They scream, 'The Word of the Lord is hateful” and therefore, they don’t want it preached, they don’t want anyone else to hear it and, they don’t want it published. The handful of liberals, socialists, and associated communists in the Magic Valley don’t like the Bible and many don’t believe in God.

What’s really going on here is the minority demand scalps. Even in small conservative communities in Idaho. In another post, I explained newspapers are bastions of American leftism. On the other hand, the religion page was one of the last places where there was local content. Whether it be as a columnist, letter-writer, or staffer. Look, a newspaper is a private entity and none of us are guaranteed a platform. They were told their services were no longer needed.

Since there were many other areas where they believed they could still be effective, they continued submitting columns. In short, they were instructed to water down the message. The name YHWH, however, originates in Midian, and derives from the Arabic term for love, desire, or passion. God reveals his name to Moses as I am, from the Hebrew root. They were told they would no longer be published if they were critical of LGBTQ+ displays at local libraries. YHWH: The Original Arabic Meaning of the Name. A dozen years ago they were promised complete editorial control. The two men preach biblical morality and won’t bow to current cultural fashions. That the Word of the Lord is without error. One that was supported by most Americans throughout most of American history. The Hebrew for one more literally means unit or unity.

Addendum 2: DasWORTanDICH called me on my claim that the character of YHWH can be summed up with the word unity (Good job DasWORTanDICH) In Zech 14:9, the end of the verse literally reads and his name/character is one. Paul Thompson from Eastside Baptist Church and “Bear” Morton from Magic Valley Bible Church. I’ve copy/pasted his rational for God’s essence being unity below. (In a few doxological forms this word is also retained in Syriac, as ܠܝܰܗ ܕܘܽܟܣܙܳ glory to Jehovah, Assem. Either of these forms is used promiscuously at the end of many proper names, as אֵלִיָּהוּ, and אֵלִיָּה, יִרְמְיָהוּ and יִרְמְיָה, יְשַׁעְיָהוּ and יְשַׁעְיָה, the final ה in these compounds being always without Mappik. יָהּ Jah a word abbreviated from יְהֹוָה Jehovah, or rather from the more ancient pronunciation יַהֲוֹה or יַהֲוֶה, whence by apocope יָה֫וּ (as יִשְׁתַּחוּ for יִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה) then by the omission of the unaccented וּ, יָהּ, Lehrg.

Yhwh definition in hebrew