Posted on 11/20/2020 5:37:17 AM PST by Hebrews 11:6
. .
.
.
.
.
.
.
29 In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria over Israel twenty-two years. 30 Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the Lord than any of those before him. 31 He not only considered it trivial to commit the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, but he also married Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal and worship him. 32 He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria. 33 Ahab also made an Asherah pole and did more to arouse the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, than did all the kings of Israel before him.
CHAPTER 17
1 Now Elijah the Tishbite said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.”
2 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah: 3 “Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan. 4 You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens to supply you with food there.”
5 So he did what the Lord had told him. He went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there. 6 The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook.
. .
30 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by PIETER NOLPE
“Elijah Fed By Ravens”. .
31 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by FRANS POURBUS I
“Elijah Fed by the Raven”. .
32 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by CODY F. MILLER
“Elijah Fed by the Ravens III”. .
33 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by CODY F. MILLER
“Elijah Fed by the Ravens IV”. .
34 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by CODY F. MILLER
“Elijah Fed by the Ravens II”. .
35 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by G. FREMAN and JOHANNES KIP
“Elijah is Fed by Ravens during the Drought”. .
36 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source. .
37 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
“Prophet Elijah Fed by a Raven”
Fresco, Gracanica Monastery, Belgrade, Serbia. .
38 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by PHILIP RATNER
“Elijah”. .
39mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
“Elijah Fed by Ravens”
Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, England. .
40 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source. .
41 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source. .
42 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by FERDINAND JOHANN VON OLIVIER
“Elijah in the Wilderness”. .
43 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by GUERCINO
“Elijah Fed by Ravens”. .
44 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by PAOLO FIAMMINGO
“Elijah Fed by the Ravens”. .
45 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source. .
47 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source. .
48 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source. .
49 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source. .
50 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source. .
51mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source. .
52 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by STEPHEN HANSON
“Biblical Scene of Elijah Fed by the Ravens”. .
53 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source. .
58 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source. .
54 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source. .
55 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by GIOVANNI LANFRANCO
“Elijah Fed by the Raven”. .
56 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source. .
→ a n d…. f i n a l l y ← . .
T H E ... .R A V E N
Edgar Allan PoeOnce upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
“’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door—
…... Only this and nothing more.”Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December;
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow;—vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore—
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore—
…... Nameless here for evermore.And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
Thrilled me—filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;
So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating
“’Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door—
Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door;—
…... This it is and nothing more.”Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,
“Sir,” said I, “or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore;
But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping,
And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door,
That I scarce was sure I heard you”—here I opened wide the door;—
…... Darkness there and nothing more.Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;
But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token,
And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, “Lenore?”
This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, “Lenore!”—
…... Merely this and nothing more.Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning,
Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before.
“Surely,” said I, “surely that is something at my window lattice;
Let me see, then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore—
Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore;—
…... ’Tis the wind and nothing more!”Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,
In there stepped a stately Raven of the saintly days of yore;
Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he;
But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door—
Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door—
…... Perched, and sat, and nothing more.Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,
By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore,
“Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou,” I said, “art sure no craven,
Ghastly grim and ancient Raven wandering from the Nightly shore—
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night’s Plutonian shore!”
…... Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”Much I marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly,
Though its answer little meaning—little relevancy bore;
For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being
Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door—
Bird or beast upon the sculptured bust above his chamber door,
…... With such name as “Nevermore.”But the Raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only
That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour.
Nothing farther then he uttered—not a feather then he fluttered—
Till I scarcely more than muttered “Other friends have flown before—
On the morrow he will leave me, as my Hopes have flown before.”
