Leaving Jericho

by Jane Bucci

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$600

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8.000 x 10.000 x 1.000 inches

Title

Leaving Jericho

Artist

Jane Bucci

Medium

Painting - Acylic On Museum Board

Description

~ Brave, smart, resourceful, and loving, Rahab dreamed of leaving Jericho. It was the only way to start new and shed the way of life that crushed her spirit and made her an outcast.

~ Her story begins when Joshua, leader of the Israelites, dispatches two spies into the walled city of Jericho. These were guided by God to stay at the inn of Rahab, a prostitute. Rahab had heard about the God of Israel and recognized Him as the true God. So she bravely risked her life to help the Israelites because of her faith in Him.

~ Rahab made an oath with the spies. She would keep silent about their mission and the Israelites would spare everyone in her household when they invaded and destroyed the city.

~ The king of Jericho heard about the Israelite spies. Soldiers were sent to search Rahab�s rooms, but she cleverly hid her guests on the roof of the inn, and told the soldiers the visitors had left hours before. Then, when night came, she helped the spies descend from the inn window at the city�s outer wall, using a red cord.

~ She was instructed to leave the crimson cord at her window as a sign, so the Jews could find and protect her and all she claimed as family.

~ So as the miraculous battle of the invincible city of Jericho raged, Joshua gave orders to find and rescue Rahab and all living in her household.

~ He said to the two men who spied in the city, �Go to the prostitute�s inn and bring her, and all who she claims, to safety in keeping with your promise.�

~ So the young men who had done the spying went in and brought out Rahab, her father and mother, her brothers and sisters and all who belonged to her. They brought out the entire group and settled them near the camp of Israel.

~ Then Joshua's army killed all who lived in the mighty citadel and reduced it to ashes.

~ Rahab and her family were adopted by Joshua�s people and stayed with them.

~ Rahab is one of only five women very honorably noted in the lineage of Jesus in Matthew 1:1-17

Rahab became the mother of Boaz, who married Ruth from whose son, Obed, Jesse the father of (King) David came, through whose line Jesus, the Christ, was born. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Media used: Liquitex, Golden & M. Graham Acrylics. Fine weave acid-free cotton canvas on a flat 8x10 inch archival museum grade panel. Painted and sealed to a glossy finish on all sides with a topcoat of clear UV light protection.

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