- Leper giving thanks
Luke 17 15 One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. 16 He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan. - Good Samaritan
- Christ on the Mount of Olives
Trial proof of the key block of Christ on the Mount of Olives, after Bassano. National Gallery of Art - Joseph Commanded to Flee into Egypt
Joseph Commanded to Flee into Egypt Matt. 2:13 When Herod found the wise men did not come, he was very angry; and to make sure of killing Him who was to be King of the Jews, he was so cruel and wicked as to cause all the babies in Bethlehem, of two years old and under, to be put to death. - Adam and Eve driven out of the garden of Eden
Gen. 3:23, 24 - Animals into ark
Animals lining up in pairs to go into the ark - The wonderful draught of fishes
" And they let down the net into the sea, but it enclosed so great a multitude of fishes that they could not draw them up; and the net brake. Then Simon beckoned to his partners, James and John, who were in the other boat, that they should come and help them. And they came and filled both boats with the fishes, so that they began to sink. - A House built on the Rock
Matthew 7:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. - Jesus carrying the cross
Jesus carrying his cross - Plowing in Canaan
- New Testament
New Testament - Bound up his wounds
Luke 10:34 And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast... - Young Samuel Brought to Eli
As soon as little Samuel was old enough to be without her, she took him to the holy place, that was instead of a church, and gave him to wait upon the Lord. He lived with the High Priest, whose name was Eli, and was taught by him. - Daniel and the lions
- Stoning of Stephen, the first Christian martyr
Stephen, one of the seven deacons of the church at Jerusalem, stoned without the gate of that city, by the Libertines, A. D. 34, shortly after the death of Christ. - The Death of Abel
Genesis 4:8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. - The Women at the Tomb of Jesus
Mark 16:5, 6 And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him. - The Rich fool
Jesus says it shall be so with all those who set their minds upon storing up riches in this world, rather than laying up treasures in heaven by pleasing God and working in His service. Death will come when they least expect it, and they will have to leave all their earthly riches, and go where no treasure has been laid up for them. - Cross
- Jesus being ministered to by an angel
Luke 22:43 - The Widow's Son Restored to Life
1 Kings 17:21, 22. And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again. And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. - He set a little child in the midst of them
Mathew 18:1 - 3 - The birth of Christ
- Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us
His parents were amazed when they saw Jesus in such company. But Mary, while she rejoiced at finding Him, gently said, "Son, why hast Thou thus dealt with us? Behold Thy father and I have sought Thee sorrowing." Jesus replied, "How is it that ye sought Me? Wist ye not that I must be about My Father's business?" - The house built upon the sand
What a foolish man the builder of the house shown in our picture must have been! Of course, when the wind blew and the waves dashed against his house, it would fall. Look how the sea has washed the foundation away, and how the roof is falling in! And the people; see how they are fleeing to save their lives! And all this calamity because he built his house upon the sand. But the other house, shown in the distance: how firmly that stands! What a bold front it offers to the waves, and how safely it resists the fury of the storm. Its foundations are sure, because they rest upon the solid rock. - Jesus on the cross
- The Shepherds worshipping the infant Jesus
When the angels had departed, the shepherds returned to Bethlehem; and there, in a stable, they found the infant Jesus, lying in a manger, watched over and cared for by His mother Mary and Joseph. And so great was the surprise and joy of the shepherds that they went out and told all they met of the wondrous things which they had seen. - The Return of the prodigal
" And he arose and went towards his father's house, but when he was still a great way off, his father saw him, and was sorry for him, and ran and embraced him. Then he told his father how he had sinned and had lost his title to be called the old man's son, but the father was so glad to have his son come back repentant, that he told his servants to bring the best clothing and a ring to put on his son. And he made a great feast, and they were merry, for he said, "This is my son that was as one dead to me and is now alive again; he was lost and is found." - Noah's Sacrifice
Genesis 8:20 And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. - Abraham blessed by Melchizedek
Genesis 14:19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: - The first wanderers of the earth - Tribal migration in prehistoric times
From the painting of “Cain” by Ferdinand Cormon - Moses at the burning bush
- Beheading of James, the son of Zebedee
James, the son of Zebedee, put to death with the sword, by Herod Agrippa, in Jerusalem, A. D. 45. - The Expulsion
Genesis 3:22 Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken - Old Testament
- Abrahams Sacrifice
- God drove Adam and Eve out of Paradise
- The High Priest in his vestments
- Beheading of John The Baptist
John the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elisabeth, beheaded in the castle of Machærus, at the command of Herod Antipas, AD. 32. - Christ Stilling the Tempest
- The Wise Men before the King
So King Herod first sent for the learned men of the Jews, the chief priests and scribes, and demanded of them where Christ should be born; and when they had replied that it was to be in Bethlehem, he secretly called the wise men before him, and inquired of them what time the star appeared. After getting the information he needed, he dismissed the wise men, bidding them to go to Bethlehem "and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found Him," said Herod, "bring me word again, that I may come and worship Him also." - The Destruction of Sodom
- Joseph sold by his brethren
- The Fall of our first parents
Adam and Eve being expelled from the Garden of Eden - The Martyrdom of the seven Machabees
- Mary Magdalene anointing the feet of Jesus
- The Brazen Serpent
- Moses striking the rock
- Moses receiving the tablets of the Law
- Job and his comforters
- Daniel in the lion's den
Daniel in the lion's den - The Deluge
- Joseph in the Chariot
- Samuel anointing David
- Melchezideks Offering
- The Tabernacle
- Drowning the Egyptians
- The Tower of Babel
- Finding of Moses in the bulrushes
- Son of the Widow of Nain Raised