1. Still, the enigma of EHYH lingers.
2. I like it: "When knowledge of God diminishes, the need to know the
"name" of God increases."
Isaac Fried, Boston University
On Jan 9, 2013, at 12:08 PM, Rev. Bryant J. Williams III wrote:
Dear Cornelius,
I would think that the question, "What is his name?," that the
Israelites would ask is necessary and would be duely required from
ANY person claiming he had been sent by that "God." This is due to
the fact of the last 429 years that the Israelites have been in
Egypt. Every "god" or "goddess" had a name that also reflected the
nature of the "god" or "goddess" that was worshipped. Exodus 6:3 is
quite clear that the Israelites would NEED to know this name
(Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as El-$aday NOT as YHWH). (NOTE: I think
progressive revelation is also at play here).
When knowledge of God diminishes, the need to know the "name" of
God increases.
Rev. Bryant J. Williams III
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