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I thought people couldn't say or be able to say God's name anyways. Kind of a pointless commandment if you ask me.
Probably an oversight by its author.
You 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.
You 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.
It's not a commandment. It's respect, similar to how one doesn't call one's parents by their names.I thought people couldn't say or be able to say God's name anyways. Kind of a pointless commandment if you ask me.
Probably an oversight by its author.
That may have meant that they should not swear falsely in His name YHVH. That would be to dishonor His name and make God angry.You 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.
Muslims say that Allah SWT, God has 99 names. I think that Jews say that the name of the Creator is forbidden to be spoken. Generally, Christians just say God. Though there are splinter groups that are apt to use almost anything. I've heard Jehovah Gyra, YAHWEH, Heavenly Father (Mormons), and ????
It's not a commandment. It's respect, similar to how one doesn't call one's parents by their names.
Yes, and I too find Christendom ( so-called Christian ) often teach that nobody knows.Nobody knows. They just kept calling Him "God" or "Lord".
That's a good question and I know you're going to respond to this post with a stupid response because of some weird fetish you have, but I'm going to answer it anyways since you brought it up and maybe someone else will wonder the same.that makes no sense given exodus 3:15
why in the world would anyone give you a name that they didn't want you to use?
And God said further to Moses, "So shall you say to the children of Israel, 'The Lord God of your forefathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.' This is My name forever, and this is how I should be mentioned in every generation.
That's a good question and I know you're going to respond to this post with a stupid response because of some weird fetish you have, but I'm going to answer it anyways since you brought it up and maybe someone else will wonder the same.
The verse quoted is actually the verse we understand alludes to our practice. There are two Talmudic passages that discuss this verse.
One points out that the world "forever" לעולם is actually written "lacking" (ie. missing a letter that actually acts as a vowel here), so that it says לעלם which can be read as "to conceal". In other words the verse is read, "This is My Name to conceal", as though we are being told to conceal this Name.
The other passage points out that the verse contradicts itself. We are told that this word is G-d's Name and we are told that this is G-d's remembrance. Well, which is it then? And why separate it into two completely disparate sentences?
Why not just say, "This is My Name and remembrance" or just "this is My Name"? What new information is being added, that I wouldn't have known with it?
Instead the passage explains that the reference is to two separate Names. It's like G-d is showing Moses both of His Names and He's saying, "This [one] is My Name for ['hiding']" and "This [one] is My Name for remembrance (ie. speaking)".