STARTLING FACTS
“Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is His Son’s name, if thou knowest it?” Prov. 30:4.
“I am YAHWEH: that is My name: and My glory will I not give to another, neither My praise to graven images.” Isa. 42:8.
“Sing unto Elohim, sing praises to His name: extol Him that rideth upon the heavens by His name YAH, and rejoice before Him.” Ps. 68:4. Yah is the last part of Halleluyah. Halleluyah means Praise ye Yah.
“Thou shall not take away the Name of Yahweh thy Elohim to bring it to nought, for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless that taketh away His Name to bring it to nought.” Ex. 20:7. (3rd Commandment).
“And ye shall not falsify My Name, neither shall thou profane the name of thy Elohim: I am Yahweh.” Lev. 19:12.
In “The Ministry” of May 1958 on page 36 is the following quotation from the S.D.A. Bible Commentary. “The divine title most common in the Old Testament (some 5,500 times) is the sacred word YHWH …” YHWH is vocalized as Yahweh. See Tetragrammaton in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.
“Another common error among most of the translators is their elimination of heaven’s revealed Name of the Most High, Yahweh, and the Name of His Son, Yahshua the Messiah, and substituting the names of the local deities of the nations among whom they dwelt (Psalms 96:5), expressly transgressing Yahweh’s commandments as given in Exodus 20:7 and 23:13 …
The substitution of the Names of Yahweh and Yahshua by the names of the pagan deities of the nations has brought immeasurable harm … By employing these names the people unknowingly turn the worship of Yahweh into that of idols and actually ascribe the benevolent characteristics of the Mighty One of Israel to the pagan deities. Hosea 2:8.” The above quotation is from page five of the Preface of the Holy Name Bible, in which the divine Names and titles are restored.
In the introduction of the James Moffatt translation on pages 20 and 21, he makes it plain that he would have had no hesitation in using the Name Yahweh in his translation if he had intended it for students of the original.
We find the following in the preface of the Goodspeed translation. “The Hebrews called their deity by the Name Yahweh, and in a shorter form Yah.” They admit using substitutes for the Name Yahweh.
Read the reference given for Ex. 3:15 in the Revised Standard Version. Also page six of the preface of the same version.
In the International Bible Encyclopedia of the King James Version, published by the Garden City Publishing Co., we find the following under the name “Jehovah.” “It is believed that the correct pronunciation of this word is ‘Yahweh.’ ”
In “The Oxford Cyclopedia Concordance” on page 121 we find the following, “Jehovah, the name revealed to Moses at Horeb … Its real pronunciation is approximately Yahweh … The Name itself was not pronounced Jehovah before the 16th century.”
The Jewish Encyclopedia, Vol. 7, Page 88: “The reading Jehovah is a comparatively recent invention. Jehovah is generally held to have been the invention of Pope Leo the 10th’s Confessor, Peter Galatin (De Arcanis Catholic Veritates 1518, Folio XLIII), who was followed in the use of this hybrid form by Fagius Drusius. Van de Driesche, who lived between 1550 and 1616, was the first to ascribe to Peter Galatin the use of Jehovah, and this view has been taken since his day.”
A New Standard Bible Dictionary. “Jehovah” … “properly Yahweh” … “the form ‘Jehovah’ is impossible, according to the strict principles of Hebrew vocalization.”
“And in all things that I have said unto you, be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other elohim, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.” Ex. 23:13.
“Our help is in the name of Yahweh, Who made heaven and earth.” Ps. 124:8.
“Seek Him that maketh the seven stars and Orion … Yahweh is His name.” Amos 5:8.
“It is He that buildeth His stories in the heaven, and hath founded His vaults in the earth … Yahweh is His name.” Amos 9:6.
“His name shall endure forever: His name shall be continued as long as the sun: …” Ps. 72:17.
“Give unto Yahweh the glory due unto His name; worship Yahweh in the beauty of holiness.” Ps. 29:2.
“Praise Yahweh, proclaim His name, declare His doings among the people, make mention that His name is exalted.” Isa. 12:4.
“I Yahweh am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.” Isa. 49:26.
“And she shall bring forth a Son, and thou shalt call His Name Yahshua: for He shall save His people from their sins.” Matt. 1:21.
In John 5:43 Yahshua said, “I am come in My Father’s Name …”
In the preface of the Holy Name Bible, on page seven we read, “His Name is composed of two parts: Yah-Hoshua (Saviour). Thus, the contraction Yahshua signifies Yahweh-Saviour and strikingly bears out the logic of Matthew 1:21.”
“Wherefore Yahweh also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a Name which is above every name: That at the Name of Yahshua every knee should bow … And that every tongue should confess that Yahshua the Messiah is the Saviour, to the glory of Yahweh the Father.” Phil. 2:9-11.
“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other Name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” Acts 4:12.
“To Him give all the prophets witness, that through His Name whosoever believeth in Him shall receive remission of sins.” Acts 10:43.
“And this is His commandment, that we should believe on the Name of His Son Yahshua the Messiah …” 1 John 3:23.
“Sing forth the honour of His name: make His praise glorious.” Ps. 66:2. “O come, let us sing unto Yahweh: let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation.” Ps. 95:1.