When Samuel Was Young

Description of Illustration: A full color, restored vintage print of Hannah the mother of Samuel presenting the prophet in the temple to Eli. Above the texts are:

"After the boy is weaned, I will take him and present him before the LORD, and he will live there always." 1 Samuel 1:22 (NIV)

And then the Cross Reference from Luke about the life of Christ:

"When the time came for purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord." Luke 2:22 (NIV)

Above is a vignette of the same illustration with the following two additional scriptures:

"And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with people." 1 Samuel 2:26 (NIV)

And then the Cross Reference from Jesus' childhood is:

"And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man." Luke 2:52 (NIV) 

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The Lord's Prayer

"The Lord's Prayer" with a white background,
navy boarder and red/navy illuminated "O."

Description of Illustration: decorative letter "O", three versions of the Lord's prayer found in the Gospels of Matthew 6:9-13 and Luke 11:2-4 scripture reads "Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil; For thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen." by Jesus

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A navy and white type version.

A red letter version with a buff pink background.

Genesis 41:38

Description of Illustration: Vintage illustrations on the Life of Joseph can be given new life with color and scripture. Here is Pharoah speaking with his court about the dream interpretations of Joseph, "Can we find a man like this, in whom is the Spirit of God?" Genisis 41:38

The Pharaoh of Joseph's time considered himself a "political god" similar to those ideas of the Roman Caesars. He did not put himself above the idea that there might in fact be an actual God of all in heaven. Pharaoh's after him, however, became "drunk with power" and believed it unnecessary to answer to a supreme Being. This led to the demise of the kingdom of Egypt as it always does throughout human history both in biblical times and even now. God gives each ruler time to discover the true and only God, and then change the way they rule over people. However, if that ruler does not grow and he also begins to persecute the faithful, his kingdom will fall.

• To whom do the kingdoms of the world belong to?  
• Are all rulers God-appointed? Romans 13 and John 19
• Why does God allow evil men like Hitler and Saddam to come into power?
• Does God Select Kings?
• A Kingdom Not of This World

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The Pharoah of Joseph's time was kind and learned to trust in the mercies of Jehovah.

Comes in three four colors: mauve, blue, tan and grey.

Genesis 40:8

mauve version

Description of Illustration: A medallion shaped graphic of Art Nouveau flora and birds in a wide variety of colors, I made these to blend in with the vintage illustrations on the Life of Joseph. However, these would blend well with any web pages with similar colors, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams." Genisis 40:8

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dusty blue version

grey version

tan version

Romans 12:9

shades of mauve, green and olive

Description of Illustration: A corner graphic of Art Nouveau flora in a wide variety of colors, I made these to blend in with the vintage illustrations on the Life of Joseph. However, these would blend well with any web pages with similar colors, "Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good." Romans 12:9 (NIV)

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shades of blue and beige

shades of grey

shades of mauve and beige

Potiphar's wife

Description of Photograph: Potiphar's wife from an old silent film, she comes in: mauve, a dusty blue, tan and grey, scripture "Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph's care; with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything, except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome and after a while his master's wife took notice of Joseph and said, "Come to bed with me!" Genesis 39: 6-7 (NIV)

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2 Peter 3:8

Description of Illustration: two "old-timers" are passing their time, watching the clock, waiting for their break time away from work and counting the minutes until they must time themselves back into work, break room, coffee break, overalls and pocket watch, grandfather clock, knowing expressions, scripture "But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day." 2 Peter 3:8 (ESV)
 

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Psalm 139:14

 

Description of Illustration: Someone's pet holds the missing link, clutched between his jaws! He hides just behind the waste, around the corner from the sausage shop! scripture reads "I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well." Psalm 139:14 (ESV)

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Philippians 2:14

Description of Illustration: a rooster and a hen clucking about who knows what, family room or parlor, cozy nest, black and white cartoon, scripture "Do all things without mumurings and disputings." Philippians 2:14
 

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Job 12:12

 

Description of Illustration: humorous illustration of a father with his broken leg propped up in a cast looking at his son who sits on top of a toy horse, scripture "With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding." Job 12-12

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Matthew 5:18

 

Description of the Illustration: black and white, An old man sitting in a bend wood rocker, looking up from his paper, to listen to his elderly wife. She holds a small pea between her fingers and quotes a scripture from the Bible. old-fashioned kitchen, turkey on the table, window, shot gun, old buckets, apron, scripture "For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter of stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished." Matthew 5:18

 
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Psalms 35:17

 

Description of Illustration: caveman like Adam rows a prehistoric boat with Eve lounging at the other end, furs, stone hammer, laughing fish, dinosaurs grazing in the background along with flamingos and palm trees, river, Adam has a bone stuck in his ear lob, big grin, nice Afro, Eve wears a bone necklace, scripture reads "Lord, how long will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, My only life from the lions." Psalms 35:17 (NAS)

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Daniel 5:30

The starry skies and romantic flavor of the evening is lost on King Belshazzar, of course, as this vintage photograph depicts his last night on earth, or rather on top of the Earth. This evening scene also available in black paired with: tan, mauve and blue.

Description of Photograph:  taken from the old Silent Film, "Intolerance" and paired with the following "That very night Belshazzar, king of the Babylonians, was slain, and Darius the Mede took over the kingdom, at the age of sixty-two." Daniel 5:30 (NIV)

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Daniel 5:30 in tan and black.

Daniel 5:30 in mauve and black.

Daniel 5:30 in blue and darker blue.

