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The walls of Jericho crumble as the
Israelite priest blows his horn in this illustration from a 14th
century Icelandic manuscript from the Árni Magnússon
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Unashamed
by Francine Rivers
The lineage of Jesus Christ includes a woman often scored for her
profession- Rahab the harlot. Rahab lived along the walls of
Jericho and her story of hiding the Israelite spies from her own people
is infamous. But what about her own redemption? UNASHAMED offers a possible glimpse
into the mind of a woman both reviled and praised, a woman who had
enough faith to shake off her past to become part of The Lineage of
Grace.
Rahab’s story has intrigued me for years. Her role in the defeat of
Jericho is a curious one. What would cause a woman living as a
prostitute to hide spies and lie to her King’s men? Francine Rivers
offers a plausible scenario and one that perhaps gives us a picture
both of hope and of faith. Rahab had no reason to trust men. Life as a
prostitute would have surely shown her the evils and deceits that lay
in men’s hearts… and yet she trusted two Israelites, two foreign spies
nonetheless. Francine Rivers paints a picture of the kind of
unrelenting faith in things not yet seen that would allow a woman like
Rahab to trust these men. Stunning!
Francine Rivers tackles hard issues head on and shows how the spirit of
God can work no matter how dark or bleak the circumstances may appear. UNASHAMED is a splendid retelling
of the story of Rahab and the walls of Jericho tumbling down. Francine
Rivers remains true to the Biblical version while offering readers a
hint at what may have gone through Rahab’s mind and in her world during
this well-known time. Once again, Ms. Rivers delivers a powerful and
amazing story of a woman redeemed through her total trust in God.
Publisher: Tyndale Publishers (October
2000)
The Lineage of Grace series (other books include: UNVEILED, UNSPOKEN,
UNSHAKEN, UNAFRAID)
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by Debbie, Debbie Wiley Book Reviews
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