The Bible In Paintings, #48: – Want PLAGUE with Your QUAIL?

Bing Images ^ | c. 2200 BC -- c. 95 AD | Father, Son & Holy Spirit

[Hebrews 11:6]

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Want Some PLAGUE
with Your QUAIL?

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N U M B E R S . . 1 1
New International Version, emphases added
Abridged – the complete text is in your Bible

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1 Now the people complained about their hardships in the hearing of the Lord, and when he heard them his anger was aroused. Then fire from the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. 2 When the people cried out to Moses, he prayed to the Lord and the fire died down.

4 The rabble with them began to crave other food, and again the Israelites started wailing and said, “If only we had meat to eat! 5 We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost—also the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic. 6 But now we have lost our appetite; we never see anything but this manna!”

10 Moses heard the people of every family wailing at the entrance to their tents. The Lord became exceedingly angry, and Moses was troubled. 11 He asked the Lord, “Why have you brought this trouble on your servant? What have I done to displease you that you put the burden of all these people on me? 12 Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth? Why do you tell me to carry them in my arms, as a nurse carries an infant, to the land you promised on oath to their ancestors? 13 Where can I get meat for all these people? They keep wailing to me, ‘Give us meat to eat!’ 14 I cannot carry all these people by myself; the burden is too heavy for me. 15 If this is how you are going to treat me, please go ahead and kill me—if I have found favor in your eyes—and do not let me face my own ruin.”

16 The Lord said to Moses: 18 “Tell the people: ‘The Lord heard you when you wailed, “If only we had meat to eat! We were better off in Egypt!” Now the Lord will give you meat, and you will eat it. 19 You will not eat it for just one day, or two days, or five, ten or twenty days, 20 but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and you loathe it—because you have rejected the Lord, who is among you, and have wailed before him, saying, “Why did we ever leave Egypt?”’”

21 But Moses said, “Here I am among six hundred thousand men on foot, and you say, ‘I will give them meat to eat for a whole month!’

23 The Lord answered Moses, “Is the Lord’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not what I say will come true for you. ”

31 Now a wind went out from the Lord and drove quail in from the sea. 32 All that day and night and all the next day the people went out and gathered quail. 33 But while the meat was still between their teeth and before it could be consumed, the anger of the Lord burned against the people, and he struck them with a severe plague. 34 Therefore they buried the people who had craved other food.

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“Miracle of the Quails”

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by JAMES TISSOT
“Quail Sent to Israel”

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“Gathering Quail”

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Soooooooooo
BACK TO MANNA!

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These are Manna images I did not present in the Manna thread,
because I've found them more recently.

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by JAMES TISSOT
“Manna Being Gathered”

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by PETER PAUL RUBENS
“The Israelites Gathering Manna”

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by GIUSEPPE ANGELI
“Gathering Manna in the Desert”

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“The Israelites Gathering Manna”

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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.

I’m just having fun—and I certainly hope you are, too!
Thank you for your understanding.

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R E S O U R C E S

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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

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Since this series moves constantly from one Bible passage to another,
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 47 POSTS IN THIS SERIES

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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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SNEAK PEEK: Next time,

A SPY STORY

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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).

[Hebrews 11:6]

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[Maudeen]

The title of this post was a grabber! The plague is often overlooked.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Quail a la carte for me, thanks.

[left that other site]

I just went to “The Chosen” trailer, and they stuck a Stacey Abrams Democrat Fundraising ad on it! YIKES! Do they really think people interested in “The Chosen” would appreciate that commercial? You Tube is Tone Deaf to the extreme.

[left that other site]

PS...I know we have no control over You Tube ads, but this one was such a n annoyance.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

When I hunt quail, I strictly avoid contact with ground squirrels. No plague yet.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Very wise. Part of my home city of Menifee (SoCal) is Quail Valley, a quail-hunting hotspot. It's rather free of ground squirrels, I believe; anyway, no plague reports. But that doesn't keep skunks from spraying our genius dog every single time he protects our back yard--then he is a plague.

[Hebrews 11:6]

She's as obnoxious as anyone. I hope she is or becomes a believer, because all our obnoxious traits will be gone in heaven.

YouTube isn't going to heaven.

So, have you seen The Chosen?

[HartleyMBaldwin]

I’m in Yavapai County, AZ. No reports of plague that I’ve heard here, either, but better safe. I really enjoyed the paintings, by the way. I’ll keep an eye out for other posts from you.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Nearly daily, always in the Religion Forum. At the bottom is a link to all previous posts, with descriptive titles to steer you to those of interest to you. And there’s a Ping List, if you’d prefer—just let me know.

[left that other site]

I have not, as of yet. I need to set aside some serious time for binge-watching. :-)

[Hebrews 11:6]

They're well on their way to raising the $10 million needed for Season 2, with donations averaging just $20 per donor.

[left that other site]

Awesome!

People are hungry for Truth.

[hoagy62]

I think YT’s algorithm that determines what ads you see it mostly based on location, not what you’re viewing.

But yeah...someone who’d vote for her would NOT be one to watch ‘The Chosen’.

[left that other site]

Indeed!

[Hebrews 11:6]

Enjoyed your home page, especially Winston's and Napoleon's quotes.

"Torah Observant Christian." I assume you would have mentioned if you're also a Messianic or "completed" Jew. Can I assume you're also "New Testament observant"?

[hoagy62]

You would be correct about being ‘New testament observant’. And not born a Jew.