The Bible In Paintings, #175: JOB SUFFERS

Bing Images ^ | c. 2,200 BC | by the Father, Son & Holy Spirit

[Hebrews 11:6]

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Part 1 — GOD'S MAIN MAN, JOB
Part 2 — JOB SUFFERS
Part 3 — MRS. JOB MOCKS HIM
Part 4 — JOB STILL HAS "FRIENDS"
Part 5 — FRIENDS ACCUSE, JOB DEFENDS
Part 6 — GOD INTERVENES, QUIZZES JOB

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J O B
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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 JOB 2 in full
To hear MAX McLEAN reading it
To hear a DRAMATIZATION of it
HIGHLY recommended by Maudeen!
To see an ANIMATION of Job

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CHAPTER 2

8 Then Job took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it as he sat among the ashes.

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by GONZALO CARRASCO
"Job on the Dunghill"

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by YAAKOV STEINHARDT, 1945
"Job"

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by YAAKOV STEINHARDT, 1957
"Job"

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by NATHAN RAPOPORT, 1967
"Job" - Bronze sculpture, Jerusalem, Israel

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by MARC CHAGALL, 1975
"Job"

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by ABRAHAM RATTNER, 1949
"Job"

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"The Story of Job"

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"The Suffering of Job"
Cathédrale Notre-Dame, Chartres, France

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by MARTEN VAN HEEMSKERCK
"The Torments of Job
under a Swirling Sky Dominated by God"

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by ALBERT RUBIN
"Job"

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"Job - Out of the Depths I Cry to You"

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by JACOB JORDAENS, 1620
"Job"

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by OTTO RAHM, 1951
"Job"

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by LÉON BONNAT, 1880
"Job"

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in Cossignano, Marche, Italy

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17 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by LUCA GIORDANO
"Job"

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by GONZALO CARRASCO ESPINOSA, 1881
"Job on the Dunghill"

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19 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by HIERONYMUS BOSCH
"Job Triptych"

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20 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by JAN LIEVENS
"Job"

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by GYULA KARDOS:
"The God-fearing Job"

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22 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by GERHARD MARCKS
"Job" - Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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at Santa Cristina, Quinto di Treviso, Veneto, Italy

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by FRANCIS GRUBER, 1944
"Job"

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→ a n d…. f i n a l l y ←

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by AINEHI EDORO
"Suffering Job 2"

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Preview of
COMING
ATTRACTIONS

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SNEAK PEEK: Next time,
MRS. JOB
MOCKS HIM

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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:

Job Suffering

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 174 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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CONSIDERATION

ENJOYMENT

& BLESSING

[Red Badger]

It has been debated over the centuries whether Job was an actual person or an allegory..........................

[Hebrews 11:6]

And what is your position?

[left that other site]

Good Morning, Dan!

You are doing an excellent job on Job.

[ArtDodger]

My favorite book in the O.T.
One of the oldest writings. Pretty mysterious, too.
God called his sons before him. (notice the plural)
And Satan came among them. A son?

[MNDude]

He’s 100% naked in most of them!

[stars & stripes forever]

Job is an actual person.

James 5:11 - As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen what the LORD finally brought about. The LORD is full of compassion and mercy.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Hi, Mary-Lou. Hope you still think so after you’ve seen all six installments....

[stars & stripes forever]

Excellent series.

Hesitant to comment in fear of being judged like JOB’S friends. :)

[Red Badger]

Sitting up....................

[Huskrrrr]

Very powerful paintings! Thanks.

[Hebrews 11:6]

My favorite book in the O.T.

Certainly understandable. You might be interested in this wonderful book by Dr. Hugh Ross, Hidden Treasures in the Book of Job.

[Red Badger]

Yes. Satan was Lucifer originally.......................

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Clothing was intolerable to him with all those open sores.

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James is not the only attestor.

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I just encourage you, Debbie, to follow the Holy Spirit’s prompting. Then, you can’t go wrong.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Show some intestinal fortitude! After all, you raised the issue................

[stars & stripes forever]

You are correct. Notice the smile at the end of my sentence.

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“Suffering Job” has been a popular subject for artists.