Love In A Broken Vessel by Mesu Andrews

Love In A Broken Vessel is the Bible Story of  Hosa and Gomer, added in in the amazing way that Mesu Andrew's writes. This book is simply amazing! I am relishing it and while I haven't finished reading it, it is only because I am making sure I don't miss a single word or lessen the impact of each page. In this book, just as in the Bible, we read about Hosa, a man of God, a Prophet who marries a woman who can't stay faithful to him. Even so, Hosa loves Gomer in the kind of love that God commands husband to show to their wives. Husbands are to love their wives like Christ loved the Church, so much that he died for her! Hosa has this kind of love for Gomer. When she betrays him, breaks his trust, breaks his heart, he goes back and rescues her over and over again - showing that "no greater love" that Jesus has shown to us. Broken, abused, un-trusting, bug Gomer is on a road to healing and redemption if she will just take a hold of the love that God gives her, and the love that Hosa is showing her and all of Israel.

Carol

    Book Description

Hosea has been charged by God with a difficult task--marry a prostitute in order to show God's people the nature and depth of his love for Israel. When Hosea goes to Israel to proclaim God's message, the prostitute God tells him to marry turns out to be his childhood friend Gomer. He finds her broken and abused, unwilling to trust Hosea or his God. But when marrying Hosea becomes her only choice, Gomer does what she's good at--she survives. Can Hosea's love for God and God's love for Israel heal Gomer's broken spirit?

With her potent combination of in-depth research and masterful storytelling, Mesu Andrews brings to life a complex and fascinating biblical story of the power of love and forgiveness in the face of utter betrayal.

   From the Back Cover

An epic journey of intimacy, rejection, betrayal . . . and hope
God gives Hosea a difficult command--marry a prostitute in order to show God's people the nature and depth of His love for Israel. When Hosea goes to Israel to proclaim the Lord's message, the woman God directs him to marry turns out to be his childhood friend Gomer. He finds her broken and abused, unwilling to trust Hosea or his God. But when marrying Hosea becomes her only means of escape, Gomer does what she's good at--she survives. Can Hosea's love for God and God's love for Israel restore Gomer's broken spirit?

With her powerful combination of in-depth research and masterful storytelling, Mesu Andrews brings to life one of the most complex and fascinating stories of love and forgiveness in the face of utter betrayal.

Praise for Mesu Andrews
"Andrews's research shines through on every page as she delves deeply into the cultural, historical, and biblical records to create this fascinating and multilayered tale."--CBA Retailers + Resources on Love Amid the Ashes
"Andrews weaves a beautiful tale and takes readers to an ancient Jerusalem rich with history and customs and a culture that struggles to follow the one true God. This novel is well researched and well told."--RT Book Reviews, 4½ stars, on Love's Sacred Song
"Andrews breathes life into her characters."--Library Journal on Love's Sacred Song
Mesu Andrews is the author of Love Amid the Ashes and Love's Sacred Song. Winner of the 2012 ECPA award for Best New Author, she is an active speaker who has devoted herself to passionate and intense study of Scripture. Harnessing her deep understanding and love for God's Word, Andrews brings the biblical world vividly alive for her readers. She lives in Washington.

 About the Author

Mesu Andrews is the author of Love Amid the Ashes and Love's Sacred Song. She is an active speaker who has devoted herself to passionate and intense study of Scripture. Harnessing her deep understanding and love for God's Word, Andrews brings the biblical world vividly alive for her readers. She lives in Washington.

The Book Link: http://www.amazon.com/Love-Broken-Vessel-A-Novel/dp/0800721691

An Interview with the Author about this book: http://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=WDGD6LNX

Available March 2013 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.