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Post by Alejandro on Mar 15, 2005 12:22:46 GMT -5
My name is Alejandro. I am a 17-yeard-old highschool student in Tampa, Florida. Some of my main interests are: music, theology, philosophy, art of most kinds, and some other stuff I cannot think of. I love to debate, and learn from these debates. I hope to be encouraged here, and to encourage others in the ways of Jah. Umm, I think that is it. Thanks!
Shalom,
Alejandro
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Post by Kenny on Mar 15, 2005 20:36:34 GMT -5
My name is Alejandro. I am a 17-yeard-old highschool student in Tampa, Florida. Some of my main interests are: music, theology, philosophy, art of most kinds, and some other stuff I cannot think of. I love to debate, and learn from these debates. I hope to be encouraged here, and to encourage others in the ways of Jah. Umm, I think that is it. Thanks! Shalom, Alejandro Like P.O.D.? The Jah reference...lol I am 16, turning 17 in May...and I love everything you do except art. lol |
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Post by melinky on Mar 15, 2005 20:48:29 GMT -5
Welcome to the board Alejandro! I think we debate well here, so you should really enjoy your visits. You're in good company here.
Yours in Christ,
Melinda
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Post by Alejandro on Mar 15, 2005 21:19:43 GMT -5
Like P.O.D.? The Jah reference...lol I am 16, turning 17 in May...and I love everything you do except art. lol  P.O.Who? No, not really. Their music used to appeal to me, but not anymore. I got the Jah from: Psa 68:4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him. (KJV) |
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Post by Soulfyre on Mar 16, 2005 0:06:07 GMT -5
Welcome, Alejandro! I hope you enjoy our community in Christ. God bless and keep you always, Matthew (soulfyre)  P.S. Incidentally, regarding the name of the LORD in Hebrew, YaH is considered a contraction of YaHWeH (often referred to as the "tetragrammaton", since it was represented by the four letters YHWH). There is some disagreement concerning pronunciation, because the name of the LORD was only pronounced by the High Priest in the Holy of Holies on the Day of Atonement. At other times, the Hebrew word "Adonai" was used in its place (to avoid taking the LORD's name in vain). In order to indicate its usage in the Hebrew text, the vowels of "Adonai" were imposed on the consonants of the tetragrammaton, resulting in YaHoWaH. This was a practice known as "kethib qere" (lit., "what is written should be read..."). Later translators, unaware of "kethib qere", assumed God's name to be JeHoVaH (translating the "yod" or "Y" as "J", the "waw" or "W" as "V", and reading the vowels of "Adonai" with the consonants of the tetragrammaton). Of course, there is no name Jehovah. |
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Post by Kenny on Mar 16, 2005 22:32:54 GMT -5
Je ne parle pas hebrew. lol |
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Post by Alejandro on Mar 26, 2005 0:35:38 GMT -5
I was just thinking about this and instead of making a new thread I thought I would keep going on this one...
What about names like Elijah? Or words like hallelujah?
I looked up Elijah in my Strong's Reference Dictionary and it said this: God of Jehovah; Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites: - Elijah, Eliah.
ay-lee-yaw', ay-lee-yaw'-hoo
God be with you,
Alejandro
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Post by Soulfyre on Mar 27, 2005 1:37:52 GMT -5
Good question! I believe the best explanation is that because the name of God (YHWH) was never spoken outside of the Holy of Holies on the Day of Atonement, one would never use the full form in a name. Hence such names as Elijah, Joseph, Joshua, and Adonijah, and the shout of praise, "Hallelujah". Having the full name of the LORD rather than merely a contraction (YaH) would rather defeat the purpose of never pronouncing the name of the LORD except as detailed above. In the Old Testament, you either have a contraction (most commonly found as noted previously, although you do find instances in which it is used by itself), YHWH with the vowels appertaining to Adonai, in which the reader knew immediately that the Tetragrammaton was to be read "Adonai" (this is why, in English Bibles, you will find both "Lord", and "LORD", the latter indicating that the actual name of God is used in the context), "elohim" or its variants (the "generic" name of God, as it were), or attributional names (often used in combination with YHWH or the contraction of "elohim", "El", as in YHWH Sabaoth or El Shaddai). God bless and keep you, brother! Matthew (soulfyre) |
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Post by L4E_WakaMol-King on Mar 28, 2005 1:10:43 GMT -5
*Sigh* where has our world gone since then? I often wish I didn't hear the name of our Lord used so much in the contexts in which it is used...
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Post by Soulfyre on Mar 28, 2005 4:50:26 GMT -5
Amen to that, Stephen! God bless and keep you, Matthew (soulfyre) |
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