what's in a name? or "who is the lord?"

8/14/2019 What's in a Name? Or "Who is The LORD?"

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Whats in a Name, Who are we worshiping?

And liyahu came to all the people, and said, How long wouldyou keep hopping between two opinions? If is Elohim, fo

Him;and if Baal, follow him. But the people answered him not a

wordWho is BAAL? According to Hitchcocks Bible Name's

BAAL :master; lordAccording to websters

BAAL :Baal /Baal/ (b a l), n. ; Heb. pl. Baalim (-m). [Heb.ba'al lord.] 1. (Myth.) The supreme male divinity of

the Phoenician and Canaanitish nations. The name of this god occurs in the Old Testamentand elsewhere with qualifying epithets subjoined,

answering to the different ideas of his character; ; as,Baal -berith (the Covenant Baal), Baal -zebub (Baal of

the fly).2. pl. The whole class of divinities to whom the name

Baal was applied. Judges x. 6. According to the Easton Bible Dic t.BAAL : lord. (1.) The name appropriated to the principal male god

of the Phoenicians. It is found in several places in the pluralBAALIM (Judg. 2:11; 10:10; 1 Kings 18:18; Jer. 2:23; Hos. 2:17).

Baal is identified with Molech (Jer. 19:5). It was known to theIsraelites as Baal-peor (Num. 25:3; Deut. 4:3), was worshipped till


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the time of Samuel (1 Sam 7:4), and was afterwards the religion of the ten tribes in the time of Ahab (1 Kings 16:31-33; 18:19, 22). It prevailed also for a time in the kingdom of Judah (2 Kings 8:27;comp. 11:18; 16:3; 2 Chr. 28:2), till finally put an end to by the

severe discipline of the Captivity (Zeph. 1:4-6). The priests of Baalwere in great numbers (1 Kings 18:19), and of various classes (2Kings 10:19). Their mode of offering sacrifices is described in 1Kings 18:25-29. The sun-god, under the general title of Baal, or "lord," was the chief object of worship of the Canaanites. Eachlocality had its special Baal, and the various local Baals were

summed up under the name of Baalim, or "lords." Each Baal had awife, who was a colourless reflection of himself. (2.) A Benjamite,

son of Jehiel, the progenitor of the Gibeonites (1 Chr. 8:30; 9:36).(3.) The name of a place inhabited by the Simeonites, the same probably as Baal-ath-beer (1 Chr. 4:33; Josh. 19:8).

According to /The Scriptures/Explanatory Notes/Lord :Lord

Substituting the Name of with LORD or Lord, as hasdone in most translations, is against all Scripture:

(1) It is a transgression of the Third Command(ment) which

prohibits us from bringing His Name to naught, or falsifying it.(2) It is a transgression of the command in Deb. 4:2, Do not add to the Word which I command you, and do not take away from it.

This is repeated in Deb. 12:32, Mish. 30:6, Rev. 22:18-19. (3) reproves the prophets in Yirm. 23:36, You have chan

the Words of the living Elohim...(4) Lord is not an innocent title. We trace it back to the Roman

house-deity, and further back to the name of an Etruscan sovereign,Larth, not forgetting that in those days the sovereigns were deities!

So this is a transgression of the clear command of Shem. 23:13./The Scriptures/Explanatory Notes/Ba`al :

Ba`alThis word, it seems, gradually became a proper name. A similar Semitic word derives from the Aryan root Bhal , which means toshine, according to some. According to W. H. Roschers well-


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known lexicon of mythology, Ba al (Bel, Belos) was the ancestraland national deity of the Semites, and says that Ba al was the

founder of Babel (Babylon), according to secular history. He is identified with Zeus, Jupiter, Ammon, Asshur, Assur, Kronos, andBel-Marduk. Morris Jastrow, Max Mller, and W. H. Roscher allthree agree: Ba al is the Babylonian sun-deity. The Ba als of the nations were sun-deities, and Ba al worship means sun worship.

According to am tractBAAL :Lord,

1. In the Old Testament denotes an idol of the Phoenicians, and particularly of the Tyrians, whose worship was also introduced

with great solemnities among the Hebrews, and especially at

Samaria, along with that of Astarte, Jud 6:25-32 2Ki 10:18,28. SeeASHTORETH, plural ASHTAROTH. The plural, Baalim,signifies images or statues of Baal, Jud 2:11 10:10. Of theextent to which the worship of this idol was domesticated

among the Phoenicians and Carthaginians, we have anevidence in the proper names of persons; as, among the former,Ethbaal, Jerubbaal; and among the latter, Hannibal, Asdrubal,

etc. Among the Babylonians, the same idol was worshipped

under the name of BEL, which is only another form of theword Baal, Isa 46:1 Jer 50:2 51:44. The worship of Baal wasestablished in Babylon in the famous tower of Babel, theuppermost room of which served at the same time as an

observatory, and as the repository of a collection of astronomical observations.

