Bible Journaling: Numbers 28 & 29

In Numbers 28 we find a repetition and summary of the different offerings that the Israelites were to bring to the Lord. There are daily, weekly (Sabbath) and monthly offerings. Then there are also the offerings to be brought at the different festivals; Passover, Harvest, and continued in chapter 29, the festivals of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the Festival of Shelters. As these chapters were slightly repetitive of what I've covered in previous passages, I decided to simply decorate the pages by decoupaging some serviettes (napkins) into the Bible. These were originally black on white, but I decided to add some colour to them to make it a little more interesting.

The chapters look like this in the Inspire Praise Bible.

I treat the pages with Dala Clear Acrylic Gesso.

Once dry, the pages look like this.

This is the napkin I will be using in the Bible.

Remove the backing paper from the napkin, so that you work with a single sheath of very thin paper.

I cut out the designs I wished to use.

I then painted a layer of gesso in the Bible, where I wished the napkin to go.

I lay the napkin on the wet gesso and then I painted another layer of gesso over the napkin.

Once dry, I cropped the overhanging edges of the napkin.

I then scribbled over everything with a Faber-Castell Gelatos stick.

I spritzed the pages with water.

I used a dry make-up sponge to blend the gelatos on the pages.

I then used Derwent Inktense pencils to colour the designs on the serviette.

Initially, I simply coloured very roughly.

I then used a Pentel Aquash Brush to paint over the pencil and added more colour.

A close-up shot of the colouring.

The completed pages.

You can watch a short compilation video of the steps above on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/DDv8G0jVSuw

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.

Inspire PRAISE South Africa edition copyright 2017 by Christian Art Publishers, PO Box 1599, Vereeniging, 1930, RSA. All rights reserved.

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Bible Journaling: Numbers 27

Numbers 27 is an interesting time, considering the time it is set in, as well as the patriarchal systems that abounded. In this chapter, a group of sisters approach Moses to complain that their inheritance will be lost to their family due to the fact that they had no brother. Moses petitioned God about this and a ruling was made that would allow them to inherit the land of their father. In the last part of the chapter we find that Joshua is appointed as Moses' successor, because he already had God's Spirit on him. I restricted my journaling largely to stamping, making sure to use a stamp of a girl to represent Zelophehad's daughters.

The chapter looks like this in the Inspire Praise Bible.

I treat the pages with Dala Clear Acrylic Gesso.

Once dry, the pages look like this.

I spray the pages with Dala Fabric Spray.

Then I use some word stamps to place the focus on family. I use Memento Ink and a Chiswick stamp mount.

These are the words I stamped.

I then find this stamp by Couture Creations to use on the pages.

Another stamp by Couture Creations.

Yet another stamp by Couture Creations.

A corner stamp by Couture Creations.

I do not know the manufacturer for this stamp.

The completed pages.

You can watch a short compilation video of the steps above on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/DLPhq-JZZ54

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.

Inspire PRAISE South Africa edition copyright 2017 by Christian Art Publishers, PO Box 1599, Vereeniging, 1930, RSA. All rights reserved.

Marietjie Uys (Miekie) is a published author. You can buy my books here:
You can purchase Designs By Miekie 1 here.
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Jy kan Kom Ons Kleur Tuinstories In hier koop.
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You can follow Miekie's daily Bible Study blog, Bybel Legkaart, here in English & Afrikaans.
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Bible Journaling: Numbers 26

Numbers 26 is a long and tedious read of a census taken of the Israelite troops. At the end of the chapter, we also have a census of the Levites. It reads very repetitive and one has very little interest in what is contained in the text. Yet, from an historical point of view, these lists are of invaluable importance, as it gives us something against which to check our discoveries. I enjoy how the NLT has summarized this chapter into as short a passage as possible. I use die-cuts in my journaling, and focus on the concept of family and relationships.

The chapter looks like this in the Inspire Praise Bible.

I prepare the pages with Dala Clear Acrylic Gesso.

Once dry, the pages look like this.

