Laura L. (lauraofharvestlane) reviewed Keepers of the Covenant (The Restoration Chronicles) on + 85 more book reviews
Thank you LitFuse for this review copy.
Lynn Austin brought so much insight into the time of the return to Jerusalem from Babylon in Return to Me, I didn't even need to read the book description before I signed up for this blog tour. I just knew Keepers of the Covenant was going to be good. I was right. Lynn Austin can write about ancient Jewish history like no one else I know.
Keepers of the Covenant is:
set in Babylon at the time of Esther but not about Esther
written from viewpoint of Ezra a Torah scholar, a young Edomite girl named Amina, and a young Jewish boy named Reuben
full of vivid descriptions of both Jewish customs and revelations that came from the Torah
full of examples of wrestling to reconcile the Word with application to life circumstances
hard choices
trusting God
The correlation of life in Babylon for the Jews and life in modern culture for Christians is very thought provoking. I learned more about the Jewish and Babylonian cultures, but I also found myself thinking about some circumstances in my own life as a Christian and as a homeschooler. If you like deep thought provoking books, Keepers of the Covenant is an excellent choice.
Lynn Austin brought so much insight into the time of the return to Jerusalem from Babylon in Return to Me, I didn't even need to read the book description before I signed up for this blog tour. I just knew Keepers of the Covenant was going to be good. I was right. Lynn Austin can write about ancient Jewish history like no one else I know.
Keepers of the Covenant is:
set in Babylon at the time of Esther but not about Esther
written from viewpoint of Ezra a Torah scholar, a young Edomite girl named Amina, and a young Jewish boy named Reuben
full of vivid descriptions of both Jewish customs and revelations that came from the Torah
full of examples of wrestling to reconcile the Word with application to life circumstances
hard choices
trusting God
The correlation of life in Babylon for the Jews and life in modern culture for Christians is very thought provoking. I learned more about the Jewish and Babylonian cultures, but I also found myself thinking about some circumstances in my own life as a Christian and as a homeschooler. If you like deep thought provoking books, Keepers of the Covenant is an excellent choice.
