What is God's Name?

When God called Moses to go to Egypt to lead Israel from captivity, Moses said to God (in Exodus 3:13): "Behold, I am going to the sons of Israel, and I will say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you.' now they may say to me, 'What is His name?' What shall I say to them?" In verse 14, "God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM"; and He said, "Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'" Then, in verse 15 He revealed Himself further: "The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.' This is My name forever, and this is My memorial name to all generations."

The English word, LORD,used in this passage in many Bibles is actually, YHVH in the Hebrew (the original language of this text). This name is thought to be a derivation of "I AM THAT I AM." This phrase is thought to describe God's self existence, eternal nature, and unchanging nature. Some have said that the phrase, I AM THAT I AM, is a "...etc" type phrase. In other words it would be like saying, "I AM THAT I AM THAT I AM THAT I AM..." It is conceptually challenging for us to understand that God is eternal and eternally faithful! I agree with David that knowing God is "too wonderful for me; it is too high, I cannot attain to it" (Psalm 139:6). I need God's revelation to even start to try to understand in a small way His omnipresence (He is everywhere) and His omniscience (He is all-knowing) and His omnipotence (He is all powerful)!