Moses was the gifted Hebrew leader who, somewhere around the 13^th century B.C.E., delivered his people from Egyptian slavery. Through two covenantal ceremonies (one at Sinai and one in Moab), Moses is credited with giving the world (1) a foundational sense of morality (via the Ten Commandments). This became the basis for righteousness before God. And (2) the Shema, the fundamental affirmation of monotheism. The Shema reshaped our whole western understanding and approach to deity.

In the Hebrew Bible, the legend of Noah recounts how God chose Noah to carry the seed of humanity through terrible devastation to new life. The story gives several symbols to humanity which has survived through the centuries – dove, olive branch, ark, and rainbow – all of which depict hope based on a sense of God’s love showering upon humanity. The rainbow, promising beauty beyond life’s storms, symbolizes God’s everlasting covenant with creation. The story of Noah represents the transition from the theme in the front Rainbow Window (God’s Love for the World) to the Procession of Torchbearers Window (humanity’s journey toward moral and spiritual perfection).