Are we practicing hospitality? Or are we silently shutting people out?
Illustrator: FW Lawson, probably Francis Wilfred Lawson 1842-1935 - the elder brother of the artist Cecil Gordon Watson 1851-1882. Wood engraving artist: unknown A picture tells a thousand words: "And there passed by Midianites, merchants; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. And they brought Joseph to Egypt." Timeless print rescued from a late 19th century child's bible published by Cassell. This is an original print from a Victorian bible, not a reproduction. Reverse is blank - so no text will shine through It’s yellowed with age, has some brown marks and slightly brown around the edges – which adds to the charm – as it’s approx. 140 years old. There is rough edge on one side. The page edges and corners are not pristine, but this will be hidden when you frame it Unframed, unmounted – the skill of the illustrator and the etcher deserve to be showcased, not left to languish, unloved, unseen in unopened dusty books I am totally captivated by the attention to detail in these prints. I also love that it’s rescued from a book that would otherwise be thrown away – sustainable and a piece of history preserved Page size: 26 x 20 cm FW Lawson was a contemporary of Gustave Doré 1832 – 1883. So while this may not be an image by Gustave Doré, it’s from the same era. The image of the print framed is to illustrate how it might look – this print really deserves a custom frame All prints are sealed in a cellophane bag with card and mailed in a card-backed envelope to minimise creasing - however this page is far from pristine, it's from a well used bible which adds to its charm - imagine the children who turned the pages and looked at these pictures. It means a lot to me that we can enjoy & appreciate something crafted so long ago - would this even be called Upcycling?
Below are some bible verses about child dedication you can use when dedicating your child to God. Even if you didn't dedicate your child as a baby, it is never too late to dedicate them now to God.
Estimates of ease and affluence vary with the point of view. While his older brother lived, Monty had continued in his element, a cavalry officer, his combined income and pay ample for all that the Bombay side of India might require of an English gentleman. They say that a finer polo player, a steadier shot on foot at a tiger, or a bolder squadron leader never lived. But to Monty's infinite disgust his brother died childless. It is divulging no secret that the income that passed with the title varied between five and seven thousand pounds a year, according as coal was high, and tenants prosperous or not--a mere miserable pittance, of course, for the Earl of Montdidier and Kirkudbrightshire; so that all his ventures, and therefore ours, had one avowed end--shekels enough to lift the mortgages from his estates.
Ezekiel 4:9 - 12 9 Take wheat and barley, beans and lentils, millet and spelt; put them in a storage jar and use them to make bread for yourself. You are to eat it during the 390 days you lie on your side. 10 Weigh out twenty shekels[a] of food to eat each day and eat it at set times. 11 Also measure out a sixth of a hin[b] of water and drink it at set times. 12 Eat the food as you would a loaf of barley bread; bake it in the sight of the people,
Issuer Israel Period State of Israel (1948-date) Type Standard circulation coin Years 5741-5745 (1981-1985) Calendar Hebrew Value 1 Sheqel (1 ILR) Currency Old Shekel (1980-1985) Composition Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel) Weight 5 g Diameter 22.8 mm Thickness 1.5 mm Demonetized 4 September 1985 Obverse: Omer Cup Lettering: שקל ישראל Translation: Sheqel [of] Israel Reverse: Denomination and the emblem of the State of Israel Lettering: Translation: 1 Sheqel ישראל שקל 1 The omer (Hebrew: עֹ֫מֶר ‘ōmer) is an ancient Israelite unit of dry measure used in the era of the Temple in Jerusalem and also known as an isaron. It is used in the Bible as an ancient unit of volume for grains and dry commodities, and the Torah mentions it as being equal to one tenth of an ephah. In traditional Jewish standards of measurement, the omer was equivalent to the volume of 43.2 chicken's eggs, or what is also known as one-tenth of an ephah (three seahs). In dry weight, the omer weighed between 1.56–1.77 kg (3.4–3.9 lb), being the quantity of flour required to separate therefrom the dough offering. The biblical episode of the manna describes God as instructing the Israelites to collect an omer for each person in your tent, implying that each person could eat an omer of manna a day. In ritual, the Omer offering (which began the Counting of the Omer) consisted of an omer's quantity of freshly harvested grain. During the Temple period, the offering of the omer was one of twenty-four priestly gifts, and one of the ten which were offered to priests within the Temple precincts, when Jewish farmers would bring the first of that year's grain crop to Jerusalem.
