Why? Because of who he is- I am the Lord.

• Exodus 6:3 is a significant verse regarding the name of God.
• “I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty (El Shaddai), but by my name the LORD (Yahweh) I did not make myself known to them.”
• God is revealing to Moses that while He had appeared to the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob) as El Shaddai (God Almighty), they did not know Him by the name Yahweh.
• God is making a new revelation of His name, Yahweh, to Moses and the Israelites
• This marks a turning point in God’s relationship with His chosen people, He discloses His personal name and establishes a covenant with them using this name. (there has always been pwr in name)
• “Yahweh” is tied to God’s presence, promises, and the deliverance of the Israelites 
• Yahweh (YHWH): This is the most sacred and personal name of God in the Hebrew Bible. It is often referred to as the Tetragrammaton, a four-letter word (YHWH) with no vowels.
• it is often replaced with Adonai (meaning “Lord”) in oral reading.
• Adonai: “Lord” or “Master.” Adonai is used to address God in prayer and worship.
• Elohim: Elohim is a plural form of Eloah (meaning “God”) and is often used to emphasize God’s power and majesty. 
• El Shaddai: “God Almighty” or “God of the Mountains.” It emphasizes God’s strength, power, and provision. El Shaddai is frequently used in the context of God’s promises and blessings.
• El Elyon: This name means “God Most High” and highlights God’s supremacy and sovereignty over all. It is associated with the idea that God is the ruler over the entire universe.
• Jehovah (or Yahveh): While the name Yahweh is the most accurate representation of the Tetragrammaton, some English translations of the Bible use “Jehovah” as a rendition of the divine name by inserting vowels (e.g., “Jehovah” combines the consonants YHWH with vowels from Adonai). 
• Yah (Yahh): This is a shortened form of Yahweh and is often used in poetic and worshipful contexts. It is found in expressions like “Hallelujah,” which means “Praise Yah.”
• Jehovah-Jireh: “The LORD Will Provide” Ge 22:14 Jehovah-Rapha: “The LORD Who Heals” Ex 5:26 Jehovah-Nissi: “The LORD Is My Banner” Ex 17:15 the source of victory. Jehovah-Shalom: “The LORD Is Peace Ju 6:24, Jehovah-Raah or Jehovah-Rohi: “The LORD Is My Shepherd Ps 23:1 Jehovah-Tsidkenu: “The LORD Our Righteousness” Jeremiah 23:6 Jehovah-Shammah: “The LORD Is There” Ez 48:35, Jehovah-Elohim: “The LORD God”This combines “Jehovah” with “Elohim,” 
• Because of WHO he is is- It means WHAT he CAN and WILL DO- know his name know his POWER
• He has already established a covenant with the Israelites-  He says because of who I am and ALSO Because I have also established My covenant with them
• Gen 17:7 And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you.
• When God makes a covenant- He keeps it. He doesn’t break it. He will see it through because of who he is- He is the one who makes and seals the covenant- and he will see it through! 
• Deuteronomy 7:9 is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments.
• A THOUSAND Generations! Some say 100-200 generation from adam- That’s not a thousand
• Psalm 89:34 My covenant I will not break, nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips.
• My wife and I said vows of covenant when we were married. To us, that means that we are in covenant with each other. It cannot and will not be broken. We are bound together forever. 
• How much MORE the God of the universe who entered into Covenant with Noah, Abraham, Moses, David and now US in the NEW COVENANT- 
• Hebrews 8:6 But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.
• BUT WHY? Because of What I have heard v5 
• When you pray, ask and seek the Lord and you don’t see anything happen- it gnaws at you. The Devil uses it against you and torments you the same way Jesus and Adam were- “did God really say” and “doesn’t the word say”. It’s only to discourage you. To dishearten you. Set you back. 
• Here me this morning- DO NOT GIVE UP. Don’t quit on GOD. Keep praying and believing! 
• Psalm 34:17 The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles 1 John 5:14 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
• When you are alone by yourself praying- He hears you. In worship- He hears you. Your thoughts, your desires, your hopes your dreams! Believe with David- Ps 66:19 certainly God has heard me 
• Psalm 116:1-2 I love the LORD, because He has heard my voice and my supplications. Because He has inclined His ear to me, therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.”
• Friend- this is a truth you need to get down in your spirit. You may complain like Moses and feel like he has promised you something that has not come to pass, but HOLD ON TO THE WORD
• Ma 7:7-8 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened
• This is a Gospel Truth! Don’t hang out with naysayers and Donny downers who don’t have faith
• After basic- Wanted to go to war and die. Why? We repeatedly called cadences on dying valorously. The soul will follow what the mind meditates on and the mouth speaks.