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The Ten Commandments: I AM Points to Jesus - Christocentric (Exodus 3)

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When God declares "I AM WHO I AM," He reveals His eternal, self-existent nature. Jesus claimed this name: "Before Abraham was, I AM." The Jewish leaders understood—they picked up stones. John's Gospel records seven "I AM" statements: bread of life, light of the world, good shepherd. Every revelation of God in the Old Testament points to Christ. The burning bush was likely the pre-incarnate Son—the Angel of the LORD who speaks as God. When we read Exodus 3 christocentrically, we see Jesus: the eternal I AM who reveals the Father, who liberates His people, who sends us on mission.

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Exodus 3:1-15John 8:58

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