That in the astronomical, or rather, astrological mythology of the East, we are to look for the origin of this worship in the

adoration of the heavenly bodies, is conceded by all critics. Themore common opinion has been, that Baal, or Bel, is the sun;

and that, under this name, this luminary received divinehonors. But the Greek and Roman writers give to the

Babylonian Bel the name of Jupiter Belus, meaning the planetJupiter, which was regarded, along with the planet Venus, asthe guardian and giver of all good fortune; and formed, with


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Venus, the most fortunate of all constellations, under whichalone fortunate sovereigns could be born. This planet,

therefore, many suppose to have been the object of worshipunder the name of Baal, as also the planet Venus under that of

Astarte. Not that the sun was not an object of idolatrousworship among these nations, but in that case he is represented

under his own name; as 2Ki 23:11.The temples and altars of Ball were generally on eminences.

Manasseh placed in the two courts of the temple at Jerusalemaltars to all the host of heaven, and in particular to Astarte,

2Ki 21:5,7. Jeremiah threatens the Jews who had sacrificed toBaal on the house-top, Jer 32:29; and Josiah destroyed the

altars which Ahaz had erected on the terrace of his palace, 2Ki23:12.

Human victims were offered to Baal, as they were also to thesun. Jeremiah reproaches the inhabitants of Judah and

Jerusalem with "building the high places of Baal, to burn theirsons with fire for burnt-offerings unto Baal," Jer 19:5; an

expression which appears to be decisive as to the actual slayingby fire of the unhappy victims to Baal. See MOLOCH.

The children of Israel were prone to serve Baal. See Nu 25:3Jud 2:14 3:7. Under Samuel they put away their idols, 1Sa 7:4.This continued under David and Solomon; but under Ahab,

whose wife Jezebel was a daughter of the Zidonian kingEthbaal, the worship of Baal was restored with great pomp,

1Ki 16:31.Joined with other words, Baal signifies also other false gods.Baal-Berith, or the "lord of the covenant," was a god of theShechemites, Jud 8:33 9:4. Baal-Peor, or "the lord of Peor,"was a filthy idol of the Moabites, Nu 25:3, 5 Ho 9:10. Baal-

Zebub, "lord of flies," was a god of the Philistines at Ekron.See BEELZEBUB.

2. The word BAAL also occurs in many compound names of places, not always having any reference to the idol.


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According to Smith'sBAAL :

the supreme male divinity of the Phoenician and Canaanitishnations, as Ashtoreth was their supreme female divinity. Some

suppose Baal to correspond to the sun and Ashtoreth to the moon;others that Baal was Jupiter and Ashtoreth Venus. There can be nodoubt of the very high antiquity of the worship of Baal. It prevailed

in the time of Moses among the Moabites and Midianites, (nu22:41) and through them spread to the Israelites. (nu 25:3-18;

deuteronomy 4:3) In the times of the kings it became the religionof the court and people of the ten tribes, (1ki 16:31-33; 1ki

18:19,22) and appears never to have been permanently abolished

among them. (2ki 17:16) Temples were erected to Baal in Judah,(1ki 16:32) and he was worshipped with much ceremony. (1ki18:19,26-28; 2ki 10:22) The attractiveness of this worship to the

Jews undoubtedly grew out of its licentious character. We find thisworship also in Phoenician colonies. The religion of the ancientBritish islands much resembled this ancient worship of Baal, andmay have been derived from it. Nor need we hesitate to regard theBabylonian Bel, (isa 46:1) or Beaus, as essentially identical with

Baal, though perhaps under some modified form. The plural,BAALIM, is found frequently, showing that he was probablyworshipped under different compounds, among which appear--

BAAL-BERITH (the covenant Baal ), (jud 8:33; jud 9:4) the godwho comes into covenant with the worshippers. BAAL-ZEBUB(lord of the fly ), and worshipped at Ekron. (2ki 1:2,3,16) BAAL-

HANAN. a. The name of one of the early kings of Edom. (ge36:38,39; 1ch 1:49,50) b. The name of one of Davids officers,

who had the superintendence of his olive and sycamore plantations. (1ch 27:28) BAAL-PEOR (lord of the opening , i.e. for

others to join in the worship). We have already referred to theworship of this god. The narrative (Numb 25) seems clearly to

show that this form of Baal-worship was connected with licentiousrites.

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BAAL (1) : ba'-al: (ba`al; or Baal): The Babylonian Belu or Bel, "Lord," was

the title of the supreme god among the Canaanites.I. NAME AND CHARACTER OF BAAL

II. ATTRIBUTES OF BAALIII. BAAL-WORSHIPIV. TEMPLES, ETC.

V. USE OF THE NAMEVI. FORMS OF BAAL

1. Baal-berith2. Baal-gad

3. Baal-hamon

4. Baal-hermon5. Baal-peor 6. Baal-zebub

I. Name and Character of Baal:In Babylonia it was the title specially applied to Merodach of Babylon, which in time came to be used in place of his actual

name. As the word in Hebrew also means "possessor," it has beensupposed to have originally signified, when used in a religious

sense, the god of a particular piece of land or soil. Of this,however, there is no proof, and the sense of "possessor" is derivedfrom that of "lord." The Babylonian Bel-Merodach was a Sun-god,and so too was the Can Baal whose full title was Baal-Shemaim,"lord of heaven." The Phoenician writer Sanchuniathon (PhiloByblius, Fragmenta II) accordingly says that the children of the

first generation of mankind "in time of drought stretched forth their hands to heaven toward the sun; for they regarded him as the sole

