I will greatly rejoice in יהוה; my soul shall exult in my God, for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation;
He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress,
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. For as the earth brings forth its sprouts, and as a garden causes what is sown in it to sprout up, so יהוה GOD will cause righteousness and praise to sprout up before all the nations. (Isa 61:10-11)
He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress,
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. For as the earth brings forth its sprouts, and as a garden causes what is sown in it to sprout up, so יהוה GOD will cause righteousness and praise to sprout up before all the nations. (Isa 61:10-11)
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Why don't you use the proper names?
Why don't you use the proper names for God and Jesus?
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Our emphasis is to communicate the character and heart of our Heavenly Father. As children of the Living God (Magsitrate-H430), we feel it is important to communicate the things in which our Heavenly Father delights. It is written:
While we are uncomfortable boasting about what we think is the proper pronunciation of His Name since we may very well be wrong, we are confident in boasting that our Heavenly Father is full of steadfast love, justice and righteousness. We are confident in boasting that all His ways are justice, a Magistrate of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is He. As His people, as His children, we too should embody our Heavenly Father's character and heart. We, too, should be full of steadfast love, justice and righteousness; however, we are finding that many do not seem know Him or the things in which He delights.
Consider the meaning of the word "name""
According to the above Hebrew definition, the word "name" does not necessarily refer to pronunciation. According to the above Hebrew definition, the word "name" refers to position, an appellation or mark, honor, authority, character. For example, consider the Most High's response when Moses asked, "If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is His name?' what shall I say to them?" Note that the Most High did not proceed with a lesson in the proper pronunciation of His Name. The Most High responded by describing His character. He responded by saying "I AM WHO I AM” (click here to read full article). The word translated as “who” comes from the word “ashar, asher” (H833, H834). This word means “to be straight.” According to Webster's 1828 Dictionary, “straight” may be defined as:
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Upright, according with justice and rectitude, not deviating from truth or fairness.
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We feel it is possible that the Most High was saying: "I AM the One who is upright, according with justice and rectitude, not deviating from truth or fairness...that is who I AM".
Likewise, the words “yashar” (H3474, H3477) and Yeshurun (H3484) mean “straight”. The concept of these words is the same: Upright, according with justice and rectitude, not deviating from truth or fairness. Note that His Righteous Branch - the Anointed One (Messiah, Christ) - was also referred to as the "Just One", the "Righteous One" [Mat 27:24; Joh 5:30; Act 3:14, 7:52, 22:14]. In the Hebrew language, the word "just" would be rendered as "Zadok". So the Righteous Branch is the "Zadok One". Why would He be referred to as such? Perhaps due to the fact that He was made in the image of His Father... just, upright, right, equitable, and full of steadfast love. Furthermore, we are told to enter the “straight” gate or entrance. [Mat 7:13] Who is referred to as "The Door", "The Entrance"? The Righteous Branch... the Just One... the Zadok One!
Considering what has been explained above and according to our understanding, we do not think that calling on His Name means to know how to accurately spell and pronounce it. According to our understanding, we think to call on His Name means to know His position, to know His honor, to know His authority, to know His character. What good is it for a person to boast about the proper pronunciation and spelling of His Name if that person does not even embody His heart and character? What good is it for a person to boast about the proper pronunciation and spelling of His Name when that person is bearing a false witness of the tree and seed which represent Him and His Son? What good is it for a person to boast about the proper pronunciation and spelling of His Name if that person does not even know the things in which He delights? Furthermore, consider the following: power and authority were transferred to Moses and Aaron because they cleaved to "the branch" and obeyed... not because they knew how to properly pronounce and spell His Name. |
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For these reasons, our intent is not to debate the proper spelling and pronunciation of His Name. At this time, we copy and paste from the KJV and ESV translations simply because that is what we have in E-sword. Sometimes we will insert the word Magistrate for H430 (God, Elohim) and feel this is an extremely important title and role for us to understand. Sometimes we will use the words Righteous Branch, Messiah, Anointed One for the name of His Son (which the translators translated as Jesus). We have found that the titles used throughout the Word of יהוה are often used to describe their function as well as to deliver parables (ie. Most High, the Almighty, the Magistrate, Heavenly Father, Just One, Righteous Branch, The Door, The Way, The Truth, The Life, The Good Shepherd, Prince of Peace). We feel it is important to expound the parables through these titles.
Additionally, we need to keep in mind that the Most High did not make His Name known to Abraham, Isaac or Jacob.
If we are in Messiah, then we are Abraham's Seed and heirs according to the promise. Note that Abraham was not chosen because he knew how to properly pronounce and spell His Name nor was Abraham charged with teaching the correct pronunciation and spelling of His Name to his children after him. Please note why Abraham was chosen and what Abraham was to do and teach to his children:
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