Prince and the Prodigal

 

 

The Prince and The Prodigal

by Jill Eileen Smith

 

This is a retelling of the biblical story of Joseph alongside the story of his eldest brother Judah.  We find Joseph being trained to take over as the heir to his fathers flocks. Which causes much strife between Joseph and his elder brothers  to the point of causing grief for their elderly father. Joseph finds himself in a very foreign land as an servant to powerful man. While back with his family, eldest brother Judah is struggling with the guilt that came with selling his younger brother to slave traders. Weighed down with seeing his father grieving for his beloved son, Judah chooses to move away and settle in a different land. Each of the brothers are taken on very much different journeys that leads them down a path that intersect later in life.

Jill Eileen Smith takes a well known bible story and gives us a deeper insight to it. She helps us to see deeper into the relationship between Joseph and his eldest brother. I love reading books that portray biblical stories and bring them to life for each of us. 

 

I was provided a complimentary copy of this book by Revell and did not receive anything in return  for  my honest opinion of the book. The opinions expressed here are completely of my own are without any influence.