Who Is “I Am That I Am”?

In the third chapter of the book of Exodus, God speaks to Moses at the burning bush, commanding him to return to Egypt, confront Pharaoh, and initiate the rescue of the enslaved Israelites. “I will be with you,” He assures Moses; “and that shall be your sign that it was I who sent you.”

Seeking greater confidence in his mission, Moses presses further:

When I come to the Israelites and say to them, “The God of your fathers has sent me to you” and they ask me, “What is His name?,” what shall I say to them?