Page 5 - Overcoming Addiction

Foreword

word of explanation is necessary at the start of this book. In this work you will
Afind the writer using names in reference to God the Father and God the Son
that are more faithful to their Hebrew original than the names and titles generally
in use by the church today. The name Yah, or Yahweh, will be found in reference
to God the Father, and the name Yahshua will be utilized when speaking of the
Son.
This usage is not intended to be divisive, nor does it serve as a renunciation
of the usage of titles such as Lord or God. Neither is it a condemnation of those
who choose to call the Son of God Jesus. My intent as a teacher of the Bible is
simply to illumine and instruct. There is great meaning in the Hebrew names of
the Father and the Son, and these names are directly related to one another.
Many of the people whose lives are portrayed in Scripture also serve as types and
shadows of God, bringing to light truths that might otherwise be hidden.
For example, Joshua, the Israelite leader who led the people of God across
the Jordan and into battle to take possession of the land of Canaan, bears the
same name as the Messiah. They both were called Yahshua. Like Joshua in the
Old Testament, the Son of God began His ministry at the Jordan River as He was
baptized by John. Both men labored to establish a kingdom dedicated to Yahweh,
the first external and natural, the latter internal and spiritual.
Yah is the name used in reference to the Father on forty-nine separate
occasions in the Old Testament. Most Christians have utilized this name of God
without knowing that they were doing so. Whenever the word hallelujah is
uttered, the speaker is literally exclaiming “Praise Yah,” for this is the meaning of
the Hebrew word from which it is derived. The longer name Yahweh is found an
additional 6,828 times.
The name of the Son is likewise significant, for Yahshua is understood to
mean “Yah’s Salvation.” The Gospel writer indicates that this is the meaning of
the name given to the Savior at His birth.

Matthew 1:21
“And she will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Yahshua, for it is He
who will save His people from their sins.”

It has been the practice of this writer for many years to use these names,
which more clearly represent their Hebrew originals. It is my hope that their
employment in this book might aid the reader by bringing forth light on
relationships that are obscured, as well as promoting an increased intimacy with
God the Father by calling Him by His memorial name, instead of a title which
men have substituted.