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"After forty years had passed, ^(C1)an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning thorn bush.

"When Moses saw it, he was astonished at the sight; and as he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came:

'^(C1)I AM THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS, THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, AND ISAAC, AND JACOB.' Moses shook with fear and did not dare to look closely.

"^(C1)But the LORD said to him, '^(F1)(C2)REMOVE YOUR SANDALS FROM YOUR FEET, FOR THE PLACE ON WHICH YOU ARE STANDING IS HOLY GROUND.

'^(C1)I HAVE CERTAINLY SEEN THE OPPRESSION OF MY PEOPLE WHO ARE IN EGYPT, AND HAVE HEARD THEIR GROANING, AND I HAVE COME DOWN TO RESCUE THEM; AND ^(C2)NOW COME, I WILL SEND YOU TO EGYPT.'

"This Moses whom they ^(C1)disowned, saying, 'WHO MADE YOU A RULER AND A JUDGE?' is the one whom God ^(F1)sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer with the ^(F2)help of the angel who appeared to him in the thorn bush.

"^(C1)This man led them out, performing ^(C2)wonders and ^(F1)signs in the land of Egypt and in the Red Sea, and in the ^(C3)wilderness for forty years.

"This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, '^(C1)GOD WILL RAISE UP FOR YOU A PROPHET ^(F1)LIKE ME FROM YOUR COUNTRYMEN.'

"This is the one who was in ^(C1)the ^(F1)assembly in the wilderness together with ^(C2)the angel who spoke to him at length on Mount Sinai, and who was with our fathers; and he received ^(C3)living ^(C4)words to pass on to you.