Some paint layers were thinly applied, as in sections of the brown background and the plum-colored textile held by Naamans attendant. I want to do some great thing for God. Elisha refused to accept the gifts, but his servant, Gehazi, decided he would "run after him, and take somewhat of him." When we come before the Lord in our time of prayer, it's important for us to humble ourselves like Naaman did to receive favor from God. But here is Elisha refusing the gift. The rest of the Old Testament is the story of Gods intention to reclaim every nation on earth. Deuteronomy 8:18 . 1, J.A. Dirt? She has done all the leadership work but finds no one is doing her bidding with the follow-up details. I can only receive by grace the goodness of God. He was a good commander and was held in favor because of the victory that God brought him. What happens when someone rejects a sacrifice, a gift, an offering? Naaman was a powerful man and a warrior who was used to giving commands and having those commands obeyed. First and foremost, Naaman's healing is not Elisha's gift: it is a gift freely bestowed by the grace of God, and Elisha is well aware of that. The man was also a valiant warrior, but he was a leper. Why was Hezekiah not rebuked for seeking a sign in 2 Kings 20. And he said, Did not my spirit go with thee, [when you received] when you went out to their chariot and stopped them and you received the money, and you received the garments, and the oliveyards, and the vineyards, and the sheep, and the oxen, and menservants, and maidservants? For example, mentioned in Jacobszs stock inventory is a Naomi and Ruth by De Grebber, which would have been sent to the artist in Leeuwarden from Haarlem, or from Amsterdam via Hendrick Uylenburgh. The king of Israel didn't know what to do, yet Elisha (Eliseus) sent a message to the King, advising that the King tell Naaman to come to see him. He did not want money, wealth, power, or prestige to interfere with the call of God that was on his life. He was a powerful general, highly respected, and wealthy. We've got better rivers up in Damascus." Naaman's wife had a servant girl from Israel who said that a prophet there would be able to heal him. Naaman sends a letter to the king saying that he expected the king to heal him! Naaman was angry and would have left, but his servant asked him to try it and he was healed. This is the second contrast we find in this story: that of the pomp of Naaman and Elishas humbleness. Elisha then told Naaman to go bathe in the Jordan seven times and he would be clean. To demonstrate his gratitude, Naaman, wearing a richly decorated turban and pale turquoise kaftan, came before the prophet to offer Elisha precious gifts, including the purple cloak on which he rests his left hand. Naaman wanted dirt from Israel because Israel was Yahwehs territory. When Elisha became aware of Gehazis duplicity, he punished his servant by infecting him with the disease from which Naaman had just been cured. 26:29.) BRILL is renowned for its publications in the following subject areas; Asian Studies, Ancient Near East & Egypt, Biblical Studies & Religious Studies, Classical Studies, Medieval & Early Modern Studies, Middle East & Islamic Studies. Although opinion varies as to how much a talent weighed (maybe 25-35kg), it was certainly a lot of money. In De Grebbers painting, the patrons assume the roles of Naaman and three of his servants. Am I God that I can heal him of his leprosy? Why do we kill some animals but not others? Naaman was a powerful man and a warrior who was used to giving commands and having those commands obeyed. So when he came before the man of God, he had difficulty humbling himself in obedience to the Lord's instructions. . Elisha understood Naamans request and granted it without hesitation. Gehazi's acceptance was unacceptable in the frame of Elisha's refusal. When Naaman offered Elisha money and clothes, why did Elisha refuse? Scripture says that we can come before the throne of grace to receive mercy and favor in our time of need. This attribution by Fred Meijer was largely based on an alleged kinship with De Grebbers Belshazzars Great Feast from 1625 in Museum Schloss Wilhelmshhe, Kassel. He focused particularly on Naamans gaze as he quietly reflects upon the prophets reasons for refusing to accept his gifts of appreciationthe moment of revelation when Naaman came to understand that there is no God in all the world except in Israel.. men preach and set themselves up for a light unto the world, that they may get gain and praise of the world; but they seek not the welfare of Zion." During the same period, Jacobsz painted two other large-figure paintings depicting Elisha rebuking Gehazi in the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queens University, Kingston (fig 3) and in the Landesmuseum Hannover (fig 4).7 In both the Kingston and Hannover paintings, the artist focused on the interactions of the two protagonists, with the elderly prophet admonishing his chastened servant by wagging his finger. The aged prophet, however, refused Naamans gifts and, placing his hand on an open Bible, explained to the commander that God, not he, had healed Naaman (2 Kings 5:116). He did make use of translucent glazes in certain areas, however, such as the shadows of the red garments and the figures lips. Why Did Elisha Refuse Gifts from Naaman? 