Description
Author Jeff Manion uses the biblical story of the Israelite’s journey during the Sinai desert as a metaphor for being in an undesired time of transition. After enduring generations of slavery in Egypt, the descendants of Jacob trip during the desert (the land between) toward their new home in Canaan. They crave the food in their former home in Egypt and despise their present environment. They’re unable to return and incapable of moving forward. Their reactions provide insight and guidance on how to reply to God right through our own seasons of difficult transition.
The Land Between provides fresh biblical insight for other people traveling through undesired and difficult transitions such as foreclosure, unemployment, uncertainty, and failure. Such times provide our best opportunity for spiritual growth. God desires to satisfy us in our chaos and emotional upheaval, and he intends for us to encounter his goodness and provision, his hope and guidance.