Les Feldick Bible Study

What name did God tell Moses to use for Him at the burning bush?

At the burning bush, God instructed Moses to tell the children of Israel that "I AM" had sent him. The name given was "I AM," the great I AM, which is identified with Jehovah, the I AM of all Scripture.

Les teaches that in Exodus chapter 3 at the burning bush, Moses asked what name to give the children of Israel. God answered that Moses should tell them, "I AM, the great I AM hath sent you." Les explains that the term Jehovah in the Old Testament, translated out of its contractions, stood for the I AM, and that Jehovah is the I AM, all of Scripture. He then connects this to John's Gospel, where Jesus referred to Himself as the I AM from the Old Testament economy, tying Him to the person of Jehovah all the way back to the Old Testament.

Exodus 3:14

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.