The Kingstone Bible is a 12-volume comic book collection. With quality images and relevant, biblical texts, young people become familiar with the message of God and his Word. A fun series for all comic book fans.
Volume 1 - ISBN: 9782970112112
The Kingstone Bible - The Beginning
God brings into existence a complex creation and a nature that lasts, a universal order that only he could conceive. Those who say that the universe is just a cosmic accident dismiss a wealth of evidence that shows creation was brought about by a divine Creator.
Creation is soon spoiled by the deliberate choice of sin. But God is not taken by surprise and he predicts that one day sin and Satan will be definitively defeated by his Savior. However, over time, life on earth has reached an unimaginable level of violence and wickedness. The cataclysmic flood only took place after warnings, repeated for nearly a hundred years, from Noah, God's prophet: people should turn away from sin and turn to God. God ends up closing the door of the Ark with, inside, Noah and his family as well as a couple of animals of each species so that ultimately, life will be preserved on earth.
The Tower of Babel reminds us once again of the naivety of man who believes he can reach God's position by setting his own conditions.
It is through the book of Job that we are given a new perspective on the problem of suffering. In the midst of difficulty and trials, Job gives us all hope by showing us that in the end, God will bring his victory into our lives and that it is he who has the last word on suffering.
Volume 2 - ISBN: 9782970112129
The Kingstone Bible - The Patriarchs
Approximately 2000 years after the Creation and Fall of Man and 400 years after the Flood, the world was immersed in idolatry and wickedness. Abraham was a righteous man: he was not one of the idolaters, but believed in this one God, creator and king of the earth. And God called Abraham to leave Ur and go to Canaan.
The birth of Isaac, Abraham's son, was a miracle: his aging parents were long past the age to have children. This Old Testament story stands out and hints at the time when God would offer his only son as a sacrifice for the sin of mankind.
Isaac's son Jacob became the founder of the Israelite nation and God changed his name to Israel to highlight this fact. His twelve sons became the twelve tribes of Israel. God confirmed to Jacob in a dream that the land of Canaan would belong to his descendants.
Joseph, the last patriarch, shared with his people the dreams and visions that came to him from God, but this only led to conflicts and the fact that he was sold into slavery. But God used this situation to elevate Joseph who became second in command to Egypt, bringing salvation to thousands and thus preserving the Hebrew nation and messianic lineage.
Volume 3 - ISBN: 9782970112136
The Kingstone Bible - The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments, from Moses to Joshua and the entry into the Promised Land.
Volume 4 - ISBN: 9782970112143
The Kingstone Bible - The Judges
The days of the judges in Israel, among the darkest in the Bible, are marked by the ugliness and suffering resulting from sinful rebellion. As the book of Judges shows time and time again, replacing worship of the one true God leads to disaster and suffering. In this book, some of the Bible's most bizarre sin stories are told in all their brutality and unabridged. Nevertheless, the extraordinary mercy that God shows towards his people every time they cry out to him never ceases to resurface. The book of Judges (1350-1078 BC) serves as a dark sequel to the triumphs of the book of Joshua, when the majority of the people followed the Lord with all their hearts. During the time of the judges, the Israelites continually turned away from the Word of God, thus generating a cyclical moral and spiritual decline for which here are the five main reasons:
Disobedience to God by not driving out the Canaanites
Idolatry
Marriages between Israelites and Canaanites
Disobedience to judges
The worship of other gods after the death of the judges
By turning away from obedience to God, Israel experienced several periods of brutal oppression:
The first period came from the Mesopotamians.
The second period of oppression and servitude came from the Moabites.
The third, from the Canaanites.
The fourth took place under the reign of the Midianites who impoverished the people to the extreme.
The fifth was a time of civil war and intercommunal conflict.
The sixth came from the Philistines and the Ammonites.
It was during the seventh that Samson stood up against the Philistines.
Afterwards, the land experienced a time of lawlessness during which "the people did what was right in their own eyes." During each of these oppressions, God raised up judges whenever his people called upon him . God's goal in using discipline and chastisement was for the people to come to repentance and follow Him like their fathers before them. They were not judges in the modern sense of the term, but civil and military leaders raised up by God in order to bring the people out of servitude. Many of these judges knew the Lord. Those who did not live by faith ended up relying on God's mercy during difficult times. We hope that through these pages and those of the scriptures you will feel strengthened and exhorted to reject sin, to choose to put God first in your life without rival, and then finally to see His power manifested in your life. Yes, He delivers His people again and again.
Volume 5 - ISBN: 9782970112143
The Kingstone Bible - Kings 1
Kings I is the graphic adaptation of three powerful Bible stories that are a reminder of God's sovereign power and reign as He prepared for the coming of the Messiah.
Thousands of years before, God had chosen Abraham to found a nation with the goal of one day bringing the promised Savior into the world. The book of Ruth shows us the beginnings of the family of this nation from which the Savior would one day come. The Moabites, who descended from Lot, mostly idolized their god Chemoch, often by sacrificing children. But when two young Jews married two young women from Moab, they set in motion the wheels of a story of staggering proportions. The beautiful story of Ruth speaks to us of family duty and responsibility and of faithfulness to God's Word in times of great trial. Ruth was the great-grandmother of King David. She gave birth to Obed, who in turn gave birth to Jesse, who was the father of King David.
