Animals < Adam < the Great I AM

Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. 

~Genesis 2:19  

It is here that our Bible first speaks of language. From the beginning Hebrew language is used to communicate the story of creation. Communication must have existed before man because the Trinity fulfills Their need for fellowship (communication) within Themself. But when God finally brings the creatures to Adam to name, it does not only show the subhuman nature of animals. The reader must also notice the task Adam has in naming the beasts and birds. 

Perhaps this is too existential for earthly value, but my mind cannot help but ponder this--[God's being is expressed in the Bible with attributes of truth, light, holiness, justice, sovereignty, creation, righteousness, love, etc. Of his attributes, God is the zenith or best of example of each. Yet these vocabulary words like other theological jargon (propitiation, sanctification, reprobation) are meaningless on their own. They are powerless without assigned category. I do not believe that God as He sees Himself described through our lowly terminology. Our terminology may be accurate but does not do justice to our God. He is holier then our word holy. He is more true then our minds can comprehend. His love is deeper then our love. We know He created the world, but scientists will never know how. And of Himself, He simply says I AM.] 

The Bible text is not limited by language in glorifying God. The Bible is the Word of God, different then any other work of man. However man's understanding is limited. Literacy is a grace of God. Without it, the Bible might as well be a picture book, filled with iconography for Greek/Russian Orthodox Christians. 

The I AM name is a real mind shattering statement. When Adam is giving names to the animals, essentially God is letting him categorize His creation. With the evolution of man's language came more compartments to place nouns and verbs and adjectives. God's statement of absolute being (I AM) is scary because it isn't a name that Adam or any of his fallen descendants came up with. He is not a created creature. He is who no one else is. GOD.