YHWH (Yahweh) and god, are
they the same?
The word god defined
Ask most Christians to define the word "god" and most will tell you
that it is the “name” of the Almighty Creator of the Heavens and the Earth.
Some would also reply to you that this name also refers to Jesus, who they
refer to as the “son of god.” Some Christians would say that both the Almighty
Father Creator and the Son of the Father Creator named Yahshua (Jesus) are both god. One problem with this is that the Bible talks
about many “sons” of god. Even Yahshua says that all that do the will of the
Father are his brothers and sisters, thereby he is saying they are also sons of
the “Father” like he is, (Matt. 12:50). Ask a Muslim or most any other man or
woman of a different religion from Christianity, and they will reply in a
similar manner, except that most would exclude Yahshua from the title of god.
Is this entity, the one given the name “God” by those of other religions, the same
entity among the many people that use the title “god” always the same being
regardless of one's race, or religion? Of course not.
The word “God” is a very poor word to use for a title of the Almighty Sovereign
Creator of all that exists.
All
those whose religion is Islam (Arabs and others) make their prayer and petitions
to an entity they would also call god, but whose name they say is Allah, The same
word god is also often used by Christians. So who or what entity do they refer
when they use the word god?
YHWH (Yahweh) is the Hebrew Bible’s name for the Creator.
The word god has become a modern English neutral name for
a Deity, but the word “god” however, is never used in the Hebrew Bible. In
English Bibles the word god is often translating the Hebrew “Alueim” Al (or
al), or “Aloah” (singular). The word Alueim in Hebrew means “mighty-one(s) or
powers). Does the word god when used in English Bibles always refer to Yahweh? Well
maybe, but then, maybe not. You will need to decide for yourself. One thing we know
to be true is that the Modern English word “god” comes from the ancient
Canaanite word GAWD, which has the exact same pronunciation as the English word
god.
Gawd is the name of a Syrian or Canaanite deity of good
luck or fortune.
In Hebrew, Gwad is written
GD, but with Massoretic vowel-pointing, it is "Gad." Other Scriptural
references to a similar deity, is also written as GD, have a different
Massoretic vowel-pointing giving us the word "gawd" or "god."
However, Gad is identified with Jupiter, the Sky-deity or the Sun-deity.
The word god should be written as “god” (with a small g) since it is not a
proper name.
Like the Hebrew word
“alueim” the Greek word “theos” translates into the English word "god”
also with the meaning of "mighty one" or "powerful one." Like
the Hebrew word “alueim” the word “theos” can also be applicable to terrestrial
and celestial beings. In many English Bibles, the word LORD is a substitute for
the Hebrew proper name of YHWH the proper name for the Almighty Sovereign
Creator of the Hebrew Bible. This name is transliterated into English as Yahweh
or as Yahuweh pronounced as YaHWeH. See our document YHWH.
God, according to Encyclopedia Britannica -
God is the common Teutonic word for any personal object
or entity of religious worship, applied to all the superhuman beings of the
heathen mythologies. The word "god" on the conversion of the Teutonic
races to Christianity was adopted as the name of the One Supreme Being.
Encyclopedia of
Religion and Ethics and Webster’s Twentieth Century Dictionary, Unabridged
agrees that the origin is Teutonic paganism.
In Indo-Germanic dictionaries, only one word
resembles "god."
It is
ghodh and is pronounced the same as the English word god. This word means
union, also sexual union or mating. According to Luneburger Wörterbuch - The
following are the same words: Gott, got, gode, gade, god and guth (gud). True Bible
Believers should never use the word 'god' when referring to Yahshua, Yahweh.
The Ancient Canaanite idol that was named god (Gawd) is
mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Isaiah 65:11&12.
11. "You are those who forsake Yahweh (the
Biblical Hebrew Creator) who forget My special
mountain, who prepare a table for Gawd (god the Canaanite idol), and who
furnish a drink offering for MENI (god’s wife),
12. therefore, I will count you for
the sword and you will all bow down for the slaughter because when I called,
you did not answer, when I spoke, you did not hear, but you did evil in My
sight, and chose that which displeases Me.”
