"Jacob Wrestles the Messenger"
Monotype, Oil Pastel, & Graphite
24 x 38 inches, framed
19 x 26 inches, unframed
Challenging deity comes up often in human origin stories. This story yields from Genesis. Jacob gets in a fight with an angel, gets his hip dislocated, and is told he has a new name: Israel. It would seem wrestling with the divine yielded the spiritual leadership of a nation, not a sinner.
Monotype, Oil Pastel, & Graphite
24 x 38 inches, framed
19 x 26 inches, unframed
Challenging deity comes up often in human origin stories. This story yields from Genesis. Jacob gets in a fight with an angel, gets his hip dislocated, and is told he has a new name: Israel. It would seem wrestling with the divine yielded the spiritual leadership of a nation, not a sinner.
Monotype, Oil Pastel, & Graphite
24 x 38 inches, framed
19 x 26 inches, unframed
Challenging deity comes up often in human origin stories. This story yields from Genesis. Jacob gets in a fight with an angel, gets his hip dislocated, and is told he has a new name: Israel. It would seem wrestling with the divine yielded the spiritual leadership of a nation, not a sinner.