Hey, 'Gumb... let me help you out (and peace to you!) -
JAH (the name of God) E'SHUA (is salvation or saves) -
MISCHA (chosen... or anointed, which is a choosing by means of having oil poured on one to signify that choosing, which, in this case, is the "oil... of exultation"... holy spirit, God's "blood", "life giving water", and "generative power (or sperm)" - which is "poured out" by Christ upon the one receiving it - and yes, other peoples did this same thing, poured/anointed with oil, to choose they kings, priests, etc., but there is nothing strange about that, because ALL beliefs originated from the three sons of Noah, but have been bastardized over the milleniums...)... of JAH.
JahE'Shua - Jah is Salvation
MischaJah - Chosen of Jah
Why the two names? Because JahE'Shua (pronounced "Yah-e-Shua")... or JahShua... or JOSHUA (the TRUE English rendering)... is/was the name of many, including the successor to Moses. But only ONE Joshua... was "messiah"... or "MischaJah" (pronounced "Mee-Sha-Yah"). SINCE him... many have become "mischaJah-im" (pronounced "Mee-Sha-Yah-eem")... or in English "messiah-people". "Christian" is really not quite accurate because "christian", while it does mean "chosen person/people" or "anointed person/people"... it does not indicate chosen or anointed of WHOM. Which... considering that many nations/people choose or anoint their leaders... is quite important.
Why is it important to know this? Well, it may not be to you. But, if you understand above all else that God's name is "Jah," you will begin to understand ancient Hebrew - the names, the places... and many other words. If you simply start with "Jah"... and perhaps, "El" (which means "God"), a whole language can be opened up to you.
For example, the Muslim name for God... "Allah"... is actually a misrendering of the word "AlleluJah". So what? Well, in TRUTH, Muslims, Israelites, Jews... and "christians"... although obviously unbeknownst to them... worship the SAME God... the God... of Abraham. For Muslims, the descendants of Ishma-El, it stops there - the separation occurred at Isaac and Ishmael. For Israelites, it stops at Jacob, the son of Isaac, for the 12 tribes became divided after that level - by means of the sons of Jacob: 10 tribes called "Israel", and two tribes (Judah and BenJah-Min), called "Judah" (from which the "Jews" hail).
For the Jews... it stopped at Christ... the "son of"... David... son of Judah. And for the so-called "christian" world... it stopped... at their apostasy... their drawing AWAY from the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and therefore, Christ... by FOLLOWING... "earthling man." This, although they were told BY CHRIST... that they had ONE "leader"... him. Matthew 23:10
Ancient Hebrew is not that difficult a language to learn, at least when it comes to what is written in the Bible. As with any language, once you have the foundation, you can pretty much branch out from there. And the "foundation" of the ancient Hebrew language... is the name of God... JAH. (Psalm 68:4)
That is why people were given certain names:
Eli-Jah (My God is Jah) - accurately pronounced "El-ee-yah" ("Eli, Eli, lama sabach thani") Abi-Jah (My Father is Jah) - accurately pronounced "Aa-be-yah" ("Abba... Father!") Nehemiah ("iah" is actually "jah" and pronounced "yah") Isaiah (pronounced "I-say-yah") Josiah Jeremiah Hezekiah Zechariah Zephaniah
and so on. Indeed, the word "hallelujah" which is (accurately pronounced "aa-lel-oo-yah" - h's are silent)... means... "praise you, Jah"... allel... u... Jah.
The Hebrew letter "j"... or "yodh"... is pronouced like a "y" - in Latin and Greek, they are shown as "i's". The letter "w"... is pronouced like a "v". If you can understand the CONSONANT sounds... you have a way to build on the foundation of the language ("Jah", pronounced "Yah"). Unfortunately, English-speaking folks always seem to think there NEEDS to be a vowel, when in many languages, there does not.
Again, I bid you peace.
Your servant and a slave of Christ,
SJ
