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S2E01 - A Proverb on THE POWER OF NAMES - "Orúkọ ńroni; àpèjà ńroni"

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PROVERB CONSIDERED: "Orúkọ ńroni; àpèjà ńroni."

INTERPRETATION: "One’s name affects one’s character; one’s war name determines how one behaves."

MEANING: To put it succinctly, people are influenced by their names.

BIBLICAL REFLECTION: This belief that people are influenced by their names is common in Biblical records, especially among the Jews. We see cases of God changing people's names and how that has a significant impact on their lives (Abram, Sarai, Jacob, Simon...). We therefore reflected on this proverb by highlighting a couple of things:

  • 1. That we should see the opportunity to name our children as an opportunity to speak prophetically into their destinies.
  • 2. That names can be weapons of war, and so we should not be flippant in the names we give our kids.
  • 3. That we should embrace the opportunity to articulate what we know of God (or what we desire from Him) in self-coined names which we ascribe to Him.
  • 4. That we should appreciate and engage with music, poetry and other art forms that can help us conceptualise God in deep expressions in our native languages.

    • BIBLICAL EXAMPLES CITED

    1. Peter. (Matthew 16:13-20)
    2. Jabez. (1 Chronicles 4:9-10)

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