One day while Moses was taking care of the sheep and goats of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, he led the flock across the desert and came to Sinai, the holy mountain.

There the angel of the Lord appeared to him as a flame coming from the middle of a bush. Moses saw that the bush was on fire but that it was not burning up.

"This is strange," he thought. "Why isn’t the bush burning up? I will go closer and see."

When the Lord saw that Moses was coming closer, he called to him from the middle of the bush and said, "Moses! Moses!"

He answered, "Yes, here I am."

God said, "Do not come any closer. Take off your sandals, because you are standing on holy ground. I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."

So Moses covered his face, because he was afraid to look at God.

1. Where was Moses when he saw the burning bush?
2. What was Moses doing?
3. What was unusual about the bush?
4. When he got nearer to the bush, what did he hear?
5. What did Moses say?
6. What did the voice tell Moses?
7. Why did Moses cover his face?
8. How - do you think - the burning bush could be a symbol of God?

9. Write an imaginary letter from Moses to his father-in-law, Jethro, explaining what happened. Describe how Moses felt.
1. Do a poster, showing Moses experience. Give the poster the title ‘God in the burning bush’.