When a rabbinic Jew reads any verse of the Bible, and alters the reading of YHVeH, but disbelieves in Yeshua...it is a testimony of their own lips against them. An example of this is Deuteronomy 6:4, the Sh'ma -
Literal rendering:
Sh'ma Yisrael,
Listen and hear intently Israel
YHVeH elohaynoo,
YHVeH your G-D
YHVeH ehad.
YHVeH is one
Notice the difference when "adonai" is used in the reading.
Altered rabbinic rendering:
Sh'ma Yisrael
Listen and hear intently Israel
Adonai elohaynoo
(the) Master your G-D
Adonai ehad
(the) Master is one.
By the use of the word "master" in place of the NAME of G-D, every time the Tetragrammaton appears, this is a testimony against those who do NOT believe into Yeshua.
Now read Psalm 110:1 in the Hebrew. What does it say?
And in DAVID'S Psalm 8, we have the expression in "YHVeH Adonenu", "YHVeH our Lord" (Psalm 8:1...Hebrew lists as Psalm 8:2) how excellent is THY Name in all the Earth!
Adonai first appears in Genesis 15:2.
After the Ugaritic, from which Abraham was more or less akin to in his speech toward YHVeH of Genesis 15:2, the word adn is translated as "father" as well as "lord". The Akkadian carries the meaning of being "mighty".
Adonai is actually confirming the prophecy of Isaiah 9:6-7 as being Jesus, if we will but open the eyes of our heart to G-D's Word as it literally stands. Shalom.
Hence, translate Genesis 15:2 as, "And said Abram, 'Mighty Father and Lord YHVeH"...etc.
Now tie this in to Isaiah 9:6-7:
6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the L-RD of hosts will perform this.
Literal rendering:
Sh'ma Yisrael,
Listen and hear intently Israel
YHVeH elohaynoo,
YHVeH your G-D
YHVeH ehad.
YHVeH is one
Notice the difference when "adonai" is used in the reading.
Altered rabbinic rendering:
Sh'ma Yisrael
Listen and hear intently Israel
Adonai elohaynoo
(the) Master your G-D
Adonai ehad
(the) Master is one.
First, you need a better translation:
Sh'ma Israel
-Hear, Israel
HaShem elohanu
-HaShem is OUR G-d
HaShem echad
-HaShem is one
Eve(lyn),
Only in the past ten years or so have the counter-missionaries tried to change the reading of YHVeH to "the Name" or HaShem, precisely because they realize this error. Don't get ensnared by such a trap.
If you want to use HaShem in place of saying "YHVeH", fine.
We might simply follow this up and ask, what does the expression "Barukh ha ba b'shem Adonai" mean?
Is it :
"Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the L-RD?"
"Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Master?"
"Blessed is He who comes in the Name of YHVeH?"
"Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Name?"
And then, we ask:
Well, "who" is the Name, the one who comes (ba)?
John 14:6 reveals that Jesus is the ba to ab, the way to the Father...while 2 Corinthians 4:4 tells us that He is the express image of Genesis 1:26 of the father as the ba to ab, in which man must be made in the likeness of in Genesis 2:7 (which Lamentations 4:20 identifies YHVeH messhiach as the Creator).
But in "Barukh ha ba b'shem Adonai", who is the Name of He who comes who we are to bless?
Answer:
Psalm 24:
7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
8 Who is this King of glory? YHVeH strong and mighty, YHVeH mighty in battle.
9Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
10Who is this King of glory? YHVeH of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.
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And now, look at the words for King and Messenger in the Hebrew...MeLeK and MeLAK. Look at the use of Malachi 3:1's prophecy, and then tell us how that YHVeH, the Messenger of the Covenant, who spake with Abraham and Moses, tell us how that He -- as a MaLAK, isn't called G-D in Exodus 3 and and how He isn't YHVeH of Hosts, etc. Tell us how this one who talked with Samuel, didn't say that He was the rightful MeLeK (King) of Israel...in effect, the King of Glory.
Deny 1900 years of ancestors of yours who followed the Sanhedrinal ruling based on a passage from Amos to "hold thy tongue, and not make mention of the name of YHVeH", and how -- now -- these ancestors were all illiterate -- (which type of illiteracy Tovia Singer would accuse them of, as he does of those who accepted Paul among the Diaspora) -- for saying Adonai instead of HaShem when YHVeH was read.
Deny the public readings and declarations of the Sh'ma by Jews in speeches, writings, movies, on radio, or what ever form of communication you wish...and say that they (in the millions) erred when they said "adonoi" or "adonai" or "adonay" when they substituted for YHVeH in reciting Deuteronomy 6:4's Sh'ma. Will you now accuse those who went to their deaths in the gas chambers of Europe reciting this prayer while saying "Adonai"...and say they sinned? Do you now realize the ramifications of such a ridiculous accusation which you now leveled against me? A "bad" translation?
You only have a couple days left to Yom Kippur...better hurry and confess, and ask forgiveness. But who -- and how many -- and by what means -- will you have to seek such forgiveness from?
