The Burning Bush
1 Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the ch. 4:27;18:5;24:13;Num. 10:33;1 Kgs. 19:8mountain of God. 2 For ver. 2-10, see Acts 7:30-35And Isa. 63:9the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. 3 And Moses said, "I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned." 4 When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, ch. 19:3God called to him Deut. 33:16out of the bush, "Moses, Moses!" And he said, "Here I am." 5 Then he said, "Do not come near; Josh. 5:15;[ch. 19:12;Eccles. 5:1]take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground." 6 And he said, ch. 4:5;Gen. 28:13;1 Kgs. 18:36;Cited Matt. 22:32;Mark 12:26;[Luke 20:37] "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." And Moses hid his face, for [1 Kgs. 19:13;Isa. 6:1,2,5]he was afraid to look at God.