Exodus 3:6

“Moreover he said, I am the God of thy fathers, etc.] Of every one of his fathers next mentioned: the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; with whom the covenant respecting the land of Canaan, and the promise of the blessed seed the Messiah, was made: this again shows that the Angel of the Lord that now appeared was God himself, Jehovah the Son of God. Our Lord makes use of this text to prove the resurrection of the dead against the Sadducees, God being not the God of the dead, but of the living; (<411226>Mark 12:26,27) and Moses hid his face; wrapped it in his mantle or cloak, as Elijah did, (<111913>1 Kings 19:13), because of the glory of the divine Majesty now present,…”

“I am the God . . . come down to deliver--The reverential awe of Moses must have been relieved by the divine Speaker (see Mat 22:32), announcing Himself in His covenant character, and by the welcome intelligence communicated. Moreover, the time, as well as all the circumstances of this miraculous appearance, were such as to give him an illustrious display of God's faithfulness to His promises. The period of Israel's journey and affliction in Egypt had been predicted (Gen 15:13), and it was during the last year of the term which had still to run that the Lord appeared in the burning bush.”

“Our Saviour adduces this passage as a proof that the doctrine of the Resurrection was taught in the Old Testament Matthew 22:32, and He calls this book “the Book of Moses” Mark 12:26, two points to be borne in mind by readers of the Pentateuch. return to 'Top of Page'”

“I am the God of thy father - He lets him know it is God that speaks to him, to engage his reverence, faith and obedience. Thy father, thy pious father Amram, and the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, thy ancestors. Engaged to them by solemn covenant, which I am now come to perform. And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God - The more we see of God, the more cause we shall see to worship him with reverence and godly fear. And even the manifestations of God's grace should increase our humble reverence of him. Exodus 3:8”

“3:6 This transcendent God had committed himself to Moses’ ancestors in a faithful promise maintained for hundreds of years. Moses was in awe of the one, holy, and transcendent God of Abraham. Jesus quoted this verse when he was sparring with the Sadducees about the concept of resurrection (Matt 22:32; Mark 12:26; Luke 20:37).”

“I am: Exo 3:14, Exo 3:15, Exo 4:5, Exo 29:45; Gen 12:1, Gen 12:7, Gen 17:7, Gen 17:8, Gen 26:24, Gen 28:13, Gen 31:42, Gen 32:9; Kg1 18:36; Est 3:4; Psa 132:2; Jer 24:7, Jer 31:33, Jer 32:38; Eze 11:20; Zac 8:8; Mat 22:32; Mar 12:26; Luk 20:37; Act 7:32, Act 7:32 thy father: Though the word avicha, "thy father," is here used in the singular, yet St. Stephen, quoting this passage ( Act 7:32), uses the plural, ο Θεος των πατρων σου, "the God of thy fathers;" and that this is the meaning, the following words prove. This reading is confirmed by the Samaritan and Coptic. hid: Gen 17:3; Jdg 13:22; Kg1 19:13; Neh 9:9; Job 42:5, Job 42:6; Psa 106:44, Psa 106:45; Isa 6:1-5; Dan 10:7, Dan 10:8; Mat…”

“Jehovah then made Himself known to Moses as the God of his fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, reminding him through that name of the promises made to the patriarchs, which He was about to fulfil to their seed, the children of Israel. In the expression, "thy father," the three patriarchs are classed together as one, just as in Exo 18:4 ("my father"), "because each of them stood out singly in distinction from the nation, as having received the promise of seed directly from God" (Baumgarten). "And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God." The sight of the holy God no sinful man can bear (cf. Kg1 19:12). Exodus 3:7”