2007-03-16 03:07:10 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
it's like Rumplestiltskin
2007-03-16 03:12:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well, that's a good question. Abraham and Isaac didn't ask Him for a name. Moses wanted a sign or logos so that when he went back to the Israelites in bondage they would know he really did talk to God. Not some false god named Baal or one of the Egyptian gods. But the real God who said: I Am Who Am. There is only One God who existed eternally, and who made all things. The others came about in Genesis Chapter 6 where the devil convinced the fallen angels to mate with women. That's why it says in the Book of Jude that the fallen angels (demons) are chained in hell. Apparently impersonating a deity is a crime. And since we can't see these persons, I guess you can see why it is a crime. They take advantage of our weakness. So, the true God, wants us not to be enslaved to them through hedonism, occultism, drugs or any other bad way of life. And God does not rest while trying to wrestle those things away from us.
2007-03-16 10:17:24 · answer #2 · answered by QueryJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus reveals himself slowly in the Jewish Scriptures-to Abraham at his almost sacrificing his son-God said "I will provide myself a sacrifice" and for the time being there was the ram caught for Abraham to slay
as a Jew i let Jesus into my heart to forgive my sins and help me
he has many names-the good shepherd, the Messiah, etc
2007-03-16 10:13:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
G-d has 72 names in the bible. He doesn't tell them all to anyone. If you read the scripture carefully (and hopefully in Hebrew) you will see what is really going on there. Especially about the name he does give Moses.
2007-03-16 10:11:44 · answer #4 · answered by Quantrill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my kids were babies, I didn't tell them a lot about the world, what would be the point? I was mom to them, I did not tell them my proper name. That was all they needed at the time, besides milk and pablum.
2007-03-16 10:19:37 · answer #5 · answered by Lukusmcain// 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Names are too confining. God is everywhere. Would you feel more comfortable calling Him Tom, Dick or Harry? Perhaps you also call Queen Elizabeth "Lizzy?"
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2007-03-16 10:53:00 · answer #6 · answered by Hatikvah 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is all part of his master plan to hide himself from humanity so that only a few will be deemed worthy of eternal life......to hell with the rest
2007-03-16 10:14:39 · answer #7 · answered by ɹɐǝɟsuɐs Blessed Cheese Maker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Does God have a name? Wow, I'll have to check it out...wait...can't really check it out.....don't have the cool bat phone necessary to make that call....
2007-03-16 10:12:34 · answer #8 · answered by Yogini 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You couldn't pronounce it
2007-03-16 10:17:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"I am that I am"; what more do you need to know? Says it all, if you ask me.
2007-03-16 10:11:56 · answer #10 · answered by tonks_op 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