The Bible In Paintings, #146: ELISHA'S MANY, MANY MIRACLES, Part 1

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

[Hebrews 11:6]

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ELISHA'S

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MIRACLES

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2^ND
K I N G S
2 - 6
New International Version, emphases added
Abrdgd: the complete text is in your Bible


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11 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. 12 Elisha saw this and cried out, “My father! My father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And Elisha saw him no more. Then he took hold of his garment and tore it in two.

13 Elisha then picked up Elijah’s cloak that had fallen from him and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan. 14 He took the cloak that had fallen from Elijah and struck the water with it. “Where now is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” he asked. When he struck the water, it divided to the right and to the left, and he crossed over.

15 The company of the prophets from Jericho, who were watching, said, “The spirit of Elijah is resting on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him.

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by JEAN-BAPTISTE DESPAX
"Elisha Dividing the Waters of Jordan with Elijah's Mantle"

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19 The people of the city said to Elisha, “Look, our lord, this town is well situated, as you can see, but the water is bad and the land is unproductive.”

20 “Bring me a new bowl,” he said, “and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him.

21 Then he went out to the spring and threw the salt into it, saying, “This is what the Lord says: ‘I have healed this water. Never again will it cause death or make the land unproductive.’” 22 And the water has remained pure to this day, according to the word Elisha had spoken.

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by JAN LUYKEN, 1712
"Elisha Heals the Water"

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by PIETRO LORENZETTI, 1328
"Elisha’s Well"

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23 From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here, baldy!” 24 He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys. 25 And he went on to Mount Carmel and from there returned to Samaria.

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by WILLEM VAN DEN BUNDEL
"The Prophet Elisha Curses the Children Who Mocked Him"
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by NICOLAS FONTAINE
"Boys Mock Elisha"

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by MARTIN LUTHER
"Boys Mock Elisha"

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CHAPTER 4

1 The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.”

2 Elisha replied to her, “How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?”

“Your servant has nothing there at all,” she said, “except a small jar of olive oil.”

3 Elisha said, “Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don’t ask for just a few. 4 Then go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into all the jars, and as each is filled, put it to one side.”

5 She left him and shut the door behind her and her sons. They brought the jars to her and she kept pouring. 6 When all the jars were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another one.”

But he replied, “There is not a jar left.” Then the oil stopped flowing.

7 She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debts. You and your sons can live on what is left.”

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by NICOLAS FONTAINE
"Elisha Multiplies the Widow's Oil"

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by OTTO ELLIGER
"Elisha Multiplies the Widow’s Oil"

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by MICHOEL MUCHNIK
"Elisha's Blessing"

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MY HEAVY BURDEN

Every time I search Bing Images for artworks illustrating various stories about the prophet Elisha, I am swamped, inundated and deluged with photos of some bikini model named Elisha:

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If you want more than a full-face shot, I can assure you they're absurdly easy-to-find.

I have daughters old enough to be her mother. I certainly hope you folks appreciate what I must endure in bringing you all these beautiful, glamorous and exciting 500-year-old canvases.

What's that you say? You thought this series was about paintings, not photographs? Oh, very well then—since you insist, I won't resist:

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by CHAD KOVAC
"Elisha Cuthbert"

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by MOHINDAR PAWAR
"Elisha Cuthbert"

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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:

Elisha Heals the Water

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 145 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]

May we count on a picture from you from now on with each and every post?

[etabeta]

Ah, it would not be right, it is your page and it would distract from your message. I posted this only because I wanted to see if I remembered your instructions and to thank you.

[Hebrews 11:6]

You have free run of the place. Any time the Spirit moves you, share it with us! If you get out-of-line, I’ll just send the bears after you....

[etabeta]

Ahahah! Too bad I cannot choose from my files as I have this very photo before the restoration which, in my opinion, ruined their faces. Just as I weep seeing the beautiful Black Madonna of Chartres turned into just another fake modern statue. Gone forever is the soot of time, the mystery, the sense of wonder, the divinity... At least I will always have the memory of seeing her in all her glory.

[left that other site]

LOL! Thanks for the kind words of affirmation, Dan!

[Hebrews 11:6]

I'm reminded:

Two campers were lounging barefoot about their campsite when they noticed a large bear heading toward them. One jumped up immediately and began to run away, wincing as he encountered sharp rocks under his tender feet. He noticed the other taking time to put on his shoes, so he yelled, "Aren't you going to try out-running the bear?"

Said the other, "I don't need to out-run the bear. I just need to out-run you."

[Forgiven_Sinner]

Regarding the best mauling the children: 1. The word is naar in Hebrew, which is anyone under 20. Think of Solomon's response to God—”I am but a child”. He was just 20 when he became king and probably still thought of himself as a child. 2. Mauling 42 teens-- maybe they didn't die? I need a Hebrew expert on that word

[etabeta]

A variation on an old joke. Clever guy!

[etabeta]

Maybe they got scared enough that Elisha was able to continue his journey. Thank you!

[Hebrews 11:6]

I'm no Hebrew expert, but Strong's seem clear on baqa, "to cleave, break open or through," rendered "mauled" by NIV. At a minimum they were wounded--a lesson not soon forgotten!

To me, the unrevealed mystery is how two bears managed to engage directly 42 fleet-footed youths, who presumably would have scattered in all directions. What blocked their escape? Were they in some kind of cul-de-sac? Did angels block their way?

[etabeta]

In reading again the story, it says “the bears mauled forty-two of the boys” implying, in my opinion, the crowd was much larger. Maybe in the stampede 42 of them got injured and what the bears achieved is to “break open” a path for Elisha to go on. Guessing....

[Hebrews 11:6]

We never get to the end of inquiring about Scripture....

[Maudeen]

One thing about it. . .when teaching the bear story, the children in Kids’ Church paid attention.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Jesus told it in Episode 3 of The Chosen.