The King's Cup-Bearer
Description
The great Rab-shakeh, magnificently attired in all the brilliancy of Oriental costume, is walking towards the city gate. Above him stretches the deep blue sky of the East, about and around him stream the warm rays of the sun. It is the month of December, yet no cold biting wind meets him, and he needs no warm wraps to shield him from the frost or snow. The city through which the Rab-shakeh walks is very beautiful; it is the capital of the kingdom of Persia. Its name is Shushan, the City of Lilies, and it is so called from the fields of sweet-scented iris flowers which surround it. It is built on a sunny plain, through which flow two rivers,—the Choaspes and the Ulai; he sees them both sparkling in the sunshine, as they wind through the green plain, sometimes flowing quite close to each other, at one time so near that only two and a half miles lie between them, then wandering farther away only to return again, as if drawn together by some subtle attraction.
Specifications
| Dimensions | 6 x 0.21 x 9 inches |
| Isbn 10 | 1495321533 |
| Isbn 13 | 978-1495321535 |
| Item Weight | 4.8 ounces |
| Language | English |
| Print Length | 92 pages |
| Publication Date | January 27, 2014 |
| Publisher | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
Reviews
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From the Bible
I enjoyed this Kindle book very much....as it is from the Bible.....Take the time to read from your Bible as you read from the Kindle book....It is so enlightening as to God's Words and how He cares for us.
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Hidden gem!
I love this book! It is based on the book of Nehemiah, but written in more of a story form with points of personal application woven in to each chapter. It seems very well researched and I learned a lot from it. I think it would make a great small group study!
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Mrs. Walton is an exceptional writer. You don't ...
Mrs. Walton is an exceptional writer. You don't find many so-called Christian's that have either her knowledge of Scripture or her personal testimony.
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Not a Fiction Book :)
Not bad if you know what you're getting into, but don't go in expecting a fiction book like I did! This is more of a collection of short sermons/lessons from the book of Nehemiah, sprinkled with a lot of description and some slightly fictionalized retellings of the various events in the story--but definitely much more lesson than story. Once I figured that out, though, I was able to appreciate it much better. There were a few small points I took issue with, like an offhand comment about some families' "quivers" being "over-full" (according to the author, biblical quivers were only designed to hold four arrows), but most of the major points were solid. :)
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