And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD:
Parallel translations
- WEB God spoke to Moses, and said to him, “I am Yahweh;
- BSB God also told Moses, “I am the LORD.
- NKJV And God spoke to Moses and said to him: “I am the Lord.
- NASB God spoke further to Moses and said to him, “I am the Lord;
- NLT And God said to Moses, “I am Yahweh—‘the Lord.’
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Quick answer
God declares to Moses, 'I am Yahweh.' His self-revelation as the covenant LORD grounds the promise of deliverance.
Overview
God answers Moses' discouragement by proclaiming His name, Yahweh, the eternal, self-existent, covenant-keeping God. This name is the bedrock of assurance, for who God is guarantees what He will do. The repeated 'I am Yahweh' throughout this passage anchors the exodus in God's unchanging character, the same name later revealed in fullness in Jesus, the great I AM.
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Cross-references · 13
- Jer 9:24But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.
- Acts 17:24–25God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
- Isa 42:8I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
- Mal 3:6For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
- Exod 6:6Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:
- Isa 43:15I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.
- Exod 20:2I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
- Isa 43:11I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.
- Exod 17:1And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.
- Exod 6:8And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the LORD.
- Exod 14:18And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
- Gen 15:7And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
- Isa 44:6Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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