EXILE & RETURN (Ezekiel, Daniel, Lamentations, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi)

31 stories

The Wheels Within Wheels and the Rainbow ThroneEzekiel 1gods heart

The Scroll That Tasted Like HoneyEzekiel 2-3gods heart

When the Glory Tiptoed Out the DoorEzekiel 10-11brokenness rescue

The Baby Nobody Wanted and the King Who DidEzekiel 16gods heart

The Day the City Fell2 Kings 24-25brokenness rescue

The City That Sat Down and CriedLamentations 1-2gods heart

New Every Morning, Even in the DarkLamentations 3:19-33promise keeping

The Shepherd Who Came Looking HimselfEzekiel 34promise keeping

A Heart of Stone Traded for a Heart That BeatsEzekiel 36:22-32promise keeping

The Valley Where the Bones Stood UpEzekiel 37:1-14second coming hope

The River That Got Deeper as It WentEzekiel 47:1-12second coming hope

The Boys Who Said No to the King's TableDaniel 1upside down kingdom

The Statue and the Stone That Smashed ItDaniel 2second coming hope

Four Men Walking in the FireDaniel 3gods heart

The Proudest King Who Ate GrassDaniel 4upside down kingdom

The Hand That Wrote on the WallDaniel 5brokenness rescue

The Den Where the Lions Forgot to EatDaniel 6type true and better

The Son of Man Riding the CloudsDaniel 7:9-14second coming hope

The Prayer That Carried Everyone's SorryDaniel 9:1-19brokenness rescue

The Quiet Girl Who Became QueenEsther 2gods heart

For Such a Time as ThisEsther 4upside down kingdom

The Night the King Couldn't SleepEsther 6-7gods heart

The Long Road Home and the First StonesEzra 1-3promise keeping

When the Crying and the Cheering Got Mixed UpEzra 3:10-13already not yet

The Cupbearer Who Carried a Sad Face to the KingNehemiah 1-2gods heart

Building With a Sword in One HandNehemiah 4 & 6already not yet

The Day a Whole City Wept Over a BookNehemiah 8gods heart

The Smaller House With the Bigger GloryHaggai 2:1-9second coming hope

Dirty Clothes Off, Clean Robe OnZechariah 3type true and better

The King Who Rode a Borrowed DonkeyZechariah 9:9-10upside down kingdom

The Messenger Is Coming and the Sun Will Rise With HealingMalachi 3:1 & 4:2longing to fulfillment

07

Wisdom & Poetry (Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon)

26 stories

The Day the Sky Fell on JobJob 1-2gods heart

Job Says the Sad Words Out LoudJob 3; 7gods heart

I Know My Rescuer Is AliveJob 19:23-27promise keeping

When God Answered from the WhirlwindJob 38-42gods heart

The Tree by the RiverPsalm 1type true and better

The King the World Tried to Push Off His ThronePsalm 2promise keeping

Who Am I, Under All These Stars?Psalm 8type true and better

How Long, Lord? A Prayer for the WaitingPsalm 13longing to fulfillment

The Sky That Sings Without WordsPsalm 19gods heart

The Prayer Jesus Borrowed on the CrossPsalm 22type true and better

The Shepherd Who Walks Me Through the Dark ValleyPsalm 23type true and better

The One Thing I Want MostPsalm 27longing to fulfillment

When I Stopped Hiding My WrongPsalm 32brokenness rescue

Thirsty Like a Deer for the StreamPsalm 42-43longing to fulfillment

Be Still — The City That Cannot Be ShakenPsalm 46second coming hope

Make My Heart Clean and NewPsalm 51brokenness rescue

Why Do the Mean People Win?Psalm 73second coming hope

Even the Sparrow Found a HomePsalm 84longing to fulfillment

As Far as the Sunrise from the SunsetPsalm 103gods heart

The Helper Who Never Falls AsleepPsalm 121gods heart

Out of the Deep, I CallPsalm 130longing to fulfillment

There's No Place You Could Hide From My LovePsalm 139gods heart

Let Everything That Breathes Say Thank YouPsalm 150already not yet

Lady Wisdom Who Was There Before the MountainsProverbs 1-9 (esp. 3:5-6; 8:22-31)type true and better

Chasing the WindEcclesiastes 1-3; 12longing to fulfillment

Love as Strong as Death, Set Like a SealSong of Solomon 2; 8:6-7gods heart

08

Gospels — the Life of Jesus (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John)

