John 17:6 “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.
John 17:11 “Also, I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world and I am coming to you. Holy Father, watch over them on account of your own name which you have given me, in order that they may be one just as we are.
John 17:12 When I was with them I used to watch over them on account of your own name which you have given me;
John 17:26 And 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 and I in union with them.”
2007-09-26 07:22:40 · 14 answers · asked by Jason W 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is true that the Almighty did not say, "Listen, thousands of years from now when a new language called English comes along, they can pronounce my name as 'Jehovah' and that's fine."
Instead, like with any and every personal name, different languages TRANSLATE personal names to fit their lingual tendencies. George becomes "Hor-hey" in Spanish or "Gay-org" in German and no one gets upset.
The names “Yahweh” and “Yehowah” are likely similar to the Hebrew pronunciation of the divine name. Just as the Hebrew name “Yeshua” (or “Yehoshua”) is translated into “Jesus” in English, the Hebrew name “Yehowah” is translated into “Jehovah” in English.
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
2007-09-26 13:17:15 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He knew people would falsely claim to follow him while not doing as he commanded. People who reject the command to preach but run around talking about soup kitchens are a prime example. They think because they cared for the physical person they are doing a great thing. While it keeps the person nourished, what are they doing for the person spiritually? We all know they are doing nothing, but they think this will save them. So that is why Jesus said what he did. They think they are doing a great work but yet, pass on their spiritual obligations. They will be rejected by Jesus. Another LOL point is the nonsense Jesus is Jehovah. WOW! Talk about blasphemy. I never have come across a scripture where Jesus is called Almighty, only Jehovah. Clue 1 Jesus could not be Jehovah. Clue 2 is Rev 19:1 where it says "Hallelujah". WHy would it say to praise Jehovah if it's really Jesus ? Why not "Praise Jesus"? Easy, Jesus is not God, nor Jehovah.
2016-05-19 01:22:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Jehovah" Hebrew YHWH God's personal name, first occurs in Genesis 2:4. The divine name is a verb, the causative form, the inperfect state of the Hebrew verb [ha-wah', "to become"]. Therefore the divine name means, "He causes to Become"
The tetragrammaton in Hebrew characters was used in both the Hebrew text and the Greek 'Septuagint'. Therefore, whether Jesus and his disciples read the Scriptures in either Hebrew or Greek, they would come acrosse the divine name. In the synagogue at Nazareth, when Jesus rose and accepted the book of Isaiah and read 61: 1, 2 where the Tetragrammaton is used, he pronounced the divine name. This was in accordance with his determination to make Jehovah's name known as can be seen from his prayer to his
Father: " I have made your name manifest to the men you gave me out of the world....I have made your name known to them and will make it known -- John 17: 6, 26
In 1 Corithians 7: 17, the context and related texts strongly support rendering the divine name.
2007-09-27 03:39:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The 1st person on earth to use His divine name was Eve.
Now Adam had intercourse w/ Eve
his wife and she became pregnant.
In time she gave birth to Cain and said:
"I have produced a man with the aid of Jehovah."--Gen 4:1
The pronunciation of the name itself,
is lost. After long disuse.
Hebrew doesn't have vowSels.
So, men have agreed to either
the name Jehovah which is known worldwide, for centuries.
Or Yahweh.
Either way Jehovah had it recorded into the Bible,
for our knowledge & use.
See, what Jesus said regarding his
Father & God's divine name.
2007-09-26 08:09:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Interestingly, that name does not appear in the New Testament. "Jehovah" is a derivative of the Tetragrammaton. The English version. (Another example would be "Yahweh.") The Old Testament is replete with it.
"Some" translators have taken it upon themselves to substitute "Jehovah" for "Lord" in NT texts which appear to be quoting from OT passages. While they can rationalize the validity of this, other viewpoints include the idea that Jesus is the "fulfillment" of the OT predictions and that the substitution is therefore not valid.
2007-09-26 07:31:25 · answer #5 · answered by Suzanne 5 · 0⤊ 5⤋
yes
2007-09-26 10:19:49 · answer #6 · answered by lydia 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. Jehovah is a non-Jewish name for God, mistranslated by Christians from the name given in the Torah which was YHVH. "Jehovah" is not how this name was pronounced.
You will not find any Jewish community using the name "Jehovah", as it doesn't exist in Judaism.
You will find Christian communities using this name, including those Gentile Christians who dress up in Jewish drag and pretend to be Jews, those who call themselves "messianic jews".
Also, God made his own name known long before Jesus came along. In the Torah God gives several names he wished to be known by, among them YHVH, El Shaddai, etc. Each name carries a different attribute, one means compassionate, another means mighty one, etc.
2007-09-26 07:30:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋
Yes.
2007-09-26 07:26:33 · answer #8 · answered by conundrum 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
"Jesus" is a translation of "Johnathan". As is Ivan and Hans. A name is a name.
2007-09-26 07:48:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
I see you are the clock there "pioneer". Is it possible that instead of typing on your keyboard and quoting scriptures that bolster your ego that you might consider something deeper for a moment? How do you reconcile man being made in his image and non existance? Is it possible for The eternal father Jehovah to create anything in his image that dies?
2007-09-26 07:31:23 · answer #10 · answered by Old guy 5 · 0⤊ 7⤋