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Saturday, March 9, 2024

The Names of God in 1st and 2nd Kings

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 x8
the Lord x9
the Lord, the God of Israel x8

The List Without Repeats: 
(the god you depend on)
God
God in Israel
God of Israel
God over all the kingdoms of the earth
Lord
Lord my God
Lord our God
Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, & Israel
Lord, the God of Israel
Lord, the God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim
my Name
the Holy One of Israel
the living God
the Lord
the Lord Almighty
the Lord God Almighty
the Lord his God
the Lord is God
the Lord my God
the Lord our God
the Lord their God
the Lord your God
the Lord-he is God
the Lord, the God of Elijah
the Lord, the God of his ancestors
the Lord, the God of Israel
the Lord, the God of Israel
the Lord, the God of Israel, who with his own hand fulfilled what he promised with his own mouth to my father David
the Lord, the God of my lord the king
the Lord, the God of your father David
the Lord, who brought you up out of Egypt with mighty power and outstretched arm
the Lord, who delivered me out of every trouble
the Lord, who has given rest to his people Israel just as he promised
the Name of the Lord
the Name of the Lord his God
the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel
the Sovereign Lord
the Spirit of the Lord
you, Lord, are God
you, Sovereign Lord
your God
your Name

The Original List: 
the Lord your God
God
the Name of the Lord
the Lord, who delivered me out of every trouble
the Lord, the God of Israel
Lord my God
the Lord, the God of my lord the king
your God
the Sovereign Lord
the Lord
my Name
the Lord your God
God
the Lord our God
the Lord his God
the Lord, the God of Israel
the Lord
Lord my God
you, Lord, are God
the Lord, the God of Israel
the Lord-he is God
the Lord his God
the Lord Almighty
the Lord your God
Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, & Israel
God
the Spirit of the Lord
God in Israel
Lord
the Lord
God
the Lord God Almighty
the Lord, the God of Israel
the Name of the Lord his God
Lord, the God of Israel
the Lord our God
the Lord
the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel
the Lord is God
the Lord my God
God
Lord my God
you, Sovereign Lord
my Name
God of Israel
your Name
the Lord their God
the Lord, the God of Israel, who with his own hand fulfilled what he promised with his own mouth to my father David
the Lord, who has given rest to his people Israel just as he promised
the Lord
the Lord his God
God
the Lord, the God of Elijah
the Spirit of the Lord
the Lord Almighty
the Lord
the Lord, the God of Israel
the Lord his God
the living God
Lord, the God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim
the Lord
the Lord, the God of Israel
God over all the kingdoms of the earth
the Lord their God
the Lord our God
Lord
Lord our God
God
the Lord, who brought you up out of Egypt with mighty power and outstretched arm
the Lord your God
(the god you depend on)
the Holy One of Israel
the Lord Almighty
the Lord, the God of your father David
the Lord
my Name
the Lord, the God of Israel
the Lord, the God of his ancestors
the Lord your God
God
Lord
the Lord, the God of Israel
the Lord

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