Lord of heaven, and called him Beel-samen, which means `Lord of Heaven' in the Phoenician language and is equivalent to Zeus in

Greek" Baal-Shemaim had a temple at Umm el-Awamid betweenAcre and Tyre, and his name is found in inscriptions from the

Phoenician colonies of Sardinia and Carthage.II. Attributes of Baal:

As the Sun-god, Baal was worshipped under two aspects,


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beneficent and destructive. On the one hand he gave light andwarmth to his worshippers; on the other hand the fierce heats of summer destroyed the vegetation he had himself brought into

being. Hence, human victims were sacrificed to him in order toappease his anger in time of plague or other trouble, the victim

being usually the first-born of the sacrificer and being burnt alive.In the Old Testament this is euphemistically termed "passing" thevictim "through the fire" (2Ki 16:3; 21:6). The forms under which

Baal was worshipped were necessarily as numerous as thecommunities which worshipped him. Each locality had its own

Baal or divine "Lord" who frequently took his name from the cityor place to which he belonged. Hence, there was a Baal-Zur, "Baal

of Tyre"; Baal-hermon, "Baal of Hermon" (Jud 3:3); Baal-Lebanon, "Baal of Lebanon"; Baal-Tarz, "Baal of Tarsus." At other times the title was attached to the name of an individual god; thus

we have Bel-Merodach, "the Lord Merodach" (or "Bel isMerodach") at Babylon, Baal-Melkarth at Tyre, Baal-gad (Jos

11:17) in the north of Palestine. Occasionally the second elementwas noun as in Baal-Shemaim, "lord of heaven," Baalzebub (2Ki1:2), "Lord of flies," Baal-Hamman, usually interpreted "Lord of

heat," but more probably "Lord of the sunpillar," the tutelary deityof Carthage. All these various forms of the Sun-god werecollectively known as the Baalim or "Baals" who took their place by the side of the female Ashtaroth and Ashtrim. At Carthage the

female consort of Baal was termed Pene-Baal, "the face" or "reflection of Baal."III. Baal-Worship:

In the earlier days of Hebrew history the title Baal, or "Lord," wasapplied to the national God of Israel, a usage which was revived inlater times, and is familiar to us in the King James Version. Hence both Jonathan and David had sons called Merib-baal (1Ch 8:31;9:40) and Beeliada (1Ch 14:7). After the time of Ahab, however,

the name became associated with the worship and rites of thePhoenician deity introduced into Samaria by Jezebel, and its

idolatrous associations accordingly caused it to fall into disrepute.


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Hosea 2:16 declares that henceforth the God of Israel should nolonger be called Baali, "my Baal," and personal names like Esh- baal (1Ch 8:33; 9:39), and Beelinda into which it entered werechanged in form, Baal being turned into bosheth which in Heb at

any rate conveyed the sense of "shame."IV. Temples, etc.:

Temples of Baal at Samaria and Jerusalem are mentioned in 1Ki1:18; where they had been erected at the time when the Ahab

dynasty endeavored to fuse Israelites and Jews and Phoeniciansinto a single people under the same national Phoenician god. Altarson which incense was burned to Baal were set up in all the streetsof Jerusalem according to Jeremiah (11:13), apparently on the flat

roofs of the houses (Jer 32:29); and the temple of Baal containedan image of the god in the shape of a pillar or Bethel (2Ki10:26,27). In the reign of Ahab, Baal was served in Israel by 450 priests (1Ki 18:19), as well as by prophets (2Ki 10:19), and his

worshippers wore special vestments when his ritual was performed(2Ki 10:22). The ordinary offering made to the god consisted of incense (Jer 7:9) and burnt sacrifices; on extraordinary occasions

the victim was human (Jer 19:5). At times the priests worked

themselves into a state of ecstasy, and dancing round the altar slashed themselves with knives (1Ki 18:26,28), like certain dervishorders in modern Islam.

V. Use of the Name.In accordance with its signification the name of Baal is generallyused with the definite art.; in the Septuagint this often takes thefeminine form, aischane "shame" being intended to be read. We

find the same usage in Ro 11:4. The feminine counterpart of Baalwas Baalah or Baalath which is found in a good many of the local

names (see Baethgen, Beltrage zur semitischenReligionsgeschichte, 1888).

