What other scriptures highlight God's authority over the earth and nature? Habakkuk 3:10—Mountains Tremble at His Voice “The mountains saw You and quaked; torrential waters swept by; the deep roared with its voice and lifted its hands on high.” Echoes of Authority in the Psalms • Psalm 29:3-4, 9 – “The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders… The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare, and in His temple all cry, ‘Glory!’” • Psalm 33:6-9 – “By the word of the LORD the heavens were made… For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.” • Psalm 95:4-5 – “In His hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to Him. The sea is His, for He made it, and His hands formed the dry land.” • Psalm 104:5-9 – “He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved… You set a boundary they [the waters] cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.” • Psalm 135:6-7 – “The LORD does whatever pleases Him in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all their depths. He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth; He sends lightning with the rain and brings the wind from His storehouses.” God Speaks from the Whirlwind—Job 38–41 • Job 38:8-11 – “Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb… I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bolt and bars, and I declared, ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop.’” • Job 38:22-23 – “Have you entered the storehouses of snow or observed the storehouses of hail, which I hold in reserve for times of trouble, for days of war and battle?” • Job 40:9 – “Have you an arm like God’s, or can your voice thunder like His?” Testimonies from the Prophets • Isaiah 40:12 – “Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of His hand?” • Isaiah 45:7 – “I form the light and create darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity; I, the LORD, do all these things.” • Jeremiah 10:12-13 – “He founded the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding. When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.” • Nahum 1:3-5 – “The LORD is slow to anger and great in power… The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence.” Historic Acts in Israel’s Story • Genesis 1:9-10 – God calls seas and dry land into being by command. • Exodus 14:21-22 – The Red Sea parts at Moses’ raised staff: walls of water stand firm until Israel crosses. • Joshua 10:12-13 – At Joshua’s request, “the sun stood still, and the moon stopped” until victory was complete. • 2 Kings 20:9-11 – The shadow on Ahaz’s stairway moves backward ten steps as a sign from the LORD. Jesus Reveals Sovereign Power • Matthew 8:26-27 – “Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm… ‘What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!’” • Mark 4:39 – “He rebuked the wind and said to the sea, ‘Peace! Be still!’ And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.” • Matthew 14:25-32 – Jesus walks on the water and causes the wind to cease the moment He enters the boat. • John 2:7-9 – Water becomes wine at His command, showing authority over natural elements. • Matthew 21:18-19 – A fig tree withers instantly at His word. New-Testament Declarations of Ongoing Dominion • Colossians 1:16-17 – “For in Him all things were created… all things have been created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.” • Hebrews 1:3 – “He is the radiance of God’s glory… sustaining all things by His powerful word.” • Revelation 4:11 – “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things, and by Your will they exist and came to be.” Living in the Light of His Lordship • Every mountain that quakes, every storm that calms, every boundary the seas obey—all proclaim His unrivaled rule. • Scripture’s consistent testimony: creation is not self-governing; it answers to its Maker. • Confidence blooms when we remember that the One who commands oceans also directs every detail of our lives. |
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