Posted on 10/22/2020 6:12:17 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6
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1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell dead. 2 The Philistines were in hot pursuit of Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab and Malki-Shua. 3 The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded him critically.
4 Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through, or these uncircumcised fellows will come and run me through and abuse me.”
But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it. 5 When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died with him. 6 So Saul and his three sons and his armor-bearer and all his men died together that same day.
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by ELIE MARCUSE
“Death of King Saul”
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“The Death of Saul”
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by WILLIAM BRASSEY HOLE
“The Death of Saul at Gilboa”
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by PIETER BRUEGHEL THE ELDER
“The Death of Saul”
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by GUSTAVE DORÉ
“The Death of Saul”
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by JOHANNES ADAM SIMON OERTEL
“The Death of Saul”
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“King Saul Died on Mount Gilboa”
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by MARC CHAGALL
“Death of Saul”
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7 When the Israelites along the valley and those across the Jordan saw that the Israelite army had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their towns and fled. And the Philistines came and occupied them.
8 The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen. 9 They cut off his head and stripped off his armor, and they sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temple of their idols and among their people. 10 They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.
11 When the people of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 all their valiant men marched through the night. They took down the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall and burned them. 13 Then they took their bones and buried them under a tamarisk tree, and they fasted seven days.
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DAVID LEARNS OF
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1 After the death of Saul, 2 a man arrived with his clothes torn and dust on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him honor.
3 “Where have you come from?” David asked him.
He answered, “I have escaped from the Israelite camp.”
4 “What happened?” David asked. “Tell me.”
“The men fled from the battle,” he replied. “Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.”
5 Then David said, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
6 “I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,” the young man said, “and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and their drivers in hot pursuit. 9 Then he said to me, ‘Stand here by me and kill me! I’m in the throes of death, but I’m still alive.’
10 “So I stood beside him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band on his arm and have brought them here to my lord.”
13 David said to the young man who brought him the report, 14 “Why weren’t you afraid to lift your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?”
15 Then David called one of his men and said, “Go, strike him down!” So he struck him down, and he died. 16 For David had said to him, “Your blood be on your own head. Your own mouth testified against you when you said, ‘I killed the Lord’s anointed.’”
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“David Learns of Saul’s Death”
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“David Learning Of The Death Of Saul”
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by JAMES TISSOT
“David Causes an Amalekite To Be Slain”
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SNEAK PEEK: Next time, DAVID, THE NEW KING If you're sensing the Holy Spirit is suggesting
that you read ahead, we'll be in 1ST SAMUEL 2-5. .
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If you'd like to see for yourself the Bing page
which yielded most of the works above, here is the link:
Saul’s Death
Where no attribution appears below a work,
the artist's name is unknown
Works are numbered to facilitate your commenting
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Links to three masters who painted Biblical scenes prolifically:
REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON van RIJN
GUSTAV DORÉ
241 wood engravings for
La Grande Bible de Tours
JAMES TISSOT
180 watercolors depicting Bible scenes
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Links to two Bibles with comprehensive illustrations:
The Art Bible (1896)
The Maciejowski-Morgan Bible (c.1245)
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This series keeps moving from one Bible passage to another,
so here is a fascinating and enjoyable link to assist in following along:
BIBLE TIMELINE
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Finally, here are links to the
PREVIOUS 108 POSTS IN THIS SERIES
with descriptive titles to assist you in finding those which interest you
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SPECIAL THANKS
to FReeper left that other site,
who allowed God to make her His conduit
for incomparable enthusiasm, encouragement,
education, advice and technical assistance!
