WHO ARE YOU?
• What does the image of the
thumbprint with God’s name in
the center communicate to you?
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• Why is it important to know the
“who” behind any “what”?
• If God had never revealed His
name to us, how would it change
our relationship with Him?
• How does knowing God’s name
help you understand God’s
actions?
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THE NAMES
OF
GOD
This month we will look at the names of God
and today we start with His most holy name,
the name from which many others are derived:
YAHWEH
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I AM YAHWEH
Exodus 6:2-8
2Then
God spoke to Moses, telling him, “I am Yahweh. 3I appeared to Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob as God Almighty, but I did not reveal My name Yahweh to them. 4I also
established My covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land they
lived in as foreigners. 5Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites,
whom the Egyptians are forcing to work as slaves, and I have remembered My
covenant.
6“Therefore
tell the Israelites: I am Yahweh, and I will deliver you from the forced
labor of the Egyptians and free you from slavery to them. I will redeem you with an
outstretched arm and great acts of judgment. 7I will take you as My people, and I will
be your God. You will know that I am Yahweh your God, who delivered you from the
forced labor of the Egyptians. 8I will bring you to the land that I swore to give to
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you as a possession. I am Yahweh.”
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WHAT’S IN A NAME?
• This is the first time in Scripture where God reveals His holy
name. Why do you think He used it four times in this short
passage?
• How does a relationship with someone change when we
know their name? Why does it make a difference?
• What do you think it means that God did not reveal His name
Yahweh to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob?
• What is the significance of God waiting to reveal His name
Yahweh at the proper time?
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THE PROMISE-KEEPER
“Why did God say that by His name the LORD He had not made Himself
known to the patriarchs? Was not God known by the name Yahweh to the
patriarchs Abraham... Isaac, and Jacob? Yes, He had been (e.g., Gen. 13:4).
But He mainly appeared to them as God Almighty (ʾel šadday), the One who
provides or sustains. He had not displayed Himself to the patriarchs primarily
by the name Yahweh. So in Exodus 3:14 God meant that now He was
revealing Himself to Moses not only as Sustainer and Provider, but also as the
Promise-Keeper, the One who was personally related to His people and would
redeem them.”
The Bible Knowledge Commentary
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YAHWEH PROMISES
• Looking back at the promises God made to the
Israelites, how did God establish He could be trusted
to keep His promises?
• How is our true character revealed in the promises
we make, keep and break?
• Yahweh is the God who makes and keeps covenant
promises.
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YAHWEH KEEPS HIS PROMISES
Exodus 15:1-3
1Then
Moses and the Israelites sang this
song to the LORD. They said: I will sing
to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; He
has thrown the horse and its rider into
the sea. 2The LORD is my strength and
my song; He has become my salvation.
This is my God, and I will praise Him, my
father’s God, and I will exalt Him. 3The
LORD is a warrior; Yahweh is His name.
• The Israelites are very specific
about what they are singing:
Yahweh has made good on His
covenant.
– Are we specific when we sing
praises to God? How so?
– What do the Israelites
recognize about God in this
song?
• Actions?
• Attributes?
• Character traits?
LIKE NO OTHER
GOD
Unlike other gods, Yahweh keeps every promise
He has ever made. For every promise, trait, and
quality, He is worthy to sing to and about,
unlike any other god.
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YAHWEH STANDS ALONE
Exodus 15:11-13
11LORD,
who is like You among
the gods? Who is like You,
glorious in holiness, revered
with praises, performing
wonders? 12You stretched out
Your right hand, and the earth
swallowed them. 13You will lead
the people You have redeemed
with Your faithful love; You will
guide them to Your holy
dwelling with Your strength.
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• His exclusiveness and uniqueness
are highlighted as they continue
to ask the rhetorical question,
“Who is like you?”
• All of us have tried to plan a
family vacation and can tell
stories of how difficult it is to get
a family all pointed in the same
direction.
• Have you ever thought how
difficult it must have been to lead
two million people?
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YAHWEH OUR GOD
• When God created us, He knew we (as in the human race)
would go after other gods and create them for ourselves if
none were to be found.
• In all of history, no god has been created that can begin to
compare with the God who we find in Scripture.
• He has a unique name that He shared with His people,
Yahweh, which communicates His sovereignty and power,
forever reminding believers that He is a God who can be
trusted to keep His promises.
• Yahweh is peerless, no matter what religions of the world
claim and we can confidently approach Yahweh in song and
prayer, just like the Israelites.
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