Burning Bush, Exodus 3:14 I AM THAT I AM Wall Art
Exodus 3:14 · King James Version Free US shipping
“I AM THAT I AM”
Exodus 3:14
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- words of Scripture
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- print from Exodus 3
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The print
A giclée print on thick archival matte paper of at least 200gsm. The verse is set into the painting in the King James Version, with a blank paper margin that makes framing easy. Sold without a frame.
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Seven high-resolution files covering every common frame ratio, 4096 × 6144 px, good for printing up to A1. Nothing is shipped.
About this print
Burning Bush, Exodus 3:14
A shepherd on his knees in the desert, his sandals set aside, facing a bush that burns without burning up.
Moses before the fire
Moses kneels on stony ground in the left half of the painting, seen from behind and in profile. His hair and beard are gray, a blue mantle and a rust red cloak fall over a white tunic, and his bare soles face the viewer. He grips a tall shepherd's staff with a curved top. On the ground just in front of him lie his leather sandals, taken off and left there.
To the right, a bush with small green leaves stands wrapped in orange and gold flame, yet every branch is intact. Around them stretch pale rocks, dry scrub and a range of violet mountains under a hazy sky. The three words of the divine name run across the top in capitals, “I AM THAT I AM”, with Exodus 3:14 below.
What does I AM THAT I AM mean?
Moses had fled Egypt and was keeping the flock of his father in law Jethro near Horeb, the mountain of God, when he saw a bush on fire that was not consumed. As he turned aside to look, a voice called him by name and told him to put off his shoes, because the place where he stood was holy ground. That is the detail the painting keeps: the sandals left on the dust.
God then sends Moses back to Egypt to bring Israel out of slavery. Moses objects, and asks what name he should give when the people ask who sent him. The answer is verse 14. In Hebrew it is three words, ehyeh asher ehyeh, which can be translated “I am who I am” or “I will be what I will be”. It is linked to the four letter name YHWH, rendered in the King James Version as LORD in capitals. The verse goes on: tell them that I AM has sent you.
Scholars and theologians have read the name as a statement of existence that depends on nothing else, and also as a promise of presence: God will be with his people in whatever comes. In John's Gospel, Jesus says “Before Abraham was, I am”, and his hearers understood the echo.
For a pastor, a study or a classroom
The warm desert palette and the bold capitals make this a strong choice for a pastor's study, a church office, a seminary graduate's first desk or a Sunday school wall where children learn the story of Moses. It can also mark an ordination, a call to ministry or a baptism.
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