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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois 
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There are 3 books in which I would recommend very highly that you read. This is one of the most gifted writers I've read. You will laugh, cry, be on the edge of your seat and rejoice with the words she writes. I am going to give you the first couple of pages in her writing here, I hope you will all go get these books. A Voice In the Wind- An Echo In the Darkness- As Sure As the Dawn... Written by: Francine Rivers All 3 of these books belong together as they carry the same story throughout. The city was silently bloating in the hot sun, rotting like the thousands of bodies that lay where they had fallen in street battles. An oppresive, hot wind blew from the southeast, carrying with it the putrefying stench of decay. And outside the city walls, Death itself waited in the persons of Titus, son of Vespasian, and sixty thousand legionnaires who were anxious to gut the city of God. Even before the Romans crossed the Valley of Thorns and camped on the Mount of Olives, warring factions within Jerusalem's city walls had prepared the way for her destruction. Jewish robbers, who now fled like rats before the Roman legions, had recently fallen upon Jerusalem and murdered her prominent citizens, taking over the holy temple. Casting lots for the priesthood, they turned a house of prayer into a marketplace of tyranny. Fast behind the robbers came rebels and zealots. Directed by rival leaders-John, Simon, and Eleazar-the warring factions raged within the three walls. Swollen with power and pride, they sliced Jerusalem into bloody pieces. Breaking the Sabbath and the laws of God, Eleazar stormed Antonia Tower and murdered the Roman soldiers within it. Zealots rampaged, murdering thousands more who attempted to bring order back to a maddened city. Unlawful tribunals were set up and the laws of man and God mocked as hundreds of innocent men and women were murdered. Houses full of corn were burned in the chaos. Famine soon followed. In their despair, righteous Jews prayed fervently for Rome to come against the great city. For these Jews believed that then, and only then, would the factions within Jerusalem unite in one cause: freedom against Rome. Rome did come and, their hated ensigns held high, their war cry rang across all of Judea. They took Gadara, Jotapata, Beersheba, Jericho, Caesarea. The mighty legions marched in the very footsteps of devout pilgrims who came from every corner of the Jewish nation to worship and celebrate the high holy days of the Feast of the Unleavened Bread-the Passover. Innocent tens of thousands poured into the city and found themselves in the midst of civil war. Zealots closed the gates, trapping them inside. Rome came on until the sound of destruction echoed across the Valley of Kidron against the walls of Jerusalem itself. Titus laid siege to the ancient, holy city, determined to end Jewish rebellion once and forever. (Now I'm gonna skip some and go into another part here) Hadassah held her mother, tears blurring her eyes as she stroked the black hair back from her mother's gaunt, pale face. Her mother had been beautiful once. Hadassah remembered watching her take her hair down until it lay, glistening in thick waves, against her back. Her crowning glory, Papa called it. Now, it was dull and coarse, and her once-ruddy cheeks were white and sunken. Her stomach was swollen with malnutrition, the bones of her legs and arms clearly outlined beneath a gray overdress. Lifting her mother's hand, Hadassah kissed it tenderly. It was like a bony claw, limp and cool. "Mama?" No response. Hadassah looked across the room at her younger sister, Leah, lying on a dirty pallet in the corner. Thankfully, she was asleep, the agony of slow starvation briefly forgotten. |
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deleeme Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 1766NEW ENGLAND, USA |
Thank you, Rebecca, for sharing your recommendations and giving us a preview of the work. By doing this you are giving an added dimension to our forum, and giving us yet another door of opportunity to be blessed and challenged by the writings of another. As friends we are given to share what we deem as valuable and worthwhile--in taking the time to share this with us, you have given evidence of your genuine interest as a loving caring friend. God bless you--I think you are doing a wonderful job as a moderator here! David "Our Creativity points to a Higher Creator--we couldn't have just happened, and for what ability we may possess--to God be the glory." -dlw- |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
David thank you! I couldn't read these books enough. When I first read them I stayed up late used things to prop them open while I cooked or got ready, I couldn't put them down. They are all biblically based, and so very well written, you cry and laugh with the characters themselves. It is uplifting and so much more as you go along with Hadassah as she became a slave of Rome. Most intriguing stories. If you would like a little more on the story I'd be glad to type some more up for you all! |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Wanted to put this one before the other one... |
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OWPEMT Member
since 2000-02-14
Posts 63389 Noble Road West, Shiloh, Ohio 44878 USA |
Thanks for sharing this with us. Sandy Sandra Jean Perry Patton |
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ellie LeJeune Member Elite
since 2000-01-10
Posts 4156King of Prussia, PA USA |
Thanks Rebecca; These books sound so interesting. Next time I go to the library, I'll see if they have them. Thanks for sharing. 02 |
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