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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 3:2

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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3:2 Technically, the angel of the Lord is the Lord’s officially authorized envoy, but the expression may be used more broadly of other visible manifestations of the Lord (see Gen 16:9-13; Judg 13:3, 6, 21-22). • In the Bible, blazing fire often represents God’s transcendent holiness (see Exod 19:18; Gen 15:17; 1 Kgs 18:38-39; Isa 33:14). • didn’t burn up: This may show that God does not wish to consume the vehicle that he sets ablaze for his purposes.
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