(2) In acknowledgement of the names of Elohim - and to the many wonderful revelations of our Creator throughout the scriptures and the marvelous way our Father portrays His attributes through His expressed names. SELAH! However that is not the focus of my concern. The origins of the translated titles and names are what I raise objection to. I will attempt to explain my understanding and reasoning as best I can.
(3) To those of you whom claim knowledge of the scriptures you should be able to research the data I provide. The internet may help those who do not have previous time in scripture.
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(4) Concerning the TITLE ‘ELOHIM,’ A.B. Traina in his preface to the Holy Name Bible says, "The characteristic appellation of the Most High "ELOHIM" has been substituted for the Assyrian deity Gawd, or God in English, and is repudiated by YAHWEH in
Isaiah 65:11 which reads as follows, "But you are they that forsake YAHWEH, that forget My Holy mountain, and furnish a table for God, and furnish a drink offering to Meni." (Holy Name Bible) The Cambridge Edition, KJV, says ‘troop,’ but the margin says ‘Gad’ (many still furnish a drink offering- a toast for ‘good luck’ - Good Fortune - and a table for feasting on New Years and other occasions.)
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(5) Hastings a Bible Dictionary, Vol.2 p. 76: Gad (Fortuna)-... the God of good luck...the god, Gad as 'fortune,' seems to illustrate the origin of the old Pers. word for "God" baga.
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(6) The Jewish Encyclopedia, Vol . 5, p. 544; The Interpreters Dictionary of the Bible, Vol. 2 p 335; Smiths Dictionary of the Bible: All define Gad as the deity of fortune, some even making reference to BAAL-GAD (the Lord God), a heathen city which Joshua destroyed (
Joshua 11:17 12:7). Even Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance, a most conventional work, admits that the Hebrew word for which God is used is Elohim (p. 12 of Hebrew dictionary, entry no. 430). ‘God’ doesn't even resemble "Elohim" and, God is not contained in the names of the prophets as Elohim is. Look up Elohim in any unabridged dictionary to see that it is the true Title of YHWH.
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(7) The importance of a name in the Hebrew culture is evident throughout the scriptures- Solomon - peaceable - never saw war in his entire reign: Nable - fool - was foolish enough to reject David's servants, and of him Abigail said, as his name is, so is he; Nable is his name, and folly is with him. In fact the name of every Israelite contained a revelation of the person himself.
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(8),Much more so the Divine Name YHWH is filled with deep, vital, memorable revelation of the Supreme Being, and His relation to His creation. The Name, YHWH, very basically is translated to be I AM, or HE WHO IS, but the nature of the Hebrew language is such that one word, especially the Name of the Creator, is more realistically an expression or a revelation than a word that can be defined by a simple word or two in another language. Hence, the meaning of the Name YHWH can only be experienced through the personal knowledge of Him, and we can barely skim the surface with such definitions as these: HE WHO is; the Creator of all that comes into existence; The Self-existent Sovereign Who rides upon the wings of the wind; HE WHO was, and is, and is to come, the Beginning and the Ending; the Almighty; The Righteousness; The Rock; Unmovable, Immortal, Eternal; WHO stretches forth the heavens Alone; and knows no other Majesty besides Himself; The King of kings and Ruler of rulers; The Savior; The Redeemer; The Holy One; The only true Elohim. All these thoughts, and much more, are expressed in the Name YHWH.
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(9)FOREVER AND THIS IS MY MEMORIAL UNTO ALL GENERATIONS. (
Exodus 3:13-15)
(10) The fact that YHWH is the name that Elohim declared to Moses and has since, in most versions of the Bible, been supplanted by the degenerate and degrading titles, ‘LORD’, 'GOD' and 'JEHOVAH', is virtually undisputed by biblical authorities; (Although I don't use these titles, references are quoted 'as is' for exactness.) is the so-called Tetragrammation, YHWH (__THE DISTINCTIVE PERSONAL NAME OF THE GOD OF ISRAEL. This form is commonly represented in modern translations by the form 'JEHOVAH' WHICH HOWEVER, IS A PHILOLOGICAL (grammatical, linguistic, and historical) IMPOSSIBILITY (see JEHOVAH)
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(11) The Jewish Encyclopedia, Vol. 9, p. 160: Of the names of God in the Old Testament, that which occurs most frequently (6,823 times) is the so-called Tetragrammation, YHWH (____THE DISTINCTIVE PERSONAL NAME OF THE GOD OF ISRAEL. This form is commonly represented in modern translations by the form 'JEHOVAH' WHICH HOWEVER, IS A PHILOLOGICAL (grammatical, linguistic, and historical) IMPOSSIBILITY (See JEHOVAH).
