Exodus 3
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 3 of 40
Chapter Summary
1 Moses tending Jethro's flock. 2 God appears to him in a burning bush. 9 He sends him to deliver Israel. 14 The name of God. 15 His message to Israel.
Key Hebrew Words
Cross-References
- Acts 7:30–34
- Hebrews 12:29
People & Context
God who calls to Moses from the burning bush and reveals His covenant name to send him to deliver Israel
The divine messenger who appears to Moses in the flame of fire from the midst of the thorn-bush
Shepherd of Jethro's flock at Horeb whom God calls to bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt
Moses' father-in-law, the priest of Midian, whose flock Moses was tending (v.1)
Timeline
While tending Jethro's flock at Mount Horeb, the Angel of Jehovah appears to Moses in a burning bush that is not consumed. God reveals Himself as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Exodus 3:1-6God commissions Moses to go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt to a land flowing with milk and honey. God reveals His name as 'I AM THAT I AM.'
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