7 When the Israelites cried out to him because of Midian, 8 the Lord sent a propheti to them. He said to them, “This is what the Lordj God of Israel says: ‘I brought you out of Egypt and out of the place of slavery.k 9 I rescued you from the power of Egypt and the power of all who oppressedl you. I drove them out before you and gave you their land. 10 I said to you: I am the Lord your God. Do not fear the gods of the Amorites whose land you live in.m But you did not obey me.’ ”