Moses, the burning bush and a Jesuit fire extinguisher. James T. Keane July 19, 2023. Photo by Erik Mclean. Courtesy of Unsplash. A Reflection for Wednesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time.

Question: Why did Moses have to remove his sandals at the Burning Bush? - Irma Jenkins. Chesterfield, VA. Answer: Exodus 3 records Moses' experience when he saw a bush on the side of Mt. Sinai that ...

A bush burning with fire is observed, but surprisingly, the bush is not consumed. And Moses, instead of shying away, says, “I will turn away thither and see this great sight, why the bush is not ...

Moses had spent 40 years taking care of his father-in-law Jethro’s sheep when one day God spoke to Moses from a miraculous bush that was burning without being consumed.

From the burning bush, God instructs Moses to go to Pharaoh and command him to “let my people go.” Moses doubts his ability to succeed in such a difficult mission, and God reassures him ...

Why, out of all places, did God reveal himself to Moses through the sneh (burning bush)? (Exodus 3:2). One possibility is that the experience seems to be a microcosm of revelation.

Among the discoveries there were the remains of a Jewish synagogue, whose walls were covered with murals recounting the history of Israel. One painting from ca. 239 CE shows Moses and the burning bush ...

Although not quite as impressive as the plagues or the parting of the Red Sea, Moses’ encounter with the burning bush is a pivotal moment in the Passover story and has, for a long time, been the ...

Moses Luce Center Label Henry Ossawa Tanner drew inspiration for his art from both the New Testament and his upbringing in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The Old Testament, however, did show ...

The story of Moses, who reportedly witnessed a “burning bush” on Mount Sinai, for example, or the ancient Greek Callisthenes who wrote of “immense columns of flame” that foretold the ...