I AM is Jesus is I AM

I and the Father are one. John 10:30

Jesus, therefore, said to them, "When you lift up the Son of Man then you will know that I AM." John 17:21

Jehovah: The covenant name of God. The name with which God refers to himself...

And God said to Moses, "I AM I AM": and he said, "Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, "I AM has sent me to you." Exodus 3:14

For where two or three gather together into my name, there I AM in the midst of them. Matthew 18:20

Teaching them to observe all, whatever I commanded you, and see, I AM with you all the days, till the full end of the age. Matthew 28:20

Jesus said to her, "I AM, who is speaking to you." John 4.26

Jesus said to them, "Verily, verily, I say to you, before Abraham's coming I AM." John 8.58

Jesus, therefore, said to them, "When you lift up the Son of Man then you will know that I AM." John 8.28a

From this time I tell you, before its coming to pass, that, when it may come to pass, you may believe that I AM. John 13.19

And he said, "Who are you, Lord?" And he said, "I AM Jesus, whom you are persecuting." Acts 9.5

I AM the bread of life. John 6.48

Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I AM the light of the world; he who is following me shall not walk in the darkness, but he shall have the light of the life." John 8.12

When I AM in the world, I AM the light of the world. John 9.5

Jesus said therefore again to them, "Verily, verily, I say to you I AM the door of the sheep." John 10.7

I AM the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. John 10.11

Jesus said to her, "I AM the resurrection and the life; he who is believing in me, even if he may die, shall live." John 11.25

Jesus said to him, "I AM the way, and the truth, and the life, no one comes unto the Father, if not through me." John 14.6

I AM the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. John 15.1

Jesus cried, therefore, in the temple, teaching and saying, "You have both known me, and you have known from where I AM; and I have not come of myself, but he who sent me is true, whom you have not known; and I have known him, because I AM from him, and he sent me." John 7.28, 29

Jesus, therefore, said to them, "Yet a little time I AM with you, and I go away unto him who sent me; you will seek me, and you shall not find; and where I AM, you are not able to come." John 7.33, 34

I AM who is testifying of myself, and the Father who sent me testifies of me. John 8.18

Of him whom the Father did sanctify, and send to the world, do you say, "You speak evil," because I said, "Son of God I AM?" John 10.36

You call me, Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for I AM. John 13.13

And if I go on and prepare for you a place, again do I come, and will receive you unto myself, that where I AM you also may be. John 14.3

Jesus said to him, "So long time I AM with you, and you have not known me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father; and how do you say, 'Show us the Father?'" John 14.9

Father, those whom you have given me, I will that where I AM they also may be with me. John 17.24a

So Jesus, knowing all the things that were coming upon him, went forth and said to them, "Whom do you seek?" They answered him, "Jesus, the Nazarene." He said to them, "I AM." When he said to them, "I AM," they drew back and fell to the ground. Therefore, he again asked them, "Whom do you seek?" And they said, "Jesus, the Nazarene." Jesus answered, "I told you I AM; so if you seek me, let these go their way." John 18.4-8

What did his reply to them mean? I suggest that he was saying, "Yes, I am the Jesus you seek; whom you have found, however, is the covenant God of Israel in the flesh."

And Jesus said, "I AM; and you shall see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the power, and coming with the clouds of the heaven." Mark 14.62

And they all said, "You, then, are the Son of God?" and he said to them, "You say, because I AM." Luke 22.70

And immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, "Be of good courage, I AM, be not afraid." Matthew 14.27

For they all saw him, and were troubled, and immediately he spoke with them, and said to them, "Take courage, I AM, be not afraid." Mark 6:50

And he said to them, "I AM, be not afraid." John 6.20

For many shall come in my name, saying, "I AM," and many they shall lead astray. Mark 13.6

And he said, "See you be not led astray, for many shall come in my name, saying, 'I AM,' and the time has come near; go not on then after them." Luke 21.8

What does the covenant name, I AM, mean to the people of God? Consider the names by which God revealed himself to his people.

