The Bible In Paintings, #141: ELIJAH, RAINING AND RUNNING, Part 2

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

[Hebrews 11:6]

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ELIJAH,
RAINING
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RUNNING

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1^st
K I N G S
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New International Version,
emphases added
Abrdgd: the complete text is in your Bible
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C L I C K :
To read 1^ST KINGS in full
To hear MAX McLEAN reading it
To hear a DRAMATIZATION of it
To watch a BRIEF ANIMATION of 1^st Kings

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1 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, "May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them."

3 Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, 4 while he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. "I have had enough, Lord," he said. "Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors." 5 Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep.

All at once an angel touched him and said, "Get up and eat." 6 He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again.

7 The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, "Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you." 8 So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God. 9 There he went into a cave and spent the night.

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27 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by LUDWIG MEIDNER, 1948

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by GEORGE RICHMOND, 1824

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by JUAN ANTONIO DE FRÍAS Y ESCALANTE, 1668

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by GIOVANNI LANFRANCO, 1624

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by TINTORETTO, 1577

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by FREDERIC LEIGHTON, 1877

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by WASHINGTON ALLSON, 1818

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by FERDINAND BOL, 1642

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by FERDINAND BOL, 1660

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by DIERIC BOUTS, 1464

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39 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by REMBRANDT
"Elijah Visited by an Angel"

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by IL MORETTO DA BRESCIA, 1521

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by IL MORETTO DA BRESCIA, 1531
"Elijah Comforted by the Angel"
see detail below

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by REGINALD HALLWARD
"Elijah and the Angel"

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by A. ZUCCHI
"An Angel Saves a Thirsting Elijah"

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by MARC CHAGALL

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"Elijah Fed by the Angel"
Saint Paul the Apostle Church, Westerville, Ohio

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by SALVATORE BIANCHI, 1694
"Elia e l'angelo"

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by CORNELIS BISSCHOP
"Landscape with Elijah and the Angel"

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by PALMA IL GIOVANE, 1575
"Elijah Fed by the Angel"

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by JACOPO VIGNALI
"Elijah Awakened and Fed by an Angel in the Desert"

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by PHILIPPE DE CHAMPAIGNE
"The Prophet Elijah's Dream"

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SNEAK PEEK: Next time,

THE LORD
APPEARS TO ELIJAH

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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 & the Angel

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 140 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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[stars & stripes forever]

Thank you.

God sends His angels to watch over us - all shapes and sizes apparently. :)

[Hebrews 11:6]

And often, if you believe most of the artists, with navels.

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Dan - it's most difficult to select a favorite from among so many estimable works, but I think I prefer the stained glass over the others.

"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"

"God save all here!"

[left that other site]

Good Morning!

I see you have found one by Frederick Leighton. I had a whole page of his work on tinyPic before that site crashed!

[Hebrews 11:6]

To me, stained glass is the candy of art: always a special treat, and somehow I never get enough.

[etabeta]

Must have been a divine bread to give Elijah the sustenance he needed to travel 40 days and 40 nights...who could live on bread and water?

Many favorite paintings, I very much like #30, #36 (Flemish paintings are so special) and #50.

Happy Thanksgiving, FRiend!

[Hebrews 11:6]

I’m not very familiar with Leighton, but I liked this one a lot: very dramatic, and to me reminiscent of Blake. I can see why you collected his and still mourn their loss.

[Hebrews 11:6]

I read a persuasive argument that "40+40" was OT hyperbole and in actuality 11 days was realistic, which is still substantial.

The facial expressions in #50 are cute.

[left that other site]

Here is one by him of Elisha and the son of the Shunamite Woman.

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ELIJAH.

(not Elisha)

[Hebrews 11:6]

Don’t tell anyone, but I used it for both. (Trade secret)

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And, the title of the picture calls the Prophet “Elias” (Greek Spelling) which makes it even more confusing!

[Albion Wilde]

Lovely assortment! Such a wide range of media today: charcoal on paper, ink; oils; tempera, steel plate etching, fresco, woodcut, tile and gilt mosaic, watercolor, stained glass, enamel on metal…

[Albion Wilde]

who could live on bread and water?

What we think of as bread may not be what they prepared -- they were more likely to make flatbread "fritters" out of any ground grains and whole or dried vegetables available, like barley, corn, oats, root vegetables, nuts, etc, kneaded together and fried in oil.

[Albion Wilde]

Leighton - gorgeous figure studies. Thanks for pointing out.

tinypic’s demise took a huge chunk of my apv song illustrations with it, also.

[left that other site]

I ran the Jerusalem thread for YEARS using tinyPic. I had over 80,000 Bible Paintings, plus a lot of original work on that site.

It shown how ephemeral things can be on this planet.

Thank God, I’m just “passing through” on my way to heaven.

[Hebrews 11:6]

I hit to all fields....

[etabeta]

Thank you, AW!