Why I Proclaim The Name Of Yahweh

This article I borrowed with much appreciation from:

http://www.eliyah.com/name.html

The most common question I hear among those that I share the truth of the name is "Doesn't Yahweh know who I'm talking to? Why does it matter what I call Him, He answers me anyway?" I believe that it is true. Yahweh does and will answer prayer and accept praise from those who have no knowledge of His true name. But what about those who DO know but don't care?

Psalm 44:20-21 “And yet we have not forgotten the name of our Elohim, or stretched out our hands to stranger elohims; 21 Elohim will look into this thing, for he knows the secrets of the heart.”

What does Yahweh really want us to do on this issue? Continue to call Him whatever we want? Or to call Him by the name He has assigned to Himself?
I do not think there is anything wrong with calling Yahweh our Father, Master, Creator, etc. which are all fitting titles. What I think Yahweh would have a real problem with is changing His name from Yahweh to "Lord" It is extremely ironic, if not prophetic what Yahweh declared to Jeremiah when we understand that the word "Baal" means "Lord."

Jeremiah 23:26,27 "How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Indeed they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart, who try to make My people forget My name by their dreams which everyone tells his neighbor, as their fathers forgot My name for Baal."(LORD)

Also consider what Yahweh declared to Hosea:

Hosea 2:16 And it shall be at that day, saith Yahweh, that thou shalt call me Ishi (My Husband); and shalt call me no more Baali. (My lord) For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.

I tell you, it struck me as odd that Baal's name is never changed or translated and therefore lives on while Yahweh's name is falsified over 7000 times in scripture! But I think I might know why. See here, if they did try to translate the name Baal, then there is one thing they would have to deal with. Look at how the verse would read if they did not restore Yahweh's name:

1 Kings 18:21 And Elijah came to all the people, and said, "How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Lord (Baal), follow him." But the people answered him not a word.

One might be quite confused when reading the text. Because of this relationship between Baal and Lord, I prefer not to use Lord at all. Lord is the word used to replace Yahweh's name. I'm not saying that the entire Christian world is worshiping "Baal", but the coincidence here seems quite striking.
It is truth that many times in scripture, we see His people calling on His name. Men during the time of Adam called on the name of Yahweh

Genesis 4:26 And as for Seth, to him also a son was born; and he named him Enosh. Then [men] began to call on the name of Yahweh.

Abraham called upon the name of Yahweh:
Genesis 12:7 Then Yahweh appeared to Abram and said, "To your descendants I will give this land." And there he built an altar to Yahweh, who had appeared to him. 8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent [with] Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he built an altar to Yahweh and called on the name of Yahweh.

Moshe called upon the name of Yahweh:

Exodus 3:15 Moreover Elohim said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: `Yahweh Elohim of your fathers, the Elohim of Abraham, the Elohim of Isaac, and the Elohim of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.'

David called upon the name of Yahweh:

Psalm 116:13 I will take the cup of salvation and call upon the name of Yahweh.
Psalm 116:17 17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and will call upon the name of Yahweh.

EliYah the prophet called upon the name of Yahweh:
1 Kings 18:24 "Then you call on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of Yahweh; and the Elohim who answers by fire, He is Elohim." So all the people answered and said, "It is well spoken."

Yahushua the Messiah called upon the name of Yahweh:
John 17:25 "O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me. 26 "And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare [it], that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them."

What more do we need? If the scriptures are written for our learning and righteous men for our example, do the scriptures not clearly show that HIS people call on His name? Let's see what else the word of Yahweh says:

Isaiah 52:6 Therefore My people shall know My name; Therefore they shall know in that day That I am He who speaks: `Behold, it is I.'

Let's look at an end time prophecy. Will Yahweh's people be calling on His name at that time, in this age?

Zechariah 13:7 "Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, Against the Man who is My Companion," Says Yahweh of hosts. "Strike the Shepherd, And the sheep will be scattered; Then I will turn My hand against the little ones. 8 And it shall come to pass in all the land," Says Yahweh, "That two-thirds in it shall be cut off and die, But one- third shall be left in it: 9 I will bring the [one]-third through the fire, Will refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them. I will say, `This [is] My people'; And each one will say, `Yahweh is my Elohim.' "

Here is another prophetic scripture reveals His people are using His name:

Revelation 14:1 Then I looked, and behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred [and] forty-four thousand, having His Father's name written on their foreheads.

