Occasioned by the condensing of the clouds Job 36:27,28; Ps 77:17; Ec 11:3
GOD
Made a decree for Job 28:26
Prepares Ps 147:8
Gives Job 5:10
Causes, to come down Joe 2:23
Exhibits goodness in giving Ac 14:17
Exhibits greatness in giving Job 36:26,27
Sends upon the evil and good Mt 5:45
Should be praised for Ps 147:7,8
Should be feared on account of Jer 5:24
Impotence of idols exhibited in not being able to give Jer 14:22
Not sent upon the earth immediately after creation Ge 2:5
Rarely falls in Egypt De 11:10; Zec 14:18
Canaan abundantly supplied with De 11:11
DESIGNED FOR
Refreshing the earth Ps 68:9; 72:6
Making fruitful the earth Heb 6:7
Replenishing the springs and fountains of the earth Ps 104:8
Promised in due season to the obedient Le 26:4; De 11:14; Eze 34:26,27
Frequently withheld on account of iniquity De 11:17; Jer 3:3; 5:25; Am 4:7
THE WANT OF
Causes the earth to open Job 29:23; Jer 14:4
Dries up springs and fountains 1Ki 17:7
Occasions famine 1Ki 18:1,2
Removed by prayer 1Ki 8:35,36; Jas 5:18
Withheld for three years and six months in the days of Elijah 1Ki 17:1; Jas 5:17
DIVIDED INTO
Great Ezr 10:9
Plentiful Ps 68:9
Overflowing Eze 38:22
Sweeping Pr 28:3
Small Job 37:6
The former, after harvest, to prepare for sowing De 11:14; Jer 5:24
The latter, before harvest Joe 2:23; Zec 10:1
The rainbow often appears during Ge 9:14; Eze 1:28
Often succeeded by heat and sunshine 2Sa 23:4; Isa 18:4
The appearance of a cloud from the west indicated 1Ki 18:44; Lu 12:54
The north wind drives away Pr 25:23
Unusual in harvest time Pr 26:1
Thunder and lightning often with Ps 135:7
Storm and tempest often with Mt 7:25,27
INSTANCES OF EXTRAORDINARY
Time of the flood Ge 7:4,12
Plague of, upon Egypt Ex 9:18,23
During wheat harvest in the days of Samuel 1Sa 12:17,18
After long drought in Ahab's reign 1Ki 18:45
After the captivity Ezr 10:9,13
Often impeded travelling in the east 1Ki 18:44; Isa 4:6
Often destroyed houses Eze 13:13-15; Mt 7:27
ILLUSTRATIVE
Of the word of God Isa 55:10,11
Of the doctrine of faithful ministers De 32:2
Of Christ in the communication of his graces Ps 72:6; Ho 6:3
Of spiritual blessings Ps 68:9; 84:6; Eze 34:26
Of righteousness Ho 10:12
(Destructive,) of God's judgments Job 20:23; Ps 11:6; Eze 38:22
(Destructive,) of a poor man oppressing the poor Pr 28:3