"Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. The use of this term alone affirms beyond any question the deity of Jesus Christ and with this all the attributes of God. Unbelief, that hooting night bird, cannot live in the light of divine knowledge, it flies before the sun of God's great and gracious name. Bosworth, who referenced this during the debate with Rev. That's what Isaiah 9:6 says. The name Jehovah declares that God is personal, self-existent, and unchanging in His desire to reveal Himself in the personal redemption of those He has created (cf. in God's name, on! And I also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they sojourned." (Faith's Checkbook), inherent in the idea behind the name I Am is the sense that God is "the becoming one"; God becomes whatever is lacking in our time of need. Yes, it is still true, the LORD will hear your prayer." Think about the truth of this statement, and how important your own thoughts, words, and decisions are in your life! Jesus is NOT the Father. Is "Jehovah" mentioned in the New Testament? All mankind are his children. There is hardly a stronger proof, or one more irrefragable by those who deny the Godhead of our Blessed Lord, of the unhesitating application to Him by the Apostle of the Name and attributes of Jehovah) shall be saved. By knowing his name is also meant an experimental acquaintance with the attributes of God, which are every one of them anchors to hold the soul from drifting in seasons of peril. Jesus is the Beginning of the creation of God (Rev. Jesus is Jehovah Shammah. The Hebrew word for worship is the same word for to be a slave ('abad). (LogOut/ When life takes unexpected turns or suffering sets in, be comforted knowing that Jehovah was not created, nor does His character change. Understanding Symbols and Figures and [iv.] Although each occurrence of the phrase I am in the Fourth Gospel needs to be examined individually in context to see if an association with Exodus 3:14 is present, it seems clear that this is the case here (as the response of the Jewish authorities in the following verse shows). Remember his most great, incomprehensible, and awful name; reflect upon His self existence and absolute dominion, rise to the highest pitch of joyful reverence in adoring Him. He is ever able to act at will, to keep promises, to redeem Israel. If you knew the gift of God and who it is that is saying to you, Give me a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water. Our evangelism has to have enough of Christs person in it to make people understand that there is no way of salvation outside of His divine person. God's relationship to man -- He is our Lord. God fills Himself; and if God is all-sufficient in Himself, he must be all- sufficient for us. The first of these identifies Jehovah, the God of the Covenant, with the Creator "the LORD God ['Jehovahelohim'] [who] made the earth and the heavens" ( Genesis 2:4 ). - Pdf, Bible Exposition Commentary - Old Testament, Criswell, W A. Believer's Study Bible: New King James Version. Righteousness is one of I believe it was the work of the Holy Spirit. For all this he deserves the highest praise. -- Even the righteousness of God, Righteousness is one of God calls busy people to serve Him, and He reveals Himself to them. (The MacArthur Study Bible Nashville: Word) (Bolding added), James Montgomery Boice commenting on John 12:41 writes that "The Gospel of John is a book filled with many extraordinary verses. (Reed, D. A., & Farkas, J., R. Mormons: Answered Verse by Verse. And as the Lord Himself used the name, it came to express His complete provision for all of the needs of the people: I AMyour healer, your rock, your redeemer, your sustainer, etc. 1 Timothy In the Old Testament there are three fundamental names of God beside his other names and titles. While the fourletter name YHWH appears in Genesis, its true significance was only revealed in the acts of power by which God intervened in Egypt to free Israel. Exodus 3:8 "So I have come down to deliver them from the power of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and spacious land (both good in quality and large in size), to a land flowing with milk and honey (hyperbole describing a land with an abundance of these products and so a very desirable land), to the place of the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite. The allegorical method of interpretation is to be assiduously avoided! Fire - Fire frequently accompanied the revelation of Jehovah (Yahweh) in Exodus in various contexts - delivering, guiding or purifying her (His "wife", Israel). When there were no heavens, no earth, no twinkling star, nor flying seraph, He was as truly God, and as complete within Himself, as He is now that He has made creatures innumerable. "Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God," is the cry of gospel heralds, and we must all zealously aim at obedience thereto; for where the God of the mercy seat comes, blessings innumerable are given to the