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weather and the Bible
“He causes the vapors [i.e., the clouds] to ascend from the ends of the earth;
Who makes lightnings for the rain,
Who brings forth the wind from His treasuries.” —Psalm 135:7
- About clouds in the Bible
- Poetry in the Bible
- What are the different heavens referred to in the Bible?
- Wind and wind storms in the Bible
- Why is the sky blue, sunsets red, and clouds white?
- WEATHER EXTREMES—What are some weather extremes on Earth?
- STORMS—Does God control the weather? Does He send deadly storms?
- Lightning in the Bible
- Is thunder mentioned in the Bible?
- What’s special about the Sea of Galilee?
God sent judgment using whirlwinds
“The Lord is slow to anger and great in power,
And the Lord will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.
In whirlwind and storm is His way…” —Nahum 1:3 NASB
Figurative whirlwinds
The rush of invaders is spoken of figuratively as a whirlwind in Isaiah 21:1), and a commotion among the nations of the world is as of the striving of the 4 winds (Dan. 7:2).
Wind storms at sea
Jonah was punished and redirected by sea storm (Jonah 1:10-15).
“The Lord hurled a great wind on the sea and there was a great storm on the sea so that the ship was about to break up.
…the men became extremely frightened and they said to him [Jonah],
‘How could you do this?’
For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them. So they said to him,
‘What should we do to you that the sea may become calm for us?’
—for the sea was becoming increasingly stormy. He said to them,
‘Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will become calm for you, for I know that on account of me this great storm has come upon you.’
However, the men rowed desperately to return to land but they could not, for the sea was becoming even stormier against them. Then they called on the Lord and said,
“We earnestly pray, O Lord, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life and do not put innocent blood on us; for You, O Lord, have done as You have pleased.”
So they picked up Jonah, threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging.” —Jonah 1:4, 10-15 NASB
Wind directions
The wind is said to blow from the 4 quarters of heaven (east, west, north and south) (Jeremiah 49:36; Ezek. 37:9; Dan. 8:8; Zec. 2:6).
The east wind is mentioned as parching Ezek. 17:10; 19:12), and is sometimes mentioned as simply denoting a strong wind (Job 27:21; Isa. 27:8).
The east wind prevails in Israel from February to June, as the west wind (Luke 12:54) does from November to February.
The south wind was a hot wind (Job 37:17; Luke 12:55). It swept up from over the hot, dry desert of the Arabian peninsula.
Elijah and a whirlwind of fire
“As they were going along and talking, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire and horses of fire, and it separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind to heaven.” —2 Kings 2:11
- Who is Elijah, the prophet? And what is his significance?
- Who is Elisha?
- About whirlwinds/tornados in the Bible
- What does the Bible say about fire?
- About the miracles of the Bible, with comprehensive list
- Is it logical to believe that the biblical miracles really happened?
- “Miracles are not possible,” some claim. Is this true?
Chariot wheel like a whirlwind
“On this account, the anger of Yahweh has burned against His people,
And He has stretched out His hand against them and struck them down.
And the mountains trembled, and their corpses lay like refuse in the middle of the streets.
For all this His anger is not turned back,
But His hand is still stretched out.He will also lift up a standard to the distant nations,
…And behold, it will come with speed swiftly.
…Its arrows are sharp and all its bows are bent;
The hoofs of its horses seem like flint and its chariot wheels like a whirlwind.” —Isaiah 5:25-28 LSB excerpt
Holy Spirit and wind
How is wind like the Holy Spirit? Answer
More information
- Euroclydon—name of a wind
- Wind and storms in the Bible
- What’s special about the Sea of Galilee?
- East wind
- Why does wind make sounds?
- What are some weather extremes on Earth?
- About rain in the Bible
- About rainbows in the Bible
- What causes a rainbow?
- Was Noah’s Flood global? Does the Bible really claim that the Flood covered the entire Earth?
- NOAH’S FLOOD—Where did all that water come from?
- Why is the sky blue, sunsets red, and clouds white?
- About droughts in the Bible
- About ice in the Bible
- About snow in the Bible
- What causes the seasons—an illustrated explanation
- STORMS—Does God control the weather? Does He send deadly storms?
- Lightning in the Bible
- Is thunder mentioned in the Bible?
- THE FEAR OF THE LORD—What is it? Why is it very important?
- What is the “Anger of God”?
- What is the “fury” of God?
- What are judgments of God in the Bible?
- About the miracles of the Bible, with comprehensive list
- Christ’s miracles—Has science disproved the miracles associated with Jesus?
- Is it logical to believe that the biblical miracles really happened?
- “Miracles are not possible,” some claim. Is this true?