The Messiah, Yahushua distinctively spoke against these "traditions of men":
"But He answering, said to them, "Why do you also transgress the command of Elohim because of your tradition?" -MattithYahu|Matthew 15:3
"And in vain do they worship Me, teaching as teachings the commands of men. Forsaking the command of Elohim, you hold fast the tradition of men." -Mark 7:7-8
According to Yahushua, they had many traditions: "NULLIFYING THE WORD OF ELOHIM which you have handed down. And MANY such traditions you do." -Mark 7:3
The Jewish law is more commonly known as
the Babylonian Talmud. The point of this study is not to point out all of the "traditions
of men" that can be found in the Babylonian Talmud and how they "Nullify
the Word of Elohim". That subject would be a book of its own. The main
purpose of this study is to uncover the one "tradition
of men" that Yahuwah completely abhors.
Reading the prophetic book of Malachi can reveal one major thing that the Father Yahuwah clearly loathes. While this book is merely three chapters in length, it is very powerful indeed! Obviously, Yahuwah is wroth at the priests of Yisra'el [Israel] because of so much corruption. The first act of corruption mentioned to the priests is that they "1:6despise My Name," second, they "1:7 are presenting defiled food on My altar." Thirdly, they "1:8 present the blind as a slaughtering" and the lame and sick". In the first chapter, we learn that the three distinctive matters of the priest that Yahuwah is angry about. The priests were full of corruption, and yet, they were so blinded to their dishonesty that they questioned these accusations by asking, "1:6 In what way have we despised Your Name" and "In what way have we defiled You?" From all three of these corruptions (i.e. despising Yahuwah's Name, presenting defiled food on the altar & presenting blemished slaughterings), throughout the entire book of Malachi, the one act of corruption that is mostly talked about is Yahuwah's Name. Even though we just read it in Malachi 1:6; we must ask HOW can someone despise Yahuwah's Name? If something [or someone] is despised, the obvious thing is to avoid it completely as much as possible. Why the priests did not love Yahuwah's Name is far from beyond my knowledge or understanding. Nevertheless, they hated the awesome Name of Yahuwah so much as far as to make it contemptible. While at the same time asking, "How have we despised Your Name?" As if they were innocent. The priests completely removed Yahuwah's Name from existence in the Scriptures. As Yahuwah beheld the one act of removing HIS name, He considered this a work of despising HIM!
From searching throughout the Babylonian
Talmud (The Jewish Law), the following are some texts that can be found
concerning Yahuwah's Name. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Yahuwah's Name was replaced
with Adonai: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. It was forbidden to speak the 'Divine Name' during prayer for mealtime: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. The Name of Yahuwah was not to be spoken outside the Temple: "Jehovah" must not be pronounced outside of
the Temple." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.
Anyone who spoke the 'Divine Name' was guilty of blasphemy: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.
Whoever spoke the 'Divine Name' was guilty and the punishment
was death: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6.
According to the Talmud, if you are not a Jew, you are the 'children of Noah'. Children of Noah are not permitted to speak the 'Divine
Name' or the pseudonyms of Yahuwah, this includes, Elohim, Eloah, El, Shadai;
just to name a few: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.
Prohibition of speaking the name of Yahuwah even when written in
Scripture: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8.
The guilty to be burned, and their family punished because the
Name of Yahuwah is expressed instead of Adonai: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Truly, there is no
new matter under the sun. Just as it was back then, so it is today. (Qoheleth|
Ecclesiastes 1:9) The followers of the Babylonian Talmud still uphold these "traditions
of men" by not speaking the Name of our Father. You may not realize it,
but do you uphold this tradition also? If you substitute YAHUWAH's Name with any titles whether around believers or non-believers or by yourself, you are upholding these traditions of men!
