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The skeptic uses this verse erroneously to demonstrate a contradiction. In his rebellious mind, if he can show one error, then he has proven the whole Bible to be in error. But he fails in this instance. | The skeptic uses this verse erroneously to demonstrate a contradiction. In his rebellious mind, if he can show one error, then he has proven the whole Bible to be in error. But he fails in this instance. | ||
| − | The word ''Yahweh'' is transalted 'Lord' with the implication that he is to be respected, though why he should be respected is not reflected in the | + | The word ''Yahweh'' is transalted 'Lord' with the implication that he is to be respected, though why he should be respected is not reflected in the translation. It is used in every chapter of Genesis begining with chapter 2 before the introduction of Abraham. The apperent contradiction apparently grows stronger when we assert that God wrote Genesis 1 on a tablet and handed it to Adam. And then the subsequent tablets were written by eye-witnesses who passed the tablets from father to son. We eliminate the common exegetical excuse that Moses inserted 'Yahweh' in the record from oral tradition, and God is correcting the mistake concerning the knowledge of his name. |
However, 'name' also means 'reputation'. When you are called by a name, you are given a reputation. Our new name, is that of Christ. We have his reputation before God. By formation, ''Yahweh'' means 'Creator of calamity. When God explained the calamity he would bring upon Egypt, he explains that by the reputation of the creator of calamity, he has not been previously known. | However, 'name' also means 'reputation'. When you are called by a name, you are given a reputation. Our new name, is that of Christ. We have his reputation before God. By formation, ''Yahweh'' means 'Creator of calamity. When God explained the calamity he would bring upon Egypt, he explains that by the reputation of the creator of calamity, he has not been previously known. | ||
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| + | From this verse we know that when God uses ''Yahweh'' in Gen 2:4 he is not using the meaning of 'creator י of calamity הוה', but of some other formtion, because he was not known by the reputation yet. | ||
Revision as of 09:08, 19 August 2019
What is the difference betweewn Elohim in Ge 1:1 and Yahweh Elohim in Ge 2:4?
The question concerns the order of revelation of the names of God. First we will examine the names of God used before Elohim. Then the names 'Elohim' and 'Yahweh'.
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Names used of God before 'Elohim'
The invisible aleph [1]
The invisible aleph preceding bereshith in Ge 1:1 contains the personal name of God; the name he gave himsץelf. It is hidden in the strokes of the letter; yod-vav-yod יוי. It is his unpronoucible name meaning that noone can take dominion over him. When it is spelled out as yod-vav-yod it can be pronounced as "ee-oo-ee", but as the silent letter aleph, it remains silent.
His name א sounds very much like Yahweh. When we have two things, one is spirtual and one is of the flesh. His spiritual name remains unpronouncible. 'Yahweh' was given to men to use to refer to him personally.
See the names Joiarib vs. Arib, Joiada vs. Ada and Joiakim vs. Akim. The yod-vav-yod is transalted 'Jehovah' and the aleph is translated 'I', reflective of the 'I am' of Yahweh.
Father ab אב
The first two letters of bereshith, when using the invisible aleph, spell 'Father'. We discern from this that "from the beginning, no man has seen the Father". The word ab cannot be seen because of the invisible aleph. It is an intentional allegory to teach the doctrine. The nature of a Father is that he gives life. We discern this from the other words which are spelled the same as 'Father'. A green shoot is called ab as evidence of the first life that the Father gave. It is like pointing to the unique footprint of the Father in the sand and saying "Father" to acknowledge that he passed this way. The fruit on a tree is also the word ab referring to evidence of the Father giving the second life.
His name means: 'After he created the heavens and the earth, he revealed himself to men.' But since ab is invisible, he revealed himself through the Son, the first two visible letters in bereshit.
Son bar בר
The first two visible letters of bereshith spell 'son'. The first and only thing we see of God.
'Son' means "The revelation to man is the Word (revelation)";paraphrasing: the only one who can make the Father known, is the Son. This is recapitualted by the title "Son of God".
The word bar also means pure, indicating that his divine nature was never tainted by sin. The word ben for 'son' also means 'builder' and is recapitualted as the 'Son of Man' title. When Jesus was 'made to be sin', he bore our sin in the flesh.
Elohim אלהים
The fundamental meaning of elohim is 'God separated from man by ignorance'. It is easy to see how, as secondary metaphor, it is used of men who are rulers, since they do not acknowledge God as ruler, or as false gods, as the objects of man's ignorance of God.
Elohim has the puns for 'light', life' and 'bread'. John uses the puns of Elohim as the source for his doctrine of Christ in John 1:1-4.
Lord Yahweh יהןה
Ex 6:3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by [the name of] God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH [Yahweh] was I not known to them.
The skeptic uses this verse erroneously to demonstrate a contradiction. In his rebellious mind, if he can show one error, then he has proven the whole Bible to be in error. But he fails in this instance.
The word Yahweh is transalted 'Lord' with the implication that he is to be respected, though why he should be respected is not reflected in the translation. It is used in every chapter of Genesis begining with chapter 2 before the introduction of Abraham. The apperent contradiction apparently grows stronger when we assert that God wrote Genesis 1 on a tablet and handed it to Adam. And then the subsequent tablets were written by eye-witnesses who passed the tablets from father to son. We eliminate the common exegetical excuse that Moses inserted 'Yahweh' in the record from oral tradition, and God is correcting the mistake concerning the knowledge of his name.
However, 'name' also means 'reputation'. When you are called by a name, you are given a reputation. Our new name, is that of Christ. We have his reputation before God. By formation, Yahweh means 'Creator of calamity. When God explained the calamity he would bring upon Egypt, he explains that by the reputation of the creator of calamity, he has not been previously known.
From this verse we know that when God uses Yahweh in Gen 2:4 he is not using the meaning of 'creator י of calamity הוה', but of some other formtion, because he was not known by the reputation yet.
