num_pages: 280
description: As the daughter of the high priest of On Asenath has a solid vision of her future. Her education with the royal scribe is a luxury not usually afforded to women and even though she is betrothed to the pharaohs half-brother she has dreams of something more. But everything changes when the pharaoh has troubling nightmares that only a prisoner named Joseph can interpret. Suddenly Asenath finds herself married to this foreigner who demands that no god but his own be worshipped in his house. Despite her fears Asenath is touched by Josephs kindness and humility even as he steps into his newfound power.Can Asenath trust the God of Joseph and forsake her old deities? Can she learn to love this stranger from another land a stranger with scars from a painful past? As a famine sweeps across Egypt and the surrounding lands Asenath and Joseph find themselves face-to-face with the men who caused Josephs suffering. Can Asenath embrace the power of El Shaddai and help her husband forgive?From generation to generation and every walk of life God seeks out women to do His will. Scripture offers us but fleeting tantalizing glimpses into the lives of a number of everyday women in Bible times-many of whom are not even named in its pages. In each volume of Guideposts Ordinary women of the Bible series youll meet one of these unsung ordinary women face to face and see how God used her to change the course of history.
language: English
title: The Dream Weaver's Bride: Asenath's Story
publisher: Guideposts Fiction