Moses and the Burning Bush

In the story of the burning bush God reveals his holiness to Moses and through him to the people of Israel.  The fire reveals God's holiness which consists of his being set apart from his creation and his absolute moral purity.  The fact that the bush is burning without being consumed points to the tension that exists when God dwells among his sinful people without consuming them.  This tension is ultimately resolved in Jesus Christ and his sacrifice for sin.

Read Exodus 3:1-22

The Kind of Leader/Saviour We Need

Moses is presented in this passage as a saviour that God was providing for Israel.  He reflects God's knowledge of and concern for the suffering of the people of Israel, He identifies with the people and is rejected by own own people.  In all these ways Moses foreshadows Jesus Christ and so we are given insights into the kind of Saviour that God has provided for us in Jesus Christ as we travel through the wilderness of this life to the promised land.

Read Exodus 2:11-25