The Holy Name of God

 

Revelation 1:8 I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord [Jehovah] God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty. -- American Standard Version.  A video on YouTube entitled “T he Danger of Inserting 'JEHOVAH' in Revelation 1:8 ” makes several assertions regarding Revelation 1:8 that we hope to address in this study.  Revelation 1:8 egw eimi to alpha kai to w legei kurios ho I AM THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA, IS SAYING LORD, THE 1473 1510 3588 0255_5 2532 3588 5598 3004 2962 3588 theos ho wn kai ho een kai ho erchomenos GOD, THE (ONE) BEING AND THE (ONE) WAS AND THE (ONE) COMING, 2316 3588 1511_1 2532 3588 1511_3 2532 3588 2064 1511_2 ho pantokratwr THE ALMIGHTY. 3588 3841 -- Westcott & Hort Transliterated Interlinear Throughout the extant Greek manuscripts of the New Testament, we find that God's Holy Name has been changed to other words. This is simply a fact. The most common word used as God's Holy Name in the extant New Testament manuscripts is the Greek...

 

We find that the Bible uses the Hebrew word often transliterated as "Abhir" in the following verses:  Genesis 49:24; Deuteronomy 10:17; Psalm 132:2, 5; Isaiah 1:24, 49:26, 60:1. Here are the instances as found in the Darby translation: Genesis 49:24 But his bow abideth firm, And the arms of his hands are supple By the hands of the Mighty One [ABHIR] of Jacob. From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel: Psalm 132:2 How he swore unto Jehovah, vowed unto the Mighty One [ABHIR] of Jacob: Psalm 132:5 Until I find out a place for Jehovah, habitations for the Mighty One [ABHIR] of Jacob. Isaiah 1:24 Therefore saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, the Mighty One [ABHIR] of Israel: Ah! I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies. Isaiah 49:26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with new wine. And all flesh shall know that I, Jehovah, am thy Saviour and thy Redeeme...

 

In this study, we will endeavor to provide all the scriptures with the book of Matthew in which we believe that God's Holy Name was changed to other words. In most instances, we will find that God's Holy Name has been changed to a form of the Greek word often transliterated as KURIOS. However, at times God's Holy Name has been changed to other words, especially to forms of the words often transliterated as THEOS. We will be using the American Standard Version (ASV)  of the Bible as a basis. All Hebrew and Greek words will be presented with transliterations into Latin characters. Matthew 1:20  But when he thought on these things, behold, an angel of Jehovah appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. The phrase rendered as " angel of Jehovah " in the Old Testament of the American Standard Version is found many times in the Hebrew scriptures. In ...

(Please note that many links are provided to other sites; we do not necessarily agree with all conclusions presented on those sites.) Raymundus Martini was the author of the work called Pugio Fidei , which was not written in English, but rather in Latin. He also authored some other works. He lived about 300 years after the Masoretes had completed their work on the Hebrew text. The Masoretic text has the vowel points long before Martini was alive. The English forms Jehovah, Yehowah, Iehouah, etc. (depending on whose transliteration method is being used), are definitely transliterations from the Masoretic text corresponding to the vowel points that the Masoretes used in the Holy Name long before Martini was born. As far as we know, Martini's original works in Latin are not online, and as yet I have not been able to examine them. From what we can determine, he challenged the form presented by the Masoretes, and presented the Holy Name as "Yohoua." We still have not b...

Many assertions are often made concerning the English form “Jehovah”; such assertions are often presented as being fact, although in reality much of what is presented is inaccurate historically. Most of the statements we are referring seem also be based on the assumption that “Jehovah” is a separate “name” from the Holy Name as it appears in Hebrew. Most of these also seem to assume that if God’s Holy Name is not pronounced exactly as it is in Hebrew, that it is a false “name”. One makes the claim: “The term ‘Jehovah’ was the invention of a Catholic monk (Raymundus Martini) in AD 1202 .”  Another states: “We can trace the name Jehovah to the first person to use it, a Roman Catholic monk from the 1200’s. ”  Another site states: "The first recorded use of this spelling [Jehovah] was made by a Spanish Dominican monk, Raymundus Martini, in 1270 ." Surrounding this claim are theories of how  "Jehovah" was formed. These conflicting theories are often presented ...

Malachi 2:1-2 - And now, O priests, this command is to you.[2] If you will not hear, and if you will not set it on your heart to give glory to My name, says Jehovah of Hosts, then I will send the curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. And indeed, I have cursed it, because you are not setting it on your heart. -- Green's Literal. This was a direct command to the priests of His covenant people, Israel. The principle holds true, however, with the common priesthood (1 Peter 2:9) of those who belong to Christ in the covenant made with Abraham. (Galatians 3:17,18,26-29) Such should indeed, seek to glorify the name of the God and Father of their Lord Jesus both in word and deed.  On the other hand, there are "priests" who profess to be Christian who claim authority over fellow believers. Such generally pursue a course similar to the servant Jesus describes in Matthew 24:48-50; Luke 12:45. It is not for us to judge these, however, although we can judge that thei...

By Ronald R. Day, Sr. One claims that we cannot produce one manuscript where Moses wrote the name completely in Hebrew. Actually, we don't know of any Hebrew manuscript of the Old Testament that does not at all produce the Holy Name completely with all four of the Hebrew letters that represent the Holy Name; those letters are usually referred to as YOD HE WAW HE or JOD HE VAV HE. Therefore, we assume that by writing the name completely is meant with the vowels. The original Hebrew had no written vowels, but the vowels were spoken when the words were uttered. The commonly used Masoretic text produced after Christ not only has the four letters but also the added vowel points, which have been added, not just to the Holy Name but to each and every word in the Hebrew Old Testament, since the original Hebrew had no written vowels at all for any word. In a comparatively few instances, God's Holy Name is presented in its shortened form with two letters YOD HE HE, usually render...

Exodus 6:2-3  - And God spoke to Moses and said to him, I  am  Jehovah.[3] And I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob  as  God Almighty, and  by  My name JEHOVAH I have not been known to them. Part One Various Theories of Exodus 6:2,3 Many, by reading Exodus 6:2,3, have concluded that God first revealed his name to Moses at the time spoken of in Genesis 6. In other words, it is concluded from the above that no one had ever heard the name of Jehovah before, and that this was the first time it had ever been spoken. According to this theory, none of the servants of God spoken of in Genesis had ever heard of the name of Jehovah. Yet when we read the book of Genesis we do find that God’s name appears there many times. Eve evidently spoke it. (Genesis 4:1) Noah spoke it. (Genesis 9:26) Abram (Abraham) spoke it. (Genesis 13:4; 14:22; 15:2,8; 22:14) Sarai (Sarah) spoke it. (Genesis 16:2,5,13) The servant of Abraham spoke it. (Genesis 24:12,35,40,...