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WHY NOT THE NAME JESUS? VIDEO SERIES

10-40 Admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 02:31:59 +0000

Episode 1

Do we “Get” him?

Most of us did not start our spiritual journey with a Torah-observant mindset — we had what Keith Johnson calls a “Jesus journey.” We learned the Jesus stories and the Jesus songs, but there’s a big difference between knowing about him and truly knowing him.

The truth is, we cannot truly understand his ministry or his message without first understanding his original, given name: Yeshua.

Why Not Jesus? with Keith Johnson stresses the importance of knowing the power and purpose of our Messiah’s name — because, without it, we will fall into the trap of creating our own “Jesus” and our own religion.

Mainstream marketing has been flooded with a multi-million-dollar campaign to promote the Messiah — but is it pointing to a savior that doesn’t exist? Keith Johnson explains why the “He Gets Us” campaign sends a misguided message based upon a false idea of “Jesus” and why the real question is: “Do we get Him?”

All these Videos have to be viewed on BFA main page: https://bfainternational.com/why-not-the-name-jesus/

Episode 2

Where did “Jesus” come from?

Where did Yeshua’s name come from? Modern Christianity would have us believe it was unique, but it actually comes from the Torah! Keith Johnson explains how Yeshua’s name was politicized over the centuries to completely disassociate it from the language, history, and context of the Old Testament!

All these Videos have to be viewed on BFA main page: https://bfainternational.com/why-not-the-name-jesus/

Episode 3

The Bethlehem Birth Certificate

Translators of many English Bibles put poison tricks into their translations in order to disconnect the English name “Jesus” from the Hebrew Yeshua. Keith Johnson reveals “the Bethlehem birth certificate” that forever solidifies Yeshua’s name with his mission.

All these Videos have to be viewed on BFA main page: https://bfainternational.com/why-not-the-name-jesus/

Episode 4

Let Yeshua Speak!

Yeshua never spoke in his own name; he spoke only in the name of his Father. In this final episode, Keith Johnson shows us, using Yeshua’s own words, what the Messiah’s name really means, why it has so much power, and how his name was written in three different languages.

All these Videos have to be viewed on BFA main page: https://bfainternational.com/why-not-the-name-jesus/

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Aaronic Benediction/ The Priestly Blessing

10-40 Admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 21:16:24 +0000

Nehemia Gordon speaks on the topic of the Priestly Blessing of Numbers 6:23-27 and about the of Mixed Seed in reference to the God’s people mixing worship of Him with false religions throughout history. Recorded May 16, 2011 at El Shaddai in Tacoma.

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Where did the name “Jesus” come from?

10-40 Admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 18:51:36 +0000

Jeff Brenner

The name “Jesus” has a long, long history. The origin of this name is the Hebrew name יהושע (yehoshu’a, Strong’s #3091 [Latinized as Joshua]), which means “Yahweh saves.” This Hebrew name is first used Exodus 17:9 where we are introduced to Yehoshu’a Ben Nun.

When this Hebrew name was transliterated in the Greek Septuagint (2,000 year old Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible) it was written as Ἰησοῦς (iesous). The Greek alphabet had no “Y” sound, so it used the “I” sound. The Greek alphabet has no consonant “H,” or equivalent, so this sound is dropped. The Greek alphabet also had no “Sh” sound, so it used the “S” sound. Then, Greek male names end with “s,” so the “s” was added. And this is how יהושע (yehoshu’a) became Ἰησοῦς (iesous) in the Greek.

It is common for names to shift and evolve when transferred from one culture to another. For instance, the German name Ludwig is Louis in France and the Spanish name Juan is John in English speaking countries. The Hebrew name יהושע (yehoshu’a, Strong’s #3091) is ישוע (yeshu’a, Strong’s #3442 [Latinized as Jeshua]) in the Aramaic language, such as we see in Ezra 2:2. When this Aramaic name was transliterated in the Greek Septuagint, they used the same method as stated above and it comes out to Ἰησοῦς (iesous), the same as it did for yehoshu’a.

