The Disobedient Prophet, Lambert Jacobsz, 1620's National Museum of Art. Stockholm Sweden A man of God came out of Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel, while Jeroboam was standing by the altar to offer incense. 1 Kings 13:1 There are hundreds of paintings of the Creation, the Annunciation, the Nativity, the Last Supper, the Crucifixion and the Resurrection, among other popular biblical themes. The painting of the Disobedient Prophet is unusual to say the least. An image

The Emigrants, Knut Ekwall (1880-1912) American Swedish Institute Minneapolis Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to reside there as an alien, for the famine was severe in the land. Genesis 12:10 You shall not wrong or oppress a resident alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt. Exodus 22:21 I do not know the story of my grandparents emigration and immigration from Germany and Sweden to the United States. I do know a story of my great uncle

The Rebuke of Adam and Eve, Domenichino, 1626, National Gallery, Washington D.C. They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. But the LORD God called to the man, "Where are you?" He said, "I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself." He said, "Who told you that you were na