The Bible In Paintings >>> “!Surprising Salvations!” Series ✝️ THREE FOREIGNERS: Rahab, Ruth & The Gentile Widow ✝️

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!SURPRISING SALVATIONS!
THREE FOREIGNERS

HOW THESE FOREIGNERS’
SALVATIONS WERE SURPRISING:

1. GOD TARGETED THEM—God can find you in Jericho, Moab or Zarephath.

2. GOD USED THEM—Hiding spies, supporting your mother-in-law, or feeding an itinerant prophet: God has a challenge for you.

3. GOD BLESSED THEM—Rahab saved her family and found a new life, Ruth started an important new family, and the Widow and her son survived.

4. WHO CAN ARGUE THEY DID NOT ALSO RECEIVE SAVING FAITH AND WILL NOT GREET US IN HEAVEN?

RAHAB, ISRAEL’S ENABLER

JOSHUA 2

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FREDERICK RICHARD PICKERSGILL
"Rahab Helping the Two Israelite Spies"

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

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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"

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"Rahab and the Scarlet Thread"

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GUSTAVE DORÉ
"Joshua Spares Rahab"

RUTH, FAITHFUL DAUGHTER

RUTH 1

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GUSTAVE DORÉ
"Naomi and Her Daughters-In-Law"

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WILLIAM BLAKE
"Naomi Entreating Ruth and Opra
to Return to the Land of Moab"

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WILLIAM BLAKE
"Ruth the Dutiful Daughter-in-law"

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ARY SCHEFFER
"Ruth and Naomi"

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JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES
"Naomi and Her Stepdaughter"

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PHILIP HERMOGENES CALDERON
"Ruth and Naomi"

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JULIUS HUBNER
"Ruth and Naomi"

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W J WEBB

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KYRA MARKHAM
"Ruth, Naomi and Orpah"

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EVELYN DE MORGAN
"Naomi and Ruth"

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SANDY FRECKLETON GAGAN
"‘Whither Thou Goest’"

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"Ruth and Naomi"

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THE WIDOW, SINGLED OUT

1st KINGS 17

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LOUIS CHERON
"The Prophet Elijah and the Widow of Sarepta"

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"Elijah and the Widow"

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JAN VICTORS
"Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath"

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CIRO FERRI
"Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath"

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"Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath"

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BERNARDO STROZZI
"Prophet Elijah and the Widow of Sarepta"

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GIOVANNI LANFRANCO
"Elijah Receiving Bread from the Widow of Zarephath"

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"Elijah Asks the Widow for Bread"

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ABRAHAM VAN DIJCK
"The Prophet Elijah with the Widow of Zarephath and Her Son"

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"Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath"

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SIEGFRIED DETLER BENDIXEN
"Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath"

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GUERCINO
"Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath"

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"The Prophet Elijah Helps the Widow of Sarepta"

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"The Widow's Charity"

New International Version ©1984, Abrgd, EMPHASES added
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[stars & stripes forever]

Excellent series, Dan. I liked all the action-filled pictures in the Rahab series.

I think Salmon was one of the two spies. He married her.

[stars & stripes forever]

I enjoyed the paintings of Ruth too...my middle name.

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I think Salmon was one of the two spies. He married her.

Great thought! That had never occurred to me, Deborah Ruth.

[etabeta]

Great Tissot and Dore’ and all of the stained glass windows. Thank you, Dan.
Favorites are #23 by Calderon and
#34 Gagan.

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Calderon left the hill in the background blurry, enhancing the depth behind the foreground figures—very effectively.

Gagan got their age-disparity right, I think.

Good choices, Alba!

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These paintings are just like our great great God: beautiful.

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Taking your word for it....

[SisterK]

#34 still knocks it out of the park

yes, though they were not Hebrew, they were CHOSEN by God

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CHOSEN by God

That's what matters!