VI. Forms of Baal.1. Baal-berith:

Now what say the BIBLEHosea Chapter 2


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16And it shall be, in that day, declares , that you call MMy Husband, and no longer call Me My Baal.17And I shall

remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they shall nomore be remembered by their name.18And in that day I shall

make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the birds of the heavens, and with the creeping creatures of the ground,when bow, and sword, and battle I break from the earth. And I shall

make them lie down in safety.19And I shall take you as a brideunto Me forever, and take you as a bride unto Me in righteousness,and in right-ruling, and kindness and compassion.20And I shall

take you as a bride unto Me in trustworthiness, and you shall know 21. And it shall be in that day that I answer, declares

that I answer the heavens, and they answer the earth,22and theearth answer the grain and the new wine and the oil, and theyanswer Yizrel.23And I shall sow her for Myself in the earth, andI shall have compassion on her who had not obtained compassion.

And I shall say to those who were not My people, You are My people, while they say, My Elohim!

Jeremiah Chapter1216And it shall be, if they learn well the ways of My people, to

swear by My Name, As lives, as they taught My peoplswear by Baal, then they shall be established in the midst of My people.17But if they do not obey, I shall pluck up, pluck up and

destroy that nation, declares .Jeremiah Chapter 2

1 And the word of came to me, saying,2 Go, and you shall cryin the hearing of Yerushalayim, saying, Thus said , I

remember you, the kindness of your youth, the love of your bridehood, when you went after Me in the wilderness, in a landthat was not sown.3 Yisral was set-apart to , the first-fruof His increase. All who ate of it became guilty evil came upon

them, declares 4. Hear the word of , O house of Yaaq and all the clans of the house of Yisral.5 Thus said , Whatunrighteousness have your fathers found in Me, that they havegone far from Me, and went after worthlessness, and became


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worthless?6 And did not they say, Where is , who broughup out of the land of Mitsrayim, who led us through the wilderness,

through a land of deserts and pits, through a land of drought andthe shadow of death, a land that no one passed through and whereno one dwelt?7 Then I brought you into a garden land, to eat itsfruit and its goodness. But when you entered, you defiled My landand made My inheritance an abomination.8 The priests did not

say, Where is ? And those who handle the Torah did not Me, and the shepherds1 transgressed against Me, and the prophets

prophesied by Baal, and walked after matters that did not profit.9Therefore I still contend with you, declares , and with

childrens children I contend.10For, pass beyond the isles of

Kittim and see, and send to Qdar and observe well, and see if there has been any like this.11Has a nation changed its mightyones, which are not mighty ones? But My people have changed Myesteem1 for that which does not profit.12Be amazed, O heavens,at this, and be frightened, be utterly dried up, declares 13. For

My people have done two evils: they have forsaken Me, thefountain of living waters1, to hew out for themselves cisterns,

cracked cisterns, which do not hold water.14Is Yisral a servant?

Was he born in the house? Why is he given to plunder?15

Theyoung lions roared at him, they growled, and made his land waste;his cities have been burned, without inhabitant.16Even the sons of

Noph and of Ta panes have shaven the crown of your head.17Have you not done this to yourself, by forsaking your E

when He led you in the way?18And now why take the way toMitsrayim, to drink the waters of Shior? Or why take the way to

Ashshur, to drink the waters of the River?19Your own evilinstructs you, and your backslidings reprove you. Know thereforeand see that it is evil and bitter that you have forsaken y

Elohim, and that My fear is not in you, declares the Master hosts.

Jeremiah Chapter 10:21For the shepherds have become brutish, and they have not sought . Therefore they did not understand, and all their flock


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scattered.MalachiChapter 2

1 And now, O priests, this command is for you.2 If you do nothear, and if you do not take it to heart, to give esteem to My

Name, said of hosts, I shall send a curse upon you, anshall curse your blessings. And indeed, I have cursed them,

because you do not take it to heart.3 See, I shall rebuke your seed,and scatter dung before your faces, the dung of your festivals. Andyou shall be taken away with it.4 And you shall know that I havesent this command to you, as being My covenant with Lwi, said of hosts.5 My covenant with him was life and peace, and I

gave them to him, to fear. And he feared Me, and stood in awe of

My Name.6 The Torah of truth1 was in his mouth, andunrighteousness was not found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and straightness, and turned many away from crookedness.7For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and they seek the

Torah from his mouth, for he is the messenger of of hos8But you, you have turned from the way, you have caused many tostumble in the Torah. You have corrupted the covenant of Lwi,

said of hosts.9 And I also, I shall make you despised and low

before all the people, because you are not guarding My ways, andare showing partiality in the Torah.10Have we not all one Father?Did not one l create us? Why do we act treacherously against one

another, to profane the covenant of the fathers?Read the rest of Malachi

How long would you keep hopping between two opinions? If is Elohim, follow Him; and if Baal, follow him

NOW THE CHOICE IS YOURS! (or THE LORD(BaaL WHO WILL YOU SERVE

REMEMBER NO MAN CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS!Wait

My good friend Agur has a question for us,

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man


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spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal, Surely Iam more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man. I

neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.

Proverbs 30:1-10Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath

gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in agarment? who hath established all the ends of the earth?what is

His name, and what is his Son's name, if thou canst tell ? Everyword of Elohimis pure: heis a shield unto them that put their trustin him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou

be found a liar.

Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: Lest I be full, anddeny thee, and say, Who is Yahweh? or lest I be poor, and steal,

and take the name of my Elohim in vain .

Agur seems to be concerned with the name of Yahweh, his Son,and taking the Name of the Father in vain, he seems to think

some one may have lied and added to the word of the Almighty.So, let's look into the commandments and see if we can find outwhat these vanities and lies are he speaks of removing for from

him.

Exodus 20:1-17

And Elohim spake all these words, saying, I am Yahweh thyElohim, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of

the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other elohim before me.Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness

of any thing thatis in heaven above, or thatis in the earth beneath,or thatis in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow downthyself to them, nor serve them: for I Yahweh thy Elohim am a jealous Elohim, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the


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children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keepmy commandments. Thou shalt not take the name of Yahweh thyElohim in vain; for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless that takethhis name in vain. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Sixdays shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh dayis

the sabbath of Yahweh thy Elohim: in it thou shalt not do anywork, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy

maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger thatis within thygates: For in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, the sea, andall that in themis, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Yahweh

blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long uponthe land which Yahweh thy Elohim giveth thee. Thou shalt not kill.

Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shaltnot bear false witness against thy neighbour. Thou shalt not covetthy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife,nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass,

nor any thing thatis thy neighbour's.

Lets look a little deeper into these verse the world calls the ThirdCommendment( funny Yahushua the Messiah said there werereally only two Commendments. "Love Yahweh with all your being and Love your neighbor as yourself" but moving on)

Thou shalt not take the name of Yahweh thy Elohim in vain; for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.(O.K if you Love Yahweh how can you possible take his name in

vain)vain: to make nothing of, or invain according to Webster's

Dictionary for Students to make with out success.so we see if we Love Yahweh we must not make nothing of His

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Exodus 33:19-34:17

And he(Moshes) said, I beseech thee, show me thy glory. And Hesaid, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will

proclaim the name of Yahweh before thee; and will be gracious towhom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I willshow mercy. And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there

shall no man see me, and live. And Yahweh said, Behold,there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock: And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of therock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by: And I will

take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but myface shall not be seen.

And Yahweh said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone likeunto the first: and I will write uponthese tables the words thatwere in the first tables, which thou brakest. And be ready in themorning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and

present thyself there to me in the top of the mount. And no manshall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout allthe mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount.

And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Mosesrose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, asYahweh had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables

of stone.And Yahweh descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of Yahweh. And Yahweh passed by before

him, and proclaimed, Yahweh, Yahweh, an El merciful andgracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgressionand sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting theiniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children'schildren, unto the third and to the fourth generation . And Moses

made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Yahweh, let


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Yahweh, I pray thee, go among us; for it is a stiffnecked people;and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine

inheritance.

And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people Iwill do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor inany nation: and all the people among which thouart shall see thework of Yahweh: for itis a terrible thing that I will do with thee.Observe thou that which I command thee this day: behold, I driveout before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, andthe Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite. Take heed to thyself,lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee: But ye shall

destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:For thou shalt worship no other elohim: for Yahweh, whose name

is Jealous,is a jealous Elohim: Lest thou make a covenant with theinhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their elohims,and do sacrifice unto their elohim, andone call thee, and thou eat

of his sacrifice; And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, andtheir daughters go a whoring after their elohims, and make thy sons

go a whoring after their elohim. Thou shalt make thee no moltenelohim.

Exodus 23:13

And in allthings that I have said unto you be circumspect: andmake no mention of the name of other elohims, neither let it be

heard out of thy mouth.

Joshua 23:7-11

That ye come not among these nations, these that remain amongyou; neither make mention of the name of their elohim, nor causeto swear by them , neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto

them: But cleave unto Yahweh your Elohim, as ye have done untothis day. For Yahweh hath driven out from before you great nationsand strong: butas for you, no man hath been able to stand before


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you unto this day. One man of you shall chase a thousand: for Yahweh your Elohim, heit is that fighteth for you, as he hath

promised you. Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that yelove Yahweh your Elohim.

If we Love Yahweh we will never even speak the name of themighty ones of the World around us!

Deuteronomy 12:2-4

Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which yeshall possess served their elohim, upon the high mountains, and

upon the hills, and under every green tree: And ye shall overthrowtheir altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire;

and ye shall hew down the graven images of their elohim, anddestroy the names of them out of that place. Ye shall not do so unto

Yahweh your Elohim.This must be done Spiritually in todays world we can do this bydeclaring Yahweh's truth's to the world for his word is the 'Swordof Spirit" with it false mighty ones are destroyed and heart's are

returned to their true Father.

We must let the light we are given shine forth for all to follow.Matthew 5:15

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your goodworks, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Luke 8:16-18

No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel,or puttethit under a bed; but settethit on a candlestick, that theywhich enter in may see the light. For nothing is secret, that shall

not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not beknown and come abroad. Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not,from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.


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that troopH1409

H1409

b

gad

gawd

From H1464 (in the sense of distributing ); fortune: troop.

