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Miriam's Song Kindle Edition

by Jill Eileen Smith (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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"Smith does an excellent job of bringing her characters to life . . . A memorable and noteworthy rendering of the atmosphere and figures of the scriptures."--Booklist starred review

In her eventful lifetime, Miriam was many things to many people: protective older sister, song leader, prophetess, leper. But between the highs and the lows, she was a girl who dreamed of freedom, a woman who longed for love, a leader who made mistakes, and a friend who valued connection.

With her impeccable research and keen eye for detail, bestselling author Jill Eileen Smith offers this epic story to fill in the gaps and imagine how Miriam navigated the challenges of holding on to hope, building a family in the midst of incredible hardship, and serving as a leader of a difficult people, all while living in her brother's shadow. Follow Miriam's journey from childhood to motherhood, obscurity to notoriety, and yearning to fulfillment as she learns that what God promises he provides--in his own perfect timing.
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She has prayed for deliverance from Egypt.

But perhaps the greatest liberation happens within the heart.

From the very beginning, Miriam has lived in her younger brother's shadow. Thrust into the role of protective older sister before Moses was even born, she will grow up into a woman who not only keeps her family's secret but bears the burden of leading a new nation.

In her mind, she knows that she is serving both her God and her people. But in her heart, Miriam yearns for more. She longs to experience the privileges Moses has--to talk with God face-to-face. But when God finally does speak directly to her, the outcome is not at all what she expects.

With her impeccable research and keen eye for detail, bestselling author Jill Eileen Smith offers this epic novel to fill in the gaps in Miriam's story, following her from childhood to motherhood, obscurity to notoriety, and yearning to fulfillment as she learns that what God promises He provides--in His own perfect timing.


Praise for the novels of Jill Eileen Smith

"Smith uses poetic intervals to infuse the narrative with the sensuality and beauty of the ancient culture."--Booklist on The Heart of a King

"An intriguing, gripping look into the life of one of history's most famous kings."--Interviews & Reviewson The Heart of a King

"Emotional depth and a modern sensibility not typically seen in historical novels."--Publishers Weekly on A Passionate Hope

About the Author

Jill Eileen Smith is the bestselling and award-winning author of the biblical fiction series The Wives of King David, Wives of the Patriarchs, and Daughters of the Promised Land, as well as The Heart of a King, Star of Persia: Esther's Story, Miriam's Song, The Prince and the Prodigal,and Daughter of Eden. She is also the author of the nonfiction books When Life Doesn't Match Your Dreams and She Walked Before Us. Her research has taken her from the Bible to Israel, and she particularly enjoys learning how women lived in biblical times. Jill lives with her family in Michigan. Learn more at www.JillEileenSmith.com.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08CJQ397N
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Revell (March 2, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 2, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 12405 KB
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 406 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0800739701
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Jill Eileen Smith is the bestselling, award-winning author of the Wives of King David series, Wives of the Patriarchs, Daughters of the Promised Land, The Heart of a King, Star of Persia, Miriam's Song, and the nonfiction When Life Doesn't Match Your Dreams, and She Walked Before Us. Her research has taken her from the Bible to Israel, and she particularly enjoys learning how women lived in Old Testament times.

When she isn’t writing, she loves to spend time with her family and friends, read stories that take her away, ride her bike to the park, snag date nights with her hubby, try out new restaurants, or play with her lovable, “helpful” cat Tiger. Jill lives with her family in southeast Michigan.

Contact Jill through email (jill@jilleileensmith.com), her website (http://www.jilleileensmith.com), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/jilleileensmith), or Twitter (https://twitter.com/JillEileenSmith).

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Moe
5.0 out of 5 stars breath Taking ❤️
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2022
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Jill does it once again. The story of Miriam ventures deep into the life of a girl /big sister, then woman /protecter,then workmen beside the only brothers she’s ever known. All three being called to do a great work on behalf of the people the lord had called his own. Wonderful details, you can almost see the story unfold. An excellent read. I recommend people of all ages journey through the life of Miriam through the eyes of Jill Eileen Smith. This is also available on audible if one cannot read they can listen and enjoy. 😊 On too the next adventure.
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Claudia Walter
5.0 out of 5 stars New
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2024
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Patty
5.0 out of 5 stars Miriam’s Song a must read
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2023
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Jill Eileen Smith has created a beautiful rendition of the Exodus story through the eyes of Mirian, Moses older sister. She has once again brought the Bible to life, weaving the Old Testament into a novel telling the history of Israel’s hardships, love, rebellion and Gods constant presence in their struggles.
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Stephanie McCall
4.0 out of 5 stars An Epic Song and Well-Crafted Retelling
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2021
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Jill Eileen Smith is back with perhaps her most ambitious undertaking yet. I applaud her based on the concept of Miriam's Song alone. She essentially attempts to retell the entire Exodus story--by which I mean, all the way up to Miriam's death--in one book. The resulting book isn't perfect, but it's certainly memorable and well-written.

