В 1981 году Христианская вещательная сеть создала детский анимационный библейский сериал в рамках миссионерской работы с японским народом. Мы и не подозревали, какое влияние окажет сериал на Японию и на весь мир. По-английски этот сериал назывался "Суперкнига". Исследования, проведенные во время и после проведения миссионерской работы, показали, что этот сериал имел беспрецедентный успех. Суперкнига", также известная как "Анимированный театр родителей и детей", - это аниме-телесериал, созданный японской компанией Tatsunoko Productions совместно с американской The Christian Broadcasting Network. По оценкам, во время запуска сериала в Японии более четырех миллионов человек смотрели каждую еженедельную серию "Суперкниги" по телевидению, в результате чего Библия стала самой продаваемой книгой в этой стране.
Из Японии сериал "Суперкнига" вышел в эфир по всему миру, от Азии до Северной Америки. В 1989 году, в разгар экономических и политических потрясений, "Суперкнига" начала вещание в Советском Союзе и добилась поразительных результатов. Суперкнига" транслировалась в прайм-тайм на советском Национальном канале. CBN получила более шести миллионов писем от детей, познакомив с Библией целое новое поколение. И сегодня "Детский клуб Суперкнига" - одна из самых рейтинговых детских программ в Украине.
С момента выхода в эфир в Японии сериал транслируется в более чем 106 странах, переведен на 43 языка, его посмотрели более 500 миллионов человек.
Благодаря новым технологиям повествования оригинальный сериал теряет свою привлекательность для этого медиа-подкованного поколения. Чтобы решить эту проблему, CBN выпускает переосмысленную, созданную на компьютере, анимационную версию "Суперкниги". Наша цель - создать новый сериал, который будет чтить судьбоносное наследие оригинального сериала и заново представлять его новому поколению.

Присоединившись к Анимационному клубу CBN. Вступив в Анимационный клуб CBN, вы будете автоматически получать каждую новую серию "Суперкниги". Кроме того, мы вышлем вам две бесплатные копии каждой новой серии в привлекательной упаковке, которые вы сможете подарить другим. Ваш подарок, подлежащий вычету из налогов, поможет создать будущие проекты CBN Animation и донести Слово Божье до детей по всему миру. Вы можете узнать больше об Анимационном клубе CBN здесь.

Если вы забыли пароль, нажмите на ссылку "Войти" в верхней части страницы. 
В открывшемся окне нажмите на "Я забыл пароль" под полем "Пароль".

После нажатия на "Я забыл пароль" появится новая форма "Восстановление пароля" 
, в которую нужно ввести имя пользователя и фамилию, а затем нажать "Продолжить". 
Затем вам нужно проверить свою электронную почту, и вы получите письмо с новым паролем 
, который вы сможете использовать на сайте под своим именем пользователя.

Если в этот момент вы захотите 
изменить пароль на более удобный для вас, то вам 
нужно будет нажать на ссылку в полученном вами письме и вы сможете изменить 
пароль на новый, который вы сможете использовать на нашем сайте.

Если вы забыли свое имя пользователя свяжитесь с сотрудником Суперкниги 
, указав адрес электронной почты, который вы использовали при создании аккаунта.

После регистрации вы сможете создать персонажа, записывать свои результаты, сохранять
свои любимые игры, собирать супербаллы, обменивать их на крутые призы и
использовать свои супербаллы для получения улучшений для персонажа вашего профиля!

Чтобы зарегистрироваться на Superbook.TV:

• Нажмите кнопку "Регистрация" в области приветствия на сайте.
• Откроется окно регистрации, где вам нужно будет заполнить форму.
• Если вам 12 лет или меньше, вам будет предложено указать адрес электронной почты одного из родителей.
• Если вам 13 лет или больше, вам нужно указать свой собственный адрес электронной почты. 
  вы получите письмо от CBN, в котором вам нужно будет перейти по ссылке для активации учетной записи.
• Если вы член сообщества CBN, пытающийся зарегистрировать ребенка старше 13 лет, вам 
  нужно будет использовать другой адрес электронной почты для этого ребенка, т.е, создать другую учетную запись сообщества CBN 
  - это будет новая учетная запись.

Чтобы изменить пароль или личную информацию, сначала нужно войти
в свою учетную запись. Затем нажмите на название своего профиля в верхней части страницы. Как только вы попадете на страницу своего профиля
, нажмите на кнопку "Редактировать профиль" справа от профиля персонажа. После этого вы сможете на сайте
изменить свой пароль и любую другую личную информацию.

Чтобы изменить персонажа Суперкниги, вам нужно выполнить следующие действия:

• Войдите в систему.
• Нажмите на изображение вашего персонажа над верхней навигацией сайта. 
  Откроется окно, в котором нужно нажать на изображение вашего персонажа, 
  что приведет вас на страницу вашего профиля.
• Рядом с вашим персонажем вы увидите слова "МАГАЗИН" и "ШКАФ". Ваш персонаж 
  имеет в своем шкафу несколько предметов одежды. Чтобы получить доступ к этой одежде, нажмите на 
  слово "ШКАФ", и одежда появится в вашем шкафу.
• Вы можете прокручивать предметы в шкафу с помощью стрелок на каждой стороне 
  или вызвать определенный тип одежды, сделав выбор под основными изображениями 
  в вашем шкафу. Есть следующие категории предметов: 
  а) ВСЕ б) головные уборы в) верхняя одежда г) нижняя одежда д) обувь и е) фон. 
  Если вы нажмете на любой из этих пунктов, появятся только предметы этого типа.
• Здесь вы также сможете изменить цвет кожи и глаз вашего персонажа.
• Если вы хотите добавить больше предметов в свой шкаф, нажмите 
  на кнопку "МАГАЗИН". Это приведет к появлению новых предметов, которые вы сможете "примерить" и "купить" 
  безоплатно или путем обмена Супербаллов.  
  Как только вы "купите" вещь, нажав на кнопку "Купить" или кнопку "КУПИТЬ ТО, ЧТО НАДЕТО", которая появится над 
  кнопками "МАГАЗИН" и "ШКАФ", когда вы примеряете вещь, эта вещь 
  останется на вашем аватаре, а также попадет в ваш шкаф.

Мы настроили систему регистрации таким образом, что несколько детей
могут быть связаны с одним и тем же адресом электронной почты родителя. Таким образом, когда вы
зарегистрируете каждого из своих детей, у каждого из них будет свое собственное имя пользователя и пароль
, и они также смогут иметь свои собственные супербаллы и создать своего собственного
онлайн персонажа.
Главное - выйти из уже созданной учетной записи
, а затем пройти тот же процесс регистрации
, что и с первоначальной учетной записью, введя новое имя пользователя и пароль
для каждого ребенка, используя тот же адрес электронной почты.

Супербаллы накапливаются в процессе игры на Superbook.TV зарегистрированными пользователями.
Прямо сейчас вы можете посетить страницу конкурса и обменять супербаллы на участие в наших конкурсах.
Или вы можете использовать их для улучшения персонажа вашего профиля с помощью некоторых крутых предметов одежды.

После регистрации на Superbook.TV у вас появится возможность получить значки за заработанные супербаллы,
, создать своего персонажа Суперкнига, зарегистрироваться и многое, многое другое. Чем больше вы играете, тем больше значков выигрываете!

Чтобы добавить любимую игру, зайдите на сайт (после регистрации) и нажмите на кнопку "ИГРЫ" на верхней навигационной панели. Нажмите на игру, которую хотите добавить. После того как откроется страница игры, вы увидите изображение "большой палец вверх". После того как вы нажмете на это изображение, игра будет добавлена на страницу вашего профиля в раздел "Избранное", а также в выпадающее окно, открывающееся при нажатии на фотографию профиля персонажа в верхней навигационной части всех страниц сайта.

Да, вы можете играть во все игры на Superbook.TV, даже если не зарегистрируетесь.

Да, мы постоянно работаем над обновлением Superbook.TV, добавляя новые увлекательные игры и функции.  
Ознакомьтесь с нашими новыми играми настранице игр .

В каждой игре есть возможность отключить звуковые эффекты и/или музыку. Нажмите на ноту, чтобы выключить или включить звук. Если музыкальная нота отсутствует, нажмите "Опции", "Музыка выкл." или "Звуковые эф. выкл".

Вам может понадобиться последняя версия программного обеспечения для флэш-памяти. Кроме того, эти Flash-игры не будут работать на iPad, iPod Touches или iPhone. Скачайте Flash здесь бесплатно!

Для просмотра духовных размышлений вам может понадобиться программа Adobe PDF Reader. Скачайте её здесь бесплатно!

Вы можете подписаться на ежедневную рассылку, которая приведет вас к разделуЕжедневное библейское чтение. 
Каждый день ежедневное библейское чтение предлагает детям прочитать библейский стих, а затем игры, которые 
помогут им лучше узнать этот стих и глубже 
понять, как этот стих может применяться в их жизни. 
Игры включают поиск слов, викторины с несколькими вариантами ответов и написание стиха.

Мы всеми силами стараемся сделать наш сайт увлекательным и познавательным, таким, на который детям было бы интересно заходить  
играть и участвовать во всей деятельности. Будь то наши детские игры, наша онлайн Библия, 
Суперкнига Радио, наш персональный создатель персонажа или наши интерактивные вопросы о Боге, 
мы хотим, чтобы дети весело проводили время на нашем сайте, одновременно изучая Библию и 
возрастая в своих отношениях с Иисусом.

Вы также можете использовать адрес электронной почты вместо имени пользователя для входа в систему. Или вы можете связаться с сотрудником Суперкниги.

Да. Когда ваш ребенок (до 13 лет) регистрируется на сайте Суперкниги, 
мы уведомляем вас по электронной почте, чтобы вы знали о его желании принять участие в жизни нашего сообщества. 
Регистрация вашего ребенка позволяет ему получить доступ ко всем видам развлечений на сайте, 
например, участвовать в конкурсах или копить баллы, которые он накапливает,  
играя в наши онлайн-игры. Мы также можем периодически отправлять вам электронные письма, чтобы сообщить о  
новых играх, добавляемых на сайт, или о будущих конкурсах, которые могут быть интересны 
вашему ребенку. Вся информация, собранная на этом сайте, используется для того, чтобы помочь нам улучшить наш сайт 
для удовольствия вашего ребенка. Для получения дополнительной информации посетите наш раздел Информация для родителей.

Процесс участия в конкурсах на сайте Суперкниги выглядит следующим образом:

• Зарегистрируйтесь на сайте. Это происходит в правой верхней части сайта.
• Играйте в игры на сайте, пока вы авторизованы на сайте. Чем выше ваши результаты, тем больше супербаллов вы можете выиграть. Эти супербаллы сохраняются в вашем профиле, который можно просмотреть на странице профиля - попасть на страницу профиля можно через изображение головы персонажа в верхней части каждой страницы сайта.
• Чтобы принять участие в конкурсах, вам нужно перейти на страницу "Конкурсы", эту ссылку можно найти в навигации в верхней части любой страницы. Попав на эту страницу, вы нажмете на кнопку "Войти сейчас" для любого из конкурсов, и вы перейдете на страницу для участия в конкретном конкурсе. В форме заявки вы увидите, сколько супербаллов необходимо для участия в конкурсе, и форма спросит, сколько заявок вы хотите оформить. Так, если участие в конкурсе равно 250 супербаллов, а у вас, допустим, 800 супербаллов, заработанных в играх, вы можете принять участие в конкурсе 3 раза (750 супербаллов), и у вас останется 50 супербаллов. После того как вы введете желаемое количество завок, нажмите кнопку "НАЧАТЬ КОНКУРС", и вы станете участником конкурса.

Мы свяжемся с победителем каждого конкурса по электронной почте и предоставим дальнейшие инструкции по получению приза. Для всех участников в возрасте до 13 лет письмо будет отправлено на адрес электронной почты их родителей.

Сотрудники Суперкниги свяжутся с вами по электронной почте и предоставят инструкции по получению приза. Как правило, они просят указать адрес, чтобы мы могли отправить приз вам по почте.

Длительность конкурсов варьируется, но вы можете видеть даты окончания, которые указаны на каждом конкурсе. Обязательно проверяйте сроки проведения конкурсов на странице Конкурсы и призы.

У победителей есть целая неделя (семь дней), чтобы ответить на электронное письмо, отправленное сотрудниками Суперкниги, начиная со времени, указанного в письме. Если мы не получим от вас ответа в течение этого срока, мы выберем другого победителя.

Мы проводим конкурсы ежедневно в течении года. Призы, которые мы дарим, варьируются от супербаллов до DVD-дисков Суперкниги, от подарочных карт и iPad и многого другого.

Победитель конкурса будет выбран после его завершения.

Закон о конкурсах и правила за пределами США не позволяют нам проводить международные конкурсы в настоящее время.

Если вы решили не получать приз, ответьте на наше письмо, указав, что не хотите его получать. Затем мы выберем другого победителя.

Пожалуйста, обратитесь к правилами конкурсов .

God's wonderful creative acts were shown briefly in an overview. Time limitations prevented us from showing the days of creation in more detail.

Many Bible scholars believe that Satan used to be a mighty angel called Lucifer. But when he rebelled against God, he became corrupted and evil. The Bible tells us, “How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations!” (Isaiah 14:12, NKJV).

The evil angels were the ones that Satan convinced to join his rebellion and be part of his demonic army. This is symbolically referred to in the book of Revelation, with Satan referred to as a dragon and the angels referred to as stars of heaven: And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth (Revelation 12:3-4 NKJV).

We used creative liberty to depict the battle between good angels and fallen angels. When an angel is struck down, it can no longer fight in the battle.

Lucifer's change in appearance was an outward reflection of how he had corrupted himself and become evil. On the other hand, he can try to deceive people by disguising himself as a good angel. The Bible tell us about Satan's deception when it says, But I am not surprised! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14 NLT).

God was the one walking majestically through the garden. We depicted Him as radiant and divine, and we showed Him exercising miraculous power. The Bible reveals that the Creator really did walk in the midst of His creation: “And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden” (Genesis 3:8, NKJV).

Before Adam and Eve sinned, the Garden of Eden was an unspoiled paradise. God had given Adam and Eve dominion over the earth, and animals did not attack people. Many Bible scholars believe that before Adam and Eve sinned, all animals were vegetarians.

We used creative license to show Michael with a flaming sword that is reminiscent of the flaming sword that kept Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden. The Bible records, After sending them out, the LORD God stationed mighty cherubim to the east of the Garden of Eden. And he placed a flaming sword that flashed back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life (Genesis 3:24 NLT).

God Himself instituted the practice of animal sacrifice for the sins of people. After Adam and Eve sinned, God made clothing for them from animal skins. Much later, when God gave the Old Covenant Law to the people of Israel, He gave instructions for the sacrifice of certain animals as offerings for sin. The Bible tells us, In fact, according to the law of Moses, nearly everything was purified with blood. For without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness (Hebrews 9:22 NLT). The animal that was sacrificed had to be without any defect. This points to the sinlessness of Jesus Christ who died for the sins of mankind. The innocence of the lamb sacrificed by Abraham foreshadows the innocence of Jesus. Now that Jesus has died for the sins of the world, animal sacrifices are no longer needed.

They were highlights of Abraham's future, including joyful moments with his wife Sara and his son Isaac, as well as a very troubling time when God would tell Abraham to offer Isaac as a sacrifice.

It was an abacus–a device for performing mathematical calculations by sliding balls or beads along rods or in grooves.

The account of this extraordinary visit clearly reveals that the Lord was visiting Abraham. The Bible explicitly says that the Lord visited and spoke to Abraham. The Hebrew word translated as "Lord" is "Yahweh," God's holy name. Theologians believe that when God appeared in bodily form in Old Testament times that it was an appearance of Jesus.

God was foretelling the birth of His Son, Jesus Christ. In the human sense, Jesus would be a descendant of Abraham and Isaac. Through Jesus, people around the world can experience God's wonderful blessings of love, grace, mercy, and forgiveness.

The birthright was a common practice in which the eldest son would receive a double share of the inheritance from his father. The oldest son also became the priest of the family, and he inherited the judicial authority of his father. In the Law given by God to the nation of Israel, the birthright of an oldest son is protected so that a father could not give it to a younger, but favored, son.

While the two sons were still in the womb, God knew the characteristics of each of them as well as that of the nations that would come from them. [Recall that God told the prophet Jeremiah, I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations (Jeremiah 1:5 NLT)]. Although both Jacob and Esau had character flaws, Esau seemed to have little regard for spiritual matters and foolishly sold his priceless birthright for a mere bowl of stew. His birthright would have secured for him the promises God had given to Abraham. But the Bible tells us that Esau showed contempt for his rights as the firstborn (Genesis 25:34 NLT). God's divine favor did not rest on Esau, but on Jacob.

He wore it as camouflage for hunting. It was common practice in that part of the world at that time.

Esau lacked self-discipline and foresight in this regard. Although he claimed to be dying of starvation, he was surely exaggerating. He focused on his immediate need and did not consider the long-term consequences of giving up his birthright. Perhaps he thought that the birthright was not so important because he was favored by his father.

All we know is that it was a lentil stew. The Bible tells us, Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and lentil stew. Esau ate the meal, then got up and left. He showed contempt for his rights as the firstborn (Genesis 25:34 NLT).

A blessing is a pronouncement of good over someone. In this case, it is the declaration of a father of the good that will come upon a son. Since the father is the priest of the family, his spoken blessing carried special weight and had real effects on the future wellbeing of the recipient.

After they finished wrestling and the "man" left, Jacob named that place Peniel (which means "face of God"), and he said, I have seen God face to face, yet my life has been spared (Genesis 32:30 NLT). So we know that Jacob was actually wrestling with God. Whenever God manifests Himself, it is called a theophany. And whenever God appeared on earth in the form of a man, theologians believe it was an appearance of Jesus.

We used creative license to show Michael with a flaming sword that is reminiscent of the flaming sword that kept Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden. The Bible records, After sending them out, the LORD God stationed mighty cherubim to the east of the Garden of Eden. And he placed a flaming sword that flashed back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life (Genesis 3:24 NLT).

The ground where Moses stood became holy because of God's revealed presence. In eastern countries, it is customary to take off shoes and sandals when entering someplace special like a home. On a deeper level, Moses' sandals were dirty, and taking them off was an acknowledgement by Moses that he was sinful and was in the presence of the holy God.

Pharaoh's magicians used the powers of Satan to copy the miracle that occurred with Moses' staff. Moses did not have miraculous power; it was God who changed Moses' staff into a serpent and back into a staff.

There were boulders in his way and his army was rushing past him, so he was blocked from going further.

