Before he was the rich ruler who knelt before Jesus, he was a hungry boy in Jericho. THE PROVIDENCE imagines the life that made one command so difficult.
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A hungry boy becomes the rich ruler who kneels before Jesus—and discovers that goodness is not the same as surrender.
Genre: Literary biblical fiction / Christian historical fiction
Setting: First-century Jericho and Judea
Length: 159 pages; approximately 3–4 hours
Retail: Kindle, paperback, and hardcover on Amazon
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This is not a story about money being evil. Its ruler is generous, fair, and responsible. His wealth protects people—which is exactly why the call to surrender cannot be reduced to an easy moral.
THE PROVIDENCE follows a hungry child into caravan work, trade, marriage, land, and community authority. He learns to make honest measures and protect households, but never notices when provision begins to become control. The familiar Gospel encounter arrives only after readers understand what he believes he is responsible for holding together.
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Safe: childhood hunger, trade, marriage, fair measures, community leadership, and his desire to ask Jesus about eternal life. Please do not reveal the final travelers, bread distribution, precise ending, final sentence, or any verdict about his salvation.