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