The Bible In Paintings, #111: DAVID JOYOUSLY RETRIEVES THE ARK

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

[Hebrews 11:6]

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DAVID JOYOUSLY
RETRIEVES THE ARK
OF THE COVENANT

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2^ND. . S A M U E L . . 5 – 6
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19 David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I go and attack the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hands?”

The Lord answered him, “Go, for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hands.”

20 So David defeated them. 21 The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David and his men carried them off.

CHAPTER 6

1 David again brought together all the able young men of Israel—thirty thousand. 2 He and all his men went to bring up the ark of God, which is called by the name of the Lord Almighty, who is enthroned between the cherubim on the ark. 3 They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it. Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart 4 with the ark of God on it. 5 David and all Israel were celebrating with all their might before the Lord, with castanets, harps, lyres, timbrels, sistrums and cymbals.

6 Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen stumbled. 7 The Lord’s anger burned against Uzzah because of his irreverent act; therefore God struck him down, and he died there beside the ark of God.

8 Then David was angry because the Lord’s wrath had broken out against Uzzah.

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“Death of Uzzah”

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“The Chastisement of Uzzah”

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9 David was afraid of the Lord that day and said, “How can the ark of the Lord ever come to me?” 10 He was not willing to take the ark of the Lord to be with him in the City of David. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite. 11 The ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite for three months, and the Lord blessed him and his entire household.

12 Now King David was told, “The Lord has blessed the household of Obed-Edom and everything he has, because of the ark of God.” So David went to bring up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with rejoicing. 13 When those who were carrying the ark of the Lord had taken six steps, he sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf. 14 Wearing a linen ephod, David was dancing before the Lord with all his might, 15 while he and all Israel were bringing up the ark of the Lord with shouts and the sound of trumpets.

16 As the ark of the Lord was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, she despised him in her heart.

17 They brought the ark of the Lord and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and David sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before the Lord. 18 After he had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord Almighty.

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by DOMENICO GARGIULO
“David Bearing the Ark of Testament into Jerusalem”

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by JAMES TISSOT
“Bringing the Ark to Jerusalem”

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“David Dancing before the Ark”

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“David Dancing”

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by RICHARD McBEE
“David Dancing”

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20 When David returned home to bless his household, Michal daughter of Saul came out to meet him and said, “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today, going around half-naked in full view of the slave girls of his servants as any vulgar fellow would!”

21 David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, who chose me rather than your father or anyone from his house when he appointed me ruler over the Lord’s people Israel—I will celebrate before the Lord. 22 I will become even more undignified than this, and I will be humiliated in my own eyes. But by these slave girls you spoke of, I will be held in honor.”

23 And Michal daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death.

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“Michal Despises David”

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by JULIUS SCHNORR VON CAROLSFELD

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by FRANCESCO DE' ROSSI
“El Rey David Danzando en Éxtasis frente al Arca de la Alianza”

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SNEAK PEEK: Next time,

DAVID AND BATHSHEBA—
OH, AND URIAH THE HITTITE

If you're sensing the Holy Spirit is suggesting
that you read ahead, we'll be in 2^ND SAMUEL 11">

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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 page
which yielded most of the works above, here is the link:

David Dancing Before the Ark

Where no attribution appears below a work,
the artist's name is unknown
Works are numbered to facilitate your commenting

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Links to 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 watercolors depicting Bible scenes

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Links to two Bibles with comprehensive illustrations:

The Art Bible (1896)

The Maciejowski-Morgan Bible (c.1245)

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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 110 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 SELECTION CRITERIA

Q u a l i t y The Bible and its Author are my focus, not the art:
this is The Bible in Paintings, not “Great Paintings” nor even “Good Paintings.” 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 illustrate successfully some aspect of the Biblical text or, frankly, just tickle my fancy, which I'm asking the Holy Spirit to guide. Often, artists misrepresent the Scripture, but unless the error is material, licentious or heretical I usually include the artwork, trusting that the Spirit is perfectly capable of defending Himself. So, with such forgiving filters, it means that you're seeing practically everything I'm finding.

