Author of books including The Tale of Three Trees. Christy-Award winner Angela Hunt writes for readers who have learned to expect the unexpected in novels from this versatile author. With over five million copies of her books sold worldwide, she is th… More. Ann H. Gabhart followers. Author of 40 books including Angel Sister. Gabhart grew up on a farm in Kentucky.
At the age of ten, she started dreaming of writing stories others would want to read. That dream has come true as she's published over thirty-five novels. Tamera Alexander 2, followers. Author of 24 books including Rekindled. Tamera Alexander is a USA Today bestselling author and one of today's most popular writers in the inspirational historical fiction genre. She and her husband live in Nashville, Tennessee, not far from… More. Her family relocated to Chicago where she became a teacher at a Christian high school for a year after which she became a full-time writer.
Although the themes in her books are different the main message she tries to point out is that God loves his people and will never forsake them even when they face difficulties. The author gets inspiration from how real people live by researching past events from dairies. The book begins during the reign of King Ahaz of Judah.
Ahaz was twenty when he became the king and did not please in the eyes of the lord because he did what was not right. He led his nation into idolatry and abandoned the worship of Yahweh.
He sacrifices children as offering to the idols to get protection against his enemies from the gods. King Ahaz sacrifices his son Eliab to god Molech while his other son Hezekiah witnesses it. He then plots to sacrifice Hezekiah but Abijah, his mother, finds a way to save his son. Abijah has to discover where she can get the strength to save her son. Prophet Isaiah tries to warn king Ahaz but he never gave an ear to his warning, and this makes his kingdom to be destroyed.
His reigns come to an end when he is killed and replaced by his son King Hezekiah who is twenty-five and rules Jerusalem for twenty-nine years. When he begins ruling he repairs and opens the doors of the temple which were damaged and were no longer used since people have been worshiping idols. He is determined to bring back the kingdom to worship one God.
The story shows a great redemption because God is pursuing his people to get their attention until they come back to him. The book begins when King Hezekiah is walking from his place to the valley of Hinnom taking a path he used the night when he was taken from bed during his childhood to be sacrificed to Molech.
He wonders why his father had to sacrifice his child to an idol. He recalls that very night when his brother Eliab was slaughtered burned alive as the sacrifice. Although is fathers reign is over, king Hezekiah doubts that there are still some people who will decide to ignore the truth about Yahweh and go on with the worship of god Molech in secret.
He instructs his captain guard, Jonadab, to give a warning to the guards to watch over the valley gate at night because people are likely to sacrifice their children during those hours. Rose Legacy, The - eBook. Daughter of Joy - eBook. Daughter's Inheritance, A - eBook. Inescapable - eBook. Daughter of Twin Oaks - eBook. Dawn's Prelude - eBook. Triumph of Grace - eBook.
The Mother Road - eBook. Lynn Austin is the American author of many Christian fiction novels and holds the record for most Christy Awards won. One of her books, Hidden Places was turned into a Hallmark Channel movie. Austin began her writing career as a reader. She did not like the feeling of hopelessness she was often left with and sought to write what she would want to read.
With only a minor in English she sat down to write, and continued to write, while juggling in between raising her children and working part-time. Her family moved from Canada to Chicago, where she taught at Chicago Christian High School one year before beginning to write full-time and actively pursued getting published.
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