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.
8 I have come down to save them from the Egyptians. I will bring them out of that land. I will lead them to a good land with lots of room. This is a land where much food grows. This is the land of these people: the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.
9 I have heard the cries of the people of Israel. I have seen the way the Egyptians have made life hard for them.
10 So now I am sending you to the king of Egypt. Go! Bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt!”