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| So what does it mean that God revealed the name of YHWH—yoh, hey, vah, hey—Yahweh, to Moses on lonely Mt. Horeb? What does it mean that the creator of the universe, the Almighty God, confronts a shepherd in the wilderness and tells him—the Name? It means a lot. God, through a burning bush that would not burn up, initiated relationship with a human. God revealed something of the divine mystery to a humble shepherd. “I am that I am.” The name is so sacred that today many religious people do not even say that Name. Our Bibles print out LORD in capital letters as a way to respect the unmentionable Name. Some Jewish rabbis postulate that the four letters—yoh, hey, vah, hey—almost sound like breathing when spoken together. The name of God is the very breath we take to sustain life? Does God become vulnerable to Moses, to us, in the giving of this name? Does God give us a hint of the divine nature by the meaning of these letters? I AM. I AM. Forever fully present. The One who makes all other things be. REST STOP #2: 25 Scriptures 'Till Christmas! This month I received a catalog in the mail that featured all sorts of novelty gifts. One such gift was a plaque that quoted Psalm 46:10, “Be still and know that I am God.” There was a movement to the words within the artwork. Descending downward, the words at the end of each phrase dropped off to form similar yet distinct messages. It went something like this: Continued... |
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