I am not a religious person but I this quote is literary gold. It has such a deep impact every time you read it and since I has been one of my favorite quotes since I first read it.
There is a lot of backstory to this line that deals with a majority of the old testament and the story of Moses. There is not enough space here to detail it but Moses and his brother Aaron question whether a priest named Korah has the right to divine rule. They decide to both light sacrificial incense and as a result Korah is swallowed by the ground and god begins killing off thousands of defiant people in a plague.
God tells Moses and Aaron to leave but they refuse attempting to help the people. Directly going against god's will Aaron goes into the middle and begins lighting the incense.
Not only is the line well drafted it also shows the true character of the brothers in one line. It is incredible courage that leads both of them to defy God to try to help people.
Between the living and the dead also applies to today's world to those working in diseased countries around sick people.
There were many concepts that I played around with. And I began sketching them in my pad:
And then finished with these three drafts:
This one I am capturing the idea of life vs. death and the basic concept of light vs. dark.
this one was more based around the actual events, such as Moses leaving Israel.
And this one is a bit tricky and I hope I can get my point across. The cross is actually a "red cross" like the outreach organization. The D and G are both incense burners to show the "death" of Korah and the "life" of Aaron. The cord is the string of life, alluded to in greek mythology and also an obvious allegory.
I want to work on these though they are far from perfect.
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