When we come to the New Testament period we find that the name of the Messiah is Ἰησοῦς (iesous) in the Greek New Testament, but we find that it is ישוע (yeshu’a) in the Aramaic New Testament. When the Greek New Testament was translated into Latin in the 4th Century this name was written as Iesus, an exact match to the Greek that it came from. The Latin letter “I” split into two letters, “I” and “J.” Originally this was two different ways of writing the same letter. So the Iesus became Jesus, but they were both pronounced the same way. Years later, some cultures began using the “I” for the vowel sound and “J” for a “Y” sound. It was not until around 1500 AD that the letter J took on the “dg” sound we are familiar with today.

So, the modern name “Jesus” comes from the Latin Iesus, which comes from the Greek Iesous, which comes from the Aramaic Yeshu’a and the Hebrew Yehoshu’a.

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Does Yehovah Mean Lord of Destruction?

10-40 Admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:41:07 +0000

original article: http://seekingtruth.info/blog/does-yehovah-mean-lord-of-destruction/

Some people are objecting to the pronunciation of Yehovah because they claim it means something like “Lord of Destruction”. This couldn’t be further from the truth.

This ignorant theory comes from two baseless assumptions. 1 – that “Yeh” or “Yah” means “Lord” or “God” and 2 – that “hovah” in Hebrew can only mean destruction.

Let’s first deal with assumption #1 – the meaning of “Yeh” or “Yah”

Yah (יהּ) appears in 43 verses in the Tanakh: 2 verses in Exodus, 3 verses in Isaiah, 37 verses in Psalms and 1 verse in Song of Solomon. References are listed at the end of this post. Yah (יהּ) is a contracted form of יהוה – just like John is a contracted form of Jonathan. When we read Yah, the writer intends us to think of יהוה – His personal Name. So Yah does not mean “god” it means יהוה.

Where names in Hebrew take the form “God of” they begin or end with “El”, for example Eliezer which means “God is help” or Israel which means “God prevails”. There are many examples to show that incorporating the term “God” into a name uses “El” and not “Yah”.

But what about “Lord”? Where the term Lord is incorporated into names it uses “Adon” as in Adoni-Bezek, “my lord is Besek” or Adoniyah, “my lord is Yehovah”. Here in Adoniyah we see a direct use of “Yah” referring to Yehovah and not to a title like God or Lord.

So clearly there is no linguistic or textual support for claiming that Yah means “lord” or “god”.

So what of the second assumption, that “hovah” means destruction and only destruction?

It is true that the NOUN hôvâh (הוה) means ruin or disaster, however hovah is also a VERB which means “is” as in present tense being.

When יהוה spoke to Moshe in Exodus 3; He prefaced the declaration of His Name with a very important concept – אהיה אשׁר אהיה – which literally means “I will be who I will be” or, for a more nuanced translation, “I am now and I will continue to be in the future”. He then declares His Name by which He is to be remembered/mentioned for all generations – יהוה. The root of יהוה is the verb היה Hayah/Ehyeh, which means “to be”. The past, present and future forms of hayah which make up the Father’s Name are Hayah, Hoveh & Yiheyeh, meaning “He was, He is, He will be”. Yehovah’s very name speaks to His eternal nature.

The root of “hovah” is הוה – which is a noun – a static thing, no action – and and does not have the same letters as the root for “hayah”. That there is a noun “hovah” has no relationship to the Father’s name when His Name is clearly based on the verb “Hayah/Ehyeh”.

Verses which use Yah, the poetic form of Yehovah, in the Tanakh (Young’s Literal Translation with J corrected to Y):

Exodus 15:2 My strength and song is Yah, And He is become my salvation: This [is] my God, and I glorify Him; God of my father, and I exalt Him.
Exodus 17:16 and saith, `Because a hand [is] on the throne of Yah, war [is] to Yehovah with Amalek from generation — generation.’

