APPLY YOURSELF TO THE FIELD MINISTRY: Week of October 5-11, 2026, Explain Your Beliefs: Role-Playing. Title: Who Is Jehovah? Lesson 17. Prepared Assignment.

APPLY YOURSELF TO THE FIELD MINISTRY: October 5-11, 2026, Explain Your Beliefs: Role-Playing. Title: Who Is Jehovah? Lesson 17. Prepared Assignment.

Explain your beliefs (3 mins.) Role-play. ijwbq article 103. Topic: Who is Jehovah? (th lesson 17).

Setting: During a break at work, the publisher talks with a colleague who overheard him mentioning that he is one of Jehovah's Witnesses. The colleague asks who Jehovah is, and the publisher uses the Bible to answer his question. They agree to continue their conversation the next day about why many Bibles use "Lord" instead of the name Jehovah.

Assistant: Hey, I heard you say the other day that you're a Jehovah's Witness, and it made me curious. I've heard that name before, but to be honest, I don't really know much about who Jehovah is.

Publisher: I'm glad you asked. Look, in simple terms, Jehovah is the proper name of God, the Creator of all that exists.

Assistant: Ah, so it's the same God the Bible talks about.

Publisher: Exactly. He is the God whom men like Abraham and Moses worshipped, and he is also the God whom Jesus worshipped. In fact, the Bible presents him as the God of all the earth.

Assistant: I see. But I've always wondered: why does he have a name? I thought he was simply called God or Lord.

Publisher: That's a good question. “God” and “Lord” are titles, not proper names. It's like when we say “professor” or “president”; they're titles that can be applied to many people. But God has a name that identifies Him. Look, there's a text that explains it very clearly. Do you have a moment?

Assistant: Yes of course.

Publisher: Look at what Psalm 83:18 says: “Let people know that your name is Jehovah, that you alone are the Most High over all the earth.”

Assistant: Wow! Yes, the name Jehovah is clearly there. I'd never noticed it before.

Publisher: That's right. And it doesn't appear just once. In the original Bible texts, God's name appears thousands of times. Furthermore, the name Jehovah is associated with the idea that he can become whatever is necessary to accomplish his purpose.

Assistant: In that way?

Publisher: For example, when Jehovah sets his mind to something, he has the ability to do what is necessary to accomplish it. That is why we can trust his promises.

Assistant: That's interesting. But then, if his name appears so many times, why does my Bible almost always say "Lord"?

Publisher: That's a very interesting question. In many translations, the name of God was replaced by titles such as "Lord" due to traditions that arose over time.

Assistant: Ah, that explains it. I'd never thought of that.

Publisher: Yes, and there's quite a bit of interesting information about how it happened and how the name Jehovah came into our language. If you'd like, we can continue talking about it tomorrow during the break, and I'll show you directly from the Bible.

Assistant: Yes, I'd like that. Actually, you've cleared up my doubt quite a bit.

Publisher: Perfect. Then we'll continue our conversation tomorrow over lunch.

Assistant: Okay. But the break is over. Let's get back to work.

Publisher: Yes, let's go. We'll continue tomorrow.