![]() ![]() God’s Name is consistently substituted with “LORD” throughout the Old Testament. Only after He created and started interacting with those He made (Genesis 2:4) is God’s personal Name regularly used. In Genesis 1, God’s personal Name was not used, mainly because He was presented as the Creator of all things. ![]() The question arose when I was speaking on Isaiah 43:1, “But now, thus says the LORD, your Creator (NASB)” where LORD was used instead of the expected Yahweh or Jehovah (YHWH=hwhy)-God’s personal Name, but I decided to go back to the first time YHWH was used in Genesis 2:4. I was surprised by my discovery, even though I had some understanding of this from previous studies. In response to my assertion that using “LORD” instead of God’s Name was a terrible move, a student recently asked me, “How did we, then, end up with it (i.e., such a terrible translation)?” Every English translation, including the freer translations and paraphrases like The Living Bible, uses the substitute word “LORD.” Since the question sought a reason for doing this, I started working backward in time to uncover the beginning of its usage. Fair enough, but this was not done with God’s personal name. With a name like Eve, the first time used in Genesis 3:20, the translators attempted to present a pronounceable alliteration from the Hebrew sounds. In simple terms, instead of transliterating God’s Name, Yahweh, or using it by writing its meaning, “I am,” the translators used the title “LORD.” Some versions use all capitals to distinguish LORD from Lord, but still, a name is a name, but ‘LORD’ is a title like president. One of the glaring mistranslations, probably the most common (5321 times), is surprisingly regarding God’s holy Name. ![]() Bucknell on November, 15, 2018 The Translation of God’s Name Yahweh / Jehovah He that dwells in the secret place of the most high, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.Written by Paul J. Who can speak when the Lord has not spoken? You will never leave me Lord, you will not forsake me oh I put my trust you, I put my trust in you ahh In the middle of the storm, in the middle of the rain Trust Yahweh! ĭOWNLOAD MP3: UC KEN & DIVINE WORSHIPERS – I TRUST YOU YAHWEH No matter the circumstances, trials and tribulations we are facing… ‘I Trust You Yahweh’ came as a result of the recent happenings, knowing that we have a God that will never fail so we should always put our trust in Him…” Ken said. ![]()
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