…... Then the bird said “Nevermore.”Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken,
“Doubtless,” said I, “what it utters is its only stock and store
Caught from some unhappy master whom unmerciful Disaster
Followed fast and followed faster till his songs one burden bore—
Till the dirges of his Hope that melancholy burden bore
…... Of ‘Never—nevermore’.”But the Raven still beguiling all my fancy into smiling,
Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird, and bust and door;
Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking
Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore—
What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore
…... Meant in croaking “Nevermore.”This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing
To the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom’s core;
This and more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining
On the cushion’s velvet lining that the lamp-light gloated o’er,
But whose velvet-violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o’er,
…... She shall press, ah, nevermore!Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer
Swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor.
“Wretch,” I cried, “thy God hath lent thee—by these angels he hath sent thee
Respite—respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore;
Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget this lost Lenore!”
…... Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”“Prophet!” said I, “thing of evil!—prophet still, if bird or devil!—
Whether Tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore,
Desolate yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted—
On this home by Horror haunted—tell me truly, I implore—
Is there—is there balm in Gilead?—tell me—tell me, I implore!”
…... Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”“Prophet!” said I, “thing of evil!—prophet still, if bird or devil!
By that Heaven that bends above us—by that God we both adore—
Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn,
It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore—
Clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore.”
…... Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”“Be that word our sign of parting, bird or fiend!” I shrieked, upstarting—
“Get thee back into the tempest and the Night’s Plutonian shore!
Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken!
Leave my loneliness unbroken!—quit the bust above my door!
Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!”
…... Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming,
And the lamp-light o’er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
…... Shall be lifted—nevermore!. .
. .
”The Raven” read by Vincent Price . .
֎ ֎ ֎ ֎ ֎ ֎ ֎ ֎ ֎
֎ ֎ ֎ ֎ ֎ ֎ ֎ ֎ ֎. .
SNEAK PEEK: Next time, ELIJAH MOVES INDOORS . .
֎ ֎ ֎ ֎ ֎ ֎ ֎ ֎ ֎
֎ ֎ ֎ ֎ ֎ ֎ ֎ ֎ ֎. .
R E S O U R C E S . .
If you'd like to see for yourself the Bing page
which yielded most of the works above, here is the link:Ravens Feeding Elijah Image Sources are provided for most individual works.
Where no attribution appears below a work,
the source did not provide the artist's name.
Works are numbered to facilitate your commenting.. .
Links to three masters who painted Biblical scenes prolifically: REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON van RIJN GUSTAV DORÉ
241 wood engravings for
La Grande Bible de ToursJAMES TISSOT
180 watercolors depicting Bible scenes. .
Links to two Bibles with comprehensive illustrations: The Art Bible (1896) The Maciejowski-Morgan Bible (c.1245) . .
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. .
Here are links to the
PREVIOUS 135 POSTS IN THIS SERIES
with descriptive titles to assist you in finding those which interest you. .
Finally, what God did to initiate The Bible In Paintings:
HOW GOD STARTED THIS SERIES
BY SHOWING ME JUST ONE PICTURE. .
. .
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!. .
. .
NOTES ON MY SELECTION CRITERIA 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 always asking the Holy Spirit to guide.
A r t
Q u a l i t yOften, 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.
The Protestant Canon does not (for several reasons) follow a strictly chronological sequence. There are many examples where, for God's good purposes, stories are told out-of-order. Nevertheless, for the sake of simplicity, clarity, and my sanity, I have chosen to proceed linearly and methodically from Genesis onward, illustrating each Bible passage as we come to it. Where two passages cover the same incident I omit the second telling, excepting the four Gospels which I will treat synoptically. Now, onward!
T e x t
S e q u e n c i n gThe pace here may seem appallingly snail-like to those eager to see their favorite events illustrated. 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 little or no art, that Bible passage goes untold here).
P a c i n g Then, there is the human element: this is not actually a daily series, because I can only research, compose, edit and post five or six of these installments weekly. And because I only get to do this series once, I'm taking my time, chiefly by posting everything; if I find lots of art, I don't cherry-pick some and discard the rest. Rather, I line up all of them and then sort them into manageable bunches, often resulting in multiple days' episodes of the same story. Obviously, I like being thorough. Were you in a big hurry?
