My Name שְׁמִ֖י

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Jan 14, 2026 · 4m

We are in chapter twenty-three of Exodus with our word for today which is a construct of the noun and pronoun together translated as a phrase. שְׁמִ֖י my name. It is used 91 times in the Old Testament. Only four times our phrase is used to refer to human beings. A good example of this is how Jacob uses it to refer to himself. (Genesis 48:16). Another example is when David sends a group to represent his interests to Nabal (1 Samuel 25:5). This sense of sending a representative to act on your behalf or in your name is how our word is used in our chapter today. Exodus 23:20-21 Behold, I send an…