Titles and Descriptive Terms Applying to "Jehovah" (יהוה YHWH)
There still seems to be a lot of controversy and misunderstanding over the use of the divine name.... יהוה (YHWH) in Hebrew. It is contained in the Hebrew scriptures (OT) almost 7,000 times with these four Hebrew consonants.
This is the name that God gave to mankind to identify himself; names in the Bible had deep meanings so it was important that God's name revealed more about his purpose than just his personality. As the inventor of language, he has no difficulty with translation. He knows his name in all languages.
The meaning of God's name is "He Causes to Be" or "to Become" and it is giving mankind a clear indication that whatever his will and purpose is, Jehovah will choose to "become" whatever is necessary to carry it out. (Isaiah 55:11)
It is clear from the scriptures that the Almighty God has one "name", but many titles.
In Genesis 2:4 it says...
"These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, on the day that the Lord God made earth and heaven."
דאֵ֣לֶּה תֽוֹלְד֧וֹת הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם וְהָאָ֖רֶץ בְּהִ֣בָּֽרְאָ֑ם בְּי֗וֹם עֲשׂ֛וֹת יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶ֥רֶץ וְשָׁמָֽיִם: (The Complete Jewish Bible)
You can see the Tetragrammaton clearly in the Hebrew text, but rendered by the title "the Lord God" in the English text. So right from the beginning of recorded scripture, God's name is there. There is no attempt to hide it or to substitute titles for it. This was God's only personal name.
In Exodus 6:3 God said to Moses...."I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob with [the name] Almighty God, but [with] My name YHWH, I did not become known to them." (CJB)
Up until the flood of Noah's day, there was no reason for Jehovah to make his name known to man for the simple reason, there were no false gods from which to differentiate himself. He was rightly called "God Almighty.... the only God in existence....but he would "become" what was needed to keep his purpose on track when his adversary began to cultivate false worship. He started with Nimrod.
There still seems to be a lot of controversy and misunderstanding over the use of the divine name.... יהוה (YHWH) in Hebrew. It is contained in the Hebrew scriptures (OT) almost 7,000 times with these four Hebrew consonants.
This is the name that God gave to mankind to identify himself; names in the Bible had deep meanings so it was important that God's name revealed more about his purpose than just his personality. As the inventor of language, he has no difficulty with translation. He knows his name in all languages.
The meaning of God's name is "He Causes to Be" or "to Become" and it is giving mankind a clear indication that whatever his will and purpose is, Jehovah will choose to "become" whatever is necessary to carry it out. (Isaiah 55:11)
It is clear from the scriptures that the Almighty God has one "name", but many titles.
In Genesis 2:4 it says...
"These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, on the day that the Lord God made earth and heaven."
דאֵ֣לֶּה תֽוֹלְד֧וֹת הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם וְהָאָ֖רֶץ בְּהִ֣בָּֽרְאָ֑ם בְּי֗וֹם עֲשׂ֛וֹת יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶ֥רֶץ וְשָׁמָֽיִם: (The Complete Jewish Bible)
You can see the Tetragrammaton clearly in the Hebrew text, but rendered by the title "the Lord God" in the English text. So right from the beginning of recorded scripture, God's name is there. There is no attempt to hide it or to substitute titles for it. This was God's only personal name.
In Exodus 6:3 God said to Moses...."I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob with [the name] Almighty God, but [with] My name YHWH, I did not become known to them." (CJB)
Up until the flood of Noah's day, there was no reason for Jehovah to make his name known to man for the simple reason, there were no false gods from which to differentiate himself. He was rightly called "God Almighty.... the only God in existence....but he would "become" what was needed to keep his purpose on track when his adversary began to cultivate false worship. He started with Nimrod.