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description: Jubal is the son of an important priest in the First Temple; the prophet is Jeremiah; and the time is Jerusalem under siege by the Babylonian Army. Jubals father leads the struggle against Babylon. Jeremiah pleads for submission to Babylon.Jubal of course would rather follow his father but in spite of this natural desire he is convinced by the message and personality of Jeremiah. His struggles lead him directly into adventure. With his friend Ezra he outwits the commander of the gates of Jerusalem the jailer who would torture the prophet and then this boy of courage and wisdom fights heroically in the final battle.All this and more is the theme of the book a story that is filled with constant action colorful background and human as well as spiritual emotion.Jeremiah was the most disquieting of all the prophets. To this day there are some who call him traitor. If however a prophet isas I believe he isGods instrument a man who speaks because a Power greater than he compels him to speak there can be no question about Jeremiahs integrity. Nevertheless the human being is also present; and it is the tension between the prophets function as Gods mouthpiece and his humanity as a patriot that constitutes the theme of this book: he must condemn his people and his country even while he loves them.Frieda Clark Hyman
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title: Jubal and the Prophet
publisher: Borodino Books