Grab a cup of coffee or tea, take a break and lets talk. The strength of his hand draws on the hebrew scriptures of 2 kings18 and 19, 2 chronicles 32, 1 samuel 46, and isaiah 22, 32, 3639, and 5354. Thorndike press large print christian historical fiction by lynn n. With all that is going on in his kingdom and with the assyrians approaching hezekiah does not discover his wifes idolatry until its almost too late. The tiny kingdom of judah has prospered under king hezekiah, who has torn down the idols and reestablished the worship of yahweh. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. The strength of his hand by lynn austin booksamillion. Winner of the 2001 christy award, lynn austin captures the turmoil of the civil war in this stirring novel. Lynn austin author lynn austin has sold more than one and a half million copies of. He has achieved enormous wealth and power yet there is no heir. Her betrayal cuts to the very core of his being and belief in god. The strength of his hand by lynn austin overdrive rakuten.
In this series, in the lives of her fictionalized characters, she brings alive the ideas. Jun 15, 2007 listen to strength of his hand audiobook by lynn austin. Learn more about the strength of his hand in the king county library system digital collection. Chronicles of the kings book 3 god has rewarded hezekiahs faithfulness with great wealth and power, but the godly king. The strength of his hand is the third volume in austins chronicles of the kings series to cover a portion of hezekiahs reign. Livre audio strength of his hand lynn austin audible. The strength of his hand by lynn austin audiobook download. Learn more about the strength of his hand in the oregon digital library consortium digital collection. This book lives up to its two predecessors in this series and is every bit as good. The legacy hezekiah has established as one of judahs great leaders is threatened.
Thank you, heavenly father for blessing us and allowing us to hear and feel you and feel your love thru this amazing writer. Gods and kings, songs of redemption, the strength of his hand, faith of my father, and among the gods. 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. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. Buy a cheap copy of the lord is my strength book by lynn austin. Dec 27, 20 it sends me to the scriptures to read and learn more about the characters of this book and the events as they appear in scripture. Collects the five novels of lynn austin s sweeping biblical saga chronicles of the king in one volume.
Bought the strength of his hand is the third book in ly. The strength of his hand king county library system overdrive. The third tome of the fabulous chronicles of the kings series, the strength of his hand, offers a terrific look at king hezekiahs reign at a time of moral and religious crisis that threatens to destroy all he believed in and worked to achieve. From vast plantations to the cramped closets of the underground railroad, it follows one young womans inspiring journey of risk and sacrifice. Lynn brings it very much to life in an enjoyable manner, even though you know whats going to eventually happen, her style lets the surprise and suspense sneak up on you, and shakes you around. Editions of the strength of his hand by lynn austin.
This series of books by lynn austin is a must read. But the peace is shattered when hezekiah discovers that his beloved wife has vowed to sacrifice their firstborn to a fertility goddess. With his lifeand the future of his kingdomhanging in the balance, hezekiah once more cries out to the lord. The people are prospering and the city of jerusalem is safe from invaders. The strength of his hand lynn austin details trove. God has blessed hezekiah his kingdom is flourishing. In this series, in the lives of her fictionalized characters, she brings alive the ideas of human redemption and movement from believe in many gods to one god.
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Will his faith sustain him in the face of this deceit, and against an overwhelming enemy. One of her books, hidden places was turned into a hallmark channel movie. The first three books of the series focus on the righteous biblical king hezekiah, who ruled judah during the. The characters of these kings are brought to life and help us examine our own motives and our faith. Aug 6, 2012 the strength of his hand by lynn austin. You can feel his love, his forgivness, his holy spirit thru the words of these books. After all his hard work in preserving the faith and protecting the. The second book in her chronicles of the kings series, song of redemption, is a retelling of the life of hezekiah, king of judah from 716 to 687 bc.
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