Life is Eternal. Post a Scene from the Old Testament. (please)

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Elisha returned to Gilgal and there was a famine in that region. While the company of the prophets was meeting with him, he said to his servant, "Put on the large pot and cook some stew for these
prophets."The stew was poured out for the men, but as they began to eat it, they cried out, “Man of God, there is death in the pot!” And they could not eat it.Elisha said, “Get some flour.” He put it into the pot and said, “Serve it to the people to eat.” And there was nothing harmful in the pot. (2 Kinga 4)

The Prophet Elisha by Giorgio Vasari

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On the day the LORD gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and you, moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.” (Joshua 10:12)

Joshuah Ordering the Sun to Stand Still (1743-1744) by Joseph Marie Vien

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Then the LORD said to him, "This is the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your eyes, but you will not cross over into it."And Moses the servant of the LORD died there in Moab, as the LORD had said. (Deuteronomy 34)

Death of Moses by Alexandre Cabanel

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Then the LORD opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with his sword drawn. So he bowed low and fell facedown.The angel of the LORD asked him, "Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? I have come here to oppose you because your path is a reckless one before me. (Numbers 22)

Balaam and the angel , painting by Gustav Jaeger 1836.

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On Holy Thursday, our commemoration of the Last Supper and the institution of the Holy Eucharist, when Our Lord and the apostles gathered for Passover, the first reading at Mass is from Exodus 12: 1-14, the story of the first Passover.

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The LORD had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.” (Genesis 12:1)

Abraham’s Journey from Ur to Canaan by József Molnár (1821–1899)

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Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. (Exodus 16:4)

The Jews Gathering the Manna in the Desert by Nicolas Poussin, 1637-1639

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He breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. (Genesis 2:7)

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Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim. “Go, look over the land,” he said, “especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there

(Joshua 2:1)

The Harlot of Jericho and the Two Spies by James Tissot

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So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the whole land of Egypt.” (Genesis 41:41)

Joseph, Overseer of Pharaoh’s Granaries by Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1874).

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Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me repose

Psalms 23 by Kirby McCarley

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After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself. (1 Samuel 18:1)

David and Jonathan by Rembrandt ,1606-1669

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Then Samson reached toward the two central pillars on which the temple stood. Bracing himself against them, his right hand on the one and his left hand on the other (Judges 16:29)

Samson by Julio Ferreira

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"Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth."So God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant I have established between me and all life on the earth.” (Genesis 9)

Landscape with the Sacrifice of Noah by Joseph Anton Koch. c. 1803

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The Israelites groaned in their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery went up to God. (Exodus 2:23)

“Israel in Egypt” by Edward John Poynter, 1867

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Whenever the spirit from God came on Saul, David would take up his lyre and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him. (1 Samuel 16:23)

David and Saul by Julius Kronberg

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After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. (1 Kings 19:12)

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