“Tell them,” her friend said,  “tell them all that I’m seeing Yahweh at work in Egypt at last.”

Jarah was stunned. What did these words of hope mean?

The Hebrew slave girl had heard the crack of the whip, the angry shouts of her overseers, the dismayed cries of her people. Every day of her life is spent in various forms of painful toil. Swelling feet. Brutal heat. Friends and family bicker in discouragement. Her own parents argue over religion.

Yahweh was at work? Here?

Then, Jarah stands on the shore of the Nile and watches the former Egyptian prince, Moses, and his brother turn the water into blood! Impossible!

The Israelites are astounded by the miracle. Had Yahweh really heard their cry from Egypt?

A Cry from Egypt (book one of The Promised Land series) by Hope Auer is an amazing Christian historical fiction.

Hope clearly spent a good amount of time researching to make certain that the book was as truthful, God-honoring, and enlightening as possible to her readers. I have a great respect for Christians who write historical fiction because, as a Christian who writes, I understand at a surface level how much work goes into creating them. Hope wrote with good attention to details like clothing, relationships, architecture, landscape, and religion.

One unique element is how Hope took things one step farther than the Israelites, showing the affect of the events on the Egyptian royalty, overseers, soldiers, and common people. It’s very interesting!

There are a few traumatic scenes of characters being fought against, whipped, injured, or harassed. While to our knowledge this is accurate, it is unpleasant.

A Cry from Egypt is also full of fantastic characters! I really enjoyed four in particular.

Ezra, a light-hearted young man who stands up for the weak;
Eitan, a strong and meek man with a spirit of self-sacrifice;
Ada, a brave woman who serves pharaoh’s wife; and
Jarah, the Hebrew girl with a yearning heart.

Jarah and her large family and close friends band together through daily struggles, misfortune, love, distress, and unexpected triumphs. Though they don’t always get along, they continue to challenge and encourage one another, and share their dreams.

I’m raising a Hallelu Yah! I praise You, God, for Your great power has saved Your people, Israel, and raised Christ from the dead, providing salvation for all who will believe! “You are the God who performs miracles; You display Your power among the peoples” (Psalm 77:14) that we can “believe the miracles” to “know and understand” (John 10:38) who You are and worship You!

I like the focus of this book; it is placed where it needs to be. One can argue over the historical places, pictures, and persons; but A Cry From Egypt has a big emphasis on the spiritual implications of God delivering His people from slavery.

He wants them to know Him and worship Him.

Jarah also desires to worship Yahweh, but how does she know that He’s always there? Is He truly working in her life? Why would He allow them to be slaves? Does Yahweh hear her prayers? If Yahweh wanted to set them free, why did things have to get harder and more dangerous?

Jarah’s family is torn between the gods of Egypt and the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Whom will she trust?

A Cry from Egypt is an exciting and powerful Christian historical fiction that will encourage and inspire teens, young adults, and adults to spend more time in God’s Word studying His plan for the world and His chosen people, while taking them on a journey back in time!

It’s easy to become captivated in this story once you’ve heard A Cry from Egypt.