Moses Looks Back at Complaining Israel in the Desert

Prompt

Hebrews 3: Moses, faithful in all God's house, leads Israel through the wilderness, where the people hardened their hearts in the day of provocation. Moses stands large and central on a rocky rise in the Sinai desert, staff in hand, looking back with sorrow at a few complaining Israelite men and women in the middle distance who turn away with folded arms; beyond them the tents of the camp and the glowing pillar of cloud rising into a blue sky. Bright clear desert light, ochre rock, earnest mood. The other men wear wrapped turbans or head-cloths over their hair. Style: a blend of photo-realism and cinema, like a still from a big-budget film. Bright, rich, saturated, luminous colour, clear daylight or glowing golden light even in dramatic scenes, never murky or muddy, crisp detail, real human faces full of emotion, shallow depth of field, subtle film grain. Simple, uncluttered composition: ONE clear scene from this chapter, with the chapter's main character or characters large, close and central in the upper and middle frame, and a simple background. No montage, no collage, no inset vignettes, no crowd of small figures competing for attention. Historically accurate ancient Near Eastern clothing, architecture and landscape. Keep the bottom quarter of the frame simple and uncluttered (ground, water or sky) so a large chapter number can be set over it. Absolutely no text, no letters, no words, no numbers, no logos, no watermark, no border, no frame.