[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":773},["ShallowReactive",2],{"content-/name":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":758,"extension":766,"meta":767,"navigation":768,"path":769,"seo":770,"stem":771,"__hash__":772},"content/name.md","God's Name",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":757},"minimark",[9,13,26,30,40,43,68,71,74,83,86,91,99,102,131,137,140,149,152,155,169,186,204,221,224,238,247,252,255,285,292,305,312,342,348,361,364,387,390,393,417,424,439,448,453,462,475,478,497,500,514,517,546,549,578,581,601,605,608,672,675,679,682,691,693,722,725,734,737,740,754],[10,11,5],"h1",{"id":12},"gods-name",[14,15,16],"blockquote",{},[17,18,19,20],"p",{},"“My people will know My name; therefore in that day they will know that it is I who foretold it.”  -- ",[21,22,25],"span",{"className":23,"dataReference":25},[24],"bible-ref","Isaiah 52:6",[10,27,29],{"id":28},"yhvh","YHVH",[14,31,32],{},[17,33,34,35,39],{},"אָ֣ז הוּחַ֔ל לִקְרֹ֖א בְּשֵׁ֥ם ",[36,37,38],"strong",{},"יְהוָֽה","׃",[17,41,42],{},"Which directly translates to:",[14,44,45],{},[17,46,47,48,54,55,59,60,67],{},"Then ",[49,50,51],"em",{},[21,52,53],{},"men"," began to call on the name of YHWH. -- ",[21,56,58],{"className":57,"dataReference":58},[24],"Genesis 4:26"," (",[61,62,66],"a",{"href":63,"rel":64},"https://biblehub.com/interlinear/genesis/4-26.htm",[65],"nofollow","Interlinear",")",[17,69,70],{},"The name, יְהוָ֖ה, directly translates to the Tetragrammaton YHWH. Because the vowels are uncertain some would pronounce it as \"Jehovah\" (\"J\" pronounced as a \"y\") by substituting the vowel marks for \"Adonai\" and putting them under the letters of יְהוָ֖ה.",[17,72,73],{},"Others argue that \"Jehovah\" is incorrect because the vowels for Adonai are reversed, so they pronounced it \"Yahoveh\". Others argue that both \"Jehovah\" and \"Yahoveh\" is wrong because is breaks the rules of the Hebrew language and that His name should rather be pronounced \"Yahweh\" or just \"Yah\" which is the shortened version.",[17,75,76,77,82],{},"Even \"Yahweh\" is incorrect because the English language lacks certain Hebrew sounds that is required to pronounce the name like a native Hebrew speaker would.  Jeff Benner, an expert on Ancient Hebrew, provide more detail on ",[61,78,81],{"href":79,"rel":80},"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRsbSLU9oFA",[65],"how to pronounce the name YHVH",".",[17,84,85],{},"For this reason, I did not add my own vowels to YHVH on this website so that you can pronounce it which ever way you are comfortable with. However, I do find it important to at least differentiate from the English word \"lord\" to avoid confusion and to provide context of which god a scripture is referring to.",[87,88,90],"h2",{"id":89},"lord","LORD",[17,92,93,94,98],{},"The Jewish tradition is to avoid pronouncing the sacred name at all. Therefore, some substitute the Tetragrammaton ",[61,95,97],{"href":96},"#yhvh","YHWH"," with the word \"Adonai\" which is translated as \"LORD\" or \"God\" in many English Bibles. Usually the translators would use capital letter \"LORD\" or \"GOD\" to indicate this substitution, however in the New Testament, YHVH's name is substituted with the lower case \"Lord\".",[17,100,101],{},"For example, when Moses tries to uniquely identify his God among the foreign gods of the other nations, the translators changes God's identity to a generic \"lord\" which simply means master.",[14,103,104],{},[17,105,106,107,116,117,125,126,130],{},"“Hear, O Israel: ",[36,108,109,115],{},[49,110,111,114],{},[21,112,113],{},"The"," LORD"," our God",", the LORD is one. You shall love ",[36,118,119,124],{},[49,120,121,114],{},[21,122,123],{},"the"," your God"," with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. -- ",[21,127,129],{"className":128,"dataReference":129},[24],"Deuteronomy 6:4-5"," (ESV)",[17,132,133,134,136],{},"Obviously, any god that you serve is your lord (master). Therefore, the translators turned Moses' important plea, to serve YHVH, into a silly statement. However, when you replace \"the LORD\" with God's original name, ",[61,135,29],{"href":96}," (\"Yah\"), the meaning of Deuteronomy changes to address specifically YHVH and not just any other god (idol).",[17,138,139],{},"Another example is:",[14,141,142],{},[17,143,144,145,130],{},"Thus says the Lord GOD... -- ",[21,146,148],{"className":147,"dataReference":148},[24],"Isaiah 