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But fire from heaven came down on the attacking armies and consumed them. KJV And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
May 13, 2004 · The burning bush was no meaningless miracle, merely intended to get Moses’ attention—in and of itself, it was a parable full of meaning, which meditation on the event and on God’s words would make clear, and on which later prophets would expand and expound.
The Bush That Burned, and Did Not Burn Out. 'And, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.'. Exodus 3:1. It was a very sharp descent from Pharaoh's palace to the wilderness, and forty years of a shepherd's life were a strange contrast to the brilliant future that once seemed likely for Moses.
From the use of the expression καταστροφή (2 Peter 2:6), Wordsworth thinks an earthquake may have accompanied the burning - those cities, - that they were submerged as well as overthrown (Josephus) is a doubtful inference from Genesis 14:3 (vide infra, Ver. 28, on the site of cities of the plain).
The meaning is, that God would destroy them with a quick and terrible destruction, such as is that destruction of persons and places which is by fire.
When Moses beholds the burning bush, God (or Yahweh) speaks to Moses and tells him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt and into Canaan. But what was the burning bush? Is there a scientific basis for this miraculous occurrence, or should we just accept it as divine theatre?
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Sep 13, 2024 · The burning bush Bible story appears in the book of Exodus 3:1–4:17. Moses was about 80 years old when God appeared to him in a burning bush and called him to return to Egypt (Exodus 7:7; Acts 7:23, 30).
