Genesis 49:10 (NIV)
The scepter will not depart from Judah,
nor the rulers staff from between his feet,
until he to whom it belongs shall come
and the obedience of the nations shall be his.
Jacob Blessing His Sons (Jacob Blessing Joseph)
Harry Anderson (American, 1906-1996)
Hebrews 1:3-4 (NRSV)
He is the reflection of God's glory and the exact imprint of God's very being, and he sustains all things by his powerful word. When he had made purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.
Die Heilige Dreifaltigkeit // The Holy Trinity, 1620-25
Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)
Genesis 12:3 (NIV)
I will bless those who bless you,
and whoever curses you I will curse;
and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.
Call to Abraham
Juliette Fogra (American)
Genesis 3:15 (ESV)
I will put enmity between you and the woman,
and between your offspring and her offspring;
he shall bruise your head,
and you shall bruise his heel.
Adam and Eve Driven out of Eden (Gen. 3:1-6,13-24), 1866
Gustave Doré (French, 1832-1883), engraving by Héliodore Pisan
2 Samuel 12:9 (NIV)
Why did you despise the word of the Lord by doing what is evil in his eyes?
König David vor Nathan
Johann Zick (German, 1702-1762)
Luke 4:3-4 (ESV)
The devil said to Him,
“If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”
And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’”
Temptation of Christ
Victor Bregeda (Russian, 1963-present)
Luke 10:41-42 (NIV)
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered,
“you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed — or indeed only one.
Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”
Christ in the House of Martha and Mary
Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Matthew 5:3 (ESV)
Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
The Sermon on the Mount, 1725
Sebastiano Ricci (Italian, 1659-1734)
Jeremiah 8:19 (ESV)
Behold, the cry of the daughter of my people from the length and breadth of the land:
“Is the Lord not in Zion?
Is her King not in her?”
“Why have they provoked me to anger with their carved images and with their foreign idols?”
The Prophet Jeremiah Mourning over the Destruction of Jerusalem, 1630
Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
“Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?”
Jesus said to him,
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me.”
La Résurrection de Jésus Christ, 1874
Paul Philippoteaux (French, 1846-1923)
Now the chief priests and the whole council were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death, but they found none, though many false witnesses came forward.
Christ Before Caiaphas, 1640-45
Leonaert Bramer (Dutch, 1596-1674)
When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him.
Christ in Emmaus, 1897
Jacek Malczewski (Polish, 1854-1929)
For the wages of sin is death,
but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
La Vallée de Larmes (Vale of Tears), 1883
Gustav Doré (French, 1832-1883)
Behold, I send an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared. Pay careful attention to him and obey his voice; do not rebel against him.
Battle Scene with the Appearance of the Angel of Victory, 1648, Drawing
Giulio Benso (Italian, 1592-1668)
For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Jonah and the Whale, 1984
Herb Mandell (American, 1925-2016)
Matthew 26:39
And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying,
"My Father,
if it is possible,
let this cup pass from Me;
yet not as I will,
but as You will."
The Agony in the Garden, 1851
Eugéne Delacroix (French, 1798-1863)
As they entered the tomb they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side and they were alarmed.
"Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified.
He has risen!
He is not here."
The Holy Women at the Tomb, 1890
William Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905)
"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you."
Love One Another
Henri Camille Danger (French, 1857-1937)
Jonah began to go into the city -
And he called out, "Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!"
And the people of Nineveh believed God.
They called for a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.
Repentance of Nineveh, c. 1840
John Martin (English, 1789-1854)
To Him was given dominion, glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations and languages should serve Him; His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.
The Gloria
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen.
Holy Trinity, 1620’s
Hendrick van Balen the Elder (Flemish, 1573–1632)
“You were running well.
Who hindered you from obeying the truth?
This persuasion is not from him who calls you.
A little leaven leavens the whole lump.”
St. Augustine Arguing with Donatists
Charles-André van Loo (French, 1705-1765)
There is neither Jew nor Greek,
there is neither slave nor free,
there is no male and female,
for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Sermon At The Church Fair At Kalwaria (detail), 1906
Julian Falat (1853-1929)
"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."
The Apostle Paul in Prison, 1627
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice!
Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace.
And the God of love and peace will be with you.
A New Day
John Holyfield (American, 1969-present)