The Bible In Paintings, #199: ISAIAH 6 – "HERE AM I, SEND ME!"

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

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CHAPTER 6

1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple.

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2 Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3 And they were calling to one another:

“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty;
the whole earth is full of his glory.”

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by TravJames
"Seraphim"

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by KRAIL1
"Seraphim"

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by LAWRICHAI
"Seraphim"

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4 At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.

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5 “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty.”

6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.”

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by TOMATOBIRD

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by GIOVANNI BATTISTA TIEPOLO, 1728
"The Prophet Isaiah"

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by LEVEQUE BEAUVAIS, 1870
"Prophet Isaiah"
Notre-Dame-des-Ardents,
Lagny-sur-Marne, France

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"Seraph Touching Hot Coal to Isaiah's Lips"
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
Lyon, France

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"Isaiah"
St. Martin's, Petegem-aan-de-Schelde, Belgium

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by ANTONIO BALESTRA
"Prophet Isaiah"

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by BENJAMIN WEST
"Isaiah's Lips Anointed with Fire"

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8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”

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And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”

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9 He said, “Go and tell this people:

“‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding;
be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’
10 Make the heart of this people calloused;
make their ears dull
and close their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts,
and turn and be healed.”

11 Then I said, “For how long, Lord?”

And he answered:

“Until the cities lie ruined
and without inhabitant,
until the houses are left deserted
and the fields ruined and ravaged,
12 until the LORD has sent everyone far away
and the land is utterly forsaken.
13 And though a tenth remains in the land,
it will again be laid waste.
But as the terebinth and oak
leave stumps when they are cut down,
so the holy seed will be the stump in the land.”

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by GUSTAVE DORÉ
"Isaiah"

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SNEAK PEEK: Next time,
EZEKIEL
THE PROPHET

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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:

And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”

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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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." Indeed, occasionally photographs illustrate the text. 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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LINKS TO ALL PAST EPISODES
The Bible in Paintings

GENESIS GOD CREATING ADAM GOD CREATING EVE THE TEMPTATION OF ADAM & EVE ADAM & EVE HIDING FROM GOD GOD BANISHES ADAM & EVE CAIN AND ABEL GOD'S FLOOD & NOAH'S ARK THE TOWER OF BABEL GOD CALLS ABRAM ABRAM RESCUES LOT; MELCHIZIDEK SARAI, HAGAR & ISHMAEL ISAAC, THE SON OF THE PROMISE SODOM AND GOMORRAH GOD TESTS ABRAHAM ABRAHAM FINDS ISAAC A WIFE! JACOB & ESAU, Part 1 JACOB & ESAU, Part 2 JACOB & ESAU, Part 3 JOSEPH – DREAMS, AND REALITY JOSEPH – EGYPT, OR BUST! JOSEPH AIDS PHARAOH JOSEPH AIDS HIS BROTHERS EXODUS GOD PREPARES MOSES LET MY PEOPLE GO! PASSOVER! EXODUS! STAINED GLASS INTERLUDE - AMIENS STAINED GLASS INTERLUDE – CHARTRES PARTING THE RED SEA REJOICING IN SONG! MANNA! WATER FROM THE ROCK! Mt. Sinai #1 – GOD SHOWS OFF Mt. Sinai #2 – MOSES CLIMBS Mt. Sinai #3 – 10 COMMANDMENTS! Mt. Sinai #4 – 10 COMMANDMENTS! Mt. Sinai #5 – 10 COMMANDMENTS! Mt. Sinai #6 – 10 COMMANDMENTS! THE GOLDEN CALF, Part 1 THE GOLDEN CALF, Part 2 GOD SHOWS MOSES HIS GLORY MISCELLANY THE ARK OF THE COVENANT THE TABERNACLE LEVITICUS AARON’S CONSECRATION NADAB & ABIHU, TOASTED THIS & THAT NUMBERS Want PLAGUE with Your QUAIL? A SPY STORY KORAH’S SINKING FEELING AARON’S FINAL ADVENTURES THE BRONZE SNAKE, & THE CROSS JESUS EXPLAINS THE BRONZE SNAKE “GREATEST HITS” BALAAM AND HIS TALKING DONKEY MOSES ENTERS REAL PROMISED LAND JOSHUA RAHAB AND THE TWO SPIES ISRAELCROSSES THE JORDAN RIVER ISRAEL MARCHING AROUND JERICHO GOD FLATTENS JERICHO PAINTED BIBLES!!! – THE BOOK OF KELLS PAINTED BIBLES! LINDISFARNE GOSPELS PAINTED BIBLES!!! – HODGEPODGE SPECIAL EDITION – BEST COMMENTS! JUDGES THE SUN STANDS STILL! DEBORAH AND BARAK WIN A WAR JAEL'S TENT-PEG THRU NOGGIN TRICK GIDEON 1: ANGEL, ALTAR, FLEECE GIDEON 2-CHOICE TRUMPETS TRIUMPH GOD PROMISES SAMSON’S BIRTH SAMSON’S LION SAMSON GETS A WIFE: MARRIED LIFE! SAMSON LOSES WIFE, GETS REVENGE SAMSON’S TROPHIES SAMSON AND DELILAH, Part 1 SAMSON AND DELILAH, Part 2 SAMSON’S FINAL REVENGE MISCELLANY 2 MISCELLANY 3 RUTH RUTH, Chapter 1 RUTH CLINGS TO NAOMI RUTH GLEANS BOAZ CARES FOR RUTH RUTH PROPOSES, BOAZ ACCEPTS! BOAZ REDEEMS & WEDS RUTH: OBED! RUTH ART “SPECIALTIES”

