If you’ve ever wondered why God allowed Rahab the prostitute to be part of the Messianic family tree, I would highly recommend reading Pearl in the Sand by Tessa Afshar. It was well-written and thought-provoking. The foreward by the author is worth reading, too; she is humble enough to recognized that her work is just fiction, but does explain her reasons for hypothesizing about Rahab’s character and actions. I really appreciated her insight and research into the life of Rahab.
Forced into a life a prostitution by her father at the age of 15 to save her family, Rahab strives to retain some self-respect in a degrading profession. She carves a niche for herself and her family in Jericho’s social structure, which seems secure until the city is rocked by stories of the advancing Hebrews, protected by a God who controls both land and sea. Rahab chooses to believe in this new God and align herself with the Hebrews with a faith which awes the Hebrews, all except one skeptical warrior named Salmone. Repulsed by Rahab’s past yet attracted to her faith and character, Salmone struggles to
keep Rahab out of his heart and life. But God has bigger plans for them, if only Rahab and Salmone can learn to trust Him and let go of the past.
Only a few mistakes discovered and not too distracting. On page 214 there is an errant quotation mark before his and on page 217 heals should be heels. If is placed on a line by itself on page 218 and an end quote is missing in one of Joshua’s dialogues on page 238. On page 303, of should be if. That’s it. Hopefully these mistakes will be cleaned up when the book is printed.
Overall, an excellent read!
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