MOSES. Hey you! Sheep number thirty-six! Get away from there. Yeah, you! We came out here to graze, not monkey around, now knock it off. Stifle yourself. Eat some grass. And you, number twelve, I told you no smoking! You’re gonna… wait a minute, that’s a bush. Hey! You sheep. Get away from there. There’s a fire in the bushes! I got some water! Don’t worry! Fire in the bushes! Fire in the bushes!
VOICE. Don’t throw that!
MOSES. Ahh! Who said that!?
VOICE. I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.
MOSES. You’re gonna be the God of Third Degree Burns if you don’t get out of there. You’re in the fire.
VOICE. I am the fire.
MOSES. You are the fire.
VOICE. Take of your shoes.
MOSES. How’s that?
VOICE. Take off your shoes, Moses. You’re standing on holy ground.
MOSES. Uh, with all due respect, I got a little fungus. And let me tell you, the smell, Zippora won’t even let me take off my shoes in the…
VOICE. Take off your shoes!
MOSES. Right. Taking off the shoes.
VOICE. Moses, the Israelites are miserable in Egypt. They suffer greatly under their oppressors. I want to free them from Egypt and take them to a land of milk and honey where they will prosper.
MOSES. That is a great idea. That is brilliant. Now that’s why you’re God and I’m just a shepherd. That’s why you make the big decisions and I just take care of the sheep and make sure they don’t… Hey! Hey you! What did I tell you before? Get away from there! … yes sir, bringing the slaves out of Egypt, brilliant idea.
VOICE. I’m glad you think so. I want you to go get them.
MOSES. …huh?
VOICE. Go talk to the Pharoah and tell him to free the slaves. Tell the Israelites they are to follow you out of Egypt.
MOSES. Me?
VOICE. Yes.
MOSES. Um, excuse me, but… who am I?
VOICE. You speak for me. For the God of Israel. They will listen. Then you must convince the Pharoah.
MOSES. Oh, that’ll be easy.
VOICE. No it won’t. But I’ll be there with you.
MOSES. You got the wrong guy! I’m just a shepherd. I don’t have the right background.. or the right, you know… education. I got no credibility, no status, no what do you call, charisma. I don’t have a plan, I don’t have… I don’t have… look. You got the wrong guy, I can’t do it. I just can’t do it.
VOICE. You can. You just won’t. Because you’re afraid.
MOSES. Afr… you think I’m afraid? I ain’t afraid of nothing! You know why I live out here? I used to be in Egypt. But I killed one of them sons of… I ain’t afraid of nobody. I’m just, look, I’m not good in front of people, you know? I mean, I don’t talk so good, I don’t say the right stuff. Okay maybe I’m a little… alright, I’m afraid to talk in front of people ... okay, I’m afraid. They’re not going to listen to me, who am I? I’m just a shepherd. Who ever heard of Moses? I’m afraid. I’m just a shepherd.
VOICE. Moses. I’ll be with you. I promise. You can take your brother with you. Do this for me. Do this for my people.
MOSES. … okay... okay…
VOICE. … and Moses?
MOSES. Yeah?
VOICE. Please put your shoes back on.
MOSES. You got it!
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