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Judah's Wife Book Review

I received this book from Bethany House for free if I agreed to read and then blog about it.

Judah's Wife is by Angela Hunt.
I've read a few of her books and absolutely enjoyed and loved them!  I was very excited to be picked to read this book!

I've honestly not read anything from the books of Maccabees.  This story is the "silent years' between Malachi and Matthew. I really would like find Maccabees now to read it since I've read this book.

This book was amazing!

Love being able to read stories that really capture what it was like.  Angela Hunt has done this in this book.

I really enjoyed how she told it from Judah's side and Leahs side.  It would go back and forth, but it wasn't confusing at all. Talks about Leahs up-bringing and how she struggled. Her father wasn't a real father figure and in time she realizes how much her mother protected her from her father and his blows. She struggles to truly love Judah at first who was somewhat forced to marry someone before they moved.

Leah got thrust into a marriage, a move away from anything she knows, and has a hard time trusting Judah.  But what she doesn't see at first is how much Judah loves her, but not only that, how much God loves her.

She grows to truly love Judah and trust him, but it came at costs.

Judah becomes a leader that Leah isn't too excited about.  He is a warrior and is leading the army that fights in many battles and wins because God is on their side. Leah isn't excited about his role as warrior because her father always liked to fight and she wasn't for the violence.

In time she understands what God has called Judah to do. She also learns to fully trust Judah and understand what it's like to be truly loved.  Not only by Judah, but God.

Now that comes with hardships, but she learns to trust and have the courage she needs.

This book really captures what I feel it was like for both Judah and Leah, even with not having read the Books of Maccabees.

The ending, I won't spoil it for you, but it was hard to read.  But it was a great ending.

I recommend this book, and if anyone local wants to borrow it, I've got it for you to borrow!  :)

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