Bible Strands
Exodus 6:2
God also told Moses, “I am the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks to Moses immediately after promising to demonstrate His mighty hand against Pharaoh. This declaration occurs at the start of Exodus 6, following the initial confrontation in Exodus 5.
The words — The phrase אֲנִי יְהוָה (ani Yahweh) translates literally to "I [am] Yahweh." This self-designation establishes the speaker's identity and covenant authority before any further action.
The thread — This declaration runs through Isaiah 42:8, Jeremiah 9:24, and Malachi 3:6, where the name Yahweh is consistently tied to unchanging character and exclusive glory.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition of divine authority before any subsequent revelation or deliverance. It requires the reader to anchor expectations in the speaker's established identity rather than immediate circumstances.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord:
Cross-references
- Isaiah 42:8 I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols.
- Jeremiah 9:24 But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.
- Malachi 3:6 “Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.
- Acts 17:24 The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.
- Genesis 15:7 The LORD also told him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”
- Exodus 6:6 Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.
- Exodus 6:8 And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’”
- Exodus 14:18 The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I am honored through Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”
- Exodus 17:1 Then the whole congregation of Israel left the Desert of Sin, moving from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.
- Exodus 20:2 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.