Yahweh (LORD / Jehovah)

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I AM WHO I AM. The personal, covenant name God revealed to Moses at the burning bush - so sacred that Israel would not even speak it aloud, substituting Adonai in its place.

Yahweh (ื™ื”ื•ื”), rendered LORD in English Bibles, is God's personal covenant name revealed to Moses at the burning bush in Exodus 3:14 as 'I AM WHO I AM.' Derived from the Hebrew verb 'to be,' it declares God's eternal self-existence - uncreated, unchanging, and dependent on nothing. It reveals God as personally present with and faithfully committed to His covenant people.

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Meaning: I AM, The Self-Existent One

First Usage: Genesis 2:4

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Exodus 3 The Burning Bush 5 min read This revelation shows that God is eternally self-existent and personally committ...

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Revealed to Moses

Exodus 3:14-15

This revelation shows that God is eternally self-existent and personally committed to His people in every generation.

A14nd 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.

15 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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Yahweh is God's personal, covenant name. It was revealed to Moses at the burning bush. "I AM WHO I AM." The name speaks of self-existence, eternity, and unchanging faithfulness.

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The Jews considered the name too holy to pronounce. When they read the text, they said "Adonai" instead. The reverence was real. The name of the covenant God is not to be taken lightly.

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Jesus took the divine name upon Himself. "Before Abraham was, I AM." The claim was unmistakable. The God who spoke to Moses from the bush had come in the flesh.