27 Quotes About Yahweh

There has been and is much disagreement among theologians about the god honored among the Hebrews.(De mensibus 4.53, sixth century C.E.)

All Praises to the Creator, YAHUAHIn the beginning, YAHWEH created the heavens and the Earth.There is a time for everything under YAHUAH and with His direction time always wins.The whole truth is YAHUAH.The sky is proof He holds the truth in the black and blue of the night and daytime.There is fire in YAHWEH's breath. And He prowls for those who disobey Him.

All Praises to the Creator, YAHWEHYAHWEH, the Creator of all things, is the Highest fire.YAHWEH’s fire rules over Sheol and burns forever.YAHWEH’s law manages humans on Earth.YAHWEH’s fire are tribulations in life,To strengthen a personOr to correct and discipline with righteousness and truth.Kings 19:12For YAHWEH is a consuming fire.

By analysis of biblical texts, some scholars have assumed for a long time that Yahweh was formerly worshipped in the south of Canaan (especially Edom and/or by the Kenites). The claim that 'Yahweh comes from Seir' [Judges 5.4] has been strengthened by the discovery of Canaanite inscriptions evoking 'Yahweh of Teman', but also Egyptian writings mentioning Negeb and northern Sinai as 'the land of Ywh [sic]'. (p. 389)from 'Yahweh, the Canaanite God of Metallurgy?', JSOT 33.4 (2009): 387-404

The idea of an Edomite origin for Yahweh may be of crucial importance for discovering his former identity, because the south-eastern part of Canaan was known from the earliest times as a very important place for copper metallurgy. (p. 389)from 'Yahweh, the Canaanite God of Metallurgy?', JSOT 33.4 (2009): 387-404

A lack of public use of the name of the metallurgic deities is well known and relates to the initiatory dimension of the cults related to metallurgy. [...] Even though the Israelite cult of Yahweh was public, it seems that the 'use' of his name was submitted to severe restrictions (see, e.g., Exod. 20.7 and Deut. 5.11). (p. 392n23

In Isa. 54.16, Yahweh is explicitly mentioned as the creator of both the copperwork and his work: 'See it is I who have created the smith who blows the fire of coals, and produces a weapon fit for its purposes'. Such an involvement of Yahweh is never mentioned elsewhere for other crafts or human activities. (p. 394)from 'Yahweh, the Canaanite God of Metallurgy?', JSOT 33.4 (2009): 387-404

The god of metallurgy generally appears as an outstanding deity. He is generally involved in the creation of the world and/or the creation of humans. The overwhelming importance of the god of metallurgy reflects the central role played by the copper smelters in the emergence of civilizations throughout the ancient world. (p. 397)(from 'Yahweh, the Canaanite God of Metallurgy?', JSOT 33.4 (2009): 387-404)

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