Wings of the Wind (Out From Egypt Book #3)
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4.7 • 44 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Cossette Consistently Brings the Old Testament to Life in an Engrossing, Fresh New Way
Alanah, a Canaanite, is no stranger to fighting and survival. When her family is killed in battle with the Hebrews, she disguises herself and sneaks onto the battlefield to avenge her family. The one thing she never counted on was surviving.
Tobiah, a Hebrew warrior, is shocked to find an unconscious, wounded woman among the Canaanite casualties. Compelled to bring her to a Hebrew healer back at their camp, he is soon confronted with a truth he can't ignore: the only way to protect this enemy is to marry her.
Unused to being weak and vulnerable, Alanah submits to the marriage--for now. As she comes to know and respect Tobiah and his people, however, she begins to second-guess her plans of escape. But when her past has painfully unanticipated consequences, the tentative peace she's found with Tobiah, the Hebrews, and Yahweh is shaken to the core. Can Alanah's fierce heart and strength withstand the ensuing threats to her life and all she's come to love?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this last installment of her Out from Egypt trilogy, Cossette (Counted with the Stars) weaves a simple love story into a lesson on the virtues of faith, fortitude, and forgiveness. Nearly 40 years after the Hebrews flee Egypt, they still wander the wilderness battling their enemies. Alanah, a Canaanite, has lost most of her family at the hands of the Hebrews. Feeling she has nothing to live for, Alanah disguises herself as a soldier and enters the battlefield, intent on killing as many Hebrews as she can before they kill her. Tobiah has also lost most of his family, which he believes is due to his disobedience of God's commandments. Tobiah is a skilled warrior, but he is also a man of steadfast faith and devotion. Tobiah discovers Alanah among the Canaanite dead; she's seriously wounded but alive. He recognizes her as the enemy, but he spares her life and offers to marry her to protect her in the Hebrew camp. As they work to overcome differences in culture, faith, and the objections of Tobiah's twin sister, Alanah discovers a secret from her past that jeopardizes their blossoming relationship and puts an innocent young girl in danger. Cossette's novel is a fitting end to a fascinating series about the power of faith and the early evolution of Abrahamic spirituality.
Customer Reviews
A hero and heroine you must get to know
This book was such a great way to end the series. She said the best for last. Readers will fall in love with Alanah and Tobiah. They understand each other in a way that builds each other up for the glory of God. Their life is an example of how God can use your experiences for his good. Their struggles in understanding each other faith was written very well. Neither made a rash decision to convert. Through observing, trusting and going out on faith we see the parallels with our own coming to know and have a relationship with God.
Connilyn makes you really look at what a tremendous and amazing sight it was for God to walk with his people. You will finish the book with a thirst to understand the Israelites and their relationship with God. This book reminds you that there were human with normal failing and only because of God's grace we are here today.
Go out and pick up this series. Form a book club and discuss this book. I received this book for being a part of the Launch Team. The opinions expressed are entirely me own
A story I will ABSOLUTELY read again!
By incorporating events from the 40 years of desert wandering which held the greatest spiritual lessons for Israel, Connilyn Cossette delivers a knock-out Christian fiction novel. Wings of the Wind is her best work to date and a story I will ABSOLUTELY read again. Her writing allowed me to walk in the sandals of these characters all the way up to the walls of Jericho.
Alanah's capture and marriage to Tobiah is inspired by God's law governing female captives of war (Deuteronomy 21:10-14). Instead of dragging her away as spoil, Tobiah rescues Alanah off the field of battle in an act of protection. Cossette superbly contends with the fluctuating emotions these characters felt as they transitioned from enemies to allies. Equally believable were the reactions other Israelites, including family, would have had towards Tobiah's intended.
From individual characters to the nation as a whole—God's provision, grace, and justice pervades this story. The continual contrast between rebellion and obedience, kindness and hatred, trust and doubt, kept the story alive and engaging. To top it off, there was a surprise planted about two thirds of the way through that made me want to squeal! I actually stopped and tweeted "I 💓 surprises, @ConniCossette!" While you won't find it anywhere in scripture, the twist was genius and it screamed Romans 8:28.
Cossette's debut novel Counted with the Stars, brought us through the plagues of Egypt and the Red Sea. Shadow of the Storm demonstrated how under God’s care a fledgling nation was being multiplied and molded. Finally, in Wings of the Wind we step with Israel into the Promised Land. This is a book and series you do not want to miss!
I received a copy of this book for free, a favorable review was not required of me. All opinions expressed are my own.