Isaiah 12:2 Lo, God [is] my salvation, I trust, and fear not, For my strength and song [is] Yah Yehovah, And He is to me for salvation.
Isaiah 26:4 Trust ye in Yehovah for ever, For in Yah Yehovah [is] a rock of ages
Isaiah 38:11 I said, I do not see Yah — Yah! In the land of the living, I do not behold man any more, With the inhabitants of the world.

Psalm 68:4 Sing ye to God — praise His name, Raise up a highway for Him who is riding in deserts, In Yah [is] His name, and exult before Him.
Psalm 68:18 Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast taken captive captivity, Thou hast taken gifts for men, That even the refractory may rest, O Yah God.
Psalm 77:11 I mention the doings of Yah, For I remember of old Thy wonders,
Psalm 89:8 O Yehovah, God of Hosts, Who [is] like Thee — a strong Yah? And Thy faithfulness [is] round about Thee.
Psalm 94:7 And they say, `Yehovah doth not see, And the God of Jacob doth not consider.’
Psalm 94:12 O the happiness of the man Whom Thou instructest, O Yah, And out of Thy law teachest him,
Psalm 102:18 This is written for a later generation, And the people created do praise Yah.
Psalm 106:1 Praise ye Yah, give thanks to Yehovah, For good, for to the age, is His kindness.
Psalm 106:48 Blessed is Yehovah, God of Israel, From the age even unto the age. And all the people said, `Amen, praise Yah!’
Psalm 111:1 Praise ye Yah! I thank Yehovah with the whole heart, In the secret meeting of the upright, And of the company.
Psalm 112:1 Praise ye Yah! O the happiness of one fearing Yehovah, In His commands he hath delighted greatly.
Psalm 113:1 Praise ye Yah! Praise, ye servants of Yehovah. Praise the name of Yehovah.
Psalm 113:9 Causing the barren one of the house to sit, A joyful mother of sons; praise ye Yah!
Psalm 115:17 The dead praise not Yah, Nor any going down to silence.
Psalm 115:18 And we, we bless Yah, From henceforth, and unto the age. Praise ye Yah!
Psalm 116:19 In the courts of the house of Yehovah, In thy midst, O Jerusalem, praise ye Yah!
Psalm 117:2 For mighty to us hath been His kindness, And the truth of Yehovah is to the age. Praise ye Yah!
Psalm 118:5 From the straitness I called Yah, Yah answered me in a broad place.
Psalm 118:14 My strength and song [is] Yah, And He is to me for salvation.
Psalm 118:17 I do not die, but live, And recount the works of Yah,
Psalm 118:18 Yah hath sorely chastened me, And to death hath not given me up.
Psalm 118:19 Open the gates of righteousness for me; I will enter them and thank Yah.
Psalm 122:4 For thither have tribes gone up, Tribes of Yah, companies of Israel, To give thanks to the name of Yehovah.
Psalm 135:1 Praise ye Yah! Praise ye the name of Yehovah, Praise, ye servants of Yehovah,
Psalm 135:3 Praise ye Yah! for Yehovah [is] good, Sing praise to His name, for [it is] pleasant.
Psalm 135:4 For Jacob hath Yah chosen for Himself, Israel for His peculiar treasure.
Psalm 135:21 Blessed [is] Yehovah from Zion, Inhabiting Jerusalem — praise ye Yah!
Psalm 146:1 Praise ye Yah! Praise, O my soul, Yehovah.
Psalm 146:10 Yehovah doth reign to the age, Thy God, O Zion, to generation and generation, Praise ye Yah!
Psalm 147:1 Praise ye Yah! For it is good to praise our God, For pleasant–comely is praise.
Psalm 147:20 He hath not done so to any nation, As to judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye Yah!
Psalm 148:1 Praise ye Yah! Praise ye Yehovah from the heavens, Praise ye Him in high places.
Psalm 148:14 And He exalteth the horn of His people, The praise of all His saints, Of the sons of Israel, a people near Him. Praise ye Yah!
Psalm 149:1 Praise ye Yah! Sing ye to Yehovah a new song, His praise in an assembly of saints.
Psalm 149:9 To do among them the judgment written, An honour it is for all his saints. Praise ye Yah!
Psalm 150:1 Praise ye Yah! Praise ye God in His holy place, Praise Him in the expanse of His strength.
Psalm 150:6 All that doth breathe doth praise Yah! Praise ye Yah!

