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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on Exodus 3:15

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · Cross-reference reference work
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The Lord: Exo 3:6, Exo 4:5; Gen 17:7, Gen 17:8; Deu 1:11, Deu 1:35, Deu 4:1; Ch2 28:9; Mat 22:32; Act 7:32 this is my name for ever: The name here referred to is that which immediately precedes, יהוה, \[Strong's H3068\], Yehowah, which we translate "Lord", the name by which God had been known from the creation of the world ( Gen 2:2), and by which he is known to the present day. יהוה, Yehowah, from הוה, hawah, to be, subsist, signifies "He who is", or "subsists", i.e., eminently and in a manner superior to all other beings; and is essentially the same with אהיה, eheyeh, "I AM", in the preceding verse. Psa 72:17, Psa 72:19, Psa 135:13, Psa 145:1, Psa 145:2; Isa 9:6, Isa 63:12 my memorial: Psa 102:12; Hos 12:5; Mic 4:5; Mal 3:6; Heb 13:8 Exodus 3:16
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