Sunday, June 30, 2013

Yahweh

2 And God said to Moses, “I am Yahweh—‘the Lord.’ 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty’—but I did not reveal my name, Yahweh, to them. 4 And I reaffirmed my covenant with them. Under its terms, I promised to give them the land of Canaan, where they were living as foreigners. 5 You can be sure that I have heard the groans of the people of Israel, who are now slaves to the Egyptians. And I am well aware of my covenant with them.
6 “Therefore, say to the people of Israel: ‘I am the Lord. I will free you from your oppression and will rescue you from your slavery in Egypt. I will redeem you with a powerful arm and great acts of judgment. 7 I will claim you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God who has freed you from your oppression in Egypt. 8 I will bring you into the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as your very own possession. I am theLord!’”

- Exodus 6


Yahweh comes from the Hebrew word Yod-Hey-Vav-Hey. But this word is actually un readable or unutterable because the name of GOD is too great to even pronounce. GOD had first revealed His name to a man named Moses. Although HE had appeared to 3 men before as GOD Almighty, He did not reveal His great name to them. How could this be? That HE only first revealed His name to Moses? Moses must have been pretty special to not only know GOD's name but to see GOD face to face. 

GOD knows His people and He is not silent to their cries. His people may not see Him but it doesn't mean He can't hear them or is not acting on what they are pleading HIM to do. As He has revealed Himself His Name to Moses, He also reveals His very character and nature to Moses - HE is a prayer answering GOD! So if you know your GOD and you have been asking for something from Him for the longest time now, don't think that He is not doing anything just because you haven't seen your prayers being answered yet. You can be sure that the LORD will not fail to be GOD as HE has not failed Israel for HE is the same GOD yesterday, today and forevermore.