Yahuwah's Name is great (Malachi 1:11) and He did not take it lightly when the priests "defiled His Name". Please notice the following text from Malachi 2:1-3:
According to Malachi 2:5-6, Yahuwah made a covenant with Lewi : "he (Lewi) feared Me (Yahuwah), and stood in awe of My Name." and "The Torah of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and straightness, and turned many away from crookedness." What is the "Torah of truth"? "And You came down on Mount Sinai, and spoke with them from the heavens, and gave them straight right rulings and Torah of truth, good laws and commands "And You made known to them Your set-apart Sabbath, and You commanded them commands and laws and Torot [this is the first five books of Moses], by the hand of Mosheh [Moses] Your servant."-NehemYahu|Nehemiah 9:13-14
"See, you are called a Jew [a Yehudite], and rest on the Torah, and make your boast in Elohim, and know the desire of Elohim, and approve what is superior, being instructed out of the Torah, and are trusting that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, an instructor of foolish ones, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and of the truth in the Torah." -Romans 2:17-20
While they, [the Jewish authority] claimed to "1rest on the Torah, 2boast in Elohim, 3know the desire of Elohim, 4approve what is superior, 5being instructed out of the Torah, 6a guide to the blind, 7a light to those who are in darkness, 8instructors of foolish ones, 9teachers of babes and 10having the form of knowledge and 11the form of the truth in the Torah", brother Sha'ul had a clear point he as continues in the next four verses:
"You, then, who teach another, do you not
teach yourself? You who proclaim that a man should not steal, do you steal? You
who say, 'Do not commit adultery,' do you commit adultery? You who abominate
idols, do you rob temples? You who make
your boast in the Torah, through the transgression of the Torah do you disrespect Elohim? For "The Name of Elohim is
blasphemed among the gentiles BECAUSE OF YOU," as it has been written." -Romans 2:20-24
Brothers and Sisters, the Scriptures are very clear that they blasphemed the Name of Yahuwah! How did they do this? Hurry; let us turn to the great book of Luke:
"Woe to you learned in the Torah, because you took away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in you hindered." - Luke 11:52
"And now, what have I here," declares
Yahuwah , "that My people are taken away for naught? Those who rule over them
make them wail," declares Yahuwah , "and MY NAME IS DESPISED (BLASPHEMED) all
day continually."
Let's pretend, for the sake of argument, shall we. Perhaps the Babylonian Talmud is correct and Yahuwah indeed considers it to be blasphemous to speak His Mighty Name. Since YeshaYahu chapter fifty-two, verse five states that "Yahuwah's Name is blasphemed all day continually," this would mean the people, including YAH's people, would be speaking His Name left and right continually all day. If Yahuwah's Name was blasphemed from being spoken too much or too often, carelessly, cursed by non-believers, or even spoken during prayers that would mean everyone would know His Name. Above when we read YeshaYahu chapter fifty-two, verse five, Yahuwah declared, "My Name is despised (blasphemed) all day continually". As we continue onto verse six Yahuwah then declares:
"Therefore MY PEOPLE SHALL KNOW MY NAME, in that day, for I am the One who is speaking. See, it is I. -YeshaYahu|Isaiah 52:6
If the people already knew Yahuwah's Name then He would not have to tell us that in that day HIS people will know HIS name! However, that is not the circumstance here. The people are blaspheming Yahuwah's Name because they are not using it! But He will make sure they "SHALL KNOW MY (YAHUWAH'S) NAME."
"Hypocrites! Yeshayahu rightly prophesied about you, saying, "This people draw near to Me with their mouth, and respect Me with their lips, but THEIR HEART IS FAR FROM ME. But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as TEACHINGS THE COMMANDS OF MEN." -Matthew 15:7-9
Twice we have read of YeshaYahu's prophesies referred to in the New Testament [the Messianic Scriptures] concerning this topic. This prophesy which Yahushua was referring to, can be found in the great of Yeshayahu 29:13:
"And Yahuwah says, "Because this people has
drawn near with its mouth, and with its lips
they have esteemed Me, and it has kept its heart far from Me, and their fear of Me has become a command of men that is taught!" -YeshaYahu|Isaiah 29:13 Sadly, it is true.
