SIGNS OF A TRUE BIBLICAL COVENANT BELIEVER – SIGN 1

SIGN 1

There was a moment when Moses had the nerve to ask God what His name was. God was gracious enough to answer, and the name He gave is recorded in the original Hebrew as YHWH.

“And Elohim said to Moses, EHYAH ASHER EHYAH (I AM THE I AM); and He said, You shall say this to the sons of Israel, EHYAH (I AM) sent me to you.” (Exodus 3:14) Literally, I will be what I will be. This verse used the past, present and future verb tense, showing who was, who is and who is to come, the Eternal Yahweh. “And Elohim said to Moses again You shall say this to the sons of Israel, YAHWEH, the Elohe of your fathers the Elohe of Abraham, the Elohe of Isaac, the Elohe of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My Name forever and this is how I should be remembered from generation to generation.” (Exodus 31:15) The Heavenly Father reveals His name to be YHWH pronounced as YAHWEH. This name is listed almost 7,000 times in the Tanach (Old Testament) alone and yet almost every Bible translation on earth exchanges the sacred name of YAHWEH for generic titles and even pagan names such as god and lord.

Over time we’ve arbitrarily added an “a” and an “e” in there to get YaHWeH, presumably because we have a preference for vowels. But scholars and rabis have noted that the letters YHWH represent breathing sounds, or aspirated consonants. When pronounced without intervening vowels, it actually sounds like breathing. YH (inhale): WH (exhale).

Signs of True Covenant

As true Covenant Believers we need to start from the beginning and getting the basic, important Biblical Truth under our knees. “Kry dit onder die knie” like the Africans people would say. Maybe it was also a shadow of means to speak by letting you know you must kneel in prayer about this and make it an important revelation of your walk of purification. “For all the peoples walk, each one in the name of his Elohim; but we will walk in the Name of YAHWEH forever and ever.” (Micah 4:5)

As True Covenant Believers there will be “SIGNS” of our Covenant with the Living Elohim whom we chose to worship.
1. 𝐔𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐥𝐨𝐡𝐢𝐦
2. 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐀𝐇𝐖𝐄𝐇’𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬
3. 𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐡
4 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐀𝐇𝐖𝐄𝐇’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
5. 𝐓𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐘𝐚𝐡𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐚
6. 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 (also known as “Taking the Signs”)
7. 𝐓𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 (Immerged into the water)
8. 𝐓𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭
9. 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬
10. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐘𝐀𝐇𝐖𝐄𝐇 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

“And you speak to the sons of Israel, charging them, only My Sabbaths you shall keep; for it is a SIGN between Me and you for your generation; to know that I am YAHWEH your sanctifier.” (Exodus 31:13)

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So a baby’s first cry, his first breath, speaks the name of YAHWEH. A deep sigh calls His name – or a groan or gasp that is too heavy for mere words. Even an atheist would speak His name unaware that their very breathe is giving constant acknowledgment to YAHWEH. Likewise, a person leaves this earth with their last breath, when YAHWEH’s name is no longer filing their lungs.

So when I can’t utter anything else, is my cry calling out His name?
Being alive means I speak His name constantly. Is it heard the loudest when I’m the quietest?

In sadness, we breathe heavy sighs. In joy, our lungs feel almost like they will burst. In fear we hold our breath and have to be told to breathe slowly to help us calm down. When we’re about to do something hard, we take a deep breath to find our courage.

When I think about it, breathing is giving Him praise. Even in the hardest moments!

This is so beautiful and fills me with emotion every time I grasp the thought. YAHWEH chose to give Himself a name that we can’t help but speak every moment we’re alive. All of us, always, everywhere. Waking, sleeping, breathing, with the name of YHWH on our lips.

Shalom

Mattaniah