God heard the boy crying. And God’s angel called to Hagar from heaven. He said, “What is wrong, Hagar? Don’t be afraid! The Lord has heard the boy crying there.
Exodus 3:2 - Easy To Read Version On that mountain, Moses saw the Angel of the Lord in a burning bush. {This is how it happened.} Moses saw a bush that was burning without being destroyed. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush burned with fire, yet was not consumed. American Standard Version (1901) And the angel of Jehovah appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. Common English Bible The LORD’s messenger appeared to him in a flame of fire in the middle of a bush. Moses saw that the bush was in flames, but it didn’t burn up. Catholic Public Domain Version And the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. And he saw that the bush was burning and was not burnt. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he saw that the bush was on fire and was not burnt. |
God heard the boy crying. And God’s angel called to Hagar from heaven. He said, “What is wrong, Hagar? Don’t be afraid! The Lord has heard the boy crying there.
But then the Angel of the Lord stopped Abraham. The angel called from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!”
He was the Angel who saved me from all my troubles. And I pray that he will bless these boys. Now these boys will have my name and the name of our ancestors, Abraham and Isaac. I pray that they will grow to become great families and nations on earth.”
You let our enemies walk on us.\par You dragged us through fire and water.\par But you brought us to a safe place.\par
Mount Sinai was covered with smoke. Smoke rose off the mountain like smoke from a furnace. This happened because the Lord came down to the mountain in fire. Also, the whole mountain began to shake.
{God said,} “I am sending an angel before you. This angel will lead you to the place that I have prepared for you. The angel will protect you.
The people of Israel could see the Glory of the Lord. It was like a fire burning on top of the mountain.
{The Lord also said,} “Go and gather together the elders (leaders) of the people and tell them, ‘YAHWEH, [23] the God of your ancestors, [24] has appeared to me. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob spoke to me. The Lord says: I have been watching over you and I have seen the things that people did to you in Egypt.
When you have troubles, I am with you. When you cross rivers, you will not be hurt. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not hurt you.
The people had many troubles,\par but the Lord was not against them.\par The Lord loved the people\par and felt sorry for them.\par So the Lord saved them.\par He sent his special angel to save them.\par He picked them up and carried them,\par and \{he will take care of them\} forever.\par
When they came out, the satraps {\cf2\super [36]} , prefects {\cf2\super [37]} , governors, and royal advisers crowded around them. They could see that the fire had not burned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Their bodies were not burned at all. Their hair was not burned, their robes were not burned, and they didn’t even smell like they had been near fire.
The Lord All-Powerful says, “Sword, hit the shepherd! Hit my friend! Hit the shepherd and the sheep will run away. And I will punish those little ones.
The Lord All-Powerful says, “I am sending my messenger to prepare the way for me. Then suddenly, the Master you are looking for will come to his temple. {\cf2\super [16]} Yes, the messenger of the \{New\} Agreement that you want really is coming!
Surely you have read what God said about people rising from death. In the book where Moses wrote about the \{burning\} bush, {\cf2\super [163]} it says that God told Moses this: ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. {\cf2\super [164]} ’ {\cf2\super [165]}
Moses clearly showed that people are raised from death. When Moses wrote about the burning bush, {\cf2\super [320]} he said that the Lord is ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. {\cf2\super [321]} ’ {\cf2\super [322]}
The Word {\cf2\super [5]} became a man and lived among us. We saw his glory—the glory that belongs to the only Son of the Father. The Word was full of grace (kindness) and truth.
The law {\cf2\super [61]} was without power because the law was made weak by our sinful selves. But God did what the law could not do. God sent his own Son to earth with the same human life that other people use for sin. God sent his Son to be an offering to pay for sin. So God used a human life to condemn (destroy) sin.
Let the earth give its best to Joseph. Joseph was separated from his brothers. So may the Lord in the {burning} bush give his best to Joseph.
But the Lord brought you out of Egypt and made you his own special people. It was as if the Lord reached into a hot furnace for melting iron and pulled you out of that fire. And now you are his people!
And God will give peace to you people who are troubled. And he will give peace to us. God will give us this help when the Lord Jesus is shown to us. Jesus will come from heaven with his powerful angels.
The Angel of the Lord said to Manoah, “Your wife must do everything I told her.