Premise: There are many mysteries within the story of the brother of Jared including: ?+ 1) Why is his name not recorded, ?+ 2) Why did the brother of Jared cease praying during his time of the seashore??+ 3) Why did an all-knowing God prepare a plan for barges that had no light and no air? Doesn't God know how to design barges??+ 4) Why did the brother of Jared build all eight boats before asking God about the light and the air? Didn't he realize this after he built the first boat??+ 5) How did the brother of Jared build his faith after his period of lack of prayer so that he could enter into the presence of the Lord??+ These questions are explored and discussed in detail as Baggaley uses his history as a licensed contractor and design engineer to form hypotheses regarding the Brother of Jared and the travels of the Jaredites from the time they left the Tower of Babel.?+
Just a fore ward, I am the author's daughter. But these are my true feelings.
This book is very insightful into the journey of the brother of Jared. The author is a forensic structure engineer, meaning that he looks at buildings that have failed and investigates why, and who was responsible. The barges that the brother of Jared has built have three large defects. The lighting, the ventilation, and the ability to stear the vessel. The author asks, then answers why a perfect God would ask his prophet to build such deadly barges. The book also draws many intrsting comparisons between the Brother of Jared and the people of Bable.
It is all very well documented and the author makes you think of many elements of the journey that you might not have thought of. Because it is so documented it can be a bit boring at times, but is all conects into a intring naritive about faith, enduring to the end, and trials. I encourage you to give it a try.
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