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CHRIST IN THE
OLD TESTAMENT

Before Bethlehem, Jesus intervened often in this world. This series presents some of those occasions, along with “types” of Christ: people and objects who represent Him and His qualities.

JESUS VISITS ABRAHAM, PREDICTING ISAAC’S BIRTH AND NEGOTIATING SODOM’S DESTRUCTION

GENESIS 17

The LORD appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day. Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

“Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked him.

“There, in the tent,” he said.

Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.”

1
JAMES TISSOT
"Abraham and the Three Angels"

2
GUSTAVE DORÉ
"Abraham and the Three Angels"

3
"Abraham Bends Down before Holy Trinity"

4
ÉDOUARD DIDRON
"Abraham"

5
"Tre Angeli da Abramo"

6
GASPARE DIZIANI
"Abraham and Three Angels"

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BERNARDINO MONTAÑÉS
"Abraham y los Tres Ángeles"

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GIOVANNI BATTISTA TIEPOLO
"Abraham and the Three Angels"

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GIOVANNI BATTISTA TIEPOLO
"Abraham and Three Angels"

10
SÉBASTIEN BOURDON
"Abraham and Three Angels"

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12
BARTOLOMÉ ESTEBAN MURILLO
"Abraham Receiving the Three Angels"

13
SEBASTIANO RICCI
"Abraham and the Three Angels"

14
LORENZO GHIBERTI
"Abraham and the Angels (Gates of Paradise)"

15
JULES-ELIE DELAUNAY
"Abraham Washing the Feet of the Three Angels"

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FÉLIX-HENRI GIACOMOTTI
"Abraham Washing the Feet of the Angels"

17
Antwerp School
"Abraham und die Drei Engel"

18
"The Hospitality of Abraham"

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20
REMBRANDT
"Abraham and the Three Angels"

21
JACQUES GAMELIN
"Abraham Visité par Trois Anges"

22
LUDOVICO CARRACCI
"Three Angels Visiting Abraham "

23
JUAN ANTONIO DE FRÍAS Y ESCALANTE
"Abraham y los Tres Ángeles"

24
ALONSO DEL ARCO
"Abraham and Three Angels"

25
WILLEM VAN HERP
"Angels Visiting Abraham"

26
AVANZINO NUCCI
"Abraham and the Three Angels"

27
DOMENICO FIASELLA
"Abraham and Three Angels "

28
ARENT DE GELDER
"Abraham and the Angels"

29
GIOVANNI ANDREA DE FERRARI
"Abraham and the Three Angels"

30
GIOVANNI ANTONIO FUMIANI
"Abraham and the Three Angels"

31
GERBRAND VAN DEN EECKHOUT
"Abraham and the Three Angels"

32
FERDINAND BOL
"Abraham Meets the Three Angels"

33
JAN VICTORS
"Abraham Entertaining the Three Angels"

34
ALEXANDER IVANOV
"Three Wanderers Announce to Abraham the Birth of Isaac"

Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent. Abraham and Sarah were already old and well advanced in years, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing. So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”

Then the LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’ IS ANYTHING TOO HARD FOR THE LORD? I will return to you at the appointed time next year and Sarah will have a son.”

Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I did not laugh.”

But he said, “Yes, you did laugh.”

35
JAN PROVOOST
"Abraham, Sarah and the Angel"

36
JAMES TISSOT
"Sarah Hears and Laughs"

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VERONICA SOSA MCDONALD
"Sarah Laughed"

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A FRIENDLY FORUM

[No name given]

Thank you very much for posting these beautiful works of art and may God bless and keep you for doing so.

[Maudeen]

Wanted to let you know how appreciative I am that you continue to post your archives. I am doing the Chronological Bible Readings in 90 days and love referring to the pics.

[Red Badger]

Angels, always with the wings, angels.....................

[etabeta]

Together with the stained glass windows, favorites are #7 by the 19th c. Spanish artist Bernardino Montañés;
#12 Murillo;
#18 mosaic from San Vitale Basilica in Ravenna. The splendid mosaics are some of the finest examples of Byzantine art.
#38

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Thanks for your well-wishes, which I reciprocate.

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Thanks, Pat. God inspired these artists for a reason.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

The Tissot (36) and McDonald (40) are marvelous.

It is an epic story of redemption, through the many stumbles and mis-steps by both Abraham and Sarah, the purpose and the promise remain.

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That’s their ID tag.....................

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You have an appreciative soul, Alba.

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It is an epic story of redemption, through the many stumbles and mis-steps by both Abraham and Sarah, the purpose and the promise remain.

As I said yesterday....

[nomorelurker]

I find it interesting that No. 3 uses the term “Holy Trinity” and not “Angels”.

[Red Badger]

To be sure, there are ‘creatures’ in the Bible that are described with wings, i.e. Ezekiel’s visions, but somehow they have been conflated with angels (messengers) and the Medieval and Renaissance artists melded the two and even added a touch of Greek mythology as a kicker (HERMES/MERCURY).

I don’t know if this was done out of ignorance or artistic license, but it’s interesting to note that not all the artists did the same.....................

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Good catch. I (almost) always post the titles I find, as I did here.

It’s impossible to know (a) who created that title and (b) what was meant. After all, they were indeed a [lower-case] holy trinity.

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My supposition is that artists include wings (1) in lieu of identification tags, and (2) because they’re fun to paint.

If I were painting you, you’d have a red badge, a Marine t-shirt, a cross on a gold chain, an adoring wife in the background, while sitting at a computer with a Florida hurricane blowing outside, with your right index finger on the period.

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with your right index finger on the period...............................

[Red Badger]

Well, except for the ‘adoring wife’ part, you’d be correct.

I’m wearing the Marine Corps Tee shirt this very minute!..............

[SisterK]

all of the artistic approaches are very different from each other, but they are all quality
thank you for sharing

blessings

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Glad you approve.