A thornbush was on fire, but it was not burning up! Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared to him as a flame from the middle of a bush. I'll go closer and see." God called Moses to go to Egypt and lead the Hebrew people out of Egyptian bondage. The most amazing thing was that the bush was on fire, but it wasn't burned up! These Moses and the Burning Bush Bible activities highlight this fascinating event! God had been preparing Moses for a great task. As he came closer, God called out to him, "Moses! 2 There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses!" 3 Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. He got married and had children. "Why isn't the bush burning up? "That's strange," Moses thought. When Moses went near to see why, he heard a voice from inside the bush say: ‘Moses… Moses and the Burning Bush, by R. C. Sproul, is a rich and eloquent account of Moses’ encounter with God in the burning bush. Here he saw a bush on fire, but it wasn’t burning up! ‘This is strange,’ Moses thought. In Dr. Sproul’s usual inimitable style, he lays open the rich meaning of this mysterious event by disclosing the personality, character and transcendence of God Himself. MOSES had come all the way to the mountain of Hoʹreb to find grass for his sheep. ‘I will go closer and get a better look.’ When he did, a voice came from the bush, saying: ‘Do not come any closer. One day while he was taking care of his sheep near Mount Sinai, he saw something amazing. "Here I am," Moses answered. The burning bush is an object described by the Book of Exodus as being located on Mount Horeb.According to the narrative, the bush was on fire, but was not consumed by the flames, hence the name. In the biblical narrative, the burning bush is the location at which Moses was appointed by God to lead the Israelites out of Egypt and into Canaan.. • Watch the video teaching example of this children’s sermon • See more children’s sermon object lessons on our website • Compare our full Moses and the Burning Bush Sunday School Lesson • Download our Moses and the Burning Bush coloring pages • Don’t miss our lessons and coloring pages on the Ten Commandments for Kids One day God chose to speak to Moses through a burning bush that burned, but wasn't consumed. Moses lived in Midian for 40 years. Exodus 3:1-17 New International Version (NIV) Moses and the Burning Bush.