Thematic Bible: Meteorology


Thematic Bible




For as the rain comes down and the snow from heaven, and returns not there, but waters the earth, and makes it bring forth and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater, Verse ConceptsAgriculture, Used FigurativelyWinterLand ProducingSnowGod Feeds All The EarthChange And GrowthSeedsspringtimewaterfallsproviding


Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together to Jerusalem within the three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth [day] of the month, and all the people sat in the broad place before the house of God, Verse ConceptsRainWeather, God's Sovereignty OverMonth 9Groups TremblingWeather Causing Sufferings



And Elijah said to Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of abundance of rain. Verse ConceptsRainAbundance, MaterialSoundEating And DrinkingAbundance

Be glad then, ye sons of Zion, and rejoice in LORD your God, for he gives you the former rain in just measure, and he causes the rain to come down for you, the former rain and the latter rain, in the first [month]. Verse ConceptsWeather, God's Sovereignty OverAbundance, MaterialNames And Titles For The ChristianGod Sending RainLatenessspringtimevindication

And the rain descended, and the torrents came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell not, for it had been founded upon the rock. Verse ConceptsRainFoundations Of BuildingsRosesFloods


So Samuel called to LORD, and LORD sent thunder and rain that day. And all the people greatly feared LORD and Samuel. Verse ConceptsReverence, And God's NatureFear Of God, Examples OfIndividuals Fearing GodFear Of Individuals

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If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth, and if a tree falls toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there shall it be. Verse ConceptsClouds, Natural UseCompassesNorth And SouthThings FallingWeather In The Last Dayscloudsinvesting

And he sent out arrows, and scattered them, lightning, and discomfited them. Verse ConceptsArrows, Figurative OfGod's ArrowsScattering The Peoples

And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them, Yea, lightnings manifold, and discomfited them. Verse ConceptsGod's ArrowsScattering The PeoplesArrowscrusades

And it came to pass on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of an exceedingly loud trumpet. And all the people who were in the camp trembled. Verse ConceptsPillar Of CloudLightningMusical Instruments, types ofTheophanyThunderGroups TremblingTrumpets For SignallingThose Frightened Of GodThe Last TrumpetLion Of The Tribe Of JudahThunder Showing God's Presence

And out of the throne proceeds lightnings and voices and thunders. And seven lamps of fire burned before his throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. Verse ConceptsLightningSpiritsSymbolsThunderSeven SpiritsSeven LightsFire Of The SpiritRumblingThe RainbowThunder Showing God's Presence

And all the people perceived the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the voice of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking. And when the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar off. Verse ConceptsLightningMusical Instruments, types ofSmokeTheophanyThunderFear, Of UnknownStanding At A DistanceTrumpets For SignallingThose Frightened Of GodWitnessingdistancesmokingThunder Showing God's Presence

He sends it forth under the whole heaven, and his lightning to the ends of the earth. Verse ConceptsLightningFlat Earth

Can thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, and say to thee, Here we are? Verse ConceptsLightning

The chariots rage in the streets; they rush to and fro in the broad ways. The appearance of them is like torches. They run like the lightnings. Verse ConceptsChariotsLightningRoadsStreetsCity SquaresAttacking With ChariotsSpeedSparklingUsing RoadsSteelAutomobilesLightning Used Metaphorically


and the anger of LORD be kindled against you, and he shut up the heavens, so that there shall be no rain, and the land shall not yield its fruit, and ye perish quickly from off the good land which LORD gives you. Verse Conceptsdrought, physicalRainUnfruitfulnessWeather, As God's JudgmentElements, Control OfDispleasureDivine Power Over Nature

And I will lay it waste. It shall not be pruned nor hoed, but there shall come up briers and thorns. I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. Verse ConceptsBriersAgriculture, TermsPruningCommands, in OTdrought, physicalRainCultivationLack Of RainFallow Land

who led thee through the great and terrible wilderness--fiery serpents and scorpions, and thirsty ground where was no water--who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint, Verse ConceptsFlintClimates, Typesdrought, physicalSnakesSuffering, HardshipThirstAnimals, Types OfGod Providing WaterDry PlacesProvision From RocksScorpions

When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain because they have sinned against thee, if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin when thou afflict them, Verse ConceptsLack Of RainSigns Of RepentanceSin Brings ImpoverishmentSin Producing Afflictions

Nor did they say, Where is LORD who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought and of the shadow of death, through a land that none pa Verse ConceptsFreedom, Acts Of In OtBarren, LandDesertsWildernessDry PlacesDarkness During DaytimeEmpty By NatureWhere Is God?God Bringing Israel Out Of Egypt

LORD will make the rain of thy land powder and dust. From the sky it shall come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed. Verse ConceptsDust, Figurative Usedust