Clearly, His people use His name. Some have said that these scriptures that speak of His name do not actually speak of the literal spoken and written name of Yahweh but rather His character and reputation. A simple study of the meaning of the word "Shem" that is translated "name" in our english bibles will reveal that this word, very much like our English word, not only means a "character" but also means a literal written and spoken name. If I say to you that I come in the name of peace, then I am telling you that I want to characterize myself as offering peace. These things are indeed true.
However, if I told you that my name was JimBob then I would not be telling you the truth. Here is an example of a falsification:

Isaiah 42:8 I am Yahweh, that is My name; And My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved images.

has been changed to:

Isaiah 42:8 I am the Lord, that is My name; And My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved images.

The latter statement is simply not true! And its not like it was a simple mistake by the translators. It was completely on purpose. And it had unscriptural intentions. Most prefaces of bible translations will cite familiarity and tradition as the reasons for the substitutions. This is clearly against what Yahweh has told us to do in the scriptures.

If we say HalleluYah, we can know what it really means! (HalleluYAH means "Praise You YAHweh") When we end a prayer in Yahushua's name, we can know what it really means. (YAHushua means "YAHweh is salvation") When we speak to Yahweh, it is on a personal basis through a personal name. If we proclaim Yahweh, we can know that we are proclaiming His name, just as all those in scriptures have done.
As Moshe said:

Deut 32:1 "Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. 2 Let my teaching drop as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, As raindrops on the tender herb, And as showers on the grass. 3 For I proclaim the name of Yahweh: Ascribe greatness to our Elohim.

I believe it all comes down to a choice, whether one will choose the excuses of men or the word of Yahweh Almighty.

Who is God

I haven’t been updating this blog because I do not see anyone interested in the least. That is until this morning when I received an email that talks about the the sacrd name of Elohim.

Last Sabbath, our group (i.e. Dick, Rose, Cathy, Suruj and I) met at Bayview Estate, to discuss the origin of the word God and the following article was what we used in that discussion. It is interesting it also confirmed in our minds the need to begin to bring into public knowledge the holy and sacred name of the one only Elohim, the Elohim of the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Read it and think about it. My appreciation to the source of this article.

Who is 'God'? - or - 'GOD' IS ...
Based on an article by Lee R. Collins
(EDITORS NOTE: You can not judge a book by the cover nor an article by its title. This article is not taking issue with YHWH. You must read it to see who it is taking issue with, and you may be surprised.)

Someone once said, "A rose by any other name smells just as sweet. "To rephrase the statement, "You may call it whatever you will, but it still remains the same."

'Christianity' has said, "'God' has many names and you may address him by whatever name you wish!" But yet, applied to different circumstances 'Christianity' has said, "If we CHANGE THE NAME of something, it changes what it is!" An example of the latter thought is seen in the customs of 'Christianity,' for example: 'Christmas,' Easter, the resurrection, baptism, bread and wine, tongues, lent, and nearly all other customs of the 'Christian' church. These customs all came right out of GROSS PAGANISM, but the church says, "BY CHANGING THE NAME of the custom and giving it a 'Christian' name, IT MAKES EVERYTHING A-OK."

But, I can not accept that kind of logic. CHANGING THE NAME of something WILL EITHER change the thing, or IT WILL NOT change the thing. You can not have it both ways, sometimes changing it and sometimes not. So, back to the original question, "Who Is 'God'?" He was named 'Gad'

The very FIRST time I find 'God' in HISTORY, is in the first book of Moses, called Genesis. No, NOT Gen. l:l, but Gen. 30:11, notice:

"And Leah's maid Zilpah bore Jacob a son. Then Leah said, 'A troop comes!' So she called his name 'Gad' (Gen. 30:10-11).

