Bread of Life

 Hello Friends, 

I have been studying the Old Testament (Deuteronomy) and reading through the Bible in a Year.  Jewish faith and tradition have also been of interest to me.  I discovered Jason Sobel, a Messianic Rabbi;  he has YouTube videos, books and TV shows.  He is also involved with The Chosen as a spiritual advisor.  It has been fascinating to learn from him how the OT connects to the NT.  

'Jesus is the Bread of Life', John 6:48, has a much richer meaning to me now as I understand the Jewish symbolism.  In ancient days, bread was an essential staple food.  It gave life.  In the OT, God sent 'bread from heaven (manna) to feed the Isrealites while they wandered in the desert.  In the same way, Jesus is essential to our eternal life.  And did you know, Bethlehem in Hebrew means 'House of Bread'?  How amazing is that that the Bread of Life was born in the House of Bread.  He became our spiritual bread and we take bread during communion to remember Him.  

The more I dig, the more I learn, and I am loving it. 

John 6:35, 'I am the bread of life' and John 6:48-51 were perfect verses to journal about THE Bread of Life.  I started out with Distress Oxide ink and sponged Tattered Rose, Abandoned Coral, Fossilized Amber and Frayed Burlap ink for the background.  I determined the placement of my lettering and then started stamping.  

The word, Bread, is stamped with Momento Rich Cocoa Ink, using the Chunky Alpha Stamp Set from SnSS.  The word, house, uses the stamp set, School Days Alpha and the connector words are from sets His Wings and Because Jesus.  

The wheat was done with an old stencil from Stamplorations and I used Gathered Twigs and Brushed Corduroy Ink.  The bread was drawn by hand (lightly, in pencil) and then colored with Copics and fussy cut out.  After cutting the bread out, I lightly outlined it with a Pigma Micron Pen.  

Lastly, the Psalms 34 verse is from a Divinity Designs Stamp Set.  

Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful week!

Lee Ann

Supplies used in today's project(s)

Copic Sketch Markers SSS | Blick	3M Scotch ATG Advanced Tape Glider SSS
Sakura Pigma Micron Pens SSS | Blick | scrpbk	Versafine Onyx Black Ink SSS | scrpbk
EK Success Cutter Bee Scissors SSS | scrpbk	Distress Oxide Ink Pad, Gathered Twigs SSS
SnSS Because Jesus Stamp Set SSS | SnSS	SSS 3 x 4 Acrylic Block SSS
Distress Oxide Fossilized Amber Ink SSS	Distress Oxide Brushed Corduroy Ink SSS
snss Chunky Alpha Stamp Set SnSS	sss Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Abandoned Coral SSS
Memento Rich Cocoa Ink Pad SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Tattered Rose Ink Pad SSS
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Frayed Burlap Ink Pad SSS	snss School Days Alpha Stamp Set SnSS
SnSS His Wings Stamp Set SnSS