The Bible is a thick book, as you know; but we'll get there eventually, Lord willing—this is His project, after all. And always remember:
love, joy, peace, patience kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness & 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.Hebrews 11:6
Dan Lewis
DodgerDan
. .
. .
. .
. .
YES, WE DO HAVE A P I N G… .L I S T for "The Bible In Paintings" series … .
To be alerted to each new posting,
either reply here or FRmail me.No contracts, startup charges or monthly fees;
no hazing or initiation rituals; cancel anytime.
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).
I appreciate you posting this this morning.
I needed it.
God Bless! ‘Pod
……... .
Glad to be of service, Dave. The God of All Comfort has you squarely in His sights.
I don’t know how complete your search is, but I seem to recall you saying a while back that you posted about everything you found. If so, it is interesting to me which subjects seem to attract a larger number of examples. I mean, why would Ravens feeding Elijah pull up twice the number as some of the others?
Anyways, thanks as always for doing this.
Why didn’t Elijah eat the ravens?...............
My searches are extensive, and moreso all the time as I find new sources: either new artists with online galleries, or grand collections with search capabilities. Besides everything a main search engine presents (I use Bing), I check about two dozen other sites for each post.
you saying a while back that you posted about everything you found.
I say that every day in the Art Quality section near the bottom of each post--it's just been awhile since you read it.
Artists need to have something visually interesting to paint: not many bother trying to illustrate people just standing around talking. But ravens bringing food to some forlorn dude in the desert: now that is something you don't see every day, so I found 56 artists who took a credible whack at that. The more visually interesting the better: right now I'm assembling images depicting Elijah's fiery chariot; imagine you're an artist--isn't that a challenge? I can tell you, lots and lots of yellow and red paint got mixed and brushed on!
"13 These are the birds you are to regard as unclean and not eat because they are unclean: 15 any kind of raven..."
I knew that...........BUT unclean doesn’t mean inedible...................
Yes, but that was for them, not for non Hebrews..............
Your original question pertained to Elijah, a Hebrew. Don’t see where you’re going here....
Pork is ‘unclean’ but I know many Jews that eat bacon.
Unclean in the Levitical sense simply means ritually unclean, meaning you cannot go to temple or partake of any religious sacraments, until you have been cleansed.
The dietary rules are not a suicide pact.
If all you have to eat is pork and nothing else, then I don’t think God will mind you having a BBQ.
Remember Peter’s vision on the rooftop:
Acts 10:9-16
New International Version
Peter’s Vision
9 About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray. 10 He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. 11 He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. 12 It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles and birds. 13 Then a voice told him, “Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.”
14 “Surely not, Lord!” Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”
15 The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”
16 This happened three times, and immediately the sheet was taken back to heaven.
According to the Levitical dietary rules, you aren’t even supposed to touch an ‘unclean’ animal, much less accept food from one. Yet here was Elijah literally being fed by an unclean animal.....................
God told Elijah, “I have directed the ravens to supply you with food there.” He did not say, “I have directed the ravens to be your food there.” Elijah was following God’s explicit instruction.
True, but they still had to touch the food................
I give up. EXACTLY AND SUCCINCTLY, what point are you trying to make?
Ah, I think that is a Golden Goose question.
LOL!.......None, other than mybe the Levitical dietary rules are sometimes contradicted by actions of people who would have known better.
Here, Elijah was being fed by an unclean animal, although at God’s command.
Peter refused to eat unclean animals, even though he was told to do so by God.
But in Peter’s case, the vision of the ‘unclean animals’ were really just an allegory for the people he would meet that afternoon, servants of the Roman centurion Cornelius, come to fetch Peter, for him to convert them to Christianity.
It was a sign to Peter that he was to accept ALL people into the new religion, not just Jews, since Gentiles were considered ‘unclean’ people................
Like SPAM, right?
Or any food that is blessed...................
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
.jpg?w=400 )
