N S B Notes: I AM God!
“I am God. There is no other.” (Isaiah 46:9)
“I am Jehovah, and there is no other.” (Isaiah 45:5)
When Moses received instructions from God, he was given a sign that God had sent him to the people. God told him to tell the people, “I will be has sent me to you.” (Exodus 3:14) Then God went on to tell Moses His name, “JEHOVAH the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. (JEHOVAH) THIS IS MY NAME FOREVER! This is my memorial name to all generations.” (Exodus 3:15) God said to Moses: “[I exist and] I WILL BE WHO I WILL BE.” (Exodus 3:14) The Hebrew word translated “I am” by many translators is “hayah.” It means “I exist,” “I have been,” and “I will become.”
He was in effect saying: “I was, I am, and I will be.”
It was not as proof of some mysterious trinity but as proof that He exists! The sign was the stated fact that Jehovah: was, is, and will be. It is evidence that He exists and will continue to exist! It proved His eternal nature and revealed His name to the people of Israel.
ALWAYS READ EXODUS IN CONTEXT:
Then Moses said to God: “Behold, I am going to the sons of Israel. I will say to them: ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you.’ Now they may ask me: ‘What is His name?’ What shall I say to them?’” God then said to Moses: “[I exist and] I WILL BE WHO I WILL BE.” You shall say to the sons of Israel: “I WILL BE, has sent me to you.’” (Hebrew: hayah, I was, I am, I will be..gives evidence of God’s eternal existence) God, further said to Moses: “You shall say to the sons of Israel: ‘JEHOVAH, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ (JEHOVAH) THIS IS MY NAME FOREVER! This is my memorial-name to all generations. Total context includes Exodus 3:13-15. NSB.
NEW SIMPLIFIED BIBLE *I am*
The phrase “I am” is found in 971 verses of the New Simplified Bible. The following is a list of some of the verses where God identifies himself by using the phrase “I am.” Pay attention to the fact that there is no occasion where He uses the phrase “I am” as His personal (proper) name. The following is a sample:
(Genesis 15:7 NSB) Then God said to him: “I AM JEHOVAH who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to possess.”
(Genesis 17:1 NSB) Abram was ninety-nine years old. Jehovah appeared to him and said: “I am God Almighty. Walk before me and be blameless.
(Genesis 26:24 NSB) That night Jehovah appeared to Isaac. Jehovah said: “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, because I am with you. I will bless you and increase the number of your descendants for my servant Abraham's sake.”
(Genesis 28:13 NSB) Jehovah was standing above the stairway. He proclaimed: “I am Jehovah, the God of your grandfather Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give the land on which you are lying to you and your descendants.
(Genesis 35:11 NSB) God also said: “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and increase in number. A nation and an assembly of nations will come from you. Kings shall come forth from you.
(Exodus 3:6 NSB) “I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” Moses covered his face, because he was afraid to look at God.
(Exodus 3:16 NSB) Go and gather the elders of Israel together and say to them: JEHOVAH, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, has appeared to me. He said: “I am indeed concerned about you and what has been done to you in Egypt.”
(Exodus 6:2 NSB) God spoke further to Moses and said to him: “I am Jehovah.
(Exodus 6:8 NSB) “I will bring you to the land I solemnly swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as your own possession. I AM JEHOVAH!’”
(Exodus 7:5 NSB) “The Egyptians will know that I am Jehovah when I use my power against Egypt and bring the sons of Israel out of there.”
(Exodus 14:18 NSB) “Then the Egyptians will know that I am Jehovah, when I am honored through Pharaoh, through his chariots and his horsemen.”
(Exodus 20:2 NSB) “I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of slavery in Egypt.
(Exodus 29:46 NSB) “They shall know that I am Jehovah their God who brought them out of the land of Egypt, that I might dwell among them. I AM JEHOVAH THEIR GOD!
(Leviticus 11:45 NSB) “‘I am Jehovah! I brought you out of Egypt to be your God. Be holy because I am holy.
(Leviticus 18:2 NSB) “Speak to the people of Israel and say: ‘I am Jehovah your God!
(Leviticus 18:5 NSB) “‘Obey them and you will live. I am Jehovah.
(Leviticus 19:12 NSB) “‘Do not swear falsely by my name, so as to profane the name of your God. I am Jehovah.
(Leviticus 19:18 NSB) “‘Do not seek revenge. Never hold a grudge against any of your people. Instead, love your neighbor as you love yourself. I am Jehovah.
(Leviticus 19:30 NSB) “‘Observe my days of worship and respect my holy tent. I am Jehovah.
