Job Frontispiece and Incipit, 2006
Job 1:1-2:5
Donald Jackson
Scribes: POETRY- Brian Simpson;
TEXT- Susan Leiper
TEXT- Susan Leiper
Vellum, with ink, paint, silver and gold
"In this illustration we see a portrayal
of Job's world at the beginning of the narrative.
Reading the depiction from left to right,
his world of riches and well-being descends
into cha.
os as messengers announce
os as messengers announce
to Job each misfortune that has befallen
him in order to test his faith. The slender bars
of gold and silver, meager as they are,
represent God's presence.
The quotation on the opposite page
is Job's response,
"Shall we receive the good
at the hand of God and not receive the bad?"
When our world crumbles,
and we have descended into chaos-
look for the slivers of God's presence-
they are ALWAYS there.
When our world crumbles,
and we have descended into chaos-
look for the slivers of God's presence-
they are ALWAYS there.
Thanks for sharing this! It is breathtaking...
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