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The Bible In Paintings >>> “♫𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙖 𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙-𝙂𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙨!♫” ✝️ ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH! ✝️
 
12/20/2023 6:38:03 AM PST · by Hebrews 11:6 · 21 replies

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Applying and Appreciating God's Word ~ •Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Il “HARK!” THE HERALD ANGELS SING L U K E CHAPTER 1 There were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to...
 

The Bible In Paintings >>> “♫𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙖 𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙-𝙂𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙨!♫” ✝️ THE NATIVITY OF JESUS ✝️ Part 2
 
12/19/2023 7:01:56 AM PST · by Hebrews 11:6 · 18 replies

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Applying and Appreciating God's Word ~ •Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Il NO ROOM AT THE INN: JESUS’ BIRTH L U K E CHAPTER 1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. And everyone went to his own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to...
 

The Bible In Paintings >>> “♫𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙖 𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙-𝙂𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙨!♫” ✝️ THE NATIVITY OF JESUS ✝️ Part 1
 
12/18/2023 6:57:53 AM PST · by Hebrews 11:6 · 11 replies

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Applying and Appreciating God's Word ~ •Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Il NO ROOM AT THE INN: JESUS’ BIRTH L U K E CHAPTER 1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. And everyone went to his own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to...
 

The Bible In Paintings >>> “♫𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙖 𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙-𝙂𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙨!♫” ✝️ MARY’S VISIT TO COUSIN ELIZABETH ✝️ Part 2
 
12/15/2023 7:27:54 AM PST · by Hebrews 11:6 · 17 replies

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Applying and Appreciating God's Word ~ •Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Il MARY’S VISIT TO COUSIN ELIZABETH L U K E CHAPTER 1 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and ELIZABETH WAS FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT. In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my...
 

The Bible In Paintings >>> “♫𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙖 𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙-𝙂𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙨!♫” ✝️ MARY’S VISIT TO COUSIN ELIZABETH ✝️ Part 1
 
12/14/2023 7:06:19 AM PST · by Hebrews 11:6 · 17 replies

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Applying and Appreciating God's Word ~ •Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Il MARY’S VISIT TO COUSIN ELIZABETH L U K E CHAPTER 1 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and ELIZABETH WAS FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT. In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my...
 

The Bible In Paintings >>> “♫𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙖 𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙-𝙂𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙨!♫” ✝️ GABRIEL’S ANNUNCIATION TO MARY ✝️ Part 3
 
12/13/2023 7:26:21 AM PST · by Hebrews 11:6 · 16 replies

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Applying and Appreciating God's Word ~ •Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Il GABRIEL'S AMAZING NEWS FOR MARY L U K E CHAPTER 1 God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, “Do not...
 

The Bible In Paintings >>> “♫𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙖 𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙-𝙂𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙨!♫” ✝️ GABRIEL’S ANNUNCIATION TO MARY ✝️ Part 2
 
12/12/2023 7:22:49 AM PST · by Hebrews 11:6 · 9 replies

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Applying and Appreciating God's Word ~ •Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Il GABRIEL'S AMAZING NEWS FOR MARY L U K E CHAPTER 1 God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, “Do not...
 

The Bible In Paintings >>> ♫“𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙖 𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙-𝙂𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙨!”♫ ✝️ GABRIEL’S ANNUNCIATION TO MARY ✝️ Part 1
 
12/11/2023 7:05:33 AM PST · by Hebrews 11:6 · 19 replies

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Applying and Appreciating God's Word ~ •Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Il GABRIEL'S AMAZING NEWS FOR MARY L U K E CHAPTER 1 God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, “Do not...
 

The Bible In Paintings >>> “!Bible Quiz!” 𝕊𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤 ✝️ JAEL’S WEAPON, AN ANGEL’S SPECTACULAR VISIT, SAMSON’S FINAL TOLL ✝️
 
11/16/2023 7:13:14 AM PST · by Hebrews 11:6 · 28 replies

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Applying and Appreciating God's Word ~ •Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Il !BIBLE QUIZ! TODAY’S QUESTIONS: 33. “WHAT DID JAEL HAMMER THROUGH SISERA’S SKULL WHILE HE SLEPT?” 34. “THE ANGEL OF THE LORD SPECTACULARLY VISITED Mr&Mrs MANOAH TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE SON THEY WOULD HAVE. WHO WAS THEIR SON?” 35. “WHAT DID THAT ANGEL DO THAT WAS SO SPECTACULAR?” 36. “WITH A DONKEY’S JAWBONE SAMSON KILLED 1,000 PHILISTINES. HOW MANY MORE DID HE KILL WHEN HE PULLED DOWN THEIR TEMPLE?” ANSWERS APPEAR BELOW, WITH CORRESPONDING ART Q#33: “WHAT DID JAEL HAMMER THROUGH SISERA’S SKULL WHILE HE...
 

