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Bible Answer: You asked....Question: 1-why is jehovah not mentioned in the bible if that is his name? Ps. 83:18; Isa.12:2 2-Why do churches use the cross when jesus was persacuted on a tree or stake Ac. 5:30; 10:39; Ga. 3:13, and we were also told by the bible to not bare false witness or worship images or idols Isa. 42:8; 1Jo 5:21; Act.17:29; De.18:20-22; Mt.7:15-23? .. First Question ...Question: 1-why is jehovah not mentioned in the bible if that is his name? Ps. 83:18; Isa.12:2 I don't understand the question. Are you asking why the Hebrew word is not Jehovah but the english translation uses Jehovah? Here is a good explanation from Easton Dictionary Jehovah the special and significant name (not merely an appellative title such as Lord [adonai]) by which God revealed himself to the ancient Hebrews (Ex 6:2-3). This name, the Tetragrammaton of the Greeks, was held by the later Jews to be so sacred that it was never pronounced except by the high priest on the great Day of Atonement, when he entered into the most holy place. Whenever this name occurred in the sacred books they pronounced it, as they still do, "Adonai" (i.e., Lord), thus using another word in its stead. The Massorets gave to it the vowel-points appropriate to this word. This Jewish practice was founded on a false interpretation of Le 24:16. The meaning of the word appears from Ex 3:14 to be "the unchanging, eternal, self-existent God," the "I am that I am," a convenant-keeping God. (Comp. Mal 3:6; Ho 12:5; Re 1:4,8.) The Hebrew name "Jehovah" is generally translated in the Authorized Version (and the Revised Version has not departed from this rule) by the word LORD printed in small capitals, to distinguish it from the rendering of the Hebrew Adonai and the Greek Kurios, which are also rendered Lord, but printed in the usual type. The Hebrew word is translated "Jehovah" only in Ex 6:3; Ps 83:18; Isa 12:2; 26:4, and in the compound names mentioned below. It is worthy of notice that this name is never used in the LXX., the Samaritan Pentateuch, the Apocrypha, or in the New Testament. It is found, however, on the "Moabite stone" (q.v.), and consequently it must have been in the days of Mesba so commonly pronounced by the Hebrews as to be familiar to their heathen neighbours. 2-Why do churches use the cross when jesus was persacuted on a tree or stake It is true that trees were used to nail cross beams to outside of the city of jerusalem, but not exclusicely,so that the truth is that both constructed crosses and trees were used to nail a malefactor up. Also archealogogical evidence of the bones of criminal graves proove that they did actually nail through the hands and feet and not the wrist as has been commonly taught by many that thought the bible said hands but meant wrists. These teachers kept trying to stop and explain that the bible means wrists when it says hands here.. and now we find out.. no.. it meant hands. Go figure :) They would use the horizontal cross beam and nail it the vertical trunk of a tree, but they would also use vertical cross pieces in the ground, and either way it was common to refer to it as a tree, especially since the idea was that of the wood of the cross coming from a tree. I mean they were not using lumber mills here. They could take two suitible portions of tree branches strong enough and form a cross and calling it crucifixion on a tree would fit just fine. 3 and we were also told by the bible to not bare false witness or worship images or idols I am not sure what you are asking here. Bearing false witness is when someone says something about someone else that is not true, as in a court or examination to apply justice to a situation. Or you could even apply it to lying. Idols and images are pretty obvious. Were you wondering why groups like catholics use statues in their churches and pray before them to various saints and Mary? I think they will tell you (not being a catholic) that they do not believe it is idolatry because they are just praying to the saint in heaven and using the statue to "help their faith". I think it is idolatry to pray to a saint in heaven which would make the statue a mute point. But many catholics don't really read the Bible (it is not considered a necessity to faith to them) and so they do many such things. Or are you talking about christians that like to display crosses such as on jewlry. . |
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