Where did they invent that I AM is some name of God?

[ScottA]

I don't read in any Hebrew Scripture that God says His name is I AM. Who gave that name to God?

He didn't say: "My name is I AM", did he?

It is true that I AM is not a "name", but it is the answer God gave Moses when he ask expecting a name for who he should say sent him.

The fact that God answered by defining "what" He is, rather than "who" He is, was apparently more important to God. Thus, by Moses' intent and also God's, certainly it makes a fine and godly name.

 

[ElieG12]

God did not speak English to Moses, and neither what He said in Hebrew means what some people say it means, and the prove is back in the topic. To deny the obvious is to deceive oneself.

 

[Pearl]

I am very interested in helping other more reasonable and less violent people to realize what they need to know.
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We all need to know that God has many names - including IAM.

Which other names do you know @ElieG12 ?

I have known for many years that there are many names for God, as I have been well taught by men and women of faith as well as finding out for myself with encouragement of my pastors.

 

[ElieG12]

I know one name God gave Himself that He made to be written near 7,000 times in the Bible. Do you know it?
If you want to talk about other names of God, why don't you open a thread about it? It is a good idea, and it may be interesting to the rest of forumers too.

This thread is about that supposed I AM that was never intended to be a name of God, but some fanatics of modern times can not get rid of it.

 

[Pearl]

Read what is said.

If Christians share what they research and the info is verified, people who is interested in biblical matters do not have to pay for knowledge and feed the religious business. Cooperate with others who may need to learn more than what they have been told.

Escuse me, but you seem to saying that we are not sharing what we have researched, but I assure you that we are. And most of us are open and unashamed of our faith backgrounds but as you told me earlier your faith background is none of my business.

 

[Pearl]

I know one name God gave Himself that He made to be written near 7,000 times in the Bible. Do you know it?
If you want to talk about other names of God, why don't you open a thread about it? It is a good idea, and it may be interesting to the rest of forumers too.

This thread is about that supposed I AM that was never intended to be a name of God, but some fanatics of modern times can not get rid of it.

I posted a link to a website listing all the names of God - did you even look at it?

 

[ElieG12]

Escuse me, but you seem to saying that we are not sharing what we have researched, but I assure you that we are. And most of us are open and unashamed of our about our faith backgrounds but as you told me earlier your faith background is none of my business.

You are escused. Thanks for your time.
Now I may be busy in other matters.
Have a good one.

 

[ScottA]

God did not speak English to Moses, and neither what He said in Hebrew means what some people say it means, and the prove is back in the topic. To deny the obvious is to deceive oneself.

You are missing the point.

Could God have straight away given only His name? Of course--but He didn't. You should be asking, "Why did God answer Moses the way He did?"

 

[ElieG12]

Read the whole account.

Have you read the full event? Pharaoh never thought that I AM was a name of God, because that was not what God told Moses to say, nor what he meant (Ex. 3:15,16).

Nor did the Israelites think that I AM was a substitute for God's name (Ex. 3:18; 4:5). At no time does Moses address God saying "Lord I AM", nor does he tell Pharaoh that his God is called like that (Ex. 5: 1,3).

Read Pharaoh's answer in your Bible:

Exo. 5:2 But Pharaoh said: “Who is Jehovah, that I should obey his voice to send Israel away? I do not know Jehovah at all, and what is more, I will not send Israel away.”

Did he ask "Who is I AM?" ...?

What is the real name of God in that whole account?

Texts out of context are just pretexts.

Have a good one, you too ... and thank you for speaking with respect, as is proper of Christians.

 

[Pearl]

You are escused. Thanks for your time.
Now I may be busy in other matters.
Have a good one.

And you still haven't been up front about which denomination you belong to.
But I think most of us may have guessed.
Thank you for the thread as it has strengthened me spiritually.

 

[Heart2Soul]

Same thing really as I AM meaning past present and future always the same.

Correct...He is omnipresent and is in past, present and future at the same time.

 

[Heart2Soul]

I don't read in any Hebrew Scripture that God says His name is I AM. Who gave that name to God?

His name isn't God either....He IS God but that is not His name. So how do you reconcile calling Him God when that is not His name....and then challenge the English interpretation of I Am as incorrect?

 

[Heart2Soul]

“God” is Not a Name Podcast | BibleProject™
"God’s Name

In part two (12:15-23:45), Tim and Jon explore the significance of God’s personal name, Yahweh. Why does God care so much that his people know him as Yahweh?

