"I AM" Exodus 3.14 and Jhon 8:24/8:58

[rramlow]

Hello everyone, I'm not sure where would be the best place to post this.

My question is, why do we say YHVH/Yahweh, when in Ex. 3:14 Moses basically asks what is your name, and He says Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh/I AM THAT I AM.... That's God's own self-designation, so then why don't we use that and where did YHVH come from?

If someone could elaborate on this or direct me to some info, I would much appreciate it.

I am not a Hebrew scholar yet (having postponed Hebrew to start learning Aramaic).

However, I have one guess for you. I would expect the statement you reference to be in "1st person". To use it except as an obvious quote of the Maker would therefore be applying it to oneself, if even unwittingly. At least until educated otherwise, I believe "YHWH" to be equivalent to the Ex. 3:14 statement but in "3rd person"...

Sort of like saying "He" instead of "I".