CommandmentKeepers Exclusive The Tetragrammaton - 7,000 Times His Name is Yahweh Neil Snyder

Saying that God’s Name is important is an understatement.  Below are 6 essential truths about His Name that every Christian needs to know.

 Truth 1: God’s Name is Yahweh

Yahweh is called the Divine Name and the Tetragrammaton, or four-letter word, because it has four letters in Hebrew.  Yahweh is also called the Ineffable Name, or the unspeakable Name, but God’s Name is not unspeakable.

 Truth 2: Yahweh’s Name Has Been Edited Out of Most Bible Translations

Yahweh’s Name doesn’t appear even once in the three most popular English Bible translations on the market today.  The King James Bible, the New American Standard Bible, and the New International Version substitute the titles “LORD” and “GOD” with all the letters capitalized where the Name “Yahweh” belongs.  The Name “Yahweh” actually appears almost 7,000 times in the Old Testament.  Since the New Testament is loaded with direct quotes and paraphrased passages from the Old Testament, the Name “Yahweh” should appear all over the New Testament as well.

 Truth 3: "LORD" and "GOD" are Titles—Not Names

Yahweh Himself refers to man-made deities as gods and lords.  So the titles “LORD” and “GOD” don’t distinguish between Yahweh and inanimate objects.  It makes no sense to believe they are appropriate substitutes for His Holy Name.

 Truth 4: Yahweh is God’s Name Forever

In Exodus 3: 13-15, God told Moses, “I AM WHO I AM; thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”  Then He said:

“Say to the Israelites, ‘Yahweh, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’  This (Yahweh) is my Name forever, the Name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation.”

 Truth 5: Yahweh is Our Only Savior and Jesus is Yahweh

In Philippians 2: 9-11, the apostle Paul was referring to the Name “Yahweh” when he said,

“God…bestowed on Him (Jesus) the Name which is above every name, so that at the Name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth, and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

We know Paul said God bestowed the Name “Yahweh” on Jesus because in Philippians 2: 9-11 he was paraphrasing Isaiah 45: 21-24.  This is what Yahweh told Isaiah:“And there is no other God besides Me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none except Me.  Turn to Me, and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.  I have sworn by Myself, the Word has gone forth from My mouth in righteousness and will not turn back, that to Me every knee will bow, every tongue will swear allegiance, they will say of Me, ‘Only in Yahweh are righteousness and strength.’ Men will come to Him and all who were angry with Him shall be put to shame.”  In Isaiah 43: 11, Yahweh says “I, even I, am Yahweh, and there is no Savior besides Me.”  In John 8: 58 Jesus said, “Before Abraham was born, I AM.”  Clearly, Yahweh said He is our only Savior, and Jesus said He is Yahweh.

Truth 6: We Have Salvation in Only One Name—Yahweh

Joel 2: 32 says, “Everyone who calls on the Name of Yahweh will be delivered (saved).”  In Acts 2: 21, Peter quoted Joel 2: 32, and in Romans 10: 13, Paul delivered Joel’s and Peter’s message precisely.  In Acts 4: 12, Peter went even farther: “And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.”

Conclusion

 It’s time for Christians to embrace the truth, and these truths are irrefutable:   

·         God’s Name is Yahweh.

·         Yahweh said He is our only Savior. 

·         Jesus said He is Yahweh. 

·         Joel, Peter, and Paul said that everyone who calls on the Name of Yahweh will be saved. 

·         Peter said there is no other name by which we must be saved.

It couldn’t be any clearer.  More information and free download material are available at www.hisnameisyahweh.org. 

Neil Snyder
Neil Snyder is the Ralph A. Beeton Professor of Free Enterprise Emeritus at the University of Virginia.  He is the author of numerous books including Vision, Values & Courage, The Will to Lead, and His Name is Yahweh.  He has served as deacon in two Baptist churches—one in Georgia and one in Virginia. 

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