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1 | who can explain to me? | John 1:1 | Searcher56 | 120237 | ||
Corrections to Point 2 .......................... 2. The name of Almighty God is JEHOVAH, and I do not think his name or his title is Word. ... There are three primary names of God El (Gen 7:1), YHVH (Gen 2:4) and Adonai (Gen 15:2). Then there are compound names or attributes, based on what He did or what the people wanted. |
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2 | God's name or a title? | John 1:1 | bstudent | 120533 | ||
Do you distinguish between a name and a title? Cite examples and you will see the distinction. I'm guessing that the compound names you cite will be either names of places incorporating God's "name" or compound titles related to his attributes or roles/positions (i. e. Grand Instructor, Rock, Almighty God, Sovereign Lord, Creator). Better yet, do a search in a concordance on "name" and you' be amazed how often it appears with YHVH and how infrequently with any titles. If you're willing to try it, let me know what you conclude. |
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3 | God's name or a title? | John 1:1 | Zsuzsi | 120586 | ||
There is a special name for God in Hebrew, that is translated 'the LORD' ('Yahweh', that is, "the existing One", always capitalized 'LORD') in basically all Bible versions. The Jews respected the name of the LORD to a great extent, that is why they preferred to use 'titles' at other times; eg. 'Adonay', which is translated 'Lord', was a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence; or 'Elohym', translated 'God', meaning something close to 'Divine Ruler'. And of course there are thousands of other titles, "Tower of Refuge", "Rock of Strength", "Great King", "God of Abraham", "Holy One of Israel", and so on. So I believe God has only one 'name' in the Bible, that is 'the LORD', ie. 'the existing One'; all the rest are mighty and beautiful titles appointed to Him... Truly He deserves every one of them, and He would deserve much more; His Name is above all names. 'Word' refers to Jesus, for in Him the word of God (His law and His promises) was fulfilled. Jn:1:14: And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. Mt:5:17: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. God bless, Zsuzsi |
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4 | God's name or a title? | John 1:1 | bstudent | 120595 | ||
If Yahweh means "the existing one," why do Bibles translate the name as "LORD." Doesn't lord mean "one having power or authority; ruler."? Isn't adonay lord? Now we have confusion. The fact is that God inspired his name to be recorded in the Bible thousands of times, far exceeding any titles - even Lord or God! His worshipers, the Israelites, freely used his name, as this attests. Why did the Jews stop using it? Was it out of 'deep respect' or divine revelation? Hardly! The Jews, as a nation with its corrupt leaders, had abandoned God and the truth, thus losing his powerful holy spirit. Their Father was now in actuality the Devil, the big fat liar. To remove what God had inspired, especially his awesome and fear-inspiring name, Yahweh, is the most disrespectful thing they could have done. But of course they topped that - murdering his son, the means by which he purposed to reconcile them to Him first, and then all of humanity. Jesus said to pray that God's name be sanctified or hallowed. (Matt 6:9) He made this name known and continues to make it known as head of the Christian congregation. At Matt 4:10, paraphrasing Deuteronomy 6:13 where the Hebrew tetragrammaton appears, Jesus tells the liar that it is Yahweh alone that should be worshiped. Let us reject Satan's lies and the traditions of those that invalidate the Word of God, honoring his holy name and worshiping Him alone. If you would like more information on this subject, I would be happy to provide it. Sincerely. |
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