was not the father above named YAHWEH and not god. There were other gods that people worship and when praying, calling on gods name, how do he know that you are refering to him? Isnt his name YAHWEH
2006-11-03 15:45:17 · 19 answers · asked by tasha 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jeremiah 23:27, says false prophets would cause the people to forget Yahweh's (Jehovah's) name and replace it with Baal.
When you translate Baal into English you get "Lord".
Who has taken Jehovah's name out of the bible and replaced it with LORD (Baal)?
Jesus said Jewish tradition had made Jehovah's word invalid (Matt 15:6-9)
Why would Christians want to follow Jewish tradition?
2006-11-07 10:04:25 · answer #1 · answered by TeeM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Hebrew Bible uses many names to refer to the God of Israel. His personal name is said to be Yahweh. But he is often called Elohim, which is actually "gods." The reason it is plural is because the word indicates power, and God had all the powers that were normally attributed to various gods.
He is also simply called El, which just means God. He was called El Shaddai (God Almighty, or perhaps God of the Mountain). He is called Yahweh Tzvaot (Lord of Hosts), Adonai (Lord), and other names which are descriptive.
In the New Testament, these names get translated into Greek. For example, the name Lord is Kyrios (I think. I don't know Greek. It's something like that anyway).
So in English translation, these names get translated in various ways.
Yahweh itself is really untranslatable. It probably is best translated by "I Am" or "He is." It is related to the name given in Exodus that "I am who I am."
Out of deep respect for this special holy name of God, the Jewish people only ever pronounced it at their most holy holiday, the Day of Atonement, when the priest would go into the holy of holies. At all other times, the name "Adonai" was substituted for Yahweh, and it means "Lord." That is why in English, we also translate it as Lord.
2006-11-03 23:52:56 · answer #2 · answered by Heron By The Sea 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
you are absultly right!!! my name is ~b~ you have a name also. my gods name is jehovah psalms 83:18 and his son is jesus and he uses the holy ghost to get things accomplished! yahweh is hebrew and it is in the tetragrammaton as yhwh modern translators added the a,e. and YAHWEH was in the tetragrammaton 6,973 times! do research and you will find alot of facts like this, then you wonder why translaters took it out?why king james wouldn`t allow it but 3-4 places in his authorised version?why are people afraid to use it today?acts 15: 14 isaiah 43 : 10-12.i hope you are blessed for researching the truth! the bible is truth not what we all say but what the bible says!
2006-11-04 00:08:01 · answer #3 · answered by lilquiltsprogram 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No human today can be certain how it was originally pronounced in Hebrew b/c Hebrew was originally written w/ only consonants and no vowels. Many scholars favor the spelling Yahweh. On the other hand, Jehovah is the form of the name that is most readily recognized, b/c it has been used in English for centuries and preserves, equally w/ other forms, the four consonants of the Hebrew Tetragrammaton.
2006-11-03 23:51:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Tetragrammatron--four hebrew letters (actual prononuciation has been lost). English translitteration is probably closer to YHWH than Yahweh, but "Yahweh," helps us imagine how to pronounce it.
Adonai, meaning "lord" is often spoken instead of pronouncing the name...
2006-11-03 23:48:49 · answer #5 · answered by carwheelsongravel1975 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Good Question. God has many names that is one of His unlimited names Krishna is the original name of God and all other names come from that name. Allah, Jehovah, Vishnu are all names of God. Some Hindus think that some of God's superintendents or Servants are the same as God but they are just misinformed. such as (Shiva, Ganesha,) they are not God but His servants Though Lord Shiva is in a category all by himself Not like us and Not God. He has more qualities of God than any other Soul. So he is special but there is only one God who has many names. I Prefer Krishna because that name contains the potency of all of His names For universal understanding of God and Vedic Culture go to http://www.stephen-knapp.com and for the Truth on Christianity go to http://www.essene.org
2006-11-03 23:54:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hebrew was written without vowels. Today, we don't know what those vowels were. Yaweh is closer than Jehovah to the correct pronunciation of God's name. However, Jehovah has been widely accepted as the English pronunciation of the divine name.
But contrary to some beliefs, God only has one PERSONAL name.
2006-11-03 23:54:26 · answer #7 · answered by LineDancer 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Another false dichotomy! Stop the madness! God is a title, and YHWH is a name. GW Bush is a name and "President of the USA" is his title. Get the analogy? These two facts about God do not contradict one another, so don't pretend they do.
2006-11-03 23:48:22 · answer #8 · answered by chdoctor 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yeah, his name is or was Yahweh (or Jehovah depending on your preference of pronounciation). God is just a title like Mr or Mrs.
2006-11-03 23:48:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
an Hebrew form of the none existing one.
technically that was the name; God was the definition.and
fabricated the truth
2006-11-03 23:53:55 · answer #10 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