A crucial moment in God’s self-revelation to his covenant people occurs on the verge of the exodus, at the burning bush, where Moses asks God to reveal to him his name: 13And Moses said to God, “Behold, I am going to the sons of Israel, and I will say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you.’ And they will say to me, ‘What is his name?’ What shall I say to them?” 14And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And he said, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ”
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