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101 | origination name yahwey and GOD | Deut 6:5 | biblicalman | 227723 | ||
GOD is English (greek theos hebrew elohim or el), It means the One Who is the ultimate GOOD. Yahweh is the Hebrew name of God and is based on the verb hayah (ancient form hawah) which was the verb 'to be'. The Name means either The One Who Will Be or The One Who Causes To Be depending on how it is pointed (given vowels). |
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102 | origination name yahwey and GOD | Deut 6:5 | biblicalman | 227796 | ||
The name of God is expressed in the Hebrew as YHWH. In ancient Hebrew there were almost no vowels in the written language. Thus any vowels added were added after the time of Christ. In Hebrew words have two syllables. Any seeming extra syllables are prefixes or suffixes. Thus YHWH is to be pronounced either Yahweh (He will be) or Yohweh (He causes to be). Jehovah is an impossiblity in Hebrew. It arises because the vowels of adonai (lord) were applied to YHWH so that anyone reading aloud would recognise that they had to say adonai and not pronounce the sacred name of God. An experienced Hebraist would immediately recognise that the word Jehovah was not an acceptable word and would thus be warned not to pronounce it. The prefixes and suffixes Ye, Yah and Yahu are all variations of YAH the shortened form of YHWH occasionally found in the Old Testament. | ||||||
103 | Why is it too sacred to pronounce today? | Deut 6:5 | biblicalman | 227805 | ||
The ban on pronouncing the sacred name of God came about after the Exile. It is not strictly a Scriptural ban but it is noteworthy that neither Jesus nor His followers used the name YHWH to our knowledge. In the case of Jesus that was probably because to have used it would have caused great offence. However had He felt it important He would have said so. He also followed the practise of not overusing the title God, replacing it with another noun e.g 'the right hand of Power'. Using the name GOD can become blasphemous simply because we use it carelessly. However, it was a good practise to call God GOD, as it made clear that there is only one God. It was because of the Jewish practise that we do not know how God's name is pronounced. If we do not know how to pronounce it then we are not certainly using the name of God however we pronounce it so we do not need an excuse not to use it. It is just common sense. . |
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104 | Why is it too sacred to pronounce today? | Deut 6:5 | biblicalman | 227818 | ||
I must confess I fail to see how Jesus could have used the tetragrammaton in John 8.56-58 or that he used it anywhere else. He could not have said 'before Abraham was YHWH'. If He was speaking in Hebrew (which is unlikely) He used the first person as in Exodus 3.14 (EHYEH). Certainly it is based on the tetragrammaton but it was in no way the actual Name of God. It was an interpretation of that Name. Thus Jesus never taught the way to pronounce YHWH. His hearers took it as blasphemy because they gathered the inference of what He was saying, not because He used the Name of YHWH. That does not of course in any way invalidate Calvin's comments. | ||||||
105 | Old Testament punishment for fornication | Deut 22:22 | biblicalman | 229015 | ||
hi michael, Your question is answered in Deut 22.22-29. If a man lies with a married or betrothed woman he will be put to death. The woman also unless she was forced. In the case of an unbetrothed woman (whether forced or not)the punishment is a fine and a sentence to marry the girl (giving her her dowry) with no rights of divorce. This was for the woman's protection. She would be unmarriageable. If she or her family is unwilling for a marriage to take place he must pay her her dowry (Exod 22.16-17). Best wishes. |
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106 | name of the 2 spies that Joshua sent to | Joshua | biblicalman | 228320 | ||
The names of the two spies are not supplied. They were simply two men of Israel. | ||||||
107 | who were the two spies in joshuea 2 | Joshua | biblicalman | 228322 | ||
see previous answer | ||||||
108 | How many judges were in the bible? | Judges | biblicalman | 228869 | ||
hi welcome to the forum it depends whom you count as judges. othniel ehud deborah/barak gideon abimelech tola jair jephthah ibzan elon abdon samson eli samuel best wishes |
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109 | help finding a fake prophet | 1 Samuel | biblicalman | 228043 | ||
try 1 Samuel 28 | ||||||
110 | why 5 stones for david's sling? | 1 Samuel | biblicalman | 228508 | ||
Possibly because he counted them on his fingers. Possibly because 5 is the number of covenant. But most likely because that was all that would fit into his pouch. While an expert slinger he was not arrogant and took into account that he might miss. | ||||||
111 | who is the last judge of israel? | 1 Samuel | biblicalman | 228910 | ||
Hi Eddy welcome to the forum. The last Judge of Israel was Samuel. Best wishes |
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112 | What is meant by anointed? | 1 Sam 10:1 | biblicalman | 229352 | ||
Hi Ms NO Welcome to the Forum. There are only two references in the New Testament to Christians being anointed. The first is in 2 Cor 1.21-22, 'He Who --- anointed us is God, Who also sealed us and gave us the guarantee of the Spirit in our hearts.' Here the anointing clearly comes when we first believe and are sealed by the Holy Spirit. We know that we are anointed because of God's promise and because of the change that He has wrought in our hearts. The second reference is in 1 John 2.20 where we read, 'and you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.' This is in contrast to those who have proved themselves to be false. The point is that God's anointing of us by His Spirit is the cause of our spiritual understanding and certainty whereby we know the truth. 'All things' refers to all things necessary for our spiritual wellbeing. The other references to anointing refer to Jesus and speak of when He received the Holy Spirit after His baptism. Best wishes |
