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Part 1 - God's Puzzle Solved

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88 God’s <strong>Puzzle</strong> <strong>Solved</strong>So they knew The God of The Fathers. What they didnot know was His name. The name had been revealed toMoses at the burning bush, “ 13 The God of your fathers hassent me to you; and they shall surely say to me. What is hisname? What shall I say to them? 14 And God said to Moses,I AM THAT I AM” (Exodus 3:13-14).Great Name Of YHVHIn Hebrew, only the consonants are used to indicate TheHeavenly Father’s name (YHWH by some accounts, JHVHby others and still others YHVH). These four letters arecalled The Tetragrammaton. The ancient Hebrew had novowels. The scribes or copyists used diacritical marks justabove or below the letters to indicate the vowels. Expertsin Jewish law elected to hide this fourfold name to ensureit would not be blasphemed. When the four letters ofThe Tetragrammaton appeared in the text, scribes wouldpoint to it and substitute vowels for the word “adonai”in Hebrew (literally, “lord”) which was in turn read “adonai”rather than the sacred name “Yahweh.” In Hebrew,“I AM THAT I AM,” states exactly what God actually is.God said, “You shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM’has sent me to you.” This name means “I am the existingone.” In Hebrew it means the “existing one” or the “onlyexisting one.”This ties in with The Ancient of Days meaning that Godalways existed. He exists today and He always will exist.However, the name means much more. It means “The Onewho always exists.” In other words, He is “self-life.” Heconsists of perpetual energy. God needs nothing outsideof Himself. He is everything that is. This has a deeper

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