In the first book of his Ephron the Hittite series, author Michael J. Findley creates a believable story about the origins of the famous, yet elusive, Hittite people from a creationist, young-earth world-view. He describes the daily life and customs of his characters in interesting detail based on careful research. Mind you, these are not the descendants of brutish dwell-dwellers fresh out of prehistory. These are men born only a few generations from Noah—people of intelligence and creative ingenuity, who cling to their pastoral/hunter culture and their God, rather than see their children seduced by life in a city with all its inherent evils. Secular research is just now beginning to unlock the mystery of these people once used as proof the Bible was erroneous. The author offers an intriguing look at what some would call a revisionist history of the Hittite people, famed for their stone and metalwork, but from the perspective of Scripture, it is certainly one closer to the truth.
Against a backdrop of the dispersing tribes from the Tower of Babel incident where “Adonai Elohim of Noah” confused the tongues of the rebellious, we find the tribes of Heth (the great-grandson of Noah through Ham and Canaan) living in the area of Modern Turkey, Northern Syria, and the as yet unflooded Black Valley (the Black Sea basin), the lands allotted to them by their forefather Noah. The children of Heth live a seemingly idyllic life, until the marauding armies of the cities of Shinar threaten to overrun them if they refuse to submit to their king, a man the Hittites believe is Nimrod or Gilgamesh. In the three hundred years since entering into their lands, the tribes have gradually spread out, held together only by their loose bonds of familial trust and trade until they are forced to unite as one or perish by the sword. One man alone must bear the weight of responsibility for their survival, a leader destined for greatness—Ephron, the son of Zohar.
I gave the book four stars, not because of the story itself, which is good, but for the overall structure of the story. In his notes, Findley explains he made the decision to employ modern language and anachronistic terms for the sake of easy readability (which would definitely help younger readers) and to keep the story flowing, unencumbered by explanations of unique Hittite customs and word usages. For me, his decision pulled me out of the story too often and I would have preferred a more complex, historical approach, but it in no way diminished the enjoyment of the story. Of course, now I have to read the next book, Tawananna Daughter of Zohar, to learn what happens next to Ephron and his people.
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