Fire by Night
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I dug my fingers into the grass, smearing the thin blades with the blood on my hands. My entire body was drenched and dripping, and I soaked the ground as I lay shivering helplessly, too afraid to move any further. The blood was everywhere, even down to my toes—yet, where was the wound? Could a crocodile have attacked me without making a sound? How had I been able to make it out of the river alive? Was I even in pain?
A dozen feet came racing toward me and then stopped short up the bank.
“Tafne!” I heard Kiya shriek. Then, “What …?”
More feet approached, and I heard gasps and startled murmurs. Why are you just standing there? I wanted to shout. Help me!
“The Nile—what has happened to the Nile?”
My ears ringing, I lifted my head from the ground and craned my neck back toward the river. But the sight was so unbelievable that I had to sit up and blink hard, certain that it was simply a ludicrous illusion. But no. The Nile was gone. The shimmering blue-green waters had disappeared, and in their place was the most disturbing color I had ever seen—a deep, dark, wicked red-black that, I realized, was the source of what drenched me now. Blood. Its tangy, rotten stench was rising in the heat, burning my eyes and sticking in my throat. Stunned, I watched the current rush calmly on, unhindered. It glided by with frothy peaks and syrupy bubbles, moving ever forward just as a river should.
But this was certainly no river anymore.
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Forbidden friends since childhood, Tafne is a rich Egyptian noble and Eve is a Hebrew slave. When Eve is compelled to run away from slavery, Tafne offers her the perfect escape—a new identity as an Egyptian. For three years their plan succeeds, but when the infamous traitor Moses unexpectedly returns in the name of Yahweh, the ancient God of Israel, their careful charade becomes gravely threatened.
As Moses demands freedom for the Israelite people, Pharaoh continually denies them, setting off a series of inexplicable disasters that ravage Egypt and humiliate its gods. As Tafne is drawn to this foreign God and His promises, Eve remains desperate to avoid the Hebrew people at all costs. The two are soon faced not only with a life apart from each other, but a world in which even the darkest secrets are brought to light.
From beginning to end, Fire by Night illustrates God’s unmovable sovereignty, his fierce jealousy over our hearts, and his longing to redeem and cleanse to the uttermost.
About the Author
Ellenore Meadows has a passion to illustrate the character of God and the truth of His Word through fiction. In addition to her research and writing, Ellenore has enjoyed serving in both middle school and high school ministries. She and her husband currently live in Monterey, California.