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?’ What should I tell them?”Moses said to God, “Behold, when I come to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what should I tell them?”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 unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?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 unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? What shall I say unto them?
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… When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain. Then Moses said to God, Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, The God of your fathers has sent me to you, and they say to me, What is his name? What shall I say to them? And God said to Moses, I am who I am. And he said, thus you shall say to the children of Israel, I am has sent me to you. Moreover, God said to Moses, thus you shall say to the children 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 my name forever, and this is my memorial to all generations. Let's pray together. Father, we come to you tonight and we know that it is your delight to reveal more of yourself to us as we have your word open. God, I pray that our minds and our hearts would be attuned to your voice as you have spoken through your word. …
… But Moses said to God, If I come to the Israelites and say to them, the God of your ancestors has sent me to you, and they ask me, what is his name? What shall I say to them? God said to Moses, I am who I am. He said further, thus you shall say to the Israelites, I am has sent me to you. God also said to Moses, thus you shall say to the Israelites, the Lord, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob has sent me to you. this is my name forever and this is my title for all generations this is the word of God for you the people of God thanks be to God The name. That's the phrase that many faithful Jews use when referring to the sacred word that God shares with Moses at the foot of Mount Horeb, the name. Whenever it appears in scripture, God's self-disclosed name looks sort of basic. …
… But Moses said to God, if I come to the Israelites and say to them, the God of your ancestors has sent me to you, And they ask me, what is his name? What shall I say to them? God said to Moses, I am who I am. He said further, thus you shall say to the Israelites, I am has sent me to you. God also said to Moses, thus you shall say to the Israelites, the Lord, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is my name forever, and this is my title for all generations. This is the word of God for you, the people of God. Thanks be to God. The name. That's the phrase that many faithful Jews use when referring to the sacred word that God shares with Moses at the foot of Mount Horeb, the name. Whenever it appears in scripture, God's self-disclosed name looks sort of basic. …
… If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, the God of your fathers has sent me to you, and they ask me, what is his name? What shall I say to them? The great God of heaven and earth identified himself. I am Yahweh. I am that I am. Say this to the people of Israel. I am has sent me to you. The great God identified himself as the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob. He showed Moses that the people would listen, and that eventually the Egyptians would send them forth with everything they would ask, including all the Egyptian gold and silver jewelry. Still Moses held back. But behold, they will not believe me or listen to my voice, for they will say, The Lord did not appear to you. Thereupon God gave Moses the miraculous rod which turned into a serpent and back again into a rod, along with the miraculous sign of the leprous hand which became perfectly well when it was thrust into his bosom. …
… Verse 13, 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, what is his name? I think it's a reasonable question to ask. Then what shall I say to them? In verse 14, God said to Moses, I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites. I am has sent me to you. Amen. You're writing down, taking notes today. You can write down the title of today's talk. If it's God, it's a yes. Come on. If it's God, it's a yes. If I'm tired, it's still a yes. If I'm unsure, it's still a yes. If I don't know what's going to happen next, it's still a yes. If it's God, I've already made the decision. It's a yes. Why don't we pray and then we'll jump in. Father, we thank you for who you are. We thank you that before we ever said yes to you, you said yes to us. …