Wrangler
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Yes, we all say I am. However, this is not God's name."""Moses said to God, "Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, `The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me, `What is his name?' Then what shall I tell them?" God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM.""
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If someone asks you what is your name and you might begin by saying that your name is Irish. And the next sentence state your name, Patrick. It is deliberate willful ignorance to claim the person meant by "Irish" that is your name rather than an attribute of you/your name.
Beyond that, neither Jesus nor God uttered the Great I am. The actual words of the almighty here are more appropriately translated as ETERNAL. God answered Moses by first identifying his defining characteristics, making him unique among the gods of the area. Then, he explicitly identified his name. Why do you suppose God said his name YHWH is to be rememered for all generations?