1 SAMUEL HANNAH’S MISERY, AND HER PRAYER HANNAH’S MIRACLE SON, SAMUEL SAMUEL IN THE LORD’S HOUSE WITH ELI MISCELLANY 4 ARK, ARK — WHO’S GOT THE ARK? ARK, ARK — ISRAEL’S GOT THE ARK! STAINED GLASS EXTRAVAGANZA!!! Part 1 STAINED GLASS EXTRAVAGANZA!!! Part 2 ISRAEL DEMANDS A KING, GETS SAUL GOD REJECTS ISRAEL’S NEW KING SAMUEL MEETS DAVID SAMUEL ANOINTS DAVID AS KING SAUL HIRES A HARPIST DAVID AND GOLIATH DAVID OR GOLIATH DAVID'S BIG, FAT HEAD SAUL ATTACKS DAVID DAVID RUNS FOR HIS LIFE DAVID SPARES SAUL’S LIFE – TWICE! DAVID, ABIGAIL, AND NABAL THE FOOL FEARFUL SAUL CONSULTS A WITCH SAUL DIES, JUST AS FORETOLD 2 SAMUEL DAVID, THE NEW KING DAVID JOYOUSLY RETRIEVES THE ARK DAVID AND BATHSHEBA – & URIAH DAVID MURDERS TO COVER ADULTERY AMNON RAPES HIS SISTER TAMAR ABSOLOM MURDERS AMNON ABSALOM OVERTHROWS DAVID ABSALOM’S DEATH 1 KINGS WHO SUCCEEDS DAVID AS KING? DAVID IN STAINED GLASS MISCELLANY 5 GREATEST HITS! Volume 2 GOD WISES UP SOLOMON, Part 1 GOD WISES UP SOLOMON, Part 2 GOD WISES UP SOLOMON, Part 3 SOLOMON BEGINS GOD’S TEMPLE SOLOMON CONTINUES GOD’S TEMPLE SOLOMON FINISHES GOD’S TEMPLE THE QUEEN OF SHEBA, Part 1 THE QUEEN OF SHEBA, Part 2 THE QUEEN OF SHEBA, Part 3 REVIEW, GENESIS THRU SAMUEL, Part 1 REVIEW, GENESIS THRU SAMUEL, Part 2 SOLOMON’S 700 WIVES, ETC., ETC., ETC. ISRAEL DIVIDES FROM JUDAH GOD SENDS RAVENS TO FEED ELIJAH 1 GOD SENDS RAVENS TO FEED ELIJAH 2 A GENTILE WIDOW FEEDS ELIJAH ELIJAH RAISES THE WIDOW’S SON ELIJAH vs. BAAL’S 450 PROPHETS ELIJAH, RAINING AND RUNNING Part 1 ELIJAH, RAINING AND RUNNING Part 2 THE LORD APPEARS TO ELIJAH 2 KINGS ELIJAH'S CHARIOT OF FIRE, Part 1 ELIJAH'S FIERY CHARIOT-RIDE, Part 2 ELIJAH'S FIERY CHARIOT-RIDE, Part 3 ELISHA'S MANY, MANY MIRACLES, Part 1 ELISHA'S MANY, MANY MIRACLES, Part 2 ELISHA'S MANY, MANY MIRACLES, Part 3 ELISHA'S MANY, MANY MIRACLES, Part 4 KING JEHU & JEZEBEL'S DEATH BLOODY KING JEHU & QUEEN ATHALIA BOY KING JOASH, DEAD QUEEN ATHALIA ISRAEL REJECTS GOD, GETS BANISHED ASSYRIANS vs KING HEZEKIAH HEZEKIAH'S ILLNESS & FOLLY KING JOSIAH FINDS GOD & HIS WORD BABYLON CONQUERS JUDAH 1 CHRONICLES DAVID & HIS MIGHTY MEN "PRAISE THE LORD IN THIS MANNER" EZRA THE JEWS RETURN FROM BABYLON 1 THE JEWS RETURN FROM BABYLON 2 NEHEMIAH THE JEWS RETURN FROM BABYLON 3 CHRISTMAS PROPHECIES THE CHARACTERS OF CHRISTMAS ESTHER THE KING CHECKMATES THE QUEEN ESTHER - IN THE HAREM, IN THE BED ESTHER, THE NEW QUEEN MORDECAI, HERO AND GOAT ESTHER – "IF I PERISH, I PERISH", Part 1 ESTHER – "IF I PERISH, I PERISH", Part 2 MORDECAI'S TRIUMPH ESTHER'S BANQUETS ESTHER FAINTS