I KNOW that 'Christians' and all others who worship 'God' will raise a "fuss" and argue that 'Gad' is NOT 'God.' But, don't be too hasty, let's see. The above verse is from the King James Version and just by itself it looks INNOCENT ENOUGH. But remember we are looking for TRUTH and the wolf in sheep's clothing looked innocent enough.
The English word "troop" in verse 11 (KJV) comes from the Hebrew word "gad" #H1409 in Strong's 1 and means "fortune" or luck. The English word "Gad" in verse 11 comes from the Hebrew word "Gad" (gawd) #H1410 in Strong's and is "a son of Jacob."
Now lets read these verses in the Tanakh: 2

"And when Leah's maid Zilpah bore Jacob a son, Leah said, 'What luck! So she named him 'Gad' (Gen. 30:10-11 Tanakh)

Next let's see those verses in the New Revised Standard Bible:

"Then Leah's maid Zilpah bore Jacob a son. And Leah said, 'Good fortune!' so she named him 'Gad'" (Gen. 30:10-11 NRS).

With all of that in mind it is interesting to note Strong's definition for #H1408: "Gad (gad); a variation of #H1409; Fortune, a Babylonian deity. Thus we see that the 'Christian' Dr. Strong did not completely lie about the meaning of the Hebrew word "gad," he said it means "the pagan deity fortune." However, it seems he did try to hide the meaning by making it appear as three different definitions. Yes, wolves in the clothing of sheep, will try to pull the wool over your eyes.

Now let's ask WHY would this child of Jacob be named THIS name, and WHAT does this have to do with WHO 'GOD' IS? To answer that we will go in the Scripture to the place where Jacob and his family are leaving Laban and going back to Canaan:

"And he [Jacob] carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padanaram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan. And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the IMAGES that were her father's. (Gen. 31:19KJV)

The NKJV says: "Rachel had stolen the household idols that were her father's."
So, what does that have to with it?

First: Laban lived in UR of the Chaldeans, A PART OF THE LAND OF BABEL. Since what Rachel stole was called images or idols, then Laban's family was influenced by the pagan religion of Babylon. The context shows that Jacob was unaware of the stolen images. Second: Just as today we see people with their RABBITS FOOT, FOUR LEAF CLOVER, or STATUE OF ST. CHRISTOPHER hoping for GOOD LUCK, it should not be to hard to envision these people taking their CHARMS and IMAGES along with them as they move into a strange land. One of those images was "Gad" most likely, and maybe, another was "Meni." You see, 'Gad' as the bringer of good fortune, and 'Meni' as the one who determines the amounts. 'Gad' was the major or father deity and 'Meni' was the lessor or son deity. We do need to remember that Babel or Babylon was the very source and breeding ground for ALL SORTS of myths and false deities, and they had one for everything you could think of. Notice this next verse a few chapters later after Jacob discovers the idols' presence: "And Jacob said to his household... 'Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your garments'" (Gen. 35:2).

Let's go back to our original Scripture:
"Then Leah's maid Zilpah bore Jacob a son. And Leah said, 'Good fortune!' so she named him 'Gad'" (Gen. 30:10-11 NRS).

Webster's states that among other meanings the word "good" is a euphemism for "god." So, what Leah said was, "'god fortune!' so she named him 'Gad.'" When the boy was born Leah, daughter of the idol worshipping Laban, followed her childhood beliefs and named him after the major god "fortune," thus, he was named 'Gad.' Remember that both of the English words "fortune" and "Gad" come from the one Hebrew word "gad" which means "the pagan deity fortune."

So, you might ask, what is wrong with that? To answer that lets go to the book of Isaiah:
"But you are those who forsake YHWH. Who forget My holy mountain, Who prepares a table for 'GAD,' and who furnish a drink offering for 'MENI.'" (Isa. 65:11KJV)

In the footnotes for that verse in the New King James, we find that 'GAD' is the deity fortune and 'MENI' the deity destiny, BOTH PAGAN! Therefore, our CREATOR takes note of those who call on "gad = deity fortune" or "meni = deity destiny."

To see that specifically stated in a version, notice the next verse: "But because the rest of you have forsaken YHWH and His Temple and worship gods of 'Fate' and "'Destiny,' therefore I will 'destine' you to the sword, and your 'fate' shall be a dark one; for when I called, you didn't answer; when I spoke, you wouldn't listen. You deliberately sinned before My very eyes, choosing to do what you know I despise" (Isa. 65:11-12TLB).

