ANNIE TENG

Mixed Media on Canvas

76.2 x 102cm

2020

We are made for a higher purpose. Each of us has an assignment that only we can fulfill, represented by the ship. This assignment can only be accomplished in partnership with the Divine, and it yields a double harvest.

We harvest from what we put our hands to work on and also from the overflowing blessings in our backyards. These harvests are about people, our loved ones and they are for eternity.

The two nets are our Divine resources. With double resources, we are called to let down our nets to catch our double portion of blessings.

Against the waves and the tides, we persevere, knowing that our labour is never in vain, but will accumulate a rich reward. Our mission will indeed be fruitful with help from Above.

ANNIE TENG

Acrylic on Canvas

35 x 45cm

The pomegranate is significant in Jewish tradition. In the bible, it was carved into the pillars of King Solomon's temple, and sewn into the hems of the high priest's garments. The Jewish people traditionally view the pomegranate as symbolic of righteousness and fruitfulness, because it is believed that each fruit holds 613 seeds corresponding to the 613 mitzvot or commandments of the Torah.

The pomegranate and it's crown has been turned upside down. 613 in reverse is 316... John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." God has reversed the law with love. As read in the Song of Solomon, pomegranates are also a symbol of holy love, passion and fruitfulness. The open red pomegranate resembles a beautiful open heart rich with the fullness of love. The blood of Jesus is being poured out from His pierced heart over Israel.

The artist believes that followers of Christ need to pray for Israel and for them to be saved by Jesus's finished work on the cross.

"Pray for peace in Jerusalem, may all who love this city prosper" Psalm 122:6

ANNIE TENG

Acrylic on Canvas

50 x 60cm

Sivan, the third month in Jewish Hebrew Calendar, is connected to the tribe of Zebulun. It is often called the businessman’s month because this tribe had an unusual anointing to operate in the areas of business and to produce wealth.

Be awakened to a total harvest mentality; you are invited to rest in God’s unending flow of provision both naturally and spiritually.

The significance of the Sivan month includes both the the giving of the law of Moses - Torah (Exodus 19-23) and Pentecost - the outpouring of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2).

Pentecost, or Shauvuot or Festival of the Weeks, is the first day to present one's basket of first fruits, containing the first harvest of 7 Crops - dates, figs, grapes, olives, pomegranates, barley and wheat.

The sounding of the shofar signifies the Feast of Trumpets, the start of the Jewish new year.