Ten Boom Family In The Hiding Place

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Love In the Midst of Persecution
“You are my hiding place; you shall preserve me from trouble; you shall surround me with songs of deliverance” (Psalm 32:7). One may question the truth of this Bible passage when lined up with the heart wrenching and true account of the Ten Boom family in The Hiding Place. It is true that all people endure pain in life, but can pain truly be turned into beauty? There is another Bible verse, which goes like this, “To console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified (Isaiah 61:3).” If any family shows evidence of this verse …show more content…
As the story plays out and as history reveals, the Nazis are more than intimidating; they are cruel to their very bones. It was more than common for the German officers to make abrupt house calls, which they intentionally planned to catch Jews or people hiding Jews. One day Corrie is sick in bed and she hears the house buzzer alarm going off, which notifies everyone in her refuge of officers coming to search the premises. Corrie jumps to her feet to be confronted with a German officer named Kapteyn, who is know for his merciless brutality. He bursts through the doors of the Ten Boom family to begin beating answers out of Corrie and Betsie. He beats Corrie to the point of losing consciousness. “Where are the Jews? Another blow. Where is your secret room? I tasted blood in my mouth. My head spun, my ears rang, I was losing consciousness. Lord Jesus, I cried out protect me! (144)” Kapteyn does not hesitate to drag Betsie into a room to begin abusing her. The book seems to suggest that he took her into the room to abuse her sexually as well but it is not completely clear. It would not be surprising considering how gruesome the German officers were in that day. After he drags her back out to the kitchen, Corrie turns to her and proclaims, “He hurt you!” Betsie simply answers, “Yes. I feel sorry for him (145).” Considering these are just two examples of how the Ten Boom family responds to persecution, they are, simply …show more content…
“Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame (Song of Solomon 8:6).” Throughout the pages of The Hiding Place one would have to be blind to not see the intense love revealed by the Ten Boom family. For example, at one point Corrie encourages a Pastor visiting their home to take a baby with him to a better shelter. The pastor, of all people, responds in disgust, like to ask that question is absurd and worth laughter. He even states, “No. Definitely not. We could lose our lives for that Jewish child (115).” Corrie’s father, Casper, simply picks up the child and adds; “You say we could lose our lives for this child. I would consider that the greatest honor that could come to my family (115).” Honestly, this family’s love puts the pastor’s self-righteousness and really many people’s attempt at love to shame. If that is not love, then what is? The purest form of love is
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