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Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Clouds

Content:

• 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.
  
  Bright. -- Job 37:11; Zec 10:1.
  
  Thick. -- Job 22:14; 37:11.
  
  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. -- Jdj 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; Job37:13; 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.