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Saturday, June 29, 2024

The Names of God in Amos and Obadiah

Questions to Ponder for AMOS: 
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)
the Sovereign Lord
the Lord, the Lord God Almighty
your God
He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind, and who reveals his thoughts to mankind, who turns dawn to darkness, and treads on the heights of the earth— the Lord God Almighty is his name.
the Lord
the Sovereign Lord
the Lord, the Lord God Almighty
the Pride of Jacob
the Lord
the Lord God Almighty
the Lord, whose name is God Almighty
He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns midnight into dawn and darkens day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out over the face of the land— the Lord is his name.
the Lord, the Lord Almighty
the Lord your God

The List Without Repeats: 
the Sovereign Lord
the Lord, the Lord God Almighty
your God
He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind, and who reveals his thoughts to mankind, who turns dawn to darkness, and treads on the heights of the earth— the Lord God Almighty is his name.
the Lord
the Sovereign Lord
the Lord, the Lord God Almighty
the Pride of Jacob
the Lord
the Lord God Almighty
the Lord, whose name is God Almighty
He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns midnight into dawn and darkens day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out over the face of the land— the Lord is his name.
the Lord, the Lord Almighty
the Lord your God

The Original List: 
the Sovereign Lord
the Lord, the Lord God Almighty
your God
He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind, and who reveals his thoughts to mankind, who turns dawn to darkness, and treads on the heights of the earth— the Lord God Almighty is his name.
the Lord
the Sovereign Lord
the Lord, the Lord God Almighty
the Pride of Jacob
the Lord
the Lord God Almighty
the Lord, whose name is God Almighty
He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns midnight into dawn and darkens day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out over the face of the land— the Lord is his name.
the Lord, the Lord Almighty
the Lord your God



Questions to Ponder for OBADIAH: 
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)
the Sovereign Lord
the Lord
The List Without Repeats: 
the Sovereign Lord
the Lord
The Original List: 
the Sovereign Lord
the Lord

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