Exodus 3:1-5

God Calls Moses at the Burning Bush

Now Moses was pasturing the flock of ^aJethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian; and he led the flock to the ¹west side of the wilderness and came to ^bHoreb, the ^cmountain of God. 2 ^aAnd the angel of ¹Yahweh appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of the ^bbush; and he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, yet the bush was not consumed. 3 So Moses said, “¹^aI must turn aside now and see this ²marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burned up?” 4 And Yahweh saw that he turned aside to look, so ^aGod called to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” 5 Then He said, “Do not come near here. ^aRemove your sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”