The Life of Moses

by St Gregory of Nyssa

Book II

The Manna

In Exodus, the manna from Heaven prefigured the virgin birth, being reaped where it was not sown.

The Divine Tabernacle

The tabernacle made without hands is Christ.

Hair is a symbol of death. It has no feeling. It is not alive.

Everlasting Progress

Corruption is the dissolution of unity within complexity. As a simple being, God is incorruptible. His unity cannot decompose because He is not complex.

The Bronze Serpent

The serpent is a symbol of sin.