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David Guzik commentary on Exodus 3 describes how Moses has an encounter with God at the burning bush and receives God's commission to go and deliver Israel.
(Exodus 3:1-3) Moses and the burning bush on Mount Horeb. Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
Exodus chapter 3. 1 Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush.
1. He assures Moses it should now be done, ver 7-9. 2. He gives him a commission to act in it as his ambassador both to Pharaoh, ( ver 10) and to Israel, ver 16. 3. He answers the objection Moses made of his own unworthiness, ver 11, 12. 4. He gives him full instructions what to say both to Pharaoh and to Israel, ver 13-18. 5.
This chapter delves into the pivotal moment where Moses, while shepherding his father-in-law's flock, encounters God in a burning bush and is tasked with the momentous mission of liberating the Israelites from Egyptian oppression. Themes. 1. Divine Calling. 2. Faith and Doubt. 3. Oppression and Liberation. 4.
This chapter turns to God’s calling of Moses as Israel’s leader. In the Hebrew Bible, “the angel of the LORD” is often a way of referring to God. The imagery of fire also appears throughout Exodus to symbolize God’s untouchable holiness.
Exodus 3:10, Exodus 3:16-22. We have already learned from the seventh verse that God commissioned Moses, only when He had Himself descended to deliver Israel. He sends none, except with the implied or explicit promise that certainly He will be with them. But the converse is also true.
