Connect Psalm 147:16 with other scriptures about God's control over nature. Verse in Focus “He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes.” (Psalm 147:16) Winter Imagery, Eternal Truths • Snow as soft as “wool” reminds us that the Lord clothes the earth with gentle provision. • Frost scattered “like ashes” pictures His effortless, deliberate artistry—each crystal in its appointed place. • Both images reveal the same truth: God is personally, precisely in charge of the weather outside your window. Other Voices Echo the Same Sovereign Theme • Job 37:6 — “For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’” • Job 38:22-23 — storehouses of snow and hail, kept on reserve for the exact day He will use them. • Job 38:28-30 — ice and frost are depicted as children of His command, birthed at His timing. • Isaiah 55:10 — snow descends with purpose, “and does not return without watering the earth.” • Jeremiah 10:13 — wind, clouds, lightning: all released from His “storehouses.” • Nahum 1:3 — “His way is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust of His feet.” • Psalm 104:13-14 — mountains watered from His chambers; grass grows because He orders it. From Stormy Skies to a Calm Sea • Matthew 8:26-27; Mark 4:39 — Jesus rebukes wind and waves; instant obedience follows. • The same voice that scattered frost in Psalm 147:16 stands in a Galilean boat and says, “Be still.” • Colossians 1:16-17 — “all things hold together in Him”; the snowflake’s lattice and the sea’s whitecaps alike depend on His word. • Hebrews 1:3 — He “sustains all things by His powerful word.” Living Under His Weather • Every forecast is ultimately the Lord’s signature on the atmosphere. • Snowbanks and sunny skies are reminders that He keeps His promises with the same reliability with which He keeps the seasons (Genesis 8:22). • Because He controls nature, we can trust Him to govern the details of our lives with equal wisdom and care. |
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