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Why did Moses remove his sandals at the burning bush?
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Moses Showing the Tables of the Law to the People, oil painting by Rembrandt, 1659; in the Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin.
According to the biblical account, Moses was ordered to remove his sandals because he was standing on holy ground. This occurred when he approached a burning bush that was not consumed by its flames, an event that marked his encounter with the Deity and his subsequent commission to deliver the Hebrews from Egypt.1