Board Thread:Bible Questions/@comment-26921673-20171206033457/@comment-5175866-20171206204902

Hi MemoryAngel thanks for your question. Unfortunately I do not feel I could be much help on the second question, but I can defintely answer your first one.

God gave the name Yahweh (originally it was YHWH, often translated as "I AM") for himself in the Book of Exodus while speaking to Moses through the burning bush and mandated that it would be his name forever. The word "YHWH" or Yahweh is based directly off of the Hebrew word for "I am" and God refers to himself using the name Yahweh specifically, later on. Every time God says in the Old Testament "I am the LORD", he is using the name Yahweh. Modern translations use LORD instead of Yahweh based on tradition of early manuscript writers.

Interestingly, God's name does not relegate him to the level of all the other gods that mankind named, but it raises him up. His name describes simply that "He Exists", he is the God, for there is no other. God chose to use human language to attribute characteristics to himself. Through all of Scripture God uses human language, metaphors and concepts to communicate his spiritual truth. In the very same way God embodied himself as a human through Jesus Christ. I would recommend watching our video on the Names of God

In Christ, Superdadsuper, Bible Wiki Administrator and Bureaucrat 20:49, December 6, 2017 (UTC)