Lioness: Mahlah's Journey by Barbara M. Britton

Author:Barbara M. Britton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical Christian Romance, religious historical fiction, Clean and Wholesome Novels, Religion and Spirituality, Christian prophecy books, ancient world historical romance, Biblical fiction
ISBN: 9781522302254
Publisher: Pelican Book Group
Published: 2019-09-18T16:00:00+00:00

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Back and forth inside their tent, Mahlah paced. “God of Jacob, give me wisdom. Is this what You would have Your servant do? I see no other way to save my sisters and carry my family name into Canaan, Your Promised Land.” Sweat pooled above her lip. “Cast out the tremble from my limbs, for my legs do not want to march me into a meeting of men.”

Milcah flung open the tent flap. “Nemuel and Reuben are leaving for the assembly. It won’t be long now.”

“Come.” Mahlah unfolded an alabaster-colored veil. “We need to change your head covering. We must all be a sight to behold.”

“That is the same color as mine.” Tirzah shifted her covering as if it was somehow tainted because of the similarity to her sister’s veil. Her bottom lip plumped.

“You can wear mine.” Noah removed her veil. “The scarlet edging will match your cheeks.”

“You don’t mind changing?” Tirzah asked.

“Not at all.” Noah secured the ruby fringed covering on her young sister.

Hoglah shook out her robe. “Noah could wear a rag on her head, and still all the men’s eyes would turn toward her.”

“Says the girl in the indigo weave who is as eye-catching as any woman in camp.”

Hoglah blushed at Noah’s compliment.

“No more fussing.” Mahlah wished her words did not sound so weary, but if she did not force herself to leave their tent in the next breath, she might be tempted to squabble all night. “We need to pray and ask God to open Moses’ heart to our plight.”

“Shouldn’t we pray for all the leaders’ hearts to be open?” Milcah cast a glance at her sisters.

Milcah was correct once again.

“We shall.” Mahlah grasped Milcah’s hand. “Nothing is too hard for our God. He has felled kingdoms and given us walled cities to live in. He can change a man’s beliefs.”

Noah sighed. “Pray, Mahlah, before our knees buckle from all our woes.”

“God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; You are the father to the fatherless. Soften the hearts of the elders to our plea. May we inherit land in our father’s name, so we can stay together as a family.”

“God of Jacob, hear our prayer.” Noah cast a glance in Mahlah’s direction and nodded.

Noah’s support was a fresh dip of water.

“May it be so.” Mahlah finished the prayer with a mouth as dry as withered reeds.

“Can I close my eyes in the assembly?” Tirzah winked one eye then the other.

“Only when we are standing still.” Noah scrubbed a hand over Tirzah’s head covering.

“Stop.” Tirzah ducked and ran into Mahlah.

“Shhh.” Her sister’s playful banter echoed in Mahlah’s head. Didn’t they realize the seriousness of this night? After her request for land, the men may shout their contempt or hurl insults. Worse still would be if they hurled rocks. Protect us, God.

Before Mahlah left their tent, she untied her belt and left her knife wrapped in her sleeping mat. God would be her defender tonight, not the blade bestowed upon her by her father.

Mahlah ushered her sisters out of their home and led them away from Nemuel’s tent and through alleys toward the Tabernacle.

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