Hebrew Root of Amen (Part 2)
What if a nation declared a name of the god for every Hebrew word in existence? Would that mean that we should never speak Hebrew again?
You can see how silly this becomes when the logic of the argument is extrapolated to its extremes.
The Hebrew word for “amen” is found in many places in the Scriptures.
Numbers 5:22 - And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.
Then we have the twelve times that it is said in Deuteronomy 27:15 through verse 26.
Deuteronomy 27:15 - Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto Yahwah, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
Deuteronomy 27:16 Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
This continues in like manner through verse 26. Here are many other verses where this word is also used.
Some examples can be seen here:
1 Kings 1:36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: Yahwah Elohim of my lord the king say so too.
Jeremiah 11:5 That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O Yahwah.
Jeremiah 28:6 Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: Yahwah do so: Yahwah perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of Yahwah 's house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place.
Psalms 41:13 Blessed be Yahwah Elohim of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. amen, and amen.
Psalms 72:19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
Psalms 89:52 Blessed be Yahwah for evermore. Amen, and Amen.
Psalms 106:48 Blessed be Yahwah Elohim of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, amen. Praise ye Yahwah.
Nehemiah 5:13 Also I shook my lap, and said, So Elohim shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, amen, and praised Yahwah. And the people did according to this promise.
Nehemiah 8:6 And Ezra blessed Yahwah, the great Elohim. And all the people answered, amen, amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped Yahwah with their faces to the ground.
1 Chronicles 16:36 Blessed be Yahwah Elohim of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, amen, and praised Yahwah.
In our research, we just haven't seen enough evidence to convince us to abandon a Hebrew word, that has a specific meaning, out of fear that YHWH will mistake our prayer to Him to actually be to another deity.
If we were speaking the specific language that the foreign god was a part of, then that could have more credibility to the view. But the mere fact that we are using His language and applying it to what it means on His standards, how can the Father take it any differently?
If the Word of God uses the word amen, then should a debate of whether or not we should use the Hebrew word amen in the same manner even exist?
…just something to consider.
What if a nation declared a name of the god for every Hebrew word in existence? Would that mean that we should never speak Hebrew again?
You can see how silly this becomes when the logic of the argument is extrapolated to its extremes.
The Hebrew word for “amen” is found in many places in the Scriptures.
Numbers 5:22 - And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.
Then we have the twelve times that it is said in Deuteronomy 27:15 through verse 26.
Deuteronomy 27:15 - Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto Yahwah, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
Deuteronomy 27:16 Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
This continues in like manner through verse 26. Here are many other verses where this word is also used.
Some examples can be seen here:
1 Kings 1:36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: Yahwah Elohim of my lord the king say so too.
Jeremiah 11:5 That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O Yahwah.
Jeremiah 28:6 Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: Yahwah do so: Yahwah perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of Yahwah 's house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place.
Psalms 41:13 Blessed be Yahwah Elohim of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. amen, and amen.
Psalms 72:19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
Psalms 89:52 Blessed be Yahwah for evermore. Amen, and Amen.
Psalms 106:48 Blessed be Yahwah Elohim of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, amen. Praise ye Yahwah.
Nehemiah 5:13 Also I shook my lap, and said, So Elohim shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, amen, and praised Yahwah. And the people did according to this promise.
Nehemiah 8:6 And Ezra blessed Yahwah, the great Elohim. And all the people answered, amen, amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped Yahwah with their faces to the ground.
1 Chronicles 16:36 Blessed be Yahwah Elohim of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, amen, and praised Yahwah.
In our research, we just haven't seen enough evidence to convince us to abandon a Hebrew word, that has a specific meaning, out of fear that YHWH will mistake our prayer to Him to actually be to another deity.
If we were speaking the specific language that the foreign god was a part of, then that could have more credibility to the view. But the mere fact that we are using His language and applying it to what it means on His standards, how can the Father take it any differently?
If the Word of God uses the word amen, then should a debate of whether or not we should use the Hebrew word amen in the same manner even exist?
…just something to consider.
Hebrew Root of Amen (Part 2)
What if a nation declared a name of the god for every Hebrew word in existence? Would that mean that we should never speak Hebrew again?
You can see how silly this becomes when the logic of the argument is extrapolated to its extremes.
The Hebrew word for “amen” is found in many places in the Scriptures.
Numbers 5:22 - And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.
Then we have the twelve times that it is said in Deuteronomy 27:15 through verse 26.
Deuteronomy 27:15 - Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto Yahwah, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
Deuteronomy 27:16 Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
This continues in like manner through verse 26. Here are many other verses where this word is also used.
Some examples can be seen here:
1 Kings 1:36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: Yahwah Elohim of my lord the king say so too.
Jeremiah 11:5 That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O Yahwah.
Jeremiah 28:6 Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: Yahwah do so: Yahwah perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of Yahwah 's house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place.
Psalms 41:13 Blessed be Yahwah Elohim of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. amen, and amen.
Psalms 72:19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
Psalms 89:52 Blessed be Yahwah for evermore. Amen, and Amen.
Psalms 106:48 Blessed be Yahwah Elohim of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, amen. Praise ye Yahwah.
Nehemiah 5:13 Also I shook my lap, and said, So Elohim shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, amen, and praised Yahwah. And the people did according to this promise.
Nehemiah 8:6 And Ezra blessed Yahwah, the great Elohim. And all the people answered, amen, amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped Yahwah with their faces to the ground.
1 Chronicles 16:36 Blessed be Yahwah Elohim of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, amen, and praised Yahwah.
In our research, we just haven't seen enough evidence to convince us to abandon a Hebrew word, that has a specific meaning, out of fear that YHWH will mistake our prayer to Him to actually be to another deity.
If we were speaking the specific language that the foreign god was a part of, then that could have more credibility to the view. But the mere fact that we are using His language and applying it to what it means on His standards, how can the Father take it any differently?
If the Word of God uses the word amen, then should a debate of whether or not we should use the Hebrew word amen in the same manner even exist?
…just something to consider.
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