And the demons, having heard this washing proclaimed through the prophet, contrived that those who enter their temples and are about to approach them, offering libations and burnt fat, should sprinkle themselves; and indeed they bring it about that those who come worship should wash themselves completely before going to the temples where their images are set up. For the command of the priests to those who worship to take off their sandals when entering the temples and the places where these idols stand, the demons learned and imitated from the things that happened to Moses the aforesaid prophet. For at that time when Moses was commanded to go down into Egypt and lead out from there the people of the Israelites, while he was shepherding in the land of Arabia the sheep of his maternal uncle, our Christ spoke with him in the appearance of fire from a bush, and said, "Take off your sandals, and draw near and listen." And he, having taken off his sandals and drawn near, heard that he was to go down into Egypt and lead out the people of the Israelites there; and he received mighty power from Christ, who spoke to him in the appearance of fire, and going down he led out the people, doing great and marvelous things; which, if you wish to learn, you may learn accurately from his writings.