The Stone of Ebenezer

In the days when Israel had no king, the war host of Philistia rose like a storm upon the land. Iron clashed against bronze as nations contended for dominion, and the dispute reached beyond the soil of men to the throne of heaven itself. The fate of a people-and the name of their God-hung in the balance.Amid the swelling tide of battle stand two men, set upon opposing sides. Nagad of Benjamin, young yet tempered by loss, presses forward through the tumult, holding fast to the hope that light may rise from ruin. Across the field, a warrior of Philistia fights with the fury of a wound unhealed, seeking vengeance upon those he holds to blame. Each will face the choice that shapes a man's soul-faith or despair, forgiveness or revenge.When the tide turns against Israel, a cry rises from the ranks: bring forth the Ark of the Covenant. In the days of their fathers, no army that bore it fell before its foe. Surely the Chosen of God will prevail.But they are wrong.

Pages: 348, Edition: 2. ed., Hardcover, Creek Bluff Digital Media Services