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Saturday, July 27, 2024

The Names of God in Zechariah and Malachi

  Questions to Ponder in ZECHARIAH: 
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 2 Names Used the Most 
(with the caveat that I didn't tally the names within each day's readings)
the Lord x2
the Lord Almighty x2

The List Without Repeats: 
God
his Spirit
I am the Lord their God
my servant, the Branch
my Spirit
one Lord
our God
the Glorious One
the King, the Lord Almighty
the Lord
the Lord Almighty
the Lord Almighty is their God
the Lord is our God
the Lord my God
the Lord of all the earth
the Lord of the whole world
the Lord their God
the Lord will be king over the whole earth
the Lord your God
the Lord, who stretches out the heavens, who lays the foundation of the earth, and who forms the human spirit within a person
the man whose name is Branch
the Sovereign Lord
their God

The Original List: 
the Lord
the Lord of all the earth
the Lord Almighty
the Lord of the whole world
the Glorious One
the Lord your God
my servant, the Branch
his Spirit
my Spirit
the man whose name is Branch
the Lord Almighty
the Lord Almighty is their God
the Lord
the Sovereign Lord
the Lord will be king over the whole earth
their God
I am the Lord their God
one Lord
God
the Lord their God
the Lord is our God
our God
the Lord my God
the King, the Lord Almighty
the Lord, who stretches out the heavens, who lays the foundation of the earth, and who forms the human spirit within a person

  Questions to Ponder in MALACHI: 
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)
no repeats recorded
The List Without Repeats: 
no repeats recorded
The Original List: 
the Lord
one God
a refiner's fire
the Lord Almighty
the one God
a launderer's soap
God
the Lord, the God of Israel
a refiner and purifier of silver
I am a great King
the God of justice
I the Lord do not change
one Father
the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple

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