Definition and Significance:
Weather, in the biblical context, refers to the atmospheric conditions and phenomena that occur on Earth, including rain, wind, storms, drought, and other meteorological events. It is often depicted as an instrument of God's will, demonstrating His power, judgment, and provision.

Biblical References:

1. Creation and Sovereignty:
The Bible begins with the account of creation, where God establishes the natural order, including the weather. Genesis 1:6-8 describes the creation of the sky and the separation of waters, setting the stage for weather patterns. God's sovereignty over weather is further emphasized in Job 37:6-13, where He commands the snow, rain, and storms: "For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’" (Job 37:6).

2. Judgment and Punishment:
Weather is frequently used as a tool of divine judgment. The Great Flood in Genesis 7 is a prime example, where God uses rain to cleanse the earth of wickedness. Similarly, in Exodus 9:23-26, God sends a devastating hailstorm upon Egypt as one of the plagues, sparing only the land of Goshen where the Israelites lived.

3. Provision and Blessing:
Conversely, favorable weather is often seen as a sign of God's blessing and provision. In Deuteronomy 11:13-14, God promises rain for the land in its season as a reward for obedience: "If you carefully obey My commandments... I will provide rain for your land in season, the autumn and spring rains, that you may gather your grain, new wine, and oil." (Deuteronomy 11:13-14).

4. Miraculous Events:
Weather is also involved in miraculous events that demonstrate God's power. In Joshua 10:11-14, God aids Israel in battle by casting down large hailstones and stopping the sun, showcasing His control over natural elements. Similarly, in 1 Kings 18:41-45, Elijah prays for rain after a prolonged drought, and God responds with a heavy downpour.

5. Symbolism and Prophecy:
Weather often carries symbolic meaning in biblical prophecy. In Matthew 16:2-3, Jesus uses weather patterns to illustrate spiritual discernment: "When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red,’ and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’" (Matthew 16:2-3). This highlights the importance of interpreting the signs of the times.

6. New Testament Teachings:
In the New Testament, weather continues to serve as a metaphor for spiritual truths. Jesus calms a storm in Mark 4:39, demonstrating His authority over creation: "Then He got up and rebuked the wind and the sea, and it was perfectly calm." (Mark 4:39). This act reassures believers of Christ's power and presence in the midst of life's storms.

Theological Implications:
Weather in the Bible underscores God's omnipotence and His intimate involvement in the world. It serves as a reminder of His ability to provide, protect, and execute justice. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's control over all aspects of life, including the natural world, and to seek His guidance and favor through obedience and prayer.Jonah 1:4
But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
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Matthew 16:3
And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O you hypocrites, you can discern the face of the sky; but can you not discern the signs of the times?
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Nahum 1:3
The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
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James 5:17-18
Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
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Haggai 1:11
And I called for a drought on the land, and on the mountains, and on the corn, and on the new wine, and on the oil, and on that which the ground brings forth, and on men, and on cattle, and on all the labor of the hands.
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Matthew 16:2
He answered and said to them, When it is evening, you say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
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Luke 21:11
And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
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Job 37:9
Out of the south comes the whirlwind: and cold out of the north.
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1. (n.) The state of the air or atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness, or any other meteorological phenomena; meteorological condition of the atmosphere; as, warm weather; cold weather; wet weather; dry weather, etc.

2. (n.) Vicissitude of season; meteorological change; alternation of the state of the air.

3. (n.) Storm; tempest.

4. (n.) A light rain; a shower.

5. (v. t.) To expose to the air; to air; to season by exposure to air.

6. (v. t.) Hence, to sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to sustain; to endure; to resist; as, to weather the storm.

7. (v. t.) To sail or pass to the windward of; as, to weather a cape; to weather another ship.

8. (v. t.) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.

9. (v. i.) To undergo or endure the action of the atmosphere; to suffer meteorological influences; sometimes, to wear away, or alter, under atmospheric influences; to suffer waste by weather.

10. (a.) Being toward the wind, or windward -- opposed to lee; as, weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts, weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc.

WEATHER

weth'-er (zahabh (Job 37:22), yom (Proverbs 25:20), translated "day"; eudia, "clear sky," cheimon, "tempest"): In the East it is not customary to talk of the weather as in the West. There seems to be no word in the Hebrew corresponding to "weather." In Job 37:22 the King James Version translates "Fair weather comes out of the north," but the Revised Version (British and American) translates more literally, "Out of the north cometh golden splendor." "As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather (or literally, "on a cold day"),.... so is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart" (Proverbs 25:20).

Jesus rebukes the Pharisees for their lack of spiritual foresight when they took such interest in natural foresight. He said, "When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the heaven is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather to-day: for the heaven is red and lowering" (Matthew 16:2, 3). The general conditions of the weather in the different seasons are less variable in Palestine than in colder countries, but the precise weather for a given day is very hard to predict on account of the proximity of the mountains, the desert and the sea.