The fear of Yahuwah in the people became as "a command of men that was taught". This
command of men was specifically, The Jewish Law, the Babylonian Talmud. A
perfect example of the people's fear of the command of men was that of the man
name, Hanina b. Tradian (#8) Hanina, however, did not have this fear
of the command of men that was taught. He was to be burned, his wife killed and
his daughter taken to the house of prostitutes because "he expressed the Name of Yahuwah and not Adonai as required." There
are many other commands of men that the people feared. As mentioned earlier;
this study is not to expose all of the commands of men that "Nullify
the Word of Elohim", but only the one command of men that Yahuwah
hates. "For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and they seek the Torah from his mouth, for he is the messenger of YAHUWAH of hosts. But you, you have turned from the way, you have caused many to stumble in the Torah. You have corrupted the covenant of Lĕwi," said YAHUWAH of hosts. "And I also, I shall make you despised and low before all the people, because you are NOT guarding My ways, and are showing partiality in the Torah." -Malachi 2:7-9 Reading the words spoken to Malachi from Yahuwah can clearly reveal how furious Yahuwah was with what the priests were doing. They were not guarding Yahuwah's ways, showing partiality in the Torah, turned from the way and caused many to stumble in the Torah. Yahuwah shall make them despised and low before all people.
"Then shall those who
fear YAHUWAH speak to one another, and YAHUWAH listen and hear, AND A BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE BE WRITTEN BEFORE
HIM, OF THOSE WHO FEAR YAHUWAH, AND THOSE WHO ESTEEM HIS NAME. "And they shall be Mine," said YAHUWAH of hosts, "on the day
that I prepare a treasured possession.
And I shall spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him. "Then you
shall again see the difference between the righteous and the
wrong, between one who serves Elohim and one who does not serve Him." -Malachi 3:16-18
"For look, the day shall come, burning like a furnace, and all the proud, and every wrongdoer shall be stubble. And the day that shall come shall burn them up," said YAHUWAH of hosts, "which leaves to them neither root nor branch. But TO YOU WHO FEAR MY NAME the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings. And you shall go out and leap for joy like calves from the stall. And you shall trample the wrongdoers, for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day that I do this," said YAHUWAH of hosts." -Malachi 4:1-3
When He makes a promise He keeps it! He promised that the Sun of Righteousness, the Messiah, Yahushua, shall come to us, and heal us. Because of this we all shall go out and leap for joy and trample the wrongdoers. HalleluYAH! Yahushua, did come to us and is coming back for us!
Both Yahuwah and Yahushua's Names are important. As we have discovered, those who fear Yahuwah's Name shall be ble
During Yahushua's Ministry here on earth He healed many and taught thousands. In the seventeenth chapter of the book of John we read an especially beautiful prayer that Yahushua speaks unto Yahuwah. During Yahushua's prayer He prays to Yahuwah the seven things that He has done: "1I have
esteemed You on the earth, having accomplished the work You have given Me that
I should do. "And
now, esteem Me with Yourself, Father, with the esteem which I had with You
before the world was..." _____________________________________________________________________________ "When I was with them in the world, 3I was guarding them in Your Name which You have given Me, and" "5I have given them Your Word, and the world hated
them because they are not of the world, as I am not of the world." -Yohanan|John
17:14 "And 7I have made Your Name known to them, and shall make it known, so
that the love with which You loved Me might be in them, and I in them." -Yohanan|John 17:26
Three out of the seven things that Yahushua did were associated with Yahuwah's Name. If Yahuwah's Name was already known, why would Yahushua reveal, guard and make it known? We are supposed to be followers of Yahushua. Stop with the Christian campaign of "What WOULD jesus do (W.W.J.D)" and start the campaign of "What DID Yahushua do?" If Yahuwah's Name was considered blasphemous to speak by the 'common' people and only the priests were permitted to speak, why would Yahushua reveal, guard and make known Yahuwah's Name to SIMPLE FISHERMEN?