Song of Solomon 8:6 Set me as a seal on thy heart, as a seal on thine arm, For strong as death is love, Sharp as Sheol is jealousy, Its burnings [are] burnings of fire, a flame of Yah!

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In the Name of Love: A Passionate Quest for the True Name of The Creator

10-40 Admin — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 01:04:49 +0000

And YHVH shall be King over all the earth; in that day shall YHVH be One, and His Name One. (Zech. 14:9)

There’s an old saying that when the elderly die, a library is lost, and volumes of wisdom and knowledge are gone. Could such be the case with Moses? It has been approximately 3,400 years since the event at the burning bush where YHVH appears to Moses and tells him, firsthand, His Name. Since that time, the Torah that was given to the Israelites has witnessed countless wars, destruction, exile, and malicious alignment by the “lying pen of the scribes (Jer. 8:8)” as well as editing, redacting, and mistranslating by our more modern translators. The tablets that the Ten Commandments are inscribed upon, the Ark of the Covenant, and the Moses Scroll appear to have vanished – at least for now.

What we have today in the form of the Hebrew Bible is due to the tireless efforts of the Masoretes, a group of Jewish scholars who worked in Palestine and Babylon between 6-7 A.D. When copying scrolls, the Masoretes were required to follow strict rules defined in the Talmud: A synagogue roll had to be written on skins of clean animals prepared by a synagogue Jew, only authentic copies were to be recopied, and nothing was to be written based solely on memory. Viewing the text as Sacred, they were reluctant to use vowel pointing. Their method has been proven to be quite accurate due to their meticulous care, and the Masoretic text became universally accepted as the authentic Hebrew Bible.

Preserved in these texts are the Four Hebrew Letters of God’s Name: יְהוָֹה (YHVH/YHWH). It is found nearly 7,000 in the Hebrew Bible, with the most common pronunciations being “Jehovah/Yehovah” and “Yahweh”. What was not preserved, however, is the exact pronunciation and meaning of this most important Hebrew Name. Countless volumes have been written by Hebrew scholars, Sacred Name groups, occultists – you name it (no pun intended), and debates still continue in an effort to come to a solid conclusion, with some of them carrying on the tradition of demonizing those who don’t agree with their theories.

Being what I consider to be an open-minded critical thinker (like most folks in our movement), I have studied the various explanations of YHVH’s Name and meaning; however, I cannot wholeheartedly commit to any one view as being the ultimate, definitive pronunciation and meaning of The Name. I am sure that many of you reading this find themselves in the same situation. As a result, when addressing YHVH in prayer, I sometimes use the ancient El Elyon(Most High God), or more frequently, Almighty. Sometimes I don’t use any words, I simply visualize the Four Letters while praying. Many of my Jewish friends use Adonai (LORD, or Master, or HaShem (The Name).

Here I would like to offer another possibility for consideration. Recently, my studies about hesed (YHVH’s constant mercy and lovingkindness) led me to also research this Hebrew word’s sister – ahava, which means “love”. BTW, I had always thought the similarity between the sound of Yehovah and ahava to be a bit uncanny, but the consonants are different – YHVH uses a “vav” and ahava uses a “veht”. Some scholars explain that this could be a phonetic variant.

Contine reading…

Reposted from : https://unitedisraelworldunion.com/in-the-name-of-love-a-passionate-quest-for-the-true-name-of-the-creator/

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What is the difference between LORD, Lord and lord

10-40 Admin — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 21:19:34 +0000

IMPORTANT NOTICE

This article has been reposted with permission from Ancient Hebrew Reseach Center. The original article is HERE.
1040W does not believe that the pronunciation is Yahweh but instead Yehovah. New information has been found in the last decade. See our article HERE

What is the difference between lord, Lord and LORD?

