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Moses encountered Yahweh on a mountain in the form of a burning bush (Exodus 3-4:17). Intrigued by the bush that wasn\u2019t consumed, Moses drew closer to the Lord. In Yahweh\u2019s presence, Moses stood on holy ground and was told to remove his sandals.<\/p>\n
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During this conversation, Moses offered excuses for not being the one to lead the Hebrew nation out of bondage. But God continued to reassure Moses that Yahweh would be with him.<\/p>\n
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Moses thought of everything, including who to say had sent him. Yahweh\u2019s words hold deep meaning and yet there is simplicity. \u201cSuppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, \u2018The God of your fathers has sent me to you,\u2019 and they ask me, \u2018What is his name?\u2019 Then what shall I tell them?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\nGod said to Moses, \u201cI am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: \u2018I am\u2019 has sent me to you.\u201d <\/em>(Exodus 3:13-14 \u2013 NIV)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
The Israelites knew exactly who had sent Moses. The God of their ancestors would lead them out of slavery. Yahweh.<\/p>\n
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In one of my favorite books, Pray with Purpose, Live with Passion<\/em>, Debbie Williams has this to say about Yahweh.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\u201cJehovah is the proper name of the one true God. So distinguished is His name that rabbinical writings refer to Yahweh as \u2018The Great and Terrible Name,\u2019 \u2018The Unutterable Name,\u2019 \u2018The Holy Name,\u2019 and \u2018The Name of Four Letters\u2019 (because from the Hebrew it is rendered YHVH.\u201d[i]<\/p>\n
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The Name of the Lord was and is so precious and holy to the Jewish people. They revered the Name and were cautious of using it in a way that would go against God\u2019s commands. Remember Exodus 20:7?<\/p>\n
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Mrs. Williams goes on to share this insight. \u201cCould it be that due to our familiarity with the Lord, we have become irreverent and unappreciative of God\u2019s divine majesty and name?\u201d[ii]<\/p>\n
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I suspect she might be correct.<\/p>\n
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As I near the end of the alphabet and end this series on the Names of the Lord, I pray that you will have found something special in His Name. I pray that you have come to understand that God\u2019s Name is able to provide all that you need. But most of all, pray that you have come to God through His Names.<\/p>\n
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God had a few more words to say to Moses on that mountaintop, even about His Name. Exodus 3:15 (NIV) says this. \u201cThis is my name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Yahweh. From generation to generation God has been remembered by this Name. What a beautiful Name!<\/p>\n
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Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/p>\n
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Donna<\/p>\n
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[i] Pray with Purpose, Live with Passion, Debbie Williams, Howard Books, 2006, page 235.<\/p>\n
[ii] Pray with Purpose, Live with Passion, Debbie Williams, Howard Books, 2006, page 235.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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