Moses' Bush...

In class MS was discussing Moses and the burning bush, and he mentioned that he did not look at the bush because the process of listening was very important to the Hebrews. However, I have a different interpretation of why Moses didn't look into the bush. First of all, he was ashamed because he was refusing the call of God to be a leader for the Israelite people and take them out of Eqypt into the Promised Land. And second, God showed himself to Moses in the form of a burning bush and in Exodus 33: 17-23 it talks about Moses wanting to see the face of God and He replies, “You cannot see My face; for no man shall see Me, and live.” So, I think that not only was listening important as MS suggested, but Moses was ashamed, and he knew that if he looked at the burning bush, which was the Lord, he would die.