1. THE NAME WAS GIVEN FROM HEAVEN
The angel Gabriel announced the Name before the Saviour was born. He said to Mary that she would conceive and bear a Son and call His name Yahshua, meaning “Yah is Salvation” (Luke 1:30–31; Matthew 1:21).
2. THE MEANING OF YAHSHUA
In Hebrew, YAH is the short form of Yahweh (the Almighty’s Name); and SHUA means “salvation.” Therefore, Yahshua literally means “Yahweh saves” or “Yah is Salvation” (Psalm 68:4; Isaiah 12:2).
3. YAHSHUA CAME TO SAVE HIS PEOPLE
The central mission of Yahshua was to deliver His people from sin and bring them back to righteousness. He declared that the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost (Luke 19:10; Matthew 1:21).
4. THE NAME TRANSLATED TO ‘JESUS’
Through transliteration from Hebrew to Greek (Iēsous) and then to Latin (Iesus); the English form became Jesus. Yet the original sound and meaning of the Hebrew Name Yahshua were lost in this process.
5. THE ONLY NAME FOR SALVATION
The Scriptures affirm that salvation is found in no other name. “There is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12; Philippians 2:9-10).
6. THE NAME JESUS IS NOT THE RIGHT ONE
We have established that the Hebrew Name Yahshua is the only Name worthy of salvation, and it is the Name that came from Heaven, not given by men. However, in the Bible, there are two people called Jesus, that is, Jesus Justus and Bar-Jesus (Colossians 4:11; Acts 13:6). This shows that the name Jesus was not unique to the Saviour. Moreover, the name Jesus is quite common in some parts of the world today, especially in Latin America, where many people bear the same name. Examples include, Jesús Rodríguez, Jesús González, and Jesús Martínez.
7. YAHSHUA CAME IN THE NAME OF HIS FATHER BUT WAS NOT ACCEPTED
Yahshua declared that He came in His Father’s Name, yet the people rejected Him. He said; “I am come in My Father’s Name, and ye receive Me not; if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive” (John 5:43).
8. IS IT GOOD TO KNOW THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND OF HIS SON?
Yes, it is very important to know the Name of the Father and of His Son. The Scripture in Proverbs 30:4 asks a profound question about the knowledge of the Name of the Father and of His Son. Yahshua, as He was about to leave the earth, said that eternal life is for us to know the Almighty Father and Yahshua Messiah, whom He sent (John 17:3). Yahshua manifested His Father’s Name to the believers (John 17:6).
9. THERE WERE TWO NAMED SHUAH IN THE BIBLE
The word Shuah appears in two separate cases in the Old Testament: Shuah, the son of Abraham by Keturah (Genesis 25:2); and Shuah, a Canaanite whose daughter became Judah’s wife (Genesis 38:2).
Some people claim that because there were two individuals named Shuah in the Bible, the Name Yahshua cannot be divine. They further argue that SHUA does not mean salvation but only riches, prosperity, or wealth. However, that claim is incorrect. The Hebrew word SHUA indeed carries more than one meaning. Firstly, it can mean wealth or prosperity. Secondly, it can mean a cry for help. And thirdly, it means salvation or deliverance. Therefore, when Shua is joined with Yah (the short form of the Name of the Almighty), it becomes Yahshua, meaning “Yah is Salvation.”
And incidentally, the man who ultimately led and divided the Promised Land among the Israelites was a man called Joshua, whose rightful Hebrew name carries SHUA; rendering the meaning salvation.
10. MANY NAMES IN SCRIPTURE CARRY THE FATHER’S NAME : “YAH” OR “EL”
Throughout the Scriptures, many names of angels, patriarchs, prophets, and even places were formed from the sacred elements “Yah” (from Yahweh) or “El” (from Elohim). This shows that the people of old honored the Almighty by bearing His Name within their own, signifying His presence, strength, and ownership over their lives.
EXAMPLES WITH “YAH” OR “YAHU” INCLUDE:
* Isaiah – Yah is Salvation
* Jeremiah – Yah will exalt
* Elijah – My Elohim is Yah
* Obadiah – Servant of Yah
* Zechariah – Yah remembers
*Uriah – Yah is my light
* Jerusalem (Yahrushalayim) – Possession or Foundation of Peace of Yah
* Yahshua – Yah is Salvation
EXAMPLES WITH “EL” INCLUDE:
* Israel – He who prevails with El
* Daniel – El is my Judge
* Ezekiel – El strengthens
* Gabriel – Man of El or Mighty One of El
* Michael – Who is like El?
* Emmanuel – El with us
* Joel – Yah is El
* Elisha – El is Salvation
* Ishmael – El hears
* Bethel – House of El
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YAHSHUA NI JINA LA KIEBRANIA KUTOKA MBINGUNI
1. JINA LILITOLEWA KUTOKA MBINGUNI
Malaika Gabrieli alitangaza Jina hilo kabla Mwokozi hajazaliwa. Alimwambia Mariamu kwamba angepata mimba na kuzaa Mwana na kumwita jina lake Yahshua, maana yake “Yah ni Wokovu” (Luka 1:30–31; Mathayo 1:21).
2. MAANA YA YAHSHUA
Kwa Kiebrania, YAH ni kifupi cha Yahweh (Jina la Mwenyezi), na SHUA maana yake “wokovu.” Kwa hivyo, Yahshua maana yake halisi ni “Yahweh anaokoa” au “Yah ni Wokovu” (Zaburi 68:4; Isaya 12:2).
3. YAHSHUA ALIKUJA KUOKOA WATU WAKE
Kusudi kuu la Yahshua lilikuwa kuwaokoa watu wake kutoka dhambini na kuwarudisha katika haki. Alitangaza kwamba Mwana wa Adamu alikuja kutafuta na kuokoa kilichopotea (Luka 19:10; Mathayo 1:21).
