francine rivers a voice in the wind series

In the end, Hadassah gains freedom through death by overcoming her lifelong fear of persecution she stands firm in the face of torture, changing Marcus’ heart and making him realize he will always love her. Furious that Hadassah would dare refuse her brother, Julia, prompted by her friends, discovers Hadassah’s true religion and sends her to the arena to be killed by lions. Marcus asks Hadassah to marry him, but she declines, listening to God’s command not to be unequally yoked. As the story continues, the Valerian family, except Julia, discovers Hadassah’s faith, and Decimus and Phoebe eventually accept Christ. Despite the fact that Marcus mocks her religion and attempts to destroy her standards, Hadassah continues to pray for a change in him and patiently explains to him about God. Marcus, realizing he loves Hadassah, despises her supposed Jewish god because His law demands purity. He quickly abandons her, however, when she is unfaithful to him.Ĭhristianity was despised by Rome during that time, so Hadassah tells no one of her true religion because she fears persecution. Atretes meets Julia Valerian, and they fall in love he plans to marry her when he earns his freedom. Meanwhile, a Roman legion captures Atretes, a young chief from Germany, and sends him to Rome as a gladiator he quickly rises to fame, killing over one hundred men in the arena.

Hadassah falls in love with Marcus, Julia’s handsome, rebellious brother, despite the fact that he rejects Christ.

Taken captive in the destruction of Jerusalem, Hadassah is transported to Rome, where Decimus and Phoebe Valerian eventually buy her to work for their selfish daughter, Julia.

This novel follows the life of Hadassah, a Christian slave girl living in the year 117 A.D. In her book A Voice in the Wind, Francine Rivers weaves an inspirational story that readers find inspiring and applicable to their lives.

Francine rivers a voice in the wind series