What other Bible verses discuss God's control over natural forces like in Job 30:22? Job 30:22—A Snapshot “You snatch me up into the wind and drive me before it; You toss me about in the storm.” (Job 30:22) Other Passages Showing God’s Command of Nature “The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters. The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic… The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.” “For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea… He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.” “He makes the clouds His chariot; He walks on the wings of the wind. He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.” “Lightning and hail, snow and cloud, powerful wind fulfilling His word.” • Job 37:5–6, 9–10 “God thunders wondrously with His voice… He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’… By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen.” “Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth… ‘This far you may come, but no farther; here is where your proud waves halt’?” “His way is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet. He rebukes the sea and dries it; He makes all the rivers run dry.” “When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He releases the lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from His storehouses.” “He who forms the mountains, creates the wind… the LORD, the God of Hosts, is His name.” “Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak?” “Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land.” “…‘Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.’ So the sun stood still and the moon stopped…” “Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.” “Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. ‘Peace! Be still!’ And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.” “They were fearful and amazed and asked one another, ‘Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!’” Key Takeaways • Scripture consistently shows God initiating, directing, calming, and restraining every element—wind, water, storm, lightning, snow, even the movement of heavenly bodies. • What Job experienced personally in the tempest is part of a larger biblical testimony: the Creator governs creation at will. • Whether through direct acts in the Old Testament or Christ’s miracles in the New Testament, the same divine authority is on display—an unchanging reminder that no natural force operates outside His sovereign hand. |
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