The Bible In Paintings, #171: MORDECAI'S TRIUMPH

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

[Hebrews 11:6]

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T R I U M P H

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ESTHER
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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 ESTHER 6 in full
To hear MAX McLEAN reading it
To hear a DRAMATIZATION of it
HIGHLY recommended by Maudeen!
To see an ANIMATION of Esther

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CHAPTER 6

1 That night the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him. 2 It was found recorded there that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s officers who guarded the doorway, who had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.

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by MAARTEN VAN HEEMSKERCK, 1564
"Ahasuerus Is Read the Chronicles of Mordecai"

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3 “What honor and recognition has Mordecai received for this?” the king asked.

“Nothing has been done for him,” his attendants answered.

4 The king said, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to speak to the king about impaling Mordecai on the pole he had set up for him.

5 His attendants answered, “Haman is standing in the court.”

“Bring him in,” the king ordered.

6 When Haman entered, the king asked him, “What should be done for the man the king delights to honor?”

Now Haman thought to himself, “Who is there that the king would rather honor than me?” 7 So he answered the king, “For the man the king delights to honor, 8 have them bring a royal robe the king has worn and a horse the king has ridden, one with a royal crest placed on its head. 9 Then let the robe and horse be entrusted to one of the king’s most noble princes. Let them robe the man the king delights to honor, and lead him on the horse through the city streets, proclaiming before him, ‘This is what is done for the man the king delights to honor!’”

10 “Go at once,” the king commanded Haman. “Get the robe and the horse and do just as you have suggested for Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king’s gate. Do not neglect anything you have recommended.”

11 So Haman got the robe and the horse. He robed Mordecai, and led him on horseback through the city streets, proclaiming before him, “This is what is done for the man the king delights to honor!”

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by REMBRANDT
"Haman Prepares to Honor Mordecai"

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by Granger
"Haman & Mordecai"

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by PIETER LASTMAN, 1624
"The Triumph of Mordechai"

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by JEAN FRANCOIS DE TROY
"The Triumph Of Mordecai"

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by REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
"The Triumph of Mordecai"

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"Mordecai Is Honored by the King"

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by GUSTAVE DORÉ
"Triumph of Mordecai"

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by FILIPPINO LIPPI, 1475
"Mordecai's Triumph"

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by JAMES TISSOT
"Mordecai's Triumph"

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in Dura Europos Synagogue, Syria
"Mordecai and Esther"

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"Mordechai and Haman"

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"Haman Leads Mordecai through the City"

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by JACOB WILLEMSZ DE WET, 1671
"The Triumph of Mordechai"

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by LUCAS VAN LEYDEN, 1515
"The Triumph of Mordecai"

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by PAOLO VERONESE, 1556
"The Triumph of Mordecai"

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by JEAN II RESTOUT
"The Triumph of Mordecai"

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by SÉBASTIEN LECLERC, 1645
"The Triumph of Mordecai"

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by JULIUS SCHNORR VON KAROLSFELD, 1860
"Mordecai Is Honored"

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by AZOR masters, 1430
"Mordecai Is Led through the City by Haman"

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by LILIAN BROCA, 2006
"Haman Leading Mordechai on the Royal Horse"

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Preview of
COMING
ATTRACTIONS

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SNEAK PEEK: Next time,
ESTHER'S
BANQUETS

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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:

Mordecai's Triumph

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 170 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
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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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P r e s e n t e d . . F o r . . Y o u r

CONSIDERATION

ENJOYMENT

& BLESSING

[rlmorel]

Apart from my journey to find God, I have always considered myself well read, but...I have never read The Bible, and I came to understand that I cannot be well read until I have read the Bible, so I procured one and, out of curiosity, simply opened it to a part to read and opened The Book of Esther.

I found it both interesting reading and very unusual!

I tried that trick again, and randomly opened to Ezekiel, and...that book is just bizarre to my unlearned eyes. I am getting a little direction from those who know better how to approach this...:)

[Ezekiel]

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Whoo-hoo, that last one (27) is priceless. You certainly are on a roll with the timing.

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SNEAK PEEK: Next time, ESTHER'S BANQUETS

Esther 6

11 Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
12 And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.
13 And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
14 And while they were yet talking with him, came the king's chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared.

[etabeta]

Having seen less faded illustrations of Gustave Dore’s Mordecai Triumph, I choose #11. He brings you into the picture to become a participant in the event. His vivid sense of observation is evident, his innovative and expressive drawings embody always all the dramatic tension of a story.

Many favorites in today’s page!

[Hebrews 11:6]

If it's any consolation, the absolute best Bible scholar on the planet, Dr. Hugh Ross, is stumped by several of the last chapters of Ezekiel. You jumped into the deep end before learning to swim.

My strong recommendation is that you begin reading the Gospel of John.

I'll detail my experience as an example. I was born again in mid-October, 1977. I set a goal of reading the Old Testament by Christmas, 75 days. I DEVOURED Scripture, two and three hours daily, so that I finished BOTH Testaments by Thanksgiving, 45 days. And I haven't stopped since: my pace has slowed these 43 years, but I've probably read it cover-to-cover 35 times.

Dr. Ross recommends that rapid method for first-timers. Start at Genesis and just keep turning pages. DON'T GET BOGGED DOWN. Often, the Bible clears up questions in later pages--the New Testament is famous for explaining the Old.

You mentioned your "journey to find God". The Bible has all the Good News that's fit to print.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Whoo-hoo, that last one (27) is priceless.

Couldn't resist:

Still can't.

[Hebrews 11:6]

I am SO frustrated that nearly all of Gustav’s works are badly faded. Occasionally, I stumble upon one that’s been restored, but it’s the exception.

[rlmorel]

Heh, others have said much the same, start with Matthew and read on!

Much appreciate your response...:)

[Hebrews 11:6]

Summary of the Bible:

Genesis to Malachi, 39 books: JESUS IS COMING!

Matthew to John, 4 books: JESUS IS HERE!

Acts to Revelation, 23 books: JESUS IS RETURNING!

[left that other site]

Haman bears a strong resemblence to Snidely Whiplash! LOL! :-)

[Hebrews 11:6]

Not to mention to Boris Badenof of Local 12, VTSU: Villains, Thieves & Scoundrels Union.

[etabeta]

Better defined:

[Hebrews 11:6]

It certainly is! Is this a mystery, or will you divulge your source?

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From Wikimedia Commons.

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:116.The_Triumph_of_Mordecai.jpg

[Hebrews 11:6]

You’re the best, Alba! I now have two compendia of his work.

[etabeta]

Glad to give you a little help. Gustave Dore’ deserves to be seen in the best light.

[Maudeen]

Today’s pics aren’t in the regular children’s SS literature packets. They need to be.

[Hebrews 11:6]

I’m counting on you to take care of that. I’m up to my eyeballs working on Job.