The Importance of HIS Name
And Elohim said further to Mosheh, "Thus you are to say to the children of Yisra'el, 'YHWH Elohim of your fathers, the Elohim of Abrahim, the Elohim of Yitshaq and the Elohim of Ya'aqob, has sent me to you. This is My Name forever and this is My Remembrance to all generations.
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Introduction:
The purpose of this page is to document scriptural references indicating the importance of knowing and using the true name of our Heavenly Father and HIS son the Messiah.
Many people have asked, "Why is the name so important? HE knows who we are talking about."
To statements such as these I would ask, "If you truly love someone with all your heart, and all your soul and all your might, wouldn't you at least know their name?"
Calling our Heavenly Father, the creator of all things, God is like calling your wife, Woman or your husband Man. It's simply a word describing their genre.
Calling our Heavenly Father, the creator of all things, LORD is like calling your wife, Misses or your husband Mister. They are simply words describing their title.
While both of these descriptors are grammatically correct, do either of them convey love or adoration?
Greek writer Celsus circa 177CE...
But of course they think otherwise: they assume that by pronouncing the name of their teacher they are armored against the powers of the earth and air. And they are quite insistent on the efficacy of the name as a means of protection: pronounce it improperly, they say, and it is ineffective. Greek and Latin will not do; it must be said in a barbarian tongue(Hebrew) to work. Silly as they are, one finds them standing next to a a statue of Zeus or Apollo or some other god, and shouting, "see here: I blaspheme it and strike it, but it is powerless against me for I am a Chreystian.
The Tetragrammaton
THE RESTORATION OF THE NAME
This is a historical record showing that at least up until the late 2nd century CE the followers of the Branch, the Mashiyach, were committed to calling Him by His Hebrew name Yod, Hey, Waw, Shin, Waw, Ayin..YHWShWA...Yahuwshuwa.
The true followers will worship the Father in Ruwach and Truth!
What I Discovered
After learning about the Hebraic roots of my faith, I was amazed to find how much religion had been distorted down through the centuries. When I learned the true name of the Creator, I was stunned to find that it had been removed from Biblical Scripture 6,823 times and replaced with the word LORD AND that the word 'lord' in Hebrew translates to the word Ba'al!
Anyone researching the name of our creator will discover the Tetragrammaton. While the definition of the word Tetragrammaton is up for debate, it is pretty much universally accepted (in English) as the letters YHWH. In Hebrew, the letters are Yod Hey Wav Hey (pronounciations differ). Due to problems with translation and transliteration, the pronounciation differ from culture to culture.
In this section, I am not going to attempt to debate linguistics but rather the meaning of the word. In King James Bibles, the word is generally translated as 'I AM THAT I AM' which never made much sense to me. What I discovered was that in the Hebrew Alphabet, each letter has a symbol, a meaning, a sound, and a numeric value assigned to this. Being a computer 'tech' for most of my life, I found this very interesting and immediately recognized the potential for encoding more information into a single set of letters.
I used the chart below to look up the meaning of the letters and was stunned to find that the letters could easily be translated to 'Hand' 'Behold' 'Nail' 'Behold'! Or in English, 'Behold the hand, behold the nail'!!! This would mean that when YHWH spoke to Moses on Mount Horeb and told Moses the name he was to use in front of the Pharoah, he was saying 'Hand, Behold, Nail, Behold'! This was more than 2,000 years BEFORE the Messiah walked the face of the earth!!!
Scripture References:
26'And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.' (KJV)
The first record of “calling on the Name of YHWH".
13'And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?' (KJV)
YHWH tells Mosheh to use HIS name if front of the children of Israel.
14'And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.' (KJV)
The is where YHWH reveals the meaning of HIS name.
15'And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, the LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.'' (KJV)
15And Elohim said further to Mosheh, “Thus you are to say to the children of Yisra'el, YHWH Elohim of your fathers, the Elohim of Abraham, the Elohim of Yitshaq, and the Elohim of Ya'aqob, has sent me to you. This is My Name forever, and this is My remembrance to all generations.'(The ISR Scriptures)
This is where YHWH declares HIS name is to be remembered forever.
'22And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:'(KJV)
'22 “And you shall say to Pharaoh, 'Thus said YHWH, “Yisra'el is My son, My firstborn,'(The ISR Scriptures)
YHWH instructs Moses to use HIS name in front of the pagan Pharaoh. This seems to negate the Jewish belief that HIS name is too holy to speak.
3'And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.' (KJV)
13'And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.' (KJV)
This is where YHWH said to speak HIS name to the Pharoah. This belies the claim by the pharisees/rabbis that HIS name is to holy to speak.
