Bible Versus Quran Versus Sciences, (30) the Clouds
Bible Versus Quran Versus Sciences, (30) the Clouds
The Clouds are mentioned in the Bible 153 times and in the Quran nine times, i.e., the Bible cites the Clouds 17 times more than the Quran does.
Furthermore, the total words of the Bible are 788,280 while the total words of the Quran are 77,473. It follows that, the Bible has the likely of more than 10 times than the Quran word-wise to talk about the Clouds. In addition, the Bible has the prospective of more than 17 times than the Quran topic-wise to utter about the Clouds.
The Clouds Bible
The rainbow in the clouds is the sign of the covenant between the Lord and the earth.
Genesis 9:13
I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
Genesis 9:14
Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds,
Genesis 9:16
Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.”
Ezekiel 1:28
Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. When I saw it, I fell facedown, and I heard the voice of one speaking.
The Lord came down in the cloud is in a pillar of clouds, and appearing in the cloud,
Exodus 13:21
By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them
Exodus 16:10
… there was the glory of the LORD appearing in the cloud.
Exodus 24:16
and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered the mountain, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud.
Exodus 34:5
Then the LORD came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the LORD.
Leviticus 16:2
The LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to come whenever he chooses into the Most Holy Place behind the curtain in front of the atonement cover on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud over the atonement cover.
Numbers 11:25
Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke with him,
Numbers 12:5
Then the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud; he stood at the entrance to the Tent and summoned Aaron and Miriam. When both of them stepped forward,
Deuteronomy 31:15
Then the LORD appeared at the Tent in a pillar of cloud, and the cloud stood over the entrance to the Tent.
Isaiah 19:1
[A Prophecy About Egypt] An oracle concerning Egypt: See, the LORD rides on a swift cloud and is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt tremble before him, and the hearts of the Egyptians melt within them.
The Lord veil and cover are made of clouds
However, Tahpanhes is also covered with clouds!
Job 22:14
Thick clouds veil him, so he does not see us as he goes about in the vaulted heavens.’
Lamentations 3:44
You have covered yourself with a cloud so that no prayer can get through.
Ezekiel 30:18
Dark will be the day at Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt; there her proud strength will come to an end. She will be covered with clouds, and her villages will go into captivity.
The Lord chariot is made of clouds
Psalm 104:3
and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind.
How to be like the Lord? If you ascend above the tops of the clouds.
What about the passengers on a flight?
Isaiah 14:14
I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.”
The clouds are the dust of Lord’s feet.
Nahum 1:3
The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will not leave the guilty unpunished. His way is in the whirlwind and the storm, and clouds are the dust of his feet.
When the Lord snuff you out the sun will be covered with a cloud.
Ezekiel 32:7
When I snuff you out, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light.
There is fire in the cloud of the Lord by night.
Exodus 40:38
So the cloud of the LORD was over the tabernacle by day, and