Introduction
Never has a name been so well known yet unknown, spoken by millions yet understood by such an elect few. Most have heard this name pronounced, even pronounced it themselves, without ever realizing they were saying a name - but not just any ordinary name, in fact not a earthly name at all, rather a name which came forth before the heaven and earth were created.
Ancient Jewish rabbis have understood through the Hebrew Scriptures that Yah is the Son of יהוה [See note #1.] [Some render it Jehovah, HaShem, Adonay, Yahweh, Yod-Heh-Vav-Heh, or YHWH].
These same rabbis also suggested that there was a unifying and healing factor in praising Yah with one's understanding, as they also wrote, "Hallelu-Yah” is a word and a name as one, perfecting us as one" [See note #2]. The Hebrew word, Hallelu, means "You all Praise." Therefore, as the people of Elohym shout and sing praises to Yah with their understanding, they will be perfected and made whole and complete as one united people.
The name, Yah, simply means "He is," that is, "I was, I am, and I will continue to be,” that is, “the self-existent One”, “the Great I am". Many will shout, "Hallelu-Yah!", without ever realizing that they are praising their Creator by name, because their hearts never made the connection, as they read:
Sing to Elohym, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by His Name [Yah] [See note #3], and rejoice before him.
Psalm 68:4
To teach that Hallelu-Yah means "Praise God" or "Praise the LORD" is misleading and is taking away from the word of יהוה. Because the Biblical command is to praise Him by His Name, “Yah”. To teach that this is not His name is an outright lie, and to obscure the issue is the work of the enemy. It is a conspiracy against the name, which is hidden in plain sight.
This is not a conspiracy of mere men but of demonic forces, which desire to weaken the power of the faithful. For the power to set men completely free, both spiritually and physically, is in opening their eyes to the fullness of the truth. And it is this fullness of the truth, which is able to make the scattered people of Yah, one united people. For these reasons, the enemy desires to obscure the issue concerning the name.
Jewish rabbis have also written about Shiloh / Shilow, explaining that this is the Messiah, who will not come until His people begin to call upon Him by His name, Yah. While almost everyone agrees that the title, Shiloh, is a reference to the Messiah, there are two differing opinions concerning the meaning of that title. Some say that Shiloh simply means "Tranquility and rest", explaining that when the Messiah comes, He will bring tranquility and rest to the whole world. Others argue that the title is a compound phrase, which means "to whom it is for", that is "to whom it belongs" [See note #4]. The rabbis are commenting on Genesis 49:10, which is given with both of these meanings in mind:
The Scepter will not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes, and the people will obey him.
The Scepter will not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until He comes to whom it is for, and the people will obey him.
Genesis 49:10 [presented twice to show dual meaning of Shiloh.]
In the following quote, the rabbis are focused on explaining who Shiloh is, using this latter meaning of Shiloh to ask the question of ‘WHO’, and then to answer that same question.
My scepter will not depart from Judah.
Genesis 49:10
This is explained by the friends: unti shiyloh will come, here Shiyloh is spelled with a "H" [ה], where a "OW" [ו] is normally used, as in Shiylow. Here this takes hold of the secret of the set-apart name, Yah. In other places Shiyloh is spelled without a "H" [ה], and in other places Shiyloh is spelled without a "Y" [י] , that is Shiloh instead of as it is here Shiyloh. But here Shiyloh is spelled with a “Y” [י] and a "H" [ה].
The secret of the set-apart name, Most High, is that the Shekinah [the glory cloud of the divine presence] will arise with the name of Yah [being called upon]. And this is the Secret of "Who”: “he who will arise rejoicing."
Zohar - VaYechi #581 [my translation of original Aramaic]
Who is the "Who" of which the rabbis refer? They refer to whom the dominion of the Kingdom belongs, who is revealed in the hidden message of the Hebrew letters, that is Yod and Heh, which spell the name of Yah in Hebrew. Yah is the name of the Messiah who will come, whom the people will obey. And according to these rabbis, the Shekinah of יהוה will not return until the people of Yah begin to call upon and rejoice in the name of Yah with understanding. For Yah will arise when His people rejoice in His name.
