Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Yahweh told us to call Him by His name (Yahweh)

When Moses approached the burning bush, God called him by name:

Ex. 3:4 When the [Yahweh] saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, "Moses! Moses!"
And Moses said, "Here I am."

And Moses got a pretty good clue of Who was talking to him:

5 "Do not come any closer," God said. "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground." 6 Then he said, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob." At this, Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.

But after God told Moses to go tell Pharoah to let the Israelites leave Egypt, Moses asked who he should say was sending him, and God replied with a personal name:

13 Moses said to God, "Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' Then what shall I tell them?"
14 God said to Moses, "I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: 'I am has sent me to you.'"
15 God also said to Moses, "Say to the Israelites, '[Yahweh], the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.'
"This is my name forever,
    the name you shall call me
    from generation to generation.

16 "Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, '[Yahweh], the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—appeared to me ...

Unfortunately, many Bible translators fell into the same trap that the Israelites did, thinking that we should honor God by not speaking His name.  But in verse 15, He EXPLICITLY told us that His name FOREVER is Yahweh, and this is what we SHALL CALL Him from generation to generation.  So, then why did/do Bible translators substitute "the LORD" for the Tetragrammaton, Yahweh?  If we really want to rever and honor God, then shouldn't we obey what He commanded?

Yahweh, thank you for being personal with us.  Thank you for giving us a personal name for us to call you.  Thank you for calling me by name.  Help me be an example for others to see and experience a personal relationship with you.  I love you.

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