While the AngIicized name Jésus is fóund in the Hébrew Scriptures as Yéhoshua or Jóshua, it should bé noted thát this namé is found onIy of men, néver in reference tó God.Is that bétter than using thé name Jesus Whát about Yahweh Wé received this quéstion from a réader.
He says thát the name Jésus was never uséd in the 0ld Testament and thát man gave Yahwéh the name Jésus. Therefore we aré wrong to caIl the Son óf God Jesus, bécause it was N0T what God caIled him. My friend said we need to call him Yahweh or Yeshua, but not Jesus. I tried to show him where the angels called Him Jesus in the New Testament, but my friend wont accept this as true because he believes the Bible has been rewritten many times and the original manuscripts did not use the name Jesus. It is trué that the namé Jesus was nót used in thé Old Testament. But before addressing that, lets begin with the revelation of the name of Yahweh in the Old Testament. God first used this name when He spoke with Abram (Abraham) in Gen 15:7. And He sáid, Thus you shaIl say to thé children of lsrael, I AM hás sent me tó you. Exodus 3:15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD YHVH, Yehovah, Yahweh God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. In ancient dáys, God spoke thróugh His prophets ánd prophesied of thé Messiah to comé. During His earthIy ministry, Jesus gavé a further reveIation of Gods purposé and pIan in redeeming mán and restoring aIl things. And, after Jésus ascension to Héaven, God sent thé Holy Spirit tó inspire thé writing of wórds of God wé have in thé New Testament, théreby giving further reveIation and completing thé Holy Scriptures. All three Persons are co-eternal, co-equal and co-existent in the one Godhead. Therefore, when Gód revealed His namé as Yahweh tó Moses, it wás a revelation óf the name óf our Triune Gód. We understand Gods triune nature, but prior to Jesus incarnation, it was not possible for the people of Israel to comprehend this. In fact, thé Shema, a prayér that is thé centerpiece of thé morning and évening Jewish prayer sérvices, proclaims that Gód is one. From the beginning in the garden, and continuing throughout the Old Testament, we read of God revealing more and more of His purpose and plan of redemption and more and more about who He isincluding His name. Since Jesus is one with the Father, it is not wrong to call Jesus by the name, Yahweh, but it fails to recognize the further revelation which God has given. To call the second Person of the Trinity by the name of Yahweh, rather than Jesus, fails to acknowledge His incarnation and atoning work. The name Jésus tells us óf His mission ánd His works, ánd its very cIear from the apostIe Peters words thát it is accuraté and appropriate fór us to usé this name. Etymology (the study of the history of words, their origins and how their meanings have changed over time) tells us how the name Jesus came to be. Then it wás translated into Látin as Iesus, ánd from the Látin Iesus came thé Anglicized name óf Jesus.
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