The Character of Jehovah alludes to usage of his Name

I recently watched a youtube video from David Brener, where he posits that usage and pronunciation of the divine name is really not that important. It's the character that is important. Although I do agree that the Character associated with that Name is important. To in some way belie its importance and usage, in that we vocalize it, Sing praises using it, and vindicate it by our faithfulness besmears a true love for that name. The fact that it is literally found 6828 times in the Hebrew text and is found more than any other name or title including Lord, God, or Jesus, should cause pause in our thinking, and we should truly reflect on biblical text that use that Name.

I suspiciously wonder about David Brener and his belief system and how tied he is to a belief that Jesus and Jehovah are the same. So why bother with Jehovah. Right. After all he is Jesus. Really? Check out Deut.18.15,18,19: "A prophet from your own midst, from your brothers, like me, is what Jehovah your God will raise up for you--to whom you people should listen.......A prophet I shall raise up for them from the midst of their brothers, like you; and I shall indeed put my words in his mouth, and he will certainly speak to them all that I shall command him. And it must occur that the man who will not listen to my words that he will speak in my name, I shall myself require an account from him." See also Micah 5.2,4 See also Isa. 26.13

² “But in the latter days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of Jehovah’s house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and peoples shall flow unto it. And many nations shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths. For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of Jehovah from Jerusalem; and he will judge between many peoples, and will decide concerning strong nations afar off: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig-tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of Jehovah of hosts hath spoken it. For all the peoples walk every one in the name of his god; and we will walk in the name of Jehovah our God for ever and ever.”—Mic. 4:1-5, AS.

Any wonder though the confusion. Substitute LORD. Jesus sounds like it's Jehovah's words when Jesus speaks. Both Lords must be the same lord (PS.110.1) Therefore Jehovah is Jesus.

George Howard in writing in "The Anchor Bible Dictionary, under Tetragrammeton," basically alludes to this very point:

It is possible that some confusion ensued from the abandonment of the Tetragrammaton in the N.T.,
although the significance of this confusion can only be conjectured. In all probability it became
difficult to know whether KS referred to the Lord God or the Lord Jesus Christ. That this issue played a role in the later Trinitarian debates, however, is unknown.

George Howard

Read Psalms 148-150

Praise Jah!*

Praise Jehovah from the heavens;+

Praise him in the heights.

 2 Praise him, all his angels.+

Praise him, all his army.+

 3 Praise him, sun and moon.

Praise him, all shining stars.+

 4 Praise him, O highest heavens*

And waters above the heavens.

 5 Let them praise the name of Jehovah,

For he commanded, and they were created.+

 6 He keeps them established forever and ever;+

He has issued a decree that will not pass away.+

 7 Praise Jehovah from the earth,

You great sea creatures and all deep waters,

 8 You lightning and hail, snow and thick clouds,

You storm wind, carrying out his word,+

 9 You mountains and all you hills,+

You fruit trees and all you cedars,+

10 You wild animals+ and all you domestic animals,

You creeping things and winged birds,

11 You kings of the earth and all you nations,

You princes and all you judges of the earth,+

12 You young men and young women,*

Old men and young together.*

13 Let them praise the name of Jehovah,

For his name alone is unreachably high.+

His majesty is above earth and heaven.+

14 He will exalt the strength* of his people,

For the praise of all his loyal ones,

Of the sons of Israel, the people close to him.

Praise Jah!*

149 Praise Jah!*

Sing to Jehovah a new song;+

Praise him in the congregation of the loyal ones.+

 2 Let Israel rejoice in its Grand Maker;+

Let the sons of Zion be joyful in their King.

 3 Let them praise his name with dancing+

And sing praises* to him, accompanied by the tambourine and the harp.+

 4 For Jehovah takes pleasure in his people.+

He adorns the meek with salvation.+

 5 Let the loyal ones exult in glory;

Let them shout for joy upon their beds.+

 6 Let the songs praising God be in their throat,

And a two-edged sword be in their hand,

 7 To execute vengeance on the nations

And punishment on the peoples,

 8 To bind their kings with shackles

And their nobles with iron fetters,

 9 To execute the judgment written against them.+

This honor belongs to all his loyal ones.