5 Insights for Interpreting the Deaths of Ananias and Sapphira. According to the narrative, he is called a mezora (), a person affected by the skin disease tzaraath (, tzara'at). This painting was first attributed to Lambert Jacobsz (and dated around 1630) by Jasper Hillegers; see Jasper Hillegers, Lambert Jacobsz (15981636) en zijn werkplaats: Atelierpraktijk in Leeuwarden omstreeks 1630, De Vrije Fries 89 (2009): 6792. Could he have executed it for the Leprozenhuis in Leeuwarden, much as Pieter de Grebber did in 1637 for the regents of the Leprozenhuis in Haarlem, or as Ferdinand Bol would do in 1661 for the Leprozenhuis in Amsterdam? Rawlinson, "Ancient Monarchies," ii. Abraham van Dijck, Elisha Refusing Naamans Gifts (present whereabouts unknown); Werner Sumowski, Gemlde der Rembrandt-Schler,vol. Elisha refuses. Tanuma, Tazria' (end), however, says that Naaman was stricken with leprosy for taking an Israelitish maiden and making her his wife's servant (comp. 4). 8), which the Rabbis regard as an allusion to Naaman's bathing in the Jordan; the appellation "Moab" is a play on the word "abi" (= "my father"), by which Naaman was addressed by his servants in II Kings v. 13 (Num. Why must a product of symmetric random variables be symmetric? The artist worked with loose and gestural brushwork. As he found himself cured, he praised Elishas god and wanted to thank the prophet by giving him presents. Entrust your prayer intentions to our network of monasteries. The king of Israel didn't know what to do, yet Elisha (Eliseus) sent a message to the King, advising that the King tell Naaman to come to see him. Naaman traveled to Samaria, where Elisha told him to take seven dips in the river Jordan. 635 (as Haarlem master); see also the RKD website. Lambert Jacobsz and his many assistants produced history scenes with small figures throughout his career, but works with large figuressuch as this one in the Leiden Collectionwere made only for a short while and overlapped with Jacob Backers stay in Leeuwarden.3 Like Jacobsz, Jacob Backer (1608/951) was a Mennonite who grew up among fellow believers on Amsterdams Nieuwendijk. Issues contain fascinating articles in English, French and German, a detailed book review section as well as extensive review articles. Naaman, a man of heathen faith who is unfamiliar with the Jewish mezora, had expected the prophet himself to come out to him and to perform some kind of impressive ritual magic; he angrily refuses, and prepares to go home unhealed. But rather than personally receiving Naaman when the latter arrives at Elisha's house, Elisha merely sends a messenger to the door who tells Naaman to cure his affliction by dipping himself seven times in the Jordan River. Superbook whisks the kids off to meet Naamans servant girl and follow Naamans story through to his amazing cure of leprosy. Much has been written, in the fields of anthropology, ethnography, ethics, and religious studies about gift-giving, sacrificing, and offering since the last century. Elisha refused gifts for use of power By Church News Archives 15 June 1990, 11:00 PM PDT After Naaman was cured of leprosy, he offered Elisha gifts for his use of priesthood powers. Gehazi asked for (and received) silver and clothing from Naaman, after lying about the arrival of two men of the sons of the prophets. He was sent to the door by Elisha with a message for Naaman to wash in the Jordan River seven times to be healed of his leprosy. Naamans unusual request stems from the ancientand biblicalconception that the earth is the locale for a cosmic turf war. He has a dozen years of classroom teaching experience on the college level and another ten in distance education. Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. It would have been insulting to God for the prophet to receive anything from Naaman when God is the proprietor and the progenitor of wealth especially on His turf and in His land. Sperkitap web sitesini kullanarak, Kullanm artlarmz ve Gizlilik Politikamz kabul etmi olursunuz. And they said, "Hey, it looks like the servant of the prophet's coming." Jointly published by the Deseret News and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, its content supports the doctrines, principles and practices of the Church. Because it's just such a simple thing, why don't you try it? Naaman then traveled to Samaria to see Elisha, but the prophet never received him: he just sent a messenger to meet Naaman and his entourage by the door. Elisha, instead, just tells him what God had already told Moses. Now the servant Gehazi, when he saw Elisha turning down these gifts, he began to think, "Wow, what I could do with just a little bit of that loot. Deuteronomy 8:11-14 , Elisha hearing from God refused out of obedience to God anything Naaman offered because after all he was entitled to payment as a prophet. A1A16. So Elisha catalogs the types of gifts that he refused in order to emphasize his role as a mere channel of the divinity as opposed to miracle-worker. But Elisha said, "The LORD is the one I serve, and as surely as he lives, I will not accept any gift." Naaman tried hard to make Elisha take the gift, but he refused. Elisha said, Where have you been? This also shows the place where the king and the people were at spiritually because the king doesn't think to call Elisha there to heal Naaman. Previous commentary: Next commentary: About this commentary: are made available by the generosity of . By using the Superbook website, you accept our use of cookies. 