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The Name
of Yahweh
Importance Placed On Yahweh's Name!
The Holy Name of our Father and Creator, Yahweh is the one and only Name by
which the Creator is known throughout the Holy Scriptures.
Psalm 23:6—
Surely righteousness and mercy will follow us all the days of our lives; an we
will dwell in the House of Yahweh forever!
Psalm 9:10—
They that know your Name will put their trust in You! Those who seek You, You
will not forsake!
Psalm 83:18—
Let men know that You, whose Name alone is Yahweh, are the Supreme Head over all
the earth!
Isayah 43:3—
For i am Yhweh your Father, the Holy One of Israyl, your Savior...
Following is a list of only a few of the Scriptures which show the glorification
of Yahweh's Name in His Book:
Psalm 68:4, Exodus 17:8-15, Exodus 15:26, Judges 6:24, Genesis 22:13-14, Acts
2:21, Yeremyah 23:6, Proverbs 30:4, Isayah 42:8, Hosheyah 2:17, Hebrews 2:12,
Psalm 22:22, I Kings 18:21, Yahchanan 12:13, Yahchanan 14:13-14, Acts 4:12.
Throughout the Holy Scriptures, you can read of the importance placed on the
Name of Yahweh. Knowing and using our Creator's Name in worship and study has
been important for each generation, for Yahweh is the only Being Who can give
life.
I Timothy 6:16—
WHO ALONE HAS IMMORTALITY, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto;
Whom no man has seen, nor can see; to whom belongs honor and power everlasting.
HalleluYahweh! Praise Yahweh!
This Scripture alone shows the great importance that is attached to knowing our
Heavenly Father's Name. But as this age grows closer to an end and all hope of
life slowly vanishes, it becomes extremely important for people to know our
Creator's Name. It is only those who call with the Name of Yahweh who will be
delivered at this end time.
Yahyl 2:31-32—
31 The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the
great and the terrible day of Yahweh comes.
32 And whoever will call with the Name of Yahweh will be delivered; for in Mount
Zion in Yerusalem there will be deliverance, as Yahweh has said, among the
remnant who has escaped of those whom Yahweh calls.
How will Yahweh, our Creator, hear us if we continue to call upon Him with the
titles of pagan Gods (Elohim)?
There Is No Denying The Greatness
Of Yahweh's Name
There is simply no denying the importance of the Name of Yahweh, to Yahweh's
people. The simple fact is that if we are not, or will not become, willing to
invoke and be called with Yahweh's Name, we have no hope at all for any
salvation. The holy men of old, we supposedly look to as our teachers and
examples, called with the Name of Yahweh. Why then are we still so stubborn? We
must obey Yahweh's every word and heed the examples of the holy people of old,
to call with Yahweh's Name.
A true "devout" Israyli will not mention the names of pagan gods, but will only
call on Yahweh. Notice what is written in The Jewish Encyclopedia, Volume 9,
page 160.
The devout Israelite will not take the name of a false god upon his lips (Ex.
xxiii. 13; Josh. xxiii. 7; Hosea ii. 16-17; Ps. xvi. 4). To make mention of
YHWH's name is to asse. confidence in His strength and present and efficient
aid. The name excites emotions of love, joy, and praise. (Ps. v. 11; vii. 17;
ix. 2; xx. 1, 7). That name is, therefore, especially connected with the altar
or sanctuary, the place where Yahweh records His name (Ex. xx. 24), or "the
place where Yahweh shall choose out of all your tribes to put His name there."
(Deut. xii. 5; comp. I Kings viii. 16, 29; ix.. 3; Jer. vii. 12). The Temple is
"the place of the name of Yahweh of hosts, the mount Zion." (Isa. xviii. 7).
The Encyclopedia Britannica, Volume 23, page 867, also tells us about the
meaning of Yahweh's Name to Israylites.
This presence and power of Yahweh is stressed in the frequent biblical phrase
"Yahweh Sabaoth," "Yahweh of hosts," those hosts both earthly and heavenly which
Yahweh uses to establish his sovereignty over Israel, and through Israel over
the whole world. The name Yahweh was thus for the faithful Israelite a
never-failing source of confidence, power and joy.
Yahweh is, most certainly, our Father and the source of our salvation. He will
give salvation to those who follow Him completely, refusing to bow to or serve
God (any Gods) at all. There is overwhelming proof that the words El and Elohim
were the very words the pagan Canaanites used for worshipping their own Gods. It
is obvious from the study of the etymology of the Hebrew language, that the
Children of Israyl made the language of Canaan their own because of the snares
of the Canaanites and their own disobedience to Yahweh. As we have seen, the
word El has been translated as God in many Scriptures, but it is of vital
importance to know that this word has also been translated power in three
different Scriptures.
Genesis 31:29—
It is in my power to do you harm, but Yahweh, the Father of your father, spoke
to me last night, saying: Be careful that you speak to Yaaqob neither blessings
nor curses.
Proverbs 3:27—
Do not refuse help to one who has need of it when it is in the power of your
hand to give it.
Micahyah 2:1—
Woe to those who devise iniquity, who plot evil upon their beds! When the
morning dawns they carry out their plans, because it is in their power to do so.
In each of these three verses, the word El has been translated power, which is
power of man, not Yahweh. El, word #410 in the Hebrew Dictionary of Strong's
Exhaustive Concordance comes from another Hebrew word #352, which is the same as
#193. The root of these words means powerful, mighty or strength.
The Encyclopedia Judaica, Volume 7, page 674, gives us the following
information.
