KJV ORIGINAL
And 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.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
The angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire coming from the middle of a bush. When he looked, he saw that the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not being burned up.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God appeared to Moses in a miraculous burning bush that wasn't actually being destroyed by the flames.
📚 Historical Context
This is the famous burning bush encounter where God first called Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egyptian slavery. Moses was working as a shepherd in the wilderness of Midian after fleeing Egypt forty years earlier. This divine encounter marked the beginning of Moses' mission to deliver God's people from bondage.
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