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Meditating Upon The Names and Attributes of God
I Am that I Am (אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה, ʾehyeh ʾašer ʾehyeh )

(Old Testament)

Exodus 3

Moses and the Burning Bush

3 Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. 3 So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.”

4 When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, “Moses! Moses!”

And Moses said, “Here I am.”

5 “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” 6 Then he said, “I am the God of your father,[a] the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.

7 The Lord said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. 8 So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. 9 And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them. 10 So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.”

11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”

12 And God said, “I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you[b] will worship God on this mountain.”

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 me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?”

14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.[c] This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

15 God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord,[d] the 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,
    the name you shall call me

    from generation to generation.

16 “Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—appeared to me and said: I have watched over you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt. 17 And I have promised to bring you up out of your misery in Egypt into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.’

18 “The elders of Israel will listen to you. Then you and the elders are to go to the king of Egypt and say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God.’ 19 But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand compels him. 20 So I will stretch out my hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders that I will perform among them. After that, he will let you go.

21 “And I will make the Egyptians favorably disposed toward this people, so that when you leave you will not go empty-handed. 22 Every woman is to ask her neighbor and any woman living in her house for articles of silver and gold and for clothing, which you will put on your sons and daughters. And so you will plunder the Egyptians.”

Footnotes:

1. Exodus 3:6 Masoretic Text; Samaritan Pentateuch (see Acts 7:32) fathers
2. Exodus 3:12 The Hebrew is plural.
3. Exodus 3:14 Or I will be what I will be
4. Exodus 3:15 The Hebrew for Lord sounds like and may be related to the Hebrew for I am in verse 14.

(End of Scripture Passage)

I Am that I Am (אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה, ʾehyeh ʾašer ʾehyeh )

Exodus 3

I Am that I Am (אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה, ʾehyeh ʾašer ʾehyeh) is a common English translation of the response God used in the Hebrew Bible when Moses asked for his name (Exodus 3:14). It is one of the most famous verses in the Torah. Hayah means "existed" or "was" in Hebrew; "ehyeh" is the first person singular imperfect form and is usually translated in English Bibles as "I will be" (or "I shall be"), for example, at Exodus 3:12. Ehyeh asher ehyeh literally translates as "I Will Be What I Will Be", with attendant theological and mystical implications in Jewish tradition. However, in most English Bibles, this phrase is rendered as I am that I am."

Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh (often contracted in English as "I AM") is one of the Seven Names of God accorded special care by medieval Jewish tradition. The phrase is also found in other world religious literature, used to describe the Supreme Being, generally referring back to its use in Exodus. The word Ehyeh is considered by many rabbinical scholars to be a first-person derivation of the Tetragrammaton, see for example Yahweh.[From Wiki]

I find it Fascinating that The Supreme Being would identify Himself in this way. It is the Ultimate Affirmation of HIS EXISTENCE, and this Exquisite Clarity of His Uniqueness has even found it's way into polytheistic religions, such as Hinduism. American Indian Religions also speak of the "Father Creator". This is a paradox, as other religions believe in many "gods" but acknowledge His Supremacy and Uniqueness as well. This is the Name which transcends All, and is All In All. It Thunders Through the Millennia and can not be disputed.

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.’”

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Dear Father in Heaven,
How Perfect You Are!
You Alone Are The One True God,
King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
You Are Our Creator,
Our Father,
Our King and Our God.
You Are The GREAT I AM
Eternal, Omnipotent, Omniscient, and Omnipresent.

May the Leaders of Our Own Beloved USA
Receive Wisdom from You
to do the Right Thing.

We Pray For The Swift and Sure Coming of Messiah,
Blessed Be He,
To Establish His Kingdom,
and Make All Things Right.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

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In one of my favorite Bible Stories in the Book of Acts, Paul has journeyed all the way to Athens, Greece, a city considered to be the birthplace of Western Thought, Democracy, and Philosophy. In the midst of the elite Philosophers of his time, Paul must have appeared rather scruffy...a Jew from the "barbarous" East, passionately preaching some foreign "god". The Philosophers themselves coexisted with diverging opinions. Epicureans wanted to taste the most out of life, Stoics felt that all physical needs were beneath them, and there were a number of other belief systems that were mixtures of these, much like today's "New Agers" who combine Hinduism, Buddhism, Native American Religions, Witchcraft, and "Science" to come up with their belief system, which, while "oh so sophisticated", believes in everything, and therefore nothing at all! Still, the Philosophers on Mars Hill were always ready to hear something new, so they gave Paul their attention...for a while.

Paul was not shy about his beliefs, but he was wise to notice that the Greeks had an altar in town addressed to "THE UNKNOWN GOD". He used this altar as a springboard for discussion to explain to the Philosophers that the One True God was this very Entity that they knew, somehow, deep in their hearts, EXISTS.

A few were really impressed, and listened carefully...until Paul spoke of the Resurrection of the Dead...and then many, filled with their own philosophy, turned away.

At a Contemporary Christian Concert many years ago, I found myself at a microphone facing an audience of Freshmen Philosophy Majors from a local college. (and it was in BOSTON too! YIKES!). Suddenly it dawned on me that these kids were learning "Existentialism" and the phrase I Think, therefore, I am. I told them that Descartes' brilliant phrase was a ripoff of Exodus 3.