The Bible does not specifically say that Pharaoh died, so we do not know with certainty that he did drown. On the other hand, all of Pharaoh's army that chased the Israelites into the sea perished. The Bible records, Then the waters returned and covered all the chariots and charioteers–the entire army of Pharaoh. Of all the Egyptians who had chased the Israelites into the sea, not a single one survived (Exodus 14:28 NLT).

Moses does not use the term "rules." It is mostly the children who use the word "rules," which is a term they relate to better than "commandments." Moses referred to the Ten Commandments as commandments, and he referred to other parts of the Law as statutes and judgments. Moses only used the word "rules" in regard to the command for the people to not approach the mountain.

God commanded this to teach the people to trust in His daily provision. They could rest in the knowledge that God was watching over them every day and would provide what was needed for each day.

We know that God has manifested Himself to people in various ways. He spoke to Moses from the burning bush (Exodus 3:2) and a cloud (Exodus 34:5), the Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus as a dove (John 1:32), and on the day of Pentecost the Holy Spirit came with the sound of a rushing wind and tongues of fire (Acts 2:1-4).

It was the Lord coming down in the form of a cloud. The Bible tells us, Then the LORD came down in a cloud and stood there with him; and he called out his own name, Yahweh (Exodus 34:5 NLT).

The power of God came on David and gave him the courage and strength to kill a lion. Another time, David killed a bear (1 Samuel 17:34-37).

God looked at David's heart and saw that he had a desire to obey and please Him (1 Samuel 13:14; 16:7).

The pouring of oil on David's head by the prophet Samuel showed that God had set him apart for special service. In other words, God had selected him as the future king of Israel. In addition, the oil symbolized the Holy Spirit. The Bible records that when Samuel poured the oil on David's head that the Holy Spirit came powerfully on David from that day on (1 Samuel 16:13).

David played a small harp or lyre.

In order to avoid the possibility of scaring some children with Goliath's prolonged and menacing presence, we created a Philistine man named Phicol to provide comic relief.

The Bible records that Goliath was over nine feet tall (1 Samuel 17:4).

Goliath's spear had a thick and heavy wooden shaft, and the metal head of the spear weighed 15 pounds (1 Samuel 17:7).

While the Bible does record that David picked up five stones, we focused on the central point of the story in that, through faith in God and with God's power, David defeated Goliath with a sling and a stone. Due to time limitations, we are not always able to show all of the details of a biblical story.

All of the Superbook episodes are limited to about 28 minutes in length so they can be broadcast in 30-minute time slots. (This will enable us to take Superbook to many more children in the United States and around the world.) When you take into account the opening and closing songs as well as the end credits, we only have about 22 minutes to tell the whole story. Part of that time is allotted to Chris and Joy in their modern-day setting so kids can learn an important and relevant life lesson. As you can see, we simply do not have enough time to cover every aspect of the biblical stories. It is our hope and desire that the adventures of Chris and Joy will inspire children to find out more about the stories. One of the goals of the Superbook series is to get children excited about reading the Bible.

The glow shows the Spirit of the Lord that came on David to enable him to defeat Goliath (1 Samuel 16:13 NLT).

The Bible records that David defeated Goliath with a stone and a sling. After Goliath fell to the ground, David took Goliath's sword and killed him (1 Samuel 17:49-51).

The city of Babylon was in the area that is now called the nation of Iraq. In the Old Testament, "Babylon" refers to both the city of Babylon and the region of Babylonia.

Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego were all taken as captives to Babylon when King Nebuchadnezzar conquered Jerusalem. Because of his great God-given wisdom, Daniel served in important governmental positions under a series of kings: Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, and Darius.

To keep people from attempting to move the stone to rescue Daniel, some clay was pressed against the stone and the covering of the lions' den. The king then pressed image on his ring against the clay to leave an impression in it. This was the royal seal of the king and meant that no one was to tamper with it.

Daniel did not know their names when they first entered his home, but moments later he heard Chris say Joy's name.

As soon as King Darius told Daniel's accusers that they would discover exactly how mighty the lion's roar can be, Superbook took Chris, Joy and Gizmo back home. Superbook took them back because they had learned the lesson of doing the right thing even when it is not easy.

Bible scholars are not in agreement as to the exact time when the star appeared and when the magi arrived. Some believe that the star appeared when Jesus was born, the magi then saw the star, began their journey, and arrived months or years later. Another view is that the star appeared before the birth of Christ, so the magi began their journey sooner and arrived when Jesus was born. "The First Christmas" shows the latter understanding of the events. This also allows children who have seen traditional nativity scenes to be able to relate well to the nativity scene in "The First Christmas."

The Bible tells us that Jesus was placed in a manger, which is a feeding trough for animals. The Gospel of Luke records, She gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them (Luke 2:7 NLT). On the other hand, the Bible does not tell us if the manger was in a stable or cave. "The First Christmas" follows the traditional view of Jesus being born in a wooden stable. This allows for children who have seen traditional nativity scenes to be able to relate well to the nativity scene in "The First Christmas."

If you look closely, you will see a multitude of angels singing in the clouds.

We know that angels appeared to the shepherds who were nearby. Although the Bible does not say that angels were there with Joseph, Mary, and Jesus, certainly God would have sent angels there to guard the newborn baby, even if they were not visible to the people there. A psalm speaks of God's angelic protection: If you make the LORD your refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter, no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your home. For he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go. They will hold you up with their hands so you won't even hurt your foot on a stone (Psalm 91:9-12 NLT). In addition, we exercised creative liberty to produce a majestic visualization of the spiritual realm when the Savior was born.

Superbook episodes are generally produced for children from 5 to 12 years of age. However, because children differ in their spiritual development, sensitivity to dramatic depictions, and the type of programming they are accustomed to viewing, we suggest that parents consider which episodes are appropriate for each of their children. For some episodes, we advise parents to preview the episode before showing it to their children.

The Bible doesn't specifically describe Satan, who is also called Lucifer or the devil; so we used creative license to show what he may look like. In the episode "In the Beginning," when Lucifer is first shown as an angel in heaven, he is depicted as an impressive angel with long blond hair. When he rebels against God, he is transformed into an evil creature, and his flowing hair becomes horns. Also, his body becomes reptile-like in appearance, assuming the look of the serpent in the Garden of Eden. (See Genesis 3:1.) We did not want to make Satan look like a character that could be misconstrued as a cool villain. We want children to understand that there is a real enemy and that he is evil.

In the script for this episode, the man is called "The Naysayer." He represents doubt, mockery, and lies. John 8:44 tells us that the devil is "the father of lies." Since the beginning, Satan has been an expert at deception and confusion. As an example, he transformed himself into a serpent in the Garden of Eden.

Satan did not cause the storm, and his remarks reveal that he did not. In the episode we purposely had the storm begin to develop before Satan appeared. Also, the Bible does not say that Satan caused the storm. However, Matthew 8:26 tells us that Jesus "rebuked" the wind and the waves, and they became still. In other places in the Gospel, the word "rebuke" is used when Jesus takes authority over demonic power. (See Matthew 17:18, Mark 9:25, and Luke 9:42.) We used creative license to illustrate how the disciples did not display faith in God as they reacted to the chaos of the storm and their fear of drowning.

His voice sounds as if many people are speaking because he had so many evil spirits. Luke 8:31-32 refers to "the demons" (plural) speaking to Jesus. The Bible describes the demon-possessed man very graphically in both Mark 5:1-20 and Luke 8:26-39.

We see how Miraculo was able to "levitate" using a hidden wire, and we know that many magicians use smoke and mirrors to make objects like park benches "disappear." In order to accomplish the illusion where Chris's cell phone "flies" out of his pocket, Street magicians often use accomplices to secretly rig unsuspecting bystanders.

He was speaking to a large crowd of people, and being on higher ground allowed his voice to be heard better.

The word "Messiah" is often translated simply as "Anointed One." Jesus certainly was anointed by God, for He said, The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free, and that the time of the LORD's favor has come (Luke 4:18-19 NLT). But Jesus' title as "Messiah" has a deeper and fuller meaning. He was anointed as prophet, priest, and king! Still, He did not come as the kind of king the people expected, for He said to Pilate, "My Kingdom is not an earthly kingdom. If it were, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. But my Kingdom is not of this world" (John 18:36 NLT). Jesus is King of the kingdom of God!

It is a Hebrew word that means, "Save us, we implore you!" It was an exclamation of praise by the people when Jesus entered Jerusalem. It reflects the words of Psalm 118:25, "Please, LORD, please save us. Please, LORD, please give us success" (NLT).

It is Hebrew, and it means, "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord." This shout of the people hailed Jesus as the promised Messiah, and reflects Psalm 118:26, "Bless the one who comes in the name of the LORD. We bless you from the house of the LORD" (NLT).

Jesus was fulfilling one of the prophecies about the Messiah. This prophecy said, Tell the people of Jerusalem, 'Look, your King is coming to you. He is humble, riding on a donkey— riding on a donkey's colt' (Matthew 21:5 NLT).

When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the people waved palm branches to hail Him as the Messiah. The palm branches were waved as symbols of victory. In the ancient world, palm branches were used to welcome a king or victorious generals.

Nahshon was a character we created as a Pharisee. He represents the malevolent attitude and intentions of many of the religious leaders. For instance, the Bible records that the religious leaders planned to kill Jesus: It was now two days before Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The leading priests and the teachers of religious law were still looking for an opportunity to capture Jesus secretly and kill him (Mark 14:1 NLT).

The outer courts of the Temple were supposed to be a holy place of prayer for people of all nations, but Jesus saw that some people had turned it into a place of dishonest business.

It was traditional for Psalm 118 to be sung during the Passover meal. One line from the psalm says, "This is the day the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it" (Psalm 118:24 NLT). The Gospel of Matthew tells us that Jesus and His disciples sang a hymn at the end of the meal, "Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives" (Matthew 26:30 NLT).

The biblical events of "He Is Risen!" are taken from the Gospel of John. While the first three Gospels record that more than one woman went to the tomb, the Gospel of John only mentions Mary Magdalene going to the tomb. It says, Early on Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance (John 20:1 NLT). The Superbook writers and producers decided to follow the emphasis of the Gospel of John on Mary Magdalene.

While the first batch of DVDs of "He is Risen!" depicted the two angels in the tomb as not being dressed in white, we have adjusted this aspect of the scene so subsequent batches of the DVD do show the angels wearing white (John 20:11-12). These changes have also been made for all domestic and international television broadcasts as well as for the upcoming curriculums called Superbook: Church Edition and Superbook: Family Edition.

In "He Is Risen!" the account of Jesus' resurrection follows what is recorded in the Gospel of John. That Gospel does not say that the angels told Mary to give a message to the disciples. Instead, the Gospel states that Jesus commissioned Mary to take the good news to the disciples. This is what the Gospel of John records: "Don't cling to me," Jesus said, "for I haven't yet ascended to the Father. But go find my brothers and tell them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God'" (John 20:17 NLT).

When the New Testament talks about Jesus being nailed in His "hands," it uses a Greek word that has a broader meaning than the English word "hands." The Greek word includes the hand, wrist, and forearm. Additionally, historians have discovered that when Roman soldiers crucified people, they drove the nails through the palms, wrists, or forearms. (If Jesus was nailed through His palms, then the soldiers would have also tied His arms to the cross with ropes.) So it is possible that Jesus was nailed through either His palms or wrists. Whichever way it happened, when can thank our Savior for dying for our sins.

There are numerous events that occurred after the resurrection, such as Jesus appearing to the disciples in the locked room and Jesus showing his scars to Thomas. We would love to be able to include more about the resurrection of Jesus in "He Is Risen!" However, all of the Superbook episodes are limited to about 28 minutes in length so they can be broadcast in 30-minute time slots. (This will enable us to take Superbook to many more children around the world.) Part of each episode has Chris and Joy in their modern-day setting so kids can learn an important and relevant life lesson. We also have to fit in the opening song, closing song, and end credits, so we simply do not have enough time to cover every aspect of the biblical stories. It is our hope and desire that the adventures of Chris and Joy will inspire children to find out more about the stories. One of the goals of the Superbook series is to get children excited about reading the Bible.

Ananias said that the people with him should go to his home in Damascus, so he was only visiting the believers in Jerusalem. The Bible tells us, Now there was a believer in Damascus named Ananias (Acts 9:10 NLT). On the other hand, due to the intense persecution of Christians in Jerusalem, most of the believers who lived there fled the city.

We showed part of the stoning so we could be as historically accurate as possible about Saul's previous actions and the persecution that occurred. However, we only showed the stoning as a black and white memory in order to diminish the scene's intensity and make it more suitable for children.

The pouring of oil on David's head by the prophet Samuel showed that God had set him apart for special service. In other words, God had selected him as the future king of Israel. In addition, the oil symbolized the Holy Spirit. The Bible records that when Samuel poured the oil on David's head that the Holy Spirit came powerfully on David from that day on (1 Samuel 16:13).

We used creative license to emphasize the fact that the men with Saul were so amazed or fearful that they did not say anything. The Bible records how much they were struck by the events, The men with Saul stood speechless, for they heard the sound of someone's voice but saw no one! (Acts 9:7 NLT).

When Jesus was still on earth, He taught that whatever is done to someone who believes in Him is also done to Him. In one of Jesus' parables, the King says, I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me! (Matthew 25:40 NLT). When Saul was persecuting Christians, it was as if He was doing it to Jesus because the Lord lives in their hearts and they are so precious to Him.

The Bible tells us that the men with Saul heard the sound of someone's voice (Acts 9:7 NLT). It might have been similar to when Jesus was on the cross and the Father spoke from heaven, I have already brought glory to my name, and I will do so again (John 12:28 NLT). The crowd heard the voice, but some confused it with thunder or the voice of an angel. The Bible tells us, When the crowd heard the voice, some thought it was thunder, while others declared an angel had spoken to him (John 12:29 NLT).

In Israel, it was traditional for Jewish men to put a prayer shawl (tallit) on their heads when they said their morning prayers.

It was the first part of a traditional Jewish opening prayer. It means, "Blessed are You, LORD, our God, King of the universe…"

When referring to the creature that swallowed Jonah, the original Hebrew language in Jonah 1:17 and the Greek language in Matthew 12:40 means "a great fish." So these verses do not necessarily refer to a whale. In addition, we reviewed a number of English Bible versions, and they all used terms like "a great fish" or "a huge fish" in Jonah 1:17 instead of "a whale." In Matthew 12:40, in which Jesus talked about Jonah, modern Bible versions do not refer to a whale, but to a great fish or sea monster.

The great fish could have been an enormous fish that is now extinct. The design of the great fish in Jonah is based on the appearance of the coelacanth.

God could have performed miracles to keep them supplied with oxygen and to keep them from being digested.

In the time of Jonah, it was common for people in Israel and nearby countries to cast lots to determine a decision. In this case, the sailors cast lots to see who was the guilty person who brought God's judgment on them through the storm. The Bible records, Then the crew cast lots to see which of them had offended the gods and caused the terrible storm. When they did this, the lots identified Jonah as the culprit (Jonah 1:7 NLT).

Yes. The Bible records that Jonah prayed to God from the belly of the great fish. You can read the whole prayer in Jonah 2:2-9.

God wanted to give the people time to repent and change their ways so destruction would not fall on them. This shows God's unconditional love and mercy. Jonah prayed to God and spoke about the Lord's strong desire to not have to judge them. Jonah said, I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. You are eager to turn back from destroying people (Jonah 4:2 NLT). In addition, a period of 40 days is associated in the Bible with the humbling of oneself. Jesus fasted in the wilderness for 40 days, and Moses fasted on Mt. Sinai for 40 days (Matt. 4:2; Ex. 34:28).

These things were a way of humbling themselves before God to show that they were truly sorry for their sins. In the episode, one of the residents of Nineveh told Jonah that the people had put on their "garments of mourning." The book of Jonah tells us that the people of Nineveh, including the king, fasted and put on sackcloth (burlap) to show sorrow for their sins:

The people of Nineveh believed God's message, and from the greatest to the least, they declared a fast and put on burlap to show their sorrow. When the king of Nineveh heard what Jonah was saying, he stepped down from his throne and took off his royal robes. He dressed himself in burlap and sat on a heap of ashes. Then the king and his nobles sent this decree throughout the city: 'No one, not even the animals from your herds and flocks, may eat or drink anything at all. People and animals alike must wear garments of mourning, and everyone must pray earnestly to God. They must turn from their evil ways and stop all their violence. Who can tell? Perhaps even yet God will change his mind and hold back his fierce anger from destroying us' (Jonah 3:5-9 NLT).

The Bible says that that God sent a worm to attack the plant (Jonah 4:7). When the bush fell over in the episode, it revealed worm holes and tracks that had weakened its stem so that it fell over.

In the time of Jacob, there was a species of black sheep that was indigenous to the area he lived in. In addition, Jacob had made an arrangement with Laban to be paid with sheep that were speckled, spotted, or dark colored. According to the New Living Translation, some of the sheep he negotiated for were black. Jacob said to Laban, Let me inspect your flocks today and remove all the sheep and goats that are speckled or spotted, along with all the black sheep. Give these to me as my wages (Genesis 30:32 NLT).

The colorful coat set Joseph apart as Jacob's favored son, and it might have indicated that Jacob was planning on giving him a larger portion of the inheritance. If Joseph's brothers thought that he was going to receive a portion of their inheritance, it could have been part of the reason why they sold him to traders.

The gold light was the Holy Spirit who enabled Joseph to interpret the dream God had given Pharaoh.

Superbook always returns Chris, Joy, and Gizmo to the same time that they left from, no matter how much time they spent on their Superbook adventure.

It was a statue of Nebuchadnezzar.

We know from the book of Daniel that the statue was 90 feet tall! The Bible says, King Nebuchadnezzar made a gold statue ninety feet tall and nine feet wide and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon (Daniel 3:1 NLT).

The crowd at the ceremony was so huge that the king did not see their refusal to bow. Some people approached the king later to accuse them. The Bible tells us, But some of the astrologers went to the king and informed on the Jews (Daniel 3:8 NLT).

The original Aramaic of Daniel 3:25 records that King Nebuchadnezzar said the fourth figure looked like "a son of the gods." Nebuchadnezzar believed that there were many gods, so for him to refer to the fourth figure in the fire as "like a son of the gods," it was the same as calling him a god or divine being. In "The Fiery Furnace," the statement by Nebuchadnezzar was taken from the New Living Translation, which reads, 'Look!' Nebuchadnezzar shouted. 'I see four men, unbound, walking around in the fire unharmed! And the fourth looks like a god!' (Daniel 3:25 NLT). A number of modern Bible versions have similar translations of this verse (NET, NRSV, GNB).

