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=== God's Name ===

=== God's Name ===

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 Israelites out of Egypt by ensuring him that He will be with him. Moses then asks God, if the Israelites ask for His name, what name will he give to them? God then responds in Exodus 3:14, a passage that some consider being 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>

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

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