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NASB | Exodus 6:3 and I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as God Almighty, but by My name, LORD, I did not make Myself known to them. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 6:3 "I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob (Israel) as God Almighty [El Shaddai], but by My name, LORD, I did not make Myself known to them [in acts and great miracles]. [Gen 17:1] |
Bible Question: What does it mean here that "I appeared as God Almighty, by not by Lord"? Don't both refer to God? How can He appear as one but not the other? |
Bible Answer: Hi Prayon, I think that your Exodus 6:3 can be directly referred back to Exodus 3:13. Moses had been told that he should say that I AM has sent him for He had said, "I AM WHO I AM." This is what Moses would say if the people asked what His name was. I haven't found in Genesis that they asked him this question. I am of the opinion that Moses simply spoke of the the (God) of your fathers. Ex. 3:13,15 And verse 15 says "This is My name forever and this is My memorial-name to all generations." But I see Exodus 5:22 and Ex 3:13 as a contrast and I'm not sure that he had spoken of the 'I AM". In any case, personally, I see Jesus speaking in the Triune Godhead in Ex 6:3, "...and (I) appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as God Almighty, but by My name, Lord, I did not make Myself known to them." And in verse 8 he repeats, (I) am the Lord. The fact that He appeared to Abraham is found in Nolan's reference to Genesis 17:l, "Now when Abram was niney-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am God Almighty;..." And what is the name of the Lord here? Genesis 16:13, "Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, "Thou art a God who sees"; for she said, "Have I even remained alive here after seeing (Him?)" Of course she had seen the Angel of the Lord, for Jesus said in John 6:46, "Not that any man has seen the (Father). " In any case, Genesis talks about a God who sees. That is just what Exodus is about also. Exodus 3:9, "...furthermore, (I) have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them." Exodus 4:31, "So the people believed; and when they heard that the Lord was concerned about the sons of Israel and that (He) had seen their affliction, then they bowed low and worshiped." Exodus 6:5, "And furthermore (I) have heard the groaning of the sons of Israel, because the Egyptians are holding them in bondage;..." He is a God who sees, hears, and acts; for Exodus 3:20 "...I will stretch out (My) hand, and strike Egypt..." Exodus 7:5, "And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch out (My) hand on Egypt and bring out the sons of Israel from their midst." Exodus 15:ll, "Who is like Thee among the gods, O Lord? Who is like Thee, majectic in holiness, Awesome in praises, working wonders? Thou didst stretch out (Thy) right hand, The earth swallowed them." Exodus 15:2, "I will sing to the Lord, for He is highly exalted; The horse and its rider (He) has hurled into the sea. The Lord is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; This is my God, and I will praise Him; my father's God, and I will extol Him. The Lord is a warrior; The Lord is (His) name." Parentheses mine for comparison. |
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