The person who told Joshua how to defeat Jericho stated that He is the commander of the Lord's army. As the commander of God's host of angels, He certainly was not a mere human. Neither was He only an angel like Michael the archangel, for He said that Joshua was standing on holy ground. This is the same declaration that God had made to Moses out of the burning bush. An angel does not make ground holy only the presence of God can do that. So this was an appearance of Jesus.

It is reminiscent of the blood that was applied to the lintels of the Israelite's homes in Egypt to protect them from the final plague on Egypt. As the blood protected the Israelites from the plague, the cord protected Rahab and her family from harm. In addition, the crimson cord can be seen as prophetically looking forward to the promised Messiah. The cord was crimson or scarlet in color, like the color of blood, and Jesus shed His blood on the cross for our sins. What's more, as the cord was the sign that saved the lives of Rahab and her family, Jesus has saved us and given us new life by shedding His blood on the cross.

Seven is the biblical number of perfection or completion. The Israelites' faith in God and obedience to Him were perfected by following all of His instructions for conquering the city. God's battle plan did not employ human implements of war such as ladders to scale the walls or a battering ram to break open the gate. The Israelites had to trust in God's instructions even if they did not make sense to them. For the first six days, there were no visible results of their obedience to God. Finally, on the seventh day, when they had followed all of God's instructions, He gave them a supernatural victory.

The trumpets, called shofars, heralded God's special presence, for the priests blowing the trumpets walked in front of the Ark of the Covenant.

It was the Ark of the Covenant, which symbolized God's glory and special presence with His people. It was a rectangular wooden box with a representation of two angels resting on its lid. The entire ark (box, lid, and angels) were overlaid with gold. Inside the ark were the two stone tablets of the Ten Commandments (Ex. 25:16), a golden urn of the heavenly-supplied manna from the time the Israelites were in the wilderness (Heb. 9:4), and Aaron's staff that had miraculously produced blossoms and ripe almonds (Num. 17:8). These three items testified to God's goodness toward Israel through divine revelation, provision, and guidance.

The walls did not fall due to the natural effects of any human actions such as marching, blowing trumpets, or shouting. The walls were very thick and strong, and it was a supernatural act of God that knocked them down. It is possible that this was accomplished by the angelic warriors referred to by the commander of the Lord's army.

God only had to knock down enough of the walls for Joshua's army to enter the city. In addition, if the walls had fallen down all the way around the city, it may have endangered Rahab and her family whose house was on the outer wall.

Historians believe that King Ahasuerus is the same person as King Xerxes I.

Haman was very prideful in his position as the prime minister for King Xerxes. The king had commanded that lower ranking officials bow down and pay special respect to Haman, but Mordecai refused to do so. Mordecai must have felt that it was wrong to bow down as if to worship a man. Haman became extremely angry at Mordecai, and assumed that Jewish people were lawbreakers and not loyal to the king.

The overseer of the slaves thought that Chris, Joy, and Gizmo were part of a group that had just been brought in as slaves to King Xerxes.

Esther said that it was the clothing of one who grieves. Mordecai had learned of the decree that all of the Jews in the kingdom of Xerxes were to be killed.

It was the capital city of King Xerxes' kingdom and the place where the king's palace and throne were.

Abstaining from food and drink was a way of showing humility before God and to seek His divine favor and intervention in a situation. In this case, Esther wanted God to come to their aid and rescue them from Haman's evil plot.

It is a royal staff that is held by a supreme ruler as a symbol of his or her authority.

By first inviting King Xerxes to a banquet and preparing a feast for the king, she honored him and would gain even more favor with him. In addition, while he was enjoying the banquet, he would be in a better mood and more likely to grant whatever Esther requested.

It may be that Esther felt that the time was not right during the first banquet to present her petition. In addition, she may have thought that she needed to gain more of the king's favor before accusing Haman, who was the king's highest official.

It was Persian law that any decree by the king that was written and sealed could not be repealed. King Xerxes himself said to Esther and Mordecai, Now go ahead and send a message to the Jews in the king's name, telling them whatever you want, and seal it with the king's signet ring. But remember that whatever has already been written in the king's name and sealed with his signet ring can never be revoked (Esther 8:8 NLT).

John the Baptist told Herod, It is against God's law for you to marry your brother's wife (Mark 6:18 NLT). There were a number of problems with this marriage. To begin with, Herod had first had an improper relationship with Herodias when she was his sister-in-law. Then Herod and Herodias divorced their first spouses so they could marry each other. In addition, marriage to a brother's wife was not permitted in the Old Covenant (Lev. 18:16; 20:21), so the marriage of Herod and Herodias was a violation of one of God's commandments.

Jesus did not need to repent because He had never sinned. When Jesus came to John to be baptized, John objected and said, I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me? (Matthew 3:14 ESV). But Jesus answered John, Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness (Matthew 3:15 ESV). Jesus was always in a right relationship with the Heavenly Father, but in being baptized, He was identifying with sinners who needed righteousness, that is, sinners who needed to be in a right relationship with God. Jesus would ultimately identify with sinners when He, the one without sin, died for their sins on the cross.

A dove is a symbol of purity and innocence. Jesus once instructed His disciples, Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves (Matthew 10:16 NLT). In addition, the dove was a sign from God to John the Baptist that Jesus was the promised Messiah. John testified, "I saw the Holy Spirit descending like a dove from heaven and resting upon him. I didn't know he was the one, but when God sent me to baptize with water, he told me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.' I saw this happen to Jesus, so I testify that he is the Chosen One of God" (John 1:32-34 NLT).

History records that locusts were eaten by people in the Middle East. The Old Covenant Law allowed the Israelites to eat locusts, for it says, You may, however, eat winged insects that walk along the ground and have jointed legs so they can jump (Leviticus 11:21 NLT). As a food, locusts were an inexpensive source of protein. They could be prepared as food in different ways. One way was to pound them, mix them with flour and water, and bake them into cakes. They could also be boiled, roasted, or stewed in butter.

A cistern is an underground chamber for storing water. Cisterns would collect the natural runoff of rainwater during the rainy season so people would have water stored for the dry season. At times, a cistern was used as a prison cell.

No, some Jews who did not believe in Jesus falsely accused Paul based on a faulty assumption. They had seen Paul with a Gentile earlier in the day. Then, when they saw Paul in the temple with some men, they assumed that the Gentile was with him. The Bible tells us about their misunderstanding: For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple (Acts 21:29 ESV).

Since they weren't soldiers or sailors, he assumed that they were prisoners.

As a Roman citizen, Paul had the right to stand trial before Caesar. When standing trial before Festus (the Roman procurator of Judea), Paul asserted his right and said, I appeal to Caesar! (Acts 25:11 NLT).

Paul was saying that when he was weak in the natural sense, God would give him supernatural strength to accomplish His will. Since it was God's power and not Paul's human strength, God would get all of the credit and honor for what Paul was able to do. Paul wrote to the church in Corinth about his personal weakness and how the Lord had reassured him, "Each time he said, "My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness." So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. That's why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong (2 Corinthians 12:9-10 NLT).

Jesus appeared to Paul in a vision—a supernatural revelation from God. The Bible records, That night the Lord appeared to Paul and said, "Be encouraged, Paul. Just as you have been a witness to me here in Jerusalem, you must preach the Good News in Rome as well" (Acts 23:11 NLT).

The Bible does not say which angel it was, but we do know that Gabriel delivered messages on two separate occasions in the New Testament. Gabriel appeared to Zechariah (Luke 1:11-21) and Mary (Luke 1:26-38), so it is possible that he also appeared to Paul.

God protected Paul from any harmful effects.

This is an example of God working supernaturally through Paul to perform a miracle of healing. After the man was healed, even more people receiving healing. The Bible tells us, Then all the other sick people on the island came and were healed (Acts 28:9 NLT). In this way, many of the islanders were touched by the power and love of God.

Like the other people in the town, he was an evil person who did bad things. It might be that he wanted to capture Chris, Joy, and Gizmo, and sell them as slaves so he could make money.

"Gopher wood" is a term used in some Bible translations, but a number of modern Bible translations use the word "cypress" instead. "Gopher" is simply a way of writing the original Hebrew word in English according to how it sounds in Hebrew, and is called transliteration. But Hebrew scholars do not know which tree "gopher" refers to. It may have been cypress, for cypress wood is very durable, and cypress trees grow in abundance in the region of southwestern and western Asia.

In Noah's time, a cubit was the standard unit for measuring length. It was determined by the length of the forearm from the elbow to the tip of the longest finger. Many years after the time of Noah, the Hebrew people used a standardized cubit that was 17.5 inches (44.45 cm) long.

It is a thick, dark substance that could be brushed on to something to make a covering. Once the tar was dry, it would keep out water.

It was enormous about 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high! It was about one and a half North American football fields long. In terms of meters, it was about 138 meters long, 23 meters wide, and 13.8 meters high. When measured in cubits, it was 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.

God could have made them peaceful and non-aggressive during the time that they entered the ark. Once on the ark, they would have been kept in separate compartments.

Yes, He did. After Noah, his family, and the animals entered the ark, it was God Himself who closed the door of the ark. The Bible records, Then the LORD closed the door behind them (Genesis 7:16 NLT).

That was water bursting up from huge underwater aquifers. The water that shot up out of the ground would have fallen back to the earth as a mighty downpour of rain. The Bible tells us that all the underground waters erupted from the earth, and the rain fell in mighty torrents from the sky (Genesis 7:11 NLT).

Bible scholars and scientists believe that before the flood, massive amounts of water were stored in the earth's crust. Water from these aquifers would rise up as mist or springs to support and nourish plant life. It is thought that it had probably never rained before the flood, for the Bible says that the LORD God had not yet sent rain to water the earth and that instead, springs came up from the ground and watered all the land (Genesis 2:5-6 NLT).

God designed the ark to be extremely stable and seaworthy. Modern scientific experiments with scale models of the ark have demonstrated how remarkably steady it would have been in rough seas.

The dove brought back a fresh olive leaf (Genesis 8:11). This was a clear indication that fruit trees were now appearing and that the people and animals could soon leave the ark.

God was grieved by how very evil mankind had become. The Bible records, The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil (Genesis 6:5 NLT). God's holiness and goodness are revealed in that He did not let mankind continue as it was with people hurting and killing each other and doing all kinds of sinful things. On the other hand, God's love and mercy are shown in that He did not destroy all of mankind. He spared Noah and his family because Noah was a good person who tried to please Him. The Bible tells us, "Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God" (Genesis 6:9, NLT).

God said that there would never again be a flood that would kill all living things on the planet. While there have been destructive local and regional floods, there has never been a global flood since then. God promised Noah, Yes, I am confirming my covenant with you. Never again will floodwaters kill all living creatures; never again will a flood destroy the earth (Genesis 9:11, NLT). God is always faithful to keep His promises.

They were fallen angels, otherwise known as demons or evil spirits. We made them darker in appearance than the heavenly angels so it would be easier for children to see the difference.

We did not want Satan to appear as a cool villain, but to be clearly evil. His expressions show his anger against God and His people.

Please keep in mind that the general target age for Superbook episodes is 7 to 12 years old. However, because children differ in their spiritual development, sensitivity to dramatic depictions, and the type of programming they are accustomed to viewing, we suggest that parents consider which episodes are appropriate for each of their children. For some episodes, we advise parents to preview the episode before showing it to their children.

It was a desolate area where Superbook brought Chris to be tested.

Satan can disguise himself to look like a heavenly angel. The Bible tells us, Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14 NLT). Christians need to discern whether supernatural things are truly of God.

He rebelled against God. Satan desired to lift up a throne for himself and be like God. The Bible tells us about Satan’s evil plans: For you said to yourself, “I will ascend to heaven and set my throne above God’s stars. I will preside on the mountain of the gods far away in the north. I will climb to the highest heavens and be like the Most High” (Isaiah 14:13-14 NLT).

They were the scrolls on which John recorded the visions God showed him in heaven. He wrote them down so all mankind could benefit from them. At the beginning of John’s visions in heaven, he was instructed, Write in a book everything you see, and send it to the seven churches in the cities of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea (Revelation 1:11 NLT). The book of Revelation also records, And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” And then he said to me, “Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true” (Revelation 21:5 NLT).

It is a transitional visual effect to move from one time period or scene to another.

They were the eleven remaining disciples of Jesus (Acts 1:6-11).

Before Satan rebelled against God, he was a high angel named Lucifer. He might have been an archangel. Although God cast Satan out of heaven, he still has supernatural power. The book of Revelation reveals that Satan and his allies will perform supernatural feats to deceive people. Revelation 16:14 tells us, These evil spirits had the power to work miracles. They went to every king on earth, to bring them together for a war against God All-Powerful. But that will be the day of God’s great victory (CEV). For more examples, you can read Revelation 13:3 and Revelation 13:13-14.

It was symbolic of the temptation to be like God and for Chris to be free of guilt and shame. It is not the same fruit that was in the Garden of Eden.

It was the Holy Spirit who came to remind Chris of God’s promise to always be with him. The Holy Spirit assured Chris that he should not be afraid and that God would deliver him in times of trouble.

We showed Satan transforming into the same snake that was in the episode “In the Beginning,” only now it was much larger and a much greater threat. We did not want to show Satan as he is depicted in the book of Revelation because it involves a large amount of symbolism—the meaning of which can be debated.

The book of Revelation pictures Jesus riding on a white horse: Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there. Its rider was named Faithful and True, for he judges fairly and wages a righteous war. His eyes were like flames of fire, and on his head were many crowns. A name was written on him that no one understood except himself. He wore a robe dipped in blood, and his title was the Word of God (Revelation 19:11-13, NLT). You can read the whole passage in Revelation 19:11-21.

In the Superbook episode “Revelation: The Final Battle!” there were archangels behind Jesus who were also riding on white horses.

The symbolism included in the depiction of Jesus is very detailed and graphic and may have been too intense or confusing for young children.

His gaze was firm and focused on the enemy, Satan and his armies.

They were added to visually depict some of the supernatural powers employed in the battle.

It was a visual representation of Jesus’ supernatural and divine power. We wanted children around the world to understand that Jesus was using heavenly power.

Satan’s defeat by Jesus represents Satan being thrown into the fiery lake. The Bible says, Then the devil, who had deceived them, was thrown into the fiery lake of burning sulfur, joining the beast and the false prophet. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever (Revelation 20:10 NLT).

It was the city of God, the New Jerusalem. The book of Revelation says, And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband (Revelation 21:2 NLT).

Chris saw the vision that John was describing. The Bible tells us about the wonderful things that God will do: He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever. And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” (Revelation 21:4-5 NLT).

We wanted to give it a heavenly appearance like the main street that was clear as glass. The doorway is not same as the city gates which were made of pearls: The twelve gates were made of pearls—each gate from a single pearl! And the main street was pure gold, as clear as glass (Revelation 21:21 NLT).

They were the thrones of the twenty-four elders, as the book of Revelation says, Twenty-four thrones surrounded him, and twenty-four elders sat on them. They were all clothed in white and had gold crowns on their heads (Revelation 4:4 NLT).

It was the river of life flowing from the throne of God. The Apostle John wrote, Then the angel showed me a river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb (Revelation 22:1 NLT).

They were the four living beings spoken of in the book of Revelation: In front of the throne was a shiny sea of glass, sparkling like crystal. In the center and around the throne were four living beings, each covered with eyes, front and back (Revelation 4:6 NLT). They were the ones singing “Holy, holy, holy…” The Bible says, Each of these living beings had six wings, and their wings were covered all over with eyes, inside and out. Day after day and night after night they keep on saying, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty—the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come” (Revelation 4:8 NLT).

The Bible tells us that there is a glow like that of an emerald around the throne: The one sitting on the throne was as brilliant as gemstones—like jasper and carnelian. And the glow of an emerald circled his throne like a rainbow (Revelation 4:3 NLT).

Jesus is the holy Son of God and is now glorified in heaven. The book of Revelation says, For the throne of God and of the Lamb will be there, and his servants will worship him (Revelation 22:3 NLT). The Bible also tells us, Then I saw a Lamb that looked as if it had been slaughtered, but it was now standing between the throne and the four living beings and among the twenty-four elders (Revelation 5:6 NLT).

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Sifting was a common practice of farmers in ancient Israel. Sifting separated wheat from useless materials like dirt and rocks. They would sift the wheat by shaking it in a container with something like a screen so that the wheat would fall through and leave the unwanted materials behind. So Jesus was saying that Satan wanted to cause Peter so much trouble that he would be seen as useless or false. But Jesus prayed for Peter to come through the trial and to be a source of strength for other believers: “But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen your brothers” (Luke 22:32 nlt).

Based upon their interpretation of Old Testament prophecy, the Jewish people mistakenly expected the Messiah to defeat the occupying Roman army, restore Israel’s sovereignty, and reign as king of Israel. But Jesus fulfilled the Messianic prophecies in a different way - He came as a suffering Servant to die for our sins. One day, He will return as a conquering King to rule over the whole earth.

Peter was not afraid of the servant, but he was afraid of being arrested and possibly executed. After Jesus was arrested, Peter heard one of the Temple guards say about Jesus and His followers, “Oh, He will get His due, along with all of His followers.” Instead of holding to Jesus’ promise of eternal life, Peter thought of saving his earthly life.

When the New Testament talks about Jesus being nailed in His “hands,” it uses a Greek word that has a broader meaning than the English word “hands.” The Greek word includes the hand, wrist and forearm. Additionally, historians have discovered that when Roman soldiers crucified people, they drove the nails through the palms, wrists or forearms. (If Jesus was nailed through His palms, then the soldiers would have also tied His arms to the cross with ropes.) So it is possible that Jesus was nailed through either His palms or wrists. Whichever way it happened, we can thank our Savior for dying for our sins.

We exercised creative liberty to help children understand that Jesus was in His resurrected body and not the same human body He had before the Resurrection. When Jesus rose from the dead, He still had a physical body, but it was a more glorious body. It could be that His divine nature and glory emanated from Him. This can remind us of when Jesus’ appearance changed on the Mount of Transfiguration. The Gospel of Matthew recounts what happened: “As the men watched, Jesus’ appearance was transformed so that his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light” (Matthew 17:2 nlt). People who have visited heaven have testified of the amazing glory of Jesus! Light and love radiate from Him - for He is the eternal Son of God!

Ophrah was a city north of Jerusalem. The precise location of Ophrah is not certain, but it was located in the area given to the Israelite tribe of Manasseh.

They were people who roamed about from place to place. They invaded the land of Israel, and would steal their crops and animals. As a result, the Israelites had very little to eat and it was very difficult for them to even survive—they were faced with starvation. So they would try to hide themselves and their harvest in caves and strongholds. The Bible records, “The Midianites were so cruel that the Israelites made hiding places for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds” (Judges 6:2 NLT).