JOB GOD'S MAIN MAN: JOB JOB SUFFERS MRS. JOB MOCKS HIM JOB STILL HAS "FRIENDS" FRIENDS ACCUSE, JOB DEFENDS GOD INTERVENES, QUIZZES JOB PSALMS #8—HOW MAJESTIC IS YOUR NAME! #19–HEAVENS DECLARE GOD'S GLORY #22—"WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?" #23–THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD #65—PRAISE AWAITS YOU, OUR GOD #69–SAVE ME, O GOD #104-PRAISE THE LORD, MY SOUL #105-GIVE PRAISE TO THE LORD #136-HIS LOVE ENDURES FOREVER #147-SING PRAISES TO OUR GOD #148-PRAISE THE LORD PROVERBS SELECTED PROVERBS, Ch. 1-4 SELECTED PROVERBS, Ch. 6-24 SELECTED PROVERBS, Ch. 24-31 ECCLESIASTES A TIME FOR EVERYTHING SONG OF SONGS SONG OF SONGS—THE TEXT SONG OF SONGS—THE ART, 1 SONG OF SONGS—THE ART, 2 SONG OF SONGS—THE "ART", 3 ISAIAH THE DAY OF THE LORD

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

CONSIDERATION

ENJOYMENT

& BLESSING

[sauropod]

I appreciate this post this morning. It is helpful to add meaning to the passage by seeing it illustrated. Thank you for ir.

God bless!

[Vendome]

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Thank you, Dave. "Adding" meaning by illustrating is my goal, but you've sparked a new thought in me.

Here we have the divinely-inspired text with artists' conceptions of it, but I wonder whether we might have more. During the Millennium, or when we're in heaven, might God provide us with the ability to actually watch Biblical events as they occurred? That would add some meaning!

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Yep! Yep! Yep! and Yep!

[sauropod]

Wouldn’t it though?

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I’ve no idea why, but the very first Biblical scene that I wanted to see was—well, actually, I wanted to do more than merely seeing—I wanted to walk around in the fiery furnace with Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego and Jesus.

[etabeta]

Meaningful lesson. I love the stained glass windows and then I like the silent, absorbed contemplation in Gustave Dore’s picture. Thank you!

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Bless you, Alba! I love Doré’s, too, so I needed to set it apart. I expect God gave ol’ Isaiah plenty to contemplate. Can we even imagine having such a vision?!

[TheConservativeParty]

Wonderful as always! Thank you.😊

[left that other site]

Good Afternoon, Dan!

Blizzard in Progress...but I got home safe from church, and without blisters! My fingers have finally toughened up.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Gotta keep the customers satisfied!

[Hebrews 11:6]

My fingers have finally toughened up.

Mary-Lou, it is a theological process: your fingers are being sanctified.

Sam Snead, the all-time winningest golfer with 82 official victories (Tiger Woods is tied with him) told a story about callouses. Two fellows approached him and challenged him to a substantial bet, where Slammin' Sammy would give them several strokes' handicap. They had taken great care to present themselves as out-of-practice: no suntans and no callouses. Sam, famous for still having his first dollar, took the bet and soon found out how he'd been taken. He said, "To avoid losing that bet, I had to shoot 65 that day."

[left that other site]

Sounds like the Gibeonites and the scam they pulled on Joshua.

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Nice catch! There’s one born every minute.

[left that other site]

Indeed.

[Forgiven_Sinner]

I’ve often thought that would be possible. My logic is: 1. God perfectly remembers all events, all is now to Him. 2. God has promised to give us all things.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Back in the '50s and early '60s there was a TV series my dad used to enjoy, "You Are There."Excellent concept, well-produced, but I was too young.

Anyway, now I'm far more interested in seeing biblical events than Joan of Arc and Et tu, Brutus? That's why I am so very excited about the current series The Chosen. But it only covers four of the sixty-six books....