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The Bible presents God through a covenant made with the nation of Israel (Exodus 19:5–6) and then to all humanity through Jesus Christ (Galatians 3:14). This trajectory reveals how God’s identity—first anchored in the memory of the patriarchs—ultimately expands to every nation.
 

When Moses encounters the burning bush, he is met with the God of his fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob (Exodus 3:6). As reflected in the book of Isaiah, God was not an unknown deity; the Israelites already knew and longed for Him (Isaiah 63:16).
 

The revelation at the burning bush was primarily meant to teach Moses, who had spent decades away from his people. This encounter provided him with the understanding necessary to know their God, who was a partisan protector and had seen the mistreatment of His people and was stepping in to heal them (Exodus 3:7–8).
 

However, Moses knew God partially through the framework of a distinct national and legal covenant (Deuteronomy 4:7–8), but the New Testament introduces a complete unveiling of God in Jesus Christ (Hebrews 1:1–3). When Jesus says, “Before Abraham, I am,” He is expressing a full understanding of the Father (John 8:58).
 

Because the Mosaic Law and its boundaries were designed to govern and set apart the nation of Israel (Leviticus 20:26), neither Moses nor the Jews could reveal God to the rest of the world.
 

God, who was once believed to belong to Israel, is extended to all people through faith—which comes by hearing His word and believing the message of Christ (Romans 10:17).
 

Through faith the God of the historical patriarchs is fully revealed, fulfilling the ultimate promise made to Abraham: “I have made you the father of a multitude of nations” (Genesis 17:5).
 

The prophet Hosea declared long ago that this day would come, saying, “I will give a new name to those who are not My people; I’ll call them ‘My people,’ and to the one who has not been loved, I’ll rename her ‘beloved.’ And it shall turn out that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘children of the living God’” (Hosea 2:23; Hosea 1:10; quoted in Romans 9:25–26).
 

However, Isaiah prophesied of a judgment where ears were made heavy, keeping people from receiving God, thus preventing them from being healed (Isaiah 6:9–10).
 

Jesus affirms Isaiah’s prophecy, saying, “For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, I will be ashamed of also when I come in my glory and the glory of the Father and the holy angels” (Luke 9:26).
 

Jesus’ warning is not transactional. People create the condition themselves when they reject the Scriptures, believing they only need to seek His face to be healed. But every healing comes through His words (Psalm 107:20). Jesus reveals the Father through the Scriptures, and life comes from receiving them (John 6:63).
 

When Jesus put mud on the blind man’s eyes, He also said, "Go wash in the pool of Siloam” (John 9:7). The healing came when the man heard His word and obeyed (John 9:11).
 

TheGoodNewscast.com invites you to receive God fully and be unashamed of the Scriptures that testify of Jesus, so that the next time you seek God’s face, you will be reminded of His words and be healed (John 12:48).