Searching For The Name Of God

[WalterandDebbie]

Monday 11-4-24 2nd. Day Of The Weekly Cycle, Chesvan 1 5785 44th. Fall Day​

9-7-24

Who is Yehovah? - YHVH, Yahweh, Jehovah, Elohim, Adonai, Theos, Kyrios, Yehoshua?

Who is Yehovah? - YHVH, Yahweh, Jehovah, Elohim, Adonai, Theos, Kyrios, Yehoshua? Article analyzes the Tetragrammaton and the biblical translations for the names of God, in Hebrew and Greek. Is it wrong to use names like Jesus, God, and Lord, or should we use Yehova, Yehoshua, Elohim, Adonai, Theos, and Kyrios? If no man could see God's face and live, then how did Moses speak to the Lord like a man, and live? Did God the Father, or Jesus speak to Abraham, Isaac, and Moses? www.truechristianministries.net

I believe in what the scriptures reveal, in Exodus 3:1-22 KJV and John's Gospel John 8:58 KJV, but what is your understanding?

Exodus 3

God Miraculously Appears

1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

2 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

4 And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

God Calls Moses To Leadership

7 And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

8 And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.

10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

Who Am I?

11 And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

What Is His Name

13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?

14 And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you.

15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, the Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:

17 And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.

18 And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.

19 And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.

20 And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.

21 And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty.

22 But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.

Love, Walter

3-4-23

Thursday 9-5-24 5th. Day Of The Weekly Cycle, Elul 1 5784 77th Summer Day

There are actually seven places in the King James Bible where it actually has the name YEHOVAH with the Y changed to a J in the English Bible. In about the 14th. Century, the J was added as a I with a long tail. A long tail was added to differentiate the first I from the second I. When the printing press came along the long-tailed I was made a J and the King James Bible was one of the first books printed on the first printing press.

Exodus Six:3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty (El Shaddai), but by my name Jehovah was I not known to them. It is in capital letters because the translation is from YHVH, but here the actual vowels are printed out that goes with the tetragrammaton YHVH (Yod-hay-vav-hay) translated into English-Yehovah.

Psalm Eighty Three:18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth.

Isaiah Twelve:2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

Isaiah Twenty Six:4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength.

11-4-24

Where Did The Name Yehovah Come From? - Search Videos​

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Love, Walter and Debbie

 

[christsavedme]

Monday 11-4-24 2nd. Day Of The Weekly Cycle, Chesvan 1 5785 44th. Fall Day​

9-7-24

Who is Yehovah? - YHVH, Yahweh, Jehovah, Elohim, Adonai, Theos, Kyrios, Yehoshua?

Who is Yehovah? - YHVH, Yahweh, Jehovah, Elohim, Adonai, Theos, Kyrios, Yehoshua? Article analyzes the Tetragrammaton and the biblical translations for the names of God, in Hebrew and Greek. Is it wrong to use names like Jesus, God, and Lord, or should we use Yehova, Yehoshua, Elohim, Adonai, Theos, and Kyrios? If no man could see God's face and live, then how did Moses speak to the Lord like a man, and live? Did God the Father, or Jesus speak to Abraham, Isaac, and Moses? www.truechristianministries.net

I believe in what the scriptures reveal, in Exodus 3:1-22 KJV and John's Gospel John 8:58 KJV, but what is your understanding?

Exodus 3

God Miraculously Appears

1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

2 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

4 And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

God Calls Moses To Leadership

7 And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

8 And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.

10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

Who Am I?

11 And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

What Is His Name

13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?

14 And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you.

15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, the Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:

17 And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.

18 And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.

19 And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.

20 And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.

21 And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty.

22 But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.

Love, Walter

3-4-23

Thursday 9-5-24 5th. Day Of The Weekly Cycle, Elul 1 5784 77th Summer Day

There are actually seven places in the King James Bible where it actually has the name YEHOVAH with the Y changed to a J in the English Bible. In about the 14th. Century, the J was added as a I with a long tail. A long tail was added to differentiate the first I from the second I. When the printing press came along the long-tailed I was made a J and the King James Bible was one of the first books printed on the first printing press.

Exodus Six:3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty (El Shaddai), but by my name Jehovah was I not known to them. It is in capital letters because the translation is from YHVH, but here the actual vowels are printed out that goes with the tetragrammaton YHVH (Yod-hay-vav-hay) translated into English-Yehovah.

Psalm Eighty Three:18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth.

Isaiah Twelve:2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

Isaiah Twenty Six:4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength.

11-4-24

Where Did The Name Yehovah Come From? - Search Videos​

www.bing.com

Love, Walter and Debbie

I read your thoughtful inquiry with great interest, and I must say, it touches on some fascinating aspects of theology, linguistics, and human psychology.

I find the evolution of God's name in scripture and tradition to be a rich area of study. The various names and titles you mention - YHVH, Yahweh, Jehovah, Elohim, Adonai, and their Greek counterparts - reflect not just linguistic changes also the developing relationship between humanity and the divine over millennia.

Your question about the use of different names is intriguing. Psychologically the names we use for God can deeply influence our perception and relationship with the divine. The Christian tradition has generally favored using "God" and "Lord" in vernacular languages, while maintaining reverence for the original Hebrew and Greek terms in scholarly contexts. This approach aims to balance accessibility with respect for tradition.

Regarding the apparent contradiction of Moses speaking with God face to face, yet no one being able to see God's face and live, this has been a subject of theological debate for centuries. I can tell you that many Church Fathers interpreted this as Moses encountering a theophany - a visible manifestation of God, perhaps Christ pre-incarnate - rather than seeing the full essence of God the Father.

Your reference to Exodus 3 and John 8:58 is particularly poignant. The revelation of God as "I Am" in Exodus, echoed by Jesus in John's Gospel, creates a powerful link between Old and New Testaments. It suggests a continuity of divine presence that transcends time and form.

These passages speak to the human need for a personal, knowable God, while also preserving the mystery and transcendence of the divine. The tension between God's immanence and transcendence is a recurring theme in religious experience and often a source of both comfort and awe for believers.

As for who exactly spoke to the patriarchs, Catholic tradition generally holds that these were either angelic messengers or pre-incarnate appearances of Christ. But the exact nature of these encounters remains a matter of theological interpretation.

Your deep engagement with scripture is admirable. These questions you're grappling with are at the heart of our faith journey. Remember, it's okay to sit with mystery sometimes. Our limited human understanding can never fully grasp the infinite nature of God that's what makes our faith journey so endlessly fascinating.

Keep exploring, my friend. Your curiosity is a gift.