The Bible In Paintings, #30: MOSES, Part 6 – REJOICING IN SONG!

Bing Images ^ | c. 2000 BC -- c. 90 AD | Father, Son & Holy Spirit

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At the Holy Spirit's prompting, I am surveying "Bible art" to give God glory, as many of these artists have done, and for my own amusement and learning; and I thought others might enjoy it and be blessed by it, too. My plan is to proceed methodically from left-to right, Genesis to Revelation, as the Lord wills. Back soon with another.

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 coming soon. 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 42 years ago).

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[After Hours]

I am really enjoying your series. Thank you!

Is there a book in the works?

[Forgiven_Sinner]

Delightful paintings! I’ve bookmarked them. Thank you so much. Please add me to your ping list.

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Very glad you're enjoying it (although no one enjoys it nearly as much as I).

No book--this is it. Actually, it could be a great publishing project for someone, but the Lord hasn't commissioned me to do that, at least not yet. Just this. But as we're discovering, the concept is well-received. Although I expect the rights issues would be daunting.

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Glad you’re liking this! I’ve added you to the list. INCOMING!

[LoL_lady]

Thank you for sharing. Amazing and a delight!

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Ladies’ Day!

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There were just lots and lots of old masters who painted old masterpieces, and they are the bread-and-butter for this series. But I’m starting to develop some favorite contemporary Biblical artists. Bracha Lavee did the last three above, and if you liked them you could easily find her interesting gallery with a name-search. Another is the Israeli Yoram Ranaan; he’s not on today’s post but has been included on several others, and you might watch for his very colorful works.

[xp38]

There have been some books on this topic no doubt. Not sure if you are consulting them or just surfing the internet. Also there are medieval illuminated Bibles which are art treasures in their own right.

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Exclusively internet, and becoming a bit more proficient with it. I agree about how extraordinarily wonderful some of those illuminations were; I've included several rather rudimentary examples, but none yet of the eye-poppers--just haven't encountered them in my themed searches.

But you spark an idea: like the recent excursion into stained glass, perhaps I'll do a brief series featuring the best of those.

Thanks, xp!

[Maudeen]

Dittos on “enjoying the series”.

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Me, too. But the publisher and the first person on the Ping List should be enjoying it.

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Good Morning! :-)

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Same to ya, only more of it! How are you, Mary-Lou, on this fine Ladies’ Day?!

[xp38]

As far as books on this topic I came across this one on Amazon which seems to fit the bill. I’m sure there are others.

https://www.amazon.com/Great-Bible-Stories-Master-Paintings/dp/B0006BW524

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Well, it’s a BEAUTIFUL Ladies Day, so I’m going to saddle up my Harley and RIDE! :-)

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YEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAA!

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Thanks, xp! You hit paydirt. Looks to be a worthy effort with 5/5 5* ratings. And its now 52-year age is not a detriment: most Bible art is centuries old. Hats off to Owen S. Rachleff--I imagine it was a labor of love. Too bad Amazon isn't letting us peek inside. I won't be spending the $59.99 for the single remaining new copy.

I’m sure there are others.

Yes, I'm certain that ol' Owen and I are not the only ones ever to attempt such an obvious amalgamation.

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Just stumbled upon--with the Spirit's able guidance, I have zero doubt--an online resource which will be very helpful to me: The Bible Through Artists' Eyes. Sounds promising! And it delivers, although it is far from comprehensive, with just a handful of works per topic--but some of them are new to me.