Numbers 5

Waters of Testing (2004) (10 3/4" x 5" x 3 1/2")

mixed media construction

One of the strangest rituals in the Bible is this passage in which a woman accused of unfaithfulness by her husband is subjected to a trial in which she must drink a wierd concoction while holding two sheaves of wheat in her hands. Without going into all the details, it is obvious that the trial is weighted heavily in favor of the wife and was meant to discourage unfounded suspicions by her husband.