Unashamed by Francine Rivers

Unashamed by Francine Rivers

Unashamed is rated 5 out of 5 stars because of the way the author tells the story of Rahab's bravery.

Rahab is:BraveFaithfulCreative

In Unashamed, Francine Rivers takes the story of Rahab told in Joshua and uses the Bible story as a basis for her work of fiction. Rahab was a prostitute who did not grow up learning about God. She did hear the stories of the Israelites' God, and how powerful He was. Rahab believed that He was the one, true God, and she had faith in Him, even though no one around her did. Her conflict was with her people and family who didn't believe in God. She believed that the gods of her people were not real gods, and had faith even when her family turned on against her. The story is told from her point of view.

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Important Quotes:“What a strange and marvelous God He was!... He had taken the lowest of the low and used them to bring down the mighty.” (page 123)

Unashamed is one of five books in the series A Lineage of Grace. The series is a set of five historical fiction books about women in the Bible who are part of the lineage of Jesus. The five storys are Unveiled (Tamar), Unashamed (Rahab), Unshaken (Ruth), Unspoken (Bathsheba), and Unafraid (Mary).

"She held on with all her strength, and when she thought she'd fail, she found strength she didn't know she had." (page 144)

Conflict- Rahab's family and her people didn't approve of her faith in God.Setting- Rahab lived in Jericho when Joshua sent to spies to scout out the cityClimax- When the city of Jericho's walls came down and the city was destroyedProtagonist- RahabGenre-historical fictionResolution- Jericho falls to the Israelites and Rahab decides to live with the IsraelitesPoint of view- Third personTheme- Having a strong faith in God