King David Dances before the Lord and the Ark of the Covenant

King David Dances before the Lord

King David was having the Ark of the Covenant brought to his city, the City of David or Bethlehem.  But a man named Uzziah noticed the ark wobbling.  He reached out to steady the ark and was struck dead.  Only the Levite Priests who were carrying the ark were allowed to touch it.  This kind of freaked David out.  He decided to have the ark taken to someone elses' house.  

This man and all of his househould were greatly blessed so David decided to bring the ark to his place afterall.  I guess he wanted some of those blessings.  So, as they brought the ark into the City of David or Bethlehem... David or I should say King David disrobed and clothed himself in an ephod.  He then began to dance before the Lord and the Ark of the Covenant.  He danced very rambunctiously.  People were playing trumpets and other musical instruments and it was a great celebration.  The bird flying in the distance is a dove. . . representing that the Spirit of God was with David that day.  

Now, I researched what an ephod was.  It is either a robe or a loincloth.  There are paintings showing it as either.  If you read what happened after David went home then I think is is obvious that King David WAS wearing the loincloth.  

Afterwards, when King David met his wife at their home or palace I suppose... She, Michal, was furious with him.  She even mocked him.  (It is a bad idea to mock a king, even if he is your husband.)  She said that he had basically exposed himself to all the poeple and handmaids of the city etc.  King David reprimanded her and told her that he was praising the Lord and he'd do it again snd more.   He also never went in unto her agian and she never had any children.  This story is in
2 Samuel chapter 6 in the Holy Bible. 

There is some argument that this shows that King David was not ashamed of his body.  I wonder if this is an example to us.  Our Heavenly Father created us and we, His children, are the reason for His Son creating our Earth.  Jesus created the Earth for us to come here and have a mortal experience and be tested.   Some of us are very critical of our own bodies, but all of God's children are beautiful to Him.  True, if we become wicked we displease God.  I even believe that no matter how beautiful or hansome someone is . . . if they are a bad or even vain and selfish person. . . they lose their attractiveness.  Conversely, if a person  is a kind and good person, even if they are not physically attractive to most people, are much more of a beautiful person because they are kind and good.  

By the way, being considered attractive is a function of society.  It is also very personal.  Someone who you think is attractive may not seem that attractive to someone else . . . even if they are from your society.  I think that we all need to be more accepting of our imperfect bodies.  On that note, please pray for my messed up body.  I have some serious illness going on and I would like to avoid having to go into the hospital.  I am on two antibiotics and two different breating treatments.

NOTE:  I drew King David like an older vesion of Michaelangelo's David statue. . . with curly hair.  I also drew him dancing with a harp.  We know from earlier in the Bible that David could play the harp.  So King David was the original Lindsey Stirling. https://www.lindseystirling.com/ (She is a modern violinist who dances and plays her instrument.  I like her music and performances so I put her website address here.)David's feet are not touching the ground.  The Bible says he was dancing and leaping so this is a draiwing of one of his dancing leaps into the air.  For printable versions of this drawing click on the button up top labled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Happy Halloween!

Tonight, as we are spoiling the Trick-Or-Treaters I decided to re-post some more of my Haloween themed drawings.  I included some Fairies, Unicorns, and etc.  Magical creatures always feel like Halloween to me.  You can  find these drawings, in printable form  by clicking on the "Holidays" button up top and scrolling down to the "Halloween" section.   The dragons, fairies and unicorns are found by clicking on the "Fantasy, Myths, and Circus" button.  For those of you who visit my free coloring page blog, Halloween is a holiday in America where kids dress up and go door to door to say Trick-Or-Treat. . . and the resident of the home gives them candy.  

Girl in Sailor Costume

Halloween boy in Ghost Costume

Halloween Teen Girl in Dinosaur Costume

Halloween teen boy in Dinosaur Costume

Halloween young witch with Familiar

Elegant Fairy with Baby Dragon

Fairy by a Stream diminutive size

Fairy by a Stream mortal size

Dragon with smoking Nostrils

Unicorn Traditional Look

Party Unicorn 6

Dragon Female flying over a Castle

Halloween Monsters

Here are a couple more new drawings for Halloween.  

