The NAME of GOD
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Turn Anywhere in Torah
Gen 2:4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth
when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the
earth and the heavens,
Exd 16:28 And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye
to keep my commandments and my laws?
Lev 19:24 But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be
holy to praise the LORD withal.
Num 14:26 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron,
saying,
Deut 3:22 Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he
shall fight for you.
Turn Anywhere in Histories
Josh 1:1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD
it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of
Nun, Moses' minister, saying,
Jdg 6:23 And the LORD said unto him, Peace [be] unto thee;
fear not: thou shalt not die.
Rth 1:17 Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried:
the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee
and me.
1Sam 1:5 But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved
Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb.
1Ki 22:53 For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked
to anger the LORD God of Israel, according to all that his father
had done.
Turn Anywhere in the Prophets
Isa 1:10 Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give
ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
Jer 7:21 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Put
your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh.
Ezek 21:8 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Jonah 1:1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son
of Amittai, saying,
Micah 1:1 The word of the LORD that came to Micah the
Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah.
Malachi 4:5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the
coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
LORD in Hebrew
‫יהוה‬
Yahweh
‫יה וה‬
HWH Y
Holy name
Tetragrammaton
In Greek it is known as the ‘4 letters’
In Hebrew it is called Ha Shem,
The Name
Pointing applied in 900AD
Medieval Masorete Scribe
Tiberius
Tiberius on Sea of Galilee
Diacritic marks
à la mode
château
café
Hawaī'i
karaōke
El Niño
Psalm 23
Pointing applied in 900AD
Adonai, with it’s vowel points:
My Lord
Decalogue parchment 1768
Ex 20:7 (NIV) You
shall not misuse the
name of the LORD
your God, for the
LORD will not hold
anyone guiltless who
misuses his name.
Hedge Around the Law
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Temple 950BC- 586BC
Contractions of YHWH
Eng. Elijah
meaning “my God Yah”.
Eng. Hezekiah
meaning “strength of Yah”.
Eng. Isaiah
meaning “salvation of Yah”.
Eng. Nehemiah
meaning “comfort of Yah”.
Eng. Obadiah
meaning “servant of Yah”.
meaning “remembered of
Yah”.
meaning “hidden of Yah”.
Eng. Zechariah
Eng. Zephaniah
Prefixes
Eng. Jehoash
Eng. Jehohanan
meaning “YHVH gave”.
meaning “YHVH graciously
gave”.
Eng. Jehoiachin
meaning “YHVH will
establish”.
Eng. Jehoiada
meaning “YHVH knows”.
Eng. Jehoiakim
meaning “YHVH will set up”.
Eng. Jehoram
meaning “YHVH exalts”.
Eng. Jehoshaphat
meaning “YHVH judges”.
Burning Bush
Exodus 3:13-15
13Moses said to God, "Suppose I go to the Israelites and
say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,'
and they ask me, 'What is his name?' Then what shall I tell
them?"
14 God said to Moses, "I am who I am . This is what you
are to say to the Israelites: 'I AM has sent me to you.' "
15 God also said to Moses, "Say to the Israelites, ‘YHWH
the 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, the name by which I am to be remembered
from generation to generation.
I AM that I AM
‫ה יה‬
HYH
‫הי ה‬
HYH
To avoid blasphemy, the verb ‘to be’ is
not used at all in modern Hebrew of the
present tense.
High Priest
on Yom
Kippur
Use of G-d by Modern Jews
Vision of Redemption
It is the view of the Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful that the
redemption will proceed in an orderly fashion according to G-d's plan.
First is the foundation of the modern state of Israel and the
miraculous victories that G-d gave the people of Israel in the wars
against 22 Arab enemy states.
Second is the regathering of the people of Israel from all over the
world to the Promised Land.
Third is the liberation and consecration of the Temple Mount and
fourth is the building of the Third Temple.
The final step is the coming of the King of Israel, Messiah Ben
David.
Rabbinic tradition in English
LORD = YHWH
Gen 2:4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth
when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the
earth and the heavens,
Deut 3:22 Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he
shall fight for you.
1Sam 1:5 But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved
Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb.
Jer 7:21 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Put
your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh.
Micah 1:1 The word of the LORD that came to Micah the
Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah.
Exodus 6:3 (KJV)
And I appeared unto Abraham,
unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the
name of God Almighty [El
Shaddai], but by my name
JEHOVAH [YHWH] was I not
known to them.
JEHOVAH
Hebrew
Latin Vulgate c. 505ad
English Tyndale 1530ad
English King James 1611ad
English King James Edit 1769ad
‫יהוה‬
Iehova
Iehouah
Iehovah
Jehovah
Possible correct vocalizations
Yahweh, Yahwah, Yahawah, Yahovah,
Yaheveh, Yehaweh, Yehowah, Yehowih,
Yehwih, Yahuweh, Yahueh, Yahuah,
Jahveh, Iabe, Iahueh, Iehouah, and many
other possible spellings have been
proposed.
Ex 20:7 (NIV w/ Tetragram)
You shall not misuse the name of
YaHWeH your God, for YaHWeH will not
hold anyone guiltless who misuses his
name.
Ex 20:7 (KJV w/ Tetragram)
Thou shalt not take the name of YaHWeH
thy God in vain; for YaHWeH will not hold
him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Isaiah 12:4 (KJV w/ Tetragram)
And in that day shall ye
say, Praise YaHWeH, call
upon his name, declare his
doings among the people,
make mention that his
name is exalted.
Psalms 148:13 (KJV w/ Tetragram)
Let them praise the name
of YaHWeH: for his name
alone is excellent; his
glory is above the earth
and heaven.
The Great name of YaHWeH
Yahweh's Name endures forever -Psalms 135:13
Yahweh's Name is awesome - Psalms 99:3
Yahweh's Name is exalted - Psalms 138:2
Yahweh's Name is honorable - Psalms 66:2
Yahweh's Name is good and great - Psalms 54:6
Yahweh's Name is Pure and Separate (Holy) - Psalms 33:21
Yahweh's Name is jealously preserved- Leviticus 18:21
Yahweh's Name is Majestic - Psalms 8:1
Yahweh's Name is Trustworthy - Psalms 124:8
People of YaHWeH respond
Yahweh's people call on His name- Psalms 105:1
Yahweh's people are saved by His Name- Joel 2:32
Yahweh's people make known His Name- Deut 32:3
Yahweh's people are protected by His Name- Prov 18:10
Yahweh's people Extol and Exalt His Name- Isaiah 12:4
Yahweh's people bless others in His Name- 2Samuel 6:18
Yahweh's people confess His Name - 2Chronicles 6:26
Yahweh's people love His Name - Isaiah 56:6
Yahweh's people remember His Name- Psalms 119:55
Yahweh's people seek His Name - Psalms 83:16
Yahweh's people praise His Name - Psalms 61:8
Yahweh's people walk in His Name - Micah 4:5
Micah 4:5 (KJV) We will walk in the name
of YaHWeH our God for ever and ever.
Jesus called Him ‘Father’
Matthew 5:16
In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see
your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
Matthew 6:9
"This, then, is how you should pray: " 'Our Father in heaven, hallowed
be your name,
Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and
revealed them to little children
ABBA
αββα
Romans 8:15
For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but
you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father."
Isaiah 52:6 (KJV)
Therefore my people
shall know my name:
therefore they shall
know in that day that
I am he that doth
speak: behold, it is I.
Psalms 105:1 (KJV w/ tetragram)
O give thanks to
YaHWeH; call upon his
name: make known his
deeds among the
people.