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7741 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. God, 2.20
… of Yahweh from that of the gods of surrounding nations.
7742 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. God, 2.21
… is Yahweh or 'Elohim tsebha'oth, "Yahweh" or "God of hosts." In Hebrew usage "host" might mean an army of men, or the stars and the angels--which, apart or in conjunction …
7743 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. God, 2.22
(3) Yahweh (Yahweh). This is the personal proper name paragraph excellence of Israel's God, even as Chemosh was that of the god of Moab, and Dagon that of the god …
7744 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. God, 2.23
… of Yahweh ( Judges 5:4 - 5; Deuteronomy 33:2 ). But there is no direct evidence bearing upon the origin of the worship of Yahweh: to us He is known only as the God of Israel …
7745 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. God, 2.24
… of Yahweh: (1) Yahweh alone the God of Israel. Hebrew theology consists essentially of the doctrine of Yahweh and its implications. The teachers and leaders …
7746 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. God, 2.25
… of Yahweh did not exclude belief in the existence of other gods. As other nations believed in the existence of Yahweh ( 1 Samuel 4:8; 2 Kings 17:27 ), so Israel did …
7747 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. God, 2.26
… from Yahweh, was quite common in Israel. Necromancy was practiced early and late ( 1 Samuel 28:7 ff; Isaiah 8:19; Deuteronomy 18:10, 11 ). Sorcery and witchcraft were …
7748 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. God, 2.27
… of Yahweh maintained and developed its monotheistic principle only by overcoming several hostile tendencies. The Baal-worship of the Canaanites and …
7749 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. God, 2.28
… of Yahweh, as the national religion ( 1 Kings 18:19 ). Elijah's stand and Jehu's revolution gave its death blow to Baal-worship and vindicated the sole right of …
7750 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. God, 2.30
… of Yahweh Himself. The change from the nomad life of the desert to the agricultural conditions of Canaan involved some change in religion. Yahweh, the God …
7751 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. God, 2.32
… of Yahweh. The localization and naturalization of Yahweh, as well as His assimilation to the Baals, all went together, so that we read that even in Judah the …
7752 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. God, 2.33
… of Yahweh successfully resisted the influence of the heathen cults. At no time was Yahweh associated with a goddess. Although the corrupt sensual practices …
7753 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. God, 2.34
… by Yahweh's worship. They were survivals of savage customs connected with tribal unity, which the higher morality of Yahweh's religion had not yet abolished …
7754 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. God, 2.35
… of Yahweh: The nature and character of Yahweh are manifested in His activities. The Old Testament makes no statements about the essence of God; we are left …
7755 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. God, 2.36
… Egypt, "Yahweh is a man of war" ( Exodus 15:3 ). An ancient account of Israel's journey to Canaan is called "the book of the Wars of Yahweh" ( Numbers 21:14 ). By conquest in …
7756 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. God, 2.37
… of Yahweh follow as an inference from His ethical preeminence.
7757 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. God, 2.38
(3) The Most Distinctive Characteristic of Yahweh:
7758 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. God, 2.39
… of Yahweh, which finally rendered Him and His religion absolutely unique, was the moral factor. In saying that Yahweh was a moral God, it is meant that He acted …
7759 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. God, 2.40
… physical. Yahweh's jealousy ( Exodus 20:5; Deuteronomy 5:9; 6:15 ), His wrath and anger ( Exodus 32:10 - 12; Deuteronomy 7:4 ) and His inviolable holiness ( Exodus 19:21 - 22 …
7760 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. God, 2.41
… that Yahweh was God of Israel alone. "The consequence of this national conception of Yahweh was that there was no religious and moral bond regulating the …