Thunder:
is hardly ever heard in Palestine form the middle of April to the middle of September; hence it was selected by Samuel as a striking expression of the divine displeasure toward the Israelites (1 Samuel 12:17). Rain in harvest was deemed as extraordinary as snow in summer (Proverbs 26:1) and Jerome states that he had never witnessed it in the latter part of June or in July. Comm. on (Amos 4:7). In the imaginative philosophy of the Hebrews, thunder was regarded as the voice of Jehovah (Job 37:2; 37:4-5; 40:9; Psalm 18:13; 29:3-9; Isaiah 30:30-31) who dwelt behind the thunder‐cloud (Psalm 81:7). Thunder was, to the mind of the Jew, the symbol of divine power (Psalm 29:3 etc.) and vengeance (1 Samuel 2:10; 2 Samuel 22:14).
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