I underline a key verse in the passage, that I know will become important in the following history. The verse is 26:33 and reads like this:

(One of Hepher’s descendants, Zelophehad, had no sons, but his daughters’ names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.)

I also underline verses 64 and 65 with a Croxley Gel Pen:

Not one person on this list had been among those listed in the previous registration taken by Moses and Aaron in the wilderness of Sinai. 65 For the Lord had said of them, “They will all die in the wilderness.” Not one of them survived except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

I then use a Faber-Castell Gelatos stick to scribble all over the pages.

I use a damp make-up sponge to blend the Gelatos into a soft background colour for the pages.

I bought this set of die-cuts eons ago, and kept the packaging. I now cut out the packaging to use as die-cuts and glue them into the Bible with double-sided tape.

I add some fabric flowers with Tombow glue.

The completed pages.

You can watch a short compilation video of the steps above on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/onAx7BFCiYI

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.

Inspire PRAISE South Africa edition copyright 2017 by Christian Art Publishers, PO Box 1599, Vereeniging, 1930, RSA. All rights reserved.

Marietjie Uys (Miekie) is a published author. You can buy my books here:
You can purchase Designs By Miekie 1 here.
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Jy kan Kom Ons Kleur Tuinstories In hier koop.
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For more crafty ideas and great product reviews, visit A Pretty Talent on Facebook.
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Bible Journaling: Numbers 25

In Numbers 25 we are still continuing the story of Bileam and Balak. The Moabites have changes tactics, though. I Bileam wasn't going to curse the Israelites, the Moabites would use sex to seduce the Israelite men away from God and into idolatry. This is exactly what happened - and it was the leaders who were targeted. Moses called the judges together and instructed them to clean up their own families, putting to death all who have sinned. As he was speaking, an Israelite man brought a Moabite woman past the assembly and entered a tent with her. Phineas, Aaron's son, got so angry at this blatant disregard of what God had instructed, that he followed them into the tent and drove a spear through the man, impaling the woman in the process. As a result, his family line was selected by God to serve as high priests. For my journaling of this chapter, I opted to stick to words, rather than illustrations.

Numbers 25 looks like this in the Inspire Praise Bible.

I treat the pages with Dala Acrylic Clear Gesso.

When I am ready to start journaling, the pages look like this.

I use a Croxley Gel Pen to highlight important texts in the chapter, such as verses 10-13:

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Phinehas son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron the priest has turned my anger away from the Israelites by being as zealous among them as I was. So I stopped destroying all Israel as I had intended to do in my zealous anger. Now tell him that I am making my special covenant of peace with him. In this covenant, I give him and his descendants a permanent right to the priesthood, for in his zeal for me, his God, he purified the people of Israel, making them right with me.”

I also underline verses 16-18:

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Attack the Midianites and destroy them, because they assaulted you with deceit and tricked you into worshiping Baal of Peor, and because of Cozbi, the daughter of a Midianite leader, who was killed at the time of the plague because of what happened at Peor.”

I then scribble all over both pages with a Faber-Castell Gelatos stick.

I spritz the pages with water.

Then I use a dry make-up sponge to blend the damp Gelatos.

I use ribbon tape in both margins of the pages.

I then find a sticker alphabet sheet to use.

I spell out the words 'Covennat' and 'Zealous' with the stickers.

I then find some decorative stickers to use on the pages.

The completed pages.

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

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.

Inspire PRAISE South Africa edition copyright 2017 by Christian Art Publishers, PO Box 1599, Vereeniging, 1930, RSA. All rights reserved.

Marietjie Uys (Miekie) is a published author. You can buy my books here:
You can purchase Designs By Miekie 1 here.
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Jy kan Kom Ons Kleur Tuinstories In hier koop.
Jy kan Tuinstories hier koop.
You can follow Miekie's daily Bible Study blog, Bybel Legkaart, here in English & Afrikaans.
You may prefer to follow the traveling blog, A Pretty Tourist.
For more crafty ideas and great product reviews, visit A Pretty Talent on Facebook.
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