Obsessed by Ted Dekker

Author:Ted Dekker
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc.
Published: 2010-11-06T07:00:00+00:00

TWO DAYS and nothing but one short, cryptic phone call from Stephen. Chaim had taken nineteen messages for Stephen, eight from a desperate Dan Stiller. The rest were from a variety of sources, mostly related to real estate.

The rabbi stood and walked into the kitchen. He decided against a glass of orange juice, breathed a prayer, and headed for the phone.

His initial alarm slowly had been replaced by curiosity. Stephen was no doubt disturbed by the discovery of his mother and her death, but if Chaim was right, this recent strange behavior wasn’t connected to remorse. Stephen was after what he believed was his. He was maybe even after the Stones of David, and, apparently, he believed he could get them.

Gerik answered on the third ring.

“Hello, Chaim! So pleased you called.”

“Hello, Gerik. Have you heard from Stephen lately?”

“Not since last Friday. He’s missing?”

“You saw him Friday?”

Gerik relayed his encounter with Stephen and the photograph without the slightest hint of concern.

“This doesn’t worry you?” Chaim asked.

“What? That a young Jew has discovered something worth throwing his life into? Not in the least.”

“The something is a picture—”

“Hardly, Chaim. That something is a girl named Esther who may or may not have survived the death camps. His passion is for Esther and everything she represents. Grace in the face of horrible suffering. Love. Let him run. Let him redeem her. Let him obsess. God knows, we could use a few hundred thousand more like him.”

“Yes, of course, let him obsess. Have you ever considered the dangers of obsession? Just because you love someone doesn’t mean you have the right to break the law in their name.”

“I don’t think Stephen is planning on breaking the law, do you?”

“I truly can’t say. But I’m worried. He has a tendency for this, Gerik. He’s done it before.”

“He’s gone after his mother’s inheritance before?”

“No. But there’s more here. He’s a war child, an abandoned orphan, an immigrant without a true home. He compensates for his loneliness with some of his antics. But at times like this, I fear he retreats into isolation, searching for meaning. For belonging. Family. He becomes the lost child again, and he doesn’t follow reason.”

“Maybe becoming a child again isn’t so bad,” Gerik said. “He needs time to work through this, Chaim. Let him search for his identity. Let him feel his need to belong to someone. We all might consider the same with God.”

Chaim took a deep breath and nodded. “I think he may be after more than his identity. There are the Stones of David.”

“If he is so fortunate to have stumbled on information leading to the other Stones, he should go after them. Especially if they are his rightful inheritance.”

Chaim didn’t necessarily disagree. “Rachel’s note mentioned danger. I’m thinking of calling the police.”

“The police would put an end to whatever hope Stephen has for finding what he’s searching for. Surely you know that.”

“The police could save his life.”

“How many times have you told me your Christ taught that man should abandon this kingdom for the next?”

“These are Stones, not the kingdom of God.

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