The Aged Testament book of Daniel involves life in this novel for visitors of Lynn Austin’s Chronicles of the Kings series or Francine Streams’ Mark of the Lion series.

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Survival. A Hebrew female 1st tasted it when she escaped loss of life nearly seventy years back as the Babylonians ransacked Jerusalem and got their finest as captives. She believed she’d perfected in the countless years between the Magoi as well as the idol worshippers, pretending with all the current others in Ruler about Of Open fire and Lions: A Novel Nebuchadnezzar’s court. Today, as Daniel’s wife and a septuagenarian matriarch, Belili thinks she’s safe and she can live out her days in Babylon without fear–until the night Daniel is definitely escorted to Belshazzar’s palace to interpret mysterious handwriting on the wall structure. The Persian Army invades, and Bellili’s tightly-wound secrets unfurl using the arrival from the conquering military. Exactly what will the reign of Darius mean for Daniel, a guy who prays to Yahweh alone?

Ultimately, Yahweh’s sovereign hand guides Jerusalem’s captives, as well as the frightened Hebrew girl is transformed into a confident woman, who realizes her want of the God who conquers both fire and lions.