Page 125 - Attractive Deception - The False Hope of the Hebrew Roots Movement

Elohim is never given as the proper name of Yahweh in scripture. Elohim is a title that refers to a
divine being and in the following passage we can see that it was not exclusively used as a reference
to Yahweh.

Exodus 12:12
'For I will go through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike down all the first-born in the land
of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the elohim (gods) of Egypt I will execute judgments -
I am Yahweh.

The translators are clearly wrong in stating that “the most common name for deity is God.” They
would have been closer to the truth in saying “the most common title for deity is God.” Anytime the
writers of scripture wanted to declare who their Elohim was they gave His “special or proper name”
Yahweh. They did this with amazing consistency so that Yahweh occurs 6,828 times in the Old
Testament with Yah occurring an additional 49 times. Yet for all this, the translators have chosen to
totally remove the names Yahweh and Yah from scripture and they have based it solely upon the
following argument: “This name has not been pronounced by the Jews because of reverence for the
great sacredness of the divine name. Therefore, it has been consistently translated Lord.”

Did the translators give some divine commandment as their authority for removing Yahweh’s name
from scripture? No! They based this very profound decision totally upon the tradition of the Jews...
What is the commandment of Yahweh concerning the usage of His name? We are not left without
understanding.

Exodus 3:15
And God said moreover unto Moses, “Thus shall you say unto the Children of Israel, Yahweh God
of your fathers... has sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all
generations.”

I Chronicles 17:24
"And let Your name be established and magnified forever, saying, 'Yahweh of hosts is the God of
Israel, even a God to Israel; and the house of David Your servant is established before You.'”

Psalms 29:2
Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to His name; worship Yahweh in holy array.

Psalms 72:17-19
May his name endure forever; may his name increase as long as the sun shines and let men bless
themselves by him; let all nations call him blessed. Blessed be Yahweh God, the God of Israel, who
alone works wonders. And blessed be His glorious name forever; and may the whole earth be filled
with His glory. Amen, and Amen.

Psalms 105:1-3
Oh, give thanks to Yahweh! Call upon His name; make known His deeds among the peoples! Sing
to Him, sing psalms to Him; talk of all His wondrous works! Glory in His holy name; let the hearts
of those rejoice who seek Yahweh!