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The Divine name.
By: Edwin. Date: February 26, 2013, 6:51 am
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The Divine name.
I would like if I may to share with you what I believe the Lord
has shown me regarding the four letters YHVH that form most Holy
of all names/descriptions of God.
Did you know for example that when you meditate upon the four
letters YHVH that form most Holy of all names of our Lord. It
can be shown that God is three persons, that Jesus is the second
person, that He is both human, and Divine, that He left Heaven
to come down to earth, and returned back to Heaven again.
All that contained within the one name that we translate as "I
AM" Do we really have any idea of the incredible wonder of our
Lord.
Personally I am overwhelmed with what has been revealed to me in
the 51+ years that I have been a Christian.
I was thinking about the word "Tetragrammaton", this word as I
am sure you know means "The 4 letters", and refers the 4
Consonants that form the Divine name, but there are not 4, only
3 one of which is repeated, if we ignore for a moment the last
letter, and think only of the first 3, all of which are
different (Unique), could this be drawing our attention to,
Father, the Son, and The Holy Spirit ?.
If so what about the forth letter, does it by being a repetition
of the second letter draw our attention to the second person of
the Trinity ?. If so, He is not only in the centre of the
Godhead, but also outside it at the same time. The only person
who can be in two places at once is God Himself.
Also is the second appearance of this second letter at the end
of the name telling us that Jesus left the Godhead to come to
earth, and then in due course returned back again?.
Remember verse 13 in John Ch 3, which says "No man has ascended
into Heaven, but He who came down from Heaven" (Some versions
add "Who is in Heaven")
I wonder why our attention is drawn to the Deity of the second
person, could it indicate the Father's anticipation of the
teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, and others who do not
accept that Jesus is God ?
More recently I have seen that the four letters, YHVH can be
seen as 3 & 1 that is tri-unity, or if you prefer, Trinity.
The Lord our God does not have a name in the sense that we have
names. Our names are to identify, and to distinguish ourselves
from one another.
There is only one God, and for this reason there is no need for
Him to have a name, as there are no other gods with whom He
might be confused.
What we are given in Scripture is a number of different
descriptions of, His Nature, His ability, His capacity, etc etc.
What type/sort of Person He is.
At Gen Ch 3 v 13. Moses said If they ask me "What is His name"
what shall I say to them ? The reply he received was not a name
but a description.
God told Moses, "Say this to the people of Israel, “I AM”, has
sent me to you"... This is the most Sacred, and Holy description
of the Lord our God it means "I HAVE BEEN WHAT I HAVE BEEN,I AM
WHAT I AM, and I WILL BE WHAT I WILL BE". This Title was also
understood by the Jews to mean "The perpetually self revealing
all existent one".
For further information see,
HTML http://www.ldolphin.org/names.html
HTML http://www.hebrew4christians.com/Names_of_G-d/El/el.html
Every blessing.
Edwin.
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Re: The Divine name.
By: Edwin. Date: February 26, 2013, 6:52 am
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Another example is the title/description, "EL SHADDAI", usually
translated in most English Bibles as, "God Almighty", or "God
All Sufficient", EL SHADDAI, is found 48 times in the OT.
This is a compound description, made up of "ELOHIM", meaning the
strong one who gives strength/nourishment, and the Hebrew word
Shad which refers to the female breast.
What the Lord is saying here is "I love you with that very
special tender loving care that a nursing mother feels for the
infant she is breast feeding".
For further information see
HTML http://www.ldolphin.org/names.html
Below is one example of the use of EL SHADDAI.
Gen 17:1 WHEN Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared
to Abram and said to him, "I am Almighty God; walk before Me and
be blameless.
Gen 17:2 "And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and
will multiply you exceedingly."
Gen 17:3 Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him,
saying:
Gen 17:4 "As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you
shall be a father of many nations.
Gen 17:5 "No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your
name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many
nations.
Gen 17:6 "I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make
nations of you, and kings shall come from you.
In verse 1 the Lord reveals Himself as "Almighty God", this is
the English translation of EL SHADDAI.
Isn't it wonderful, that when God tells Abram who had not at
that time fathered any children, that he will be the father of
many, that The Lord uses His title which is so closely related
to nursing infants. Do we really have any idea just how
incredible the Lord our God is? there are just no words to
adequately describe Him.
May the Lord bless you all abundantly, and keep you safe.
Edwin.
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