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“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.” Genesis 2:24
Comments: Two halves making one whole (face in the painting). It is the miraculous work of God in marriage, to take two people and make them one - as they where one, from the beginning.
“Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
Comments: Way before the morning light and the sun arise, the music of the song bird is heard, ushering in the new day. The bird cage is open the bird is free to go, but chooses to stay instead, admiring the heavenly music, much grater then her own. The bird's circumstance is symbolic to that of the believer.
Essentially it is about the bond of Love!
Yisehak has a common theme seen in many of his paintings of strong horizontal and vertical lines. This is his explanation for these. The structure that holds everything together is the vertical and horizontal lines (the cross). The composition depends on it and the composed elements are set in and around it harmoniously. The vertical and horizontal lines so vividly seen in this painting represent two laws. Jesus, when asked which was the greatest of all the commandments? Answered by saying, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” (represented by the vertical). “The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' (horizontal), On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.” Matthew 22:37-40 (Bible - New Testament)
Song Bird (Duet)
“Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life.” John 6:67, 68