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Model: Norman Bradley
"Watch and pray that you do not fall into temptation; the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak." (Matthew 26:41)
This painting is the second in a series on the struggle between flesh and spirit. Rereading the story of the Flood in Genesis, I wondered whether the dove and raven released by Noah might not have some symbolic value. The color of their plumage alone creates a striking contrast. William MacDonald's Believer's Bible commentary points out that the raven feeds on carrion and was able to find sustenance as soon as it left the ark. It therefore did not return to Noah. The dove feeds on living things (fruit, seeds and plants) and returned to the ark until life had returned to the earth.
The raven symbolizes sinful nature (the flesh), being naturally attracted by what is unhealthy. The dove is the spirit, in need of living, healthy nourishment. This image was prophetic in that it foretold the coming of the Holy Spirit, who would give believers the ability and desire to live a sanctified life.
Model: Norman Bradley
"Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." (Matthew 26:41)
This is part of a series on the inner struggle between the flesh and the spirit. As I once more read the story of Noah's ark in Genesis, I thought the release of the crow and the dove certainly had a symbolic meaning. William MacDonald's Believer's Bible commentary explains that crows feed on carrion, so Noah's crow found food as soon as it left the ark and didn't come back. Doves feed on living food (seeds, fruits, plants) and this bird couldn't find anything to feed on in the flooded land so it came back to Noah until life reappeared on earth. The crow symbolizes the sinful nature (the flesh) as it is naturally drawn to unhealthy things, and the dove, the spiritual nature, is the part of us that makes us hunger after healthy, living food for the soul. The Genesis image was prophetic of the Holy Spirit's coming that would enable believers to live a holy life and overcome the dead works of the flesh.
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