Counted With the Stars (Out From Egypt, #1)

by Connilyn Cossette

He was attacking each of our gods, one by one. This was no natural occurrence as the priests had assured us when the Nile had turned to blood. These were pointed, powerful attacks on the deities of our country.

A spike of hot anger shot through me. What if my precious brother, with all his talent and goodness, had not been allowed to live? How many other beautiful children were wasted, exposed to the elements for the sin of being born unwanted or sickly? How many artists? How many brilliant minds?

It was the false gods and my refusal to place my trust in Yahweh that had held me captive.

Yahweh is the creator of all that there is. He is the most real thing, the only eternal thing. Our hearts will stop beating, our eyes will close, the mountains may someday crumble, the trees will wither away, but Yahweh will always be.”