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The Bible In Paintings: RAHAB AND THE TWO SPIES

Posted on 04/01/2022 6:20:12 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6



The Bible In Paintings 2
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR APPRECIATING AND APPLYING GOD'S MESSAGE





J O S H U A
CHAPTER 2

Joshua sent two spies. “Go, look over the land,” he said, “especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.




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FREDERICK RICHARD PICKERSGILL
"Rahab Helping the Two Israelite Spies"




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"Rahab and the Emissaries of Joshua"




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JAMES TISSOT
"The Harlot of Jericho and the Two Spies"




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MARC CHAGALL
"Rahab & the Spies of Jericho"




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ROBERT FLORES
"The Two Spies and Rahab"



So the king of Jericho sent this message to Rahab: “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house.”

But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. She said, “Yes, the men came to me, but the men left. Go after them quickly. You may catch up with them.” (But she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them under the stalks of flax she had laid out on the roof.)




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She went up on the roof and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given this land to you and that a great fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you, for THE LORD YOUR GOD IS GOD IN HEAVEN ABOVE AND ON THE EARTH BELOW. Now then, give me a sure sign that you will spare the lives of my [family] and that you will save us from death.”




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"Rahab Hides the Spies"




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FORTUNINO MATANIA
"The Harlot Rahab Hiding the Israelite Spies"




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“Our lives for your lives!” the men assured her. “If you don’t tell what we are doing, we will treat you kindly and faithfully when the LORD gives us the land.” So she let them down by a rope through the window, for the house she lived in was part of the city wall.




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"The Two Israelites Letting Themselves down
from Rahab's House
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JULIUS SCHNORR VON CAROLSFELD
"Escape from Rahab's House"




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"Rahab and the Spies"




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JAMES TISSOT
"The Spies Escape from Jericho"



The men said to her, “This oath you made us swear will not be binding on us unless, when we enter the land, you have tied this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and unless you have brought all your family into your house.”

“Agreed,” she replied. “Let it be as you say.” So she sent them away and they departed. And she tied the scarlet cord in the window.




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ELIAS VAN NIJMEGEN
"Spies Escape from Jericho"




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LYN DEUTSCH
"Redemption Cord"




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ANS TAYLOR
"Rahab"




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"Rahab and the Scarlet Thread"




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FREDERIC SHIELDS
"Rahab Hangs the Scarlet Cord from Her Window"




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The two men came to Joshua and told him everything that had happened to them. They said to Joshua, “THE LORD HAS SURELY GIVEN THE WHOLE LAND INTO OUR HANDS; all the people are melting in fear because of us.”




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1 posted on 04/01/2022 6:20:12 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6
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To: Maudeen; stars & stripes forever; Battle Axe; Vendome; sauropod; left that other site; LoL_lady; ...






J O S H U A
RAHAB AND THE TWO SPIES
ISRAEL CROSSES THE JORDAN RIVER
ISRAEL MARCHES AROUND JERICHO
GOD FLATTENS JERICHO
THE SUN STANDS STILL!


2 posted on 04/01/2022 6:21:46 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 ("This is Thy pleasure, that Thou art my joy")
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To: Hebrews 11:6

Rahab was one of Jesus ancestors.................


3 posted on 04/01/2022 6:24:48 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Hebrews 11:6

Good Morning, Dan! :-)

I really like the pen-and-ink #16. Also the Tissots.


4 posted on 04/01/2022 6:26:52 AM PDT by left that other site (Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)
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To: Red Badger

Isn’t that marvelous?!


5 posted on 04/01/2022 6:32:02 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 ("This is Thy pleasure, that Thou art my joy")
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To: left that other site

And to you, Mary-Lou! I’m with you about Fortunino Matania’s #16. (What a name! I’m considering changing mine to Fortunino.)


6 posted on 04/01/2022 6:36:14 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 ("This is Thy pleasure, that Thou art my joy")
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To: Hebrews 11:6

Beautiful #16 by the Italian Fortunino Matania, who became well known for his war and historical scenes.
Tissot always and #33 by Shields who was greatly influenced by the work of Rossetti and other artists of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.


7 posted on 04/01/2022 6:43:08 AM PDT by etabeta
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To: etabeta; left that other site
Shields made me work to imagine how scarlet is that rope.

And evidently Fortunino has won today's thread.

8 posted on 04/01/2022 6:50:39 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 ("This is Thy pleasure, that Thou art my joy")
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To: Red Badger

I could add an interesting caption to some of those pictures. :o)


9 posted on 04/01/2022 7:22:39 AM PDT by super7man (Madam Defarge, knitting, knitting, always knitting.)
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To: Hebrews 11:6

Agreed regarding Fortunino Matania. But Chagall....


10 posted on 04/01/2022 7:26:27 AM PDT by Squidpup ("Fight the Good Fight of Faith" )
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To: Red Badger
Yes, she was in the direct line to David and Jesus.

You beat me to it.

Thank you.

11 posted on 04/01/2022 7:26:40 AM PDT by marktwain
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To: super7man; Red Badger
"Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab"
Matthew 1:5

Perhaps a hearty thanks is in order to Salmon, who somehow teamed up with--surely by marriage--with Rahab. And I wonder whether Rahab attended Boaz's wedding to Ruth and whether she held her grandson Obed (which we'll cover here in three weeks).

Is God ever laughing....

12 posted on 04/01/2022 7:39:20 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 ("This is Thy pleasure, that Thou art my joy")
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To: Squidpup
I was thinking yesterday that I have never seen a Chagall painting that I liked. He's a big name so I include him, but....
13 posted on 04/01/2022 7:41:47 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 ("This is Thy pleasure, that Thou art my joy")
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To: Hebrews 11:6
Perhaps a hearty thanks is in order to Salmon, who somehow teamed up with--surely by marriage--with Rahab.

I dunno.........sounds fishy to me................

14 posted on 04/01/2022 7:48:58 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

It would..........................


15 posted on 04/01/2022 7:54:16 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 ("This is Thy pleasure, that Thou art my joy")
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To: Hebrews 11:6

Good Morning to all!
Fantastic Works Dan; thank you so much. Yes indeed, No. 16 shows the artist’s great skill.
God gave Rahab a great opportunity; may we be as attentive...


16 posted on 04/01/2022 7:57:17 AM PDT by InkStone (Omni Vivum Ex Surfboard)
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To: InkStone; Red Badger
God gave Rahab a great opportunity; may we be as attentive

Well put, Leon. God gives everyone that opportunity, and it seems inescapable that He included her story so prominently to emphasize that and to encourage us similarly.

17 posted on 04/01/2022 8:06:51 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 ("This is Thy pleasure, that Thou art my joy")
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To: Hebrews 11:6

a lot of quality art today
#16 is beautiful

but I am also captivated by #10


18 posted on 04/01/2022 5:27:22 PM PDT by SisterK (recognize and resist tyranny)
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To: SisterK

# 10 illustrates aptly, I think, the tight spot in which Rahab found herself. God knew the eventual outcome, but she certainly did not.


19 posted on 04/01/2022 5:48:51 PM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 ("This is Thy pleasure, that Thou art my joy")
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To: Hebrews 11:6

Nice selections.
Although it isn’t simple to create, I like #32 for its scene setting. And the only ‘color’ is the scarlet thread..


20 posted on 04/02/2022 7:09:34 AM PDT by delchiante
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