The Bible says that “the angel of the LORD” (Judges 6:12) spoke to Gideon, and theologians believe that the term “angel of the LORD” refers to an Old Testament appearance of Jesus. Additionally, in the account of Gideon, the Bible reveals that the angel of the LORD was the Lord Himself. The Old Testament often uses the terms “the angel of the LORD” and “the LORD” interchangeably, showing that they are the same. In other words, “the angel of the LORD” was “the LORD”, and we know that “the LORD” is the covenant name of God. Here is a key verse from the passage: “Then the LORD turned to him and said, ‘Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!’” (Judges 6:14 NLT).

Jesus was speaking to Gideon in terms of his potential when the power of God would work through him. We can see that God would help him, for Jesus declared, “I will be with you. And you will destroy the Midianites as if you were fighting against one man” (Judges 6:16 NLT). God can do great things through each one of us if we have faith and are obedient to Him.

At first, Gideon did not realize that the visitor was the angel of the Lord. In addition, Gideon felt lowly and thought he was an unlikely person to lead a successful army. Gideon said, “But Lord, how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I am the least in my entire family!” (Judges 6:15 NLT). Jesus gave him a sign by miraculously burning up the offering of food and then disappearing.

The Bible says that the Lord spoke from heaven: “It is all right,” the Lord replied. “Do not be afraid. You will not die” (Judges 6:23 nlt).

Gideon continued to have doubts about God using him, but God was patient with him and fulfilled his request for additional signs.

It is a single sheet of wool that comes from cutting a coat of wool off a sheep.

No, God never instructed us to do something like that. The fleece was Gideon’s idea, and God accommodated Gideon’s doubts and requests. But if we look to our circumstances for guidance, we can be misled by chance events or the deception of the enemy. Instead of setting fleeces before God, we should look primarily to the Bible. We should also listen to what the Holy Spirit speaks to our hearts.

We wanted him to be seen as clearly evil and not to look like a cool villain. His expressions show his anger against God and His people. The “Job” episode clearly shows that God is more powerful than Satan. In addition, the Bible reveals that even a child who believes in Jesus can take authority over Satan when he speaks in Jesus’ name and binds a spiritual attack. Children can trust in the power of Jesus’ name!

Please keep in mind that the general target age for Superbook episodes is children 5 to 12 years old. However, because children differ in their spiritual development, sensitivity to dramatic depictions, and the type of programming they are accustomed to viewing, we suggest that parents consider which episodes are appropriate for each of their children. For some episodes, we advise parents to preview the episode before showing it to their children.

The Bible reveals in the book of Job that Satan is the “Accuser.” In addition, the Bible tells us that the Accuser dared to go before our holy and almighty God: One day the members of the heavenly court came to present themselves before the LORD, and the Accuser, Satan, came with them (Job 1:6 NLT). In addition, the book of Revelation calls Satan “the accuser.” It says, Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens, ‘It has come at last—salvation and power and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters has been thrown down to earth— the one who accuses them before our God day and night’ (Revelation 12:10 NLT).

Another term for Satan is “the devil,” which means “accuser” or “slanderer.” Jesus taught people about the nature of Satan when He said, He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies (John 8:44 NLT).

Job was not angry at God. He was expressing his intense heartache and sorrow. The Bible tells us, In all of this, Job did not sin by blaming God (Job 1:22 NLT).

Job did that as a way of expressing his anguish at learning of the death of his sons and daughters. The Bible tells us, Job stood up and tore his robe in grief (Job 1:20 NLT). In the time and place where Job lived, tearing one’s clothes was a way to express grief.

It was a way for Job to show his mourning at the loss of his sons and daughters. It was a common cultural practice in his time for someone to shave his head and beard to mourn the loss of loved ones.

Satan wanted to learn about Job’s reaction to the catastrophes he had suffered. He wanted to know if Job was blaming God. Although God knows all that occurs, Satan is limited in his knowledge and abilities, so he had to go where Job was to see what was happening.

This was apparently a common saying during the time of Job, and it seems that Satan was accusing Job of being willing for others to be killed if only his own life were spared. In other words, Satan alleged that Job was mostly concerned with saving his own “skin.”

As a fallen angel, Satan had spiritual power that could be used for good or for evil. When God first created Satan as Lucifer, his powers were to always be used for good. But Satan chose to misuse his abilities by attacking Job. Each one of us has abilities that we should use only for good—to glorify God and to help people.

They had the false belief that if someone suffered it was because he or she had sinned.

Job was suffering from the loss of his children and the extremely painful sores on his body. On top of that, his friends—who should have been a comfort to him—added to his suffering by falsely accusing him.

Bible scholars believe that when the Earth was first created, there was only one great land mass. The Bible tells us the following about the third day of Creation: Then God said, “Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear.” And that is what happened. God called the dry ground “land” and the waters “seas.” And God saw that it was good (Genesis 1:9-10 NLT). That land mass was later divided into continents by the catastrophic worldwide flood of Noah’s day.

People lived much longer during the ages that immediately followed the creation of the world. The Bible records that before the flood of Noah, people lived several hundreds of years. After the flood, people still lived for hundreds of years, but their life spans gradually began to shorten. Nevertheless, the Bible records that Abraham lived 175 years, and Isaac lived 180 years. It may be that Job lived shortly after the flood, so it is not unusual that he lived as long as he did.

One of the reasons why the patriarchs lived longer may be that their DNA had fewer imperfections. When God created Adam and Eve, their DNA would have been perfect, but succeeding generations could have experienced increasing amounts of genetic mutations which could have left them more vulnerable to the aging process and disease. It could also be that after the global flood of Noah’s time, there were major changes in the world such as environmental and dietary challenges as well as increasing dangers of sickness and disease.

Even though caring for a flock of sheep was a very important and challenging responsibility, it was not uncommon in ancient times for a boy to be a shepherd. An example of this is David in the Old Testament. He was the youngest of eight brothers, but he was put in charge of caring for their sheep and goats. The Bible tells us that when God sent the prophet Samuel to anoint the future king of Israel, he asked Jesse, “Are these all the sons you have?” And Jesse replied, “There is still the youngest. But he’s out in the fields watching the sheep and goats” (1 Samuel 16:11 NLT).

Although being a shepherd was a demanding job, it was also a very humble and lonely position. It may be that the older brothers preferred more respected responsibilities.

One of our goals when creating Superbook episodes is to be biblically, historically, and culturally accurate. In the case of “The Prodigal Son,” we wanted to realistically illustrate the downward turn of events in the Prodigal Son’s life as he followed the sinful ways of the world. We also wanted to show the disastrous consequences of his reckless behavior. On the other hand, we were careful to avoid depicting any indecent activity.

In addition, when Jesus told the parable of the prodigal son, His listeners would have readily understood the implied elements of the story. However, since today’s listeners are living in a very different culture and historical period, they might not perceive some of the story’s implications. To overcome this difficulty, we provided a visual depiction of the Prodigal Son’s “wild living” in a “distant land” (Luke 15:13 NLT).

Because children differ in their spiritual development, sensitivity to dramatic depictions, and the type of programming they are accustomed to viewing, we suggest that parents consider which episodes are appropriate for each of their children. For this DVD, we included an important note to parents in red font encouraging them to preview the episode before showing it to their children. The message is printed on the DVD case or cover and in the Family Discussion Guide.

The pods may have been the fruit of carob or locust trees. The pods were ground up and fed to animals.

The verse is found in Psalm 103:8. It says, “The LORD is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love” (NLT).

Baal was a false god worshipped by the Canaanite people in the time of ancient Israel. As seen in “Elijah and the Prophets of Baal,” the people made idols that they would pray to, sacrifice to, and worship.

After Elijah declared that it would stop raining, God withheld rain from the area, and it did not rain for three and a half years! The Bible tells us, “Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years!” (James 5:17 NLT).

Sacrificing animals was part of ancient religions, and even the Law that God gave the nation of Israel included animal sacrifices. The Bible explains, “In fact, according to the law of Moses, nearly everything was purified with blood. For without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness” (Hebrews 9:22 NLT). It is important to know that the sacrifices called for by the Law of Moses pointed forward to Jesus, because Jesus shed His blood on the cross for our sins. Jesus was the ultimate sacrifice for our sins, so there is no need for sacrifices anymore.

He wanted to make it even harder for a fire to start and to prove beyond any doubt that God had performed a miracle.

We wanted to make it clear that despite the lengthy and impassioned worship by the prophets of Baal, their false god did not answer them.

The main point of the biblical story was that the God of Israel proved He is the only true God, and that people should only worship Him. It was not necessary to show what happened to the prophets of Baal.

Whenever biblical persons in the Superbook episodes say something that is recorded in Scripture, their words are taken directly from the New Living Translation, Contemporary English Version, or New King James Version. These versions of the Bible use the word LORD to refer to the God of Israel, indicating His covenant name, Yahweh. As an example, the New Living Translation says, “Then Elijah stood in front of them and said, ‘How much longer will you waver, hobbling between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him! But if Baal is God, then follow him!’” (1 Kings 18:21).

An incense offering was the burning of holy incense in the Temple, and was commanded by God. When the incense was poured on the hot coals, it released a sweet aroma that rose up. The incense offering was a symbol of the people’s prayers to God. Like the incense rising in the Temple, the Israelite’s prayers would rise to the throne of God. A psalm of David associates his prayer with the offering of incense in the Temple: “Accept my prayer as incense offered to you, and my upraised hands as an evening offering” (Psalm 141:2 NLT). The book of Revelation also associates the holy incense with the prayers of God’s people: “Then another angel with a gold incense burner came and stood at the altar. And a great amount of incense was given to him to mix with the prayers of God’s people as an offering on the gold altar before the throne. The smoke of the incense, mixed with the prayers of God’s holy people, ascended up to God from the altar where the angel had poured them out” (Revelation 8:3-4 NLT).

We used creative license in depicting Gabriel’s entrance to make it both dramatic and powerful and to cause Ezekiel to have a sense of wonderment.

In the Superbook series, we have used creative license to depict angels with wings in a manner that is consistent with the iconic image of angels. People around the world have seen pictures of angels with wings. We wanted those people to be able to recognize the angels in Superbook as being like the pictures they have seen before.

There are a number of Bible verses that describe heavenly beings with wings. For example, the book of Revelation talks about the four living beings around the throne of God: “In front of the throne was a shiny sea of glass, sparkling like crystal. In the center and around the throne were four living beings, each covered with eyes, front and back” (Revelation 4:6 NLT). They were the ones singing “Holy, holy, holy…” The Bible says about these beings, “Each of these living beings had six wings, and their wings were covered all over with eyes, inside and out. Day after day and night after night they keep on saying, ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty—the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come’” (Revelation 4:8 NLT).

In addition, when God gave Moses instructions for the Ark of the Covenant, He said that it should have cherubim with wings on the lid: “The cherubim will face each other and look down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they will protect it” (Exodus 25:20 NLT).

The prophet Isaiah wrote: “It was in the year King Uzziah died that I saw the Lord. He was sitting on a lofty throne, and the train of his robe filled the Temple. Attending him were mighty seraphim, each having six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew” (Isaiah 6:1-2 NLT)

The name John means “God is a gracious giver.” This could be a reference to the miraculous work of God in graciously giving Zechariah and Elizabeth a child even though they were very old and Elizabeth was not able to conceive.

Zechariah wanted to know if the prophecy would really happen. His inability to speak for a time proved that God was really at work and that the prophecy would come true.

We used creative license to show the manifest presence of the Holy Spirit flowing from the Temple. The Spirit of God brought the favor and blessings of the Lord to the people. God had commanded that the priests bless the people of Israel with these words: “The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace” (Numbers 6:22–27 NKJV). This is called the priestly blessing.

The priests were making a hand symbol according to an original Jewish tradition. The hand symbol represented the Hebrew letter “Shin,” which looks similar to an English W and has a “sh” sound. The hand symbol, then, refers to the Hebrew word “Shaddai.” “El Shaddai” is one of the Hebrew names for God, and means “the Almighty.” It has been interpreted as “the All-Sufficient,” and refers to God’s power and ability to bestow blessings upon His people.

We used creative license to show the manifest presence of the Holy Spirit flowing from the Temple. The Spirit of God brought the favor and blessings of the Lord to the people. God had commanded that the priests bless the people of Israel with these words: “The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace” (Numbers 6:22–27 NKJV). This is called the priestly blessing.

In the time period when Zechariah lived, people used both clay and wax tablets. We showed Zechariah using a clay tablet. The flat wooden part of the tablet would have a recessed area filled with clay. The clay could be engraved by a pointed object called a stylus. Writing tablets often had a wooden cover loosely attached to it.

It seems that Zechariah doubted the angel’s declaration, which was a message from God. On the other hand, Mary did not doubt the prophecy—she only wondered how it would come to pass.

We used creative license to show Elizabeth being filled with the Holy Spirit. The Bible tells us what happened when Mary greeted Elizabeth: “At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth’s child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit” (Luke 1:41 NLT).

Naaman’s forces had invaded Israel and fought battles with the Israelites. During one of the battles, some of the Israelites were captured, and as was often done in that period, they were made to be servants in a foreign land. The young girl was taken to be the maid of Naaman’s wife. The Bible tells us, “At this time Aramean raiders had invaded the land of Israel, and among their captives was a young girl who had been given to Naaman’s wife as a maid” (2 Kings 5:2, NLT).

One of the primary goals of “Superbook” is to reach non-Christians around the world for Jesus Christ. To do that, we have to be culturally relevant to non-Christians. In today's world, “zombies” are a significant part of the world market in games and movies. However, Chris and Joy made it clear that zombies do not exist, and Joy pointed out that Chris’ parents do not allow him to play the game. Still, when Chris, Joy, and Gizmo saw Naaman and his awful skin disease, they reacted in fear and fled. Gizmo even thought he was a zombie. But God does not want us to be fearful. The Bible tells us, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline” (2 Timothy 1:7, NLT).

During the time when Naaman lived, around 850 B.C., writings that were intended to be permanent were often incised in stone. This also ensured that the message could not be erased or altered. An example from an even earlier time is when Moses received the Ten Commandments from God. The Bible records, “Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘Come up to me on the mountain. Stay there, and I will give you the tablets of stone on which I have inscribed the instructions and commands so you can teach the people’” (Exodus 24:12, NLT).

In the Israelite culture, tearing your clothes was an expression of great emotional distress. Since the king did not have any power to heal Naaman, it seemed to him that the letter was part of a scheme to create a conflict between Israel and Syria. This might even provide a pretense for an invasion by the Syrian army. The Bible records, “When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes in dismay and said, ‘This man sends me a leper to heal! Am I God, that I can give life and take it away? I can see that he’s just trying to pick a fight with me’” (2 Kings 5:7, NLT). It did not occur to King Joram that the letter referred to the miracles performed by Elisha.

In the Bible, the number seven is often symbolic of completion or perfection. It could be that this was a test of Naaman’s faith, obedience, and humility. Bathing seven times in the river showed that his obedience to the prophet’s instructions was complete. It also showed that he was being humble and was not demanding that God work in the way he had expected.

We used creative license to show the healing power of God curing Naaman’s leprosy.

In the ancient Middle East, many people believed in numerous gods, and they also thought that you could only worship a god in its own land or on an altar built with dirt from that god’s land. Naaman recognized that the God of Israel was the only true God, and he wanted to worship Him in Syria.

They were using an ancient harvesting tool called a sickle. Jesus once referred to a sickle in one of His parables, “And as soon as the grain is ready, the farmer comes and harvests it with a sickle, for the harvest time has come” (Mark 4:29, NLT).

He was shaking a basketful of barley and chaff. The barley is heavier than the chaff and would remain in the basket, but the chaff would be carried away by the wind. The first psalm says, “They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind” (Psalm 1:4, NLT).

They were descendants of Lot, Abraham’s nephew.

The uncovering of his feet was a cultural and ceremonial act that Boaz would have been familiar with. When Ruth asked Boaz to spread the corner of his covering over her, she was asking that Boaz provide her with the “covering” or protection of marriage. Through marriage, she would be cared for and provided for. The basis for Ruth’s request was a commandment in the Old Testament Law; however, this commandment did not apply directly to Boaz and his relationship with Ruth. Nevertheless, out of kindness and love, Boaz agreed to marry her if he could.

In all of their interactions, Boaz and Ruth showed themselves to be of high morals and good character. The townspeople thought highly of them, as was revealed when Boaz told Ruth, “…everyone in town knows you are a virtuous woman” (Ruth 3:11, NLT).

Although many Christians are familiar with the terms “kinsman” and “kinsman-redeemer,” many children would not understand these terms. When creating Superbook dialogue, we strive to use a Bible translation that is both accurate and easy for children to understand.

Kumi Lach

Kumi Lach’ Raayati, 
Kumi Lach’ Yafa Sheli, 
Ki Hine Stav Avar Ha’Geshem Kvar Chalaf Lo. (x2)

(Chorus) 
Ha’nizanim Niru Baarez’ Et Zamir Hegia, 
Ha’teena Chanta Pagea, Ve Hagfanim Smadar.

(repeat first verse)

Lai lai lai lai lai (x2)

Arise, My Darling

Arise, my darling, 
Arise, my beautiful one, 
See, the winter is past and the rains are over gone.

(chorus) 
Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, 
The fig tree forms its early fruit;
and the blossoming vines spread their fragrance.

(repeat verse)

Lai lai lai lai lai (x2)

“Kumi Lach” is based on the following verses from the Song of Solomon: “Rise up, my darling! Come away with me, my fair one! Look, the winter is past, and the rains are over and gone. The flowers are springing up, the season of singing birds has come, and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air. The fig trees are forming young fruit, and the fragrant grapevines are blossoming. Rise up, my darling! Come away with me, my fair one!” (Song of Solomon 2:10–13, NLT).

There was ongoing resentment between the Jews and Samaritans, and they disliked each others’ holy sites. The Jews claimed that the only proper place of worship was Jerusalem, so when Jews traveled through Samaria on their way to worship in Jerusalem, it made the Samaritans angry. The Bible tells us, “But the people of the village did not welcome Jesus because he was on his way to Jerusalem” (Luke 9:53, NLT).

In their anger at the Samaritans, they felt that the judgment of God should fall on them. But Jesus had already taught love for everyone, even one’s enemies. He said, “But to you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you” (Luke 6:27-28, NLT).

We wanted to be historically accurate in illustrating the parable as it was told by Jesus. He said, “A Jewish man was traveling from Jerusalem down to Jericho, and he was attacked by bandits. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him up, and left him half dead beside the road” (Luke 10:30, NLT). This reveals how desperately the traveler needed help. The bandits had not only taken his money, but also his outer clothing. Without help and proper clothing, he would be exposed to the heat of the sun by day and the cold at night.

