James L Crawford

On the Bank of the Kebar River James L Crawford

Have you ever wondered what the man was like who wrote the book of Ezekiel? What was it like for those exiled to Babylon in the 6th Century BC? On the Banks of the Kebar River imaginatively follows the life of the exiled priest turned prophet, Ezekiel. Called to be a prophet on his 30th birthday, he spent his life warning the remnant in Babylon and those left in Jerusalem of the coming destruction to their Holy City. Ezekiel has been recognized as the prophet to the exiles, and the prophet of renewal. Dr. Crawford brings you alongside Ezekiel, and paints the picture that prophets were real men, with lives and trials of their own. This is the third historic fictional book he has written about the major prophets. They draw from archaeology, historical accounts, the Bible, and the author's imagination to paint a picture and fill in these men's lives. The others include The Almond Branch and the Boiling Cauldron, about the life of Jeremiah and A Crumbling Society, about Isaiah, Counselor to the Kings.