Yesterday I left off with asking you to come back today and I’ll tell you God’s name.
So, does God have a name or what?? Well, yes He does. Let’s dig into the best history book there was, and God’s Word, the Bible, to find out more:
When Moses asked God who he should say sent him to deliver the Israelites the Lord told him:
Exodus 3:13-15 Moses said to God, “Behold, when I come to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you;’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ What should I tell them?” 14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM,” and he said, “You shall tell the children of Israel this: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” 15 God said moreover to Moses, “You shall tell the children of Israel this, ‘Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, and this is my memorial to all generations.
“I am who I am” when translated from Hebrew to English looks like this=YHWH. It means “Was–Is–Will Continue to be.” This is where we get the name, or pronunciation of Yahweh.
We don’t realize it but when we say hallelujah we are praising God’s name. God’s name is “yah” but written “jah” – the letter ‘j’ used to be pronounced like the letter ‘y’ and there is no ‘j’ in the Hebrew alphabet. Hallelu is Hebrew for Praise. Translated, you get “Praise Yah”. That’s why I write it Hallelu-Yah.
So there you have it, God’s name is Yah, or I AM –
Next time I am going to explore the question if Jesus came to the Jews, and walked the earth as a Jew, why are all of us Gentiles Christians??
