14And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
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Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 11-15)God, having spoken to Moses, allows him also a liberty of speech, which he here improves; and, I. He objects his own insufficiency for the service he was called to (Exod. 3:11): Who am I ? He thinks himself unworthy of the honour, and not par negotio—equal to the task . He thinks he wants courage, and therefore cannot go to Pharaoh, to make a demand which might cost the demandant his head: he thin…
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