Miriam comes across as mostly three-dimensional, a well-rounded character with a personal, unique relationship to God and a calling tailor-made for her. Even though we don't get to see her prophecies, her dreams communicate how much she loves and wants to be close to Yahweh, as well as how much she wants to help her people. Some of Miriam's strongest moments come when she's helping other women, from her own ima to her best friend Hava to converted Egyptians like Calanthe, through slavery and the exodus itself. As Moses and Aaron become leaders for Israel, Miriam becomes one of the first true leaders among women. She reminds me of some strong, Godly Bible study leaders, teachers, and wise laypeople I have known.

As always, Jill's research into ancient Israel and faithfulness to Scripture are impeccable. She often quotes Scripture word for word, more than I've seen her do in other books. Additionally, I love her spiritual threads, even though I knew to expect them because I've read the actual book of Exodus. For instance, Jill has always been a pro at weaving together the Old Testament, where her stories happen, and the New, where Jesus will come and renew the Covenant with God's people. The union, and the hope of Jesus, are apparent several times. The Passover scene was one of my favorites of course, but you can also find traces of Jesus in the meal Moses and Aaron have with God, or in the Tent of Meeting. And even though Miriam's bout with leprosy is painful and hard to watch, Jesus' mercy remains apparent there, too.

In fact, one of the strongest parts of Miriam's Song for me was how the plot deals with sin and how God reacts to it. As most humans do, Miriam, Zipporah, and other characters question whether God is being harsh, and question why He doesn't explain everything. But truth always wins, and God always shows who He is--perfectly just, but perfectly compassionate--in ways those humans can understand. I was convicted anew a few times over my own sins and the fact that only God, only Jesus, could save me or any of us from our sorry selves. Praise the Lord.

Miriam's Song does have a few flaws, such that I wouldn't call it Jill Eileen Smith's best work. One flaw is the sheer length, or rather, how the length was handled. That is, because of the frequent time jumps, it sometimes feels like events are being summarized too much or that characters don't have enough time to grow. Throughout the book, I found myself wondering, would it be better if the story started at one specific point in Exodus and went from there, rather than trying to cover everything.

The other issue I had was the multiple POVs, or rather, who received a POV or didn't. I read Jill's author's note and can support her decisions to a point. After all, you can't have an Exodus retelling without Moses. But I often felt like, despite the title, I wasn't getting enough of Miriam. I also wanted to know much more about Zipporah, Moses' wife who isn't mentioned much in Scripture but clearly had a journey toward trusting Yahweh and loving Him. Perhaps the story should've been a women's story as a whole. If not, perhaps Jill could've hit the highlights of Moses' life and then had Miriam carry most of the book.

With all that said, Miriam's Song is still a strong example of faithful Biblical fiction, and one you'll want to read, especially alongside other versions like Mesu Andrews' two books about Miriam and the Pharaoh's daughter. You'll certainly learn something, and you'll also have a chance to revisit how powerful, yet personal, God is.
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Steph H.
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Read
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2023
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I Highly Recommend ALL of Jill Eileen Books..... I've read 5 of her books so far. The Best one so far was Daughter of Eden.
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Iris May
5.0 out of 5 stars Forever True
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2023
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I couldn't put it down. I kept rereading my Bible as I processed each chapter. I Loved it. Need to follow Caleb,
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5.0 out of 5 stars I chose five stars because this story is worth every star and more
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2021
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This is a beautiful fiction version of the Book of Exodus It has Miriam as the main character with Moses and Aaron as her younger brothers. I highly recommend you read it
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Karis Howard
3.0 out of 5 stars Biblical Fiction Spanning Epic Events
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2021
Overall Rating: 3 out of 5
Goodreads Rating: 3 out of 5

Rating Breakdown
Plot: 4 out of 5
Characters: 3 out of 5
Writing Style: 3 out of 5
Personal Enjoyment: 2 out of 5

As an avid reader who can, on occasion, devour historical fiction based on known historical individuals, I do also enjoy reading some Biblical fiction. Miriam’s Song by Jill Eileen Smith, is in part the story of Miriam, the older sister of Moses. Spanning decades in the lives of the main characters - and multiple momentous events in the history of the Israelites - this book covers events that truly fit the description of epic, from the perspective of those who lived them.

