And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
15. And God said moreover. God again assumes his name taken from the covenant which he had made with Abraham and his posterity, that the Israelites may know that they do not deceive themselves in an uncertain God, provided they depart not from the religion of their fathers; for as soldiers assemble round their standard to maintain the order of their ranks, so does he...
Moses says, Who am I? thinking himself unworthy and unequal to the task. Yet the more fit a man is for service, the less he thinks of himself. God answers: My presence is enough. The weak in themselves do wonders when strong in the Lord; those most diffident of themselves may be most confident in God.
AI summary
Commenting on Exodus 3:11-15
And God said moreover unto Moses,.... As a further explanation of the above name, and of the design and use of it: thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel: for their further instruction in the said name, and for the confirmation of the mission of Moses, and the success of it: the Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God...