In the Old Testament, a person’s name often reflected his character. Thus, the tribe of Levi, to which Moses belonged, probably knew the name Yahweh, which originally may have been (in its short form Yo, Yah, or Yahu) a religious invocation of no precise meaning evoked by the mysterious and awesome splendour of the manifestation of the holy. | GotQuestions.org, Is Jesus Yahweh?

But the appearance of the Servant is such as to suggest the very opposite of his dignity, which will astonish nations and kings when they come, to understand it.Entering upon Isaiah 53 we find the people of Israel speaking confessing their former unbelief, and giving as a reason the repulsive aspect of the Servant-despised, sad, sick with a visage to make men turn from him. Article Images Copyright © 2020 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. The theory that these passages form by themselves a poem or a set of poems which have been inserted here can boast of distinguished names.There does not seem much to commend it, however. One must confess that he presents real difficulties in the way of holding to a personal Servant as the prophet's conception. It is to minister salvation to all races of men.But back of and under these pictures of great hope is the prophet's sense of his people's sin and their struggle with it. Yahweh is the covenant-keeping name. Latin-speaking Christian scholars Latinized the name to Jehovah, the use of which was spread throughout medieval Europe. After language vivid with a sense of ignominy his assured consciousness of victory and faith in God are expressed,.In Isaiah 50:10-11, according to Delitzsch, Yahweh speaks, first encouraging those who listen to the Servant, then addressing those who despise his word. The reference to a trespass offering in 53:10 is remarkable. In the thoughts of these passages prophecy seemed pressing with impatient eagerness to its goal, and though centuries were to pass before that goal was reached, its promise is seen here, full of assurance and of knowledge of the kind of goal it is to be.8. Another common replacement is the name “Elohim,” which simply means “God.” What’s interesting is that these two replacement names are both used for other things as well, not just God, whereas Yahweh is reserved exclusively as a name for God. As John the Baptist on the Jordan watched for the coming One whom he knew not, yet who was alive, so the great prophet of the exile may have watched even day by day for the coming Servant whose work had been revealed to him.But deep in the psychology of the prophecy is the sense of sin out of which these passages came and indications of which I think are found in the latter part of the book. They know and reveal nothing. And with joy of this salvation from exile and from sin the book rings and rings. The Servant-Passages:The word "servant," as applied to servants of God, is not an unfamiliar one to readers of the Old Testament. Isaiah 50:4-11: In the first part of this passage the Servant is not mentioned directly, but it seems clear that he is speaking. All the resources of irony and satire are used to give point and effect to the contrast. It is the situation of these captive Jews in Babylonia which is reflected and they who are addressed at the waning of the long night of captivity by the stirring message recorded in Isaiah 40-66 (leaving out of account here disputed passages in Isaiah 40-66).2. "Duhm quoted by Cheyne thinks the Servant-passages post-exilic. And Yahweh came down to see the city and particularly the tower which the children of men built.

... /...//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xiii.htm, The Prophet --His Youth and his Call. In his mind the Servant and his work cannot come after the restoration. We talked earlier about how God doesn’t need us...but that makes it all the more wondrous that he wants us. Here the reference is undoubtedly to Israel, chosen and called of God and to be upheld by Him. He is to be a covenant of the people: according to Delitzsch, "he in whom and through whom Yahweh makes a new covenant with His people in place of the old one that has been broken." He remains constant through it all. That simple fact can be a little offensive to our human nature – that part of us that wants to be significant; to be needed. Yahweh-yireh . When was the last time we took a step back and acknowledged the holiness of God? He relates to us more deeply than we can ever imagine, but he is not like us. "He is Israel according to its idea." In this story, God is speaking to Moses through the burning bush and giving him the mission to end all missions: freeing the Israelite people from Egyptian captivity. In the midst of the proud, confident civilization of Babylonia, with its teeming wealth and exhaustless splendor, came a man who dared to speak for Yahweh-a man of such power to see reality that to him Babylonia was already doomed, and he could summon the people to prepare for God's deliverance.4. His ways are higher than our own, and he is set apart from everything and everyone else in existence in holiness, strength, and power. ... //christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xvi.htm, Chapter xi ... 5. Yahweh, the god of the Israelites, whose name was revealed to Moses as four Hebrew consonants (YHWH) called the tetragrammaton. Now of course it is conceivable that God might inspire a man to put himself forward 150 years, and with a message to people who were to live then, assuming their circumstances as a background of what he said, but it is improbable to the last degree. Yahweh speaks of the Servant as one despised, yet to be triumphant so that he will be honored by kings and princes. It could point to a person’s disposition, mission in life, and more. Before we get into what the name “Yahweh” actually means, let’s go back to its origin story in Exodus 3.