Which other scriptures emphasize God's authority over the earth and its elements? Psalm 104:32—A Snapshot of Divine Control “He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smoke.” Created Order Under His Voice • Genesis 1:3 – “And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.” • Genesis 1:9 – “And God said, ‘Let the waters… be gathered… so that the dry land may appear.’ And it was so.” • Isaiah 40:12 – “Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand… weighed the mountains on the scales…?” • Colossians 1:16-17 – “For in Him all things were created… He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.” Deliverance Through Commanded Elements • Exodus 14:21 – “The LORD drove the sea back… and the waters were divided.” • Exodus 15:8 – “At the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up.” • Joshua 10:13 – “So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped…” • 1 Samuel 7:10 – “That day the LORD thundered loudly… and the Philistines were defeated.” Nature’s Songs in the Psalms and Wisdom Books • Psalm 29:3-4 – “The voice of the LORD is over the waters… the LORD thunders.” • Psalm 65:7 – “who stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves.” • Psalm 89:9 – “You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.” • Psalm 135:6-7 – “He does whatever pleases Him… He creates lightning for the rain and brings forth the wind.” • Psalm 147:15-18 – “He sends forth His command to the earth… He spreads the snow like wool… He unleashes His winds.” • Proverbs 8:29 – “when He set a boundary for the sea so that the waters would not surpass His command.” Prophetic Pictures of Absolute Sovereignty • Jeremiah 5:22 – “I made the sand a boundary for the sea… The waves may roar, but they cannot cross it.” • Nahum 1:3-5 – “His path is in the whirlwind and storm… The mountains quake before Him.” • Habakkuk 3:6 – “He stood and measured the earth… the perpetual hills collapsed.” • Jonah 1:4 – “The LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea.” Jesus—The Creator Incarnate Demonstrates the Same Authority • Matthew 8:26 – “He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.” • Matthew 14:25 – “Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea.” • Mark 4:39 – “‘Silence! Be still!’ …the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.” • John 2:9 – Water instantly becomes wine. • Matthew 21:19 – The fig tree withers at His word. • Hebrews 1:3 – “sustaining all things by His powerful word.” Consummation Scenes in Revelation • Revelation 7:1 – Four angels “holding back the four winds of the earth.” • Revelation 16:18 – “a great earthquake unlike any that had occurred since mankind had inhabited the earth.” Takeaway for Daily Life The same God who makes mountains smoke and seas grow calm still holds every molecule in His hand. Because Scripture is wholly true and without error, these accounts remind us that His authority is not merely historical or symbolic—it is present, literal, and active in every corner of creation and every moment of our lives today. |
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