Passover crackers

[pastorables]

Can someone tell me why the Israeli Passover crackers spell God as G-d, leaving the "o" out? I was just reading the back of a box today and noticed this.

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[Pastor Gary]

Because to Jews, the name of God is sacred, and they will not write it.

[pastorables]

Because to Jews, the name of God is sacred, and they will not write it.

I remember that now from my past studies. I somehow always pictured them refusing to write God on a scroll. I suppose they will not type God on a box either.

[Penny]

Do they think it is bad to write out GOD?

Why?

[Karen]

Do they think it is bad to write out GOD?

Why?

Penny,
They did not think so much that it was BAD, but rather too HOLY. This is part of the piousness that Jesus came against in the leaders of the Jews. God the father (YHWH) wanted his people to KNOW his name and for his name to be declared throughout all the earth to all generations.

The Jews began adding to the instructions and commandments of YHWH even though YHWH had told them not to do this. This is one of the things that they added and/or changed. Instead of using HIS name (YHWH) they chose to use a “generic” title, God or Lord. GOD could refer to any deity that the pagans worshiped. LORD is a title that was given to British land owners. Even now they (orthodox Jews) will use only G-d.

The King James translators followed this “tradition” of the Jews. Everywhere you see the word “lord” in all capital letters, it was actually “YHWH”.

It could possibly be part of the reason why Jesus (Yahshua) said “you shall not see me until you say blessed is he that comes in the name of …….”

Grace is extended to us (gentile christians) because we have not known what to call him except god, so, he hears our prayers and accepts us.

Jeremiah said……

Jer 16:19 O LORD (YHWH), my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.

Jer 16:20 Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?

Jer 16:21 Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The LORD (YHWH). [/u]

And it was said in Micah…

Mic 4:1 But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD (YHWH) shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.

Mic 4:2 And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD (YHWH), 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 the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD (YHWH) from Jerusalem.