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      10. RASHI METHOD: SYMBOLISM
      BRIEF EXPLANATION: Rashi provides symbolic interpretations of words, verses, and chapters. Rashi can symbolically interpret either
      • (10a) entire Biblical chapters such as the gifts of the princes, Nu-07
      • (10b) individual items, verses and words
      The rules governing symbolism and symbolic interpretation are presented in detail on my website.
      This examples applies to Rashis Ex24-10b
      URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/w33n9.htm
      Brief Summary: The vision of God had a WORK of SAPHHIRE BRICK at God's feet. God's redemption RESTED (Feet) on the STORY (SAPPHIRE=SIPUR=Story) of the MIRACULOUS WORKS [redemption] from the BRICK labor in Egypt.

    Verse Ex24-09:10b discussing the revelation at Sinai states Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; And they visioned the God of Israel; and there was
    • under his feet [Rashi: God supported his trek from Exodus to Revelation]
    • a kind of paved work [Rashi: God's work - his miracles.]
    • of a sapphire [Rashi: The word Sapphire, comes from the Hebrew root, Samech-Pay-Resh which means to tell a story - in fact, the Sapphire is simply a precious gem that everyone tells stories about because of its great beauty.]
    • bricks, [Rashi: The story of the brick-labor in Egypt.]
    Rashi explains the Symbolism as indicated in the bracketed comments in the above verse.Rashi explains that the work of Sapphire brick at God's feet, refers to God treking from Egypt to Revelation on the story of the miraculous works by which he saved the Jews from the brick-labor in Egypt.

Advanced Rashi: I have added to Rashi's literal statements additional explanations of works as symbolizing miracles, feet as symbolizing God's trek through history, and the sapphire, the story gem as symbolizing the stories of the exodus. Such supplementing of Rashi symbolic comments is justified since the text uses 4 keywords - feet, sapphire, work, brick - but Rashi only explains one of them, brick. Hence the teacher is obligated to complement Rashi by explaining the others. 


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