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    Jesus and the Children of Galilee
    Jesus and the Children of Galilee
    Jesus and the Children of Galilee
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    Jesus and the Children of Galilee

    By Belinda Ford Kramer

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    Brothers Benjamin and Joel spend their days casting their nets and dreaming about their futures. Benjamin wants to become Galilee’s most prosperous fisherman, and Joel’s dream is to become an important Pharisee—a Jewish leader of the city. One day, they meet a strange newcomer who takes a special interest in helping them. They follow this stranger all throughout Galilee, witnessing miraculous events and listening to his wisdom. This man is a healer, and claims to be the Son of God. Benjamin believes that this kind rabbi is the city’s new hero, the one they’ve been waiting for, but Joel isn’t so sure. When tragedy strikes, Joel soon learns a valuable lesson that will change his life—and the course of history.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAmbassador International
    Release dateNov 22, 2016
    ISBN9781620204351
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      Jesus and the Children of Galilee - Belinda Ford Kramer

      Jesus and the

      Children of Galilee

      © 2015 by Belinda Ford Kramer

      All rights reserved

      ISBN: 978-1-62020-528-0

      eISBN: 978-1-62020-435-1

      Cover Design & Page Layout by Hannah Nichols

      Ebook Conversion by Anna Riebe Raats

      THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

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      In loving memory of my beloved father, Clyde Ford, who has already gone on ahead of us to meet Jesus.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Title Page

      Copyright Information

      Dedication

      Chapter 1: The Man on the Shore

      Chapter 2: An Extraordinary Catch

      Chapter 3: The Healer

      Chapter 4: Two Brothers

      Chapter 5: Fishers of Men

      Chapter 6: A Lesson in Forgiveness

      Chapter 7: In Search of a Prophet

      Chapter 8: The Healer Speaks

      Chapter 9: Two Fish and Five Loaves

      Chapter 10: The Best Fish

      Chapter 11: Waiting for a Messiah

      Chapter 12: A Special Invitation

      Chapter 13: The Dinner Guest

      Chapter 14: Dreams of a Pharisee

      Chapter 15: Joel the Doubter

      Chapter 16: Finding the Healer

      Chapter 17: Losing Leah

      Chapter 18: The Awakening

      Chapter 19: Leah's Memory

      Chapter 20: A Butterfly

      Chapter 21: The Chosen

      Chapter 22: Following Jesus

      Chapter 23: A Call to Lead

      Chapter 24: The Kingdom

      Chapter 25: The Arrest

      Chapter 26: The Crown and the Cross

      Chapter 27: Losing a Friend

      Chapter 28: The True King

      Chapter 29: A Familiar Voice

      Epilogue

      Bibliography

      Acknowledgements

      About the Author

      Contact Information

      And he said: Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

      ~ Matthew 18:3 NIV

      CHAPTER 1

      THE MAN ON THE SHORE

      THE ORANGE BALL OF THE sun had risen, and two tan boys ran barefoot along the Galilee. They were born of the same mother, but were as different as the shores of the immense Galilee, rocky on some stretches and sandy on others. Benjamin, the younger brother, waded into the water and threw out his net. He was small but agile for ten. Always running, his dark hair was often a wavy mess. Along the shore or through the marketplace, his gait was never too slow. He surveyed the water and the other fishermen on the boats. They were pulling the larger nets that had been cast through the night.

      His older brother Joel stood nearby. Lanky and tall for twelve, he was darker and quieter than his brother. Joel preferred to stay away from the water and the wind. Though he tended to his family responsibility by helping with its fishing business, Joel’s ambitions lay in the town’s synagogue. At night, he would quietly recite the Holy Scriptures he had memorized since he was a much younger boy. Black curls framed his long, angular face, which held a serious expression most of the time. Although he was usually reserved when he was asked anything, he spoke with confidence.

      I guess we won’t have any fish to bring in today, Joel said. He carried the basket while Benjamin threw the net farther out. After he dragged in yet another empty net, he slung it over his shoulder. Still, they had thrown it in all the feeding spots they knew well.

      Well, I guess you’re right again, said Benjamin. They should give up, he thought.

      He was walking briskly with his brother when he noticed a man looking out across the sea with all its activity. The morning breeze tossed the hem of the man’s tunic as he stood, gaze fixed on the fishermen. As the boys passed, he looked at them with a smile that beckoned them to look longer. It was an expression that, unlike others, had an uncommon brightness. His eyes held the same warmth. Its effect seemed to permeate through the brothers. The casual tone of his voice sounded almost familiar, although Benjamin had never seen him before.

      Are you catching many today? the man asked with interest.

      Not a single one, Benjamin said with

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