Exodus 3:14

God said to Moses, “I AM WHO AM.” He said: “Thus shall you say to the sons of Israel: ‘HE WHO IS has sent me to you.’”

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In The King James Version

And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

In Context

13Moses said to God: “Behold, I will go to the sons of Israel, and I will say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you.’ If they say to me, ‘What is his name?’ What shall I say to them?”

15And God said again to Moses: “Thus shall you say to the sons of Israel: ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is the name for me in eternity, and this is my memorial from generation to generation.

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Cross References

Exodus 6:3who appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as Almighty God. And I did not reveal to them my name: ADONAI.

Job 11:7By chance, will you comprehend the footsteps of God and reach all the way to the perfection of the Almighty?

Psalms 90:2He will say to the Lord, “You are my supporter and my refuge.” My God, I will hope in him.

Isaiah 44:6Thus says the Lord, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the Lord of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last, and there is no God apart from me.

Matthew 28:20teaching them to observe all that I have ever commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, even to the consummation of the age.”

John 8:58Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham was made, I am.”

Matthew Henry on Exodus 3:12-16

Instructions Given to Moses. ( b. c. 1491.) 11 And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? 12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain. 13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me… Read the whole commentary →

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