Where Jay-Hova Meets Jehovah

Where Jay-HOVA meets Jehovah

“Jesus can’t save you, life starts when the church ends.” --- Empire State of Mind, Jay-Z

According to the book of Acts, specifically 16:31 in the New King James Version, if you “believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, you will be saved.” “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12)

For many, music is a way to escape reality and for some, it’s a way of life. I have always been a huge Jay-Z fan and to be honest, I was even debating attending his Blueprint 3 concert all the way in Atlanta, Georgia. However, after watching the “On to the Next One” music video, I’m not sure I feel the same way towards his music let alone him.

The term Jehovah can be found approximately 7000 times throughout the Bible and has several similar meanings ranging from “ultimate source of all beings” to “my great Lord.” Nearly a decade ago Jay-Z decided to call himself HOVA since he considers himself to be the “god” and/or “savior” of rap. For many, this may be a play on words but if you combine the two nicknames, Jay and HOVA, together they sound extremely similar to Jehovah. In Exodus 20:7, the Bible states that “you shall not misuse the name of the Lord.” Not only is that scripture one of the ten commandments but it is also repeated throughout the Bible. Now, hip hop music has been under a microscopic view since the beginning of its existence and this wouldn’t be the first time that an artist is accused of blasphemy. So lets face it, when you have someone calling themselves Jehovah and claiming that “Jesus can’t save you,” there’s a huge underlying issue to be resolved.

Everything about Blueprint 3 hints that Jay-Z is a third degree freemason, from the cover of his album to the symbolism in his latest video, “On to the Next One.” His first blueprint album represented his entrance into freemasonry, apprentice, while his second blueprint album...