sons of men. Genesis Neither of these responses is acceptable. Jehovah's promised presence is enough! JEHOVAH, Note that when a Bible translation has LORD in all caps (actually capital L and small capital letters) it signifies John would be the prophet of the Most High, preparing the hearts of the people for the coming of the Lord, and proclaiming salvation to His people through the forgiveness of their sins. In Chapter 1 we are dealing with the making of things, and God is presented to us under the name of Elohim, i.e., the Creator. When he dreams that he is satisfied, anon he wakes to the perception that there is somewhat yet beyond, and straightway the horse-leech in his heart cries, Give, give. But all that we can wish for is to be found in our divine portion, so that we ask, Whom have I in heaven but Thee? Dr. Charles Ryrie writes Jehovahoccurs 6,823 times in the OT and is especially associated with God's holiness (Lev 11:44, 45), His hatred of sin (Ge 6:3, 4, 5, 6,7), and His gracious provision of redemption (Isa 53:1, 5, 6, 10+). He operates unspent; He loves and He loves forever. And I said by the way, I said tell me a little about yourself. (Ibid), We first encountered the name Yahweh in Genesis 2:4, but with no explanation of its meaning. The consensus among scholars is that the . Angels are nearer the throne than we, but their deepest awe is consonant with the purest bliss; our sense of divine greatness must not minister terror but gladness to our souls; we should rejoice before him. and protects the flock? The name I Am invites us to fill in the blank to meet our need - when we are in darkness, Jesus says I am the light; when we are hungry, He says I am the bread of life, when we are defenseless, He says I am the Good Shepherd. They had believed in Jesus but were they genuinely saved? yielding the Name which is most commonly transliterated (transcribed from one alphabet into corresponding letters of another alphabet) From this time on, Gods people will know not only what Gods name is, but what that name means! -- Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. 96) because the Lord was coming, but now we have another new song because he has come, and seen and conquered. -- Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Romans 8: 16 Fretheim explains Moses' question of God this way reasoning that Gods commission is that Moses go to Pharaoh. 2 Kings Its origin is exactly the same as that of Jehovah - being, existence - and certainly denotes the One who will always be: personal, continuous, absolute existence. (Note ). Deuteronomy Im so happy to hear that you enjoy and appreciate this blog, Mary! Comment: The idea of appeared is clearly that God allowed something of Himself to be seen in the Theophany (Christophany), the Angel of the LORD. We are not merely to be guided sometimes, but we are to have a perpetual monitor; not occasionally to be left to our own understanding, and so to wander, but we are continually to hear the guiding voice of the Great Shepherd; and if we follow close at his heels, we shall not err, but be led by a right way to a city to dwell in. There are seven compound names of Jehovah in Scripture which together provide profound insight into the person and work of our Lord. This is confirmed by the New Testament use of Kyrios for Christ, the word used in the LXX as equivalent to Jehovah (cf. Having served as slaves to the Egyptians, Israel was now to serve the LORD, worshiping Him as His subjects. No doubt can interfere. (See Jehovah Sabaoth, LORD of hosts (of armies), Comment: Jesus is the King of Israel, so this declaration by Jehovah clearly links Jesus with Jehovah. Thomas Constable quotes several sources writing that To the Hebrew to be does not just mean to exist as all other beings and things do as wellbut to be active, to express oneself in active being, The God Who acts. I am what in creative activity and everywhere I turn out to be, or I am (the God) that really acts. (Sigmund Mowinckel, The Name of the God of Moses,), I am that I am means God will reveal Himself in His actions through history. (Charles Gianotti, The Meaning of the Divine Name YHWH" Bib Sac). The everlasting covenant ordered in all things and sure guarantees salvation to all who are represented by the great Head and Surety of that covenant, even our Lord Jesus. suffer my poor soul never to be ignorant of spiritual gifts! Who am I - Some commentators consider Moses' question, "Who am I?" We depend upon Himand He gives us the effectual help which we need. You have infallible wisdom to direct you, immutable love to comfort you, and eternal power to defend you. His arm ever stretched out for our relief. The idea can be to deliver so that one is safe from danger and thus in a more favorable circumstance. We're just like Moses and we say "Who am I?" Are your night thoughts full of light because they are full of God? He, alone, has power to deliver men from their sins. We need someone Who is always there because we live in a day of broken