Names communicate the nature of a relationship. You wouldn’t call just any older man “dad” or pick up a nickname or term of endearment for someone you just met. Similarly, God’s name indicates a certain relationship he has with people. “God” is not God’s name—it’s a title. In Hebrew, it’s the word elohim, which is a category of being (deity, in this case), just like human is a category of being (but not a name).

Yahweh’s on a mission to reveal his name, character, and purposes to Israel and then, through them, reveal his name and reputation to all the nations. This is the major motif in the Exodus narrative. The exodus event, when Moses and Aaron led the Israelites out of Egyptian bondage, is referred to more than any other event in the Torah as the primary way to understand Yahweh’s nature and character.

In the New Testament, Jesus teaches his disciples to pray that Yahweh’s name would be restored to a state of uniqueness and holiness among the nations (Matt. 6:9-13, Luke 11:1-4). Later, Paul connects Jesus’ name with Yahweh’s, teaching that the way to honor the name Yahweh is by acknowledging and praying in the name of Jesus."



And as the author stated...When you say "dad or mom" that is not their name but that is the relationship between you and them. It is their role in your life.

 

[ElieG12]

His name isn't God either....He IS God but that is not His name. So how do you reconcile calling Him God when that is not His name....and then challenge the English interpretation of I Am as incorrect?

The capitalized title God is a neutral term referring to the God of gods spoken of in the OT. In the NT there are other ways of calling him: "the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob" (Acts 3:13; Luke 20:37; Mark 12:26), "the God of the ancestors of the Jews" (Acts 5:30), "the Majesty" (Heb. 1:3; 8:1), "Sovereign Lord" (Luke 2:29; Acts 4:24), "Lord of heaven and earth" (Matt. 11:25; Luke 10:21) and others.

Have you ever heard a Christian calling the God of the OT with the titles or descriptive terms by which the Christians of the first century, or Jesus himself, called him?

 

[Heart2Soul]

The capitalized title God is a neutral term referring to the God of gods spoken of in the OT. In the NT there are other ways of calling him: "the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob" (Acts 3:13; Luke 20:37; Mark 12:26), "the God of the ancestors of the Jews" (Acts 5:30), "the Majesty" (Heb. 1:3; 8:1), "Sovereign Lord" (Luke 2:29; Acts 4:24), "Lord of heaven and earth" (Matt. 11:25; Luke 10:21) and others.

Have you ever heard a Christian calling the God of the OT with the titles or descriptive terms by which the Christians of the first century, or Jesus himself, called him?

Irrelevant....you are addressing who came up with the name "I Am"....which is not a name but His position. Just as God is not His name it is His title....Jesus is also addressed as Lord...that is not His name...that is His position.

So Yahweh is God who is the I Am.
There now you have all 3 in one sentence....one is His name and the other 2 adjectives describing His position.

 

[BeyondET]

So then the modern Hebrew would be saying, I will be, but the ancient Hebrew, I am? Do I understand you correctly?

Much love!

Even in Ezekiel though Himself does.

Ezekiel 34:11
For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out.

 

[michaelvpardo]

I don't read in any Hebrew Scripture that God says His name is I AM. Who gave that name to God?

The Jews who studied scripture understood God to be self existent and eternal from their reading of scripture. That's how scripture describes "the only God". No one but God can make that claim, everyone else, including the inhabitants of heaven, can honestly say that. The implication of "I Am" is that I exist now, I've always existed, and always will exist.
When we say I am this or that, we are speaking in present tense, in the moment. God is eternal without beginning or end.

 

[amigo de christo]

His name isn't God either....He IS God but that is not His name. So how do you reconcile calling Him God when that is not His name....and then challenge the English interpretation of I Am as incorrect?

I have a trivia question for us all . WHO revealed the very name of GOD to us .
A hint , read the gospels . The answer is in the gospel . pay heed to the gospel of john .

 

[Pearl]

I have a trivia question for us all . WHO revealed the very name of GOD to us .
A hint , read the gospels . The answer is in the gospel . pay heed to the gospel of john .

Intriguing.

 

[michaelvpardo]

Perhaps people don't understand what it means to be eternal and self existent, but there was no one to name God but God Himself, and so He identified Himself by many names, but gave one name above all names in the person of His Son, so that He might be glorified among men through our Lord Jesus Christ, His own person incarnate.