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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:
Let us review You quote Ryrie as saying "The name Yahweh WAS KNOWN TO THE PATRIARCHS" . Exodus 6:3 says "and I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as God Almighty, but by My name, LORD, I DID NOT MAKE KNOWN Myself known to them." (EMPHSIS added) ... so if He DID NOT MAKE HIMSELF KNOWN BY HIS NAME how WAS IT KNOWN TO THE PATRIARCHS?. What did God say in Exodus 6:3? Then we can go on to the Genesis accounts. You are right ... I do conflict with experts, bu not the Bible. |
Bible Answer: You write: "If He DID NOT MAKE HIMSELF KNOWN BY HIS NAME how WAS IT KNOWN TO THE PATRIARCHS?" You tell me. You're the one who is saying that the name YHWH was unknown to the patriarchs, even though I have shown you in Genesis that the patriarchs did call upon the name of YHWH. So indeed, "if He DID NOT MAKE HIMSELF KNOWN BY HIS NAME how WAS IT KNOWN TO THE PATRIARCHS?" You tell me. This is a question that is left unanswered by you, not by me. "One of the basic principles of biblical interpretation is the analogia scriptura, the analogy of Scripture. In other words, we must compare Scripture with Scripture in order to understand its full and proper sense. And since the Bible doesn't contradict itself, any interpretation of a specific passage that contradicts the general teaching of the Bible is to be rejected." OK, if the name YHWH was not known until Exodus, then you tell me: How is it that men called upon the name of YHWH in Gen. 4:26, 8:12, and 13:4? How are they to call on him of whom they have never heard? One of two things must be true: a) Either the passages in Genesis that speak of men calling upon the name of YHWH are untrue, in error and not a legitimate part of the inspired scriptures; or b) Exodus 6:3 is not to be taken in an overly wooden literal sense, but must be interpreted in light of other scriptures that address the same issue. Which is it -- a) or b)? We have to compare scripture with scripture and apply a little common sense to its interpretation. Otherwise, we are left with unexplainable contradictions between various verses of scripture. Re-interpreting or changing the meaning of a number of verses of scripture to fit one's own interpretation of a single verse is not applying sound principles of interpretation. Rather it is precisely what the Jehovah's Witnesses do to prove their heretical points. |