The Levite, an assistant in the Jewish Temple, may have thought the traveler was dead, and he wanted to avoid contact with a dead body.

When the Samaritan saw his desperate condition, he felt compassion for him.

The bricks would have been made of clay that had been shaped and then hardened in kilns. The Bible records that the people at Babel said to each other, “‘Let’s make bricks and harden them with fire.’ (In this region bricks were used instead of stone, and tar was used for mortar.)” (Genesis 11:3, NLT).

Asphalt, otherwise known as bitumen, was a tar-like substance that at times occurred naturally or was produced by heat-refining petroleum or other natural substances.

The Bible says that the Lord came down: “But the LORD came down to look at the city and the tower the people were building” (Genesis 11:5, NLT). In addition to this verse, the Bible also records the Lord saying, “Come, let’s go down and confuse the people with different languages. Then they won’t be able to understand each other” (Genesis 11:7, NLT). This implies that God was not alone when He went down to Babel. We used creative license to depict the presence of God in the form of rays of divine light emanating from heaven. In addition, when you consider God’s universal presence, He was there the whole time even when He was unseen.

Shinar was an ancient land where the great city of Babylon was located. Shinar lay in a plain that in modern times is part of southern Iraq.

We used creative license to portray how God miraculously confused the language of the people. The Bible records the Lord saying, “Come, let’s go down and confuse the people with different languages. Then they won’t be able to understand each other” (Genesis 11:7, NLT). We also employed creative license to illustrate the connection between the events at Babel and hundreds of years later on the day of Pentecost. While different languages caused confusion and scattering at Babel, the Holy Spirit worked through different languages to bring people together and into the kingdom of God on the day of Pentecost.

We showed them speaking Hebrew, Greek, and Farsi in order to represent various ancient languages.

The sleeves of His robe were covering His wrists, which are where many Bible scholars believe the nail scars were. When the New Testament talks about Jesus being nailed in His “hands,” it uses a Greek word that has a broader meaning than the English word “hands.” The Greek word includes the hand, wrist, and forearm. Additionally, historians have discovered that when Roman soldiers crucified people, they drove the nails through the palms, wrists, or forearms. (If Jesus was nailed through His palms, then the soldiers would have also tied His arms to the cross with ropes.) So it is possible that Jesus was nailed through what we would call either His palms or wrists. Whichever way it happened, when can thank our Savior for dying for our sins.

Since the believers had not yet been empowered by the Holy Spirit, they were afraid of unbelievers hearing them and persecuting them.

They were singing Psalm 150:6 in Hebrew: “kol hanneshamah tehallel yah halelu-yah.” In English, the verse exhorts, “Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD” (NIV).

We used creative license to depict the manifest presence of the Holy Spirit as the shining white cloud and flames. We made the cloud and flames white to symbolize purity and to emphasize the divine and pure nature of the Holy Spirit. The Bible tells us, “On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place. Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting. Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them. And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability” (Acts 2:1-4, NLT).

We used creative license to depict how the Holy Spirit supernaturally enabled the people outside to hear the people praying inside the room even though the windows were shut. In addition, wind is a symbol of the Holy Spirit. The Bible tells us that when the Holy Spirit came to the place where the believers were praying, “Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting” (Acts 2:2, NLT).

In the episode, the loss of Sarah brings to the forefront of Abraham’s mind God’s promise many years before. That promise was that Abraham would have many descendants through his son Isaac. But Isaac was not yet married, so Abraham knew it was time to find a wife for Isaac.

In addition, Rebekah helped comfort Isaac regarding Sarah’s passing. The Bible tells us, “And Isaac brought Rebekah into his mother Sarah’s tent, and she became his wife. He loved her deeply, and she was a special comfort to him after the death of his mother” (Genesis 24:67, NLT).

We felt that it would help children understand the passing of Sarah and the profound grief of Abraham and Isaac.

It was a way for Abraham to show his love and respect for Sarah until he could purchase land for a tomb.

During Abraham’s lifetime, and in tribes of people who kept sheep or herds, it was their custom for a son to marry someone from his own tribe. In addition, Abraham did not want his son to marry a woman who believed in the Canaanite gods, for she might gradually weaken Isaac’s devotion to the true God, the one who had spoken to Abraham and promised him descendants as numerous as the stars.

God had promised the land of Canaan to Abraham, so Abraham wanted Isaac to stay in the Promised Land.

Chris, Joy, and Gizmo were not accustomed to the intense heat of the desert sun, and the head coverings protected their heads and necks from overheating and sunburn. Some of the men did wear head coverings, but it was optional for them. The women wore head coverings because in that culture they were expected to cover their hair to maintain modesty.

In the Middle East, people normally wore sandals, and their feet would become dusty from walking across the dry and dusty ground. Therefore, it was customary to wash one’s feet before sitting for a meal, especially since people did not sit in chairs, but sat on cushions or mats on the floor. In addition, the hosts of the meal were expected to provide the water as a courtesy for their guests.

In that culture, it was customary for a woman to cover her face when around a stranger. Also, since she was to be Isaac’s bride, she was showing respect and submission to him.

The Bible reveals that God may speak to someone through dreams. For example, sometime after Jesus was born, an angel spoke to Joseph in a dream. The Bible records, “After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. ‘Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother,’ the angel said. ‘Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.’” (Matthew 2:13, NLT). On the other hand, we do not believe that all dreams contain a message from God. People need to be cautious, pray, and exercise spiritual discernment when it comes to dreams.

When someone offered the first of the best meat to God, it was a way to honor Him by putting Him first in their lives. Animal sacrifices during Old Testament times were prophetic in that they looked forward to Jesus being the sinless and perfect sacrifice for our sins when He died on the cross. After Jesus became the ultimate sacrifice for us, there was no longer any need for animal sacrifices.

Eli did tell his sons to stop and warned them that they were sinning against God. When they did not obey him, he apparently did not take strong measures to discipline or restrain them.

We used artistic license to illustrate the glory of God shining down on the Ark.

We used artistic license to show God speaking to Samuel by Jesus appearing in a radiantly glorious and spiritual form.

This was a figure of speech meaning that they would hear stunning news that would continue to astound them even after the initial report. The New Living Translation words it like this: “Then the LORD said to Samuel, ‘I am about to do a shocking thing in Israel’” (1 Samuel 3:11, NLT).

We wanted to illustrate physical effects when God’s voice thundered from heaven. So we used artistic license to show God speaking with such tremendous power that it created audio shock waves. The Bible tells us, “Just as Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering, the Philistines arrived to attack Israel. But the LORD spoke with a mighty voice of thunder from heaven that day, and the Philistines were thrown into such confusion that the Israelites defeated them” (1 Samuel 7:10, NLT).

The Amalekites had acted with hostility and cruelty to the Israelites after they asked for permission to pass freely through the land of the Amalekites. Instead of treating the Israelites with hospitality or even decency, the Amalekites attacked them when they were exhausted from their journey, and they killed many of them who were weak and straggling behind (Deuteronomy 25:18).

God chose this time to bring judgment upon the people of Amalek for when they attacked and killed the weakest of the Israelites. The Bible tells us, “This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has declared: I have decided to settle accounts with the nation of Amalek for opposing Israel when they came from Egypt” (1 Samuel 15:2, NLT). We don’t know what other evils the Amalekites may have committed, but God is a righteous judge, and everything He does is holy and right—even if we don’t understand it completely.

The Bible reveals that David was a man after God’s heart. In other words, David wanted to please God and obey Him. The Bible says, “But God removed Saul and replaced him with David, a man about whom God said, ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart. He will do everything I want him to do’” (Acts 13:22, NLT).

The Bible tells us that an evil spirit tormented Saul, and we want to be historically accurate regarding the Bible story.

We used creative license to show the anointing of the Holy Spirit flowing from the kinnor and driving the evil spirit away.

In their culture, tearing their clothes was a way of showing grief about the death of Saul and many others. The Bible tells us more about what happened: “David and his men tore their clothes in sorrow when they heard the news. They mourned and wept and fasted all day for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the LORD’s army and the nation of Israel, because they had died by the sword that day” (2 Samuel 1:11-12, NLT).

The people of Judah had been very disobedient to the Lord for years by doing things like worshiping idols. They persisted in their disobedience even after God sent prophets to warn them of His coming judgment. This judgment culminated in God sending other nations to conquer Judah and expel the people from the land He had given them. His judgment was meant to cause them to at last turn from their sins so He could bless them once more.

Nehemiah was probably born in Persia while the Jewish people were already in exile, so it would not have been his own memories. Nehemiah may have been seeing a God-given vision, or he may have been imagining what the fall of Jerusalem must have looked like based upon first-person accounts of its capture and destruction.

Yes. The stones of the city wall were much smaller and irregular than the massive Temple stones, but the wall was up to 15 feet thick and had mortar holding the stones together. As a result, it was a strong and effective defensive barrier.

The Biblical events of 1 Kings 17 through 2 Kings 2 show Elijah serving as a prophet of the Lord for several years—but he may have been a prophet much longer. He seems to have been known and respected by different groups of prophets, so that might indicate that, in addition to his great anointing, he was a seasoned prophet. The Bible does not say when Elijah was born or how old he was, so we chose to use creative license to depict him as advanced in years.

Elisha knew that the Lord was going to take Elijah away from him that day, so he was determined to stay with him. It could also be that Elisha was showing unwavering devotion and service to his master.

During the dry season the Jordan River would naturally get smaller, but it may have still been deep, so without a bridge to walk on, even wading across could have been a difficult challenge.

It was a prophetic act that called for a miraculous parting of the waters.

The Bible does not tell us explicitly, but it may have been a test of Elisha’s desire and determination.

The chariot and horses were from heaven and were imbued with supernatural power. Since it was a heavenly chariot, we depicted its rider as a mighty angel with wings.

There was nothing magical about the mantle; however, it was symbolic of the power of God that worked through Elijah and Elisha.

They meant that the same power of God that had been with Elijah was now with Elisha to work great miracles.

It was an act of faith by Elisha who believed that God would perform a miracle to allow them to recover the ax head.

Although the original Hebrew text uses God’s covenant name, Yahweh, most English translations translate it as “the LORD.” This follows the Jewish tradition of not pronouncing God’s name so as to avoid possibly using it in vain.

While Chris and Joy are normally not able to take tech devices back in time, it was allowed this time since Joy’s cell phone was an important part of the dilemma she faced.

The Superbook producers chose to use artistic license to have Elisha not notice the strange device, just as people accept the presence of Gizmo the robot without asking questions about who or what he is. This enables the storyline to continue to focus on the main plot developments without getting bogged down by minor details.

Some Bible versions use the term “Syrians” while others use “Arameans.” The term “Syrians” is appropriate for Elisha’s time.

It is a Magnetic Gyro-Capacitor Self-Containing Energy-Stabilizing System, also known as the MagSys. Professor Quantum called it the cornerstone of his life’s work. It makes most of his other inventions possible.

We can see in this an example of a powerful principle in the kingdom of God: if you are responsible and use well the understanding and ability God has given you, then He will give you more. Jesus taught, “To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away” (Matthew 25:29, NLT).

We used creative license to show that the lightning penetrated Gizmo’s outer metallic casing and affected his electronics.

The lightning strike had already adversely affected his electronics so he was unaware of what had really happened.

King David was using a metaphor to refer to his impending death. As Christians, we know that life does not end when the body dies, for a person’s spirit and soul live on. The Bible tells us, “And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment, so also Christ was offered once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for him” (Hebrews 9:27-28, NLT).

During Jesus’ time, oil lamps were commonly used to provide light at nighttime. The lamp usually contained olive oil with a wick sticking out that was lit.

He was in need of repair after being struck by lightning.

Compared to King David who had accumulated so many years of knowledge and experience, Solomon felt that he was very young and inexperienced. In some other Bible translations, Solomon says that he was only a child (NKJV) or like a child (NLT), but we chose to use the Contemporary English Version for this verse: “LORD God, I’m your servant, and you’ve made me king in my father’s place. But I’m very young and know so little about being a leader” (1 Kings 3:7).

We used creative license to depict the Holy Spirit giving them wisdom.

The Holy Spirit and wisdom are often associated in the Bible. For instance, the book of Acts records, “And so, brothers, select seven men who are well respected and are full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will give them this responsibility” (Acts 6:3, NLT). It also says, “None of them could stand against the wisdom and the Spirit with which Stephen spoke” (Acts 6:10, NLT). In addition, the Apostle Paul wrote, “When we tell you these things, we do not use words that come from human wisdom. Instead, we speak words given to us by the Spirit, using the Spirit’s words to explain spiritual truths” (1 Corinthians 2:13, NLT).

He was bowing down before idols representing the gods of Babylon. He desperately pleaded for their help, but no help came because they are false gods.

The Babylonians had many gods, as many as 13; however, even though the idols were immense and created by skilled artisans, they were still merely lifeless idols. The Apostle Paul explained, “Well, we all know that an idol is not really a god and that there is only one God” (1 Corinthians 8:4 NLT).

Cuneiform is a system of writing in which a stylus is used to carve wedge-shaped marks into a baked clay tablet or similar material.

Babylon was the capital city of ancient Babylonia (the kingdom of Babylon). Babylon was located on the Euphrates River in what is now Iraq.

The Bible reveals that at first Daniel and his friends were not informed about the king’s summons and demand about his dream. The Bible tells us what happened after the king’s decree: “And because of the king’s decree, men were sent to find and kill Daniel and his friends” (Daniel 2:13 NLT).

He did it to create a diversion, that is, he wanted Gizmo to distract the guards so he and Joy could warn Daniel and his friends.

It was Daniel’s custom to pray with the windows open toward Jerusalem. The Bible tells us, “But when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs room, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day, just as he had always done, giving thanks to his God” (Daniel 6:10 NLT).

She was following Daniel’s example of praying by an open window. However, it is not necessary to pray by a window at all. We can pray anywhere and God will hear us. What’s more, we can pray standing, kneeling, sitting, or even lying down. It is the attitude of our hearts that is important to God. God once told the prophet Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The LORD doesn’t make decisions the way you do! People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at a person’s thoughts and intentions” (1 Samuel 16:7 NLT).

Although it is not recorded that Jesus said this in Martha’s home, it is certainly possible that He did. The Bible records a time that Jesus said, “Anything is possible if a person believes” (Mark 9:23 NLT). It is likely that He taught important spiritual truths like this one more than once since He travelled from town to town and spoke to different people, so He could have shared this teaching also in Martha’s home. In addition, this verse fits well with the astounding miracle that occurs later in the episode.

We used artistic license to conclude the scene in a way that flows naturally from what is recorded in Luke 10:38-42. Once Jesus had explained to Martha that listening to His teaching was the best thing to do, it seems likely that His words would touch her heart and she would choose to join the others at the table.

He was using a figure of speech called a euphemism, in which a softer expression is spoken instead of the harder and literal expression of something. In this case, instead of stating bluntly that Lazarus was dead, He called it “sleep.”

Here is the Biblical account of Jesus’ use of the term “sleep:” “Then he said, ‘Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but now I will go and wake him up.’ The disciples said, ‘Lord, if he is sleeping, he will soon get better!’ They thought Jesus meant Lazarus was simply sleeping, but Jesus meant Lazarus had died. So he told them plainly, ‘Lazarus is dead’” (John 11:11–14 NLT).

Jesus did not say that Lazarus would not die. Instead, specified that Lazarus’ final state in the present situation would not be death. He said, “Lazarus’s sickness will not end in death” (John 11:4 NLT). In other words, Lazarus would not stay dead. (This does not mean, though, that Lazarus did not die and go to heaven sometime later in his life.)

He had compassion for those who were grieving. Jesus often had compassion on people who were hurting and then did something to miraculously stop their suffering (Matt. 14:14, Luke 7:13-15).

The original Greek words for “Jesus wept” mean that Jesus shed tears quietly or silently. We showed this by having tears well up in his eyes.

Jesus was always led by the Holy Spirit to do God’s will (John 5:19). In this case, God’s will was not for Jesus to heal Lazarus of a sickness, but to raise him from the dead. That way, the faith of many would greatly increase. Jesus said, “Lazarus is dead. And for your sakes, I’m glad I wasn’t there, for now you will really believe. Come, let’s go see him” (John 11:14–15 NLT).

Many Jewish people believed if someone had been dead for three days, then there was absolutely no hope for him to come back to life. Since Lazarus had been dead for four days, the people despaired of him being raised. However, this provided an opportunity for Jesus to perform an even greater miracle!

It is northwest of Jerusalem and located on the Judean coast along the Mediterranean Sea.

In ancient times, many cities had walls to protect their citizens from invading armies or dangerous criminals and animals. For instance, when Moses sent twelve men to spy out the Promised Land, he instructed them in Numbers 13:19 (NLT), “See what kind of land they live in. Is it good or bad? Do their towns have walls, or are they unprotected like open camps?” Forty years later, when the Israelites obeyed God’s instruction to capture the city of Jericho, God miraculously caused the city walls to collapse: “When the people heard the sound of the rams’ horns, they shouted as loud as they could. Suddenly, the walls of Jericho collapsed, and the Israelites charged straight into the town and captured it” (Joshua 6:20, NLT). The events surrounding this great victory are depicted in the Superbook episode “Rahab and the Walls of Jericho.”

Jesus is our divine Lord and the Son of God. On the other hand, the word “lord” could mean different things back then. At times, “lord” could simply be a title of respect. So it may be that Cornelius was addressing the angel as “sir.”

The Bible doesn’t tell us the name of the angel (Acts 10: 1-8) so we did not give him a name.

Joppa was on the Mediterranean coast, east of Jerusalem and south of Caesarea. It was the major seaport of Judea. Today, its name is Jaffa, and it comprises the southern part of Tel Aviv in Israel.

Centuries before the They were surprised because Chris’s mother, Phoebe Quantum, had gone on a previous Superbook adventure but did not remember it afterward. This is shown in the episode “He Is Risen!”time of Peter and Cornelius, the prophet Jonah fled to the port of Joppa. The Bible tells us, “But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the LORD. He went down to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He bought a ticket and went on board, hoping to escape from the LORD by sailing to Tarshish” (Jonah 1:3, NLT).

We used creative license to make the vision visible to both Peter and Chris.

The main reason for dividing animals into “clean” and “unclean” categories may have been to teach Israel to be holy, that is, different from other nations through its devotion and obedience to the one true God. Another reason may have been to support hygiene and health.

His name is Jia Wei and he is Chinese.

