Zipporah, Wife of Moses

Posted on 18 March 2018 by Marek Halter

From the internationally bestselling author of Sarah comes the riveting story of the remarkable woman who walked beside Moses Although she is a Cushite by birth one of the people of the lands to the south Zipporah grew up as the beloved daughter of Jethro, high priest and sage of the Midianites But the color of Zipporah s skin sets her apart, making her an outsider to the men of her adopted tribe, who do not want her as a wife Then one day while drawing water from a well, she meets a handsome young stranger Like her, he is an outsider A Hebrew raised in the house of the Egyptian Pharaoh, Moses is a fugitive, forced to flee his homeland Zipporah realizes that this man will be the husband and partner she never thought she would have.Moses wants nothing than a peaceful life with the Midianites, but Zipporah won t let Moses forget his past or turn away from his true destiny She refuses to marry him until he returns to Egypt to free his people When God reveals himself to Moses in a burning bush, his words echo Zipporah s, and Moses returns to Egypt with his passionate and generous wife by his side A woman ahead of her time, Zipporah leaps from the pages of this remarkable novel Bold, independent, and a true survivor, she is a captivating heroine, and her world of deserts, temples, and ancient wonders is a fitting backdrop to an epic tale.Look for the Reader s Group Guide at the back of this book.Also available as an ebook Best Download Zipporah, Wife of Moses [ By ] Marek Halter [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr You are my garden, my myrrh and honey, my nightly tonic, my black dove.Oh Zipporah, you are my love and the words that save me A wonderful story of blind love, romance, passion and destiny s bittersweet fulfillment This is only the second book I ve read by author Marek Halter and I must say, I m extremely impressed What an artful and romantic way he has with w...I was hoping this book would belike The Red Tent by Anita Diamont, who took a few lines from the Bible about Dinah the only daughter of Jacob and created an entire fiction story about her, using the known culture and traditions of that time I loved that book.But this bookI didn t even finish it I felt the author was showing me a story, instead of telling me a story I felt the blurb written in the jacket told methan the author did, and withemotion What relationships I was hoping this book would belike The Red Tent by Anita Diamont, who took a few lines from the Bible about Dinah the only daug...Really 4 1 2 stars I have a soft spot for anything Moses related, which I blame on my being raised on the yearly television showing of The Ten Commandments which I ve always loved for it s pagentry and drama, and there really isn t anythingbeautiful than old school technicolor I read Halter s first book of the Canaan Trilogy, Sarah, about a year ago and really enjoyed it Halter has a great way of saying just enough which is probably why his novels are rather short but completely Really 4 1 2 stars I have a soft spot for anything Moses related, which I blame on my being raised on the yearly television showing of The Ten Commandments which I ve always loved for it s pagentry and drama, and there really isn t anythingbeautiful than old school technicolor I read Halter s first book of the Canaan Trilogy, Sarah, about a year ago and really enjoyed it Halter has a great way of saying just enough which is probably why his novels are rather short but completely satisfying This is the story of Moses wife, Zipporah, as the title suggests And it s quite a cleverly elaborated story that draws you in Zipporah is Moses p...A fictionalized account of Zipporah s life For me, it was just OK I knew it was fiction, but it still bothered me when the author took liberties with Biblical read historical text In terms of imagining what life would have been like for these nomadic people, it was fairly interesting The writing was a bit awkward, and very repetitive For instance, after the author establishes that Zipporah is a Cushite woman, and black, I think it would be OK for it to be assumed and not brought up nearly A fictionalized account of Zipporah s life For me, it was just OK I knew it was fiction, but it still bothered me when the author took liberties with Biblical read historical text In terms of imagining what life would have been like for these nomadic people, it was fairly interesting The writing was a...Rating 3.5This is the story of Moses wife, Zipporath, a black Cushite whom he married before beginning his service to God and bringing out the Hebrew people from Egypt in the Exodus Zipporah is only mentioned once in Exodus that Moses married her and had a son named Gershom So we know nothing about her Halter fills out the story with both Biblical and historical history as well as speculating what Zipporah may have been like This is the second book I have read about Zipporah, and both gave Rating 3.5This is the story of Moses wife, Zipporath, a black Cushite whom he married before beginning his service to God and bringing ...