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"But the one who was injuring his neighborpushed him away, saying, '1WHOMADE YOU A RULER AND JUDGEOVER US?
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'2YOU DO NOT MEAN TO KILL ME AS YOU KILLED THE EGYPTIANYESTERDAY, DO YOU?'
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"At thisremark, 3MOSESFLED AND BECAME AN ALIEN IN THE LAND OF MIDIAN, where he 4became the father of twosons.
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"After fortyyears had passed, 5AN ANGELAPPEARED TO HIM IN THE WILDERNESS OF MOUNTSinai, IN THE FLAME OF A BURNINGTHORNBUSH.
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"When Mosessaw it, he marveled at the sight; and as he approached to look more closely, there came the voice of the Lord:
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'6I AM THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS, THE GOD OF ABRAHAM AND ISAAC AND JACOB.' Mosesshook with fear and would not venture to look.
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"7BUT THE LORDSAID TO HIM, '8TAKEOFF THE SANDALS FROM YOUR FEET, FOR THE PLACE ON WHICH YOU ARE STANDING IS HOLYGROUND.
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'9I HAVE CERTAINLYSEEN THE OPPRESSION OF MY PEOPLE IN EGYPT AND HAVE HEARD THEIR GROANS, AND I HAVE COMEDOWN TO RESCUE THEM; 10COMENOW, AND I WILL SEND YOU TO EGYPT.'
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"ThisMoseswhom they 11disowned, saying, 'WHOMADE YOU A RULER AND A JUDGE?' is the onewhomGodsent to be both a ruler and a deliverer with the help of the angel who appeared to him in the thornbush.
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"12Thismanled them out, performing13wonders and signs in the land of Egypt and in the RedSea and in the 14wilderness for fortyyears.
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"This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, '15GOD WILL RAISE UP FOR YOU A PROPHETLIKE ME FROM YOUR BRETHREN.'