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Saturday, January 27, 2024

The Names of God in Numbers

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 3-4 Names Used the Most 
(with the caveat that I didn't tally the names within each day's readings)
God
I am the Lord your God
the Lord
your God

The List Without Repeats: 
God
his God
his Spirit
I am the Lord your God
I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt to be your God
I, the Lord
O God, the God who gives breath to all living things
the Almighty
the God of Israel
the Lord
the Lord is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion
the Lord my God
the Lord their God
the Lord your God
the Lord, the God who gives breath to all living things
the Most High
the Spirit
the Spirit of God
your God

The Original List: 
the Lord
the Lord
the Lord is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion
your God
I am the Lord your God
I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt to be your God
the God of Israel
O God, the God who gives breath to all living things
the Lord
the Lord
the Almighty
God
the Most High
the Lord my God
the Lord their God
the Spirit of God
the Lord
his God
the Lord, the God who gives breath to all living things
the Lord
the Lord
the Lord
the Lord
I, the Lord
the Lord your God
your God
God
I am the Lord your God
the Spirit
his Spirit

 

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