Samuel is also the story of endless devotion to God, even in times of barrenness. His parents were both Levites, and the noble example his mother set in dedicating her child to the Lord produced one of the purest and most honorable leaders in the Old Testament. Samuel powerfully led Israel back to the worship of the one true God and set the standard for righteous judgment and leadership. His life and ministry are the link that connects the time of the Judges to the Davidic kingdom. His godly service leadership and character have become an example throughout generations.
David's life gives us great hope. On the one hand, we see God's incredible and continuing power to preserve David's life, as well as the messianic lineage. On the other hand, we can see the hope of forgiveness that God offers when we have seriously sinned against him and his holy character. Whether facing a giant warrior with a sling and a stone or fleeing from his own son during a civil war, David demonstrated unwavering faith in the God of Israel . His life and kingship defined Israel's golden age and his life and words continue to impact millions through the book of Psalms, many of which he composed. David, shepherd, warrior, king and poet, but above all, worshiper of God. Through the Davidic lineage, the promised Messiah arrived: Jesus Christ of Bethlehem, the son of David.
Volume 6 - ISBN: 9782970112167
The Kingstone Bible - Kings 2
Kings 2 is a graphic adaptation of Scripture that covers the biblical period from the death of King David to the fall of Jerusalem.
Conveying God's message to the people of Israel, Moses did not use uncertain terms to announce to the Hebrews the blessings and good fruits that would come from their obedience to the law and the ways of God. In equally compelling terms, he described the horrible events that would take place if they rejected God and His word. Unfortunately, the people choose this second option. Thus began the fall and destitution of ancient Israel and its people, chosen by God to be his witnesses in the world.
David was described as a man seeking the very heart of God, but his son Solomon, who was credited with deep wisdom and great riches, became enticed by other things. When Solomon died, the land was divided between the kingdom of Judah (to the south) and the kingdom of Israel (to the north). There were times when the two kingdoms were at war and others when peace reigned between them.
Among the long line of kings who succeeded Solomon, some were righteous, like Asa, Josiah, and Hezekiah, who sought to reform the people and lead them to the worship of Almighty God, but they were overshadowed by cruel kings, like Bacha, Omri and Manasseh. These kings wholeheartedly encouraged the people to follow, among others, the false gods of Baal and Ashtaroth. King Ahab and his wife Jezebel are particularly known for their wickedness and rebellion against God. But they had to deal with the ardor of the prophet Elijah who literally caused fire to fall from heaven. The words of the prophets, as well as the predictions and miracles of Elijah and Elisha, regularly reminded the people that there is only one true God. Unfortunately, the people continually ignored these warnings, until God allowed the people of Israel to be conquered and deported to other countries by a new world power, Assyria. The kingdom of Judah learned no lessons from the fate of its neighbor and, after repeated warnings from God's prophets, was conquered by King Nebuchadnezzar and taken to Babylon.
After the fall of Jerusalem came the time of exile - which lasted seventy years - as the prophet Jeremiah had announced.
“In the fall of 2016, Kingstone Comics achieved a significant feat, publishing the first full-scale adaptation of the Bible. Featuring works from Marvel and DC Comics veterans that span more than 2,000 pages across three bound volumes, the Kingstone Bible is the most ambitious biblical adaptation to date. Art Ayris, CEO of Kingstone Media, who served as editor-in-chief of the project, sat down with Jelani Greenidge to reflect on the significance of this achievement, the mission behind it, and the challenges of translating the graphics graphically. Holy Scriptures.” 1
This volume traces the years of exile and the biblical stories of Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther.
God had continually warned the people of Israel through his prophets: disaster would befall the land if the Israelites did not heed his words. He had precisely described to them, in chapter 28 of Deuteronomy, the curses and punishments that would befall them if they disobeyed him. Even if he had led them to the Promised Land by his mighty hand and his miracles, they could only stay there if they followed him.
Now, turning away from God, they did it en masse. Through the worship of Baal and Astarte, they reestablished sexual immorality and they even immolated their children with the fire of the god Molek. After repeated warnings, God kept his word. He first sent the Assyrians to invade northern Israel in 722 BC. AD as punishment. The Assyrians deported the ten tribes of Israel throughout the known world. They never returned and are now called the Ten Lost Tribes. From –605 to –586, God used the Babylonians to sack the province of Judah and empty it of its inhabitants because of its infidelity. The destruction of its capital, Jerusalem, was total. The city burned, the wall was demolished, the temple was razed, the sacred utensils were removed and only the poorest remained to work the land.
Then the exile began: 70 years of captivity, in accordance with what God had predicted through the prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 25:11). Here is the date of the major events which took place around this period called the exile.
722: The Assyrians conquer northern Israel and deport the ten tribes to the four corners of the known world.
597: Ezekiel and 10,000 Israelites are deported to Babylon.
586: The Babylonians sacked Jerusalem and destroyed the temple. 40,000 are deported.
538: Cyrus the Great conquers Babylon.
537: First wave of return to Jerusalem under the command of Zerubbabel. Reconstruction of the altar and reestablishment of worship.
535: Ezra lays the foundations of the temple, but must stop because of opposition.
520: Reconstruction of the temple under the directives of Haggai.
473: Esther becomes queen of Persia.
458: Second wave of return under the command of Ezra and Nehemiah.
445: Nehemiah rebuilds the wall.
433: Nehemiah launches reforms.
333: Alexander the Great defeats King Darius III.
The stories of exile are told in the pages of this book. God's redemptive plan still stands.
