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Saturday, March 23, 2024

The Names of God in Ezra

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 x2
our God x2
the God of heaven x2
the God of Israel x2
the Lord x2
their God x2
your God x2

The List Without Repeats: 
God
God in Jerusalem
God, the God of Israel
God, who has caused his Name to dwell there
his God
Lord, the God of Israel, you are righteous
my God
our God
the God of heaven
the God of heaven and eath
the God of Israel
the God of Jerusalem
the great God
the Lord
the Lord his God
the Lord my God
the Lord our God
the Lord, the God of heaven
the Lord, the God of Israel
the Lord, the God of Israel, the God who is in Jerusalem
the Lord, the God of our ancestors, who has put it into the king's heart to bring honor to the house of the Lord in Jerusalem in this way & who has extended his good favor to me before the king and his advisers and all the king's powerful officials
the Lord, the God of your ancestors
their God
your God

The Original List: 
the Lord
the Lord, the God of Israel
the God of heaven and eath
the Lord, the God of heaven
their God
the God of heaven
the Lord, the God of Israel, the God who is in Jerusalem
God in Jerusalem
your God
the great God
God
the God of Israel
our God
God 
God, the God of Israel
your God
their God
the God of heaven
the Lord, the God of Israel
God, who has caused his Name to dwell there
the God of Israel
the Lord our God
the Lord his God
the God of Jerusalem
the Lord, the God of Israel
his God
the Lord
our God
the Lord my God
my God
the Lord, the God of your ancestors
Lord, the God of Israel, you are righteous
the Lord, the God of our ancestors, who has put it into the king's heart to bring honor to the house of the Lord in Jerusalem in this way & who has extended his good favor to me before the king and his advisers and all the king's powerful officials

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