Exiled - the Return traces the arc between loss and restoration, following the ancient pattern in the Garden where ruin is never the final word of God’s purpose. The book explores the consequences of our actions. What it means to be judged and scattered, to wait for generations, and finally to return to ancestral homes that were destroyed 70 years prior. The story is about loss and recovery. The mystery of discovery and restoration resulting from God’s love for us to complete the process of making us in his image. The stones of Jerusalem, the silence of God, and his whisper, the echoes of exile become companions in a journey toward wholeness and restoration. Sara and Yonathan want to marry. Yamin is a pickpocket. Maya is a baby abandoned. Tokhath wants to grow his business empire. David is a scribe. Samuel is a banker. Arioch desires to serve his god Marduk. Yehohanan considers himself a prophet. Miriam has no family, no relatives. She wants to help people.