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    Gods and Kings
    Gods and Kings
    Gods and Kings
    Audiobook11 hours

    Gods and Kings

    Written by Lynn Austin

    Narrated by Suzanne Toren

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    About this audiobook

    Three-time Christy Award winner and best-selling author Lynn Austin pens a fascinating historical novel based on actual Biblical events. Shortly after the death of King Solomon in 931 B.C., the Promised Land is divided into two separate nations: Israel in the north, and Judah in the south. Hezekiah is the second son of King Ahaz of Judah. As he comes to power, he must navigate a troubled path to reunite his wayward people with Yahweh.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateApr 25, 2008
    ISBN9781436136150
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    • 5/5
      The king sacrifices his firstborn to the idol Molech in the land of Israel. God had chosen Israel as His nation, but throughout the history Israel did not always choose God. During the reign of king Ahaz, idolatry was rife in Israel. Hezekiah witnesses his brother being sacrificed to Molech. Will he survive or is his father going to sacrifice him too? How many sacrifices will there be? Will Judah repent and listen to the prophets?Are the Levites strong enough to stand for their faith in God? Do they still believe in God? When the high priest is promoted, will he be able to withstand the temptations?“Grandpa?” he asked at last, “couldn’t Yahweh kill all our enemies and save us? Then my father wouldn’t have to spoil His Temple. Couldn’t Yahweh do that?”“Certainly He could! Don’t you remember the story I told you about how Yahweh helped David defeat Goliath?”Hezekiah nodded? “And remember Joshua and the battle of Jericho? And how Yahweh caused the sun to stand still so Joshua could defeat the five Amorite kings? Yes, of course Yahweh could defeat all of Judah’s enemies.”“Then why didn’t He, Grandpa?”Zechariah’s face looked sad as he shook his head. “Because our nation no longer believes in Him… and so no one bothered to ask Him to.”Lynn Austin thoroughly researched the history of Judah during the reign of king Ahaz. She turned history into a beautiful story allowing the reading to experience different emotions while tension builds with the turning of each page.The story reminds us that God is the only God to serve. When we replace Him with idols, our hearts are hardened and it becomes difficult to hear the voice of Truth. “Belief in Yahweh doesn’t come with your mind, Hezekiah. It comes with your heart. When you only believe in things you can see with your eyes and touch with your hands, it is idolatry.”What I enjoyed the most, is how the characters came alive in the pages, pulling the reader into their emotions, fears, victories and love. I highly recommend Gods and Kings: Chronicles of the Kings.

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    • 5/5
      The actress narrating this audio book was excellent! I have a hearing disability, but I could hear almost every word clearly! I plan to continue listening to this series. This book is not entirely accurate, however. I could not find any evidence that King Ahaz was murdered by poisoning. I did not find support for the stabbing of Uriah by Zechariah, former high priest and grandfather of Hezekiah. I did not find proof that Ahaz’s wife Abijah was executed for belief in Yahweh either. Nevertheless, the description of the idolatry of the nation is told in an impacting way. Lynn Austin always brings the Bible characters alive, and so vividly!

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    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed this book. While it is not completely true to the Bible because the author takes a little liberty in dialogue and events, it is a great way to see a completely new aspect of the same stories I've heard my whole life. Great book!

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    • 5/5
      The way the characters came to life in this book was so amazing!
    • 1/5
      This particular book is based on a bit from the Old Testament.

      Prince Hezekiah, of Juda, is living a rather boring princely life. He's the son of the King and his wife, the daughter of the (former) high priest of Yahweh. He gets schooled in Yahweh-ism by his high-priest granddad until the king becomes a vassal to Assyria (and its gods) and imprisons the grandfather (he was busy protesting the altar to the Assyrian gods at the Temple). King then gets his son a "good" tutor, who happens to be an atheist. King gets old and fat, tearing his kingdom apart to serve Assyria. Everyone turns away from Yahweh, cue indirect smiting. King dies. Hezekiah takes the throne. Comes back to Yahweh. Story ends and we are supposed to read what comes next as Hezekiah tries to bring his Kingdom back from ruins.

      It would have rated an extra star or two if there had been a lot less Yahweh. There is a lot of bloat that's only about how awesome Yahweh is. Whatevs. My own fault, I know, reading something categorized as christian fiction, but I've read plenty of fiction whose plot was taken from the bible that was less preachy. I like less preachy. Getting too much into the whole god thing takes it to fantasy land, and there's better (and more fun) fantasy out there.
    • 4/5
      This fiction book about King Hezekiah brought to view what it might have been like to be the son of the wickedess king of Judah who offered his own sons as a sacrifice to the god Moleck. It tells a story of how even with this background, Hezekiah became one of the best kings of Judah and sought and worshipped the Lord God. LKC
    • 4/5
      Great book! Some sad and violent content. Leaves you wanting the next book immediately.