Storm .

Storm . The more violent activities of nature are usually associated with rain- and hail-storms. Generally the incidence of violent rain-storms and cloud-bursts occurs at the commencement of the rainy season, or at the beginning of each renewed spell of rain during the cooler months. At Haifa, for example, on 9 December 1921, 28 cm fell in 24 hours. Thunder-storms are most frequent in Nov. and Dec. and occur most commonly in the Jordan Valley. Hail not infrequently accompanies thunder between Dec. and March. Scripture vividly describes its disastrous effects upon the growing crops (Ps. 78:47; Is. 28:2; Ezk. 13:13–14; Hg. 2:17). The wind-storms that sweep down upon the Sea of Galilee are vividly recorded in the events of Mk. 4:37ff., and perhaps in the parable of the badly founded house sited in some dried-up waterbed, when 'the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house' (Mt. 7:27).
    God spoke in the thunderstorm (Ex. 9:28; 19:16, 19; 1 Sa. 7:10; 12:18; Jb. 37:1–5; Pss. 18:13; 29:3–9; 104:7), as he judged in the earthquake (Je. 4:24–26; Na. 1:5). The Hebrews in conceiving how 'thy glory passed through the four gates of fire and earthquake and wind and ice' (2 Esdras 3:19) had to learn, however, that Yahweh was more revelatory to them in the Exodus than in storm and earthquake. This certainly was the experience of Elijah, who had the consciousness of 'the still small voice, as more expressive of the divine presence and power than earthquake, wind and fire (1 Ki. 19:11–13). (*Earthquake, *EUROCLYDON, *Rain, *Thunder, *Whirlwind, *Wind.)

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Regards,
Ryan Chia

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