tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post6935901759984802648..comments2024-03-12T11:58:24.510+13:00Comments on Otagosh: The Eternal OneGavin Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17965552923012880262noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-76385510871457028422013-05-04T05:50:35.769+12:002013-05-04T05:50:35.769+12:00Since God doesn't have father or mother he doe...Since God doesn't have father or mother he doesn't have a name. YHVH is not to be pronounced, it is just a place holder in the place of a name. <br /><br />It's interesting that "the LORD God" is then literally, "the YHVH of the gods". <br /><br />The belief in the ANE was that knowing the name of the god one could control the god. That's the story of Balaam too. He intended to build 7 alters and make 7 sacrifices and pronounce or call upon the sacred name of the god to curse Israel. But God was way smarter than Balaam and tricked him into blessing Israel and cursing the Canaanite tribes who hired him.<br /><br />But, reading the OT from there on, it looks like it didn't work and Israel has been cursed for worshiping this 'no name' god ever since then. Corkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15894537940881776504noreply@blogger.com