31. Moses was surprised by what he saw. He went closer to get a better look, and the Lord said,
32. “I am the God who was worshipped by your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” Moses started shaking all over and didn't dare to look at the bush.
33. The Lord said to him, “Take off your sandals. The place where you are standing is holy.
34. With my own eyes I have seen the suffering of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groans and have come down to rescue them. Now I am sending you back to Egypt.”
35. This was the same Moses that the people rejected by saying, “Who made you our leader and judge?” God's angel had spoken to Moses from the bush. And God had even sent the angel to help Moses rescue the people and be their leader.
36. In Egypt and at the Red Sea and in the desert, Moses rescued the people by performing miracles and wonders for forty years.