The Bible In Paintings, #31: MOSES Part 7 – MANNA!

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

[Hebrews 11:6]

GOD PROVIDES – MANNA!

E X O D U S . . 1 6
New International Version, emphases added
Abridged – the complete text is in your Bible

2 In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. 3 The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death.”

4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them and see whether they will follow my instructions. 5 On the sixth day they are to prepare what they bring in, and that is to be twice as much as they gather on the other days.”

6 So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “In the evening you will know that it was the Lord who brought you out of Egypt, 7 and in the morning you will see the glory of the Lord, because he has heard your grumbling against him. 8 Moses also said, “You will know that it was the Lord when he gives you meat to eat in the evening and all the bread you want in the morning, because he has heard your grumbling against him.”

9 Then Moses told Aaron, “Say to the entire Israelite community, ‘Come before the Lord, for he has heard your grumbling.’”

10 While Aaron was speaking to the whole Israelite community, they looked toward the desert, and there was the glory of the Lord appearing in the cloud.

11 The Lord said to Moses, 12 “I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.’”

13 That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. 14 When the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost on the ground appeared on the desert floor.

Moses said to them, “It is the bread the Lord has given you to eat. 16 This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Everyone is to gather as much as they need.’”

17 The Israelites did as they were told…the one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little. Everyone had gathered just as much as they needed.

21 Each morning everyone gathered as much as they needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away. 22 On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much. 23 He said to them, “This is what the Lord commanded: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of sabbath rest, a holy sabbath to the Lord. So bake what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil. Save whatever is left and keep it until morning.’”

29 “Bear in mind that the Lord has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day he gives you bread for two days. Everyone is to stay where they are on the seventh day; no one is to go out.” 30 So the people rested on the seventh day.

31 The people of Israel called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey. 32 Moses said, “This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Take an omer of manna and keep it for the generations to come, so they can see the bread I gave you to eat in the wilderness when I brought you out of Egypt.’”

35 The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land that was settled; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.

“The Gathering of the Manna”

by JAMES TISSOT
“The Gathering of the Manna”

by TINTORETTO
“The Miracle of Manna”

by BERNARDINO LUINI
“The Gathering of the Manna”

by NICOLAS POUSSIN
“Gathering of Manna”

by AGNOLO BRONZINO
“The Falling of the Manna”

by FRANCESCO BACCHIACCA
“The Gathering of the Manna”
I thoroughly agree with you, this is entirely bizarre; but a Bacchiacca’s gotta bacchiacca!

by MAERTEN DE VOS
“The Israelites Gathering Manna”

by GUIDO RENI
“The Gathering of the Manna”

by HENDRICK DE CLERCK
“The Gathering of the Manna by the Israelites”

by ERCOLE DE' ROBERTI
“The Israelites gathering Manna”

by GIOVANNI BATTISTA TIEPOLO
“The Hebrews Gathering Manna in the Wilderness”

by RUDOLF VON EMS
“The Israelites Collecting Manna from Heaven”

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Again, here is the Bing page "MANNA IN ART”,
showing various painters' conceptions. Several are serious works
worthy of interest, by unknown artists except as noted.

Also, here are links to compendia of three masters
who painted Biblical scenes prolifically:

REMBRANDT van RIJN

GUSTAV DORÉ
(241 wood engravings for
La Grande Bible de Tours)

JAMES TISSOT

Finally, here are links to the
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[Hebrews 11:6]

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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[Forgiven_Sinner]

Difficult subject to portray. Manna was small like coriander seed, but came in great quantity. I like the ones that portray it like snow, and those that use perspective to show close gathering and crowds in the background.

[left that other site]

“Manna” means “What is that?”

I think that is so cool!

[Hebrews 11:6]

I enjoyed reading your discerning comment. It is difficult, probably the second-most so far. The champeen was God calling Abram, a critically important event, with stirring pictures of--get ready--an old man staring heavenward.

But that's a big part of the fun of this: seeing how various artists handle the challenges inherent in a scene. It's a talent I certainly don't have, envisioning and rendering the printed page, and it's largely why I thought this would be a valuable project: to poach others' visions. Seeing the range of their solutions day after day, from the sublime and inspired to the mundane and ridiculous--not to mention plainly ignorant and inaccurate--is a huge part of what keeps me going.

[Hebrews 11:6]

I’ll have whatever she’s having.

[353FMG]

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?

[353FMG]

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?

[left that other site]

LOL...some people will pick up and eat anything.