The Burning Bush

The story of the burning bush is from Exodus 3 and 4.

While tending sheep in Midian, Moses saw a buriing bush on Mount Horeb. The bush was on fire, but was not consumed. Moses went over to the burning bush, and the voice of God called out to him. God had seen His chosen people in Egypt, where they were being held as slaves, and had come down from heaven to rescue them. Moses would be the one to lead them to freedom.

Moses was afraid and said he was not worthy of the task. God assured Moses He would be with him. God then said, "Say to the Israelites, 'The Lord, the 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, the name you shall call me from generation to generation." (Exodus 3:14-15)

God said that he would perform miracles to force the Pharoah of Egypt to let the enslaved Israelites free. As proof of this promise, He turned Moses' staff into a snake, and back into a staff, and ravaged his hand with leprosy, then healed it. God instructed Moses to use those signs to prove to the Hebrews that God had appeared to him.

The Creator promised Moses while speaking from the burning bush that he would be with him at all times. The Creator is always with his creation, even at times when the creation seems alone. Believing in the power of the Word will lead the creation down the proper path.