By Jeff A. Benner

If you have noticed, when you are reading your Bible in the King James Version (other versions will use these words similarly), you may have frequently come across the word “lord,” but you may not have noticed that this word is written three different ways: all lower-case letters (lord), all upper-case letters (LORD) and only the first letter in upper-case (Lord). Each of these styles of writing the word “lord” identifies different Hebrew words.

Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? (Genesis 18:12, KJV)

And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: (Genesis 18:3, KJV)

And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; (Genesis 18:1, KJV)

lord

When you see the word “lord,” written in all lower-case letters, it is the Hebrew word אֲדוֹן (adon, Strong’s #113) and means “lord” or “master,” one who has authority over another. In the example above (Genesis 18:12) this word is a description of Abraham, Sarah’s “lord.”

Whenever this word is written as “lord” (all lower-case), this word is referring to men, but when this word is referring to God, then the first letter is written in upper-case (see Exodus 23:17).

Lord

Besides the few times the Hebrew word אֲדוֹן (adon) is written as “Lord,” the word “Lord” (first letter in upper-case) is used for the Hebrew word אֲדֹנָי (Adonai, Strong’s #136). While this word is translated as “Lord,” it doesn’t exactly mean “Lord.”

As previously mentioned, the Hebrew word for “lord” is אֲדוֹן (adon). When this word is written in the first person, possessive (my lord), it is written as אדֹנִי (adoniy, see Genesis 18:12). The plural form of the word אֲדוֹן (adon) is אֲדֹנִים (adonim, see Exodus 26:19). The first person, possessive, plural form (my lords) is written as אֲדוֹנָי (adonai, see 1 Kings 22:17).

אֲדוֹן	*adon*	lord
אדֹנִי	*adon*iy	my lord
אֲדֹנִים	*adon*im	lords
אֲדוֹנָי	*adon*ai	my lords

If the Hebrew word Adonai literally means “my lords,” why is it only translated as “Lord” so many times (see Exodus 4:13 as an example)? Most names attributed to God are in the plural including Elohiym (literally meaning “powers”) and Shaddai (literally meaning “my breasts”). The word Adonai (a plural word) is another name used for God that means “my lords.”

LORD

When the word “lord” is written in all upper-case letters (LORD), the Hebrew behind this word is the name of God, יהוה (YHWH).

Lord God and LORD God

And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? (KJV, Genesis 15:8)

In this verse Hebrew phrase Lord GOD is written in Hebrew as; אדני יהוה, which transliterates as; Adonai YHWH. The word Elohiym is the Hebrew word for “God.” But in Genesis 15:8 the word “god” is written in all upper-case because it is the KJV’s translation of the name Yahweh. Because the word Adonai means “lord,” they couldn’t translate this as “Lord LORD,” so they chose to use the word “god” for Yahweh and wrote it in all upper-case letters (Author’s Note: Just another case of a translation disregarding the actual Hebrew text).

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. (KJV, Genesis 2:15)

In this verse the phrase “LORD God” is written in the Hebrew as; יהוה אלהים, which transliterates as; YHWH Elohiym. The name Yahweh (whose pronunciation is debated) is the name of the God of the Bible. Throughout the Old Testament, the KJV, and most other translations, translate the Hebrew name Yahweh as “LORD,” in all upper-case, and this is the case in Genesis 2:15. Following this word is the Hebrew word Elohiym, which is often translated as “God.”

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YHWH- Yehovah and Jesus – Yeshua

Regina Roundtree — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 21:09:28 +0000

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Hebrew name for YHWH/ LORD and Jesus

This is truly a very deep and rich discussion. One that cannot be expressed in a simple article. What I have done is compile a few of the teachings that have helped me to come to the understanding that I have now. There are more than what you see here; I encourage you to study for yourself. I pray that this gives you a good start.

God’s true name is YHWH and is pronounced Yehovah and Jesus name in Hebrew is Yeshua or Yehoshua. For many centuries God’s name has been hidden from humanity. You can begin first by understanding that your typical Bible has hidden the word YHWH with LORD from the world. You can read this article that will give you clarity. We have reposted this article on our website here.

