Exodus 20:7 and the Name

[Fool]

7You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain, for the Lord will not hold blameless anyone who takes His name in vain.

what does it mean to take the name in vain and what is this name above all names.

 

[Hockeycowboy]

Yahweh in Hebrew / Jehovah in English / Jehová in Spanish

 

[MNoBody]

if you are made in the image and likeness of this paternal king figure then you are an embodiment of his name...
his living names-sake, and you better not sully the name and drag it into the dust.
represent.
honor yer father and mother

 

[Fool]

Yahweh in Hebrew / Jehovah in English / Jehová in Spanish

no dear. that is the second name/title.

the first name is exodus 3:14.


the NIV claims that the name at 3:15 sounds like the one at 3:14 but exodus 3:14 is a verb and not a name/title. its a state of being.

 

[Nakosis]

7You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain, for the Lord will not hold blameless anyone who takes His name in vain.

what does it mean to take the name in vain and what is this name above all names.

I'd imagine anyone claiming to speak of God's behalf.
Claiming whatever you say is true because you have God's authority to make that claim.
If I was God, I'd be a little pissed at folks going about using my name to lend authority to their words.

 

[dybmh]

7You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain, for the Lord will not hold blameless anyone who takes His name in vain.

what does it mean to take the name in vain and what is this name above all names.

it's a beautiful infinte question

 

[1213]

7You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain, for the Lord will not hold blameless anyone who takes His name in vain.

what does it mean to take the name in vain and what is this name above all names.

I think it means, using the name without good reason. For example, nowadays many people say “oh God” or similar sayings without any meaning and that is taking His name in vain.

 

[lostwanderingsoul]

I do not think it requires a paericular name. If you say something like "God damn" you are taking God in vain just by saying "God" in a cursing way.

 

[MNoBody]

I think it means, using the name without good reason. For example, nowadays many people say “oh God” or similar sayings without any meaning and that is taking His name in vain.

yet God is a title, not a name

 

[Hockeycowboy]

yet God is a title, not a name

Correct. Just as Lord is a title... or king.... or President.

 

[pearl]

improper use of the names of God, Jesus Christ
Promises made to others in God's name engage the divine honor, fidelity, truthfulness, and authority. They must be respected in justice. To be unfaithful to them is to misuse God's name and in some way to make God out to be a liar.

Blasphemy is directly opposed to the second commandment. It consists in uttering against God - inwardly or outwardly - words of hatred, reproach, or defiance; in speaking ill of God; in failing in respect toward him in one's speech; in misusing God's name.

A person commits perjury when he makes a promise under oath with no intention of keeping it, or when after promising on oath he does not keep it. Perjury is a grave lack of respect for the Lord of all speech. Pledging oneself by oath to commit an evil deed is contrary to the holiness of the divine name.
from the CCC.

 

[WalterTrull]

The name of God is the father. The name of God is the creator. If I say "I created this or that." I take his name in vain.

 

[Hockeycowboy]

no dear. that is the second name/title.

the first name is exodus 3:14.


the NIV claims that the name at 3:15 sounds like the one at 3:14 but exodus 3:14 is a verb and not a name/title. its a state of being.

יהוה is His name, found over 6,800 times in the Hebrew text! Accepted pronunciation is “Yahweh” (translated “Jehovah” in English.) No other name is found more often, in the texts.
Exodus 3:15, NLT.....”God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: Yahweh, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you. This is my eternal name, my name to remember for all generations.” “

Seems pretty clear to me.

 

[MNoBody]

IAO -sums it up in 3,
so much more eloquently.

for ambience

 

[Fool]

יהוה is His name, found over 6,800 times in the Hebrew text! Accepted pronunciation is “Yahweh” (translated “Jehovah” in English.) No other name is found more often, in the texts.
Exodus 3:15, NLT.....”God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: Yahweh, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you. This is my eternal name, my name to remember for all generations.” “

Seems pretty clear to me.

yahweh is not the name in exodus 3:14. yahweh is the title/name in exodus 3:15. once one understands this name in exodus 3:14 they beome that in exodus 3:15.


this is why it is written: isaiah 45:5

there is nothing that exists outside/apart/separate from god. All is god. it isn't self vs some other self.


it is all being GOD

Jeremiah 23:23-24

if it fills heaven and earth, then it fills self, all selves. the illusion is in form.

it is here, there, everywhere. it is omnipresent. self cannot be outside of omnipresent

 

[MNoBody]

does a set of all sets, contain itself?

 

[Hockeycowboy]

yahweh is not the name in exodus 3:14. yahweh is the title/name in exodus 3:15. once one understands this name in exodus 3:14 they beome that in exodus 3:14.


this is why it is written: isaiah 45:5

there is nothing that exists outside/apart/separate from god. All is god. it isn't self vs some other self.


it is all being GOD

Jeremiah 23:23-24

if it fills heaven and earth, then it fills self, all selves. the illusion is in form.

it is here, there, everywhere. it is omnipresent. self cannot be outside of omnipresent

Yes, nothing is hidden from God.
But we’re talking about His Name
And He — the God of the Bible — clearly states @ Isaiah 42:8, Darby....”I am Jehovah, that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.”

Taking God’s Name out of the Bible, and replacing it w/ ‘LORD’, was in many people’s eyes including mine, the greatest travesty, leading to confusion. It was a master stroke by God’s Arch enemy, the Devil. He’s behind most of the confusion in this world. Revelation 12:9; 1 John 5:19.

Take care.

 

[MNoBody]

Yes, nothing is hidden from God.
But we’re talking about His Name
And He — the God of the Bible — clearly states @ Isaiah 42:8, Darby....”I am Jehovah, that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.”

Taking God’s Name out of the Bible, and replacing it w/ ‘LORD’, was in many people’s eyes including mine, the greatest travesty, leading to confusion. It was a master stroke by God’s Arch enemy, the Devil. He’s behind most of the confusion in this world. Revelation 12:9; 1 John 5:19.

Take care.

and the "devil" appears to be the very human "mind" itself.

 

[Hockeycowboy]

He certainly uses humans!
As for the Devil himself, though, Revelation 12:7-12 talks about him being thrown out of Heaven. No human mind was ever in heaven

And take a look @ Job 1 & Job 2....another heavenly scene (among the spirit angels); couldn’t be human.

 

[MNoBody]

He certainly uses humans!
As for the Devil himself, though, Revelation 12:7-12 talks about him being thrown out of Heaven. No human mind was ever in heaven

And take a look @ Job 1 & Job 2....another heavenly scene (among the spirit angels); couldn’t be human.

what was the rebellion about again, that got Lucifer so PO'd that he blew his cool and got humbled so?
prototype man
Lucifer 2.0 ...better than the 1.0 version...and was the original design in the architects mind while he tinkered with the lucifer model [one way to look at it]
besides, it is a story about something other than what it seems to be about, after all.