Gather Round for a Bible Story, Kids

Here, Heather proudly presents her adaptation of this best-loved Bible classic. Enjoy :)

In the land of Huntington, there lived a man whose name was Adam Davis. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil. He had a beautiful fiancee and many friends. He was the greatest man among all the fifth year senior business majors.

One day the angels came to present themselves before the Lord, and the Huntington University Education Department also came with them. The Lord said to the Education Department, "Where have you come from?"

The Education Department answered the Lord, "From mass-producing kindergarten teachers and grading bulletin boards."

The Lord said to the Education Department, "Have you considered my servant Adam? There is no man at this university like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil."

"Does Adam fear God for nothing?" the Education Department replied. "Have you not put a hedge around all that he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that he has earned a business management degree and two minors. But stretch out your hand and strike at the education degree that he has worked so hard for, and he will surely curse you to your face."

The Lord said to the Education Department, "Very well, then, his future is in your hands, but on the man himself do not lay a finger." Then the Education Department went out from the presence of the Lord.

One day when Adam was minding his own business, a messenger came to Adam and said, "Lo, we have reason to believe that you have caused trouble during your student teaching at Snider High School, so you are being kicked out although your cooperating teacher, some students, and the teachers' union are willing to testify in your defense."

While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, "Lo, we have heard about the trouble at Snider High School. You are being removed from the Education Department. You will not be allowed to finish student teaching anywhere. You will not graduate with a degree in Education as you had planned. All of your hard work has been for nothing. Bwhahahaha!!!"

While he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and said unto him, "Lo, the academic dean of the university will not hear your pleas to share your story. You may appeal to the Academic Concerns Committee, but only because they've decided that someone owes you due process. If you are lucky, you will get a free semester. They won't guarantee you readmission to the Teacher Education Program, though. "

At this, Adam became very angry and confused. He fell to the ground in worship and said:

"Naked I came from my mother's womb,
and naked will I depart.
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;
may the name of the Lord be praised."

In all this, Adam did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.

On another day the angels came to present themselves before the Lord, and the Education Department also came with them to present himself before him. And the Lord said to the Education Department, "Where have you come from?"

The Education Department answered, "From the Kappa Delta Pi conference in Orlando where we learned the latest finger-painting techniques and from writing a report to keep our department accredited."

Then the Lord said to the Education Department, "Have you considered my servant Adam? There is no man at this university like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. And he still maintains his integrity, though you incited me against him to ruin him without any good reason."

"Skin for skin!" the Education Department replied. "A man will give all he has for his own life. But stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse you to your face."

The Lord said to the Education Department, "Very well, then, he is in your hands, but you must spare his life."

So the Education Department went out from the presence of the Lord and afflicted Adam with worry about his future career and worry about how he was going to support Tara, his beautiful fiancee. Adam could not eat; his appetite was taken from him. Neither could he sleep and he was beginning to lose his hair. He sat on the ashes of four years of wasted time and money and pondered the course he should take.

An emissary of the Education Department said unto him, "Are you still holding onto your integrity? Curse God and go home without this degree or admit that you have done all the things that we have falsely accused you of, pay $300, undergo six weeks of anger management classes with Dave Kiningham, and pay another $75+ for possible readmission to the Education Department if they decide that you are not, in fact, dangerous to children."

"Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?" Adam asked.
In all this, Adam did not sin in what he said.

To make a long story short, Adam has two friends who come to visit him. For our purposes, their names shall be called Jehosa and Rehobok. These friends console with Adam for seven days and seven nights. Adam finally curses the day of his arrival at Huntington University. Then, the two friends argue for nearly the next 30 chapters that Adam must have somehow brought his troubles upon himself. They try to convince him to accept the false charges and continue the sessions with Dave Kiningham. In the meantime, Adam's friends who have graduated already come to him in a vision and urge him to maintain his integrity. They suggest that Adam plead his case before the Lord and in a court of law.

Stay tuned for the dramatic conclusion of Adam's woeful story.