More Interesting Facts!

More interesting facts on God and his word. Is it Yahweh or Yahveh? Most modern Bible translations have notes on this issue in their introductions state that the true name of God in the Old Testament was Yahweh with a w and not v. As all the letters of the Tetragrammaton are called vowels by Josephus (Wars of the Jews, 5.5.556) as well as by Hebrew grammars. Another authority says, “The sound of waw a long time ago wasn’t ‘vav’ at all but ‘w’ and ‘w’ is weak. The Yemenite Jews of Arabia who retain an ancient, correct, and pure pronunciation of Hebrew still pronounce the waw as ‘w,’ as does Arabic, the close sister language of Hebrew,” How the Hebrew Language Grew, Edward Horowitz, pp. 29-30. The online Wikipedia notes: ‘V’ was pronounced as the modern English ‘W’. The Bible has seen a notably large number of English language translations. The worldwide status of Bible translation (2008): Number Statistic 6,909 number of languages spoken in the world today 200,000,000 number of people who speak the 2,393 languages where translation projects have not yet begun 1,998 number of translation programs currently in progress for languages without adequate Scripture nearly 80% world’s remaining Bible translation needs that are located in the three areas of greatest need 1,168 number of language communities which have access to the New Testament in their heart language 438 number of language communities which have access to the entire (Protestant Canon) Bible in the language they understand best 6,500,000,000 population of the world Of the world's 6,900 languages, 2,400 have some or all of the Bible, 1,600 (spoken by more than a billion people) have translation underway, and some 2,500 (spoken by 270 million people) are judged as needing translation to begin. The Bible has always been central to the life of the Christian church. Bible scholar N.T. Wright says Jesus himself was profoundly shaped by the scriptures, the ancient Hebrew and Aramaic texts whose stories, songs, prophecy and wisdom permeated the Jewish world of his day. He adds that the earliest Christians also searched those same scriptures in their effort to understand what their living God had accomplished through the brief earthly life of Jesus. They regarded the ancient Israelites' scriptures as having reached a climactic fulfillment in Jesus himself, generating the "new covenant" prophesied by Jeremiah. There are among Christians various differences of opinion as to how certain incidents as described in the Bible are to be interpreted and as to what meaning should be attached to various prophecies. However, Christians in general should be in agreement as to the Bible's basic message. A general outline should be as the following: At some point in the past, humanity chose to depart from the will of God and began to sin under of the influence of Satan. Because of the effects of sin, people could not deal directly with God, and in these last days the one true God has revealed Himself in many ways so that all can understand him. God called Abraham and his progeny to be the means for saving all of humanity. To this end, he gave the Law to Moses. The resulting nation of Israel went through cycles of sin and repentance, yet the prophets show an increasing understanding of the Law as a moral, not just a ceremonial, force. Jesus brought a perfect completion of the Mosaic Law, bringing about a better covenant of love and life. By His death and resurrection, all who believe and are baptized in his name are saved by the grace of God, thus being redeemed by him. The Almighty by the alphabet. God is the:

Advocate - 1 John 2:1 Almighty - Revelation 1:8 Alpha - Revelation 1:8 Amen - Revelation 3:14 Angel of the Lord - Genesis 16:7 Anointed One - Psalm 2:2 Apostle - Hebrews 3:1 Author and Perfecter of our Faith - Hebrews 12:2 Beginning - Revelation 21:6 Bishop of Souls - 1 Peter 2:25 Branch - Zechariah 3:8 Bread of Life - John 6:35,48 Bridegroom - Matthew 9:15 Carpenter - Mark 6:3 Chief Shepherd - 1 Peter 5:4 The Christ - Matthew 1:16 Comforter - Jeremiah 8:18 Consolation of Israel - Luke 2:25 Cornerstone - Ephesians 2:20 Dayspring - Luke 1:78 Day Star - 2 Peter 1:19 Deliverer - Romans 11:26 Desire of Nations - Haggai 2:7 Emmanuel - Matthew 1:23 End - Revelation 21:6 Everlasting Father - Isaiah 9:6 Faithful and True Witness - Revelation 3:14 First Fruits - 1 Corinthians 15:23 Foundation - Isaiah 28:16