Jehovah- Elohim Lord our God Genesis 2:4

This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made earth and heaven. NAS

These births of the heavens and of the earth in their being prepared, in the day of Jehovah God's making earth and heavens. YLT

Jehovah- Jireh Lord our Provider Genesis 22:14

Abraham called the name of that place "The Lord Will Provide," as it is said to this day, "In the mount of the Lord it will be provided." NAS

And Abraham called the name of that place, "Jehovah-Jireh," because it is said this day in the mount, "Jehovah does provide." YLT

Jehovah- Rophe Lord our Healer Exodus 15:26

And he said, "If you will give earnest heed to the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right in his sight, and give ear 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, the Lord, am your healer." NAS.

And he says, "If you really hearken to the voice of Jehovah your God, and do that which is right in his eyes, and have hearkened to his commands, and kept all his statutes: none of the sickness which I laid on the Egyptians do I lay on you, for I, Jehovah, am healing you." YLT

Jehovah- Nissi Lord our Banner Exodus 17:15

And Moses built an altar, and named it, "The Lord is My Banner." NAS

And Moses built an altar, and called its name, "Jehovah-Nissi." YLT

Jehovah- M'Kaddesh Lord our Sanctifier Leviticus 20:8

You shall keep my statutes and practice them; I am the Lord who sanctifies you. NAS

And you have kept my statutes and have done them; I am Jehovah, sanctifying you. YLT

Jehovah- Shalom Lord our Peace (Wholeness; nothing missing or defective) Judges 6:24

Then Gideon built an altar there to the Lord and named it, "The Lord is Peace." NAS

And Gideon built an altar there to Jehovah, and called it, "Jehovah-Shalom." YLT

Jehovah- Sabaoth Lord of Hosts Isaiah 1:24

Therefore the Lord God of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel declares, "Ah, I will be relieved of my adversaries, and avenge myself on my foes." NAS

Therefore, the affirmation of the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: Ah, I am eased of my adversaries, and I am avenged of my enemies. YLT

Jehovah- Tsidkenu Lord our Righteousness Jeremiah 23:6

In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely; and this is his name by which he will be called, "The Lord our Righteousness." NAS

In his days is Judah saved, and Israel dwells confidently, and this his name that Jehovah proclaims him, "Our Righteousness." YLT

Jehovah- Shammah Lord is Present Ezekiel 48:35

The city shall be 18,000 cubits round about; and the name of the city from that day shall be, "The Lord is There." NAS

Round about is eighteen thousand, and the renown of the city is from the day Jehovah is there. YLT

Consider the provisions of the Covenant (Deuteronomy 28)

Our Part:


• Fear and honor the name of the Lord your God
• Hearken diligently to the voice of God
• Listen to and do all his commands
• Turn not aside from any of his words
• Follow not after, nor serve other gods
• Serve God with joy and a glad heart and with thanksgiving

God's Part:


• Makes us uppermost above all nations of the earth
• Blesses us in the city (security, fellowship, commerce)
• Blesses us in the field or country (obtaining food, leisure)
• Blesses us with children
• Blesses our crop production and industry growth
• Blesses our food and offerings (bread and seed)
• Blesses our labor and fellow laborers
• Protects and guards our industry and the produce thereof from the devourer
• Blesses our containers for carrying
• Blesses our containers of preparation
• Blesses our traveling
• Defeats our enemies (spiritual, emotional, physical) for us, in our presence, and utterly
• Blesses our storage (barns, storehouses, bank accounts)
• Blesses our every endeavor
• Blesses us with land, and in the land given
• Establishes us as a holy people
• Causes others to see and understand it is the Lord's blessing on us
• Causes others to be in awe of and respect us because we are blessed of the Lord
• Makes us an example of victory and success
• Causes us to abound in prosperity
• Causes our children to be blessed
• Causes our produce to be blessed
• Causes our land to be blessed
• He opens his own heavenly storehouse to us
• He gives us rain in its season
• Blesses all the work of our hand
• Blesses our possessions such that we lend to many and borrow from none
• Makes us the head and not the tail
• Lifts us above all, so we are underneath none
• Delivers and protects from all sickness and disease
• Gives us a sound mind
• Gives us seeing eyes, so that we do not stumble
• Gives us heart encouragement
• Blesses our marriage / family life / posterity
• Enables us to fully enjoy the fruits of our labors
• Provides so that we do not hunger
• Provides so that we do not thirst
• Provides so that we do not go naked
• Provides so that we are free from bondage
• Provides so that we lack no good thing
• The Lord delights in us
• The Lord gives us rest
• The Lord gives us courage
• The Lord gives us hope
• The Lord gives us faith / assurance