P a c i n gThe 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. But where there is no art, that Bible passage goes untold here. The Bible is a thick book, as you know; but we'll get there eventually, Lord willing. Always remember:
love, joy, peace, patience kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control is a fruit of the Spirit!

Art is merely the Toy Department of Bible study,
so I’m just having fun here—I 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 being filmed right now. 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 43 years ago).

[Hebrews 11:6]

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F o r . . y o u r

CONSIDERATION

ENJOYMENT

& BLESSING

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[left that other site]

David had July 4th bunting on the Ark? Who Knew?

:-)

[golux]

You are truly blessing Free Republic with this fascinating and generous effort.

I very much hope you will continue to be inspired.

Thank you my FRiend.

[Hebrews 11:6]

That’s World Serious bunting. David was and remains a Dodger fan.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Never had more fun doing anything than this, so barring the unforeseen we should keep going.

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What was Uzzah supposed to do?

Let the Ark fall to the ground?

[Hebrews 11:6]

What was Uzzah supposed to do? Let the Ark fall to the ground?

Yep, let it fall. The predicate was all wrong: the ark was mandated to be carried by humans using the poles, not hauled by oxen on a cart. Uzzah was the unwitting victim of David's carelessness with, and disobedience of, Scripture (a tragic theme to be thoroughly detailed in the aftermath of his not dissimilar failure with Bathsheba). Uzzah should have informed himself about the Ark's rules and obeyed.

Indeed, David compounded his malfeasance by hilariously assuming the fault was with the Ark, rather than with himself--who doesn't do that?--and abandoning it (!) at Obed-Edom's Drive-Thru Discount Ark Repository and Pleasure Parlour, when all that was really needed was READING AND FOLLOWING THE DIRECTIONS.

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The most common thing Tech Support says when PEBKAC is RTFM, sometimes directly to the one D ten T, but more usually after disconnecting. (I miss being able to slam down the phone!)

[left that other site]

Goliath was a Dodger, but not fast enough.

[Hebrews 11:6]

It was a beanball. Both dugouts emptied....

[left that other site]

LOL!

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Goliath was not an Artful Dodger:

[etabeta]

Today, among other jewels, what held my attention is the modern vision of Richard McBee. Great energy of color. Thank you for adding this artist.

[Hebrews 11:6]

I've included McBee several times previously, but like everyone not named Tissot, Doré or Rembrandt his repertoire is quite limited. Perhaps he might expand it if he didn't paint the same scene four different times, but when inspiration occurs....

[Albion Wilde]

23 And Michal daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death.

Puts me in mind of all the sanctimonious lefties calling Trump vulgar, when it is they who promote and practice abortion.

POTUS is a man after the example of David, who told Michal to $%^&*.

[Hebrews 11:6]

The ultimate intent of Scripture's mention of Michal's lifelong barrenness is unclear to me. I see several possibilities:

* she continued to despise David so much that she refused to be sexually intimate with him forevermore

* he reacted to her rejection by rejecting her sexually

* they continued to be intimate, but her barrenness was a judgment by God of her rejection of her husband

[Maudeen]

I was so absorbed by listening to the Scriptures on the By Dramatized link you provided . . . I am chapters ahead. . . .waiting for the wonderful pics you have been blessing us with. some of the artists did not refer to the Scriptures when considering David's outfit while celebrating. When I was listening I think your point #2 he reacted to her rejection by rejecting her sexually was the reason for Michal's barrenness. It is apparent in my opinion that she did not share in the joy of the return of the Ark of the Covenant.

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I think the text mildly implies #2. I'm just curious why it's left a bit ambiguous.

It was frustrating to me seeing many of these artists failing to even try to illustrate Michal's complaint. I thought achieving that was the main challenge here.

[Albion Wilde]

I’ll go with possibility #3.