The Burning Bush

Exodus Chapters 3-20

I still remember the story of Moses. They showed it on religion class. I am still impressed form that movie. I can even confess that I had sleepless nights for so many nightmares. That was third grade of course.

While he was in Mt. Sinai watching the flock, a bush suddenly turn into flames. "And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed". (Exodus 3:3)It must be pretty weird the scene of a guy watching a bush burn. But not only watching, talking to it. In my place, I would go running away in fear. If the bush suddenly talks to me, I would be quite concerned thinking like,"what have I been drinking?" "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".(Exodus 3:5)I would be so confused, that even I would thin, "Here who?". It is a very awkward situation.

I still don't understand the reason everyone hates so much the Egyptians. In every story, in every book, the Egyptians are the evil ones. In this case, this emperor was evil, and stupid. I guess evil is what the Bible wants us to think, since it is form the Bible's point of view. But stupid, it is true. How is it that the emperor doesn't realize that it is enough. Ten plagues! That is way too much. He should think for the fate of his people, his nation, and the cattle! How did they suffer.

Moses comes back to Egypt, all trained by the burning bush, ready to free his people. I guess the emperor didn't care much for the stick who turned to a serpent, since the magicians could do it also. But after the flies, the locusts, the river, the boils and death of cattle, I think he should have enough. "And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go". (Exodus 9:7)He is so bitter hearted, but his brain should tell him that the best solution is freeing the children of Israel.

It is so weird that Moses fights against his "brother", the emperor. I also find it weird of Moses attacking his people, since he also grew in Egypt. I agree that the Hebrews were slaves, but, Moses was betraying his own family. At least the family he grew on. How could he do this to his "mother"? She rescued him. She took him as her child. Instead, Moses does whatever a talking bush wills.

Even so, the Bible tells us that the Hebrews were the good characters, and the Egyptians were evil as always. Who knows if the children of Israel did want to be free? They almost died trying to get to the "Promised Land". Anyways, it is the Bible as it is.