Adventistische Schriften über: "Does God the Father also have other titles, and is He referred to as Yahweh in the Old Testament, or is it always Jesus when Yahweh is mentioned?"
Answer
God the Father bears numerous titles in the Old Testament, including Creator, "Holy One of Israel," "Strength of Israel," Rock, Redeemer, and "God of the spirits of all flesh." While He was primarily known to the patriarchs as El Shaddai (God the Almighty), the name Yahweh (Jehovah), which means self‑existence, is used in the Old Testament specifically for the one true God. However, the Scriptures teach that this name is not reserved exclusively for the Father, because Christ as the firstborn Son legitimately shares the Father’s nature and name by inheritance.
Divine Titles and the Meaning of Yahweh
>The name Yahweh is a word of higher significance (than Elohim); it derives from the ancient verb havah (to be) and means self‑existence. Its actual meaning appears to be: “He is.” ... God was generally regarded in the Old Testament as the source of power and energy as well as the origin of life. – General Conference of SDAHandbook for Bible StudentsHBS 288.2 / 213.5932.2217 / 932.1661
The Identity of the Son with the Name Yahweh
>Christ is the One through whom God has revealed Himself to humanity at all times. ... This angel was the angel of the presence of God, the angel in whom the name of the great Yahweh was. The expression can refer to no one other than the Son of God. ... He is rightfully called Yahweh, the Self‑Existent. – Ellen Gould White / Ellet Joseph WaggonerPatriarchs and Prophets / Christ and His RighteousnessPP 761.4 / CHR 23.184.3614 / 1290.82
Shared Attributes and Names of Father and Son
>A Son always rightfully takes the Father’s name; and Christ, as the "firstborn Son of God," rightfully bears the same name. ... As the Son of the self‑existent God, He naturally possesses all attributes of deity. ... The name [Yahweh] will never be applied to a false god, nor to any other being except one: the angel‑Yahweh, who thereby is marked as one with God. – Ellet Joseph Waggoner / General Conference of SDAChrist and His Righteousness / Handbook for Bible StudentsCHR 11.4 / HBS 216.11290.35 / 932.1678
