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To name something is to define its character and its use. Naming creates borders; boundaries to an object’s character and function. The God of Israel reveals His name for the first time to Moses on the mountain of Sinai. He declares His identity: Jehovah, YHVH, or simply I AM. God is a generic title, but here, on the Holy Mountain, the Divine reveals his personal name—His character.
This week, Pastor David continues the sermon series on “Rediscovery the Father.” Let us learn what is in a name, and how our perception of names determines our understanding of our relationship to objects, to a person, and to God. The name you use determines the perception of your relationship to the object. God ensures that Moses and Israel will understand the relationship by defining the perception through a name.
“And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ” Moreover God said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘The Lord God of your fathers, 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 My memorial to all generations.’” Exodus 3:14-15
