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Voice of the Lord

Laurene Chambers Chinn

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Description:Laurene Chinn's first novel, The Unanointed, hailed as a "handsome mixture of scholarship, myths and feeling for the life of the ancient Jewish tribes," and as "rich in grand detail," was about King David and Joab. Now, as the subject of her new novel, Mrs. Chinn has chosen the towering Biblical figure of Jeremiah.While previous interpretations may have pictured the prophet as a brooding, somewhat forbidding man, the Jeremiah of VOICE OF THE LORD is an intensely compassionate, sympathetic being who, humanly, shrinks from the awesome yoke of responsibility that is thrust upon him.Even as a boy in Anathoth, he was one set apart: through carelessness he permanently disfigured one of his companions, thereby earning the undying enmity of Pashur, who was to become captain of the palace guards. His first vision from God was dismissed as mere sunstroke by his father, the chief priest of Judah; however, Jeremiah's unusual qualities had already won the attention of Hulda, the outspoken and respected prophetess, and Jedida, the handsome mother of King Josiah, who became so enamored of the awkward, lanky lad she brought him to the palace.It is Laurene Chinn's special genius to be able to create an entire world and time on a broad, sweeping canvas. The world in which Jeremiah lived was one, not unlike our own, deeply concerned with survival. VOICE OF THE LORD, covering over half a century, from the good years of Josiah to the dramatic destruction of Jerusalem, charts the vain attempts of the little kingdom to save itself from disaster, through political alliances, appeasement, even outright tribute--any way but through God.The book reaches its exciting climax as the forces of Pashur and King Zedekiah bear down on the solitary prophet. For it is here, at the heights of his loneliness, that Jeremiah finds he is no longer alone. Through such unforgettable episodes as the burning of the book and his imprisonment in the well, he has won the love of his people, especially young Miriam and her husband, Baruch. He has developed from a reluctant prophet, outcast by everyone, to a leader of stature, the one man to whom his people can turn with hope.VOICE OF THE LORD is a triumphant successor to Laurene Chinn's The Unanointed, which was a selection of the Literary Guild.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Voice of the Lord. To get started finding Voice of the Lord, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 381

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Crown Publishers, Inc.

Release: 1961

ISBN

Description: Laurene Chinn's first novel, The Unanointed, hailed as a "handsome mixture of scholarship, myths and feeling for the life of the ancient Jewish tribes," and as "rich in grand detail," was about King David and Joab. Now, as the subject of her new novel, Mrs. Chinn has chosen the towering Biblical figure of Jeremiah.While previous interpretations may have pictured the prophet as a brooding, somewhat forbidding man, the Jeremiah of VOICE OF THE LORD is an intensely compassionate, sympathetic being who, humanly, shrinks from the awesome yoke of responsibility that is thrust upon him.Even as a boy in Anathoth, he was one set apart: through carelessness he permanently disfigured one of his companions, thereby earning the undying enmity of Pashur, who was to become captain of the palace guards. His first vision from God was dismissed as mere sunstroke by his father, the chief priest of Judah; however, Jeremiah's unusual qualities had already won the attention of Hulda, the outspoken and respected prophetess, and Jedida, the handsome mother of King Josiah, who became so enamored of the awkward, lanky lad she brought him to the palace.It is Laurene Chinn's special genius to be able to create an entire world and time on a broad, sweeping canvas. The world in which Jeremiah lived was one, not unlike our own, deeply concerned with survival. VOICE OF THE LORD, covering over half a century, from the good years of Josiah to the dramatic destruction of Jerusalem, charts the vain attempts of the little kingdom to save itself from disaster, through political alliances, appeasement, even outright tribute--any way but through God.The book reaches its exciting climax as the forces of Pashur and King Zedekiah bear down on the solitary prophet. For it is here, at the heights of his loneliness, that Jeremiah finds he is no longer alone. Through such unforgettable episodes as the burning of the book and his imprisonment in the well, he has won the love of his people, especially young Miriam and her husband, Baruch. He has developed from a reluctant prophet, outcast by everyone, to a leader of stature, the one man to whom his people can turn with hope.VOICE OF THE LORD is a triumphant successor to Laurene Chinn's The Unanointed, which was a selection of the Literary Guild.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Voice of the Lord. To get started finding Voice of the Lord, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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