What other scriptures highlight God's authority over creation and chaos? Psalm 89:10—A Snapshot of Sovereign Power “You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.” • Rahab = poetic name for the sea-monster/chaos; God’s victory is decisive, public, and effortless. • The psalmist anchors faith in God’s unrivaled rule over every threatening force, whether cosmic or political. Creation’s Birth: Order Out of Chaos • Genesis 1:1-2 — “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth… the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.” – The “formless and void” deep bows to His creative word. • Job 38:8-11 — “Who enclosed the sea behind doors… ‘You may come this far, but no farther.’” – God fences in the raging sea like a father corralling an excited toddler. Job’s Cosmic Commentary • Job 26:12-13 — “By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab… His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.” – The same imagery as Psalm 89, amplifying God’s intellect and muscle. • Job 9:8 — “He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.” – Walking where only chaos swirls, He treats tumult as pavement. Psalms That Thunder His Authority • Psalm 29:3-4 — “The voice of the LORD is over the waters… the LORD is heard over many waters.” • Psalm 93:3-4 — “Above the roar of many waters… the LORD on high is majestic.” • Psalm 104:6-9 — “At Your rebuke the waters fled… You set a boundary they cannot cross.” • Psalm 107:29 — “He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.” – Each psalm cycles through terror → divine word → immediate calm, reinforcing a pattern: God speaks, creation submits. Prophetic Echoes • Isaiah 51:9-10 — “Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces… who dried up the sea… for the redeemed to cross over?” • Isaiah 40:12 — “Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand…?” • Jeremiah 5:22 — “I set the sand as the boundary of the sea… though the waves may toss, they cannot prevail.” • Nahum 1:3-5 — “His path is in the whirlwind and storm… He rebukes the sea and dries it up.” – The prophets link past deliverance (Red Sea, creation) to future hope, grounding assurance in God’s unchanging mastery. Jesus—Creator in the Storm • Matthew 8:26-27 — “He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.” • Mark 4:39 — “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. – The disciples witness in real time what the psalmists celebrated: the divine voice that muzzles chaos. Revelation—Ultimate Taming of Chaos • Revelation 4:11 — “You created all things, and by Your will they exist.” • Revelation 21:1 — “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth… and the sea was no more.” – In the new creation, the symbol of unrest is gone altogether—chaos permanently retired under God’s reign. Bringing It All Together Across Law, Writings, Prophets, Gospels, and Apocalypse, a single thread glows: God confronts the restless deep, speaks, and the waters obey. From Psalm 89’s crushing of Rahab to Christ’s hush on Galilee and the sea-less horizon of Revelation, Scripture repeatedly showcases the same truth—our Creator’s authority is absolute, unhindered, and eternally victorious over every form of chaos. |
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