Jehovah is the I AM — God's self-revealed covenant name, which Les Feldick teaches points to God the Son and His special dealings with Israel.
The name comes from the Hebrew words Yahweh, meaning the I AM, and Havah, meaning to become more and more revealed; contracted, they form Jehovah. In the KJV, this name is behind the word LORD, and it is especially connected to God's relationship with Israel from Abraham onward.
Exodus 3:14 — God names Himself I AM, which Les Feldick identifies as the foundation of the name Jehovah.
Exodus 6:2-3 — God contrasts His earlier revelation as God Almighty with His name Jehovah, showing its special place in His dealings with Israel.
The most direct revelation of the name comes in Exodus 3:14. When Moses asks what he should tell the children of Israel, God answers, “I AM THAT I AM” and instructs him to say, “I AM hath sent me unto you.” Later, in Exodus 6:2-3, God tells Moses, “I am the LORD: And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.” In the KJV, the word LORD in capital letters represents this name. Scripture therefore presents Jehovah as the name by which God makes Himself known to Israel in a new and fuller way.
Les Feldick teaches that Jehovah is not just a title — it is the personal name of God the Son, the person of the Godhead who is always involved with the human race as the communicator, the Redeemer, and the Savior (clip 2). He connects the name to Exodus 3, where God tells Moses that the great I AM has sent him (clip 1). Les also explains the Hebrew construction of the name: Yahweh means “the I AM,” and Havah means “to become more and more revealed”; when contracted they form Jehovah (clips 5 and 7).
Les Feldick teaches that Jehovah is formed from two Hebrew words. The first is Yahweh, which means “the I AM.” The second is Havah, which means “to become more and more revealed.” When you contract these two words together, you get the name Jehovah. So Jehovah is not a static title; it is the I AM who continues to reveal Himself through the Old Testament, and finally in the person of Christ.
Les explains that as Genesis moves from the early chapters to Abraham, Jehovah becomes the person of the Godhead who particularly deals with the nation of Israel. When the Bible speaks of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, it is referring to Jehovah. God says to Moses in Exodus 6, “I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.” Now, Les says, the name Jehovah is put out in plain language.
Les Feldick teaches that Jehovah is God the Son. He is the person of the Godhead who is to be the communicator, the Redeemer, and the Savior of mankind. Les points out that when theologians say Jesus never claimed to be God, they have to discard Scripture. The name Jehovah, he says, is fulfilled in God the Son revealing Himself — ultimately in the flesh.
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and now instead of having others bring the elements of their concrete and their mortar and their bricks to them, they had to go out and gather it all themselves and yet maintain what today we would call their quota of production. And so they began to cry. Verse 8, Therefore they cried, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
The I AM Name
Les teaches that Jehovah is the Old Testament name that stands for the I AM, the answer God gave Moses at the burning bush.
Jehovah God and the Human Race
Les teaches that Jehovah is the person of the Godhead who deals with the human race as communicator, Redeemer, and Savior.
Jehovah Becomes the God of Israel
Les teaches that from Genesis 12 onward Jehovah is the God of Abraham and the nation of Israel.
Exodus 6: Jehovah Revealed to Moses
Les teaches from Exodus 6:3 that Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob knew God as God Almighty, but the name Jehovah is now put out in plain language.
The Hebrew Origins: Yahweh and Havah
Les teaches that the name Jehovah comes from two Hebrew terms, Yahweh (I AM) and Havah.
Lord and Jehovah Are Synonymous
Les teaches that the names Lord and Jehovah are synonymous, and Abraham addresses Him as Jehovah the Most High.
Jehovah: The I AM Who Reveals Himself
Les teaches that Havah means to become more and more revealed, so Jehovah is the I AM who reveals Himself progressively and finally in Christ.
Exodus 3:14: And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
This is the foundational passage where God names Himself I AM, the basis of the name Jehovah.
Exodus 6:2-3: And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD: And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
This verse explicitly connects the name Jehovah with God's revelation to Moses and the nation of Israel.
Genesis 14:22: And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
This verse shows Abraham addressing the LORD (Jehovah) as the Most High God, as Les Feldick references.
Jehovah is the I AM. Les Feldick teaches that the name comes from contracting Yahweh (the I AM) and Havah (to become more and more revealed), so Jehovah is the I AM who is progressively revealed through Scripture.
Yes. Les Feldick teaches that the word LORD in the Old Testament can be interchanged with Jehovah. Both point to God the Son and His relationship with Israel.
According to Exodus 6:3, they knew God by the name God Almighty, but by His name Jehovah He was not known to them. Les teaches that the name Jehovah is put out in plain language in Moses' day.
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