There is no need for that. Just because you disagree, doesn’t meant that you have to be mean spirited. State your views and allow others to respond. There are many opinions here and everyone can have a voice.
Genesis 2:4 is where God’s personal name first appears in the scriptures.....and since Moses had a direct line to God through his appointed “Logos”, (the one who always served as God’s spokesman from the beginning).....I think that Moses is to be believed rather than someone on an Internet forum who begs to differ with him.
It wasnt any man who gave a name to God....it was Yahweh himself who resisted his name to his people through Moses.
It is not possible to reason with someone whose mind is closed. If you are not interested in the Greek, Hebrew or Aramaic, then the languages of the Bible is closed to you.
If you read Exodus 3:13-15 in the Jewish Tanakh, then you will see that “I Am” is not the only valid translation of God’s name, and that there is no connection whatsoever with John 8:58. Jesus was answering a question about his age, not his status as a deity.
13 And Moses said to God, "Behold I come to the children of Israel, and I say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they say to me, 'What is His name?' what shall I say to them?" | | יגוַיֹּ֨אמֶר משֶׁ֜ה אֶל־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֗ים הִנֵּ֨ה אָֽנֹכִ֣י בָא֘ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וְאָֽמַרְתִּ֣י לָהֶ֔ם אֱלֹהֵ֥י אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם שְׁלָחַ֣נִי אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם וְאָֽמְרוּ־לִ֣י מַה־שְּׁמ֔וֹ מָ֥ה אֹמַ֖ר אֲלֵהֶֽם: |
14 God said to Moses, "Ehyeh asher ehyeh (I will be what I will be)," and He said, "So shall you say to the children of Israel, 'Ehyeh (I will be) has sent me to you.'" | | ידוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־משֶׁ֔ה אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶֽהְיֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר כֹּ֤ה תֹאמַר֙ לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה שְׁלָחַ֥נִי אֲלֵיכֶֽם: |
15 And God said further to Moses, "So shall you say to the children of Israel, 'The Lord God of your forefathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.' This is My name forever, and this is how I should be mentioned in every generation. | | טווַיֹּ֩אמֶר֩ ע֨וֹד אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶל־משֶׁ֗ה כֹּ֣ה תֹאמַר֘ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ יְהֹוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֗ם אֱלֹהֵ֨י אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִצְחָ֛ק וֵֽאלֹהֵ֥י יַֽעֲקֹ֖ב שְׁלָחַ֣נִי אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם זֶה־שְּׁמִ֣י לְעֹלָ֔ם וְזֶ֥ה זִכְרִ֖י לְדֹ֥ר דֹּֽר: |
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https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/9864)
God’s name “
יְהֹוָ֞ה” is clearly seen in the Hebrew text. And it’s meaning is expressed as (
I will be what I will be). This is not just a statement of his existence because the Jews already knew who “the God of their forefathers” was....this is also a statement of his intentions towards his people now that he had liberated them from Egypt. He would “be” or “become” whatever he needed to be in order for his purpose to be carried out in connection with them.....he would produce his Messiah. But if you read Israel’s history, you will understand why God had to adapt so many times to their errant behavior.
Listen and learn...a closed mind is not worth having.