We used creative license to visibly depict the Holy Spirit descending on the Gentiles when they believed in Jesus. The Bible recounts that when Peter told the Gentiles about Jesus, the Holy Spirit fell on them: “Even as Peter was saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening to the message” (Acts 10:44, NLT).

The episode simply follows the biblical account and is not making a doctrinal statement. Acts 10:46-48 says: “Then Peter asked, ‘Can anyone object to their being baptized, now that they have received the Holy Spirit just as we did?’ So he gave orders for them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ” (NLT).

They were surprised because Chris’s mother, Phoebe Quantum, had gone on a previous Superbook adventure but did not remember it afterward. This is shown in the episode “He Is Risen!”

Philippi was a major city of Macedonia which was a Roman province in the north of modern-day Greece.

The members of Lydia’s household who had accompanied her to the riverside had also heard the message about Jesus and had the opportunity to believe. In addition, in Roman society, it was expected that the members of a household should follow the religion of the head of the household.

In the baptismal scenes of this episode, we used artistic license to visually depict the Holy Spirit surrounding her.

No, we believe that salvation occurs at the moment of faith in Jesus Christ. Paul and Silas explained that faith in Jesus is the only requirement for salvation when they told the jailer, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your household” (Acts 16:31, NLT).

We didn’t want to put Joy in the uncomfortable situation of going back to Bible times in her hospital gown, so we used artistic license to let her wear her usual attire.

It is one way that God can supernaturally reveal something important to someone.

We used artistic license to visually depict the demon that enabled the girl to tell fortunes. The original Greek words for “spirit of divination” are “a spirit, a python” or “a spirit of pythoness.”

Putting their feet in stocks was an extra means of securing them in prison, and the jailer wanted to ensure that they could not escape. The Bible tells us, “The jailer was ordered to make sure they didn’t escape. So the jailer put them into the inner dungeon and clamped their feet in the stocks” (Acts 16:23-24, NLT).

One time, when Paul was in prison and writing to the believers in Philippi, he explained that he had learned to be content in any situation and that Christ gives him strength for whatever circumstances he is in:

“Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength” (Philippians 4:11-13, NLT).

Yes, it is. When Paul wrote to the believers in Thessalonica, he told them, “Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus” 
(1 Thessalonians 5:18, NLT).

They were singing Psalm 113:1-4. Here is the Hebrew transliteration:

“Halelu yâh halelu `abhdhêy Adonay halelu 'eth-shêm Adonay. 
Yehiy shêm Adonay mebhorâkh mê`attâh ve`adh-`olâm. 
Mimmizrach-shemesh `adh-mebho'o mehullâl shêm Adonay. 
Râm`al-kâl-goyim Adonay `al hashâmayim kebhodho.”

We are including the English version of the song below:

“Praise the LORD! Yes, give praise, O servants of the LORD. Praise the name of the LORD! Blessed be the name of the LORD now and forever. Everywhere—from east to west—praise the name of the LORD. For the LORD is high above the nations; his glory is higher than the heavens” (Psalm 113:1-4, NLT).

We believe that God miraculously caused the earthquake and made the chains fall off the prisoners.

In Roman society, it was expected that the members of a household should follow the religion of the head of the household. However, for each member to be truly saved, he or she would each need to believe in Jesus.

He had been lame since he was born. The book of Acts says, “Peter and John went to the Temple one afternoon to take part in the three o’clock prayer service. As they approached the Temple, a man lame from birth was being carried in. Each day he was put beside the Temple gate, the one called the Beautiful Gate, so he could beg from the people going into the Temple” (Acts 3:1-2, NLT).

Peter explained that it was by the man believing in the name of Jesus that he was healed. He said, “Through faith in the name of Jesus, this man was healed—and you know how crippled he was before. Faith in Jesus’ name has healed him before your very eyes” (Acts 3:16, NLT).

It might be that Herod saw the growing Christian community as both a religious and political threat. In addition, Herod was known for seeking the favor of the Jewish leaders and the Jewish community (which was mostly non-Christian.) The Bible records what happened: “About that time King Herod Agrippa began to persecute some believers in the church. He had the apostle James (John’s brother) killed with a sword. When Herod saw how much this pleased the Jewish people, he also arrested Peter” (Acts 12:1-3, NLT).

It was figs.

The Bible records that the angel told Peter to get dressed, so he must have been sleeping without his outer clothing on. The book of Acts tells us, “Suddenly, there was a bright light in the cell, and an angel of the Lord stood before Peter. The angel struck him on the side to awaken him and said, ‘Quick! Get up!’ And the chains fell off his wrists. Then the angel told him, ‘Get dressed and put on your sandals.’ And he did. ‘Now put on your coat and follow me,’ the angel ordered” (Acts 12:7-8, NLT).

“Gird yourself” means to get dressed.

They weren’t expecting God to answer their prayer by having Peter escape from prison. This shows that God can answer our prayers in ways that we do not expect. The Apostle Paul wrote the following, “Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think” (Ephesians 3:20, NLT).

Joy said that it was because of all of the bad things she saw happening around the world—people living in abject poverty, cruelty and sickness. Joy was filled with compassion for people who were suffering around the world, and she was reminded of a portion of the Lord’s Prayer: “May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10, NLT). Since Jesus taught us to pray for God’s will to be done on earth, that means that it is not always being done on earth.

Praying is truly something powerful that we can do since with God all things are possible (Matthew 19:26). Still, there are times when we can make a practical difference in the lives of suffering people. For instance, John the Baptist told a crowd of people, “If you have two shirts, give one to the poor. If you have food, share it with those who are hungry” (Luke 3:11, NLT). In addition, the Apostle Paul wrote, “Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of faith” (Galatians 6:10, NLT).

We used creative license to visually depict people’s prayers ascending to heaven. The book of Revelation pictures the prayers of believers rising to God: “The smoke of the incense, mixed with the prayers of God’s holy people, ascended up to God from the altar where the angel had poured them out” (Revelation 8:4, NLT).

It may seem strange to us for Jesus to spit on his eyes, but that is what the heavenly Father led Him to do. Jesus explained this when He said, “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself. He does only what he sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does, the Son also does” (John 5:19, NLT). As you know, the result was that the man’s eyes were healed.

Some miracles occur in an instant while others occur as a process over time. It was an amazing miracle that the blind man could see anything at all after Jesus first laid hands on him. When Jesus touched his eyes again, the power of God kept working in the man to complete the healing.

If the man had gone into the village, word about the miracle would have quickly spread. Jesus often performed amazing miracles, and if news spread about it, large crowds would surround Him so that He couldn’t publicly enter a town. As a result, He had to stay in secluded places (Mark 1:41-45). On the other hand, by telling the man not to go into the village, He could enter the village without large crowds being there.

It may also be that if a large number of people realized that He was the Messiah, then they would also realize that He was the successor to the throne of King David, and they could try to make Him the new king of Israel. But Jesus did not come to take political power but to save us by living a sinless life and paying the penalty for our sins.

Again, the people would likely try to make Him king of Israel, but His mission was more spiritual and not political. He came to become our Savior by dying for our sins.

In the original Greek language of the New Testament, the word “satan” can mean “adversary.” So Jesus was saying that Peter was opposing His divine purposes and mission. You can see this in what Jesus said to Peter: “Get away from me, Satan! You are a dangerous trap to me. You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God’s” (Matthew 16:23, NLT).

The beggar called Jesus the “son of David.” He shouted, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” (Mark 10:47, NLT). David was the king of Israel, so the beggar knew that Jesus was in the royal family line of King David and had great respect for Him. It could be that the beggar’s cloak was old and worn, and he felt that it would not be proper to go before Jesus while wearing it.

He was following the guidance of the heavenly Father who showed Him what to do.

It was a day of rest devoted to the Lord. The Bible tells us, “You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the LORD your God. On that day no one in your household may do any work” (Exodus 20:9-10, NLT).

Стих из Притч 16:1 гласит: «Слагает человек мысли в своей душе, но речь из уст его — от Господа» (BTI).

Нет. В то время в ковчеге хранились только скрижали. Библия говорит нам: «В ковчеге ничего не было, кроме двух каменных скрижалей, которые положил туда Моисей на Хориве, когда Господь заключил завет с сынами Израилевыми, по исшествии их из земли Египетской.» (3 Царств 8:9, SYNO). Однако было время, когда в Ковчеге находились дополнительные предметы. В книге Евреям говорится, что когда Ковчег находился в скинии, в нем также хранились золотой кувшин с манной и посох Аарона. Там говорится: «...овчег завета, где были золотой сосуд с манною, жезл Ааронов расцветший и скрижали завета» (Евреям 9:4, SYNO).

Он был пророком Господним (3 Царств 1:8). В серии, когда Натан пришел поговорить с царем Давидом, он был представлен как Натан-пророк.

Хотя в ряде переводов говорится, что Вирсавия склонилась перед ним, в BTI сказано: «Поклонившись царю, Вирсавия пала перед ним ниц» (3 Царств 1:16).

Хотя Вирсавия была женой Давида, она соблюдала общепринятые правила поведения по отношению к царю. Согласно правилам, человек должен был склониться перед ним, а затем дождаться, пока он заговорит, прежде чем сказать свою просьбу.

Она следовала общепринятым правилам правильного поведения по отношению к царю, обращаясь к нему в соответствии с его царским положением.

На мулах ездили все наследники, но ездить на царском муле без особого разрешения было строго запрещено. Поэтому, когда Соломон оседлал его, это показало, что он пользуется благосклонностью царя Давида как будущий царь.

Сияние символизировало Святой Дух, сошедший на него, чтобы наделить его силой и дать ему возможность служить в качестве царя.

Это средство, с помощью которого Суперкнига переносит Криса, Джой и Робика из одного времени и места в другое, но в рамках одного и того же приключения Суперкниги.

С левой стороны находился бронзовый умывальник (покоившийся на 12 бронзовых быках), в котором хранилась вода для ритуального омовения. Справа на каменном фундаменте возвышался алтарь. Были также бронзовые телеги для воды (см. 3 Царств 7:23-39).

Большая комната называлась «Святилище» (3 Царств 8:8). В нем было пять пар золотых светильников, стол для хлебов и золотой жертвенник для благовоний (3 Царств 7:48-49).

Внутреннее помещение храма на самом деле называлось «Святое святых» (3 Царств 6:16, SYNO). Две большие фигуры изображали херувимов, которые считаются небесными существами (3 Царств 6:23-28).

Облако и свет были нашим визуальным представлением присутствия и славы Божьей, которая явилась. Библия говорит нам: «Когда священники вышли из святилища, облако наполнило дом Господень; и не могли священники стоять на служении, по причине облака, ибо слава Господня наполнила храм Господень.» (3 Царств 8:10-11 SYNO).

Поскольку у нас ограниченное количество времени на изображение каждой библейской истории, мы показали часть его молитвы посвящения. Полная молитва посвящения содержится в 3 Царств 8:23-53.

Мы были бы рады, если бы смогли рассказать больше о библейских событиях в наших сериях Суперкниги. Однако сюжетная часть каждой серии длится всего 22 минуты, а общая продолжительность серий ограничена примерно 28 минутами, чтобы их можно было транслировать в 30-минутных временных интервалах. (Это позволит нам передать "Суперкнигу" гораздо большему числу детей по всему миру). Часть каждой серии Крис и Джой проводят в современной обстановке, чтобы дети могли усвоить важный и актуальный жизненный урок. Кроме того, мы должны учесть вступительную песню, заключительную песню и финальные титры, поэтому нам просто не хватит времени, чтобы охватить все аспекты библейских историй. Мы надеемся и хотим, чтобы приключения Криса и Джой вдохновили детей узнать больше об этих историях. Одна из целей серии "Суперкнига" - увлечь детей чтением Библии.

И снова, поскольку у нас ограниченное количество времени на изображение каждой библейской истории, мы показали основные моменты, когда Соломон благословлял общину Израиля. Полное благословение содержится в 3 Царств 8:56-61.

Мы использовали русский синодальный перевод.

Нет. Он был разрушен вавилонским царем Навуходоносором в 587 году до н.э. (См. Ездра 5:12).

Бог поклялся Аврааму, Исааку и Иакову дать им землю Ханаанскую (Бытие 15:16-21; 26:3; 28:13-15). Когда израильтяне подошли к Земле обетованной, Он сказал им: «вот, Я даю вам землю сию, пойдите, возьмите в наследие землю, которую Господь с клятвою обещал дать отцам вашим, Аврааму, Исааку и Иакову, им и потомству их». (Второзаконие 1:8, SYNO).

Кроме того, аморреи поклонялись ложным богам и были грешными людьми, поэтому Бог отверг их и отдал землю израильтянам.

Они смотрели на вещи с естественной точки зрения: насколько они сильны по сравнению со своими врагами. Они сказали: «не можем мы идти против народа сего, ибо он сильнее нас.» (Числа 13:32, SYNO) Это вызвало у них страх. Однако если бы они сосредоточились на Божьих обетованиях и чудесах, которые Он уже совершил, их вера возросла бы, и они могли бы поверить, что Бог будет бороться за них и даст им победу! Иисус Навин и Халев сказали народу: «только против Господа не восставайте и не бойтесь народа земли сей; ибо он достанется нам на съедение: защиты у них не стало, а с нами Господь; не бойтесь их». (Числа 14:9 SYNO)

В Земле обетованной жили большие люди и даже великаны. Много лет спустя Давид сразил Голиафа, который был гигантских размеров. В Библии рассказывается, какого роста был Голиаф: «И выступил из стана Филистимского единоборец, по имени Голиаф, из Гефа; ростом он — шести локтей и пяди.» (1 Царств 17:4, SYNO)

Они не приняли во внимание то, что Господь сделал с египтянами, и все чудеса, которые Он совершил в пустыне. В Библии говорится: И сказал Господь Моисею: доколе будет раздражать Меня народ сей? и доколе будет он не верить Мне при всех знамениях, которые делал Я среди его?» (Числа 14:11, SYNO)

Кроме того, они не поверили Божьему обещанию, данному им. Он сказал им: «сохрани то, что повелеваю тебе ныне: от, Я изгоняю от лица твоего Аморреев, Хананеев, Хеттеев, Ферезеев, Евеев, [Гергесеев] и Иевусеев;» (Исход 34:11, SYNO).

В их культуре разрывание одежды было выражением сильного эмоционального потрясения. В данном случае они были очень расстроены тем, что народ не только поверил плохому сообщению, но и восстал против Божьей воли, чтобы они взяли Землю Обетованную.

Они слишком часто ослушивались Его, несмотря на то, что видели множество потрясающих чудес (Числа 14:21-22), и относились к Нему с презрением (ст. 23). Он знал, что они укоренились в своем неверии и что новое поколение молодых людей, которые поверят Ему, должно войти в Землю Обетованную. Бог велел Моисею сказать народу: «детей ваших, о которых вы говорили, что они достанутся в добычу врагам, Я введу туда, и они узнают землю, которую вы презрели» (Числа 14:31,SYNO).

Вовсе нет. Бог очень любит вас и хочет, чтобы вы получили Его прощение. Прощение впервые приходит в вашу жизнь, когда вы верите в Иисуса, отказываетесь от неправильных поступков, просите Бога о прощении и молитесь о принятии Иисуса в свое сердце и жизнь как своего Спасителя и Господа.

Если вы уже верующий, то вы являетесь частью Божьей духовной семьи (Иоанна 1:12), и грех не нарушит ваших отношений с Ним (1 Иоанна 1:7). Бог любящий, терпеливый и милосердный. Библия говорит нам: «по милости Господа мы не исчезли, ибо милосердие Его не истощилось. Оно обновляется каждое утро; велика верность Твоя!» (Плач Иеремии 3:22-23, SYNO). Кроме того, Бог говорит: «не оставлю тебя и не покину тебя» (Евреям 13:5, SYNO). Когда вы исповедуете свои грехи перед Господом, Он всегда простит их (1 Иоанна 1:9).

Бог не давал дождя на землю из-за непослушания Израиля, поклонявшегося идолам. Библия рассказывает о том, что произошло: И сказал Илия Фесвитянин, из жителей Галаадских, Ахаву: жив Господь, Бог Израилев, пред Которым я стою! в сии годы не будет ни росы, ни дождя, разве только по моему слову. (3 Царств 17:1 SYNO)

На самом деле Робик не ест пиццу, но ему нравится праздничная атмосфера, улыбки и добрые чувства окружающих его людей.

Господь повелел им сделать это. Мы можем видеть это в том, что Бог сказал Илии: «из этого потока ты будешь пить, а во́ронам Я повелел кормить тебя там.» (1 Царств 17:4, SYNO).

Это был древний тип бутылки, сделанной из кожи животного.

Мы использовали творческий подход, чтобы сделать диалог более естественным.

Возможно, эта комната была обычным местом молитвы Илии.

В то время и в той культуре три было обычным числом в ритуалах.

Мы использовали художественный прием, чтобы показать возвращение души Мики в его тело в соответствии с молитвой Илии: «Господи Боже мой! да возвратится душа отрока сего в него!» (1 Царств 17:21, SYNO). Библия говорит нам: «И услышал Господь голос Илии, и возвратилась душа отрока сего в него, и он ожил.» (1 Царств 17:22, SYNO)

Божественная слава, которая была внутри Него, но обычно оставалась невидимой, была явлена впечатляющим образом, так что Он засиял небесным великолепием. Библия описывает это так: «и преобразился пред ними: и просияло лице Его, как солнце, одежды же Его сделались белыми, как свет.» (Матфея 17:2 SYNO)

Бог сделал так, что они могли появляться и говорить с Иисусом. Однако в Библии не сказано, явились ли они в физических телах или в духовной форме.

В Библии не сказано, что Моисей и Илия сияли так же, как Иисус, поэтому мы использовали художественный подход, чтобы придать им цвет, отличный от Его.

Это было облако Божьего присутствия. Из облака выступил Бог и сказал: «Сей есть Сын Мой Возлюбленный, в Котором Мое благоволение; Его слушайте.» (Матфея 17:5 SYNO). Бог произнес те же слова во время крещения Иисуса, но на этот раз Он также сказал: "Слушай его".

Мы использовали художественный прием, чтобы изобразить злобный контроль демона над его телом, а также пагубное влияние демона на самочувствие мальчика.

Мы хотели, чтобы внешний вид демона отражал его злую сущность.

Хотя в переводах, таких как синодальный и новый русский перевод, используется 2 слова «постом и молитвой», в ряде лучших греческих рукописей, содержащих этот стих, их нет. В результате во многих версиях Библии эти слова отсутствуют. Мы решили использовать формулировки вышеупомянутых греческих манускриптов и многих современных версий Библии.

