Grazing the Donkeys

When I was old enough – I think I was about six years old – I was allowed to go outside the city walls with other boys. The older ones tended small flocks of sheep, or grazed donkeys and goats. If we begged enough the older boys would let us ride on the donkeys, but they always made us get off after only a little while so that the donkeys could graze. The donkeys were hobbled so that they would not run away. Donkeys may refuse to move at all, but if they want to go they will run away. I have known people like that. (From Samuel, Seer, by Gordon C. Krantz) http://tinyurl.com/nahwsqu

Voices on the Rooftop

I had kept to my custom of spending an occasional night on my rooftop muffled in my cloak. We who are old do not need so much sleep, and I could think and write in my head the pages I would write the next day. On one of those nights I heard the familiar Voice around me or in me, and He said, “Go to Gibeah.”

“Lord, what shall I do there? I am not needed and King Saul has not called me,” I murmured.

The Voice said, “Go to Gibeah.” And that was all.

One does not argue with the Lord and one does not ask again after such an answer. (From Samuel, Seer, by Gordon C. Krantz) Read more here.

Samuel, Seer

Today, I want to talk about the newest book out, Samuel, Seer. It's the fictionalized autobiography of the Old Testament prophet, Samuel, and it's...hmm...what's a better word than Awesome? Well, it's better than Awesome!

Today, and until the 9th, the Kindle ebook version is free! (Get it here.)
Want the actual page-turnable paper version? Get it here.

About the book:

Israel in Transition

The land is changing from the rule of judges to that of kings; from theocracy to monarchy.

 

The Philistines in the west harass, plunder, and destroy.

From his mother’s desperate prayers to bear a son, to Samuel’s old age, this fictional autobiography based on the book of First Samuel follows the Seer’s life as he also transitions from his childhood calling in the Temple at Shiloh to leadership of the people of Israel and the crowning of two kings.

About the Author:

Gordon C. Krantz is a long-retired rehabilitation psychologist and an omnivorous reader. His interest in ancient and Biblical history has spanned eight decades.

Mr. Krantz has been an active participant in his churches, serving in every office except Pastor and Treasurer. As an adult Sunday school teacher he brought to bear his study and background in the historical context of both Testaments and in the essential messages of the Bible.
More about the author here.