What is the name of your God?

chrisl

I worship Jehovah.

Chris

Tim Walker

Are you a Jehovah witness?

G4-450

If he is not then he has even more confusion on his hands:
dictionary.reference.com

Je·ho·vah= God, especially in Christian translations of the Old Testament.

If your jewish you never type the name God, you say G-D.
footnote;
This name, the Tetragrammaton of the Greeks, was held by the later Jews to be so sacred that it was never pronounced except by the high priest on the great Day of Atonement, when he entered into the most holy place.
The Hebrew name "Jehovah" is generally translated in the Authorized Version (and the Revised Version has not departed from this rule) by the word LORD printed in small capitals, to distinguish it from the rendering of the Hebrew _Adonai_ and the Greek _Kurios_, which are also rendered Lord, but printed in the usual type.

The Hebrew word is translated "Jehovah" only in Ex. 6:3; Ps. 83:18; Isa. 12:2; 26:4, and in the compound names mentioned below. It is worthy of notice that this name is never used in the LXX., the Samaritan Pentateuch, the Apocrypha, or in the New Testament. It is found, however, on the "Moabite stone" (q.v.), and consequently it must have been in the days of Mesba so commonly pronounced by the Hebrews as to be familiar to their heathen neighbors.

Did you know that the original name of God is "Elaw", or "ilah" in both Aramaic and Arabic respectively and are derived from the mother word "Allah". , even Semitic speaking people refer to God as ALLAH in the new testament.
When did people start worshiping Gods rather then God anyway?B're bara ELOHIM et ha-shama'im, V'et ha-arets.
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
While Christians will forever speculate on the word "Elohim" (), honest Hebrew speakers would admit that this archaic word for God has a history that is lost to us. The "royal plurality" hypothesis may be a possible explanation for why the word is plural, but this seems to have been unknown to early Hebrew speakers (such as the Jewish missionary who, according to the Kuzari, competed with Muslims and Christians to convert the king of the Khazars in the eighth century). It is difficult however to translate this word to "gods," as the Hebrew text conjugates the verb "to create" in the singular. Regardless, (Elohim) is a plural forum of a more basic root-word for God, (eloh)

However, if one were to find the word (eloh) (alef-lamed-heh) in an inscription written in paleo-Hebrew, Aramaic, or some sort of Nabatean script, it could be pronounced numerous ways without the diacritical marks to guide the reader. This letter combination (which can be pronounced alah) is the root for the verb "to swear" or "to take an oath," as well as the verb "to deify" or "to worship", as can be seen as follows:


The root itself finds its origin with an older root, el, which means God, deity, power, strength, et cetera.

So one of the basic Hebrew words for God, (eloh), can easily be pronounced alah without the diacritical marks. Not surprisingly, the Aramaic word for God[2] is (alah). This word, in the standard script (), or the Estrangela script (), is spelled alap-lamad-heh (ALH), which are the exact corresponding letters to the Hebrew eloh. The Aramaic is closely related to the more ancient root word for God, eel.[3]

The Arabic word for God, Allâh () , is spelled in a very similar way, and is remotely related to the more generic word for deity, (ilah).

God as in the english way that we are using it here, latin, has a gender., Gods or Goddesses., and can confuse people from what the real universal name God means.

I posted this not to defend Islam or Muslims but to remind that hebrew was never a spoken living language until 1948., they also did not use vowels so it is ella in Hebrew and ALLAH in arabic or most Semitic languages.

G4-450

I should continue to help reformed jews see more.
Interestingly enough, there is proof from a Christian source that clearly demonstrates the above.
The above book mentions that Ezra and the Prophet Daniel called their God as "Elah". The passage above is more than enough to counter the allegation made by misguided Christians about Allâh being a moon god. For, if Allâh is the moon god, then what were Ezra and Daniel worshipping?

Conclusion

Pantheist/Buddhist thinker Brett Neichin has said of Christians that they are reformed Jews and do not even know it. Indeed, much of Christianity finds its roots in the Semitic world, yet the believers of this religion are notorious for their interpretations of the faith in a European world view. This is the reason they would actually try to find fault with a religion that acknowledges the existence of the exact same God they do; this is the reason they would erroneously claim that Eloh, Alah, and Allâh are different Gods.

NeedKarma

My God's name is Jennifer.

G4-450

there you go

these are Gods and Goddesses., or even objects for worship.
People in the ignorant days invented many superstitions lie it.

did you know that people used to actually believe that stars where gods floating around in space, like Zeus, diana or isis was the moon etc?

polytheism is the first commandment you should never break, if your a jew, christian or muslim that is, and from the roots of Abraham.

chrisl

Yes.

And actually, the technically correct way to say this is that I am "one of Jehovah's Witnesses." The name is based on a scripture where Jehovah refers to his worshippers as his "witnesses" (Isa 43:10) so the name is possessive. I guess it's not the easiest name because people have so many different ways of saying it. I have even been called Jehovah which is kind of unsettling...

Chris

chrisl

I am, so are you saying I am confused? About what, specifically? Maybe I can clear up some misconceptions.

In truth, I found your post to be a little confused on some points but I am presuming it is an honest confusion, so I will address a few!

Actually, the Tetragrammaton is Hebrew not Greek. The ancient nation of Israel were Jehovah's people and it was to them that he revealed his name so that it was recorded in the scriptures.

This just isn't accurate. There are extant copies of the LXX that contain the Tetragrammaton. It was in the earliest copies but was removed from later copies. And there are modern translations of the Bible that use Jehovah in the "New Testament." There is no reason not to, especially in the many places where an "Old Testament" verse is quoted that contains God's name.

Obviously, the divine name was important in the worship and daily lives of the ancient Jews. Such emphasis is supported (and required) by the scriptures.

But your quote of Matthew is misapplied. Here Jesus is specifically denouncing "vain repetitions" or use of extravagant prayers. Of course, Christians were never to imitate heathens, or pagans, but just because they knew who Jehovah was is no reason for Christians to avoid using his name. In fact, Jehovah himself repeatedly said that many nations will eventually know his name. (for ex, Eze 38:23)

In Christendom, it really got started in the 4th century C.E. with the Arian Controversy which eventually led to the adoption of the trinity doctrine. A careful and open-minded examination of the trinity reveals that it is of pagan origin and is not supported by the scriptures.

This teaching (and many others) was in keeping with the apostasy foretold at 1 Tim 4:1-3, 2 Thess 2:3 and other places. And in case you don't know, Jehovah's Witnesses do not accept or teach the trinity. We give our worship only to Jehovah.

Well, I would not call an 8th century Jew an "early Hebrew speaker"! Maybe 8th century B.C.E., but not C.E. The actual pronunciation of ancient Hebrew was lost by that time.

This is interesting because many people do not think about what God's name means. The Tetragrammaton can be literally translated as "he causes to become" which tells us an important fact about Jehovah. He is able to become anything necessary to accomplish his will: a deliverer, a teacher, a provider, a protector, etc.

So much has been lost by the removal of God's name from the Bible. It makes him impersonal, ignores his will that his worshippers make his name known (Isa 12:4; Matt 6:9; Acts 15:14; etc.) and it creates confusion and ambiguity which allowed teachings like the trinity to develop.

Chris

NeedKarma

I honestly do not understand a word of what you just said.