The Warrior: Caleb (Sons of Encouragement Series #2)

Spectacular Storytelling

The Warrior by Francine Rivers continues her biblical men of faith series¿Sons of Encouragement. I have read all Francine Rivers¿ books and have never been disappointed. I was delighted to learn ¿The Last Sin Eater¿ is in feature-length film production. The hero of our current story is Caleb, warrior of God. The first paragraph¿¿Run!¿¿hooked me and I reluctantly inserted my bookmark when other duties called. Kelubai¿s¿Caleb¿s given name¿belief in God begins when in the throes of one of the disasters rained down on Egypt because Pharaoh wouldn¿t let God¿s people go. ¿The God of the Hebrews could turn water to blood and call forth frogs¿ Here was a God he could worship.¿ He runs to the Hebrews, led by Moses, and asks for acceptance for him and his family to exit Egypt with them. But the Hebrews, just beginning on their journey into the desert, look down their nose at him and tell him no, since he is but a half-breed and descended from the lineage of Esau. When asked his name and he replies, ¿Kelubai,¿ they jeer and call him Caleb¿dog. Not taking ¿no¿ for an answer, he and his family tag along on the fringe of the huge exodus. Finally accepting the name Caleb, his love for God and following His commandments eventually earn him a standing in the community. When the Jews reach the Jordan River, Caleb is chosen to represent the tribe of Judah to spy out the land with a member of each of the other eleven tribes. Also among the twelve is his young friend, Joshua. For forty days the spies surreptitiously inspect the land of Canaan and its people. When returning, they all say how wonderful and fertile the land is the magnificent crops¿some of which they¿ve carried back as witness to the rich fertileness of the land. But ten say the people are too big, too well defended and there is no way they can take the land from them. Caleb and Joshua, however, say God has given them this land they must fight for it and drive out the Canaanites. They must obey God. But the people don¿t listen and God returns them to the desert to wander for almost forty years because of their unbelief, disobedience, and complaining. The only two of the current adult generation who will be allowed into Canaan are Caleb and Joshua¿the entire adult population dies during the forty years of wandering in the desert. Francine Rivers has penned a marvelous and poignant story of one man¿s desire to be all that he can be for God. She¿s taken the scriptures and brought them alive. And she¿s done it beautifully. One can¿t miss the parallels of our own lives and Caleb¿s, nor God¿s call to respond to Him as Caleb did. Absolute obedience no matter the cost.

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inspiring

Caleb is only mentioned a few places in the Bible, yet we can see that he was a man of extraordinary strength and faith. Francine Rivers gives us fictional insight into his life but we also see ourselves as we struggle to develop faith and persevere in life.This book helped me remember that God loves lavishly even those of us who struggle to love Him back.

Great books

This series is a wonderful series they both have been wonderful to reader and easy to get through. They flow so nice and teach so much. I can't wait for the next in the series. They are wonderfully faith filled books. Teach things and show you things you never thought about before in an easy and concise manner.

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