Description
"After returning to Israel from exile, the Jews longed for freedom. They dreamed of the day when the new kingdom promised by the prophets would come. They waited for the Messiah (Christ) to save them and rule over them. This story is found in Luke from the New Testament of the Bible.The Bible Art Library is a collection of commissioned biblical paintings. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, under a work-for-hire contract, artist Jim Padgett created illustrations for 208 Bible stories encompassing the entire Bible from Genesis through Revelation. There are over 2200 high-quality, colorful, and authentic illustrations. The illustrations are high quality, biblically and culturally accurate, supporting the reality of the stories and bringing them to life. They can be used to enhance communication of Bible stories in printed, video, digital, and/or audio forms."

