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Moses, the burning bush and a Jesuit fire extinguisher. James T. Keane July 19, 2023. Photo by Erik Mclean. Courtesy of Unsplash. A Reflection for Wednesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time.
In Parsha Shemot, we read about Moses’ encounter with God at the burning bush. According to the text, Moses was wandering through the wilderness with his sheep, minding his own business, when he ...
Why, out of all places, did God reveal himself to Moses through the sneh (burning bush)? (Exodus 3:2). One possibility is that the experience seems to be a microcosm of revelation. Note the similar… ...
Moses Luce Center Label Henry Ossawa Tanner drew inspiration for his art from both the New Testament and his upbringing in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The Old Testament, however, did show ...
The burning bush that was not consumed is a message planted in our souls: Homes have burned, but our spirit cannot be consumed. Dr. King preached the message of Moses far and wide.
This is Italian artist Domenico “Domenichino” Zampieri’s depiction of Moses talking to God in the Burning Bush and being assigned to lead the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt. Zampieri ...
What Moses and the burning bush teach us about approaching God. There are many reasons I don’t pray: distraction, busyness, or the sense that I should be doing something. These are all terrible ...
Moses remained somewhat anonymous, merging his identity into divine mystery (Ex 3:14). Notice the contradictions. First, a property of fire is to consume, yet the bush remains intact.
Psychedelic cocktail may explain burning bush and Ten Commandments. JERUSALEM, March 5, 2008 — -- Moses and the Israelites were on drugs, says Benny Shanon, an Israeli professor of cognitive ...
Whether this is Mount Sinai and the winter solstice phenomenon the burning bush “is in the eye of the beholder,” Mr. Shilo said. “But,” he added, “it’s a great myth, you have to admit ...