The biggest revolving theme in the Hebrew Bible, is the reveal of a personal Name for God. These occurrences happen repeatedly throughout the Old Testament. In which in newer versions of The Bible, such as the NIV, this name has simply been replaced with “Lord” or simply “God”.
*See verses below for just a few examples
- Exodus 6:3
- Micah 4:5
- Isaiah 52:5
- Ezekiel 36:23
- Psalm 72:17
- Psalm 139:20
- Joel 2:32
- Deuteronomy 5:11
- 1 Kings 5:5
- Zephaniah 3:9
Now, we have two clues to what this name may have been..
One, being the Hebrew phrase of “Hallelu Yah”.
Which translated, means “Praise to YAH.’ (See footnote in image)
*Its interesting to note, the transliterated form “Hallelujah”, appears only four times in the NIV Bible. With all those occurrences appearing only in The Book of Revelations.
And the other one, appearing in a form of Hebrew writing that is commonly known as the Tetragrammaton.
The Tetragrammaton is a set of Hebrew Glyphs, which consist of the letters:
Yod-Hey-Wav-Hey
or more commonly abbreviated in English as:
YHWH
Plenty of scholars have debated on the correct pronunciation of The Tetragrammaton. With the main modern consensus agreeing on the term “Yah-Weh”; or the English transliteration of “Jehovah”.
Now this name was so revered, that it actually became illegal to pronounce this name fully by the standards of Jewish Law out of fear of breaking The Third Commandment. With The Jewish Bibles referring to him as “The Lord” or simply “The Name” (HaShem in Hebrew) as stated earlier.
But the majority came to the acceptance of the casual usage of the Nickname, “Yah”. With this form appearing as a Theophoric Message in the names given to children. In the same sense as the early Native American cultures naming themselves after animals.
Here are a few examples:
- Isaiah in Hebrew is, Yeshayahu. Meaning “Salvation of Yah”.
- Jeremiah in Hebrew is, Yirmeyahu. Meaning “Appointed by Yah”.
- Matthew in Hebrew is, Mattiyahu. Meaning “Gift of Yah”.
But all in all, this was the Hebrew Deity; their God.
Which brings in the topic of The Christ, and the major influence of what is written in The New Testament. Modern day Christianity often views him as “The Lord” that is spoken about. As a King that was sent by God; or what we call “The Messiah”.
With The Christ’s ministry focusing on the fact that their deity (which would’ve been Yah), viewed him as a Son. With this deity always being mentioned by him as, “The Father”.
But where it gets interesting is The Synagogue deciding to crucify him for this ministry, and the Testimony to The Crucifixion therein. However, one big misconception in The Bible is what The Christ said while being on The Cross. There are various differences on what actually happened throughout all Four Gospels that mention The Crucifixion.
A major hole in the story of The Greatest Man To Ever Walk The Earth.
But the one thing that sticks out is The Christ is mentioned to call for the name of “Elijah The Prophet”. In which he referred to him as “His God..”, while hanging on The Cross.
Elijah was a Prophet mentioned in the Old Testament briefly in The Book of Kings, after undergoing a battle with another Prophet who worshiped The God called Ba’al. He is also mentioned in The Book of Malachi as a Messenger set to return before The Messiah (who The Christ appointed to be John The Baptist).
Below are excerpts from The Jewish Orthodox Bible, as well as the more casual Complete Jewish Bible. Notice in The Orthodox Jewish Bible, they refer to as Elijah specifically as “HaNavi”; which translated in English is “The Prophet”.
Now, the majority of what is documented in The Bible is by Scribes, and those who claimed Witness & Testimony. In which back then, it would have literally all been by ear. In which someone would have heard “Elijah, or him calling “My God..”, and went and documented it.
But as mentioned before, some Hebrew names have a Theophoric meaning…
and that also goes for the name Elijah.
Elijah in Hebrew is: Eliyahu
Which means, “My God is Yah”.
In which:
“My God, Yah..”
would’ve sounded similar to “Eliyahu”.
With the concept of this entire post being the fact that someone could’ve heard something similar to “Elijah” , but in actuality heard incorrectly. With The Christ calling out for their deity. The entity he viewed as his Father, Yah.
In which this makes a better correlation to his most famous saying that appears in Matthew 28:19.
“Go therefore, and make disciples of all The Nations, baptizing them in the Name of The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirt.”
Matthew 28;19
As well as the theme of their deity saving those who call on his Name. And less confusing then that deity being called “Elijah”, or The Christ having the notion to call on Elijah The Prophet for help.
Which helps correlate a better understanding of The Holy Trinity, and The God that The Christ Jesus believed in.
Because he loves me,” says The Lord, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my Name. He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him salvation.
Psalms 91:14-16
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