Character Sketches from the Pages of Scripture, Illustrated in the World of Nature, Vol. 1 [Hardcover]

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Book Description

Publication Date: 1976

Discusses Christian character traits illustrated in the Bible and nature.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 382 pages
• Publisher: The Institute; 1st edition (1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0916888010
• ISBN-13: 978-0916888015
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.3 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #192,498 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Character Sketches is for life, June 4, 2000

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Scott O. Hassler - See all my reviews

This review is from: Character Sketches from the Pages of Scripture, Illustrated in the World of Nature, Vol. 1 (Hardcover)

Character Sketches is one of the best books I have ever read or used for a type of devotional. I used to have this book until I lent it to a friend a long while ago. This book has informative information on nature as well as good bible sketches. These sketches review the parts of important historical figures in the Bible and show how they lived and the lessons that they learned. These lessons are applicable to our own lives today.

I cannot recommend this book more highly.

40 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Word of Warning, June 7, 2002

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L. Holzmann "on a journey" (Prescott Valley, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Character Sketches from the Pages of Scripture, Illustrated in the World of Nature, Vol. 1 (Hardcover)

Character Sketches from the pages of Scripture, illustrated in the world of nature, is a wonderful book about nature. But, I've owned this book since 1976 and have just begun to question some of the character sketch portions. For example, the character sketch about Abigail (page 301) states that she made a wrong choice by initiating her own course of action when her husband made the foolish choice of rejecting David's request for modest provision. David and his men had been protecting Nabal's flock and when his request was rejected, David immediately set out to take revenge. You can read the story in I Samuel 25. A reading of this passage in the Bible shows that Abigail saved her entire household from destruction and kept David from sinning by wisely taking immediate action. She clearly acted in faith. Abigail's story speaks to Christian women today. We need to boldy use God's wisdom in protecting those under our leadership and care.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great lessons for life..., October 26, 2001

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J. Duncan "jimmydotcom" (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Character Sketches from the Pages of Scripture, Illustrated in the World of Nature, Vol. 1 (Hardcover)

I am sad to see that this book is out of print, but thought I'd submit a review anyway. As a child, my parents read a passage to me every night before going to bed. I'm amazed at the fact that, twenty some odd years later, I still remember many of them. That goes to show the lasting impact these stories have in terms of life lessons and the development of character during the most formative years of a child's life. The stories are just as heart-warming and applicable to adults as well.

If you ever come across a copy, grab it! You'll recognize it easily as it is comprised of two large volumes with the title on the spine of both books (my parent's copy came with a white, hardbacked sleeve that stored both volumes).