Miriam by Mesu Andrews
is the second book in The Treasures of
the Nile series. This follows the
first book but can be read as a standalone as 40 years have passed between the two. Like The
Pharaoh’s Daughter, this book swept me up back in time to ancient Egypt
during the time the Israelites were enslaved to the Egyptians. This book has two points of view, Miriam,
Moses’s sister who is now 86, and Eleazer, Aaron’s third son and the personal
guard to the second first born son of Pharoah.
We are treated to these two very different viewpoints as God starts
unleashing the 10 plagues on Egypt and their various responses. I found it so interesting to experience what it
may have been like to live during such unbelievable times and through the
devastation the plagues left. Wrought
with political intrigue and emotional conflict this was a book that had me
hooked from page one, making me examine what my own personal responses would be.
I was reading with my Bible open as
again I gained new insights into verses I have read before, pulling out even
more morsels of truth. I am currently
doing a study of the book of Revelation and reading about these ancient plagues
in light of that study really pulled me even more into this story. Once again Mesu Andrews has done her Biblical
and historical research and provided a story that even though I knew what was
going to happen had me on the edge of my seat as it all unfolded. And
one must not forget the romance, though not central to the story, it was very
satisfying.
I received
this book from Blogging for Books for this review. The opinions are my own.
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