What is God’s name and memorial forever according to Exodus 3:15?
According to Exodus 3:15, God’s name forever and memorial to all generations is the Lord God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. God told Moses to declare this to Israel after revealing Himself as the I Am.
Les explains that Exodus 3:15 follows God’s revelation of Himself as the I Am. God told Moses to 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 hath sent me unto you.” Then God added, “This is my name forever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.” In the surrounding context, the heads of the people were to be gathered so Moses could announce that their deliverance was at hand. God also told Moses that the king of Egypt would not let them go except by a mighty hand, and that He would smite Egypt with His wonders; after the plagues, Egypt would let them go. Les also notes that verse 22’s “borrow” should be understood as “ask,” not a loan to be returned, and that the Egyptians ultimately sent Israel away with their wealth.
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.
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What name did God tell Moses to use when speaking to Israel after saying I AM?
In Exodus 3:15, after revealing Himself as I AM, God told Moses to tell Israel that the Lord God of their fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—had sent him, and this is God's name forever and His memorial to all generations.