[36] However, this phrase is nowhere attested either inside or outside the Bible, and the two gods are in any case quite dissimilar, with El being elderly and paternal and lacking Yahweh's...
Hebrew Bible, in the encounter of the burning bush (Exodus 3:14), Moses asks what he is to say to the Israelites when they... that does not know God's name, Moses or the Israelites (most...
The English language doesn’t have an exact translation of the word “Yahweh,” so in our Old Testament we see it written as “LORD” in all capital letters. Let's dive into the meaning of Yahweh in the...
One of the oddities of history is the loss of the proper pronunciation of the Hebrew word YHWH, the personal and covenant name of God in the Old Testament. “Jehovah” is a spelling that developed from combining the consonants of the name with the vowels of a Hebrew word for “Lord” (Adonai). The Jews who do not read YHWH as Adonai read it as Ha-Shem (“The Name”). The majority opinion today is that “Yahweh” is the original pronunciation and that it is a verbal name meaning “He is....
Plague, Ascription to the Name YHWH ; Preamble ( Exod 6:7 ), “and you shall know that I am YHWH your God” ; Preamble ( Exod 7:5 ), “The Egyptians shall know that I am YHWH” ; Water Turned to Blood ( Exod 7:17 ), “By this you shall know that I am YHWH” ; Frogs ( Exod 8:10 ), “so that you may know that there is no one like YHWH our God.” ; Flies ( Exod 8:22 ), “that you may know that I am YHWH in the midst of the earth.” ; Hail ( Exod 9:14–16 ), “For this purpose I have raised you [Pharaoh] up, to show you my power, so that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.” ; Hail ( Exod 9:29 ), “so that you may know that the earth is YHWH’s.” ; Locusts ( Exod 10:2 ), “that you may know that I am YHWH.” ; Death of the Firstborn ( Exod 11:7 ), “that you may know that YHWH makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.” ; At the Red Sea ( Exod 14:4 and 18 ), “and the Egyptians shall know that I am YHWH.”
Jehovah-Jireh is not “The LORD Did Provide,” but “The LORD Will Provide.” In other words, the name does not simply memorialize a past event; it anticipates a future action. Likewise...
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Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Covenant ; The word "covenant, " infrequently heard in conversation, is quite commonly used in legal, social (marriage), and religious and theological contexts. The Idea of Covenant. The term "covenant" is of Latin origin (con venire), meaning a coming together. It presupposes two or more parties who come together to make a contract, agreeing on promises, stipulations, privileges, and responsibilities. In religious and theological circles the...
Jehovah Jireh is the name of the mount where Abraham bound Isaac. In Genesis 22, God tells Abraham to take his son, Isaac, to the top of a mount, and to offer his son as a sacrifice. Abraham reluctantly obeys, and is stopped at the last moment by an angel. Because he was obedient, Abraham is rewarded, and he makes a new name for the Lord, “Jehovah Jireh,” or, “The Lord will provide,” and names the mount after this.[3] · Isaac was Abraham’s only child, and a fulfillment of a promise from God to grant Abraham and his wife, Sarah, a chi ...