“This Moses, whom they refused, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’—God has sent him as both a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
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“This Moses, whom they refused, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’—God has sent him as both a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
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Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.
Exodus 3:2 says "the angel of the LORD" appeared to Moses in the flame, and Acts 7:35 confirms it was an angel. But Exodus 3:4 in the same passage shifts and says "God called unto him out of the midst of the bush," and Mark 12:26 has Jesus himself affirm that God spoke to Moses at the bush.
Critical scholarship: Leans toward reconciliation.
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"Acts 7:35 — Scripture Analysis" GEBible, https://gebible.app/analysis/verse/acts/7/35?version=WEB (retrieved 26 August 2026).