Is That a Burning Bush? Is This Mt. Sinai? Solstice Bolsters a Claim (Israel)

[jbgusa]

Is That a Burning Bush? Is This Mt. Sinai? Solstice Bolsters a Claim

(link in title). Virtually everyone knows the story of the burning bush. This fascinating article (I'll send if you're interested and paywalled with DM of email address) creates a strong implication that Moses may well have seen a bush not consumed by fire, or a natural phenomena that creates that appearance. My Rabbi posits that there was no Egypt-Israel migration. I was never sure of that and am less so.

Often, the gloss on a story is more important than what actually happened. The gloss or spin may be more important for their lessons, but it would be even nicer if a lot of it turned out to be based on fact.

[Rachel NewYork]

Whatever it was that Moshe saw -- either a natural phenomenon or a supernatural phenomenon -- was no doubt something not easily explained in any terms known in those ancient times.

[jbgusa]

Originally Posted by Rachel NewYork

Whatever it was that Moshe saw -- either a natural phenomenon or a supernatural phenomenon -- was no doubt something not easily explained in any terms known in those ancient times.

In those ancient times, the supernatural was almost always the explanation; for rain, thunder, wind, etc. The difference is that Moshe did something worthwhile with the explanation. How many observers of the Norse G-d "Thor" are around? Never mind, we still say "Thursday." But you get the picture. The point is not the burning bush; it's the great civil society he helped create. This group of desert nomads did something great. Other ones, such as Jebusites; not so much.