Они молились первыми тремя стихами Псалма 27:

"Господь - свет мой и спасение мое: кого мне бояться? Господь крепость жизни моей: кого мне страшиться? Если будут наступать на меня злодеи, противники и враги мои, чтобы пожрать плоть мою, то они сами преткнутся и падут. Если ополчится против меня полк, не убоится сердце мое; если восстанет на меня война, и тогда буду надеяться.» (SYNO)

Да! Вот что писал об этом Иеремия: « И простер Господь руку Свою, и коснулся уст моих, и сказал мне Господь: вот, Я вложил слова Мои в уста твои. Смотри, Я поставил тебя в сей день над народами и царствами, чтобы искоренять и разорять, губить и разрушать, созидать и насаждать.» (Иеремия 1:9-10, SYNO).

Это было присутствие Святого Духа, сошедшего на него, чтобы дать ему возможность исполнить свое призвание.

Суперкнига не позволяет Крису и Джой переносить современные технологии в библейские времена.

Помазание Святого Духа дало Иеремии откровение и послание, которое он должен был возвестить народу.

Да, так и было. Библия говорит так: «Когда Пасхор, сын Еммеров, священник, он же и надзиратель в доме Господнем, услышал, что Иеремия пророчески произнес слова сии, то ударил Пасхор Иеремию пророка и посадил его в колоду, которая была у верхних ворот Вениаминовых при доме Господнем.(Иеремии 20:1-2, SYNO).

Его слова взяты из Иеремии 20:7-18. Из-за нехватки времени мы включили отдельные стихи из этого отрывка (ст. 7, 11, 13 и 17-18).

Мы хотели показать, что, несмотря на бичевание, Иеремия был верен и продолжал повиноваться Господу. Мы также стремились к исторической достоверности происходящего. Кроме того, на упаковке DVD и в руководстве по семейному обсуждению мы разместили уведомления, призывающие родителей просмотреть серию, прежде чем показывать её детям.

Прежде чем Суперкнига перенесла Криса, Джой и Робика на несколько лет вперед, к следующей остановке во времени, она ненадолго задержал их в Вихре времени, чтобы они могли увидеть обзор ключевых событий, произошедших между двумя периодами времени.

Джой не узнала Марию, потому что та была на 30 лет старше. Мария не узнала Джой, потому что она (Мария) ожидала, что Джой уже выросла и стала женщиной. Кроме того, с момента их совместной жизни прошло 30 лет, поэтому Мария могла забыть о появлении Джой.

Многие из гостей прошли большое расстояние в сандалиях по пыльным дорогам, поэтому их ноги были в пыли. От хорошего хозяина ожидалось, что слуги омоют гостям ноги.

Поскольку Мария решила не принимать первоначальное неодобрение Иисусом ее просьбы и велела слугам делать все, что скажет им Иисус, мы использовали творческий подход, чтобы изобразить то, что могло произойти во время их общения.

Мы использовали творческий подход, чтобы показать, как Иисус молится на иврите. Мы выбрали молитву, которую сегодня часто используют евреи, чтобы поблагодарить за еду. Слова на иврите и английский перевод приведены ниже:

Барух атах, Адонай Элохейну, мелех ха'олам, хамоци лехем мин ха'арец.

Благословен Ты, Господь, Бог наш, Царь вселенной, приносящий хлеб из земли.

Это было 2 Коринфянам 9:10 из синодального перевода:

«Дающий же семя сеющему и хлеб в пищу подаст обилие посеянному вами и умножит плоды правды вашей.»

Иосиф и Мария, вероятно, были частью группы, которая вместе путешествовала из Назарета в Иерусалим, а затем возвращалась в Назарет после празднования Пасхи. Путешествуя вместе, они получали дополнительную защиту и возможность делиться необходимыми вещами. Поскольку все они были одной сплоченной группой, Иосиф и Мария думали, что Иисус находится с другими детьми.

В еврейской культуре считается, что 13-летний мальчик вступает во взрослую жизнь и несет ответственность за свои поступки.

Хотя сатана не является ни Богом, ни Творцом этого мира, апостол Павел писал, что сатана - бог этого мира: «для неверующих, у которых бог века сего ослепил умы»(2 Коринфянам 4:4 SYNO) По крайней мере, две другие версии Библии (BTI, RSP) используют в этом стихе фразу "бог века сего". Кроме того, Иисус назвал сатану правителем этого мира (Иоанна 14:30). Хотя сатана все еще властвует над миром (1-е Иоанна 5:19), мы должны помнить, что Иисус победил его (Евреям 2:14). Кроме того, Иисус дал нам власть над врагом (Матфея 16:17, Луки 10:19). Божьим детям, нам, Он дает победу над злом в этом мире (1 Иоанна 4:4, 5:4).

В современной культуре дети могут видеть рекламу жестоких видеоигр. Мы хотели показать, что они не должны поддаваться искушению и давлению сверстников.

Мысли Иосифа и Марии были заняты поисками Иисуса. Кроме того, они, вероятно, предположили, что Крис и Джой стали старше на 12 лет с того момента, когда родился Иисус.

Мы использовали творческий подход, чтобы показать, что сатана приносит смерть и разрушение. «Вор приходит только для того, чтобы украсть, убить и погубить. Я пришел для того, чтобы имели жизнь и имели с избытком. (Иоанна 10:10 SYNO)

В этой серии Иисус говорит Марии и Иосифу: «зачем было вам искать Меня? или вы не знали, что Мне должно быть в том, что принадлежит Отцу Моему?» (Луки 2:49 NKJV) Он имел в виду Бога как Своего Небесного Отца и то, что Он будет находиться в доме Отца, то есть в храме. В другой версии Библии Иисус говорит своим родителям: «Зачем же вы искали Меня? Разве вы не знали, что Я должен быть в Доме Отца Моего?(BTI)

У Бога есть ангелы-хранители, которые помогают защитить нас, но мы не должны полагать, что ангел спасет нас от падения. Мы не должны быть беспечными или безрассудными. Вместо этого нам следует проявлять осторожность и мудрость. Как сказал Иисус: «не искушай Господа Бога твоего.» (Луки 4:12, SYNO).

Мы использовали творческий подход, чтобы показать, насколько хитрым и коварным может быть сатана, искушая нас на грех. В данном случае он искушал Иисуса спрыгнуть с храма. Апостол Павел писал о сатане: «ибо нам не безызвестны его умыслы.» (2 Кор. 2:11, SYNO).

Хотя в Библии не названы конкретные царства, которые были показаны, мы изобразили стилизованные образы Рима, Великой китайской стены, Висячих садов Вавилона, пирамид Гизы и Александрийского маяка.

Мы использовали творческий подход, чтобы показать, как они могли укрепить Его после 40-дневного поста и искушения сатаной. Библия говорит нам: «Тогда оставляет Его диавол, и се, Ангелы приступили и служили Ему.» (Матфея 4:11 SYNO).

Это был Храм в Иерусалиме.

Мы использовали творческий подход, чтобы показать двух членов иудейского высшего совета, обсуждающих, что делать с учениками. Фарисей по имени Гамалиил призывал к осторожности, но первосвященник не согласился.

Мы использовали художественный прием, чтобы показать портал из духовного царства в природное.

Мы использовали художественный прием, чтобы показать, как Павел исполняется Святым Духом и получает пророческое послание от Бога. Библия рассказывает, что Савл, известный также как Павел, исполнился Святого Духа и посмотрел в глаза волхву. Тогда он сказал... (Деяния 13:9-10 SYNO).

Мы использовали художественный прием, чтобы показать с точки зрения волхва, как его зрение начало пропадать. Библия говорит нам: «И вдруг напал на него мрак и тьма, и он, обращаясь туда и сюда, искал вожатого.» (Деяния 13:11, SYNO).

В их культуре разрывание одежды было выражением сильного эмоционального потрясения. В данном случае они были очень расстроены тем, что люди считали их богами и собирались принести им жертву, чтобы почтить их.

Они говорили из Псалма 137: Если я пойду посреди напастей, Ты оживишь меня, прострешь на ярость врагов моих руку Твою, и спасет меня десница Твоя. (ст. 7: Не сомневаюсь я, что всё, обещанное Тобой, исполнишь, ведь бесконечна любовь Твоя. Господи, нас, творение рук Своих, не оставляй!.... (ст. 8 RSP)

Мы считаем, что стих 8 легче понять детям в Современном переводе.

Суперкнига переносила их из одного момента времени в будущее событие библейской истории. Суперкнига хотела, чтобы они поняли ситуацию, в которую Он их привел, поэтому Он показал им важные события, произошедшие между двумя точками во времени.

На них были изображены языческие зодиакальные образы.

Мы использовали художественный прием, чтобы показать силу Бога, исцеляющего его. Библия говорит нам: "Услышав Филиппа и увидев чудеса, которые он творил, народ стал единодушно внимать ему...и множество немощных и хромых было исцелено. И была радость великая в том городе.(Деяния 8:6-8 SYNO)

Мы хотели, чтобы в центре внимания серии были текущие библейские события. Кроме того, чтобы сделать серии "Суперкниги" более исторически достоверными, библейские персонажи не сохраняют долгосрочные воспоминания о Крисе, Джой и Робике от одной серии к другой.

Мы использовали художественный прием, чтобы показать, как они принимают Святого Духа. В Библии написано: «Тогда возложили руки на них, и они приняли Духа Святаго.» (Деяния 8:17, SYNO).

Да. Книга Деяний показывает, что было какое-то видимое проявление получения Святого Духа. Там говорится: «Симон же, увидев, что через возложение рук Апостольских подается Дух Святый, принес им деньги, (чтобы купить эту силу)» (Деяния 8:18, SYNO). Кроме того, Библия показывает нам, что в день Пятидесятницы, когда верующие исполнились Святого Духа, они заговорили на незнакомых языках: «И исполнились все Духа Святаго, и начали говорить на иных языках, как Дух давал им провещевать.» (Деяния 2:4, SYNO).

Суперкнига переносила их из одного момента времени в будущее событие библейской истории. Суперкнига хотела, чтобы они поняли ситуацию, в которую Он их привел, поэтому Он показал им важные события, произошедшие между двумя точками во времени.

Это был Святой Дух, говоривший с Филиппом. Библия говорит: «Дух сказал Филиппу: подойди и пристань к сей колеснице.» (Деяния 8:29 SYNO).

Это была греческая версия Исаии 53:7-8: «как овца, веден был Он на заклание, и, как агнец пред стригущим его безгласен, так Он не отверзает уст Своих. В уничижении Его суд Его совершился. Но род Его кто разъяснит? ибо вземлется от земли жизнь Его.» (Деяния 8:32-33 SYNO).

Мы использовали творческий подход, чтобы изобразить то, что сказал ему Филипп. Библия говорит нам: «Евнух же сказал Филиппу: прошу тебя сказать: о ком пророк говорит это? о себе ли, или о ком другом? Филипп отверз уста свои и, начав от сего Писания, благовествовал ему об Иисусе.» (Деяния 8:34-35 SYNO).

Мы использовали художественный подход, чтобы показать, как Святой Дух сошел на эфиоплянина.

Мы использовали художественный прием, чтобы показать, как Святой Дух переносит Филиппа в другое место. Библия повествует о том, что произошло: «Когда же они вышли из воды, Дух Святый сошел на евнуха, а Филиппа восхитил Ангел Господень, и евнух уже не видел его, и продолжал путь, радуясь. А Филипп оказался в Азоте и, проходя, благовествовал всем городам, пока пришел в Кесарию.» (Деяния 8:39-40 SYNO).

Суперкнига хотела показать им, что произошло, когда Филипп был взят, и что он делал после этого.

Это была статуя Хоруса, египетского ложного бога.

Когда Иосиф служил вторым правителем в Египте, евреи наслаждались временем благосклонности. Однако появился новый фараон, который не знал, как Иосиф истолковал сон фараона, и стал вторым правителем в Египте. Новый фараон видел, что евреи растут в числе и силе, и египтяне боялись, что евреи могут восстать против них. Библия говорит нам: «И восстал в Египте новый царь, который не знал Иосифа, и сказал народу своему: вот, народ сынов Израилевых многочислен и сильнее нас; Перехитрим же его, чтобы он не размножался; иначе, когда случится война, соединится и он с нашими неприятелями, и вооружится против нас, и выйдет из земли нашей. Египтяне поработили израильский народ. И поставили над ним начальников работ, чтобы изнуряли его тяжкими работами. И он построил фараону Пифом и Раамсес, города для запасов, Но чем более изнуряли его, тем более он умножался и тем более возрастал, так что [Египтяне] опасались сынов Израилевых. потому Египтяне с жестокостью принуждали сынов Израилевых к работам и делали жизнь их горькою от тяжкой работы над глиною и кирпичами и от всякой работы полевой, от всякой работы, к которой принуждали их с жестокостью. (Исход 1:8-14 SYNO)

Мы хотели исторически достоверно рассказать о жестоких условиях рабства, но старались не показывать, как кого-то бьют кнутом. Однако мы включили звук кнута и крик раба-еврея, чтобы проиллюстрировать ситуацию.

Их использовали для строительства городов в Египте. Их заставили построить фараону города Пифом и Раамсес.

Суперкнига создала прозрачный купол, который позволил им видеть события, но не взаимодействовать с библейскими персонажами.

Из-за купола, в котором они находились, библейские персонажи не могли их видеть и слышать.

Мы изобразили Бога-Отца, величественно шествующего по саду. Библия говорит о том, что Творец действительно ходил среди Своего творения: «И услышали голос Господа Бога, ходящего в раю во время прохлады дня; и скрылся Адам и жена его от лица Господа Бога между деревьями рая.» (Бытие 3:8, SYNO).

Суперкнига перенесла их в сверхъестественное царство, чтобы они могли быстро увидеть несколько ключевых библейских событий без необходимости путешествовать в прошлое.

«Младенец был рождён»

Об этом верно знает каждый 
Ты звукам ангелов внемли 
С небес спустился Царь однажды 
Обетованье для земли

Рай залитый светом 
Адам вдруг потерял 
Но Ты пришёл с советом 
и обещанье дал.

И Авраам и Сарра 
узнали: верен Ты. 
Затем Исаак, Иаков: 
Ты свет средь темноты

(припев) 
Младенец был рождён 
Обещанный давно. 
Младенец был рождён 
Спасение пришло 
О Нём гласят страницы, 
Столетий вереницы 
С твореньем примерен 
Младенец был рождён

Поклялся Ты Иуде, 
народ хранишь в пути 
Мы из закона видим, 
что Слово во плоти

Потомок, Сын Давида, 
Дитя, Но Царь Царей 
Пусть все народы мира  
поклонятся скорей

(Повторить припев) 
Ярче всех сияет звёзд 
Ночь, когда рожден Христос! 
Землю с Небом примирил 
Иисус, Эммануил!

(повтор припева) 
Младенец был рождён 
Спасение пришло 
Младенец был рождён 
Завет в крови Его. 
О Нём гласят страницы 
столетий вереницы 
С твореньем примирен 
Младенец был рождён.

Авторские права: The Christian Broadcasting Network Курт Хейнек; Майк Навроски 
Слова Майк Навроски 
Произведено: Курт Хайнеке 
Ведущий вокал: Шеннон Чан-Кент 
Гитара Макферсон: Деннис Диринг 
Руководитель вокальной группы: Лори Кастель 
Детский хор: Мэри Чандлер Хикс, Элла Роуз Кляйн, Эльза Куммер, Ханна Уэст

"Примирение" означает, что Бог превратил нас из врагов в детей Божьих. Он сделал это, дав Иисусу умереть за наши грехи, чтобы мы могли получить прощение по благодати через веру. Библия говорит нам: «Ибо если, будучи врагами, мы примирились с Богом смертью Сына Его, то тем более, примирившись, спасемся жизнью Его.» (Римлянам 5:10 SYNO).

Это значит, что Бог примиряет свое творение с Собой. Помните, что Адам и Ева были созданы в шестой день творения (Бытие 1:26), поэтому мы являемся частью Его творения и примиряемся с Ним, когда верим в Иисуса. Бог примирит и все остальное Свое творение, как сказано в Писании: «Ибо знаем, что вся тварь совокупно стенает и мучится доныне;» (Римлянам 8:22, SYNO).

"Искупление" означает, что Бог избавляет нас от зла, поручая Иисусу заплатить цену за наши грехи. Библия говорит: «зная, что не тленным серебром или золотом искуплены вы от суетной жизни, преданной вам от отцов, но драгоценною Кровию Христа, как непорочного и чистого Агнца» (1 Петра 1:18-19 SYNO).

В подъемниках использовались электромагнитные тросы. Светящийся свет был результатом электромагнитной природы подъемника, а различные цвета информировали лыжников о разных трассах, к которым вели канатные дороги.

У Суперкниги был особенный урок для Криса.

Он прочитал Исаия 53:6-8.

Мы использовали художественную свободу, чтобы изобразить исцеляющую силу Бога.

Он прочитал из Иезекииля 36:25-27.

Это было Послание к Римлянам 10:9-10 из перевода под ред. М.П. Кулакова: «Так что если устами своими ты открыто заявляешь, что Иисус — Господь, если сердцем веришь, что Бог из мертвых Его воскресил, будешь спасен.» Бог примет вас и спасет, если вы действительно верите в это и рассказываете другим".

Он прочитал из 1 Петра 3:21: «крещение, не плотской нечистоты омытие, но обещание Богу доброй совести, спасает воскресением Иисуса Христа» (SYNO).

Мы использовали творческий подход, чтобы показать, что Иисус был ведомым Святым Духом и хотел, выполнить волю Небесного Отца.

Мы использовали творческий подход, чтобы изобразить Иисуса, говорящего личное послание, которое тронуло сердце Закхея.

Она молилась: Дорогой Бог, я признаю, что я грешник и хочу иметь отношения с Тобой... Пожалуйста, прости меня за все плохое, что я сделала... Я верю в сердце, что Иисус умер и воскрес, чтобы забрать мои грехи, и я провозглашаю Иисуса Христа своим Господом и Спасителем. Пожалуйста, наполни меня Твоим Духом Святым, чтобы я был Тебе верен. Спасибо, что Ты спас меня и позволил мне стать Твоим ребенком. Пожалуйста, говори со мной и помоги мне услышать Твой голос и следовать Твоими путями. Я очень хочу жить с Тобой здесь, на земле, и на небе. Я молюсь во имя Иисуса. Аминь.

Мы использовали творческий подход, чтобы показать, будто Иисус знал, что сотник идет поговорить с Ним, и вовремя остановился. Поэтому Он мог спокойно ждать на дороге.

Закон раввинов гласил, что еврейский человек становится церемониально оскверненным, если входит в дом язычника.

