Call Upon Yahweh
The Law of Calling Upon the Name of Yahweh

The Sacred Name of Yahweh appears in the Old Testament of the KJV (corrected) 6,877 times (including 49 instances of the short form "Yah").  The following 95 verses taken from 20 books of the Old Testament contain 95 instances of calling upon the Name.  The content of these verses is sufficient to establish for every Christian the need, the right, and the duty to use the Name of Yahweh frequently, for the praise and honor of our Father Yahweh, and to invoke and release the power that is promised to those who call upon His Name.  This is the Law of Calling Upon the Name of Yahweh.  The verses cited below are taken from the corrected KJV.

Genesis
04:[26] then began men to call upon the name of {Yahweh}
12:[08] and called upon the name of {Yahweh}
13:[04] and there Abram called on the name of {Yahweh}
16:[13] And she called the name of {Yahweh} that spake unto her
21:[33] And Abraham . . . called there on the name of {Yahweh}
26:[25] And he . . . called upon the name of {Yahweh}

Exodus
20:[07] Thou shalt not take the name of {Yahweh} thy {mighty one} in vain
33:[19] and I will proclaim the name of {Yahweh} before thee
34:[05] And {Yahweh} . . . proclaimed the name of {Yahweh}

Leviticus
24:[11] And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name of {Yahweh}
24:[16] And he that blasphemeth the name of {Yahweh}, he shall surely be put to death . . .
24:[16] when he blasphemeth the name of {Yahweh}, shall be put to death

Deuteronomy
05:[11] Thou shalt not take the name of {Yahweh} thy {mighty one} in vain:
05:[11] for {Yahweh} will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain
18:[05] to minister in the name of {Yahweh}
18:[07] Then he shall minister in the name of {Yahweh} his {mighty one}
18:[22] When a prophet speaketh in the name of {Yahweh}
21:[05] and to bless in the name of {Yahweh}
28:[10] And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of {Yahweh}
32:[03] Because I will publish the name of {Yahweh}

Joshua
09:[09] thy servants are come because of the name of {Yahweh} thy {mighty one}

1 Samuel
17:[45] Then said David to the Philistine . . . I come to thee in the name of {Yahweh}
20:[42] forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of {Yahweh}

2 Samuel
06:[02] the ark of the {mighty one}, whose name is called by the name of {Yahweh}
06:[18] David . . . blessed the people in the name of {Yahweh} of hosts

1 Kings
03:[02] because there was no house built unto the name of {Yahweh}, until those days
05:[03] David my father could not build an house unto the name of {Yahweh}
05:[05] I purpose to build an house unto the name of {Yahweh} my {mighty one} . . .
05:[05] he shall build an house unto my name
08:[17] it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of {Yahweh}
08:[20] I . . . have built an house for the name of {Yahweh} {mighty one} of Israel
10:[01] the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of {Yahweh}
18:[24] And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of {Yahweh}
18:[32] And with the stones he built an altar in the name of {Yahweh}
22:[16] tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of {Yahweh}

2 Kings
02:[24] And he . . . cursed them in the name of {Yahweh}
05:[11] He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of {Yahweh}

1 Chronicles
16:[02] David . . . blessed the people in the name of {Yahweh}
16:[08] Give thanks unto {Yahweh}, call upon his name, make known his deeds
21:[19] And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the name of {Yahweh}.
22:[07] My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of {Yahweh}
22:[19] into the house that is to be built to the name of {Yahweh}

2 Chronicles
02:[01] And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of {Yahweh}
02:[04] Behold, I build an house to the name of {Yahweh}
06:[07] it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of {Yahweh}
06:[10] I . . . have built the house for the name of {Yahweh}
18:[15] say nothing but the truth to me in the name of {Yahweh}
33:[18] the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of {Yahweh}

Job
01:[21] blessed be the name of {Yahweh}

Psalms
007:[17] I . . . will sing praise to the name of {Yahweh} most high
020:[07] Some trust in chariots . . . but we will remember the name of {Yahweh}
080:[18] So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.
099:[06] Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name
102:[15] So the heathen shall fear the name of {Yahweh}
102:[21] To declare the name of {Yahweh} in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem
105:[01] O give thanks unto {Yah}; call upon his name: make known his deeds
113:[01] praise the name of {Yahweh}
113:[02] Blessed be the name of {Yahweh} from this time forth and for evermore.
116:[04] Then called I upon the name of {Yahweh}
116:[13] I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of {Yahweh}.
116:[17] I . . . will call upon the name of {Yahweh}
118:[10] All nations compassed me about: but in the name of {Yahweh} will I destroy them.
118:[11] They compassed me about . . . but in the name of {Yahweh} I will destroy them.
118:[12] for in the name of {Yahweh} I will destroy them
118:[26] Blessed be he that cometh in the name of {Yahweh}
122:[04] Whither the tribes go up . . . to give thanks unto the name of {Yahweh}
124:[08] Our help is in the name of {Yahweh}, who made heaven and earth.
129:[08] we bless you in the name of {Yahweh}
135:[01] Praise ye the name of {Yahweh}
148:[05] Let them praise the name of {Yahweh}
148:[13] Let them praise the name of {Yahweh}

Proverbs
18:[10] The name of {Yahweh} is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

Isaiah
12:[04] Praise {Yahweh}, call upon his name . . . make mention that his name is exalted.
18:[07] to the place of the name of {Yahweh} of hosts, the mount Zion
24:[15] Wherefore glorify ye . . . the name of {Yahweh}
30:[27] Behold, the name of {Yahweh} cometh from far, burning with his anger
41:[25] he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name
48:[01] Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, . . . which swear by the name of {Yahweh}
50:[10] let him trust in the name of {Yahweh}
56:[06] sons of the stranger, that . . . love the name of {Yahweh}
59:[19] So shall they fear the name of {Yahweh} from the west
60:[09] to bring . . . their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of {Yahweh}

Jeremiah
03:[17] all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of {Yahweh}
11:[21] Prophesy not in the name of {Yahweh}, that thou die not by our hand
26:[09] Why hast thou prophesied in the name of {Yahweh}
26:[16] This man is not worthy to die: for he hath spoken to us in the name of {Yahweh}
26:[20] And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of {Yahweh}
44:[16] As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of {Yahweh}

Joel
02:[26] And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of {Yahweh}
02:[32] whosoever shall call on the name of {Yahweh} shall be delivered

Micah
04:[05] we will walk in the name of {Yahweh} our {mighty one} for ever and ever
05:[04] And he shall stand and feed . . . in the majesty of the name of {Yahweh}

Zephaniah
03:[09] that they may all call upon the name of {Yahweh}, to serve him with one consent
03:[12] an afflicted and poor people . . . shall trust in the name of {Yahweh}

Zechariah
13:[03] Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of {Yahweh}
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Conclusion:  The frequent calling upon the name of Yahweh, in the spirit and for the purposes exemplified in the above-cited 95 scripture verses, is an essential need, right, and duty for every Christian.
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                                                                                                   Dr. R. P. Carroll
                                                                                                   06/09/2004