Fountain - Zechariah 13:1 Friend of Sinners - Matthew 11:19 Gate for the Sheep - John 10:7 Gift of God - 2 Corinthians 9:15 God - John 1:1 Glory of God - Isaiah 60:1 Good Shepherd - John 10:11 Governor - Matthew 2:6 Great Shepherd - Hebrews 13:20 Guide - Psalm 48:14 Head of the Church - Colossians 1:18 High Priest - Hebrews 3:1 Holy One of Israel - Isaiah 41:14 Horn of Salvation - Luke 1:69 I Am - Exodus 3:14 Jehovah - Psalm 83:18 Jesus - Matthew 1:21 King of Israel - Matthew 27:42 King of Kings - 1 Timothy 6:15; Revelation 19:16 Lamb of God - John 1:29 Last Adam - 1 Corinthians 15:45 Life - John 11:25 Light of the World - John 8:12; John 9:5 Lion of the Tribe of Judah - Revelation 5:5 Lord of Lords - 1 Timothy 6:15; Revelation 19:16 Master - Matthew 23:8 Mediator - 1 Timothy 2:5 Messiah - John 1:41 Mighty God - Isaiah 9:6

Morning Star - Revelation 22:16 Nazarene - Matthew 2:23 Omega - Revelation 1:8 Passover Lamb - 1 Corinthians 5:7 Physician - Matthew 9:12 Potentate - 1 Timothy 6:15 Priest - Hebrews 4:15 Prince of Peace - Isaiah 9:6 Prophet - Acts 3:22 Propitiation - I John 2:2 Purifier - Malachi 3:3 Rabbi - John 1:49 Ransom - 1 Timothy 2:6 Redeemer - Isaiah 41:14 Refiner - Malachi 3:2 Refuge - Isaiah 25:4 Resurrection - John 11:25 Righteousness - Jeremiah 23:6 Rock - Deuteronomy 32:4 Root of David - Revelation 22:16 Rose of Sharon - Song of Solomon 2:1 Ruler of God's Creation - Revelation 3:14 Sacrifice - Ephesians 5:2 Savior - 2 Samuel 22:47; Luke 1:47 Second Adam - 1 Corinthians 15:47 Seed of Abraham - Galatians 3:16 Seed of David - 2 Timothy 2:8 Seed of the Woman - Genesis 3:15 Servant - Isaiah 42:1

Shepherd - 1 Peter 2:25 Shiloh - Genesis 49:10 Son of David - Matthew 15:22 Son of God - Luke 1:35 Son of Man - Matthew 18:11 Son of Mary - Mark 6:3 Son of the Most High - Luke 1:32 Stone - Isaiah 28:16 Sun of Righteousness - Malachi 4:2 Teacher - Matthew 26:18 Truth - John 14:6 Way - John 14:6 Wonderful Counselor - Isaiah 9:6 Word - John 1:1 Vine - John 15:1 God is eternal. (Deuteronomy 33:27; Jeremiah 10:10; Psalm 90:2)

What God is.

God is infinite. (1 Kings 8:22-27; Jeremiah 23:24; Psalm 102:25-27; Revelation 22:13) God is self-sufficient and self-existent. (Exodus 3:13-14; Psalm 50:10-12; Colossians 1:16) God is omnipresent (resides in every place or everywhere). (Psalm 139:7-12) God is omnipotent (has all power). (Genesis 18:14; Matthew 28:18; Revelation 19:6) God is omniscient (knows all things). (Psalm 139:2-6; Isaiah 40:13-14) God is unchanging or immutable. (Psalm 102:25-27; Hebrews 1:10-12; 13:8) God is sovereign. (2 Samuel 7:22; Isaiah 46:9-11) God is wise. (Proverbs 3:19; Romans 16:26-27; 1 Timothy 1:17) God is holy. (Leviticus 19:2; 1 Peter 1:15)

God is righteous and just. (Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalm 11:7; Psalm 119:137) God is faithful. (Deuteronomy 7:9; Psalm 89:1-8) God is true and truth. (Psalm 31:5; John 14:6; John 17:3; Titus 1:1-2) God alone is good. (Psalm 25:8; Psalm 34:8; Mark 10:18) God is merciful. (Deuteronomy 4:31; Psalm 103:8-17; Daniel 9:9; Hebrews 2:17) God is gracious. (Exodus 34:6; Psalm 103:8; 1 Peter 5:10) God is love. (John 3:16; Romans 5:8; 1 John 4:8) God is a spirit. (John 4:24; Revelations 4:2; Deuteronomy 6:4) God is light. (James 1:17; 1 John 1:5)