In This Scarlet Cord: The Love Story of Rahab, Joan Wolf breathes new life into a biblical classic. Translated from Hebrew and Caananite, Wolf lovingly weaves a tale about passion, faith and determination.
It's a bit Romeo & Juliet, with Rahab, a beautiful young girl separated from her beloved by their different faiths. Throughout the course of the story, she struggles with her choices but ultimately embraces both her beloved and the One True God. Very amazed with the background and plot the Wolf dreamt up from the simple tale of the Scarlet Cord in the Old Testament!
Within one of the Old Testament’s most famous battles lies one of its most tender love stories.
Hidden within the battle of Jericho is the story of Rahab, a beautiful and brave young Canaanite woman who aided the Israelites by hanging a piece of scarlet cord from a window. This act of faith changed her life by placing her in the genealogy of Christ.
Rahab is the beautiful youngest daughter of a Canaanite farmer, taken to Jericho for the pagan New Year celebration so that her father can find her a wealthy spouse. Sala is the only son of an Israelite merchant, in Jericho as a spy for Joshua’s army. Their love would have been destined for heartache, were it not ordained by God.
When Rahab finds favor with the king, and is to become his ritual bride, she abandons the pagan gods who have abandoned her and pleads with the One True God of the Israelites for deliverance. With her prayer answered, she vows to deliver Jericho to Joshua, risking her life to do so.
Motivated by love and empowered by a new faith, Rahab saves her family, and secures her future as one of the most important women in the Bible.
Great for anyone interested in a religious romance, especially ones withdrawn and expanded upon from the Old Testament!
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