| Title | : | The Days of Elijah |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 270 |
| Publication | : | Published September 10, 2018 |
Elijah is a young prophet studying the Torah, when the soldiers of Queen Jezebel burn his school and massacre his teachers. He escapes, barely, but finds himself on the run and hunted as Queen Jezebel attempts to stamp out the worship of the Hebrew God in Israel and replace it with the worship of Ba’al.
As the queen’s soldiers close in on him, Elijah discovers a little known promise in the Scroll of Deuteronomy and prays for something impossible – that God would turn the skies to bronze and stop the rain on the kingdom that has abandoned Him.
And God says yes.
As drought and famine grip the cloudless land of Israel, God tells Elijah to hide and sends him to the land of Tyre, to a widow and her son who are on the edge of starvation. In Tyre Elijah finds a darkness at the heart of the city, a darkness that threatens to consume Israel next. But even if he survives, will Israel listen to his warning?
This is a re-imagining of the story of Elijah from the Bible.
The Days of Elijah Reviews
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To find Elijah’s story 1 Kings 17-19; 2 Kings 1-2
Trigger warning: Involves child sacrifice
Elijah is one of my favorite OT prophets. When I saw this book, I jumped on it. Then I saw it was on KU and my excitement when through the roof. I quickly grabbed it and started reading.
To say I was disappointed would be a correct statement. While this book is an easy read with less than 250 pages, I could have had it done in a day. The reason that did not happen was due to the writing. I didn’t feel like I was in Ancient Israel. The world-building wasn’t the best either. I wish there were more descriptions of the surroundings. The dialogue sounded modern. It took me out of the story.
It sucks because like I said Elijah is one of my favorites but this re-imagine of his life events fell flat.
I do have a trigger warning that I will not hide with a spoilers tag. This does include child sacrifice which many pagan religions are extremely known for doing during this time. It was a hard scene for me to get through and even harder to read Dema’s reaction to Elijah being sickened by it. -
This was an entertaining read and well written. True to the biblical story, but with the thought of things from Elijah's point of view and of his journey. I really enjoyed it.
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Elijah Prophet of GOD
This is a telling of Elijah's tale, yes the Biblical one incase you weren't sure but I'm sure you are. They say it's always dangerous to meet one of your hero's and i think it's hard to tell the story of biblical characters that are true and people have their own views of understanding of them. So this may not be completely how i might see Elijah but i loved getting some added detail to the background some added flavours of family etc.
This is a great book despite the impression i may have given i just love to read books like this but I'm a big reader of the Bible and that is the most powerful book ever in my and many others opinion, it's never going to be bettered obviously. So what i love about this sort of book is it makes you think about the people and their settings some of the others that may be or may not have been.
I do recommend this book it made me think and question why I think what I do and adds to my appreciation of this time, and Elijah -
My pastor handed me this book describing it as a “game changer,” and coming into a big year of ministry I was intrigued. Until near the end of the book I still thought it was a good story but hardly what I’d call a “game changer.” But then came the scene where Elijah pondered the question of God from years earlier, the pivotal moment in the cave when God asked him, “what are you doing here?” Elijah didn’t understand at the time that it was a question about his purpose, not about his current whereabouts.
As the realisation of the answer hit Elijah in the story it also hit me: the game-changer is to know that our purpose is to serve God, not to save people. Our call is to simply preach the truth, but how people respond is a burden that was never ours to carry. Elijah says to Elisha- “Only God can change [people]. I tried and it doesn’t work.” Elisha responds, “what if it does”, and Elijah says “then you’re the person to find out.” Implying that either way, enjoy it and let it go. We are called to do what we are called to do, and to let God do the rest. The book gave me a peace on enjoying my ministry and not carrying the burden of its outcome.
Besides that, it’s a great narrative about the incredible story of Elijah from the Bible. I enjoyed his very “human” side of doubt and fear and discouragement, and tender family moments mixed with great miracles wrought of faith.
As far as the narrative is concerned, I would’ve liked it to show more emotion in key moments—for example it doesn’t mention the first falling of rain after the drought, and I feel this robbed the reader of a great triumph. Also, certain narrative threads were left loose, such as what happens with his family. Overall though, these don’t take away from it being a great read that manages to entertain, inform, and encourage! -
This is my second digital book and was a good start largely because of the Covid-19 distancing.
Really enjoyed the story telling of the author and having prior knowledge from reading the bible, the book is really in line with the story.
In the course of telling biblical stories, much can be lost if the writer didn't have some knowledge of the culture at the time. The author did an excellent job of incorporating the biblical story in to a flowing book. -
I really enjoyed reading Elijah's story. It was nice to imagine everything that went through his head at the time and follow his emotions through his journey. Just reminding you that he was also just a man with emotions, weaknesses and strengths.
The dialogue did bother me a bit because it was written in a very modern way, although I understand he did not even speak English so it doesn't even matter and it did make for an easy read, so I'm still in 2 minds about that haha -
A writer to watch for in Biblical fiction
John Noble’s debut novel brings a cast of Old Testament characters to life. His use of casual, current dialogue makes them especially readable, and the accuracy of the details give their stories the ring of truth. Fans of Biblical Fiction should follow Noble’s career. -
GOOD STUFF
The author allowed me to visualize and enter into the world of Elijah. I liked the personality he exposed for I too believe Elijah must have had a wry sense of humor as evidenced by the sacrifice contest with the Baal priests...It was a fairly easy read but now I wonder what's next for Elisha? -
Modern day language biblical lesson
Slow in the beginning because I was taken aback my the language and culture seemingly modern setting. However, the further I got into the story the more I could relate to Elijah. Seems to follow the Bible but definitely has what if moments.... -
Absolutely brilliant
Best old testament fiction book I have read so far. Accurate, yet insightful. Creative, yet correct. The author did a fantastic job of bringing the main character, Elijah alive, and very human. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys biblical fiction. -
Excellent book! I very much enjoyed how the author brought to life this character. I was surprised how smooth the plot went using the actual biblical events but making it seem very natural and real. I usually do not like Christian books bc they are preachy or poorly written, But I was impressed with this, especially for a first time author, and I look forward to reading more by him.
