Tell the King and the people: Israel shall be restored to the land...for a season."

The angel's words reverberated in Jonah's mind as he set his face toward Samaria.

A naïve and tentative Jonah ben Amittai witnesses the horror of Assyrian warfare at tender age and it changes his life. Elihu, King Jehu's young armor bearer, shares this raw experience, but comes away with a different perspective. Throughout their lives, the points of view these closest of friends clash and complement―and by God's grace, they complement at just the right time.

In Ben Amittai: First Call, Jonah receives his first prophetic commission: to deliver God's message of restoration to Israel (2 Kings 14:25). He and Elihu embark on an eventful journey to the court of the newly crowned King Jeroboam, but they arrive at the palace at the worst possible time. Jonah must get God's message to the king, but how does an unknown tanner from a small village in Galilee gain audience with a king during a time of national crisis?

God will see to His word, but Jonah's story is only beginning.

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Copyright(C) 2008, Bruce Judisch