Tuesday, May 21, 2024

May 21st - Tetragrammaton - Who is He?

"In a beginning Elohim created the heavens and the earth." (Genesis 1:1)


"The LORD (YHWH) God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul." (Genesis 2:7)


"For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), yet for us there is but one Godthe FATHER, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one LORDJesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist. But not everyone has this knowledge." (1 Corinthians 8:5-6)


When the Hebrew Bible was translated into Greek at least two centuries before Jesus was born, the Greek word Kurios was used for the divine tetragrammaton YHWH (Yahweh). When the Greek word Kurious was translated into English the word "Lord" was chosen.


I have been pondering on the following New Testament scripture in light of the above:


"No one can say Jesus is Lord (YHWH) except by the Holy Spirit" (1 Corinthians 12:3)


"If with your mouth you confess Jesus is Lord (YHWH) and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. . . . For whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord (YHWH) shall be saved." (Romans 10:9-13)


"...and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord (YHWH), to the glory of God the Father." (Philippians 2:11)


"For I passed on to you in the first place what I had myself received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve, then to more than five hundred brothers at once ... then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles ..." (1 Corinthians 15:3-7)


"Concerning His Son, Who was born of David's seed by natural descent, Who was declared Son of God with power by the Spirit of Holiness when he was raised from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord (YHWH), through whom we have received grace." (Romans 1:3-4)


My conclusion is that the “Elohim” (plural word meaning mighty ones) of Genesis 1:1 consists of God the Father and His Son, YHWH (Yahweh - LORD God). I am NOT saying Jesus is God the Father, but that the tetragrammaton - YHWH - is referring to Jesus, the SON OF GOD.

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