The Burning Bush

Illustration of The Burning Bush

On the slopes of Mount Horeb, Moses turned aside to see a great wonder: a bush that burned with fire yet was not consumed. From the flame the LORD called his name and commissioned him to deliver Israel from Egypt, declaring the ground holy. The bush that burned without being destroyed became an enduring image of God's holy, self-sustaining presence dwelling among his people.

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Strongest connections in Scripture
Exodus 3

Key Passages

The Bush That Was Not Consumed

Exodus 3:2-4

The Angel of the LORD appears in a flame within a bush that burns yet is not consumed, and God calls to Moses.

A2nd the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. 4 And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

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Did You Know?

1

The bush burned but 'was not consumed' - a picture of God's self-sustaining presence.

2

From it, God revealed his name: 'I AM THAT I AM.'

3

God called the ground around it 'holy,' and Moses removed his sandals.

4

It stood on Mount Horeb, also called Sinai, where the law would later be given.