YHVH: The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob-Israel

About this sermon

Why is it so hard for some Christians to connect their faith to Israel? In this week’s Global Broadcast, Ariel Blumenthal, Executive Director of Tikkun Global, explores a major element of this disconnect. Tracing the revelation of God’s name through Scripture and history, we learn how the loss of understanding around His covenant name has weakened the Church’s connection to the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob-Israel. What happened when God’s personal name was replaced by a more general title, Adonai (Lord), and then carried into Greek translation? And why does this matter for believers today? Join us as we rediscover the biblical and covenantal roots of our faith, gaining fresh clarity on why standing with Israel begins with knowing the name of the God of Israel: Jehovah (yeh-HOH-vah). ___ 00:00 Introduction: Connecting Christian Faith and Israel 02:48 Why the Name of God Matters 04:05 Exodus 3:14 - I Am 05:36 Yahweh, Yehovah, or Jehovah? 07:58 God’s Proper Name vs. Descriptive Titles 11:30 Why Jewish Tradition Avoids Saying the Name 12:47 Biblical Evidence That the Name Was Spoken 16:31 Archaeological Evidence from the First Temple Period 18:30 The Babylonian Exile and Rabbinic Tradition 20:14 The Oral Torah and the Lost Pronunciation 21:23 From Biblical Reverence to Pagan-Style Mysticism 23:27 Yeshua’s Miracles and Rabbinic Explanations 25:26 The Septuagint and the Translation Problem 28:52 Yeshua’s Name and “Yah Saves” 30:36 Replacement Theology and the Loss of Covenant Context 31:30 The God of Israel and Christian Identity 33:04 Closing Prayer and Repentance

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• Prophecy & End Times