Bible Journaling: Numbers 12

Today I get to journal Numbers 12 and what a fun chapter this turned out to do. I insert a page into the Bible, so that I can include a poem I have written on the topic of God speaking to us. I also have a lot of fun with stamps, die-cuts, foiling and more.

Numbers 12 is an interesting chapter for various reasons. In the first place, Moses' siblings criticizes him because of his interracial marriage. God then reaffirms that Moses remains His choice and smites Miriam with malaria (from which she is cured, after Moses interceded for her). The reason why this chapter is such a famous one, though, is because this is the one in which God confirms that when He speaks to Moses, it is "face to face."

The chapter looks like this in the Inspire Praise Bible.

I treat the pages with Dala Clear Acrylic Gesso.

When I return to the pages, it looks like this.

I colour the illustration in the margin with Mont Marte Dual Tip Colouring Markers and Croxley Metallic Gel Pens.

When I am done, the pages look like this.

I use an Artline Marker to underline some of my favourite passages. The first is found in verse 3 and it speaks of Moses' character:

(Now Moses was very humble—more humble than any other person on earth.)

I also underline God's reply to Miriam and Aaron's complaints, in verses 6b-8:

“If there were prophets among you,
I, the Lord, would reveal myself in visions.
I would speak to them in dreams.
But not with my servant Moses.
Of all my house, he is the one I trust.
I speak to him face to face,
clearly, and not in riddles!
He sees the Lord as he is.
So why were you not afraid
to criticize my servant Moses?”

Then I spritz the pages with water.

I run a Faber-Castell Gelatos stick over the pages.

Then I dab at it with a dry make-up sponge to blend it.

I select a page to use as a tip-in.

I trim it to fit inside the Bible

I measure the page to make sure it fits correctly.

I then edit the font and layout of the poem I wish to include, on the computer, before printing it out on my printer. The poem is titled God still talks to us, by Miekie:

Why would God not talk to me,
be less than He, as God, could be?
Did He not send His Holy Spirit
to stay, and not to merely visit?
With God alive inside this temple,
I’d imagine talking should be ample,
for is this not what He’s always done,
from creation right through to His Son?
If you examine the gifts of the Ghost,
you’ll find that talking occurs the most;
knowledge, wisdom and prophecy
are all meant for communication, you see.

When you love someone the way He does you,
you should not be surprised when they talk to you.

I colour the printed side of the page with the Gelatos stick.

It is dabbed with a damp sponge.

I then use these foiling dies by Couture Creations.

I find paper to cut the die-cuts from.

I select the foil I wish to use and cut it to size.

I place the sandwich inside my Go Cut & Foil Machine.

Then I run the sandwich through the Go Cut & Emboss Machine.

The foiled die-cut with its negative. In the end I used both.

I find another die by Couture Creations to use.

When all the pieces are cut and foiled, I use Dala Craft Glue to glue the pieces to the page.

For the reverse side of the page, I use two die-cuts I find in Art by Marlene's Signature Collection.

I use alphabet clear stamps by W&M to stamp on the page, using a Chiswick stamp block and a VersaMagic ink pad.

I also use embossing powder on the newly stamped words.

I hit the embossing powder with a heat gun.

I use a punch to punch out the number 2.

I also punch out a heart.

I glue the 2 to the heart.

I use double-sided tape to adhere the pieces to the page.

Then I use an Artline marker to draw a border around the page.

I use Washi Tape to adhere the page to the Bible.

I had to come back and reattach the Washi Tape with double-sided tape, a couple of days later.

I then use my Go Foil & Emboss machine to stamp a Gorjuss stamp into the left margin of the Bible, using a Ranger Adirondack ink pad.

The stamped image looked like this.

I coloured the image with Mont Marte markers.

I added more Washi Tape as accents.

The first of the completed pages.

The completed page, when you turn the page.

You can watch a short compilation video of the steps above on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/A1aPDo1v9Ao

Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996, 2005,2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois, 60188. All rights reserved.

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