The Bible In Paintings >>> “!Bible Quiz!” Series ✝️ GOD’S THREE SIGNS FOR GIDEON, & THE LADY-GENERAL ✝️
 
11/15/2023 6:36:41 AM PST · by Hebrews 11:6 · 24 replies

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Applying and Appreciating God's Word ~ •Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Il !BIBLE QUIZ! TODAY’S QUESTIONS: 29. “WHAT DID GIDEON LEAVE OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT—TWICE—TO DISCERN GOD’S WILL?” 30. “FOR SELECTING SOLDIERS, WHAT METHOD OF DRINKING FROM A STREAM DID GOD RECOMMEND TO GIDEON?” 31. “BESIDES THEIR SWORDS, WHAT THREE WEAPONS DID GIDEON’S SOLDIERS USE TO ATTACK THE MIDIANITES?” 32. “WHO WAS THE WOMAN WHO SUCCESSFULLY LED ISRAEL’S ARMY AGAINST SISERA’S ARMY?” ANSWERS APPEAR BELOW, WITH CORRESPONDING ART Q#29: “WHAT DID GIDEON LEAVE OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT—TWICE—TO DISCERN GOD’S WILL?” A: A FLEECE JUDGES 6 1 Source 2 "Gideon Wringing the...
 

The Bible In Paintings >>> “!Bible Quiz!” Series ✝️ ROCK-WATER, SPECIAL SPIES, SNAKE-ON-A-POLE, MOSES’ SUCCESSOR ✝️
 
11/14/2023 7:17:22 AM PST · by Hebrews 11:6 · 23 replies

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Applying and Appreciating God's Word ~ •Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Il !BIBLE QUIZ! TODAY’S QUESTIONS: 25. “WHILE THE ISRAELITES WANDERED IN THE WILDERNESS, TWICE MOSES GOT WATER FROM A ROCK. 1,500 YEARS LATER, PAUL REVEALED THE SECRET: “THAT ROCK WAS _______.”” 26. “GOD PROMISED CANAAN TO THE ISRAELITES, SO MOSES SENT SPIES TO LOOK OVER THE PROMISED LAND. BUT WHEN THEY RETURNED, ALL OF THE SPIES COUNSELED TURNING BACK—EXCEPT FOR TWO WHO TRUSTED GOD. WHO WERE THOSE TWO?” 27. “IN THE DESERT OF PARAN, SNAKES WERE BITING AND KILLING ISRAELITES. GOD TOLD MOSES TO PUT A...
 

The Bible In Paintings >>> “!Bible Quiz!” Series ✝️ TEN PLAGUES, GOD’S PILLAR, GOLDEN CALF, MOSES’ INDIGNATION ✝️ U+1D4D1 <U+1D4D1>
 
11/13/2023 6:39:54 AM PST · by Hebrews 11:6 · 45 replies

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Applying and Appreciating God's Word ~ •Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Il !BIBLE QUIZ! TODAY’S QUESTIONS: 21. “GOD STRUCK EGYPT WITH TEN PLAGUES. HOW MANY CAN YOU NAME?” 22. “A MOBILE PILLAR PROTECTED AND GUIDED THE ISRAELITES ON THEIR WAY OUT OF EGYPT AND DURING THEIR WANDERINGS IN THE WILDERNESS. WHAT TWO FORMS DID IT TAKE?” 23. “WHILE MOSES WAS UP ON MT. SINAI RECEIVING THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, DOWN BELOW SOMEONE MADE A GOLDEN CALF. WHO WAS THE CALF-MAKER?” 24. “GOD HAD TO MAKE A SECOND PAIR OF TABLETS FOR THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE...
 