relationships, when those we had trusted have betrayed us or forsaken us. Therefore, Jesus is Jehovah; and the phrase means, Call on Messiah in His divine attributes. (Joel 2 Commentary - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible), (29) John MacArthur says "Just to compare a couple things that were most fascinating, do you remember the vision that Isaiah had in the year that King Uzziah died I saw also the LORD high lifted up and His train filled the temple." Here is Isaiah's record of this event in Isaiah 6:1-3 (See also Isaiah 6 Commentary) 1 In the year of King Uzziah's death, I saw the Lord (Adonai) sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple. I've served the Lord for 49 years in various ways--mostly in the background and in church clerical and administrative functions. (What the Bible Teaches about the Trinity). He gives and is none the poorer. For example, throughout Genesis chapter 2 wherever the Lord God is spoken of, this is Jehovah Elohim in Hebrew. 22:13). 20:7). (The Meaning of the Divine Name YHWH: Bibliotheca Sacra: Volume 142, 1985). I have surely seen - Hebrew verb structure intensifies this statement so that there is no doubt that God has seen and no doubt that He will respond! In Acts 2:36 Peter makes the connection that Jesus is the Messiah. (cp Re 22:13+; Re 21:6+), Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, yes and forever. Jehovah Shammah, The Lord is present. Yet, YOU SAY JESUS IS A GOD. So He must be Jehovah since there is no other. Lisa bell. Likewise in the Garden of Gethsemane when they came to arrest Jesus, Jesus said to them, I AM and they all drew back and fell to the ground (John 18:6,7). restores our soul. It is correctly rendered, "Whoever will call upon the name 'of the Lord' (Gk: kurios) will be saved" (NASB). They are Elohim, Jehovah and Adonai. (Keil, C. F., & Delitzsch, F.. Commentary on the Old Testament 1:303-304). Spurgeon in his comments on Psalm 47:5 writes "The Lord with the sound of a trumpet. But who could imagine the created one arguing against the Creator? I waited. That is when He answered, Before Abraham was, I AM.At this they picked up stones to stone Him, for they knew what He was claiming. Therefore I have hope in Him This was not the beginning of an attempt to teach a full blown doctrine of Christs deity and humanity. None but his loved ones know. (Scofield Study Bible notes), Although Jehovah was identified with the establishment of the Abrahamic covenant in Genesis 15:18, it was not until the time of the Exodus some 400 years later that the experiential knowledge of the name Jehovah was revealed to Israel. Testament is not written directly to us today (in the Age of Grace), it is While the Christian understands Jehovah to be one of the Hebrew names of the triune deityFather, Son, and Holy Spiritthe Mormon believes quite differently. Several times in the Gospels Jesus made the amazing claim to be the I AM of the Old Testament. Hebrews But He calls Himself Thy God: there is specialty. written. 6:5, cf. -- Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no Here again we see that references to Jehovah in the OT are applied to Jesus in the New. And for a sacred moment, One needs to carefully examine the context to see if a particular reference can be considered as speaking of Christ. The Seven Compound Names of Jehovah - Pr. Similarly, although we normally think of Jesus as Savior in the NT, clearly in Jude 1:24-25 the Name "God our Savior" refers to the Father and not to the Son. Various scholars have suggested different translations of the name of God used in this passage. ", 41 These things Isaiah said, because he saw His (Whose? 102:12, 2527, cf. Shall we dare to put forth our hand unto iniquity in order to escape affliction? The Mormon sees the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three Gods who are merely unified in purpose. While Christians understand Elohim and Jehovah to be names belonging to the one true God of the Bible, Mormons believe that each of these names designates a different God. Moses question is natural: Will the people listen to him? He has created legions of angels, but He borrows nothing from them. JEHOVAH OF THE OLD TESTAMENT Thank you so much!!! Now they may say to me, 'What is His name?' Yes, we will do so at once, and do so without reserve. