I have never really read historical fiction set in biblical times and I found this quite refreshing! It was a completely different world in this book. (I am also very glad I did not live in these times.)
Joan Wolf has wirtten an amazing book and I thank her very much for it!
The story of Rahab is very fascinating, and it shows the redeming love of God. He can take the bad things that have happened to us and turn them into good. Rahab was raised a pagan, but found the truth of God and was redeemed through His love. She is also on geneology of Jesus, Our Lord and Saviour.
"To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them
beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified."
~Isaiah 61:3~
Back Cover:
Within one of the Old Testament's most famous battles lies one of the most
tender love stories.
Hidden within the battle of Jericho is the story of Rahab, a beautiful and
brave young Canaanite woman who aided the Israelites by hanging a piece of
scarlet cord from a window. This act of faith changed her life by placing her in
the genealogy of Christ.
Rahab is the youngest daughter of a Canaanite farmer, taken to Jericho for
the pagan New Year so her father can find her a wealthy spouse. Sala, the
Israelite boy who had once saved her from being kidnapped, is also in Jericho.
When the two young people meet again they admit their love for one another, but
their different religions make marriage impossible.
Their love story plays out against the background of Jericho's pagan rites.
It is only when the One True God of Israel comes into Rahab's life-and she
realizes what He is calling her to do-that she and Sala can come together.
Witness Rahab as a young woman determined to find her destiny as she follows
her heart toward true love . . . and the One True God.
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