Thursday, August 20, 2015

Jonah Under His Booth


Description of Illustration: monochromatic, vintage illustrations of Jonah seated beneath his booth in the desert, scripture "Then the LORD God provided a leafy plant and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the plant." Jonah 4:4, illustration comes in four colors: green, blue, brown and rose

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More about Jonah and the Nineveh:

Stained Glass Menorah


Description of Illustration: a stained glass menorah with a transparent background

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Ecclesiastes 12:7

 
Description of Illustration: cross bones with skull in both black and white, four neutral shades for the backgrounds: tan, charcoal grey and olive, The scripture reads "An the dust returns to the earth as it was and the spirit returns to God who gave it." Ecclesiastes 12:7 (ESV)

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Ships on Stormy Seas

"Throw me into the sea," Jonah said, "and it will become calm again.
 I know that this terrible storm is my fault." Jonah 1:12 (NLT)
Description of Illustration:  A full color, vintage watercolor of Jonah being tossed overboard. Two scriptures include, one from the book of Jonah the other, it's cross reference from the book of Acts.

"But take courage, none of you will loose your lives, even though the ship will go down.
For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me,
and he said, "Don't be afraid, Paul, for you will surely stand trial before Caesar!
 What's more, God in his goodness has granted safety to everyone sailing with you.
So take courage! For I believe God, it will be just as he said. But we will be ship-
wrecked on an island." Acts 27: 23-26
Each vintage watercolor comes with Mazarin Initials: T and B,
plus four background colors to choose from.
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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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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

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.

Monday, August 17, 2015

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.
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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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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

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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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

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:

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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