Acts 7:33

33 "Then the Lord said to him, 'Take off your sandals. The place you are standing on is holy ground.

Acts 7:33 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 7:33

Then said the Lord to him
To Moses, who through curiosity had made too near an approach:

put off thy shoes from thy feet;
in token of humility, obedience, and reverence:

for the place where thou standest is holy ground;
not really, but relatively, on account of the divine presence in it, and only so long as that continued.

Acts 7:33 In-Context

31 When Moses saw the bush, he was amazed. He went over for a closer look. There he heard the Lord's voice.

32 'I am the God of your fathers,' the Lord said. 'I am the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.'(Exodus 3:6) Moses shook with fear. He didn't dare to look.

33 "Then the Lord said to him, 'Take off your sandals. The place you are standing on is holy ground.

34 I have seen my people beaten down in Egypt. I have heard their groans. I have come down to set them free. Now come. I will send you back to Egypt.'(Exodus 3:5,7,8,10)

35 "This is the same Moses the two men of Israel would not accept. They had said, 'Who made you ruler and judge?' But God himself sent Moses to rule the people of Israel and set them free. He spoke to Moses through the angel who had appeared to him in the bush.