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Thursday, March 4 2010
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were believers of the only true God, as was Moses. But consider the difference in the Name by which they knew Him:
"6:1 Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.6:2 And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD:
6:3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them." (Exodus 6:1-3 KJV)
"Yud-Heh-Vav-Heh"
The "JEHOVAH" as used in the King James verse quoted above is rendered "LORD" in the Revised Standard Version:
"6:1 But the LORD said to Moses, "Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for with a strong hand he will send them out, yea, with a strong hand he will drive them out of his land."6:2 And God said to Moses, "I am the LORD.
6:3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by my name the LORD I did not make myself known to them." (Exodus 6:1-3 RSV)
The Complete Jewish Bible renders the King James' "JEHOVAH" and the RSV "LORD" by the four Hebrew letters that were actually written, "Yud-Heh-Vav-Heh," but then also includes "Adonai" in its place (see the Fact Finder question below to understand why various translations, even those who claim to be using the actual Hebrew, use "JEHOVAH," "LORD" and "Adonai"):
"6:1 Adonai said to Moshe, "Now you will see what I am going to do to Pharaoh. With a mighty hand he will send them off; with force he will drive them from the land!"6:2 God spoke to Moshe; he said to him, "I am ADONAI.
6:3 I appeared to Avraham, Yitz'chak and Ya'akov as El Shaddai, although I did not make myself known to them by my name Yud-Heh-Vav-Heh" [Adonai] (Exodus 6:1-3 Complete Jewish Bible)
To answer the question, yes, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob all knew the LORD, the same as Moses (see Christ The Creator and 'Before Abraham Was, I AM'), but by a different name. For the Biblical historical record however, "the LORD" is sometimes used before "the LORD" made that Name known. Notice the wording, "the LORD appeared to Abram" - but "said unto him, I am the Almighty God."
"17:1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God" (Genesis 17:1 KJV)
Fact Finder: What is the origin of the name "Jehovah"? What is the origin of the name "LORD"? What is the origin of the name "Adonai"?
See Jehovah
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This Day In History, March 4
527: In Constantinople, a gravely ill Justin crowned his nephew Justinian as co-emperor.
1507: Future Protestant reformer Martin Luther, age 21, was ordained a priest in the Roman Catholic church.
1541: Ignatius of Loyola became the first superior-general of the Jesuits.
1581: England's Frances Drake and his crew completed the circumnavigation of the world.
1687: James II ordered his Declaration of Indulgence read in church, allowing for full liberty of worship in England. It allowed peaceable meetings of nonconformists and forgave all penalties for ecclesiastical offenses.
1812: The former French territory of Orleans became the 18th U.S. state, with the name Louisiana.
1818: Congress declared the U.S. flag to be 13 red and white stripes and 20 stars.
1905: An earthquake in Kangra India, killed 375,000 people.
1918: The Battle of The Somme ended.
1944: Jewish Holocaust victim Anne Frank, 14, wrote in her diary: "I want to go on living even after my death! And therefore I am grateful to God for giving me this gift...of expressing all that is in me."
1949: 12 nations - the United States, Canada, Britain, France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Portugal - founded the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) . West Germany, Greece, Turkey and Spain joined later.
1968: Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, at age 39.
1983 The first launch of the space shuttle Challenger. It was in service less than 3 years before exploding shortly after launch on January 28, 1986.
