Exodus 3:1

"Exodus."

Key Reflection

In Exodus 3:1-2, Moses encounters the divine presence in the burning bush, which symbolizes God's enduring presence and sovereignty. This encounter marks a pivotal moment, initiating Moses' call to liberate Israel, reflecting themes of deliverance and redemption that permeate the entire exodus narrative and foreshadow Jesus' own mission as the liberator of humanity from sin.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Jethro his father-in-law -Or “brother-in-law.” The word in the Hebrew is a word signifying relative by marriage. When Moses arrived in Midian, Reuel was an elderly manExodus 2:16;Exodus 40:0years later (Exodus 2:23note), Reuel’s son, Jethro, had probably succeeded him. The backside -i. e. “to the west of the district.” Among the Hebrews the East is before a man, the west behind him, the south and north on the right and left hand. Desert -Or wilderness, not a barren waste, but a district supplying pasturage.

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