Posted on 01/22/2021 6:00:41 AM PST by Hebrews 11:6
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PSALM 105
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4 Look to the LORD and his strength;
seek his face always.. .
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5 Remember the wonders he has done,
his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
6 you his servants, the descendants of Abraham,
his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.
7 He is the LORD our God;
his judgments are in all the earth.As recounted by Stephen just before being stoned: Acts 7 . .
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9 the covenant he made with Abraham,
the oath he swore to Isaac.
10 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
11 “To you I will give the land of Canaan
as the portion you will inherit.”. .
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12 When they were but few in number,
few indeed, and strangers in it,
13 they wandered from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another.
14 He allowed no one to oppress them;
for their sake he rebuked kings:. .
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16 He called down famine on the land
and destroyed all their supplies of food;
17 and he sent a man before them—
Joseph, sold as a slave.
18 They bruised his feet with shackles,
his neck was put in irons,. .
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19 till what he foretold came to pass,
till the word of the LORD proved him true.. .
by GUSTAV DORÉ
"Joseph Interpreting the Pharaoh's Dream". .
by JAMES TISSOT
"Joseph Interprets Pharaoh’s Dream".
20 The king sent and released him,
the ruler of peoples set him free.
21 He made him master of his household,
ruler over all he possessed,
22 to instruct his princes as he pleased
and teach his elders wisdom.. .
by JAMES TISSOT
"The Glory of Joseph". .
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23 Then Israel entered Egypt;
Jacob resided as a foreigner in the land of Ham.. .
by WILLIAM BRASSEY HOLE
"The Meeting of Jacob and Joseph in Egypt".
24 The LORD made his people very fruitful;
he made them too numerous for their foes,
25 whose hearts he turned to hate his people,
to conspire against his servants.
26 He sent Moses his servant,. .
"Moses and the Burning Bush".
and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27 They performed his signs among them,
his wonders in the land of Ham.. .
by JAMES TISSOT
"The Rod of Aaron Devours the Other Rods".
28 He sent darkness and made the land dark—
for had they not rebelled against his words?. .
by GUSTAV DORÉ
"The Plague of Darkness".
29 He turned their waters into blood,
causing their fish to die.. .
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30 Their land teemed with frogs,
which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.. .
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31 He spoke, and there came swarms of flies,
and gnats throughout their country.. .
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32 He turned their rain into hail,
with lightning throughout their land;. .
by JOHN MARTIN
"The Seventh Plague of Egypt"
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33 he struck down their vines and fig trees
and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spoke, and the locusts came,
grasshoppers without number;
35 they ate up every green thing in their land,
ate up the produce of their soil.. .
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36 Then he struck down all the firstborn in their land,
the firstfruits of all their manhood.. .
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37 He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold,
and from among their tribes no one faltered.
38 Egypt was glad when they left,
because dread of Israel had fallen on them.. .
by DAVID ROBERTS
"Departure of the Israelites". .
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39 He spread out a cloud as a covering,
and a fire to give light at night.
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40 They asked, and he brought them quail; he fed them well with the bread of heaven.
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by JAMES TISSOT
"The Gathering of the Manna" 7.
41 He opened the rock, and water gushed out;
it flowed like a river in the desert.. .
by LOUIZ BRITO
"Moses Strikes The Rock".
42 For he remembered his holy promise
given to his servant Abraham.
43 He brought out his people with rejoicing,
his chosen ones with shouts of joy;. .
by JAMES TISSOT
"The Songs of Joy".
44 he gave them the lands of the nations,
and they fell heir to what others had toiled for— 45 that they might keep his precepts
and observe his laws.Praise the LORD.
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SNEAK PEEK: Next time,
HIS LOVE
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R E S O U R C E S . .
Links to three masters who painted Biblical scenes prolifically: REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON van RIJN GUSTAV DORÉ
241 wood engravings for
La Grande Bible de ToursJAMES TISSOT
180 watercolors depicting Bible scenes. .
Links to two Bibles with comprehensive illustrations: The Art Bible (1896) The Maciejowski-Morgan Bible (c.1245) . .
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. .
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 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.
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Q u a l i t yOften, 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.
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!
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S e q u e n c i n gThe 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).
P a c i n g 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!. .
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
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Good Morning, Dan :-)
Evidently, you’ve scrolled right past your little tribute, ML/LTOS.
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Aha! The John Martin Painting!
A piece of my childhood, courtesy of The Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
You had described your love affair with it, so I couldn’t show it without a hat-tip.
LOL!
Another great post. I really enjoyed and appreciate it.
Thanks, Jack. Back tomorrow with another: the hits just keep on coming!
In this huge Martin painting, the dramatic figure of Moses, turned in communion with the light piercing through the apocalyptic sky, dominates over the terrified Egyptians, the waters, the buildings. It is a grand painting of the English Romantic era, in a photograph we cannot entirely appreciate the beauty, the force, the color application, all the details.
Indeed. The photo is inadequate. The MFA had, unfortunately, placed it on a wall in a narrow gallery, so it was hard to get the impact. I have been to the MFA recently, and it is no longer in that narrow gallery. In fact, I couldn’t find it.
They moved everything around.
Mary-Lou has related how as a young girl she often had the privilege of seeing it in person.
Yes, now I remember Mary-Lou talking about it, thanks. There is a nice book of John Martin’s paintings but the price range from $350 to more than $1000...even the paperback is $114.00.
Bummer. Was there anyone to inquire about the painting?
No...just a museum guard who told me to carry my purse in my hands rather than on my back (back-pack style). I suppose that was to protect the art.
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