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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.
God appeared to Moses in a miraculous burning bush that wasn't actually being destroyed by the flames.
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King James Version · EnglishAnd 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.Ask the AI Assistant
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📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative, Moses had fled Egypt after killing an Egyptian and was living as a shepherd in Midian, where he was caring for his father-in-law's flock. While in the desert, he encountered a bush that burned with fire but was not consumed, which was a supernatural manifestation of God's presence through the Angel of the Lord. This event set the stage for God's direct call to Moses to deliver the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.