Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
For his
For mercy
General references
Bible References
Whether
Job 37:6
For to the snow he says, 'Fall on the earth,' likewise to the downpour, his mighty downpour.
Job 36:31
For by these he judges peoples; he gives food in abundance.
Job 38:37
Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can tilt the waterskins of the heavens,
Exodus 9:18
Behold, about this time tomorrow I will cause very heavy hail to fall, such as never has been in Egypt from the day it was founded until now.
1 Samuel 12:18
So Samuel called upon the LORD, and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day, and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
Ezra 10:9
Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled at Jerusalem within the three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month. And all the people sat in the open square before the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the heavy rain.
For his
Job 38:26
to bring rain on a land where no man is, on the desert in which there is no man,
For mercy
2 Samuel 21:10
Then Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it for herself on the rock, from the beginning of harvest until rain fell upon them from the heavens. And she did not allow the birds of the air to come upon them by day, or the beasts of the field by night.
1 Kings 18:45
And in a little while the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode and went to Jezreel.
Joel 2:23
"Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given the early rain for your vindication; he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the latter rain, as before.
General references
Deuteronomy 11:14
he will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the later rain, that you may gather in your grain and your wine and your oil.
Job 36:28
which the skies pour down and drop on mankind abundantly.