Jehu: Regicide: A Novel
Ebook
Overview
Chariot commander Jehu is anointed king of Israel to strike down the House of Ahab. Drawn from the biblical account of 2 Kings 9 and 10, this fictional narrative recounts Jehu’s rebellion from his early years as a charioteer under King Ahab through his anointing by a prophet under Elisha and his assault against the royal house of Israel, told in the voices of Jehu, Queen Jezebel, King Ahab, Elijah, Elisha, Jezebel’s daughter Queen Athaliah and granddaughter Jehosheba, High Priest Jehoiada, King Ethbaal I of Tyre, and others. The union of Phoenician princess Jezebel and Ahab of Israel has combined the sea powers of Tyre and Sidon and the land power of Israel--a union that is being extended to Israel’s sister kingdom of Judah with the union of Jezebel’s daughter Athaliah with the king of Judah. The melding of Phoenicia, Israel, and Judah is reaching its tipping point as a harried prophet rushes into Jehu’s army camp and anoints him king of Israel. Jezebel, her prophets of Baal, her son King Joram of Israel, her daughter Queen Athaliah of Judah, and Athaliah’s daughter Jehosheba conspire together and against each other as Jehu’s rebellion threatens Jezebel’s realm.
“This captivating book of adventure is historical fiction in its
most polished form. . . . Cold-blooded murder following
God’s prophets, enemies made slaves, prophets dying in dungeons on
bread and water, the unbelievable cruelty of frenzied hatred and
uncontrolled revenge—the overwhelming mystery throughout is the
failure of biblical justice. In the astonishing power of the
narrative, this violent era of regicide emerges with wisdom for the
ages, wisdom about peace, told with the author’s brilliant
intellect.”
—Clifford Christians, University of Illinois
“This compelling narrative traces the unraveling of Israel and
Judah through the eyes of kings, commanders, prophets, and queens.
We see prophets speak the word of the Lord at great cost to
themselves; we watch kings and queens ruthlessly pursue power.
Between these two, other characters walk a road familiar to many of
us—how to live in alignment with God’s purposes in a world that is
anything but. In walking this road with the characters, the author
also has us delve into deeper questions of justice, duty, identity,
and the puzzlement of following a mysterious God.”
—Meika S. Weiss, community development director
- Title: Jehu: Regicide
- Author: J. L. Wildeboer
- Publisher: Resource Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2022
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666741438, 9781666741414, 9781666741421, 1666741434, 1666741418, 1666741426
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666741438
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-01T20:35:49Z
J. L. Wildeboer is a graduate of Calvin University and the
University of Illinois College of Law. He is also the author of the
novels Ragpickers Soiree (2017), The Haitian Plan
(2018), and The Unauthorized Autobiography of Leon Ezra
VanRaalte (2019)—loosely referred to as the “immigration
trilogy”—as well as two plays, Sons of Zeruiah—Part I: From
Ishbosheth to Absalom (2020) and Sons of Zeruiah—Part
II: Absalom’s Rebellion (2020).