God said, "Do not come any closer. Take off your sandals, because you are standing on holy ground.

'I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Moses trembled with fear and dared not look.

The Lord said to him, 'Take your sandals off, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

We ourselves heard this voice coming from heaven, when we were with him on the holy mountain.