Good Afternoon!<\/p>\n
I am currently enjoying a little bit freer movement of my fingers as I type, for I popped the poison ivy blisters between them at lunch time. Yippee! I\u2019ve also my cup o\u2019 joe (blended with chicory- given to me by a friend) handy\u2026 so we\u2019re off to learn more about God through the means of His names in the Bible.<\/p>\n
So far we\u2019ve looked at \u201cEL\u201d, \u201cELOHIM\u201d, \u201cEL SHADDAI\u201d and \u201cADONAI\u201d.<\/p>\n
Today we look at: YHWH, God\u2019s personal name for Himself!<\/p>\n
The Jews viewed this word as so sacred, they would not pronounce it. Us English speaking folk pronounce \u201cYHWH\u201d as YaHWeH or Yahweh. There is also JeHoVaH (JHVH) or Jehovah. Both Yahweh and Jehovah come from Y\/J H W\/V H.<\/p>\n
Our Bibles usually translate YHWH into LORD. The Hebrew letters come from the verb \u201cto be\u201d. This covenant name of God occurs close to 7000 times in the OT. I think one of the most memorable scriptures where this name occurs is at the Burning Bush\u2026<\/p>\n
Exodus 3:13-14<\/p>\n
Then Moses said to God, \u201cIndeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, \u2018The God of your fathers has sent me to you,\u2019 and they say to me, \u2018What is His name?\u2019 what shall I say to them?\u201d And God said to Moses, \u201cI AM WHO I AM.\u201d And He said, \u201cThus you shall say to the children of Israel, \u2018I AM has sent me to you.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Wow! \u201cI AM\u201d! Not \u201cI WAS\u201d or \u201cI WILL BE\u201d, but \u201cI AM\u201d! Current, existing One, no beginning and no end\u2026 i.e. Eternal! When you see \u201cLORD God\u201d in your Bible, it is usually YHWH Elohim in the Hebrew.<\/p>\n
Okay, so YHWH\/ JHVH\/ Yahweh\/ Jehovah is God\u2019s personal name. It is nice to know our Eternal God is a personable God too. There\u2019s no questioning His absolute being!<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a01. How are you getting along with YHWH lately?
\n\u00a0 \u00a02. Is Yahweh\u2019s eternality a cause for joy or fear for you?
\n\u00a0 \u00a03. Why does Jehovah stoop sometimes to dialogue with man (ex. Moses)?<\/p>\n
Peace,
\nJim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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