John Huss can be called the prophet and reformer, but also the martyr of Bohemia. By his clear testimony, the eyes of thousands were opened regarding false teachings and also regarding the finished work of Christ. But this public proclamation of the gospel did not last long in this country. John Huss was burned at the stake, and many Christians were killed. Everywhere there was a search for Bibles in order to have them destroyed.
A woman who loved the Word of God stood in front of her oven and was just about to bake bread when she heard that men of the Inquisition had entered her village to put everyone in prison who was found to have a Bible.
She quickly took her Bible, wrapped it in a lump of dough and put it into the oven. Then she also placed the other loaves inside.
Not long after, her house was searched from the basement to the attic, but nothing could be found. When the searchers left the house, the loaves were baked, and also the Bible was safely preserved from the hot temperature of the oven by being inside the loaf of bread.
What a surprise! The Bible was unharmed! It reminds us of the Bible story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. They were cast into the fiery furnace by King Nebuchadnezzar, from which they came out completely unharmed.
The descendants of this fearless woman have kept her Bible as a precious heirloom. The last heir, a farmer by the name of Schebold, also a Bohemian by birth who lived in Ohio, treasured this Bible very much.
ML-10/22/2017