Friday, May 11, 2018

"I AM" in YHVH

"I'AM", The LORD God, The Everlasting God, The God of Eternity

Use in the Bible: 
In the Old Testament Yahweh occurs 6,519 times. This name is used more than any other name of God. Yahweh is first used in Gen 2:4

Variant spellings: YHWH, Yahweh

In the Septuagint: 
kurios - Lord, Master despotês - Lord, Master, denoting the omnipotence of God (TDNT), despot, absolute ruler

Meaning and Derivation: 
Yahweh is the promised name of God. This name of God which (by Jewish tradition) is too holy to voice, is actually spelled "YHWH" without vowels. YHWH is referred to as the Tetragrammaton (which simply means "the four letters"). YHWH comes from the Hebrew letters: Yud, Hay, Vav, Hay. While YHWH is first used in Genesis 2, God did not reveal Himself as YHWH until Exodus 3. The modern spelling as "Yahweh" includes vowels to assist in pronunciation. We no longer know for certain the exact pronunciation. During the third century A.D., the Jewish people stopped saying this name in fear of contravening the commandment "Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain" (Exd 20:7). As a result of this, Adonai is occasionally a substitute for YHWH.

Further references : 
"Genesis 02:04 ; Genesis 02:05 ; Genesis 02:07 ; Genesis 02:08 ; Genesis 02:09 ; Genesis 02:15 ; Genesis 02:16 ; Genesis 02:18 ; Genesis 02:19 ; Genesis 02:21 ; Genesis 02:22 ; Genesis 03:01 ; Genesis 03:08 ; Genesis 03:09 ; Genesis 03:13 ; Genesis 03:14 ; Genesis 03:21 ; Genesis 03:22 ; Genesis 03:23 ; Genesis 04:01 ; Genesis 04:03 ; Genesis 04:04 ; Genesis 04:06 ; Genesis 04:09 ; Genesis 04:13 ; Genesis 04:15 ; Genesis 04:16 ; Genesis 04:26 ; Genesis 05:29 ; Genesis 06:03; Genesis 06:05 ; Genesis 06:06 ; Genesis 06:07 ; Genesis 06:08 ; Genesis 07:01 ; Genesis 07:05 ; Genesis 07:16 ; Gen 08:20 ; Genesis 08:21 ; Genesis 09:26 ; Genesis 10:09 ; Genesis 11:05 ; Genesis 11:06 ; Genesis 11:08 ; Genesis 11:09 ; Genesis 12:01 ; Genesis 12:04 ; Genesis 12:07 ; Genesis 12:08 ; Genesis 12:17 etc."

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