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[446.50 --> 448.92] As we continue through this story,
[449.00 --> 449.78] remember that nugget,
[449.86 --> 450.86] because that's very important.
[451.90 --> 453.22] The other interesting note
[453.22 --> 454.84] before we really dig into this text
[454.84 --> 458.38] is the location that this story takes place.
[459.26 --> 460.88] Verse 12 of our text tells us this.
[461.54 --> 463.66] But the mountain where Moses was,
[463.74 --> 465.32] where this burning bush story takes place,
[465.38 --> 466.24] is the same mountain
[466.24 --> 467.92] that Moses will later receive
[467.92 --> 470.00] the Ten Commandments from God,
[470.18 --> 471.08] and the same mountain
[471.08 --> 472.74] that the Israelites will worship God.
[473.56 --> 475.38] Some details like that slip through sometimes
[475.38 --> 476.14] when we hear these stories,
[476.20 --> 477.04] but I found that fascinating
[477.04 --> 478.50] that God uses this place
[478.50 --> 480.44] as sort of a central hub
[480.44 --> 482.06] for a lot of the different things that he does.
[483.08 --> 484.26] Now to the text at hand.
[484.32 --> 486.56] There's two characteristics of God
[486.56 --> 488.50] that come out of this encounter
[488.50 --> 491.66] that deserve our attention today.
[492.42 --> 493.12] And so we're going to look
[493.12 --> 494.68] at these two characteristics now.
[495.12 --> 499.30] The first characteristic of God
[499.30 --> 500.66] that comes from this passage
[500.66 --> 503.36] is the power of God.
[504.68 --> 506.12] It's God's power.
[507.08 --> 508.18] God appears to Moses
[508.18 --> 509.50] in the form of a burning bush.
[509.86 --> 510.70] Now throughout the Bible,
[511.10 --> 512.38] God uses fire and smoke
[512.38 --> 513.90] to symbolize his presence.
[514.36 --> 515.48] Even nowadays, of course,
[515.58 --> 517.08] we will light candles
[517.08 --> 518.70] to symbolize Christ's presence
[518.70 --> 520.16] or the Holy Spirit's presence
[520.16 --> 520.86] in our service.
[521.46 --> 522.70] But here in this story,
[522.78 --> 524.88] this is much, much more
[524.88 --> 526.12] than a symbol.
[526.12 --> 529.80] This was God present
[529.80 --> 531.54] in the burning bush.
[532.70 --> 533.86] Now if you read your text,
[533.94 --> 535.48] it might seem a bit confusing at first
[535.48 --> 536.58] because verse 2 says
[536.58 --> 537.62] that an angel of the Lord
[537.62 --> 538.84] appeared to Moses in the bush.
[539.10 --> 540.20] But then right after that,
[540.28 --> 540.80] in verse 4,
[540.86 --> 542.32] it says that God called out
[542.32 --> 543.14] from the bush.
[543.88 --> 545.42] Now it's important to note this too,
[545.50 --> 546.96] just to clarify that a little bit.
[547.18 --> 548.46] In the early Old Testament,
[548.86 --> 549.52] in the early,
[549.62 --> 550.54] the Pentateuch especially,
[550.98 --> 552.52] angels were not simply
[552.52 --> 554.14] just messengers.
[554.14 --> 556.38] They weren't just messengers
[556.38 --> 558.06] delivering a message from God.
[558.52 --> 559.28] But in fact,
[559.36 --> 560.16] they were entities
[560.16 --> 562.00] that embodied the living God.
[562.86 --> 565.06] God came down to his people
[565.06 --> 567.02] in the presence of an angel
[567.02 --> 568.30] elsewhere in the Old Testament too,
[568.34 --> 569.22] like when God called down
[569.22 --> 570.74] to Hagar in Genesis 21,
[570.96 --> 572.34] or when God wrestled Jacob
[572.34 --> 573.40] in Genesis 32,
[573.70 --> 575.32] or when God spoke to Gideon
[575.32 --> 576.50] in Judges 6.
[576.64 --> 578.08] So this is the same thing here.
[578.28 --> 580.80] This is God present in the bush.
[581.06 --> 581.74] Nothing else.
[582.02 --> 583.10] Nothing less than that.
[585.14 --> 586.50] So we've got God in the bush.
[586.58 --> 587.56] He calls Moses over,
[587.64 --> 588.64] and then they've got this dialogue.
[588.82 --> 589.98] And read this with me right now.
[590.26 --> 591.56] Look at verses 4 to 6.
[591.98 --> 592.58] God calls out.
[592.62 --> 592.82] He says,
[592.92 --> 593.90] Moses, Moses.
[594.40 --> 595.34] Then Moses replies,
[595.42 --> 595.94] Here I am.
[596.82 --> 597.34] And God says,
[597.40 --> 598.24] Don't come any closer.
[600.08 --> 601.30] Take off your sandals,
[601.52 --> 602.86] for the place where you're standing
[602.86 --> 603.84] is holy ground.
[605.22 --> 605.94] That's interesting.
[606.72 --> 607.60] God then goes on,
[607.64 --> 608.00] and he says,
[608.08 --> 609.48] I am the God of your father,
[609.48 --> 610.78] the God of Abraham,
[611.02 --> 611.70] the God of Isaac,

[446.50 --> 448.92] As we continue through this story,

[449.00 --> 449.78] remember that nugget,

[449.86 --> 450.86] because that's very important.

