Where in the bible is it
2006-10-28 23:10:22 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The expression "I am" is found in most bibles at Exodus 3:14.
Unfortunately this is a bad translation of the Hebrew.
Better translations are "I shall prove to be, whom I shall prove to be."
or
"I will be whom I will be"
In Israel names had meanings that described the individual.
Jesus' name means "Jehovah is Salvation"
but we don't go around saying "I have faith in Jehovah is Salvation" we say "I have faith in Jesus"
In the greek Septugent at Ex. 3:14 it reads
I am the being, with the being being the name.
So at John 5:58 if Jesus was to quote Ex 3:14 he would have to say, "before Abraham..., the being"
If 'I am' is the correct translation of John 8:58, then when we are asked "How old are you?"
We follow Jesus' example and answer with "Our Name"
Jesus was saying "Before Abraham ..., I have been" which is answering the question asked, and is proper english.
Ex 3:15 goes on to explain that we are to use Jehovah's name and not the definition "I shall prove to be" when addressing Him.
2006-10-31 06:22:39 · answer #1 · answered by TeeM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is God by any name you give it... "I am the I am" is the most accurate to "me".
www.biblegateway.com is a good source for searching the bible by word or phrase.
Human ego does not create God.... unless we THINK it does. Everyone thinks they know the "real" God, as if humans control WHO God is? Or what name to call it? By what they choose to believe or not?
"I am" is neither male OR female, human, plant OR animal..... each tangible temporary being is conditional.
God is unconditional LOVE=I am.
2006-10-31 02:14:37 · answer #2 · answered by wildflower 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
while the Torah is being study Adonai or Hasheim is asserted for God. in case you bypass returned to the Hebrew (for the previous testomony) translation those are the Names you will possibly discover, one and all speaks of God the God of the Hebrews (and Christians). Elohim - God, the Omniscient; ability robust, imaginitive God El - God, The sturdy One, God of would Eloah - God, The cute One Elah or Elahah - God, The eternal God El Olam - God of Eternity, eternal God El Roi - The God that Seeth El Elyon - God maximum intense; Exalted God El Shaddai - Almighty God; The Almighty; All sufficient One; extra effective than sufficient Jehovah (that's actual no longer pronouced properly...the is not any "J" interior the Hebrew language... that's actual a "Y" and so it would be pronounce "Yehovah") - Lord, The eternal, Ever-loving; Self Existent; Covenant God Jehovah Hoseenu - The Lord Our Maker Jehovah Jireh - The Lord sees and grants Jehovah Rophe - The Lord that heals; well-being care expert, Healer Jehovah Nissi - The Lord, Our Banner; Ensign; ordinary there is extra. non secular Jews wake each and every morning blessing Adonai with each and every undertaking they do... letting them wake to a diverse day, for each area of the meal, for being blessed, telling God they suspect that he is going to grant them choose by way of the day.
2016-12-08 23:25:44 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almighty God's name is "Jehovah".It can still be found in some older translations at Psalm 83:18.
2006-10-31 23:45:52 · answer #4 · answered by lillie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
any of God names works.
[110] Say (O Muhammad (P)) "Invoke Allâh or invoke the Most Gracious (Allâh), by whatever name you invoke Him (it is the same), for to Him belong the Best Names. And offer your Salât (prayer) neither aloud nor in a low voice, but follow a way between.
Quran 17:110
2006-10-28 23:56:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hi there, the passage you are looking for is Exodus 3: in the old Testament.
by way of explanation, the title I am who am, spoken to Moses is not Gods name in the same way that we have christian names like john or mary, we cannot know God as He knows Himself, this is mystery, what we know of God has been told to us by Jesus who taught us to call God, our Father.
In a sense by saying to Moses, I AM WHO AM, was tantamount to expressing the holiness of God and the awe that surrounds Him.
just ask yourself how much would Gods name be abused if human beings were to know it? the name of Jesus is terribly abused each and every day.
2006-10-29 00:05:35 · answer #6 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
agree with Ion A
2006-10-28 23:24:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus said to one of his followers "BEFORE ABRAHAM CAME TO BE, I AM." I don't remember if it was to John the Baptist, when he asked Jesus if HE was the ONE that they had been seeking and waiting for, the messiah -- or if it was to another of his disciples.
2006-10-28 23:34:22 · answer #8 · answered by Maewest 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Exodus 3:14
Full "name" is "I am that I am" (Hebrew: אהיה אשר אהיה, pronounced Ehyeh asher ehyeh)
2006-10-28 23:14:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
God is a spirit. God is that small voice you hear. God IS
2006-10-28 23:12:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