Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Review of Hagee New Book

I just finished John Hagee's "The Power of the Prophetic Blessing," a book of a little more than 200 pages and have to admit I enjoyed it. At first I was skeptical of this book and wondered if it was another book encouraging the prosperity gospel. I do believe at times it seems the book may have been headed in that direction and then Hagee would clear up any misunderstanding. If the gray boxes scattered throughout the book were read without the full context, the book could be misrepresented. It covered the different prophecies and blessings covered in the Bible, the importance of the Israelite people and praying over and blessing your children. Hagee knows his material and the book is biblical, although I'm not a big fan of his writing style. He reminds me of that over-energetic uncle who is so bubbly some of the younger kids find him a little scary. This, of course, is a personal preference and this is the only book of his I have read. This is a subject he is passionate about, and I believe it shows in his work. He also covered the gospel in about the middle of the book. This is an interesting read and I believe it could encourage many to study blessings and begin praying these over their children.