Bible Strands
Exodus 3:4
When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from within the bush, “Moses, Moses!” “Here I am,” he answered.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Moses at the precise moment Moses steps toward the burning bush to investigate why it remains unconsumed.
The words — The verb וַ/יִּקְרָא (va/i.yik.Ra') translates literally as "and he called," recording God's direct verbal summons to Moses from within the bush.
The thread — This sequence of divine calling and immediate human response appears in Genesis 22:1 and Genesis 22:11, where God calls Abraham and receives the identical reply "Here I am."
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge God's initiative in establishing contact and to respond with immediate, unreserved availability.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 33:16 with the choice gifts of the land and everything in it, and with the favor of Him who dwelt in the burning bush. May these rest on the head of Joseph and crown the brow of the prince of his brothers.
- Genesis 22:1 Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered.
- Genesis 22:11 Just then the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied.
- Genesis 46:2 And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob.
- 1 Samuel 3:4 Then the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.”
- 1 Samuel 3:6 Once again the LORD called, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “My son, I did not call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.”
- 1 Samuel 3:8 Once again, for the third time, the LORD called to Samuel. He got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” Then Eli realized that it was the LORD who was calling the boy.
- Acts 9:4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
- Psalms 62:11 God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,
- Acts 10:3 One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”