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Partridge in a Pear Tree: Noah's Flood
Noah enjoyed building homes for other people. He loved working hard. Na’amah was his beautiful wife who he adored. On his estate, he hoped to someday day build a giant of a house.
One night he had a dream to build that large… an extra-large house. In his dream, he and his wife would move into their new house and they would fill it with furniture and children.
Of course, there were always problems with the giants, offspring of the Nephilim. Indeed, society suffered from a profound kind of violence. However, life had always been that way: normally violent, and violently normal. So why change things?
But one normal day God came to Noah. He tried to reveal his plans about something called a flood and an ark, but Noah refused to listen.
Angry, God spoke from a vortex of wind, and demanded, “Noah, put down your mallet and listen to me.” Startled, with a heavy thud, Noah dropped the mallet to the ground and listened. God explained, “I am preparing to flood the entire earth!”
Now Noah struggled between God’s plans and his own. He was quite satisfied with his way of life. Sure, he thought, there is violence. There has always been violence and war, killing, and maiming. Noah philosophized that man’s normal behavior had always been toward violence, spilled blood, and havoc. But, Noah was a successful house builder. His wife, Na’amah was beautiful and he loved her. The children of the giants, he thought, were nice, next-door type of kids, who enjoyed frolicking in the cool waters of his lake. He reasoned, they were harmless, even though they were a bit taller than the kids of their own age were.
Written by debut novelist, Ed Gaulden, Partridge in a Pear Tree is a novella that the reader cannot put down.
It’s a love story between God and man.
It’s a love story between Noah and his wife.
It’s a heartbreaking story.
It’s a redemptive story.
It’s a story of God pressing the “reset button”.
Sure, everyone is acquainted with the Noah’s Ark story. Every society has a flood story. Follow Noah and his family into the ark. Be moved by tears when the people left behind panic as the ark’s door closes. Hear the waves. Try not to be afraid as the ark’s timbers groan in agony from steep waves. You could get seasick as the deck heaves beneath your feet.
One night he had a dream to build that large… an extra-large house. In his dream, he and his wife would move into their new house and they would fill it with furniture and children.
Of course, there were always problems with the giants, offspring of the Nephilim. Indeed, society suffered from a profound kind of violence. However, life had always been that way: normally violent, and violently normal. So why change things?
But one normal day God came to Noah. He tried to reveal his plans about something called a flood and an ark, but Noah refused to listen.
Angry, God spoke from a vortex of wind, and demanded, “Noah, put down your mallet and listen to me.” Startled, with a heavy thud, Noah dropped the mallet to the ground and listened. God explained, “I am preparing to flood the entire earth!”
Now Noah struggled between God’s plans and his own. He was quite satisfied with his way of life. Sure, he thought, there is violence. There has always been violence and war, killing, and maiming. Noah philosophized that man’s normal behavior had always been toward violence, spilled blood, and havoc. But, Noah was a successful house builder. His wife, Na’amah was beautiful and he loved her. The children of the giants, he thought, were nice, next-door type of kids, who enjoyed frolicking in the cool waters of his lake. He reasoned, they were harmless, even though they were a bit taller than the kids of their own age were.
Written by debut novelist, Ed Gaulden, Partridge in a Pear Tree is a novella that the reader cannot put down.
It’s a love story between God and man.
It’s a love story between Noah and his wife.
It’s a heartbreaking story.
It’s a redemptive story.
It’s a story of God pressing the “reset button”.
Sure, everyone is acquainted with the Noah’s Ark story. Every society has a flood story. Follow Noah and his family into the ark. Be moved by tears when the people left behind panic as the ark’s door closes. Hear the waves. Try not to be afraid as the ark’s timbers groan in agony from steep waves. You could get seasick as the deck heaves beneath your feet.
179 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 18, 2014
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June 25, 2016
It was interesting but needed editing since there were typos that needed correcting. However it did appear that the author did an excellent job with research. Much of the information added up to what I have read in regards to the flood. I was impressed how he put so much fascinating information into a story without boring the reader. The character, Noah, was portrayed differently than I would imagine. It seems to me that he would have been more respectful of the Creator than was depicted. But God has always used imperfect people to serve His purposes and this would have been no different. This story really brings the account of the Flood to life. The reader feels sorrow for good friends who chose not to go on the Ark and thus perished in the Flood. I wish I knew how life was like for Noah and his family after they left the Ark. The book ends with the arrival of the rainbow, a promise of a new beginning.
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