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Our Lady of Grace, Dearborn Heights, Michigan

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Window

Building Name: St. Mary's of Redford Church

City: Redford

Window Shape: 3 (arched)

Subject/Title of Window: Moses Receives the Ten Commandments

Brief Description of Subject: This narthex window, located in the stairway leading up to the choir loft, depicts Moses receiving the Ten Commandments. The entire story is covered in Exodus from Chapter 19 trough 34.

God tells Moses in three days he is to assemble the people at the mountain and he will appear. On the third day they heard a loud trumpet blast and the people were assembled. Another loud trumpet blast and God tells Moses to go to the top of Mount Sinai and he will speak to him. God speaks for a long time and when the Lord is finished speaking to Moses, he gives him two tablets with the Ten Commandments "etched by the finger of God".

In this rendition there is an angel sounding the trumpet which announces the presents of God. On the left tablet are the Roman numerals for 1-3 while the right tablet 4-10. This reflects the Catholic version of the Ten Commandments that the first three concern relationships with God while the last seven relationships with each other.

Height: 49"

Width: 19"

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