IF the Hebrew Bible is 100% accurate - god and Yahweh cannot NOT be
the same, (according to this Hebrew text) - And “god” worshippers are condemned by
the Creator named YHWH (Yahweh).
If you understand these facts, and you claim to believe
and perfectly obey the Bible, but yet lay claim to worship the deity called “god”
then you would be a hypocrite.
IF, however, the Bible is simply the writings of men, and
the name Yahweh is simply the Hebrew concept of the Creator, then god is simply
an Ancient Canaanite god as the Modern English counterpart concept of the
Creator.
Only YOU can decide whether or not "Yahweh" and
"god" are the same, and both to be worshiped.
QUESTION:
How can you say that "god" is NOT the name of
the Creator according to the Scriptures? Does not my KJV Bible say that "god"
is the Creator, and never mentions the name "mighty-ones," (Gen.1:1).
Also, Isaiah 65:11 in my Bible speaks
of the LORD as the Creator, and the Canaanite idol is named "Gad" (or
"god)."
ANSWER:
It is true that most English Bibles like the KJV refer to
the Creator as "the LORD" and "god" rather than
"Yahweh" or “mighty-ones(s).” It is also true that most English
Bibles do not give "god" as the name of the Canaanite idol in ISAIAH
65:11. It uses "that Troop" or "Fortune" or "Gad"
etc.
First of all, the Bible was originally written using
Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, NOT English. English is only a translation, and
translations are subject to error, and to the erroneous opinions of the
translators, or their preconceived ideologies. Important names, like that of
the Almighty Sovereign Creator and life-Force Essence of all that exists,
should never be substituted using replacement words “LORD or god.”
Quite frankly, it is VERY EASY to prove that the name of
the Creator. According to the Hebrew Bible it is YHWH (Yahweh). It is SO EASY
and there are SO MANY REFERENCES to verify this that we will simply ask you to
do a little research work to look up the name YHWH (Yahweh) in any good Bible encyclopedia
and see for yourself who has this name.
However, proving that Yahweh and god are two DIFFERENT
beings, according to the Bible is somewhat more difficult, because
most English Bibles call the
Creator "god" or LORD and not "Yahweh."
Let us follow this simple line of reasoning
1) In the Hebrew Biblical the Creator is named "YHWH (Yahweh)"
(easy to prove).
2) Yahweh is often called "the LORD" in many
English Bibles, but Yahweh is NEVER referred to by a Hebrew word that is
pronounced "god" (Gawd) in the Hebrew text. The most common Hebrew
title that is translated as "god" is the Hebrew word
"Alueim." Many might say that even though this Hebrew word
"Alueim" is not PRONOUNCED "god", it really MEANS "god."
It is true that in our MODERN ENGLISH, the
word "god" has adopted much the same meaning as the Hebrew word
"Alueim" however, the point is that "god" and
"Yahweh" are two different beings ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE. And, all
will admit that the Old Testament was written in Hebrew/Aramaic.
Even though can agree that "Alueim" is usually
translated as "god" we can also say that this is NOT the CORRECT way
to translate the HEBREW word "Alueim." It should be "mighty one(s)”
or power(s).” The reason - the Hebrew word “alueim” is often used for others
that have Power, or have been given authority, but are not in any way equal to the
Almighty Creator Yahweh. There are times in the Hebrew Bible, that the Hebrew
word “alueim” is used along with the name YHWH, such as “LORD god.” This
combination should always be rendered as “Yahweh mighty-one.”
3) If you learn the Hebrew alphabet, and the sounds of the
Hebrew letters (it’s really not hard to do), you can look up Isaiah 65:11 in
any Hebrew Interlinear, or simply look up the name of the Canaanite idol
"Troop" in the King James Bible and you will see that this name "Gawd"
is pronounced "god."
Summary
According to the Scriptures, (YHWH) Yahweh & and god
are NOT the same beings. god is an idol, (any object
of worship), but Yahweh is the proper name of the Almighty Sovereign Creator of
all that exists.
Assembly of
Yahweh, Cascade