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When Jesus said let your name be sanctified, what name was he talking about? Would it not be his personal name Jehovah?

2007-06-29 12:29:43 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

Jesus said,"Father let your name be sanctified..." so this means his Father's name was going to be sanctified.
In Ezequiel 36:23 GOd also said he will sanctify his great name.

2007-06-29 12:32:06 · update #1

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To help clarify this, Jesus said...(John 17:6-10) “. . .“I have made your name manifest to the men you gave me out of the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have observed your word. 7 They have now come to know that all the things you gave me are from you; 8 because the sayings that you gave me I have given to them, and they have received them and have certainly come to know that I came out as your representative, and they have believed that you sent me forth. 9 I make request concerning them; I make request, not concerning the world, but concerning those you have given me; because they are yours, 10 and all my things are yours and yours are mine, and I have been glorified among them.”

Therefore, Jesus made known to his followers (those observing God's word) what God's name is, and also to his present day followers. Whether one uses Jehovah, Yahwey, Jehova, (or whatever language they speak and it's pronunciation), it is the name that Jesus made known, and the name that will be made known to everyone in the near future...

(Ezekiel 38:23) “. . .And I shall certainly magnify myself and sanctify myself and make myself known before the eyes of many nations; and they will have to know that I am Jehovah.. . .”

(Psalm 83:18) “. . .That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Most High over all the earth.”

~wannaknow~

2007-06-30 10:49:33 · answer #1 · answered by wannaknow 5 · 3 0

Yes! The Tetragrammaton is what the name Jehovah is called because the name Jehovah in the Hebrew consisted of four letters (which is what the word tetragrammaton means). Ancient Hebrew was written without vowels so only the consonants were written and the reader supplied the vowels as we do when we see the abbreviation 'blvd' or 'bldg' for boulevard or building. So, while the original pronunciation is debated (either Yahweh or Jehovah), God does in fact have a personal name.
As for the 'sanctification' of God's name, to sanctify means to make clean or holy. Researching the original language words is helpful in better understanding what is meant by 'sanctification'. Ezekiel was originally written in Hebrew and the word rendered 'sanctify' in Ez 36:23 is 'qadash'. Qadash is defined as: to be/make/pronounce/observe as clean, proclaim, consecrate, dedicate, hallow, prepare, purify. Matthew was also originally written in Hebrew (which is strange because none of the other 'Christian Greek Scriptures' were). However since the autographs (or, originals) no longer exist, the extant manuscripts we have of Matthew are in Greek. So, the Greek word you are referring to in the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6 is 'hagiazo' which similarly means: to make holy, purify, consecrate, hallow.
Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words comments on qadash, specifically as used in Ez 36:23 that it means, "to prove oneself to be holy, or to demonstrate and vindicate one's holiness."
So, something has happened so that God (Jehovah, Yahweh), needs to prove, demonstrate and vindicate his holiness and Jesus reinforced that by listing the sanctification of God's name first in the list of things for which we must pray. So, what has happened to cause God's name (or, reputation)to be marred so that it is in need of being cleaned? Take a look at Genesis 1-4 and Job 1-2.

2007-06-29 12:45:49 · answer #2 · answered by Serita 1 · 0 0

God has only one name; it's Jehovah. Ps. 83:18

The widespread failure to use God’s name is based strictly on human tradition and not on Bible teachings. “Nothing in the Torah prohibits a person from pronouncing the Name of God. Indeed, it is evident from scripture that God’s Name was pronounced routinely,” explains Jewish researcher Tracey R. Rich, author of the Internet site Judaism 101. Yes, in Bible times God’s worshipers used his name.

How can we sanctify God's name if we don't use it or act in harmony with the laws and principles that he has set out for us?

2007-06-29 12:43:41 · answer #3 · answered by LineDancer 7 · 2 0

The important thing is to use God’s personal name in whatever language you speak, rather than insisting upon the impersonal! The name “Yahweh” is certainly preferable to the non-name “God” or “Lord”, especially if you speak Hebrew. If you speak English, feel free to use the name "Jehovah".

(Psalms 83:18) That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Most High over all the earth

(John 17:26) [Jesus said] I have made your name known to them and will make it known, in order that the love with which you loved me may be in them

Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/na/
http://watchtower.org/e/20040122/
http://watchtower.org/e/19990208/article_03.htm

2007-07-01 16:42:34 · answer #4 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 1 0

You have to consider the meaning of the name Jehovah, and also considering the fact that this name has been deleted in favor of words like "Lord" and "God" in most translations of the bible, you can see why it would be an issue in the matter of true worship. The name Jehovah means, "He causes to become."

2007-06-29 12:41:19 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 2 0

If he was using "name" in the sense of a personal name, then yes it would be YHWH (Jehovah or Yahweh, to us).

But the hallowing of God's name involves more than just making his personal name holy; it involves the recognition of His position as the Supreme Ruler of the universe. It would seem that if Jesus was particularly referring to a personal name of God, that he would have addressed the prayer to YHWH, and not to "Father".

2007-06-30 14:08:15 · answer #6 · answered by browneyedgirl 3 · 1 2

One thing I cant understand about Christianity is Jesus died to save us all for our sins. He called upon the lord "father why have you forsaken me"
Know it turns out that God created himself as Jesus,who came to Earth to sacrifice himself for us. JOHN 10:30.
Jesus and God is ONE.("He that hath seen me hath seen the father. JOHN 14:9)
So that means GOD committed Suicide. Isn't that a sin.
Also why is MARY not GOD'S WIFE when Jesus was Mary's son. But if Jesus is God and God was born from Mary then........
Ahhhh I'll go and watch the matrix.
Any Christians wanna explain.Thanks

2007-06-29 12:41:45 · answer #7 · answered by yas 2 · 0 2

God has many names Jehovah happends to be one of them his is also called King of King's, Lord of Lord's, I AM , The Messiah, Saviour, Great Teacher, etc.

all should be held with great respect.

2007-06-29 12:42:14 · answer #8 · answered by michael t 3 · 1 2

Jesus was probably either avoiding using the sacred name, according to tradition, or he was referring to God's secret name, that no one knows, but him.

2007-06-29 13:03:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 3

How does God have a personal name? We named Him, you can call Him jimbo bob and im pretty sure it doesnt make a difference.

2007-06-29 12:33:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 3

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