It involved the presence of God symbolized by the fire that burnt the bush and the voice that Moses heard coming from the middle of it.

God called Moses by name twice probably because He wanted him to urgently be aware of His presence and respond as fast as possible.

It was characterized by God's holiness for He commanded Moses to remove his sandals because he was standing on a holy ground.

God revealed His identity to Moses as being the God of his ancestors, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Besides, God disclosed his name to Moses as being "I am who I am" probably to mean that he could only be judged by His actions at a time.

God gave Moses instructions during his call. He had to go back to Egypt and rescue the people of Israel from their slavery.

God expressed His concern for the misery of the Israelites for He had seen how cruelly they were being treated that they cried out for help.

It involved Moses' objection to God's call by giving excuses like his inability to speak and the possibility of the people of Israel not knowing God's name.

It was characterized by God's love for the people of Israel. Because of His love, He wanted His people out of their misery.

The burning bush event involved promises. God promised to be with Moses and punish the Egyptians among others.

Moses was given an extraordinary power to perform miracles to prove to the Israelites God had appeared to him.

God became angry with Moses because of his continuous objection to His commands and instructions about rescuing the Israelites.

God gave Moses his own brother, Aaron to help speak on his behalf to the Israelites and to the Egyptian king.

The significance of the burning bush event to the Jews

Moses became the leader of the people of Israel. Therefore, in this event, his life changed completely from being a shepherd to becoming the leader of God's chosen people.

It led to the freedom of the Israelites from their slavery in Egypt thus their long misery also came to an end.

It showed God's omnipotence to the people of Israel as he promised to punish the Egyptians and went on to give Moses the power of performing miracles.

It showed the theocratic nature of Israel as justified by the fact that God told Moses that He had seen how cruelly His people were being treated.

It fulfilled the promises God had made to Abraham. He had promised that His descendants would be slaves in a foreign land but that He would raise someone to set them free.

lt marked the beginning of God's revelation to the people of Israel through his chosen persons. From then on, he continued revealing himself to the people.

It proved to the Israelites that God was a historical God for He identified himself to Moses as being the God of his ancestors, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

It proved the holiness of God to the people of Israel for he commanded Moses to remove his sandals because he was standing on a holy ground.

It gave birth to a new form of worship among the Israelites which was based on one true God. Therefore, the Israelites had to drop the worshipping of any other gods.

The Israelites came to realize that they are the chosen people of God for He called them His people.

The Israelites came to realize that God could use anyone for His purpose, for He decided to use Moses who was a criminal to bring about their freedom.

The Israelites realized God as being a personal God for He identified himself to Moses as being the God of their ancestors, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

It marked the beginning of the struggle between evil forces and the divine power of God among the people of Israel.

The event marked a new phase of a renewed relationship between Israel and God who constantly referred to this particular event in their late history.

The Israelites came to realize that their liberation from Egyptian slavery was a workmanship of God. It was Him who initiated their liberation by calling and sending Moses to them.

It marked the beginning of the exodus events in the history of Israel for they left Egypt and started their movement through the wilderness to the Promised Land.