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Originally Posted by alphageek31337
Because in these books, the bush is quick to point out that it is the god of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, etc. Essentially, pointing out that it is the God of the Jews.
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And the God of his parents.
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"Moses said to God, 'So I will go to the Israelites and say, 'Your fathers' God sent me to you.' They will immediately ask me what His name is. What shall I say to them?'
'I Will Be Who I Will Be,' replied God to Moses."
Exodus 3:13-14, as translated at bible.ort.org
"So, what's your name anyway?"
"Uh.....I'm me!"
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13And Moses said to God, Behold, when I come to the Israelites and 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?
14And God said to Moses, I AM WHO I AM and WHAT I AM, and I WILL BE WHAT I WILL BE; and He said, You shall say this to the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you!
15God said also to Moses, This shall you say to the Israelites: The Lord, the God of your fathers, of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has sent me to you! This is My [3] name forever, and by this name I am to be remembered to all generations.
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Moses is not asking God what his name is. Moses is asking God what he should tell the Israelites his name is. Are you aware of how many names God has in Hebrew? It's alot.
"So who do you want me to tell them you are?"
"I yam who I yam and that's all that I yam."
In the text, it does not seem Moses is confused as to who God is, just that he doesn't know what to tell the peeps at home when they ask what he's been smokin.