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113 | What is meant by anointed? | 1 Sam 10:1 | biblicalman | 229361 | ||
To be 'born of water' does not refer to baptism as such. It refers to the new life that springs up through rain. The coming of the Holy Spirit on men is often likened by the prophets to rain. See Isaiah 32.15; 44.1-5; 55.10-13. it was this experience that Jesus wanted Nicodemus to have. It is in Isaiah 55.10-13, where he speaks of 'bringing to birth' through rain, that the idea of new birth is specifically introduced, which is why Jesus expected Nicodemus to know about it. At this stage, as far as we know, baptisms in water were not being carried out. They ceased when John was put in prison and commenced again after Jesus' resurrection. But cerainly once we have been born of water and the Spirit we should be baptised. But it is the 'baptism in the Spirit' (1 Cor 12.13; Romans 6.3) that saves us. |
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114 | other like 2sam 13:11,12 | 2 Samuel | biblicalman | 228408 | ||
forgive me for saying so but you appear to be obsessed with this question. I am not sure it is healthy. |
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115 | Why did God kill Uzzah | 2 Samuel | biblicalman | 228903 | ||
Hi ASC welcome to the forum There are times in history when God is revealing Himself in special ways. This was one of them. The Ark of God was held as especially sacred. It denoted the place where God came down and met with His people. Normally it would be hidden behind a veil. But because it was being transported it had been placed on a cart which had been made for the purpose. Special preparations had been made. It had been placed on the Ark by those appointed by God who themselves would not have touched it. It had to be carried on poles. All knew that no one must touch it. To do so would be to defile it. As the cart moved forward crowds danced around. Many more were watching. Uzzah had been given a grave responsibilty, to bear the Ark undeflied to Jerusalem. The oxen stumbled. But there is no indication that the Ark was in any danger. For Uzzah to reach out and touch it was an act of gross blasphemy. It revealed a heart that had no regard for the holiness of God. He was treating God with familiarity, and demonstrating that he had no confidens that God could look after Himself. He was treating Him like a lifeless idol. Had nothing happened the whole crowd would have lost their awe at the presence of God. Uzza revealed that He was not sufficiently in awe of God, and his act was an act of gross disobedience. But his being struck down does not necessarily mean that he did not find mercy, only that he had by his action forfeited his life. From then on none could doubt the sacredness of the Ark. In the end we must recognise 'how unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out' Best wishes |
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116 | 2 sam 13:1 | 2 Sam 13:1 | biblicalman | 228405 | ||
It was in fact Amnon who lusted after his half-sister Tamar (2 Samuel 3.1-2). Absolom was her full brother and slew Amnon, which was why he then fled to his father-in-law. Taking your sister or half-sister sexually is forbidden in Levitcus 20.17. The penalty was seemingly death. Seth and Cain clearly married their sisters, as did all the sons of Adam (Genesis 4-5) Abraham married his half-sister (Genesis 20.12). But that was before it was forbidden. There are known cases today of people who cohabit with their sisters. It is not usually illegal in the Western world but is frowned on by the church, and forbidden by God |
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117 | Why is Nebuchadnezzar spelled with an r? | 2 Kings | biblicalman | 228331 | ||
Nebuchadnezzar's name in his own language was Nabu-kudurri-usur. It transliterated into Hebrew as Nebu-chadr-ezzar. In the Hebrew text that form of the name occurs mainly in Jeremiah. But in Kings it is rendered as Nebuchadnezzar, with the r changing to an n. This was a quite normal change. Thus both forms are correct. In the Hebrew text both forms are found. |
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118 | who was king abijah | 2 Chr 13:1 | biblicalman | 228846 | ||
hi welcome to the forum, Rehoboam was the son and heir of Solomon, Abijah was the son and heir of Rehoboam. He defeated the army of Jeroboam who had become king over a separated Israel, but himself only reigned for three years. (2 Chron 13.1 ff), having fourteen wives. |
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119 | who was king abijah | 2 Chr 13:1 | biblicalman | 228928 | ||
Hi Sorry not to reply earlier. I missed your post. Abijah (2 Chron 13.1), also known as Abijam (1 Kings 15.1) is described as 'walking in all the sins of his father which he had done before him' (see 1 Kings 14.23-24). 'His heart was not perfect towards YHWH his God as was the heart of David his 'father'.' (1 Kings 15.3). Thus he was not seen as a good king. On the other hand God did act on his behalf during his war with Jeroboam. Thus he was not wholly bad. Best wishes |
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120 | God said he would never forsake us why? | Neh 9:31 | biblicalman | 229744 | ||
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