'El. The oldest Semitic term for God is `el (corresponding to Akkadian ilu (m),
Canaanite 'el or 'il, and Arabic 'el as an element in personal names). The
etymology of the word is obscure. It is commonly thought that the term derived
from a root `yl or `wl meaning "to be powerful."
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Hebrew Dictionary confirms this statement. El,
comes from word #352, ayil, which means:
410. 
'el, ale; short. from 352; strength; as adj. mighty; espec. the Almighty
(but used also of any deity):—God, (god), x goodly, x great, idol, might (-y
one), power, strong. Cop. names in "-el."
352. 
ayil, ah'yil; from the same as 193; prop. strength; hence anything strong;
spec. a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a
strong support); an oak or other strong tree:—mighty (man), lintel, oak, post,
ram, tree.
Ayil is from the same unused root as uwl, ool, meaning:
193. 
uwl, ool; from an unused root mean. to twist. i.e. (by impl.) be strong;
the body (as being rolled together); also powerful:—mighty, strength.
We see that King David, a man after Yahweh's own heart, acknowledged that Yahweh
was his strength, but certainly not a God.
Psalm 22:19—
But You, O Yahweh, be not far from Me! O My Strength, make haste to help Me!
Strength in this verse is word #360 in the Hebrew Dictionary of Strong's
Exhaustive Concordance, and means power, by implication, protection, strength.
360. 
'eyaluwth;
eh-yah-looth'; fem. of 353; power; by imp. protection:—strength.
Eyaluwth comes from the word eyal, which comes from ayil, which comes from the
same unused root uwl, which means:
353. eyal, eh-yawl'; a var. of 352; strength; strength.
Psalm 22:1, "My Yl" and Psalm 22:19, "My Strength," have the same root word, and
the same meaning: My Strength.
We have already read that El and Elohim were Canaanite words relating to
Canaanite gods that Yahweh condemns. Notice the definitions of El and Elohim.
410. 'el, ale; short. from 352; strength; as adj. mighty; espec. the Almighty
(but used also of any deity):—God, (god), x goodly, x great, idol, might (-y
one), power, strong. Cop. names in "-el."
430. 
'elohiym, el-o-heem'; plur., of 433. gods in the ordinary sense; but spec.
used (in the plur. thus, esp. with the art.) of the supreme God; occasionally
applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a
superlative:—angels, x exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), x (very) great,
judges, x mighty.
The direct work of the elohist writer has been to place the names of the Gods of
Canaan, into the Holy Scriptures. The Canaanites took the idols of strength and
power, contained in the primitive roots yl and wl, and made Gods out of these
concepts. Israylites have fallen for this deception and now worship Elohim
instead of Yahweh, Who is truly the only source of power (Isayah 44:6,8).
Gesenius Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon, page 45, shows us more about the word EL.
, m.—(1) prop. part. of the verb
No. 2,
strong, mighty, a mighty one, a hero
(comp. note). (2) might, strength) prop. that which is strong. Lamed in this
phrase marks state or condition. The nature of this phrase has been but little
understood by those who would here render
by God...
Notice the note by the author of this Lexicon which says:
Note. Following most etymologists, I have above derived
from the root
but to
give my opinion more exactly, it appears rather to be a primitive word, the
etymology being however adapted to the root
; so that to Hebrews this word would
present the notion of strength and power.
From man's own writings, we see this
(el) from the root
(ool) indicates
strength, not God, as Satan has deceived this world into believing.
Gesenius Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon, page 20, also gives us this information on ayil
() and auwl ():
or
a root not used as a verb, but of wide extent in the derivatives. (2) to
strength and power (comp.
&
), whence
strong, God; 
terebinth (as if "robust
tree"); 
oak; also
,
strength, aid. The notion of strength and power is applied.
According to Gesenius Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon To The Old Testament, page 695,
this word El originally came from the root words wl and yl. Man's own writings
say these words mean strength, power, strong. These writings also say that the
words El-God and elohim-god, were the work of a later and deceived writer.
Yahweh is the only source of power we can turn to in time of need, and there has
never been a time we needed Yahweh more than this present age with the dangers
we are facing.
What Does Yahweh Tell Us To Do?
Yahshua 23:5-8—
5 Yahweh your Father Himself will drive them out of your way. He will push them
out from in front of you, and you will take possession of their land, just as
Yahweh your Father has promised you.
6 Therefore, be very strong to carefully obey and do all that is written in the
Book of the Law given through Mosheh, without turning aside either to the right
or to the left;
7 By not mingling with these nations that are left with you: by not pronouncing
the names of their gods (elohim), nor causing anyone to administer a vow in
their names. You must not serve them, and you must not bow down to them.
8 You are to hold fast to Yahweh your Father, just as you have until now.
Yahweh has told us in no uncertain terms not to even say the names of their Gods
to worship them. How much plainer could this be? Yahweh has also shown us the
words El and Elohim, God and Lord are the names of the very Canaanite Gods He
told us not to mention.
At the time Yahshua was leading the Children of Israyl, they had not worshipped
Gods, they had not bowed themselves to, nor had they served the Lord—they had
not forsaken Yahweh. Yahweh was their (and our) strength, head and Father.
Yahweh was not then, nor has He ever been, a mere God. That is why we must
return the prefixes and suffixes El-God to Yl-strength-Father, to give honor to
Yahweh by not making mention of the names of their Gods out of our mouths.
Yahweh only allows those who submit to Him to carry His Name.
Isayah 52:6—
Therefore My people will know My Name; Therefore they will know in that day that
I am He Who speaks. Behold, it is I!
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