Synopsis (from Goodreads)
Miriam and her people have prayed for deliverance from the cruel tyranny of Egypt for generations. She believes her brother is the long-awaited answer to their pleas. But how can the exiled prince-turned-shepherd Moses stand against the most powerful man in the world?

What I Loved
Reading events from the Bible in this fictional format always helps to bring a fresh perspective to those events. While creative liberties are obviously taken, since exact details and the thoughts of the real-life individuals aren’t fully known, I love the way that Biblical fiction gives me the opportunity to pause and consider these events and the way that God worked through them. Miriam’s Song was no different - and it certainly gave me more understanding of what Miriam, her family, and her people must have felt as they prayed and continue to have hope that God would deliver them.

Miriam’s Song highlights a wide range of people from this period in Israel’s history, including some that I wasn’t expecting to have point-of-view chapters. It was also interesting to see how Miriam and the others might have interacted and read about the kinds of events that might have precipitated those that we read about in the Bible. Most importantly, it reminded me of the importance of having faith in the Lord and His plans, even when we do not understand them - and when we wish for faster answers.

What I Didn’t Love
Miriam’s Song spans a huge amount of time, starting from when she is very young, and is nervously awaiting the arrival of her youngest brother. In order to cover all of the major events of her lifetime, the book not only covers many decades, but jumps in time constantly to include all of these key points. Personally, I found this approach, while thorough, to be a bit too exhaustive for a single book, and would have preferred to see it focused on fewer key time periods in her life.

At the same time, while it was definitely interesting to read from other perspectives throughout this book, Moses included, it felt strange to me that Miriam’s point-of-view didn’t seem to hold the vast majority in a book called “Miriam’s Song.” I think that I would have enjoyed it more if the book had spent more time with Miriam and maybe only visited other perspectives for select events.

Read if You Love
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History-Spanning Epics

Disclaimer: I received this book as part of the Revell Reads program in order to write a review. The statements of the review are entirely my own, honest opinion of the book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
Reviewed in Canada on January 9, 2024
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Excellent book. I could hardly put it down. And even though it’s about events that happened thousands of years ago it is still very very relevant to us today. How we can disappoint God, with all of our complaining, our lack of trust or faith. Our Heavenly Father longs to bless us, if we would but trust Him.

I will be looking for the rest of Jill Eileen Smith’s books. This is the first one I’ve read of this wonderful author.
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Veronika
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 24, 2021
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Normally I don't review anything that already has more than 20 reviews, as I don't believe I would ever read that many, and I doubt that I would have anything new to say. However this book was so well written that I felt moved to write.

Plus points:

1) Her description of the the places in which the story was set, while not dominating the narrative, effectively communicated a real sense of place.

2) Her characters, both real and imaginary seemed real, not contrived, or made to fit a mould; they were not impossibly "holy", but shared our imperfections. There was no detailed description of their appearances, but enough to give us a general sense of how they looked. Nor were we overawed by their perfection.

3) Her faithfulness to scripture was impressive, although there is no mention of Miriam being married, Caleb must certainly have had a mother, and it no way detracts from, or affects, the biblical narrative. The same can be said for all the other characters who are not mentioned by name in the bible.

4) Although once or twice a modern phrase raised it's head it was well written, with no typos to distract my attention.

Minus points: None that I can think of. It was everything a good novel should be.

Thank you Ms Smith for the time and effort you put into this book and for reminding me and others who read this book of both the holiness of God and
his love for his people. It is so easy for us to focus on one or the other and to regard them as incompatible, when they represent the true and unchanging nature of God.
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5.0 out of 5 stars a reminder to trust God
Reviewed in Australia on May 4, 2023
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As I read I was often called to recall my disobedience and how easily I took control myself.
I have been refreshed and reminded of Gods perfect control over my life through Jill Eileen Smiths book- Thankyou
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john. Callaghan
5.0 out of 5 stars Miriam, as human as the rest of us
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 17, 2021
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Another story of a special woman in the bible, told sympathetically but with a realism that enables us to identify our own weaknesses in their reactions and reactions. Miriam’s life was so overshadowed by her brother Moses and yet she featured all the way through the exodus story. Loved this novel as I have all the others!
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Kerry Gubb
4.0 out of 5 stars Edifying Background
Reviewed in Australia on October 6, 2021
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This genre carries risk of criticism from scholars and literalist. But accuracy may be eclipsed by plausibility if resultant faith is the main issue. This author has accomplished that. Thanks!
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