"Gad's" Connection With the Present

I also found it very interesting, when a well known TV Evangelist was visiting at the White House, he was reported in a weekly news magazine as having said; "'God' is a 'God' of WEALTH, ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS TAP INTO HIM" In light of what we have just seen in the name 'Gad' otherwise known as 'Fortune' it does seem to FIT!

But let's move on. We have looked at some history about the name of 'God, god, GOD,' or maybe 'GAD.' But now lets see if we can make a CONNECTION in the PRESENT. Notice Webster's New World Dictionary:
"'god (gad, god) gott, Goth, guth,' probably... any of various beings conceived of as supernatural immortal, and having special powers over the lives and affairs of people and the course of nature; deity, esp. a male deity. An image that is worshipped; idol a person or thing deified or excessively honored and admired. (Please note: AFTER ALL THIS then Webster states)... the Creator and Ruler of the universe."

Now the word 'Gad' itself is probably of GOTHIC origin. Webster's states that: GOTHIC: the East Germanic language of the Goths." It has also been said that "god" is an old "TEUTONIC" word, so we have the following from Webster's: "A member of any Teutonic people; esp. a German."

Now, tell me WHY; IF truth has come down to us through the Hebrew Nation and IF the Scripture IS true, then why do we look to the TEUTONIC peoples? The Assyrians people who, it seems, have descended from the CHALDEANS to TELL us what to call the one WHO CREATED ISRAEL?? The GERMAN PEOPLE, who in just this century killed more than 5 million descendants of "Yahhoodah" [Judah]!! THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE!

However, notice that our CREATOR predicted that this would happen:
"'You have committed adultery with the Assyrians too (by making them your allies and worshipping their gods); it seems that you can never find enough new gods. After your adultery there, you still weren't satisfied, so you worshipped the gods of that great merchant land of Babylon--and you still weren't satisfied" (Ezek. 16:28 TLB)

We will get back to Ezekiel 16 later for this is a very interesting verse.
In the late eighties and early nineties the Priests of the Worldwide Church of 'God' kept putting out a book called 'God' Is... But for some reason they kept on reprinting it, it seemed that they felt they did not have it quite right, somehow. I WONDER WHY?

Lets look at another reference, Gesenius Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon, page 157, we read: "...Fortune... specially the divinity of fortune, worshipped by the Babylonians and by the Jews exiled among them; elsewhere called 'baal' (...the planet Jupiter, regarded in all the East as the giver of good fortune... 'Gad,' a son of Jacob, taking his name from 'good fortune'...)

To do another. In Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible under the title "Baal:"
"Master, possessor, The chief deity of the Phoenicians and Canaanites, as 'Ashtoreth' was their chief female deity,..." Now look under "Ba--al Gad:" it says 'lord of fortune!'

PLEASE THINK ABOUT THIS; Do you REMEMBER: "Baal = lord, fortune = Gad, or Baal-Gad = Lord- God"?? Also remember that In the Hebrew and Chaldean language we find that the vowels are represented by points because the written form consists ONLY of consonants. Therefore 'Gad' would only have the consonants 'G-D.' It could just as well be spoken as "Gad, Ged, Gid, GOD, Gud, Gawd," or ANY other vowel sound, since the vowels were only noted by points.



Ezekiel 16 - The Idolatry of Israel Our ETERNAL CREATOR chose Israel to be His nation of Priests (Ex. 19:6) a Holy nation. Immediately after that Israel made an idol of a golden calf and made sacrifices to it. From that point forward Israel continued to go after the 'baals' (Hosea2:17) until finally ETERNAL stated:

"But you have betrayed Me; you have gone off and given yourself to a host of foreign gods; you have been like a faithless wife who leaves her husband" (Jer. 3: 20 TLB).

