tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1811264108457143000.post3256758600122141656..comments2023-07-01T00:22:54.261+09:30Comments on Berith Road: The Meaning of the Name Yahweh or JehovahSteven Coxheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798792943613130505noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1811264108457143000.post-45567254821432527572019-01-13T08:03:16.396+09:302019-01-13T08:03:16.396+09:30...typical flighty explanation; The historical rea......typical flighty explanation; The historical reality (the snake holes, if you wish) bares--<br />1. Born as KhonSu (understand that as Kh'An-Shw THE-Lord-Shw/Shu/Su), who'd be alive today if Cainan/Cain-of-An had not murdered him for crass-talking with Mummu about destroying them all (reality is not funny), was better-known as Apsu (understand that a Ap'Su Father-Shw/Shu/Su), whose plain-name (without titular formality) is/was Shw/Shu/Su aka Yhw/Yahu--not Yah nor Yhwh where the H-suffix means/meant female/secondary/lesser/diminutive/who-comes-in-His-Name/autc;<br />2. "Jehovah," is nothing so-much of "mispronunciation," as Anglicization, of Yhw-H, cf French pronunciation, 'Zhehovah', may be closer to the original ca [Yh]-ww-ah; (cf Jared/Yrd, etc.);<br />3. There's a bit of misdirection in not-pronouncing the name of the TOP-god, because he-came-in-the-name-of-Yhw but he was-not-just-another yahoo: His Name was/is, Ziũs-Ũdra (Indra) etc. (Recall, Indra/Ziũs-Ũdra visited India, which belonged to Shem, with aBrahama and Saraswati).Raymond Kenneth Petryhttp://lambhorn.us/primogenitors.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1811264108457143000.post-26359479548224377402011-07-21T01:19:54.655+09:302011-07-21T01:19:54.655+09:30Thanks, Carl, for your comments and for those Bibl...Thanks, Carl, for your comments and for those Bible verses. <br /><br />I think it depends on what one means by <i>meaning</i>. I was focusing more on the denotation of יהוה, but you are right to point out the connotations and closely associated concepts of יהוה in the thinking of the ancient Israelites of orthodox faith. <br /><br />God’s faithfulness is not just an abstract concept in the Old Testament, but it has a concrete aspect. Supremely for the orthodox Hebrews, when they thought of God’s faithfulness, they thought about how this abiding attribute of God had been revealed (i.e., activated) through the salvation of their fathers at the time of the exodus. In the light of the subsequent exile, as the people of God began to look forward, there was an expectation that there would be a new revelation of Yahweh’s righteousness in a future salvation event that would rival, indeed eclipse, the salvation event of the exodus (e.g., Ps 98:1–3). <br /><br />It is interesting that the Apostle Paul understood that this expectation was fulfilled through God’s new covenant revelation of his righteousness which took place through the “exodus” of Messiah Jesus from death (Rom 1:16–17). <br /><br />It is no wonder then that the Apostle could say “in [Christ] it is always yes. For all the promises of God find their yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our amen to God for his glory” (2 Cor 1:19–20). There is a nice symmetry here: we say amen to God’s revelation of his name in Jesus. Faith is saying yes to the God who has said yes in Jesus! <br /><br />Yes, Yahweh is faithful (and good and loving)!Steven Coxheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798792943613130505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1811264108457143000.post-68905627025513853672011-07-20T12:27:06.867+09:302011-07-20T12:27:06.867+09:30Let me illustrate this with only a very few of the...Let me illustrate this with only a very few of the many verses that are directly applicable:<br /><br />- Psalm 100:5 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.<br /><br />- Jeremiah 33:11 “Give thanks to the LORD Almighty, for the LORD is good; his love endures forever.”<br /><br />- 1 Chronicles 16:34 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.<br /><br />- Psalm 54:6 I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you; I will praise your name, O LORD, for it is good.<br /><br />- Psalm 109:21 But you, O Sovereign LORD, deal well with me for your name’s sake; out of the goodness of your love, deliver me.<br /><br />- Psalm 115:1 Not to us, O LORD, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.<br /><br />- Psalm 107:1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.Carl Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11379013559785765932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1811264108457143000.post-44389658957300275082011-07-20T02:55:42.792+09:302011-07-20T02:55:42.792+09:30Steven, I believe that what you wrote is ALMOST th...Steven, I believe that what you wrote is ALMOST the complete meaning of Yahweh's name. I believe the complete meaning is Yahweh = "He is good; His love endures forever" (His promise of Faithful Love, which was completely fulfilled by Jesus). www.AmazingPromise.com<br />CarlCarl Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11379013559785765932noreply@blogger.com