Theology Thursday - Where did the name Jehovah come from?

Theology Thursday is an in-depth look at a Biblical or
theological subject.

[JuhyeongLee-cs]

i love God. i love Scripture, the voice of God. God is my power, my joy and my glory.

[pearlytiger]

This was very helpful, thank you for sharing.

[firangele]

Amen, 🙏
Very good explanation. Thank you very much. May God bless you. 🙏🙏🙏

[cjd]

I recently discovered that the Freemasons acknowledge Jehovah as the ‘grand architect of the universe’. I also discovered there are many Jehovahs witnesses who are Freemasons including elders, overseers and GB, proven beyond a doubt with videos of their unspoken signing to each other. Not sure what to make of it, don’t know who to trust any more but I will never stop calling on the name of Jehovah, He is the final judge after all and who else can you trust in these last days!

[bmoshareholderappleshareho]

The name Jehovah was invented by a Spanish monk several centuries ago. His name was Raymundus Martini. It actually says so in the Jehovah's Witness book Aid To Bible Understanding. But don't take my word for it. Look it up yourself.

[lwmaynard]

Nehemiah Gordon a Hebrew scholar , who studied in Israel and worked on the dead sea scrolls would differ on the vowels that were used , he teaches that the name was YEHOVAH ? ? ?

[kemosabegtgeuss]

So to be consistent how would this apply to the name Jesus?

[jimspace]

Actually Jehovah’s Witnesses know that Jehovah comes from the vowels of Adonai. Jehovah is used due to its popularity in English.

[rilla]

Sorry to burst your bubble but JW’s already know this. They also know that no one knows how ancient Hebrews actually pronounced the name. My question is would it make any difference to any one if JW’s started pronouncing the Devine Name differently? Also, do Mandarin, Spanish, German, or any other language pronounce ‘Jesus’ incorrectly?

[RonBarnhart]

There are some things in the video that are technically accurate. But - the main premise is completely false. No disrespect to the person in the video - he's not Jewish, so he probably has no clue about this. If you look up Nehemia Gordon, a Jewish researcher - you will find out that the name is actually pronounced Ye-ho-vah., He has proved this beyond a shadow of a doubt from ancient Jewish manuscripts from 800AD, 1200AD, and 1700AD (just to mention a few of his findings). There are many people who have claimed exactly what this video is claiming and it comes from not understanding the language and the letters they used. Nehemia Gordon is someone who speaks Hebrew, researches ancient Hebrew, and studies with Rabbinical scholars. I literally just watched a video on this entire subject before I found this video. It would technically be spelled Jehovah in English - but the pronunciation is Ye-ho-vah. Sorry to bust the bubble.

[Jimmy-ebre]

Are you saying that the English form of the Bible should be forbidden? Just because it’s in English? Because Hebrew doesn’t have a J in the language? The name Jehovah became complete from what I remember it was in the 1100’s when they finally put the “o” in the name to get the spelling we have today. And the name Jehovah in the English language is a familiar name. If a person says the name Jehovah you will know exactly who you’re talking about. So today when you say the name Jehovah people will know who that is and who you are. Because only Jehovah’s Witnesses defend that name as the one and only personal name of God Almighty. The name Jehovah is found more often in the Bible then any other name there is. That goes to show how important that name is. And yet other religions don’t use it and one religion I remember even forbids it. It really shows me they are an enemy of Jehovah God. They don’t want the people to know who God Almighty is.

[johncolage]

Even a Christian cannot brush aside the worship of Jehovah as God. In Revelation 1:5 the Son of God called himself "Jesus Christ, 'The Faithful Witness.'" When on earth as a man he was a Jew, an Israelite, to whose nation the words of Isaiah 43:10 were written: "'You are my witnesses, ' is the utterance of Jehovah, 'even my servant whom I have chosen.'" Jesus demonstrated that he was a faithful and true witness of Jehovah God. His genuine disciples today must be the same kind of witnesses, Jehovah's.

[manuelflores]

I may be wrong but I believe you said YHWH was the Hebrew written text and JHVH was the Latin translation. At about 8:30 you start to say that JHVH is the written Hebrew. You have contradicted yourself.

[MommaBear-mlzx]

Hallelujah literally means "Praise Jah" in English. We've already established God's name IS Jehovah in English.

[enefaanwokolo]

If the name Jehovah was not invented by the Jehovah witness and is found in many bible translations even more frequent than the King James Bible ( e.g. The American Standard Version of 1901that has it more than a 100 times). Why is the impression given that it is a Jehovah witness invention?

[aniy-tzadiq]

The word found in Tehillah 110:1 is not Adonay it is Adoniy which does mean “master”. Shalom.

[bh]

with all respect pastor, you are only slightly correct in this but greatly wrong about the name, why it is not pronounce and His name and the origins of it. This is what happens when unlearned christians try to interpret a Jewish bible. You need to watch Nehemia Gordon's teaching on the name Yehovah...

[isaaclwalker]

You are mistaken, but this is a mistake many people have made. The ancient Hebrew sources said that the name was pronounced Ya-Ho-Wah. This name may have been derived in the way you explain, but it was the original name. In Hebrew the name means, I was - I am - I will be. Ya -Ho- Wah. We Christians know Jesus by this description. The book of Revelation says that He is the Lord God who was, is, and is to come. Yahowah or in the English Jehovah.

[shaunbarrios]

Hello thank you for your video this is a conversation that me and another man at my work have been having and so I started researching it where the word Jehovah came from.
And while researching it I found the word Jehovah in Exodus in the Old testament why was it there if it's a newer word?
What word was there in Greek or Aramaic or Hebrew that they translated it from in Exodus to get Jehovah in the Old testament?


Thank you for your time in helping me understand more about this topic.

[renatovasquez]

The door is still open to those who want to be saved and calls on the " New name of God, @ Isaiah 62:1-2 /43: 10 /Joel 2:32/ Acts, 2:16-21 /Romans 10:13, / following the rejection of physical Israelites, formed the New Israel of God, and they will be called by the New Name of God, the Jw's fits on, nothing else,