Explore Genesis 15:1, 1 Samuel 3:1, 7-8, 10, 19-21, and Jeremiah 1:4-7,9. Explore the term “Cloud Rider”. In Ugarit texts (1.3.iii.35) we find, "What manner of enemy has arisen against Baal, of foe against the Charioteer of the Clouds?" The biblical writers use this terminology as a polemic strategy. Deuteronomy 33:26 states, "There is none like God, O Jeshurun, who rides through the heavens to your help, through the skies in his majesty." Psalm 68:32-34 states, “O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God; sing praises to the Lord (YHWH), Selah to him who rides in the heavens, the ancient heavens; behold, he sends out his voice, his mighty voice. Ascribe power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, and whose power is in the skies." Psalm 104:1-3 states, "Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord (YHWH) my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty, covering yourself with light as with a garments stretching out the heavens like a tent. He lays the beams of his chambers on the waters; he makes the clouds his chariot; he rides on the wings of the wind. . ." In Isaiah 19:1 we read, “An oracle concerning Egypt. Behold, the Lord is riding on a swift cloud and comes to Egypt; and the idols of Egypt will tremble at his presence, and the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them." The Word is used in John 1:1-3, 14, 18. The Angel is associated with Jude 5. Explore Exodus 23:20 and Judges 2:1. The Name is mentioned in John 17:6, 12, 26. Consider the term “Rider on the Clouds”. Daniel 7:13 states, "I saw in the night visions, and behold, upon the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him." Consider Mathew 26:57 , 62-65, Isaiah 63:7-11 and Ezekiel 8:2-6. Ezekiel elsewhere recognizes his guide as Yahweh and addresses him as "Lord God" (Ezekiel 9:8; 11:13 ). Why did God make this foundational concept hard for us to get to? An ancient person would have grasped this concept easier. Consider the Trinity and Benjamin D. Sommer’s text, “The Bodies of God and the World of Ancient Israel”. In Deuteronomy 4:35 we read, “To you it was shown, that you might know that the Lord is God; there is no other besides him.” (הָאֱלֹהִים) We read in Psalm 82:1, “God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment . . .”