Exodus 1:1-6:1
“These are the names of the sons of Isra’el who came into Egypt with Ya’akov; each man came with his household…” (Exodus 1:1).
Excerpt:
“God said to Moshe, ‘Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh [I am/will be what I am/will be],’ and added ‘Here is what to say to the people of Isra’el: Ehyeh [I Will Be] has sent me to you.’ God said further to Moshe, ‘Say this to the people of Isra’el: Yod-Hey Vav-Hey, the God of your fathers, the God of Avraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Ya’akov has sent me to you. This is my name forever; this is how I am to be remembered generation after generation’” (Exodus 3:14-16).
Hebrew Word Pictures
Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh (I Am that I Am)
אהיה אשׁר אהיה
alef, hey, yod, hey; alef, shin, resh; alef, hey, yod, hey
– the first strength, behold the finished work, revealed;
the first strength consumes the highest authority
first strength behold the finished work behold
(YHVH) – יהוה– yod-hey-vav-hey
– the finished work, behold, the binding, behold
– the hand behold, the nails behold
From the Hebrew rendering of His Name, Elohim’s essence is given to Moshe in a simple phrase consisting of the relative pronoun asher stuck between two instances of the first person singular imperfect of the verb hayah, ‘to be.’ Ehyeh is usually translated “I will be.” Asher, however, is a unique word that can mean ‘that, what, when or where.’ Subsequently, the forever memorial name of Elohim has the meaning: “I will be that I will be; I will be what I will be; I will be where I will be; I will be when I will be.”
The Hebrew lettering for Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh is yod-hey-vav-hey. Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh is not a name, but a state of being, the divine essence of who Elohim is and an expression of His existence. He cannot give Moshe a finite name because Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh is infinite and difficult to comprehend. Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh is saying He can be whatever Moshe needs Him to be, whenever he needs Him to be, wherever he needs Him to be and so much more. No matter what happens in Egypt, Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh will be present, seen, and available. Moshe is to make His divine presence known to the Hebrews through His memorial name from generation to generation.
Selah
Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh, the divine presence of Elohim can be the King of Salem, a visitor with Abraham, an angel who wrestles Jacob, the commander of Elohim’s army, a smoking pot, a fire in a bush, a dove, a whirlwind, a rock, a pillar of fire, a cloud or even parts of Himself –– His right hand which He lifts high, His finger with which writes, and His mighty arm with which He saves. He can even become flesh in the body and person of Yeshua.
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