10-30-2009, 03:30 PM
In the "who made the decision" thread, the point was raised about what Jesus said while on the cross. I wanted to take a closer look at this subject.
Some Muslims will say Yeshua (Jesus) called out to Elah (Allah) when he was about to experience death, and my answer to them is you are correct he did call out to "the God", but let’s explore the meaning of Elah to get the full interpretation.
In the context of [Mark15: 34] Yeshua (Jesus) uttered, ““E-lo’-i, E-lo’-i, la’ma sa-bach’-tha-ni. In that verse, [E-lo-i] is (Elói) a Greek transliteration from the Aramaic Elah (Noun: Vocative Singular Masculine).
[Mark15: 34] Original Greek text
καὶ τῇ ἐνάτῃ ὥρᾳ ἐβόησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς φωνῇ μεγάλῃ· (ἐλωι) ἐλωι λαμα σαβαχθανι; ὅ ἐστιν μεθερμηνευόμενο ν· ὁ θεός μου ὁ θεός μου, εἰς τί ἐγκατέλιπες με;
Elói (1682) transliterated from Aramaic Elah (424), which is a variant of Allah (427), and also correspond to Hebrew Elahh (426), which is in direct relations to the Hebrew feminine Eloah (433), thus given way to the plural form elohiym (430 Elohim), and short form El (410). Pinpointing all of the various forms of Elah is important because it allows the reader to draw a conclusive conclusion to the exact meaning, by getting to the root, which is the foundation of any word. With that said, Ayil (252) is the root word, which means a Chief, mighty man, or anything strong. Let me add, elohiym (430 Elohim) is a sole root word, but it is plural to Eloah (433) from El (410), and thus Ayil is the foundation.
We can definitely draw the conclusion (E-lo-i) is accurately interpreted God in [Mark15: 34], which is a word that represent Chief, strength, or mighty, but (God) is only a title. That is why it is written, [1 Corinthians 8:5] For though there be that are called gods, whether in HEAVEN or in EARTH, (as there be gods many, and lords many).
Now, to find out the Proper name of the Chief God that Yeshua (Jesus) said had forsaken him [Mark15: 34] we must cross-reference to the original fragment that correlates to [Mark15: 34a], which links to [Psalms 22:1], the same God David called upon in [Psalms 22:1], “MY God, MY God, why hast thou forsaken me…which is YHWH.
[Psalms 22:1] 1My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
Behind every name is a (root word), which depicts the Authority, Power, Character, Mission, etc, of a person, especially in biblical times. With that said, the root of (י ה ו ה) YHWH is Hayah, which mean, “To exist” evolving to future tense, “To be;” the root of the Father’s name is letting all know, that he self-exist and is continuously evolving, even into the present state “To be”, that is why he uttered, “…BEFORE me there was no God formed, neither shall there be AFTER me (Isaiah 43:10).
YHWH also uttered to Mōsheh (Moses), and instructed him to tell the children of Israel, his name is YHWH FOREVER... [Exodus 3:15]
15And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, YHWH God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: THIS IS MY NAME FOR EVER, and this is MY MEMORIAL UNTO ALL GENERATIONS.
(Disclaimer: Everytime you see the LORD or GOD in all caps the name YHWH was replaced with those titles.)
Now, lets move on to another very important name, which further explains the Father’s name, י ה ו ש ו ע [yod-he-waw-shin-waw-`ayin] Yehoshua, notice how YHWH is consistent in the name, but look carefully at Yehoshua (Jesus), it is slightly different; why you ask? Because it has attached to it an addition clause, which is yod-shin-‘ayin (י ש ע) from the (root word) YASHA (3467) meaning TO SAVE [Matthew 1:21].