In John 4, Jesus meets a Samaritan woman, and they had a conversation about God, #truth, and worship. She said to Yeshua, not -knowing who he really- was,
“I know that #Messiah is coming (He who is called the Anointed One.) When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”
Yeshua’s response?
“I, the One speaking to you, “ani Hu” (I AM).”
In chapter 8, Yeshua had got caught up in a controversy with the religious leaders. Frustrated and confused, they demanded to know,
“Who are you?”
Yeshua replied, “What have I been telling you from the beginning?”
…“Abraham and the prophets died. Yet You say, ‘If anyone keeps My -word, he will never taste death.’ You are not greater than our father Abraham who died, are You? The prophets also died! Who do You make Yourself out to be?”
…Yeshua answered, “Amen, amen I tell you, -before- Abraham was, #I #AM