I am in the book of exodus 3 14 15

Thus, a favorite argument disappears if we translate exodus 3. Leading the flock beyond the wilderness, he came to the mountain of god, horeb. God appeared to moses in the burning bush and told him to go to egypt to lead the israelites out of slavery. The transcendent i am is simultaneously immanent in the bush burning before the shoeless moses.

Now moses was tending the flock of jethro his fatherinlaw, the priest of midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to horeb, the mountain of god. Here god is revealing this meaning, telling us that he alone is the only true god. He gives an answer for moses, an answer for israel, and a final summary answer. This is t my name forever, and thus i am to be remembered throughout all. The basis for israels preservation is, as in exodus 3, the character of god as the i am, the god who does not change mal. Here, god is speaking to moses out of a miraculous occurrence. Exodus 3 now moses was tending the flock of jethro his fatherinlaw, the priest of midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to horeb, the mountain of god. Francis schaeffer wrote a famous book in the 1960s. God also said to moses, say to the israelites, the lord, the god of your fathersthe god of abraham, the god of isaac and the god of j. The new world translation of the holy scriptures is published by jehovahs witnesses.

And he said, say this to the people of israel, i am has sent me to you. The lord, the god of your fathers, the god of abraham, the god of isaac, and the god of jacob, has sent me to you. Im sure that as we look at the life of moses, in exodus chapter. There the angel of the lord appeared to him in flames of fire from wi.

I am, he who is, the god of abraham, the god of isaac, and the god of jacob. God told moses that his name was abraham issac and jacob impling father son and granson a mighty nation that wd become as the sand of the seas. Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. Exploring your destiny sunday service webcast w rev.

And he said, thus you shall say to the children of israel, i am has sent me to you. Am and are god has he i is israel israelites me moses of said say sent shall sons the this thus to what who you you. Gods name expresses his nature and operations, so he must explain his name to moses. Most of us, if possible, some of us would go back in time and change those blunders. In response to some special opportunity or invitation, the question expresses in a style typical of the ancient near east the speakers humility or gratitude or. We cannot certainly tell why moses asked for a new name by which to announce to his brethren the appearance of god. And he said, thus you shall say to the children of israel, y i am has sent me to you. That is, i am he that enjoys an essential, independent, immutable, and necessary existence, he that is, and was, and is to come. That is, i am he that enjoys an essential, independent, immutable, and necessary existence, he that is, and was, and is to. Exodus 3 niv bible now moses was tending the flock of. Moreover god said to moses, thus you shall say to the children of israel. There the lord issued a ruling and instruction for them and put them to the test. And god said moreover unto moses, thus shalt thou say unto the children of israel, the lord god of your fathers, the god of abraham, the god of isaac, and the god of jacob, hath sent me unto you.

God also said to moses, say to the israelites, the lord, the god of your fathersthe go. The word ehyeh is the first person common singular of the verb to be. Thus yahweh simply means i am the god who truly exists. Bible study on exodus 3 14 is it truly i am that i am. Am and are god has he i is israel israelites me moses of said say sent shall sons the this thus to what who you you ot law.

The meaning of the name i am as presented in this paper is most readily apprehended from the diagram depicting. God also said to moses, say to the israelites, the lord, the god of your fathersthe god of abraham, the god of isaac and the god of jacobhas sent me to you. The evidence of the textual, philosophical and theological analysis presented in this paper is that there is a divine name in exodus 3. After moses encounters god on a mountain he asks god what he can tell the isrealites about him after he returns. May 28, 20 exploring your destiny sunday service webcast w rev.

The phrase translated i am who i am in hebrew is ehyeh asher ehyeh. Malachis words, undoubtedly rooted in the experience of israel and in the revelation of god in the burning bush, serve to confirm our interpretation of the incident of the burning bush in exodus 3. This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation. Myers what happens when god calls you into service.

The l ord, 2 the s god of your fathers, the god of abraham, the god of isaac, and the god of. Exodus 3 v 15 god is telling moses that his name was i am that i am has sent me unto you, he neva tells moses that his name was jehoveh that was added by man th j. While he was leading the flock to the west side of the wilderness, he eventually came to the mountain of the true god, to hor. The l ord, 2 the s god of your fathers, the god of abraham, the god of. I am and i am, but tell israel the i am has sent you. The first is that the only literal translations of the hebrew ehyeh of exodus 3.

All of our resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in jesus christ. There is the story of the baby in the ark floating on the nile who was tenderly received by pharaohs daughter. In most old testament translations, when you see god referred to as the lord with lord all capitals, in the original hebrew this is actually the divine name yahweh which used to be pronounced jehovah. The lord, 2 the s god of your fathers, the god of abraham, the god of isaac, and the god of jacob, has sent me to you. But for many characters in the bible, and particularly so for god himself, names are. In response, moses said to god, suppose i go to the israelites and say to them, the god of your fathers has sent me to you, and they ask me, what is his name. They undoubtedly had a memory of him, or they would not have cried out to him to relieve them of their bondage. A name that speaks what he is in himself, i am that i am this explains his name jehovah, and signifies, 1st, that he is self existent. Moses on entering upon a great mission naturally inquires the conditions upon which he proceeds. In the revelation made to moses, i am hath sent me unto you, we have being distinguished from manifestation. Moses at the burning bush then moses asked god, suppose i go to the israelites and say to them, the god of your fathers has sent me to you, and they ask me, what is his name. Here we see just one i am represents the total name and has the assigned position to be quoted.