About The Book:
Canaan has ravaged Israel. The people are in hiding. All that stands between surrender and hope is one untested woman.
Deborah will never forget the day her father and brothers left to worship at the Lord's tabernacle--or the wails of her mother after finding their bodies at the city gates. The memories of Canaan's cruelty haunt her and all of Israel. Now in this dark time, the Lord calls on Deborah to lead His people away from the idols of other nations and back to Him.
Deborah never asked to be a prophetess or a judge over God's people. Still, she cannot deny His voice or the visions that accompany it. Can her family ever understand? Will her people believe God's calling on her life? And can the Canaanite menace be stopped?
With her trademark impeccable research and imaginative storytelling, Jill Eileen Smith brings to life the story of Israel's most powerful woman in this intriguing and inspiring novel.
My Thoughts:
“How do you think God feels when we betray Him?” (p. 306)
Jill Eileen Smith brings the life
of Deborah the Prophetess to life in vivid detail in her latest novel. I had to spend a little time in God’s Word to
refresh myself on this particular character in the Bible, and, truly, this is a
powerful reminder of how our faithfulness to God impacts our world!
Deborah was the fourth
prophet/judge in Israel in the time of the judges. Her call to the Israelite people to turn away
from idols so they would be protected from the enemies that persecuted and
enslaved them for many years was a process that took years. There is a relationship in the story that
mirrors the unfaithfulness of the Israelite people, and the male character
struggles with the length of time it took God to answer their cries.
Isn’t it just like us, as
believers, to grow impatient with God and move ahead of God’s best for us? This one of many powerful scenes in this
novel that spoke deeply to me. I can’t
begin to tell you how grateful I am for God’s mercy and grace – for His
longsuffering toward us when we choose to walk away from His plan for our
lives, thinking our way is a better way.
Believers everywhere, at every
step of their Christian journey need to read and consider the truth of this
story! Jill Eileen Smith writes biblical
fiction like no one else, and she recreates the life of Deborah that is both realistic
and powerful! I’m so thankful for the
cross! I’m so thankful that God loves us and draws us to Himself over and over
again.
Go. Buy the book! Read the book! Be changed!
About the Author:
Michigan. Learn more at www.jilleileensmith.com.
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