LORD God/YHWH Elohim
Moses/Mosheh - drawn out
Hebrew/Hebrew - one from the other side
Ivrim (H) - Hebrews (Plural) Pronounced Iyvreem
16'And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.' (KJV)
HE wants HIS name declared throughout all the earth.
'3The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.'' (KJV)
7'Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. ' (KJV)
13'And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.' (KJV)
21'And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.' (KJV)
12And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.(KJV)
11'Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.' (KJV)
2'Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:' (KJV)
3'And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.' (KJV)
4'Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God.' (KJV)
3'Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.' (KJV)
11'I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.' (KJV)
11'I said, "I shall not see Yah -- Yah in the land of the living! I shall no longer look on man with the inhabitants of the world!"' (The ISR Scriptures)
The name YAH was used.
8'I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.' (KJV)
tifereth - Beauty, Glory
Hallel (H) - Praise
11"I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour." (KJV)
4As for our redeemer, the LORDa of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.(KJV)
4Our Redeemer, YHWH of hosts is His Name, the Set-apart One of Yisra'el.(The ISR Scriptures)
aStrongs [G3068] Yhovah yeh-ho-vaw' from 'hayah' (1961); (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God:--Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 'Yahh' (3050), 'Yhovih' (3069).
5'Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.' (KJV)
6'Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I.' (KJV)
5For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.(KJV)
7'Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.' (KJV)
11'But ye are they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number.' (KJV)
16The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.(KJV)
15The Portion of Ya'aqob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all, and Yisra'el is the tribe of His inheritance - YHWH of hosts is His Name.(The ISR Scriptures)
19'O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit. ' (KJV)
20'Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods? ' (KJV)
21'Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The LORD.' (KJV)
26'How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart; ' (KJV)
27'Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.' (KJV)
Ba'al worship. They have forgotten HIS name.
'2Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it; the LORD is his name;' (KJV)
'16In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousnessa.' (KJV)
aStrongs [G3068] Yhovah yeh-ho-vaw' from 'hayah' (1961); (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God:--Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 'Yahh' (3050), 'Yhovih' (3069).
18As I live, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.(KJV)
aStrongs [G3068] Yhovah yeh-ho-vaw' from 'hayah' (1961); (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God:--Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 'Yahh' (3050), 'Yhovih' (3069).
15Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the LORDa of hosts.(KJV)
aStrongs [G3068] Yhovah yeh-ho-vaw' from 'hayah' (1961); (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God:--Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 'Yahh' (3050), 'Yhovih' (3069).
7'So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.' (KJV)
YHWH says he is the Holy One IN Israel/Yisr'ĕl not the Holy on OF Israel/Yisr'ĕl.
2'And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.' (KJV)
32'And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.' (KJV)
13For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of hosts, is his name.(KJV)
13 look, He who forms mountains, and creates the wind, and who declares to man what His thought is, and makes the morning darkness, and who treads the high places of the earth, YHWH Elohim of hosts is His Name.(The ISR Scriptures)
8Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:(KJV)
8He who made Kimah and Kesil, and who turns the shadow of death into morning and darkened day into night, who is calling for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the face of the earth - YHWH is His Name -(The ISR Scriptures)
The seven stars could be referring to the Pleiades.
2727Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts.(KJV)
27"Therefore I shall send you into exile beyond Damascus," said YHWH Elohim of hosts - His Name(The ISR Scriptures)
6It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name.(KJV)
6who is building His upper room in the heavens, and has founded His firmament on the earth, who is calling for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the face of the earth - YHWH is His Name.(The ISR Scriptures)
9'For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.' (KJV)
LORD/YHWH
9'And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.' (KJV)
16'Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.' (KJV)
4'Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.' (KJV)
35'For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.' (KJV)
36'The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein.' (KJV)
18'That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.' (KJV)
13'Thy name, O LORD, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations.' (KJV)
4'Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?' (KJV)
This is a reference to the Messiah as the son of Elohim in the TeNaKh.
5'Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.' (KJV)
6'Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.' (KJV)
43'I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. ' (KJV)
Does this mean that the father's name will be contained in the Son's name?
Does this also show the apostacy of using the Greek name Jesus for the Messiah?
12'Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.'(KJV)
6'Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:'(KJV)
The name above all others.
Jesus/Yeshua
Justus/Justus
1'And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.' (KJV)
YAHUSHUA's Name
10'Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;'(KJV)
11'Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest;'(KJV)
Ezra 3:8-9
Why is Joshua's name spelled different in the book of Ezra?
