God was going to war.
A Harrowing Journey, a Biblical Novel
About the Author
J. Roger Nelson has spent twenty-plus years studying the Old Testament and its relevant literature. His passion is to delve into the minds and emotions of the struggling people who faced the challenges of this epic march, a march led by Moses and captained by God Himself.
Nelson draws on the compassion and insights gained from 40 years of Internal Medicine practice plus nearly 20 years tutoring inner-city children and consulting for a substance abuse program. His professional and personal endeavors help him develop dialogue, characters, and scenes that are relatable to readers.
About the Book
God was going to war.
He had chosen His soldiers, presently a horde of browbeaten slaves, viciously harassed by task-masters in Egypt. He had selected as His leader a faraway, aged, sheepherder to gain the slaves’ release, develop them into a unified force and lead them from Egypt to conquer a distant, evil land, Canaan (present-day Israel). There they would do a mighty work that He would later reveal to them.
Little would Moses know that he would have to lead them through bloody battles, lustful temptations, crushing betrayals, a calamitous desertion, and be himself opposed by rebellious tribal leaders while being helped by his siblings and a loyal Joshua. Many have heard Moses’ story in detail. But what about the God he follows and the people he would shepherd?
A Harrowing Journey offers insight into God’s staggering, encouraging offers, His wise, often-loving demands, His firm hand, passion, protection and patience. We feel Moses’ vacillating, wrestling mindset as God’s stressed leader and that of the extraordinarily challenged Israelite masses as they struggle to serve a God “abounding in lovingkindness and truth” (Ex. 34;6).
Just an “Old Testament, wrathful God?” Look again.
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