The Lamb

by Gina Jobe

Overview

A missing bridegroom, a runaway temple prostitute, and a strange call from the prophet Elijah interrupt the routine lives of a small Hebrew family struggling to survive in a drought-ridden village near Samaria. Amidst the chaos, a lamb is born. As Hannah and her family navigate through heartache, guilt, and resentment, encounters with the lamb challenge perspectives and bring about healing and redemption.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781725277359
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	07/08/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	126
File size:	776 KB

About the Author

Gina Jobe was an elementary school teacher for fourteen years and is currently creating curricula for a youth services organization and homeschooling two of her grandchildren.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Set during Elijah’s lifetime in the Old Testament, this book reveals the core of gospel truth. Nathaniel and his lamb, Shalom, remind me of Jody and his deer, Flag, in The Yearling. But the maturation of Nathaniel simultaneously involves both the heartbreaking realization that human wrong always causes suffering and also costs sacrificial love. The interwoven plot holds our attention because we care about each character introduced and long for justice ‘in the land of the living.’ While we experience the latter, this is not a sentimental story. It looks at darkest reality found in a form of worship that involves sexual abuse. . . . A father will try to force his daughter to marry a man she does not trust. A fearful, pregnant runaway withholds a secret. And fire will fall from heaven.”

—Patricia S. Cook



“Gina Jobe has written a moving story with enjoyable twists and turns. But most importantly, The Lamb shows the power of sin while demonstrating that grace is more powerful still.”

—Andy McGuire, author and illustrator

Editorial Reviews

Set during Elijah’s lifetime in the Old Testament, this book reveals the core of gospel truth. Nathaniel and his lamb, Shalom, remind me of Jody and his deer, Flag, in The Yearling. But the maturation of Nathaniel simultaneously involves both the heartbreaking realization that human wrong always causes suffering and also costs sacrificial love. The interwoven plot holds our attention because we care about each character introduced and long for justice ‘in the land of the living.’ While we experience the latter, this is not a sentimental story. It looks at darkest reality found in a form of worship that involves sexual abuse. . . . A father will try to force his daughter to marry a man she does not trust. A fearful, pregnant runaway withholds a secret. And fire will fall from heaven.”

—Patricia S. Cook



“Gina Jobe has written a moving story with enjoyable twists and turns. But most importantly, The Lamb shows the power of sin while demonstrating that grace is more powerful still.”

—Andy McGuire, author and illustrator

From the Publisher