How did I come to my decision about who to believe?

This is a very important issue understanding the name of YHWH. If you can’t speak, read, write Biblical Hebrew, for me, you can’t gain my trust that you understand what you are talking about when it comes to cutting through all the opinions. Of course it’s not enough to understand Hebrew but being a linguist, researcher and/or scholar on Biblical Hebrew is also a good start. So I looked for people who met the standards above AND could show me their work. And then I looked to see if others in their “world” referenced their work.

Here are a few major points that confirmed it for me. These are summaries of what I gained from the sources I listed in the table below.

The Masoretic text is the most widely respected and agreed upon Hebrew/English translation of the Bible. Strongs is the most respected concordance When you look up the Strongs concordance for H3068 LORD it says Yehovah. Why trust it for everything else but not trust it for Yehovah?
New documents and new scholars have appeared on the scene (around the early 2000) that could show the tetragrammaton with the consonants AND the full vowels. These visuals had been missing from “public” for centuries. Hebrew grammar rules are that 4 consonants YHWH must have three (3) vowels not two(2)
Based on Hebrew grammar God’s name at the beginning is “Yeho” – Yehovah but at the end it’s Yah – Hallelu Yah. This also follows where the accent/stress is on the syllable of the words pronunciation
3 parts to YHWH – past present & future . Yehovah demonstrates that better than Yahweh. Direct quote from Seeking Truth
“The root of יהוה is the verb היה Hayah/Ehyeh, which means “to be”. The past, present and future forms of hayah which make up the Father’s Name are Hayah, Hoveh & Yiheyeh, meaning “He was, He is, He will be”. Yehovah’s very name speaks to His eternal nature.”
All the Hebrew teachers that I have listened to (who will say the name) have said Yehovah. And I respect those who have previously went all in for Yahweh and now in light of new findings of ancient Hebrew documents have agreed it’s Yehovah. These “new” findings started appearing in the early 2000’s.

Video for Yahweh HERE

This video is well presented. They are NOT in agreement with Yehovah and think it’s the least likely option. It is very beneficial to watch.

I HIGHLY recommend reading this book	Shattering the Conspiracy of Silence	Book
This article discusses how the Rabbi’s hid the name. Then gets into a VERY detailed explanation of root words and how they changed through time. This is a long read.	My Name Forever By Michael McHugh	Article
Don’t be fooled by the name. The video discusses how Yahweh came to be used but it is not the correct pronunciations. Within Hebrew communities it’s no doubt that it is Yehovah but some Samaritans (who are Jews) used Yahweh.	Nehemia’s Wall – Origins of Yahweh	Video
In this episode of Hebrew Voices, Why it’s Yehovah, but HalleluYAh, I explain why the vowel in “Yehovah” changes in “Yah” and why people who don’t understand this Hebrew rule are pronouncing Yeshua’s name wrong.	Hebrew Voices #106 – Why it’s Yehovah, but HalleluYAh	Video /Article
6min video that visual show the past, present and future within the name Yehovah	Nehemia Gordon	Video
Many articles about YHWH but this one discusses the vowels for Adonai and Yehovah – with pictures.	Seeking Truth	Article

Jesus name in Hebrew is Yeshua or Yehoshua

The name “Jesus” has a long, long history. The origin of this name is the Hebrew name יהושע (yehoshu’a, Strong’s #3091 [Latinized as Joshua]), which means “Yahweh saves.” This Hebrew name is first used Exodus 17:9 where we are introduced to Yehoshu’a Ben Nun.	Where did the name “Jesus” come from? By Jeff Benner	Video
Interesting video; it lays foundation for Yehovah as well as at the end getting to Yeshua meaning Yehovah’s salvation	Hebrew Luke and John found in Vatican Junk Box – Nehemia’s Wall	Video
Gives links to images of the Hebrew NT text with Yeshua	Seeking Truth	Article

If you desire to do a deep study on Yehovah – Nehemia Gordon has a wealth of information and teachings on his page. (FYI, We have no financial engagement with him or his material.)I also recommend reading this book

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