Jacob’s Dream
Ary de Vois, 1660 - 1680
The Bible recounts how one night Jacob lay down on a stone to sleep. He dreamt that he saw a ladder reaching up to heaven with God’s angels going up and down. When he awoke, Jacob vowed to use the stone to build an altar in that place, which he called Bethel (‘House of God’). De Vois painted Jacob’s almost naked body as smooth as porcelain. The once green leaves have turned blue because the yellow pigment in them has disappeared over time.
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/Jacobs-Dream--9cfccd897ed60d26008c67792333016d
Jacob's Ladder....
Sunday 19 July 2026
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Proper 11
Track 1
Genesis 28:10-19a
Psalm 139: 1-11, 22-23
Romans 8:12-25
Matthew 13:24-30,36-43
Jacob's ladder
Rembrandt van Rijn, 1655
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/Jacobs-ladder--f93dfe623935498a28487ec279bf4cad
https://www.christiancentury.org/lectionary/july-19-ordinary-16a-genesis-28-10-19a
Heidi Haverkamp, In the Lectionary: July 19, Ordinary 16A (Genesis 28:10–19a). The Christian Century. July 2026. 26.
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