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God’s reply is “I AM WHO I AM”, and He instructs Moses to tell the people that “I AM” has sent him. Again, at a superficial level this does not seem that helpful. However, it exposes the error in much of our thinking. If we are looking at this as a purely human enterprise, then indeed it is not that helpful. But we are not involved in a human enterprise, but have been co-opted by God into a divine enterprise. We always need to be aware that the gospel is God’s message, not ours.
3:15
God then expands further on what Moses is to say. He is to tell them that the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob has sent Moses. Also that He is YHWH, and this is how they are to remember Him always. God is reminding them of who they are, where they have come from. Without God, His promises and actions in the lives of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, there would have been no nation of Israel. Likewise we too need to be reminded of who we are. We were created by the Lord, we belong to Him, and the gospel has come so that His purposes in our lives can be fulfilled.
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