Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 3:4-5
"And when Jehovah saw that he turned aside to see, God called to 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.""God called to him ..." This makes it necessary to view the Angel of Jehovah (Exodus 3:2) as none other than God Himself."Moses, Moses ..." Such double use of a man's name always implied very unusual urgency and importance. It... read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 3:4
God called . Only here in Exodus. See note on Exodus 19:3 . Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 . Moses , Moses. Figure of speech Epizeuxis ( App-6 ). Compare Genesis 22:11 .Genesis 22:5; Genesis 22:5 He [God = Elohim ] said. Occurs four times in Exodus. (Exodus 3:6 , Exodus 3:6 , Exodus 3:12 , Exodus 3:14 ). is. Hebrew "it [is]". holy . = Separated, or set apart [for God]. Always the rendering of Hebrew. kodesh (first occurance here) except Psalms 42:4 , where it is hagag - holy day; and... read more