Thus we see that ETERNAL considers idolatry as being unfaithful to Him. The allagory of a faithless wife to her husband is, as Israel to ETERNAL. In that regard notice what Halley's Handbook 3 states:

Chapter 16. - Allegory of the Unfaithful Wife This chapter is a very graphic and vivid portrayal of Israel's Idolatry under the imagery of a Bride, beloved of her husband, who made her a queen, and lavished upon her silks and sealskins and every beautiful thing; who then made herself a prostitute to every man that passed by, shaming even Sodom and Samaria.

With that thought in mind let's notice Ezekiel as quoted from the Compainon Bible and most especially the footnotes for that verse:

"But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot* because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications** on every one that passed by; his it was" (Ezek. 16:15 TCB)

*playedst the harlot. All these expressions that follow are to be interpreted of idolatry, and not to sins of the flesh, to which they are likened. **fornications: i. e. idolatrous acts.

Now we will look at the verse mentioned above: "Thou hast played the whore15 also with the Assyrians, because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot15 with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied. Thou hast moreover multiplied fornication15 in the land of Canaan unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith" (Ezek. In summary please understand that this article is NOT intended to prove what our CREATOR's real name is. But rather to answer the question: "WHO IS 'GOD?'"

v 'God' Is... A Babylonian deity, part of the Mystery of the trinity, traceable back to Ham, Cush, and Nimrod and the GREAT MOTHER AND WIFE IMAGE.
v 'God' Is... A part of the Great Deception that has been fostered off on whoever would accept it.
v 'God' Is... I believe, along with the name of 'Jesus Christ,' and his mother Mary; "The names of the 'baals'" of Hos. 2:17.
v Abraham, Isaac, or Jacob worshipped YHWH. They NEVER worshipped 'God,' but the Babylonians and many other pagan nations worshipped 'God.'

I use to object to the Government stamping our money with the words; "IN 'GOD' WE TRUST," but now understanding "WHO 'God' Is..." IT FITS SO WELL
16:28-29 TCB).

The 15's in the two verses refer back to verse 15 above and the footnotes there (i.e. idolatrous acts). The Living Bible shows us how Israel played the harlot with Assyria:

"'You have committed adultery with the Assyrians too (by making them your allies and worshipping their gods); it seems that you can never find enough new gods. After your adultery there, you still weren't satisfied" (Ezek. 16:28-29 TCB).

The English word "Assyrians" in verse 28 above is from two Hebrew words in Strong's #H1121 "ben" (bane) which means "a son" and #H804 4 "'Ashshuwr" (ash-shoor') and means "Assyria." But, in the translation of the verse the word "ben" or son is omitted and not translated, even the Tanakh leaves "son" out. This raises the question in my mind of WHY? Why is the word son left out? The only reason that I can see is that the specific Assyrian god being referred to is "Meni " the lessor god, known as "the son." What god is known of today as "the son?" You guessed it, 'Jesus.' Thus, those worshipping "the son" are committing spiritual adultery!!


In closing just let me say, NO MATTER how much INFORMATION we receive on a subject, if we don't WANT TO BELIEVE, WE WON'T! Someone told me just last week; "I don't WANT to hear about it, I LIKE my church and what I believe." That IS the way MOST PEOPLE measure Truth, WHAT I LIKE and FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH!

Because of spiritual adultery Israel will go into physical captivity and then be rescued from it, and then, ETERNAL states:

"For I will take from her mouth the names of the 'baals,' and they shall be remembered by their name no more. In that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, with the birds of the air, and with the creeping things of the ground. Bow and sword of battle I will shatter from the earth, to make them lie down safely. I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me In righteousness and justice, In lovingkindness and mercy; I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness, And you shall know YHWH" (Hosea 2:17-20).

[1] Footnotes
1. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, Hebrew & Greek Dictionary.
2. Tanakh, The Holy Scriptures, (Philadelphia, Jerusalem: Jewish Publication Society) 1985.
3. Halley's Bible Handbook Zondervan Publishing, 1965, p328..
4. An interesting sidelight the Hebrew word "'Ashshuwr" comes from the Hebrew word #H838. "'ashur" (aw-shoor') and means "in the sense of going; a step." So I guess the German soldiers have been goose-stepping from time immemorial.

I hope this article was good and clarified several basics bout the holy and sacred names of Yahweh.