I AM “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.” (Ex 3:14-15 AV) I AM THAT I AM Hebrew: Eheyeh I am the Self-existent One, the Eternal, who always has been and always will be (Ps. 90:2). Its shortened here to I AM, equivalent to Jehovah (Yahweh) the Eternal. The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob The second time that God identified Himself to Moses, but this time fathers (in the plural) is used instead of father as in Ex. 3:6. this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations Not only is the eternal name of God revealed, but also the promise of eternal generations of natural people on earth. Gods name will be an eternal memorial to eternal generations. In Exodus 6:1-8, God repeats five times “I am the Lord.” In verse 2 He declares, “I am the Lord.” In verse 3, He declares Himself to be “Jehovah.” In verses 6, 7, and 8, He declares, “I am the Lord.” God makes an amazing statement in verse 3. He says, “And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty but by my name Jehovah (Yahweh) was I not known to them.” He reveals that Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob did not know Him by the revelation of His name Jehovah - the name He was revealing to his servant, Moses, and the revelation that belongs to you and me through His Son, Jesus. In Exodus 6, we discover three things about the name of Jehovah: 1. The revelation of the name Jehovah brings us out of Egypt (sin). God declared, “I am the Lord (Jehovah).” “Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.” (Exodus 6:1) God freed His people, Israel, from Egypt through the revelation of His name Jehovah. Egypt is a type of sin. From this we see that believers are delivered from sin through the revelation of that name. 2. The revelation of the name Jehovah frees us from bondage: God declared, “I am the Lord (Jehovah).” “And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.” (Exodus 6:7) You and I are freed from the bondage of the old life when we come to know God as Jehovah. 3. The revelation of the name Jehovah brings us into a new inheritance in the Spirit. God declared, “I am the Lord (Jehovah).” ”And 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.” (Exodus 6:8) We receive new life and spiritual riches in Christ Jesus when we come to know God as Jehovah. JEHOVAH -The name of relationship Jehovah is God’s covenant name in the Bible. It is the name of relationship that enables us to claim our spiritual inheritance. In Genesis 1 we see God as Elohim - God the creator. The name Elohim is always connected to God’s acts - His creative power - rather than relationship. In Genesis chapter 1, the term “God” is used repeatedly - “God said,” “God divided,” “God created,” etc. The first time we see the use of the name Jehovah is in Genesis 2:7 where “The Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground.” The word “Lord” in this verse is translated from the name Jehovah. In Genesis 2:7, the Lord God - Jehovah Elohim - formed man out of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. The breath of God is not released until the name of God - Jehovah - is introduced. The revelation of the name Jehovah contains within it the breath of God. After God breathed the breath of life into man, he became a living soul and God was able to fellowship with him. Later on, the old serpent - the devil - came to tempt Eve asking, “Hath God said?” (Genesis 3:1) questioning the authority of God. When Eve answered him, rather than replying, “Jehovah said,” she said, “God has said,” showing clearly that she had denied the Lord in her heart, for she did not know him through his name Elohim (God). She only knew him as Jehovah. After the fall of man, when the Lord (Jehovah God) came walking in the cool of the day looking for Adam and Eve, they were fearful and hiding, having lost the glory of God through their sin. This reveals something so glorious - that even in their sinful state, Jehovah was still with them. Even in his fallen state, mankind could still meet God as Jehovah. No matter what your life is like today, Jehovah comes to you right where you are to restore fellowship with you. Every time in the Old Testament when God gives a command, He always says, “I am the Lord.” Every law, rule, and regulation is somehow connected to these words. It is impossible to obey the commands of God without knowing “I am the Lord.” Obedience is based on relationship, and relationship is found in the revelation of the name Jehovah. The name Jehovah contains the fullness of God. When Moses was talking with God, he asked, “What is your name? Who shall I say sent me?” God responded, “Tell them, I AM.” Today, we have the privilege to add whatever else after the I AM. He is light, glory, revelation, blessings, healing, peace, abundance - all that we need. He is the ever-present, ever-living, no-beginning-with-no-end God. He is the God of the now. • God does not live in eternity, eternity lives in Him. • God does not exist, He is existence. • God does not live, He is life. When the angel appeared to Mary and said, “Thou shalt call His name Jesus,” (Matthew 1:21) the Greek used here implies something most revealing. It implies that He already had a name - Jehovah - but that we are to call Him Jesus. Jesus is Jehovah. Every time you say that name, you are bringing Jehovah on the scene. Every time you say the name of Jesus, you bring the fullness of Jehovah down to earth. Every time you say Jesus, you move out of time into eternity. And every time you worship him with “Hallelujah,” you are singing in Hebrew, “Praise Jehovah.”
Posted on: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 08:27:05 +0000
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