{ "item_title" : "The Making of Israel", "item_author" : [" Ambassador Shalubobya "], "item_description" : "He was chosen before he was born. He spent the rest of his life trying to earn it.Have you ever prayed, believed and worked hard, yet still felt as though you were fighting for what others seem to receive so easily? Perhaps you have spent years trying to prove yourself, earn acceptance and fix what others broke. If so, you already understand Jacob better than you realise.THE MAKING OF ISRAEL is a spiritual, pastoral and theological exploration of Jacob, the heel-grabber, the supplanter and the striver, who ends his life as Israel, the one who struggles with God and is changed. Following Genesis 25 to 50 across fourteen chapters, Ambassador Shalubobya traces the road from a barren womb to a deathbed blessing, and shows that the journey between those two names is the very road on which God forms His people.This is not a book that polishes Jacob into a hero. It shows him as a mirror of the human soul, and in that mirror many believers will recognise themselves.THE QUESTION AT ITS HEARTWhat does God do with people He has chosen, but who are still broken? The answer is both comforting and disruptive: God pursues them, confronts them, forms them, renames them and finally uses them. Israel is not born in a moment of triumph. Israel is made through years of wrestling with God, with others and with self.THREE LENSES, ONE LIFECovenant: God's promise stands even when His people falter.Identity: a name is a theological statement, and identity is shaped by God's voice, not self-construction.Transformation: growth is uneven and painful, and the wrestling at the Jabbok is faith as struggle rather than certainty.A JOURNEY IN FOURTEEN CHAPTERSFrom family wounds and favouritism, through the false self and masks of performance, to the night at the Jabbok where Jacob is asked, What is your name?, each chapter builds on the last. You will explore blessing gained by the wrong method, belief without trust, the cost of disordered love, a limping reconciliation with Esau, the rebuilding of broken altars, faith in the shadow of loss, blessing others from brokenness, and finishing well.WRITTEN TO BE READ SLOWLYEvery chapter combines biblical theology, pastoral reflection, devotional insight and practical application, and closes with life application, a prayer prompt, reflection questions and a spiritual practice. It is ideal for personal reading, small groups and church study. The author engages respected Old Testament scholarship alongside voices such as Nouwen, C. S. Lewis, Bonhoeffer and Keller, with endnotes throughout.WHO IT IS FORFor believers who are tired of trying, who come from wounded families, who learned control as a way to survive, or who quietly ask, Can God use a broken person like me? Pastors, counsellors and group leaders will find it a rich companion for walking others through struggle.If you have ever wrestled with God, feared losing what He promised, or lived as Jacob while longing to be Israel, this book is for you.Begin your journey from Jacob to Israel.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers4.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/98/213/717/9982137174_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "14.99", "online_price" : "14.99", "our_price" : "14.99", "club_price" : "14.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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