Meeting, fellowshipping and communicating
with the thousands of believers around the world has brought many different
doctrines and differences of opinions to our attention. Many believers still
uphold this tradition of not speaking Yahuwah's Name. Whether they believe His
Name is Yahweh, Yahveh or Yahvah does not matter. What does matter is how they
believe that the Father's Name is "too sacred or too holy" to be
spoken. Some even believe they will be cursed for speaking our Father Yahuwah's
Name. Yet others are truly dedicated in suppressing YAH's Name because they
believe they would place a stumbling block before the Gentiles. From the many
people upholding this "tradition of men" has resulted in
Yahuwah's Name to be forgotten. "who try to make My people FORGET My Name by their dreams which everyone relates to his neighbour, as their fathers FORGOT My Name for Baal." -YirmeYahu|Jeremiah 23:27
Hiding, covering up, and suppressing Yahuwah's Name for whatever reason is very contrary to Scripture. Rather saying we are commanded or forbidden to speak Yahuwah's Name, let us acknowledge what we are commanded and/or suggested to do concerning Yahuwah's Name:
 With that said, if Yahuwah's Name is despised, not spoken for all to hear and hidden out of plain site, His awe-inspiring Name will continue to be forgotten for Baal. Instead of avoiding Yahuwah's Name for reasons of "causing a stumbling block" before Christians and non-believers consider the following: "And it will come about that WHOEVER calls on the name of YAHUWAH will be delivered" -Joel
2:32 How in the world could anyone call upon the Name of Yahuwah, if His name continues to be suppressed? If everyone who calls upon the Name of Yahuwah shall be saved. Yet, if everyone who knows Yahuwah's Name secretly wouldn't this cause a hindrance, a stumbling block, preventing everyone from even knowing Yahuwah's Name? Of course this would. The truth of the matter is, those who suppress the Name are actually causing a stumbling block along with a great hindrance of building Yahuwah's Kingdom! Clearly, this ought not to be the case! Time and time again we have been commanded to 'proclaim' the Name of Yahuwah. This we must do! Many believers are even deceived with the idea of not using Yahuwah's Name to protect it from non-believers. This is very wrong. Who are we to say who is 'worthy' of hearing the mighty, awesome and powerful Name of Yahuwah and who is not? How dare those who even assume such a thing! The prophets spoke the Name of Yahuwah! TO THE ENTIRE NATION! Yahuwah has no favorites and :there is no partiality with Elohim." (Romans 2:11) Yahuwah has a Name!
This is extremely important. We need to stop using titles and start using the
Name He has made known to us! God is a title, and furthermore, Lord is Hebrew
for Baal! Adonai is not a Name and neither is HaShem (it simply means "the
name") Which Savior, Christ, Heavenly Father or Creator could someone really be referring to?