20-7). Josua Bruyn once remarked that the large-figure paintings produced in this workshopthe Backer-like Jacobsz and the Jacobsz-like Backer paintingswere difficult to distinguish.5 One example of how closely related the works of these painters were during this period is The Tribute Money in Stockholm. However, it cannot be entirely ruled out that Jacob Backer also contributed to the painting. He focused particularly on Naaman's gaze as he quietly reflects upon the prophet's reasons for refusing to accept his gifts of appreciationthe moment of revelation when Naaman came to understand that "there is no God in all the world except in Israel." There are some old damages to the canvas support with associated paint losses, as in the two figures immediately to the left of Naaman. He then praised the lord of Israel as the only true god. As a result, Israel was holy ground; the territory of every other nation was not. For example, Naamans turban and sashas well as the sash of his youngest servantfeature the same decorations as Belshazzars sash. [4], According to Rabbinic teaching, Naaman was the archer who drew his bow at a venture and mortally wounded Ahab, King of Israel (I Kings xxii. Jacobszs interpretation of this episode focuses on faith and not questions of civic virtues. Elisha Refusing Naamans Gifts was not always attributed to Lambert Jacobsz. I speculate that God seeing a true turning of Naaman to Himself did not want Naaman to say that he contributed toward his conversion, especially not with material and perishable things. He knew the request came from a sincere theological change of heart. ( 2 Kings 5:25-26 ). However, Elisha's servant, thinking the prophet should receive some kind of payment for his services, takes two talents (about $800,000) and returns to Elisha. Just mad. Create an account or log in to get started. imdi bu mesaj kapatabilir veya Kullanm artlarmz ve Gizlilik Politikamz okuyabilirsiniz. It is wise to learn to listen to those around you, no matter what their station in life, knowing that sometimes God uses the weak and the seemingly insignificant to speak to us and keep us humble. Elisha hearing from God refused out of obedience to God anything Naaman offered because after all he was entitled to payment as a prophet. The display of power, so transparently without sacrifice or incantation, awakens Naaman to the fact that Yahweh of Israel is the true God. ; Arama, "'Aedat Yia," ch. 1Samuel 9:6-9), would make a deep impression upon Naaman and his retinue. 15:15-16 ). First and foremost, Naamans healing is not Elishas gift: it is a gift freely bestowed by the grace of God, and Elisha is well aware of that. So he planned on taking dirt from where Elisha, the man of God, lived. Jointly published by the Deseret News and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, its content supports the doctrines, principles and practices of the Church. 1 Kings 17:1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. See Albert Blankert, Kunst als regeringszaak in Amsterdam in de 17e eeuw (Exh. Since documents about a commission have not been preserved, it is not known for whom Lambert painted Elisha Refusing Naamans Gifts or where it was originally intended to be displayed. The guy is just looking for trouble. The Mekilta (Yitro, 'Amale, 1), however, places Naaman's conversion above Jethro's. Lambert Jacobszs Elisha Refusing Naamans Gifts depicts an episode from the Old Testament story of Naaman, the widely admired commander of the Syrian army, and the Prophet Elisha, who cured him of leprosy. A life of luxury based on the security of wealth, rather than a life of obedience. Vetus Testamentum The love of money is the root of all evil (1 Timothy 6:10), and so we must not allow the love of money to interfere with the calling of God on our lives. Naaman was happy to give Gehazi the gifts and then he continued on his journey. Click here to see the archived version(s) of this entry. The king of Israel suspects in this to him impossible request a pretext of Syria for later starting a war against him, and tears his clothes. The paint layers are generally in good condition. There were also many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.. Only a few Dutch paintings depicting this biblical narrative have survived, most of them by artists working in Amsterdam and Haarlem in the first half of the 1600s. The man was also a valiant warrior, but he was a leper. A Bible Story for Adults. Naaman is represented as vain and haughty, on account of which he was stricken with leprosy (Num. The suggestion that vv. Did not my heart go when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? 2, Dutch Paintings c. 1600c. But Naaman was completely in his right mind. Elisha is one of the most powerful prophets in the Old Testament. R. xiv. Lambert Jacobsz, Elisha and Gehazi (Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queens University, Kingston). See Piet Bakker, De Friese schilderkunst in de Gouden Eeuw (Zwolle, 2008), 140, fig. The Lord healed Naaman. Among them are paintings by Lambert Jacobszs teacher Jan Pynas (1581/21631), who depicted the subject in a 1627 painting, now in the Old Catholic Church in Leiden, and one by Pieter de Grebber (ca. Naaman, standing outside of Elisha's house, was furious when he was greeted by a messenger instead of the prophet himself. Naaman tells his lord this and he is sent to Israel with a letter to the king. Where our treasure is, there will heart be also. He's going to set himself up. This painting was long believed to have been painted by Lambert Jacobsz, but recently has been attributed to Jacob Backer.6. But I can't. "Elisha understood this truth perfectly, but Gehazi saw a chance for personal gain slipping away and let his greed overpower his good judgment.". Only after Naaman's slaves suggest to their master that he has nothing to lose by at least giving it a try since the task is a simple and easy one, he takes his bath in the Jordan river as a mikveh as instructed and finds himself healed. 