I have had some people say that Jehovah is just another name for God ,as would be the name Jesus!?

Question

If you think that Jehovah is just another name for God. Then why is it the only name that has been taken out of the Bible? Why wouldnt all names be taken out and a title be put in the place for all of them? I personaly do not think that it is just another name for God. I think that it is The only name for God..
But I was just wanting to know what others thought about this...

I know that Jesus is Gods son... I run into alot of people that say that they are the same.... Jesus,God,and the holy spirit.. I was wondering why it is that many people do not find it odd that Gods name was taken out of the Bible... and LORD was put in its place..
Compare them... I have an old KJ and the new one has taken his name out all together.. Ps.83:18"that men may know that thou,whos name alone is JE-Ho-VAh,art the most high over all the earth"

It does say Name not "Title" It also says "alone" not together..

Answer 1

Some self-described "Christian" religions teach that the pre-human Jesus is the "God" or "Jehovah" of the so-called "Old Testament".

Jehovah's Witnesses believe the bible to teach that there are several references to Jesus in the so-called "Old Testament" which indicate that he is distinct from the "God" or "Jehovah" of the so-called "Old Testament". It is not enough to simply assert that a doctrine is true, and so Jehovah's Witnesses reason from the Scriptures on the matter...


It seems rather obvious that the apostle Luke at Acts 4:25-27 quotes from Psalms 2:1,2. Although these passages are part of the Christian and Hebrew Scriptures respectively, BOTH passages make it plain that there is an "anointed one" who is distinct from God. The Psalm plains calls that God by the name "Jehovah" (explicitly using the Tetragrammaton) and Acts plainly calls the anointed one by the name "Jesus".

(Psalm 2:1,2) [David wrote] Why have the nations been in tumult and the national groups themselves kept muttering an empty thing? 2 The kings of earth take their stand And high officials themselves have massed together as one against Jehovah and against his anointed one

(Acts 4:24-27) [Peter, John, and fellow Christians] with one accord raised their voices to God and said: “Sovereign Lord, you are the One who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all the things in them, 25 and who through holy spirit said by the mouth of our forefather David, your servant, ‘Why did nations become tumultuous and peoples meditate upon empty things? 26 The kings of the earth took their stand and the rulers massed together as one against Jehovah and against his anointed one.’ 27 Even so, both Herod and Pontius Pilate with men of nations and with peoples of Israel were in actuality gathered together in this city against your holy servant Jesus


Similarly, the apostle Paul at 1 Cor 2:16 and Rom 11:33,34 paraphrases Isaiah 40:13. Note that Isaiah explicitly uses the name "Jehovah" (the Hebrew Tetragrammaton), and 1 Corinthians plainly CONTRASTS the mind of Jehovah with the mind of Christ Jesus.

(1 Corinthians 2:16) For “who has come to know the mind of Jehovah, that he may instruct him?” But we do have the mind of Christ.

(Romans 11:33-34) O the depth of God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How unsearchable his judgments are and past tracing out his ways are! 34 For “who has come to know Jehovah’s mind, or who has become his counselor?”

(Isaiah 40:13) Who has taken the proportions of the spirit of Jehovah, and who as his man of counsel can make him know anything?


Jehovah's Witness respect and honor Jesus the Son, but understand the plain bible teaching that he is entirely distinct from Jehovah the Father.

Answer 2

Allah is meant to be the same God. Islam and Judaism come from a common father, Abraham. There can be a point made that what one believes Allah says is true is not what Jesus Christ or God says is true and thus they must be different Gods. And then there is Jehovah God of the J. Witness, which also claim is true yet this god keeps telling them the wrong time for the end of the world. That is of course if you trust that their prophets at Watchtower Publications really believe they are getting signs from Jehovah. I don't even know how many deadlines for dooms day have come and gone for them.

Answer 3

Elohim is another word for God, but Jehovah is the accepted translations for God's name. Some people like to claim that since the Jews didn't use a J, it can't be right, but than the name Jesus would also be wrong. Here's an article to reach from right wing Christians.

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/2006/11/robertson_says.html

Answer 4

Jehovah is God's name. God is a title. just like we have a name, Jehovah God has a name. how can the son have a name and not the Father? it does not make sense. ps 83 verse 18.

