The Bible In Paintings, #51: AARON’S ADVENTURES

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

[Hebrews 11:6]

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AARON’S STAFF BUDS

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N U M B E R S . . 1 7
New International Version, emphases added
Abridged – the complete text is in your Bible

1 4 4 5 . . B. C.

1 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and get twelve staffs from them, one from the leader of each of their ancestral tribes. Write the name of each man on his staff. 3 On the staff of Levi write Aaron’s name, for there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral tribe. 4 Place them in the tent of meeting in front of the ark of the covenant law, where I meet with you. 5 The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid myself of this constant grumbling against you by the Israelites.”

7 Moses placed the staffs before the Lord in the tent of the covenant law.

8 The next day Moses entered the tent and saw that Aaron’s staff, which represented the tribe of Levi, had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds. 9 Then Moses brought out all the staffs from the Lord’s presence to all the Israelites.

10 The Lord said to Moses, “Put back Aaron’s staff in front of the ark of the covenant law, to be kept as a sign to the rebellious. This will put an end to their grumbling against me, so that they will not die.” 11 Moses did just as the Lord commanded him.

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Holman Bible
“Aaron's Rod that Budded”

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by JULIUS SCHNORR VON CAROLSFELD
“Budding of Staff of Aaron”

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“Budding of Aaron’s Staff”

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“The Budding of Aaron’s Staff”

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“Aaron’s Staff”

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“The Budding of Aaron’s Rod”

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by AUGUSTIN HIRSCHVOGEL
“The Blossoming of Aaron’s Rod”

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From the Sarajevo Haggadah, c.1350, Barcelona, Spain

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“The Rod of Aaron Was Budded”

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“Aaron’s Rod Budding”

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“Tablets of Law and Budding of Aaron's Staff”
12th century bronze panel, entrance portal, Basilica of San Zeno, Veneto, Italy

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“Hunt of the Unicorn Annunciation”
"From a Netherlandish book of hours. In the hortus conclusus, Gideon's fleece is worked in,
and the altar at the rear has Aaron's rod that miraculously flowered in the centre.
Both are types for the Annunciation.” Wikiwand

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AARON’S DEATH

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N U M B E R S . . 2 0

23 At Mount Hor, near the border of Edom, the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 24 “Aaron will be gathered to his people. He will not enter the land I give the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against my command at the waters of Meribah. 25 Get Aaron and his son Eleazar and take them up Mount Hor. 26 Remove Aaron’s garments and put them on his son Eleazar, for Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will die there.”

27 Moses did as the Lord commanded: They went up Mount Hor in the sight of the whole community. 28 Moses removed Aaron’s garments and put them on his son Eleazar. And Aaron died there on top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain, 29 and when the whole community learned that Aaron had died, all the Israelites mourned for him thirty days.

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by JAMES TISSOT
“The Death of Aaron”

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“Aaron’s Funeral”

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by DAVID ROBERTS
“The Mount of Aaron”

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SNEAK PEEK: Next time,

THE BRONZE SNAKE,
AND THE CROSS

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R E S O U R C E S

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If you'd like to see for yourself the Bing pages
which yielded most of the works above, here are the links:
"The Budding of Aaron's Staff"
"Death of Aaron in Numbers"
(Where no attribution appears below a work, the artist is unknown.)

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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 paintings depicting Bible scenes

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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 50 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 SUBJECTIVE SELECTION CRITERIA

Quality
The Bible is my focus, not the art. 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 successfully illustrate some aspect of the Biblical text or, frankly, just tickle my fancy, which I'm asking the Holy Spirit to guide. So, with such forgiving filters, it means that you're seeing practically everything I'm finding.

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. The Bible is a thick book, as you know; but we'll get there eventually, Lord willing. Remember, love, joy, peace, patience kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control is a fruit of the Spirit!

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

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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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[ConservativeMind]

Why not show Aaron’s Golden Calf with the debauchery that he encouraged?

[Hebrews 11:6]

I fear my title was inadequate: "AARON'S FINAL ADVENTURES" might have been less misleading. We took a good, hard two-part look here "THE GOLDEN CALF, Part 1", and here "THE GOLDEN CALF, Part 2". Sorry for the confusion.

[ConservativeMind]

I had not seen those. Thank you.

[Hebrews 11:6]

We're moving sequentially and chronologically, from one passage to the next. The Golden Calf is in Exodus and we've now reached Numbers (with 62 books still remaining). Again, sorry for the inadequate title--it was the lure of alliteration, I expect, that I allowed to lead me into sloppiness.

By the way, if you've not noticed, there is a link at the bottom of the post to all previous posts.