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NOTES ON MY SELECTION CRITERIA Q u a l i t y The Bible and its Author are my focus, not the art:
this is The Bible in Paintings, not “Great Paintings” nor even “Good Paintings.” So, works need not be masterpieces to qualify for inclusion here—they don’t need to be housed at the Louvre nor auctioned by Sotheby’s. They only need to illustrate successfully some aspect of the Biblical text or, frankly, just tickle my fancy, which I'm asking the Holy Spirit to guide. Often, artists misrepresent the Scripture, but unless the error is material, licentious or heretical I usually include the artwork, trusting that the Spirit is perfectly capable of defending Himself. So, with such forgiving filters, it means that you're seeing practically everything I'm finding.P a c i n g The pace may seem glacial to those eager to see their favorite events. My commission is to search for art on each Bible passage in sequence; if I find enough, then it becomes the next installment, even if undramatic. But where there is no art, that Bible passage goes untold here. The Bible is a thick book, as you know; but we'll get there eventually, Lord willing. Always remember:
love, joy, peace, patience kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control is a fruit of the Spirit!Art is merely the Toy Department of Bible study,
so I’m just having fun here—I hope you are, too!
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The Bible encourages us to meditate on it (Ps. 1:1-3, 119:11-16, etc.); these artists have done so, and their works can assist us and enrich our own thoughts about biblical characters, incidents and concepts, and increase our faith in He who is behind it all. As you encounter and consider these images and the related Scriptures and the Spirit enlightens your understanding, please share it with us!
But it is not only oil-on-canvas that can so help us; I refer to the astonishing video series The Chosen, which strolls through the four Gospels at the most leisurely pace. The eight episodes of Season 1 are finished, and the second of a planned seven seasons is being filmed right now. I say "leisurely" because after an entire year’s viewing Jesus still has only seven of the apostles (although He's preparing to call up Thomas from the minor leagues--but Thomas is skeptical, of course). Anticipating a canvas of fifty-plus hours instead of a movie's paltry two hours, The Chosen turns the characters (especially including Jesus!) into three-dimensional humans and brings the Gospels alive--you have never seen anything even remotely like it! Here is the Official Trailer.
Here is a link for free viewing of The Chosen: “Works with your phone, tablet, and you can cast to your Roku or Chromecast.” Last fall I paid $34.98 for DVDs and ongoing internet access—best 35 bucks I’ve ever spent (I don’t recall how much our marriage license cost, but then it was 43 years ago).
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I have always noted that the first two Kings of Israel were exact opposites.
Saul was chosen as king by God, despite Samuel’s objections, because he was simply the TALLEST MAN IN ISRAEL. No previous experience or special bloodline, just that he was a big and imposing figure. He was the son of a farming family.
David, on the other hand, was shorter, left handed and had been a sheepherder, but was brave and courageous, having fought lions and wolves to protect his sheep. He was also deeply religious and pious. He also had a bloodline that was traceable back to the Exodus.
Samuel anointed David as the new king well before Saul was dead, and then he died soon thereafter. But he was afraid that if Saul was to find out that he was going to Bethlehem he would be killed by Saul or his thugs. So God set him up with a ruse......................
Lefty?
Yes, David was left handed.
It’s one of the ‘mistakes’ on Michelangelo’s ‘David’ statue.
He made the statue’s right had slightly larger than the left as would be normal for a right handed person...................
There were other ‘mistakes’ as well....................
He also was red headed.................
How do you know? Where does Scripture reveal it? I don't find it--or are you just messing with me?
Great illustrations for a dramatic event. Thank you!
Kind of an eye-opener for me. I actually considered what it must be like to fall on one’s sword, spiritually, emotionally and physically.
Several things I noticed in these pictures.
1) Saul isn’t portrayed his actual age. He ruled 40 years and was 70 when he died.
2) David was 30 at the time. He ruled 7 years in Hebron before he became king over all Israel. I don’t think all the paintings show David as 30.
1 Kings 2:11
The period that David reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years he reigned in Hebron, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.
3. I have not considered Saul may have stabbed himself in his chest/heart. I always assumed it was the stomach.
4. The extreme brutality of these fighting men. David said, ‘Kill him’ and the Amalekite died within the minute. I knew warriors became superbly talented with their spears and swords (and slings and bows) but the quickness in killing is hard to imagine.
I assumed the heart, with an upward thrust up under his ribs, because the text indicates his purpose was to avoid enemy abuse. Thus, he wanted to ensure his own quick death, without lingering: heart=instantly, stomach=bleed to death comparatively slowly.
4. the quickness in killing is hard to imagine.
Slice the neck, eliminating blood supply to the brain and effectively decapitating: twenty seconds.
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