Answer 5

Jehovah is one guess at how to pronounce the Hebrew name for God which is written using the letters YHVH. Jesus is not a name for God, it is written Yeshua, and is rendered as Joshua in the old testament. Jesus' name is actually Joshua in Hebrew,as "Jesus" is simply the Greek spelling of Joshua. Nobody knows the actual pronunciation of YHVH, it has been lost due to Jewish superstitions about avoiding profanation of that word.

Answer 6

Let us do a breakdown.
"God" is just a title, just like Doctor or Sargent is a title. Many people say that God has many names. However, the Bible says otherwise.

In the KJV of an Old English Bible, at Psalms 83:18, you will read, "That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth." (There are bibles who have removed God's name in it's entirety from the Bible. They may have replaced it with LORD, GOD, YAH or JAH. Note that when choosing a Bible, it will be more beneficial to you to choose a Translation, over a Version. Versions tend to be changed drastically, while translations are often a direct translation from the original texts. According to many Bible Scholars- The New World Translation is most accurate. The Byington, American Standard Version, or Kingdom Interlinear are also good for comparison when studying/reading the scriptures.) [The KJV contains God's name only 4 times while the NWT contains His name some 7,000 times as found in the original manuscripts]

Notice that the verse in Psalms calls God, Jehovah, saying that is his name alone. Jehovah is the "common English rendering of the Tetragrammaton (the four Hebrew letters for the personal name of God), which appears over 7,000 times" in the NWT. In English, the letters of the Tetragrammaton are YHWH, for in the Hebrew alphabet there are no vowels; but they appropriately added them as they read aloud or spoke. Over time, they developed a system of pronunciation points for when they were to use vowels when reading... But by that time, the Jew had developed the superstition that it was bad to say God's name. (To connect this fact with the earlier statement regarding the removal of God's name in Newer translations, many use that reason. However, although Jews felt it wrong to verbally say God's name, they never removed it from manuscripts dating even before Christ's presence.)

Now let us reason.
Take a look at 1 Kings 11:33. There it goes to mention other gods. Note that they all have names! So if these idols own names, couldn't we reason that God too has a name?

Take a look at James 4:8. There is says that if we draw close to God, he will draw close to us. Meaning, we can have a friendship with God. Can you have a friendship, a good one, with someone and you not know their name? For example, suppose you are meeting someone for the first time. One of the first things you tell them is your name, and vice versa. As years go by, the person is introducing you to one of their associates but is unable to tell them your name- not because they forgot, but because they never knew it. How would you feel? Could you really call them a friend?

1 Corinthians 8:5, 6 says there are many gods and many lords, but there is only one TRUE God (Jehovah), and one TRUE Lord, Jesus. Knowing that there are many gods, each of them have a name... If you keep saying "god", to which are you referring? For example, say you are walking down the street and someone from behind shouts out to get someone's attention and says, " hey you!" or " Guy!" or "Hey lady!"... Every 'you', 'guy', or 'lady' will turn around... But if he specifically says, "John!'', or ""Hey Lucy!", only John and Lucy merit the greeting and they will turn around.

Finally, Romans 10:13 says, "for "everyone who calls one the name of Jehovah will be saved."" Salvation lies within the knowing of God, and that includes his name.


-Many dispute the pronunciation of God's name. In English it's Jehovah. In Spanish it's Yehovah. In Hebrew it's Yahweh. In Creole it's Jewova etc.. They are all the same, but with a different pronunciation. Just like Juan and John are the same name, but in a different language.

Answer 7

Exodus 23:13 tells us not to use pagan deitys names. Churchianity does that, therby being another pagan religion. The Almighty YHVH created this world very good. Once man sinned, he could no longer meet the requirements of YHVH. Because of His great love for man, He send His Son YAHOSHUA so man could recieve life through faith in Him. There was no "J" until 1400 A.D. so clearly the name of the Father nor the Savior, could have a "J" in it.

Answer 8

Jehovah is one of Gods names. Jesus is the only name that man can be saved by and no other.

Answer 9

I agree with you, so many cannot understand that Jehovah is the Supreme One, and that Jesus is his son.

Answer 10

Jesus spoke Aramic. And God in Aramic is called "Alaha"
see for yourself:
http://www.peshitta.org/lexicon/

So Allah is the name Jesus was using not Jehova