The Days of Elijah

Book Synopsis: Elijah’s friends are dead, and without a miracle, he’s next. Elijah is a young prophet studying the Torah when the soldiers of Queen Jezebel burn his school and massacre his teachers. He escapes, barely, but finds himself on the run and hunted as Queen Jezebel attempts to stamp out the worship of the Hebrew God in Israel and replace it with the worship of Ba’al. As the queen’s soldiers close in on him, Elijah discovers a little-known promise in the Scroll of Deuteronomy and prays for something impossible – that God would turn the skies to bronze and stop the rain on the kingdom that has abandoned Him. And God says yes. As drought and famine grip the cloudless land of Israel, God tells Elijah to hide and sends him to the land of Tyre, to a widow and her son who are on the edge of starvation. In Tyre, Elijah finds a darkness at the heart of the city, a darkness that threatens to consume Israel next. But even if he survives, will Israel listen to his warning? This is a reimagining of the story of Elijah from the Bible. See what readers are saying: I started the book on a whim because I do really enjoy biblical fiction. I finished the book because it made one of my heroes of the faith into an even more interesting person. Now I want to go read I Kings again. It was an absolutely amazing book. The fact that he took the time to put the corresponding Bible verses at the end shows the time that was put into it. It's easy to forget that the prophets were just people like us; fallible with hopes and dreams. John Noble is one of the few authors who have captured this account and nailed it utterly. What an outstanding book. Elijah was so well drawn. I loved "I" and would recommend it highly. No, I am not his mom.