In the Bible, ice is mentioned as a manifestation of God's power and a symbol of His control over the natural world. Although the climate of the biblical lands is generally warm, ice and snow are not unknown, particularly in the higher elevations and during certain seasons. The presence of ice in Scripture serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty over creation and His ability to bring about change in the natural order.

Biblical References:

1. Job 6:16 · "They are darkened by thawing ice and swollen with melting snow." In this passage, Job uses the imagery of ice and melting snow to describe the fleeting and unreliable nature of his friends' counsel. The reference to ice highlights the transient and unpredictable aspects of life, which can be subject to sudden change.

2. Job 37:10 · "By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen." Here, ice is depicted as a direct result of God's breath, emphasizing His omnipotence. The formation of ice is portrayed as an act of divine will, illustrating God's control over the elements and His ability to alter the environment according to His purposes.

3. Psalm 147:17 · "He hurls down His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?" This verse underscores the formidable power of God, who can unleash ice and hail as instruments of His judgment. The imagery of an "icy blast" conveys the intensity and inescapability of God's might, serving as a metaphor for His ability to humble the proud and bring about His divine will.

4. Job 38:29-30 · "From whose womb does the ice emerge? Who gives birth to the frost from heaven, when the waters become hard as stone and the surface of the deep is frozen?" In this rhetorical question posed by God to Job, ice is presented as a mysterious and awe-inspiring element of creation. The passage invites reflection on the wonders of the natural world and the inscrutable wisdom of the Creator.

Theological Significance:

In the biblical context, ice serves as a symbol of God's majesty and authority over the earth. It is a reminder of His ability to bring about both physical and spiritual transformation. The presence of ice in Scripture also points to the themes of judgment and renewal, as it can represent both the harshness of divine retribution and the purity of a cleansed creation.

The use of ice as a metaphor in the Bible encourages believers to recognize the power and majesty of God in all aspects of life. It calls for a response of reverence and awe, acknowledging that the same God who forms the ice is also the one who sustains and governs the universe.Frequently mentioned (Job 6:16; 38:29; Psalm 147:17, etc.). (see CRYSTAL.) 1. (n.) Water or other fluid frozen or reduced to the solid state by cold; frozen water. It is a white or transparent colorless substance, crystalline, brittle, and viscoidal. Its specific gravity (0.92, that of water at 4 C. being 1.0) being less than that of water, ice floats.

2. (n.) Concreted sugar.

3. (n.) Water, cream, custard, etc., sweetened, flavored, and artificially frozen.

4. (n.) Any substance having the appearance of ice; as, camphor ice.

5. (v. t.) To cover with ice; to convert into ice, or into something resembling ice.

6. (v. t.) To cover with icing, or frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg; to frost, as cakes, tarts, etc.

7. (v. t.) To chill or cool, as with ice; to freeze.

ICE

is (qerach): Ice is almost unknown in Palestine and Syria except on the highest mountains. At moderate heights of less than 4,000 ft. a little ice may form during the night in winter, but the warm rays of the sun melt it the next day. A great quantity of snow is packed away in caves in the mountains during the winter, and is thus preserved for use in the summer months. The word is found in the Bible in three places where it describes God's power. "Out of whose womb came the ice? And the. frost" (Job 38:29); "By the breath of God ice is given" (Job 37:10); "He casteth forth his ice like morsels" (Psalm 147:17).

Figurative: Untrue friends are compared to streams "which are black by reason of the ice" (Job 6:16).

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1529. eisodos -- an entrance, a means or place of entering
... an entrance, a means or place of entering. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: eisodos Phonetic Spelling: (ice'-od-os) Short Definition: entering ...
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2929. krustallizo -- to shine like crystal
... be clear as crystal. From krustallos; to make (ie Intransitively, resemble) ice
("crystallize") -- be clear as crystal. see GREEK krustallos. ...
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1524. eiseimi -- to go in, enter
... to go in, enter. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: eiseimi Phonetic Spelling:
(ice'-i-mee) Short Definition: I go in, enter Definition: I go in, enter ...
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1531. eisporeuomai -- lit. or fig. to enter
... to enter. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: eisporeuomai Phonetic Spelling:
(ice-por-yoo'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I journey into, go into Definition: I ...
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1532. eistrecho -- to run in
... to run in. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: eistrecho Phonetic Spelling:
(ice-trekh'-o) Short Definition: I run in Definition: I run in, run into. ...
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1522. eisakouo -- to listen, to obey
... to listen, to obey. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: eisakouo Phonetic Spelling:
(ice-ak-oo'-o) Short Definition: I hear, listen to Definition: I hear ...
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1157. danistes -- a moneylender
... a moneylender. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: danistes Phonetic
Spelling: (dan-ice-tace') Short Definition: a lender, creditor Definition: a ...
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1525. eiserchomai -- to go in (to), enter
... to go in (to), enter. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: eiserchomai Phonetic
Spelling: (ice-er'-khom-ahee) Short Definition: I go in, come in, enter ...
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1398. douleuo -- to be a slave, to serve
... be in bondage, do service. From doulos; to be a slave to (literal or figurative,
involuntary or voluntary) -- be in bondage, (do) serve(-ice). see GREEK doulos. ...
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3921. pareisduo -- to settle in alongside
... to settle in alongside. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: pareisduo Phonetic
Spelling: (par-ice-doo'-no) Short Definition: I enter secretly Definition: I ...
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7140. qerach -- frost, ice
... 7139, 7140. qerach. 7141 . frost, ice. Transliteration: qerach Phonetic
Spelling: (keh'-rakh) Short Definition: ice. Word Origin ...
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1378. gabish -- crystal
... pearl. From an unused root (probably meaning to freeze); crystal (from its resemblance
to ice) -- pearl. 1377, 1378. gabish. 1379 . Strong's Numbers.
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8334. sharath -- to minister, serve
... A primitive root; to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute
to -- minister (unto), (do) serve(- ant, -ice, -itor), wait on. ...
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6664. tsedeq -- rightness, righteousness
... the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively)
prosperity -- X even, (X that which is altogether) just(-ice), ((un-))right ...
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7141. Qorach -- an Edomite name, also an Israelite name
... name NASB Word Usage Korah (26). Korah. From qarach; ice; Korach, the name of two
Edomites and three Israelites -- Korah. see HEBREW qarach. 7140, 7141. ...
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4941. mishpat -- judgment
... ceremony, charge, X crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing,
due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law ...
/hebrew/4941.htm - 7k

