"A Storybook for Advent"
Ten year old Jotham runs into the hills away from his father and family after his father forbids him the right to go into town with his older brothers.
Jotham's disobedience, stubbornness and disrespect result in him being separated from his family. His family concludes that he is dead. Jotham then sets out across the Holy Land, determined to find his family. As he travels, he makes a lot of new friends and also encounters an evil man, Decha of Megiddo. Not only does Jotham find his family but he discovers a greater treasure-the Messiah.
A very exciting story which will make children (and adults) ponder their actions and their need for a Savior.
Starting with the fourth Sunday before Christmas, there is a short exciting chapter for each day through Christmas morning. A short devotional and scripture is provided at the end of each entry.
My boys loved this book and looked forward to hearing it each day. At separate times, each boy shared with me how they were thinking about the story and wondering what will happen next.
Part of a series: Bartholomew, Tabitha, and the newest one published in 2015-Ishtar. All of these characters are part of Jotham's story so these individual books expound on their journeys to the newborn King.
We own this book.
Warning: Decha is very evil. Mr. Ytreeide does not shy away from depicting his evilness . He does warn parents in the introduction that the story at times may be too violent for younger children. I skipepd some parts or changed the wording at times. A couple of characters die. Decha threatens to kill several characters and comes very close to fulfilling his promises.
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