Published: 2024-12-30

The Content and Dynamics of the Revelation of the Divine Name in the Book of Exodus Part II: Analysis of the Narrative Exod 25:1-40:38

Piotr Pasierski
Gdańsk Studies
Section: Artykuły
https://doi.org/10.26142/stgd-2024-013

Abstract

The article constitutes a continuation of the study addressing the significance of the formulas of the Divine Name: יְהוָה, אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה, and אֶהְיֶה (Exod 3:14–15). The analysis focuses on the subsequent textual material of the Book of Exodus (Exod 25:1–40:38), where YHWH is primarily portrayed as manifesting His presence in the Tabernacle, which He commands to be built as His dwelling place. Applying the method of narrative analysis to the entirety of the narrative material, the author concludes that the primary communicative aim of the book is to present God as being. This concept is signaled in the formulas of the Divine Name and confirmed throughout the narrative representation of the events. The depiction of YHWH’s presence intensifies progressively as the narrative unfolds, with God transitioning from an unknown name and imperceptible presence to being known by the name YHWH and permanently present among the Israelites.

Keywords:

Divine Name, Book of Exodus, Yahweh, I Am Who I Am, Narrative analysis

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Pasierski, P. (2024). The Content and Dynamics of the Revelation of the Divine Name in the Book of Exodus Part II: Analysis of the Narrative Exod 25:1-40:38. Gdańsk Studies, 55, 21–29. https://doi.org/10.26142/stgd-2024-013

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