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Foreword


                   word of explanation is necessary at the start of this book. In this work you will find this
               Awriter using names in reference to God the Father and God the Son that are more
               faithful to their Hebrew original than the names and titles generally in use by the church
               today. The name Yah, or Yahweh, will be found in reference to God the Father, and the
               name Yahshua will be utilized when speaking of the Son.
                     This usage is not intended to be divisive, nor does it serve as a renunciation of the
               usage of titles such as Lord or God. Neither is it a condemnation of those who choose to call
               the Son of God Jesus. My intent as a teacher of the Bible is simply to illumine and instruct.
               There is great meaning in the Hebrew names of the Father and the Son, and these names
               are directly related to one another, as well as bearing many significant relationships to other
               historic figures from the Bible, some of whom serves as types and shadows of the Son of
               God.
                     For example, Joshua, the Israelite leader who led the people of God across the Jordan
               and into battle to  take possession of the land of Canaan bears the same name as the
               Messiah. They both were called Yahshua. The Son of God also began His ministry at the
               Jordan  River  as  He  was  baptized  by  John.  Both  men  labored  to  establish  a  kingdom
               dedicated to Yahweh, the first external and natural, the latter internal and spiritual.
                     Yah is the name used in reference to the Father on forty-nine separate occasions in the
               Old Testament. Most Christians have utilized this name of God without knowing that they
               were doing so. Whenever the word hallelujah is uttered, the speaker is literally exclaiming
               “Praise Yah,” for this is the meaning of the Hebrew word from which it is derived. The
               longer name Yahweh is found an additional 6,828 times.
                     The name of the Son is likewise significant, for Yahshua is understood to mean “Yah’s
               Salvation.” The Gospel writer indicates that this is the meaning of the name given to the
               Savior at His birth.

                       Matthew 1:21
                       “And she will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Yahshua, for it is He who will
                       save His people from their sins.”

                     It has been the practice of this writer for many years to use these names, which more
               clearly represent their Hebrew originals. It is my hope that their employment in this book
               might aid the reader by bringing forth light on relationships that are obscured, as well as
               promoting an increased intimacy with God the Father by calling Him by His memorial
               name, instead of a title which men have substituted.
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