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Almighty God's Name Meaning and Pronunciation
In the Holy Bible,
God pronounced his own name, repeating it in the hearing of Moses wrote an account
of that event that has been preserved in the Bible down to our day. (Exodus 34:5)
God even wrote his name with his own "finger." When
he had given Moses
what we today call the Ten Commandments, God miraculously wrote them down. The record
says: "Now as soon as [God] had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai he
proceeded to give Moses two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone written on
by God's finger." (Exodus 31:18) God's name appears eight times in the original
Ten Commandments. (Exodus 20:1-17) Thus God himself has revealed his name to man
both verbally and in writing. The name in Hebrew is yah·wah, meaning "to become,"
and actually signifies "He Causes to Become."* Thus, God's name identifies
him as the Almighty who fulfills his promises, and unfailingly realizes his purposes.
God's Name is Pronounced?
In order to preserve the Hebrew
language, Jewish scholars of the second half of the first millennium C.E. or A.D.
invented a system of points to represent the missing vowels, and they placed these
around the consonants in the Torah i.e. Hebrew Bible. Thus, both vowels and consonants
were notated, and the pronunciation for a time was preserved.
When it came
to God's name, instead of putting the proper vowel signs around it, in most cases
they place vowel to remind the reader of the sound. In most english speaking countries
the name Jehovah became the accepted pronunciation for various reasons. However,
many people today are reviewing this issue as being a way in which Satan has hindered
God's people from knowing him. Modern day scholars experienced in translating ancient
Hebrew determined that the correct name of God the father is "YHWH".
Some religious denominations prefer to use their own ideas and translations, disregarding
the known and apparent errors. Although they know and publicly acknowledge the truth
in of his (God's) word and/or name. (Doctrines of men! Others prefer not to
us it to further confuse the issue and keep people in the dark). I believe
if you know the truth about how a name is written and/or used, especially if it Glories
Jesus' father, then use it. Most translators are starting to favor the pronunciation
Yahweh over Jehovah. However, both are used by the church.
Let us see how
God's servants have acted in harmony with that command through the centuries. "Jehovah"
has become widely known as the name of God even in non-Biblical contexts. But this
in itself doesn't mean this it is right to use it, nor is it wrong. Modern day man
uses words that are accepted by the masses and place these words, which are accepted
by society in dictionaries. Even if the word is a bad one i.e. not proper or
prejudice in content.
Is it, then, wrong to use the name Jehovah?
Not at all. It is just that Yahweh is his correct name according to known Hebrew
translation and should be used when ever possible and/or in its correct content.
The
important thing is that we use the name properly as we do Jesus' i.e. Yahshua
in declaring the "Good News" to others. "We must and should give thanks
to Yahweh/Jehovah by way of Jesus/Yahshua his son. (Special Note: Some people
forget this important issue: Of acknowledging the Son of the Almighty)!
Some
people get lost on names, as they should, because there is power, title, position
in a name e.g. JESUS/Yahshua. As noted in the bible. Demons recognize his
authority which " Yahweh" gave him. Luke 4:18,19; Mark 5:7-13.
Isaiah
12:4."Call upon his name. Make known among the peoples his dealings. Make mention
that his name is put on high."; Luke 2:25 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem,
whose name [was] Simeon; and the same man [was] just and devout, waiting for the
consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. Luke 2:26 And it was revealed
unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the
Lord's Christ. Luke 2:32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people
Israel. John 3:16,17 For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son so
that anyone who believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. God did not
send his Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it. Special Note: In time
after Jesus' kingdom is served for 1000 years then it is turned over to the Yahweh.
Therefore it is wise to acknowledge The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit as we
should. Revelations chapters 20-22; Psalms 103:1-11.
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