Painting Scripture

***NOTE: I wasn’t able to scan the photo of my painting, so I had to take a picture, sorry if you can’t really see it. But trust me, it’s beautiful! ***

Last week, we were told to read the book of Joel a couple of times. In our class discussion we discussed the theme of the book. I explained to the class that I believed one of the major themes of the book of Joel was restoration. Restoration can be defined as the act of renewal, revival, or reestablishment. In the beginning of the book, in chapter one, locust attack the land, it reads, “The field is ruined, the land mourns; for the grain is ruined, the new wine dries up, fresh oil fails.” This represents famine in the land and more verses go in describe this pain, “… the harvest of the field is destroyed…how the beast groan… there is no pasture for them…”

Later in the book, we see a change in a pattern of destruction. The Lord decides to restore what was lost in the land, “The threshing floors will be full of grain… I will make up to for the years that the swarming locust had eaten….” The Lord explains that He is in the mist of Israel and He is the Lord our God.

When it came to painting in class, I knew exactly what I wanted to paint. One of the restoration verses reads, “And the vats will overflow with the new wine…” and that is verse I used in my painting, for my painting. I painted I grape vineyard. Half of it is broken down with old and molded grapes from locust, the other half it the half the Lord proclaimed he would restore in order for the new wine.