Oh Yahweh, my Elohim, I cried out to you for help, and you healed me. – Psalm 30:2 (Names of God version) Can I admit something? I’ve been dreading this week. Because our God is Yahweh Rophe. He heals. But He doesn’t always do it on our timetable or to our liking. And that’s okay….
We’ve all seen Shrimp Scampi on the menu. It’s shrimp in a garlic butter sauce, right? But what does scampi mean? Scampi is a small crustacean, similar to a lobster or prawn. Pretty similar to shrimp. So Shrimp Scampi basically means Shrimp Shrimp. What does this have to do with the names of God? We’re…
Last week, we looked at a name of God that truly is His name, Yahweh. This week, we have another title. Adonay means lord or master. Words are cheap. We toss words around without thinking. What does it truly mean for our God to be Lord? And if He is my Lord, what does that…
YHWH. The tetragrammaton. Yahweh. That’s the name we’re looking at this week. I have been like a kid on a car trip asking, “Are we there yet?” in anticipation of this post. I’m going to send you to a post that will blow your ever-loving mind. Click here. Do it. You’ll be glad you did….
Yahweh is our God’s covenant name. Technically, it’s the tetragrammaton, YHWH. It doesn’t have vowels, so we’ve inserted the A and the E to be able to pronounce it. The writers of the KJV transliterated it as Jehovah. (They swapped the Y for a J and the W for a V.) JeHoVaH. It’s associated with…