So we see according to Strongs this verse reads "But yeare theythat forsake Yahweh, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a

table for (G_d), and that furnish the drink offering unto thatnumber."

Gad: Apart from Gad, the son of Ya'aqob, there was another "Gad."The astrologers of Babel called Jupiter(Zeus) by the name "Gad."

He was also well known among the Cannaanites ( the kenan'anites)where his name was often coupled with Ba'al, Ba'al Gad, which

according to the Massoretic vowel pointing in the Book of Yehoshua is pronounced: Ba'al God. This same name is discovered

in ancient Germanic languages as Gott, Goda, Gode, God, Gud,Gade. And searching further back into its Indo-Germanic (Indo-

European) roots, we find that it traces back to the word GHODH,which means "union," even "sexual union." No wonder this

meaning is still evident in the Dutch and German gade. It is alsonot difficult to see it in the English "gadfly" and gadding about" *But yeare they that forsake Yahweh, that prepare a table for that troop(G_d), and that furnish the drink offering

unto that number

WOW to forsake YAHWEH OUR ELOHIM and Turn to another, even preparing a table for him, just makes

one sick to think about.

These verses speak of preparing a Table and a drink offering for G_d, ask yourself what table is prepared for G_d and what drink

offering and the answer comes back quickly, if you've ever been to


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cummunion service at a Christian or Cathlic Church.You may not be awear that The Hebrews of Old never used thename G_d for The Almighty but El or Elohim, which means

Mighty or Mighty One(s) ( It is worth noting that according to TheHistory Channels Digging for the Truth the first written words thatcan be found are the words "Help me EL" written on a cave wallwere the Hebrews were slaves)considering Yahweh's command "And in allthings that I have said unto you be circumspect: andmake no mention of the name of other elohim, neither let it be

heard out of thy mouth." I believe Yahweh people must refuse touse pagan names for our Mighty One(s) we must let go of the

traditions of our fathers and choice to serve Yahweh in truth andLove, learning to fear his name.

El, Eloah, Elohim, Elahin, Elyon:

El: Mighty One, Strength

Eloah: Singular form of Elohim, has same meaning as El.

Elohim: Plural of Eloah, Rulers, Messengers.

Elyon, El Elyon: The Most High El.

Hebrew Aramaiac

Eloah Elah

Elyon Illaya

Elohim Elahin

Other languages: Ugaritic: "Il", plural: "Ilm"; Phoenician: "l" Plural: "lm."

The word "El" is a very ancient Semitic term. Among Semiticlanguages it is one of the most used terms for greatness, strength or deity. In Hebrew religious usage it does not denote a proper name but is used as a title. Used for the Creator's superiority over all


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others, as a generic term in Daniel 11:36 "...the El of elahin..." El,Eloah, Elohim is used to refer to the Creator, but also applied to

rulers, messengers, and persons. (Referring to Mosheh inShemonth 4:16, "And it shall be that he shall be a mouth for you,

and you shall be an elohim for him.") Also Teh. 82:1 Elyon istramslated as Most High. Used in Tehillim 7:17 " And praise the

Name of Yahweh (Elyon) Most High." The term "Eli" (my El) used by Messiah in the Messianic Writings in Mark 15:34 " Eli, Eli,

lamah shebeqtani." *

Jehovah could this be His name

Remember Hebrew names mean things, EliYah means

Eli: My Mighty One + Yah:shortened from of Yahweh =

Yahweh is my Mighty one!

reading right to left

: Yowd(yode)

: He(hay)

: uau(uau) or Waw(waw)

: He(hay)

Closest English word Yahweh or Yahuah!

(Yahuah is part of the name of Yahudah)

so wonder what Jehovah means?

The Strongs Exhaustive Concordance

H1943


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Guess That would include The name Jah right?

H3051

yahab

yaw-hab'

A primitive root; to give (whether literally or figuratively); generally to put ;

imperatively (reflexively)come: ascribe, bring, come on, give, go, set, take.

The editors and translaters of The Bible knew this themself's

Here is what the English Bible says in the Introdution section

"This personal proper name, written consonants YHWH, wasconsidered too sacred to be utterd: so the vowels for the words 'my

Lord' or 'God' were added to the consonants YHWH, and thereader was warned by these vowels that he must substitute other

consonants. This change having to be made so frequentlt, theRabbis did not consider it necessary to put the consonants of the

new reading in the margin. In course of time the true pronunciationof the divine name, probablyYahweh , passed into oblivion, and

YHWH was read with the intruded vowels, the vowels of entirelydifferent word, namely 'my Lord'or 'God'. In late medieval timesthis mispronunciation became current as Jehova, and it was taken

over as Jehovah by the Reformers in Protestant Bibles. The presenttranslators have retained thisincorrect but customary form in thetext of passages where the name is explained with a note on its

pronunciation (e.g Exodus 3:15) and in four placenames of whichit form a constituent element; elsewhere they have followedancient translators in substituting 'LORD' or GOD', printed as here

in capital letters, for the Hebrew name." *2Matthew 15:3,7


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Why do ye also transgress the commandment of Elohim by your tradition?Ye hypocrites, well did EliYah prophesy of you, saying,