6663. tsadeq -- to be just or righteous
... A primitive root; to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense) --
cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just(-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be turn to ...
/hebrew/6663.htm - 6k

The Northern Mountains
... But as for traces of ice-action, none, as far as I can ascertain, have
yet been met with. He would be a bold man who should deny ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/at last/chapter xi the northern mountains.htm

"In the Uttermost Parts of the Sea"
... A year and a day had elapsed; amid mist and ice had they, with great difficulty,
steered further and further; the winter had now begun; the sun had set, one ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/in the uttermost parts of.htm

When one at the Back of the North Wind Wanted to Know How Things ...
... The ridge of ice which encircled it appeared but a few yards off, and no larger
than the row of pebbles with which a child will mark out the boundaries of the ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 11 when one at.htm

Temporary Hardening.
... heart. The love first resisted now returns with irresistible power to gladden
his soul. The crust of ice begins to melt. A blessed ...
/.../kuyper/the work of the holy spirit/xxxiv temporary hardening.htm

"Something"
... For a few days, as your highness must know, the wind was quite still, but it was
bitterly cold; the ice lay over the water as far as one could see. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/wells/bible stories and religious classics/something.htm

The Brethren in Poland, 1548-1570.
... Here occurred the famous incident on the ice which made his name remembered
in Thorn for many a year to come. As he was walking ...
/.../hutton/history of the moravian church/chapter ix the brethren in.htm

A Secret Life of Prayer.
... But the great danger here is not simply in the huge mountain of ice that you see
looming up against the sky, great as that is. It is in the unseen ice. ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on service/a secret life of prayer.htm

The Thaw.
... The thaw. The ice and snow we lately saw,. Which covered all the ground; ... To move
away the snow,. To clear the rivers from the ice,. Or make the waters flow? ...
//christianbookshelf.org/newton/olney hymns/hymn 89 the thaw.htm

Christ Teaching by Miracles
... "Ice in Summer." Some years ago a Christian merchant, in one of our eastern
cities, failed in business, and lost everything he had. ...
/.../newton/the life of jesus christ for the young/christ teaching by miracles.htm

Psalm CXXVI.
... In a certain passage Scripture saith, in admonishing us concerning good works,
"Thy sins also shall melt away, even as the ice in fair warm weather." [5501 ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm cxxvi.htm

Ice (20 Occurrences)
... Its specific gravity (0.92, that of water at 4 C. being 1.0) being less
than that of water, ice floats. 2. (n.) Concreted sugar. ...
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Ice-storm (14 Occurrences)
Ice-storm. Ice-drops, Ice-storm. Ichabod . Multi-Version Concordance
Ice-storm (14 Occurrences). Exodus 9:18 Truly, tomorrow ...
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Ice-drops (7 Occurrences)
Ice-drops. Ice, Ice-drops. Ice-storm . Multi-Version Concordance
Ice-drops (7 Occurrences). Revelation 16:21 And great drops of ...
/i/ice-drops.htm - 8k

Raining (10 Occurrences)
... law, or not; (YLT). 2 Samuel 22:13 Before his shining light his dark clouds
went past, raining ice and coals of fire. (BBE). 2 Kings 3 ...
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Crystal (7 Occurrences)
... The Greek word here used means also literally "ice." The ancients regarded the crystal
as only pure water congealed into extreme hardness by great length of ...
/c/crystal.htm - 11k

Frost (9 Occurrences)
... (Hebrews kerah, from its smoothness) Job 37:10 (RV, "ice"); Genesis 31:40; Jeremiah
36:30; rendered "ice" in Job 6:16, 38:29; and "crystal" in Ezek. 1:22. ...
/f/frost.htm - 14k

Plant (92 Occurrences)
... Exodus 9:22 And the Lord said to Moses, Now let your hand be stretched out to heaven
so that there may be an ice-storm on all the land of Egypt, on man and on ...
/p/plant.htm - 37k

Drops (27 Occurrences)
... Revelation 16:21 And great drops of ice, every one about the weight of a talent,
came down out of heaven on men: and men said evil things against God because ...
/d/drops.htm - 14k

Drift (1 Occurrence)
... esp. by wind or water; as, a drift of snow, of ice, of sand, and the like.
8. (n.) A drove or flock, as of cattle, sheep, birds. ...
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