The History OF The Term Yahweh

By Coleen Torres


According to the Christian bible, GOD is given many names among them are EL AND ADONAI. YAHWEH is believed to have been revealed to his people by the prophet Moses. The name was considered holy and therefore the letters YHWH were instead used to act as a reminder for one to use Lord instead of God name. The name has however changed over the ages to Jehovah which what is commonly used today.

Intellectuals dispute that the consonants YHWH ought to be deciphered to mean He Who Makes That Which Has Been Made. This is because it is understood that it was a verb in the prehistoric days that meant to be. This meaning can be supported by the books John and Exodus. The articulation however is not known.

He is also recognized as the God of the desert, which can be comprehended from the bible as the Israelites were crossing to Canaan from Egypt. When they settled conferring to the account, devotion as the singular deity was inducted across the land-dwelling. It was communal practice during that age that every single divinity was only accessible in the land where He presided. Greece gods did not exist in Egypt and so did Egyptian gods exist in Greece.

Been among the beliefs of the Israelites, it is hypothetical that Asherah was his consort. Monotheism can therefore be seen equally as a dawn manifestation, transitory via unlike phases before definite monotheism was established as the concord in Babylonian Exile. Opposing other beliefs, the Hebrew were the only ones that did not represent their god using idols. This is believed to be as a result of kings that ruled over the Hebrew.

During the progression into Canaan by the Hebrew it is assumed that the first inhabitants of Canaan were polytheistic. Aggression however was not available amongst the inhabitants. The theological story is however seen to be in contradiction of philosophies of people of Canaan.

The name is also seen to have been in use until the 6th century. That is during the time when King Nebuchadnezzar defeated Canaan which came to be known as Judah. The captives of war were, artists, priests and other intellectual elites. The priests began to gather people in synagogues instead of traditional temples to give instructions to the youth and practice their inherent language. This preserved the Hebrew culture and with it name of their God.

When the monarchial period of rule ended, the Hebrew custom started experiencing changes. The appellation was not voiced and only used during celebrations by the priests. It was used with additional terms with assorted inference such as, mekoddishkem, saboath, and nissi amongst others. The prominence of the heading is that it ascertains Gods existence. He is seen that He sought after that his relationship with his followers was not formal but instead personal.

In closure, during early times, a person personality could be told from the tile that was accorded to them. He is therefore seen as portraying the oddity of availability to his followers and wanting to have a personal relationship with them. People have closely been following His teachings.




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