Pearl in the Sand

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Can a Canaanite harlot who has made her livelihood by looking desirable to men make a fitting wife for one of the leaders of Israel Shockingly, the Bible s answer is yes Pearl in the Sand tells Rahab s untold story Rahab lives in a wall her house is built into the defensive walls of the City of Jericho Other walls surround her as well walls of fear, rejection, and unworthiness.A woman with a wrecked past a man of success, of faithof pride A marriage only God would conceive Through the heartaches of a stormy relationship, Rahab and Salmone learn the true source of one another s worth and find healing in God. Free Read [ Pearl in the Sand ] author [ Tessa Afshar ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Pearl in the Sand not only retells the story of Rahab in a wonderful, vibrant way, but also has many wonderful lessons that are sure to speak to each reader When I first began this book, I thought the story would ended after the battle of Jericho with the marriage of Solmone and Rahab but that was only the beginning The bible doesn t tell us about Rahab s adjustment into the Israelite camp after they destroyed Jericho, or how she ended up marrying Solmone Tessa Afshar, using her amazing creat Pearl in the Sand not only retells the story of Rahab in a wonderful, vibrant way, but also has many wonderful lessons that are sure to speak to each reader When I first began this book, I thought the story would ended aft...I am sure I have rewritten this book review 10 times in 2 days.I am having a hard time knowing what to say without coming across as not liking the bookbecause I did like the bookbut I didn t like the book either Not completely See my dilemma It s clear that I didn t feel the same way about the book as others have, including my best friend at Oh Vey blog, who has claimed this as her ne...Son, a woman needs to feel safe in love She needs to know her husband accepts everything about her and still loves her To be known through and through, including the shortcomings of her character, and still be loved, that s the Promised Land of a woman s heart That s where she finds rest Well, just a few short hours ago, I reviewed The Weight of Feathers and declared romance was essentially not my cup of tea But it would appear that Tessa Afshar managed to warm my Grinch like heart Son, a woman needs to feel safe in love She needs to know her husband accepts everything about her and still loves her To be known through and through, including the shortcomings of her character, and still be loved, that s the Promised Land of a woman s heart That s where she finds rest Well, just a few short hours ago, I reviewed The Weight of Feathers and declared romance was essentially not my cup of tea But it would appear that Tessa Afshar managed to warm my Grinch like heart Because I fell in love with Rahab and Salmone parents of the biblical Boaz I know that some people like my Grandma and church going aunties pooh pooh biblical Christian fiction and cite that it s blasphemous that contemporary authors are using biblical personages to make m...Pearl in the Sand is a wonderful book Afshar tells the story of Rahab, the harlet from Jericho, who hid the two Israeli spies and in return they spared her life It s a story of a broken young woman who has lost hope and faith in love until God opens her heart to Him I enjoyed the journey of being taken back into the days of Joshua and the Promised Land I had never really given much thought to what daily life would be like in the camp of the Israelis Afshar did a great job putting me back in Pe...SUMMARY Can a Canaanite harlot who has made her livelihood by looking desirableto men make a fitting wife for one of the leaders of Israel Shockingly, the Bible sanswer is yes Pearl in the Sand tells Rahab s untold story.Rahab lives in a wall her house is built into the defensive walls of the City ofJericho Other walls surround her as well walls of fear...So Good This book was amazing and I m incredibly glad I decided to buy a physical copy Ms Afshar made Rahsb, her family, and Salmone so realistic and relatable in many ways I can say I throughly enjoyed it and had a huge grin on my face the entire novel I can...This is biblical fiction Last week I read my first book by this author, and just couldn t wait to get my hands on another one I liked this one, just not as much as the one I read last week This is the story of Rahab, who was a prostitute in Jericho during the time when the Israelites were finally taking over to start their new lives The author writes beautifully and puts life into these biblical figures They are endearing and she captures them in a light that seems authentic and true to the This is biblical fiction Last week I read my first book by this author, and just couldn t wait to get my hands on another one I liked this one, just not as...The book in general kept me entertained However, it seemed a bit unbelievable at sometimes The most unbelievable part was probably Rahab s instant conversion to Judaism It didn t make sense that she would so easily believe in another God when her society s gods failed everyone It d makesense if she was skeptical o...I post to both Goodreads and Shelfari as Silverbill and have well over 1,000 followers on each Also anPrime member with a growing list of reviews.An old, old story told in a new way A must read or in my case listen as I first recieved an audio version Now I have an ARC advanced readers copy which make rereading an absolute joy.The story of Rahab is an very old Biblical story taken from the book of Joshua Rahab s family was a farming one, who suffered several crop failures Her fath I post to both Goodreads and Shelfari as Silverbill and have well over 1,000 followers on each Also anPrime member with a growing list of reviews.An old, old story told in a new way A must read or in my case listen as I first recieved an audio version Now I have an ARC advanced readers copy which make rereading an absolute joy.The story of Rahab is an very old Biblical story taken from the book of Joshua Rahab s family was a farming one, who suffered several crop failures ...Its a biblical romance Which, to be fair to the author, is not really my thing I probably wouldn t have read it if I knew the genre in advanced.There is quite a bit of biblical references, and the depth of knowledge is impressive I just wish the heroine wasnt a typical modest blusher yet ex prostitute who only grew a backbone to protect her family or the hero a deeply religious man turned off by her prior life of sin who is still strongly draw to her beauty and modesty but angerly condem Its a biblical romance Which, to be fair to the author, is not really my thing I probably wouldn t have read it if I knew the genre in advanced.There is quite a bit of biblical references, and the depth of knowledge is impressive I just wish the heroine wasnt a typical modest blusher yet ex prostitute who only grew a backbone to protect her family or the hero a deeply religious ...

Pearl in the Sand
  • English
  • 06 September 2017
  • Paperback
  • 320 pages
  • 0802458815
  • Tessa Afshar
  • Pearl in the Sand