Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Power » Divine power over nature exhibited by Christ, general examples of » The sea controlled
He marks out the horizon on the surface of the waters as a boundary between light and darkness.
"Who shut up the sea with doors when it burst forth, coming out of the womb,
when I said, 'To here you may come and no farther, here your proud waves will be confined'?
He piles up the water of the sea; he puts the oceans in storehouses.
You set up a boundary for them that they could not cross, so that they would not cover the earth again.
when he gave the sea his decree that the waters should not pass over his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
"You should fear me!" says the Lord. "You should tremble in awe before me! I made the sand to be a boundary for the sea, a permanent barrier that it can never cross. Its waves may roll, but they can never prevail. They may roar, but they can never cross beyond that boundary."
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Preserving the course of nature
"While the earth continues to exist, planting time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night will not cease."
He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be upended. The watery deep covered it like a garment; the waters reached above the mountains. Your shout made the waters retreat; at the sound of your thunderous voice they hurried off -- read more.
as the mountains rose up, and the valleys went down -- to the place you appointed for them. You set up a boundary for them that they could not cross, so that they would not cover the earth again.
as the mountains rose up, and the valleys went down -- to the place you appointed for them. You set up a boundary for them that they could not cross, so that they would not cover the earth again.
He marks out the horizon on the surface of the waters as a boundary between light and darkness.
Science » Observations of, and deductions from, facts
He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth on nothing. He locks the waters in his clouds, and the clouds do not burst with the weight of them. He conceals the face of the full moon, shrouding it with his clouds. read more.
He marks out the horizon on the surface of the waters as a boundary between light and darkness. The pillars of the heavens tremble and are amazed at his rebuke. By his power he stills the sea; by his wisdom he cut Rahab the great sea monster to pieces. By his breath the skies became fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent. Indeed, these are but the outer fringes of his ways! How faint is the whisper we hear of him! But who can understand the thunder of his power?"
He marks out the horizon on the surface of the waters as a boundary between light and darkness. The pillars of the heavens tremble and are amazed at his rebuke. By his power he stills the sea; by his wisdom he cut Rahab the great sea monster to pieces. By his breath the skies became fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent. Indeed, these are but the outer fringes of his ways! How faint is the whisper we hear of him! But who can understand the thunder of his power?"
I decided to carefully and thoroughly examine all that has been accomplished on earth. I concluded: God has given people a burdensome task that keeps them occupied. I reflected on everything that is accomplished by man on earth, and I concluded: Everything he has accomplished is futile -- like chasing the wind! What is bent cannot be straightened, and what is missing cannot be supplied. read more.
I thought to myself, "I have become much wiser than any of my predecessors who ruled over Jerusalem; I have acquired much wisdom and knowledge." So I decided to discern the benefit of wisdom and knowledge over foolish behavior and ideas; however, I concluded that even this endeavor is like trying to chase the wind!
I thought to myself, "I have become much wiser than any of my predecessors who ruled over Jerusalem; I have acquired much wisdom and knowledge." So I decided to discern the benefit of wisdom and knowledge over foolish behavior and ideas; however, I concluded that even this endeavor is like trying to chase the wind!
Sea » The sea controlled
He marks out the horizon on the surface of the waters as a boundary between light and darkness.
"Who shut up the sea with doors when it burst forth, coming out of the womb,
when I said, 'To here you may come and no farther, here your proud waves will be confined'?
He piles up the water of the sea; he puts the oceans in storehouses.
You set up a boundary for them that they could not cross, so that they would not cover the earth again.
when he gave the sea his decree that the waters should not pass over his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
"You should fear me!" says the Lord. "You should tremble in awe before me! I made the sand to be a boundary for the sea, a permanent barrier that it can never cross. Its waves may roll, but they can never prevail. They may roar, but they can never cross beyond that boundary."
the Sea » God » Set bounds to, by a perpetual decree
He marks out the horizon on the surface of the waters as a boundary between light and darkness.
"Who shut up the sea with doors when it burst forth, coming out of the womb,
when I prescribed its limits, and set in place its bolts and doors, when I said, 'To here you may come and no farther, here your proud waves will be confined'?
Time » End of
and swore by the one who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and what is in it, and the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, "There will be no more delay!
He marks out the horizon on the surface of the waters as a boundary between light and darkness.