Mr. Veselka’s epic painting shows that the choices are not new. In the background is Egypt and Moses, the choice given the ancient covenant people. The demigod Pharaoh has all earthly power even over life and death, building great monuments to himself and ruling according to his will. He is the law unto himself, yet the reality was not even for a moment was he really in charge. The humble Moses is following God and His law, leading the people to inherit the Promised Land and experience and grow from self-determination under God. The people were to become a peculiar treasure unto the Lord, a kingdom of priests, a holy nation. Symbolically the flow of people and time moves along until in the foreground we see the prophet Samuel, again trying to lead the people away from “the demigod rule side” towards self -rule under God. We see the gap is widening as eventually the people reject self –determination and at the same time rejecting God (1 Sam.6,7) by seeking again to have an earthly king to rule over them.
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Choose Ye This Day
Mr. Veselka’s epic painting shows that the choices are not new. In the background is Egypt and Moses, the choice given the ancient covenant people. The demigod Pharaoh has all earthly power even over life and death, building great monuments to himself and ruling according to his will. He is the law unto himself, yet the reality was not even for a moment was he really in charge. The humble Moses is following God and His law, leading the people to inherit the Promised Land and experience and grow from self-determination under God. The people were to become a peculiar treasure unto the Lord, a kingdom of priests, a holy nation. Symbolically the flow of people and time moves along until in the foreground we see the prophet Samuel, again trying to lead the people away from “the demigod rule side” towards self -rule under God. We see the gap is widening as eventually the people reject self –determination and at the same time rejecting God (1 Sam.6,7) by seeking again to have an earthly king to rule over them.
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