And what is a Sh'ma? As what Moses did, when Joshua said there was a voice of war in the camp...Moses listened quietly and intently, and in hearing, he heard. No, he replied (or to this effect), it is not the noise/voice of war, it is the noise/voice of singing.
When Jesus spoke, he would say...let these sayings sink down in your ears.
Perhaps I should preface my writings with, "let these writings sink down in your eyes and find fertile ground in your heart and mind." Sh'ma, and think carefully upon...and search the matter out. Hope this helps.
Thoughts to consider.
Revelation..... LOOOOKie!
Y'shua loves us all, red , yellow, black , white are we not all precious in His sight? I KNOW SO.
And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
Glooory to G-d forever for His great great Love!
A Point Within
By Tzvi Freeman (as e-mailed me by Chabad.org 07/04/2008)
Within each of us is a point where all of us meet. And within that point is a place where we are all one simple essence. That is the soul of the moshiach within us.
If so, the person who we will call the moshiach does not need to convince us to follow. He only needs to awaken that sleeping moshiach within each of us. And then we will look and say, "I know this tzadik. He is the spark I feel awake within me."
That is when we will all be liberated we and all the creation.
The Messiah has already come, and the Apostle John says essentially the same thing.
John 1
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
At the first, as John 1:1-17 testifies, Messiah is as Isaiah 53:2
http://www.hebrewoldtestament.com/B23C053.htm#V2
we recognize Him not, until the action of faith is applied in the words of the Scriptures over the tangent opinions of this or that rabbi or school of thought.
When the Scriptures become EMeT, or the Greek "aleitheia" / "true reality as it really is"...only then are we given the power to spark the pilot within that has been cold since our conception, and become as sons and daughters recognizing ADONAI -- He who was bowed to and served by Abraham at Mamre -- Himself.
As documented inthe first link on Schaff's work above, the first draft of the Nicene Creed, as read from the Greek into English, went to this pro-Messianic Jewish effect:
We believe into one G-D, Father Almighty, Maker of all things visible and invisible.
And into one Lord, Jesus Christ, the Son of G-D, begotten of the Father, Light of Light, very G-D out of very G-D; begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, through whom all things were made.
Who, for us men and for our salvation, came down, and was incarnate and was made man.
He suffered and the third day He rose again, ascended into heaven, and from thence He comes to judge the quick and the dead.And [we also believe] into the Holy Ghost.
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It was because of heretics, that the theology had to be developed to prevent Jesus and the Holy Spirit from being labeled as little G-Ds from the unbegotten Father.
The Creed was developed moreso by 381, and by 451, the Creed as we know it today, adopted as the Constantinople Creed, became ever after known as the Nicene Creed.
Even today, we have those who are ignorant of the Trinity and the wisdom of it, speaking and acting idiotically...arguing against they know not what, except to make a reputation or a name amongst their like thinking associates. Therefore, a look at link 3 on Schaff will show that this issue was resolved by the Symbolum Athanasianum / Quicumque in points 1-44. Catholic should be read as "Universal Christian" rather than as "Roman". Such a univerasal Christian also absorbs all believers from Adam through Abraham, and through until the Apostolic Churches.
BRIANROY
your fourth posting (especially the first half I found interesting).
But I now mainly have to write where you are not correct.
Just because Messianics try to create traditions too...
So to things.
Sheitel is wright about HaShem... and it's not a tradition from the last 10 years. You can find in Rashi and also in Talmud, why YHVH not litterly means Adonai, nor Elokim!!! that definate exact per time translations came when the vowels where introduced. sometimes you can say than according to the vowels or: Adonai OR: Elokim at the places where YHVH is written. That everybody know that it was THE NAME is clear for over 2000 years. Also Amos tradition is older than 2000 years. And why not keep the tradition. Jesus said Eli Eli, where did Jesus ever said: Jehovah or Jahweh or Jihawoh or how you want to pronounce it????
So if Jesus kept Amos tradition why should I change according to you?
Also the Watchtowermovement never knew why Jesus said Eli Eli, they kept on telling me I should use Jehovah.... Well it was not Jesus tradition, nor can I find that from Paul or the Pope.
So your first posting I don't understand by that... I just can't fix the parabel... Besides that i a Child is called Mighty King (like David might be called Masshiach...) Than suddenly David doesn't become God... So where is the proof that we have to understand that the Child is God. And God in Heaven suddenly is not himself: YHVH anymore???? I maybe just can't see it???
2nd thing:
Deny 1900 years of ancestors of yours who followed the Sanhedrinal ruling based on a passage from Amos to "hold thy tongue, and not make mention of the name of YHVeH", and how -- now -- these ancestors were all illiterate
Well I allready wrote that the tradition is older than 2000 years. So some mistake? Do you know exactly how to pronounce The Name??? Or is that according to you Jesus anyway??? Than Jesus can't say: ''only the Father in heaven is good''. according to my heart and brain.
Hoping for explaination.
Yetzirah231