Questions 1-3
Whose sheep was Moshe shepherding?
Yisro
What did Hashem say to Moshe to get his attention?
Moshe! Moshe!
חֹתְנוֹ
His father in law
מִתּוֹךְ
from inside
וּלְהַעֲלֹתוֹ
and to bring him up
Where did Moshe take the sheep?
Past the desert
What instruction did Hashem give Moshe before he would come to the burning bush?
Remove your shoes
הַסְּנֶה
the bush
הִנֵּנִי
behold I am here
רָאֹה רָאִיתִי
I have surely seen
WHat is the name of the mountain at which Moshe arrived? Two names.
Har Sinai, Har HaElokim, or Choraiv
What did Moshe do when Hashem talked to him?
Covered his face
בְּלַבַּת־אֵשׁ
in a flame of fire
כִּי יָרֵא מֵהַבִּיט
because he was afraid from looking
נֹגְשָׂיו
his taskmasters
What was Moshe wondering when he turned to look?
Why is the bush not consumed?
Where else do we know that people must remove their shoes because of the holy ground?
The Kohanim in the Bais Hamikdash
אֵינֶנּוּ אֻכָּל
was not consumed
אַל־תִּקְרַב הֲלֹם
do not come close over here
וְגַם־רָאִיתִי אֶת־הַלַּחַץ
and I have also seen the oppression
Why did Hashem decide to reveal himself in a bush, rather than some other plant or tree?
Bushes often have thorns. Hashem was showing how he is in pain over the Bnei Yisroel's situation.
Name the six nations who lived in Eretz Cnaan mentioned in pasuk 'ח.
כְּנַעֲנִי, חִתִּי, אֱמֹרִי, פְּרִזִּי, חִוִּי, יְבוּסִי
אָסֻרָה נָּא וְאֶרְאֶה
I will now turn away and I will see
שַׁל נְעָלֶיךָ מֵעַל רַגְלֶיךָ
remove your shoes from on your feet
כִּי יָדַעְתִּי אֶת־מַכְאֹבָיו