28:16",[17,150,151],{},"In this case the Hebrew word \"adonai\" was translated to \"Lord\", meaning sovereign master or owner, and God's name \"YHVH\" was replaced with GOD. Although the same English words were used as the above example from Deuteronomy, the meaning is different because in this case Isaiah highlights that YHVH is the sovereign master or owner.",[17,153,154],{},"More examples:",[14,156,157],{},[17,158,159,160,164,165,130],{},"Sing to God, sing praises to his name... His name is ",[49,161,162,114],{},[21,163,123],{},"** -- ",[21,166,168],{"className":167,"dataReference":168},[24],"Psalm 68:4",[14,170,171],{},[17,172,173,174,181,182,130],{},"That they may know that You alone, ",[36,175,176,177],{},"Whose name is ",[49,178,179,114],{},[21,180,123],{},", are the Most High over all the earth. -- ",[21,183,185],{"className":184,"dataReference":185},[24],"Psalm 83:18",[14,187,188],{},[17,189,190,191,199,200,130],{},"Let them praise ",[36,192,193,194],{},"the name ",[49,195,196,114],{},[21,197,198],{},"of the","! -- ",[21,201,203],{"className":202,"dataReference":203},[24],"Psalm 148:5",[14,205,206],{},[17,207,208,216,217,130],{},[36,209,210,211,215],{},"I am ",[49,212,213,114],{},[21,214,123],{},", that is my name",". -- ",[21,218,220],{"className":219,"dataReference":220},[24],"Isaiah 42:8",[17,222,223],{},"Sadly God's name was completely removed from the New Testament, because most English bibles even drop the capitalization which used to differentiate God's name from mortal lords for example:",[14,225,226],{},[17,227,228,229,233,234,130],{},"Jesus answered, \"The most important is, ",[230,231,232],"code",{},"Hear, O Israel: The ***Lord*** our God, the ***Lord*** is one.","\" -- ",[21,235,237],{"className":236,"dataReference":237},[24],"Mark 12:29",[17,239,240,241,246],{},"Jesus was quoting the ",[61,242,245],{"href":243,"rel":244},"https://son.ofgod.info/shema",[65],"Shema",":",[14,248,249],{},[17,250,251],{},"שְׁמַ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ יְהוָ֥ה ׀ - אֶחָֽד׃",[17,253,254],{},"which transliterate to:",[14,256,257],{},[17,258,259,260,265,266,270,271,276,277,59,281,67],{},"\"Hear Israel, ",[49,261,262],{},[61,263,264],{"href":96},"Yahweh"," our ",[61,267,269],{"href":268},"/god","God"," ",[36,272,273,275],{},[61,274,264],{"href":96}," is one",".\" -- ",[21,278,280],{"className":279,"dataReference":280},[24],"Deuteronomy 6:4",[61,282,66],{"href":283,"rel":284},"https://biblehub.com/interlinear/deuteronomy/6-4.htm",[65],[17,286,287,288],{},"Another example in ",[21,289,291],{"className":290,"dataReference":291},[24],"Romans 12:19",[14,293,294,297],{},[17,295,296],{},"Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written,",[17,298,299,300,82],{},"“Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says ",[49,301,302],{},[36,303,304],{},"the Lord",[17,306,307,308],{},"This is a quote from ",[21,309,311],{"className":310,"dataReference":311},[24],"Deuteronomy 32:35-36",[14,313,314],{},[17,315,316,317,320,321,323,324,326,327,329,330,270,333,338,339,341],{},"Vengeance is Mine, and recompense;",[318,319],"br",{},"\nTheir foot shall slip in due time;",[318,322],{},"\nFor the day of their calamity is at hand,",[318,325],{},"\nAnd the things to come hasten upon them.",[318,328],{},"\nFor ",[36,331,332],{},"the LORD",[49,334,335,336,67],{},"(",[61,337,29],{"href":96}," will judge His people",[318,340],{},"\nAnd have compassion on His servants.",[17,343,287,344,246],{},[21,345,347],{"className":346,"dataReference":347},[24],"Romans 14:11",[14,349,350,353],{},[17,351,352],{},"for it is written,",[14,354,355],{},[17,356,357,358,360],{},"“As I live, says ",[36,359,304],{},", every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.”",[17,362,363],{},"This is a quote from Isaiah 45:",[14,365,366,376,379],{},[17,367,368,369,270,371,375],{},"For thus says ",[36,370,332],{},[49,372,335,373,67],{},[61,374,29],{"href":96},"...",[17,377,378],{},"By myself I have sworn; from My mouth has gone out in righteousness a word that shall not return:\nTo Me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance.",[17,380,381,382,386],{},"-- ",[21,383,385],{"className":384,"dataReference":385},[24],"Isaiah 45:18",",22 (ESV)",[17,388,389],{},"As you can see from the above examples, it is easy to confuse Jesus and God's words. Modern bible translations often blur God the Father and Jesus' their personalities, authorities and roles.",[17,391,392],{},"Paul