Caleb Vigilant (Chronicles of the Nephilim) by Brian Godawa

Author:Brian Godawa [Godawa, Brian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Embedded Pictures Publishing
Published: 2013-11-06T07:00:00+00:00

The Israelites were arrayed in formation three thousand strong, slingers in front, then the Gibeonite infantry, and behind them Israelite archers.

Caleb strode to the front on his horse, followed by Othniel and his three commanders of thousands.

Another horn blew from above the city gates and the Israelites grew tense.

Caleb shouted, “Be strong and courageous, Israel! For our god Yahweh is a warrior!”

The soldiers responded with a shout through the ranks.

They were ready for anything.

And then, the front gate creaked open just a little. Caleb could barely see it from his distance of a few hundred feet.

But it was opening.

Just enough for a person to walk through.

Enough for nine persons to walk through.

It slammed shut behind them.

The archers nocked their bows.

Caleb yelled, “Hold your fire!”

They were not Anakim. They were not even warriors. It looked like four cloaked priests were leading five young people away from the gates that now slammed shut and locked.

Caleb said to Othniel and his commanders, “Follow me!”

They galloped out to meet the nine refugees.

When Caleb got closer, he recognized who the young ones were. They were his daughter Achsah and Rahab’s four siblings!

The “priests” pulled off their hoods to reveal Mikael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel.

Caleb leapt off his horse and ran to embrace Achsah.

She jumped into his arms and he hugged her with all his might.

She was crying.

“My Achsah! My precious Achsah!”

He released her to hug the others, who had gathered around him.

Achsah looked up at Othniel on his horse. He could not break his military posture. He could not jump off his horse and embrace her and tell her he had been a fool and that he had loved her all these years and that he wanted to marry her.

He had a responsibility as the Right Hand of Caleb to be sharp of senses and ready for war.

But she saw his broad smile and the pools in his eyes that he briskly wiped away.

Caleb looked at the archangels.

“What did you do? How did you acquire their release?”

They were all solemn-faced. Mikael said with urgency, “Not here. Get us back to the camp behind your lines.”

Caleb and the other commanders quickly helped everyone up on the horses to ride tandem back to the Israelite forces.

Achsah got up on Caleb’s horse with her father, but her eyes were on Othniel the whole time.

They arrived back at the front line that separated to allow them through and then closed back up again in formation for battle.

• • • • •

“I do not understand,” said Caleb, “You came from Joshua’s campaign out west in order to secure the release of the hostages?”

“Yes,” said Mikael.

The archangels were alone with Caleb in his war tent. The family members were being safely guarded in the middle of the army camp.

“But why did they give them to you?” said Caleb.

“Because Joshua turned himself in to Ahiman in exchange for their release.”

Caleb’s face went white.

“Joshua exchanged himself for my family?”

“Yes.”

“Did you try to stop him?”

Uriel said, “Of course we did. We are not a bunch of morons.

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