A-Z: Literary titles from the Bible
- Departed - to the Judgement
- Descent into Hell
- Descent into Hell, The
- Despised and Rejected
- Destruction of Sennacherib, The
- Destruction of Sodom, The
- Divine Image, The
- Donkey, The
- Dream of Daniel, The
- Dream of the Rood
- E Tenebris
- East of Eden
- Easter Day
- Eden
- Elijah's wagon knew no thrill
- Emblems of the Passion
- Eve
- Eve
- Everlasting Mercy
- Exodus
- Eyeless in Gaza
- Fallen Tower of Siloam, The
- Firstborn, The
- Flesh and the Spirit, The
- Flight in the desert, The
- Follies of Adam, The
- Foot washing, The
- For the Baptist
- Forbearance
- Fragments of the Mystery of the Fall
- Free fall
- Galilee Shore
- Garden of Love, The
- Garden, The
- Genesis XXIV
- Glad Tidings
- Go Down, Moses
- Go to the ant
- God Creating Adam
- Golden Calf
- Goliath
- Good Friday
- Good Friday Riding Westward
- Grapes of Wrath, The
- Great Day, The
- Greater Love
- Guardian angel, The
- Handmaid's tale, The
- Hands of God, The
- Harp the Monarch Minstrel Swept, The
A-Z: Literary titles from the Bible: Exodus
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PoemDefinition
According to the book of Exodus, the waters parted and the Israelites walked safely through the sea, behind them the Egyptians perished as the waters returnedCultural References
Big ideas: Journey of faith, Exodus, pilgrims and soujourners1. In the Old Testament the Israelite nation's escape from slavery in Egypt and their journey to the land God had promised them.
2. The second book of the Old Testament which describes part of the journey.
An essential ingredient for life, water has many meanings in the Bible:
1. God has mastery over the seas.
2. Water is seen as a force of judgement.
3. Ceremonial cleansing.
4. An image of the Holy Spirit.
5. An image of eternal life.
Descendants of Israel (Jacob) and occupants of Israel.
In the Old Testament the land where Joseph and Jacob found sustenance in times of famine, though later Israelites were held captive and made to work as slaves for the Pharaoh.
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