Thus says LORD of hosts: Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great tempest shall be raised up from the outermost parts of the earth. Verse ConceptsStormsWhirlwindsPeople Possibly Doing EvilThe Storms Of Life

The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters, but he shall rebuke them. And they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like the whirling dust before the storm. Verse ConceptsChaffWindWhirlwindsLight As ChaffRoar Of NationsGod Requite Them!

when your fear comes as a storm, and your calamity comes on as a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you. Verse ConceptsStormsWhirlwindsSudden DestructionPeople AppalledHurricanesOvercoming AdversityBeing OverwhelmedThe Storms Of Life


Yea, they have not been planted. Yea, they have not been sown. Yea, their stock has not taken root in the earth. Moreover he blows upon them, and they wither, and the whirlwind takes them away as stubble. Verse ConceptsBreath Of GodRootsWhirlwindsPeople WitheredMetaphorical Planting

Behold, the tempest of LORD, wrath, has gone forth, yea, a whirling tempest. It shall burst upon the head of the wicked. Verse ConceptsStormsWeather, As God's JudgmentWhirlwindsHurricanesGod Controls Storms

Behold, the tempest of LORD--wrath--has gone forth, a sweeping tempest. It shall burst upon the head of the wicked. Verse ConceptsStormsWhirlwindsHurricanesGod Controls Storms


The clouds poured out water. The skies sent out a sound. Thine arrows also went abroad. Verse ConceptsArrows, Figurative OfWaterClouds, Natural UseGod's ArrowsPouring Water

LORD, when thou went forth out of Seir, when thou marched out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens also dropped, yea, the clouds dropped water. Verse ConceptsClouds, Natural UseWaterGod Shaking The EarthGod Sending Rain

Do thou know the balancing of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge? Verse ConceptsBalance In LifeAwesome GodBeing A Know It AllGod, Perfection OfPerfection, DivineClouds, Natural UseGod, All knowingbalanceclouds

He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent under them. Verse ConceptsClouds, Natural UseDivision Of WatersOut Of The NorthGod Sending RainWaters DividingWork Ethiccloudsweight

If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth, and if a tree falls toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there shall it be. He who observes the wind shall not sow, and he who regards the clouds shall not reap.

before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain, Verse ConceptsClouds, Natural UseLooking Through WindowsOvertaken By DarknessDarkening Sun Moon And StarsSunshineThe Moon

And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth-horon, that LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them to Azekah, and they died. More died with the hailstones than those whom the Verse ConceptsHailSkyWeather, As God's JudgmentGod KillingIsrael FleeingGod Killed The Peoples

Behold, LORD has a mighty and strong one. As a tempest of hail, a destroying storm, as a tempest of mighty waters overflowing, he will cast down to the earth with the hand. Verse ConceptsBitingHailRainGod Giving StrengthGod Gives Strength

And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven, and LORD sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down to the earth, and LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt. Verse ConceptsFamine, Causes OfThunderMiracles Of Moses And AaronHailFire From Heaven

And the first sounded, and there occurred hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth. And the third part of the earth was burnt up, and the third part of the trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burn Verse ConceptsGrassHailOne ThirdThe Universe DestroyedFire From HeavenFire Of JudgementBurning PlantsSeven TrumpetsGreenLifebloodFirst ThingsHarming TreesTrumpet JudgmentsNatural Disasters

LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice, hailstones and coals of fire. Verse ConceptsThunderHailGod's VoiceThunder Showing God's Presence

say to those who daub it with untempered [mortar], that it shall fall. There shall be an overflowing shower, and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall, and a stormy wind shall rend it. Verse ConceptsThe Insecurity Of The WickedShowersHailPlasterWhitewashingThings Falling

And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth-horon, that LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them to Azekah, and they died. More died with the hailstones than those whom the Verse ConceptsHailSkyWeather, As God's JudgmentGod KillingIsrael FleeingGod Killed The Peoples

And as Samuel was offering up the burnt-offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel, but LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them, and they were smitten down before Verse ConceptsConfusion, Examples OfdefeatThunderAnger Of God, Examples OfGod OvercomingThunder Expressing God's Judgment

In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. Verse ConceptsBefore The FloodGeologyThe DelugeCalendarsSudden DestructionMonth 2The Act Of OpeningOpening HeavenWindows Of HeavenThe Sea Stirred UpFloods

Then LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from LORD out of heaven. Verse ConceptsBrimstoneFireMineralsRetributionSexual Sin, Nature OfAnger Of God, Examples OfBurning CitiesSulphur

And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven, and LORD sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down to the earth, and LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt. Verse ConceptsFamine, Causes OfThunderMiracles Of Moses And AaronHailFire From Heaven

