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Sent Forth by the Great "i Am"

Date: Sep. 5, 2015

Passage

Exodus 3:13-22 

13 Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” 14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” 15 God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations. 16 Go and gather the elders of Israel together and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, “I have observed you and what has been done to you in Egypt, 17 and I promise that I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, a land flowing with milk and honey.”’ 18 And they will listen to your voice, and you and the elders of Israel shall go to the king of Egypt and say to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us; and now, please let us go a three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’ 19 But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless compelled by a mighty hand. 20 So I will stretch out my hand and strike Egypt with all the wonders that I will do in it; after that he will let you go. 21 And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and when you go, you shall not go empty, 22 but each woman shall ask of her neighbor, and any woman who lives in her house, for silver and gold jewelry, and for clothing. You shall put them on your sons and on your daughters. So you shall plunder the Egyptians.”

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Key Verse: Exodus 3:14

God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

First, we are sent forth by the great "I Am" (13-15). Moses wanted to know who was sending him. And so God told him his name, "I AM who I Am." Yahweh is derived from the Hebrew word "I Am." God was reminding Moses of the covenant promises. The Egyptians had different gods. By calling himself, "I Am", we know that our God is a unique God with a unique personality and way of salvation. What God promised he was now fulfilling. We can have peace and confidence, for the Lord "is" and we "are" in him through faith.

Second, God goes on ahead to prepare hearts (16-22). God reassured Moses that the elders will listen to the message (18b). It is because all people are created in God's image with an innate capacity and desire to listen to their Creator. God promises that his word will not return empty (Isa 55:10-11). God will communicate his words into listener's hearts by his Spirit. He will blaze a path.

Prayer: Lord, thank you for revealing yourself to your people. Help us to tell others who you are and your salvation plan, knowing they will listen.

One Word: God is the great "I Am" who reveals himself to people

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Psalm 78:40-72

Key Verse: 78:65

Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,
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