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let Wolves and sheep, darkness and light, can never agree. God not only declares His absolute existence as in verse 14, but here He declares His relationship to His people. His name refers to what He is and does from all eternity. He is, and the cause of His being is in Himself. -- He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: Genesis 22: (Treasury of DavidPsalm 98), (25) John Newton writes "Labored explications of the Trinity I always avoid. The great judgments were the plagues, the judgments of God, by which Pharaoh was to be compelled to let Israel go. Isaiah 6:3 "Jehovah of hosts"), and he spoke of Him (Jesus). Is it not I, the LORD (Jehovah)? Previously, as shepherds in Palestine, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had known God experientially, primarily as El Shaddai (note) (God Almighty) the Name which revealed His power and sufficiency but they had not known Him experientially as the God Who would bring about redemption in order to keep His covenant promises. - "In the original Greek, Lord (kurios) has no definite article the. Probably, then, we should understand Paul to say, We preach Christ Jesus as Lord. Once again, he says this with all the Jewish consciousness that Lord was the regular Greek word (in the Greek translation of the O.T.) Art and Science of Interpretation; [ii.] I am the God of your father - It is significant that God first identified Himself in terms of His historic relationship to Israel's patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the recipients of the eternal covenant. Poor as we are, we are infinitely rich in having God. Knowing God's name is a good way to know God because it reveals to us his person, nature and his work. If the discussion goes only this far, a Christian may assume that his Mormon acquaintance agrees with him theologically. (Ibid) (Bolding added). When Jacob says to Isaac, Because the Lord thy God brought it to me, the literal reading is, Because Jehovah thy Elohim brought it to me (Gen. 27:20). Depending on the (See notes below - See espcaveats), What did Jesus teach in John 8:24+and Jn 8:58+. When the Lord (Jehovah) speaks to Moses at the burning bush, he introduces himself by saying, I am the God [Elohim in Hebrew] of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And the Lord [Jehovah in Hebrew] said (Ex. This becomes clear when we attempt to explain the gospel to those who have been taken captive by cultic groups. 2) Beware of one other danger when speaking of Jesus as Jehovah in the OT. As creatures, we must reckon in terms of the past and future, but to the Creator of time, all is present. 39 For this cause they could not believe, for Isaiah said again, 40 "HE (Who is He? God has chosen to reveal Himself in two testaments (virtually synonymous with the word covenant [Concise Oxford English Dictionary - testament = a covenant or dispensation]) (If you have never studied covenant in this way, you are strongly encouraged to study the notes beginning with Covenant: Why Study It? And after rehearsing the Old Testament passages that predicted His messianic kingship, the writer refers to Him as the Creator by applying Psalm 102 to Jesus: In the beginning, O Yahweh, you laid the foundations of the earth.The passage goes on to say that they will all wear out, but our Lord remains the same forever. (See also related note on Exodus 6:3), Yahweh was not a new name, nor an unknown name - it appears more than 160 times in the book of Genesis. provides'. our Five Sonship Rights. You and I have to say, I AM THAT WHICH I HAVE BECOME, or I AM THAT WHICH I WAS BORN, or I AM THAT WHICH CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE MADE ME., He says, I AM THAT I AM. All other creatures are links; this is the staple from which they all hang. Clearly, then, this indicates that Jehovah died and rose from the dead as the passage indicates! 1:5). He has His eye always upon us. (12) Adrian Rogers relates the following story of his encounter with a Jehovah's Witness - I was in my yard working one day and a person came up and they were carrying a satchel, and they wanted to talk about the Bible. have the rightly divided Word It was not the simple boldness of identifying Himself as the one they sought that caused this, but the claim He was making, and had been making throughout His life. Joel the verb "to know" generally means far more than to have an intellectual knowledge. Here is a line of it, I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me. With such a promise doth Jehovah shut us in with Christ Jesus in matchless kindness and unspeakable love (See full sermon Shut in or Shut Out). What is His name? This unique title of God is applied both to the Father (here) and the Son (Rev. What are the 12 names of God? There is no room or reason for retreat. 13 -- Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated. In the Old Testament, there are seven redemptive names of the Lord demonstrating his capability of supplying our every human need. Jehovah, again, is a Name which means immutability. He is the Jehovah of the Old Testament as appears from the quotation of Isa 40:3: Prepare ye the way of Jehovah. John the Baptist prepared the way of Jehovah-Jesus, Jehovah is Jesus manifested in the flesh as a real man. Again in Jeremiah 23:56 (ASV) , Christ is declared to be Jehovah our righteousness (cf. Jehovahmark the wordJehovah shall guide thee continually. (Bolding added for emphasis -- from Spurgeon: Morning and evening : Daily readings -December 27 PM). He wasnt there some twenty-five hundred years ago. 2 Corinthians 4 Is Jehovah Jireh in the Bible? He can truly say, I am, and there is