Exodus 3:5 | Pastor Burns' Study Notes
And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. — Exodus 3:5
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God immediately sets boundaries around His presence. Moses is told not to come nearer and to remove his sandals, because the ground is holy.
The ground is not inherently sacred in itself. It is holy because God is there. Holiness in Scripture is inseparably connected to God’s presence and character. Removing the sandals is therefore an act of reverence and submission. A similar command is given to Joshua in Joshua 5:15.
This verse teaches that God is not to be approached casually. His holiness demands reverence. The God who calls Moses is gracious, but He is also holy.