Sermon Tone Analysis

⇒ I will free you: from slavery.

⇒ I will redeem you: with power and with mighty acts of judgment.

I’am The Lord appears four times in this passage

1.

To introduce the message

2. To Confirm God’s promise of redemption verse 6

3. To underscore God’s intention to adopt Isreal verse 7

4. To confirm His promise of the Land and to conclude the Message verse 8

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He Desires to Show Me Something

God Almighty translates the Hebrew El-Shaddai, that is, “The God Who Is Enough,”

“The All-Powerful,” and “The One Who Is Self-Sufficient,” signifying God as a source of all blessing and military prowess.

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

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 (cf.

comments on 3:14–15).

God also reminded Moses of His covenant name “Jehovah” (6:3).

One way to get to know God better is to pay attention to His names.

The patriarchs knew God as “God Almighty,” which in the Hebrew is “El Shaddai—the all-sufficient and all-powerful God,” and they knew that God’s name was “Jehovah” (Yahweh); but they didn’t understand the full implications of the name.

God had explained the name “Jehovah” to Moses when He called him in Midian (3:13–14), but now He associated His name with the covenant He would make with His people (6:4).

Jehovah is the special name of God that links Him with Israel and His covenants, and it is so sacred to Jews even today that they will not speak it when they read the Scriptures in the synagogue.

Instead, they substitute “Adonai” (Master) or simply say “the Name.”

This does not mean that the Patriarchs were totally ignorant of the name Yahweh

But it does reveal that they did not fully understand its full implications as the Lord who is the promise keeper

This would be fully understood by the Israelites who experienced the Exodus

This is Experiential

God is the LORD (Jehovah, Yahweh), the great Redeemer and Deliverer of His people, the God who fulfills the covenant of His great promises

The very meaning of God’s name, the LORD (Jehovah, Yahweh), was now ready to be fulfilled.

God was now going to redeem and deliver His dear people.

God is the LORD (Jehovah, Yahweh) (v.

8c).

Again, the point is restated because of its importance: God is the great Redeemer and Deliverer of His people, and the time has now come for the very meaning of His name to be fulfilled.

The time has now come for Him to redeem and deliver His people from their sufferings.