In the Old Testament God revealed himself to Moses at the Great I Am, Yahweh… and in the book of John Jesus confirms He is that same I AM… While you may not think so at first glance, tells of the greatest kind of love… Agape love.
And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” Exodus 3:4Exodus 3:4
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4 When Yahweh saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the midst of the bush, and said, “Moses! Moses!”
He said, “Here I am.”
I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward. Genesis 15:1Genesis 15:1
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1 After these things the word of Yahweh came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”
I am the God of your father Abraham… Genesis 26:24Genesis 26:24
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24 Yahweh appeared to him the same night, and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father. Don’t be afraid, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.”
I am with you and will keep you wherever you go… Genesis 28:15Genesis 28:15
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15 Behold, I am with you, and will keep you, wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave you, until I have done that which I have spoken of to you.”
I am the LORD… I will take you as My people, and I will be your God. Then you shall know that I am the LORD your God who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. Exodus 6:6-7Exodus 6:6-7
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6 Therefore tell the children of Israel, ‘I am Yahweh, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm, and with great judgments:
7 and I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God; and you shall know that I am Yahweh your God, who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
For I am the LORD who heals you. Exodus 15:26Exodus 15:26
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26 and he said, “If you will diligently listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, and will do that which is right in his eyes, and will pay attention to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you, which I have put on the Egyptians; for I am Yahweh who heals you.”
And it will be that when he cries to Me, I will hear, for I am gracious. Exodus 22:27Exodus 22:27
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27 for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin. What would he sleep in? It will happen, when he cries to me, that I will hear, for I am gracious.
I am the LORD who sanctifies you.. Exodus 31:13Exodus 31:13
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13 “Speak also to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Most assuredly you shall keep my Sabbaths: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that you may know that I am Yahweh who sanctifies you.
I am holy. Leviticus 11:44Leviticus 11:44
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44 For I am Yahweh your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy: neither shall you defile yourselves with any kind of creeping thing that moves on the earth.
I am your portion and your inheritance.. Numbers 18:20Numbers 18:20
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20 Yahweh said to Aaron, You shall have no inheritance in their land, neither shall you have any portion among them: I am your portion and your inheritance among the children of Israel.
I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Deuteronomy 5:6Deuteronomy 5:6
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6 “I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Be still, and know that I am God;I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! Psalm 46:10Psalm 46:10
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10 “Be still, and know that I am God.
I will be exalted among the nations.
I will be exalted in the earth.”
I am the LORD your God,Who brought you out of the land of Egypt; Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. Psalm 81:10Psalm 81:10
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10 I am Yahweh, your God,
Who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ Isaiah 41:10Isaiah 41:10
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10 Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you; don’t be dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
I am the LORD, that is My name; And My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved images. Isaiah 42:8Isaiah 42:8
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8 I am Yahweh, that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to engraved images.
For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior Isaiah 43:3Isaiah 43:3
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3 For I am Yahweh your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I have given Egypt as your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place.
Fear not, for I am with you Isaiah 43:5Isaiah 43:5
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5 Don’t be afraid; for I am with you: I will bring your seed from the east, and gather you from the west;
“ You are My witnesses,” says the LORD, “ And My servant whom I have chosen, That you may know and believe Me, And understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, Nor shall there be after Me. Isaiah 43:10Isaiah 43:10
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10 You are my witnesses, says Yahweh, and my servant whom I have chosen; that you may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
I, even I, am the LORD, And besides Me there is no savior. Isaiah 43:11Isaiah 43:11
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11 I, even I, am Yahweh; and besides me there is no savior., Isaiah 45:5-6Isaiah 45:5-6
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5 I am Yahweh, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird you, though you have not known me;
6 that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none besides me: I am Yahweh, and there is no one else., Isaiah 46:9Isaiah 46:9
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9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me;
I am the LORD, your Holy One, The Creator of Israel, your King Isaiah 43:15Isaiah 43:15
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15 I am Yahweh, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.
I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; And I will not remember your sins. Isaiah 43:25Isaiah 43:25
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25 I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake; and I will not remember your sins.
Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel, And his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: ‘ I am the First and I am the Last; Besides Me there is no God. Isaiah 44:6Isaiah 44:6
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6 Thus says Yahweh, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Yahweh of Armies: I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.
Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, And He who formed you from the womb: “ I am the LORD, who makes all things Isaiah 44:24Isaiah 44:24
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24 Thus says Yahweh, your Redeemer, and he who formed you from the womb: I am Yahweh, who makes all things; who stretches forth the heavens alone; who spreads abroad the earth ;
Even to your old age, I am He, And even to gray hairs I will carry you!I have made, and I will bear; Even I will carry, and will deliver you. Isaiah 46:4Isaiah 46:4
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4 and even to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs will I carry you. I have made, and I will bear; yes, I will carry, and will deliver.
I am He, I am the First, I am also the Last. Isaiah 48:12Isaiah 48:12
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12 Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
I am the LORD your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you by the way you should go. Isaiah 48:17Isaiah 48:17
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17 Thus says Yahweh, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am Yahweh your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way that you should go.
