Thematic Bible: Meteorology


Thematic Bible




For as the rain comes down, and the snow from the heavens, and does not return there, but waters the earth and makes it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater: Verse ConceptsAgriculture, Used FigurativelyWinterLand ProducingSnowGod Feeds All The EarthChange And GrowthSeedsspringtimewaterfallsproviding


Thus were all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth of the month; and all the people sat in the plaza of the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the rains. Verse ConceptsRainWeather, God's Sovereignty OverMonth 9Groups TremblingWeather Causing Sufferings



Then Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain. Verse ConceptsRainAbundance, MaterialSoundEating And DrinkingAbundance

Ye also, sons of Zion, be glad and rejoice in the LORD your God for he has given you the former rain according to righteousness, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain as in the beginning. Verse ConceptsWeather, God's Sovereignty OverAbundance, MaterialNames And Titles For The ChristianGod Sending RainLatenessspringtimevindication

and the rain descended, and the rivers came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, and it did not fall, for it was founded upon a rock. Verse ConceptsRainFoundations Of BuildingsRosesFloods


So Samuel called unto the LORD, and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day, and all the people greatly feared the 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 shall empty themselves upon the earth; and if the tree falls toward the south or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it shall remain. Verse ConceptsClouds, Natural UseCompassesNorth And SouthThings FallingWeather In The Last Dayscloudsinvesting

he sent out arrows and scattered them; he sent forth lightning, and consumed them. Verse ConceptsArrows, Figurative OfGod's ArrowsScattering The Peoples

He sent out his arrows and scattered them; he shot out lightnings and destroyed them. Verse ConceptsGod's ArrowsScattering The PeoplesArrowscrusades

And it came to pass on the third day when the morning came, that there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud upon the mount and the voice of the shofar exceeding loud, so that all the people that 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 proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices; and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. Verse ConceptsLightningSpiritsSymbolsThunderSeven SpiritsSeven LightsFire Of The SpiritRumblingThe RainbowThunder Showing God's Presence

And all the people saw the thunderings and the lightnings and the noise 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 shall place it straight under the whole of the heavens, and his light shall extend unto the ends of the earth. Verse ConceptsLightningFlat Earth

Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go and say unto thee, Here we are? Verse ConceptsLightning

The chariots shall rage in the streets; they shall flow through the streets, their faces like torches; they shall run like the lightnings. Verse ConceptsChariotsLightningRoadsStreetsCity SquaresAttacking With ChariotsSpeedSparklingUsing RoadsSteelAutomobilesLightning Used Metaphorically


and then the LORD's wrath be kindled against you and he shut up the heavens, that there be no rain and that the land yield not her fruit, and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the 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 briers and thorns shall come up there; I will even command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. Verse ConceptsBriersAgriculture, TermsPruningCommands, in OTdrought, physicalRainCultivationLack Of RainFallow Land

who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness of burning serpents and scorpions and drought, where there 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 in this place and confess thy name and turn from their sin when thou hast afflicted them, Verse ConceptsLack Of RainSigns Of RepentanceSin Brings ImpoverishmentSin Producing Afflictions

Neither did they say, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that 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 no man passed through and where no man dwelt? Verse ConceptsFreedom, Acts Of In OtBarren, LandDesertsWildernessDry PlacesDarkness During DaytimeEmpty By NatureWhere Is God?God Bringing Israel Out Of Egypt

The LORD shall make the rain of thy land dust and ashes; from the heavens it shall come down upon thee, until thou art destroyed. Verse ConceptsDust, Figurative Usedust


Thus saith the LORD of the hosts, Behold, the evil goes forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth. Verse ConceptsStormsWhirlwindsPeople Possibly Doing EvilThe Storms Of Life

The peoples shall make noise like the rushing of great waters, but God shall reprehend them, and they shall flee far off and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind and like the tumbleweed before the whirlwind. Verse ConceptsChaffWindWhirlwindsLight As ChaffRoar Of NationsGod Requite Them!

when what you have feared comes as destruction, and your calamity comes as a whirlwind; when tribulation and anguish come upon you. Verse ConceptsStormsWhirlwindsSudden DestructionPeople AppalledHurricanesOvercoming AdversityBeing OverwhelmedThe Storms Of Life


As if they had never been planted, as if they had never been sown, as if their stock had never taken root in the earth; even blowing upon them, they wither, and the whirlwind takes them away as stubble. Verse ConceptsBreath Of GodRootsWhirlwindsPeople WitheredMetaphorical Planting

