In Exodus 3, the angel of the Lord appears to Moses in the flames within a bush. God called to him within the bush, "Moses! Moses!" and Moses said, "Here I am". God then told him "I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt... I have come down to rescue them .. and bring them up out of that land ... I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people out of Egypt." Moses did not feel qualified, saying "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh...?" and God said, "I will be with you.... say to the Israelites, 'The Lord, the God of your fathers--the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob--has sent me...and the Lord has seen what has been done to you in Egypt. He has promised to bring you up out of your misery'." God told Moses to assemble the elders and ask the king of Egypt to allow the people to take a three day journey into the desert to offer sacrifices to their Lord. God said also to Moses that He would "stretch out My hand and strike the Egyptians will all the wonders that I will perform among them and after that, he will let you go... and I will make the Egyptians favorabley disposed toward the people... they will put articles of silver and gold on your sons and daughters.. and so you will plunder the Egyptians".