The Bible Storybook: The Old Testament Volume 2

The Bible Storybook: The Old Testament Volume 2 is the second hardcover in Josh and Sarah Sabey's illustrated Old Testament collection, retelling scripture from Numbers through Malachi for families to share at storytime.

Old Testament stories in Volume 2

Volume 2 picks up in Numbers, where Volume 1 ends, and draws its stories from the rest of the Old Testament through Malachi. Together, Volumes 1 and 2 hold all 50 stories in the collection.

Why families read it together

The narration is heartfelt and honest about difficult passages, and Maddie Baker's hand-drawn illustrations give young listeners a picture to hold on every spread. The book is written to be a space where children and parents observe God's love together.

Nonetheless, the collection is held together by several strands. Among them is the proposition that a devout life of heart and spirit need not be blind. A second is that a life of the mind need not be spiritually arid. One cannot be too inspired, but neither can one think too well. For embodied intelligence and spirit is what we are. These twin elements are what tethers us to Divinity.

Can Volume 2 be read without Volume 1?

Yes. Each story in Volume 2 stands on its own, so children can start here. Families who want the Old Testament in order read Volume 1 first, because it covers Genesis through Numbers.