The Bible In Paintings >>> “!Bible Quiz!” Series ✝️ JOSEPH’S DREAM, JOSEPH’S PRISON, MOSES’ SIBLINGS, MOSES’ FOSTER-MOTHER ✝️
 
11/10/2023 7:05:05 AM PST · by Hebrews 11:6 · 13 replies

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Applying and Appreciating God's Word ~ •Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Il !BIBLE QUIZ! TODAY’S QUESTIONS: 17. “YOUNG JOSEPH DREAMED THAT HIS FATHER AND MOTHER WERE THE SUN AND MOON AND WOULD DO WHAT TO HIM?” 18. “IN PRISON, JOSEPH INTERPRETED THE DREAMS OF TWO FELLOW PRISONERS, FORMER PERSONAL SERVANTS OF PHARAOH. WHO WERE THEY?” 19. “WHO WERE MOSES’ SIBLINGS?” 20. “WHO BECAME MOSES’ FOSTER-MOTHER?” ANSWERS APPEAR BELOW, WITH CORRESPONDING ART Q#17: “YOUNG JOSEPH DREAMED THAT HIS FATHER AND MOTHER WERE THE SUN AND MOON AND WOULD DO WHAT TO HIM?” A: BOW DOWN TO HIM GENESIS...
 

The Bible In Paintings >>> “!Bible Quiz!” Series ✝️ JACOB’S DREAM, JACOB’S WIVES, JACOB’S NAME, JACOB’S SONS ✝️
 
11/09/2023 6:54:54 AM PST · by Hebrews 11:6 · 56 replies

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Applying and Appreciating God's Word ~ •Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Il !BIBLE QUIZ! TODAY’S QUESTIONS: 13. “AS JACOB WAS RUNNING AWAY FROM ESAU, HE HAD A FAMOUS DREAM ABOUT ANGELS. WHAT WERE THE ANGELS DOING?” 14. “WHO WERE JACOB’S TWO WIVES, AND WHICH DID HE MARRY FIRST?” 15. “AFTER WRESTLING WITH JACOB ALL NIGHT, WHAT DID GOD CHANGE JACOB’S NAME TO?” 16. “JACOB’S TWELVE SONS HEADED ISRAEL’S TWELVE TRIBES. HOW MANY CAN YOU NAME?” ANSWERS APPEAR BELOW, WITH CORRESPONDING ART Q#13: “AS JACOB WAS RUNNING AWAY FROM ESAU, HE HAD A FAMOUS DREAM ABOUT ANGELS. WHAT...
 

The Bible In Paintings >>> “!Bible Quiz!” Series ✝️ ISAAC’S BROTHER, SARAH’S REACTION, ABRAHAM’S TEST, JACOB’S BROTHER ✝️
 
11/08/2023 6:07:49 AM PST · by Hebrews 11:6 · 15 replies

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Applying and Appreciating God's Word ~ •Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Il !BIBLE QUIZ! TODAY’S QUESTIONS: 9. “WHAT WAS THE NAME OF ISAAC’S OLDER HALF-BROTHER, THE SON OF HAGAR?” 10. “WHEN THE THREE VISITORS PROMISED ABRAHAM THAT SARAH WOULD BEAR A SON, SARAH WAS EAVESDROPPING. WHEN SARAH HEARD THEIR PROMISE, WHAT DID SHE DO?” 11. “GOD TESTED ABRAHAM’S FAITH BY ORDERING HIM TO SACRIFICE HIS ONLY SON, AND ABRAHAM REASONED THAT GOD COULD RAISE HIM FROM THE DEAD. DOES THIS REMIND YOU OF ANY OTHER FATHER-AND-SON?” 12. “WHAT DID ESAU GIVE HIS TWIN BROTHER JACOB IN EXCHANGE...
 

The Bible In Paintings >>> “!Bible Quiz!” Series ✝️ “GET OUTTA DODGE—ER, SODOM!”, “DON’T LOOK BACK!”, GETTING DADDY DRUNK, A PECULIAR CENSUS ✝️
 
11/07/2023 7:30:27 AM PST · by Hebrews 11:6 · 21 replies

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Applying and Appreciating God's Word ~ •Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Il !BIBLE QUIZ! TODAY’S QUESTIONS: 5. “WHO COMPELLED LOT AND HIS FAMILY TO FLEE FROM SODOM BEFORE GOD DESTROYED IT?” 6. “WHY DID LOT’S WIFE DIE?” 7. “LOT HAD TWO DAUGHTERS, WHO GOT THEIR FATHER DRUNK SO HE WOULD IMPREGNATE THEM. WHAT NEIGHBORING NATIONS DID THEIR SONS FOUND?” 8. “GOD PROMISED ABRAM HE WOULD NOT DESTROY SODOM IF HE FOUND TEN RIGHTEOUS. HOW MANY RIGHTEOUS DID GOD ACTUALLY FIND?” ANSWERS APPEAR BELOW, WITH CORRESPONDING ART Q#5: “WHO COMPELLED LOT AND HIS FAMILY TO FLEE FROM SODOM...
 