Joshua/Yahusha - YHWH is salvation; Yahua saves; or Yhowshua {yeh-ho-shoo'-ah}; from 'Yhovah' (3068) and 'yasha`' (3467); Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader:--Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua.Josedech/Yehotsadaq - YAH is just; from 'Yhovah' (3068) and 'tsadaq' (6663); Jehovah-righted; Jehotsadak, an Israelite
Keter (H) - Crown
Kohen HaGadol (H) - The High Priest
12'And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:'(KJV)
This is prophesing that the Messiah's name will be the same as Joshua's
LORD/YHWHHĕkal (H) - Temple, Or Set-Apart Place In Front Of The Holy Of Holies
Tzevaot (H) - Hosts, Or Armies
Tsemach (H) - Branch
2Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.(KJV)
Why is Jeshua's name spelled different in the book of Zechariah?
8'Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.'(KJV)
Why is Jeshua's name spelled different in the book of Zechariah?
9'Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites.'(KJV)
Why is Jeshua's name spelled different in the book of Zechariah?
43'I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. ' (KJV)
Does this mean that the father's name will be contained in the Son's name?
Does this also show the apostacy of using the Greek name Jesus for the Messiah?
12'Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.'(KJV)
45'Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;'(KJV)
If this Jesus is really Joshua, why did the Messiah's name get translated differently?
Place Where YHWH Places His Name
12A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year. (KJV)
5But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:(KJV)
11Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD:(KJV)
6But at the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of Egypt. (KJV)
13He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. (KJV)
16 the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.(KJV)
29That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place. (KJV)
3And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually. (KJV)
36And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there. (KJV)
4And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name. (KJV)
7And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the LORD said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever: (KJV)
29For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of hosts.(KJV)
34But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it. (KJV)
10He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.(KJV)
16For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.(KJV)
Names Related To Our Heavenly Father
I have started this list of names to demonstrate several points. First I'd like to show how common the name Yah, Yahu and Yahua are in the Hebrew culture. Second, I would like to point out an oddity that exists between the translation of a name and the transliteration of the name.
It seems more than a little strange to me that the Hebrew letters YHW almost universally are transliterated as YAH, YAH-OO and YAH-OO-AH but when they are translated (by the same source) the translation becomes JAH, JEH or JOH.
Adaiah/Adayah
Ananiah/Ananyah
Athaliah/Athalyah
Azariah/Azaryah
Benaiah/Benayahu
Berechiah/Berekyah
Besodeiah/Besodeyah
Elias/Elijah/Ĕliyah
Hachaliah/Hakalyah
Hananiah/Hananyah
Harhaiah/Harhayah
Hashabiah/Hashabyah
Hashabniah/Hashabneyah
Ishijah/Yishshiyah
Jaazaniah/Ya'azanyah
Jadon/Yadon
Jeberechiah/Yeberekyahu
Jedaiah/Yedayah
Jehoiada/Yehoyada
Jeshaiah/Yeshayah
Jeshua/Yĕshua
Jeziah/Yizziyah
Josiphiah/Yosiphyah
Judah/Yahudah
Kelaiah/Qĕlayah
Maaseiah/Ma'asĕyah
Malchiah/Malchijah/Malkiyah
Mattaniah/Mattanyah
Melatiah/Melatyah
Noadiah/No'adyah
Obadiah/Obadyah
Pethahiah/Pethahyah
Remaliah/Remalyahu
Ramiah/Ramyah
Rephaiah/Rephayah
Shechaniah/Shekanyah
Shelemiah/Shelemyah
Shemaiah/Shemayah
Shemariah/Shemaryah
Shephatiah/Shephatyah
Sherebiah/Shĕrĕbyah
Tobiah/Tobiyah
Uriah/Uriyah
Uzziah/Uzziyah
Zebadiah/Zebadyah
Zechariah/Zekaryah
Zerahiah/Zerahyah
Notes from the DVD 'Breath of the Holies'
Four Names of God
| The Most High | ~ | El Elyon |
| The Almighty | ~ | El Shaddai |
| The Lord | ~ | YHWH (Note: I changed this from Yehovah to YHWH) |
| My God | ~ | Elohim |
Reference Links:
- Promote The Truth (WWW.PROMOTETHETRUTH.COM)This site seems to be the most accurate to me.
- Dabar - Word (WWW.YADAYAHWEH.COM 04/02/11)This site uses the name Yahweh in their link and the transliteration Yahowah in their literature.
- The Messiah's Real Name (WWW.BIBLETRUTH.CC 2012/1209)This site uses the name Yahusha for the Messiah.
- The Name at Qumran (Mirrored File)
- The Sacred Name YHWH (WWW.YAHWEH.ORG 2010/0209)This site uses the name Yahweh which I do not think is correct.
- YHWH vs Jehovah (WWW.FORANANSWER.ORG 2014/1129)This site is the Jehovah witness' rational for using Jehovah which I do not think is correct.