1 The Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron who died when they approached the Lord. 2 The Lord said to Moses:
6 “Aaron is to offer the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household. 7 Then he is to take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 8 He is to cast lots for the two goats—one lot for the Lord and the other for the scapegoat. 9 Aaron shall bring the goat whose lot falls to the Lord and sacrifice it for a sin offering. 10 But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord to be used for making atonement by sending it into the wilderness as a scapegoat.
15 “He shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people….
20 “When Aaron has finished making atonement for the Most Holy Place, the tent of meeting and the altar, he shall bring forward the live goat. 21 He is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the wickedness and rebellion of the Israelites—all their sins—and put them on the goat’s head. He shall send the goat away into the wilderness in the care of someone appointed for the task. 22 The goat will carry on itself all their sins to a remote place; and the man shall release it in the wilderness.
29 “This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month you must deny yourselves and not do any work 30 because on this day atonement will be made for you, to cleanse you. Then, before the Lord, you will be clean from all your sins.
34 “This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: Atonement is to be made once a year for all the sins of the Israelites .”
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by James Tissot
“The Scapegoat”
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by WILLIAM HOLMAN HUNT
“The Scapegoat”
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10 Now the son of an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father went out among the Israelites, and a fight broke out in the camp between him and an Israelite. 11 The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name with a curse; so they brought him to Moses. 12 They put him in custody until the will of the Lord should be made clear to them.
13 Then the Lord said to Moses: 14 “Take the blasphemer outside the camp. All those who heard him are to lay their hands on his head, and the entire assembly is to stone him. 15 Say to the Israelites: ‘Anyone who curses their God will be held responsible; 16 anyone who blasphemes the name of the Lord is to be put to death. The entire assembly must stone them.
23 Then Moses spoke to the Israelites, and they took the blasphemer outside the camp and stoned him. The Israelites did as the Lord commanded Moses.
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by WILLIAM BLAKE
“The Blasphemer”
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by GERARD HOET
“The Blasphemer Stoned”
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by NICCOLÒ DELL'ABBATE
“The Blasphemer”
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SABBATH-BREAKER
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Jumped ahead in order to couple the Sabbath-Breaker with the Blasphemer.
Could actually jump way ahead and grab the four famous New Testament stonings:
adulterous woman--shamed, Jesus--avoided, Stephen--fatal, Paul--nonfatal.
Alas! They’ll have to await our arrival, in 1,500 Bible years.
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32 While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day. 33 Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole assembly, 34 and they kept him in custody, because it was not clear what should be done to him. 35 Then the Lord said to Moses, “The man must die. The whole assembly must stone him outside the camp.” 36 So the assembly took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the Lord commanded Moses.
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by JAMES TISSOT “The Sabbath Breaker Stoned”
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by DAVID MARTIN
“Sabbath Breaker Stoned”
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“The Stoning of the Sabbath Breaker”
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“Sabbath Breaker Stoned to Death”
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1 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: 2 “The Israelites are to camp around the tent of meeting some distance from it, each of them under their standard and holding the banners of their family.”
3 On the east, toward the sunrise, the divisions of the camp of Judah are to encamp under their standard. 5 The tribe of Issachar will camp next to them. 7 The tribe of Zebulun will be next. 9 All the men assigned to the camp of Judah, according to their divisions, number 186,400. They will set out first.
10 On the south will be the divisions of the camp of Reuben under their standard. 12 The tribe of Simeon will camp next to them. 14 The tribe of Gad will be next. 16 All the men assigned to the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, number 151,450. They will set out second.
17 Then the tent of meeting and the camp of the Levites will set out in the middle of the camps. They will set out in the same order as they encamp, each in their own place under their standard.
18 On the west will be the divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. 20 The tribe of Manasseh will be next to them. 22 The tribe of Benjamin will be next. 24 All the men assigned to the camp of Ephraim, according to their divisions, number 108,100. They will set out third.
25 On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan under their standard. 27 The tribe of Asher will camp next to them. 29 The tribe of Naphtali will be next. 31 All the men assigned to the camp of Dan number 157,600. They will set out last, under their standards.
32 These are the Israelites, counted according to their families. All the men in the camps, by their divisions, number 603,550. 33 The Levites, however, were not counted along with the other Israelites, as the Lord commanded Moses.
34 So the Israelites did everything the Lord commanded Moses; that is the way they encamped under their standards, and that is the way they set out, each of them with their clan and family.
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NOTES ON MY SUBJECTIVE SELECTION CRITERIA
Quality
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 successfully illustrate some aspect of the Biblical text
or, frankly, just tickle my fancy, which I pray the Holy Spirit is guiding.
Pacing
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.
Thank you for your understanding.
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who painted Biblical scenes prolifically:
(241 wood engravings for
La Grande Bible de Tours)
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here is a fascinating and enjoyable link to assist in following along:
BIBLE TIMELINE
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