4. JINA LILILOTAFSIRIWA KUWA ‘JESUS’
Kupitia utamkaji kutoka Kiebrania hadi Kigiriki (Iēsous) kisha hadi Kilatini (Iesus); umbo la Kiingereza likawa Jesus. Hata hivyo, sauti na maana halisi ya Jina la Kiebrania Yahshua zilipotea katika mchakato huo.
5. JINA PEKEE LA WOKOVU
Maandiko yanathibitisha kwamba wokovu haupatikani kwa jina lingine lolote. “Hakuna jina jingine chini ya mbingu walilopewa wanadamu ambalo tuwezi kuokolewa kwalo” (Matendo 4:12; Wafilipi 2:9-10).
6. JINA JESUS SIO SAHIHI
Tumeona kwamba Jina la Kiebrania Yahshua ndilo pekee lenye kustahili wokovu, nalo ndilo Jina lililotoka Mbinguni, si lile lililotolewa na wanadamu. Hata hivyo, katika Biblia, kuna watu wawili waliitwa Jesus, yaani, Jesus Justus na Bar-Jesus (Wakolosai 4:11; Matendo 13:6). Hii inaonyesha kwamba jina Jesus halikuwa la kipekee kwa Mwokozi. Zaidi ya hayo, jina Jesus ni la kawaida katika sehemu zingine za dunia leo, hasa Amerika ya Kusini, ambako watu wengi hubeba jina hilo. Mifano ni pamoja na Jesús Rodríguez, Jesús González, na Jesús Martínez.
7. YAHSHUA ALIKUJA KATIKA JINA LA BABAKE LAKINI HAKUKUBALIWA
Yahshua alitangaza kwamba Alikuja kwa Jina la Babake, lakini watu hawakumpokea. Alisema; “Nimekuja kwa Jina la Babangu, wala hamnipokei; mwingine akija kwa jina lake mwenyewe, mtampokea” (Yohana 5:43).
8. JE, NI VEMA KUJUA JINA LA BABA NA LA MWANA WAKE?
Ndiyo, ni muhimu sana kujua Jina la Baba na la Mwana Wake. Andiko katika Mithali 30:4 linauliza swali la kina kuhusu kujua Jina la Baba na la Mwana Wake. Yahshua alipokuwa karibu kuondoka duniani, alisema kwamba uzima wa milele ni kumjua Baba Mwenyezi na Yahshua Masihi, ambaye Alimtuma (Yohana 17:3). Yahshua alidhihirisha Jina la Babake kwa waumini (Yohana 17:6).
9. KULIKUWA NA WATU WAWILI WALIOITWA SHUAH KATIKA BIBLIA
Neno Shuah linajitokeza katika matukio mawili tofauti katika Agano la Kale: Shuah, mwana wa Abrahamu kwa Ketura (Mwanzo 25:2); na Shuah, Mkanaani ambaye binti yake akawa mke wa Yuda (Mwanzo 38:2). Baadhi ya watu hudai kwamba kwa kuwa kulikuwa na watu wawili waliitwa Shuah katika Biblia, basi Jina Yahshua haliwezi kuwa la Kimungu. Wanaendelea kusema kwamba SHUA haimaanishi wokovu bali utajiri au mafanikio tu. Hata hivyo, dai hilo si sahihi. Neno la Kiebrania SHUA lina maana zaidi ya moja. Kwanza, linaweza kumaanisha utajiri au mafanikio. Pili, linaweza kumaanisha kilio cha msaada. Tatu, lina maana ya wokovu au ukombozi. Kwa hivyo, Shua inapoambatanishwa na Yah (kifupi cha Jina la Mwenyezi), linakuwa Yahshua, maana yake “Yah ni Wokovu.” Na kwa kweli, mtu aliyewaongoza na kugawa Nchi ya Ahadi miongoni mwa Waisraeli alikuwa mtu aitwaye Yoshua, ambaye jina lake halisi la Kiebrania lina SHUA; likimaanisha wokovu.
10. MAJINA MENGI KATIKA MAANDIKO YANABEBA JINA LA BABA “YAH” AU “EL”
Katika Maandiko, majina mengi ya malaika, mababu, manabii, na hata miji yalitokana na vipengele vitakatifu “Yah” (kutoka Yahweh) au “El” (kutoka Elohim). Hii inaonyesha kwamba watu wa kale walimheshimu Mwenyezi kwa kubeba Jina Lake ndani ya yao, likiwa ishara ya uwepo Wake, nguvu Zake, na umiliki Wake juu ya maisha yao.
MIFANO YENYE “YAH” AU “YAHU” NI PAMOJA NA:
Isaya – Yah ni Wokovu
Yeremia – Yah atainua
Eliya – Elohim wangu ni Yah
Obadia – Mtumishi wa Yah
Zekaria – Yah anakumbuka
Uria – Yah ni nuru yangu
Yerusalemu (Yahrushalayim) – Milki au Msingi wa Amani wa Yah
Yahshua – Yah ni Wokovu
MIFANO YENYE “EL” NI PAMOJA NA:
Israeli – Yeye ashindaye pamoja na El
Danieli – El ndiye Mwamuzi wangu
Ezekieli – El ana nguvu
Gabrieli – Mtu wa El au Shujaa wa El
Mikaeli – Nani aliye kama El?
Emmanueli – El yu pamoja nasi
Yoeli – Yah ni El
Elisha – El ni Wokovu
Ishmaeli – El anasikia
Betheli – Nyumba ya El
Eliya – Elohim wangu ni Yah
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