Thematic Bible: Divine power over nature exhibited by Christ, general examples of


Thematic Bible



“He has inscribed a circle on the surface of the waters
At the boundary of light and darkness.

“Or who enclosed the sea with doors
When, bursting forth, it went out from the womb;

And I said, ‘Thus far you shall come, but no farther;
And here shall your proud waves stop’?

He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap;
He lays up the deeps in storehouses.

You set a boundary that they may not pass over,
So that they will not return to cover the earth.

When He set for the sea its boundary
So that the water would not transgress His command,
When He marked out the foundations of the earth;

‘Do you not fear Me?’ declares the Lord.
‘Do you not tremble in My presence?
For I have placed the sand as a boundary for the sea,
An eternal decree, so it cannot cross over it.
Though the waves toss, yet they cannot prevail;
Though they roar, yet they cannot cross over it.


Or the anger of the Lord will be kindled against you, and He will shut up the heavens so that there will be no rain and the ground will not yield its fruit; and you will perish quickly from the good land which the Lord is giving you.

For after seven more days, I will send rain on the earth forty days and forty nights; and I will blot out from the face of the land every living thing that I have made.”

So Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread out his hands to the Lord; and the thunder and the hail ceased, and rain no longer poured on the earth.



When He utters His voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens,
And He causes the clouds to ascend from the end of the earth;
He makes lightning for the rain,
And brings out the wind from His storehouses.









And He got up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Hush, be still.” And the wind died down and it became perfectly calm.

Who has ascended into heaven and descended?
Who has gathered the wind in His fists?
Who has wrapped the waters in His garment?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is His name or His son’s name?
Surely you know!



However, so that we do not offend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a shekel. Take that and give it to them for you and Me.”


and they all ate and were satisfied. They picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve full baskets.


Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it except leaves only; and He *said to it, “No longer shall there ever be any fruit from you.” And at once the fig tree withered.


And in the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea.


And He got up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Hush, be still.” And the wind died down and it became perfectly calm.


Jesus *said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” So they filled them up to the brim.