Question 1

What is the significance of the burning bush in this passage?

Accepted Answer

The burning bush shows God’s holy presence coming close to an ordinary place and an ordinary man. The bush burns but is not destroyed, which pictures how God can be with His people in their suffering without letting them be crushed. God speaks out of the bush, calls Moses by name, and gives him his mission. It also shows that God chooses lowly things, like a simple bush in the wilderness, to reveal His glory and start His rescue plan for Israel.

Question 2

Why did God tell Moses to take off his shoes on holy ground?

Accepted Answer

God told Moses to take off his shoes to teach him reverence. The ground was not special by itself, but it became holy because God was there. Removing sandals was a sign of respect and humility. It reminded Moses that he was standing before the God of his fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For readers today, it teaches that when God draws near, we should respond with awe, respect, and a willingness to listen and obey.

Question 3

What does it mean that God saw the affliction of His people in Egypt?

Accepted Answer

When God says He has seen the affliction of His people and heard their groaning, it shows that He is not distant or uncaring. He notices their pain under harsh slavery, hears their cries, and decides to act. His words, “I am come down to deliver them,” mean He is personally involved in rescuing them, not just watching from far away. This tells us something about God’s character: He is aware of suffering, moved by it, and able to step in and save in His own time.

Question 4

How was Moses first rejected and later sent as a ruler and deliverer?

Accepted Answer

Earlier, when Moses tried to help an Israelite, the people pushed him away and asked, “Who made thee a ruler and a judge?” They did not accept him as a leader. Years later, God Himself sends that same Moses back to Egypt to be a ruler and a deliverer, working through the angel who appeared in the bush. This shows that human rejection does not cancel God’s choice. God can take someone people once refused and use that person powerfully for His saving work.

Question 5

What are the wonders and signs mentioned in this passage?

Accepted Answer

The wonders and signs are the miracles God did through Moses to free Israel and guide them. In Egypt, this includes the plagues that forced Pharaoh to let the people go. At the Red Sea, God opened a path through the water so Israel could escape and then closed it over their enemies. In the wilderness, for forty years, God kept leading and providing. These miracles showed that Moses was truly sent by God and that God Himself was fighting for His people.

Question 6

What does “a prophet like unto me” mean, and how does it point to Jesus?

Accepted Answer

When Moses says God will raise up a prophet “like unto me” from among the people, he is telling Israel to expect another leader who would speak God’s words and lead them in a deeper way. This passage treats that promise as pointing forward to Jesus. Like Moses, Jesus is raised up from among the people, speaks for God, and brings deliverance. But He brings a greater rescue, from sin and death. The command “him shall ye hear” is a strong call to listen to and obey Jesus.

Question 7

What is the “church in the wilderness” with Moses and the angel?

Accepted Answer

The “church in the wilderness” means the gathered people of God as they traveled through the desert after leaving Egypt. They were not in a building, but they were still God’s assembly, led by Moses and guided by the angel who spoke to him on the mountain. There, Moses received “lively oracles,” living words from God, to pass on to them. This phrase shows that God already had a people He was gathering, guiding, and teaching long before later gatherings of believers.

Question 8

What are the “lively oracles” Moses received to give to the people?

Accepted Answer

The “lively oracles” are the living words of God that Moses received on the mountain and passed on to Israel. These include God’s commands, promises, and instructions that shaped their life as His people. They are called “lively” because they come from the living God and bring life, direction, and blessing when believed and obeyed. This reminds us that God’s words are not dead letters. They are meant to guide His people and point them toward the greater salvation He would bring.

Question 9

What does this passage teach about God’s holiness and nearness?

Accepted Answer

This passage holds both truths together. God is holy, so holy that Moses trembles and does not dare to look. The ground becomes holy because of His presence, and Moses must remove his sandals. At the same time, God comes near in a bush in the wilderness and speaks kindly, calling Himself the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and sharing His concern for His people’s pain. So God is not to be treated casually, yet He also draws close in mercy and speaks to save.

Acts 7:30

And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.

The Call of Moses

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Acts 7:30

And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.

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The Call of Moses

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