The question has been asked, If the name “Jehovah/Yahweh” is so important, then why does Acts 4:12 say, “There is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name [v10 Jesus Christ] under heaven that has been given among men, by which we must be saved”? Would this not have been the logical place for God to have used the name “Jehovah”?
Acts 4:12 in the World English reads:
There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, in [Greek, Strong’s #1722, instrumental “en”, by means of] which we must be saved!
From the Westcott & Hort Interlinear:
Acts 4:12
kai ouk estin en allw oudeni hee swteeria oude
AND NOT IS IN OTHER NO ONE THE SALVATION, NEITHER
2532 3756 1510_2 1722 0243 3762 3588 4991 3761gar onoma estin heteron hupo ton ouranon to
FOR NAME IS DIFFERENT UNDER THE HEAVEN THE
1063 3686 1510_2 2087 5259_5 3588 3772 3588dedomenon en anthrwpois en hw dei
HAVING BEEN GIVEN IN MEN IN WHICH IT IS NECESSARY
1325 1722 0444 1722 3739 1163swtheenai heemas
TO BE SAVED US.
4982 1473_95
There is nothing in Acts 4:12 that robs the Holy Name of the Most High of its importance. The name “Jesus” is “given among men” from the God and Father of Jesus (Ephesians 1:3; 1 Peter 1:3) as the name by which men must be saved. As an office, the God and Father of Jesus has exalted the name of Jesus above every name (Philippians 2:9), excluding that name (office, position) which only belongs to the Most High. (1 Corinthians 15:27) Nothing in the scripture says that the name of Jesus replaces the importance of the name of His God, Jehovah. -- Micah 5:4; Ephesians 1:3.
Jesus was sent by his God, Jehovah, speaks for his God Jehovah, and represents his God Jehovah, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. — Deuteronomy 18:15-19; Matthew 23:39; Mark 11:9,10; Luke 13:35; John 3:2,17; 5:19,43; 6:57; 7:16,28; 8:26,28,38; 10:25; 12:49,50; 14:10; 15:15; 17:8,26; Acts 3:13-26; Hebrews 1:1,2; Revelation 1:1.
Some, however, would claim that Jehovah speaks of Himself as being the "only savior", and from this they reason that Jesus must Jehovah, since -- according to their reasoning -- there is only "one savior." Actually, the Scriptures say that there is no savior (or salvation) besides (apart from) him. (Isaiah 43:10) Jehovah sent many saviors to Israel, but these saviors were not besides (apart from) Jehovah. (Nehemiah 9:27) Likewise, Jehovah sent his firstborn son to be the savior of the world. Since Jesus was sent by his God, Jehovah, he was not a savior besides (apart from) his God, Jehovah. -- Isaiah 61:1,2; John 3:17; 8:42; 10:36; 17;3; Galatians 4:4; 1 John 4:9,10.
Jesus receives his power and strength from Jehovah, his God. — Psalm 2:2,7,8; 110:1,2; Isaiah 9:6,7; 61:1; Micah 5:4; Luke 1:32; Jeremiah 23:5; Daniel 7:13,14; John 17:1,3; Acts 2:36; Ephesians 1:3,17-23; Hebrews 1:2,6.
As shown in the Interlinear above, the Greek word transliterated as “EN” is instrumental. Jesus is the only instrument that God uses to pay the price necessary to deliver man from the condemnation in Adam, thus it is only logical that Paul would say that there is no other name by means of which we are saved. In other words, the only Most High is the ultimate savior, Jesus is the instrument that the Most High uses to bring salvation.
References:
Links to Studies Related to Jesus as "Savior"
Links to Studies Related to God's Holy Name
https://biblehub.com/greek/1722.htm
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