62 stories

The Old Priest Who Couldn't SpeakLuke 1:5-25,57-80longing to fulfillment

The Girl Who Said YesLuke 1:26-38upside down kingdom

Mary's Upside-Down SongLuke 1:39-56upside down kingdom

No Room, So a Feeding TroughLuke 2:1-20gods heart

Two Old People Who Waited Their Whole LivesLuke 2:21-38longing to fulfillment

Star-Followers from Far AwayMatthew 2:1-12already not yet

The Family That Had to RunMatthew 2:13-23gods heart

Lost in the Big CityLuke 2:41-52type true and better

The Wild Man at the RiverMatthew 3 / Mark 1:1-11promise keeping

Hungry in the Empty DesertMatthew 4:1-11 / Luke 4:1-13type true and better

The Word Who Was Always ThereJohn 1:1-18longing to fulfillment

Come and SeeJohn 1:35-51gods heart

When the Wine Ran OutJohn 2:1-11already not yet

The Man Who Came at NightJohn 3:1-21brokenness rescue

The Thirsty Woman at the WellJohn 4:1-42longing to fulfillment

The Hometown That Turned on HimLuke 4:16-30promise keeping

Fishermen Who Left Their NetsLuke 5:1-11upside down kingdom

The Roof That Came ApartMark 2:1-12brokenness rescue

Dinner with the Wrong PeopleMark 2:13-17 / Luke 5:27-32gods heart

The Happy List Nobody ExpectedMatthew 5:1-12upside down kingdom

Salt and a City of LightMatthew 5:13-16already not yet

How to Talk to a FatherMatthew 6:5-15gods heart

Look at the Birds, Look at the FlowersMatthew 6:25-34gods heart

Two Houses and One Big StormMatthew 7:24-27second coming hope

The Soldier Who Just BelievedLuke 7:1-10already not yet

The Funeral Jesus StoppedLuke 7:11-17gods heart

Asleep in the StormMark 4:35-41type true and better

The Man Who Lived in the TombsMark 5:1-20brokenness rescue

One Touch in the CrowdMark 5:21-43gods heart

Lunch for Five ThousandMark 6:30-44 / John 6:1-15type true and better

The Bread That Keeps You ForeverJohn 6:25-40longing to fulfillment

Walking on the WavesMatthew 14:22-33gods heart

The Enemy Who Stopped to HelpLuke 10:25-37upside down kingdom

Sitting Still When There's So Much to DoLuke 10:38-42gods heart

The Shepherd Who Counted Wrong on PurposeLuke 15:1-10gods heart

The Father Who RanLuke 15:11-32gods heart

The Woman Everyone Wanted to StoneJohn 8:1-11brokenness rescue

The Man Born Blind Who Could Finally SeeJohn 9already not yet

The Shepherd Who Dies for the SheepJohn 10:1-18type true and better

The Friend Who Came Out of the GraveJohn 11second coming hope

Two Men PrayingLuke 18:9-14upside down kingdom

The Little Man Up the TreeLuke 19:1-10gods heart

Don't Send the Children AwayMatthew 19:13-15 / Mark 10:13-16upside down kingdom

The One Who Came Back to Say Thank YouLuke 17:11-19already not yet

The Day He Shone Like the SunMatthew 17:1-13second coming hope

The Beggar Who Wouldn't Be QuietMark 10:46-52longing to fulfillment

The King on a Borrowed DonkeyMark 11:1-11promise keeping

The Two Tiny CoinsMark 12:41-44upside down kingdom

When the King Sorts the SheepMatthew 25:31-46second coming hope

The King with a TowelJohn 13:1-17upside down kingdom

The Last Supper and a New PromiseLuke 22:14-20promise keeping

The Garden Where He CriedLuke 22:39-46gods heart

The Friend Who Said He Never Knew HimJohn 18:15-27brokenness rescue

Behold the Man in the Crown of ThornsJohn 19:1-16upside down kingdom

The Thief Who Got a PromiseLuke 23:32-43brokenness rescue

The Day the Sky Went DarkMark 15:33-39 / Matthew 27:45-54brokenness rescue

The Quiet, Sad SaturdayJohn 19:38-42already not yet

The Gardener Who Said Her NameJohn 20:1-18second coming hope

The One Who Needed to Touch the ScarsJohn 20:24-29already not yet

Breakfast on the BeachJohn 21:1-19brokenness rescue

Go and Tell the Whole WorldMatthew 28:16-20already not yet

Lifted Into the CloudsLuke 24:50-53 / Acts 1:6-11second coming hope

09

Acts — the Early Church (Acts 1-28)

