tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158703521964255434.post3185753753115931341..comments2022-12-08T18:12:16.625-06:00Comments on Grow Barefoot: The Bible Series - BeginningsGrow Barefoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00656457840733088186noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158703521964255434.post-54558143581735114072013-03-04T12:01:49.852-06:002013-03-04T12:01:49.852-06:00Here's my answer to the question of why God ap...Here's my answer to the question of why God appeared to Moses as fire in a bush.<br /><br />Why fire? God often appears in Scripture as fire. The first mention of fire in the Bible is the covenant between Abram & God in Genesis 15. God appeared as fire that passed between the cut animal. He later appeared to the Israelites as a pillar of fire (Exodus 13-14), Moses again at the giving of the Ten Commandments (Exodus 19), Elijah when he battled the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:38), and the disciples at the coming of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2).<br /><br />Why a bush? This story is seen as a story of life, resurrection, and eternity. At this time, God declared His name as "I am" showing He is eternal. He is outside the confines of time. Twice in the NT this story is used to show that God is the God of the living, not of the dead (Mark 12:26 & Luke 20:37).<br /><br />A bush is a living thing whereas a rock is inanimate. The bush encountered Holy God and lived just as Moses also encountered God there and found spiritual life. This was the beginning of the spiritual ministry to which God called him. We are already dead in our sins, we must encounter God to find life.Grow Barefoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00656457840733088186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158703521964255434.post-40027398482146004402013-03-04T06:38:07.106-06:002013-03-04T06:38:07.106-06:00Lots of people reading this post but none are post...Lots of people reading this post but none are posting comments! OK, I'll be the first so now you won't be the first one. Now it's your turn...what's on your mind from the movie?Grow Barefoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00656457840733088186noreply@blogger.com