This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honourethme withtheir lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain theydo worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

Next to the word Jehovah you see a footnote in the English Bible that reads "The Hebrew consonants are YHWH,

probably pronounce Yahweh, but traditionally read Jehovah"*2

insreat hebrew letters sounds

ask the writter of the NIV and They say " we used the devise used in most English versions"

Almost every church admit's Yahweh is His name, ask your pastor, or Elders they surely know his name, Right? yetthey translate it to their own ruin, (hovah)

Remember "Lord" is not an innocent title

The Father has but one Name

Psalms 83:18

Thatmen may know that thou, whose name aloneis Yahweh,art the most high over all the earth.

The people who Translated The Word knew just ask renowned Bible trnslator Dr. George Lamsa who has been

quoted

"That is YAHWEH. It is the original name. All others were added late."*3

or

The writer of the preface of the Complete Bible Dr. J.M. Powis Smith writes *3

"Anyone, therefore who desrires to retain the flavor of the original text has but to read 'Yahweh' wherever he sees

LORD or God"

Malachi 2:1-10

And now, O ye priests, this commandmentis for you. If ye will nothear, and if ye will not layit to heart,to give glory unto my name ,


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saith Yahweh of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I willcurse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because yedo not layit to heart. Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spreaddung upon your faces,even the dung of your solemn feasts; and

one shall take you away with it. And ye shall know that I have sentthis commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi,

saith Yahweh of hosts. My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me,and was afraid before my name. The law of truth was in his mouth,and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peaceand equity, and did turn many away from iniquity. For the priest'slips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his

mouth: for heis the messenger of Yahweh of hosts. But ye aredeparted out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at thelaw; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith Yahweh of hosts. Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base

before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, buthave been partial in the law.

Have we not all one father? hath not one Elohim created us? whydo we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by

profaning the covenant of our fathers?

Psalms 68:4

Sing unto Elohim, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name YAH, and

rejoice before him.

Isaiah 42:8-10

I am Yahweh: thatis my name: and my glory will I not give toanother, neither my praise to graven images. Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before theyspring forth I tell you of them. Sing unto Yahweh a new song,and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and

all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.


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Exodus 3

Moses said unto Elohim , Whoam I, that I should go unto Pharaoh,

and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a tokenunto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve Elohim upon this mountain.

And Moses said unto Elohim , Behold,when I come unto thechildren of Israel, and shall say unto them, The Elohim of your

fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, Whatis hisname? what shall I say unto them? And Elohim said unto Moses, I

AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto thechildren of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. And Elohim saidmoreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of

Israel, Yahweh Elohim of your fathers, the Elohim of Abraham, theElohim of Isaac, and the Elohim of Jacob, hath sent me unto you:

this is my name for ever, and thisis my memorial unto allgenerations.Deuteronomy 32:1-6

Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, thewords of my mouth. My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speechshall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, andas the showers upon the grass: Because I will publish the name of Yahweh: ascribe ye greatness unto our Elohim. He is the Rock, his

work is perfect: for all his waysare judgment: a El of truth andwithout iniquity, just and rightis he. They have corrupted

themselves, their spotis not the spot of his children:they are a perverse and crooked generation. Do ye thus requite Yahweh, Ofoolish people and unwise?is not he thy father that hath bought

thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?Matthew 15:3,7

Why do ye also transgress the commandment of Elohim by your


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tradition?Ye hypocrites, well did EliYah prophesy of you, saying,This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honourethme withtheir lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain theydo worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

Proverbs 30:1-10

Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hathgathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a

garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? whatisHis name, and whatis his Son's name, if thou canst tell? Every

word of Elohimis pure: heis a shield unto them that put their trustin him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou

be found a liar.Twothings have I required of thee; deny methem not before I die:Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: Lest I be full, anddenythee , and say, Whois Yahweh? or lest I be poor, and steal,

and take the name of my Elohim in vain .

So we have answered Agur's question, as to What is his name for truely He speaks of Yahweh, our El.

Therefore exalt his name dear friend!

But wait, what of his Sons name?

Surely we know His Sons name,

or do we?

Is it Jesus?

Zechariah 3

And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angelof Yahweh, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. 2And

Yahweh said unto Satan, Yahweh rebuke thee, O Satan; evenYahweh that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee:is not this a brand

plucked out of the fire? 3Now Joshua was clothed with filthy


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garments, and stood before the angel. 4And he answered and spakeunto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy

garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have causedthine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with changeof raiment. 5And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. Sothey set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments.

And the angel of Yahweh stood by. 6And the angel of Yahweh protested unto Joshua, saying, 7Thus saith Yahweh of hosts; If thou

wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thoushalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will

give thee places to walk among these that stand by.Sure seems like Zechariah thought his name was Joshua,

Strong's say's its really not Jesus

G2424

E

Iesous

ee-ay-sooce'

Of Hebrew origin [H3091]; Jesus (thatis, Jehoshua ), the name of our Lord

and two (three) other Israelites:Jesus.