Иисус делал все, что Святой Дух открывал Ему как волю Отца. «На это Иисус сказал: истинно, истинно говорю вам: Сын ничего не может творить Сам от Себя, если не увидит Отца творящего: ибо, что творит Он, то и Сын творит также» (Иоанна 5:19 SYNO). Иисус также нарушал иудейские традиции, когда речь шла об исцелении в субботу (см. Иоанна 7:21-24).

Потому что сотник понял, что Иисус имеет власть над болезнями и может просто произнести слово исцеления на расстоянии - и оно пошлет исцеление.

Иисус говорил Матфея 7:13, а Джой говорила Матфея 7:14.

Это было Захария 4:10. Крис прочитал первую часть стиха: «Ибо кто может считать день сей маловажным, когда радостно смотрят на строительный отвес в руках Зоровавеля те семь, — это очи Господа...» (SYNO).

Мы изобразили Исаию во дворе Иерусалимского храма, когда он увидел видение Бога, восседающего высоко над храмом.

Видение Исаии записано в книге Исаии 6:1-13.

Это были небесные существа, называемые серафимами. Библия говорит нам, что они обращались к Богу: «Вокруг Него стояли Серафимы; у каждого из них по шести крыл: двумя закрывал каждый лице свое, и двумя закрывал ноги свои, и двумя летал.» (Исаця 6:2 SYNO)

Мы использовали художественный прием, чтобы изобразить одеяние Бога, спускающееся с Его трона и наполняющее Храм. Библия говорит нам: «В год смерти царя Озии видел я Господа, сидящего на престоле высоком и превознесенном, и края риз Его наполняли весь храм. (Исайя 6:1 SYNO)

Бог всегда посылал пророков, чтобы предупредить Свой народ о надвигающемся суде. В этой ситуации Бог видел сердца народа Иуды и знал, что они не примут весть, принесенную Исаией.

Это был ангел Господень.

Это был ангел Господень.

Мы использовали художественный прием, чтобы показать, что ангел шел по всему лагерю ассирийцев.

Мы сделали так, чтобы Робик вел себя возмутительно, чтобы добавить юмора в сцену; однако Крис велел ему выключить ветряную машину и зайти в дом.

Некоторые люди крестятся на открытом воздухе, что напоминает библейские времена. Например, Иисус крестился в реке Иордан от Иоанна Крестителя (Матфея 3:13). С другой стороны, во многих церквях крещение проходит во время обычного служения. Так членам церкви и посетителям удобнее наблюдать за крещением.

Поскольку Элли находилась в другом месте, нежели Крис и Джой, ее временной туннель появился сбоку и соединился с тем, в котором находились Крис и Джой. Поскольку это был ее первый опыт пребывания в туннеле времени, она металась и пыталась сориентироваться.

Они мыли свою рыболовную сеть (Луки 5:2, SYNO).

Бог использовал чудо, чтобы рыба была поймана (Луки 5:1-11 SYNO).

«Обновлен»

Ты спасенье мне подарил 
Верю я и не страшно идти 
С радостью воду живую черпаю 
Песнь эту буду всегда я нести.

(Припев:) 
Я обновлён 
Ты смыл все пятна с меня 
Любовью я наполнен Твоей 
Твой Дух во мне, как заря! 
Реки живой воды 
Текут сквозь сердце моё 
Я обновлён 
Я обновлён

Ты мой Спаситель и Царь навсегда 
С Тобой я в победе живу. 
Конь и всадник пали в борьбе 
И песнь моя вечной будет Тебе! 
(Мост - призыв и ответ) 
Солист: О, воскликни и пой! 
Хор: Он превознесен

Солист: Воспойте громко 
Хор: Он превознесен

Солист: Мы провозглашаем 
Хор: Нет подобного нашему Богу!

Авторские права: The Christian Broadcasting Network 
Слова Ревекка Шафер 
Музыка Ревекки Шафер и Курт Хеинки

Сначала Робик вел себя как мастер французской выпечки. После этого он вел себя как опытный итальянский пекарь.

Бетина родом из Бразилии.

У Суперкниги был особый урок для Джой, и она могла усвоить его более эффективно, находясь вдали от Криса и Робика и общаясь с Матфеем.

Это было от Матфея 10:40: «Кто принимает вас, принимает Меня, а кто принимает Меня, принимает Пославшего Меня». (SYNO).

Они отправились в отдаленный горный район где-то в Латинской Америке.

Согласно Библии, они остались невредимы! (Даниил 3:25) Это удивительное чудо воздает славу Богу!

Он понял, что произошло чудо, но его понимание духовных вопросов было ограничено его языческими верованиями.

Они предположили, что Бог разгневался на Иону и что привлечение Ионы к ответственности утихомирит Божий гнев.

Он находится на глубине около 18 футов(более 5 м).

Мы использовали творческий подход, чтобы изобразить, как Крис и Джой разговаривают с Ионой внутри огромной рыбы и слышат его молитву к Богу.

Да. В ответ на молитвы Матео, Криса и Джой Бог чудесным образом изменил путь валуна.

Это сокращенная версия Псалма 90:14-15: "Господь говорит: «За то, что он возлюбил Меня, избавлю его... Воззовет ко Мне, и услышу его» (SYNO).

Название песни - "Спасены!". Мы приводим текст песни и титры ниже:

«Спасены!»

Тянусь за надеждой, 
но враг тянет вниз, 
Как львы окружили меня. 
Их рёв в темноте разрывает мой крик, 
Я верил в себя, 
был силён как скала, 
Думал – сам справлюсь я. 
Но в этой пещере я снова зову, 
Мне так нужен Твой свет, мой Царь!

(припев) 
Кричу! 
Кричу я о спасении! 
Кричу! 
Кричу я о спасении! Спаси меня! (повтор припева)

Я еле держусь, но вода всё сильней, 
Волны с головой накрывают. 
Потоки поглощают меня 
Погасло все пламя, я больше не вижу, 
Тьма меня окружает. 
Господь, я не вечен, 
я больше не прочен, 
Я сам не смогу устоять. 
Но в этой бездне 
я к небу взываю, 
Чудо мне дай, 
мне нужен Ты! 
Молюсь! 
Молюсь я о спасении! 
Приди! 
Приди ко спасению! 
Он идет! 
Идет спасти нас! 
Он идет! 
Идет спасти нас! 
Он идет! 
Идет спасти нас, спасти!

Авторские права: The Christian Broadcasting Network Курт Хейнек; Майк Навроски 
Слова Майк Навроски 
Произведено: Курт Хайнек

Он находился во дворе Иерусалимского храма.

В часовне были установлены настенные фонтаны с голубой подсветкой. Мягкий шум воды в фонтанах и нежно-голубой цвет создавали успокаивающий эффект для людей, молящихся в часовне.

Он имел в виду, что когнитивные способности Нерона были не на высоте. Другими словами, он казался безумным.

Она находится в Послании к Римлянам 16:1-2.

Мы хотели вкратце рассказать об историческом факте, что христиане подвергались жестоким гонениям, но сохранили свою веру.

Это был Лука. Он служил Павлу писцом, чтобы его слова передавались другим верующим для их ободрения и наставления в вопросах веры.

На самом деле, Суперкнига - это Библия, написанное Богом Слово. И Бог, конечно, знал, что QBIT был там.

Он сказал, что это потому, что они невесомо пронеслись сквозь вихрь Суперкниги.

Они представляли ложных богов Диониса, Нике, Эроса, Гефеста, Эроса, Зевса и Кибелы.

Они поклонялись и приносили жертвы ложным богам.

Это был холм в Афинах, на котором стояли каменные сиденья для членов совета, которые там заседали. В Библии в версии короля Якова он переводится как "холм Марса" (Деяния 17:22). Термин "Ареопаг" также может относиться к самому совету.

Она была написана на греческом языке большими буквами.

Нет, это может сделать только Бог. Робик использовал передовую технологию частиц, чтобы создать визуальный дисплей, похожий на голограму.

Кейн хотел иметь более прочный телефон для футбольных тренировок.

Мы использовали художественный прием, чтобы изобразить исцеляющую силу Святого Духа.

Поскольку мы не показали непосредственно травму слуги, а рука Иисуса закрывала ухо слуги, мы использовали художественный прием, чтобы помочь зрителям понять, что происходит нечто сверхъестественное.

Мы использовали художественный прием, чтобы показать присутствие Святого Духа, сходящего на Стефана, чтобы дать ему силу смело поделиться посланием от Бога. Библия говорит нам: И все, сидящие в синедрионе, смотря на него, видели лице его, как лице Ангела.

Робик был уверен, что они будут в безопасности, а если что-то и случится, то он сможет их поймать.

Мы хотели, чтобы библейские и исторические события, связанные с побиванием камнями, были достоверными, но без излишней графики.

Это был критический момент для Криса, когда он вспомнил, как Иисус простил тех, кто распял Его. В этой сцене мы хотели быть библейски и исторически точными в отношении природы распятия, но без излишней графики.

Нет, Он не сделал этого. Кейн промахнулся, потому что не был полностью сосредоточен на своих ударах из-за того, что отвлекался и злился на Криса.

Мы использовали творческий подход, чтобы сосредоточиться на основных моментах воспоминаний солдата: явлении могущественного ангела и исчезновении тела Иисуса.

Солдатам грозило суровое наказание, возможно, даже смерть.

Как рассказал Крис позже в этой серии, он нервничал, когда впервые говорил с детьми об Иисусе. В результате он не так хорошо набивал мяч, как мог бы.

У Суперкниги были разные уроки для Криса и для Джой.

Об этом говорится в Библии в нескольких современных переводах. Но и синодальный перевод говорит нам: «Тогда Фома, иначе называемый Близнец, сказал ученикам: пойдем и мы умрем с ним.» (Иоанна 11:16, SYNO).

Библия говорит нам, что сначала Бог не давал людям узнать Его: «Но глаза их были удержаны, так что они не узнали Его.» (Луки 24:16, SYNO). Позже Бог позволил им узнать, кто Он такой: «Тогда открылись у них глаза, и они узнали Его. Но Он стал невидим для них.» (Лука 24:31 SYNO)

Мы использовали творческий подход, чтобы помочь детям понять, что эти два человека (и Джой) сначала не узнали Иисуса. Если бы не было какого-то визуального сигнала, дети могли бы запутаться, почему эти последователи Иисуса не узнали Его.

Кроме того, мы хотели, чтобы дети, смотрящие шоу, не знали, что это был Иисус, пока двое мужчин не поймут, что это Он. Таким образом, дети почувствуют то же удивление, что и эти двое мужчин.

После воскресения у Иисуса, очевидно, появилось новое тело, которое позволяло Ему появляться и исчезать по желанию.

Да, это так. Изначально профессор Квантум создал Робика, чтобы защитить Криса. Естественно, если Джой будет с Крисом, профессор хотел бы, чтобы Робик защищал и ее.

Чувство страха Робика может быть предупреждением для Криса о том, что ему следует быть осторожным или прекратить свои действия.

А все потому, что последние версии любимых игр Голографическая станция-9 показались ему такими захватывающими и увлекательными. Любой из нас может отвлечься на что-то в своей жизни, будь то ребенок или взрослый. Иногда нам нужно на время отложить что-то интересное, чтобы сосредоточиться на более важных вещах.

Суперкнига знала, что старый Робик будет участвовать в их прошлых приключениях, если Крису и Джой понадобится его помощь.

Суперкнига хотела, чтобы Крис узнал, что на самом деле значит быть героем.

Суперкнига не хотела, чтобы Крис и Джой просто наблюдали за своими прошлыми приключениями. Она хотела, чтобы они снова пережили эти приключения, и Крис получил новый урок.

Мы использовали творческий подход, чтобы показать, что Бог привел животных в ковчег парами. Библия говорит нам: «Введи также в ковчег из всех животных, и от всякой плоти по паре, чтоб они остались с тобою в живых; мужеского пола и женского пусть они будут. Из птиц по роду их, и из скотов по роду их, и из всех пресмыкающихся по земле по роду их, из всех по паре войдут к тебе, чтобы остались в живых. (Бытие 6:19-20, SYNO).

Это был Псалом 89:17: «и да будет благоволение Господа Бога нашего на нас, и в деле рук наших споспешествуй нам, в деле рук наших споспешествуй.» (SYNO).

Нет, стеклянный потолок выдвигается.

Стихи из книги Малахии содержат обещание для Божьего народа: « Принесите все десятины в дом хранилища, чтобы в доме Моем была пища, хотя в этом испытайте Меня, говорит Господь Саваоф: не открою ли Я для вас отверстий небесных и не изолью ли на вас благословения до избытка?» (Малахия 3:10 SYNO)

Это обещание может быть востребовано верующими и сегодня, ибо Новый Завет говорит нам: « ибо все обетования Божии в Нем «да» и в Нем «аминь», — в славу Божию, через нас.» (2-е Коринфянам 1:20, NIV).

Стихи из книги Малахии содержат обещание для Божьего народа: « Принесите все десятины в дом хранилища, чтобы в доме Моем была пища, хотя в этом испытайте Меня, говорит Господь Саваоф: не открою ли Я для вас отверстий небесных благословения до избытка?» (Малахия 3:10 SYNO)

Это обещание может быть востребовано верующими и сегодня, ибо Новый Завет говорит нам: « ибо все обетования Божии в Нем «да» и в Нем «аминь», — в славу Божию, через нас.» (2-е Коринфянам 1:20, NIV).

В Евангелии от Луки 6:27-38 Иисус подробно учит этому принципу взаимности. Он не говорил о каких-либо ограничениях. Поэтому мы считаем, что это универсальный принцип христианской жизни.

Робик знал, что, когда Суперкнига перенесет их в другое библейское событие, вниз будут спускаться клубящиеся цвета, образуя вихрь времени. Он также знал, что, когда они будут собираться домой, цвета будут спускаться прямо вниз, образуя Туннель времени. Поскольку цвета Туннеля времени спускались прямо вниз, он знал, что они идут домой.

Ранее, когда Суперкнига привела их к сцене распятия, они увидели цвета Вихря времени в вихревом узоре. Когда они уже собирались идти домой, Робик увидел, что цвета Туннеля времени спускаются прямо вниз.

Мы хотели показать, что у Криса изменилось сердце и его побудило пожертвовать на достойное дело, а не то, что он должен был загладить вину за прошлое. Это был его личный выбор.

Рбик был напуган мыслью о том, что они увидели инопланетный корабль, поэтому не мог сосредоточиться, как следовало бы.

Это сделает корабль невидимым для воздушных и космических пиратов, которые могут захотеть украсть его технологии или ценный груз.

«Каждый уделяй по расположению сердца, не с огорчением и не с принуждением; ибо доброхотно дающего любит Бог». Бог же силен обогатить вас всякою благодатью, чтобы вы, всегда и во всем имея всякое довольство, были богаты на всякое доброе дело. (2 Коринфянам 9:7-8 SYNO)

Из-за возможных конфликтов с нашими действующими соглашениями о трансляции на внутреннем и международном уровнях мы не можем разрешить третьим лицам загружать серии "Суперкниги" целиком на свои каналы YouTube или любые другие сайты социальных сетей, а также на церковные или личные сайты.

Мы будем рады, если вы разместите на своем сайте ссылку на конкретную серию или видеоклип с нашего официального канала "Суперкнига" на YouTube. Ниже мы приводим ссылку на официальную страницу канала Суперкнига на YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SuperbookTV

Если вы хотите использовать видеоклип(ы) Superbook в своем онлайн-преподавании, вы можете запросить неисключительное лицензионное соглашение, которое нужно заполнить и отправить на рассмотрение. Вы можете запросить форму через контактную страницуСуперкниги: https://us-en.superbook.cbn.com/contact

Обратите внимание, что соглашение разрешает только шесть минут видеоклипов на серию. Кроме того, продолжительность каждого видеоролика не должна превышать трех минут. Для получения подробной информации запросите неисключительное лицензионное соглашение.

В Библии нет конкретного описания сатаны, которого также называют Люцифером или дьяволом, поэтому мы использовали творческий подход, чтобы показать, как он может выглядеть. В серии "В начале", когда Люцифер впервые появляется в качестве ангела на небесах, он изображен как прекрасное существо с длинными светлыми волосами. Когда он восстает против Бога, то превращается в злобное существо, а его распущенные волосы становятся рогами. Кроме того, его тело становится похожим на рептилию, принимая облик змея в Эдемском саду. (См. Бытие 3:1.) Мы не хотели, чтобы Сатана выглядел как персонаж, которого можно было бы принять за крутого злодея. Мы хотим, чтобы дети поняли, что есть настоящий враг, и он злой.

Как вы знаете, Бог любит всех людей в мире (Иоанна 3:16), и Иисус повелел Своим ученикам нести Благую весть каждому народу мира (Матфея 28:19). Более того, на небесах будут люди из всех народов, племен и языков (Откровение 7:9). Учитывая эти истины, сотрудники "Суперкниги" стремятся к тому, чтобы в сериях "Суперкниги" участвовали дети из разных этнических групп. Вы можете увидеть разнообразие в нескольких сериях первого сезона, а в последующих сезонах можно заметить гораздо большее разнообразие.

Высокая четкость (HD) обеспечивает наилучшее изображение и звук при просмотре видео. Тем не менее, чтобы обеспечить каждому из наших партнеров наилучшие впечатления, потоковые серии кодируются с переменным битрейтом. Это означает, что они автоматически определяют скорость вашего интернет-соединения и соответствующим образом настраиваются. Если у вас быстрое интернет-соединение, то серии будут транслироваться в HD. С другой стороны, если ваше интернет-соединение недостаточно быстрое для HD, серия будет транслироваться в стандартном разрешении. Если у вас продолжаются проблемы с потоковой передачей, обратитесь к своему интернет-провайдеру.

Мы рады предоставить членам клуба "Суперкнига" доступ к потоковому видео первого сезона "Суперкниги". Пожалуйста, убедитесь, что вы активировали потоковое вещание Суперкнига, перейдя на сайт ниже и следуя инструкциям:

https://www.cbn.com/activate/superbook/default.aspx

Для активации потокового вещания вам понадобится номер вашего партнера. Его можно найти на чеке Клуб Суперкниги. Обязательно запишите адрес электронной почты для активации и пароль, так как они понадобятся для входа в потоковое вещание Суперкнига через сайт Superbook.CBN.com, библейское приложение Суперкнига для детей и приложение CBN TV Smart TV.

Мы ценим ваш интерес к видеофильмам "Суперкнига", однако на данный момент мы не планируем выпускать "Суперкнигу" на Blu-Ray. С другой стороны, подписавшись на Клуб Суперкниги, вы получаете доступ к потоковому вещанию в HD-качестве!

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