Moses at the Burning Bush
1 Now Moses was tending the flock of Ex. 4:18Jethro his father-in-law, Ex. 2:16the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Ex. 17:6; 1 Kin. 19:8Horeb, Ex. 18:5the mountain of God. 2 And Deut. 33:16; Mark 12:26; Luke 20:37; Acts 7:30the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed. 3 Then Moses said, "I will now turn aside and see this Acts 7:31great sight, why the bush does not burn."
4 So when the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called Ex. 4:5; Deut. 33:16to him from the midst of the bush and said, "Moses, Moses!"
And he said, "Here I am."
5 Then He said, "Do not draw near this place. Josh. 5:15; Acts 7:33Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground." 6 Moreover He said, Gen. 28:13; Ex. 3:16; 4:5; (Matt. 22:32; Mark 12:26, 27; Luke 20:37, 38); Acts 7:32"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 Kin. 19:13he was afraid to look upon God.