1 Moses was a shepherd, looking after the flock of Jethro,3:1. "Jethro": another name for Reuel. his father-in-law, the Midianite priest. He led the flock far into the wilderness until he came to God’s mountain, Mount Horeb.3:1. "Mount Horeb": another name for Mount Sinai. 2 There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from inside a bush. Moses looked carefully and saw that though the bush was on fire, it wasn’t being burned up.
3 "Let me go over and take a look," Moses said to himself. "It’s very odd to see a bush that’s not burning up."
4 When the Lord saw that Moses was coming to take a look, God called to him from inside the bush, "Moses! Moses!"
"I’m here," Moses replied.
5 "Don’t come any closer!" God told him. "Take off your sandals because you’re standing on holy ground." 6 Then he said, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." Moses covered his face, because he was afraid to look at God.