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YHWH baited Moses, who was shepherding his father-in-law Jethro’s flocks, with a fire that did not consume the combustion material, a dry, thorny bush. Once he was close enough, Elohim\/God calls out the big news to him: The God of Moses’s forefathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, is en route to free the enslaved Israelites from Egypt, and return them to their chosen homeland.<\/span><\/p>\n

Moses believes the revelation, but doubts he is capable of fulfilling the mission. As part of an argumentative conversation they have, Moses requests a name for God \u2013 after all, living in a culture rife with Gods and the powers they wield, it’s important to know. And then, even though we already heard the name YHWH in this chapter, and Elohim, and the genealogical description (God of \u2026), here comes another: Eheyeh Asher Eheyeh, <\/span>I will be that which I will be<\/b>. Or perhaps in a form of present continuous: <\/span>I (always) am what I am. <\/b>Or any combination of those. A name that connotes infinite independence of this God from any definition, flexibility and free choice for God. <\/span><\/p>\n

But what does this name have to do with the other three in the chapter?<\/span><\/p>\n

A parable for the first three names: The prime minister was on the the phone, and she said: Jules, It is I, Alice, your Aunt, calling to wish you a happy Birthday.<\/span><\/p>\n

We aren’t confused: The name of the caller is Alice. Her role is Prime Minister, and her relation to Jules is Aunt. One character, different aspects.<\/span><\/p>\n

Similarly, here we read: Elohim\/ God (role) is YHWH (name), \u00a0the God of Moses’s forefathers (relation).<\/span><\/p>\n

The fourth, new, name defines the <\/span>nature<\/span><\/em> of an unfettered God who acts freely in the world. This is the God that will now figure in their lives- God who may change, depending on God’s will alone, and cannot be controlled. God even chooses a nickname: “Say to them: Eheyeh sent me to you” (vs. 14)<\/span><\/p>\n

Eheyeh and YHWH are apparently variations of the same name; <\/span>Eheyeh<\/span><\/em> in the first person (\u05d0 is the 1<\/span>st<\/span> letter of the 1<\/span>st<\/span> person singular in the future), is what God calls Godself; and <\/span>YHWH<\/span><\/em> in the third person (\u05d9’ is 1<\/span>st<\/span> letter of 3<\/span>rd<\/span> person singular, future), is what <\/span>people<\/span><\/em> call God. <\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":40811,"id":40811,"title":"shutterstock_1117164653","filename":"shutterstock_1117164653.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/shutterstock_1117164653.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/gods-names-and-gods-self\/shutterstock_1117164653\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"shutterstock_1117164653","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":40809,"date":"2018-09-24 22:49:44","modified":"2022-04-18 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