1. As Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, he led the flock to Mt. Horeb, the mountain of God.
What does God see?
Then the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire
within a bush. As Moses looked, he saw that the bush was on fire but was not consumed. So Moses thought, "I must go over
and look at this remarkable sight. Why isn’t the bush burning up?"
When the Lord saw that
he had gone over to look, God called out to him from the bush, "Moses, Moses!"
"Here I
am," he answered.
"Do not come closer," he said. "Remove the sandals from your feet, for
the place where you are standing is holy ground." Then he continued, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the
God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God.
Then
the Lord said, "I have observed the misery of my people in Egypt, and have heard them crying out because of their oppressors.
I know about their sufferings, and I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and to bring them from
that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the territory of the Canaanites, Hethites,
Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. So because the Israelites’ cry for help has come to me, and I have also seen
the way the Egyptians are oppressing them, therefore, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh so that you may lead my people, the
Israelites, out of Egypt." (Ex 3:2-10, CSB)
2. What does the Psalmist extol?
The one who lives under the protection of the Most High
dwells
in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say concerning the Lord, who is my refuge and my fortress,
my
God in whom I trust:
He himself will rescue you from the bird trap,
from the destructive
plague.
He will cover you with his feathers;
you will take refuge under his wings.
His
faithfulness will be a protective shield.
You will not fear the terror of the night,
the arrow that flies by day,
the plague that stalks in darkness,
or the pestilence that ravages at noon. (Ps 91:1-6, CSB)