Behold, that the whirlwind of the LORD shall go forth with fury, and the whirlwind which is ready shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked. Verse ConceptsStormsWeather, As God's JudgmentWhirlwindsHurricanesGod Controls Storms

Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD goes forth with fury, the whirlwind which is preparing itself; it shall remain upon the head of the wicked. Verse ConceptsStormsWhirlwindsHurricanesGod Controls Storms


The clouds poured out floods of waters; the heavens thundered; thy bolts of lightning also went forth. Verse ConceptsArrows, Figurative OfWaterClouds, Natural UseGod's ArrowsPouring Water

LORD, when thou didst go out of Seir, when thou didst march out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped; the clouds also dropped water. Verse ConceptsClouds, Natural UseWaterGod Shaking The EarthGod Sending Rain

Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of the one 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 shall empty themselves upon the earth; and if the tree falls toward the south or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it shall remain. He that observes the wind shall not sow, and he that 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 when they were fleeing from before Israel in the descent to Bethhoron, the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died; there were more who died from the hailstones than those whom the sons of Israel slew with the sword. Verse ConceptsHailSkyWeather, As God's JudgmentGod KillingIsrael FleeingGod Killed The Peoples

Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one who as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing shall cast down to the earth with the hand. Verse ConceptsBitingHailRainGod Giving StrengthGod Gives Strength

And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven, and the LORD raised his voice and it hailed, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt. Verse ConceptsFamine, Causes OfThunderMiracles Of Moses And AaronHailFire From Heaven

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

The LORD thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire. Verse ConceptsThunderHailGod's VoiceThunder Showing God's Presence

say unto those who plaster it with loose mud, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing rain; and I shall send great hailstones that will cause it to fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it. Verse ConceptsThe Insecurity Of The WickedShowersHailPlasterWhitewashingThings Falling

And when they were fleeing from before Israel in the descent to Bethhoron, the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died; there were more who died from the hailstones than those whom the sons of Israel slew with the sword. Verse ConceptsHailSkyWeather, As God's JudgmentGod KillingIsrael FleeingGod Killed The Peoples

And it came to pass as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering that the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel. But the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines and crushed them, and they were smitten before Israel. 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, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of the heavens were opened. Verse ConceptsBefore The FloodGeologyThe DelugeCalendarsSudden DestructionMonth 2The Act Of OpeningOpening HeavenWindows Of HeavenThe Sea Stirred UpFloods

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

And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven, and the LORD raised his voice and it hailed, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt. Verse ConceptsFamine, Causes OfThunderMiracles Of Moses And AaronHailFire From Heaven

And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship; Verse ConceptsStormsThe Next DayBuoyancyAbandoning Things

Then Elijah, the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD 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, that in the evening quail came up, and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew descended round about the host. Verse ConceptsdewQuailBirds, Types Of BirdsCamp, Of Israel

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

Then Israel, the fountain of Jacob, shall dwell in safety alone in a land of grain and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew. Verse ConceptsdrinkingGrainWine

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

And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark; and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters ceased; 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 the LORD and brought quail from the sea and left them upon the camp, a day's journey on this side and a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp and almost two cubits high upon the face of the earth. Verse ConceptsWeather, God's Sovereignty OverWeights And Measures, DistancesWindBirds, Types Of BirdsGod Dispensing WindDimensions Of Other Things

Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the spirit, prophesy, son of man, and say to the spirit, Thus hath the Lord GOD said: Come from the four winds, O spirit, and breathe upon these slain, and they shall live. Verse ConceptsNames And Titles For The Holy SpiritThe Spirit Of GodFour WindsProphesy!The Dead Are Raisedbreathinglungsbreath

But the LORD caused a great wind to rise up in the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship thought she would be broken. Verse ConceptsStormsWeather, God's Sovereignty OverWindGod Dispensing WindBroken ThingsHurricanessailingjonahGod Controls Storms

Thou didst 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 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 the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. Verse ConceptsPassing ByWindHoly Spirit, Types OfStormsNo Winds

But not long after, there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon. Verse ConceptsStormsHurricanesWeather In The Last Days

But the LORD caused a great wind to rise up in the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship thought she would be broken. Verse ConceptsStormsWeather, God's Sovereignty OverWindGod Dispensing WindBroken ThingsHurricanessailingjonahGod Controls Storms

