The windows have been designed to follow in the same order as the events are related in the Bible and should be read from left to right.

On the North wall, the theme is the Old Testament and the New Testament on the East wall.

In each section of the window are clearly identifiable symbols. Although they are separate they are brought together through the drawing and use of colour which passes through the vertical mullions.

Days one and two of creation.

The separation of the light from the darkness and the separation of the waters below and above the firmament.

Above the creation of the light is a representation of the Spirit of God hovering over the deep.
The word 'hovering' used here is taken from the Hebrew Bible and is used only once more in the five books of Moses, it is used again in Deueronomy describing the flight of an eagle.

Gen. 1.
1. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2. Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of the God hovered over the face of the waters.
3. And God said: "Let there be light" And there was light.
4. And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.
The Spirit of God - The mysterious, unseen and irresistible presence of the Divine being.
The Hebrew word for hovered occurs again only in Deuteronomy 32:11, where it is descriptive of the eagle hovering over the young to care for and to protect them.

The window depicts the flood and the story of Noah which culminates in the first Covenant between God and mankind symbolized by the rainbow.
After it had rained for forty days and forty nights the rain stopped. The whole of the earth was covered with water. A raven was released and it failed to return. A dove was released three times in total. The second time it returned with an olive leaf in its beak. The third time it was released it did not return.
The flood was likened to Christian Baptism by the early church fathers. The ark was a frequent subject in Christian Art from its beginnings. In the Roman catacombs it stood for the the new Christian concept of the resurrection.
A ship soon became the established symbol for the church itself.

Gen. 8
7. And he sent forth a raven; it continued flying until the waters on the earth had dried up.
8. And he sent forth a dove.....
11. in her mouth an olive leaf freshly plucked.

Gen. 4
12. this is the token of my covenant between me and you and every living creature...
I have set my bow in the clouds and it shall be a token of a covenant between me....

To test Abraham's faith, God commanded him to make a burnt offering of his son, Isaac.
They went to the place of the sacrifice, Abraham on his donkey and Isaac carrying the wood for the alter fire.
Abraham bound Isaac and drew his knife. At that moment an Angel appeared and stayed his hand it said "Now I know you are a God fearing man, you have not withheld from me your son.". Abraham raised his eyes and saw a ram caught in a thicket which he sacrificed instead.

Central to this window are the bound hands of Isaac which are shown with the sacrificial knife above. Underneath is the ram caught in the thicket by its' horns. In the sky are many stars representing God's promise to Abraham, "multiply his seed as the stars in heaven."

A similar symbol of bound hands is used, but in reverse, in the Garden of Gethsemane window although in that window the hands are praying.

This subject occupied a central place in the system of Medieval typology, the drawing of parallels between Old and New Testament themes. Abraham's intended sacrifice was seen as a type of crucifixion, God's sacrifice of Christ. Isaac carrying the wood prefigured Christ carrying the cross, the ram became Christ crucified, the thorns in the thicket were the crown of thorns.

Gen. 22:17
I will multiply thy seeds as the stars in the heavens.
Gen. 22:6
...and he took in his hand the fire and the knife.

The great leader of the Jewish People. the lawgiver and founder of their institutional religion, and brother of Aaron.
Exodus tells how Moses led the Jews out of Egyptian captivity and how he received the ten commandments from God.
Among the Old testament figures whom the church saw as foreshadowing Christ, Moses even more than
David was preeminent. And many parallels were drawn between events in their lives. The Frescoes in the Sistine chapel depicting on opposite walls the life cycles of Moses and of Christ were meant to be interpreted in this sense.

The Burning Bush
While Moses was tending the flock of his Father in Law he came to mount Horeb he had a vision of a bush which although burned was not consumed. God spoke to Moses telling him that he would deliver the Israelites out of the hands of the Egyptians and lead them to Canaan "a land flowing with milk and honey."

In the middle of the bush is the Hebrew lettering which represents the name of God given to Moses to reassure the Israelites.
The shepherds crook is turning into a Serpent, a miraculous sign of God's presence.

Exodus 3.
2....although the bush was on fire, it was not consumed.
Exodus 4
2. The Lord said,"what is that in your hand?"
A" staff" replied Moses.
3. The Lord said, T"hrow it on the ground".
He did so and it turned into a snake.

Crossing of the Red Sea.
This window represents the guiding of the Israelites out of the land of Egypt on the start of their journey out of Egypt to the promised land.
On reaching the Red Sea, Moses stretched out his hand causing a wind to blow and thus the waters were divided, leaving a dry passage through which the Israelites marched. When the following Egyptians were in the middle, Moses caused the water to return drowning the army of Pharoh.

The early church interpreted this as a symbol of Christian baptism. Passover, although it remains one of the most important festivals in Judaism, owes its place in art to the Christian view of it as a foreshadowing of the Last Supper.

There is a broken chain representing the freedom from slavery. The eagle representing the spirit of God symbolises how it was God and not Moses who was responsible for this event.
This window depicts the flight from Egypt. The two main symbols are the parting of the Red Sea and the eagle.

Exodus 19:4,
"You have seen....how I bore you on eagles wings and brought you to me."

Moses receives the Tablets of the Law and the Israelites make the golden calf.
Moses ascends Mount Sinai and receives from God two tablets of stone on which the commandments are written. While he was there the Israelites asked Aaron to give them idols to worship. Aaron took their golden ornaments and made a golden calf which he placed on an alter. On his return, Moses was outraged at the Idolatry and threw down the two tablets, smashing them, and then destroyed the golden calf and threw the powder into a stream. He later returned to the mountain and received two new tablets from God.

Exod 19:16,18 & 19.
"....there were thunders and lightnings and thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of a horn exceedingly loud:...."
".... Now Mount Sinai was altogether in smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire..."
"...And the voice of the horn waxed louder and louder."

Deut 9
10. And the Lord delivered unto me the two tablets of stone written with the finger of God: and on them was written according to all the words, which the Lord spoke with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of assembly

The Menorah which was made for the tabernacle to the design given to Moses by God, the Torah Scroll symbolising the beginning of Judaism as a religion of observances and the brazen serpent.
This window relates to the time in the wilderness. During this time the entirety of the Torah was given to Moses.

The Brazen Serpent. (Num 21:4-9)
The Israelites were discontented with life in the desert and spoke against Moses. On hearing this God sent a plague of poisonous snakes. When the people repented, Moses sought God's advice of how they should be rid of the snakes. He was told to make an image of one and set it on a pole. Whoever was bitten would be cured if they looked upon the image. Moses made this image of a brass snake on a Tau shaped cross.

John's Gospel gives the typological parallel.
John 3:14 J"ust as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, this Son of Man must be lifted up, in order that every one who has faith in him may not perish but have eternal life."
Exodus 25 : 31 And you shall make a candlestick of pure gold
There is an analogy between the Menorah as the light bearing tree and the burning bush from which God spoke to Moses.
Later, it was placed immediately in front of the sanctuary of the temple. It represents the light of God and judgement. The Menorah, the seven branched candle stick, soon became the central symbol of Judaism and is often shown flanking the Torah or tablets of the law. It is a symbol of the tree of life, one of the oldest symbols of Judaism.

The shepherd boy who became King of Israel.
He is important in Christian art not simply as a type or prefiguration of Christ; according to Matthew, he was a direct ancestor.

Here the window shows three symbols of David.
The sheep for his time as a shepherd. There is also here the analogy with Christ.
The harp representing music and the Psalms which are attributed to David.
Finally is the distinctive and symbolic star of David.