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The reader is asked throughout the books to consider questions about the nature of God, how we should live as Christians, what value we place on things of this world - power, wealth, influence or popularity - and what God values. Pharaoh is ruler of all he surveys. His kingdom is prosperous and his monuments are being built at a fantastic rate by his Hebrew slaves. However, when Moses and Aaron turn up and demand the release of the Israelites to go and worship the Lord in the desert, Pharaoh's grip on power and authority starts to loosen.  As each horrific plague is followed by the next, Pharaoh refuses to listen to either Moses or his son Ibiya. He desperately tries to maintain control over the kingdom, convinced that if his priests and people honour their gods, they will overcome the Hebrew menace. However, his stubbornness drives his country to desctruction as he first loses the respect of the people, then his own son, and finally his own life.  The Egyptian Nightmare focuses on the Pharaoh and his son, as they experience each plague. We see Pharaoh's relationship with Moses and Aaron veer wildly from anger to pride to shame to defiance. We also see Moses, though struggling with the destruction and suffering he is called upon to unleash, determinedly following God's call on his life. Through the character of Ibiya, Pharaoh's son and heir, the reader is able to address the tough questions of the story - why is all this suffering necessary? What is the cause of the plagues? What does this whole story tell me about God's character and where does it sit in the wider story of the Bible?","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49526346547473,"sku":"GOR002916463","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1844275353.jpg?v=1751427766"},{"product_id":"fire-by-night-book-hannah-macfarlane-9781844273232","title":"Fire by Night","description":"Kiva and Adalia are orphans, and Hebrews in the land of Egypt. But when the time comes to leave, they get separated and have to learn what it means to rely on God for everything they need. This is a fiction book for 8 to 11s based on the story of Exodus.Winner of the 2007 fiction competition, Hannah's innovative writing style came top out of almost a hundred entries.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49590096789777,"sku":"GOR002247654","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51748212441361,"sku":"GOR003808965","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1844273237.jpg?v=1751122657"},{"product_id":"dark-chapters-book-hannah-macfarlane-9781844276189","title":"Dark Chapters","description":"They changed my name, but not my heart. I became Belteshazzar: 'Prince of Bel'. I accepted the label, but not Bel, or Marduk, or any of the others. Inside I was always Daniel: 'God is my judge'. I never forgot the name of my childhood, though I rarely heard it again. My God had written its truth into my soul and nobody could take it away. Not even Nebuchadrezzar. Daniel is far from home. Jerusalem has been decimated and he has been taken back to Babylon, the most powerful city in the world. As he enters the gates, he feels sick with revulsion. This will be his home for the next seventy years, perhaps even more, but will he be able to stay true to Yahweh, even despite the horrific dangers that will bring? He underestimated Yahweh. They all did.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49617167974673,"sku":"GOR004659139","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49947946221841,"sku":"GOR005649129","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/184427618X.jpg?v=1751378816"},{"product_id":"scarlet-cord-book-hannah-macfarlane-9781844273706","title":"The Scarlet Cord","description":"From the writer of \"Fire By Night\" and the winner of SU's fiction competition comes another fiction story set at against the background of a great Bible adventure. Sekani and Tabia live in Jericho. They are great tricksters, but when they notice foreigners arrive at their Aunt Rahab's house, they find themselves having to fool the king's soldiers as they hide these men - Israelite spies! Not convinced the spies will protect their family when Israel attacks, they set out from the city to find the spies and get reassurance. Gurion and Daya are Israelite children from the tribe of Asher. Gurion is frustrated by his father's lack of confidence in him and sets out across the plains to make a name for himself in the battle against Jericho. Trying to stop him making a big mistake, Daya sets out after him.In the deserted fields of Jericho the four children meet and both pairs realise that they are in the wrong place. To play their part in God's plan, they need to be back home - Sekani and Tabia in their aunt's house, Gurion and Daya with Israel. The children realise that they have followed their own ways, rather than what God wants and face a struggle to get back. As the Israelites march round the walls of Jericho on the seventh day with Gurion among their number, Sekani and Tabia hang from a rope beneath the window marked with a scarlet cord. Daya is hiding in the fields, watching the Israelite army get nearer and nearer...Through this fantastic adventure story, children aged 9+ will be able to explore the story of Joshua and Jericho from the point of view of children like them.They will investigate what it means to be part of God's bigger plan, and how sometimes we don't understand or want to do something we think is more exciting. They will encounter the idea of promises of protection and how God never breaks his promises. This book is ideal for all children, both with or without a church background. The story and writing stand up next to the most popular secular children's novels, so parents, grandparents, children's workers and others buying the book can be assured that they are giving children a top quality book, that also has a great deal to say about living God's way and trusting him.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49618450710801,"sku":"GOR004330088","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1844273709.jpg?v=1751346274"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-hannah-macfarlane.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}