The Story of a Scarlet Cord

Hurlbut's Story of the Bible Part 2

by Jesse Lyman HURLBUT (1843 - 1930)

Some years ago, the editor of an English magazine sent a communication to "the hundred greatest men in Great Britain" asking them this question: "If for any reason you were to spend a year absolutely alone, in a prison for instance, and could select from your library three volumes to be taken with you as companions in your period of retirement please to inform us what those three books would be." The inquiry was sent to peers of the realm, prominent leaders in politics, judges, authors, manufacturers, merchants, gentlemen of leisure—men who would represent every aspect of successful life. In the answers it was found that ninety-eight of the hundred men named "The Bible" first on the list of the three books to be chosen. (From Book introduction)

Listen next episodes of Hurlbut's Story of the Bible Part 2:
Gideon and His Brave Three Hundred , How a Woman Won a Great Victory , How Joshua Conquered the Land of Canaan , How Ruth Gleaned in the Field of Boaz , How the Idol Fell Down Before the Ark , How the River Jordan Became Dry , Jephthah's Rash Promise and What Came from It , The Avenger of Blook and the Cities of Refuge , The Idol Temple at Dan and Its Priest , The Last of the Judges , The Little Boy with a Linen Coat , The Old Man Who Fought Against the Giants , The Present That Ehud Brought to King Eglon , The Story of a Wedge of Gold , The Story of an Altar Beside the River , The Strong Man: How He Lived and How He Died , The Tall Man Who Was Chosen King