"Y" is for Yahweh

 From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia on the Internet, the word ‘Yahweh’ is transcribed into Roman letters as YHWH.  This form of four letters is known as the Tetragrammation.  The most likely meaning of the name may be “He brings Into Existence Whatever Exists”.   Yay!  They got it right!  Our God does bring into existence whatever exists.  All things are made by Him!

The Bible (which I believe to be the true and inspired Word of God) describes ‘Yahweh’ as the One True God.  God said “I am Yahweh your God who brought you out of Egypt, where you lived as slaves.  You shall have no other gods to rival me.”  Yahweh demanded the roll of the one true God in the hearts and the minds of Israel.  “Hear Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one: and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your might.”  As Christians, we believe Jesus is the human incarnation of Yahweh.

Yahweh (Yah-ve) is sometimes referred to as Jehovah, with the primary meaning of “self-existent one”. The ‘tetragrammation’ of YHWH, was considered too sacred to be spoken aloud, so other names were used for names that would be uttered.    To add vowel points to YHWH, it makes it sound like ‘Yehova’, and thus the later word of Jehovah, meaning “My Lord.”

To the name Jehovah, we see various names added to reveal His character.  For example, when God provided the ram in the thicket for Abraham, he came to know God as Jehovah-Jireh, (He will Provide).  When God revealed himself to David as the Shepherd, David called Him Jehovah-Rohi, the Lord our shepherd.  We discussed ‘Nissi’ as our ‘N’ word a few weeks ago, giving the name Jehovah-Nissi; the Lord is my banner.  This shows that Jehovah is the Lord, and the added name helps us understand ‘Who He is’.

We need to spend time praising God simply for who He is by using His various names:
He is Jehovah-elyon—“The Lord most High”
He is Jehovah-shalom—The Lord our peace”
He is my Yahweh, my Jehovah, The King of Glory!  (Psalm 24:7)