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I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it to you for a heritage: I am Yahweh.`"

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His Name is His Bond

All three commentators emphasize that when God concludes His promise with "I am Jehovah," it's more than a signature; it's a guarantee. Scholars explain that God is staking His very character—His eternal, faithful, and all-powerful nature—on the fulfillment of His word. His identity is the ultimate assurance that what He has sworn to do, He will perform.

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Exodus

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Exodus 6:8

19th Century

Bishop

I will give it you for an heritage: I am the Lord. —Hebrew, I will give it to you for an heritage, I Jehovah. Th…

John Gill

John Gill

On Exodus 6:8

17th Century

Pastor

And I will bring you in unto the land. The land of Canaan:

concerning which I did swear;…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Exodus 6:1–9

17th Century

Minister

We are most likely to prosper in attempts to glorify God, and to be useful to others, when we learn by experience that we can do nothing on our own…