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discoveries have revealed what was actually done, and a correction has been made.
It is very unfortunate that the divine names have been so obscured and hidden.
Yahweh has been given as the Father’s memorial name to all generations, yet through error
and tradition the name is seldom heard among the saints today. Other names have also lost
much through poor renderings, and the link between Old and New Testaments has in many
ways been obscured.
The general of Israel, Joshua (Yahshua), is a type of Yahshua (Jesus) who is to lead
His people into the promised rest of Yahweh. The name Yahshua means Yah’s salvation,
and it was an appropriate name for both the Son of Yahweh and the general and leader of
Israel. We actually see the name of the Savior revealed in the names of the two great
prophets Elijah (Eli-yah) and Elisha (Eli-shua).
Many today are coming back to an understanding of the divine names, and they are
once more beginning to use them. Of those who do, some have adopted very narrow views
concerning the manner in which divine persons are to be addressed or referenced, and they
condemn those who still use titles for divinity such as Lord or God. In many instances,
however, these titles are quite appropriate.
The title God is the English equivalent of the Hebrew Elohim. Both words denote
divinity and even as Elohim was used to refer to false elohims (Exodus 12:12, Jeremiah
43:12, etc.), as well as the true Elohim of Israel, so is the word god used to refer to false gods
as well as the true God. Similarly, Lord is an appropriate title that many use for both the
Father and the Son. When one discerns the etymology, the word origin, of the title Lord, it
seems especially appropriate as a designation of the Son of Yahweh. The word Lord is
synonymous with the word Master and it is derived from the Old English word hlááford
which literally means bread (loaf)-ward. It was a reference to the head of a household. The
servants in the house were entitled to be fed by the master, or loaf-ward of the house.
Yahshua is certainly the one who is the master of His household, and He gives bread
to those who are servants in His household. Examine the following scripture.

John 6:32-35
Yahshua therefore said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, it is not Moses who has
given you the bread out of heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread
out of heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and
gives life to the world." They said therefore to Him, "Lord, evermore give us this
bread." Yahshua said to them, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me shall not
hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.”

Let me rewrite verse 34 and it becomes very illuminating. “They said therefore to Him,
‘Loaf-ward, evermore give us this bread.’” Yahshua in turn, as the Loaf-ward (Lord), gave
them His flesh as their bread.

Mark 14:22
And while they were eating, He took some bread, and after a blessing He broke it and
gave it to them, and said, "Take it, this is My body."

There are certain groups today that assert that the title Lord should never be linked
to the Father or the Son, for the word Baal found often in the Old Testament is commonly
interpreted as lord. Oftentimes these groups will replace the word Lord with the word