Moses and the Burning Bush
1 Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, 3:1 Moses’s father-in-law’s first name was Jethro; Ex 2:18. the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, 3:1 = Desolation; another name for Mount Sinai; Dt 4:10,15; 18:16; Mal 4:4 the mountain of God. 3:1 Ex 2:18; 18:5; 1Kg 19:82 Then the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire within a bush. 3:2 Dt 33:16; Ac 7:30 As Moses looked, he saw that the bush was on fire but was not consumed. 3 So Moses thought, "I must go over and look at this remarkable sight. Why isn’t the bush burning up? "
4 When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from the bush, "Moses, Moses! "
"Here I am," he answered.
5 "Do not come closer," he said. "Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground." 3:5 Jos 5:15; Ac 7:336 Then he continued, "I am the God of your father, 3:6 Sam, some LXX mss read fathers; Ac 7:32 the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." 3:6 Gn 28:13; Mt 22:32; Mk 12:26; Lk 20:37; Ac 7:32 Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God.