Formed from the sea 1Ki 18:44; Am 9:6
Are garment of the sea Job 38:9
GOD
Established Pr 8:28
Balanced in the air Job 37:16
Disposed in order Job 37:15
Brings over the earth Ge 9:14
Binds up Job 26:8
Spreads out Job 26:9
Scatters Job 37:11
Power and wisdom of God exhibited in forming Ps 135:6,7; 147:5,8; Jer 10:13; 51:16
Power and wisdom of God exhibited in condensing Job 36:27,28; 37:10,11; Pr 3:20
Made for the glory of God Ps 148:4
CALLED THE
Clouds of heaven Da 7:13; Mt 24:30
Windows of heaven Ge 7:11; Isa 24:18
Bottles of heaven Job 38:37
Chambers of God Ps 104:3,13
Waters above the firmament Ge 1:7
Dust of God's feet Na 1:3
DIFFERENT KINDS OF, MENTIONED
White Re 14:14
Black 1Ki 18:45
Swift Isa 19:1
Great Eze 1:4
Small 1Ki 18:44
Often cover the heavens Ps 147:8
Often obscure the sun, &c Job 36:32; Eze 32:7
Often dispersed by the wind Ho 13:3
USES OF
To give rain Jud 5:4; Ps 104:13,14
To supply dew Pr 3:20; Isa 18:4
To moderate heat Isa 25:5
From the west, bring rain Lu 12:54
Though small, often bring much rain 1Ki 18:44,45
Thunder and lightning come from Ps 77:17,18
The rainbow appears in Ge 9:13,14
Frequently the instrument of God's judgments Ge 7:11,12; Job 37:13; Ps 77:17
MAN
Ignorant of the spreading of Job 36:29
Ignorant of the disposing of Job 37:15
Ignorant of the balancing of Job 37:16
Cannot number Job 38:37
Cannot cause to rain Job 38:34
Cannot stay Job 38:37
ILLUSTRATIVE
Of multitudes of persons Isa 60:8; Heb 12:1
Of hostile armies Jer 4:13; Eze 38:9,16
Of sins of men Isa 44:22
Of judgments of God La 2:1; Eze 30:3; 34:12; Joe 2:2
Of unsearchableness of God 2Sa 22:12; Ps 97:2; Eze 1:4
(Riding upon,) of the power and greatness of God Ps 104:3; Isa 19:1
(Passing away,) of the goodness and prosperity of hypocrites Ho 6:4; 13:3
(Without water,) of false teachers Jude 1:12
(Carried away by a tempest,) of false teachers 2Pe 2:17
(Without rain,) of the fraudulent Pr 25:14
(A morning without,) of wise rulers 2Sa 23:3,4
(When seasonable,) of the favour of good rulers Pr 16:15