18 stories

The Cloud That Took Him and the Promise That Came BackActs 1:1-11second coming hope

The Day the Wind Came InsideActs 2:1-13promise keeping

Every Language Understood at LastActs 2:5-21type true and better

The House Where Nobody Went WithoutActs 2:42-47already not yet

Silver I Don't Have, but Stand UpActs 3:1-10upside down kingdom

We Cannot Stop Talking About What We SawActs 4:1-22upside down kingdom

The Widows Who Were Almost ForgottenActs 6:1-7gods heart

The First One to Follow Him All the WayActs 6:8-7:60type true and better

The Stranger in the Chariot Who Wanted InActs 8:26-40longing to fulfillment

The Light That Knocked the Hunter DownActs 9:1-19brokenness rescue

Ananias and the Door He Was Afraid to OpenActs 9:10-19gods heart

The Dream That Tore Down the FenceActs 10:1-48already not yet

The Knock at the Door They Couldn't BelieveActs 12:1-19promise keeping

Sent Out and Mistaken for GodsActs 13:1-3; 14:8-20longing to fulfillment

Lydia by the River, Whose Heart Was OpenedActs 16:11-15gods heart

Singing in the Dark Until the Walls ShookActs 16:16-34upside down kingdom

The Altar to the God Nobody KnewActs 17:16-34longing to fulfillment

The Storm, the Shipwreck, and the God Who Brought Them All AshoreActs 27:1-28:10promise keeping

10

Epistles (Romans through Jude, plus Hebrews) — as LETTERS

28 stories

While We Were Still a MessRomans 5:6-11gods heart

The Whole World Is WaitingRomans 8:18-30second coming hope

Nothing Can Pull You AwayRomans 8:31-39gods heart

A Family With Many HandsRomans 12:1-21already not yet

The Upside-Down Wisdom1 Corinthians 1:18-31upside down kingdom

One Body, No Spare Parts1 Corinthians 12:12-27already not yet

The Love That Never Quits1 Corinthians 13gods heart

The Day Death Started Losing1 Corinthians 15:1-26second coming hope

Treasure in a Cracked Cup2 Corinthians 4:7-18already not yet

When Weak Is the Strong Part2 Corinthians 12:1-10upside down kingdom

From Servant to SonGalatians 4:1-7promise keeping

The Fruit That Grows in YouGalatians 5:16-26already not yet

Chosen Before the StarsEphesians 1:3-14gods heart

Dead, Then Suddenly AliveEphesians 2:1-10brokenness rescue

Brought Near, Built TogetherEphesians 2:11-22already not yet

The King Who Climbed DownPhilippians 2:1-11upside down kingdom

The Peace That Stands GuardPhilippians 4:4-13gods heart

Everything Holds Together in HimColossians 1:15-23type true and better

Sleeping, Then Waking Up Together1 Thessalonians 4:13-18second coming hope

The Worst One He Saved First1 Timothy 1:12-17brokenness rescue

God's Last and Loudest WordHebrews 1:1-4type true and better

The Helper Who Knows How It FeelsHebrews 4:14-5:10type true and better

The Last Sacrifice Ever NeededHebrews 9:11-28type true and better

The Great Cloud Cheering You OnHebrews 11-12:2longing to fulfillment

Love With Its Sleeves Rolled UpJames 2:14-26gods heart

A Hope You Can't Lose1 Peter 1:3-9second coming hope

Once Nobody, Now His People1 Peter 2:9-10already not yet

God Is Love, All the Way Down1 John 4:7-19gods heart

11

Revelation — as VISIONS (Revelation 1-22)

10 stories

The Man Made of MorningRevelation 1:9-18gods heart

The Door That Was Always OpenRevelation 4gods heart

The Only One Who Could Open the BookRevelation 5upside down kingdom

Every Color of Face, One FamilyRevelation 7:9-17promise keeping

The Half-Hour of Holy QuietRevelation 8:1-5gods heart

The Dragon and the BabyRevelation 12brokenness rescue

The Wedding the Whole World Was Waiting ForRevelation 19:6-9longing to fulfillment

The Day God Wipes Every TearRevelation 21:1-5second coming hope

The River and the Tree That Heals the Whole WorldRevelation 22:1-5already not yet

I Am Coming SoonRevelation 22:12-21second coming hope