Valentine’s Day is all about love and romance. And who doesn’t like a good love story? You know the kind. Heroic hero who loves you no matter what, a love that transcends time, a story that stays with you long after the last page is turned. That Artsy Reader Girl has allowed bloggers a Love Freebie this week on Top 10 Tuesday, so I am sharing Biblical love stories because no one loves like God. These novels involve flawed characters, messy (and sometimes disgusting) situations, and a God who is indeed the lover of our souls. I’m sharing books based on OT stories, the ones that you know from Sunday School, but may have never read in quite this way. Well-researched, these books don’t always have God-honoring elements (because let’s face it, God’s people often have their own agenda), but they do have at the center a God who loves unconditionally even when the characters (and we) mess up.
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Top Biblical Love Stories
Abraham and Sarah (A Love That Stands The Test(s) of Time) — Sarai by Jill Eileen Smith
Boaz and Ruth (Love And A Great MIL) — Redeeming Grace by Jill Eileen Smith
David And Bathsheba (Lust at First Sight) — Bathsheba by Angela Hunt
Hannah and Elkanah and Penninah (A Mean Girl Love Triangle) — A Passionate Hope by Jill Eileen Smith
Hosea and Gomer (A Bad Girl Love Story) — Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
Jacob/Leah/Rachel (A Really, Really Messy Love Triangle!) — The Lowlands of Scotland Series by Liz Curtis Higgs
Job and Dinah (Wait! What? Yes, It Really Works!) — Love Amid The Ashes by Mesu Andrews.
Rahab and Salmon (Opposites Attract) — Pearl in The Sand by Tessa Afshar
Samson and Delilah (Love and Betrayal) — Delilah by Angela Hunt
What’s your favorite love story?
This is a fascinating take on the theme for today!
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I am currently reading A Passionate Hope by Jill Eileen Smith right now. It is such a wonderful, heartbreaking book. I was sobbing yesterday reading it. I feel so much for Hannah. I definitely recommend this book!!!
I kept wanting to hate Elkanah, but Hannah loved him, so . . . . I wonder why he thought he was enough for her, but she wasn’t enough for him. I know it had to do with having sons, but still.
I have always struggled with that part in the Bible. Every time I read Hannah’s story, I struggle so hard with Elkanah. It’s such a double standard, but God!!! God isn’t ever like this. Maybe that’s the point. 😊
There are a lot of “but God” stories, including mine. 😀
Mine too!