In this book the full form of the Divine name which derives from the Hebrew letters [Yod - Heh - Vav - Heh], is spelled יהוה, which is the original Hebrew characters that many pronounce ‘יהוה’. Others say, "Jehovah", but most scholars are say that יהוה is at least a very close approximation to the original historical pronunciation. Because there is much disagreement over the original pronunciation, most have chosen to use some sort of substitute in place of the divine name [See note #5], such as Adonay [“my Lord"], HaShem [“The Name"], or "The LORD" [all capital letters] as it is rendered in the Standard English Version. One of the main reasons why the simple message of this book has been obscure to so many is due to this man-made tradition of substituting the name, and this is why יהוה is put back into all quotations which bear the name of יהוה in the Hebrew. Here the name of יהוה is placed back into the Scriptures, exactly where it belongs, with no apologies, brackets or parenthesis.
For some bizarre reason, this tradition of men was also applied to the short form of the divine name Yah, which is derived from the two Hebrew letters: [Yod - Heh] Here too, translators have used substitutes in place of the name. The Standard English Version uses "The LORD" [all capitals] as a substitute for the name of Yah. In this book the name of Yah is placed back into every quotation of the Hebrew Scriptures which bears this name. Again, this is done without apology, so no brackets or parentheses are used.
Because the phrase, "The LORD", is used to represent both Yah and יהוה in the standard English texts, it is difficult or impossible for most believers to make the distinction. In fact, this can only be ascertained by looking up the verse in a Hebrew Old Testament or a Hebrew-English interlinear.
Even though there is no controversy over how to pronounce the short form of the Divine name the enemy has still disguised the name in most English translations, so that the average Biblical student [disciple] can never discern the name in the text, and even if the religious leaders and teachers of Christianity can read some Hebrew, they refuse to upset the religious establishment by relating the Divine name hidden within the Hebrew Scriptures.
This book is not simply about pronouncing a name, rather, it is about relating the Greatest story ever told from the perspective of this name which remains hidden for now in the Hebrew Scriptures.
This story will seem strangely familiar on one hand, and oddly unfamiliar on the other. The clarity of this story may startle some at first. However many will find it refreshing and enlightening, like a bridge to go from faith to faith; a cure for disunity and confusion; a restoration of the true path to walk in; the beginning of the unification of both Houses of Israel; and a uniting of both Jew and Gentile.
NOTES:
1. Zohar
2. Zohar- VaYechi #480. See my translation of VaYechi #479; #480; #481, in Chapter 4, Section 2, "The veil of His Body".
3. The King James Version renders "Jah" with a "J", but this is universally pronounced as a "Y" in Yah. Just as the spelling "Hallelu-Jah", is pronounced as Hallelu-Yah.
4. Some scholars contend that Shiloh may stem from the Hebrew word Shalah [#7951], which means "safe and secure", from which is derived "tranquility and rest". But others argue that the letter “SH’' [Shiyn] of Shilow is derived from asher [#834], which means, in context, "who", and the letters "low" mean "For Him". Thus the word, Shiloh [Shilow], is a compound phrase, meaning "to whom it is for". Thus the dominion of the Kingdom is for the Messiah, even Yah the Son of יהוה!
5. I am not saying that this is the only reason or even the foundational reason why the name of יהוה is substituted in most English translations. However, this is the reason most believers used to stick with the tradition. Historically, the Jewish people stopped pronouncing the name after their first exile from Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar in about 598 B.C. They began, at that time, using Adonay as a substitute for יהוה. Some will even argue, against all common sense and reasoning from the Hebrew Scriptures, that the name was never pronounced, making the word of Elohym of none effect. This book will expose the fallacy and detriment of this false teaching.
Introduction
Introduction to the Greatest Story Ever Told
In Just a few words I'd like to share with you my faith in the name as revealed through the Original Hebrew Old Testament and Aramaic Peshitta new Testament Scriptures.
