<P> Its context is the encounter of the burning bush ( Exodus 3 : 14 ) : Moses asks what he is to say to the Israelites when they ask what God has sent him to them , and Yahweh replies , `` I am who I am , '' adding , `` Say this to the people of Israel , ' I am has sent me to you . ' '' ' Ehyeh is the first person form of hayah , `` to be '' , and owing to the peculiarities of Hebrew grammar means both `` I am '' , `` I was '' , and `` I will be '' . The meaning of the longer phrase ' ehyeh ' ăšer ' ehyeh is debated , and might be seen as a promise ( `` I will be with you '' ) or as statement of incomparability ( `` I am without equal '' ) . </P>
<P> Its context is the encounter of the burning bush ( Exodus 3 : 14 ) : Moses asks what he is to say to the Israelites when they ask what God has sent him to them , and Yahweh replies , `` I am who I am , '' adding , `` Say this to the people of Israel , ' I am has sent me to you . ' '' ' Ehyeh is the first person form of hayah , `` to be '' , and owing to the peculiarities of Hebrew grammar means both `` I am '' , `` I was '' , and `` I will be '' . The meaning of the longer phrase ' ehyeh ' ăšer ' ehyeh is debated , and might be seen as a promise ( `` I will be with you '' ) or as statement of incomparability ( `` I am without equal '' ) . </P>
when did god say i am who i am
when did god say i am who i am
Exodus 3 : 14
Exodus 3 : 14