This is My Beloved Son
with Whom I am pleased.
Listen, listen, listen to Him!
and Jesus said I AM He
I told you I AM He!
Robert E. Benton, Jr.
Matthew 17:5; John 6:35; 8:12,24,28; 10:7,9,11,14,15; 11:25-27; 14:6; 18:4-8
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This hymn recounts many of the metaphorical invitations that Christ made to come to the Father through Him, as recorded in the gospel of John, where Jesus introduces each passage by saying “I AM…”, echoing God’s self-revealed name, YHWH, from Exodus 3:13-15 (note that YHWH is often transcribed into English using all capital letters “LORD” or alternatively in some versions as “Jehovah”). The chorus places each of Jesus’ “I AM” statements in the context of the LORD’s voice from heaven at the mount of transfiguration, as recorded in Matthew 17, which declares the Father’s love for his Son and commands us to listen to Him. Many attempt to deal with Christ as merely a great teacher, but do we listen to what this great teacher has taught? In full obedience to the command to listen to Christ, we should consider what he has said about himself, including at His betrayal in the garden where he says “I AM He… I told you… I AM He!”
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