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Heart of a Lion
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Series: The Lions of Judah Series, Book 1
- Length: 14 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Young Noah has found life good and wholesome, until he steps outside his village and discovers a world of temptation. Drawn by a beautiful woman, yet repulsed by the pagan practices of her tribe's dark worship, his inner struggle keeps him in torment.
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- val
- 22-07-22
the best of stories
this book filled my spirit with joy. the narrator read as though he had written the words, with real feeling.
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- Miss D McNabb
- 10-01-22
The flood brought to life.
Even though I know the story of the flood to be true, this book even brought it more to life. Such a man of faith, warning people for so many years about the flood but with no results. I feel God wants us to obey as he takes care of the rest.
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- Pat Hodge
- 07-06-05
FANTASTIC
This was simply fantastic! I wish Audible had more books by Gilbert Morris but since they don't I am reading them in paperback. His writing is just Fantasyic!
13 people found this helpful
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- d_w_a_y_n_e
- 17-05-10
The beginning of an amazing partnership and love
I have always loved the story of Noah.
It was an exciting, miraculous story
of how the good guys win and the bad guys
won their just deserts....
As I became older, the concept of justice and
mercy made this story more complicated and
this is what I appreciated about the "Heart of a Lion".
It was a hard thing for a human man to comprehend the working of the Creator. The difference between how the mind of God and the mind of humanity saw good and evil, happiness and safety, and yes justice and mercy.
Noah looked for the heart of God and so developed a steadfast (great old word) trust in Him.
The old story unfolds with fresh heart wrenching yet heart warming twists. The characters are all neighbours, friends and family. Real hearts and minds are involved, for good or ill.
It made me appreciate the confusion man can come to without knowing (in the real sense) a different supreme Being.... Someone who doesn't think like a human, but very, very clearly.
What does that look like?
It's hard, but He is good.
It was great to meet Methusalah and hear his take on his dad Enoch...how his long life impacted on the next generations, especially Noah. It was so much fun.
Aso, I loved the concepts of the new, primitive world, close to creation, fallen, yet amazing.
It was so plausible, even probable and I really enjoyed it.
11 people found this helpful
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- Sholape
- 03-03-05
A pleasure to listen to
This is a beautiffuly written account of Noah's life; it tells a beautiful tale of Noah's struggle and determination to remain faithful to God despite his weakness. And the narration is superb
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- Cindy
- 18-10-05
Pretty good listen
I really enjoyed this book. I liked the reader, too. It's interesting and I will now go read the real story of Noah and see how much is real and how much is make believe.
4 people found this helpful
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- Deme Reads
- 08-05-17
The Big Boat
The title is deceiving, it doesn't make you think of story of Noah. As the story unfolds you forget the title and begin to travel to a time that sounds a lot like today. I can't imagine the weight of the assignment Noah was charged to carry out. This story is clear and colorful, great job!
3 people found this helpful
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- marilyninoregon
- 27-04-16
Heart of a Lion
Very good read am hoping the rest of the series will be done as audibles as well soon
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- Ron
- 25-09-05
Excellent, Wonderful Book!
This book gives an excellent view of what Noah's early life might have been like. Who knows how close this author may have come to the realness of his life. He was human and did live a natural life in his allotted time. Great man, great man of God, Great listening of how it could have happened for him. I loved this book.
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- saragartin
- 06-08-18
Heart of a Lion
I love this book. It pulls you into the history of the story. You really feel as you are there with the struggles. This is a series I read over and over like I read it the first time!
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- Jeannine
- 03-08-15
Great book and narration.
This was an excellent book. It made me feel like I was part of the story.
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- Lyn
- 16-02-11
Interesting premise
Considering Noah as a bronze age cave man is a new idea to me but probably accurate. The story was OK but somewhat disjointed and childish.
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