Exodus 6:2

2 Then God said to Moses, "I am the Lord.

Exodus 6:2 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 6:2

And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord.
] Or Jehovah, the self-existent Being, the Being of beings, the everlasting I am, the unchangeable Jehovah, true, firm, and constant to his promises, ever to be believed, and always to be depended on.

Exodus 6:2 In-Context

1 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Now you will see what I will do to the king of Egypt. I will use my great power against him, and he will let my people go. Because of my power, he will force them out of his country."

2 Then God said to Moses, "I am the Lord.

3 I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob by the name God Almighty, but they did not know me by my name, the Lord.

4 I also made my agreement with them to give them the land of Canaan. They lived in that land, but it was not their own.

5 Now I have heard the cries of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are treating as slaves, and I remember my agreement.