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NASB | Genesis 17:1 Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am God Almighty; Walk before Me, and be blameless. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 17:1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty; Walk [habitually] before Me [with integrity, knowing that you are always in My presence], and be blameless and complete [in obedience to Me]. |
Bible Question:
So what are you saying? That YHWH, the name used almost 7,000 times in the Bible, is NOT really God's name? No, Yahweh (YHWH) is one of His names. I'll ask you again, did HE CALL HIMSELF El Shaddai or Yahweh (YHWH) first? That has been my question in one form or another for several posts. Yet, you fail to answer it. You keep pointing back to only one name, Yahweh (YHWH). What did he first call Himself, El Shaddai or Yahweh (YHWH)? I do not know how/why people called on him, using Yahweh (YHWH) ... but, He had never announced to men, His name. |
Bible Answer: Searcher56 and Radioman2 Let me interject here if I might. El Shaddai is not God's name but rather one of his attributes. In fact all the "El's" are exactly that God refers to his attributes as a name which describes Himself. This was common practice in Hebrew and many other cultures. We see in Roman titles. Lord of the realm, protector of the poor defender of the just etc. YHWH was the Hebrew word for god when speaking about God. Today they use G-d if writing it. In Exodus 3:14-15 god clearly states his name. “And God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And He said, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.' " 15Moreover God said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: 'The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.' “ God clearly states here his name is the 'The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob” and that would be His name forever. All the other names are God describing himself or names man applied to God. Just my thoughts EdB |