- Occasioned by the condensing of the clouds Job 36:27,28; Ps 77:17; Ec 11:3
- GOD
- Made a decree for Job 28:26
- Prepares Ps 147:8
- Gives Job 5:10
- Causes, to come down Joe 2:23
- Exhibits goodness in giving Ac 14:17
- Exhibits greatness in giving Job 36:26,27
- Sends upon the evil and good Mt 5:45
- Should be praised for Ps 147:7,8
- Should be feared on account of Jer 5:24
- Impotence of idols exhibited in not being able to give Jer 14:22
- Not sent upon the earth immediately after creation Ge 2:5
- Rarely falls in Egypt De 11:10; Zec 14:18
- Canaan abundantly supplied with De 11:11
- DESIGNED FOR
- Refreshing the earth Ps 68:9; 72:6
- Making fruitful the earth Heb 6:7
- Replenishing the springs and fountains of the earth Ps 104:8
- Promised in due season to the obedient Le 26:4; De 11:14; Eze 34:26,27
- Frequently withheld on account of iniquity De 11:17; Jer 3:3; 5:25; Am 4:7
- THE WANT OF
- Causes the earth to open Job 29:23; Jer 14:4
- Dries up springs and fountains 1Ki 17:7
- Occasions famine 1Ki 18:1,2
- Removed by prayer 1Ki 8:35,36; Jas 5:18
- Withheld for three years and six months in the days of Elijah 1Ki 17:1; Jas 5:17
- DIVIDED INTO
- Great Ezr 10:9
- Plentiful Ps 68:9
- Overflowing Eze 38:22
- Sweeping Pr 28:3
- Small Job 37:6
- The former, after harvest, to prepare for sowing De 11:14; Jer 5:24
- The latter, before harvest Joe 2:23; Zec 10:1
- The rainbow often appears during Ge 9:14; Eze 1:28
- Often succeeded by heat and sunshine 2Sa 23:4; Isa 18:4
- The appearance of a cloud from the west indicated 1Ki 18:44; Lu 12:54
- The north wind drives away Pr 25:23
- Unusual in harvest time Pr 26:1
- Thunder and lightning often with Ps 135:7
- Storm and tempest often with Mt 7:25,27
- INSTANCES OF EXTRAORDINARY
- Time of the flood Ge 7:4,12
- Plague of, upon Egypt Ex 9:18,23
- During wheat harvest in the days of Samuel 1Sa 12:17,18
- After long drought in Ahab's reign 1Ki 18:45
- After the captivity Ezr 10:9,13
- Often impeded travelling in the east 1Ki 18:44; Isa 4:6
- Often destroyed houses Eze 13:13-15; Mt 7:27
- ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of the word of God Isa 55:10,11
- Of the doctrine of faithful ministers De 32:2
- Of Christ in the communication of his graces Ps 72:6; Ho 6:3
- Of spiritual blessings Ps 68:9; 84:6; Eze 34:26
- Of righteousness Ho 10:12
- (Destructive,) of God's judgments Job 20:23; Ps 11:6; Eze 38:22
- (Destructive,) of a poor man oppressing the poor Pr 28:3
The New Topical Text Book
Rain
The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.