The Bible In Paintings >>> “!Bible Quiz!” Series ✝️ OUR FOREBEARS, PROMISE-SIGN, DEATH-ESCAPEES, FIRST TITHE ✝️
 
11/06/2023 6:29:18 AM PST · by Hebrews 11:6 · 43 replies

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Applying and Appreciating God's Word ~ •Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Il !BIBLE QUIZ! TODAY’S QUESTIONS: 1. “ALL HUMANS DESCEND FROM WHICH TWO COUPLES?” 2. “WHAT IS GOD’S SIGN THAT NEVER AGAIN WILL HE FLOOD THE WHOLE EARTH?” 3. “WHO ARE THE TWO PEOPLE WHOM GOD TOOK TO HEAVEN WITHOUT DYING?” 4. “AFTER ABRAM RESCUED HIS NEPHEW LOT AND SOME BOOTY, TO WHAT KING-PRIEST DID ABRAM PAY A TITHE?” (HINT—Hebrews 7 says Jesus is a priest forever in his order) ANSWERS APPEAR BELOW, WITH CORRESPONDING ART Q#1: “ALL HUMANS DESCEND FROM WHICH TWO COUPLES?” A: ADAM &...
 

The Bible In Paintings >>> “!Surprising Salvations!” Series ✝️ GOD SENDS PHILIP TO HELP THE ETHIOPIAN ✝️
 
11/02/2023 6:40:03 AM PDT · by Hebrews 11:6 · 26 replies

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Applying and Appreciating God's Word ~ •Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Il !SURPRISING SALVATIONS! THE ETHIOPIAN ACTS 8 HOW THE ETHIOPIAN’S SALVATION WAS SURPRISING: 1. SOMEHOW, THIS GENTILE NOT ONLY WAS INTERESTED IN THE BIBLE BUT ALSO WAS READING THE CRUCIAL CRUCIFIXION PASSAGE IN ISAIAH 53—Obviously, God was actively leading him along. 2. GOD WANTED A STRONG BELIEVER TO STEP IN NOW AND HELP THIS GENTILE OVER THE FINISH LINE—and Philip, with his demonstrated gift for evangelism, was just the man. 3. HOW ASTONISHED BOTH OF THEM MUST HAVE BEEN—to realize what God had superintended! 4. AND...
 

The Bible In Paintings >>> “!Surprising Salvations!” Series ✝️ FROM SUICIDE TO SALVATION: THE PHILIPPIAN JAILER ✝️
 
11/01/2023 7:38:04 AM PDT · by Hebrews 11:6 · 6 replies

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Applying and Appreciating God's Word ~ •Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Il !SURPRISING SALVATIONS!THE PHILIPPIAN JAILER ACTS 24 HOW THE JAILER’S SUDDEN SALVATION WAS SURPRISING: 1. THE JAILER THOUGHT HIS LIFE WAS OVER—He was about to kill himself, rather than face the brutal consequences for allowing his prisoners to escape. 2. IT WAS DARK, AND HE WAS IN THE DARK—They had not escaped, after all! 3. WHAT A RELIEF! HE WAS THANKFUL, BUT TO WHOM?—Paul and Silas showed him. 1 LOUIS TESTELIN "The Flogging of Paul and Silas" 2 "Paul and Silas Are Whipped in Philippi" 3...
 

The Bible In Paintings >>> “!Surprising Salvations!” Series ✝️ “Even the Gentiles!” – THE SALVATION OF CORNELIUS AND HIS HOUSEHOLD ✝️
 
10/31/2023 7:02:15 AM PDT · by Hebrews 11:6 · 17 replies

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Applying and Appreciating God's Word ~ •Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Il !SURPRISING SALVATIONS!CORNELIUS & FAMILY ACTS 10 HOW THE GENTILES’ SUDDEN SALVATION WAS SURPRISING: 1. THE “CHOSEN” PEOPLE WERE WELL-AWARE OF IT—Only circumcision signified acceptability. The Jews’ pride was haughty arrogance. As if merciful God would deny salvation to the rest of humanity…. 2. SO GOD STAGED AN INTERVENTION, THROUGH THE LEADER OF THE JEWISH CHRISTIANS—an unmistakable denial of the Jews’ meanness and an eternal affirmation of His magnanimity. 3. NOW PAUL COULD WRITE, “…salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious.” 4. BECAUSE...
 
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