Bible Journaling - Exodus 6 & 7

When we reach Exodus 6 we encounter a repeat of the instructions given by God to Moses. We once again learn that he had been commissioned by God and that he did not feel himself up to the task. The chapter then interrupts itself to reiterate exactly who this Moses and Aaron was that the passage spoke about, when it places them in a partial genealogy with the rest of the nation of Israel. In chapter 7 we see that Moses and Aaron approach the Pharaoh with signs and wonders, but that the latter stubbornly refuses to comply to their demands or to be reasonable to their requests. Whenever Moses and Aaron performs a miracle, he calls upon his magicians to perform a matching magic trick. However, it is only when Moses prays to God, that relief is experienced from the hardships that hit the country. I chose to depict these two chapters with symbols that represent bondage and release, as the Israelites requested release from the bond of slavery.

Exodus 6 and 7 look like this in the Inspire Praise Bible.

I prepare the pages with a coating of Zellen Clear Gesso.

I colour the illustration in the right margin with a ProMarker.

Then I use Artist's Pitt Pens to continue developing the illustration.

The pages look like this when I am done with the illustration.

I use an HB pencil to draw a lock, a key and a broken chain across the double page spread.

I then use Derwent Inktense Blocks and Pencils to paint the illustration.

I use a Pentel Aqua Brush to paint with.

When I am done, I add some green and blue to the background.

You can watch a short compilation video of the steps above on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/ibf1mXagJp0

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