1631 (Private collection, United States); Peter van den Brink, Jacob Backer (1608/91651) (Exh. Send him to me so he may know there is a prophet in Israel." 9 So Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stood in the doorway of Elisha's house. When he discovered that he was stricken with leprosy he searched for a cure -- and of course at that time there was no cure. It would be simply wrong for Elisha to accept Naamans gift, given the fact the prophet has not performed the healing himself, but God. And so it was told to Naaman and he told the king that there was a prophet in Israel that could cure him of his leprosy. ii.). Lambert Jacobszs interpretation of the story is consistent with Mennonite beliefs. Angered, Elisha curses his servant, and the servant has Naaman's leprosy for the rest of his life. Why did Elisha refuse naamans gifts? Around 1627, after finishing his training, Backer moved to Leeuwarden to assist his former neighbor with the production of paintings, especially large-figure history pieces.4 The collaboration between Jacobsz and Backer, his main assistant, must have been harmonious. Kullanm artlarmz ve Gizlilik Politikamz kabul ettiiniz iin teekkr ederiz. Sale, Sothebys, London, 7 December 2005, no. Dan saya sudah mendapatkan ijin dari orang tua saya untuk menggunakan website ini. "Now Lord, I'm going to serve you and I'm going to go out and witness, and I'm going to pray, and I'm going to do this and " I'm telling God all of the things that I'm going to do for Him because of what He's done for me. 6 (ascribed to Pieter de Grebber by Fred Meijer). But he listened to the advice of his captains, humbled himself, and obeyed the word of the Lord -- and thus received his healing. An Israelite maid he had captured advised him to go see the prophet Elisha. He said, "Yea, everything's fine, except that my master had a couple of young prophets come in and they didn't have much. The present format appears to be at, or near, the original dimensions. Amsterdam, Royal Palace) (Lochem, 1975), 4146. Browse other questions tagged, Start here for a quick overview of the site, Detailed answers to any questions you might have, Discuss the workings and policies of this site. 2 Now the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken captive a little girl from the land of Israel; and . Now, Naaman is not an Israelite. Jacobsz acted as an art dealer in Leeuwarden, which allowed him to have close ties with artists and dealers in other cities. Discover God's love and plan for you, This was a demonstration of humility. "Take care lest you forget the Lord your God by not keeping his commandments and his rules and his statutes, which I command you today, lest, when you have eaten and are full and have built good houses and live in them, and when your herds and flocks multiply and your silver and gold is multiplied and all that you have is multiplied, then your heart be lifted up, and you forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, The first one is that between the faith and humility of Naamans young servant (who barely knows of Elisha and still is willing to tell her master to go meet the prophet) and that of Naaman himself, who traveled all the way to Elishas house and was yet willing to leave uncured simply because the prophet did not receive him in person. Acceleration without force in rotational motion? Amsterdam, Royal Palace) (Lochem, 1975), 4146. Naaman was a man with significant duties in his home country. 1 Kings 13:8 And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place: I will receive none.--Theodoret compares our Lord's "Freely ye have received, freely give" (Matthew 10:8). He was going to buy some oxen, and then he's going to buy some sheep. Bakker, Piet. They also receive 3 DVD's of each new Superbook episode.If you are already a Superbook DVD Club member and have enabled streaming access, please login to access full-length Superbook episodes. Explain that Naaman was healed by Heavenly Father through the power of the priesthood and that priesthood holders cannot use the priesthood to gain recognition or wealth. The Bible doesn't say whether God told him not to receive the gift from Naaman, but we see that Elisha was quick to refuse the offer, desiring only to honor God. And so, he'd like a couple of changes of apparel for them and a talent of silver. Why did Elisha rebuke Gehazi for things he did not accept from Naaman? He is a former scholar-in-residence at Logos Bible Software. Stack Exchange network consists of 181 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers. Find a vector in the null space of a large dense matrix, where elements in the matrix are not directly accessible. Because of Jacobszs paintings devotional content, it is tempting to assume that it was intended for the Mennonite Church (Vermaning) he cofounded, and where he delivered the first sermon on 7 August 1631; see the biography of Lambert Jacobsz in this catalogue. In the same way, each one of us needs to be careful to check our heart and our motives in pursuing wealth, especially when it has to do with the kingdom of God or ministry to others. 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