YHWH (Yahweh) and god/God, are they the same?

The word ‘God/god’ defined


Ask most Christians to define the word ‘God’ and most will tell you that it is the ‘name’ of or refers to the Almighty Creator of the Heavens and the Earth. Some would also reply that this name or word also refers to Jesus (whose Hebrew name is Yahshua), who they say is the ‘son of God.’ Some Christians would say that both the Almighty Father Creator and the Son of the Almighty Father Creator named Yahshua is both one ‘God’. One problem with this belief 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, Matt. 12:50. He must be saying that they are also sons/daughters of the ‘Father’ just like he is a son. The Bible also specifically says in many places, that Yahweh (the English transliterated word for YHWH the Hebrew name for the Almighty Father Creator) is one.

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 and themselves from the title of ‘God’, or sons of ‘god’. Is this entity, the one given the name or title of ‘God’ by those of other religions, the same entity among the many people that use the word ‘God’ the same being regardless of one's race, or religion? No. The word ‘God’ is therefore a very poor and often a deceptive word to use for a title of the Almighty Sovereign Creator of all that exists, and which is found defined in the Hebrew Bible.

Those whose religion is Islam (Arabs and others) also make their prayer and petitions to an entity they 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 Christians refer to when they each use the word ‘God’? It appears that the word ‘God’ must be better defined or all will be confused, since it is clear the word ‘God’ has various meanings, and is the name of various deities.

YHWH (Yahweh) is the Hebrew Bible’s personal name for the Creator.

The word ‘God’ has become a modern English definition for a Deity, but the word ‘God’ is not used in the Hebrew language of the Hebrew Bible. In many English Bible translations the word ‘God’ is most often translating the Hebrew word ‘Alueim’ (plural), Al or al or ‘Aloah’ (singular). The word Alueim in Hebrew means mighty-one(s) or powers and is a plural noun. If translated to convey the English word ‘God’ correctly it should actually be ‘Gods’ plural.  Does the word ‘God’ when used in English Bibles always refer to Yahweh (from YHWH, the proper name of the Almighty Sovereign Creator)? Well sometimes it could, but other times it does not. To find the correct usage you will need to find it for yourself and study content and use. 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’ used in English Bible translations. Let’s find a bit of history for the word ‘God’.

Gawd is the name of a Syrian or Canaanite deity of good luck or fortune.

In Hebrew, Gawd is written GD, but with Massoretic vowel-pointing, it is pronounced as ‘Gad.’ Other Scriptural references to a similar deity, is also written as GD, but have a different Massoretic vowel-pointing giving us the word ‘gawd’ or ‘god.’ Gad is identified with Jupiter, the Sky-deity or Sun-deity.


The word ‘God’ should be written as ‘god’ (with a small g) since it is not a proper name.

The Hebrew word ‘alueim’ and the Greek word ‘theos’ both translate into the English word ‘god’ in many English Bibles with the meaning of ‘mighty one’ or ‘powerful one.’ However, the Hebrew word ‘alueim’ is also a plural word, so when used to replace the Hebrew  ‘alueim’ it should be ‘Gods’ or ‘gods’. The Greek word ‘theos’ can also be applicable to terrestrial and celestial beings. In many English Bibles, the word LORD is a substitute for the Hebrew name of YHWH, which is the proper name for the Almighty Sovereign Creator in 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’ or god is the common Teutonic word for any personal object or entity of religious worship, and it is 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.

The Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics and Webster’s Twentieth Century Dictionary, Unabridged agrees that the origin is of 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). It appears to us, that True Bible Believers should never use the word 'God' or god when referring to Yahweh, the Almighty Sovereign Creator.

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 Almighty Sovereign 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 accurate - ‘God’ and Yahweh cannot 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 or named ‘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’ simply becomes an Ancient Canaanite ‘God’ and the Modern English counterpart concept name 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, 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 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 Bible 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 we can agree that ‘Alueim’ is usually translated as ‘god/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) because ‘Alueim’ is a plural noun not a name, but a title. Furthermore, the Hebrew word ‘Alueim’ is often used for others that have Powers, or have been given authority, but are not in any way equal to the Almighty Sovereign Creator Yahweh. There are times in the Hebrew Bible where the Hebrew word ‘Alueim’ is used along with the name YHWH, such as ‘LORD God.’ This combination should always be spoken as ‘Yahweh Almighty.’

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/god are NOT the same beings. God’ or god is an idol, (and can be any object of worship), but Yahweh is the proper name (transliterated from the Hebrew YHWH) of the Almighty Sovereign Creator of all that exists.

 

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