About “Elisheva”
My name is Elisheva.
My full name is Elisheva Dinar Prasasti Wiriaatmadja. I shortened the name for this blog to Elisheva DPW. “Wiriaatmadja” is my last name. Dinar Prasasti both are middle names of mine. “Prasasti” is a Sanskrit word that means fame, prestige, good renown. An incredible name that my father gave me. After understanding what it means, I just love that name even more!
“Dinar” is a name of a gold currency used in the Arab and Muslim world. It was the gold dinar currency that got Muammar Gaddafi in trouble with NATO and what caused other Muslim countries to have uprisings and civil unrest. If you have not read the whole story, just click here.
I have been prophesied by several people that I will become wealthy and renown, just like my name tells me. If you are from the western part of the world, you may think this is a silly superstitious thing to believe. Westerners do not put too much stress on names or giving names to their kids. The culture of disregarding the importance of a name has shaped the western mindset since Shakespear’s famous quote, “What is in a name?” The truth is everything is in a name.
If you call your kids names, like “stupid”, “idiot”, “moron”… do you not think that the spirit in them, the soul, the mind will grow to believe it and therefore becomes what his parents call them? Abuse one kid verbally and call him “useless piece of shit” all his life, and I guarantee you that he will grow to believe it. His self esteem will be non-existent and he will always look down on himself and unable to perform well at work or studies, believing that he really is a “useless piece of shit”.
Likewise, when you call a girl, “Princess”, she will grow up knowing that she is loved and precious because to her father, she is a “Princess”. Her self-esteem will grow healthily and she will accomplish so much more than the boy whose always been called “useless piece of shit”. The girl called Alaine, which means beautiful in Irish, will grow more in confidence than the boy called Bodoh, which means stupid in Indonesian.
Asians as well as Jews give importance to giving names. And I am a descent of both. My parents gave me beautiful middle names and the prophecies spoken over my lives reflect the person I am and I potentially can become in the future, famous and wealthy. But another beautiful scenario was added to my destiny.
I used to go by the name “Dinar” but my Creator decided it was time for me to go by the name that He has chosen, the Hebrew version of Elizabeth, which is Elisheva. The name “Elisheva” means consecrated to Elohim (God). The definition of ‘consecrated’ is “to declare and set apart in order to dedicate it solemnly to a service or goal“. It may sound very heavy but it adds to the already existing purpose of my being on earth -which is “fame and wealth”- and blesses this purpose to set apart and consecrate only for God. So whatever fame or wealth I will be achieving, it will be dedicated solemnly to whom I am consecrated… “Elohim” (God).
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This is actually a lovely post and I truly feel sorry for you that Firetown has been using your account to call me on Skype.
He also calls me, ELI probably so he doesn't get confused.
yes, ELOHIM.
A friend who spent many years in Israel and I discussed ELOHIM just yesterday. I too was named in that same tradition.
ELite [family chosen by God]
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