WOW! These are the provisions of the Covenant in which Jesus operated during his earthly ministry. (It was valid and operative, for all who believed, from the time God enacted it until the time the New Covenant was enacted and ratified by the blood of the Lamb.) These covenant promises are precisely what Jesus was calling to remembrance in the minds of his audience every time he used the name, "I AM."

The "Jews" of Jesus' time certainly understood the full import of his use of, and personal association with, the covenant name, "I AM"; for on more than one occasion they sought to kill or incarcerate him for this very thing!

Peter got a handle on it, and walked on water! I suggest the following paraphrase:
Jesus: "Do not be afraid. I AM is here with you. Take courage from me."
Peter: "If you are I AM, nothing is impossible for you, so command me to walk to you on the water."
Jesus: "Let it be as you believe. Come here!"

Peter was neither the first nor the last of God's children to walk on the promises of God only to experience a faith failure when focus is diverted from the truth to a lie. It began in the garden of Eden and will continue until Jesus comes back for us. God's "first covenant" partners experienced this phenomenon.

While in Egypt, the Lord delivered his people via awesome signs and wonders, plagues and devastation on the enemies of Israel. In these, he plainly and powerfully showed his willingness and ability to deliver his own.

Israel left the bondage in Egypt having plundered their captors of great wealth and possessions. They began their journey with an abundance of money, livestock, clothing, family, and servants, heading for lands already full of houses and crops prepared, ready and waiting for them.

They did not believe God, so were instead led to wander in a wilderness for 40 years.

During the wilderness travel, God led them with his own presence. Deuteronomy 2:7 states, "For the Lord your God has blessed you in all the works of your hand: he knows your walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the Lord your God is with you; you have lacked nothing."

The next generation possessed the land and all the blessings promised. After they became "fat" with the blessing, they forsook and forgot the Blesser, following after and serving other gods.

The curse of Deuteronomy 28 ensued.

God promised a deliverer, and said of him in the 11th chapter of Isaiah, "The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. He will delight in the fear of the Lord, and he will not judge by what his eyes see, nor make a decision by what his ears hear; but with righteousness he will judge the poor, and decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth; he will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked. Also righteousness will be the belt about his loins, and faithfulness the belt about his waist."

Jesus came as the "repairer of the breach" and "restorer of paths to dwell in."

Jesus said, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he anointed me to preach the good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are downtrodden, to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord."

When Jesus said, "I AM," he was saying, "REMEMBER! You have a God whose name is 'I AM'; he has made covenant with you; call to mind his revealed names and what they mean; call to mind the provisions of his covenant."

We, the Church, the Body of Christ, today's Gospel believers have been given a BETTER covenant, enacted on BETTER promises. (cf. Hebrews 8:6) The provisions of the original covenant were not annuled by Jesus, rather added to! The first covenant provided everything for life, but not everything for godliness. The good news that Jesus preached, i.e. "the kingdom of God is at hand," added to the first covenant the fulfillment of God's promise to "write his laws upon their hearts and minds" (Jeremiah 31:33). This promise came to fruition on the day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit came to live and dwell in mankind permanenlty. GLORY TO GOD FOREVER!! Now we have everything pertaining to life and godliness, given by God to his people (2 Peter 1:3). HALLELUJAH!!