The Bible In Paintings, #138: ELIJAH RAISES THE WIDOW’S SON FROM THE DEAD

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[Hebrews 11:6]

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ELIJAH RAISES
THE WIDOW’S SON
FROM THE DEAD

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17 Some time later the son of the woman who owned the house became ill. He grew worse and worse, and finally stopped breathing. 18 She said to Elijah, "What do you have against me, man of God? Did you come to remind me of my sin and kill my son?"

19 "Give me your son," Elijah replied. He took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his bed. 20 Then he cried out to the Lord, "Lord my God, have you brought tragedy even on this widow I am staying with, by causing her son to die?" 21 Then he stretched himself out on the boy three times and cried out to the Lord, "Lord my God, let this boy’s life return to him!"

22 The Lord heard Elijah’s cry, and the boy’s life returned to him, and he lived. 23 Elijah picked up the child and carried him down from the room into the house. He gave him to his mother and said, "Look, your son is alive!"

24 Then the woman said to Elijah, "Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the Lord from your mouth is the truth."

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by JAMES TISSOT
"Elijah Raiseth the Widow's Son"

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by BENJAMIN WEST, 1774
"Elijah Raising the Widow’s Son"

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by JULIUS SCHNORR VON CAROLSFELD
"Elijah Revives the Son of the Widow of Zarephath"

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by JULIUS SCHNORR VON KAROLSFELD

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by LOUIS HERSENT
"Elijah Reviving the Son of the Widow of Zarephath"

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by EVERHARD RENSIG, 1528
"Elijah Raising the Widow's Son"

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by GUSTAVE DORÉ
"Elijah Raiseth the Son of the Widow of Zarephath"

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by FORD MADOX BROWN
"Elijah and the Widow's Son"

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by WILLIAM GALE
"Elijah and the Widow"

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JESUS RAISES
A WIDOW’S SON

Luke 7:11-17

11 Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. 12 As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her. 13 When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, "Don’t cry."

14 Then he went up and touched the bier they were carrying him on, and the bearers stood still. He said, "Young man, I say to you, get up!" 15 The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.

16 They were all filled with awe and praised God. "A great prophet has appeared among us," they said. "God has come to help his people." 17 This news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding country.

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SNEAK PEEK: Next time,

ELIJAH AND THE
PROPHETS OF BAAL

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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:

Elijah and the Widow

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.

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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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Here are links to the
PREVIOUS 137 POSTS IN THIS SERIES
with descriptive titles to assist you in finding those which interest you

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Finally, what God did to initiate The Bible In Paintings:
HOW GOD STARTED THIS SERIES
BY SHOWING ME JUST ONE PICTURE

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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

A r t 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 always 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.

T e x t S e q u e n c i n g

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!

P a c i n g

The 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).

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!

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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

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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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[Hebrews 11:6]

Two hours so far with nary a reply. Hoping that means everyone is in church!

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Dan - I was struck by the notion that Elijah's holiness was such that he, like the Risen Lord to come, had healing powers in his wings - a remarkable thing indeed!

"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"

"God save all here!"

[Cloverfarm]

Been sick, watched church on line. These are good. The saddest ones were before raising the boy. Some of the artists chose greenish or gray skin tones that made the boy look really gone. Imagine the mom’s feelings before and after. And also ... Jesus’ miracles echoed Old Testament prophets and enlarged on what they did, so people could say “One greater than Elijah is here.” What would it have been like to have lived in Galilee in Jesus’ day and have that slowly sink in.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Elijah’s holy and remarkable adventures will continue, when he is made one of the Two Witnesses. By the way, we get to meet him!

[Hebrews 11:6]

have that slowly sink in

That really hits home with me whenever I read (or even just recall) Jesus' words in Luke 4:18-21:

The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

Hoping and praying you'll be feeling better very soon! Too bad you don't need "recovery of sight"--then I'd know just Whom to send.

Dan

[left that other site]

I was in Church! LOL.

[Hebrews 11:6]

FINALLY!

[etabeta]

The most dramatic picture for me is #1. A well done compilation, thank you.

[left that other site]

Responses on Sunday to the Jerusalem Thread often don’t start till after noon. :-)

[etabeta]

The most dramatic picture for me is #1. A well done compilation, thank you.

[etabeta]

Sorry for the double post.

[Hebrews 11:6]

I always enjoy hearing from you--post and repost to your heart's content!

Tissot's did it for me, too: the only one depicting Elijah stretched out upon the boy, as the text stipulates.

[Hebrews 11:6]

A good sign.

[left that other site]

I agree.

[.30Carbine]

Thanks for these encouraging threads.

[.30Carbine]

I agree, the first one is the most biblical and the most realistic.

[Hebrews 11:6]

As the OP I don't usually pronounce my favorites, leaving that for the viewers. But placement, first or last, often gives a clue. You, etabeta and I are in agreement.

Which leaves unasked the obvious question: Why was Tissot the only artist who showed that?

[Hebrews 11:6]

Glad you find them to be encouraging, even as I found your homepage to be: clean, simple and correctly focused. I presume you’re aware that Jesus ended each of his messages to the seven churches in Revelation 2-3 with that same idea.