(Leviticus 22:30 NSB) “Eat it the same day. Never leave any of it until morning. I am Jehovah.
(Leviticus 22:31 NSB) “Carefully obey my commandments. Conform your life to them. I am Jehovah.
(Leviticus 26:2 NSB) “‘Keep the religious festivals and honor the place where I am worshiped. I am Jehovah.
(Numbers 3:13 NSB) because every firstborn is mine. The day I killed every firstborn male in Egypt, I set apart as holy every firstborn in Israel, whether human or animal. They will be mine. I am Jehovah.”
(Numbers 3:41 NSB) “I am Jehovah. Take the Levites for me to be substitutes for all firstborn Israelites. Also take the animals of the Levites to be substitutes for all firstborn animals of the Israelites.”
(Numbers 15:41 NSB) “I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of Egypt to be your God. I AM JEHOVAH YOUR GOD.”
(Deuteronomy 5:6 NSB) “‘I am Jehovah your God. I brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
(Deuteronomy 10:13 NSB) “Obey Jehovah’s commandments and his statutes I am commanding you today for your good!
(Judges 6:10 NSB) “‘I said to you: ‘I am Jehovah your God. You should not worship the gods of the Amorites, whose land you are now living in. But you have not listened to me.’”
(1 Samuel 15:2 NSB) ‘The Israelites were on their way out of Egypt when the nation of Amalek attacked them. I am Jehovah All-Powerful. I am going to make Amalek pay for what he did to Israel!
(1 Kings 20:13 NSB) A prophet approached King Ahab of Israel and said: “This is what Jehovah says: ‘Have you seen this large army? I will hand it over to you today. Then you will know that I am Jehovah.’”
(1 Kings 20:28 NSB) A man of God came to the king of Israel. He said: “Jehovah says, ‘Because the Aramaeans have said, “Jehovah is a god of the hills and not of the valleys; I will give all this great army into your hands, and you will see that I am Jehovah.”’”
(Psalms 50:7 NSB) “Listen, my people, and I will speak. Hear O Israel, while I testify against you: I am God, your God!
(Isaiah 1:11 NSB) Jehovah says: “What do your many animal sacrifices mean to me? I have had enough of your burnt offerings of rams and enough fat from your fattened calves. I am not pleased with the blood of bulls, lambs, or male goats.
(Isaiah 1:14 NSB) “I hate your New Moon Festivals and your appointed festivals. They are a burden to me. I am tired of putting up with them.
(Isaiah 5:7 NSB) I am Jehovah of Hosts (All Powerful)! Israel is the vineyard, and Judah is the garden I tended with care. I had hoped for honesty and for justice, but dishonesty and cries for mercy were all I found.
(Isaiah 29:22 NSB) Jehovah said to the house of Jacob: “I am the God of Israel, who rescued Abraham from trouble. My people will not be disgraced any longer. You will no longer be filled with shame.
(Isaiah 41:4 NSB) “Who has done this and carried it through, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, Jehovah have done this with the first of them and with the last. I am he!”
(Isaiah 41:10 NSB) “‘Do not fear for I am with you! Do not be dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.’
(Isaiah 42:1 NSB) Here is my servant, whom I have strengthened. Here is the one I have chosen, with whom I am pleased. I have filled him with my Spirit, and he will bring justice to every nation.
(Isaiah 43:2 NSB) “When you go through the sea, I am with you. When you go through rivers, they will not sweep you away. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned, and the flames will not harm you.
(Isaiah 43:5 NSB) “Do not be afraid for I am with you. I will bring your descendants from the east and gather you from the west.
(Isaiah 43:10 NSB) “YOU ARE MY WITNESSES,” DECLARES JEHOVAH! “I have chosen you as my servant so that you can know and believe in me and understand that I am the one who did this. No god was formed before me, and there will be none after me.
(Isaiah 43:12 NSB) “I have revealed it to you. I have saved you, and I have announced it to you. There was no foreign god among you. You are my witnesses that I am God, declares Jehovah.
(Isaiah 44:6 NSB) “This is what Jehovah, Israel’s King and Redeemer, Jehovah of Hosts says: ‘I AM THE FIRST AND I AM THE LAST- APART FROM ME THERE IS NO GOD!
(Isaiah 44:22 NSB) “I have swept your sins away like a cloud. Come back to me! I am the one who saves you.
(Isaiah 45:5 NSB) “From the east to the west (sunrise to sunset) people will know that there is no God except me. I am Jehovah, and there is no other.
(Isaiah 45:11 NSB) “I am the one who made the earth. I created human beings to live there. With my power I stretched out the heavens. I control the sun, the moon, and the stars.
