Who is Yahweh?

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Is He God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit?

Or is Yahweh simply the “personal” Name (or the “first name”) of the Father only?

Jesus’ Name is Yeshua, meaning “Yahweh Saves”. So is Yahweh the Father’s Name? If so, what is the Holy Spirit’s “personal” Name?
 
They are three divine “Persons” in One Body. They always were, and always will be.

God the Son became flesh, human. Fully human and fully God.

God the Father saves.
God the Son saves.
God the Holy Spirit saves.

Give me a few seconds and I’ll write the exact wording from the Catechism. It will explain it better than I have.
 
I believe that the name “Yahweh” can be applied to any Person of the Holy Trinity, or the one God undivided.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church: YHWH

Jesus used the Tetragrammaton for himself:

[BIBLEDRB]John 18:5-8[/BIBLEDRB]

As you can see from the reaction of the crowd when Jesus says “I AM,” he is clearly invoking the Holy Name.

Our approved translations of the Bible render the name as “the LORD.” The Jews understand God as one without discerning Father, Son or Holy Spirit.

Use of the name “Yahweh” is prohibited in the liturgy of the Church. This follows the ancient custom and respects the holiness of the name of the Lord.

“Yahweh” is not a personal name per se. Only Jesus has a personal name because he is incarnate and fully human. As for the Holy Spirit, you can choose from a long list of titles:

“Catechism of the Catholic Church” said:
693 Besides the proper name of “Holy Spirit,” which is most frequently used in the Acts of the Apostles and in the Epistles, we also find in St. Paul the titles: the Spirit of the promise, the Spirit of adoption, the Spirit of Christ, the Spirit of the Lord, and the Spirit of God - and, in St. Peter, the Spirit of glory.
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Also: Consoler, Paraclete, Spirit of Truth, Creator Spirit.
 
The Holy Spirit use to be called the Holy Ghost.

But its God in Spirit, thus the Holy Spirit

Like God, the Holy Spirit is eternal (Hebrews 9:14). Like God, the Holy Spirit is everywhere present (Psalm 139:7-9). Like God, the Holy Spirit knows everything (1 Corinthians 2:10-11; John 14:26). The Holy Spirit creates (Job 33:4; Psalm 104:30) and empowers miracles (Matthew 12:28; Romans 15:18-19), doing the work or ministry of God.

Several passages discuss the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit also.

YHWH… this is the proper Hebrew word
 
YAHWEH translates to I AM, which was the name GOD gave in the Old Testament, and is the name JESUS used in HIS teachings, which caused the people to rise up and try to kill HIM.
 
MarianD said:
Is He God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit?

Or is Yahweh simply the “personal” Name (or the “first name”) of the Father only?

Jesus’ Name is Yeshua, meaning “Yahweh Saves”. So is Yahweh the Father’s Name? If so, what is the Holy Spirit’s “personal” Name?
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Marian,
You are asking about the doctrine of the Holy Trinity.
There is one God as we know.

The Father is God. Gal.1:1 Eph. 4:6 Phil.1:2
The son is God. Rom.9:5, Col.2:9 Jn.1:1
The holy Spirit is God.Gen.1:2, Acts 5:3-4, 1Cor.2:11
To find the answers you are looking for it is very helpful to read the Bible.
Please read the passages listed.

God bless,
bluelake
 
You guys ever hear of L of EL in the Bible? I watched an Exodus documentary. Now they said its a name of God the Jews used. And found an inscription in a slave cave, which said {L save us} and it dated to the time of Exodus. They pronounced the name L. I haven’t seen it. But I assume its in the Old Testament.

I found it now. In Judaism they used L for Lord.
 
“Is He God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit?”

Yes, it is the name of God who is a Trinity .
 
God did not reveal himself to the Israelites of Old Testament times as three persons. He was more intent on preserving his people from the prevalent polytheism of the time.
When Moses asked for his name, he gave a name which is more a description of his nature than of a particular person of the Trinity: “I Am Who Am.” (A philosopher would explain that his essence is “to be.” His essence is existence.) Jesus reflects this usage when he says such things as “Before Abraham was, I Am,” thereby claiming divinity for himself.
 
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