“On this Foundation,” is the third and last book of The
Restoration Chronicles by Lynn Austin. I
really appreciate how thoroughly Ms. Austin did her research for this series of
books. Once again, I was captivated by
her story-telling skill and character building. Her words became so alive in my mind’s eye that I
could almost see the characters and the story taking place.
As the story begins Nehemiah, a Jewish exile, is the trusted
cupbearer and chief of security for King Artaxerxes, ruler of the Persian
Empire. This empire included The Promised Land and its holy city, Jerusalem . When Nehemiah learned that the wall of Jerusalem still had not been rebuilt, from its destruction
nearly 20 years ago by the Babylonians, he became extremely distressed because the
people and the Temple
were completely unprotected from their enemies.
Feeling God’s call upon him, Nehemiah obtained permission from King
Artaxerxes to return to Jerusalem
to rebuild the wall.
This book depicts Nehemiah as a righteous man, who God
blessed with courage and unfailing faith, just as he was written about in the
Old Testament of the Bible. No matter
the danger from his enemies and their plans to either stop the rebuilding of
the wall or kill Nehemiah if they had too, Nehemiah carried out his God-given
assignment. In his real lifetime,
Nehemiah was an inspiration to his people and a perfect example of living by
faith in God. The biblical account of
this man is still inspiring to me, as I am sure it is to many others.
This is an absolutely wonderful book, just like the previous
two books in the series.
Bethany House Publishers provided
this book to me for free in exchange for an honest review.
Blessings,
Annie
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