In the same way as Elohim is being used in the respective connection, it is also the case with the name Yahweh. Everything required was expressed through that name. Yahweh-jireh — “the Lord will provide” (Genesis 22: 7-14); Yahweh-rapha — “the Lord who healeth” (Exodus 16: 26); Yahweh-nissi — “the Lord my banner” (Exodus 17: 8-15); Yahweh-shalom — “the Lord our peace” (Judges 6: 24); Yahweh-tsidkenu — “the Lord our righteousness” (Jeremiah 23: 6); Yahweh-shammah — “the Lord is present” (Ezek. 48: 35); Yahweh Sabaoth — “Lord of hosts” (I Samuel 1: 3). Those names expressed all His attributes. He is everything.

The Jews use the names Adonai and Elohim in their prayers. Perhaps because they don’t want to speak out the name, as it is cautioned in Amos 6: 10, “… Hold thy tongue; for we may not make mention of the name of the Lord.” The word Adonai means “Lord and Master”. This word is also being used repeatedly for Christ, as found in John 13: 13; Luke 6: 46, etc. There is no combination attached with the word Adonai, as there is with Elohim and Yahweh. In Exodus 4: 10, we read, “Moses said unto Yahweh (the Lord), O Adonai (my Lord), I am not eloquent … I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.” Moses was aware that God had called him for a specific service. Therefore, he called the Lord by the name of Adonai. It simply describes the relation between the Lord and Master and the one who must obey His commission as a servant.

It was not Yahweh who revealed Himself as Elohim; it was Elohim who made Himself known as Yahweh. In eternity, there was only Elohim. Then He appeared as Yahweh. So manifested, He spoke and acted throughout the Old Testament period. God the Almighty meets us as Lord — two names, two manifestations, but always one and the same person. This is very significant for His Self-manifestation in the New Testament. The Son did not reveal Himself as Father, but the Father manifested Himself in the Son. That is the revelation of God.

There was no prophet or apostle who believed in a plurality of persons in the Godhead. On the contrary: the emphasis was on the fact that there is only one God. Through Moses, the Lord gave testimony of Himself, “Hear, o Israel. The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.” (Deuteronomy 6: 4-5). That has to be eternally true, because the Eternal said it Himself. In Deuteronomy 4: 35-39, we read, “Unto thee it was shown, that thou mightest know that the Lord, he is God; there is none else beside him. Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee, and upon earth he showed thee His great fire, and thou heardest His words out of the midst of the fire … Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord, he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath; THERE IS NONE ELSE.”

There is only one God, but He can reveal Himself at the same time in heaven and on earth in different ways. His voice can appear from above, while He is present on earth, for instance on Mount Sinai. Thus, we read in Neh. 9: 13, “Thou camest down also on Mount Sinai and didst speak with them from heaven, and gavest them right ordinances, and true laws, good statutes and commandments.” The reference is to the great event of the law-giving. The Lord came down upon the mountain in the supernatural fire, but spoke from heaven with a mighty voice while being on earth. Those who were present became eye and ear witnesses of the event and were afraid. “And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they moved, and stood far off. And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.” (Exodus 20: 18-19).

In the same way as Elohim is being used in the respective connection, it is also the case with the name Yahweh. Everything required was expressed through that name. Yahweh-jireh — “the Lord will provide” (Genesis 22: 7-14); Yahweh-rapha — “the Lord who healeth” (Exodus 16: 26); Yahweh-nissi — “the Lord my banner” (Exodus 17: 8-15); Yahweh-shalom — “the Lord our peace” (Judges 6: 24); Yahweh-tsidkenu — “the Lord our righteousness” (Jeremiah 23: 6); Yahweh-shammah — “the Lord is present” (Ezek. 48: 35); Yahweh Sabaoth — “Lord of hosts” (I Samuel 1: 3). Those names expressed all His attributes. He is everything.

The Jews use the names Adonai and Elohim in their prayers. Perhaps because they don’t want to speak out the name, as it is cautioned in Amos 6: 10, “… Hold thy tongue; for we may not make mention of the name of the Lord.” The word Adonai means “Lord and Master”. This word is also being used repeatedly for Christ, as found in John 13: 13; Luke 6: 46, etc. There is no combination attached with the word Adonai, as there is with Elohim and Yahweh. In Exodus 4: 10, we read, “Moses said unto Yahweh (the Lord), O Adonai (my Lord), I am not eloquent … I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.” Moses was aware that God had called him for a specific service. Therefore, he called the Lord by the name of Adonai. It simply describes the relation between the Lord and Master and the one who must obey His commission as a servant.

It was not Yahweh who revealed Himself as Elohim; it was Elohim who made Himself known as Yahweh. In eternity, there was only Elohim. Then He appeared as Yahweh. So manifested, He spoke and acted throughout the Old Testament period. God the Almighty meets us as Lord — two names, two manifestations, but always one and the same person. This is very significant for His Self-manifestation in the New Testament. The Son did not reveal Himself as Father, but the Father manifested Himself in the Son. That is the revelation of God.

There was no prophet or apostle who believed in a plurality of persons in the Godhead. On the contrary: the emphasis was on the fact that there is only one God. Through Moses, the Lord gave testimony of Himself, “Hear, o Israel. The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.” (Deuteronomy 6: 4-5). That has to be eternally true, because the Eternal said it Himself. In Deuteronomy 4: 35-39, we read, “Unto thee it was shown, that thou mightest know that the Lord, he is God; there is none else beside him. Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee, and upon earth he showed thee His great fire, and thou heardest His words out of the midst of the fire … Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord, he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath; THERE IS NONE ELSE.”

There is only one God, but He can reveal Himself at the same time in heaven and on earth in different ways. His voice can appear from above, while He is present on earth, for instance on Mount Sinai. Thus, we read in Neh. 9: 13, “Thou camest down also on Mount Sinai and didst speak with them from heaven, and gavest them right ordinances, and true laws, good statutes and commandments.” The reference is to the great event of the law-giving. The Lord came down upon the mountain in the supernatural fire, but spoke from heaven with a mighty voice while being on earth. Those who were present became eye and ear witnesses of the event and were afraid. “And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they moved, and stood far off. And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.” (Exodus 20: 18-19).