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# A Passionate Hope: (An Clean and Inspirational Retelling with Rich Historical Detail) (Daughters of the Promised Land)

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Review: How Long Can Hope Hold On in the Face of Despair? Hannah Receives a Beautiful Answer - "Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none." With those seven words, the Bible sums up Hannah's greatest struggle and the definition of her journey as a woman in ancient Israel. Jill Eileen Smith takes those words, plus the information the Bible provides on Hannah's time period, and fleshes out her final book in the Daughters of the Promised Land series. What results is, in my humble opinion, her most beautiful and touching story to date. Hannah leaps off the page, as do her fellow characters. She lives in a time when women without children were considered sinful or cursed, and struggles mightily against that at times. Yet at her core, Hannah is a devout, compassionate, and tenacious woman worth rooting for from cover to cover. Her husband Elkanah is likewise a multifaceted character, devoted to Adonai yet constantly oppressed with the pressures of his culture and the knowledge that the priesthood is disgustingly corrupt. Other characters, from Hannah's rival sister wife Penninah to her mother-in-law Galiah and sister-in-law Dana, add flavor and depth to the story. Once again, Jill remains faithful to Scripture, making the setting of ancient Israel feel real on the pages. Hannah and her family live in the time of the judges, a period where "everyone did what was right in his own eyes," and it shows. The ever-worsening priesthood touches the family on more than one occasion, leading to deep frustration and grief. In one scene, Hannah's sincere sacrifice is rejected primarily out of spite, leading to some heart-wrenching reactions. Despite this, Hannah remains strong, not only in her hope for a child, but her hope for a deliverer of Israel. As always, Jill uses Old Testament events to weave in hints of the coming Christ. I think, however, that my favorite part of A Passionate Hope is how deeply Jill delves into humans' relationships with God. In the course of the novel, she tackles common questions like, why aren't the prayers of the most devoted answered? Why do bad things happen to good people, while the wicked seem to get whatever they want? What constitutes God's blessing and who is worthy of it? Nowhere is this more apparent than in Hannah's relationship with Penninah. Her sister wife is spoiled, selfish, and vindictive, constantly spiritualizing Hannah's barrenness to make it seem as though God does not love her. At a crucial point, Penninah's attitude nearly drives Hannah to suicide (not mentioned in Scripture, but not at all a stretch considering the culture). But beyond the realm of human understanding, Hannah continues living, and continues to try to reach Penninah. Even centuries before Christ, she embodies what it means to love an enemy, and she reaps what she sows. It definitely helps that Jill gives Penninah a lot of shading and sympathy; she's not a one-note antagonist. Here, she's definitely immature and nasty, but doesn't come to her conclusions on her own. Actually, Penninah's conniving mother drives a lot of her actions, gaining her some understanding. Hannah's final, wrenching vow, and her eventual relationship with little Samuel, put the cap on one of the best books I've read so far this year. I highly recommend reading this as a prologue to The Wives of King David series, and I hope Jill writes much more like this.
Review: Bible characters come to life - I just finished this book 📚🤓☕ It's a good one!! About Hannah from the Bible. This author is amazing. Her ability to bring to life the characters of the Bible that we don't really know that much about, is incredible. She fills in the blank spaces & fleshes out a story of real probability. Much like The Chosen has done on film, Jill Eileen Smith has done in print. 5⭐

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #629,326 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,190 in Christian Historical Fiction (Books) #2,332 in Christian Romance (Books) #10,842 in American Literature (Books) |
| Book 4 of 4  | Daughters of the Promised Land |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (632) |
| Dimensions  | 5.47 x 0.92 x 8.54 inches |
| ISBN-10  | 0800720377 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0800720377 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 364 pages |
| Publication date  | February 6, 2018 |
| Publisher  | Revell |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ How Long Can Hope Hold On in the Face of Despair? Hannah Receives a Beautiful Answer
*by S***L on March 11, 2018*

"Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none." With those seven words, the Bible sums up Hannah's greatest struggle and the definition of her journey as a woman in ancient Israel. Jill Eileen Smith takes those words, plus the information the Bible provides on Hannah's time period, and fleshes out her final book in the Daughters of the Promised Land series. What results is, in my humble opinion, her most beautiful and touching story to date. Hannah leaps off the page, as do her fellow characters. She lives in a time when women without children were considered sinful or cursed, and struggles mightily against that at times. Yet at her core, Hannah is a devout, compassionate, and tenacious woman worth rooting for from cover to cover. Her husband Elkanah is likewise a multifaceted character, devoted to Adonai yet constantly oppressed with the pressures of his culture and the knowledge that the priesthood is disgustingly corrupt. Other characters, from Hannah's rival sister wife Penninah to her mother-in-law Galiah and sister-in-law Dana, add flavor and depth to the story. Once again, Jill remains faithful to Scripture, making the setting of ancient Israel feel real on the pages. Hannah and her family live in the time of the judges, a period where "everyone did what was right in his own eyes," and it shows. The ever-worsening priesthood touches the family on more than one occasion, leading to deep frustration and grief. In one scene, Hannah's sincere sacrifice is rejected primarily out of spite, leading to some heart-wrenching reactions. Despite this, Hannah remains strong, not only in her hope for a child, but her hope for a deliverer of Israel. As always, Jill uses Old Testament events to weave in hints of the coming Christ. I think, however, that my favorite part of A Passionate Hope is how deeply Jill delves into humans' relationships with God. In the course of the novel, she tackles common questions like, why aren't the prayers of the most devoted answered? Why do bad things happen to good people, while the wicked seem to get whatever they want? What constitutes God's blessing and who is worthy of it? Nowhere is this more apparent than in Hannah's relationship with Penninah. Her sister wife is spoiled, selfish, and vindictive, constantly spiritualizing Hannah's barrenness to make it seem as though God does not love her. At a crucial point, Penninah's attitude nearly drives Hannah to suicide (not mentioned in Scripture, but not at all a stretch considering the culture). But beyond the realm of human understanding, Hannah continues living, and continues to try to reach Penninah. Even centuries before Christ, she embodies what it means to love an enemy, and she reaps what she sows. It definitely helps that Jill gives Penninah a lot of shading and sympathy; she's not a one-note antagonist. Here, she's definitely immature and nasty, but doesn't come to her conclusions on her own. Actually, Penninah's conniving mother drives a lot of her actions, gaining her some understanding. Hannah's final, wrenching vow, and her eventual relationship with little Samuel, put the cap on one of the best books I've read so far this year. I highly recommend reading this as a prologue to The Wives of King David series, and I hope Jill writes much more like this.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bible characters come to life
*by K***R on June 23, 2024*

I just finished this book 📚🤓☕ It's a good one!! About Hannah from the Bible. This author is amazing. Her ability to bring to life the characters of the Bible that we don't really know that much about, is incredible. She fills in the blank spaces & fleshes out a story of real probability. Much like The Chosen has done on film, Jill Eileen Smith has done in print. 5⭐

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A book to change one's mind.
*by R***N on March 18, 2018*

The reading of this book was for me a man a real eye opener. Jill brings out in sharp detail just what suffering a woman will experience being unable to produce a family especially when her husband too, longs for this. In the culture of the day this inability also brought down scorn unimaginable in these times. Add to this the disgraceful use of power that men in the religious system were able to exercise and its consequences made for a read that was unusual for me. I am grateful to Jill a writer of immense skill to tell the stories of history particularly of Israel and the Jewish people which she understands very well. Yes, I was confronted by this book with insights that challenged my own stance and behaviour over the years. This a book for men to read and think very carefully about.

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