Halloween  Young Vampire

Here is a young vampire to color for Halloween.  He is out on Halloween night.  Like some nice vampires in more recent literature, he leaves people alone.  He prefers to drink the blood of elk, deer, and especially bears.  He is way stronger than normal people.  He can wrestle a large animal to the ground and he only drinks enough blood to satisfy himself.  Animals that are the source of his food are not killed.  In fact, the animals do not fight when he comes to "eat" their blood the second time, or the third time, etc.  By the way, young women think this vampire is terribly cute.  

Halloween Friendly Monster

This young monster loves to prowl on Halloween.  He loves to scare people and animals, but he is actually quite friendly. . . . after he makes you jump.   He never hurts anyone.   He is an example of not judging a book by its cover.  In fact, before Halloween he is known for being a good resource for costume ideas.  All the parents in the neighborhood come to him for ideas.

NOTE:  These new drawings are found in printable form by clicking on the buttons up top and scrolling down through the drop down menu to the bottom of the correct list.  The buttons to click are. . . . . . . .. . . ..  All Printables . . . . .. or . . . . ..  Holidays. . . . . New drawings are at the bottom.
There is a Halloween section of the Holidays list. 

Jesus in a Valley

Jesus going for a walk in a Valley

Jesus was and is our Savior.  No matter how alone you feel, Jesus is there for you.  I was once thousands of miles from home in a hospital in Boston.  I felt so alone.  My wife had been required to go back to work... so she had to fly back to Utah.  My surgery had failed and the doctors were certain that I was not going to make it.  Then one night, I suddenly just knew that Jesus knew how I felt.  His apostles abandoned him to the soldiers and the mob.  In the Garden of Gethsemane He suffered so badly that he bled from every pore. (I was just bleeding from my chest tube and trachea.)  Jesus suffered and paid the eternal price for our sins,  but he also suffered to know how we feel and to know how to succor his children.  We are His children in the sense that He is the Father of our Salvation.  Our Heavenly Father sent His son to suffer and die for us so that upon the conditions of repentence... we could return one day to our Heavenly Home.   I just knew that I truly was not alone.  I was with Jesus.  He was there for me.  He know about pain, and bleeding, and being alone.  

I was cared for by kind doctors and nurses, but they were not family.  One day during that 3 month hospital stay my oldest sister surprised me by showing up at the hospital.  She had flown in clear from Nevada.  Nevada is nearly clear across the country from Boston, Masschuttsetts.   

 I should also mention that I could feel all the prayers being said for me by my large extended family, my friends, my co-workers, and my ward or congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

I have said before that Jesus would often go on walks in Nature.  He created this planet and I am sure that he had a connection with everything in Nature.  During His ministry, for 3 years, he appearantly lived as an itenerant preacher and had no home of His own.  So He also knows what it is like to be homeless.  You might notice that he is carrying his bedroll.  He was living on the road so that would make sense.  

NOTE:  This drawing was done LAST week during church.  (Today's church drawing did not work.)

I drew this first in pencil and inked it in tonight at home.   I have had a lot of pain today and tonight so drawing helps me cope.  For me, drawing is a good distraction.  Printable versions of this drawing are found by clicking on the right button up top.  Click on either. . . . All Printables. . . .  or . . . . . .

. . . . . . Religious . . . . .    Be sure to scroll down the drop down menu to the last entry.  New drawings are last on the list.  One final thought.  Jesus is drawn here with intense eyes.  I think that he had kind eyes but at time he could give people, or animals for that matter, "the look."  He was the Creator of this world after all.  I am so grateful that Jesus Christ came to Earth to make my repentence possible.  And I look forward to my resurrection when my perfected body will be reunited with my spirit and there will be no trach tube, nor R. Arthritis, nor diabetes, nor heart failure.   Jesus made the resurrection possible for all or us too. 

Stevoni and Allie the Elf Warriors

Stevoni and Allie the Elf Warriors

Elven wariors often work in teams.  Sometimes the team is a married Elven couple.  Sevoni and Allie are just such a couple.  Elves like these are human sized.  They live among us and hide thier pointed ears with a disguising charm.  Stevoni and Allie are seen here in full armor, minus the helmet.  They are Wood Elves and they are on patrol to protect the woods from evil intrusions. 

Allie and Stevoni have several beautiful children.  Thier children take after their parents.  They are all very beautiful people.   They teach their children that true beauty involves being a nice person too.   This family qualifies as truly beautiful in every way.  