H3091

LB

yehoshaphat

yeh-ho-shaw-fawt'

From H3068 and H3467; Jehovah-saved ; Jehoshua (that is, Joshua), the

Jewish leader:Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare H1954, H3442.

H3442

eL


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yeshua

yah-shoo'-ah

For H3091;he will save ; Jeshua , the name of two Israelites, also of a place in

Palestine:Jeshua.

Jehoshua Strongs knew his name was The Fathers plus shua, but as we has already seen its not Jehovah but

Yahweh.

Remember hovah ruins, Yah Saves!

So what does his name mean? Yahweh Saves!

Yah: Shortened form of the Name Yahweh, shua: saves

together you have Yahshua or Yahweh saves

Matthew 1:21-23

And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his nameYahshua: for he shall save his people from their sins. Now all thiswas done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of Yahweh by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, andshall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel,

which being interpreted is, El with usSo where did this name Jesus come from?


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Jesus: Consider Iesous, rendered as "Jesus" in English versions upto now. For example the authoritative Greek-English Lexicon of Liddell & Scott, under Iaso: the Greek goddess of healing revealsthat the name Iaso is Ieso in the Ionic dialect of the greeks, Iesous

being the contracted genitive form! In David Kravitz, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Mythology, we found a similar form, namely

Iasus. There were four different Greek deities with the nameIesous, and Dr.Bullinger, in The Apocalypse, p.396, says Ies was

part of the name of Bacchus! Also see Come out of her, My people, by C.J. Koster.*

Is any name fine?

Acts 4:10-12

Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by thename of Yahshua Messiah of Natsareth, whom ye crucified, whomGod raised from the dead,even by him doth this man stand here

before you whole. This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. Neither is theresalvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven

given among men, whereby we must be saved.

DID YOU KNOW THE J SOUND IS LESS THEN 500 YEARSOLD

Exodus 23:13

1And in allthings that I have said unto you be circumspect: andmake no mention of the name of other elohims, neither let it be

heard out of thy mouth.

Colossians 2:8

"Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vaindeceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world,

and not after Messaih."Remember the Day is coming when the Father says


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Zephaniah 1:2-6

I will utterly consume allthings from off the land, Yahweh. I willconsume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven,

and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked;and I will cut off man from off the land, saith Yahweh. I will alsostretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place,and the name of the Chemarims with the priests; And them thatworship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that

worshipand that swear by Yahweh, and that swear by Malcham;And them that are turned back from Yahweh; andthose that have

not sought Yahweh, nor inquired for him.Jeremiah 23:23-27

Am I a Elohim at hand, saith Yahweh, and not a Elohim afar off?Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saithYahweh. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith Yahweh. I have heard

what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, Ihave dreamed, I have dreamed. How long shall this be in the heart

of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of thedeceit of their own heart; Which think to cause my people to forget

my name by their dreams which they tell every man to hisneighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal .

Baal: This word seems, gradually became a proper name. A similar Semitic word derives from the Aryan root Bhal, which means "to

shine" according to some. According to W.H. Roscher's wellknown lexicon of mythology, Ba'al (bel, Belos) was the ancestraland national deity of the Shemites, and says that Ba'al(Bel, Belos)was the founder of Babel (Babylon), according to secular history.

He is identified with Zeus, Jupiter, Ammon, Asshur, Assur, Kronos,and Bel-Marduk. Morris Jastrow, Max Muller, and W.H. Roscher all three agree: Ba'al is the Babylonian sun-deity. The Ba'als of thenations were sun-deities, and Baa'al worship means sun worship.*


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Joshua 24:14

Now therefore fear Yahweh, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the elohims which your fathers

served...

Romans 11

I say then, Hath Elohim cast away his people? Elohim forbid. For Ialso am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham,of the tribe of Benjamin. Elohim hath not cast away his people which he

foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of EliYahs? how hemaketh intercession to Elohim against Israel, saying, Yahweh ,

they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and Iam left alone, and they seek my life. But what saith the answer of Elohim unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men,

who have not bowed the knee tothe image of Baal. Even so then atthis present time also there is a remnant according to the election

of grace

Daniel12:1-4

And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince whichstandeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of

trouble, such as never was since there was a nationeven to thatsame time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one

that shall be found written in the book. And many of them thatsleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life,

and some to shameand everlasting contempt. And they that bewise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that

turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. But thou,O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book,even to the time of

the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall beincreased.Give thanks to Yah! For knowledge is increasing! Thereis such a wealth of information on the subjects of The name of

Yahweh the Father and Yahshua His Son but for time seek I haveonly included a few, if you need more info on any of these subjectsimply ask and it shall be given. Fore more info on The Father, Son


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* Definition from (Institute For Scripture Reseach)

*2 From "Introduction to the Old Testament" in Preface to "The New English Bible"


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*3 Quotes from Proving the Sacred Name From Your Bible(Assemblies of Yahweh)

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