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here Meh Every now and then, I get in the mood for a bit of independent bible study And I love that there are books in the biblical fiction genre that I can use as companion reads when, for instance, I want to re read Exodus So, I fell for the cover art on this book and decided to give it a go This imaginative story of Zipporah, the woman who became the wife of Moses, is not exactly what I expected It deviates a great deal from scripture but not necessarily in a good way I realize there is not Meh Every now and then, I get in the mood for a bit of independent bible study And I love that there are books in the biblical fiction genre that I can use as companion reads when, for instance, I want to re read Exodus So, I fell for the cover art on this book and de...Old Testament women certainly deserve biographies, but with information so scanty their stories will have to be imagined in fiction Marek Halter makes a good try.He speculates that as adoptees, Zipporah and Moses were attracted, or maybe fated He also poses that Jethro, Zipporah s father belies the patrifocal stereotypes of desert patriarchs.Halter illustrates Jethro s caring for his blood and adopted daughters by Jethro s allowing them to chose their husbands and a lack of any mention of Old Testament women certainly deserve biographies, but with information so scanty their stories will have to be imagined in fiction Marek Halter makes a good try.He speculates that as adoptees, Zipporah and Moses were attracted, or maybe fated He also poses that Jethro, Zipporah s father belies the patrifocal stereotypes of desert patriarchs.Halter illustrates Jethro s caring for his blood and adopted daughters by Jethro s allowing them to chose their husbands and a lack of any mention of paying another family to take them i.e dowery If a suitor is a king, Jethro accepts a daughter s saying no.It may be his love respect for his daughters, and this lack of pressure on them to leave, that gives Zipporah the strength to resist marriage until Moses commits to returning to Egypt as she feels he must do Once in Egypt, Zipporah maintains her dignity, perhaps because her adoptive father respected her in ...This is a biblical, historical novel that brings to life the story of Zipporah, a black skinned Cushite woman who became the wife of Moses, the Israelite.I realize that the author has taken liberties of filling in the gaps in the story of Moses from the Bible I think that is O.K in order to bring new meaning and understanding to some of the old stories of faith Halter portrays Zipporah as a very strong and supportive wife to Moses and encourages...This book was much better than Sarah, the first book in the Canaan Trilogy Zipporah was a muchsympathetic character than Sarah, and Mosesso than Abraham Zipporah was a proud woman who knew her destiny with a defiant certainty She knew her role besides Moses, even before they had met Their courtship is passionate apparently Moses was a sexy thing and Moses is accepted into Zipporah s family with great trust and love Her father, Jethro, is a wise and influential figure This book was much better than Sarah, the first book in the Canaan Trilogy Zipporah was a muchsympathetic character than Sarah, and Mosesso than Abraham Zipporah was a proud woman who knew her destiny with a defiant certainty She knew her role besides Moses, even before they had met Their courtship is passionate apparently Moses was a sexy thing and Moses is accepted into Zipporah s family with great trust and love Her father, Jethro, is a wise and influential figure throughout the novel It is easy to see where Zipporah gets her wisdom and patience When Moses realizes his mission to free the Hebrews, Zipporah is his most trusted advisor, his strength and encouragement, though no one would accept her as anything other than a stranger because of her dark skin She bears the weight of Moses doubts, his troubled past, and his lack of confidence Moses becomes the hero he is because of Zipporah s love and trust in Yahweh However, the Hebrews will always be slaves in their hearts, and once they are free they ca...I may not believe all his biblical historical accounts with this story, however, the writing is brilliant and keeps me reading in one to two sittings I love this line, She is the seed of my future life I take the sentences and phrases seriously maybe because I am a writer I enjoy reading historical romance fiction when it gives the reader modern terms and speeches that was a time before Christ I would love to tackle on such a style of writing that also requires research and flow of I may no...

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18 March 2018

Marek Halter