God's Name
By holdingfast
@holdingfast (117)
Philippines
5 responses
@eden_shii (506)
• Australia
23 Sep 10
In King James Version, we can find God's name in Psalm 83:18 among others. I think some are in Exodus and Isaiah. There are Bible versions which does not use Jehovah's name but instead they replaced it with LORD (all capital letters). And in this case, God's name is sometimes mentioned in the Preface saying that the title LORD (in all capital letters) refer to Jehovah or Yahweh. Sometimes, God's name is found in some footnotes of Bible verses.
@eden_shii (506)
• Australia
26 Sep 10
Wow! That's amazing too. I've never heard of that nor read about that. Thanks for the info. The version that is currently in my hand is the King James Version. And I have another version which uses the name of Jehovah. I think, it is just rightful that Jehovah God's name will be used in the Bible because he is "The Hearer of Prayer" and most importantly our Grand Creator. So, I really love to know which Bible versions are also using Yahweh or Jehovah's name in it. :D
@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
2 Oct 10
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@eden_shii (506)
• Australia
23 Sep 10
Hi! I think ByronEA gave a good explanation. Hope you can read it. :D
I've also found this explanation which you might want to read it is in watchtower.org. You might want to search it and read through the explanation. Sorry I don't know how to paste the link here since there is a box that'll pop-up everytime I try to paste it. I guess it is not allowed. :-)
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
1 Oct 10
Yes, you are right, the Holy Name, YHWH, often pronounced Jehovah, is mentioned over 7000 times in the Bible. It is important that we use it, as obviously God wants us to know him by his name and pray to him using this name!
I like to read the Bible online and biblegateway.com has many different translations and some of the use the name Jehovah in the text. I also go to watchtower.org and read the Bible there.
Great to meet you..
@ByronEA (109)
• United States
18 Sep 10
Jehovah is from a hybrid of the Holy Name (YHWH) and the vowels for the Hebrew word for Lord. The Jews have a taboo in saying the Name, so they would instead say the Hebrew word for Lord in the text of the Hebrew scriptures. To remind them to do this, they inserted the vowels for the Hebrew word for Lord with the Holy name.
While there cannot be a 100% certainty on how the Name is pronounced, the best grammatical and historical evidence points to the pronunciation as Yahweh (yah-WAY).
@eden_shii (506)
• Australia
23 Sep 10
Very well said! I do agree that God's name is Jehovah and it is important that we should use His name. It is one of the requirements so that our prayers will be heard. There are a lot of people who no longer use it. Hopefully, they'll be able to acknowledge God's name.
@bmorehouse1 (1028)
• United States
15 Sep 10
Doesn't matter what his name is. Be it God or Jehovah, HE is the one and only. He is the one we should turn to in good and bad times. We should pray to him on a daily basis and lift up all our cares to him. We should thank him for all he has given us. May God bless you and give you peace!
