…is it bad that, as soon as I sat down to write this post, I had to put a child in time-out?
Still! Perhaps that is simply a reminder to me of the next Jesse Tree subject: The Fall. And no, I do not mean a reminder of how beautiful autumn can be. Instead, I mean the Fall of Mankind which caused the beginning of death, among other horrible stuff. All because our ancestors deliberately chose to sin over than trusting in God.
So! Here’s the ornament to go along with it:
Scary snake! Also, here’s the free crochet pattern for this ornament, just in case you want to make your own!
An apple with a snake curled around it ominously! Perfect symbolism for the Fall!
And now, let’s look at the scripture behind this, shall we? 🙂
The Fall
Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, by Wenzel Peter, c. 19th century. Musei Vaticani, Vatican City, Vatican City.
Adam and Eve, c. 16th century. National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden.
The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man, by Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder, c. 1615. Mauritshuis, The Hauge, Netherlands.
Landscape with Adam and Eve in Leaves Costume, by Jan Brueghel the Younger, c. 1640s. Private collection.
The Rebuke of Adam and Eve, by Domenichino, c. 1626. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., United States.
The Temptation and Fall of Eve, by William Blake, c. 1808. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
The Rebuke of Adam and Eve, by Charles Joseph Natoire, c. 1740. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, United States.
Expulsion from the Garden of Eden, by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1620. National Gallery in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Expulsion from the Garden of Eden, by Thomas Cole, c. 1828. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
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Ouch, that’s a tough story. Alas, tomorrow’s story will be even tougher to read! After all, the consequences of sin starts off with a trickle and ends with a flood.
Karina Tabone is a wife, mother of four, author, blogger, and lover of Christian artwork. She's the author of the Illustrated Rosary series, which pairs every prayer of the Rosary with beautiful religious artwork. She likes also milkshakes, sunshine, and mystery novels. Follow her on Twitter at @illustr_prayer.
