1 The big priest said, “Is this true?” ❓ 2 Stephen said, “Friends and elders, listen. God came to Abraham long ago in a far land.” 3 God said, “Go. Leave your home. I will show you a new land.” ➡️ 4 Abraham left his land and lived in Haran. Then God led him to this land. ➡️️ 5 He did not have land yet. God said, “One day your kids will get it.” He had no child then. ⏳ 6 God said, “Your family will live in a far land. People will be mean to them for a long time.” ⏰ 7 God said, “I will stop the bad people. I will bring your family out. They will love Me here.” ✋❤️ 8 God gave a special sign. Abraham had Isaac. Isaac had Jacob. Jacob had 12 sons. ➡️➡️ 9 The brothers were mean to Joseph. They sold him to Egypt. But God was with him. ➡️ 10 God saved Joseph. The king of Egypt liked him and made him boss. 11 Food ran out in the land. Joseph’s family had no food. ❌ 12 Jacob heard Egypt had food. He sent the brothers to buy food. ➡️ 13 Next time, Joseph told them who he was. The king learned about the family. 14 Joseph said, “Come live here.” Jacob and all the big family came. ➡️ 15 Jacob went to Egypt. Later, he and the fathers died. ➡️⚰️ 16 They were put in a cave in Shechem. Abraham had paid for it. 17 God’s promise time came close. The family grew big in Egypt. ⏳ 18 A new king came. He did not know Joseph. ❓ 19 The new king was mean. He said the baby boys must die. ❌ 20 At that time baby Moses was born. He was cared for 3 months. 21 He was put out. The king’s daughter found him. She raised him like her own. 22 Moses learned Egypt smart stuff. He spoke well and did big things. ️ 23 When Moses was big, he went to see his own people. 24 He saw a man hurt a Hebrew man. Moses stopped it and hit the bad man. ✋⚡ 25 Moses thought his people would get it. They did not. ➡️❌ 26 Next day Moses saw two Hebrew men fight. He said, “Stop. You are brothers.” ✋ 27 The mean man pushed Moses and said, “Who made you boss?” ✋ 28 He said, “Will you kill me like the man you hit?” ⚠️ 29 Moses ran away to Midian. He lived there and had two sons. ♂️️ 30 After many years, God sent an angel. A bush had fire, but it did not burn up. 31 Moses went near to see. He heard God speak. ✨ 32 God said, “I am the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” Moses shook and did not look. 33 God said, “Take off your shoes. This is a holy place.” ❌⛪ 34 God said, “I see My people hurt. I will save them. Moses, I will send you to Egypt.” ➡️➡️ 35 The people had said no to Moses. But God sent him to lead and save them. ♂️⭐♂️ 36 Moses did big signs. God helped in Egypt, at the Red Sea, and in the wild for many years. ✨⛺ 37 Moses said, “God will send a man like me to help you.” ️➡️♂️ 38 Moses was with the people in the wild. An angel spoke on the mountain. Moses got God’s good words to give us. ⛺⛰️ 39 But the people did not obey. They wanted to go back to Egypt. ♂️↩️ 40 They said to Aaron, “Make us a god to see. We do not know where Moses is.” ❓ 41 They made a gold calf. They danced to it. 42 God let them follow their wrong way. Long ago a book said this would happen. ⚠️ 43 They picked not real gods. God said, “You will go far away to Babylon.” ➡️ 44 Long ago they had a big tent for God. God told Moses how to make it. ⛺️ 45 Later, Joshua brought the tent into the new land. God helped them win. ️➡️️ 46 King David made God glad. He wanted to build a house for God. 47 But David’s son Solomon built the house. ️ 48 But God is bigger than any house we make. ⬅️ 49 God says, “Heaven is My seat. Earth is like My foot rest. Can you make a house for Me?” 50 God says, “I made all things.” ✋ 51 You are hard and will not listen. You fight God’s Holy Spirit. You are like your dads long ago. ️ 52 Your dads hurt God’s helpers. They even killed the ones who said Jesus would come. Now you hurt and killed Jesus. ➡️✝️ 53 Angels gave you God’s law. You did not do it. ❌ 54 The leaders heard this. They got very mad and showed their teeth at Stephen. 55 Stephen was full of God’s Holy Spirit. He looked up and saw God’s bright light. He saw Jesus standing next to God. ⬆️✨✝️ 56 Stephen said, “I see Heaven open. I see Jesus by God.” ️✝️ 57 They yelled loud, held their ears, and ran at Stephen. ️♂️ 58 They pushed Stephen out of the city and threw stones at him. The men put their coats by a young man named Saul. ➡️ 59 They threw stones. Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, take my spirit.” ✝️ 60 Stephen fell to his knees and shouted, “Lord, do not blame them.” Then he died. ♂️❤️