The first reason why God would commune with His prophet thus is that He is a consuming fire, captured in Deuteronomy 4:2, 9:3 and confirmed through Apostle Paul in Hebrews 12:29. As fiery God’s judgment is towards wickedness of disobedience, He will walk in the midst of contumacious Israel but His anger will not destroy Israel, because of His covenant keeping beneficence. Third reason is to get hold of Moses’ attention. Too bad it was that Pharaoh and his diviners could not apprehend that the number ten meant trials. Before the end of the ten plagues, Egypt should have given in to Jehovah’s request; unfortunately Pharaoh failed. I believe one of the reasons why God chose to direct Israel through a much longer route was to prove His Almighty point. Did it not look like the end of Israeli victory over Egypt when they suddenly had their backs against the cul-de-sac (the Red sea)? As the faithless Israelites scurry left and to the right like caged rodents, I see the LORD God seated in mirthful muse, knowing fully well that as the covenant keeping Jehovah, Israel is quite safe. The position of Pharaoh (emperor of world superpower) when Israel occupied Egypt typifies the global rulership of the Antichrist. When God decides to pour His wrath upon the earth, the Christians, His body on the terra firma, will not participate in the Divine unleashed ire. Unlike the Pharaoh, who is not the ultimate man of perdition, the son of Lucifer, Israel could live with his evil representative on the earth. One of the reasons God showed Moses the burning bush that was not consumed was to make it known to Moses that when He eventually unleashed His anger on Egypt, Israel will see the fire of Divine indignation but it would not consume His sworn people.Read More