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TABLE OF SHOWBREAD – A golden table with twelve loaves of bread upon it. It was located in the holy place, first in the tabernacle and then in the temple. The twelve loaves of bread were a symbol of Israel’s dependance on God to provide for their needs.
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TEMPTATION AND FALL OF MAN – 1. The temptation and fall of Adam and Eve in the garden (Genesis 3) is often shown as a trunk of a tree with some sort of fruit on it and a snake coiled around it. 2. An apple or a piece of fruit can symbolize the fall. Keep in mind that the fruit Adam and Eve ate was most likely NOT an apple. The connection seems to stem from the Latin words malum meaning “apple” and malus meaning “sin.” Thus, the apple became the traditional piece of fruit connected with the first sin. SEE ALSO: Plants: Apple. 3. It can also be represented as a snake coiled around the entire world.
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS – Because there were no verse divisions in the Bible until the Geneva Bible in 1560, the ten commandments can be divided at different points. The commandments are always depicted as two tablets. When oak leaves are shown behind the two tablets, it symbolizes secureness and regeneration. |
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Hebrew form – Don’t forget to read from right to left!
Catholic & Lutheran form – These churches stand behind the ancient division of the ten commandments. Exodus 20:2 is viewed as the introduction and Exodus 20:3 is the first commandment. The first three commandments deal with our responsibilities towards God. The remaining seven deal with our responsibilities towards humankind.
Greek & Calvinistic form – Exodus 20:2 & 3 are separate commandments. So the first four commandments deal with our responsibilities towards God. The remaining six, including a combining of the statements regarding coveting, deal with our responsibilities towards others. |
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