I Am that I Am (אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה, ʾehyeh ʾašer ʾehyeh ) says all that and MORE!

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[ConorMacNessa]

PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH FOR
THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM!
And for the Preservation of the Valiant
Israeli Nation!

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OW Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.

Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

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?

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.

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 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.

And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, the LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:

And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.

And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.

And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.

And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.

And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty.

But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.

________________________________________ Exodus 3:1-22 (KJV)

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Thank You, ConorMacNessa, For Your Prayers and Awesome Graphics For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

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“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty—
the One Who Always Was, Who Is, and Who Is Still to Come.” - Revelation 4:8

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[2sheds]

Amen!

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[Ezekiel]

I have to go back and read your post in more depth, but I just wanted to say that not 10 minutes before seeing your thread, I was reading and reviewing the same verses. Happens often.

I Am that I Am (אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה, ʾehyeh ʾašer ʾehyeh) is a common English translation of the response God used in the Hebrew Bible when Moses asked for his name (Exodus 3:14). It is one of the most famous verses in the Torah. Hayah means "existed" or "was" in Hebrew; "ehyeh" is the first person singular imperfect form and is usually translated in English Bibles as "I will be" (or "I shall be"), for example, at Exodus 3:12. Ehyeh asher ehyeh literally translates as "I Will Be What I Will Be", with attendant theological and mystical implications in Jewish tradition. However, in most English Bibles, this phrase is rendered as I am that I am."

I love how you introduced the thread with a graphic translating this name as "I Am WHO I Am", because that's exactly what it says. The relative pronoun asher can be rendered as who, which, or that, depending on the subject matter. And when is God ever a "that"? He's a personal albeit wholly spiritual being. He's not an inanimate object. What's this "that" business? He's a "who".

I get a little worked up over this one because when He says "I Am WHO I Am", there's no mystery there. It's the simple meaning. That's the point. He is who He is: what you see is exactly what you get. A God who is sincere, open-hearted, genuine, and frank. No guile, no sneaky ulterior motives, no Gotcha! games. He's so open about who He is and what He expects that the simple meaning of this particular name sails right past folks. He is WHO He is. Tam, meaning whole, complete, perfect.

His own are those who are just like Him, Just simple, open, honest, loving people: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The three Patriarchs. That's why they are the Patriarchs. The Avot, the Founding Fathers as it were.

Funny though, because of Jacob's clever character in obtaining the birthright and then also the blessing, but he's still the same Jacob. Esav hated Jacob like the Establishment hates President Trump. He simply trumps them through a superior methodology, one against which they have no weapons.

Genesis 25:27 And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain [tam] man, dwelling in tents.

Esav IS the Establishment. The man of the world (field). ACME this and ACME that, but it's all blowing up in his face because his building (established business practice) is based upon guile, deceit, and hate. President Trump, OTOH, is the Jacob type of wily. He can just stand there like the Roadrunner, and unfortunate things... happen.

Best election ever. Purim x 10,000.

Speaking of Donald Trump, remember the verses from yesterday that are marked out by the inverted nuns, the 85 letters being the book that was "never written?"

That was the Torah reading on the day Donald Trump was born. It starts right out with it.

Flag Day, June 14, 1946

It's the little things.

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[etabeta]

Joining in prayer. God bless.

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[SisterK]

This is awesome stuff. Absolutely amazing. I feel as if I have front row seats to the best show ever.

[Ezekiel]

Exo 3

1. And Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian; and he led the flock far away into the desert, and came to the mountain of God, to Horeb:
2. And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush; and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed:
3. And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt:
4. And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses; And he said, Here am I:

You know how it is, "what is seen cannot be unseen". Moses decided it was a good idea to investigate, to get to the truth of the matter.

I got to thinking about this verse...

Matthew 22:14 For many are called, but few are chosen.

... and wondered, how many others saw this bush? Maybe noone, or maybe dozens. Maybe a lot over many years. If there were others, maybe they all fled the scene, or perhaps were minded to turn a profit by turning it into a tourist trap. We know the story of Moses because there is a story to tell.

This reminds me of the commentaries about the Jews (or rather, Israel) being the only nation who wanted the Torah. They whole-heartedly accepted the proposal. Israel was the nation who said "Yes" to the Torah.

There's a sweet mathematical word play in the idea, as

Israel (ישראל) + "yes" (כן) = Torah (תורה)

541 + 70 = 611

As if the existence of the Torah itself is predicated upon Israel saying "Yes!". As if Israel saved the entire world by existing, existing to say "Yes"..

Like they say when soul mates marry, "They are so perfect for each other," or "It was meant to be", or "It's a match made in heaven."

Makes sense. Same soul. Of course they match. You can't pry them apart because they are one.

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[Kitty Mittens]

Dear Father in Heaven,
How Perfect You Are!
You Alone Are The One True God,
King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

Amen to your Beautiful, Anointed Prayer, Dear Sister in Christ.
Praying with you in 100% Agreement.

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