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<p> was that in which [[Jehovah]] appeared to Moses at the foot of Mount [[Horeb]] ( Exodus 3:2). Such was the splendor of the [[Divine]] [[Majesty]] that its effulgence dazzled his sight, and he was unable to behold it, and, in token of humility, submission, and reverence, "Moses hid his face." When the [[Hebrew]] lawgiver, just before his death, pronounced his blessing upon the chosen tribes, he called to mind this remarkable event, and supplicated in behalf of the posterity of [[Joseph]] "the good-will of Him that dwelt in the bush" ( Deuteronomy 33:16); words which seem to indicate in this transaction something of an allegorical or mystical import, though there-are various opinions as to the particular thing it was destined to shadow forth. "This fire," says [[Bishop]] Patrick, "might be intended to show that God would there meet with the Israelites, and give them his law in fire and lightning, and yet not consume them." (See Kichmaver, De rubro ardente, Rot. 1692; Schroder, id. Amst. 1714.) (See [[Bush]]). </p> | <p> was that in which [[Jehovah]] appeared to Moses at the foot of Mount [[Horeb]] ( Exodus 3:2). Such was the splendor of the [[Divine]] [[Majesty]] that its effulgence dazzled his sight, and he was unable to behold it, and, in token of humility, submission, and reverence, "Moses hid his face." When the [[Hebrew]] lawgiver, just before his death, pronounced his blessing upon the chosen tribes, he called to mind this remarkable event, and supplicated in behalf of the posterity of [[Joseph]] "the good-will of Him that dwelt in the bush" ( Deuteronomy 33:16); words which seem to indicate in this transaction something of an allegorical or mystical import, though there-are various opinions as to the particular thing it was destined to shadow forth. "This fire," says [[Bishop]] Patrick, "might be intended to show that God would there meet with the Israelites, and give them his law in fire and lightning, and yet not consume them." (See Kichmaver, De rubro ardente, Rot. 1692; Schroder, id. Amst. 1714.) (See [[Bush]]). </p> | ||
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<ref name=" | <ref name="term_28546"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/burning-bush Burning-Bush from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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