[451.90 --> 453.22] The other interesting note

[453.22 --> 454.84] before we really dig into this text

[454.84 --> 458.38] is the location that this story takes place.

[459.26 --> 460.88] Verse 12 of our text tells us this.

[461.54 --> 463.66] But the mountain where Moses was,

[463.74 --> 465.32] where this burning bush story takes place,

[465.38 --> 466.24] is the same mountain

[466.24 --> 467.92] that Moses will later receive

[467.92 --> 470.00] the Ten Commandments from God,

[470.18 --> 471.08] and the same mountain

[471.08 --> 472.74] that the Israelites will worship God.

[473.56 --> 475.38] Some details like that slip through sometimes

[475.38 --> 476.14] when we hear these stories,

[476.20 --> 477.04] but I found that fascinating

[477.04 --> 478.50] that God uses this place

[478.50 --> 480.44] as sort of a central hub

[480.44 --> 482.06] for a lot of the different things that he does.

[483.08 --> 484.26] Now to the text at hand.

[484.32 --> 486.56] There's two characteristics of God

[486.56 --> 488.50] that come out of this encounter

[488.50 --> 491.66] that deserve our attention today.

[492.42 --> 493.12] And so we're going to look

[493.12 --> 494.68] at these two characteristics now.

[495.12 --> 499.30] The first characteristic of God

[499.30 --> 500.66] that comes from this passage

[500.66 --> 503.36] is the power of God.

[504.68 --> 506.12] It's God's power.

[507.08 --> 508.18] God appears to Moses

[508.18 --> 509.50] in the form of a burning bush.

[509.86 --> 510.70] Now throughout the Bible,

[511.10 --> 512.38] God uses fire and smoke

[512.38 --> 513.90] to symbolize his presence.

[514.36 --> 515.48] Even nowadays, of course,

[515.58 --> 517.08] we will light candles

[517.08 --> 518.70] to symbolize Christ's presence

[518.70 --> 520.16] or the Holy Spirit's presence

[520.16 --> 520.86] in our service.

[521.46 --> 522.70] But here in this story,

[522.78 --> 524.88] this is much, much more

[524.88 --> 526.12] than a symbol.

[526.12 --> 529.80] This was God present

[529.80 --> 531.54] in the burning bush.

[532.70 --> 533.86] Now if you read your text,

[533.94 --> 535.48] it might seem a bit confusing at first

[535.48 --> 536.58] because verse 2 says

[536.58 --> 537.62] that an angel of the Lord

[537.62 --> 538.84] appeared to Moses in the bush.

[539.10 --> 540.20] But then right after that,

[540.28 --> 540.80] in verse 4,

[540.86 --> 542.32] it says that God called out

[542.32 --> 543.14] from the bush.

[543.88 --> 545.42] Now it's important to note this too,

[545.50 --> 546.96] just to clarify that a little bit.

[547.18 --> 548.46] In the early Old Testament,

[548.86 --> 549.52] in the early,

[549.62 --> 550.54] the Pentateuch especially,

[550.98 --> 552.52] angels were not simply

[552.52 --> 554.14] just messengers.

[554.14 --> 556.38] They weren't just messengers

[556.38 --> 558.06] delivering a message from God.

[558.52 --> 559.28] But in fact,

[559.36 --> 560.16] they were entities

[560.16 --> 562.00] that embodied the living God.

[562.86 --> 565.06] God came down to his people

[565.06 --> 567.02] in the presence of an angel

[567.02 --> 568.30] elsewhere in the Old Testament too,

[568.34 --> 569.22] like when God called down

[569.22 --> 570.74] to Hagar in Genesis 21,

[570.96 --> 572.34] or when God wrestled Jacob

[572.34 --> 573.40] in Genesis 32,

[573.70 --> 575.32] or when God spoke to Gideon

[575.32 --> 576.50] in Judges 6.

[576.64 --> 578.08] So this is the same thing here.

[578.28 --> 580.80] This is God present in the bush.

[581.06 --> 581.74] Nothing else.

[582.02 --> 583.10] Nothing less than that.

[585.14 --> 586.50] So we've got God in the bush.

[586.58 --> 587.56] He calls Moses over,

[587.64 --> 588.64] and then they've got this dialogue.

[588.82 --> 589.98] And read this with me right now.

[590.26 --> 591.56] Look at verses 4 to 6.

[591.98 --> 592.58] God calls out.

[592.62 --> 592.82] He says,

[592.92 --> 593.90] Moses, Moses.

[594.40 --> 595.34] Then Moses replies,

[595.42 --> 595.94] Here I am.

[596.82 --> 597.34] And God says,

[597.40 --> 598.24] Don't come any closer.

[600.08 --> 601.30] Take off your sandals,

[601.52 --> 602.86] for the place where you're standing

[602.86 --> 603.84] is holy ground.

[605.22 --> 605.94] That's interesting.

[606.72 --> 607.60] God then goes on,

[607.64 --> 608.00] and he says,

[608.08 --> 609.48] I am the God of your father,

[609.48 --> 610.78] the God of Abraham,

[611.02 --> 611.70] the God of Isaac,