also quoted:",[14,394,395,398,411],{},[17,396,397],{},"Therefore",[17,399,400,401,405,406,410],{},"go out from their midst,\nand be separate from them, says ",[49,402,403],{},[36,404,304],{},",\nand touch no unclean thing;\nthen I will welcome you,\nand I will be a father to you,\nand you shall be sons and daughters to me,\nsays ",[49,407,408],{},[36,409,304],{}," Almighty.",[17,412,381,413,130],{},[21,414,416],{"className":415,"dataReference":416},[24],"2 Corinthians 6:17-18",[17,418,419,420,246],{},"This is possibly a paraphrased quote from ",[21,421,423],{"className":422,"dataReference":423},[24],"Isaiah 52:11",[14,425,426,434],{},[17,427,428,429,59,431,433],{},"Depart! Depart! Go out from there,\nTouch no unclean thing;\nGo out from the midst of her,\nBe clean, you who bear the vessels of ",[36,430,332],{},[61,432,29],{"href":96},").",[17,435,381,436],{},[21,437,423],{"className":438,"dataReference":423},[24],[17,440,441,444,445,447],{},[21,442,416],{"className":443,"dataReference":416},[24]," is often quoted to proof that Jesus is \"the Lord Almighty\" confusing the power of ",[61,446,29],{"href":96}," with Jesus' power.",[449,450,452],"h3",{"id":451},"lord-jesus","Lord Jesus",[17,454,455,456,461],{},"To further add to the confusion, God the Father, ",[61,457,460],{"href":458,"rel":459},"https://son.ofgod.info",[65],"Jesus Christ"," and the Holy Spirit are all addressed as \"Lord\" with no clear distinction to which one the author was referring. For example:",[14,463,464],{},[17,465,466,467,470,471,130],{},"For to this end Christ died and lived again, that ",[36,468,469],{},"he might be Lord"," both of the dead and of the living. -- ",[21,472,474],{"className":473,"dataReference":474},[24],"Romans 14:9",[17,476,477],{},"and",[14,479,480],{},[17,481,482,483,487,488,492,493],{},"Now ",[49,484,485],{},[36,486,304],{}," is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of ",[49,489,490],{},[36,491,304],{}," is, there is freedom. -- ",[21,494,496],{"className":495,"dataReference":496},[24],"2 Corinthians 3:17",[17,498,499],{},"Yet they would translate Paul's words:",[14,501,502],{},[17,503,504,505,508,509,513],{},"There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; ",[36,506,507],{},"one Lord",", one faith, one baptism; -- ",[21,510,512],{"className":511,"dataReference":512},[24],"Ephesians 4:4-5"," (NKJV)",[17,515,516],{},"Clearly there are now more than one \"Lord\" in our modern English bibles. So what could Paul have meant?",[17,518,519,524,525,529,530,534,535,539,540,542,543,433],{},[61,520,523],{"href":521,"rel":522},"https://son.ofgod.info/trinity",[65],"Trinitarians"," would be quick to point out this \"proof\" that the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit is one Lord. If this was true, then \"Lord Pilate\" (",[21,526,528],{"className":527,"dataReference":528},[24],"Matthew 27:63","), the \"Lord Agrippa\" (",[21,531,533],{"className":532,"dataReference":533},[24],"Acts 26:19",") and as well as all husbands (",[21,536,538],{"className":537,"dataReference":538},[24],"1 Peter 3:6",") should also be included in the ",[21,541],{},"\"Trinity\"](",[61,544,521],{"href":521,"rel":545},[65],[17,547,548],{},"Sadly, this tampering with God's name causes confusion with verses like:",[14,550,551],{},[17,552,482,553,558,559,564,565,569,570,216,574,513],{},[49,554,555],{},[36,556,557],{},"the Lord is the Spirit","; and where ",[49,560,561],{},[36,562,563],{},"the Spirit of the Lord"," is, there is liberty. But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of ",[49,566,567],{},[36,568,304],{},", are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by ",[49,571,572],{},[36,573,563],{},[21,575,577],{"className":576,"dataReference":577},[24],"2 Corinthians 3:17-18",[17,579,580],{},"A common assumption is that Jesus is the Spirit, but Jesus himself said himself:",[14,582,583],{},[17,584,585,586,589,590,592,593,596,597,513],{},"“But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship ",[36,587,588],{},"the Father"," in spirit and truth; for ",[36,591,588],{}," is seeking such to worship Him. ",[36,594,595],{},"God is Spirit",", and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” -- ",[21,598,600],{"className":599,"dataReference":600},[24],"John 4:23-24",[449,602,604],{"id":603},"other-lords","Other lords",[17,606,607],{},"The Greek word \"kurios\" means Lord. That same word which substitutes God's name and also often refers to Jesus