The strength of His hand

Title
The strength of His hand

Personal Author EPSB
Lynn N. Austin

Summary
The legacy Hezekiah has established as one of Judah's great leaders is threatened because his beloved wife, Hephzibah, remains barren. Desperate to provide a successor to her husband's throne, Hephzibah makes a forbidden pact with the fertility goddess Asherah. Feeling repulsed and betrayed by her act of idolatry, Hezekiah destroys the pagan shrine. But in his rage, he himself is critically injured. As Hezekiah struggles to redeem his wife and save his nation, the aged prophet Isaiah arrives with divine instructions for the king to put his house in order and choose a successor. With his life -and the future of his kingdom - hanging in the balance, Hezekiah once more cries out to the Lord.

Year Published
2005

Series
Chronicles of the Kings. Bk. 3.

Physical Description
300 p. ; 21 cm.

Note
Rev. ed. of: The Lord is my salvation. c1996.

Personal Subject
Hezekiah, King of Judah-Fiction.

Title Subject
Bible. O.T. -- History of Biblical events -- Fiction.

Geographic Term
Israel -- Kings and rulers -- Fiction.

Genre
Biographical fiction.
 
Religious fiction.

Added Author
Austin, Lynn N. Lord is my salvation.

Summary
The legacy Hezekiah has established as one of Judah's great leaders is threatened because his beloved wife, Hephzibah, remains barren. Desperate to provide a successor to her husband's throne, Hephzibah makes a forbidden pact with the fertility goddess Asherah. Feeling repulsed and betrayed by her act of idolatry, Hezekiah destroys the pagan shrine. But in his rage, he himself is critically injured. As Hezekiah struggles to redeem his wife and save his nation, the aged prophet Isaiah arrives with divine instructions for the king to put his house in order and choose a successor. With his life -and the future of his kingdom - hanging in the balance, Hezekiah once more cries out to the Lord.

ISBN
9780764229916

Publisher
Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, c2005.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Edmonton Christian HighFIC AUSBook30905000014377Fiction