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(12) The New Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. 14, p. 1065; YAHWEH - THE FULL AND PROPER NAME OF THE LORD OF ISRAEL, written with four consonants, YHWH,
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(13) A Roman Catholic publication, The Jerome Biblical Commentary, p. 50, Sec. 12: 'In answer to Moses' question regarding His Name, God replies with the celebrated I AM WHO I AM (
Ex. 3:14). THIS STATEMENT IS CERTAINLY THE OCCASION FOR THE DIVINE TITLE YAHWEH.” The authors also proclaim the Names' properly written form, YHWH.
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(14) And others coincide:
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(15) Douglas the New Bible Dictionary, p. 478: STRICTLY SPEAKING, YAHWEH IS THE ONLY 'NAME OF GOD' in Genesis, wherever the word sem (name) is associated with the Divine Being, YAHWEH...CONCERNING WHICH ELOHIM SAYS, THIS IS MY NAME FOREVER." (
Ex. 3:15) Douglas also lists the correct spelling of The Name as YAWH.
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(16) The New Westminster Dictionary of the Bible, p. 454: “JEHOVAH - The common English pronunciation of the Tetragrammation, YHWH, one of the Names of God (
Ex. 17:15).” Webster defines 'common' in part as "Ceremonial unclean, unsanctified."
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(17) The Interpreters Dictionary of the Bible, Vol. 2, p. 409: THE COVENANT NAME YAHWEH; The disclosure of God's Name is inseparable from the historical experience in which the Divine presence and purpose we're revealed to Israel. According to tradition, the personal Name YAHWEH was introduced to Moses at the time of the Exodus...IN THE EARLIEST HEBREW THE NAME APPEARED AS A FOUR LETTER WORD OR TETRAGRAMMATION: YHWH (___) without any vowel signs.
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(18) Brandon, Dictionary of Comparative Religion, p.655; YAHWEH (Yahveh) - PERSONAL NAME OF GOD OF ISRAEL...The Name in Hebrew was written in consonants only, UHVA. - We feel led to use the spelling YHWH and the overwhelming majority of scholars agree. We believe the "V" came in through other cultures once Israel was scattered, and did not exist in the original Hebrew. This view coincides with the name of many Israelites which indicate this pronunciation: with Greek manuscripts which render this pronunciation laoye (laoue) or laovai (Iaouai); and even Samaritan poetry in which words used to rhyme with __ are pronounced as YAHWEH. (The Jewish Encyclopedia, Vol. 9 p.161; Interpreters Dictionary of the Bible Vol. 2, p. 409)
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(19) The New English Bible, footnote to
Ex. 3:15, p.75 The Hebrew consonants are YHWH, probably pronounced as YAHWEH but TRADITIONALLY read JEHOVAH. "Full well ye reject the commandment of YHWH, that ye may keep YOUR OWN TRADITION." (
Mk. 79)
(20) Holy Bible, Revised Standard Version,
Ex. 3:15, footnote f: "The word 'LORD' when spelled with capital letters stands for the Divine Name YHWH, which is here connected with the verb hayah, to be.” YHWH, pronounced YAHWEH, is "almost, if not quite, certain" the original Name, although this knowledge is ignored throughout the translation.
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(21) Even many editions of the KJV have marginal references and footnotes to
Ex. 3:15 proclaiming YHWH to be the unadulterated name of the Most High.
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(22) Consider also the names of the children of Israel, multitudes of which declare the Name of their Father by containing a portion of His Name, or of His title, Elohim:
PLUS SO MUCH MORE THAN 1000 CHARACTERS WILL ALLOW FROM YOUR CHRISTIAN SCHOLARS. BUT IM NOT CHRISTIAN SO ILL LEAVE IT TO YOU.
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