And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. Verse ConceptsStormsBoatsSwamped

And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, and a great cloud, and a fire enfolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, 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 the LORD would take Elijah up into heaven by a whirlwind, 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 south comes the whirlwind and cold out of the north wind. Verse ConceptsClimates, TypesWindCold, Literal UseWhirlwindsFrostOut Of The NorthCold WeatherHurricanes


Before your pots can feel the fire of the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath. Verse ConceptsWhirlwindsThornsGod Not DelayingWeed


at his voice, there is given a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causes the clouds to ascend from the ends of the earth; he makes the lightnings with the rain and brings forth the wind out of his treasures. 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


He who causes the clouds to ascend from the ends of the earth, made the lightnings in the rain; he who brings the winds 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 wild fig trees with stones. Verse ConceptsSycamoresDestroying VineyardsFrostCold Weather

He who gives snow like wool scatters the hoarfrost like ashes. Verse ConceptsFrostSnowWoolCold Weather

Elijah was a man subject to passions like unto ours, and he asked in prayer that it might not 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 brought forth her fruit.

Then Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink; for there is a 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 cast himself down upon the earth and put his face between his knees and said to his slave, 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 the seventh time he said, Behold, a little cloud like the palm of a man's hand arises out of the sea. And he said, Go and say to Ahab, Prepare thy chariot and descend that the rain not stop thee. And it came to pass in the meanwhile that the heavens became black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode and went to Jezreel.

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


And the LORD appeared unto him among the terebinth trees of Mamre; and he was sitting in the door of his tent in the heat of the day; Verse ConceptsHeatNoonRevelation, In OtSittingTentsAbraham, Testing And VictoryOaksHot WeatherGod Appearing

And when the south wind blows, ye say, There will be heat, and it comes to pass. Verse ConceptsHeatWindWeather ForecastsHot Weather

For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withers the grass, and its flower falls, and the beautiful appearance of it perishes: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways. Verse ConceptsFutilityHeatMoney, Attitudes ToPlantsStrength, HumanThe SunWeather, As God's JudgmentGrass WitheredHot WeatherScorchingNo Beauty

Then there were voices and thunders and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as has never been since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. Verse ConceptsearthquakesLightningThunderCalamityUnique EventsRumblingBowl JudgmentsCatastrophic EventsThunder Expressing God's Judgment

And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices; and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. Verse ConceptsLightningSpiritsSymbolsThunderSeven SpiritsSeven LightsFire Of The SpiritRumblingThe RainbowThunder Showing God's Presence

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



Out of the south comes the whirlwind and cold out of the north wind. 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 he answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather, for the heaven is glowing with an aurora. And in the morning, It will be foul weather today, for the heaven has an aurora and is cloudy. O ye hypocrites, ye know how to make decisions based on the face of the heaven, and regarding the signs of the times are ye unable?

And he said also to the people, When ye see the cloud rising out of the west, straightway ye say, A shower comes, and so it is. And when the south wind blows, ye say, There will be heat, and it comes to pass.

saying, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives. Verse ConceptsLossWeather ForecastsPossibility Of Deathsailing

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

And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven, and the LORD raised his voice and it hailed, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt. Verse ConceptsFamine, Causes OfThunderMiracles Of Moses And AaronHailFire From Heaven

He gave up their cattle also to the hail and their flocks to thunderbolts of fire. Verse ConceptsLightning

The east wind shall take him away, and he shall depart; the storm shall catch him up out of his place. Verse ConceptsDeath Of The WickedSudden Death

Though he be fruitful among his brethren, the east wind shall come; the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up; he shall spoil the treasure of all the vessels of desire. Verse ConceptseastShepherds, As OccupationsTreasureOut Of The EastWaters Drying UpGod Dispensing WindFailing RiversTaking PossessionsFamineThe East Wind

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

And when the south wind blows, ye say, There will be heat, and it comes to pass. Verse ConceptsHeatWindWeather ForecastsHot Weather

How thy garments are warm, when he quiets the earth by the south wind? Verse ConceptsFacing SouthHot Weather

And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, raising sails, they sailed close 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

Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden that the aroma of its spices may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his sweet fruits. Verse ConceptsHoly Spirit, Types OfSexual DesireawakeningThe North Wind

And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the borders of Egypt. Verse ConceptsSeaWestWindMiracles Of Moses And AaronOut Of The WestOther References To The Red Sea