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2105. eudia -- fair weather
... fair weather. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: eudia Phonetic Spelling:
(yoo-dee'-ah) Short Definition: good weather Definition: fair weather ...
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5494. cheimon -- winter, a storm
... Word Origin from the same as cheimazo Definition winter, a storm NASB Word
Usage storm (2), winter (4). tempest, foul weather, winter. ...
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2091. zahab -- gold
... Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition gold NASB Word Usage gold
(354), golden (33). golden, fair weather. From an unused ...
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4372. mikseh -- a covering
... Word Origin from kasah Definition a covering NASB Word Usage covering (16). covering.
From kacah; a covering, ie Weather-boarding -- covering. see HEBREW kacah. ...
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4208. mazzaloth -- constellations, perhaps signs of the zodiac
... planet. Apparently from nazal in the sense of raining; a constellation, ie Zodiacal
sign (perhaps as affecting the weather) -- planet. Compare mazzarah. ...
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3117. yom -- day
... perpetually, presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space, then,
(process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the ...
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Illness from Changes in the Weather
... Illness from Changes in the Weather. In the spring of 1853 he suffered much from
the variableness of the season. ... Long time none very well. Very bad weather. ...
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Wesley Encounters Severe Weather
... Chapter 7. Severe Weather; Ireland; Wesley's Protest against Lawlessness cWesley
and Faith-healing Wesley Encounters Severe Weather. 1747. ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/wesley encounters severe weather.htm

Never Weather-Beaten Sail More Willing Bent to Shore,
... The Treasury of Sacred Song. Book First XXV Never weather-beaten sail more willing
bent to shore,. Never tired pilgrim's limbs affected slumber more, ...
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On the Journey He Provided us with Food and Fire and Dry Weather ...
... Section 22. On the journey he provided us with food and fire and dry weather
every? 22. On the journey he provided us with food ...
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Ep. cxxiv. A Little Later On, when the Weather was More Settled...
... Division III. Miscellaneous Letters. Ep. CXXIV. A little later on, when
the weather was more settled? (A little later on, when ...
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The Signs of the Times
... He answered and said, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather:
for the sky is red. And in the morning, It will be foul ...
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It is Admitted, one May Hope, that Common Things are Never ...
... Take, for the sake of argument, the custom of talking about the weather. ... Jones
and Brown talk about the weather: but so do Milton and Shelley. ...
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Mission Tours.
... Touring in the cold weather, by the new strength it gives to the body and the
refreshment it gives to the spirit, has been found to prepare them for a new ...
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Letter ix. --The Love of Creatures and of God.
... if you imagined yourself obliged to note down all the variations of the atmosphere,
and to make known to me that after a few fine days the weather had become ...
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The First Year --Society and Climate.
... other"the hot season beginning in March and ending in June, the rainy season beginning
with July and ending in October, and the cold weather beginning with ...
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Weather (5 Occurrences)
... calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness, or any other meteorological phenomena;
meteorological condition of the atmosphere; as, warm weather; cold weather; wet ...
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Sky (278 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) The weather; the climate. ... Matthew 16:3 In the morning,'It will be foul
weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.' Hypocrites! ...
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Wet (25 Occurrences)
... 2. (superl.) Very damp; rainy; as, wet weather; a wet season. ... 6. (a.) Rainy weather;
foggy or misty weather. 7. (n.) A dram; a drink. 8. (imp. & pp) of Wet. ...
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Frost (9 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) The state or temperature of the air which occasions congelation,
or the freezing of water; severe cold or freezing weather. ...
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Foul (41 Occurrences)
... Not favorable; unpropitious; not fair or advantageous; as, a foul wind; a foul road;
cloudy or rainy; stormy; not fair; -- said of the weather, sky, etc. ...
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Rough (24 Occurrences)
... 11. (n.) Tempestuous; boisterous; stormy; as, rough weather; a rough day. 12. ...
13. (n.) Produced offhand. 14. (n.) Boisterous weather. 15. ...
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Cloud (119 Occurrences)
... In the Bible few references are found of particular clouds or of clouds
in connection with the phenomena of the weather conditions. ...
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Settle (63 Occurrences)
... 8. (n.) To restore or bring to a smooth, dry, or passable condition; -- said of
the ground, of roads, and the like; as, clear weather settles the roads. ...
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Wind (180 Occurrences)
... If it is slightly Southwest, it may bring rain, but if it is due South or Southeast,
there is no rain. It is a warm wind bringing good weather. ...
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Bedstead (1 Occurrence)
... (3) We find that the poor, while sleeping for the most part in their ordinary clothing,
often, in cold weather, made their beds of the skins of animals, old ...
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