1. One day Moses was taking care of Jethro’s sheep. Jethro was the priest of Midian and also Moses’ father-in-law. Moses led the sheep to the west side of the desert. He came to Sinai, the mountain of God.
2. There the angel of the Lord appeared to Moses in flames of fire coming out of a bush. Moses saw that the bush was on fire, but it was not burning up.
3. So Moses said, “I will go closer to this strange thing. How can a bush continue burning without burning up?”
4. The Lord saw Moses was coming to look at the bush. So God called to him from the bush, “Moses, Moses!”And Moses said, “Here I am.”
5. Then God said, “Do not come any closer. Take off your sandals. You are standing on holy ground.
6. I am the God of your ancestors. I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.” Moses covered his face because he was afraid to look at God.
7. The Lord said, “I have seen the troubles my people have suffered in Egypt. And I have heard their cries when the Egyptian slave masters hurt them. I am concerned about their pain.