Shuv Show: "Why the Fiery Bush?" From Exodus 3, Christene Jackman

SHUV SHOW
“Why the Fiery Bush?”
Why did the Lord appear in a fiery bush that was not consumed?
Insights from Shemot/Exodus 3
Christene Jackman ©1.26.2025
https://www.ChristeneJackman.com/

EXCERPT: "Welcome to the Shuv Show. I’m your host, Christene Jackman.
Tonight’s topic comes from Shemot/Exodus 3.
Question: Why did the Lord choose to reveal Himself to Moshe (Moses) from within a fiery bush? Let’s read:

Shemot/Exodus 3:1-6
“Now Moses was pasturing the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian; and he led the flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of Elohim. The angel of YHVH appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of the bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, yet the bush was not consumed.
So, Moses said, ‘I must turn aside now and see this marvelous sight, why the bush is not burned up.’ When YHVH saw that he turned aside to look, Elohim called to him from the midst of the bush and said, "Moses, Moses!"
And he said, "Here I am."
Then He said, "Do not come near here; remove your sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground." He said also, "I am the Elohim of your father, the Elohim of Abraham, the Elohim of Isaac, and the Elohim of Jacob."
Then Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at Elohim.

The Hebrew word translated “bush” here is:
סְנֶה sen-eh'; from an unused root meaning to prick; a bramble:—bush.

So, this sen-eh’ bush, is a thorny bush. We see this Hebrew word only in Exodus 3 and once in Devarim/Deuteronomy 33:16, speaking of the Lord: “And the favor of Him who dwelt in the seneh/bush.”
Regarding Mount Sinai, pronounced:סִינַי see-nah'-ee; is a mountain in Arabia. Sinai means “thorny.”
Mount Sinai, or See-nah’-ee, is also associated with Mount Horeb חֹרֵב Kho-rave’, the Mountain of God. Horeb means “desert,” from a root word meaning, “desolate.” Kho-rave’/Horeb is a generic name for the Sinaitic mountains.

The Lord appeared in a flame of fire: the word there is לַבָּה leh-vah’, meaning “flame”, from a root word leh-aw-vaw' meaning: a glittering flame or glittering tip of a spear . . . "