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W O R S H I P
"SHOW ME YOUR GLORY"
THE ARK OF THE COVENANT
THE TABERNACLE
AARON CONSECRATED AS HIGH PRIEST
AARON'S SONS VIOLATE THE LAW

S T R U G G L E S
CALEB'S & JOSHUA'S EXCELLENT SPY STORY
KORAH’S SINKING FEELING
THE BUDDING OF AARON'S STAFF
THE BRONZE SNAKE, & THE CROSS
BALAAM AND HIS TALKING DONKEY
JOSHUA'S INSTALLATION, MOSES' DEATH

Yep!

(Except, we all do.)

Sobering story for today!

I like the Tissot paintings. He doesn’t create drama with swirling flames and explosions of fire but focuses on the bodies of Aaron’ sons as they are brought down by the power of God, consumed but left with their bodies and garments intact. As always, he tells the stories with great impact.

Good morning, Dan - thanks very much for the fire from above - it was a purifying experience.

"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"

"God save all here!"

This report of Nadab and Abihu is one of the most complex stories in the Bible. Why did God kill them? It seems like they had good intentions in serving and praising the Lord, but obviously they failed.

Leviticus 10:9 may offer some explanation as to why these two had to die. Perhaps they had been drinking on the job.

“Self made religion” vs. what God said.

Very well said. Thank you.

More selections than expected with Nadab and Abihu..
Nice depictions.
Two other sons, Er and Onan, have a similar prophetic symbolism, but probably not as easily depicted on canvas as Nadab and Abihu.

Thanks, Alba. To me, Tissot’s greatest strength, displayed again and again, is his analysis of the scene: what is the key central feature of this story? More often than not, he seems to come closest to capturing it.

Step lively, Tom!

God set unequivocally here at the beginning the standard for punishing inappropriate worship. The major prophets’ reports of how Temple worship ultimately devolved offer stark justifications.

not as easily depicted on canvas

I can only post that which I can find....although there is indeed one--and only one--Bible story with plenty of art which I refuse altogether to publish. You know your Bible well enough that ultimately you could guess which one. I'm willing to offer a hint....

Good Morning, Dan.

Precision ZOT!

Bathsheba on her roof?

And to you, Mary-Lou!

A very good, though incorrect, guess. You are right that there is a moral component to my objection, but it's a different one than your surmise.