There seem to be all kinds of misconceptions floating around out there that mistakenly draw a connection between God’s 3rd Word and the tradition of not saying God’s personal name out loud. Keep in mind that up until around 300 BC, the Lord’s personal name WAS uttered out loud. And here’s another very significant point […]

I don’t agree with the Jewish tradition of not pronouncing God’s personal name out loud. There are two reasons why. First, I don’t think its Scriptural. In the original Hebrew, God’s holy name is written over 6000 times in His Word. In addition, there are plenty of Scriptures where we are plainly commanded to call […]

“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.”-Exodus 20:7 The 3rd Word is that we are to NOT take the Lord’s name in vain. And what is the Lord’s name? It is the tetragrammaton we know as YHVH. This is the perfect […]

“I, Adonai your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sins of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but displaying grace to the thousandth generation of those who love me and obey my commands.”-Exodus 20:5-6 In Exodus 20:5-6, when God speaks of punishing the children for the sins […]

“You are not to bow down to them or serve them; for I, Adonai your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sins of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me.”-Exodus 20:5 When the Scripture says our Lord is a jealous God, honestly, this really rubs me the […]