“1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of
Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to
the mountain of God, [even] to Horeb. 2 And the angel of the LORD
appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he
looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush [was] not
consumed. 3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great
sight, why the bush is not burnt. 4 And when the LORD saw that he turned
aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and
said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here [am] I. 5 And he said, Draw not
nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon
thou standest [is] holy ground. 6 Moreover he said, I [am] the God of
thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.”
“7 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people
which [are] in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their
taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; 8 And I am come down to deliver
them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that
land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and
honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the
Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 9 Now
therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me:
and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress
them. 10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that
thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.”
“11 And Moses said unto God, Who [am] I, that I should go unto
Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of
Egypt? 12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this [shall
be] a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought
forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain. 13
And Moses said unto God, Behold, [when] I come unto the children of
Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me
unto you; and they shall say to me, What [is] his name? what shall I say
unto them? 14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus
shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the
children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham,
the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this [is]
my name for ever, and this [is] my memorial unto all generations.”
“16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them,
The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of
Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and [seen]
that which is done to you in Egypt: 17 And I have said, I will bring you
up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and
the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and
the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey. 18 And they
shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of
Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God
of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee,
three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the
LORD our God. 19 And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you
go, no, not by a mighty hand. 20 And I will stretch out my hand, and
smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof:
and after that he will let you go. 21 And I will give this people favour
in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye
go, ye shall not go empty: 22 But every woman shall borrow of her
neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver,
and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put [them] upon your sons,
and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.” (Ex 3:1-22
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