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THUNDER

Thunder was believed by peoples of the ancient Near East to be the manifestation of God’s voice (Heb. qôl), an aspect of divine self-revelation in storms (Exod. 19:19; 20:18; 2 Sam. 22:14 = Ps. 18:13[MT 14]). Lightning and thunder might signify God’s power and majesty (Job 37:2-5; Ps. 29:3-9) or might be part of the exercise of his anger against his people when they sinned (1 Sam. 12:17-18; Isa. 29:6) or against the enemies of his people (Exod. 9:23; 1 Sam. 2:10; 7:10). John 12:29 notes that some of the crowd interpreted the voice from heaven responding to Jesus at the end of his public ministry as thunder. In Revelation thunder is associated with the divine majesty (Rev. 4:5, possibly an allusion to Exod. 19:16) and with judgment (e.g., Rev. 10:3-4).






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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