The Book of Exodus portrays Yahweh1 speaking to Moses at the burning bush. There, on the slopes of Mount Horeb (Sinai), he commissioned Moses to deliver Israel from Egypt (Exod. 3:4 through 4:17). After he led the people of Israel out of Egypt, they met with the LORD at Mount Horeb on their way to the Promised Land. There he told them that they would be his special people (Exod. 19:4–6). They were to be his agents to bring salvation to
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