Clouds In Scripture

Clouds in Scripture. Laindon. August 2009

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What are clouds?What are clouds?

Ecclesiastes 1:7(7) All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.


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Rising as vapourRising as vapour


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Droplet sizes in cloudsDroplet sizes in clouds

Between 6 and 14 micronsBetween 6 and 14 microns


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Why do they stay in the sky?Why do they stay in the sky?

Sometimes they don’t!Sometimes they don’t!


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Rainbow – needs both sun and waterRainbow – needs both sun and water


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WordsWords

Cloud, Hebrew Cloud, Hebrew ((65016501)) ענןענן anan covering anan covering– Greek νεφελη nephele

Chariot (Ps104) Chariot (Ps104) ב� �ברכו ((73987398)) רכו rekub (cf rekub (cf ב� �רו �בכ �רו כkerub – cherub)kerub – cherub)

Angels (Ps 68) Angels (Ps 68) ((81368136)) ש�נאןש�נאן shinan from shinan from ש�נאש�נא ((81328132)) shana – change. – hence “changed shana – change. – hence “changed

ones”ones”Youth (Ps 110) Youth (Ps 110) ת� �תילדו ((32083208)) ילדו yalduth from yalduth from ילדילד

((32063206)) yeled - something born yeled - something born


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