April 30, 2026 4:00 am
The primary name for God in Scripture is Jehovah, occurring nearly 7,000 times, but its use has been limited in English versions, leading to a loss of the full impact of passages that equate Christ with Jehovah, the Creator God.
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Welcome to the Days of Praise podcast, a daily devotional by the Institute for Creation Research. Jehovah And Thou, Lord, in the beginning, hast laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of thine hands. Hebrews 1.10 The primary name for God in Scripture is the majestic name Jehovah, occurring nearly 7,000 times. The early Jews were reluctant to use that name for fear of using it lightly and substituted the word Adonai, meaning master or lord, in its place. Our English versions have followed suit, using the term Lord for Jehovah to distinguish it from Adonai or Lord.
Thus, the name Jehovah appears only four times in the King James and causes us at times to miss the full impact of the passage. This is especially true in the New Testament quotations from Old Testament passages that use the name Jehovah.
Now in the English versions, the name Lord is substituted. If Jehovah were read instead, the meaning would be much richer and it would prove beyond a doubt the full deity of Christ. Consider two examples. First, our text quotes from Psalm 102, 25-27. The entire Psalm consists of praise to Jehovah, and here in Hebrews, it addresses the Son.
If we read, Thou Jehovah in the beginning hast laid the foundations of the earth, and realize that Jesus is the subject of the passage. We recognize that Jesus can be none other than the Creator God. Also, in Matthew 3:3, where John the Baptist fulfilled his prophesied role by teaching, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, quoting from Isaiah 43, We see Jesus equated with the Jehovah of the Old Testament, for Isaiah uses the term Lord or Jehovah. In these and many other examples, we see Christ is Jehovah, and that the Lord of the Old Testament is the Jesus of the New Testament. If you've enjoyed today's devotional, be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.
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