You who are 'women', would you like to be called 'woman' and not your name? You who are called 'men' the same goes for you as well. Even though they are false, there are MANY gods and lords in this world. How would you like to be in a room full of 100 people and have someone run in, and say "human I worship you!", "woman marry me" or "person what is for dinner?" There would be a whole lot of confusion. All these people in the same room, someone running in requesting something and yet, not even a name has been mentioned to direct it to the recipient! This situation is very similar to the many false deities. There are so many of them. How insulting is this towards Yahuwah? As unworthy as we are for His kindness and mercy. He continues to provide so much for His children while still, there are so many who try to HIDE HIS NAME! Since there are so many speak the Name of Yahuwah in the privacy of within the few or many believing family members or assembly. Is it any wonder why there are so few believers in this world today? No wonder we are all so far apart and few in numbers! Too many believers in this world are still upholding this "tradition of men". We are to be a witness to the world! "Let your light so shine before men, so that they see your good works and PRAISE YOUR FATHER who is in the heavens." -MattithYahu|Matthew 5:16 How ignorant are Yahuwah's people! Who is the light? Yahushua is that light as outlined in Yohanan|John 1:9-10. How can humanity see our light (and our witness) and then praise our Father in the heavens IF THEY DO NOT EVEN KNOW WHO HE IS, WHAT HIS NAME IS or WHICH Father we are referring to? With the hundreds of different faiths in this world, a person can come across a New Ager and they will give all thanks and praise to 'the Creator' or 'Heavenly Father'. The Buddhists even consider their 'god' to be a 'savior' or a 'messiah'. "What is His Name, and what is His Son's Name, If you know it?" -Mishle|Proverbs 30:4 "For everyone who CALLS ON the Name of YAHUWAH shall be saved. How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without one proclaiming? And how shall they proclaim if they are not sent? As it has been written, "How pleasant are the feet of those who bring the Good News of peace, who bring the Good News of the good!" -Romans 10:13-15 These two questions are not meant to be answered as they are self-explanatory. The answer is clear. How can this world believe in the correct Names of Yahuwah and His Son, Yahushua if they are not heard? How can they hear those names if no one is proclaiming? They cannot! Furthermore, how can Yahuwah be esteemed if they don't know HIM? He cannot! Yet He has repeatedly told us that HE will be esteemed amongst the gentiles (non-believing nations).
 "And it will come about that WHOEVER calls on the name of YAHUWAH will be delivered" -Joel 2:32
"Pour out Your wrath on the gentiles who do not know You, and on the tribes who DO NOT call on Your Name." -YirmeYahu|Jeremiah 10:25 "O Elohim, how long would the adversary reproach? Would the enemy despise Your Name forever? -Tehillim|Psalms 74:10 "Remember this: the enemy has reproached YAHUWAH, And a foolish people has despised Your Name" -Tehillim|Psalms 74:18 "I am
YAHUWAH, that is My Name, and My esteem I do not give to another," "And I shall make My set-apart Name known in the midst of My people Yisra'el, and NOT let My set-apart Name be profaned any more. AND THE GENTILES SHALL KNOW THAT I AM YAHUWAH, the Set-apart One in Yisra'el." -Yehezkiel| Ezekiel 39:7
"For Elohim is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love which you have shown toward His Name, in that you have attended to the set-apart ones, and still attend." -Ibrim|Hebrews 6:10 "For then I shall turn unto the peoples a clean lip, so that they all call on the Name of YAHUWH, to serve Him with one shoulder." -TzephanYah|Zephaniah 3:9 "I SHALL ANNOUNCE YOUR NAME TO MY BROTHERS, IN THE MIDST OF THE CONGREGATION I SHALL SING PRAISE TO YOU." -Ibrim|Hebrews 2:12 "AND I SHALL SET APART MY GREAT NAME, WHICH HAS BEEN PROFANED AMONG [IN THE MIDST OF] THE GENTILES, WHICH YOU HAVE PROFANED IN THEIR MIDST. AND THE GENTILES SHALL KNOW THAT I AM YAHUWAH," declares the Master YAHUWAH, "when I am set-apart in you before their eyes." -Yehezkiel|Ezekiel 36:23 "But I had compassion on My set-apart Name, which the house of Yisra'el had profaned among the gentiles
wherever they went. Therefore say to the house of Yisra'el," Thus
said the Master YAHUWAH, "I do not do this for your sake, O house of Yisra'el,
but for My set-apart Name's sake, which YOU HAVE PROFANED among
the gentiles WHEREVER you went." -Yehezkiel|Ezekiel
36:21-22 "Mosheh and Aharon were among His priests, And Shemu'el
(Samuel) was
among those CALLING UPON His Name. They called upon YAHUWAH and He answered
them." -Tehillim|Psalms 99:6 "Give thanks to YAHUWAH! CALL UPON HIS NAME, MAKE KNOWN HIS DEEDS AMONG THE
PEOPLES." -Tehillim|Psalms 105:1 "I cause Your Name to be REMEMBERED in all generations; Therefore the people praise You forever and ever." -Tehillim|Psalms 45:17
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