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Title: The Crimson Cord: Rahab's Story
Author: Jill Eileen Smith
Series: Daughters of the Promised Land #1
Genre: Biblical Retelling
Audience: Adult
~ MY REVIEW ~
**4 stars**
The Crimson Cord
by Jill Eileen Smith is a retelling of the Biblical character, Rahab’s, story.
Of her fall into prostitution, the Israelites’ battles, and ultimate
redemption. Considering the Bible
doesn’t say very much about Rahab, I feel this book was a pretty accurate look
at this particular story.
Some of the
violence (Old Testament battles) and cruelty (involving Rahab’s profession) were hard to
read of, but Jill Eileen Smith managed it all tastefully enough. And she went
deep into the matter of the blood sacrifices and such, which was
thought-provoking, and much appreciated. It kind of helped you understand
everything else that had to happen.
That being said,
there were some scenes not appropriate for a younger audience, and also a few
scenes of violent (and bloody) happenings.
What a powerful
story all in all. I love reading authors’ thoughts on Rahab, because her life
is so inspiring. A prostitute (that’s quite “down there”) and a foreigner
(that’s a really low position too; if you’ve read the Old Testament, you’ll
understand), and yet God choses to place her directly in the lineage of Christ!
Talk about grace!
So yeah, you
really felt that in The Crimson Cord.
Not only for Rahab, but also for Salmon. A great Biblical retelling overall,
exploring amazing grace, unholy and
holy judgment, and a broken young woman’s journey to God.
I certainly
wouldn’t take it as the solid truth … go read the Bible for total accuracy. But I feel Rahab’s story could have
perhaps gone something like the tale The
Crimson Cord tells.
I received a free copy of The Crimson
Cord from Revell Publishers in exchange
for my honest review.
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