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Saturday, April 13, 2024

The Names of God in Job

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 x20
the Almighty x14
the Lord x5

The List Without Repeats: 
(God..., who has denied me justice)
(the Almighty, who has made my life bitter)
God
God my Maker
his Maker
its Maker
my Judge
my Maker
my Redeemer
O God
the Almighty
the just & mighty One
the Lord
the Maker of the Bear and Orion
the One who says to kings 'You are worthless,' and to nobles, 'You are wicked,' who shows no partiality to princes & does not favor the rich over the poor
the Spirit of God

The Original List: 
God
the Lord
God 
the Almighty
the Almighty
God
God 
the Almighty
O God
God
God
my Redeemer
God
the Almighty
God
the Almighty
God
(God..., who has denied me justice)
(the Almighty, who has made my life bitter)
God
the Almighty
the Lord
God
the Almighty
God
his Maker
God
the Almighty
my Maker
the Spirit of God
the Almighty
God
the just & mighty One
the One who says to kings 'You are worthless,' and to nobles, 'You are wicked,' who shows no partiality to princes & does not favor the rich over the poor
God
God my Maker
the Almighty
my Maker
God
the Almighty
the Lord
God
the Lord
the Almighty
its Maker
the Lord
God
the Almighty
O God
God
the Almighty
God
the Maker of the Bear and Orion
my Judge

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