The mole, a small burrowing mammal, is mentioned in the Bible in the context of idolatry and unclean animals. The references to moles in the Scriptures are sparse but carry significant symbolic meaning, particularly in the prophetic literature.

Isaiah 2:20 :
"In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold, the idols they made to worship."

In this passage, the prophet Isaiah speaks of a future time of judgment when people will abandon their idols, casting them to creatures like moles and bats. The imagery here suggests a complete rejection of false gods, as these idols are thrown to the ground, to the realm of creatures that dwell in darkness and hidden places. The mole, being a creature that lives underground, symbolizes the worthlessness and obscurity to which these idols are relegated.

Leviticus 11:29-30 :
"Of the creatures that move along the ground, these are unclean for you: the mole rat, the mouse, any kind of great lizard, the gecko, the monitor lizard, the wall lizard, the skink, and the chameleon."

In the Levitical law, the mole rat is listed among the creatures that are considered unclean. This classification is part of the broader dietary laws given to the Israelites, which distinguished between clean and unclean animals. The mole rat, like other creatures that move along the ground, is not to be consumed or touched, highlighting the importance of ritual purity and obedience to God's commandments.

The mention of moles in these contexts underscores themes of spiritual purity and the futility of idolatry. The mole, as a creature of the earth, serves as a metaphor for the lowliness and hidden nature of sin and false worship. The biblical references to moles remind believers of the call to reject idolatry and maintain spiritual cleanliness in accordance with God's law.Leviticus 11:30
And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.
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Isaiah 2:20
In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
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From the Close of the General Conference of 1832 to the Beginning ...
... the original languages in which the Scriptures of truth ... The general facts being
communicated to the world ... by a Mr. Ball, whose letters concerning the state of ...
/.../chapter 12 from the close.htm

The Earlier Hebrew Histories.
... was the great division of their Scriptures known by ... Indeed, he asks his general,
Abner, who this stripling is ... for themselves; nothing but a mole-eyed dogmatism ...
/.../gladden/who wrote the bible/chapter iv the earlier hebrew.htm

Life and Works of Rufinus with Jerome's Apology Against Rufinus.
... which he alone excepts from the general condemnation and ... at me because he calls me
a mole, and should ... be edified by teaching out of our Scriptures, he weaves ...
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Book I.
... that has not some fault, like a mole or a ... sin and wickedness, like faults in general,
admit of ... acquainted with wisdom and understand the Scriptures." And again ...
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The Work of Jesus Christ as an Advocate,
... shows this concerning us, so it shows concerning God that ... of our attorneys, at least
in the general, who pleads ... most apt to make mountains of their mole hills. ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/the work of jesus christ.htm

A Discourse Upon the Pharisee and the Publican
... The Pharisee therefore, as to the general description of righteousness, made ... saith
not the scriptures the same ... a monster, an ill-shapened thing, a mole, a mouse ...
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The Pilgrim's Progress
... I told you then, also, what I saw concerning his wife and children, and how unwilling
they were to go with him on pilgrimage, insomuch that he was forced to go ...
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