In Exodus 3:4 God called: “Moses! Moses!” And Moses said, “Here I am”.
When charged to go to Pharaoh to seek the release of the Hebrews from slavery, Moses recanted his minute-prior affirmation, and said, “Who am I...?” In effect he was saying, “I am not”. Like saying, “I am not who I thought I was”. It was a reversal of the affirmation.
He had plenty of excuses: He was a felon with murder on his record. (He could have been saying, “You don't know what I have done!). He was not eloquent, he stuttered. His upbringing, though in Pharaoh's household, was like in a foster home; he was not raised by his parents.
Moses topped his excuses by asking God, “By the way, what is your name?” And God answered, “I AM!”
The same two wonderful words!
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