Everett’s Christmas Card

Here’s a fun
one for the
Christmas
Season

Everett
Patterson
created a
Christmas
Card
in
2014
that’s like a
picture puzzle.

He says,

The main goal
of this illustration
was to pack as many
biblical references
into the scene
as possible.

Look at
the picture below
and count how many
Christmas Themes
you see

(He says there are
at least a dozen)

SPOILER
ALERT
:

I want to list
as many as
I can find,
so don’t scroll
past the picture
until you have
looked at it
yourself,
ok
?

Jose’ y
Maria

FINAL
SPOILER
ALERT
!!!

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Here’s what
I see
:

Mary:
riding on a donkey &
Nazareth sweatshirt &
Graffiti at her feet says,
“Word (became) Flesh”

Joseph:
shirt says “Jose”

Window:
“Wise Man”
cigarette poster
“Good News” poster
dove with olive branch sticker
halo shapes around each head
halo looks like “Ave Maria”
“Re-Elect Herod Antipas”?
Star above Mary’s head

Phone:
Graffiti Ezekiel 34:15-16
Sticker could be “Gloria”?

Newspaper:
Shepherd’s watch ad
“Glad” Tidings ads

Motel:
Dave’s City
(city of David)
&
No Vacancy
(no room in the
inn, but there’s a
NEW MANGER!)

and maybe, as a BONUS:
the new green life growing?
Is that the shoot of Jesse, or
am I imagining too much?

Well, that was fun!

Thank You,
Mr. Patterson

Merry
Christmas
to All

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You can see more of
Everett’s work here:

http://www.everettpatterson.com/

Here’s the
scripture reference
from the phone
number
:

I myself will
tend my sheep
and have them
lie down, declares
the Sovereign LORD. 
I will search for the
lost and bring back
the strays. I will
bind up the
injured
and strengthen
the weak, but the
sleek and the strong
I will destroy. I will
shepherd the flock
with justice
. 

EZEKIEL 34:15-16

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