Art And ScriptureSample

“Restoration”

Notes From Jessica Jones About the Painting:

In this devotion series we combine Art with Bible reading. We would encourage you as the reader to mediate on the art as you do the verses. Art has a way of stirring up questions, depth of meaning, and interpretative elements about Biblical texts that often go overlooked. 

In our culture, we are so overwhelmed by images each and everyday. We’ve lost the ability to understand the gift God gives us through the artist. Artists can make “visible the invisible,” and help us tangibly contemplate Faith (the evidence of things unseen).

Use the artist’s notes below to help you interpret the passage as well as the painting. We pray this study helps you grow in your maturity as a disciple of Christ, but also in your ability to enjoy, revel in, and feast your senses on all of God’s creation—His artwork!

This painting is in Three parts:

1. The Top. It’s dark in color and uses harsh textures to represent David’s sins.

2. The Middle. 

    - Hyssop: David asks God to cleanse him with hyssop ( the green plant-like form portrays the “sins” filtered through).

    - White: This color portrays the cleansing and forgiveness of sins. 

    - The colors pouring into the white show the psalmist asking God for restoration and joy.

    - The Red reflects Jesus’ final and sufficient sacrifice. Hebrews 9:22 says, that without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.”

3. The Bottom. David praises God and speaks God’s truth to others.