The Sacred Name of the Creator, YHWH or its short form, Yah (See KJV, Psalm 68:4), is the one and only Name by which He is known in the entire Scriptures. "That men may know that Thou, Whose Name alone is YHWH, art the Most High over all the earth," (Psalm 83:18).
The word, YHWH, is composed of parts of the verb "to be," and signifies "self-existent." While He has many titles such as Eloah, El-Elyon and Elohim; and while He is characterized as YHWH-nissi (YHWH our Banner, Exodus 17:8-15), YHWH-rapha (YHWH our healer, Exodus 15:26), YHWH-ra-ah (YHWH my shepherd, Psalm 21), YHWH tsidkenu (YHWH our righteousness, Jeremiah 23:6), YHWH shalom (YHWH our peace, Judah 6:24); YHWH sabaoth (YHWH of hosts), and YHWH jireh (YHWH that provideth, Genesis 22:13-14), the Name in each case is YHWH, coupled with a distinctive characteristic. The Scriptures are specific and leave no doubt about the importance of His Name and our responsibilities concerning it.
The Sacred Name of the Messiah, Yahshua, is the only Name by which He was known to His disciples, though He has several titles such as Rabbi, Son of Man, Savior, Anointed and King of Kings.
The word, YHWH, is composed of parts of the verb "to be," and signifies "self-existent." While He has many titles such as Eloah, El-Elyon and Elohim; and while He is characterized as YHWH-nissi (YHWH our Banner, Exodus 17:8-15), YHWH-rapha (YHWH our healer, Exodus 15:26), YHWH-ra-ah (YHWH my shepherd, Psalm 21), YHWH tsidkenu (YHWH our righteousness, Jeremiah 23:6), YHWH shalom (YHWH our peace, Judah 6:24); YHWH sabaoth (YHWH of hosts), and YHWH jireh (YHWH that provideth, Genesis 22:13-14), the Name in each case is YHWH, coupled with a distinctive characteristic. The Scriptures are specific and leave no doubt about the importance of His Name and our responsibilities concerning it.
- "I am YHWH: that is My Name, and My glory will I not give to another [name] neither My praise to graven images," (Isaiah 42:8).
- "Oh YHWH, Thy Name abideth for ages; Oh YHWH, Thy memorial is to generation after generation," (Psalm 135:13).
- "If YHWH be Elohim, follow Him; And if Baal [the Lord] then follow Him," (1 Kings 18:21; Hebrew Baal=Lord, a Phoenician deity).
- "How long shall it be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? Yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart, which think to cause My people to forget My Name--as their fathers have forgotten My Name for Baal [the Lord]," (Jeremiah 23:26-27).
- "I will take the names of Baalim [Lords] out of her mouth and they shall no more be remembered by their name," (Hosea 2:17: Hebrew plural of Baal, i.e., Lords).
- "I will declare thy Name unto my brethren, in the midst of the congregation will I sing praise unto Thee," (Hebrews 2:12 and Psalm 22:22).
- "And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the Name of YHWH shall be saved," (Acts 2:21 and Joel 2:32).
- "And they that know Thy Name will put their trust in Thee," (Psalm 9:10).
- "Thus saith YHWH, the maker thereof, YHWH that formed it, to establish it, YHWH is His Name; Call unto Me and I will answer thee and show thee great and hidden things which thou knowest not," (Jeremiah 33:3).
- "I have manifested Thy Name unto the men which Thou gavest Me out of the world," (John 17:6).
- "And I have declared unto them Thy Name and will declare it," (John 17:26).
"Hallowed be Thy Name," (Matthew 6:9).
The Sacred Name of the Messiah, Yahshua, is the only Name by which He was known to His disciples, though He has several titles such as Rabbi, Son of Man, Savior, Anointed and King of Kings.
- "What is His Name and what is His Son's Name, if thou canst tell?" (Proverbs 30:4).
His Name is composed of two parts: Yah-Hoshua (Savior). Thus, the contraction Yahshua signifies Yahweh-Savior and strikingly bears out the logic of Matthew 1:21:
- "And she shall bring forth a Son and thou shalt call His Name YAHSHUA, for He shall save His people from their sins."
- "I am come in My Father's Name and ye receive Me not--," (John 5:43).
- "Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the Name of Yahweh," (John 12:13)
- And whatsoever ye shall ask in My Name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye ask anything in My Name I will do it," (John 14:13-14).
- "--for there is none other Name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved," (Acts 4:12).
- "And I looked and Lo, a Lamb stood on Mount Zion, and with Him an hundred and forty and four thousand having His Name and His Father's Name written in their foreheads," (Revelation 14:1, Revised Version).