none beside Me. Those mysterious living creatures which are nearest to His throne are His creatures, and not His helpers. be, The Lord is there. It is worth perusing.) The writers came to understand that there were three persons in the Godhead, a trinity. To be sure later on Moses gave God excuses about his inability to speak or to stand before the Pharaoh. A. Motyer emphasizes the association of God's Name with His character rendering Exodus 6:3 And I showed myself to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob in the character of El Shaddai, but in the character expressed by my name Yahweh I did not make myself known to them. Remember that the OT Names of God were a revelation of some aspect of His character and/or attributes. CORRECTING THE MISINTERPRETATION - The New World Translation mistranslates this verse. Clearly they were unregenerate. 1) Speaks of God's eternality (Eternal) and life beyond the grave (not "I was" but "I am" implying they still exist) (cp Col 1:17+), 2) Alludes to God's eternal covenant and the inherent promises (See Ex 2:24+) (See also Abrahamic covenant), Jehovah is God's Memorial Name - (4) Actually there is no contrast in Ex 6:3 between Elohim and Jehovah, the names in this text being El-Shaddai and Jehovah. -- Even the righteousness of God which is There are many instances of this, such as Hosea 6:3: "Let us acknowledge the LORD." Elohim and Adon or Adonai, two other names for God in the Old Testament, are sometimes translated with krios as in the quotes from the Old Testament in Matthew 22:44 and 1 Peter 1:25. (MacArthur New Testament Commentary: John 1-11. -- But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he The fall itself unlocked the attributes that were bottled up in our God. 1:30). for "the Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.". Haggai (John Newton - Seven Letters to a Christian Friend), (26) Joe Nesom in his article "The Lord's Way of Evangelism" writes - "The gospel calls people from ignorance about Christ to knowledge of his uniqueness (John 4:1012). 2 Thessalonians Philemon Heaven beholds Him riding on the clouds in storm, and earth has seen Him marching over its plains with majesty. ", Certainly I will be with you - God responds to Moses first concern about his own inadequacies. So before the Son of God entered the human race in Bethlehem, He did in fact come to earth in various ways in the Old Testament. (BORROW Names of God). What shall I say to them?". If we have no memory for Jehovahs Name, then we are not likely to remember His commandments. The compound names of Jehovah in the Old Testament reflect the contents of this psalm. (John 17:3). Who has announced this from of old? 3 John (Jesus Christ Our Lord), (1) Norman Geisler and Ron Rhodes comment on the perversion of Romans 10:13 - "for WHOEVER WILL CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.". Eternal affirmation and reply. There are seven compound names of Jehovah in Scripture which together provide profound insight into the person and work of our Lord. Comment: This is obviously Jesus speaking in the OT and offering salvation to all who will turn to Him! Now you Because He was following a perfect timetable Ge 15:16 ("Then in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete."). For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. Moses saw a bush actually burning, but not consumed. But the leaders crucified Him, and the charge was blasphemy. The hand which was lifted to swear our safety has also been outstretched to effect it. Blessed are you if the God of Jacob is your help and hope (Ps 146:5). The singing and thinking of the righteous show their love for God, and whether they lift their voices or sit in silence, they are the LORDs. (John 12:38-41). I am Jehovah, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise to graven images." Now, when Moses comes to the elders of Israel with a "new message" from God, it is logical to think they would ask, "What name did He reveal Himself to you under? Yahweh is man's tutor (Ge 1:9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17); He is man's benefactor, providing him with the garden in which to work out his stewardship; and He is man's provider, supplying man with a counterpart, i.e., a wife, equal to him in all things and indispensable to the continuity of the race (Ge 1:18-25). The Seven Compound Names of Jehovah Jehovah jireh ( Gen 22:14) "The Lord will provide a sacrifice" Jehovah rapha ( Exodus 15:26) "The Lord our Healer" Jehovah nissi (Exdos 17:15) "The Lord our Banner" Jehovah shalom ( Judges 6:24) "The Lord our Peace" Jehovah raah ( Psalms 23:1) "The Lord our Shepherd" If the Son of God, our Lord Jesus Christ, is in truth the second person of the trinity, if the title Son of God means more than a title for a king, then we should not be surprised at all to see Him revealed in the Old Testament Scriptures (see Proverbs 30:4, What is His [Gods] name, and what is His Sons name?).
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