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Saturday, January 6, 2024

The Names of God in Genesis

Questions to Ponder: 
What names of God are the most frequent? 
What human names appear in the word cloud? 
What adjectives appear in the word cloud? 
Read over the list without repeats. What names resonate the most with you? Why? 
What name comforts you? Why? 
What name is difficult or uncomfortable to accept? Why? 
What have you learned about God based on His names? About Jesus? About the Holy Spirit? 

The Word Cloud: 

The 3 Names Used the Most 
(with the caveat that I didn't tally the names within each day's readings)
God
God Almighty
the Lord


The List Without Repeats: 
El Bethel (God of Bethel)
El Elohe Israel (El is the God of Israel; mighty is the God of Israel)
God
God Almighty
God Most High
God of Shem
God, the God of your father
Lord
Lord God
Lord, God of my master Abraham
my God
My Spirit
O God of my father Abraham, God of my Father Isaac, Lord
Sovereign Lord
Spirt of God
the Almighty
the Angel who has delivered me from all harm
the God before whom my fathers Abraham & Isaac walked faithfully
the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father
the God of Bethel
the God of his father Isaac
the God of my father
the God of my father, the God of Abraham & the fear of Isaac
the God of your descendants after you
the God of your father
the God of your father Abraham
the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day
the God who sees me
the Judge of all the earth
the Lord
the Lord will Provide
the Lord your God
the Lord, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth
the Lord, the Eternal God
the Lord, the God of heaven
the Lord, the God of heaven & the God of earth
the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac
the Mighty One of Jacob
the One who sees me
the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel
the Spirit of God
their God
your father's God
your God
your God, the God of your father

The Original List: 
God
Spirt of God
Lord God
the Lord
God Most High
the Lord, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth
Sovereign Lord
the Lord
the God who sees me
the One who sees me
God Almighty
God
your God
their God
the God of your descendants after you
the Judge of all the earth
God
Lord
the Lord
the Lord, the Eternal God
the Lord will Provide
the Lord
the Lord, the God of heaven & the God of earth
the Lord, the God of heaven
Lord, God of my master Abraham
God
the God of your father Abraham
the Lord your God
the God of your father
God Almighty
God
the Lord
the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac
the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father
the God of my father, the God of Abraham & the fear of Isaac
my God
the God of my father
the God of Bethel
the Lord
God 
My Spirit
God
the Spirit of God
God Almighty
your God, the God of your father
God
the God of his father Isaac
God, the God of your father
God Almighty
the Mighty One of Jacob
the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel
God
Lord
your father's God
the Almighty
the God of your father
the God before whom my fathers Abraham & Isaac walked faithfully
the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day
the Angel who has delivered me from all harm
God
the Lord
God of Shem
God
O God of my father Abraham, God of my Father Isaac, Lord
El Elohe Israel (El is the God of Israel; mighty is the God of Israel)
El Bethel (God of Bethel)
God Almighty
the Lord
God

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