[savedbygrace]

I have more, but it makes this a pretty long reply.

As the Jewish scriptures make clear, the name of God is holy and rabbis have believed and taught for many years that the name of God should not pass through the unholy lips of men.

The name of God is believed to be unpronounceable today, but even in the early years, when some did know how to pronounce it, substitute names/words were used to avoid saying the name.

At some point, the Hebrew word meaning the Name was in use as an avoidance word. That word is haShem. But the rabbis ruled that even using haShem should be avoided because everyone know it meant the holy name of God.

So, they began to use only the beginning sound of haShem, Shhh. The Hebrew letter that stands for the shhh sound looks like our letter U with a third line placed between the two upward turned lines. The name of that letter is Shin (sheen, I think).

In Deut 12, God declares: “But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, [even] unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:”

Now, if you look at an overhead shot of Jerusalem, note that there are two prominent valleys that run on either side of the city, and a minor valley running through the middle, more or less. Draw lines through those three valleys and connect the lines at the bottom. You have the Shin. The name of God, which he placed in Jerusalem

I also have a much longer teaching from Deut 12 & 14 involving the tithe, and what God’s real purpose is for the tithe (it ain’t what your pastor or priest says it is).

[WVNan]

I would be interested in your take on the tithe.

C.O. you might be interested in this thread.

[onyx]

I am intrigued. Thank you, dear savedbygrace.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Now, if you look at an overhead shot of Jerusalem, note that there are two prominent valleys that run on either side of the city, and a minor valley running through the middle, more or less. Draw lines through those three valleys and connect the lines at the bottom. You have the Shin. The name of God, which he placed in Jerusalem.

[editor-surveyor]

> “As the Jewish scriptures make clear, the name of God is holy and rabbis have believed and taught for many years that the name of God should not pass through the unholy lips of men.”

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But of course that ‘belief’ is grossly unscriptural!

God wishes his name to be on our lips incessantly, but not IN VAIN.

We are to use his name to call on him, but not to invoke sin.
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