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In the bible that God refers to himself as he?
This just came up after I read a post just now,
since he is always referred to as "he"

Yeah I know I said himself?

2006-06-20 13:04:09 · 6 answers · asked by okayokayokay 5 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

6 answers

On the first page of the first book (Genesis):

"And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day."

There are lots of other examples, but that is the first one.

2006-06-20 13:07:06 · answer #1 · answered by codemap 2 · 0 0

There is a problem here, it is English. The 5 books of Moses were written in Hebrew. Please excuse some of the hebrew did not show up.
Read this:

Of all the names of God, the one which occurs most frequently in the Hebrew Bible is the Tetragrammaton, appearing 6,823 times, according to the Jewish Encyclopedia. The Biblia Hebraica and Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia texts of the Hebrew Scriptures each contain the Tetragrammaton 6,828 times.

In Judaism, the Tetragrammaton is the ineffable name of God, and is therefore not to be read aloud. In the reading aloud of the scripture or in prayer, it is replaced with Adonai ("My Lords", commonly rendered as "the Lord"). Other written forms such as י (yod) ו (vav) (YW or Yaw); or י (yod) ה (heh) (YH or Yah) are read in the same way.

Outside of direct prayer, the word "’ǎdônây" (אֲדֹנָי) is not spoken by some Jews since to do so is considered a violation of the commandment not to use the Lord's name in vain (Exodus 20:7). Therefore, the word is often read as HaShêm (הַשֵּׁם) literally, "The Name") or in some cases ’ǎdô-Shêm, a composite of ’ǎdônây and HaShêm. A similar rule applies to the word ’ělôhîym ("God"), which some Jews intentionally mispronounce as ’ělôkîym for the same reason. (In a process analogous to the "euphemism treadmill", a prosaic substitute for the Tetragrammaton during one historical period may acquire sanctity and thus itself be considered too holy for ordinary use in subsequent periods.)

Using the vowels of YHWH
Josephus wrote that the sacred name consisted of four vowels. Many sacred name ministries who believe that YHWH consists of four vowels pronounce these four vowels as "ee-ah-oo-eh" and believe that indicates God's name was either "Yahweh" or "Yahuweh". In what may be a coincidence, the Greek name "ιαουε" would have been pronounced "Yah-oo-eh". (Iota is used as both a vowel and a semi-vowel.)

Of course, early Hebrew had no written "vowels" as such — every letter of the Hebrew alphabet was primarily consonantal in function (see Matres lectionis).

Another tradition regards the name as coming from three different verb forms sharing the same root YWH, the words HYH haya היה: "He was"; HWH howê הוה: "He is"; and YHYH yihiyê יהיה: "He will be". This is supposed to show that God is timeless, as some have translated the name as "The Eternal One". Other interpretations include the name as meaning "I am the One Who Is." This can be seen in the traditional Jewish account of the "burning bush" commanding Moses to tell the sons of Israel that "I AM אהיה has sent you." (Exodus 3:13-14) Some suggest: "I AM the One I AM" אהיה אשר אהיה, or "I AM whatever I need to become". This may also fit the interpretation as "He Causes to Become." Many scholars believe that the most proper meaning may be "He Brings Into Existence Whatever Exists" or "He who causes to exist".

The name YHWH was not always applied to a monotheistic God: see Asherah and other gods, Elohim (gods) and Yaw (god).

There are many times that YHWH shows up in a more feminine aspect:

"So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them." Gen. 1:27
"As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings, so the Lord alone did lead [Jacob] and there was no strange god with him." Deut 32:11-12 [KJV]
"You were unmindful of the Rock that bore you; you forgot the God who
gave you birth." Deut 32:18
"As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you." Isa. 66:13a
"I will fall upon them like a bear robbed of her cubs." Hos. 13:8a

Each of the hebrew letters also has a meaning, and a number, and a meaning for that number.

Please take the time to do some research on HIS name, and the hebrew. It will open your eyes to the true message and to the many aspects of God. He came to men in different forms, and with a different face.


Blessings
gracfuly

2006-06-20 21:48:48 · answer #2 · answered by gracfuly 1 · 0 0

Luke 9

2006-06-20 20:09:58 · answer #3 · answered by robert p 7 · 0 0

Matthew 6:30 "....will HE not much more clothe you?"
Matthew 22:30 "...HE is not the God of the dead, but of the living"
Matthew 23:61 "and he who swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by HIM who sits upon it."
Luke 2:14 "Glory in the highest places to God and on earth peace among men of HIS good pleasure."

believe now?

2006-06-20 20:19:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

You mean the bible that was written and manipulated by men?? Translated by men?? Interpreted by men???

Yeah, sure, whatever.

2006-06-20 20:22:47 · answer #5 · answered by LindaLou 7 · 0 0

No, but Jesus referred to him as father.

2006-06-20 20:09:11 · answer #6 · answered by rhymingron 6 · 0 0

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