And since we were exceedingly storm-tossed, on the next day they jettisoned. Verse ConceptsStormsThe Next DayBuoyancyAbandoning Things

And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the sojourners of Gilead, said to Ahab, As LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. Verse ConceptsFamine, Examples OfBaal Worship, HistoryElijah, Prophecies OfElijah, Life Ofdrought, physicaldewLand, As A Divine ResponsibilityPrayerfulnessRainWeather, As God's JudgmentMiracles Of ElijahCrowsImmigrants

And it came to pass at evening, that the quails came up, and covered the camp. And in the morning the dew lay round about the camp, Verse ConceptsdewQuailBirds, Types Of BirdsCamp, Of Israel

By his knowledge the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew. Verse ConceptsClouds, Natural Useclosure

And Israel dwells in safety, the fountain of Jacob alone, in a land of grain and new wine. Yea, his heavens drop down dew. Verse ConceptsdrinkingGrainWine

And God give thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine. Verse ConceptsAlcoholdrought, physicaldrinkingdewWineFertile LandPlenty Of WinePlenty Through God

And God remembered Noah, and all the beasts, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided. Verse ConceptsFlood, TheCovenant, God's with NoahMemoriesWindAnimals, Care ForDivine RemembranceGod Dispensing WindGod Remembering His PeopleWaters SubsidingNoah's Flood

And there went forth a wind from LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, about a day's journey on this side, and a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and about two cubits above the Verse ConceptsWeather, God's Sovereignty OverWeights And Measures, DistancesWindBirds, Types Of BirdsGod Dispensing WindDimensions Of Other Things

Then he said to me, Prophesy to the wind. Prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus says lord LORD: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. Verse ConceptsNames And Titles For The Holy SpiritThe Spirit Of GodFour WindsProphesy!The Dead Are Raisedbreathinglungsbreath

But LORD sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken. Verse ConceptsStormsWeather, God's Sovereignty OverWindGod Dispensing WindBroken ThingsHurricanessailingjonahGod Controls Storms

Thou did blow with thy wind, the sea covered them. They sank as lead in the mighty waters. Verse ConceptsBreath Of GodLeadSinkingGod Dispensing Wind

And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead, and only I alone have escaped to tell thee. Verse ConceptsStormsActing AloneFour CornersDestruction Of HousesFour SidesDeath Of Unnamed IndividualsDeathHurricanes

And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before LORD. And, behold, LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before LORD, but LORD was not in the wind. And after the wind a Verse ConceptsPassing ByWindHoly Spirit, Types OfStormsNo Winds

But not long after, there threw against it a cyclonic wind called the Euroclydon. Verse ConceptsStormsHurricanesWeather In The Last Days

But LORD sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken. Verse ConceptsStormsWeather, God's Sovereignty OverWindGod Dispensing WindBroken ThingsHurricanessailingjonahGod Controls Storms

And a great storm of wind develops, and the waves were thrown into the boat, so as for it now to be filling. Verse ConceptsStormsBoatsSwamped

And I looked, and, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with a fire enfolding itself, and a brightness round about it, and out of the midst of it, as it were glowing metal, out of the midst of the fire. Verse ConceptsLight, NaturalLightningNorthTheophanyWhirlwindsCompassesOut Of The NorthFire Emanating From GodGod Is LightColorThe North Wind

And it came to pass, when LORD would take up Elijah by a whirlwind into heaven, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. Verse ConceptsWhirlwindsGoing TogetherGoing Up To HeavenGod Lifting PeopleGod Dispensing WindTaken To HeavenPeople Who Didn't Die

Out of the chamber [of the south] comes the storm, and cold out of the north. Verse ConceptsClimates, TypesWindCold, Literal UseWhirlwindsFrostOut Of The NorthCold WeatherHurricanes


Before your pots can feel the thorns, he will take them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike. Verse ConceptsWhirlwindsThornsGod Not DelayingWeed


When he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes lightnings for the rain, and brings forth the wind out of his treasuries. Verse ConceptsEarth, God SustainingNatureRainStoringThunderWeather, God's Sovereignty OverWindElements, Control OfVapourDivine Power Over NatureGod Sending RainGod Dispensing WindGod's VoiceGod's StorehousesProvidence, Of God In NatureGod Controlling The Rain


who causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth, who makes lightnings for the rain, who brings forth the wind out of his treasuries, Verse ConceptsGod, The ProviderLightningNatureRainStoringWeather, God's Sovereignty OverWindVapourGod Dispensing WindGod's StorehousescloudsspringtimeGod Controlling The RainGod Controls Storms



He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycamore trees with frost. Verse ConceptsSycamoresDestroying VineyardsFrostCold Weather

He gives snow like wool. He scatters the hoar-frost like ashes. Verse ConceptsFrostSnowWoolCold Weather

Elijah was a man of the same nature as we. And by prayer, he asked for it not to rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.

