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In the time that G-d revealed himself to Moses, the earth was filled with deities. God set himself apart by announcing that He was totally "unified", thus setting Himself apart from the multitude of "gods". The "gods" of Egypt did have supernatural powers, but they were not The God over all.
Nevertheless, if you carefully read Exodus 3:1-6 you will see that there are TWO supernatural entities present in the burning bush. Clearly, Moses understood the true nature of the God of Israel from the beginning.
Nevertheless, if you carefully read Exodus 3:1-6 you will see that there are TWO supernatural entities present in the burning bush. Clearly, Moses understood the true nature of the God of Israel from the beginning.
Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb
And the angel [mal'ak] of YHWH 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.
And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
And when YHWH saw that he turned aside to see, God ['elohiym] called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
Moreover he said, I am the God ['elohiym] of thy father, the God ['elohiym] of Abraham, the God ['elohiym] of Isaac, and the God ['elohiym] of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God ['elohiym].