30. “After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.
31. Moses was amazed by what he saw, and went near the bush to get a better look. But he heard the Lord's voice:
32. ‘I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses trembled with fear and dared not look.
33. The Lord said to him, ‘Take your sandals off, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.