Son of the Wilderness
When the Jordan parts and Jericho falls, the Israelite camp is not only victorious; it's hurtling into new dangers. Gershom - Moses' firstborn, unready for the glare of public life--must navigate politics, the strictures of the Law, and the consequences of hidden sin. From the hush of the memorial stones to the bloody verdict at Achor, every choice threatens to unmake what the miracles barely secured.
Between secret bargains with Gibeon and Joshua's quiet final counsel, Gershom's struggle becomes a question for us all: can mercy and justice coexist where history insists on hard lines?