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Jan 4, 2022 · Second, God revealed Himself to Moses out of the burning bush as an image of His glory. Though this theophany was frightening (Exodus 3:6; Deuteronomy 4:24), its purpose was to manifest the sheer majesty of God and to stand as a visible reminder to Moses and his people during the dark times ahead. For it would be soon that God would manifest ...
Aug 3, 2024 · The story of Moses and the burning bush, found in Exodus 3:1-10, signifies God’s call to Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt, demonstrating God’s holiness and power through the miraculous appearance of a bush that burns without being consumed.
The story of Moses and the burning bush from the Book of Exodus is a well-known episode in the Old Testament. It is a decisive moment because God reveals his name to Moses: the first time he has spoken his name to anyone. Located on Mount Horeb (better known as Mount Sinai), the burning bush was on fire, but wasn’t consumed by the flames.
- (7-10) God Explains His General Plan to Moses, and Moses’ Place in The Plan.
- (11-12) Moses’ Answer, and God’s Reply to That Answer.
- (13-14) The Revelation of God’s Name to Moses.
- (15-18) God Tells Moses What to Say to The Elders of Israel.
- (19-22) God Tells Moses How It Will Go with The Egyptians.
And the LORD said: “I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows. So I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place ...
But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” So He said, “I will certainly be with you. And this shall be a sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.” a. Who am I: 40 years before, Moses thought...
Then Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?” And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” a. And they say to me...
Moreover God said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.’ Go and gather the elders of Israel together, and say to them, ‘The LORD God of your fathers, t...
“But I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not even by a mighty hand. So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in its midst; and after that he will let you go. And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and it shall be, when you go, that you shall not go empty-hande...
Sep 13, 2024 · Updated on September 13, 2024. In the story of Moses and the burning bush, the people of Israel cried out to God to be rescued from their misery as slaves in Egypt, and God heard them. He was ready to set them free. But first God had to reveal himself to Moses in a convincing manner that would prove his power and his purposes.
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Ex. 3:4-5. God’s call to Moses. God called to Moses from inside the burning bush: “ 4 When the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, ‘Moses, Moses!’ And he said, ‘Here I am.’” (Ex. 3:4). God waited until Moses turned his attention toward Him before He called to Moses.
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Exodus 3:1-4:16. New International Version. Moses and the Burning Bush. 3 Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush.