I, even I, am He who comforts you. Isaiah 51:12Isaiah 51:12
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12 I, even I, am he who comforts you: who are you, that you are afraid of man who shall die, and of the son of man who shall be made as grass;
But I am the LORD your God, Who divided the sea whose waves roared— The LORD of hosts is His name. Isaiah 51:15Isaiah 51:15
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15 For I am Yahweh your God, who stirs up the sea, so that the waves of it roar: Yahweh of Armies is his name.
That I am He who speaks: ‘ Behold, it is I.’ Isaiah 52:6Isaiah 52:6
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6 Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he who does speak; behold, it is I.
For I am with you to deliver you Jeremiah 1:8Jeremiah 1:8
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8 Don’t be afraid because of them; for I am with you to deliver you, says Yahweh.
I am merciful,’ says the LORD Jeremiah 3:12Jeremiah 3:12
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12 Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, you backsliding Israel, says Yahweh; I will not look in anger on you; for I am merciful, says Yahweh, I will not keep anger forever.
But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me, That I am the LORD, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight,” says the LORD. Jeremiah 9:24Jeremiah 9:24
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24 but let him who glories glory in this, that he has understanding, and knows me, that I am Yahweh who exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, says Yahweh.
Then I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God, for they shall return to Me with their whole heart. Jeremiah 24:7Jeremiah 24:7
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7 I will give them a heart to know me, that I am Yahweh: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God; for they shall return to me with their whole heart.
For I am with you,’ says the LORD, ‘to save you’… Jeremiah 30:11Jeremiah 30:11
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11 For I am with you, says Yahweh, to save you: for I will make a full end of all the nations where I have scattered you, but I will not make a full end of you; but I will correct you in measure, and will in no way leave you unpunished.
Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me? Jeremiah 32:27Jeremiah 32:27
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27 Behold, I am Yahweh, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me?
I am the LORD your God: Walk in My statutes, keep My judgments, and do them Ezekiel 20:19Ezekiel 20:19
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19 I am Yahweh your God: walk in my statutes, and keep my ordinances, and do them;
“You are My flock, the flock of My pasture; you are men, and I am your God,” says the Lord GOD. Ezekiel 34:31Ezekiel 34:31
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31 You my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, says the Lord Yahweh.
I am the LORD your God And there is no other. Joel 2:27Joel 2:27
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27 You will know that I am in the midst of Israel,
And that I am Yahweh, your God, and there is no one else;
And my people will never again be disappointed.
For behold, I am coming and I will dwell in your midst,” says the LORD. Zechariah 2:10Zechariah 2:10
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10 Sing and rejoice, daughter of Zion; for, behold, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of you,’ says Yahweh.
For I am the LORD their God, And I will hear them. Zechariah 10:6Zechariah 10:6
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6 “I will strengthen the house of Judah,
And I will save the house of Joseph,
And I will bring them back;
For I have mercy on them;
And they will be as though I had not cast them off:
For I am Yahweh their God, and I will hear them.
For I am the LORD, I do not change. Malachi 3:6Malachi 3:6
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6 “For I, Yahweh, don’t change; therefore you, sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Matthew 11:29Matthew 11:29
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29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.
I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Matthew 28:20Matthew 28:20
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20 teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
I am the bread of life. John 6:48-51John 6:48-51
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48 I am the bread of life.
49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.
50 This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, that anyone may eat of it and not die.
51 I am the living bread which came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. Yes, the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
Then Jesus cried out, as He taught in the temple, saying, “You both know Me, and you know where I am from; and I have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me is true, whom you do not know. John 7:28-19John 7:28-19
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I am One who bears witness of Myself, and the Father who sent Me bears witness of Me. John 8:16-18John 8:16-18
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16 Even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent me.
17 It’s also written in your law that the testimony of two people is valid.
18 I am one who testifies about myself, and the Father who sent me testifies about me.”
Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins. John 8:24John 8:24
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24 I said therefore to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am he, you will die in your sins.”
Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.” John 8:58John 8:58
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58 Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM.”
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. John 9:5John 9:5
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5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. John 10:7-9John 10:7-9
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7 Jesus therefore said to them again, “Most assuredly, I tell you, I am the sheep’s door.
8 All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them.
9 I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out, and will find pasture., John 10:14John 10:14
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14 I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I’m known by my own;
You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. John 13:13John 13:13
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13 You call me, ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord.’ You say so correctly, for so I am.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. John 14:3John 14:3
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3 If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also.
Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. John 14:10-11John 14:10-11
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10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I tell you, I speak not from myself; but the Father who lives in me does his works.
11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me; or else believe me for the very works’ sake.
Jesus answered, “You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.” John 18:37John 18:37
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37 Pilate therefore said to him, “Are you a king then?”
Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world, that I should testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”
‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.’ Acts 22:7-9Acts 22:7-9
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7 I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
8 I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.’
9 “Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn’t understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last. Revelation 1:17Revelation 1:17
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17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man.
He laid his right hand on me, saying, “Don’t be afraid. I am the first and the last,
And He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. Revelation 21:6Revelation 21:6
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6 He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring of the water of life., Revelation 22:13Revelation 22:13
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13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.” Revelation 22:16Revelation 22:16
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16 I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify these things to you for the assemblies. I am the root and the offspring of David; the Bright and Morning Star.”
He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus! Revelation 22:20Revelation 22:20
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20 He who testifies these things says, “Yes, I come quickly.”
Amen! Yes, come, Lord Jesus.
Now that’s some kind of Jesus. Some kind of love.