The Bible In Paintings, #57: RAHAB AND THE TWO SPIES

Bing Images ^ | c. 2200 BC -- c. 95 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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Rahab, ancestor ofJesus...........

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F o r . . y o u r

CONSIDERATION

ENJOYMENT

& BLESSING

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Don’t you just love it?

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Yeah, almost like it was planned or something!................. 😁

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In a couple of days we’ll cover the conquest of Jericho. To highlight Rahab, I ended the Scripture text with the line which says so memorably, “And she lives among us to this day.”

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Rahab the Canaanite married Salman, had a son named Boaz who married Ruth the Moabite.

Moabites were the descendants of Lot and lived east of the Dead Sea in what is now modern Jordan..................

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Even more interesting than Jericho is the Trick of the Gibeonites..................then skip forward to the reign of Saul and subsequently David and see what happens when you break a covenant, even if it was obtained under false pretenses.......................

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I LOVE the Book of Ruth and cannot wait until we arrive there.

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Rahab, Ruth, Esther, Jael, Sheba and many other strong female examples in the Old Testament...............

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Matthew even includes Rahab in the Genealogy of Jesus in Chapter 1. :-)

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Funny you should mention Jael. Stand by for several days and you’ll see my personal story relating to Jael....

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Yes indeedy. Delicious!

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I can’t wait! There must be a lot at stake!............

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Soon, we’ll be meeting smart, courageous and faith-full Rahab, and then we’ll begin fellowshipping with her in person, eternally.

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The Holy Spirit used Jael’s story specifically to cause me to start this Bible in Paintings series. Details in several days. Stayed up very late last night crafting its telling. Near and dear to me....

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Indeed.

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Awesome. Thanks again!

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Much, much more coming. Stay tuned....