Those who have studied, already know that the Greek [Yesu, Yesun, Yesus], which is commonly pronounced like Jesus, is derived from the Hebrew / Aramaic Yeshua and means "He is Salvation".
Yeshua is revealed to be the habitation, that is the Temple of Yah in Exodus 15:2. Yah of verse 2, is contrasted with יהוה of verse 6, to show that Yah is the right hand of יהוה.
Whether or not one should pronounce the full form of the divine name as יהוה or as Jehovah, or any one of many attempts to properly say the name, one thing is for sure "Hallelu-Yah", is spoken universally and means "Praise Yah".
The book of Joel demands:
… Whosoever shall call on the name of יהוה shall be delivered [saved].
Joel 2:32
The apostles revealed how New Testament believers should fulfill this command in the Aramaic Peshitta:
Everyone who calls upon the name of MarYah will live [be saved; recieve life].
Acts 2:21
MarYah is a Aramaic compound phrase (word / name) used in the Aramaic Peshitta, and means, "LORD Yah" ["Master Yah"]. It is used in almost every quotation of an Old Testament verse which contains the name of יהוה. MarYah is also used in conjunction with Yeshua, which use can only be understood in light of these passages.
In Psalm 68:32-33, יהוה is riding upon the heaven of heavens [Shamayim in Hebrew] of old, and He gives forth His voice; that is, sends forth His voice; that is, His Word. In Psalm 68:4, this is contrasted with Yah, the word of יהוה, who is riding upon the desert places [arabot in Hebrew] (not heavens) of the earth by His name, Yah.
In Psalm 68:6, the rebellious are dwelling in a dry and thirsty land; that is, a desert land. Then in Psalm 68:18, Yah is including these rebellious souls who are dwelling in deserts and is giving them His gift along with whosoever wills. For Yah came to seek and to save that which was lost.
The original Hebrew of Psalm 68:17 reveals that יהוה is dwelling with the angels in heaven. Again, this is contrasted with Psalm 68:18, where Yah ascends on high, leading captivity captive, so that He can pass out gifts among mankind, so that Yah Elohym might dwell with men on earth.
In Psalm 118:14, Yah will become my salvation [Y’shuah, in Hebrew]and therefore looks very much like the name Yeshua.
In Psalm 118:22 Yah, who became Yeshua, is the stone which has been rejected by the builders.
In Isaiah 12:2, Yah יהוה will become my salvation [Y’shuah], and represents the name Yeshua. Isaiah 12:3 reveals in part how this is possible, for it says, "Therefore with joy shall you draw water out of the wells of [the] salvation [HaY’shuah],” which is the place from which the Living Waters of Yah יהוה flow; that is from Yeshua, the Messiah.
It is the heavenly name of Yah which lifts up the earthly name of Yeshua, placing it above every other common, earthly name, as it is written:
Neither is there Salvation in any other (man): for there is none other name under heaven, given among men, whereby we must be saved.
An Aramaic Peshitta comparison of this latter thought, yields:
...Whereby it is necessary to receive life from the Giver of life [The Saviour].
Acts 4:12
Even common mortal men are called by the name, Yeshua, but this common name was lifted up above every common name by being said in conjunction with Yah who came forth from יהוה out of heaven. Thereby, the name of Yeshua is a common name, which is given out to common men under heaven. However, Yah came forth from heaven. Yah is the divine essence who fills the Temple and Yeshua, the man, is the Temple. Yeshua is also that name Yah took upon Himself to become our Salvation. This is why both aspects of the name remain absolutely necessary and actually become as one name of one person, as it is said:
...Repent and be baptized all of you in the name of MarYah (i.e. the Lord Yah) Yeshua for the remission/forgiveness/release from sins…
Acts 2:38 Aramaic Peshitta
Please meditate upon this Old Testament foundation as you read these New Testament verses from the Aramaic Peshitta, which uses MarYah in conjunction with Yeshua:
Yet to us, on our part, there is one Elohym [יהוה] the Father from whom are all things, and we by Him; and one MarYah [Lord Yah Yeshua] by whom are all things, and we also by Him.
