Abigail: I Will Praise the Lord by Mesu AndrewsMy rating: 💛💛💛
This was a lovely prequel to the series and to show readers a bit more behind Abigail and what her life could possibly have been like.
This was a free prequel received from the author.
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About the book:
Mesu Andrews weaves a compelling tale of faith, resilience, and redemption in ABIGAIL: I Will Praise the Lord, the prequel of her October 1, 2024 release, BRAVE: the Story of Ahinoam.
Set against the backdrop of Judah’s wilderness, Abigail faces a cruel stepmother who forces her marriage to the brutal Nabal of Carmel. Through Abigail’s struggles, she maintains a steadfast faith and encourages the other oppressed women of Nabal’s household with a clever worship game. Her life takes a dramatic turn when she meets David, the future king of Israel, and saves the lives of all those on her husband’s estate. David admires Nabal’s wife, a woman of beauty and intelligence, not realizing that her boldness was cultivated through years of worshiping away her fear and pain.
When Abigail’s husband realizes that his rudeness toward David nearly cost him everything, he falls deathly ill and dies ten days later. Under the Law of Moses, Abigail must marry Nabal’s closest relative. However, on the same day her kinsman redeemer arrives, David ben Jesse sends his messengers with a proposal to marry. Might her worship game, which has strengthened her inner being for years, now become a life of worship with the man after God’s own heart?
Walk with Abigail on a journey of profound courage in the face of overwhelming adversity and explore the transformative power of faith and worship no matter your life circumstance.
Set against the backdrop of Judah’s wilderness, Abigail faces a cruel stepmother who forces her marriage to the brutal Nabal of Carmel. Through Abigail’s struggles, she maintains a steadfast faith and encourages the other oppressed women of Nabal’s household with a clever worship game. Her life takes a dramatic turn when she meets David, the future king of Israel, and saves the lives of all those on her husband’s estate. David admires Nabal’s wife, a woman of beauty and intelligence, not realizing that her boldness was cultivated through years of worshiping away her fear and pain.
When Abigail’s husband realizes that his rudeness toward David nearly cost him everything, he falls deathly ill and dies ten days later. Under the Law of Moses, Abigail must marry Nabal’s closest relative. However, on the same day her kinsman redeemer arrives, David ben Jesse sends his messengers with a proposal to marry. Might her worship game, which has strengthened her inner being for years, now become a life of worship with the man after God’s own heart?
Walk with Abigail on a journey of profound courage in the face of overwhelming adversity and explore the transformative power of faith and worship no matter your life circumstance.
About the Author:
MESU ANDREWS is the Christy Award-winning author of Isaiah’s Daughter whose deep understanding of
and love for God’s Word brings the biblical world alive for readers. Andrews lives in North Carolina with her husband Roy. She stays connected with readers through newsie emails, fun blog posts, and frequent short stories. For more information, visitMesuAndrews.com.
Her first novel, Love Amid the Ashes (Revell, 2011, the story of Job) won the 2012 ECPA Book of the Year for a Debut Author. Love’s Sacred Song (Revell, 2012) relates the poetic Song of Solomon in story form, and Love in a Broken Vessel(Revell, 2013) sets the story of Hosea and Gomer in biblical Israel. In the Shadow of Jezebel (Revell, 2014) displays God's sovereignty over Jezebel's daughter, Queen Athaliah. The Pharaoh's Daughter (Waterbrook/Multnomah, 2015), unveils Moses' early years, and Miriam (2016) introduces Yahweh's prophetess during the ten plagues and the Exodus. Isaiah’s Daughter (Waterbrook/Multnomah, 2018) introduces readers to the prophet Isaiah's captivating daughter, and its sequel, Isaiah's Legacy (Waterbrook/Multnomah, 2020) , provides the redemptive end to her life and her son Manasseh's reign. To follow Yahweh's progression toward the Messiah, By the Waters of Babylon (August 2018) continues the story of the prophets and kings through the exile, and Of Fire and Lions (Waterbrook/Multnomah 2019) tells Daniel's compelling story. And The Reluctant Rival: Leah's Story tells of Leah, Jacob's neglected wife, and how God used her to change the course of history. And when Joseph's brothers sell him into a life of slavery in Egypt, Jacob's favorite son encounters one of the Bible's most infamous bad girls in, Potiphar's Wife (Waterbrook/Multnomah 2022).
and love for God’s Word brings the biblical world alive for readers. Andrews lives in North Carolina with her husband Roy. She stays connected with readers through newsie emails, fun blog posts, and frequent short stories. For more information, visitMesuAndrews.com.
Her first novel, Love Amid the Ashes (Revell, 2011, the story of Job) won the 2012 ECPA Book of the Year for a Debut Author. Love’s Sacred Song (Revell, 2012) relates the poetic Song of Solomon in story form, and Love in a Broken Vessel(Revell, 2013) sets the story of Hosea and Gomer in biblical Israel. In the Shadow of Jezebel (Revell, 2014) displays God's sovereignty over Jezebel's daughter, Queen Athaliah. The Pharaoh's Daughter (Waterbrook/Multnomah, 2015), unveils Moses' early years, and Miriam (2016) introduces Yahweh's prophetess during the ten plagues and the Exodus. Isaiah’s Daughter (Waterbrook/Multnomah, 2018) introduces readers to the prophet Isaiah's captivating daughter, and its sequel, Isaiah's Legacy (Waterbrook/Multnomah, 2020) , provides the redemptive end to her life and her son Manasseh's reign. To follow Yahweh's progression toward the Messiah, By the Waters of Babylon (August 2018) continues the story of the prophets and kings through the exile, and Of Fire and Lions (Waterbrook/Multnomah 2019) tells Daniel's compelling story. And The Reluctant Rival: Leah's Story tells of Leah, Jacob's neglected wife, and how God used her to change the course of history. And when Joseph's brothers sell him into a life of slavery in Egypt, Jacob's favorite son encounters one of the Bible's most infamous bad girls in, Potiphar's Wife (Waterbrook/Multnomah 2022).
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