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In Exodus 3, Moses is shepherding his flocks when God appears to him in a burning bush. Moses at first does not know why a bush is in flames, and why it is not burning up but continuing to flame, and then God says "Moses, Moses!", causing Moses to understand the situation that he is speaking to God. God tells Moses to take off his sandals, for he is standing on holy ground, and Moses follows God's command. God then says to Moses "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." God continues to tell Moses that He has seen His people being afflicted by the Egyptians, and that He will bring Moses to bring His people out of Egypt. Moses is afraid, and asks God how he can do such a thing, as he considers himself insignificant. God reassures Moses that he can bring the Israelite's out of Egypt by ensuring him that He will be with him. Moses then asks God, if the Israelite's ask for His name, what name will he give to them? God then responds in Exodus 3:14, a passage that some consider to be the most important verse in the entire Book of Exodus. God says "I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you." God reveals His name as "I AM", originating from the Hebrew word ''hayah'' (הָיָה). Charles Elicott says regarding this divine name, "...it is rather a deep and mysterious statement of His nature. 'I am that which I am.' My nature, i.e., cannot be declared in words, cannot be conceived of by human thought. I exist in such sort that my whole inscrutable nature is implied in my existence..."<ref>Elicott, Charles. Ellicott's Bible Commentary, Volume 1. Delmarva Publications, Inc., 2015.</ref>

In Exodus 3, Moses is shepherding his flocks when God appears to him in a burning bush. Moses at first does not know why a bush is in flames, and why it is not burning up but continuing to flame, and then God says "Moses, Moses!", causing Moses to understand the situation that he is speaking to God. God tells Moses to take off his sandals, for he is standing on holy ground, and Moses follows God's command. God then says to Moses "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." God continues to tell Moses that He has seen His people being afflicted by the Egyptians, and that He will bring Moses to bring His people out of Egypt. Moses is afraid, and asks God how he can do such a thing, as he considers himself insignificant. God reassures Moses that he can bring the Israelite's out of Egypt by ensuring him that He will be with him. Moses then asks God, if the Israelite's ask for His name, what name will he give to them? God then responds in Exodus 3:14, a passage that some consider to be the most important verse in the entire Book of Exodus. God says "I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you." God reveals His name as "I AM", originating from the Hebrew word ''hayah'' (הָיָה). Charles Elicott says regarding this divine name, "...it is rather a deep and mysterious statement of His nature. 'I am that which I am.' My nature, i.e., cannot be declared in words, cannot be conceived of by human thought. I exist in such sort that my whole inscrutable nature is implied in my existence..."<ref>Elicott, Charles. Ellicott's Bible Commentary, Volume 1. Delmarva Publications, Inc., 2015.</ref>

In the Gospel of John, when the Jews are questioning Jesus, they say "You aren’t 50 years old yet, and You’ve seen Abraham?" Jesus replies by revealing "I assure you: Before Abraham was, I am." Jesus declares Himself as God here, and the Jews immediately try to stone him for claiming to be God, but they are unable to do this.  

God's name 'I AM' has an important appearance in the New Testament text as well.

 

John 8:57-59: The Jews replied, “You aren’t 50 years old yet, and You’ve seen Abraham?" Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Before Abraham was, I am.” At that, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple complex.

 

Jesus, when questioned by fellow Jews regarding His knowledge of Abraham, He declares "I am", referencing the name of God in Exodus 3:14, and declaring to be God Himself. The Jews, outraged at this, attempted to stone Him for it but were unsuccessful.

=== Ten Plagues ===  

=== Ten Plagues ===  

:Commandment 10: You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s. '''Exodus 20:17'''

:Commandment 10: You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s. '''Exodus 20:17'''

   

   

The Ten Commandments have been heavily influential throughout the entirety of the [[Bible]]. When the [[Pharisees]] gathered around Jesus, and a lawyer asked "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?" (Matthew 22:36), Jesus spoke "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”  

The Ten Commandments have been heavily influential throughout the entirety of the [[Bible]]. When the [[Pharisees]] gathered around Jesus, and a lawyer asked "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?" (Matthew 22:36), Jesus spoke "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”

==See also==

==See also==