1 Corinthians 8:6
I therefore explain to you that there is no man that speaks by the Spirit of Elohym who says that Yeshua is accursed. Neither can any man say that MarYah [Lord Yah] is Yeshua except by the Holy Spirit.
1 Cor 12:3
In the Aramean Church of the East, the divinity associated with the phrase, MarYah, always had to be said before Yeshua, because to say that the Lord Yah is Yeshua, is simply proclaiming that Yah became our salvation [Yeshua] by clothing Himself in a mortal body. This is clearly supported by the Hebrew Scriptures. However, to say that Yeshua is MarYah, Yeshua is the Lord Yah, would be making Yeshua, the man. into a God, which is a pagan, Greek concept! Yeshua is the Temple of Yah, and the brightness of the glory of Yah, and the express image of His person. But, Yeshua, the man can never be Elohym, because Elohym is omnipresent, and cannot be confined in a mortal body. However, Yah, the word, can inhabit that body, and יהוה, as Living Waters, can flow forth from that body, supplying life-giving waters to whosoever wills.
Now let us compare Isaiah 45:21,23, with Philippians 2:10-11:
...Who hath declared this from ancient time? Who hath told it from that time? Have not I, יהוה? And there is no Elohym besides me, a just El and a Saviour;...
Isaiah 45:21
I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and will not return, that unto Me every knee shall bow, every tongue swear.
Isaiah 45:23
Unto who is it that everyone must bow down? Unto whom must all swear loyalty? Who or what must everyone confess? The New Testament tells us:
That at [upon] the name of Yeshua every knee shall bow, of (beings) in heaven and on earth and under the earth.
Philippians 2:10 from Aramaic
And that every tongue should confess that MarYah is Yeshua, the Messiah, to the glory of Elohym [יהוה], His Father.
Philippians 2:11
This Aramaic verse answers all these questions, while the Greek is obscure at best. We must all bow down unto [upon] the name of Yeshua, as upon an altar of mercy and judgment (Matthew 21:42-44), while confessing that Yah is Yeshua, thus Yeshua is the Temple of Yah, the bodily appearance of Yah. Thus all must swear loyalty unto their King and Judge who is Yah, our salvation, Yah, our Yeshua. Thus, all must be done to the glory of יהוה, His Father, (which means that we must all acknowledge that Yah is the word and right hand of יהוה, and thus Yah did not become our salvation [Yeshua] on His own, but rather, as the extension of יהוה to the earth).
These contexts prove that the apostles understood MarYah to mean "Lord Yah", the word of יהוה and that MarYah, the word, was clothed in a mortal body. When He appeared as such, He was called, Yeshua. The compound (word / name) MarYah also sounds like a play on words with the Hebrew "MorYah" [Moriah], which means "seen of Yah" or "Yah is seen"; that is, "Yah appeared". It would be more accurate to say "MORYah" as "MarYah". This play on words also helps one to understand the original Apostolic understanding and use of MarYah.
The above contexts from the Aramaic Peshitta New Testament prove that the title, "God", (Which is translated from the Aramaic "Alaha" and the Hebrew "Elohym") is being used as a substitute for יהוה, the Father of MarYah. Thus MarYah, the Son, the invisible word, is proclaimed throughout the Aramaic Peshitta. MarYah is never equivalent unto יהוה, no more than a bucket of water is equivalent to the ocean. However, MarYah is used as a substitute for the name of יהוה in quotations from the Old Testament Hebrew.
The title, mar [Fr[1] . "mare"], also speaks of the bitter affliction of Yah. Thus by faith, we still see Yah as His bodily Temple hung upon the tree in bitter affliction, taking our bitter affliction upon Himself. Earthly masters caused their servants to serve in bitter affliction. Yah became MarYah, our Salvation [Yeshua], by taking that bitter affliction upon Himself. In this way, Yah became our Master [MarYah].