NOTE:  In my defense, this drawing (done with a fine point marker over pencil) can not reflect the true physical beauty of this lovely couple.   This drawing, in printable from, is found by clicking on the top buttons labled either . . . . . All Printables. . . . . . . . or . . . . . . . Fantasy, Myths, and Circus. . . . Remember to scroll down the drop down meny to the bottom.  New drawings are found at the bottom of the correct lists.  

Halloween

Halloween Beautiful Young Witch

I think it would be wrong to assume that all witches are old and wicked.  I am a big fan of Harry Potter books and movies and  the TV show Bewitched.  So there are good witches, young witches, evil witches and old witches.  But being old does not mean that one is evil.  In fact, in the real world that is true too.  And in the real world being a less physically attactive person does not mean that you are wicked or evil.   I know some beautiful people who would be called not attractive by many other people.  But beauty is in the whole person.  I also know some people who are very physically attractive who are also wonderful people on the inside.  And though I don't associate with them, there are some people I know or have met, who are very physically attractive... but they are very UNattractive. . . because they are not nice on the inside.  

NOTE:  Below I am posting several other drawings for Halloween.  I want to add that I think Halloween can be a fun holiday.  I don't like violent horror movies but I like some fun comedy Halloween movies.  Remember that the drawings, like the beautiful witch... are found in printable form by clicking on the correct button up top:   . . . .. All Printables. . . . . . .. or. . . . .

. . . . . . . Holidays. . . .. . or . . . . . Fantasy, Myths and Circus.  . . . .     Then remember to scroll through the drop down menu.   New drawings are at the bottom of the list.  In the .... Holidays.... list you will find the Halloween section.   So.... here are the older drawings for Halloween.   I am reposting these to remind you of what is availble in the printables.  

Halloween Black Cat on Jack-O-Lantern

Halloween Boy in Bear Costume

Halloween Boy in Ghost Costume

Halloween Girl in Bear Costume

Halloween Ghosts

Halloween Family in Unicorn Costumes

Halloween Girl in Dinosaur Costume

Halloween Friendly Frankie

Halloween Happy Jack-O-Lantern

Halloween Boy in Dinosaur Costume

Halloween Boy in Sailor Costume

Halloween Girl in Sailor Costume

Halloween Wizard

Halloween Teen Girl in Dinosaur Costume

Halloween Teen Boy in Dinosaur Costume

Halloween Witch

ONE MORE NOTE:   There are several more Halloween drawings in Holidays under Halloween.  This means you need to click on the Holidays button up top and scroll down. 

Young-Adult Buffalo

Young Adult Buffalo

This animal is also called the American Bison.  The term "Buffalo" is actually an older term, derived from the word that French Trappers used for this animal.  The Buffalo or American Bison is a large herding bovine herbivore.  It once lived on the Great Plains of North America in the millions.  Sadly, they were hunted nearly to extinction.  But the last few were saved and now there are herds in many places.   We have seen them most often in Custer State Park in the Black Hills of the state of South Dakota.  We have also seen them at Yellowstone and on an island in the Great Salt Lake.  The island is not called Buffalo Island, it is called Antelope Island.   

.Buffalo can grow to be around 6.6 feet or 2 meters at the shoulder.  They can be 11 feet or 3.35 meters long.  The bulls or males are much larger and heavier than the females or cows.  A large bull can weigh up to around 1610 lbs or 730 kg. 

This drawing is of a young adult female.  She is not near as big as a large male. . . nor is she fully grown.  She probably would weigh about 700 lbs. or 318 kg. at this stage of her life.  She may grow to wiegh around 1100 lbs. or about 500 kg. when fully grown.  

NOTE:  Tonight my ward (congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) had a Truck-or-Treat and Chile Cook-off party.  I made Buffalo Chile so I got the bright idea to draw this Buffalo right before we left for the party.  I made 15 copies of the drawing for kids to color at the party.  There were crayons on the table.   Now, a Halloween party usually has witches and ghosts and etc. to color, not Buffalos.  However,  if you got between a female or cow buffalo and her calf you would be VERY scared, I guarantee it!   Printable versions of this drawing will be found by clicking on one of the top buttons labeled. . . . . . All Printables. . . . or . . . . Animals. . . . . . . Scroll down to the bottom of the list for new drawings.