Belshazzar's End:

• No Second Chance 
• The Handwriting On The Wall
• The Difference Between Stewardship and Ownership
• Handwriting on the Wall

Belshazzer, The Condemned King

King Belshazzer seen here gripping one of his many drunken wives while he swears to give away a third of his kingdom to the man who can interpret the message written in code above his throne. A hand appeared out of nowhere a wrote the inscription, ""Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin!" One of King Belshazzer's wives claims that the elderly prophet Daniel can interpret the writing.

 

Description of Photograph:  taken from the old Silent Film, "Intolerance" and paired with the following "Whoever reads this writing, and tells me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck; and he shall be the third ruler in the kingdom." Daniel 5:7

"Suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. The king watched the hand as it wrote.  His face turned pale and he was so frightened that his legs became weak and his knees were knocking."

"The king summoned the enchanters, astrologers and diviners. Then he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing and tells me what it means will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.” 

"Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant. So King Belshazzar became even more terrified and his face grew more pale. His nobles were baffled." 

"The queen, hearing the voices of the king and his nobles, came into the banquet hall. “May the king live forever!” she said. “Don’t be alarmed! Don’t look so pale! ¹¹ There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the time of your father he was found to have insight and intelligence and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners. ¹² He did this because Daniel, whom the king called Belteshazzar, was found to have a keen mind and knowledge and understanding, and also the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles and solve difficult problems. Call for Daniel, and he will tell you what the writing means.” Daniel 5 1-12

Daniel 5:7 in mauve.

Tan version of Daniel 5:7.

Blue version of Daniel 5:7.

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1 Timothy 6:9

Every version of this scripture comes in matching color palette designed for the scriptures from Daniel 5. However, these would look nice completely on their own within the context of an article about a different topic.

Description of the Illuminated Scriptures: scripture from the Book of 1 Timothy 6:9 "People who want to get rich all into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plange men into ruin and destruction." (NIV), a fancy scalloped frame surrounds the verse, the outside border if transparent so that the framed scripture will blend with a wide variety of page colors.

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Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin!

"Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parson" not the phrase you
want to hear from the Lord.

Description of Photograph:  taken from the old Silent Film, "Intolerance" and paired with the following "Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin!" from "And this is the writing that was inscribed: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, and PARSIN. Daniel 5:25 (ESV)

       "The writing on the wall", or "the hand writing on the wall", or "the writing is on the wall" or "Mene Mene", is an idiom implying that there is evidence of an impending disaster. The event may be seen as difficult to avert. The expression refers originally to Chapter 5 of the Book of Daniel, in which a disembodied hand, writes an enigmatic message on the palace wall of Babylon.

       In the Daniel 5, a disembodied hand is witnessed writing on the wall at Belshazzar's feast in the palace of Babylon. The event occurs while those at the feast profane the sacred vessels that were pillaged from the Jerusalem Temple. The words that appear on the palace wall are "Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin." The prophet Daniel is summoned to interpret the message, which, as he explains, means the imminent end of the Babylonian kingdom. That night, Belshazzar is killed and the Medo-Persians sack the capital city.

The Meaning From Daniel 5:26-28

• "Here is what these words mean: Mene: God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end. 
• Tekel: You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting. 
• Peres: Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians."

The fact that the phrase "Mene" is written twice means that the event will happen soon.

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"Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin!" in four colors:
tan, blue, mauve and grey monochromatic colors.

"Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin!" colorized in four
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"Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin!" in greyscale too.

       "A painter of fantastical and catastrophic events, Martin was a master scenographer and a Victorian celebrity. In this Old Testament episode, set in a dizzy vision of Babylon, a blaspheming king gets some bad news."

Matthew 4:7

This verse is printed on a "shield" motif in colors complimentary to many of the illustrations for the Life of Daniel here at our little blog. These colors come in tan, blue, mauve and grey.

Description of the Illuminated Scriptures: scripture from the Gospel of Matthew "Jesus answered him, 'It is also written: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'" Matthew 4:7 (NIV)

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The blue version of Matthew 4:7.

The grey version of Matthew 4:7.

The mauve version of Matthew 4:7.

In The Courts of Belshazzar

The illustrated scripture above in tan and brown tones. Click on the
smaller versions below to download larger versions.

Description of Photograph: taken from the old Silent Film, "Intolerance" and paired with the following scripture "Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them." Daniel 5:3 (KJB) This is one riotous party both in the film's set and also according to scripture, too. An amazing menagerie on exhibition; it representing the idol worship of ancient Persia in the story of Israel's captivity under Babylon.

Intolerance is a 1916 epic silent film directed by D. W. Griffith and considered one of the great masterpieces of the Silent Era. The three-and-a-half hour epic intercuts four parallel storylines, each separated by several centuries: (1) a contemporary melodrama of crime and redemption, (2) a Judean story: Christ's mission and death, (3) a French story: the events surrounding the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre of 1572, and (4) a Babylonian story: the fall of the Babylonian Empire to Persia in 539 BC. Each story had its own distinctive color tint in the original print. The scenes are linked by shots of a figure representing Eternal Motherhood, rocking a cradle. Read more . . .

Visit the following links to see this old classic, silent film:

• Intolerance at the Internet Movie Database
• Intolerance at SilentEra
• Intolerance at AllMovie
• Intolerance is available for free download at the Internet Archive
• Detailed plot summary and discussion of the film at Filmsite.org
• Period poster of the film
• Intolerance HD on YouTube
• Silent Era 
• Silent Film Festival

The same illustration in blue.

The illustration in greys.

The illustrated scripture from Daniel in mauve.

Another Moody Bible Institute Filmstrip from 1955.

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