The Story of Redemption Ellen G. White 1947 Copyright © 2017 Ellen G. White Estate, Inc. Information about this Book Overview This eBook is provided by the Ellen G. White Estate. It is included in the larger free Online Books collection on the Ellen G. White Estate Web site. About the Author Ellen G. White (1827-1915) is considered the most widely translated American author, her works having been published in more than 160 languages. She wrote more than 100,000 pages on a wide variety of spiritual and practical topics. Guided by the Holy Spirit, she exalted Jesus and pointed to the Scriptures as the basis of one’s faith. Further Links A Brief Biography of Ellen G. White About the Ellen G. White Estate End User License Agreement The viewing, printing or downloading of this book grants you only a limited, nonexclusive and nontransferable license for use solely by you for your own personal use. This license does not permit republication, distribution, assignment, sublicense, sale, preparation of derivative works, or other use. Any unauthorized use of this book terminates the license granted hereby. Further Information For more information about the author, publishers, or how you can support this service, please contact the Ellen G. White Estate at [email protected]. We are thankful for your interest and feedback and wish you God’s blessing as you read. i ii Contents Information about this Book . .i God’s Love Triumphant at Last . .x Chapter 1—The Fall of Lucifer . 12 War in Heaven . 15 Chapter 2—The Creation . 17 Adam and Eve in Eden . 18 Chapter 3—Consequences of Rebellion . 20 Satan Seeks Reinstatement . 21 The Plot Against the Human Family . 22 Adam and Eve Warned . 24 Chapter 4—Temptation and Fall . 26 Eve Becomes a Tempter . 28 Man’s Freedom of Choice . 29 The Curse . 31 Chapter 5—The Plan of Salvation . 34 The One Possible Way of Salvation . 35 God’s Unchangeable Law . 37 A View of the Future . 38 The Sacrificial Offering . 40 Chapter 6—Cain and Abel and Their Offerings . 42 The Beginnings of Death . 43 Chapter 7—Seth and Enoch . 46 Enoch Translated . 47 Chapter 8—The Flood . 50 Building the Ark . 51 The Animals Enter the Ark . 52 The Storm Breaks . 53 Noah’s Sacrifice and God’s Promise . 55 Chapter 9—The Tower of Babel . 57 Chapter 10—Abraham and the Promised Seed . 59 Wavering at God’s Promises . 60 Hagar’s Haughtiness . 61 The Promised Son . 62 The Supreme Test of Faith . 63 iii iv The Story of Redemption The Angel’s Message . 64 Chapter 11—The Marriage of Isaac . 66 An Example of Filial Obedience . 67 Chapter 12—Jacob and Esau . 69 Jacob’s Years of Exile . 70 The Return to Canaan . 72 Chapter 13—Jacob and the Angel . 74 Prevailing Faith . 75 An Object Lesson . 76 Chapter 14—The Children of Israel . 79 Joseph in Egypt . 80 Days of Prosperity . 81 The Oppression . 82 Moses . 83 Special Preparation for Leadership . 85 Chapter 15—God’s Power Revealed . 88 Israel Influenced by their Environment . 89 The Plagues . 91 Chapter 16—Israel’s Escape From Bondage . 94 The Pillar of Fire . 95 Deliverance at the Red Sea . 96 Chapter 17—Israel’s Journeyings . 99 A Lesson for Our Day . 100 The Manna . 101 Water From the Rock . 102 Delivered From Amalek . 104 Jethro’s Visit . 105 Chapter 18—The Law of God . 107 Preparation to Approach God . 107 God’s Manifestation in Awful Grandeur . 108 God’s Law Proclaimed . 109 The Peril of Idolatry . 111 God’s Eternal Law . 113 Written in Tables of Stone . 115 The Judgments and Statutes . 116 Chapter 19—The Sanctuary . 118 Recorded for Later Generations . 119 According to the Pattern . 119 Contents v Two Apartments . 120 The Guiding Cloud . 122 Chapter 20—The Spies and Their Report . 123 Israel Murmurs Again . 124 Moses’ Prevailing Plea . 125 Back to the Wilderness . 126 Chapter 21—The Sin of Moses . 128 Moses Yields to Impatience . 129 The Heavy Penalty . 130 Chapter 22—The Death of Moses . 132 Final Instruction to Israel . 132 The Decease and Resurrection of Moses . 133 Chapter 23—Entering the Promised Land . 136 Crossing Jordan . 137 The Captain of the Lord’s Host . 138 The Taking of Jericho . 139 Joshua a Wise, Consecrated Leader . 141 Chapter 24—The Ark of God and the Fortunes of Israel . 142 Result of Eli’s Neglect . 143 The Ark Taken . 144 In the Land of the Philistines . 145 Returned to Israel . 147 Presumption Punished . 147 In Solomon’s Temple . 149 The Captivity of Israel . 151 Chapter 25—The First Advent of Christ . 152 The Baptism of Jesus . 152 Ministry of John . 152 The Temptation . 153 The Tempter Rebuked ..