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God's Presence Creates Holiness
Commentators unanimously explain that this patch of desert was not special in itself. It became "holy ground" simply because God was present there. Scholars note this teaches that true holiness is not tied to a physical location but is a direct result of the presence of the holy God.
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Exodus
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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 3:5
18th Century
Theologian
Put off thy shoes - The reverence due to holy places thus rests upon God’s own command. The custom itself is well known from the ob…
Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 3:5
19th Century
Bishop
Put off thy shoes. —Rather, your sandals. It is doubtful whether shoes were known at this early date. They would…
Charles Spurgeon
On Exodus 3:3–5
19th Century
Preacher
And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, …
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John Gill
On Exodus 3:5
17th Century
Pastor
And he said, draw not near here; Keep a proper distance: put off your shoes from off your feet;…
Matthew Henry
On Exodus 3:1–6
17th Century
Minister
The years of the life of Moses are divided into three periods of forty years: the first forty he spent as a prince in Pharaoh's court, the second a…