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Why is it that Orthodox Judaism invokes the Creator using the sacred name of “Ha Shem” (the Name), while Reformed Samaritanism invokes Him using the sacred name of “Yah”?




Why is it that Orthodox Judaism invokes the Creator using the sacred name of “Ha Shem” (the Name), while Reformed Samaritanism invokes Him using the sacred name of “Yah”?

The reason why Reformed Samaritanism openly refers to the Creator (blessed be He) using the sacred name “Yah” has to do with the fact that, in this regard, we follow an ancient Bible interpretation made by a Hebrew Rabbi named Rabbi Jeremiah Ben Eleazar”. As is written- «Rabbi Jeremiah Ben Eleazar said: Ever since the Temple was destroyed [and the priests stopped using the tetragrammaton YHVH], it is enough for the World [in extolling God] to use only two letters [of the Tetragrammaton], yod (Y), and he (H); as is said, “Let everything that hath breath praise by saying Yah (spelled YH)”- Psalm 150: 6».
In others words, since Scripture had stated that the name of YHVH would reside in the Holy Temple («Let your eyes always look toward this Temple night and day, toward the location where you have said “My name will reside there”»- 1 Kings 8: 29, International Standard Version Bible), it made sense to think that, as long as the Temple remained “broken” (or destroyed), so would God's name also remained broken. Thus, instead of pronouncing the full name of YHVH, the Psalm now pronounces it as YH (“Yah”)

 

Gods Law States That Forgiveness Is The Result Of Sincere Repentance; not of the faith in particular Messiah

If God’s Law (the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings) states that forgiveness of sins comes through sincere repentance (“Perhaps the house of Judah will hear all the calamity that I am planning to do to them, in order that they may turn, each one from his evil way. Then I would forgive their iniquity and their sin… The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise. ”- Jeremiah 36: 3, & Psalm 51: 19, Tree Of Life Bible); And then comes the Gospel and tries to refute the Law, claiming instead that forgiveness of sins doesn’t come through sincere repentance, but rather through belief in Jesus (“that all who believe in him will receive forgiveness of sins through his name” - Acts 10: 43); Then the disputation between Christians and Hebrew believers is finally settled; the case has been closed, and there’s nothing else to discuss. Why? Because the truths revealed in the Law [the Hebrew Scripture] are final and irrevocable [since the Law cannot be abrogated or broken, according to Deuteronomy 4: 2]. And the gospel seems to agree with this, when it quotes Jesus saying the following: “… and the Scripture [the Law] cannot be broken” (John 10: 35)

 

Where do African (black) Jews come from?

God’s law states that both Jewish matriarchs (Rebekah and Leah) came from a white father named “Laban”. As is written: “Now Laban had two daughters: the older was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel”- Genesis 29: 16. But the Hebrew word, “Laban” literally means “White”, meaning that Laban was of a white complexion.
Thus, having a white father, chances of Leah’s and Rachel’s children (the 12 tribal fathers) being black were pretty slim. In fact, even if Jacob was completely black [something highly doubtful, as Jacob had a red haired twin brother], his children would most likely be of an intermediate skin color.
But if so, where did black Jews come from? According to Samaritan (Hebrew) tradition, they come from three main sources;

1) The first one is that they were former Egyptian slaves, who willingly embraced a common destiny with the Hebrew people- In other words, Ethiopian slaves that joined Israel in the latter’s exodus from Egypt. As is written: “A mixed crowd also went up with them, along with a huge number of livestock, both flocks and herds”- Exodus 12: 38.
2) Secondly, Ethiopian people appear to have been allowed to join Israel’s army (mercenaries? ). As is written: «Joab then said to a Cushite (Ethiopian), “Go tell the king what you have seen”. The Cushite bowed to Joab, and took off running»- 2 Samuel 18: 21.
3) Thirdly, tradition has it that when the Queen of Sheba (an ancient Ethiopian city) came to Jerusalem, she was so amazed with Solomon’s wisdom that she secretly wished to beget a child as wise as the Hebrew King. Thus, in his desire to give her all that she wanted, Solomon got the queen pregnant with his own child (“King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba her every desire—whatever she asked—besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty”- 1 Kings 10: 13). And this son went on to be not only the next Ethiopian king, but also the ancestor of most African Jews

 

Bible states God does no evil nor injustice (Deut. 32: 4); but, did He create evil?

Speaking about Reformed Samaritanism, somebody made the following comment: “You guys claim to believe that the Supreme Being (God) is the absolute infinite containing all other things within itself. But this is pure madness, as it would imply that God is the source of both goodness and evil. How can you expect everlasting peace from any coming Messiah, when you believe in a God who brings both good and evil? ”
What is Reformed Samaritanism reply to this interesting question? Well, the reply is very simple. You see, there is no doubt that our World does include various kinds of evil (theft, deception, betrayal, immorality, etc). But, if God isn’t the creator of the World’s evil, then it can only mean that our World has more than one Creator (or God). But the Scripture teaches that there is only one God (“See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me… Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God”- Deuteronomy 32: 39 & Isaiah 44: 6).
Thus, there is no doubt that evil was directly [or indirectly] created by the one and only true God. As is written: “Shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it? ”- Amos 3: 6. And also says elsewhere: “I am the Lord, and there is none else. I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil; I the Lord do all these things”- Isaiah 45: 6-7. Notice how the former text compares light with peace (or goodness), and darkness with evil (or sin). Why?
Because we would never be able to fully appreciate light, unless we had first experienced darkness. Likewise, we would have never understand the virtues of goodness, unless we had first experienced the chaos of evil. And that’s why the Creation account states that God first created darkness (in other words, the present world of sin, evil, and suffering), and only afterward did He create Light (the World to come, where peace and goodness will finally conquer evil, just as the light of the new day conquers the darkness of the previous night).
As it has been written: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth… and darkness was upon the face of the deep... And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness”- Genesis 1: 1-4. Thus God did not only create darkness (evil) and Light (goodness); but also chose to make Light put a stop to darkness [thereby making goodness conquer evil! ]

 

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