[Note: "Mara" means "master" or "lord", in the sense of causing the servant to serve in bitter affliction.]
Almost all religious leaders have rejected these concepts. Most Christians have rejected His Hebrew divine name, Yah יהוה, therefore they can never confess that MarYah is Yeshua, the Messiah to the glory of יהוה, His Father. However, the Jewish religious leaders have rejected the very idea that Yah could ever clothe Himself in a mortal body. It is clearly revealed in the New Testament Scriptures:
The first man was of dust from the earth; the second man was MarYah from heaven.
1 Corinthians 15:47
In other places, the apostle, Paul, explains how MarYah became the second man, the one who came forth from heaven. In these contexts, the sacred name is added in parenthesis for clarification:
Likewise, when He [Yah] was clothed in flesh, He offered fervent prayers and pleadings with intense anxious tears, to Him [יהוה] who was able to revive Him [Yeshua, the Temple of Yah] from death, and He [Yah Yeshua] was heard.
Hebrews 5:7, Aramaic Peshitta
Therefore, When entering the world, He [Yah] said: In sacrifices and oblations you have not had pleasure; but you have clothed me with a body.
Hebrews 10:5, Aramaic Peshitta
Therefore, Yah came forth from heaven, coming into the world, to be clothed with a mortal body, to appear in the form of a man. However, Yah is spirit, and can never be a mere man!
Many still teach that the name of Yeshua [Jesus] is somehow compounded with the name of Yah and comes to mean, "Yah is salvation." Others go even further insisting that the name must be said as Y'hoshua or Yahshua so that one can hear the sound of the name, Yah, upon the ear. However, mere men carried the name of Yah in this way.
[Examples: Eliyah is "My El is Yah"; Yeshiyah is "My Salvation is Yah"; and Mattithyah is "The gift of Yah".]
The apostles made a distinction with "Yeshua", by saying His name in conjunction with Yah [as a distinct name], as it reads in Acts 2:38 of the Aramaic Peshitta, which renders: "MarYah Yeshua"; that is "Lord Yah Yeshua".
The reason the apostles were so adamant on this point, is because the compound name theory could leave many believing in an Elohym-man (God-Man) [a Greek / Pagan concept], rather than the truth that is able to set men completely free, that Yah was clothed with a mortal body, and His body is called Yeshua, the man. His body or physical mind [qnoma - nature] never became divine, and Yah, His divine qnoma never became flesh, but rather put on flesh. Likewise, it is certain that Yah could never die, rather His body died, as it is written:
We see that He is Yeshua, who humbled Himself to become lower than the Messengers [angels] through His suffering and death, but now He is crowned with honor and glory because He tasted death for the sake of everyone apart from Elohym.
Aramaic Peshitta, Hebrews 2:9
Therefore, the Peshitta makes it clear, that Yeshua tasted death in place of all mankind, apart from Yah, our Elohym. Although the mortal body of Yah could die, it was impossible for Yah to die.
[Many early church fathers quote "apart from God" ["Charis Theou", in Latin]; instead of corruption later added to the text of "by the grace of God" ["Chariti Theou", in Latin], these include Origen, Ambrose, Jerome and many more.][2]
The Aramaic word qnoma means "the occurrence of a nature", which is used often to refer to the divine nature of Yeshua. At times, His qnoma appeared human, and at other times His qnoma appeared divine. Therefore, the Church of the East [Aramean], believes in the two-fold qnoma of the Messiah.
The only acceptable sacrifice to atone for the sins of mankind was the body of Yah, the Temple of Yah, the Son of יהוה, who was executed so that all who call upon His name in faith might have life through Him.
May your blessings and healings and salvation flow from Yeshua, the Temple of Yah, the anointed of יהוה.
Sh’lama amkun [peace be with you].
Introduction
Introduction to the Greatest Story Ever Told
Chapter 1 - The Hebrew Key
Chapter 2 - MarYah is Yeshua [In Progress]
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