And God said unto Moses,
I AM THAT I AM:
and he said,
Thus shall you say unto the children of Israel, I AM has sent me unto you.
All Commentaries on Exodus 3:14 Go To Exodus 3
George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
I am who am. That is, I am being itself, eternal, self-existent, independent, infinite; without beginning, end, or change; and the source of all other beings. (Challoner)
Hebrew agrees with the Vulgate, though it seems to read aeje, "I shall be "(Cornelius a Lap ide;)
No name can fully explain the divine perfections. As God is alone, he stands in need of no distinctive appellation, as Lactantius, and even the pagans have confessed. (Origen, contra Cels. vi.) (Calmet)
All other beings are just nothing, compared with God. He alone is self-existent and infinitely perfect. (Worthington)
