Acts 7:33

33 Then said the Lord to him, `Put off thy shoes from thy feet, for the place where thou standest 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 it, he wondered at the sight; and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him, saying,

32 `I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.' Then Moses trembled and dared not behold.

33 Then said the Lord to him, `Put off thy shoes from thy feet, for the place where thou standest is holy ground.

34 I have seen, I have seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.'

35 "This Moses whom they refused, saying, `Who made thee a ruler and a judge?' was the same whom God sent to be a ruler and a deliverer, by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.