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Note to Grandparents and all who love kids: This is the book (series) to listen to and share with your young people so they understand Bible stories and get more from God’s Word.

Ruth lived during the time of the early Israelite judges and prophets. When she married an Israelite man, Ruth was a princess in the foreign land of Moab. Glops were there when trials and problems made life difficult for Ruth and her mother-in-law, Naomi. Ruth knew that Naomi needed her, and the two women went to Judah. How did Ruth become important to future Israelites? How did she become related to an Israelite King and to Jesus Christ?

The Israelites were preparing to enter Canaan and take it for their own. After the great leader Moses died, the warrior Joshua led the Israelites into “the land of milk and honey” that the LORD promised to their ancestors. The people were to have faith in God and obey him or they would not reap the bounty of their fertile land. Disobedience to God led to battles, wars, and slavery. The LORD provided judges and prophets, again and again, to help His people. The unlikely, imperfect heroes included Ehud, Deborah, Gideon, Jephthah, Samson, Eli, and Samuel.

“How can I get rid of these people before they start a war?” King Balak asked himself. God’s people, the Israelites, rested in the country of Moab after 40 years of wandering. They had won many battles against other nations. Balak, the king of Moab and Midian, hired the prophet, Balaam, to curse Israel so the immigrants would go away. Some imaginary glops became friends with the prophet’s donkey.

The Story of Glops tells how baby Moses survived. Some glops were with Moses all his life, when he fled Egypt, lived in the wilderness, and when he met God on a mountain.The Israelites were freed and went into the wilderness. Pharaoh changed his mind and took an army to get the slaves back. Did the Israelites return to Egypt as slaves? Did they die in the wilderness? Did God save His people? Listen to the Story of Glops to find out what happened.

Have you wished that you lived in Bible times? Have you wanted to see how God’s people lived? The imaginary glops were there. They saw and heard everything. Jacob loved Joseph best of all his sons. He gave Joseph an expensive gift. His brothers were mad. Joseph had dreams that he would be greater than them. His brothers hated him. They decided to get rid of Joseph forever. The glops were very afraid for Joseph. They loved him. Some glops wanted to comfort him and help him. Did they? Listen to Joseph to find out what happened.

Imaginary glops witnessed true events from the Bible. Glops slowly oozed to move and relied on friendly animals to help them go places. Glops were with Isaac and Rebekah when they had twin boys. The boys were very different from each other.

The Story of Glops continues as people, animals, and creatures spread over the world. Glops were imaginary and practically invisible. They slowly oozed to move. But, they managed to witness and take part in events of long ago. They saw men building a tower to reach God’s home in heaven. Some glops tried to stop the men. What could the little glops do?

In the early days of the world’s creation, God made the animals, and also little creatures known as "glops". Glops were imaginary and practically invisible. At first, they lived in the Garden of Eden. As the world changed, so did the glops. They learned to overcome prejudices and fears. Going anywhere was hard for glops, because they slowly oozed to move. Then, they heard that they had to get to Noah’s Ark before the Great Flood. Would they make it? Read the Story of Glops to find out what happened.

The hearts of the first three kings of Israel affected the lives of God’s people and the nation. The first king, Saul, had no love for God. The nation was divided, and the people fought each other. The second king, David, loved God with all his heart. Glops watched him lead the people into a united Israel. From David’s family line, God promised to bring the Savior of the world. The third king, Solomon, was very wise but his loyalty to God was half-hearted. The united Israel began to fall apart. What happened in the lives of these men? What did the eavesdropping glops see and hear?