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To: jjotto
The Orthodox Jewish community will largely not pronounce the so-called "Ineffable" Name because of a Rabbinic ban on Its pronunciation:
"It is forbidden to read the glorious and terrible name as it is written, as the sages said "He that pronounces the name as it is written has no portion in the world to come". Therefore it must be read as if it were written Adonai." (Mishnah Berurah 5:2) Babylonian Talmud: Sanhedrin 90a/10:1
The Rabbinic ban on the pronunciation seems to closely coincide or closely follow the Seleucid Greek ban on the use of The-Divine-Name in the 2nd Century BCE (described in Babylonian Talmud, Rosh Hashannah 18b). The ban was certainly only one of the anti-Torah decrees enacted by the pagan tyrant Antiochus IV Epiphanes in 168 BCE. The Jewish Hasmoneans later defeated the Seleucids and reversed the anti-Torah decrees, including all bans on the usage of The-Name. Even so, the rabbinic elders (i.e. Pharisees) opposed this and other Hasmonean efforts (the Hasmoneans were Sadducees who rejected the "Oral Torah" of the Pharisees).

It is only Jewish tradition since the 2nd century BCE that prohibits the pronunciation of God's name. The Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) itself shows that God's name was liberally and openly pronounced in ancient times.

2Ch 7:14
(14) if My people, upon whom My name is called, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their evil ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Isaiah 12
(4) And in that day shall ye say: 'Give thanks unto YHWH, proclaim His name, declare His doings among the peoples, make mention that His name is exalted.

Isaiah 26
(13) O YHWH our God, other lords beside Thee have had dominion over us; but by Thee only do we make mention of Thy name.

Isaiah 52
(6) Therefore My people shall know My name; therefore they shall know in that day that I, even He that spoke, behold, here I am.

Jeremiah 12
(15) And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them up, I will again have compassion on them; and I will bring them back, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land. (16) And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of My people to swear by My name: 'As YHWH liveth,' even as they taught My people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built up in the midst of My people.

Jeremiah 23
(26) How long shall this be? Is it in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, and the prophets of the deceit of their own heart? (27) That think to cause My people to forget My name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers forgot My name for Baal.

Psalm 30
(5) Sing praise unto YHWH, O ye His godly ones, and give thanks to His holy name.


Psalm 97
(12) Be glad in YHWH, ye righteous; and give thanks to His holy name.

Psalm 102
(13) But Thou, O YHWH, sittest enthroned for ever; and Thy name is unto all generations.

Psalm 135
(13) O YHWH, Thy name endureth for ever; thy memorial, O YHWH, throughout all generations. (14) For YHWH will judge His people, and repent Himself for His servants.

Ezekiel 39
(7) And My holy name will I make known in the midst of My people Israel; neither will I suffer My holy name to be profaned any more; and the nations shall know that I am YHWH, the Holy One in Israel.

Hosea 12
(6) But YHWH, the God of hosts, YHWH is His name.

Zechariah 13:9
(9) And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried; they shall call on My name, and I will answer them; I will say: 'It is My people', and they shall say: 'YHWH is my God.'

How do you call on it, praise it, declare it, pass it on to future generations, if you can't speak it, read it or write it?

7 posted on 02/15/2011 8:32:09 AM PST by Netizen
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To: Netizen

Netizen, please explain why you believe yourself to be Jewish or Noachide. How do you define these two states of being?


9 posted on 02/15/2011 3:12:34 PM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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