00:00Why does the Bible say Lord or God instead of using his actual name?
00:03It all began with a Jewish tradition called the Ineffable Name Doctrine.
00:08The Jews did not want to pronounce or mispronounce the name of YHWH out of reverence.
00:13They did not want to risk taking the Lord's name in vain.
00:16So, the Jews began substituting God's name in Hebrew, Lord, which is now Adonai.
00:21This practice is followed today in English translations of the Bible to show reverence
00:26for the holy name.
00:27And since the early Hebrew text did not contain vowels but only consonants, it is not known
00:32exactly how to pronounce God's name.
00:34So, Lord is substituted for YHWH.
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