Exodus 3:2
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.
Cross-references
Exodus 3:4 continues the account — God calling Moses by name from the bush, the direct response to the miraculous sight in 3:2.
In Exodus 3:6, God identifies Himself from the bush, revealing that the angel in v.2 is God Himself.
Exodus 24:17 describes the LORD's glory as devouring fire on Sinai — the same fiery presence seen in the bush.
Exodus 19:18 depicts God descending in fire on Sinai — the same mountain where the bush burned, both theophanies.
Exodus 23:20 promises an angel to guide Israel — the angel of the LORD from the bush continues leading them.
Acts 7:30-35 retells the burning bush event, emphasizing God's call to Moses as the deliverer of Israel.
Genesis 15:13-17 prophesied the Exodus that begins here; the burning bush is the start of God's deliverance.
Luke 20:37 cites the burning bush as proof of resurrection, showing Jesus used this event to teach about God of the living.
Daniel 3:27 shows Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego unharmed in fire, mirroring the bush not consumed.
Isaiah 43:2 promises God's presence through fire so they won't be consumed, echoing the unburned bush.
In Deuteronomy 33:16, Moses blesses with 'him who dwelt in the bush', directly alluding to this burning bush event.
In Genesis 22:16, the angel speaks as God ('declares the LORD'), paralleling the divine identity in the bush.
In Genesis 16:7-13, the angel of the LORD appears to Hagar, speaking as God — a parallel theophany to the burning bush.
Numbers 20:16 refers to the angel who brought Israel out of Egypt — the same angel who appeared to Moses in the bush.
In 1 Kings 19:12, fire appears but God is not in it — contrasting with the burning bush where God speaks from the fire.
Mark 12:26 directly cites the burning bush event as the passage where God spoke to Moses — a clear reference to Exodus 3:2.
Genesis 15:17 shows God as a flaming torch — the same divine fire imagery as the burning bush.
In Genesis 48:16, Jacob refers to 'the Angel who redeemed me' — likely the same divine messenger as in the bush.
Leviticus 9:24 shows fire from the LORD consuming the sacrifice — in contrast, the bush burned but was not consumed.
Genesis 16:10 records the angel of the LORD speaking to Hagar — the same divine messenger appearing in the bush.
In Genesis 22:15, the angel of the LORD calls from heaven to Abraham, another instance of this divine messenger appearing.
In Isaiah 63:9, 'the angel of his presence' saved Israel — echoing the divine angel who appeared in the bush.
In Hosea 12:4, Jacob strove with the angel — another encounter with the same divine messenger who appeared at the bush.