4854 weather, God's sovereignty over
Dictionary of Bible Themes

The weather is under the control of God, who alone is able to direct it.

Job 28:25-27

The weather is under God's control

Matthew 8:26-27

See also

pp Mk 4:39-41

Job 5:10; 26:8-9,13; 37:1-18

pp Lk 8:24-25

Psalms 135:7; 147:8,16-18; 148:8
Jeremiah 10:13
Proverbs 3:19-20

God alone understands the mysteries of the weather

John 3:8

See also

Job 36:26-33; 38:22-30,34-35,37
Ecclesiastes 11:3-5
Leviticus 26:4

Israel's economy was dependent on the weather

See also

Deuteronomy 11:10-15; 28:12
Jeremiah 5:24
Hosea 6:3
Genesis 8:22

The weather demonstrates God's goodness and mercy

Matthew 5:45
Acts 14:17

See also

Genesis 9:14-16
Deuteronomy 33:13-14
Psalms 68:7-9
Isaiah 30:23; 49:10
Joel 2:23
Zechariah 10:1
Jonah 1:4

The weather as a demonstration of God's direct intervention

See also

Exodus 14:21
Numbers 11:31
Psalms 78:26
Jonah 4:8
James 5:17-18

The weather as an answer to prayer

See also

1 Samuel 12:17-18
1 Kings 8:35-36
1 Kings 18:41-44

pp 2Ch 6:26-27

Genesis 31:40

The weather can cause suffering

Acts 28:2

See also

Ezra 10:9
Job 1:16,18-19
Matthew 20:12
John 18:18
Acts 27:15

See also

1050 God, goodness of
1130 God, sovereignty
1330 God, the provider
4845 rainbow
4860 wind
4970 seasons of year
8602 prayer
Dictionary of Bible Themes
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