Hey there, this is Tim at the Bible Project, and welcome to the Bible Project Podcast.

If you've been tracking with this series on the Tree of Life, you'll know that we are

following the theme of trees on high places throughout the storyline of the Bible.

Today we are going to arrive at a really interesting set of stories about Moses.

Moses had some really important moments in front of trees, especially by bodies of water or on high places.

We're going to look at two of these today.

The first is a story of Moses and what has come in English to be called the story of the burning bush.

And we're going to explore why that translation doesn't quite capture the whole meaning and significance of what this burning tree bush is all about.

The second story we're going to look at is one of these odd short stories in the Bible.

It's in Exodus chapter 15 after the Israelites escaped from slavery in Egypt.

They're wandering the wilderness, looking for water, and they find this pool of water that they can't drink from because it's bitter.

And so what happens?

Moses saves the people by tossing a tree into the pool.

This strange little story is full of meaning when you see it in the light of the bigger design pattern of trees in the Bible.

We're going to explore all of this and even more on today's episode.

So thanks for joining us. Here we go.

We're talking about trees.

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And we are going to this episode talk about Moses and how he is connected to this theme.

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Of recurring design pattern motif.

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