What does the Bible say about clouds?
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The Bible presents clouds as instruments of God’s wise and sovereign rule, displaying both his power in creation and his faithful care for the world. He binds up waters in thick clouds, spreads them across the skies, and directs their lightning and rain according to his purposes (Job 26:8-9; Job 37:11, 15-16). Proverbs 8:28 and Job 38:9 portray the clouds as part of the ordered world God established in wisdom. Through clouds God sends rain and refreshment, as seen when a small cloud preceded the long-awaited rain in 1 Kings 18:44. He also made the cloud-borne rainbow a sign of his covenant mercy after the flood (Genesis 9:14).
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- Formed from the sea 1 Kings 18:44; Amos 9:6
- Are garment of the sea Job 38:9
- God
- Established Proverbs 8:28
- Balanced in the air Job 37:16
- Disposed in order Job 37:15
- Brings over the earth Genesis 9:14
- Binds up Job 26:8
- Spreads out Job 26:9
- Scatters Job 37:11
- Power and wisdom of God exhibited in forming Psalms 135:6; Psalms 135:7; Psalms 147:5; Psalms 147:8; Jeremiah 10:13; Jeremiah 51:16
- Power and wisdom of God exhibited in condensing Job 36:27; Job 36:28; Job 37:10; Job 37:11; Proverbs 3:20
- Made for the glory of God Psalms 148:4
- Called the
- Clouds of heaven Daniel 7:13; Matthew 24:30
- Windows of heaven Genesis 7:11; Isaiah 24:18
- Bottles of heaven Job 38:37
- Chambers of God Psalms 104:3; Psalms 104:13
- Waters above the firmament Genesis 1:7
- Dust of God’s feet Nahum 1:3
- Different kinds of, mentioned
- White Revelation 14:14
- Bright Job 37:11; Zechariah 10:1
- Thick Job 22:14; Job 37:11
- Black 1 Kings 18:45
- Swift Isaiah 19:1
- Great Ezekiel 1:4
- Small 1 Kings 18:44
- Often cover the heavens Psalms 147:8
- Often obscure the sun, &c Job 36:32; Ezekiel 32:7
- Often dispersed by the wind Hosea 13:3
- Uses of
- To give rain Judges 5:4; Psalms 104:13; Psalms 104:14
- To supply dew Proverbs 3:20; Isaiah 18:4
- To moderate heat Isaiah 25:5
- From the west, bring rain Luke 12:54
- Though small, often bring much rain 1 Kings 18:44; 1 Kings 18:45
- Thunder and lightning come from Psalms 77:17; Psalms 77:18
- The rainbow appears in Genesis 9:13; Genesis 9:14
- Frequently the instrument of God’s judgments Genesis 7:11; Genesis 7:12; Job 37:13; Psalms 77:17
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