King Saul’s son goes to tell his beloved of his father’s dreaded decision. “My mind prays that he will run far away from me. My heart prays that he will run swiftly toward me.” This was the first story to…

The wife of King Saul considers her hidden role in history on the eve of Saul’s coronation. “We are lying atop a comfortable layer of skins, beneath the stars. Saul is snoring beside me as I stare into the sky,…

When God asks an unlikely leader to lead an unlikely military manouver, the leader timidly asks God for a miracle as proof. “I am just collecting things as I am told. For I know that you are all powerful and…

Condemned to death by her father’s vow, a girl is rescued by a magical ram, and begins her training at the school of prophets. “You are not dead. And you are not alone. I teach you what I know of…

Moses dies, in the company of a 400-year old harpist, and liberates the souls of the Israelites who have died in the desert. “The light from his face grows richer, brighter. Then he sings a pure, high note, a note…

When the Israelites wish to pass through a desert kingdom, the king attacks them against his better judgment because God has hardened his heart. “What fracture in my soul moves me to unfounded judgment? What strange new god works its…

A reflection of Miriam’s face in a sacred well asks her to jump into it and fall into her future to foun a school outside of time. “When I close my eyes, I feel as if I am floating, adrift…

Moses’s brother Aaron, the high priest, decides to challenge God after his sons are killed for mishandling a sacrifice. “’Strange fire’… and so my sons have died. And so I sit in silence, and so I mourn. I have always…

The king of Egypt announces to his people that he will stand up to the terrorist attacks from the rebelling slaves and their nameless god. “I am Pharaoh, as my father was Pharaoh and his father before him… The god-king…

At the burning bush, Moses has a vision of his mother encouraging him to lead the slaves to a future where everyone knows their true names. “But then, more gently, it is calling my other name that no one else…