Why does the Christian God have a name, Yahweh, if He is the only God?

Question

Generally names are used when someone else would like to know who you are.

Answer 1

Technically, Yahweh was the Jewish god before there were any Christians. However, what made the Jews different from their neighbors at the time was that said neighbors often believed there were many gods----they needed a name to distinguish their god from the others; and in some cases, many Jews or Christians didn't necessarily believe that theirs was the ONLY god. It was just that they considered themselves to be Yahweh's chosen people and believed that Yahweh had commanded them not to worship any other gods besides himself.

Also, in some traditions, Yahweh refers only to the male aspect of God. The female aspect has a different name: Shekinah.

Answer 2

Yahweh was the Hebrew name for God. It's like saying Dieu i French. It means God, just in another language. And there were other gods. Yahweh is the only true God if you're a Christina. People believe in other pagan gods at the time and people often used that to show that they believed in the real God.

Answer 3

I'm into Western Ceremonial magic, but a PAgan, so I do know this.

The name YHVH is a simple name, representing the orderly nature of God. On a close examination, God has 72 names, each a different aspect of him.When you have a monotheistic God, that deity needs to be more than one personality.

The primary reason for just saying God, is that by mispronouncing the names [which humans almost always do], you are darkening the name [this is the root of "Taking the Lord's name in vain"]

Answer 4

Sorry to say, but none of the spellings or pronunciations listed above are completely accurate.

The truth is, we don't really know the proper way to say God's name. This is because every language is different. For instance, my name in English is Peter, but I would answer to Pedro, Petrov, Pierre, Peder, Pieter or any other variation if I was being addressed in a different country. The point is, I would know who someone is refering to if they called to me, and, I would respond.

YHWH (or YHVH) is the English rendering of the original tetragrammaton (tetra = 4, gramma = letters) used by the early Hebrews when referring the God who identified Himself by name to Moses as first recorded at Exodus 6:3. That language was written right to left and the alphabet contained no vowels at that time.

Nevertheless, we say Jehovah in English, but many variations exist. Again, the point being that the name is unique so that God will know, regardless of how badly we may mispronounce it, that it is He alone to whom we are addressing our prayers.

The Hebrews knew that YHWH (or whatever the correct pronunciation) meant, literally, "He Causes To Become". That was, and is, in fact, the meaning of God's Holy Name.

All of the "I Am That I Am", "Almighty God", and "The Lord" titles written in revised versions of the Bible are designed to diminish our use of Jehovah's Holy Name so that we become numb to the fact that He is the One True God worthy of receiving our worship. (Remember, all Satan wants to do is get us to stop worshipping Jehovah God. How better than by having His name obscured and removed from the Bible?)

What was the first thing Jesus told us to pray for? "Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name." In modern English, this basically means 'let your name be exalted as most holy above all'. Note that Jesus didn't ever say; "never mispronounce my Father's Holy name."

So there you have it in a nutshell. God's name is unique because He is the only One who can "cause to become" (Creator). There is no other entity who can claim this title, that's why the Bible says "You are Jehovah alone; you yourself made the heavens." Nehemiah 9:6 Also, "there is actually to us (christians) one God, the Father, out of whom all things are...". 1 Corinthians 8:6

Answer 5

Now you are thinking like a Gnostic. In Gnosticism, Yahweh is rejected as a false creator god. The Gnostic god does not have a name, because there was no one before him to give him a name.

Answer 6

Actually if you read the Old Testament, the existence of other deities isn't ruled out as a possibility. Otherwise I don't know why the character says "I am a jealous god" or "Let US create light", or where the people in Nod came from.

Answer 7

When Yahweh God revealed himself to Moses, people worshipped innumerable false gods, including Pharoah.

Yahweh means "I AM".

All the others ARE NOT.

Answer 8

because the very nature of the name Yahweh implies that God has no name. It probably means something like "He just is." or "He will be." It is in essence saying, "I am. I exist. I have no name - I just exist."

Answer 9

Yahweh is another name for Jehovah, have you heard of that?
Also Yahweh was mentioned before Jehovah I am that I am,
noone but the Creator could it be said of!

Answer 10

His name means" HE CAUSES TO BECOME" So his name reflects who he is. Jesus said there are many Gods and many Lords. Most religions today think that Jesus is God. John 17:3 says you are the only true GOD and Jesus whom YOU sent.