on july 4, 1776, jefferson, adams and franklin asked to come up with a seal. then they proposed that the seal be moses leading israelites across the red sea. 100 years later to the defining symbol of america, statue of liberty. french wanted to pay tribute to american journey of america building a statue. and they picked a goddess of liberty but he import twoed symbols of moses to bring her to life. spikes of life around her head and the tablet in her arms. that comes from the moment that moses comes down mount sinai with the ten commandments. the heart of the story is freedom and loss, where he leads israelites out of slavery and cross the red sea. then chaos follows. and then commandments are