are also used in the following contexts:",[609,610,611,620,628,636,643,651,659,666],"ul",{},[612,613,614,615,619],"li",{},"Property owners (",[21,616,618],{"className":617,"dataReference":618},[24],"Matthew 20:8","), translated as “owner” in NIV",[612,621,622,623,627],{},"Heads of households (",[21,624,626],{"className":625,"dataReference":626},[24],"Mark 13:35","), translated as “owner”",[612,629,630,631,635],{},"Slave owners (",[21,632,634],{"className":633,"dataReference":634},[24],"Matthew 10:24","), translated as “master”",[612,637,638,639,642],{},"Husbands (",[21,640,538],{"className":641,"dataReference":538},[24],"), translated as “master” in NIV",[612,644,645,646,650],{},"A son called his father \"Lord\" (",[21,647,649],{"className":648,"dataReference":649},[24],"Matthew 21:30","), translated as “sir”",[612,652,653,654,658],{},"The Roman Emperor (",[21,655,657],{"className":656,"dataReference":657},[24],"Acts 25:26","), translated as “His Majesty”",[612,660,661,662,665],{},"The King (",[21,663,533],{"className":664,"dataReference":533},[24],"), translated as \"King\"",[612,667,668,669,650],{},"Roman authorities (",[21,670,528],{"className":671,"dataReference":528},[24],[17,673,674],{},"That is why it is important to indicate to which \"lord\" one is referring. For example in a mixed community of different religions, everyone could serve a \"lord\", although they most likely would be serving different lords.",[10,676,678],{"id":677},"knowing-gods-name","Knowing God's name",[17,680,681],{},"Moses wrote:",[14,683,684],{},[17,685,686,687,513],{},"“But indeed for this purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth.” -- ",[21,688,690],{"className":689,"dataReference":690},[24],"Exodus 9:16",[17,692,477],{},[14,694,695,713,716],{},[17,696,697,698,702,703,707,708,712],{},"“",[49,699,700],{},[36,701,29],{}," bless you and keep you;\n",[49,704,705],{},[36,706,29],{}," make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you;\n",[49,709,710],{},[36,711,29],{}," lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.”",[17,714,715],{},"“So they shall put My name on the children of Israel, and I will bless them.”",[17,717,381,718,513],{},[21,719,721],{"className":720,"dataReference":721},[24],"Numbers 6:24-27",[17,723,724],{},"For most English readers this would make no sense because in the Western culture a name is simply a designation to identify someone or something.",[17,726,727,728,733],{},"However, the Hebrew word ",[61,729,732],{"href":730,"rel":731},"https://biblehub.com/hebrew/8034.htm",[65],"שֵׁם (\"shem\")"," translated as \"name\" means much more than a simple designation. It also means character, ownership or reputation.  This completely changes the meaning of the above scriptures.",[17,735,736],{},"Instead of teaching people what to call God, we should rather declare His character (who He is) and His authority (what He does or will do) in all the earth and teach our children to do the same.",[10,738,269],{"id":739},"god",[17,741,742,743,747,748,753],{},"Unfortunately, the same word \"",[61,744,739],{"href":745,"rel":746},"https://eternal.family.net.za/bible/concepts/god",[65],"\" could also refer to a mighty human leader or champion, an idol or a heavenly being and the word \"Lord\" could also refer to any human in authority or an ",[61,749,752],{"href":750,"rel":751},"https://eternal.family.net.za/creation/angelic-beings",[65],"angel",". Therefore, the bible translators translated \"God\" to a capital letter G to indicate that they understood that it refers to the almighty God, or they would use a lower case letter g to indicate that they understood that it refers to an idol or celebrity. In most cases it is obvious in the context which type of god they author is referring to.",[17,755,756],{},"However, we need to be mindful about this matter when we use quoted verses of which the context is often lost and as seen above, it is easy to get confused between which \"lord\" and which \"god\" the author is referring to especially in the all capitalized greek New Testament which contains hebrew quotes in greek which was translated to english.",{"title":758,"searchDepth":759,"depth":759,"links":760},"",2,[761],{"id":89,"depth":759,"text":90,"children":762},[763,765],{"id":451,"depth":764,"text":452},3,{"id":603,"depth":764,"text":604},"md",{},true,"/name",{"title":5,"description":758},"name","2hSzXDzgcwRqJH99yzYBEFgjZoLYqSJX8jrmwqMUYQk",1779632783835]