And Elijah said to Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of abundance of rain. So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel, and he bowed himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees. And he said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times. read more.
And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, a cloud rises out of the sea, as small as a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say to Ahab, Make ready [thy chariot], and get thee down, that the rain not stop thee. And it came to pass in a little while, that the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.

Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which LORD will do before your eyes. Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call to LORD that he may send thunder and rain, and ye shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of LORD in asking a king for you. So Samuel called to LORD, and LORD sent thunder and rain that day. And all the people greatly feared LORD and Samuel.


And LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day. Verse ConceptsHeatNoonRevelation, In OtSittingTentsAbraham, Testing And VictoryOaksHot WeatherGod Appearing

And when a south wind is blowing, ye say, There will be heat, and it happens. Verse ConceptsHeatWindWeather ForecastsHot Weather

For the sun rose up with the burning heat, and withered the grass. And the flower of it fell, and the beauty of its appearance perished. So also the rich man will fade away among his pursuits. Verse ConceptsFutilityHeatMoney, Attitudes ToPlantsStrength, HumanThe SunWeather, As God's JudgmentGrass WitheredHot WeatherScorchingNo Beauty

And there occurred lightnings, and thunders, and voices. And a great earthquake occurred, such as did not happen from that time men came to be upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, so great. Verse ConceptsearthquakesLightningThunderCalamityUnique EventsRumblingBowl JudgmentsCatastrophic EventsThunder Expressing God's Judgment

And out of the throne proceeds lightnings and voices and thunders. And seven lamps of fire burned before his throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. Verse ConceptsLightningSpiritsSymbolsThunderSeven SpiritsSeven LightsFire Of The SpiritRumblingThe RainbowThunder Showing God's Presence

So Samuel called to LORD, and LORD sent thunder and rain that day. And all the people greatly feared LORD and Samuel. Verse ConceptsReverence, And God's NatureFear Of God, Examples OfIndividuals Fearing GodFear Of Individuals



Out of the chamber [of the south] comes the storm, and cold out of the north. Verse ConceptsClimates, TypesWindCold, Literal UseWhirlwindsFrostOut Of The NorthCold WeatherHurricanes

He casts forth his ice like morsels. Who can stand before his cold? Verse ConceptsCold, Figurative UseCrumbsCold Weather

But having answered, he said to them, When it becomes evening, ye say, Fair weather, for the sky is red. And at morning, Bad weather today, for the sky is red, being gloomy. Hypocrites! Ye indeed know how to discern the face of the sky, but the signs of the times ye are not able.

And he also said to the multitudes, When ye see a cloud rising from the west, straightaway ye say, A shower is coming, and so it happens. And when a south wind is blowing, ye say, There will be heat, and it happens.

saying to them, Men, I perceive that the voyage is going to be with injury and much damage, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives. Verse ConceptsLossWeather ForecastsPossibility Of Deathsailing

And as Samuel was offering up the burnt-offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel, but LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them, and they were smitten down before Verse ConceptsConfusion, Examples OfdefeatThunderAnger Of God, Examples OfGod OvercomingThunder Expressing God's Judgment

And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven, and LORD sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down to the earth, and LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt. Verse ConceptsFamine, Causes OfThunderMiracles Of Moses And AaronHailFire From Heaven

He also gave over their cattle to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts. Verse ConceptsLightning

The east wind carries him away, and he departs, and it sweeps him out of his place. Verse ConceptsDeath Of The WickedSudden Death

Though he be fruitful among his brothers, an east wind shall come, the breath of LORD coming up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up. He shall make spoil of the treasure of all go Verse ConceptseastShepherds, As OccupationsTreasureOut Of The EastWaters Drying UpGod Dispensing WindFailing RiversTaking PossessionsFamineThe East Wind

Yea, behold, being planted, shall it flourish? Shall it not utterly wither when the east wind touches it? It shall wither in the beds where it grew. Verse ConceptseastOut Of The EastPlants Growing UpThe East Wind

And when a south wind is blowing, ye say, There will be heat, and it happens. Verse ConceptsHeatWindWeather ForecastsHot Weather

How thy garments are warm when the earth is still because of the south [wind]? Verse ConceptsFacing SouthHot Weather

And when a south wind blew gently, having presumed to have obtained their purpose, after taking up anchor, they sailed very near by Crete. Verse ConceptsFacing South


but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. Verse ConceptsBefore The FloodMistThe EarthTaking Care Of The Earth


And LORD turned an exceedingly strong west wind, which took up the locusts, and drove them into the Red Sea. There remained not one locust in all the border of Egypt. Verse ConceptsSeaWestWindMiracles Of Moses And AaronOut Of The WestOther References To The Red Sea