(Isaiah 45:17 NSB) Jehovah says: “He who created the heavens, he who is God; he who fashioned and made the earth. He founded it and he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited.” He says: “I am Jehovah, and there is no other.
(Isaiah 45:22 NSB) “Turn to me and be saved! Turn to me all who live at the ends of the earth for I am God, and there is no other.
(Isaiah 46:9 NSB) “Remember the former things, the things of long ago. I am God, and there is no other. I am God, and there is none like me.
(Isaiah 63:1 NSB) Who is this coming from Bozrah in Edom with his clothes stained bright red? Who is this dressed in splendor, going forward with great strength? It is I, Jehovah! I am coming to announce my victory. I am powerful enough to save you!
(Isaiah 65:1 NSB) “I permitted myself to be sought by those who did not ask for me. Those who did not seek me found me. To a nation that did not call on my name, I said: Here I am, here I am.
(Jeremiah 1:19 NSB) “They will fight you but they will not defeat you. I am with you, and I will rescue you,” declares Jehovah.
(Jeremiah 3:12 NSB) “‘Go and proclaim this message to the north: ‘Come back, unfaithful Israel. It is Jehovah speaking. I will no longer frown on you because I am merciful,’ declares Jehovah. ‘I will no longer be angry with you.
(Jeremiah 3:14 NSB) ‘Return, you disobedient people, proclaims Jehovah. I am your husband. I will take you, one from every city and two from every family, and bring you to Zion.’
(Jeremiah 5:14 NSB) Jehovah, the God of hosts says: “Because you have spoken this word and I am making my words fire in your mouth. This people are wood and will be consumed.
(Jeremiah 5:15 NSB) “I am bringing a nation against you from afar, O house of Israel, declares Jehovah. It is an enduring nation. It is an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know. You cannot understand what they say.
(Jeremiah 6:21 NSB) Therefore, Jehovah says: “I am laying stumbling blocks before this people. They will stumble against them, Fathers and sons together; Neighbor and friend will perish.”
(Jeremiah 13:10 NSB) “The people of Judah are evil and stubborn. They do not listen to me. They do whatever they want and even worship other gods. When I am finished with these people, they will be good for nothing, just like this linen belt.
(Jeremiah 13:13 NSB) “‘“Say to them: Jehovah says I am about to fill all the inhabitants of this land--the kings that sit for David on his throne, the priests, the prophets and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem--with drunkenness!
(Jeremiah 15:6 NSB) “You left me, declares Jehovah. You turned your back on me. So I will stretch out my hand against you (use my power against you) and destroy you. I am tired of showing compassion to you.
(Jeremiah 19:15 NSB) “Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel says: ‘I am about to bring on this city and all its towns the entire disaster that I have declared against it. This is because they have stiffened their necks (vigorously resisted) so as not to heed my words.’”
(Jeremiah 20:4 NSB) “For Jehovah says: ‘Behold, I am going to make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends. They will fall by the sword of their enemies while you watch. I will hand over all Judah to the hand (control) of the king of Babylon. He will carry them away as exiles to Babylon and will slay them with the sword.
(Jeremiah 20:9 NSB) But if I say: “I will not remember him or speak anymore in his name,” then in my heart it becomes like a burning fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in. I cannot endure it.
(Jeremiah 32:37 NSB) ‘I am going to gather the people from all the lands where I scattered them in my anger, fury, and terrifying wrath. I will bring them back to this place and make them live here securely.
(Jeremiah 37:14 NSB) Jeremiah answered: “That is not true! I am not deserting to the Babylonians.” But Irijah would not listen to him. Irijah arrested Jeremiah and took him to the officials.
(Ezekiel 3:5 NSB) “I am not sending you to people whose language is hard to understand or difficult to speak. I am sending you to Israel.
(Zechariah 13:5 NSB) “He will say I am no prophet! I am a tiller of the ground. I have been made a slave from my youth.
(Malachi 1:14 NSB) “The cheater who sacrifices a worthless animal to me will be cursed. For he has in his flock a good animal that he promised to give me! I am a great King, Jehovah of Hosts declares. People of all nations will respect my name!”
(Malachi 3:6 NSB) “I am Jehovah. I have not changed! You are the sons of Jacob. You have not yet been destroyed!
JESUS CHRIST DID NOT SAY, “I AM GOD.”
JESUS SAID, “I AM THE SON OF GOD.”
(John 10:36)
There is no place in the Holy Scriptures where it specifically says “I AM” is God’s name. You can search for hours on end and never find it.
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