Why God Revealed His Name to Moses and Not the Patriarchs

Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Vaera 5:1

Curated by Arthur·Translated by Maggid (Beta)·

Another interpretation of (Exodus 6:3): "And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob as El Shaddai, but by My name HaShem I was not known to them." I did not make it public to them whether it is the explicit Name; but to you I have revealed it, because you are going to redeem Israel, so that you may succeed. The Holy One, blessed be He, said: In this world I have revealed My name to individuals, but in the world to come I make My name known to all Israel, as it is said (Isaiah 52:6): "Therefore My people shall know My name..."

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