HAS THE TRUE GOD MAGNIFIED OR EXALTED HIS WORD ABOVE ALL HIS NAME?

One of the reasons why many people are not interested in the search for the original name of the true God which He shares with His only begotten Son, the Mashiyach (Messiah), is the claim that He has magnified or exalted His word above all His name. So they believe that the name of the true God is a mere tag that has no relevance.

I wonder why these human being are senseless whereas they are created in the image of the true God with the ability to think and reason. Every human being should be a reasonable being. How can the true God magnify or exalt His word above all His name? What is the difference between the word and name of the true God? Is the name of the true God not His word? Or have we quickly become ignorant of the truth that every name is a word whereby a person, place or thing is personally or commonly known and identified. The name of the true God is His word. The last time I crosschecked Psalm 138:2 in four different English versions of the Holy Bible,

King James Version [KJV] says ".... FOR THOU HAST MAGNIFIED THY WORD ABOVE ALL THY NAME";

Revised Standard Version [RSV] says "... FOR THOU HAST EXALTED ABOVE

EVERYTHING THY NAME AND THY WORD";

New International Version [NIV] says "... FOR YOU EXALTED ABOVE ALL THINGS YOUR NAME AND YOUR WORD";

New American Bible [NAB] says "... FOR YOU MADE GREAT ABOVE ALL THINGS YOUR NAME AND YOUR PROMISE";

Bible Nso Ohuu by The Bible Society of Nigeria says ".... N'IHI NA I GOSILA NA OKWU GI NA AHA GI DI UKWU NA- ACHIKWA IHE NILE".

Let us see some excerpts from Yehochanan (John) 1:1-14. "IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD AND THE WORD WAS WITH GOD AND THE WORD WAS GOD". All things were created by this WORD that was in the beginning with God. And there was life in this WORD. And the life that was in this WORD was the light of men. Which is why this WORD is called THE WORD OF LIFE. This WORD OF LIFE has a name, a special name whereby human beings can be saved from their problem of being slaves of sin. This WORD OF LIFE became FLESH [i.e. HUMAN BEING] and tabernacled Himself among us. The Holy Bible says in Yehochanan (John) 1:13 that He gave to as many as received this WORD OF LIFE the power to become children of God, even the ones who believe in His name. The name of God is a word that proceeded from His mouth and His name represents Him. Which word of God did He magnify above all His name whereas His name is an inseparable part of His word and of course what represents His word? The original Hebrew name of the true God is YAH. This name of the true God is reverend, holy, glorious and awesome. The Hebrew word YESHUAH, which means SALVATION, was joined to YAH, the name of the true God, and the result was YEHOSHUA, meaning YAH IS SALVATION.

Written by Okwudilichukwu Holyname Ilokanazu (+234 (0)8035756278)