Praise Jah!*

150 Praise Jah!*+

Praise God in his holy place.+

Praise him in the expanse of* his strength.+

 2 Praise him for his mighty works.+

Praise him for his exceeding greatness.+

 3 Praise him with the sounding of the horn.+

Praise him with the stringed instrument and the harp.+

 4 Praise him with the tambourine+ and the circle dance.

Praise him with strings+ and the flute.*+

 5 Praise him with ringing cymbals.

Praise him with crashing cymbals.+

 6 Every breathing thing—let it praise Jah.

Praise Jah!*+

 

   

When Jesus Christ was on earth, he ‘made his Father’s name manifest’ to his disciples. (Joh 17:6, 26) Although having earlier known that name and being familiar with God’s activities as recorded in the Hebrew Scriptures, these disciples came to know Jehovah in a far better and grander way through the One who is “in the bosom position with the Father.” (Joh 1:18) Christ Jesus perfectly represented his Father, doing the works of his Father and speaking, not of his own originality, but the words of his Father. (Joh 10:37, 38; 12:50; 14:10, 11, 24) That is why Jesus could say, “He that has seen me has seen the Father also.”—Joh 14:9.

This clearly shows that the only ones truly knowing God’s name are those who are his obedient servants. (Compare 1Jo 4:8; 5:2, 3.) Jehovah’s assurance at Psalm 91:14, therefore, applies to such persons: “I shall protect him because he has come to know my name.” The name itself is no magical charm, but the One designated by that name can provide protection for his devoted people. Thus the name represents God himself. That is why the proverb says: “The name of Jehovah is a strong tower. Into it the righteous runs and is given protection.” (Pr 18:10) This is what persons do who cast their burden on Jehovah. (Ps 55:22) Likewise, to love (Ps 5:11), sing praises to (Ps 7:17), call upon (Ge 12:8), give thanks to (1Ch 16:35), swear by (De 6:13), remember (Ps 119:55), fear (Ps 61:5), search for (Ps 83:16), trust (Ps 33:21), exalt (Ps 34:3), and hope in (Ps 52:9) the name is to do these things with reference to Jehovah himself. To speak abusively of God’s name is to blaspheme God.—Le 24:11, 15, 16.

Jehovah is jealous for his name, tolerating no rivalry or unfaithfulness in matters of worship. (Ex 34:14; Eze 5:13) The Israelites were commanded not even to mention the names of other gods. (Ex 23:13) In view of the fact that the names of false gods appear in the Scriptures, evidently the reference concerns mentioning the names of false gods in a worshipful way.

 

 

I briefly wrote David Brener with my concerns:

I respectfully disagree with you. Not on whether we know or have to use the correct pronunciation, but the usage of that name. To use shem, or ha shem, as a substitute is a copout. The divine name in the "Biblical Hebraica Stuttgartensia" occurs 6828 times. A failure to use that name and to say that YHWH just wanted us to display, preach, sing praises to his character is indeed a disservice to that very character you claim to want to espouse. "Make melody to YHWH O you holy ones. Is it to his Character we are to make melody? Possibly. But to whose Character are we thus making melody to? Is it not YHWH's?  Ps 30.4. But, in fact, for this cause I have kept you in existence, for the sake of showing you my power and in order to have my name declared in all the earth. Ex.9.16. Is it his Character that is to be delclared ? Yes, but in association with who? Yhwh? Exodus 15 Moses' victory song " My strength and my might is Yah, since he serves for my salvation. This is my God, and I shall laud him, my fathers God, and I shall raise him on high. YHWH is a manly person of war. YHWH is his name. "So in the name of Jesus every knee should bend. Philippians 2.10. Is it his character or His literal name along with his character?  "And all the peoples of the earth will have to see that YHWH's name has been called upon you.. Deut. 28.10 Whose name? His Character? Note the text says yhwh's shem