God King A Story in the Days of King Hezekiah

by Williamson, Joanne

• ISBN13: 9781883937737
• ISBN10: 1883937736
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Bethlehem Books

Summary

A never-before published tale by the author of the best-selling Hittite Warrior, carries the reader back to Ancient Egypt and biblical Jerusalem. It is 701 B.C-rule of the Kushite dynasty in ancient Egypt. Young Prince Taharka, a very minor royal son, succeeds unexpectedly to the throne of Kush and Egypt-a "divine" rulership. It's not long, however, before a treacherous plot pushes him into sudden exile and into the hands of Amos, an emissary of King Hezekiah seeking help against the Assyrians. Posing as a medical assistant, Taharka journeys with Amos to Judea where he encounters two kings in conflict. His true identity suddenly uncovered, he must choose with whom he will fight-the mighty Assyrian, Sennacherib, promising alliance or Hezekiah, the Jew who trusts in Yahweh. A novel inspired by research on the historical King Taharka and his period.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
Prologue	xix
Crocodile!	1	(7)
Death of a God	8	(6)
Shabataka	14	(17)
The Journey	31	(10)
God and Goddess	41	(5)
Gathering Clouds	46	(5)
Embutah!	51	(9)
The Smile on the High Priest's Face	60	(6)
Nightmare	66	(11)
The House of Talos	77	(7)
Physician	84	(5)
Shabataka, My Brother	89	(5)
Flight From Thebes	94	(10)
No Ships to the East	104	(12)
Shabataka in the Night	116	(8)
The Sea and the Smoke	124	(4)
Rab Shaka	128	(7)
The Tabernacle	135	(4)
``Don't Let Them See You Cry''	139	(8)
``Pharaoh, King of Egypt''	147	(11)
The Spring and the Tunnel	158	(10)
The Mad King	168	(10)
``He Will not Come Into the City''	178	(8)
The Man With the Scar	186	(9)
The Confrontation	195	(7)
The Return of a King	202
Author's Note