ipl-logo

The Symbolic Figures In The Book Of Exodus

213 Words1 Pages
Exodus is originally from Greek, meaning “departure”, which makes sense because in this book, Moses and his people depart from Egypt to the Promised Land. The writer of the Torah mentions that the Yahweh speaking from the burning bush is the same God of the patriarchs. Multiple scholars are still debating on whether or not Moses himself wrote the book of Exodus, and if not, who did? When Moses was out shepherding for his Midianite father-in-law, he came across The Mountain of God, nowadays known as Mount Sinai. There were many symbolic figures in the passage of the burning bush.

One of the symbolic figures is the fire, which represents God and the divine. The ever-burning bush symbolizes God’s merciful accommodation as well as his
Open Document