You shall not take the name of YHWH your God in vain, for YHWH will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
Deuteronomy 5:11
This commandment isn't about saying the words God or Yahweh, etc. It's about dishonoring God's reputation by acting unjustly or sinfully in His name and by falsely attributing words or doctrines to him. In other words, anything that misrepresents God or besmirches his character is "taking YHWH's name in vain."
Don't speak or command in God's name if God wouldn't approve of what you're saying. Don't use his name casually. Keep it close. Honor it. Use it sparingly and reverently.
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In Jeremiah 3, God tells Judah that he "divorced" Ephraim, the northern kingdom of Israel, but elsewhere he identifies all of Israel as his "firstborn son" and says that he divorced Ephraim's and Judah's mother. How are we to reconcile these contradictory metaphors?
The answer is simple: We reconcile them by recognizing that they are metaphors. A metaphor is an illustration that is not meant to be taken as literally true.
This article addresses a false doctrine that stems from over-literalizing the metaphors that the Bible uses to describe God's relationship with Israel:
https://americantorah.com/2025..../08/05/the-doctrine-
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WORD FOR TODAY “what does the LORD take pleasure in?” : Eze 33:11 "Say to them, 'As I live!' declares the Lord GOD, 'I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil ways! Why then will you die,
WISDOM FOR TODAY: Pro 26:3 A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the back of fools.
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News outlets include some sort of story about Artificial intelligence almost every day. A.I. has been used to examine the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Shroud of Turin and people are using it more often for various work and play. I have said and written that the word artificial is defined as fake. A.I. is nothing more than a very fast search engine that has the capability to search through the thousands of digitized documents that have been written by real people and summarize them within a few seconds. A.I. can be a useful tool but sadly many are treating it as a god.
"In this are the children of God known, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness, is not of God"
1J 3
Thought for Today: Wednesday August 06
The New Testament makes no separation between belief and obedience. They are linked together as one, because if you truly believe, you will truly follow. Trust makes us part of the Kingdom, but our love for God and obedience to His will are the badges of our citizenship in that eternal Kingdom. That is why the believer’s life is a happy blend of trust and toil, resting and striving, receiving and doing. God does His part; we need to do ours!
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