What is the meaning of Exodus 3:15? God also told Moses In the burning-bush encounter, the Lord doesn’t stop with revealing “I AM WHO I AM” (Exodus 3:14). He goes further, commissioning Moses with a message for Israel. God initiates the conversation; Moses is listening. • Cross reference: “The word of the LORD came to Abram” (Genesis 15:1). God always takes the first step. • Notice how personal this is—Moses isn’t left to craft his own speech; every word comes from the Lord, guaranteeing both authority and accuracy. Say to the Israelites The directive is crystal-clear. Moses must bring God’s exact words to God’s covenant people. • Cross reference: God later commands Jeremiah, “Speak to them all these words” (Jeremiah 26:2). Obedience means precise transmission, not creative editing. • Application thread: When we relay Scripture, we’re stewards, not inventors (1 Peter 4:11). “The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—” YHWH anchors His identity in history and covenant. He isn’t a new deity Moses discovered in Midian; He is the same faithful God their ancestors trusted. • Each patriarch received promises: Abraham (Genesis 12:1-3), Isaac (Genesis 26:24), Jacob (Genesis 28:13-15). • Jesus quotes this very phrase to prove resurrection: “He is not the God of the dead, but of the living” (Matthew 22:32), underlining the permanence of the relationship. • Continuity assures Israel that the upcoming deliverance aligns with the ancient covenant. “has sent me to you.” Moses goes under divine orders, not personal ambition. The authority of the mission rests on the Sender, not the messenger. • Cross reference: Later, the elders confirm, “The LORD… has sent you” (Exodus 4:31). • New-covenant echo: Jesus says, “As the Father has sent Me, I am sending you” (John 20:21). God’s pattern: He sends; we go. “This is My name forever,” YHWH declares His covenant name timeless. He does not evolve with culture; His character remains steady. • Psalm 102:12: “But You, O LORD, sit enthroned forever; Your renown endures to all generations.” • Malachi 3:6: “For I, the LORD, do not change.” Comfort flows from God’s immutability—what He promised then, He still means now. “and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.” God prescribes the way He wants to be known: by the name that ties Him to redemptive history. • Deuteronomy 6:4-7 urges parents to rehearse God’s words to their children, embedding His name into daily life. • Psalm 145:4 celebrates the outcome: “One generation will declare Your works to the next.” • The ongoing memorial of God’s name guards against idolatry and forgetfulness (Judges 2:10-11 shows what happens when a generation fails to remember). summary Exodus 3:15 reveals a God who speaks clearly, sends authoritatively, anchors Himself in covenant history, and insists on being remembered exactly as He has revealed Himself. For every generation—including ours—His unchanging name invites trust, obedience, and worship rooted in the certainty that the LORD who called Abraham still acts and delivers today. |
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